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Charley Boy Slams Pentecostal Churches
Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charley Boy has attacked Pentecostal churches over some of their doctrines. Charley Boy also known as “Area Fada”, on his Instagram page stated that Pentecostalism had promoted miracles over hard work and materialism over spirituality, hence, reason Nigerians can’t even stand up against injustice.
He added that Pentecostal pastors were “only legally and politically accepted movement completely based upon systematic fraud, deception and cheating. Sharing a video of a pastor praying for his congregation, Charley Boy wrote:
“I Decree now that my people are dying to believe in something, especially if it is magical because we have the messiah complex. Somebody out there will come sooner than later, to make all our problems disappear, Na so, that is why we are paralysed and corrupted by fear, we can’t even stand up to injustice, we are waiting for God to come rescue us”.
“Pentecostalism has promoted miracles over hard work, materialism over spirituality. Even if one goes into pastoring on a pure and innocent level, you can’t help but be corrupted by easy money when you sell hope and create enemies all over. It is a cool way to make a living and make decisions that bring in the cash”.
“Pentecostalism na modern day commercial enterprise garnished in the cloak of religion with deception and exploitation as its foundation. Their goal na the complete monetisaion of people’s ignorance, it remains the only legally and politically accepted movement completely based upon systematic fraud, deception and cheating”.
“Phyuk the dirty con men of God, them crooked theology is all for the Naira Na So Area Fada Talk”.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.