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Born in Nigeria · Nationality Nigerian — Religion / media

Chris Oyakhilome

Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Christ Embassy UK: serious governance failures identified by the Charity Commission” and “British Virgin Islands offshore company held in trust for his daughters”.

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Profile No. 0595 · Updated on 12 October 2026

7Documented controversies

9Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

2025

Further anti-vaccine and pseudoscientific claims fact-checked by Africa Check

No legal proceedings

Africa Check analysed further statements by Oyakhilome concerning vaccines and science and identified several misleading or scientifically unsupported claims.

State of the evidence: Documented
Legal status — source text: Not applicable
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Africa CheckUnpacking popular Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome's new vaccine claimsFact-checkHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2020-2021

LoveWorld: £125,000 fine for inaccurate and potentially harmful Covid-19 content

Civil / administrative proceedings

Ofcom fined LoveWorld £125,000 for Covid-19 content containing inaccurate and potentially harmful claims.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
OfcomDecision – Loveworld LimitedRegulatory authorityHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2021

Second LoveWorld sanction of £25,000 over 5G theories, vaccines and unproven treatments

Civil / administrative proceedings

Ofcom again sanctioned LoveWorld for misleading claims concerning 5G, vaccines and Covid-19 treatments.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
OfcomTV channel Loveworld fined £25,000 for broadcasting harmful Covid-19 contentRegulatory authorityHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2013-2019

Christ Embassy UK: serious governance failures identified by the Charity Commission

Civil / administrative proceedings

The UK Charity Commission found serious failings or mismanagement in the administration of Christ Embassy, particularly concerning governance and financial controls.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
UK Charity CommissionCharity Inquiry: Christ EmbassyGovernment sourceHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2014-2016

High-profile divorce: allegations of adultery and unreasonable behaviour, contested, followed by finalised divorce

No legal proceedings

Divorce proceedings initiated by Anita Oyakhilome became a major public controversy within Christ Embassy, with several media outlets reporting allegations of adultery and unreasonable behaviour against Chris Oyakhilome.

State of the evidence: Allegations

Sources · 2

[1]
Premium TimesI'm done with Pastor Chris; No going back on divorcing him – WifeMediaHigh reliability
[2]
PunchAnita finalises divorce from pastor Chris Oyakhilome – LawyersMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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années 2000-2013

British Virgin Islands offshore company held in trust for his daughters

No legal proceedings

Offshore documents showed that a company registered in the British Virgin Islands was linked to the Oyakhilome family, with its shares held in trust for his daughters.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
ICIJFamily of Televangelist Chris Oyakhilome Incorporated Secretive Company in Tax HaveninvestigativeHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2011

South Africa: ban on advertisements claiming faith could cure HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other illnesses

Civil / administrative proceedings

South Africa's Advertising Standards Authority found that Christ Embassy programmes constituted advertisements making unsubstantiated claims that faith could cure serious illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, and ordered their withdrawal.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Mail & GuardianTAC, church face-off over healing claimsMediaHigh reliability
[2]
SECTION27ASA rules against Christ EmbassyNGOHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

III. Has something changed?

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