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Nationality Nigerian — Religion / social influence

Enoch Adeboye

Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Statement that same-sex marriage could lead to the extinction of humanity” and “Private jet and debate over the wealth of megachurch leaders”.

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Profile No. 0594 · Updated on 12 October 2026

7Documented controversies

12Sources

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

2026

Marriage advice concerning women, cooking and wedding costs

No legal proceedings

Adeboye advised men not to marry a woman who could not cook and to end an engagement with a fiancée demanding an expensive wedding, reigniting criticism of his traditional views on gender roles.

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

Sources · 1

[1]
PunchDon't marry women who can't cook, demand costly weddings, Adeboye warns menMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2026

Security: proposed 90-day ultimatum for security chiefs to eliminate terrorists or resign

No legal proceedings

In June 2026, Adeboye called on the president to give security chiefs approximately 90 days to eliminate terrorist groups, failing which they should leave office, triggering political and security debate.

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

Sources · 2

[1]
The Guardian NigeriaBode George faults Adeboye's 90-day security ultimatumMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Leadership / AllAfrica'Get Rid of Terrorists Within 90 Days or Resign' - RCCG Overseer Adeboye Tells Security ChiefsMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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avant 2024 / 2024

Tithing and salvation: retraction after linking tithe payments to entry into heaven

No legal proceedings

Adeboye had taught that believers who did not pay tithes could not enter heaven. In 2024, he publicly acknowledged that this assertion was incorrect and unbiblical.

Legal status — source text: Not applicable
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
The Guardian NigeriaPastor Adeboye apologises for saying 'you must pay tithe to make heaven'MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2022

RCCG establishes Directorate of Politics and Governance ahead of 2023: suspicions of support for Osinbajo denied

No legal proceedings

RCCG established a Directorate of Politics and Governance to coordinate and support members interested in political office, fuelling speculation about possible support for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, himself an RCCG pastor.

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

Sources · 3

[1]
ICIR Nigeria2023: RCCG creates new directorate for politicsMediaHigh reliability
[2]
PunchOur politics directorate has nothing to do with Osinbajo, says RCCGMediaHigh reliability
[3]
TheCablePolitics directorate: I've never told RCCG members who to vote for, says AdeboyeMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2013-2019

Private jet and debate over the wealth of megachurch leaders

No legal proceedings

Adeboye's ownership of a private jet fuelled criticism of the wealth of Nigerian megachurch leaders.

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

Sources · 2

[1]
Premium TimesPastor Adeboye of Redeemed Church justifies purchase of private jetMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Council on Foreign RelationsPreaching, Power, and Private Jets in NigeriaanalysisHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2017

2017 governance code: departure as RCCG national leader followed by swift government suspension of the code

Civil / administrative proceedings

Adeboye stepped down from RCCG's national leadership in Nigeria following implementation of a Financial Reporting Council governance code limiting the tenure of non-profit organisation leaders, while remaining the worldwide General Overseer.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Institutional responsibility

Sources · 2

[1]
Premium TimesWhy Adeboye stepped down as head of Nigeria's Redeemed ChurchMediaHigh reliability
[2]
TheCableFG suspends FRC code that forced Adeboye to step downMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 19 August 2026

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2013

Statement that same-sex marriage could lead to the extinction of humanity

No legal proceedings

Adeboye claimed that the widespread adoption of same-sex marriage could lead to the extinction of humanity, against a backdrop of increasingly restrictive Nigerian laws concerning same-sex relationships.

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

Sources · 1

[1]
Voice of AmericaGay Marriage Could End Humanity, Nigerian Pastor SaysMediaHigh 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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