Tag: COZA

LP Crisis: Abure Apologizes for Admitting Charlatans into Party; COZA Pastor, Fatoyinbo Confirms Ailment, Reveals Oyedepo’s Role | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

LP Crisis: Abure Apologizes for Admitting Charlatans into Party COZA Pastor, Fatoyinbo Confirms Ailment, Reveals Oyedepo's Rolerank Shettima Persuades Speakership Aspirants to Step Down for Abbas, Kalu "Ready to Leave…

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Busola Dakolo shares update on Rape case against Pastor Fatoyinbo

Celebrity Photographer, Busola Dakolo has shared an important update concerning her rape allegation against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo. The case which had been…

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Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Busola Dakolo: A picture of bravery (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2019 Nominee)

Written by: Tolu Ogunlesi In 2017, TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year recognition went to “the Silence Breakers” – a diverse array of “voices” (mostly Americans, naturally; and many of…

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Busola Dakolo

Y! TV’s Busola Dakolo interview makes YouTube list of most-watched videos in 2019

Y! TV’s viral interview with celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo, has been listed as one of the most watched video in Nigeria for 2019 by YouTube. The top trending videos on…

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Y! TV Exclusive: ”Busola Dakolo is speaking the truth about her rape” – former spiritual mentor to Pastor Fatoyinbo solidifies rape allegation against him

Back in June, and in a tell-all interview with Chude Jideonwo on Y! TV, celebrity photographer Busola Dakolo became another high-profile victim of a string of rape cases against Pastor…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: COZA’s official statement says Pastor Fatoyinbo never raped Busola Dakolo

The rape allegation Busola Dakolo made against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth Zion Assembly (COZA) has taken several interesting turns since she gave a tell-all interview back in June.…

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Ayomide Bello has become Nigeria’s first female canoeist to qualify for the Olympics

At just 17-year-old, Ayomide Bello will become the first female Nigerian canoeist to compete at the Olympic games when they head to Tokyo in 2020. She just won the C1…

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Police quizzes Biodun Fatoyinbo, reportedly being held in custody

Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, is reportedly being held in custody of the Police at the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Garki Area 10, Abuja over…

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The YNaija Cover – the 1st of August

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Just In: COZA Board member resigns

Barely three weeks after Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, stepped down as Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) over allegations of rape brought against him by wife of popular…

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The YNaija Cover – the 23rd of July

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The Late 5: IGP probes siege at the Dakolos’ residence, re-assigns petition to DIG; Deputy commissioner of police killed in Shiite, police clash | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: IGP probes siege at the Dakolos' residence, re-assigns petition to DIG Following the invasion of armed men storming the residence of the…

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#CozaGate: Here’s what happened at the Timi and Busola Dakolo’s press conference over police oppression and victimization

Timi Dakolo, on Sunday lamented that his life, as well as the lives of his wife, Busola, and his three children, have been at risk since a rape scandal broke…

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The YNaija Cover – the 21st of July

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Timi Dakolo

BREAKING: Unknown armed men stalk Timi Dakolo’s private residence

  View this post on Instagram   STRANGE MEN AT HOUSE,...WITH GUNS A post shared by Timi dakolo (@timidakolo) on Jul 20, 2019 at 8:49am PDT In an update posted…

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The YNaija Cover – the 17th of July

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CAN

In a move that surprises no one; CAN publicly disowns solidarity visit to COZA

On Sunday, the 14th of July 2019, the Abuja branch of the Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly received a purported solidarity visit from Reverend Dr. Israel Akanji, the chairman of the…

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DaddyFreeze

UPDATE: Daddy Freeze responds to reports on ‘proposed interview’ with Fatoyinbo

Sequel to our earlier report that social critic, Ifedayo ‘DaddyFreeze’ Olarinde has allegedly been listed by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo to be granted an interview as part of a series of plans…

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Ese Walter says women are blamed for everything while men are absolved of all responsibility, and we couldn’t agree more

The fresh rape allegations against Pastor Fatoyinbo of COZA has captured the nation, and generated conversations of rape and sexual harassment in the church and how victims continue to be…

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The YNaija Cover – the 8th of July

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COZA UPDATE: No response yet from Daddy Freeze on reported Fatoyinbo interview

Following reports that the embattled Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo and his wife have reached out to On Air Personality, Ifedayo 'DaddyFreeze' Olarinde of…

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DaddyFreeze

EXCLUSIVE: Biodun Fatoyinbo decides to launch attack on Busola, others … invites DaddyFreeze to interview him

We have received news that Pastors Biodun and Modele Fatoyinbo are preparing to wrest control of the narrative around the COZA scandal and are currently shopping for journalists to interview…

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The YNaija Cover – the Weekend Roundup

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Reuben Abati: Rape and the Senior Pastor of COZA

COZA is the acronym of a church in Abuja, Nigeria, known as the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly. It is one of those Pentecostal churches that dot every street of Nigeria…

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‘Flee from all youthful lusts!’ | Adeboye reacts to increasing scandals involving Pastor(s)

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has reacted to the increasing spate of scandals involving Pastors in the country, latest of which bothers on two respective…

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The Big 5: Ben Nwabueze leads Atiku’s legal team as lead counsel; Detained Madonna University students, lecturer released from prison | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Detained Madonna University students, lecturer released from prison A day after a court granted them freedom, six students and a…

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Fatoyinbo

‘1804’: ‘X’ tells her story about her experience with Pastor Fatoyinbo in her own words

As part of our investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), we asked our second interviewee (who prefers to…

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The YNaija Cover – the 4th of July

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Fatoyinbo

‘I don’t think she is unaware’: A second survivor comes forward with her experience with Biodun Fatoyinbo and the tacit guilt of a pastor’s wife 

To understand how much fear Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo inspires in the subject of our next interview; we will tell you how much censoring we had to concede to get the…

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The YNaija Cover – the 3rd of July

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