{
  "id": 1699361,
  "title": "Don’t pressure Adeboye to speak against Tinubu – RCCG overseer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dont-pressure-adeboye-to-speak-against-tinubu-rccg-overseer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:50:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/dont-pressure-adeboye-to-speak-against-tinubu-rccg-overseer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "RCCG Overseer, Pastor Joseph Odesola, has advised Nigerians not to pressure General Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to speak against President Bola Tinubu. Odesola expressed this view in an article published by Impact Nigeria and shared on his X page, stating that Adeboye would speak when he believes it is the appropriate time to do so. He emphasized that there is a difference between speaking due to public demand and speaking out of conviction, prayer, and spiritual responsibility. Odesola also warned against turning religious leaders into mouthpieces for political positions, urging them to speak truth to power without becoming a political party or opposition platform.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Don’t pressure Adeboye to speak against Tinubu – RCCG overseer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/dont-pressure-adeboye-to-speak-against-tinubu-rccg-overseer-1700435",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:02:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}