{
  "id": 17580362,
  "title": "I did not carry placard in protest against Jonathan — Adeboye",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/i-did-not-carry-placard-in-protest-against-jonathan-adeboye",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T10:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/i-did-not-carry-placard-in-protest-against-jonathan-adeboye/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has denounced journalists for misrepresenting the date he carried a placard during a prayer walk. Adeboye stated that the incident happened in 2020, five years after former President Goodluck Jonathan left office in 2015, and insisted that the walk was organized to pray against insecurity and killings in the country. The cleric made these remarks during his congregation's November Thanksgiving service, addressing the widespread acceptance of a report that falsely linked the incident to Jonathan's administration. Adeboye emphasized that journalists failed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the event before publishing the report, accusing them of twisting the facts.",
  "summary": "RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has denied reports that he carried a placard in protest against ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administratio Read More: https://punchng.com/i-did-not-carry-placard-in-protest-against-jonathan-adeboye/",
  "key_points": [
    "Pastor Enoch Adeboye clarified journalists' misrepresentation of the date in 2020.",
    "The placard-carrying prayer walk occurred five years after Jonathan's 2015 presidency.",
    "Adeboye criticized journalists for not investigating the event before publishing the report."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Pastor Adeboye clears air on carrying placard against ex-President Jonathan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/pastor-adeboye-clears-air-on-carrying-placard-against-ex-president",
        "published": "2026-11-01T10:56:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "‘I didn’t protest against Jonathan’ — Adeboye clarifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/i-didnt-protest-against-jonathan-adeboye-clarifies",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:15:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}