{
  "id": 17663201,
  "title": "Evening recap: Adeboye denies anti-Jonathan protest, ADC tackles Tinubu, Odukoya remarries, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/evening-recap-adeboye-denies-anti-jonathan-protest-adc-tackles-tinubu-17663201",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/evening-recap-adeboye-denies-anti-jonathan-protest-adc-tackles-tinubu-odukoya-remarries-other-top-stories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pastor Enoch Adeboye, leader of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has dismissed allegations he carried a placard during a prayer walk in 2020, denouncing the story as a misrepresentation. The incident allegedly occurred under former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration, but Adeboye clarified the walk took place five years after his tenure ended in 2015. The prayer walk aimed to seek protection from insecurity and killings in the country, according to Adeboye.\n\nThe African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded accountability from the All Progressives Congress (APC) over President Bola Tinubu's failure to deliver on his 2023 campaign promise related to electricity. Tinubu had pledged that Nigerians would not vote for him if he did not fulfil this commitment during his first term. The ADC argued that political explanations cannot erase Tinubu's commitment to the Nigerian people.\n\nPastor Jimmy Odukoya, Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church in Lagos, introduced his new wife, Pastor Mo Odukoya, to his congregation during a Sunday service on November 1, 2026. The couple's relationship had been previously confirmed, and Odukoya announced the news during the worship service at the church headquarters in Ilupeju. Odukoya had previously shared an image of the couple's wedding rings on Instagram, captioning the post \"To New Beginnings.\"",
  "summary": "Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has denied accusations that he carried a placard in protest during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. According to Punch, Adeboye accused journalists of misrepresenting the date of the incident and falsely linking the prayer walk to the Jonathan administration.\n\nThe African Democratic Congress has challenged the All Progressives Congress to account for President Bola Tinubu’s failure to meet a 2023 campaign promise regarding electricity. Punch Nigeria reports that the opposition party noted the president had pledged that Nigerians should not vote for him for a second term if he failed to deliver electricity during his first four-year tenure.\n\nIn other news, Pastor Jimmy Odukoya, the Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church in Lagos, introduced his new wife, Pastor Mo Odukoya, to his congregation. The introduction took place during a Sunday service on November 1, 2026, at the church headquarters in Ilupeju, according to Punch Nigeria.",
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  "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."
}