Nigeria’s richest pastor and self-styled bishop, David Oyedepo, has made a glistening addition to his business empire by floating an airline called Dominion Air. Oyedepo, who a few years ago ignited debate on flamboyant Christianity by acquiring his fourth private jet, is the owner of Dominion Publishing House, Covenant University and an elite secondary school called Faith Academy. Listed by Forbes as Nigeria’s wealthiest pastor with a net worth of $150 million, David Oyedepo is a preacher and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, more popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. Besides his four private jets, Forbes also mentioned the preacher’s luxury homes in London and the United States. Sources within the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the agency charged with business registration in Nigeria, confirmed the registration of Dominion Air with David Oyedepo as its chairman. Another source within a Lagos-based insurance firm known to handle most of Oyedepo’s businesses said the airline project had been in the works for six years and was only made a reality this year. The broker who balked at putting figures to the number of aircrafts so far purchased authoritatively said none of them is on lease. If Oyedepo’s entry into the airline business is creating exciting buzz in Nigeria’s stock exchange, the same cannot be said with the Christian community, especially the Pentecostal congregations, where the so-called men of God have been criticised for alienating their poor followers with their flamboyant lifestyle. Money laundering According to Lawrence Ofili, a member of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), the social movement that staged days of protest over this year’s controversial fuel price hike, Nigerian pastors are increasingly acting like politicians who put themselves first before the people. “Pastor Oyedepo by his choice of businesses has severally demonstrated a disconnect between himself and hundreds of thousands of poor Christians who he claimed to have come to deliver. About 90 per cent of public schools in this country were built by early Christian missionaries; today Oyedepo has Covenant University but it is for children of millionaires,” says Mr Ofili. “Even with the high school called Faith Academy, I am aware that most children in his congregation dream to be educated there but their parents who probably pay tithes and offerings cannot afford the school fees. His Faith Tabernacle accommodates 50,000 worshippers every Sunday; how many of them are going to fly Dominion Air? Honestly this project is not for the poor. He should have settled for mechanised farming to engage unemployed men and women.

Source http://africagist.com/2012/03/24/bishop-oyedepo-launches-airline/

Soon some folks will come here shouting praise the Lord. Amadioha may you leave long ooh

so sad to hear to this again.

.Too bad

Hmm business is booming. More sheep to follow.

Na wa o! By next week Sunday, more money will come to him after Gingering and urging hischurch members to pay their tithes.

Some people can't just see beyond their nose.

Praise God for His good works. I beleive we will be stepping up to greater height

I expect nothing less. We are Kings. We. Run. Things. Haha!

Correct biznes man.wetin al d pastor chrises de wait for?carry go jare

Passengers won't be allowed to bring phones onboard.Any passenger deemed possessed by some "evil spirit" would be slapped by the pilot or any member of the cabin crew.The only available entertainment channel on board would be Bishop Oyedepo's sermons on replay.You have to be deemed "holy" before boarding.At least,if the plane crashes then all aboard would be on their way to "paradise".WWJD.

babaowo: so sad to hear to this again.

haters keep talking while things are happening. I wonder who wants to be tagged"poor".if it was anoda person would it have made a difference to u.

I wonder oooo. I think the world is truly coming to an end because,nowadays pastor no longer preach the way Jesus has prescribed.Be aware that todays churches is for Business motives and their incomes arrives every SUNDAYS.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.. It is well o.

Mu che che che che!
This guys never taya o! So he has launched a new
airline with whose money? And whose pockets will
the profits enter?

Chei! Christians don form mugu for MOG. See what your tithes and offerings are being used for. You think 4 private jets is much, una neva see h-
anything.

Mu he he he he!

Speechless.... Speechless... That's how it made me feel.... To am reading, I can't comprehend... Is this Stuff ought to be real... Though am staring at my screen, I just can't comprehend....
Michael Jackson part don finish... Now to the topic.....

Airline business initiated....Well, wetin man go say than divide and conquer... Really the gospel is moving forward... Person wey no like am make im go shake BOKO HARAM....

But make I dey sincere, (I don't want to say anything against a man of God, cos the bible says touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm)though expanding business is a good concept, and in his own way he is contributing helping the needy.... But like Ofili said, why not invest in mechanized farming, in that way you will be alleviating someone from poverty. But before we judge too quickly (which the Bible condemns), let's fold our hands and see if the Planes will be used in conveying Shiloh members to Shiloh ground at cheaper rate... If not... Well, mechanized farming or any other business which will touch the life of people and still bring in returns would have been great....
wetin oyibo man say... Do not give the fish away to feed a poor man, instead, give him the hook and line... You just made a man sufficient.....

But apart from that, you guys should be careful in coming to conclusion about the motive behind the just registered business.... Make una ma dey thank God for advancement.....

Phonon: Passengers won't be allowed to bring phones onboard.Any passenger deemed possessed by some "evil spirit" would be slapped by the pilot or any member of the cabin crew.The only available entertainment channel on board would be Bishop Oyedepo's sermons on replay.You have to be deemed "holy" before boarding.At least,if the plane crashes then all aboard would be on their way to "paradise".WWJD.

nice one

Todays pastor now work hand in hand with the witches.This is the Equation. WITCHES+PASTORS=TRANSMISSION OF SPIRITUAL diseases.PASTORS=CURED IT, With a ransom-Money.WITCHES AND PASTORS= SHARED THE MOney 50-50.

Todays pastor now work hand in hand with the witches.This is the Equation. WITCHES+PASTORS=TRANSMISSION OF SPIRITUAL diseases.PASTORS=CURED IT, With a ransom-Money.WITCHES AND PASTORS= SHARED THE MOney 50-50.....GOOD BUSINESS

oyedepo 2015.....thief lyk PDP

Wetin person nor go see and hear from these bishops self?

Praise the Lord! He has done it again. Our amiable Pastor whom God sent to deliver his people has done it again. Now he has launched a means of getting people closer to God. Somebody shout alleluja!
Meanwhile, some ideiots will go to his Church to donate 10% of their salaries for the benefit of the Church/oyedepo who purchased mansions in Europe ans US.

190_@:
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190 how U̶̲̥̅̊ dey naw? Longest time.

You guys should stop envying Papa Oyedepo because God has blessed him therèfore no man can curse him. When God empowers (bless) a man, the results will be extraodinary prosperity. If Isaac in the Bible was more wealthy than the economy of the nation he dwelt in, then its clear that the prosperity and greatness of Bishop David Oyedepo has just started. Wow! Every Seed of Abraham in Christ Jesus has been POSITIONED AND ORDAINED FOR PROSPERITY, SUCCESS AND GREATNESS IN ALL THINGS. Praise GOD.

The man is blessed with vision, the church get lot of money and need to invest it, this investment does not belong to the Bishop, the man in question have not earned one dime from the ministry for over 20 years now, he was not the first to build university, Oral Roberts university in Oklahoma produce members of the U.S House of rep and its one of the best christian university in the world, make una leave my pastor alone jare

This nah the same person wey dey preach heaven is our home...yet feeling very homely here on earth, buying every material thing buyable..nah ur head u dey decieve no be me.

This world is truly coming to an end!!

@executinal e no long someone don do ha ha

drills: Praise God for His good works. I beleive we will be stepping up to greater height

"Proclaim further: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'My towns will again overflow with prosperity,..." Praise God. This is just the beginning. this is the word of God .
For those who are offended. How much of your own money is missing. Sorry oh..

executinal: Soon some folks will come here shouting praise the Lord. Amadioha may you leave long ooh

Is Oyedepo lord?