“An 84-Year-Old Lead a Protest for Your Future?”- RCCG’s Response to Critic of Pastor Adeboye Goes Viral

• RCCG’s official social media account has gone viral after telling a youth that he was “not ready” for expecting Pastor Adeboye to lead a protest for his future.
• The exchange has sparked discussions online about the responsibilities of religious leaders and young Nigerians in driving social change.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has sparked reactions online after responding to a social media user who questioned why its General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye, was not leading a protest.

The exchange began when an X user, @Matthewbello17, wrote:

“Now that I have your attention, church social media handler; Has the G.O grown too old to now lead another protest or it’s just table manners?”

The church’s official X account responded:

“An 84 year old man should go lead a protest for your own future?….You are not ready.”

The response quickly went viral, generating debate among Nigerians over the role of religious leaders in activism, governance, and social issues.

In other news… Afrobeats star Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife Balogun, popularly known as Champz, has sparked reactions online after a video of him delivering a confident speech at a TEDx event emerged on social media.

The event was held at TEDxGrange School Lagos during a Children’s Day celebration themed “The Edge of Possible.” The student-led programme featured young speakers sharing ideas on confidence, creativity, resilience, and personal development.

In the viral video shared on his Instagram page, Boluwatife stood before his fellow students and delivered an inspiring message with confidence and composure. His speech focused on courage, perseverance, and the importance of believing in oneself, earning admiration from many viewers.

Speaking during the event, he said:

“What is the impossible? We call something impossible because it has never been done before. God is always by my side. Before I came up here, I was praying to myself, ‘God, please give me the confidence to overcome the nervousness I am facing.’”

He further stated:

“I am going to make the impossible possible. Who are you to tell me I won’t succeed? Rome was not built in a day; don’t expect all your dreams to be achieved at once. You have to be ready to take losses because in life, not everything goes according to plan. And when you take a loss, you plan how to get back up and come back stronger.”