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HOW TO FREEZE A DADDY( THE ART OF THE MASTERFUL SMACKDOWN)
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By Gbenga X-Adebija
One of the major lessons I learnt very early in my career was the art of communication. I was taught how to communicate but equally as important, how NOT to communicate. It is a lesson I have shared with others over the years and will share with everyone who has seen that viral video of Pastor David Ibiyeomie
Let me issue a caveat upfront that this write up is purely to share insights on communication and not a theological or faith-based evaluation of the merits (or lack thereof) of either side’s position

Pastor David Ibiyeomie and Daddy Freeze have constitutional rights to free speech and beliefs.
So, let us look at the words the Pastor used verbatim.
“Anybody insult my father again, I will pray you to….. He may not talk but I will talk.
You can’t insult my father when I’m alive
“Tell Daddy Freeze, the day I hear him talk about my daddy again if I don’t finish him… Insult me, I wouldn’t mind but insult Oyedepo then…,
“that bastard, Any day I hear him talk about Oyedepo… do they know his father? Does Daddy Freeze have a father? That half-caste that is born by a Somalian”
“The day I hear him insult Oyedepo again, I will deal with him. Who gave birth to him? If he has a father let him show us his father’s picture”
“Somebody they gave birth to in a ship, does he look like a Nigerian? That’s a Somalian. I can’t let him insult my father”
“I curse the day he was born. If I’m alive and you insult my father, I will tear you into pieces. Those who have fathers don’t insult fathers”
“He can insult a father because he doesn’t have a father. Tell him oh! This is the last time he talks about Oyedepo again. He is a bastard.”
“A man who can’t marry, he has no wife. He can’t manage his home; he is coming to talk on television. Is it not his wife who left him?”
“A broadcaster, does he have a good job? I can’t be alive and you insult my father, that person is not born. I will kill you; I will tear you into pieces”
“Very soon I will arrest him and charge him and see which money he has. I will charge him to court, I will follow him with the law, follow him spiritually, I will fight him till he crashes. How much does he have”
“I will fight him to the point that he will say which kind of trouble is this. Someone that is a newscaster, how much does he earn? Someone who is trekking in Lagos… He will soon go to the cemetery.”
All this was delivered in a harsh and vengeful voice filled with wrath. Pastor Ibiyeomie was incandescent with rage
First, let us look at the major points the Pastor wanted to make( not in any order)
- Thou shalt not abuse Bishop Oyedepo
- Thou art an ordinary broadcaster
- Thou art a Somalian
- Thou art of dubious parentage
- Thou hath no respect for elders
- Thou art in life-threatening trouble with me
- Thou art a nobody
There are a few more subsets of the above named points but let us for the purpose of this scholarly dissertation focus on these seven points.
So how should Pastor David Ibiyeomie have handled the matter? One fundamental mistake he made was that he spoke while clearly in a rage. That was a big mistake. Never ever speak to the world while in a REAL rage. Pastor David Ibiyeomie muddled his message because anger makes you garble your words. Very few people can speak eloquently and articulately while incandescent with rage and judging by the video, Pastor Ibiyeomie is not one of them.
Again, back to the question, how should he have handled the matter ?
Let us press the rewind button and see Pastor Ibiyeomie in front of his flock

Scene 1( Pastor speaking)
“ Ah yes, before we close, one of my young friends drew my attention to something on social media by someone who calls himself Dr. Something, Something
(Pauses to think)
Dr.. ehm, something to do with ice blocks. Holy Spirit, help me remember.
( Congregation helpfully shouts “ Daddy Freeze!” )
“ Thank you so much. The name just didn’t’ register in my brain. Sorry about that .
FREEZE
What has the Pastor achieved here? He has succeeded in positioning his adversary as a nonentity whose name he could not even remember.
Scene 2( Pastor Speaking and smiling)
“ So Dr. Freeze or Daddy Freeze made some comments which were critical of my Father in the Lord, Bishop Oyedepo which I found quite amusing because I don’t think he understands that when it comes to matters of Scripture, a doctor cannot be contradicting a Bishop and besides..”
( Shouts from the congregation and Pastor looks shocked)
“ What? Are you saying he is not a real doctor? Are you sure about that ?”
( More shouts from the congregation)
“ Na wa o. So why is he calling himself a doctor when he is not a doctor ?
FREEZE
What has the Pastor achieved here? He has succeeded in denigrating his adversary’s character and portraying him as an unserious charlatan
Scene 3 ( Pastor pacing and looking perplexed)
“ So what is his job then if you say he is not a doctor?
(shouts from the congregation)
“ OAP ? What does that mean? Is that what he does?
(shouts from the congregation)
“ Oh okay, he is a broadcaster? I see. Radio or TV?
(shouts from the congregation)
“ Did I hear CNN ? No? He does not work for CNN ? Oh, he works for a Radio station here in Nigeria ?
Ok, I see.
FREEZE
What has the Pastor achieved here? Without saying so directly, he has implied that his adversary is a “ mere broadcaster” working for a “local” radio station. This has been achieved without being offensive to broadcast media as well as situated the vocation as well below that of a Pastor.
Scene 4( Pastor now looking slightly vexed)
“ You know, when some of you described him as an OAP, I thought you meant Old Age Pensioner, but from what I am deducing, he must be quite a young man. Probably not more than in his 30s or 40s. That means by the time Bishop Oyedepo started working in the Lord’s vineyard, he was not even born yet. It’s a real shame because in this part of the world, we respect our elders and you just don’t speak anyhow to people older than you. Except he is not a Nigerian? Sorry, is he a Nigerian? Not Somalian ? Because that name Freeze is confusing…
FREEZE
What has the Pastor achieved here? He has succeeded in positioning his adversary as a rude and disrespectful person who lacks manners.
Scene 5 ( Pastor still looking slightly vexed)
“ So Doctor Freeze, sorry, Daddy Freeze is a Nigerian ? Interesting because most Nigerian parents are very strict about bringing up their children to be respectful to elders even when they don’t necessarily agree with their opinions.
Anyway…
(Pastor shrugs )
“ I am sure we all remember what the Bible says in Exodus 20 v 12 and I quote
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long. Bishop Oyedepo is old enough to be Daddy Freeze’s father and definitely his Spiritual father when it comes to matters of the faith. I don’t know how many of you here know him personally or maybe those of you watching this telecast, please pull his ears, please speak to his parents, especially his father who I am sure definitely wants his son to carry on the family lineage. It is important that Daddy Freeze sees the error of his ways and apologizes to Bishop Oyedepo. I know the Bishop has a forgiving heart and if like the prodigal son, Daddy Freeze begs for forgiveness, it shall be well with him and his days would be long.
FREEZE
What has the Pastor achieved here? He has succeeded in chastising his adversary’s parents for not bringing him up well, cast doubts on his paternity, threatened his life, and demanded an apology for Bishop Oyedepo.
To say that video of Pastor Ibiyeomie was not a good outing for him would be an understatement. He came across as rather coarse and agrarian. The biblical namesake David used a slingshot to fell the giant Goliath, not an AK 47 submachine rifle.
Less is more….
This article was originally published in The Cable( www.thecable.ng
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Retired, Not Tired: Buratai’s Fitness Routine Sparks Motivation Nationwide
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May 28, 2025
Retired, Not Tired: Buratai’s Fitness Routine Sparks Motivation Nationwide
After years of distinguished service at the helm of the Nigerian Army, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) is redefining what life after uniform looks like—with energy, discipline, and a commitment to personal wellness.
Recent photos of the former Chief of Army Staff in the gym, widely shared on social media, show a man who has swapped combat boots for training shoes but not his signature resolve. Relaxed yet resolute, Buratai continues to lead by example—this time, in the pursuit of health and balance.
In a caption accompanying the viral images, Buratai emphasized that his workout routine isn’t just about staying fit—it’s about celebrating a life of service with renewed purpose. “This gym walk-out is about more than exercise; it’s about enjoying the fruits of a long, honorable career,” he wrote.
The message has struck a chord. Admirers across the country have commended his discipline and positivity, lauding his transition from top military leadership to a model of healthy living in retirement. For many, Buratai is not just a retired general—he’s now a wellness ambassador.
His journey offers a powerful reminder: retirement isn’t the end, but the beginning of a new chapter—one where growth, self-care, and inner peace can thrive.
Photos and full message available on his verified Facebook page:
Read more here
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TRUMP, MALEMA, RAMAPHOSA AND THE OVAL OFFICE GRILL by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode
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May 25, 2025
TRUMP, MALEMA, RAMAPHOSA AND THE OVAL OFFICE GRILL by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode
It was quite a show at the Oval office in the White House a few days ago when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with American President Donald J. Trump to discuss bilateral issues and world affairs.
It began with Trump’s unsubstantiated and frankly asinine allegation that the white Boers of South Africa are being subjected to mass murder, ethnic cleansing and genocide.
This is not only false but also painfully absurd.
Sadly it did not stop there. Trump went on to assert that Julius Malema, the inspirational charismatic and colourful M.P. and leader and founder of the South African Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is a hate-filled black supremacist and racist and a cold-blooded murderer and ruthless terrorist whose intention it is to kill every white person in South Africa.
Needless to say these allegations are baseless and false. The Americans are attempting to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it. It is nothing but yet another well-crafted but unsubstantiated mendacity.
Even though Malema is very vocal and highly controversial he does not strike me as a hater of whites but rather as a hater of injustice, oppression, persecution and institutional racism.
He is a man with a social conscience who speaks for the poor, the weak, the vulnerable and the oppressed and who has constituted himself into a major thorn in the flesh of the political establishment and the ruling elites in South Africa both white and black.
He is very eloquent, well-informed, well-read and quick off the mark and these qualities, coupled with his obvious courage and strength, make him a formidable adversary which every person of class, rank or privilege in his country has every reason to be wary of.
He also speaks a good deal of sense and his passion for truth, justice and equity for the black majority population of South Africa and commitment to the emancipation of the African continent from the forces of imperialism and neo-colonialism cannot be denied.
To millions of South Africans Malema is a deeply courageous, insightful and profound man and possibly the greatest post-Mandela hero and rising star that their nation has ever known.
To add to this millions of Africans (including Nigerians and Zimbabweans) who live in South Africa regard him as a loyal and trusted friend who has always spoken up for them and sought to protect them from the rabid xenophobia that most black South Africans suffer from and who has a strong and commendable Nkrumaist Pan-African vision.
For Trump and his White House to attempt to disparage such a man that brings so much to the table and that has done so much to restore the self-respect and dignity of black South Africans and Africans all over the world simply because he sang an old outdated, pre-independence, apartheied-era, anti-Boer war song at his political party rally is uncharitable and unkind.
To turn down the lights of the Oval office, watch a film on him on television for four good minutes and make him the centre of discussion at a bilateral meeting between the Presidents of two of the most respected nations on earth only proves the fact that he is no longer only an African phenomenon but also a global brand and a rallying point for blacks from all over the world.
To that extent Trump has inadvertently elevated his profile rather than diminish it.
Like in the case of the Biblical Joseph, what Trump meant for evil, God meant for good.
Yet perhaps the most shameful thing that Trump did on that day was not what he attempted to do to Malema but rather the following.
He presented a picture to Ramaphosa and his delegation of what was purportedly “1000 white South African graves with white crosses on them of white South African farmers” that were supposedly “dispossessed of their land by black terrorists” and “murdered in cold blood”.
Contrary to the American Presidents assertions it was later confirmed that the picture was NOT of the graves of white farmers in South Africa but rather of a burial ground in a completely different country called Congo!
One wonders how the President of the most powerful nation on earth could make such an egregious and monumental blunder and indulge in such deceit and doublepeak all in an attempt to humiliate the South African President.
Sadly it didn’t stop there. Trump literally ambushed Ramaphosa, lectured him, bullied him, spoke down to him, accused his Government and people of heinous crimes, kept interrupting him when he attempted to speak, mocked his role as a peacemaker in the Ukraine/Russia conflict and sought to utterly humiliate him.
To behave in this unacceptable manner and indulge in such mendacious falsehood is below any President let alone the most powerful one in the world.
I see the hand of Elon Musk, who himself is a South African and who has not hidden his contempt and disdain for the ANC-led South African Government and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu, whose Government has been accused by South Africa of genocide and indeed taken to the International Court of Justice and to the International Criminal Court both at the Hague, in all this.
Both must have thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle!
Yet the truth is that even if his predominately white right-wing MAGA base in America may have been excited and thrilled by his proverbial lynching and carpeting of a helpless and whimpering black President at the Oval office it has also alienated a lot of black and particularly African Trumpers like yours truly who have always refused to regard Trump as a racist but rather as a man who was specially chosen, prepared, raised and anointed by God to destroy the American Deep State, to terminate the Godless agenda of the globalists, to stop the wars of the world, to put God at the centre of affairs when it comes to politics and governance, to re-establish and re-instill the Christian virtues and values that America was built on, to break the back of the unholy, Luciferean trinity and anti-Christ philosophy of Obama, Clinton and Biden in world affairs and American politics.
I sincerely hope that we do not end up regretting our support for him but if he continues in this way that support shall undoubtedly dwindle.
Why do I day this? Consider the following.
First it was “let us grab Greenland, Canada, Mexico, the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal and rename the Gulf of Persia”, then it was “let us turn Gaza into an American Riviera”, then it was “let us wage a tariff war against the nations of the world”, then it was “let us alienate and abandon our European allies”, then it was “let us provoke China”, then it was “let us go to the three richest nations in the Middle East and compel their Kings to invest trillions of dollars in America and even give us a new presidentiel jet”, then it was “let us bring the little African leader who leads a country with the largest and most properous economy on his continent to the Oval office, humiliate him before the world and bully him into leaving our white brothers in South Africa alone” and the latest is “let us stop foreign students from attending Harvard University because the authorities of that school have refused to bring to an end the pro-Palestinian
demonstrations that are taking place on campus”.
These actions are increasingly troubling and whether we have hitherto admired, loved and prayed for Trump or not we cannot support a confirmed bully and racist. That would be ungodly.
We cannot support a man that finds it difficult to empathise with the suffering of others or that is fast losing his humanity. That would be incorrigible.
Trump needs to retrace his steps, divest himself of these glaring and obvious symptoms of meglomania, obsessive vanity and extreeme narcissim and get real.
God did not deliver him from the hands of his enemies and make him President to do this sort of nonsense but rather to make America great again and to make the world a better and safer place. If he fails to do this God will leave him, remove him and replace him with another.
Back to the episode at the White House.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s responses to the grilling were equally embarrassing and frankly disappointing.
Most western commentators have described his disposition, body language and reaction as “weak”, “cowardly” and “cringeworthy” and I am constrained to concur.
No President should bow and tremble before another no matter how rich and powerful the latter may be.
In the African context Nelson Mandela would not have done so and neither would Murtala Mohammed, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jerry Rawlings, Thomas Sankara, Ahmed Ben Bella, Muammar Ghadafi, Patrice Lumumba, Gamal Nasser, Sani Abacha, Ibrahim Babangida, Kwame Nkrumah, Muhammadu Buhari, Robert Mugabe, Samora Machel or Ibrahim Traore.
This ritual of inviting foreign leaders to the Oval office like King Hussein of Jordan (who literally had to bow and lick Trumps posterior), President Vlodomer Zelensky of Ukraine (who was insulted, rubbished, humiliated and finally thrown out) and now Cyril Ramaphosa (who was forced to watch an embarrassing scene about his country on television) and belittling and denigrating them must stop.
The humiliation of the South African President particularly was painful for me to watch because of the frightful history of his country and the terrible atrocities and apartheid system that the white Afrikaaner Boers subjected the black Africans to for hundreds of years.
They went through all that and now they have to suffer this in the hands of yet another white man.
This same white minority that oppressed and enslaved them in their own land for hundreds of years control 80% of the economy and own 90% of the land in their country today despite the fact that they only constitute 8% of the population.
These are the people that Trump is claiming are being subjected to genocide and is offering asylum in America.
These are people that in the main and in the past have regarded black Africans as being “no better than animals”.
These are people that practised apartheid and that described black people as the biblical “hewers of the wood and drawers of the water”.
These are the people that once regarded a black man as being a quarter of a human being and that not only refused to have legal inter racial sex or marriages but compelled black people to live in shanty towns that were little better than concentration camps and subjected them to pass laws much in the sane way as the Israelis are subjecting the Palestinians to such inhumanity and degradation today.
If a Nigerian leader had been treated like this at the Oval office and I was in the room believe me all hell would have broken loose and Trump, his VP, his Ministers, his team and the American White House Press Corps would not only have got more than they dished out and bargained for but they would have been given a curt history lesson about the past and present atrocities of their nation and a thorough and precise lecture about the matter at hand.
I am a Trump supporter but in all matters my nation and continent must come first.
I despise the way he bullied Ramaphosa and I hope and pray that if he or any other foreign leader tries this with any Nigerian leader that I am in the room.
The days of talking down to African Presidents are long over.
More importantly the days of cowardly, weak, subservient, spineless, grovelling, corrupt, compromised and ignorant African lichspittles and
quislings who call themselves leaders but who lack self-esteem, self-respect and pride in their people and who have no shame or dignity, who are hopelessly compromised, who have no knowledge of world affairs or world history, who are pawns of the neo-colonialists and imperialists and who have sold their soul and destiny of their nation to the western powers are long over.
This fact can be confirmed by what can best be described as the “Traore spirit” that is blowing into all the nooks and corners of our continent today.
As much as I love and support Trump his attitude and policy on Africa and Gaza leaves much to be desired.
He needs to do better and he must understand that the Palestinians and the Africans, though facing challenges, are far more resilient than his people ever were and come from a far older and greater civilisation than his country ever did.
We may not have their money and power but we have God.
Their time is now but tomorrow belongs to us. That God that put them up there and established their hegemony and empire shall remember us.
We too shall rise and at that time all men shall say that the rejected stone has become the corner stone, that the Lord uses the foolish things of this world to confound the wisdom of the wise and that in truth all things are possible with God.
(Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is the Sadaukin Shinkafi, the Wakilin Doka Potiskum, a former Minister of Aviation and a former Minister of Culture and Tourism)
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Power, Protocol, and Papal Grace: The Inside Story of How It All Went Down in Rome By Bianca Ojukwu
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6 days agoon
May 23, 2025Power, Protocol, and Papal Grace: The Inside Story of How It All Went Down in Rome By Bianca Ojukwu
There’s something about the Vatican that strips away titles and trappings. In the shadows of St. Peter’s Basilica, under the searing Roman sun, global leaders, power players, and everyday pilgrims become equals—bound by reverence and ritual.
I should know. I was there.
On my last trip to the Vatican—during the funeral of Pope Francis just weeks earlier—I had witnessed something unforgettable. As President Donald Trump arrived and a crowd of dignitaries swarmed to greet him, a sharply-dressed, no-nonsense priest cut through the noise with a firm:
“Scusi. This is St. Peter’s Basilica, not the White House. Kindly take your seats.”
Boom. Order restored. And a reminder: here, no one upstages the moment.
So when I returned for the Installation Mass of Pope Leo XIV, I knew I’d be witnessing not just history, but human theater—with the Nigerian delegation right in the mix.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leading the delegation, arrived in good time—early enough to soak in the atmosphere, greet dignitaries, and observe the ancient rites. As we settled into the square, I spotted Peter Obi and Kayode Fayemi, former governors and political heavyweights, already seated. After the President had taken his place, I went over to greet them—and in a rare gesture of statesmanship, they chose to accompany me to pay their respects to the President.
What followed was a surprisingly warm and humorous exchange. Far from the icy tensions back home, Tinubu welcomed them with ease, smiling, laughing, and trading quips like old friends reunited at a family function. They soon returned to their seats—but that moment, however brief, spoke volumes about what’s possible in Nigerian politics when the ego is set aside.
But Rome doesn’t care who you are. The sun showed no favoritism. Under the blazing Vatican heat, everyone—presidents, pilgrims, priests—sat exposed. The square is merciless. People faint. They’re carried off in stretchers. It’s part of the experience.
One man, seated directly in front of me, collapsed mid-Mass. Paramedics were far off, and panic briefly rippled through the crowd—until Seyi Tinubu, the President’s son, leapt into action. He darted to the vestibule and returned with a cold bottle of water that was used to revive the man before medics arrived.
Meanwhile, the President—stoic and composed—sat through the entire three-hour liturgy, standing and kneeling as required, skipping only Communion. Afterward, he lingered. He chatted with Nigerian priests, seminarians, posed for selfies, and shared laughs, showing none of the fatigue one might expect.
And oh—that suit.
Tailored to perfection, the President’s power suit turned heads across the square. The cut, the stride, the confidence—it was presidential flair meeting ecclesiastical ceremony. He walked up to greet the new pontiff with grace and gravitas.
So yes, Vatican ’25 wasn’t just a religious event—it was a convergence of power, humility, diplomacy, and humanity.
From protocol to personal moments, this was history not just witnessed, but lived.
And for those of us lucky enough to be there, one thing is clear:
In Rome, you don’t just attend a Mass. You become part of a moment that echoes through eternity.
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