{"id":44077,"date":"2024-08-19T12:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=44077"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:18:34","slug":"daniel-regha-blasts-davidos-father-over-n1b-church-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/08\/19\/daniel-regha-blasts-davidos-father-over-n1b-church-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Regha Blasts Davido&#8217;s Father Over N1b Church Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular media personality Daniel Regha has publicly criticized Adedeji Adeleke, the father of Nigerian music star Davido, for donating 1 billion naira to a church.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleke made the generous donation to the Centenary Endowment Fund of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&amp;S) Church in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made during a thanksgiving service on Sunday at the church\u2019s headquarters in Lagos, held in memory of his late mother, Esther Adeleke.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel, known for his outspoken views, took to social media to express his disapproval of the donation.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that while giving to the church is commendable, donating such a substantial amount in a country where millions are grappling with poverty and starvation is inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiving to the church is fine, but donating over a billion to any church, in a country where millions are starving &amp; struggling to survive doesn\u2019t seem right.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism has stirred different reactions online, with opinions sharply divided.<\/p>\n<p>Some agree with Regha\u2019s view, questioning the priorities of those with wealth in a nation facing economic challenges, while others defend Adeleke\u2019s decision as a matter of personal choice and religious conviction.<\/p>\n<p>One user, Watchman, responded, \u201cFor a man to give to the church, you have no idea what he has gained from fellowship there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user, HSPR, dismissed the donation as a mere show of wealth, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s all for show off ..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, some took a different view. Edvin stated, \u201cPoor people always have good opinions on everything,\u201d implying that the criticism comes from a place of envy or lack of understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Luklex added, \u201cYou\u2019re right. A billion naira is a lot to be given to a church. Misplaced priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Pogba Jr. offered a different perspective, noting the irony of the situation: \u201cPoor man telling a rich man what to do, the irony!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular media personality Daniel Regha has publicly criticized Adedeji Adeleke, the father of Nigerian music star Davido, for donating 1 billion naira to a church. Adeleke made the generous donation to the Centenary Endowment Fund of a Cherubim and Seraphim (C&amp;S) Church in Lagos. The announcement was made during a thanksgiving service on Sunday at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":44078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44089,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44077\/revisions\/44089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}