Legendary Nigerian singer Ebenezer Obey has again refuted rumours circulating online claiming he had passed away.
Earlier, unverified reports suggested that the legendary singer had died in Lagos.
However, Obey took to his social media pages to refute the claims, declaring, “I am alive and strong”.
The music icon dismissed the rumours as “false and misleading,” urging the public to ignore such misinformation.
The singer emphasised that, according to God’s plan for his life, his time had not yet come.
Obey, who recently celebrated his 83rd birthday, also expressed gratitude to those who reached out to check on him.
“It is fake news that started a few hours ago that Evangelist Ebenezer Obey has passed on to glory. It is a pure lie. I am alive. And that is not what Jesus has written about me. What Jesus has written about me is only what will manifest upon my life. I am alive, says the Lord. And do not believe any fake news, I am alive. And I dey kampe,” he said.
“My time is not up yet. Until when Jesus says my time is up, nobody… Everything they are saying… (any purported evil over me will not come to pass). It is Yoruba. Thank you to all the people who have been calling. I am alive.”
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This is not the first time Obey has had to dispel such rumours. In 2020, he also dismissed similar false claims about his death on social media.
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has named Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, popularly known as TuFace, as his Technical Adviser on Entertainment and Community Outreach.
In a viral video on Wednesday, Alia praised TuFace for all the support towards his administration.
The governor stated that TuFace can do more.
He stated, “On behalf of the Benue State government and our very good people, we want to give you some more responsibility plus the ones you have been doing because you have the capacity to do some more and help us chart a way forward to improve other people’s lives and to gain more from your wisdom and advise as well.
“So, I’m pleased to announce that we will make you a technical adviser to the governor on entertainment and community outreach.”
