MY ARGUMENT WITH AGUERO

Living in Manchester City comes with its challenges. It bloody rains all the time and there is dog poo all over the floor, its absolutely disgusting. But aside pet droppings, Manchester is a haven for bumping into celebrities, particularly sports celebrities ranging from Premier league superstars to International sporting legends, whether at the local shop or whilst going about your daily business.

I was sat at my living room, peeping out the window as i noticed a beautiful Mercedes Benz which appear to be attempting to park right infront of my house and usurping my parking space without my blessing.

"Excuse me" i yelled out, you cant park there..."why not...it's public road" yelled the guy at the passenger's seat "yeah but you're blocking my parking space" i protested...as i walked closer with the intentions of not allowing them to park in my spot and behold, the guy driving this Merc turned out to be David Silva of Manchester City football club.

He and his mates had come to the costume shop opposite my house, I reckon to hire some interesting outfits for the numerous parties young millionaire footballers are notorious for having and were just looking for somewhere near to park. "David Silva" i gushed...offering an handshake as he alighted, a shy smile and very few words, probably due to limited spoken English. He looked uncomfortable and eager to go about his business rather than engage me in the "Im a big fan" mumbo jumbo i was about to roll out.

By now i realised how i had come across and was a little embarrased about my earlier confrontation and exchange of words with the guy at the passengers seat who appear irritated by this as he didnt give me any time of day. They crossed over and disappeared into the costume shop.

I went after them into the costume shop and brought my phone out and asked David Silva for a photograph. He seem shy and reluctant and was looking to his friends almost like "save me" but I was not going to be denied and at this time, the friend at the passengers side who had argued with me over parking space said to me "please we only came to do some shopping, dont let people know we are here". In my mind, i was thinking "who the hell is this one" its David Silva's photograph i need and this scrub who is riding on his friend's fame is using "we" as if he's somebody.

I ignored him and simply gave him my phone and asked him to please take the picture of myself and Silva. I pulled Silva close to my side and placed my hands on his shoulder and asked him to smile. His friend took the picture then paused a bit, as if waiting for me to take a photo with him as well, but sorry...I dont do hangers on. I left happy having met shy unassuming David Silver which I thought was pretty cool.

Few days later, I watched Man City beat Newcastle and noticed something familiar about this particular goal scoring machine. His haircut and mannerism look like something I'd seen recently and suddenly it hit me...the dude i had argued with was Sergio Aguero. Not only did i argue with him, I completely ignored him after taking a selfie with Silva, without realising the bigger star was the guy using my phone to take the pictures. He had just come to Manchester City and I was not really bothered about the Premier league that much, so i just didnt know who he was.

For a moment i wondered how he must have felt that day at the costume shop, but such is the case of living in the city of Manchester. Your son may attend the same football Academy as Alex Fergussom's grand son or you may go to watch your nephew's under 13 football game and whilst standing in the rain with the other families, you realise the guy next to you is Phill Neville or you go to the club and Rio Ferdinand is sat at the VIP area.

No other place in the world bring you that close to sport stars more than Manchester and I am on a mission to find Sergio Aguero probably at a fish and chips shop or the local Asda and apologise to him for not taking a selfie with him and for arguing over parking space.

The finger wag. Ran into NBA legend Dikimbe Mutombo at Market Street Manchester.

"Ayorunbo" ex Bolton Wanderers Patrice Mwamba was a guest at an event i was invited to

Its Elesho Bonfere Jo at Kanu Heart Foundation charity match

Former NBA star John Amaechi at a Basketball showcase

Ran into former junior welterweight champion Hitman Ricky Hatton at the Ritz Hotel Manchester

Bandana Man Efe Sodje invited us for dinner

When Tu Baba came to town

Went to watch my nephew's under 13 match and look whose stood next to me

You go to your local bank and wham! you run into Amir Khan

Then you run into Bakare Sagnol same day

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PASTOR ADEBOYE'S HABITUAL DECEPTION NEEDS CURBING

As 2015 came to an end, I was somewhat keen to read the annual predictions of Nigeria's team of opportunistic rogue preachers, but non more than the highly respected and highly regarded Pastor Enoch Adeboye...a man whom many Nigerians believe God speaks to, a man whom was said to have raised the dead and a man who drove his car for miles without petrol etcetra etcetra among many other unverifiable boisterous miraculous claims.

To no surprise, the predictions were as predictable and as vague and non-specific as ever.
"Things are likely to get worse before they get better"... like you need spiritual gift to decipher that, except ofcourse it would have helped if he mentioned the month at which things will actually start getting better. Now an economist could probably give a better permutation of when things might actually improve based on the study of the economics of Nigeria vis a vis Government policies and other extraneous factors, but no..."Daddy G O" is going to portray as if God actually made this vague remark and he's just the messenger.

Moving on..."what God started last year he will finish this year" and i ask...like what exactly? once again it would have been more helpful to specify exactly what God started in the life of Nigeria that needs completing this year...im guessing and hoping perhaps Boko Haram destruction? which means this year must be the last year we witness any explosion, but then again since he never actually said that, who is to say the prediction is false if after 2016 BH are still a threat. In 2014 when the girls went missing, Pastor Adeboye kept mute for days until the public outcry #bringbackourgirls got to the point Michelle Obama made a video and the USA promised to intervene.

Talks of drone and sophisticated US military style engagement started making the rounds and true to form...Pastor Adeboye comes out to say God told him the girls will be found this week, apparently banking on US strategic and efficient intervention but alas, over almost 2 years, no girls and nobody has been able to ask what happened with that aspect of "God's" message.

He went further to predict natural disasters, flooding, fire, earthquake etcetra outside Nigeria without mentioning any country or city, date and time of any of these horrible incidents which are bound to claim lives. Now of what purpose is a prediction that we can not avert nor manage due to lack of adequate information.

The most cringeworthy of it all, a prediction of a new sexual disease...the same sexual disease that scientists have already identified in UK health magazine, called mycoplasma genitalium which is being described as a new STD to watch out for in 2016...sigh.

I reckon i could do better than Pastor Adeboye in my prediction of 2016. I predict that children will be born this year, I predict that people will die this year, I predict that Chelsea is not going to win the premier league this year and I predict that there is going to be major Political revelation in Nigeria this year...all that was hidden will be revealed by God. And there you have it.

At this point, I ask myself if someone of Pastor Adeboye's pedigree...as a respected academician, an intellectual and a senior citizen will stoop so low to the point of making stuff up and bogus claims in order to control the minds of his followers and to keep up with the boisterous claims of his annual tete a tete with God, without feeling uncomfortable or guilty, knowing these are all made up by himself through intuition, guess work, wealth of knowledge, wisdom, street smart and access to information.

I find it rather unfair, that instead of offering respite to Nigerians, (free education into Redeemer's college for example) what the likes of Adeboye do is to exploit the fears and insecurities of many Nigerians both rich and poor for their own personal gains and make ridiculous claims about some special relationship with God, thereby placing themselves on a pedestal and cashing in on people's gullibilty and ignorance.

The harm that religious establishments, especially Pentecostal churches do to the minds of many Nigerians can not be underestimated. Nigerians dont think clearly anymore and are no longer using their faculties or skills to solve daily problems, rather the likes of Pastor Adeboye sell falsehood and deception to many and the quest for the extraordinary or supernatural has made many take leave of their brains.

The Nigerian Government need to set up a parastatal asap (ill serve on this board happily) charged with the responsibilities of scrutinising and vetting the affairs of religious organisations...not just churches but mosques and traditional religions as well. Reckless and bogus claims of miracles, ressurection of the dead, cure of cancer and aids etcetra must be substantiated or such establishment be made responsible for any mis-information or misleading the public.

These ridiculously rich private businesses called pentecostal churches but owned by a founder or bishop or general overseer with fleets of cars and private jets must start to give back to the masses in form of taxes, as these businesses are not charitable at all. I am yet to see a Redeem Free Clinic, or Redeem children's hospital where sick children are treated free of charge or a free school for poor children to attend and get quality education.

For Pastor Adeboye, I'd say there is only so long that one can continue to pull the wool over people's eyes. The private jet that is meant for evangelisation but  has never flown to Saudi Arabia or kuwait to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ leave much to be desired. I want to issue a personal challenge to the man of God.

This year, during the Osun Osogbo festival or during the Odun Ifa...I challenge the RCCG to stage a holy ghost convention at the same period in Osogbo town and "bind" and "cast" all the Orisas that will be on display during this period and like Elijah...Daddy G O should confront the Ifa priests and let us see face to face if the God that talks to Adeboye all the time about how he can make more money and build bigger auditoriums via convenant partners and the likes...will respiond when the Ifa priest is facing him eyeball to eyeball, after consultation with the Irunmales and the Orisas.

Can Pastor Adeboye command holyghost fire upon an Ifa Priest in open glare, away from any ochestrated rehearsed set up and what happens if the Ifa priest calls upon the Orisas to take action on Daddy G O in situ...what would happen. I dont know about you but ill pay good money to see that one, so what do you say Pastor? a showdown between Enoch Adeboye and Ifawande Abimbola or David Oyedepo versus Ifayemi Elebuibon (notice how the pastors have Jewish first names and the Ifa priests have Yoruba names) what a cracker that would be.

In conclusion, i honstly believe that Pastor Adeboye or his peers do not need to fly around the world looking for souls when there are people all over the Southwest for instance who do not believe in Jesus but call on Obatala, Ogun and Eshu publicly. Leave the plane at the hanger and take a car ride to Osogbo or Ososa in Ogun State and start your evangelisation there...afterall charity begins at home.