Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Dominion Air: Parking And Maintenance Fees Force Bishop Oyedepo To Commercialize Private Jets
The rising cost of maintaining four private jets has forced flamboyant Nigerian pastor, Bishop David Oyedepo, to set up a commercial airline that uses four airplanes that had hitherto served as part of his private fleet.
Last year, as staff costs, fuel prices and landing fees escalated, Bishop Oyedepo had contemplated selling two of the jets. But when no buyers were forthcoming, he turned to Plan B: to set up Dominion Air and put the jets to commercial use.
A senior church source told Saharareporters that each of the jets cost Bishop Oyedepo some $1,000 per hour in parking fees and maintenance.
Oyedepo, whose specialty is “prosperity ministry,” has amassed a huge personal fortune with vast holdings in real estate as well as investments in education. Last year, he achieved international notoriety when SaharaReporters highlighted a Youtube video in which he slapped a hapless young woman who said she was not a witch but “a winch for Jesus.”
Bishop Oyedepo, who is called “Papa” by his church members, is also planning to build a multimillion dollar college in upstate New York, according to a source familiar with the pastor’s desire to expand his business empire across the world.
Already Bishop Oyedepo owns one of the most expensive universities in Nigeria – Covenant University – where students are banned from using mobile phones or wearing “sinful” dresses to class.
Oyedepo has become stupendously rich by collecting tithes and hand-outs from wealthy congregants, many of them public officials whose source of wealth is questionable. Forbes magazine recently estimated that the bishop is worth $150 million. Ironically, most members of Bishop Oyedepo's congregation, especially indigent worshipers who are ferried from the slums of Lagos and other cities in American school buses converted to “Holy ghost” transportation, cannot imagine much less afford the luxurious lifestyles reserved for the bishop and his household.
Most Nigerians, including members of Bishop Oyedepo's congregation, live on less than a dollar a day.
A source involved in the setting up of Dominion Air disclosed that the airline will offer executive jet services that would charge users up to $10,000 per hour. The source said that Oyedepo has plans to purchase additional aircraft to expand his profile in the aviation business.
THANK GOD
thank God this in on net,if it was life talk.you would have being mob to death.because you deserved death.as the said you are a killer.we will you kill u first because you plan to kill another person.IN YOUR NEXT WORLD YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO TALK
ESCAPED SUSPECTED KILLER OF ONE MR TUNDE IDOWU
enough is enough,THE EDITOR YOU KNOW YOURSELF BEFORE WE START WASHING YOUR DIRT LINEN IN PUBLIC. you people are witches and wizards.you have sucked blood but now jugdement have come upon you.we are aware how many people you have killed and run to america to write this.YOU WILL EXPLAIN HOW YOU KILLED ONE MR TUNDE IDOWU AFTER DUPING HIM OF 2.5million naira 20th may 2006.thank God i caught you online.you will be deported very soon and we will deal ruthlessly with you.i can see that your coven is on fire.Bishop oyedepo slap affected all of you.he will slap you people again.this time your kingdom will be burnt down.we are closing up to you guys soon.blood thirst idoits
sahara mumu
sahara mumu where did you get this mumuscous write up
It is dangerous to fall in the hand of God
You wont know the effect of your story until one day when your hand will become paralysed, your eyes become blind and your memory is gone. Then you will know that it is dangerous to fall in the hand of God
Going Going GONE
I can assured everybody reading this write up that all those who were involved in this gang up story are doomed for life except they repent. WHY?
The Bible say that
1.Evil shall slay the wicked
2.Whosoever reward evil for good, evil shall not depart from his HOUSE.
For you to paint a man of God who:
A.Openly cursed anyone that will give bribe for any reason to get anything done for him or the university
B.Who has not received Salary from the ministry where you accused him of stealing for many years
C.Who did not even divert the Money that come from the sales of his Books into his private use not to talk of using the church money privately.
D.Who refused the money the church gave him to celebrate his Child naming ceremony because the whole family has only 10 Naira at that time but rather use the 10 Naira to do the celebration
In this manner,
THEN YOUR END HAS FINALLY COME.
i hope
i hope all is well with u guy.if you are frustrated of washing plates in America which is wher you SR get $1 to write this arrant buffool write up.come back and listen to the word of wisdom 4rm papa.i give just one month of intensive listening to Oyedepo your poor mentality toward prosperity will change.
bravo
bravo my Bishop, am happy with the way u think, i praise God we have someone like u
I will always praising God
Papa oyedepo i always call u my daddy if not for u where i should have being by now my mummy nd daddy take me to ur church to worship i came my life dnt be d same again i really appreciate u daddy i will keep on praising my God ...
Dominion Air.....
SR, please & please try to verify your reports. Stop cajoling your esteemed readers with bad-belle news. Stop castigating individuals with fake & unfounded stories, just like this one on Bishop Oyedepo. Your claim that he lives on the congregation, tithes, most expensive private varsity in Naija et al are all false.
Please stop making such a fuss. Thanx
Am just
Am just thinking about this write up being worthless and useless as SR
Greater work
Jesus said greater work shall we do in his name.jesus was a rich guy dt the jews have 2 cast lot on his cloth after his crxficatn dt means dt cloth must be expensive(italians design of our days).jesus moved with entourage of friend thru out his ministry meaning he was a great man.he sent peter 2 get money 4rm the mouth of a fish meaning he has bank account in everywher.God Said i am the one dt giveth thee power to get wealth meaning God is above-wealth is one of his properities as well as good health.if you are a true child of God & u live below $1 or you are washing plates in America,writing rubbish like this one then you need a mentally deliverance cos you v a poor mind that is wher poverity comes 4rm.the true sons & daughters of God r suppose to be exceptionally wealthy,cos is the holy spirit who teaches you all things dt will direct ur mind 2 what 2 do & make it in life.when u despise greatnes you will not b greatnes,mediocrity shal b d order of your days
Frustrated Press
When a writer is frustrated he tries to channel his frustration on others. Perhaps this may be a sign of a distress Press. Has the end come to SR and his cronies. This is not a truthful report. If you ever listen to any of Bishop's messages and know his personal life, you will have a diffrent opinion.
Have we made Jesus (God's gospel) bad news?
The Jesus of the Christian Scriptures whom bishop Oyedepo preaches stands in direct opposition to Oyedepo. Jesus who went about doing good, sacrificing his life in order to become good news and who was critical of his society for impoverishing the poor in the name of God, perhaps needs to be revisited by Oyedepo. The members of his church need to read the Scriptures again.
LISTEN SR !
I have given a Single donation of $11,000 to that commission before and I have made another pledge of $100,000. Don't you see how foolish am I ?. Now you that is wise you are struggling to survive in America, destroying peoples character to make a living. You better repent or you will die in your ignorance. Note that I am neither a Politician nor a government worker. God has blessed me through the teaching of the man you describe as thief. How many people can you claim that your ugly writing has been a blessing to, or at least improve their lives ? NONE
If you have grown up to understand what it take to build a house, you will never criticise someone who has build 3 universities. Maybe your children will be admited there one day, bringing a curse on you.
RIP Sahara Report
I have predicted the end of SR the moment they start attacking the Men of God. Not only will they be closed down and be deported back to Nigeria. watch what will happen to Sowore and his colleague at last. Everybody will learn an unforgettable lesson from all of them
Do Not Mislead the people !
How do you know that the university is one of the most expensive in the country and how do you know that source of the wealth of most Parents there are questionable.
In the beginning of your story you claim that high cost of maintenance has forced him to turn the mission jet commercial, giving the impression that they cant maintain it any more, at the same time you concluded that they want to increase the number of the fleet of their aircraft. Man think well before you go to the press
Covenant university
Winners r not noise makers.d dont give 2 d needy or scholarships and come air to broadcast it.am a graduate 4rm covenant uni, i know quiet a number of students on scholarship in my department then.i wonder wher SR got these disjointed information
Spiritual Things Are Only Understood by Spiritual People
I'm not a member of Winners. But the ministry has been in existence long enough for members to know any crookedness in the Bishop.
When people apply the principles and insight they receive from the Bishop, they prosper all round - health, wealth, peace, so they bring more service, tithes and offerings.
The Bishop is a great success by obeying God's voice. Sahara Reporters want to be a great success by obeying a business consultant. Please face the crooks that are looting the nation to death, while the likes of the Bishop offer hope in time and eternity.
Quality education is expensive. By standards, the fees at Covenant University is low, considering the quality materials and personnel. Another thing you may need to find out is if some of those private jets are gifts.You'd be surprised.
Finally, you gave the adoption of moral etiquette in the schools a negative twist. Does your medium root for immorality as a policy, or just painting the Bishop in evil colours at all costs?
ZOMBIE INDEED
IT IS REALLY A ZOMBIE THAT WROTE THIS THING,YOU SAID IT RIGHT
idoitic writer
which zombie dey the write this rubbish.dt person go school
you people like to celebrate
you people like to celebrate politicians with loot money but not with people with good intentions to help nigeria. those thieves that steal your money and hide it in foreign countries, where the govt of those countries use your loot money by your idols politicians to creat jobs for their people. do you know how many jobs living faith has created in nigeria alone? do your research very well. if nigerian govt can't generate jobs for the public, let those who love nigeria do it by encouraging them. if bishop want to steal money, he would have put the money in a trust account for his family, and nobody will know. come to america and see how the citizens are creating jobs for their fellow country men. bishop loves nigeria. that is the reason he is trying to help where govt has failed. i believe he will help if govt allows private sectors to start generating electric power so that nigeria abroad can come home and creat more jobs in their father's land.
Stand up for the Champion
Its only in Nigeria that men who need to be celebrated are beign castigated. I'm not a member of living faith, but I see no treason if someone decided to built a viable bussiness empire, creat employment, empower his congregation with a knowledge that set them free from poverty and economic deprivation. What is wrong if he decided to commercialized his private jets? Watch out this man is set to be another bussiness conglomerate, as Dangote to benefit of Nigeria and Africa. I beg you stand up for the champion.
b diplomatic
SR, U̶̲̥̅̊ guys needs to βε̲̣̣ unbiased I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ ur reporting. Oº°˚˚°ºK?
Ð☺ not judge S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ that U̶̲̥̅̊ also wȊ̝̊̅ℓℓ not βε̲̣̣ judged.
Journalism and character assasination are two different thing.
at least for once i am
at least for once i am hearing something nice from u cos i am really disappointing in what many people are saying about issued that can be reasonable, as for me, i am not saying acquiring many jet is wrong or building the best university is wrong but what i am not clear with is can many of you afford such high class air fare or the school fees of the university? have anyone hard where the bishop gave scholarship to his members? pls i am not castigating the man of God but let reason if God have place monetary value on salvation can any of you avoid it the way the monetary value was place on each project embark on by the bishop? pls let reason from different angel. i rest my case, but remember that don't touch my anointing but not dt say the truth.
I think you are missing it all
You are missing up something here and that is understanding the power and blessings of God when you serve him. Covenant university is not the most expensive school in Nigeria. There are some primary and secondary schools more expensive. The church members are not as poor as you think. Please engage in constructive and investigative journalism. I never heard anyone complained that the Bishop force him to come to church or bring money to him
DOMI AIR
Know what to say,spear ur life,beware of talking any how to men of GOD,this may be ur last report,except GOD have mercy on u.
Think b4 u talk
Wat hav u done wit ur life im so surprise u r so daft dat sahara can brainwash u.i rather b dead than b alive n b a big fool
thanks for explosing your ignorance
SR you have shown your ignorance today,no wonder i have being finding it difficult to comprehened your research.this is not true
this is not journalism,it is a share jealous
what is his crime.did he force the member of his church to pay tithe? is it not wise he uses the church resource to build 3 universities and establishment to create massive job then eating the money?are his church members protesting or complain?what is this write up all about
WHO IS THIS MAN
who is this man people are talking of.a man that can brainwash the whole congregation of the church

