{"id":190958,"date":"2024-10-09T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=190958"},"modified":"2024-10-09T03:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T03:02:00","slug":"since-1996-ive-been-in-fasting-and-prayer-till-today-odumeje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/09\/since-1996-ive-been-in-fasting-and-prayer-till-today-odumeje\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today\u201d &#8211; Odumeje"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Controversial Prophet Odumeje has sparked <\/strong><strong>buzz online by claiming to have engaged in fasting and prayer since 1996. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>During a recent church service, he openly shared this commitment with his congregation, stating, \u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today.\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Odumeje explained that his dedication to fasting and prayer has led to a minimal intake of food, stating that he &#8220;rarely eats at home.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Controversial clergyman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/odumeje\"><strong>Prophet Odumeje<\/strong><\/a> has sparked serious buzz online by revealing that he has been engaged in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=fasting+prayer\">fasting and prayer<\/a><\/strong> since 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a recent church service, he emphasized the depth of his commitment to this spiritual discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing his congregation, Odumeje stated, <em>\u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He elaborated on how his unwavering dedication to prayer has resulted in a minimal intake of food, asserting that he &#8220;rarely eats at home&#8221; and focuses primarily on his spiritual journey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190961\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-034021.png\" alt=\"Prophet Odumeje causes buzz online with revelation of fasting and prayer since 1996\" width=\"629\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-034021.png 429w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-034021-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prophet Odumeje.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em> \u201cI\u2019m not a man of food. That is why when you come to my house, nobody will ask you, do you want to eat?\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>The clergyman&#8217;s statements have sparked waves of discussion among his followers and critics.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Flofy Ify Nwankwo<\/strong>\u00a0wrote:<em>\u00a0\u201cEven Jesus na 40 days he do, Odumeje dey do 28 years fasting \ud83d\ude29\u2026. Aaah\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>kasa\u00ef wa balengele<\/strong>\u00a0said:\u00a0<em>\u201ctrust odumeje at your own risk \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>D_nation<\/strong>\u00a0wrote;<em>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m a man of food. ( abeg make una dey give me Odumeje portion of food\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LLpcalm<\/strong>\u00a0wrote<em>: \u201cBetween odumeje and federal government I no know who lie pass\ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude05\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@indaboski123\/video\/7408650454571240709\" data-video-id=\"7408650454571240709\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@indaboski123\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@indaboski123?refer=embed\">@indaboski123<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage?refer=embed\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage?refer=embed\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage?refer=embed\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"pageforyou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/pageforyou?refer=embed\">#pageforyou<\/a> <a title=\"goviral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/goviral?refer=embed\">#goviral<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"viral\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/viral?refer=embed\">#viral<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - abido shaker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7408675261859711749?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; abido shaker<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In similar news, <span class=\"s1\">Controversial pastor, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, aka Odumeje, has recounted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/04\/i-was-an-armed-robber-terrorist-at-14-pastor-odumeje-video\/\"><strong>how he got involved in armed robbery at the age of 14.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Odumeje while speaking disclosed that he grew up on a dangerous street in the Onitsha area of Anambra State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The cleric made the disclosure while detailing his past and transformation from a life of crime to Christianity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a viral video of him addressing his members, Odumeje said growing up on a tough street pushed him into a life of crime.<\/p>\n<p>He credited his transformation to his mother who introduced him to the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/04\/i-was-an-armed-robber-terrorist-at-14-pastor-odumeje-video\/\"> path of salvation and guided him to Christ&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial Prophet Odumeje has sparked buzz online by claiming to have engaged in fasting and prayer since 1996. During a recent church service, he openly shared this commitment with his congregation, stating, \u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today.\u201d Odumeje explained that his dedication to fasting and prayer has led to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":190962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"94000","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"3","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27685],"tags":[30649,363,30648,2000],"class_list":["post-190958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-30649","tag-28-years","tag-fasting-and-prayer","tag-prophet-odumeje"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today\u201d - Odumeje<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Clergyman Prophet Odumeje has sparked serious buzz online by revealing that he has been engaged in fasting and prayer since 1996.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/10\/09\/since-1996-ive-been-in-fasting-and-prayer-till-today-odumeje\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cSince 1996, I\u2019ve been in fasting and prayer till today\u201d - Odumeje\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Controversial Prophet Odumeje has sparked buzz online by claiming to have engaged in fasting and prayer since 1996. 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