In 2001, Olumba Olumba Obu was already too old, weak and frail. Some members of his congregation were smartly scheming what would happen and who would succeed him when he passes on. His son, Roland, was not seen as a suitable candidate to mount the throne because of his lifestyle. His daughter, Ibum, led another […]
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Apr
Fan Milk Limited was founded by Danish entrepreneur Erik Emborg. As a young man, Erik trained in the shipping company J. Lauritzen in Esbjerg, Denmark. Shortly afterwards, he went to Scotland and England to further his education. Before the start of the Second World War, Erik was stationed in Poland. As time went on, he […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Man Who Claimed to be ‘God Himself’ on Earth OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU But Still Died! Part 3
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When preaching, Olumba Olumba Obu Centres on two things: love (ima) and power (odudu). Power of the Holy Spirit. Obu preached against polygamy, joining secret cults and traditional institutions. Obu is accused of preaching existential millennialism, epoch-based messianism and even a complicated form of pantheism that some have interpreted to be polytheism. One of Obu’s […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Man Who Claimed to be ‘God Himself’ on Earth OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU But Still Died! Part 2
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As you must have noticed from the previous sections, Olumba Olumba Obu did not set out at first proclaiming himself as God. In fact, at a point, he released a press statement in which he clearly emphasized that he was not God but Olumba Olumba Obu. However, even at that time, his ambivalence over the […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Man Who Claimed to be ‘God Himself’ on Earth OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU But Still Died!
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The famous spiritualist Olumba Olumba was born in 1918 in the tiny compound of Ano-Obu, Unorowenze in Biakpan Village, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State in Nigeria. His father, Olumba Obu was a minister in the Presbyterian Church while his mother would later be referred to as Queen Mother Ibum Olumba and is […]