Popular Nigerian pastor abandons Christianity, turns ‘babalawo’

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pastor-abandons-Christianity-turns-babalawo-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>A popular Ondo State pastor, Olabanjo Felix Gold, has announced his decision to leave Christianity and embrace Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, the indigenous Yoruba spiritual tradition, declaring himself a Babalawo. Olabanjo, who previously founded Image of God Evangelical and Prophetic Ministries, disclosed the decision in a video shared online. In the recording, the former cleric introduced himself by [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/14/popular-nigerian-pastor-abandons-christianity-turns-babalawo/">Popular Nigerian pastor abandons Christianity, turns &#8216;babalawo&#8217;</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.