Ebenezer Obey, the ace Nigerian singer, has again dismissed rumours circulating online claiming he had passed away.
Earlier, unverified reports suggested that the legendary singer had died in Lagos.
However, Obey took to his social media pages to refute the claims, declaring, “I am alive and strong”.
The music icon dismissed the rumours as “false and misleading,” urging the public to ignore such misinformation.
The singer emphasised that, according to God’s plan for his life, his time had not yet come.
Obey, who recently celebrated his 83rd birthday, also expressed gratitude to those who reached out to check on him.
“It is fake news that started a few hours ago that Evangelist Ebenezer Obey has passed on to glory. It is a pure lie. I am alive. And that is not what Jesus has written about me. What Jesus has written about me is only what will manifest upon my life. I am alive, says the Lord. And do not believe any fake news, I am alive. And I dey kampe,” he said.
“My time is not up yet. Until when Jesus says my time is up, nobody… Everything they are saying… (any purported evil over me will not come to pass). It is Yoruba. Thank you to all the people who have been calling. I am alive.”
This is not the first time Obey has had to dispel such rumours. In 2020, he also dismissed similar false claims about his death on social media.
