Daddy Freeze Speaks Out Against Nathaniel Bassey’s Hallelujah Challenge

• Daddy Freeze, is in the news for criticizing Nathaniel Bassey’s popular Hallelujah challenge.

• This challenge started in 2021 and involves an hour of online praise and prayer, with many Nigerians.

• Daddy Freeze went live on Instagram to talk about current events when a viewer claimed he participate in the Hallelujah challenge.

Nigerian media figure Ifedayo Olarinde, known as Daddy Freeze, is in the news for criticizing gospel artist Nathaniel Bassey’s popular Hallelujah challenge.

This challenge started in 2021 and involves an hour of online praise and prayer, with many Nigerians claiming it has positively impacted their lives.

Recently, Daddy Freeze went live on Instagram to talk about current events when a viewer suggested he participate in the Hallelujah challenge.

Freeze was very upset by the comment and showed his anger during a live Instagram session. He criticized those participating in the Hallelujah challenge and questioned how Nigeria has changed since it began. He firmly warned against making such comments on his page.

In his outburst, Daddy Freeze accused Nathaniel Bassey of using the Hallelujah challenge participants to promote his brand. He also suggested that people should pay attention to his teachings to understand how to avoid praying all the time.

In his words:

“E no go better for anybody wey say he wan join Hallelujah challenge, e no go beta for you and Hallelujah challenge! Which stupid prayer dey on? God go punish you! Wetin concern me with Hallelujah challenge? Since they’ve been challenging Hallelujah what has happened in Nigeria? No carry that nonsense come meet me o, just keep it away from here. Wetin dem dey use una build him brand! Hallelujah challenge ko, Hosanna challenge ni! If you listen to Daddy Freeze,you will need to challenge the hallelujah less because I will teach you the common sense to have so you don’t need to have so that you don’t pray 24/7, I’m here to teach you life experience! Una no dey like hear word.”

Watch the video below:

"Since they have been challenging hallelujah, what has happened in Nigeria?"

Daddy Freeze didn't find that funny. pic.twitter.com/12p7QcSxmZ

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) October 23, 2024

Daddy Freeze’s remarks on Nathaniel Bassey’s Hallelujah challenge received mixed reactions from Nigerians. Some people agreed with him, while others backed the Christian program.

See some comments below:

Sean said people should do what works for them:

Walahi my thoughts exactly but people would say it’s not true . But whatever works for you should be done 🙄

— Sean Awofodu-Johnson (@seanpepisky) October 23, 2024

Samzra mentioned that God works miracles on the platform:

For the fact e no work for you no mean say e no go work for others..
God is still performing miracles

— SAMZRA (@obisam20) October 23, 2024