Banky W reveals how 2023 election loss led him to pastoral ministry

Nigerian singer, filmmaker and entrepreneur Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has revealed how a failed political ambition helped him reflect on his purpose and eventually embrace roles in pastoral ministry and academia.
The entertainer shared the experience in an Instagram post marking his first anniversary with Union Church, where he serves as an associate pastor and global ambassador.
Recalling a joke he once made about his nickname, P.Banks, Banky W said he had previously insisted that the letter “P” stood for Professor rather than Pastor.
“I used to joke that the ‘P’ in P.Banks stood for Professor, not Pastor. I guess God heard and said, ‘Why not both?’” he wrote....