Senior Apostolic Mother Prophetess Janet Adeoti Akekaka, matriarch of the Akekaka family and wife of the late renowned Cherubim and Seraphim cleric, Prophet Joseph Olaogun Akekaka, has died at the age of 101.

Her death was announced in a statement on Monday by the executives of Ogo Oluwa C&S Surulere District.

The statement read, “With gratitude to God, we announce the transition to eternal rest of our beloved mother, Senior Apostolic Mother Janet Adeoti Akekaka, who slept in the Lord early today, July 6, 2026.”

The district executives extended condolences to her children, family members, the church and well-wishers, adding that burial arrangements would be announced later.

Mama Akekaka made the news in 2020 when she hosted family and friends to a grand celebration of her 95th birthday.

In a chat with Acts Of Seraphs, she expressed gratitude to God for having attained such age.

According to her, it’s a function of God’s grace as she least expected to still be alive till now.

“I once wished that God would take me away from this world, but He owns life”, she added.

Born on September 6, 1925, into the Maradesa family of Irawo in Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State, Senior Apostolic Mother Prophetess Janet Adeoti Akekaka was the founder of Cherubim and Seraphim Ogo Oluwa 1 (Glory of God Church), located at 28, Esepe Road, Ile-Epo Araromi Bus Stop, along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos.

Checks by Acts of Seraphs into her background revealed that Mama devoted a significant part of her life to serving in God’s vineyard and carrying out numerous spiritual assignments.

As a young woman, she may not have appeared destined for full-time ministry, but when the divine call came, it became irresistible. She embraced it wholeheartedly and remained steadfast in her commitment to God’s work throughout her life.

Whenever the opportunity arose for Mama to testify to God’s faithfulness and recount how He had guided her over the years, she often reflected on the countless testimonies, remarkable experiences and divine interventions that shaped her journey, despite the many trials and challenges she encountered along the way.

It is also noteworthy that Mama was the wife of the renowned Cherubim and Seraphim prophet, Elder Joseph Olaogun Akekaka, of blessed memory. This made her one of the oldest and most prominent figures in the Cherubim and Seraphim Church.

That Mama was born in the same year the Cherubim and Seraphim Church was founded may not have been a mere coincidence. Even more significant was the fact that she shared the same birth month as the church, a symbolic connection many believed reflected her lifelong commitment and accomplishments as a Seraph.

Judging by her life’s work, Mama demonstrated that she lived not for herself alone. She mentored and nurtured numerous spiritual sons and daughters who have gone on to make meaningful impacts in their respective ministries.

Having attained a ripe age, advancing years had done little to diminish her zeal for God’s work. She remained actively involved in spiritual engagements, attended to people seeking personal prayers, participated in prayer vigils, and regularly attended weekly and Sunday services. The only activities she had scaled back were social outings.

That she was still able to move around without assistance at such an advanced age often left many wondering where she derived her strength.

Reflecting on her ministerial journey, Mama received her first ordination as an Aladura in March 1958 at Oke Sioni, Ibadan. Four years later, she was ordained a prophetess at Agelu Jerusalem by Baba Oluwale Agbojesu II.

From there, she moved to Igboho, where she served under Baba Aladura Adeola Ona Iwa Mimo for a little over six years before, according to her, receiving the leading of the Holy Spirit to relocate to Maroko Beach in Lagos.

During the administration of General Yakubu Gowon, the group was allocated land to build at the beach. After spending more than four years there, Mama moved to No. 148 Usor Street, Oko Baba Sule, Ajegunle, where she rented a shop and established a worship centre. Seven years later, however, she decided to step away from full-time ministry.

Her departure from ministry did not leave her idle. She relocated to Apapa, where she established a food canteen and built a thriving business. She spent four and a half years in the trade until one day, while travelling by boat to purchase food items for the next day’s business, she accidentally fell into the lagoon. She was rescued by a fisherman and subsequently taken to the hospital.

According to Mama, the incident served as a divine warning for her to return to the ministry she had abandoned. This conviction became even stronger when Prophet Omole from Idasa, Ilesha, in Osun State, came for her and took her to Ilesha, where she spent another three years in ministry. It was there that her husband, Baba Akekaka, eventually found her after years of searching, following her departure from home in obedience to what she believed was God’s direction.

From Ilesha, Mama returned to the beach to continue the work of God because, according to her, the Lord had warned her to carry the cross if she did not want to lose her life.

She spent one year at the beach before fully committing herself once again to ministry. Thereafter, she travelled from one place to another preaching the Gospel. After evangelising across villages in Osun and Ekiti states, she settled for a period at Ori Oke Ladun in Ikare, Ondo State.

Mama later returned briefly to her hometown of Irawo before relocating once again to Lagos. Upon her return, she rented a six-room apartment at Ligali in Ajegunle to accommodate the large number of followers who travelled with her. She also rented another shop within the same compound to serve as a worship centre. In time, the landlord, having reportedly experienced God’s intervention through her prayers, allocated additional land to her, enabling her to expand and build a church.

She remained there for 15 years before relocating to Coker in 1987, where she acquired land on Alafia Street and ministered for another nine and a half years. However, persistent erosion forced her to relocate after she believed God had revealed that she would move to a place where no one had previously built a house or lived.

On June 5, 1998, with the support of one of her spiritual daughters, Prophetess Yemisi Savoeda, Mama relocated to Ile-Epo Araromi, where she established the church that remained her headquarters until her passing.

Throughout her ministry, Mama endured numerous hardships and challenges, yet she consistently testified that God sustained and strengthened her through them all.

Over the course of her ministerial life, Mama worked alongside many respected men of God, serving faithfully and diligently. According to those who knew her, God also used her mightily through numerous testimonies of healing, deliverance and other manifestations of His power.