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Popular Nigerian Televangelist Pastor TB Joshua Is Dead
Popular Nigerian Televangelist Pastor TB Joshua Is Dead
Controversial Nigerian prophet, TB Joshua dies six days to his 58th birthday.
The Founder of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, better known as Prophet TB Joshua, is dead.
Joshua reportedly died on Saturday night in Lagos after concluding a programme at his church.
The church and his family have not officially announced his death. He was 57. Plans were underway for his 58th birthday. Joshua was born on June 12, 1963.
News of his demise became a trend on Twitter in the early hours of Saturday as many Nigerians took turns to mourn the late prophet.
The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed, but sources told Saharareporters he fell ill two days ago.
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His body is believed to have been deposited at General Hospital in Isolo, Lagos.
TB Joshua’s megachurch runs the popular Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos, followed by many Christians worldwide.
Joshua is famous across Africa, Europe and America. His YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, had over 1,000,000 subscribers and was the world’s most viewed Christian ministry on the platform before it was suspended.
He is well known for his controversial prophecies such as the Ghana terror attack, US presidential election, coronavirus and his influence in African politics. He recently predicted Nigeria would remain one despite instability in different parts of the country.
He recently wrote on his Facebook page about plans to celebrate his 58th birthday.
He said, “As things stand, you may have realised it will not be easy for me to celebrate my birthday under the present circumstances. Some of the people who want to come are troubled by the situation all over the world. We see their fear and their worry. I feel their pain; I feel their worry.
“Therefore, let us dedicate this day to prayer and fasting. Don’t forget the needy. By the grace of God, more birthdays are ahead. God bless you! Emmanuel. Jesus is Lord! Happy Birthday.”
On September 12 2014, a guesthouse collapsed in Lagos’s SCOAN premises, killing at least 115 people, 84 of them were South Africans.
AKOKO BORN, AFRICAN NO.1 TELEVANGELIST,
PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA DIED 6-DAYS TO 58th BIRTHDAY
Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963)at Arigidi Akoko,Akoko NorthWest Local Government Area, Ondo State, South West, Nigeria.
JOSHUA is commonly referred to as PROPHET T. B. Joshua, is a Nigerian most charismatic pastor, televangelist and philanthropist.
He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) a Christian megachurch that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos.
According to Wikipedia Joshua was Born June 12, 1963 (age 57) Arigidi Akoko, Nigeria Died {2021|6|5|}
☑️Nationality, Nigerian
☑️Occupation: charismatic pastor, televangelist, philanthropist
☑️Net worth
US$10-15 million (Forbes, 2011)
☑️Spouse(s)
Evelyn Joshua
The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, Emmanuel TV, YouTube Channel
Joshua is known for his popularity across Africa and Latin America and his social media presence with 5,500,000 fans on Facebook.
His YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, had over 10,000,000 YouTube subscribers and was the world’s most viewed Christian ministry on the platform before it was suspended.
Described as the “Oprah of Evangelism” and “YouTube’s most Popular Pastor”,
He has been awarded various accolades, notably receiving the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Nigerian government in 2008 and being voted the Yoruba man of the decade by Pan-Yoruba media outlet Irohin-Odua.
He has been called one of Africa’s 50 most influential people by Pan-African magazines The Africa Report and New African Magazine.
As of 2011, according to Forbes, Joshua was Nigeria’s third-richest pastor, although the claim was immediately denied in a statement by the church.
He is known to be controversial, and was even ‘blacklisted’ by the government of Cameroon in 2010.