Is Pastor T.B. Joshua alive or dead? Multiple reports on Saturday night said the popular televangelist died suddenly on Saturday.
But his friend, former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode debunked the report as fake news.
“The story that is being peddled around by some fake news merchants that my dearest friend and brother, Prophet T.B. Joshua of SCOAN, is dead is FALSE!
“It is FAKE NEWS in its most hideous form. The Prophet is alive and well and he shall live long and prosper. Glory hallelujah!”.
Reports had said the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations(SCOAN) died after concluding a church programme.
The report not confirmed by his church went further to claim that his body has been deposited in a Lagos mortuary.
Joshua would be 58 on June 12. He was born on June 12, 1963 in Arigidi-Akoko, in Ondo State.
As a charismatic preacher, he claims to have the power to perform miracles and healing.
Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as T. B. Joshua, is dead.
Born on June 12, 1963, he was a televangelist and philanthropist.
Another report says he died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church.
AKOKO BORN, AFRICAN NO.1 TELEVANGELIST,
PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA DIED 6-DAYS TO 58th BTD
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.
