The international Nigerian pastor, Prophet T.B Joshua head of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) and owner of Emmanuel Tv dies at age 57.
Prophet T.B Joshua, the globally known Nigerian who is well-known for his prophecies and philanthropic deeds has died yesterday, June 5, 2021, exactly a week before his 58th birthday. He was born in a small village in Nigeria called Arigidi in Akoko and named Temitope Balogun Joshua meaning ‘What You (God) have done for me is worthy of thanks’ after narrowly escaping death after a quarry explosion near his house sent rocks through its roof just some few days after his birth. He however had to drop out of school at the basic level due to financial challenges.
He was known for his popularity across Africa and Latin America and his social media presence with 3,500,000 fans on Facebook. His YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, had over 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers and was the world’s most viewed Christian ministry on the platform before it was suspended. He was also described as the “Oprah of Evangelism” and “YouTube’s most popular Pastor”.
He was 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. A Forbes blogger estimated that Joshua spent $20 million on “education, healthcare and rehabilitation programs for former Niger Delta militants”. There is also a rehabilitation program for militants from Nigeria’s volatile Niger Delta region, repentant armed robbers, and sex workers who came to the church for ‘deliverance’.
He left behind his wife (Evelyn Joshua), a daugter (Serah Joshua), and a son (Promise Joshua) to mourn his painful death in an untimely moment that was meant to be celebrated rather. The whole SCOAN church members mourn him, the whole Nigeria mourn him, the whole Africa mourn him, and the whole world mourns him as well.
May his good soul rest in the bosom of the almighty God. Rest in peace General.
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