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JUST IN: Prophet T.B. Joshua Dies At 57
Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as T. B. Joshua, is dead, LEADERSHIP.NEWS reports.
Born on June 12, 1963, he was a televangelist and philanthropist.
He reportedly died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church.
TB Joshua was 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 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.
The cause of his death was unknown as at the time of this report but family sources told The Gazette that his remains had been deposited at the morgue and an autopsy would be performed forthwith, adding that he gave up the ghost while been rushed to the hospital.
Prophet TB Joshua is survived by a wife, Evelyn and 3 children.
Meanwhile, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the news of the cleric’s death as fake news.