The senior pastor and founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations and Nigerian most popular Televangelist, Prophet Temitope Joshua better known as TB Joshua is dead.
According to Sahara Reporters, TB Joshua dies six days to his 58th birthday.
According to the report, the controversial pastor died on Saturday night in Lagos after concluding a programme at his church.
Although, the church and his family are yet to announced his death officially. He was 57. Plans were underway for his 58th birthday. Joshua was born on June 12, 1963.
The news of his demise became a major topic on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday around 1:00 am as many Nigerians too took to social media to mourn the late Prophet Joshua.
It was gathered that he was ill two days ago before giving up the ghost on Saturday night. His body is believed to have been deposited at the General Hospital Morgue in Isolo, Lagos.
SCOAN mega-church situated in Lagos runs a popular evangelical television station popularly known as Emmanuel TV with millions of views across the globe.
The fame of Prophet TB Joshua travels beyond the borders of Africa as a continent making Singapore in Asia his second home and other continents including Europe and America subscribes in millions via YouTube and Television while some flew into Nigeria weekly for healing and Sunday services.
Emmanuel Television was the most viewed Christian ministry on cable tv before it was suspended due to its miracle services which many still do not believe is real.
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.
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