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TB Joshua buried in Lagos Church





TB Joshua buried in Lagos church


Globally renowned Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua has been buried in Lagos after a week of funeral rites.

Thousands of mourners attended the burial service at his Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in the Ikotun area of Lagos.

News of the demise of the renown televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua hit the world on June 5, 2021 with a huge shock. The Pastor, popularly called TB Joshua was known for working miracles and tireless giving.

Pastor Joshua died after a brief illness, on June 5, 2021, few days to his 58th birthday.

Temitope Balogun Joshua was revered by people from around the world and tens of thousands of people attended his weekly services.

The charismatic preacher's rise to prominence in the late 1990s coincided with the explosion of "miracle" programmes performed on Nigerian TV by various pastors.

His ministry professed to heal all manner of illnesses, including HIV/Aids and attracted people from all over the world.

Known as the "Prophet" by his followers, he ran the Christian television station Emmanuel TV and often toured Africa, the US, the UK and South America.

Mr Joshua came from a poor background and was brought up by his Muslim uncle following the death of his Christian father.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) previously described him as an "impostor" who belonged to a group of "occults" that had infiltrated Christianity.

Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua was buried in his church in Lagos on Friday July 9, 2021.

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