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Temitope Balogun
Joshua (born June 12,
1963), commonly referred to as
T. B. Joshua, is a
Nigerian prophet. He is the leader and founder of
The Synagogue,
Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a religious organisation that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from
Lagos, Nigeria.
He has been awarded various accolades, notably receiving the
Officer of the
Order of the Federal Republic (
OFR) by the
Nigerian government in 2008[3] and being voted the
Yoruba man of the decade by Pan-Yoruba media outlet Irohin-Odua. He was recognised as one of
Africa's 50 most influential people by Pan-African magazines.
Joshua is known for his popularity across Africa and his online presence, with over 1,
500,
000 fans on
Facebook and hundreds of YouTube videos which have proved controversial and amassed millions of views.
As of 2011, according to
Forbes, Joshua was
Nigeria’s third-richest pastor.
According to Joshua’s official biography, unusual circumstances surrounded his birth. He says that he spent 15 months in his mother’s womb and narrowly avoided death after a quarry explosion near his house sent rocks through its roof just seven days after his birth.
Joshua, then known as Balogun
Francis, attended
St. Stephen's Anglican
Primary School in Arigidi-Akoko, Nigeria between
1971 and
1977, but failed to complete one year of secondary school education. In school, he was known as "small pastor" because of his love for the
Bible. He worked in various casual jobs after his schooling had ended, including carrying chicken waste at a poultry farm. He organised
Bible studies for local children and attended evening school during this period. Joshua attempted to join the
Nigerian military but was thwarted due to a train breakdown that left him stranded en route to the military academy.
Joshua wrote that in a heavenly vision he had received divine anointing and a covenant from God to start his ministry.
Following this, Joshua founded the ministry organisation The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) with only a handful of members. According to the organisation, more than 15,000 members attend its weekly
Sunday service; visitors from outside Nigeria are accommodated in the accommodation blocks constructed at the church.
The Guardian reported that The SCOAN attracts more weekly attendees than the combined number of visitors to
Buckingham Palace and the
Tower of London. The SCOAN's popular services have also resulted in an enormous boost for local businesses and hoteliers.
Despite Joshua's popularity, the church only has a branch in
Ghana, Joshua stating that "it is not yet time" for him to have branches worldwide as "it will be too much for my character"
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