Popular Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations( SCOAN) and most popular teleevangelist in Zimbabwe earlier today was named the 'Yoruba man of the decade" having gained popularity in Zimbabwe through his popular Christian television station Emmanuel TV, received the commendation from IrohinOdua, the first pan-Yoruba news outlet.
Joshua received the nod amidst the likes of other Nigerian yoruba men of God including Enoch Adeboye, David Oyedepo, Matthew Ashimolowo Tunde Bakare and William Kumuyi.
T.B. Joshua gained prominence in Zimbabwe due to his well-publicised relationship with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangarai and also the growth in popularity of Walter Magaya, who claims Joshua is his 'spiritual father'.Nigeria has got other prominent Yoruba pastors.
Commenting on the award, the Editorial Board Chairman for IrohinOdua, Prince Adeleke said, "The ancestral origin of The Synagogue has transformed from a dingy wasteland into a local Disneyland drawing, in one year, millions of visitors to Nigeria from Africa, Europe, the Middle East and America."
In same vein,Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka was named 'Yoruba man of the year' and prominent Nigerian statesman and social democrat Chief Obafemi Awolowo was posthumously awarded 'Yoruba man of the century'.
(contributions from bulawayo 24.com)
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