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Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua, one of Africa's most influential evangelists, has died at the age of 57.

TB Joshua was one of Africa's most influential evangelists, with top politicians among his followers

A post on his Facebook page, which has more than five million followers, said: "God has taken His servant".

He was said to have died on Saturday shortly after conducting a live broadcast, but the cause of his death has not been made public.

However some reports have confirmed that he was two days ill before his death

Tens of thousands would attend his services, with top politicians from across Africa among his followers.

But his teachings and practises were also controversial.

In April, YouTube suspended his account due to allegations of hate speech, after a rights body filed a complaint over videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to "cure" gay people.

Facebook also removed at least one post showing a woman being slapped while Joshua said he was casting out a "demonic spirit"

Who was T B Joshua?

T b Joshua is known By "all", but for those who don't really know his full name is
"Temitope Balogun Joshua", He was the founder of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations. He was one of Nigeria's most popular televangelists but was perhaps the least flamboyant of his peers.

Tens of thousands of people have attended his weekly services in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos.

TB Joshua preached across the world

His rise to prominence in the late 1990s coincided with the explosion of "miracle" programmes performed on national TV by various pastors.

TB Joshua was often mocked for lacking the finesse of his colleagues during "deliverance" sessions - an intense prayer that resembles exorcism.

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

A disabled man holds a placard to protest the coroner's inquest on October 30, 2014 during the hearing at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos into the cause of the September 12 collapse at a guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations

One of his churches collapsed, killing at least 116 people

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.

In 2014, one of his churches collapsed, killing at least 116 people, including many South Africans.

A coroner in a Lagos court said "the church was culpable because of criminal negligence", but he never faced any charges.

Tb Joshua is not just a preacher he is also a teacher who doesn't look down on anyone

Source: Daveplay