Notes
- ↑ "LinkedIn".
- ↑ "Ace broadcaster, Bishop Taiwo of Oke-Osun Diocese, dies at 65". November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Anglican Ink
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Foluso Taiwo [1] was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: [2] he was Bishop of Oke-Osun until his death in November 2020. [3]
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