Joshua Iginla

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Joshua Iginla
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Born (1969-05-21) 21 May 1969 (age 55)
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
Other namesBrother Joshua
Occupation(s)Pastor, faith healing minister, televangelist
EmployerChampion Royal Assembly
Spouses
Yemisi Iginla
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(divorced. 2019)​
Stella Iginla
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(m. 2020)​
Children4

Joshua Iginla (born 21 May 1969) is a Nigerian pastor, televangelist, and prosperity gospel preacher regarded by some as a prophet. He is the founder and senior pastor of the Champions Royal Assembly, a megachurch which meets in an 80,000 seat auditorium in Kubwa, Abuja, Nigeria. [1]

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Early life

Iginla was born on 21 May 1969 to Muslim parents in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He later converted to Christianity and subsequently became a Pentecostal pastor and televangelist. [2] [3]

Personal life

In 2019, Iginla told his congregation that he and his wife Yemisi had extramarital affairs and had children outside marriage. [4] [5] In an interview, Yemisi Iginla denied that she had affairs, [6] [7] and in May 2020, Business Post reported that the couple had divorced and that Joshua Iginla had remarried to a South African. [8]

Private jet

In 2019, Iginla celebrated his birthday with a new private jet which the Nigerian daily newspaper Vanguard reported was necessary for his busy international preaching itinerary. [1]

Controversies

He had a public spat with Pastor Chris Okotie following the death of T.B. Joshua. [9] He was said to have opined that Joshua "was a gift to mankind and humanity", while describing him as "firstborn among the prophets who took the bullet for so many of us". [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Okogba, Emmanuel (26 May 2019). "Joshua Iginla acquires multi-billion naira private jet during birthday celebration". Vanguard. Retrieved 5 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Agu, Zain. "Joshua Iginla's biography". Legit. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Ogbeche, Danielle (14 November 2016). "Why I dumped Islam - Pastor Iginla". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Akinkuotu, Eniola; Aworinde, Tobi (4 March 2019). "VIDEO: My wife and I have children outside marriage, says popular Abuja pastor, Joshua Iginla". Punch. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Augoye, Jayne (4 March 2019). "Popular Abuja pastor confesses to committing adultery". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pastor Iginla: My wife was impregnated by another man, I also have a child outside + video -". The Eagle Online. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Nseyen, Nsikak (13 March 2019). "Pastor Iginla's divorce: Wife breaks silence, makes shocking revelation about Abuja Prophet". Daily Post. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Olowookere, Dipo (21 May 2019). "Nigerian Billionaire Prophet Joshua Iginla Remarries". Business Post. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Opejobi, Seun (18 June 2021). "TB Joshua: Prophet Iginla attacks Chris Okotie, others over comments". Daily Post.
  10. ↑ "Iginla, TeeMac, others eulogise TB Joshua at posthumous birthday". The Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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