Famous Nigerian Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Nigerian charismatic pastor, televangelist, and philanthropist T. B. Joshua is the founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). He is extremely popular across Africa and Latin America, and his YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, has over a million subscribers. He is considered one of the most influential people from Africa and is the recipient of several awards. 

Better known as Daddy Go, Nigerian pastor Enoch Adeboye serves the Redeemed Christian Church of God and has millions of followers. However, the media has often called out his sexist attitude, reflected in his social-media posts, one of which advised men to marry only women who could cook.

Nigerian terrorist Mohammed Yusuf founded the terrorist Islamist group Boko Haram in 2002 and drew followers from unemployed youth. He was reportedly inspired by the controversial Muslim preacher Maitatsine in Nigeria. Yusuf led Boko Haram until he was killed in the 2009 Boko Haram uprising, a conflict between the group and the Nigerian security forces.