Frontline Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua is dead.

Family sources told newsmen that the 57 year old died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but family sources said his remains have been deposited at the morgue and an autopsy would be performed forthwith.

Until his death, TB Joshua was the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian megachurch that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos.

Mr Joshua reigned for several decades as a fiery preacher on television, using his platform to attract a large number of Christians from across the world. 

Joshua was known for his popularity across Africa and Latin America and his social media presence with 3,500,000 fans on Facebook.

His YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, had over 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers and was the world’s most viewed Christian ministry on the platform before it was suspended.

In 2014, his church was at the centre of a multi-national investigation following a section of his church headquarters in Lagos collapsed, leaving dozens killed and many more injured.

Mr Joshua denied allegations of negligence and a trial over the incident was still underway prior to his demise.