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Benson Andrew Idahosa
Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1938-09-11)11 September 1938
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Died12 March 1998(1998-03-12) (aged 59)
NationalityNigerian
DenominationChristian
SpouseArchbishop Margaret Idahosa
Children1 son, 3 daughters
OccupationTelevangelist, author, pastor

Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 September 1938 – 12 March 1998) affectionately called PAPA or BABA by his followers, was a Charismatic Pentecostal preacher, and founder of the Church of God Mission International with headquarters in Benin City, Edo State. As the first Pentecostal archbishop in Nigeria, he was renowned for his robust faith. T. L. Osborn remarked on him as the greatest African ambassador of the apostolic Christian faith to the world.

Benson Andrew Idahosa is the founder of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) in Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria.[citation needed]

Biography

A claim made by Idahosa that he had raised eight people from the dead was dropped when challenged by the Advertising Standards Authority, who sought evidence that the individuals concerned had in fact been dead.[1]

Credentials

  • He was the founding president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)
  • He was once the President of All Nations for Christ Bible Institute.

References

  1. ^ John Sweeney (31 December 2000). "Sects, power and miracles in the Bible belt of Essex". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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