| Residence | Benin, Nigeria |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Evangelist, Preacher and Pastor |
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| Spouse(s) | late Bishop Ben Idahosa |
| Children | 3 son, 5 daughters |
Margaret Idahosa (born 29 July 1943) is a Nigerian preacher, pastor, author, evangelist and the Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International. She is the first African female Archbishop. She is the wife of the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa.[1]She is the Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University[2].[1]She was conferred with the office of the order of Niger(OON) by the federal government of Nigeria in 2008[3].
Background[edit]
Idahosa was born on 29 July 1943 into a royal family in Benin Kingdom of Edo State, Nigeria. She bagged a Diploma in Home Economics from Leeds polytechnic in the United Kingdom.She obtained a master's degreein Divinity from Friends International Christian Univerisity. She also has Masters of Education degree which she acquired from Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, USA.She was inducted into the ministry on 24 May 1983 and became a bishop on 5 April 1998. She is married to the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, the founder of the Church of God Mission International. She is the author of The Womb of harvest, Tearing the veil, The Female minister, and Expansion without Limit.[4]Idahosa is the first Nigerian woman to be ordained as archbishop and the first female chancellor of a university in Africa (Benson Idahosa University).[5] She became an archbishop in November 2009.8[6][5]
References[edit]
- ^ abAlex, Kola (15 June 2013). 'At 70, men still run after me – Rev. Margaret Idahosa'. Vanguard. Vangurd Newspaper. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^'Benson Idahosa University'. BIU.
- ^Halim, Kate. 'How I want to be remembered by Archbishop Margaret Benson Idahosa'. Edoworld.
- ^'Archbishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa'. Edo World. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ abFemi Adelegan (April 2013). Nigeria's Leading Lights of the Gospel: Revolutionaries in Worldwide Christianity. WestBow Press. pp. 241–. ISBN978-1-4497-6954-3.
- ^'Margaret Idahosa commissions building to mark 20 years bishop'. Pm news Nigeria.
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| Born | 11 September 1938 Benin City, Edo, Nigeria |
| Died | 12 March 1998 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Spouse | Archbishop Margaret Idahosa |
| Children | 1 son, 3 daughters |
| Occupation | Televangelist, author, pastor |
Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 September 1938 – 12 March 1998), was a CharismaticPentecostal preacher.
Benson Andrew Idahosa was the founder of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) in Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria.[1]
Biography[edit]
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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^'About Benson Idahosa University'. Benson Idahosa University. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^John Sweeney (31 December 2000). 'Sects, power and miracles in the Bible belt of Essex'. The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- Founders of Church of God Mission, Worldwide. Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20080601025632/http://www.cgm-usa.org/
- Garlock, Ruthane (1982). Fire in his bones: The story of Benson Idahosa - A leader of the Christian awakening in Africa. Logos Associates, ISBN0-88270-451-6
- Dictionary of African Christian Biography - http://www.dacb.org/stories/nigeria/idahosa_bensona.html
External links[edit]
- Benson Idahosa video channel on YouTube