South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) is now ranked the most popular prophet in Africa with a strong following across continent followed Nigeria's Prophet TB Joshua of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).
Bushiri, the Major 1, ranks in over 3.8 million followers on social media platform Facebook and has claimed that God blessed him with the power to perform miracles and changed the fortunes of the impoverished. Tens of thousands of followers gather to hear him preach at services in Pretoria where "miracles" are performed .
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