Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of the renowned Nigerian evangelist, Uma Ukpai.

Mr Ukpai died on 6 October, according to a statement from the family. He was 80 years old.

In a tribute issued on Monday, 13 October, Mr Tinubu described the late evangelist as "an anointed crusader of the faith, filled with fire and ice for the gospel and restoring humanity to discipline, love, and good neighbourliness."

Mr Tinubu said Mr Ukpai impacted generations with his ministry and that he has gone to be with the Lord.

"He was one of the leaders in the Lord's army who brought the fervour of revival sweeping across Nigeria and parts of Africa in the 1980s. He was a firebrand.

"I recall his Greater Ibadan for Christ c...