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Fr.Tagesa Akpagher was born into the family of Mr. Paul Tagesa Akpagher, mbawav, Mbatyav in Gboko local government of Benue state and Ms Maria Kwaghhembe Nyaga of Shangev-Tyev, Konshisha Local government also in Benue State. Fr. Tagesa had his primary education at Native Authority (NA) primary school Akpagher and his secondary education at Mbagwa Community Secondary School Lessel. He studied for the Catholic Priesthood at St. Augustines Major Seminary Jos Plateau State. He obtained a bachelor of theology from the Urbanian University in Rome in 1994. He worked for Retired Colonel John Madaki, former governor of Katsina state as a personal assistant in Abuja for 4 years before being ordained a catholic priest for the Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria in 1998. He served in the Archdiocese for many years. In 2002 he attended Heythrop College, University of London obtaining a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies and another MA in Education from University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom in 2011. He also trained and qualified as a teacher from the Institute of Education, University of London in 2008 and taught at several schools in the UK including St. Gregory's High school London. He is now working as the Parish priest of St. Mary's Igbor Makurdi Diocese and also lectures at the Augustinian Institute of Philosophy Makurdi. He was elected president of Tiv Language Studies and Development Association in 2019. He is the founder of Zwativ Tseegh and is the author of many books: Burning Questions of Faith (2015) Orpasenkwagh u Dedoo (2016) Ati a Batisema (2015)  Ityesen I Ivyesegh (2018) Rwamabera u Akaaôron a sha Lahadi (2020) and Katekisema u Katoliko (2020).