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2027: “Northern youths are slipping away” – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

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Ayodele warns Tinubu

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a blunt political warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the President’s support base in Northern Nigeria (especially among the youth) is far weaker than many around him are pretending. While this development was reported yesterday, the core warning itself traces to Ayodele’s public statement released on March 24, 2026 through his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin. Ayodele’s argument is simple and politically explosive: Tinubu is being deceived about the North. According to him, those close to the President are…

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Ayodele warns Tinubu of APC Govs.’ betrayal ahead of 2027

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Ayodele warns Tinubu

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu to be careful of betrayal ahead of the 2027 presidential election. In an issued statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele stated that not all APC governors are on the same page with the President. The cleric mentioned some states where the President will face these betrayals, except if he does serious homework, which will be very difficult for him. He said: “Not all APC governors are with you for your presidency; some…

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“Focus on North or risk 2027” – Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

The Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise winning the support of the North for his second-term ambition. In a statement issued by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the northern region of the country has yet to endorse Tinubu’s re-election bid, warning that the president is being misled about the level of backing he currently enjoys there. According to the cleric, many people are deceiving Tinubu about the political landscape in the North ahead of the 2027…

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“U.S. may remove you” – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele to Tinubu

…Says Trump not working in Nigeria’s interest Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a stark warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that the United States government under President Donald Trump is not acting in Nigeria’s best interest, and may eventually attempt to see Tinubu removed from office.  Ayodele made this claim in a statement released yesterday, through his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, in Nigeria. According to him, Trump’s engagement with Nigeria is not genuinely supportive but is instead aimed at undermining Tinubu’s administration. …

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Venezuela: ‘Trump plotting to remove Tinubu from office’ – Primate Ayodele

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Primate Ayodele

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that US President Donald Trump is after removing him from office. This comes amid the removal of Vanezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro by Donald Trump. Primate Ayodele, in a statement issued yesterday, signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, made it known that the US President has ‘caged’ Tinubu and his plan is to ultimately see that he is removed from office. He stated that the support the US is giving Nigeria to fight insecurity…

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Extortion allegation: “₦150m can’t buy my shoe’ – Primate Ayodele slams Adelabu 

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Adelabu Primate Ayodele

Founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has been reacting to the petition to the Department of State Services (DSS) against him by the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. Ayodele was responding to the report on how Adelabu petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing the cleric of blackmail and attempting to extort ₦150 million from him for “spiritual intercession” to make him governor of Oyo state. Primate Ayodele who spoke during a service at his church in Oke Afa, Lagos, yesterday, the cleric maintained…

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Adelabu petitions DSS, Police, accuses Primate Ayodele of ₦150m extortion plot

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Adelabu Primate Ayodele

Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, has accused the Founder and Head of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, of attempted extortion, blackmail, and using false prophecies to tarnish his public image. Adelabu, who has already declared interest in contesting the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, levelled the allegations in a petition dated October 13, 2025, and addressed to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). The petition was signed by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji.…

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Killings, Kidnappings: “Resign if you can’t secure Nigerians” – Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has blasted President Bola Tinubu over the recent upsurge in killings and kidnappings in Nigeria. In an issued statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele described the situation as a shame, especially for the fact that some officials of the government went to the United States for a meeting regarding insecurity and the threats issued by Donald Trump. The cleric stated that the President’s responsibility is to ensure every Nigerian is secured, and that if the President can’t…

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“U.S. interference, plot to remove you from power” – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

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Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be vigilant amid rising tensions following reports of genocide allegations in Nigeria, which have drawn strong reactions from the United States. Ayodele’s warning comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened possible military action against Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians,  a development the cleric described as part of a larger international plot against the Tinubu administration. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said he had long foreseen…

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2027: “An opposition party’ll declare themselves winners before elections end” – Ayodele

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Primate Ayodele

Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has disclosed what will happen during the upcoming elections in 2027. Primate Ayodele made this known during an ongoing service in his church, while speaking about so many revelations God gave to him, one of which was what an opposition political party in Nigeria would do on election day even before the end of election. According to the Primate, he had a revelation that while the election is still on-going, an opposition political party will come out very strongly and…

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