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Dear General Elijah Ayodele, Where Is the Next Coup Taking Place?
By Sammy Godson
Seeing the title General attached to Elijah Ayodele may surprise many because everyone knows he is not a member of the army, nor has he ever been publicly addressed as such. But permit me to re-christen him, because at this point, his revelations on security matters go far beyond what an army general’s intelligence can cover.
General Elijah Ayodele is a prophet and the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Lagos, yet one wonders how he has accurately foretold coup-related events across Africa—events that have been happening exactly as he mentioned.
There is a huge difference between vaguely predicting that coups will occur in a continent and specifically naming the exact countries where they will take place—and seeing them happen precisely that way. Even the world’s most powerful army general cannot achieve such accuracy, no matter the intelligence available. It is absolutely impossible.
An army general is limited to the affairs of his own country. A Nigerian general cannot know of a coup being planned in Benin Republic, and vice versa. Yet General Elijah Ayodele will sit in Lagos and speak of dangerous events such as military coups in distant countries, and they happen exactly as though he wrote the script.
This simply shows that General Elijah Ayodele is firmly connected to the throne of heaven, from where all things are revealed. As the Bible says, God does nothing without revealing it to His prophets. His prophets are His generals, and in Nigeria, we can boldly say that General Elijah Ayodele is not just a member of God’s troops but a commander—no one else comes close.
Starting with the latest coup attempt in Africa, which occurred in Benin Republic: on Sunday morning, a group of soldiers seized the national television station to announce that they had taken over the country and removed President Talon from power. They declared the suspension of all political activities and the constitution. It was a tense situation before the soldiers were repelled, resulting in the ultimate failure of the coup.
This did not happen without General Elijah Ayodele mentioning it days earlier. He had spoken about it at least three times, with the last warning given on Friday—just two days before the incident. He said some countries would experience revolutions through coups or elections, and Benin Republic was among them. He warned these nations to prepare, and within two days, it happened.
His exact words were:
“The following nations will face revolution in the coming year, either by coup or any other way. There will be disorderliness in the following countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Mali, Tanzania, Benin Republic, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda. Let them prepare for the challenges ahead.”
Recently, a coup also occurred in Guinea-Bissau after the presidential election. The army announced that they had taken over the country, suspended all electoral activities, and removed the president from power.
This, too, did not occur without General Elijah Ayodele’s warning earlier in November. He called on the president to be careful during the election and not tamper with the process, warning that a coup could occur if he attempted it. In videos and news publications, he advised the president to step down if he lost, so as not to be removed unconstitutionally.
He said:
“In Guinea-Bissau, there is going to be an election, but if there is a coalition and the president tries to rig the election, the country will turn to fire. There will be anarchy, and the impossible coup can be possible. To the president: if you lose this election, just leave. Don’t force yourself because you will fail.”
Additionally, during a live service on November 11, General Ayodele said that Guinea-Bissau would experience military action. He specifically warned that the president would lose relevance and would need to take urgent steps to stabilize the country.
His words were:
“Guinea-Bissau: The country isn’t yet settled; there is still a crisis. They will be fighting seriously. The president will not be reckoned with, and the military will carry out another action. The president must be ready to do anything to stabilize the country because I see a crisis in Guinea.”
Let us also not forget the reported attempt to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu months ago, which allegedly led to the removal of some service chiefs. Weeks before the incident, General Ayodele specifically mentioned that soldiers were angry with the president and that powerful Nigerians were planning to use the military against him.
He warned:
“There will be an attempt to unseat Tinubu unconstitutionally; the NSA, DSS, and Chief of Army Staff must be careful. There are gangs planning between November and January to unseat him.”
“Even the Navy and Air Force will be part of it, including the Nigerian Army. President Tinubu must be ready for anything and fortify himself. He needs to change his security strategy because these personalities will be unbelievable names.”
In July 2025, he had also said that Tinubu must strengthen his security system because he foresaw an attempt to carry out a coup against his government.
“I see an attempt to take power from him (Tinubu) in an unconstitutional manner. God warns him to take his personal safety seriously. What I saw was coup-like, with tension everywhere.”
Going back further, in 2019—before the 2020 coup in Mali—General Ayodele warned in his prophecy for 2020 (released in December 2019) that there would be a gang-up against the president. Just months into the new year, it came to pass.
He had said:
“There will be a gang-up against the Malian president. The country should pray against protests and disorderliness.”
In Gabon, before Ali Bongo was ousted, General Ayodele stood in his church on October 7, 2022, during a live service and advised Bongo to resign because the military would remove him. This was long before the election that ultimately ended in a coup.
He told Bongo:
“Gabonese president, your time is up. I am seeing a crisis, if not a coup d’état. Because of your health, why not resign? Why do you want to die on this seat? I am telling you what the Lord has said. Your staying on the throne is killing you. You are incapacitated, but no one is telling you the truth. I am advising you to humble yourself, resign, and hand over to someone who can do better so you won’t cause a crisis in your country.”
Other coups—including those in Niger and Burkina Faso—were also foretold by General Ayodele. Even though some governments did nothing until events swept them away, one thing is certain: none of them can ever say the prophet did not warn them.
However, for the sake of the good citizens of the nations concerned, I would like to ask the General:
Where is the next coup taking place?
Thank you.
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Gov. Abiodun’s Environment Adviser, Farouk Akintunde, Elected 25th President of Lisabi Elite Club
In a historic and celebratory atmosphere, the Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Environment, Alhaji Chief Hon. Farouk Adeniyi Akintunde (FHNR, FCSS, FCAI), has emerged as the 25th President of the prestigious Lisabi Elite Club of Abeokuta. The election, held on December 6, 2025, was conducted peacefully and drew widespread commendation for its orderliness and transparency.
Members of the club, in a unanimous decision rooted in performance and integrity, entrusted Alhaji Akintunde with the leadership of one of Abeokuta’s most influential socio-cultural clubs. His victory was described as a reflection of the club’s confidence in his proven capacity, dedication, and long-standing service to the community.
According to the club’s leadership, the decision to elect him was significantly inspired by his unparalleled contributions to environmental development in Ogun State. They praised him as a “proud ambassador of the club” whose professional excellence and public service record continue to elevate the organization’s reputation.
Aside from his distinguished role in government, Alhaji Akintunde is well-known as a grassroots politician and humanitarian, widely respected for his philanthropic interventions across Ogun State. His efforts in supporting community development, youth empowerment and social welfare have earned him admiration within and beyond the political sphere.
With his emergence as president, members expressed optimism that the Lisabi Elite Club will experience new milestones under his leadership, marked by innovation, inclusiveness, and continued commitment to community upliftment.
The inauguration of the new executive council is expected to take place in the coming weeks, marking the beginning of what many believe will be a transformative era for the esteemed club.
By Prince Adeyemi Shonibare
Obi Asika’s journey reads like the blueprint of a cultural architect: an Onitsha boy with global eyes, a detribalised Nigerian with deep heritage, and a visionary who carries the rare kinetics — the energy, force, intelligence and motion — required to transform Nigeria’s arts, culture and entertainment landscape. Few individuals have held as many master keys to the creative economy as he does. From music to film, festivals to archives, heritage to global diplomacy, he stands today as one of the most influential culture-builders of modern Nigeria.
Family and Early Roots: The Onitsha Foundation
Born on 3 October 1968 into the historically respected Asika family of Onitsha, Obi grew up within a home soaked in leadership, heritage and intellectual discipline. His father, Anthony Ukpabi Asika, was Administrator of the East-Central State during a complex post-civil war era. His mother, Chinyere Edith Asika, was a scholar, computer scientist and celebrated collector of Nigerian fabrics, arts, ornaments and material culture. She built a 3,000-piece archive over five decades — a legacy that shaped Obi’s reverence for culture.
From this home, he learned the value of identity, memory, elegance, and people. He also learned inclusion. Today he is widely seen as one of Nigeria’s most detribalised figures — deeply Igbo by birth, fully Nigerian by spirit, and proudly married to Yetunde Asika, a Lagos-rooted Yoruba woman. His closest friends and professional networks cut across Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, minority groups and the global black diaspora. He is, by all standards, a global citizen with a Nigerian soul.
Education and Formative Exposure
Obi’s early education began in Enugu before he moved to the United Kingdom. He attended Ashdown House in East Sussex and later Eton College, where he served as prefect and led multiple cultural societies, including the Political Society and Film Society.
He proceeded to the University of Warwick where he earned an LLB (Hons). More important than the degree was what university life sparked: he became a DJ, radio host, student promoter, and leader of African cultural societies. The campus became his first laboratory of entertainment kinetics — learning how music moves people, how narratives shape opinion, and how culture creates identity.
Storm: The Birth of Modern Nigerian Pop Culture
Upon returning home, he co-founded Storm Productions (later Storm 360), one of Nigeria’s earliest and most powerful entertainment engines. Storm was not just a record label — it was a movement, a renaissance and a creative revolution.
Through Storm, Obi helped launch and develop stars such as Naeto C, Ikechukwu, Sasha P, General Pype, L.O.S, Tosin Martins, Yung6ix and a generation of performers who shaped modern Afrobeats culture.
He introduced global-standard artist management, branding, reality-TV integration, and live-event architecture before they were common in Nigeria. Many insiders agree that without Storm, the current Afrobeats global wave would not exist in its present form.
Obi himself once said:
“We did it because it needed to be done — we were creating a new Nigeria through music.”
Reality TV, Content Power and Cross-Media Expansion
Beyond music, Asika produced and co-produced some of the biggest reality shows in African history:
Big Brother Nigeria
The Apprentice Africa
Dragons’ Den Nigeria
Glo Naija Sings
The Voice Nigeria
Ignite Africa
This cemented him as a master of multi-platform entertainment — a man who understood how to connect music, television, culture and commerce in one ecosystem.
Companies and Global Connections
His companies include:
Dragon Africa — a strategy, communications and events powerhouse
OutSource Media — content, production, media architecture
Iba Ajie Asika Resource Centre — heritage, archives, tech hub, museum, memory lab
Storm 360 — music, talent development, entertainment engineering
He sits on global advisory boards, collaborates with international institutions, and links Nigeria’s creative industry to the Caribbean, UK, USA, Europe and the diaspora.
His global networks span entertainment giants, heritage institutions, sports organisations, culture festivals and diplomatic circles.
DG of NCAC: A New Mandate Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
In 2024, President Tinubu appointed Obi Asika Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), entrusting him with the responsibility of re-engineering Nigeria’s soft-power infrastructure.
Since assuming office, he has reimagined the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) as a strategic showcase of “Naija First”:
fashion,interior décor,dance and choreography,drama,and,theatre,children’s,cultural,segments,visual,arts,culinary,traditions,community,crafts,creative entrepreneurship
The festival has become a national statement of Tinubu’s cultural agenda: unity, national pride, economic creativity and diversity. Under Obi’s leadership, participation increased, media coverage expanded, and the festival regained prestige.
Building the Future: The New Creative Economy Blueprint
Obi Asika is pushing a new mission — not just culture for spectacle, but culture as a $280 billion industry. His ambition includes:
- Monetizing Nigerian Icons
He is encouraging Nigerian singers, actors, comedians, dancers and influencers to adopt global merchandising systems — T-shirts, perfumes, sneakers, memorabilia, accessories — creating new income streams and boosting GDP.
- Global-scale Concert Infrastructure
He envisions Nigerian concerts with 80,000–100,000 fans, matching Brazil, Europe and American stadium culture. His work aims to make Nigeria the entertainment capital of Africa.
- Integrating Sports, Tourism, Culture
From football to traditional games, he is merging sports with culture to build destination tourism and national festivals that attract global audiences.
- Intellectual Property Revolution
He is championing a national IP framework:
an entertainment database
rights management
revenue tracking
archives and content preservation
This is the backbone of a real creative economy — measurable, bankable, investable.
- The World’s Largest Entertainment Hub
In his long-term vision, Nigeria will host the world’s biggest entertainment, arts and cultural district — a hub connecting studios, archives, museums, markets, performance arenas, digital labs and talent academies.
Character: The Humble Giant
Despite elite schools and global connections, Obi is warm, approachable and deeply loyal. Friend to the powerful, the mighty, the creatives, the hustlers and the ordinary people. He respects heritage, honours elders, supports youth and listens to everyone. To many, he is a builder of bridges, not walls.
He represents what a detribalised Nigeria looks like — a man comfortable in Onitsha, Lagos, Abuja, Kano, London, New York and Kingston. A husband, father, thinker, strategist and global icon.
Final Note: Nigeria to the World
Obi Asika carries the kinetics, the master keys, the networks, and the vision for a new cultural Nigeria.
A Nigeria whose music, arts, fashion, drama, history, children’s culture, tech and identity stand proudly on the world stage.
A Nigeria where creativity becomes wealth.
A Nigeria where the creative child can dream big again.
A Nigeria ready for global spotlight.
Obi Asika is not just participating in this renaissance.
He is unlocking it.
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UNEQUIVOCAL REJECTION OF FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIS EXCELLENCY, LIEUTENANT GENERAL TY BURATAI (RTD) CFR
UNEQUIVOCAL REJECTION OF FALSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIS EXCELLENCY, LIEUTENANT GENERAL TY BURATAI (RTD) CFR
Our attention has been drawn to an online publication by the infamous Sahara Reporters linking the precious name of His Excellency, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) CFR, Betara of Biu, Garkuwan Keffi, former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, with individuals alleged to be terrorism financiers. These allegations are false, unfounded, mischievous, and amount to a smear campaign deliberately designed to tarnish his name and reputation.
The insinuation that His Excellency was connected, directly or indirectly, to terrorism financing is entirely fabricated, inconsistent with facts, and fundamentally at odds with his values and lifelong commitment to defending Nigeria against terrorism. At no point in his distinguished career has he ever been questioned, investigated, indicted, or associated with any such matter by any official body or authority. No security institution, intelligence agency, judicial panel, diplomatic mission, oversight mechanism, or administrative body has ever linked him with terrorism financing in any form. The narrative being circulated by Sahara Reporters, relying solely on the unverified personal claims of Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), is therefore a clear misrepresentation borne out of malice and lacks any factual or legal foundation.
It is regrettable, though unsurprising, that Sahara Reporters has once again attempted to drag the precious name of His Excellency into disrepute, a pattern it has repeatedly pursued over the years, albeit unsuccessfully. Each attempt has failed because his record remains forthright, transparent, and distinguished by honourable service to the nation.
For over four decades, His Excellency, Lieutenant General TY Buratai (rtd) CFR, served this nation with honour, courage, and steadfast commitment to defeating terrorism. Under his leadership, the Nigerian Army significantly degraded Boko Haram and ISWAP, recovered previously occupied territories, restored civil administration, and returned displaced Nigerians to their homes. It defies logic and conscience to suggest that the same person who led decisive actions against terrorism would in any way be associated with the very elements he spent his career confronting.
In view of this, we call on Sahara Reporters and Major General Ali-Keffi (rtd) to immediately retract their publication and tender an unreserved public apology to His Excellency. Failure to do so will leave us with no option but to initiate appropriate legal proceedings to protect his reputation and seek redress for this malicious attack.
His Excellency remains focused on academic engagements, policy contributions, peace advocacy, and philanthropic initiatives aimed at reinforcing national development. His legacy is well documented and will not be diminished by unfounded narratives or deliberate misinformation.
Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd) mni fnipr
For and On Behalf of:
His Excellency, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), CFR, Betara of Biu, Garkuwan Keffi
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