Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- The founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Babatunde Ayodele, has released his prophecies for 2026, outlining predictions on Nigeria's politics, the 2027 general election, the economy, security, sports and global affairs.

The cleric unveiled the forecasts on Saturday at a church conference, weeks ahead of the traditional crossover-night prophecies that many Nigerian pastors deliver on 31 December.

In recent years, Mr Ayodele has built a reputation for issuing annual predictions touching on politics, security and international relations.

His followers often cite some past forecasts, such as warnings ahead of elections, public protests and global conflicts, as evidence of accuracy, although critics rout...