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Benin republic thwarts attempted coup as authorities arrest mutinous soldiers; regional bodies condemn plot

Benin’s government says it has foiled an attempted military coup after mutinous soldiers launched coordinated attacks early Sunday in an effort to overthrow President...

“Trapped” Jonathan returns to Abuja

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned safely to Abuja after being evacuated from Guinea‑Bissau following this week’s military coup. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

After mention in alleged coup plot, EFCC declares Timipre Sylva wanted in alleged financial crime

Mum is the posture from the camp of the former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, after he...

Former petroleum minister denies coup plot allegations

Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has issued a categorical denial of allegations linking him to an alleged coup plot aimed...

The “coup’’ that wasn’t and its aftermath

By Iliyasu Gadu How is it that a routine military exercise turns out to be reported as an attempted Coup d’ etat? Why did the...

Coup rumours, arrests, and high-level intrigue:The Nigerian military’s dark cloud

In a dramatic twist that sounds more like the plot of a political thriller than a page from Nigeria’s current affairs, about 30 officers...

Tinubu’s reaction to ‘coup attempt’ next door in Niger, and what is known so far

As a first concrete step, the Presidentof Nigeria's western neighbour, Benin, Patrice Talon, is on his way to Niger to broker some form of...

Tinubu is new ECOWAS Chairman, speaks against coup in sub-region

PRESIDENT TINUBU EMERGES AS NEW ECOWAS  CHAIRMAN, HARPS ON REGIONAL SECURITY ...seeks private sector-led economic growth in sub-region ...Says ECOWAS must rise against coup d'etat In a...

DHQ says armed forces will never be part of plot to derail democracy

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed as malicious propaganda, the report peddled by some unscrupulous elements of plot by some military officers to disrupt the...

Confirmed; it is a coup in Sudan, and protesters oppose it on the streets

Sudan's military dissolves civilian government and arrests leaders Sudan's military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency. Gen Abdel Fattah...

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