•Tinubu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as misleading a report by an online publication insinuating that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to an alleged attempted military coup. The report claimed that 16 military officers,...
•Flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa The African Union told our correspondent yesterday it was suspending Madagascar “with immediate effect” after a coup saw an elite army unit seize power following President Andry Rajoelina’s impeachment. •Overthrown President Andry Rajoelina “The country is ...
•Madagascar soldiers An elite military unit told our correspondent today it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. •Deposed President Andry Rajoelina The 51-year-old president had refused growing demands to step down, going into hiding after weeks of anti-gove...
•Troops The Defence Headquarters has condemned the call for a military coup, describing it as a treasonable offence under the law. The warning came in a statement signed by the Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau today, after a viral video where some persons were aggrievedly calling for a military takeover surfaced onli...
•Troops No fewer than 100 South-West groups under the aegis of the Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movement, AYDM, have condemned calls for a military takeover, saying it is unwarranted. The groups, which faulted the promoters in Lagos, said a military coup in Nigeria could result in secession, reports Sunday Vanguard. AYDM insisted that the la...
•Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the Nigerian Army will resist all calls for undemocratic intervention in governance by the Armed Forces of Nigeria, saying it is not poised to lose the new prestige it has painstakingly built in the past 25 years. The […]
•Russian flags in Nigeria More Russian flags have resurfaced on the streets of major Nigerian cities as #EndBadGovernance protest entered its 5th day. Protesters, wielding Russian flags, were seen marching the streets and chanting different slogans with others carrying placards, reports Daily Trust. A video on X showed protesters in Kaduna cha...
•Supporters wave Nigerien’s flags Niger’s junta gathered thousands of people in the capital Niamey on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of its coup. Dressed in clothes bearing photos of regime members, the crowd chanted the name of junta chief Abdourahamane Tiani, reports AFP. “We’re celebrating, our dear country will gradually regain ...
•Senators Bamidele and Ningi Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti Central Senatorial District has described as a “civilian coup”, claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi that the 2024 Budget passed by the Senate was padded. A furious Bamidele, who is also the Majority Leader of the upper chamber, alleged that Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central Sen...
•Tinubu The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawlle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to go after all the propagators calling for truncation of the constitutional government in the country, describing them as criminals and enemies of democracy who should be brought to justice. According to the minister, “some mischief m...
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