Tag: Coup

Criminal LawHeadlines

Coup Plotters to Face Court April 22 as FG Files Treason Charges

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High…

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Opinion

Bursting Nigeria’s 60-year coup myths with nuclear-headed missiles

By Owei Lakemfa  The last fortnight has been a-washed with stories marking…

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Criminal LawHuman Rights Law

Alleged coup: Release detained soldiers or charge before military tribunal – Falana

Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana SAN has called on the…

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International newsOpinionPolitics

The inside story of the fake coup in Guinea-Bissau

By Owei Lakemfa Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo on November 26, 2025 sat…

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HeadlinesPolitics

Bode George warns against military coup in Nigeria

Elder Statesman and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode…

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Foreign News

The Neocon coup of Europe – Why Zelensky does not want peace

Dr. Abejide Olusegun The recent exchange between U.S. President Donald Trump and…

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International newsOpinion

The civilian coups in Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and ECOWAS ambivalence

By Owei Lakemfa THERE are civilian or constitutional coups in Guinea Bissau…

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International news

Sierra Leone Failed Coup Update: President Bio Talks Tough

By Abubakar Hashim It’s exactly a week today, when an attempted coup…

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HeadlinesInternational news

Fear of coup in Sierra Leone, govt declares nationwide curfew

There is fear of coup in Sierra Leone and the government have…

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Opinion

The coup in Niger and the Moncada Barracks attack

By Owei Lakemfa. EXACTLY 70 years separate the July 26, 1953 suicidal…

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HeadlinesInternational news

ECOWAS, Tinubu condemns coup plot in Niger

The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS)  has condemned the coup…

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Headlines

When unarmed people stopped a bloody coup

By Owei Lakemfa I WAS invited by the Venezuelan Embassy in Abuja,…

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