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Foiled Coup: Defence Minister says...

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Foiled Coup: Defence Minister says plotters planned his arrest, assassination

Foiled Coup: Defence Minister says plotters planned his arrest, assassination Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has disclosed that he was marked for arrest and possible assassination in a recently foiled coup attempt against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking during a televised interview, the Defence Minister said intelligence reports revealed that the alleged coup plotters planned to detain him and shoot him if he resisted arrest. He described the plot as poorly conceived and driven by a small group of disgruntled officers who underestimated Nigeria’s democratic...
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Columns

Foiled Coup: Defence...

Foiled Coup: Defence Minister says plotters planned his arrest, assassination Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has disclosed that he was marked for...
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Nation

Nollywood actor linked...

Nollywood actor linked to 2025 coup, assassination plot against Tinubu, Shettima Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning...
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News

DHQ confirms arrest...

DHQ confirms arrest of 16 officers over alleged coup plot, sets up Court-Martial The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the arrest of 16 military officers...
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Opinion

Hajia Hafsat Bello...

Hajia Hafsat Bello and Mrs Lateefat Ademulugen during Nigeria's first military coup, by Femi Fani Kayode   The first woman in the pictures is Hajia Hafsat...
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NEPTUNE FEATURE

Nigeria and the...

Nigeria and the failed coup d'etat in Benin Republic, by Ayuba Ahmad Penultimate Sunday, 7th December, 2025, the usual serenity of the Benin Republic was...
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Africa

Benin military successfully...

Benin military successfully thwarts coup attempt, says Interior Minister Seidou   Story by Susan Mbamah  Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, on Sunday said that the Army had...
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Down Memory Lane

The execution of...

The execution of the 1976 coup plotters in Nigeria On Friday, February 13, 1976, Nigeria was shaken by a tragic and violent coup d’état led...
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News

Goodluck Jonathan is...

Goodluck Jonathan is safe, out of coup-hit Guinea-Bissau – FG Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been confirmed safe and out of Guinea-Bissau following Wednesday’s...
Maryam Umar -
International

Nigeria condemns military...

Nigeria condemns military coup in Guinea-Bissau   Nigeria has formally condemned the military coup that unfolded on Wednesday in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as a grave assault...
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