The charges, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Case No. FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, from posts Onukwume made on his social media account in October 2025. The DSS claims that the posts urged the removal of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the suspension of the federal government, and support for a military takeover. In the […]
Recall that there were reports that 16 Nigerian Army officers were detained for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The report linked the alleged coup to the cancellation of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day by the Federal Government. Read Also: Military Probes Coup Plot, Grills Federal Agency Boss However, the military, in […]
Sources said the official was arrested for allegedly transferring a large sum of money to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, suspected to be one of the financiers of the plan. Investigators believe the money was meant to fund the coup attempt. Sylva’s Abuja home was reportedly searched by security operatives, who […]
According to the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu acted within his authority to make leadership changes in the military. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, explained that the move followed two years of sustained operations under the previous chiefs. He […]
The party made the call in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stressing that it takes any threat to Nigeria’s democratic order with the utmost seriousness. The ADC said it has been closely monitoring reports linking some arrested military officers to the purported coup, alongside media claims that a former southern […]
Senior lawyers, civil society groups, and retired military generals have condemned any attempt to undermine the nation’s democracy. In response to the allegations, the Defence Headquarters has strongly denied the existence of any such plot or related detentions. Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Media Operations, told newsmen that the Armed Forces were unaware […]
Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s Democracy and National Unity Day. The Turkish government disclosed that the coup was successfully quelled by the collective resistance of its patriotic forces and citizens, who resisted the mutiny against the government of […]
Military prosecutor Innocent Radjabu urged the judges to sentence to death all those on trial, except for one defendant who suffers from psychological problems. The defendants, whose trial opened in June, face a number of charges, many punishable by death, including terrorism, murder and criminal association. It was learnt six people were killed during the botched […]