COUP Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/coup/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:15:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png COUP Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/coup/ 32 32 233669348 DSS Charges Man for Advocating Military Coup https://afinjufm.com/dss-charges-man-for-advocating-military-coup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dss-charges-man-for-advocating-military-coup https://afinjufm.com/dss-charges-man-for-advocating-military-coup/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:15:13 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15949 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/dss-charges-man-for-advocating-military-coup/feed/ 0 15949 Military Tracks N45bn in NDDC Amidst Coup Controversy https://afinjufm.com/military-tracks-n45bn-in-nddc-amidst-coup-controversy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-tracks-n45bn-in-nddc-amidst-coup-controversy https://afinjufm.com/military-tracks-n45bn-in-nddc-amidst-coup-controversy/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:42:24 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15601 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/military-tracks-n45bn-in-nddc-amidst-coup-controversy/feed/ 0 15601 Military Probes Coup Plot, Grills Federal Agency Boss https://afinjufm.com/military-probes-coup-plot-grills-federal-agency-boss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-probes-coup-plot-grills-federal-agency-boss https://afinjufm.com/military-probes-coup-plot-grills-federal-agency-boss/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:19:34 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15577 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/military-probes-coup-plot-grills-federal-agency-boss/feed/ 0 15577 Presidency Gives Reason for Military Shake Up, Denies Military Coup https://afinjufm.com/presidency-gives-reason-for-military-shake-up-denies-military-coup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidency-gives-reason-for-military-shake-up-denies-military-coup https://afinjufm.com/presidency-gives-reason-for-military-shake-up-denies-military-coup/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:12:50 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15423 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/presidency-gives-reason-for-military-shake-up-denies-military-coup/feed/ 0 15423 ADC Calls on FG to Clarify Alleged Coup Plot https://afinjufm.com/adc-calls-on-fg-to-clarify-alleged-coup-plot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adc-calls-on-fg-to-clarify-alleged-coup-plot https://afinjufm.com/adc-calls-on-fg-to-clarify-alleged-coup-plot/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:51:07 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15304 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/adc-calls-on-fg-to-clarify-alleged-coup-plot/feed/ 0 15304 Coup Rumours Spark Public Outrage https://afinjufm.com/coup-rumours-spark-public-outrage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coup-rumours-spark-public-outrage https://afinjufm.com/coup-rumours-spark-public-outrage/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:02:49 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=15249 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/coup-rumours-spark-public-outrage/feed/ 0 15249 Turkey warns of new terrorist group, ‘Fethullah’, in Nigeria https://afinjufm.com/turkey-warns-of-new-terrorist-group-fethullah-in-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkey-warns-of-new-terrorist-group-fethullah-in-nigeria https://afinjufm.com/turkey-warns-of-new-terrorist-group-fethullah-in-nigeria/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:56:09 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=11893 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/turkey-warns-of-new-terrorist-group-fethullah-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 11893 Prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 people implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo https://afinjufm.com/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-50-people-implicated-in-alleged-coup-attempt-in-congo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-50-people-implicated-in-alleged-coup-attempt-in-congo https://afinjufm.com/prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-for-50-people-implicated-in-alleged-coup-attempt-in-congo/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:01:10 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=4772 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 […]

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