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Rumours of a Coup in Nigeria: Another Perspective

Recently, Nigeria’s political and social spaces were saturated with news, rumours, propaganda, and sundry narratives of multiple complexions about a botched coup d’état. Although...

Coup Or Conspiracy? The Silence From Aso Rock That’s Fueling National Panic

Reports that elements within the military plotted to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have thrown the nation into a swirl of fear, rumor, and...

No More Coups Here

Back in time Nigeria owned the world record in coup-plotting by the khaki boys of the military. Now coups happen in other lands like Niger,...

Are Coups in Africa Still Good A Thing?

Just as ECOWAS is about to send a military task force to Niger in a bid to uproot coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani and...

Unraveling West Africa’s Disturbing Coup Trend: Searching For Solutions Amid Growing Discontent

Recent Coup In Gabon Highlights Troubling Coups Trend in West Africa, Signaling Deeper Discontent with Governance In a shocking turn of events, the West African...

The Coup Scare and the Political Class

When Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), declared that Senator Dino Melaye was once a corruption fighter, many...

July 29 1966 On My Mind: Did General Aguiyi-Ironsi Deserve To Die? (Part 2)

Ironsi’s Role In The January 15 1966 Coup The evidence that shows that General Ironsi and the plotters of the supposedly Igbo coup of January...

This Is a Coup and We Must All Take a Stand

Whilst it is true that every well meaning Nigerian within and beyond the borders of the country should act with caution and avoid utterances...

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