Even with U.S. warships offshore, the strongman has prevailed in efforts to unseat him—purging, spying and paying off officers so the armed forces remain loyal.

An ex-APC presidential aspirant has spoken on why any coup plot will be dismantled in 48 hours. News broke of an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu.

The United Nations chief has condemned the military takeover in Madagascar as an army colonel who led the coup is set to be quickly sworn in as president three days after announcing soldiers had taken

Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president of Madagascar on Friday, days after his elite military unit took over the impoverished African island nation and former president Andry Rajoelina fled the country.

But the military takeover in Madagascar marks only the second coup in that period to take place outside of the Sahel region, stretching from the Atlantic to the Horn of Africa — a signal that

The DHQ has dismissed a report that the cancellation of Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary events was linked to a military coup attempt.

Nigerian authorities on Saturday denied that more than a dozen officers had been arrested over a coup plot, pushing back on local media reports.The two media outlets, citing defence sources, reported that the arrests were in fact linked to a coup plot.

The Nigerian Army officers who are currently in detention for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), SaharaReporters has gathered.