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Guardian (blog)
March 6, 2018
The revenge coup of July 1966, which eventually led to the avoidable bloody three-year civil war culminated in the emergence of preponderance of northerners as military, security and intelligence authorities. And these they have used to dominate the country. That was when the rain started beating NigeriaÃÂ ...
Vanguard
March 6, 2018
It said, however, now we had over two dozen African countries with democratically elected governments and which are hopefully not going to have transitions in government through coup d'etats and other illegal methods. “As we look at the 20 elections, obviously Nigeria, though it's not this year – it's goingÃÂ ...
Daily Nation
March 5, 2018
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the starting point of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Kabaale. Museveni had already scrapped the two-term limit in 2005. PHOTO | GAEL GRILHOT | AFPÃÂ ...
WTOP
February 27, 2018
Diendere briefly took power after the presidential guard under his command staged a coup of the transitional government in September 2015. He stepped down days later under pressure from the regional bloc, Burkina Faso's military and protesting citizens. He and others now face life in prison for chargesÃÂ ...
Vanguard
February 24, 2018
In all the coups, you find there is one frustration or the other. Anytime there is frustration, we step in. and then there is demonstration welcoming the redeemers.” Gen. Babangida's message is clear: coup plotters wait patiently for frustration to build up in the country and, pretending to gullible Nigerians thatÃÂ ...
The Intercept
February 18, 2018
... is no stranger to military power seizures. In neighboring Burkina Faso, the American-trained elite presidential guard carried out a coup that eventually failed in 2015, while an American-trained captain named Amadou Sanogo led a destabilizing coup in Mali in 2012. Niger has had four coups since 1960.
Pulse Nigeria
February 14, 2018
Anyone who looks back at the accounts of Nigeria's first coup in January 1966 will easily observe that soldiers like Kaduna Nzeogwu did a lot to affect the perception that the coup was motivated first and foremost by issues of tribe. Whether it was or not, nothing could justify the bloodletting that followed.
News24
January 27, 2018
Niamey - A military court in Niger on Friday handed down jail terms of between five and 15 years to nine soldiers and a civilian accused of seeking to overthrow President Mahamadou Issoufou in 2015. The court found them guilty of "fomenting, between November and December 2015, a plot aimed atÃÂ ...
News24
January 8, 2018
Niamey - The trial of soldiers accused of involvement in a purported bid to overthrow Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou in December 2015 will get under way on January 23, a source said on Monday. Those implicated in the alleged coup include General Souleymane Salou, former chief of staff;ÃÂ ...
SFGate
October 22, 2017
This is the latest unrest to hit Niger, where four U.S. service members ... old and suffering from prostate cancer, died in Chile's post-coup chaos.
PolitiFact
October 22, 2017
The big picture: Niger and what we know about what happened to U.S. .... military rule, coups and now a democratically elected government.
Independent Journal Review
October 20, 2017
... families of the fallen soldiers in Niger, launching many unfair attacks. ... “The press briefing could serve as a preview of what a military coup in ...
MyAJC
October 20, 2017
4 soldiers killed in ambush: Where is Niger and what are U.S. troops doing there? ... Political instability and a series of military coups followed.
The Hill
October 6, 2017
Niger: Few can locate it on a map; fewer can pronounce (Nee-Zher) it. ... from a military coup and possesses a sketchy human-rights record.
Vanguard
September 25, 2017
However, Fape said Nigeria having survived civil war, military coups and counter coups and enjoys 17 years of democracy, it calls for ...
Vanguard
September 24, 2017
The July 29, 1967 counter coup was primarily to secede and ... the chief campaigner of: “To keep Nigeria one, is a task that must be done”.
Independent Online
September 11, 2017
Niger's opposition on Saturday rejected a new constitution that paves the ... "We are going to resist and fight against this coup d'etat enacted byÃÂ ...
Independent Online
September 11, 2017
... has had a series of uprisings and attempted military coups in recent ... Taya, who had been in Niger since the coup, unexpectedly travelled toÃÂ ...
SaharaReporters.com
September 8, 2017
... suggested that she would have gladly joined the animal coup if she had ... He 'pacifies' the Niger Delta like a colonialist so that petrodollarsÃÂ ...
TheCable
September 3, 2017
In the dawn coup of a sudden and unprecedented installation of 21 kings ... like Nigeria, not many people know how awesome the powers are.
Daily Post Nigeria
September 2, 2017
... CONTENTIOUS STRUCTURE TOOK POWER THROUGH COUP DE TAT, WE WILL ... The people have resolved that Nigeria must restructure or Nigeria will die. ... The people are tired of Nigeria as presently constituted.
The Nation Newspaper
August 28, 2017
The Pan Niger Delta People's Congress (PNDPC) has cited the failure of the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) provideÃÂ ...
CNN
August 19, 2017
(CNN) President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on ... A military coup brought him to power in 1983, and another military coup toppledÃÂ ...
AllAfrica.com
August 8, 2017
Enugu — Niger Delta leader and convener of Pan-Niger Delta ... 1966 when the coup of the young majors changed the face of Nigeria and theÃÂ ...
Deutsche Welle
August 1, 2017
The day before, in Niger's capital, Niamey, the defense ministers visited a ... After a 2012 coup northern Mali fell into the hands of Islamists andÃÂ ...
Vanguard
July 31, 2017
Restructuring: The Southwest has troubled Nigeria since 1953 -Yakasai ... That was the reason why their leaders resorted to coup plotting,ÃÂ ...
Guardian (blog)
July 29, 2017
The January 15, 1966 coup was led by an ethnic Igbo (Major ... of the loud whispers of rumour of coups, especially the information he receivedÃÂ ...
THISDAY Newspapers
July 15, 2017
My return from London as a qualified lawyer coincided with the first coup. And prior to that, we were at Igbosere on Lagos Island attending theÃÂ ...
Vanguard
July 13, 2017
“We all agreed that we wanted a federation. And that is what we have today but unfortunately, coups after coups changed the whole concept weÃÂ ...
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
July 13, 2017
Some agencies estimate that by mid-century, Nigeria's population will ... and Sierra Leone and in ending a cycle of West African military coups.
BuzzNigeria.com
July 11, 2017
The Nigerian Civil War, popularly known as the Nigeria-Biafra War which ... Before the full-blown war, there was a military coup in 1966 (carriedÃÂ ...
Quartz
May 24, 2017
Nigeria's political and military circles have been swirling with rumors that ... But many of those coups took place in an Africa that is different fromÃÂ ...
Daily Trust
December 31, 1999
1960s Nigeria was a period rife with identity politics pitting one region against the ... The January 1966 coup was the first fall out of the country'sÃÂ ...
Premium Times
December 31, 1999
In the dawn coup of a sudden and unprecedented installation of 21 kings ... like Nigeria, not many people know how awesome the powers are.
YNaija
December 31, 1999
Firstly, military coups were foreign to our tradition – and the military made ... in Nigeria's first military coup early on 15 January 1966 which wasÃÂ ...
Pulse Nigeria
December 31, 1999
Sani Abacha became Nigeria's Head of States from November 17, 1993, ... Abacha's military career is distinguished by a string of successful coups. ... he is the most successful coup plotter in the history of Nigeria's military.
Africa Middle East
December 31, 1999
Nigeria's President continues to divide opinions ... But it is the 1983 Coup, that he led, which threw him into the limelight. Buhari ... Buhari is a man who has fought in wars, coups and survived an assassination attempt in 2014;ÃÂ ...
THISDAY Newspapers
March 23, 2017
Controversy is his second nature, and he doesn't really care if he is perceived in that light. However, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN has over the years, fought manyÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 23, 2017
Turkey condemned Norway for granting asylum to Turkish military officers who it said participated in a failed coup last year.
CSS Resources (blog)
March 22, 2017
In March 2012, a coalition of rebel and Islamist groups took control of the north of Mali in the wake of a coup. On April 6, 2012, the rebels proclaimed the independence of the 'Republic of Azawad' and the imposition of sharia law in northern Mali.
Global News Network
March 21, 2017
In many of Africa's most oil-rich countries such as Nigeria, Angola, Libya, Southern Sudan, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, oil, instead of being a blessing for the population, it becomes curse and produces corruption as an endemic ...
Stears News
March 20, 2017
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele recently had some choice words for the "faceless and criminally minded" people he blames for the naira's weakness in the black market.
Mintpress News (blog)
March 20, 2017
NEW YORK - (Analysis) In late February 2017, Norway hosted an international humanitarian conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad region in hopes of attracting major donors to fund relief work.
Front Page Africa
March 19, 2017
In many of Africa's most oil-rich countries such as Nigeria, Angola, Libya, Southern Sudan, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, oil, instead of being a blessing for the population, it becomes curse and produces corruption as an endemic ...
ReliefWeb
March 18, 2017
Approximately 7,000 troops as well as air and naval assets from Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal subsequently entered The Gambia as part of the ECOWAS mission ECOMIG, whose mandate was to ensure that Barrow's predecessor Yahya Jammeh did not disrupt the ...
Vanguard
March 18, 2017
Brigadier-General Idada Ikponmwen (retd) is a former Provost Marshal of the Nigeria Army and the defence counsel during the coup trial of former President Olusegun Obasanjo under the Abacha administration. Ikponmwen , penultimate week, resigned hisÃÂ ...
The News
March 17, 2017
When the group got downstairs, Danjuma instructed the 4th battalion adjutant, Lt. Garba Dada ("Paiko"), to arrange for both Fajuyi and Ironsi to be taken to the guest house on the cattle ranch at Mokwa "pending date of full inquiry.
U.S. News & World Report
March 15, 2017
In that time, Osinbajo travelled to the Niger Delta oil hub in a bid to calm tensions with militants who have attacked oil facilities - a region Buhari had been accused of neglecting - and concluded an economic reform plan required for a World bank ...
Eyewitness News
March 13, 2017
ABUJA - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has told parliament that he has resumed his duties following seven weeks of medical leave in Britain, his spokesman said on Monday.
Yahoo News
March 13, 2017
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has told parliament that he has resumed his duties following seven weeks of medical leave in Britain, his spokesman said on Monday.
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