Nigeria's fading influence leaves West Africa vulnerable as coups rise and foreign actors step in. Countries like Chad, Mali, ...

Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960, ushered in the First Republic, a parliamentary democracy modelled after the British system. The young nation was structured around ...

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

The coup attempt against Patrice Talon was thwarted with Nigerian military support, theoretical under the aegis of ECOWAS. It ...

Former Nigerian Air Force (NAF) chief of logistics, NAF spokesman and one time Nigeria’s defence attache to Russia AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya (rtd)  in this ...

In recent weeks, Nigeria’s public discourse has been clouded by rumours of a foiled coup plot involving over a dozen military officers and a former governor allegedly “on the run.” While the Defence ...

Nigeria’s rapid quashing of the attempted coup in neighbouring Benin sparked anger and disbelief at home. Citizens watched the speed, clarity, and decisiveness of the intervention and asked: if the ...

Nigerian police restrict demonstrators from convening for a sixth day of protests against the government, in Lagos, Nigeria, on Aug 6, 2024. [Reuters] While nationwide protests appeared to have ebbed ...

Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday gave its approval for President Bola Tinubu's deployment of troops to Benin Republic after Benin's government asked its bigger neighbour for help to quell an attempted coup ...

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released his prophecies for the year 2026.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president on Friday replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit north and myriad security challenges. No ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Nigerian police restrict demonstrators from convening for a sixth day of protests against ...