Tag: COUP
Gabon coup plotter arrested, two commandos killed – Official
The Gabonese
government has said that the chief military rebel who led a failed coup in
Gabon on Monday has been arrested and two of his...
Gabon: Situation under control – Govt
A spokesperson for the government of Gabon has said that the political situation in the country is “under control”.
Guy-Bertrand
Mapangou told the BBC that four...
Coup in Gabon as soldiers seize national radio station
The military has seized power in oil-rich
Gabon, where the ailing leader's family has ruled for 50 years.
Soldiers in the West African country say they
launched...
Defiant Mugabe vows to stay on despite sack by party
Zimbabwe's embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite intense pressure on him to stand down now.
In a...
Mugabe appears in public for first time since coup
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived at a university graduation ceremony in the capital on Friday, his first public appearance since a military seizure of...
We’ll resist any coup attempt, Tinubu vows
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, on Monday called on the military to perish any...
The saddest day of my life, by Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the day he was sentenced to death over a phantom coup by military tribunal set up by late...
I showed my coup movie to Obasanjo – Izu Ojukwu
Nollywood director, Izu Ojukwu, has revealed that he showed his movie, 76, based on the February 13, 1976 military coup in Nigeria to former...
Turkey wants 17 schools linked to coup shut in Nigeria
The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has called on the Federal Government to close 17 Turkish schools in Nigeria over alleged links with...
UBA denies involvement in Turkey coup
United Bank of Africa (UBA) has denied report that he funded the failed military coup in Turkey.
A Turkey-based newspaper, Yenisafak, had reported that some...