Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP Sunday. One source said 13 people have been detained, while another confirmed that all but one of the suspects are serving soldiers; the remaining detainee is a former member…
The Nigerian military has deployed fighter aircraft to the Benin Republic following reports of a military coup that allegedly toppled President Patrice Talon on Sunday, security sources have confirmed. According to the sources, the aircraft took off from Lagos and were sighted operating within Benin Republic’s airspace as Nigeria intensified aerial surveillance to monitor…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has assured Igbo people, both at home and in the diaspora, of robust security across the Southeast during the festive season, urging them to return in large numbers without fear. The group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, gave this assurance in a statement on Sunday. Powerful stated…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the attempted military take-over in the Republic of Benin. Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control. Reacting in a statement it released in Abuja…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday assured churches in Nigeria that an end will come to insecurity, declaring that “the church will laugh last.” This is just as he asked Nigerians to put their mind at rest, saying evil will not prevail. Adeboye made the declaration…
The Chairman and CEO of Jeje-Ola Properties Nigeria Limited, Alhaji Dr. Teslim Jeje-Ola Sanusi has expressed gratitude to well-wishers who joined in the grand opening of Guzape Office, Abuja. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Jeje-Ola Properties Nigeria Limited took a bold step toward reshaping Abuja’s real estate landscape with the commissioning of its state-of-the-art smart office…
The Benin Republic presidency says that President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control from the coup plotters. This comes shortly after a group of military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, who is due to step down next April after 10 years in power. Soldiers…
The Nigerian Army has suspended all statutory and voluntary retirements for certain categories of officers following the nationwide security emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. An internal memo dated December 3, signed by Maj. Gen. E. I. Okoro on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, and sighted by our correspondent, stated that the suspension…
A group of military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, who is due to step down next April after 10 years in power. Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), said on state television that they had met and decided that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed…
Fresh details have continued to complicate the online storm surrounding human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, following new assertions credited to his lawyer amid investigations into a ransom-delivery operation in Edo State. The latest twist emerged after Ossai Ovie Success, Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor, shared an account on his Facebook page reportedly…