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Coup plotters were foolhardy even civilians would’ve taken them down — Defence minister

Defence Minister Christopher Musa has said the officers who plotted to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government had so little support that ordinary Nigerians would have taken them down without the military’s intervention. He described the plotters as a band of confused individuals who recklessly dragged clueless junior officers into a doomed enterprise. Musa spoke on […]

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May 29, 2026
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Coup trial: Accused colonel rejects military court

The second accused person in the charges brought against 36 persons accused of alleged mutiny and plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, Col Mohammed Ma’aji, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Defence Headquarters Garrison General Court Martial sitting in Asokoro, Abuja, to hear the case. Ma’aji, in a preliminary objection filed before […]

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May 21, 2026
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How 1983 coup destroyed my concert business – Ben Murray-Bruce

Founder of Silverbird Group, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has said the 1983 military coup that ousted the government of President Shehu Shagari dealt a devastating blow to his concert promotion business, forcing it into collapse despite early success. Murray-Bruce made the disclosure at the Infrastructure Dialogue 2026 in Abuja, a two-day entrepreneurship programme organised by Deutsche […]

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May 15, 2026
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I warned coup plotters they would fail – Cleric

Sheikh Sani Abdulkadir, an Islamic cleric and a defendant in the ongoing trial of suspected coup plotters, said he warned the co-suspects that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed. Abdulkadir, who said he is a Zaria-based Imam, stated this on Monday in a video evidence tendered by the prosecution before […]

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May 11, 2026
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Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of Properties Linked To Sylva

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties allegedly linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. Justice Egwuatu granted the order following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The court held that the properties, suspected […]

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May 7, 2026
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I was misled, coup suspect says in video statement

The fourth defendant in the alleged coup plot trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Zekeri Umoru, on Tuesday, denied knowledge of any plan to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government, insisting in a recorded statement played in court that he was “misled.” Umoru, an employee in the maintenance department of the Presidential Villa working […]

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May 5, 2026
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How we uncovered plot to overthrow Tinubu, Army tells court

The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, confirmed before the Federal High Court in Abuja that there was indeed a plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu through a coup d’état. A soldier from the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP), whose identity was shielded by order of the court, mounted the witness box […]

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April 29, 2026
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Court Grants Accelerated Hearing In Trial Of Alleged Coup Plotters

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted an accelerated hearing in the trial of six suspects accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The court fixed April 29, April 30, May 4, and May 5 for the commencement of trial proceedings and the hearing of bail applications filed by […]

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April 27, 2026
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Court Bars Journalists From Covering Trial Of Alleged Coup Plotters

Journalists have been barred from covering the trial of six alleged coup plotters accused of making moves to oust President Bola Tinubu. In a case that was not declared a secret trial, concerns have been raised as to its transparency in handling the matter. Judiciary correspondents were on Monday left uncertain about developments in the […]

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April 27, 2026
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Court martial over coup plot to resume May 8 – DHQ

The court martial over last year’s foiled coup plot in Nigeria will resume on May 8, a spokesman for the country’s Defence Headquarters told AFP on Monday. Three dozen officers are on trial for allegedly planning to overthrow the government. If successful, this would have brought an end to more than a quarter-century of democracy […]

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April 27, 2026
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