12 Soldiers, One Ex-military Arrested In Benin After Failed Coup Attempt
Sunday December 7, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Security Evaluator Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an...
Benin Republic Coup Attempt Foiled, Says Interior Minister
Sunday December 7, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng Benin Republic’s interior minister, Alassane Seidou, on Sunday, December 7, said that the Army had thwarted...
Soldiers Announce Apparent Military Coup In Benin Republic, Army Regaining Control, Says Govt
Sunday December 7, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN, Security Evaluator Lieutenant-Colonel Tigri Pascal and a group of soldiers announce a coup...
Nigeria, 144 Others Pay 2025 Dues In Full – UN Chief
Tuesday December 2, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng The United Nations, UN, Secretary General, António Guterres says wth less than five weeks remaining in...
Cameroon Opposition Leader Anicet Ekane Dies In Detention
Monday December 1, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng Veteran Cameroonian opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died in detention, five weeks after his arrest, sparking...
Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Arrives In Brazzaville
Sunday November 30, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN With agency reports Guinea-Bissau’s ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the Republic...
Ex-President Jonathan Calls Guinea-Bissau Incident A ‘Ceremonial Coup’
Saturday November 29, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Nigeria’s Former President Dr Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent political upheaval in...
Guinea-Bissau Military Appoints General N’Tam As New Leader Following Coup
Thursday November 27, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN With agency reports Guinea-Bissau’s military appointed General Horta N’Tam, chief of staff of...
Nigeria Will Bring Back Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan From Guinea Bissau Safely – Govt Source Assures
Thursday November 27, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN A senior government source has confirmed that former President Goodluck Jonathan is safe...
ECOWAS, AU Missions Condemn Guinea-Bissau Coup, Ask For Release Of Detainees
Thursday November 27, 2025www.thenewsdesk.ng Election observers from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the African Union, AU,...