Coup d’etat
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised the Nigerian military not to emulate the Gabonese army that on Wednesday overthrown President Ali Bongo in a bloodless Coup d’etat. MURIC’s Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday. “While we frown upon the sit-tight syndrome adopted by the Bongo family in Gabon…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has disproved claims of manipulation of external powers in its efforts to resolve the political instability in Niger Republic. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah made this known in a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. The West African bloc…
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Citizens of the United Kingdom who are resident in Zimbabwe have been advised to remain indoors and stay clam amid threats of violence and rumors of coup d’etat in south African nation. The UK embassy in Zimbabwe wrote in a Twitter post: ‘Due to the uncertain situation in Harare, incl. reports of unusual military activity, we…
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Gen. Akın Öztürk, a former commander of the Turkish Air Force has been named as one of the coup planners in Turkey’s attempted military coup d’état which saw dozens killed, and tens maimed. The high-ranking commander shall stand trial for treason together with all others alleged to have played a role in the bloody military take…
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ABC–The Turkish government says it foiled Friday’s attempted coup, initiated by a faction of the military that took over state TV, imposed martial law and a curfew and attacked the police headquarters in the capital of Ankara. “The situation unfolded in Turkey was a coup attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government,” read a statement released…
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