Mali Coup: Nigeria Flexes Muscles, Demands Immediate Release of Detained Leaders

The Buhari administration has started to flex muscles with the Malian coupists, an indication that Nigeria is likely to mobilise a region force to neutralise the military intervention. In the interim, while Abuja has strongly condemned the detention of interim Malian President, Bah Ndaw, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, it has also asked for their […]

Coup Talk and Echoes of a Banana Republic

These days, it seems all right to play with fire. The blaze started like a solitary spark in Mali in August when the streets, the elite and jihadists banded to remove President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The former president had discarded election results and written a version that tightened his grip on power. How he thought […]

It’s Risky to Totally Dismiss Coup in Nigeria, Intelligence Report Says

Political risk consultancy, Menas Associates, says it will be risky for the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari administration to ”totally dismiss” concerns about a coup in the country. In its Nigeria Politics & Security, a weekly intelligence report on the country, Menas Associates insisted, ”concerns about a coup cannot be totally dismissed. There are high levels of […]

Impeach Buhari To Avoid Another Coup D’etat Disaster

Nigeria has never recovered since the first Coup d’Etat. It turned out as expected that the Army lacked the intelligence and intellectual capacity for governance. A few went as far as saying the best military rule is worse than the worst civilian rule. Well, many of us disagree. Though Jerry Rawlings did a better job […]

Malian soldiers explain reasons for president’s removal, form committee

Malian soldiers who carried out the coup that led to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita have explained their action. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament as soldiers detained him at gunpoint. On Wednesday, they said Keita’s removal was to save Mali from further crises. They announced plans to form a civilian transitional government that will organize […]

Mali president resigns after military coup

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a military coup. “I’ve decided to leave my post,” he said, clad in traditional clothing and a medical mask to protect against the coronavirus. The president and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were arrested by the military […]

Hate Speech Coup, and Beer Parlor Gist in Nigeria

A coup is a curious thing. Those who make the coup never admit that they have made the coup. They claim that they are restoring democracy or that they are taking extraordinary means to establish the conditions – eventually – for democracy. This is precisely why the definition of the events around coups are so […]

Comparisons Between Two ‘Revolutions’: Omoyele Sowore’s Coalition and the January 15 1966 Coup

The ongoing national drama over the ‘revolution’ of Omoyele Sowore has engulfed Nigeria and created a theatre where tragedy and farce may end up being staged, if Nigerians are not careful. These are times that try men’s souls in Nigeria and to avoid disaster, it is not out of place to learn one or two […]