Nigeria woke up this week to a swirl of rumours that a military coup had been uncovered — an unsettling echo of the country’s turbulent past. According to reports widely circulated by Sahara Reporters and other online outlets, the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) detained sixteen officers, including a Brigadier-General, for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Read More…
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Sowore released after brief detention at Lagos airport
The Nigerian Immigration Service briefly detained Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday, immediately upon his return to Nigeria. This incident occurred as members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists gathered at the airport in anticipation of his arrival. Sowore, who had Read More…