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Mr Pascal, who is a lieutenant colonel, was declared wanted alongside two other soldiers. s the manhunt for the military officials responsible for the coup in Benin on Sunday continues, Tigri Pascal, the leader of the coup, has been declared wanted. The special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on …

he African Union (AU) has condemned the recent attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin, describing it as a direct attack on the country’s democratic order. In a statement issued on Sunday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Yousouf reiterated that any military involvement in political affairs violates the organisation’s core principles and values. He stressed that the AU has …

UMUAHIA — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced widespread criticism for downplaying Nigeria’s growing insecurity during a visit to the country. Johnson made the remarks last week while delivering a keynote address at the Imo State Economic Summit 2025, hosted by Governor Hope Uzodinma in Owerri. He stated, “I feel perfectly safe in Nigeria,” dismissing negative security reports …

The visit comes as the U.S. Congress intensifies scrutiny of worsening insecurity in Nigeria, particularly attacks on Christian communities in the North and other parts of the country.  high-level delegation of United States lawmakers and diplomats on Sunday visited Nigeria for a security-focused fact-finding mission, amid growing concerns in Washington over alleged large-scale persecution and killings of Christians across the …

round a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP Sunday. One source said 13 people have been detained, while another confirmed that all but one of the suspects are serving soldiers; the remaining detainee is a former member of the armed forces. The …

he Benin Republic presidency says that President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control from the coup plotters. This comes shortly after a group of military officers appeared on Benin national television Sunday morning, declaring the removal of the president and all state institutions. The group of army officials described themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation. …

he Trump administration’s undeclared war on what it calls “narco-terrorists” in Latin America opens an aggressive new chapter in US history and reignites the war on drugs. Declared by President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, the war on drugs is a decades-long campaign, woven into American foreign, justice and public health policy, to forcefully stop the flow of drugs into …

“merica Alone” might be the simplest précis of the White House’s new National Security Strategy, an extraordinary document released Friday that starkly lays out the administration’s broad foreign policy priorities. In a 33-page wall of words and grievances that self-summarizes as “America First,” it manages to reject European allies with a borderline racist swipe, concede the United States must share …

ussian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seize Ukraine’s Donbas region “by military or other means,” digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal. Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday where he will be hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two days after …

The US government said policy was being implemented under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act he US government has introduced a new policy which allows it to impose a visa ban on people considered responsible for the attack on Nigerian Christians. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US State Department said the policy allows it to deny …