Nigerian President Bola Tinubu changed the chiefs of the country’s top military units, days after reports of an alleged coup ...

Some Nigerian Army personnel have raided the Abuja residence of a former governor and former Minister of State for Petroleum ...

Move by Nigeria's president comes after army denied rumours of coup plot amid reports military officers were arrested.

Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the ...

Nigeria has experienced at least nine coups and attempted coups between 1966 and 1995. The last major scare came in 1997, ...

The Nigerian government announced on Friday a major shake-up of its top military commanders, replacing the chief of defence ...

In the last 96 hours, there have been multiple media reports claiming there was a plan by military officers to oust President Tinubu.

The Defence Headquarters and Nigerian Army Headquarters have remained silent following reports circulating on social media ...

Bola Tinubu's move comes weeks after reports surfaced of foiled coup attempt, which resulted in arrest of 16 senior military ...

A coup d'état is an overt attempt by a military organisation or other government elites to unseat an incumbent person or leadership. At least sixteen senior military officers have been detained by the ...

Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to reshuffle the nation’s ...

Legit.ng has looked at the list of military coups in Nigeria, from the first in 1966 to the latest alleged plot in 2025, and ...