The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, following alleged threats to his life. The decision came in the wake of a military coup announced last Wednesday in the

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday evening returned to Nigeria following his evacuation from Guinea-Bissau after soldiers announced a takeover of government in the West African nation. Jonathan, who arrived via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was seen

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday joined other West African leaders in an emergency virtual summit convened by ECOWAS to address the escalating political crisis in Guinea-Bissau. The extraordinary meeting was called as regional leaders moved swiftly to respond

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched a high-powered security and diplomatic delegation to the United States as part of efforts to ease rising tensions between Abuja and the administration of US President Donald Trump. National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam

  Nigeria has strongly condemned the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau, describing the action as a dangerous setback for democratic governance in the West African sub-region. Military officers in the country on Wednesday announced they had seized power, suspended the electoral

    Two members of the National Guard were critically injured Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., just two blocks from the White House, prompting an immediate and robust security response. According to law enforcement sources, the Guardsmen engaged in a