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FG grants Embassy asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader after coup

The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted asylum and protection to Fernando Dias da Costa, the opposition presidential candidate of Guinea-Bissau, following alleged...

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Jonathan briefs Tinubu, urges ECOWAS to announce Guinea-Bissau election results

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has briefed President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa following his safe return from Guinea-Bissau, where he led...

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ECOWAS, AU suspends Guinea-Bissau over military coup

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have officially suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies following a...

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Jonathan says Guinea Bissau Coup more painful than 2015 election loss to Buhari

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed dismay over the recent military takeover in Guinea Bissau, describing the incident as more painful to...

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Goodluck Jonathan evacuated as Nigeria strongly condemns Guinea-Bissau coup

Nigeria has condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, where former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was leading an election observation mission. The Federal Government...

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ECOWAS and AU condemn coup in Guinea-Bissau, demand return to constitutional rule

‎The African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum have issued a joint condemnation...

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Former Nigerian President Jonathan trapped in Guinea-Bissau amid military coup

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who was leading an election observation mission, is currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau after military officers seized power and...

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Guinea-Bissau President detained as gunfire erupts in capital following disputed vote

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has reportedly been arrested by soldiers in what he described as an attempted coup d’état, just days after...