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The Coup Plotter: Brig Gen Musa Abubakar Sadiq
Snippets from report of the investigative panel set up by the military has revealed that Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq was the brain behind plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria.
Following the collapse of the plot, some military officers were arrested and detained in October 2025. A panel was subsequently set up by the military high command to investigate the allegations.
According to the report submitted by the panel which was made public Monday, January 26, 2026, 16 officers were indicted for their involvement in the plot to forcefully remove a democratically elected government. They are to face trial in due course.
A report by an online newspaper, has it that Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq, 49 years old, a senior officer of the Nigerian Army, is the central figure in alleged coup plot, an offence that carries severe penalty according to Nigeria”s constitution and military disciplinary guidelines.
The development has sent shockwaves through the military and political establishment, given Sadiq’s long-standing service record and previous strategic postings.
Born on January 3, 1974, in Nasarawa State, Sadiq began his military career at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), where he was admitted as a cadet of the 44th Regular Course in August 1992.
He completed his training in September 1997 and was commissioned into the Infantry Corps, widely regarded as the backbone of the Nigerian Army’s ground forces.
Over nearly three decades of service, Sadiq built a reputation as a disciplined officer with extensive operational and administrative experience.
Before the controversy that now surrounds him, he held several critical command positions across the country.
One of his most notable appointments was as Garrison Commander, 81 Division, Dodan Barracks, Lagos, where he was responsible for overseeing security operations and safeguarding key military installations in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
The role placed him at the heart of strategic security coordination in Lagos, a city considered vital to national stability.
He also served as Commander, 3 Brigade, Kano, a major operational command in northern Nigeria.
Sadiq was in charge of troop deployments, logistics, and civil-military relations in a region often affected by security challenges.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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