Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader after military takeover

Ripplesnigeria | 02-12-2025 09:09pm |

Nigeria has offered asylum and protection to Fernando Dias da Costa, Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, following reported threats to his life in the aftermath of last week’s military coup. The coup was declared by soldiers on November 26, just days after the country’s presidential election in which both incumbent President Umaro Embaló and his challenger,

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