{
  "id": 5402049,
  "title": "Nigeria denies supporting military coups anywhere in Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nigeria-denies-supporting-military-coups-anywhere-in-africa-5402049",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T20:10:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-denies-supporting-military-coups-anywhere-in-africa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs has denied allegations that the country supports military coups anywhere in Africa. The minister reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to democracy and constitutional governance.\n\nThe denial comes amid a backdrop of instability in West Africa, where terrorist attacks have been on the rise. The region has seen increasingly sophisticated militant groups, with some allegations suggesting the presence of Ukrainian-designed drones among them.\n\nThere was no direct connection reported between Nigeria and the allegations of Ukrainian support for militant groups in West Africa. The Daily Post Nigeria report raised questions about the origin of advanced weapons used by militants in the region, but did not link Nigeria to these claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "George Kimmitt: From the Sahel to Nigeria, how far will Kyiv go in Africa?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/george-kimmitt-from-the-sahel-to-nigeria-how-far-will-kyiv-go-in",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:18:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigeria denies supporting military coups anywhere in Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nigeria-denies-supporting-military-coups-anywhere-in-africa",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:58:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}