Abuja

Six people in Nigeria have been charged with treason for allegedly attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in a coup plot last year, according to multiple reports. The charges, filed by the Attorney General at the Federal High Court in Abuja, also include terrorism and money laundering.

Nearly 400 people have been sentenced in Nigeria for links with militant Islamic groups following mass trials, with convictions ranging from five years to life imprisonment. The US carried out airstrikes in northern Sokoto state on Christmas Day, targeting a militant Islamist group after President Donald Trump alleged persecution of Christians, a claim the Nigerian government denied.

Conservative Anglican leaders meeting in Nigeria have restructured their organization and elected a new leader while pulling back on plans to directly rival the Archbishop of Canterbury.