The Department of State Service [DSS] has arrested one Innocent Chukwuma, who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government.

Naija News understands that DSS Operatives arrested Chukwuma in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Posting on his “X” handle, @TheAgroman,” Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian government.”

According to Zagazola Makama, Chukwuma posted, “A coup in Nigeria is needed.
Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.

“It will happen eventually. Nigerians, the military needs your support now! Only them can save this country.

“The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus. Only the military can reset this country. Support them.”

A source disclosed that the suspect is cooperating with DSS investigators.

Meanwhile, military investigators probing an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu have arrested and are interrogating the Managing Director of a Federal Government agency in the South-South region, Punch has learnt.

Two senior intelligence officers confirmed to Punch that the MD was picked up for allegedly transferring a large sum of money to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who has been fingered as one of the alleged financiers of the suspected coup plot.

One of the officers disclosed, “The MD (name withheld) transferred a huge sum of money to Sylva. Investigators are working on the theory that the fund transfer was connected to the coup. He is presently answering questions about what the money was meant for.”

Investigators had reportedly stormed Sylva’s Abuja residence on Saturday, where his younger brother, Paga Sylva, who serves as his Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, was arrested alongside his driver.

Sources said Sylva, a former Bayelsa governor and All Progressives Congress chieftain, was out of the country during the raid.

“Sylva’s Abuja home was raided on Saturday, but he wasn’t around. His younger brother, Paga, and his driver were arrested. Investigators believe Sylva allegedly funded the coup plot. He was abroad and was preparing to leave for Nigeria when he got wind of the arrest of the coup leaders. So, he stayed back,” one source said.

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has drawn a comparison between former President Goodluck Jonathan and President Bola Tinubu’s approach to subsidy removal.

Naija News reports that Fayemi, while speaking at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference held on Tuesday in Abuja, reflected on Nigeria’s economic policies, leadership values, and the courage needed to make tough governance decisions.

Fayemi blamed Jonathan for lacking the courage to implement the removal of the fuel subsidy during his administration, despite having the support of key stakeholders at the time.

He revealed that, contrary to public perception, many governors under Jonathan’s administration, including himself, supported the removal of fuel subsidy, even though the then-opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), opposed it politically.

Fayemi criticized Jonathan for bowing to political pressure instead of standing firm on what he believed was an economically sound policy.

In contrast to Jonathan, Fayemi commended Tinubu for showing decisive leadership by ending the fuel subsidy from the first day of his administration, despite the economic and political backlash that followed.

He said, “When we’re talking about 2012 Occupy Nigeria and the opposition to President Jonathan, the truth of the matter was that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, of which I was a member, were the major advocates for subsidy removal.

“Yes, my party, the Action Congress of Nigeria at the time, did not support subsidy removal. In fact, I and Oshiomhole were active promoters of it in all the town hall meetings that were held at the time.”

“I think when people want to blame the opposition for not lining up behind President Jonathan, there’s something to be said for President Jonathan lacking the conviction to go ahead to do what he believed in and ensure that subsidy is removed.

“What did President Tinubu do? He came in and said subsidy is gone from day one. He could have opted out of it, especially when the pressure started mounting in the first month and prices began to rise. But he stayed on course and that is the courage we must commend him for.”

However, Fayemi cautioned that while policy courage is important, managing the aftermath of such bold economic decisions is equally critical.

He added, “The devil is always in the detail. What comes after is how you manage it so that the population does not feel a sense of loss, as they are feeling at this particular point in time.”

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Tuesday revealed that the United States of America has revoked his visa, preventing him from entering the country for now.

Soyinka made the disclosure during a media briefing at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, stating that he was unaware of any wrongdoing that might have led to the revocation.

“It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that those in the United States expecting me for events do not waste their time. I have no visa; I am banned, obviously, from the United States. And if you want to see me, you know where to find me,” he told journalists.

The reason for the visa revocation remains unclear. Soyinka said he was still in the dark about the decision. The US Consulate reportedly informed him of the revocation in a letter dated 23 October 2025.

“This letter serves as official notification by the United States Consulate General in Lagos that the nonimmigrant visa listed below has been revoked pursuant to the authority contained in U.S. Department of State regulations,” the letter from the NIV Section of the Consulate, shown to reporters by Soyinka, read.

Expressing confusion over the development, Soyinka said: “I’m still reviewing my past history. I have no criminal record, felony, or misdemeanour that would justify this revocation.

“I’ve started reflecting—have I ever misbehaved toward the United States? Do I have a history? Have I ever gone against the law anywhere?”

He further stated that, This is not a personal matter. Initially, I suspected the letter might be a scam, perhaps part of an advance-fee fraud targeting visa applicants.

“Only after verifying its authenticity did I consider it genuine. My relationship with US ambassadors, consuls general, and cultural attachés has always been courteous, making this development all the more puzzling,” he said