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By Kamal Hammajo | November 27, 2025 Guinea-Bissau has long struggled with a cycle of political instability marked by repeated military interventions. Since the country gained independence from Portugal in 1974, the military has played an outsized role in governance, shaping national politics through coups, attempted coups, and periods of violent upheaval. This persistent interference has significantly undermined the nation’s development and weakened its institutions. A LEGACY ROOTED IN THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE At independence, Guinea-Bissau inherited a strong military influence after years of armed struggle led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). The armed forces, having delivered victory on the battlefield, entered the post-independence era with enormous political authority. That authority soon translated into direct intervention. A HISTORY DEFINED BY COUPS AND CRISIS The country’s first major coup occurred on 14 November 1980, when then–Prime M...

Kamal Hammajo | 23 November, 2025 CP Bello Yahaya  Commissioner of Police, Gombe State Command The Gombe State Police Command has refuted a circulating report claiming that ECWA Church in Kashere, Akko Local Government Area, was attacked. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command clarified that officers from the Pindiga Division and the Kashere Outstation immediately reached out to a church elder who was present during the Hausa service. The elder confirmed that no incident whatsoever occurred, adding that police officers were on ground throughout the day as part of routine security coverage. “For the sake of setting the record straight, the Command, through the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Pindiga and the Officer in Charge of the Kashere Outstation, promptly contacted one of the church elders. The elder, who was physically present during the second segment of the Hausa service, confirmed that no such inciden...