President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to approve the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin. The request was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary. According to Tinubu, President Patrice Talon personally requested Nigeria’s support after the failed takeover. Tinubu explained that the deployment is part of a peacekeeping mission following the recent attempted coup in Benin Republic. “The decision aligns with ECOWAS...

France’s President Emmanuel Macron says his country will deepen its security cooperation with Nigeria as terrorist violence continues to spread across the northern region. Macron made the pledge in a post on X on Sunday, announcing that he had spoken with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu about Nigeria’s worsening security challenges. In the brief statement, Macron said: “I spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria, @officialABAT. I conveyed France’s solidarity in the face of the various security...