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    Day: December 8, 2025

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    How Tinubu’s Intervention to Thwarted Benin Coup Attempt — Presidency

    December 8, 2025 (updated December 8, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ABUJA — The Presidency on Sunday night revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu authorized a swift military intervention to help foil an attempted coup in the Republic of Benin, following two urgent requests from the Beninese government. According to a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu directed Nigerian Air Force (NAF)... Read more

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