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Nigeria helps foil coup attempt in Benin
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Nigeria deployed ground and air troops to assist Benin Republic in thwarting a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon, the presidency has confirmed. The Nigerian Air Force played a key role in the operation, while ECOWAS sent its standby force to defend the country. Benin authorities arrested around a dozen soldiers, including the ringleaders, following the botched plot.
A court martial for 36 Nigerian military officers accused in last year’s foiled coup plot was inaugurated on Friday in Abuja and will resume on May 8 behind closed doors. Separately, a Federal High Court in Abuja has begun trials for six civilians linked to the plot, barring journalists from coverage on Monday.
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The Sotto bloc has foiled a Senate coup, with power-sharing eyed in the near future. This incident forms part of ongoing power struggles in the Philippine legislature during the first week of February 2026. No further details on the involved parties were provided beyond the thwarting of the plot.