Senate approves Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic ‎The Senate on Tuesday granted approval for President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a regional peace-stabilisation effort aimed at safeguarding democratic governance in West Africa. ‎The approval followed the reading of a formal letter from the President seeking the Senate’s consent to send military personnel to the neighbouring country in order to prevent an unconstitutional change of government and protect democratic institutions. ‎After receiving the correspondence, the Senate resolved into a Committee...