{"id":115919,"date":"2025-01-08T19:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115919"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:05:39","slug":"france-dismisses-nigers-claim-of-military-base-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/france-dismisses-nigers-claim-of-military-base-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"France dismisses Niger\u2019s claim of military base in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">France has dismissed as \u201cgroundless\u201d the claim by Niger Republic that Nigeria had provided space on its territory for France to use in efforts to destabilize the former French colony.<\/p>\n<p>Bertrand de Seissan, the Political Counsellor at the French Embassy in Nigeria, made these comments in an interview in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis claim is baseless. 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