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JUST IN: Senate begins screening of new defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- Nigerian Senators have commenced the screening of the new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa. Mr Musa, a retired general and immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), was acc... Read More


Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of new defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, as Nigeria's new minister of defence. The request was... Read More


Senate to screen new defence minister today - Senate Leader

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Senate will on Wednesday screen a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, for appointment as Nigeria's new minister of defence. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi B... Read More


PDP issues expulsion certificates to Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, eight others

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 10 other members of his faction of the opp... Read More


Centre denies viral comment attributing controversial remarks on Christian genocide to Kukah

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Kukah Centre (TKC) has said that remarks made by its founder, Matthew Kukah, on Nigeria's insecurity challenges, especially regarding the killings of Christians in Northern Nige... Read More


Akpabio reconstitutes Senate security committee, names new chair

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday announced Abdullahi Yahaya (APC, Kebbi North) as the new Chairperson of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence... Read More


Lawmaker faults Akpabio's side meetings during plenary, say it's 'unparliamentary'

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- There was a mild drama in the Senate chamber on Tuesday after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, briefly halted plenary to hold a private discussion with some senators at his s... Read More


Insecurity: Bandits dislodged from neighbouring states now operating in Kano - Deputy Senate President

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has said criminal groups fleeing intensified military operations in northern Nigeria have begun relocating to Kano State, a situation posi... Read More


Senate confirms FCC commissioner nominees

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former House of Representatives member, Ayo Omidiran, as chairman of the Federal Character Commission, alongside 37 commissioners representing th... Read More


Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers begin process of imposing death penalty for kidnappers, bill passes first reading

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- A bill seeking to amend Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act to prescribe a death penalty without the option of a fine, for all kidnapping offences, has passed first reading in the Senate.... Read More