
Senate Confirms Gen. Musa as Defence Minister After Stormy Screening The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Minister of Defence following a tense, drama-filled three-hour screening that saw lawmakers abandon the usually relaxed “take a bow and go” tradition for a rare bipartisan grilling over Nigeria’s worsening
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Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Musa As New Defence Minister By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The nomination was contained in a letter transmitted to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, in which
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Badaru Resigns As Defence Minister, Cites Health Grounds Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing health concerns. In a letter dated December 1 and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former Jigawa State governor said his decision to step down was necessary to
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