• Senate Confirms Gen. Musa as Defence Minister After Stormy Screening

    Senate Confirms Gen. Musa as Defence Minister After Stormy Screening0

    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

    Tinubu Nominates Ex-CDS Musa As New Defence Minister0

    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

    Badaru Resigns As Defence Minister, Cites Health Grounds0

    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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