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Senator Adamu Garba Talba was a fprmer senator that represented Yobe South in the Senate Senator Talba died on 14 July, 2025. Senator Adamu Garba Talba was however among those whose names appeared as ambassadorial nominees and forwarded to Senate by President Bola Ahmed tinubu for confirmation as ambassadors. .

CAREER AMBASSADORS Abia: Ambassador Mwaobiola Ezeuwo Chukwuemeka Adamawa: Maimuna Ibrahim Anambra: Enpeji Monica Okochukwu Bauchi: Ambassador Mohammed Mahmoud Lele Bayelsa: Endoni Sindup Borno: Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno Cross River: Ambassador Jen Adams Ni Okun Michael Delta: Ambassador Clark Omeru Alexandra Ebonyi: Chima J. Leoma Davies Edo: Oduma Yvonne Ehinose Edo: Wasa Shogun Ige Ekiti: Ambassador Adeyemi Adebayo Emmanuel Enugu: Ambassador …

Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday said one of his key strategies for tackling insurgency is to withdraw soldiers from road checkpoints and redeploy them into the bush to directly confront terrorists. Mr Musa, a retired general, said police officers and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) would take over checkpoint duties from …

Mohammed Badaru, former minister of defence, says a viral publication alleging he resigned over military operations is “entirely false”. Badaru announced his resignation in a letter dated December 1 and sent to President Bola Tinubu, citing health reasons. In a statement on Wednesday, Badaru said his attention was drawn to an online post claiming he resigned because he “cannot stand …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a fresh list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation,. The request was announced on Thursday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary. The new list comprises 34 career ambassadors and high commissioners, as well as 31 non-career nominees, bringing the total to 65. Among the notable career nominees are Sulu-Gambari Olatunde …

Barely two months after the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State and the reinstatement of democratic structures, tensions have resurfaced between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly led by Speaker Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule. During its 31st Legislative Sitting, the House condemned the vandalisation of property at the Township School in Port Harcourt and …

The Senate has finally removed Senator Shehu Buba Umar, (APC Bauchi), as Chairman Senate Committee on National Security. Senator Umar has been on the radar of the U.S Intelligence agencies over links with terrorists organization operating in Nigeria. Umar has a long history of sponsoring bandits and terrorists to Mecca for pilgrimage.”– Baba Ojongwa JFO Imagine a very religious man, …

In an extraordinary twist that exposes the contradictions of Nigeria’s political landscape, the Sokoto prison—once an obscure correctional facility—has suddenly transformed into the most visited power-centre in the country. And all because of one man: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. From judges, magistrates, military generals, high commissioners, governors, senators, ministry officials, to foreign envoys, the nation’s elite are trooping to the prison …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, firmly rejected calls for a “bow and go” clearance for former Chief of Defence Staff and ministerial nominee, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), insisting that the nation’s security situation, and even international scrutiny, required a thorough, public interrogation. The session turned chaotic after Senator Sani Musa (Niger East) proposed that the nominee be allowed to …

The battle over the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may have shifted decisively after key actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were interpreted within the party as confirmation of the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee, NWC, as the structure the Commission recognises in practice. According to a senior PDP sources who understand the party’s internal workings, …