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NIGERIA'S senate has confirmed the former chief of defence staff retired General Christopher Musa as the new defence minister today following a five-hour grilling during which he was challenged on the grave security situation facing the country.

SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has been given a new nickname by his team mates following his scintillating performance last night during which he scored two goals after coming on as a half time substitute.

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[1] Zamfara is arguably the poorest state in Nigeria as it has no private sector whatsoever, no industry and has not tapped into any of its natural resources. At the moment, Zamfara is more or less wholly dependent on federal allocation handouts for its survival

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has forwarded the name of the former chief of defence staff Retired General Christopher Musa to the Senate as his nominee for the position of defence minister following the abrupt resignation of the incumbent Mohammed Badaru yesterday.

SUPER Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released his provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with very few surprises as his 53-man squad contains all the usual suspects and includes a few new faces.

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[1] First of all, let the Kaduna State government set aside 5,000 square kilometres to build a massive cattle ranch in in Birnin Gwari that will be home to about 5,000 herdsmen

[2] Then, can the Katsina State government reach an agreement with Al Rayan Islamic Bank to open an animal feed compounder at Funtua, which will supply the Birnin Gwari ranch

GOVERNOR Alex Otti of Abia State has paid a visit to Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu at Sokoto Prison and assured him of an impending political solution to his situation.

NIGERIA has granted political asylum to Guinea-Bissau's opposition presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa granting him and his family the right to stay at the Nigerian embassy as part of its opposition to the military coup d'etat in the country.

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[1] Disarmament centres will be established in every one of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas where illegal weapons will be handed in without any prosecution

[2] As from January 1 2026, it will be illegal for anyone to own an automatic weapon like an AK47. Anyone caught with one will be subject to a statutory 10 year jail sentence

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has sent a list of 32 more ambassadorial nominees to the senate for approval as the race to fill up positions in Nigeria's missions abroad gathers pace in response to calls for action on the matter.