36 h. ago Senate security panel faults reactive policing, pushes state police, intelligence overhaul

… says illegal minnimg, major source of insecurity The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on National Security has warned that Nigeria’s current read more Senate security panel faults reactive policing, pushes state police, intelligence overhaul

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37 h. ago Ambassadorial Screening: NBA’s Osigwe Faults Senate’s ‘Bow And Go’ Approach

Osigwe faulted the country's leaders for not appointing the right persons to ambassadorial roles. The post Ambassadorial Screening: NBA’s Osigwe Faults Senate’s ‘Bow And Go’ Approach appeared first on Channels Television.

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4 d. ago Ndume alleges federal character breach in Tinubu ambassadorial nominees’ list

Senator Ali Ndume faults President Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees, describing the list as lopsided and in breach of the federal character principle. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndume-alleges-federal-character-breach-in-tinubu-ambassadorial-nominees-list/

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4 d. ago Why I joined ambassadorial screening despite federal character concerns – Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume explains why he participated in the ambassadorial screening despite raising concerns over federal character violations in the list of nom Read More: https://punchng.com/why-i-joined-ambassadorial-screening-despite-federal-character-concerns-ndume/

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4 d. ago Ambassadorial list: Why I participated in nominees’ screening — Senator Ndume

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has explained why he joined his colleagues on the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs to screen nominees for ambassadorial postings forwarded to the Senate in the penultimate week.

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4 d. ago A charade called screening: Inside the Senate’s farcical Ambassadorial confirmation sessions

The two-day ambassadorial screening at the Senate this week was supposed to demonstrate the upper chamber’s constitutional seriousness. Instead, it read more A charade called screening: Inside the Senate’s farcical Ambassadorial confirmation sessions

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7 d. ago Senate firestorm: Oshiomhole, Ndume lock horns on Omokri’s nomination

A heated clash erupts between Senators Adams Oshiomhole and Ali Ndume during the Senate ambassadorial screening of Reno Omokri, a Tinubu nominee. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-firestorm-oshiomhole-ndume-lock-horns-on-omokris-nomination/

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7 d. ago Senate refutes receiving petitions against Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees

The Nigerian Senate dismisses reports of receiving petitions against any of President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees currently undergoing screening. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-refutes-receiving-petitions-against-tinubus-ambassadorial-nominees/

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7 d. ago VIDEO: Ndume, Oshiomhole Clash During Reno Omokri’s Ambassadorial Screening

  Senators Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) and Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) clashed on Thursday in Abuja over the ambassadorial nomination of former presidential … Continue reading VIDEO: Ndume, Oshiomhole Clash During Reno Omokri’s Ambassadorial Screening The post VIDEO: Ndume, Oshiomhole Clash During Reno Omokri’s Ambassadorial Screening appeared first on Channels Television.

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7 d. ago Ambassadorial nominees: Senate panel screens Omokri, Yakubu, others

Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs begins the screening of ambassadorial nominees, including Reno Omokri, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and Yakubu Mahmood. Read More: https://punchng.com/ambassadorial-nominees-senate-panel-screens-omokri-yakubu-others/

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7 d. ago Oshiomhole, Ndume clash over Omokri’s ambassadorial screening

Senators Adams Oshiomhole and Ali Ndume openly clash during the tense ambassadorial screening of former presidential aide Reno Omokri in the Senate. Read More: https://punchng.com/oshiomhole-ndume-clash-over-omokris-ambassadorial-screening/

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8 d. ago Senate Committee hails Jimoh Ibrahim’s credentials at ambassadorial screening

His brief comments were met with nods of approval, with committee members repeatedly describing him as “an asset to Nigeria’s diplomatic corps.”

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8 d. ago Outrage As Ambassadorial Nominee Struggles To Name Ekiti Senators

* As Senate screens career ambassadors-designate A routine ambassadorial screening by the Senate turned dramatic on Wednesday when one of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees, Amb. Emmanuel Adeyemi, stumbled over a basic current affairs question many Senators considered fundamental: naming all three Senators from his home state of Ekiti. Adeyemi—currently a deputy director in the Office […]

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8 d. ago Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominee struggles to name Ekiti senators

President Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominee, Emmanuel Adeyemi, faltered during his Senate screening, unable to name all three senators from his home state of Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubus-ambassadorial-nominee-struggles-to-name-ekiti-senators/

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1 week ago Insecurity: ADC carpets Okpebholo, says gov spinning baseless conspiracy theories

The African Democratic Congress has faulted the Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over his accusation that those desperate to win the 2027 general elections were behind the recent...

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1 week ago Ambassadorial nominees: Withdraw, present fresh list, Ndume tells Tinubu

Ali Ndume, former Senate Leader, has faulted the list of ambassadorial nominees recently transmitted to the National Assembly, calling on read more Ambassadorial nominees: Withdraw, present fresh list, Ndume tells Tinubu

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1 week ago Senator Ndume Faults Composition Of Ambassadorial List, Asks Tinubu To Withdraw It

The federal lawmaker declared that the composition of nominees was in clear breach of the Federal Character principle, as enshrined in the Constitution. The post Senator Ndume Faults Composition Of Ambassadorial List, Asks Tinubu To Withdraw It appeared first on Channels Television.

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1 week ago “Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Breaches Federal Character, Should Be Withdrawn” – Ndume

Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Saturday, faulted President Bola Tinubu’s 65 ambassadorial nominees, insisting the list breaches the federal character principle and should be withdrawn ahead of next week’s Senate screening. Ndume, a former Senate Leader and Chief Whip, argued that the allocation of nominees across states and geopolitical zones falls short of […] The post “Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Breaches Federal Character, Should Be Withdrawn” – Ndume appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Senator Goje faults ‘unparliamentary conduct’ of Akpabio, colleagues

He expressed displeasure that Akpabio would allow the lawmakers to distract him and the session...

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3 w. ago Insecurity: ‘Let’s Tell Tinubu The Truth’, Bayelsa West Senator Faults Colleagues Over Patronising Comments

Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has urged his colleagues in the Senate to speak truthfully to President Bola Tinubu about the worsening security situation in Nigeria instead of making patronising comments. Speaking during a debate on national insecurity at the Senate on Wednesday, Dickson warned against “sugarcoating” the realities on ground, saying it was […]

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