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Rights Group Condemns Online Attacks on Nigeria’s Defence Minister

A Nigerian civil rights organisation has condemned what it calls coordinated online attacks against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following the circulation of an old video linked to his tenure as governor of Zamfara State. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) said the video, recorded in 2021, has been taken…

President Tinubu Nominates General Christopher Musa as Minister of Defence

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Abuja, December 2, 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence, following the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar earlier this week. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination, expressing confidence in his ability to lead the…