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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the list of ministerial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation.

The Senate on Tuesday called for immediate convocation of a National Security Summit to address insecurity in the country.

Yobe North Senator, Ahmed Lawan, has been announced as Senate President on Nigeria’s Senate President.

Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, has emerged Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate.

The father of Leah Sharibu, the schoolgirl held by Boko Haram, on Monday reacted to the donation made by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who gave out part of his severance allowance to the girl’s family.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally announced its choices of candidates for Deputy Senate President and Deputy Speaker.

The court in a decision on Thursday said the case instituted at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court which resulted in the recognition of Mr Nwoko as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission was wrongly filed.

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Abike Dabiri-Erewa for appointment as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission.

He accused the national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, and other unnamed leaders of the party of working with the electoral commission “to kill his senatorial ambition.”

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate in plenary to brief the lawmakers over the spate of kidnappings across Nigeria.