•Ndume and Tinubu Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withdraw the ambassadorial nomination list currently before the Senate, alleging that its composition violates the Federal Character principle prescribed by the 1999 Constitution. The Senate had on Thursday received the lists of career and non-career am...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says some of the names President Bola Tinubu submitted to the Senate for ambassadorial confirmation are “shocking.” In a post on X, Peter Obi expressed disappointment with the list, saying several of the names were questionable. “Yes, some of [...
•Tinubu and some of the ambassadorial nominees The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded withdrawal of the ambassadorial list sent to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying it is populated by people with “integrity deficit”. The party also asked President Tinubu to renominate only Nigerians with “stellar democr...
•Tinubu The federal government has concluded the vetting of persons nominated to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions and 11 consulates globally. Multiple sources with knowledge of the process told our correspondent that the relevant agencies had completed security and background checks on each nominee, ...

