The Nigerian Senate has on Tuesday confirmed former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Naval Air Staff, Abubakar Sadique; and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ibas as non-career ambassadors. Also, Mohammed S Usman, former intelligence Chief was confirmed.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed dismay over the sudden eruption of violence in Billiri town in Gombe State over chieftaincy tussle. Spokesperson to Mr. President, Garba Shehu, in a press statement on Monday, said the president appealed to the feuding parties to sheathe their swords and allow the civil process to prevail in the matter. President Buhari decried the resort to violence over the matter; he said he was “seriously disturbed by the outbreak of violence in Gombe State and call on the parties involved to exercise maximum restraint to avoid escalation.” “The easy resort to violence is uncalled for because there are enough avenues to resolve differences amicably without threatening law and order,” the President said.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has over the weekend announced the lifting of the ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country’s airspace.

The Niger State Government has on Sunday disclosed that it has secured the release of the abducted passengers of the States’ Transport Authority (NSTA). The Chief Press Secretary to the Niger State Governor, Mary Noel-Berje made the disclosure in a statement in Minna, saying the abductees were released from Zamfara State.

A Nigerian Air Force airplane (NAF201) a B350, has crashed shortly after departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 10:33 am, en route to Minna, Niger state. The aircraft, which was carrying six persons on board, including 2 crew members reported engine failure at 1039 am and shortly after crashed landed on the final approach path of Abuja Runway 22 at 10:48 am on Sunday. The fire service is currently at the scene of the accident.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has mentioned that pronouncements by governors in the south-west were responsible for the violence in Sasha market Ibadan Oyo state. A crisis had erupted On February 13, following an argument that ensued between a pregnant Yoruba woman and a Hausa businessman. This resulted in an outbreak of violence in Sasha area of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, which reportedly led to the deaths of many and the destruction of houses. Seyi Makinde, the state governor, ordered the immediate closure of the market.