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FG To Checkmate Circulation Of Small Arms And Light Weapons

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The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) has declared total support for the National Centre of the Control of Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in the discharge of its tasks to halt illegal weapons in circulation.

 

General Magashi stated this when the 7 – man Management Team of the National Centre of the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, led by its Pioneer National Coordinator Major General Aba  Muhammed Dikko (retd) paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Ship House Abuja.

He tasked the leadership of the Centre to sanitise the National Security Landscape by checkmating illegal movements, manipulations and management of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country in compliance with its mandate and International conventions.

 

While appreciating President Muhammadu Buhari for the establishment of the Centre and for the well-deserved appointment of General  Dikko as the National Coordinator, he pledged the support of the Ministry to synergise efforts in stopping the effrontery and the parity in Weapons handling between the State Actors and Non- state actors.

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The National Coordinator of the National Centre of the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Major General Muhammed Dikko (retd) who had Served under General Magashi in ECOMOG, Liberia solicited for the buy-in of the Minister towards stabilizing the operations of the new outfit.

General Dikko said the Centre which is presently undergoing considerations by the National Assembly to transform it into a full-fledged Commission assured that he will be focused on pursuing its mandate.

Going forward in the discharge of the key functions of the Centre, he said the NCCSALW is leveraging Multi-sectoral and Multi – stakeholders in implementing all National, UN and  ECOWAS Plans of Action on the control of Small Arms and Light Weapons.

He disclosed that plans to mainstream the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons into National discussion are ongoing. just as efforts to put in place streamlining mechanism for sharing of Weapons by security agencies as well as the establishment of a database to checkmate proliferation and missing of  SALW are in the pipeline of action.

The National Coordinator opined that these strategies are aimed at changing the narratives of impunity, and the audacity of the misusers of Weapons in the country.

 

The National Centre of the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons was established on May 3rd this year by President Muhammadu Buhari following the disbandment of the erstwhile Presidential Committee for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the subsequent appointment of the Pioneer National Coordinator Maj Gen AM Dikko.

 

 

 

 

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Insecurity: US lawmaker accuses Matawalle of bribe attempt to silence recommendation calling for his sack

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Kimberly Daniels, a United States Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, has alleged that Nigeria’s minister of state for defense, Bello Matawalle, attempted to bribe a US official to deflect the narrative of the United World Congress of Diplomats, UN-WCD, report.

The lawmaker made the claim in a viral video released on her official Facebook account on Monday.

She said Matawalle’s alleged move was to cover up the UN-WCD report on Christian genocide in Nigeria, which indicted him.

Daniels insisted that no amount of pressure can silence her stand against the killings of Christians in Nigeria.

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“A US elected official was offered money by Nigeria’s minister of state defense, Bello Matawalle, to change the narrative of the UN-WCD Christian genocide in Nigeria report,” she said in the viral video.

Recall that Daniels, who doubled as the chairperson of UN-WCD, had called for President Bola Tinubu to remove Matawalle over alleged complicity in the killings in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, and other parts of Nigeria.

Matawalle is yet to officially reply the US lawmaker.

Daniels alleged that following her recent press statement on what she described as targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, she came under pressure from individuals she linked to the minister, including what she characterised as attempts to discredit her report and “buy support” from US-based elected officials.

According to her, an unnamed American lawmaker allegedly received an offer of financial inducement to publicly counter her position and defend the Nigerian defence leadership.

She claimed to have received evidence of a communication, including a prepared statement and promotional material, purportedly linked to the minister.

She also claimed that the bribery attempt is meant to divide America elected officials not knowing that they are united.

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Just In:President Tinubu Sacks Minister Of Finance

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council.

According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named.

Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He has been directed to hand over to Mr. Taiwo Oyedele who is now to take over as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele was formerly a Minister of State in the ministry.

Also Mr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma (PhD .) has been named as the ministerial nominee and minister designate for the Housing and Urban Development Ministry.

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The memo also directed Dangiwa to hand over to the Minister of State in the ministry.

The memo stated that “all handing over and taking over processes should be completed on or before close of business on Thursday 23rd April, 2026.”

Explaining the President’s decision, Akume said: “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”

He said the President, in approving the cabinet reshuffle, has fully exercised his powers as conferred on him by Sections 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended).

The President thanked the outgoing ministers for their services to the nation while wishing them the best in all their future endeavours.

The President, Akume noted, equally assured all cabinet members that “the process of reinvigoration shall be continuous.”

Signed:

Yomi Odunuga,
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation

21-04-2026

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JUST IN: FG Files 13 Count Charges Against Alleged Coup Plotters

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The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against individuals accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Among those named in the suit are a retired major general, a retired naval captain, a serving police inspector, and three other suspects.

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According to security sources, the coup was scheduled to be executed on Nigeria’s Independence Day. However, the plot was uncovered after preparations and plans were leaked, leading to its successful disruption.

The development prompted the Federal Government to cancel the Independence Day programme—a move described as highly unusual by political observers.

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