Tag: Ambassador
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JUST IN: Senate confirms Buhari’s 82-year-old nominee, two others as ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of 82-year-old retired Justice Sylvanus Nsofor (Imo), whose appointment was rejected by the lawmakers and renominated by President Muhammadu Buhari, as ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Also confirmed at the plenary on Wednesday, based on the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, were Joseph Iji…
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Russia sends team to investigate Ambassador’s murder in Turkey
Russia dispatched a team of investigators on Tuesday to investigate the killing of the Ambassador in Ankara, where officials have announced plans to name a street after the murdered diplomat. About 20 experts from Russia’s security services and Foreign Ministry are to work with Turkish counterparts as part of a probe into the killing of…