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    Politics Buhari's Letter Causes Drama At The House Of Reps

    Mild drama on Thursday at the floor of the House of representatives as shouts of thunderous “no, no” filled the legislative chamber when the Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara announced the intention of President Muhammadu Buhari to address a joint session of the National Assembly alongside the...
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    Politics LIST: House Of Reps' 10-Member Ad-Hoc Panel To Investigate Maina's Recall

    The House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has constituted the ad-hoc committee to investigate reinstatement of the former chairman of Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. The ad-hoc panel, comprising 10 members, is headed by Aliyu Sani Madaki (APC, Kano)...
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    Politics Court Orders Saraki, Dogara To Account For N500bn National Assembly Spending - The Guardian

    A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, should account for the N500bn captured as running costs for the legislative body between 2006 and 2016 READ MORE HERE
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    Politics How Buhari's Aide Disgraced Saraki, Dogara, Other Lawmakers At Aso Rock

    Leaders of the National Assembly, including the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and some principal officers were embarrassed at the Aso villa on Thursday night by security personnnel. Saraki and other who could not condone the security...
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    Politics House Of Reps Move To Investigate Aso Rock Clinic After Aisha Buhari's Rants

    Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday moved that the alleged deplorable state of the Presidential Villa Clinic should be investigated by the Committee on Health Services and report back within 3weeks. This is coming after several backslash on the deplorable state of the clinic by...
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    Politics Dogara Finally Swears-in New Lawmaker, Dorothy Mato To Replace Hembe

    Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara Thursday swore-in the member-elect for Vandeikya/Konshesia federal constituency of Benue State, Dorothy Mato. Mato, who was ushered into the chamber by the sergent-at-arms at about 11:42 am, was swear -in at about 11:55am. Mato...
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    Politics After One Year, Nigerian Lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, Laments Over Suspension

    Suspended House of Representative member, Hon, Abdulmumin Jubrin has lamented over his suspension from the lower chamber. Hon. Jibrin's suspension makes a year today since the popular whistblowing mechanism failed him among his colleagues and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu...
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    Politics Saraki, Dogara Eager to Visit Buhari in London [PUNCH]

    The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, are ready to visit President Muhammadu Buhari if invited by the presidency, PUNCH reports. A source told PUNCH Newspaper that the two National Assembly leaders did not make any...
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    Politics Female Lawmakers Protest Proceedings During Constitution Review

    Female lawmakers in the house of representatives have disrupted voting on amendments to the 1999 constitution. The lawmakers protested against the outcome of voting on “citizenship and indigeneship” for women. The provision seeks to alter section 25 of the constitution to give married women...
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    Politics Nigerian Lawmakers Affirm Change Of Name For Nigerian Police Force

    Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday voted to support the change of name for the Nigerian Police force. The Senate had on Wednesday for the removal of 'force' from the Nigerian Police Force nomenclature alongside other amendments in the ongoing constitutional review. 280 lawmakers voted for the...
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    Politics Dogara - Nigeria is in a State of Emergency

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Monday said that Nigeria is in a state of emergency. The Speaker made the remark at a “Capacity/Interactive Needs Assessment Workshop of Security Sector Related Committees in the House of Representatives”. Dogara said, “It is...
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    Sports Dogara Vs Mayweather Boxing Match Cancelled

    The Board and Management of the Play Network Nigeria and its partners, George Okoro Media and EddieMPR have withdrawn from the scheduled event titled- ‘Floyd Mayweather Charity Boxing Match’ for Wednesday the 14th of June 2017 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja. This was made...
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    Politics Governor Ganduje Set To Reconcile Dogara, Jibrin

    Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, is reportedly making moves to reconciling the suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin with Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of the green chamber. Leadership Newspaper on Monday learnt that Governor Ganduje has...
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    Sports Mayweather To Fight Dogara in Abuja

    The famous world boxing champion and boss of The Money Team (TMT), Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr, will arrive in Nigeria on June 12 in what has been termed as a historic visit by organisers, Zzini Media Concept. Speaking with the media in Lagos on Monday, the chairman of Tettrazzini Group of...
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    Politics House Of Reps Throw Out Bill Seeking Establishment of South-East Commission

    House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking for the establishment of the South-East Development Commission. The lawmakers rejected the bill after it was put to a voice vote by Yakubu Dogara, the speaker. Some of the lawmakers who contributed to the debate, said the timing...
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    Politics Commotion in House Of Reps Over South-East Development Commission Bill

    Commotion in the Houses of Representatives as members disagreed after the bill for the establishment of the South-East Development Commission was again stepped down. The bill was stepped down because the sponsor of the bill, Honourable Chukwuka Onyema, was said to be absent from plenary The...
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    Politics Dogara : 30-Year Old Nigerians Will Soon Be Eligible For President

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday told the Nigerian Youth Parliament that 30-year old Nigerians will soon be eligible to run for office of President. Dogara explained that the provision was contained in a new bill seeking to lower the age qualification for...
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    Politics NGF Warns Dogara - Stop Attacking State Governors

    The Nigeria Governors Forum has warned Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to stop attacking state governors. Abulrazque Barkindo, Head of media and public affairs at NGF secretariat, stated this in a statement in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Of...
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    Politics Yakubu Dogara Reveals His Greatest Fear In The House Of Reps

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that his greatest fear is not political battles or controversies, but not leaving a lasting legacy which will impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. He made the revelation during an interview with NIGERIA NOW Magazine in...
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    Politics Dogara - Conducting a Census In 2018 Will Be A Bad Idea

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has kicked against the proposed 2018 census. Dogara in a issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan, said, “I won’t advise anyone to conduct national census in 2018. I said it before that if we are...
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