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    Politics Dogara Calls For Impeachment of State Governors

    Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara is unhappy with State Governors. Dogara on Wednesday called for the impeachment of state governors for hijacking local government funds. He also said that the failure to conduct council elections by governors must be treated as gross...
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    Politics Governor Okowa Sacks Aide For Defrauding Dogara of N250,000

    Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has sacked his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Mr. Temple Mudi, for allegedly defrauding the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, of N250,000. The Speaker at the Government House, Asaba, on Wednesday was allegedly defrauded by...
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    Politics Osinbajo Holds Private Meeting With Saraki,Dogara

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara are currently holding a private meeting at the Aso rock villa. DAILY TRUST reports that the meeting is believed to be part of the ongoing consultations aimed at reaching a truce over...
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    Politics Take Us Out of Recession, Dogara Tells Dangote, Others

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has charged the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, captains of industries and entrepreneurs to make efforts to help Nigeria come out of the current recession. The speaker made this appeal in Benin City, Edo...
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    Politics Why Buhari Met Saraki, Ekweremadu Behind Closed Doors - The Nation

    Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. It would be the second time in 7 days the trio would be meeting behind closed doors- they also met last Friday. According...
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    Politics Hon. Jibrin Receives Anti-Corruption Award in London

    Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has been awarded an anti-corruption award for exposing budget padding in Nigeria's house of assembly. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the award was presented to Jibrin on Saturday by London-based African Voice newspaper. Receiving the award, Jibrin said...
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    Politics President Buhari Seeks Approval For $29.9bn Foreign Loan

    President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly asking them to approve a foreign loan of $29.960 billion to address infrastructure deficit in the country. The amount, which is under the government’s External Borrowing Plan, is to be spent on power, railway, roads, education...
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    Politics Budget Padding: EFCC to Invite Yakubu Dogara for Questioning

    The EFCC is intensifying a investigations into the allegations made by ex Chairman of the HoR Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and other principal officials of the House. According to the Punch, EFCC has already grilled officials of 16 federal...
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    Politics Why I Won't Fly Local Airlines in Nigeria - Deputy Speaker, Lasun

    Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun on Tuesday said that he has continuously refused to fly local airlines in Nigeria because of the deficiencies in the operations and managements of the airlines. Lasun who stated this when he represented the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara in a public...
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    Politics Jibrin - How Dogara,NASS Members Lavish Stolen Funds on Prostitutes

    Embattled lawmaker,Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, has revealed that Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun rob the Nation and the spend the proceeds on prostitutes. Hon Jibrin made the disclosure via Twitter. See tweets below:
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    Politics Buhari Opens Anti Corruption Seminar for Nigerian Lawmakers

    Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday is expected to declare open a two-day seminar on anti corruption for the National Assembly. The seminar is co-hosted by Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara. The chairman of the Senate Committee on...
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    Politics House of Reps Clear 3 Lawmakers over US Sex Scandal

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 11th cleared three members accused of sexual misconduct in the United States. The three members are Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (Bauchi State); Mr. Terse Gbillah (Benue State), and Mr. Samuel Ikon (Cross River State). The US had in June...
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    Politics President Buhari Meets Dogara Behind Closed Doors Again

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting in the President’s office in the State House lasted for about one hour. At the end of the meeting, Dogara declined to speak to journalists on the...
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    Politics Yakubu Dogara Emerges Politician Of The Year [See Photos]

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has been named politician of the year, 2015 by Leadership Newspaper. See photos:
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    Politics How Saraki, Dogara, Others Planned Buhari's Invitation At A Midnight Meeting

    The National Assembly has passed a motion summoning President Muhammadu Buhari to address the legislature on efforts being made by his administration to on the current economic recession. The decision was the outcome of the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives principal officers...
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    Politics Dogara Seized My Office to Destroy Evidence of Corruption Against Him- Jibrin

    Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has alleged that the recent invasion of his office after he was suspended was to secure evidence of corruption against House leader, Yakubu Dogara, and others. Speaking on Friday, he said : "The media witnessed the volumes of 2016 budget documents and 53 files that were...
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    Politics Budget Padding: Femi Falana Reacts To Jibrin’s Suspension, Blasts Dogara

    Femi Falana, lawyer to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to the suspension of his client. Noting that the suspension would not stand the test of time, Falana faulted Speaker of the house, Yakubu Dogara over the...
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    Metro Budget Padding: Why I Did Not Appear Before Ethics Committee - Jibrin

    Sacked chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, yesterday explained why he decided not to appear before the house Committee on Ethics and Privileges. Jibrin while addressing journalists in his office in Abuja yesterday, said decided not to appear...
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    Politics Why We Visited President Buhari Today - Tambuwal

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said the meeting has nothing to do with House of...
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    Politics President Buhari Holds Closed Door Meeting With Dogara, Tambuwal

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The duo that came together in one vehicle to the forecourt of the Presidential Villa spent...
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