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Budget Padding Tracker: I am ready to be suspended – Jibrin
A former chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations Abdulmumin Jibrin says he is ready to pay the price of being suspended to rid Nigeria of corruption. Jibrin…
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Jibrin submits petition against Okonkwo, Ugochinyere over alleged UK account (PHOTOS)
Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris against two persons. In a letter dated September 19, 2016 Jibrin accused the persons, Barrister…
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#BudgetPadding: ‘Fugitive’ Oke should be thoroughly investigated for role in arms deal – Jibrin
A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin has responded to a recent interview granted by a member of the House, Oluwole Oke. He said…
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#BudgetPadding: EFCC to probe House of Reps
Following allegations of budget padding which continues to linger in the House of Representatives, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC) may soon begin the probe of top officers of the…
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#BudgetPadding: Political parties want scandal probed by the police
Opposition parties in Nigeria on Saturday said the police must probe budget padding allegations in the House of Representatives, playing down attempt by the All Progressives Congress to internally resolve…
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#BudgetPadding: Police to search Appropriation office for documents
Indications emerged on Saturday that the police in its ongoing investigations over alleged budget padding in the House of Representatives would search documents and computers at the secretariat of the Appropriation Committee.…
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Jibrin says Dogara and House Leaders alone cost Nigeria N10 billion [DETAILS]
A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday released staggering figures collected by the ten principal officers of the House as "running cost"…
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#BudgetPadding: Itse Sagay-led presidential corruption committee invites Jibrin
Following his budget padding allegations, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption on Tuesday summoned the former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin to submit a detailed petition…
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Budget Padding Tracker: Speaker Dogara visits Buhari again
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Friday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is Dogara’s second visit to the President after the…
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Budget Padding Tracker: House of Reps goes on the offensive, says it rescued budget from Jibrin (TWEETS)
The House of Representatives has finally reacted to the budget padding controversy that has tainted the institution, saying it rescued the 2016 budget from the former chairman of the House…
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#BudgetPaddingTracker: Jibrin will be punished – Chief Whip
Following budget padding allegations made by former Chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa on Monday said Jibrin would be…
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#BudgetPaddingTracker: 5 reasons we shouldn’t take Jibrin serious anymore
Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has been on a media campaign against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some other members of the House of Representatives over…
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#BudgetPaddingTracker: SERAP tells Dogara reps have no power to insert projects
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has told the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara that, “The House of Representatives absolutely has no power to insert any projects…
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#BudgetPaddingTracker: Jibrin apologizes to APC for supporting Dogara’s emergence as Speaker
The former Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Monday apologized to the All Progressives Congress, APC for supporting the emergence of Yakubu Dogara as…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC to quiz Jibrin over N418m contracts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will reportedly grill former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over a petition it received on allegations of fraudulent award…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: ‘I’m not above the law – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has finally broken his silence on the budget padding allegations leveled against him by a former chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin files suits against possible arrest, suspension
The displaced Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has approached the Federal High Court to seek injunction against his possible arrest by the police and suspension from…
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Americans call it ‘Pork Barrel’, what Nigerians call ‘Padding’ | 5 reasons why Speaker Dogara is right
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara stated quite clearly on Thursday that no member of the hallowed chambers can be investigated or prosecuted for 'budget padding' despite…
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‘It doesn’t even make sense’ | Dogara has the perfect excuse for budget padding allegations
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday explained why he or any member of the House of Representatives cannot be investigated or prosecuted for 'budget padding.' Speaking…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: APC says it won’t sanction Dogara, Jibrin
The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said it would not sanction the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara as well as the former Chairman of the House Committee…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Why I cannot be investigated | Dogara speaks
Following budget padding allegations against him, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Thursday explained why he failed to honour the invitation of the Police Special Investigating…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin ‘supporters’ under pressure
Some members of the House of Representatives have said that the neither the police nor the EFCC has the power to investigate legislative activities. This was as they were taking…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Did you know? Dogara snubbed the police yesterday
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, reportedly failed to honor the investigation of the Special Investigating Panel set up by the Inspector General of Police to investigate the…
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Budget padding is what we are elected to do – Reps member
The Chairman House of Representative Committee on Legislative Compliance, Abiodun Olasupo has insisted the House of Representatives have done no wrong in the current budget padding controversy. Olasupo stated this…
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7 things you need to know about ‘Budget Padding’
By Tolulope Omoyeni The Nigerian news scene has been filled with stories about budget padding in the last two weeks and many of us still do not understand why or…
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The Explainer: Jibrin/Dogara budget padding controversy – The story so far
To understand the current budget padding controversy in the House of Representatives, you have to also look back at the entire 2016 budget process itself. On December 22nd 2015, President…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: EFCC grills Jibrin, to invite Dogara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin over his budget padding allegations. Jibrin had accused Speaker Dogara,…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Blabbing is fast becoming the hallmark of Jibrin – Hon. Okafor
The chairman of the House Committee on Health Services, Chike John Okafor has denied the allegation by former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that he moved…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: I received 1.4bn for constituency projects – Leo Ogor
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, has stated that he received the sum of 1.4bn Naira for constituency projects in the 2016 budget. Ogor made the disclosure while…
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Opinion: Speaker Dogara, this is why budget padding is a crime
by Ahanonu Kingsley Few days ago, the speaker of Nigeria's lower parliament was quoted as saying that 'budget padding'-an offence he was recently accused of by fellow member of parliament-is not…
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