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Dogara and his cohorts will be jailed, Jibrin assures
Embattled member of the House of Representatives Abdulmumin Jibrin says Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara will be jailed. In a statement marking 100 days since he accused Dogara and…
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Opinion: Abdulmumin Jibrin| The travail of a whistle blower
by Usman Alabi What was Jibrin thinking when he decided to call the bluff of the members of the inner circle that he was once a member to announce to…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Usman thinks Hon Jibrin has lost his political relevance…maybe we agree
Who is Usman? Another lawmaker? A minister? A government official? Usman is none of any of the options listed. Usman is a political observer and a writer, he's genuinely concerned…
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Budget padding: Jibrin sues House of Reps over suspension
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has filed a N1bn suit against the lower chamber. Jibrin filed the suit seeking N1bn as damage for…
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Gimba Kakanda: Forgetting Abdulmumin Jibrin
by Gimba Kakanda I was part of a group that met the lone fighter on October 3. It was a mission arranged by a social media community to establish the…
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Taiwo Damilola: Bad behaviour is the Nigerian way [NEW VOICES]
by Taiwo Damilola As I sat enjoying the solitude of my flat, a neighbor whom I fondly call Baal, cranked up his stereo, thus disturbing the quiet peace I had…
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Stop paying lawmakers running costs, Jibrin tells Finance Ministry
The former chairman of the House of Representatives committed on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin has called on the Ministry of Finance to put an end to the payment of running costs…
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Jibrin undergoes drug test at National Hospital (PHOTOS)
The lawmaker in the eye of the budget padding imbroglio Honourable Abdulmumin Jubrin, on Tuesday visited the National Hospital, Abuja to undergo test for substance abuse, ccording to Premium Times. He said he…
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Jibrin will reveal more corrupt practices if FG protects him – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Tuesday urged "whistleblower" Abdulmumin Jibrin to reveal more of the corrupt practices in the House of Representatives. In the statement signed by its…
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Farooq Kperogi: “Budget Padding,” “Racist” Economist, “Tenants of Democracy”: English on the Move
One of the sources of Nigerian English that I have identified in several of my writings is linguistic improvisation. Linguistic improvisation occurs when speakers of a language invent new words,…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Why we can’t pay workers full salaries – Dickson Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson says workers in the state cannot…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Democracy or “Magogocracy”? Nigeria’s leaders need to choose
In this thread, blogger and all round commentator, Japheth Omojuwa advises the Nigerian government to review its resolve to fight corruption in the country re the budget padding scandal and…
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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. Nigeria's 56th Independence anniversary celebration Nigeria on Saturday celebrated its 56th independence anniversary. President Muhammadu Buhari in his independence…
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Budget Padding: Dogara threatened lawmakers with running cost to get support – Jibrin
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has yet again open another pandora box, despite being recently suspended for 180 days. Jibrin on Saturday in…
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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. Budget Padding: Dogara sealed my office to destroy evidence – Jibrin Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has accused Speaker of the…
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Budget Padding: Dogara sealed my office to destroy evidence – Jibrin
Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has accused Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara of directing his cohorts to seal his office in order to destroy evidence. Security operatives sealed off…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Edo election: Deputy Governor-elect, Shuaibu denies threatening collation officer The Deputy Governor-elect of Edo State, Phillip Shuaibu on Thursday said…
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Budget Padding: Return illegal allowances within 3 days or… | Jibrin tells lawmakers
Suspended former Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Thursday asked his colleagues to return illegal allowances they paid themselves within 3 days or face…
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Budget Padding: Security operatives storm Jibrin’s office
Policemen and members of the Sergeant-at-Arms (the internal security arm of the National Assembly) on Thursday raided the office of suspended former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations,…
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My suspension is complete nonsense, a non-issue – Jibrin
Former House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Wednesday said his 180 days legislative suspension by the House of Representatives will not stand. Jibrin said the allegations against…
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BREAKING: House of Reps suspends Jibrin over budget padding allegations
The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin for 180 legislative days over his budget padding allegations. Jibrin's suspension is…
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Ethics committee concludes public hearing on Jibrin over budget padding allegations
The House of Representatives committee on Ethics and Privileges has concluded its public hearing on the investigation on a lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Jibrin was being investigated for going against House…
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Jibrin absent from Ethics Committee hearing
Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin on Monday failed to appear before the House of Representatives Ethics committee. Jibrin was invited by the committee for going against house rules and taking the budget padding…
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Jibrin wants Ethics Committee hearing suspended, writes Dogara
Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has written a letter to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara requesting for the suspension of the Ethics Committee set up to…
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Just In: Jibrin absent from Ethics Committee budget padding hearing
The Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday was absent as the House Committee on Ethics began its hearing into the budget padding…
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I will appear before Ethics Committee if… – Jibrin
Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin says he would only attend the hearing of the Ethics committee of the House of Representatives if it is made public. The lawmaker representing Kiru-Bebeji Federal Constituency of…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Dogara! Dogara!! Dogara!!!
It was theatre in its most crude form at the House of Representatives sitting today. Dogara! Dogara!! Dogara!!! The honourable members of the House of Reps chanted. It's like when…
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Group protests at the National Assembly over budget padding allegations (PHOTOS)
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Wednesday held a protest at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding for the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin. The…
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UPDATED: House of Reps in rowdy session over budget padding allegations
The House of Representatives on Wednesday witnessed a rowdy session over budget padding allegation made by the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abbdulmumin Jibrin against Speaker Yakubu…
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Budget Padding Tracker: Jibrin is a deranged psychopath – Maduabum
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. C.I.D Maduabum has denied claims by Abdulmumin Jibrin that he paid 20 million naira to a…
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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