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Tolu September 28, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Jibrin has been on suspension for one year but when will 180 legislative days elapse?

On this day in 2016, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency in the House of Representatives, was served a 180-day suspension as punishment for dragging the House through…

Tolu July 8, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: A rare photo of Hon Dogara kneeling before the “grandfather of corruption”

Let's take you on a quick trip down memory lane. In November 2016, members of the House of Representatives were mad at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for alleging that its…

Tolu June 12, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: EFCC invites Jibrin for additional clarification on budget padding

It's been almost one year since Honourable Yakubu Dogara shot to political limelight with the budget padding scandal that rocked the House of Representatives. The lawmaker accused three principal officers…

Tolu May 31, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: 5 things to know about the House of Reps member who was kidnapped

Anything to help find him, right? Well, here's not really the place to look because this is all we know about the kidnapped honourable. First off, the media reports…

Tolu March 1, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Dogara spoke at the Wives of Reps members retreat and these responses sum up our thoughts

After our rant earlier today, the House of Reps Members Wives Association retreat held in Abuja as scheduled. It's not like we had a way of stopping it or anything…

Tolu November 8, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Hon Jibrin premieres his anti-corruption international campaign in London

Suspended lawmaker, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin declared via Twitter few hours ago, "I WILL NOT RETURN TO NIGERIA UNLESS MY SAFETY IS GUARANTEED". Hon Jibrin accused the four-man cabal of House…

Tolu October 22, 2016

[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…

Tolu October 18, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: President Buhari, Hon Jibrin and the anti-corruption sham

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin still gets media coverage. With every - no longer shocking - revelation, Nigeria's foremost whistleblower still gets the attention of the press. But that's where it ends,…

Tolu October 12, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Have you met the most dramatic House of Reps member?

If you haven't come across the man in this video before now, let us introduce him to you. He is Hon. Mohammed Kazaure Gudaji, representing the Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Federal Constituency…

Tolu October 7, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Between President Buhari, Hon Dogara and private meetings

We're sure you caught the news about the closed door meeting the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara held with President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday. Under normal circumstances,…

Tolu September 30, 2016

3 ways Hon. Jibrin’s suspension explains the decaying Nigerian system

News of the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House of Representatives filtered through news sites yesterday, almost overshadowing the coverage of the Edo elections. The lawmaker who is…

Tolu September 28, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Is the House of Reps ready for Hon Jibrin’s verbal onslaught?

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin has lost the battle. The House of Representatives today suspended Hon Jibrin representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State. His suspension is to last 180 legislative days…

Tolu September 22, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: 5 important things Speaker Dogara said at the House of Reps’ resumption

Nigeria's House of Representatives resumed from its annual recess yesterday, 21st September and its first sitting turned out to be a very dramatic one what with the massive hailing the…

Tolu September 21, 2016

[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…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 10, 2016

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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