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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Again, Jonathan denies being the sponsor of NDA Former President Goodluck Jonathan has once again debunked allegations that he is…
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Budget Padding Tracker: 5 reasons to believe Jibrin isn’t joking around
By Tolu Omoyeni Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin needs no introduction. The rather patient man has been on the news for over a month and if his current Twitter campaign is anything to go…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara as Speaker is dangerous, potentially disastrous – Jibrin
Embattled former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmummin Jibrin, on Sunday said that keeping Yakubu Dogara as the Speaker of the House of Representative is potentially dangerous. This…
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‘So long as we continue to respect corrupt people, I cry for Nigeria’ – Jibrin
Embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmummin Jibrin, on Thursday, said that the Nigerians have a culture of respecting corrupt people, saying that Nigeria will relapse if…
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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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EFCC to investigate contracts awarded by National Assembly
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly sent a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Omolori, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Dogara in desperate search for support
As the budget accusation rocking the House of Representatives continues to heighten, Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, is on a desperate search for an additional 28 members to help…
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‘Lawmakers have the power to move money, but…’ – Jibrin
Abdulmummin Jibrin, the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, on Thursday, said that about 250 members of the House of Representative have signed a petition for the…
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The top 10 stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten stories that made headlines this week 1. FIFA President visits Nigeria New FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, paid an official visit to Nigeria last week. He…
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‘Jibrin added Kano film village into 2016 budget’ – House
Former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, was removed because of his corrupt acts and 'total disregard for his colleagues', the House of Assembly has said. This was…
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‘Dogara has carefully designed a scheme to scam House Members’ – Jibrin
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari would ban Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, from coming to…
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Budget-Padding Tracker: Will Dogara suspend Jibrin from the House?
Following pressure from members of the House, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may suspend former Appropriation Committee chairman, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the Nations reports. According to sources who…
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‘Dogara told me to pad 2016 budget with N20bn project’ | Jibrin sings like a bird
Former chairman of the federal house of representatives committee on appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday, accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, of surrounding himself with a cabal of…
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Opinion: Abdulmumin Jibrin’s bad, childish, inappropriate behaviour
by Jumai Abubakar The Nigerian political scene has presented Nigerians with one form of drama or the other since May 2015 when the Buhari administration was sworn in. From the…
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‘Make all your ‘facts’ public,’ Dogara dares Jibrin (READ)
by Isime Esene The Speaker of the House of Representative, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has reacted to a statement by the sacked Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin…
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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 Hillary Clinton blamed for kidnap of Chibok girls Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, on Tuesday, said that…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
Here are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. PDP presents two candidate for Edo governorship election The two factions in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has presented…
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Sexual misconduct: US Ambassador to appear before House of Rep
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, is expected to appear before the Nigerian House of Representatives panel on Thursday to testify against three lawmakers who were allegedly involved in sexual…
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‘To avoid future emasculation of the National Assembly, presiding officers need immunity’ – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara, over the weekend, questioned the method used by the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC). The speaker, who stated this while speaking in…
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Sex scandal: US has video evidence against 3 ‘randy’ lawmakers
Sources in the United States of America have revealed that relevant authorities in the country are in the possession of 'solid evidence' of sexual misconduct of 3 Nigerians lawmakers. U.S. Ambassador in Nigeria,…
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‘Niger Delta Avengers, neglect, fraud’ | Why Reps failed to pass NDDC budget
The location of most of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects in the constituency of the Chairman, House Committee on NDDC, Nicholas Mutu, has torn the committee apart. The…
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Speaker, Dogara speaks on allegation of sexual misconduct
Following the accusation by the US government that three members of the House of Representative committed sexual misconducts, the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday, took to social…
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The Explainer: How 3 Nigerian lawmakers landed in US sex scandal
An international leadership program is enmeshed in a sex scandal as three members of the Nigerian House of Representatives have been accused of sexual misconduct while on an official trip…
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House of Reps to FG: ‘We oppose fine reduction for MTN’
The House of Representative, on Friday, rejected the offer by MTN to return $1.7 billion out of $3.9 billion that it was fined by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Reacting to…
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#NotTooYoungToRun: 73 or 24, no age is too young to contest for office
By Jude 'Feranmi This piece is long overdue but then, they say better late than never. My objective is simple and it is to address the notion which I personally consider…
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House of Reps (quietly) amends Code Of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed an amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. A few weeks ago, the Senate was considering the bill, however, this…
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Buhari makes another promise (READ)
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, promised not to interfere in the affairs of the legislative and judiciary arm of Government, even as he called the National Assembly to take action…
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‘There’s a systematic plot to kill Idoma people’ – Benue deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Benue state, Benson Abonu on Thursday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs that there is a systematic move to kill the people of…
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This series of tweets helps you understand the troublesome #ShariaBill
Author, lawyer and human rights activist, Ayo Sugunro, in this series of tweets explains the implication of the Sharia bill pending before the House of Representative. The Bill, which has…
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The Explainer: Have you heard about the #ShariaBill?
A bill seeking to alter the Nigerian constitution so as to increase the jurisdiction of the Sharia law in Nigeria has reportedly scaled through the second reading at the House…
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