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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 issue to the media. The former chairman of the House committee on Appropriation had accused the speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara and three other... Read More

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November 24, 2012

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“I am allowed to bend the law,” says House of Reps member arrested for ‘one-way’ driving

by Rachel Ogbu Honourable Samson Okwu, member of the House of Representative, was arrested on Wednesday November 22, for driving against traffic. News reports claim that Okwu, who represents Uju/Obi federal constituency of Benue state, told the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) that he had to beat the traffic to keep an appointment. He allegedly told the officer... Read More

arrested, driving against the traffic., Honourable Samson Okwu, member of the House of Representative