Tag: Yakubu Dogara

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AzeezJuly 15, 2016

27 states to be probed over spending of bailout funds

The House of Representatives, on Thursday July 14, commenced probe of 27 state governments over the application of N689.5bn bailout ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 12, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 19, 2016

‘Nigerians will stop you from granting life pension, immunity to yourselves’ – SERAP warns Senate

Human rights group, Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Sunday, carpeted the Nigeria Senate for proposing immunity and life ...

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Azubuike AzikweJune 9, 2016

How Dogara convinced doctors to suspend strike action

The intervention of the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives has resulted in the shelving of the proposed indefinite ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 31, 2016

Opinion: Dogara and his terrorists are coming with Sharia Law

By Bayo Oluwasanmi If the Senators or House Reps were not sponsoring the world’s most bizarre bills, they’ll be stirring ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 16, 2016

Photos from the House of Reps rowdy special session today

The special session of the House of Representative was, on Monday, thrown into a state of rowdiness following the Speaker ...

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Dele BenjaminApril 22, 2016

‘We can’t form an opposition within the same government, same party’ – Dogara

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the National Assembly is supposed to be in collaboration ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMarch 24, 2016

‘Beware of women, money and alcohol’ | Dogara advises record breaker, Ayodele Dada

Ayodele Dada, the record-breaking graduate of the University of Lagos, was on Wednesday, hosted and honoured by the Federal House ...

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 6, 2016

Deji Adeyanju: Dear Buhari, Saraki and Dogara, where is our 2016 budget?

It was 7.49am on the 4th of January, 2016. I woke up from sleep with the buzzing sound of my ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 11, 2015

House crisis: Is there a plot to remove or suspend Femi Gbajabiamila?

In the Federal House of Representatives, the lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, are divided into two factions: Pro-Dogara and ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 10, 2015

Another APC crisis? Dogara, Gbajabiamila supporters fight in NASS lobby

The levee has broken for the second time in a few months, and the water pours over. The All Progressives ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 10, 2015

I don’t understand ‘juicy committee’ – Dogara

In spite of the absence of the House Majority leader, Femi Gbajbiamila, the 96 new standing committees of the House ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 30, 2015

Why another APC lawmaker rejected Dogara’s appointment

Another All Progressives Congress lawmaker has rejected the committee appointment of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Sunday ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 9, 2015

How Dogara’s effort to reconcile Saraki, Buhari failed

A late night meeting was called between President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of the National Assembly on Wednesday. It ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 7, 2015

President Buhari to meet with Saraki, Dogara, others

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet with Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 27, 2015

“I feel betrayed by Tambuwal” – Femi Gbajabiamila

Majority leader of the Federal House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says he feels betrayed by Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto ...

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Janeth JAugust 17, 2015

Dogara sets up committee to look into the running and maintenance of NASS (PHOTOS)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara inaugurated a committee on Monday to conduct a Needs Assessment of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 13, 2015

Between Gbajabiamila, Dogara, Tambuwal and God

It was God’s will for Yakubu Dogara to emerge Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. Majority Leader of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 11, 2015

Why I supported Dogara over Gbajabiamila for Speaker – Tambuwal

Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has revealed the reasons behind his support of the emergence of Yakubu Dogara as Speaker ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 7, 2015

Federal Lawmakers owed salaries, allowances as cash crisis hits House of Reps

The reduction of the National Assembly’s budget from N150bn to N120bn has resulted in unpaid salaries and allowances of members of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 29, 2015

What Gbajabiamila said after emerging Majority House Leader yesterday

The anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for the Speaker-ship of the Federal House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, was ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 29, 2015

How Buhari, Tinubu pressured Dogara to make Gbajabiamila House Leader

Before yesterday, even the most accurate political pundit could not really predict what the outcome of the resumption of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 28, 2015

Buhari’s meeting with APC lawmakers ends in stalemate… but there’s a glimmer of hope

President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the All Progressives Congress members in the House of Representatives on Monday evening, did not ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 25, 2015

NASS crisis: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, APC Chairman and Osun Governor met privately yesterday

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun had a private meeting on Friday, with the Speaker of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 23, 2015

Gbajabiamila’s loyalist has sold-out and is considering Dogara’s deal

Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, a supposed loyalist of former House of Representatives Minority Leader,  Femi Gbajabiamila, appears to have broken ranks. Ado-Doguwa ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 15, 2015

“By God’s grace, we’ll announce principal officers on July 21” | Dogara is hopeful

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is hoping that the leadership crisis in the All Progressives Congress caucus of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 9, 2015

Gbajabiamila rejected Dogara’s offer and settled for this compromise

In order to end the National Assembly crisis, the camp supporting Hon. Yakubu Dogara had on Tuesday, July 7, decided to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 8, 2015

Dogara makes Gbajabiamila an offer… to end the leadership crisis

Perhaps, the camp of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is fighting based on the principle that the Southwest ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 6, 2015

Gbajabiamila was reportedly offered a deal by Dogara yesterday

Before meeting with the APC Governors peace committee on Sunday, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara had earlier ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 6, 2015

“Party supremacy must prevail” | Gbajabiamila insists as APC peace moves fail

On Sunday, July 5, Femi Gbajabiamila and his group met with a committee of three set up by the governors of ...

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