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    Politics Jibrin Makes Secret Moves To Settle With Speaker Dogara

    The embattled former chairman of the House of Representatives appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin is making secret moves to “beg Speaker Yakubu Dogara”. Dailytrust gathered that Jibrin, who was suspended in September for one year, following his allegations of massive fraud in the House...
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    Politics House Of Reps Move To Expel Jibrin For Writing President Buhari

    The suspended former Chairman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, may be in for more trouble over his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. The letter accused Speaker Yakubu Dogara and some principal officers of the lower chambers of budget padding. The House is compiling...
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    Politics PHOTOS as Jibrin Splashes N100m To Celebrates 100 Days of Budget Padding

    Crowd and jubilation as the suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, splashed N100 million cash startup package to his constituents as part of activities to commemorate 100 days of his anti-corruption crusade against budget fraud. The lawmaker also distributed...
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    Politics Jibrin Celebrates 100 Days of Budget Padding

    Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Wednesday celebrated 100 days of budget padding scandal by distributing cash and material gifts to his constituents in Kano state. Jibrin who was suspended by the House of representatives for one year doled out sewing machines, grinding machines and...
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    Politics Jibrin Sends Names of 50 Lawmakers to EFCC for 'Taking Illegal Allowances' [See LIST]

    Embattled lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Thursday forwarded names of 50 members of the House of Representatives who allegedly took illegal allowances to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr. Jibrin said he demanded a thorough investigation of the individuals as well as their...
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    Metro Buhari Sacked 22 Top Officials Over Budget Padding

    A total of 184 civil servants were disciplined for their different roles in the padding of the 2016 budget. This was contained in Buhari’s authorised biography, ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria’, written by Prof. John Paden and presented to the public on Monday. Of...
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    Politics Gbajabiamila - Jibrin's Suspension By the House of Reps is Illegal

    Majority leader of the House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila is claiming that the suspension of the sacked chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, is unconstitutional. Speaking during an Interview session with THIS DAY, Gbajabiamila said, "My concern on the...
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    Politics Gbajabiamila Describes Jibrin’s Suspension As Unconstitutional

    The majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House for a period of 180 legislative days as unconstitutional and a breach of the rights of his constituency to have representation in the lower chamber...
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    Politics Jibrin Reveals How Dogara, Others Loot Nigeria Treasury Under The Guise of Running Cost

    Suspended House of Representative member, Abdulmummin Jibrin has revealed more on ‘treasury loot’ going on in the chamber. He made this new allegations in his independence message to Nigerians which he shared on his Facebook wall today He posted: “I will celebrate the 56th independence of...
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    Metro ‘Return Illegal Allowances in 3 Days or…’ – Jibrin Threatens Lawmakers

    Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Thursday gave his colleagues in the House of Representatives three days to return all questionable allowances they paid themselves. Mr. Jibrin said any lawmaker who fails to heed his call should be prepared for the backlash that would follow when he...
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    Politics Security Operatives Seal Off Jibrin’s Office [PHOTOS]

    Security operatives in the House of Representatives have sealed the office of a former Chairman of the House Committee for Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Jibrin’s office in the House was sealed following his suspension after he failed to appear before the Ethics Committee in relation to his...
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    Politics Budget Padding: Femi Falana Reacts To Jibrin’s Suspension, Blasts Dogara

    Femi Falana, lawyer to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to the suspension of his client. Noting that the suspension would not stand the test of time, Falana faulted Speaker of the house, Yakubu Dogara over the...
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    Politics Suspension: Jibrin Reacts Strongly, Reveals His Next Move

    Embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to his suspension from the parliament for 180 legislative days. The lawmaker had after his removal as chairman, Appropriations Committee, accused the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; the...
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    Politics Budget Padding: House of Reps Suspends Jibrin For 180 Sitting Days

    House of Reps on Wednesday suspended Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin for six months following report by its Committee on Ethics over budget padding allegations. The lawmaker was suspended for allegedly breaching the practices and precedents of the House of Representatives. According to the House...
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    Metro Budget Padding: Why I Did Not Appear Before Ethics Committee - Jibrin

    Sacked chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, yesterday explained why he decided not to appear before the house Committee on Ethics and Privileges. Jibrin while addressing journalists in his office in Abuja yesterday, said decided not to appear...
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    Politics Budget Padding: I'm Ready to Go To Jail if … - Jibrin

    The former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said he was ready to go to jail if the corruption allegations he raised against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three others were found to be false. Jibrin told journalists at a press conference in...
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    Politics Falana Writes to House of Reps - Do Not Investigate Jibrin

    Popular Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana has kicked against the house of Representatives' decision to investigate Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin over his budget padding allegations. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Falana wrote a letter to speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, demanding an...
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    Politics Jibrin Risks 12-Month Imprisonment Over Budget Padding Allegation

    Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman of the house of reps committee on appropriations may be in for a 12-month prison sentence if found guilty of damaging the reputation of the house. Emmanuel Oker-Jev, chairman, rules and business committee, said this on Friday when he tender evidence of...
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    Politics Budget Padding: Jibrin Shuns Ethics Committee Meeting

    Former Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday shunned hearing on budget padding by the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges. The Chairman of the Committee, Nicholas Ossai, is presiding over the session, but Jibrin is not present at the...
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    Politics Hon. Jibrin - I Won't Appear Before House Committee on Ethics Except If...

    Former Chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has vowed not to appear before the house of Representatives committee on Ethics and privileges unless the proceedings are open. Jibrin made the vow after the lower house mandated the committee on ethics and...
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