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    Politics House of Reps Move To Grant Gambia's Dictator, Jammeh Asylum In Nigeria

    The House of Representatives is set to grant Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh asylum in the Nigeria as part of efforts to broker peace and ensure smooth transition in that country. The lower chamber will today debate a motion on granting asylum to Gambia leader after losing December election to...
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    Politics Dogara Promises To Pass 2017 Budget Details At Plenary To Avoid Padding

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has promised that the House would ensure the passage of the details of the proposed 2017 budget at plenary to avoid the controversy that trailed the 2016 budget.. Dogara who spoke while welcoming members of the House back from Christmas...
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    Politics 2017 Budget: President Buhari To Present Proposal By 2pm

    President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by 2p.m today, Nigerian Bulletin gathered. Mr. Buhari will be accompanied to the National Assembly by top federal government functionaries to lay the document which will be the second...
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    Politics What I Discussed With APC Chairman, Oyegun - Dogara

    Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives on Tuesday admitted that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has made some mistakes that must be addressed. Dogara said this at the national secretariat of the party when he had a meeting with the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National...
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    Politics House of Reps Summons NYSC DG Over Death of Corps Members

    House of representatives on Tuesday summoned the Director-general of the National Youths Service Corps, Brigadier General Sule Zakari Kazaure over the death of corps members at various orientation camps in the country. Recall that news reports surfaced last week over the death of Chinyerun...
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    Politics PDP Is Dead, APC Will Soon Collapse - Ex- Lawmaker, Junaid

    Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed on Monday described the alleged moves by some persons to form another mega party as a clear indication that there is no sincerity on the part of the political class. The prominent politician said PDP is dead already and...
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    Politics Asset Declaration: Tension As CCB Uncovers Multi-million Mansion Owned By Lawmaker

    The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is set to verify claims by members of the National Assembly regarding their asset declarations. A source privy to the development said that it is now the turn of the members of the National Assembly and judiciary for their assets to be verified as verification...
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    Politics House of Reps Honour Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye With Standing Ovation

    The House of Representatives on Thursday honoured a US-based Nigerian medical doctor, Prof. Oluyinka Olutoye, for the rare medial feat he recorded recently by operating on a 23 weeks old foetus. the House passed a resolution to honour Olutoye with members, led by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara...
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    Politics Why I Won't Fly Local Airlines in Nigeria - Deputy Speaker, Lasun

    Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun on Tuesday said that he has continuously refused to fly local airlines in Nigeria because of the deficiencies in the operations and managements of the airlines. Lasun who stated this when he represented the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara in a public...
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    Politics President Buhari Advised To Declare State of Emergency in Southern Kaduna

    A Member of the House of representatives, Barr. Sunday Mashall Katung has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to declare total war on the killer herdsmen who have in the last couple of months continued with their unprovoked attacks on the agrarian and peace loving people of southern Kaduna...
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    Politics Court Sacks 2 Enugu Federal Lawmakers, Orders Refund of all Emoluments

    A Federal High Court in Abuja, has today ordered two House of Representatives members from Enugu State to vacate their seats and refund all emoluments they have earned back to National Assembly's purse. The affected lawmakers are: Hon. Stella Ngwu from Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency...
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    Politics House of Reps to Interfere in NYSC's Quota For Mobilisation

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed its Committee on Youth Development to look into the reduction of batches of students to be mobilised annually by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), noting that the development would cause hardship for graduated students. The NYSC had...
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    Politics House of Reps Clear 3 Lawmakers over US Sex Scandal

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 11th cleared three members accused of sexual misconduct in the United States. The three members are Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (Bauchi State); Mr. Terse Gbillah (Benue State), and Mr. Samuel Ikon (Cross River State). The US had in June...
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    Politics House of Reps Set Up Committee to Probe DSS’s Raid on Judges’ Homes

    The house of representatives on Tuesday set up an Ad-hoc committee to investigate the raids carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS) on some judges homes across the country over the weekend. The house resolved to investigate the matter, following an urgent motion on matters of...
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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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    7 Things Nigerians Expect As National Assembly Resume

    Distinguished senators and members of the House of Representatives would on resumption seek to attend to various political and economic matters as its affects the country. They are expected to focus on some issues of national importance while holding in the reserve, their trump card against...
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    Politics Abdulmumin Jibrin Speaks on Alleged £1.558m in UK Bank

    Embattled member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has described allegation accusing him of owning substantive amount in a UK bank as false and cheap blackmail. The National Youth Council of Nigeria had on Sunday said it has traced £1.558m (N825m) to a United Kingdom account...
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    Politics Budget Padding Is Our Usual Business – Lawmaker Confesses

    A member of the House of Representatives, Lawal Gumau on Thursday said the lower legislative chamber has been engaged in the padding of Nigeria’s budget since 2011. Gumau, who was speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily said “since 2011 when I came, there was no year when there was no padding...
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    9 Reasons Why Nigeria's 8th Assembly Is A Joke!

    The recent trend of happenings in Nigeria's political space has left everyone to conclusively say the country is a joke! Especially with the law makers, ever since the inauguration of the 8th Assembly in June 2015, the National Assembly activities have been marred with a lot of flaws than...
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