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    Politics Victory For Jibrin As Appeal Court Dismisses House Of Reps Suit Against Him [Vanguard]

    An Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by the House of Representatives to delay the hearing of the case challenging the suspension of Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin before the Federal High court. via Vanguard News – http://ift.tt/2jSdqie -- Get More Nigeria...
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    Politics 20 Exotic Cars Worth N17m Each Arrive For Lawmakers, 100 More Expected - Punch News

    Twenty more exotic cars imported for members of the House of Representatives have arrived at the National Assembly in Abuja, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. Findings showed that the additional 20 units brought the total number of cars delivered to 260. READ MORE HERE
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    Politics House Of Reps' N6.1Bn Exotic Cars Develop Fault 90 Days After Delivery [PUNCH]

    According to PUNCH investigation, some of the exotic cars delivered to the members of the House of Representatives have developed faults barely 90 days after the automobiles arrived in Abuja. The majority of the lawmakers, 240 out of the total of 360, took delivery of the Peugeot 508 cars...
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    Politics House Of Reps Move To Investigate Aso Rock Clinic After Aisha Buhari's Rants

    Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday moved that the alleged deplorable state of the Presidential Villa Clinic should be investigated by the Committee on Health Services and report back within 3weeks. This is coming after several backslash on the deplorable state of the clinic by...
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    Politics Drama in House Of Reps As 2 PDP Lawmakers Defect To APC

    Mild drama on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday when two members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reps Zaphaniah Jisalo from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Ahmed Tijjani from Kogi State, who were...
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    Politics Jibrin's Suspension is Not Yet Over – House of Reps

    House of Representatives said on Thursday that it is not yet time for Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin to resume just as he is yet to fulfil the major condition set for him before he could return to the House. The House had on September 28 last year suspended Jibrin for 181 legislative days. The House...
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    Politics House of Reps Move Against TY Danjuma, Bichi

    The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has threatened to issue an arrest warrant against the chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI), TY Danjuma and the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund), Abdulahi Bichi. The...
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    Politics Despite Cash Crunch, Reps to Buy N6.1b Cars for Members

    The House of Representatives will spend N6.1 billion on procurement of 360 Peugeot 508 for its members. The Nation reports that the cars will be purchased a unit price of about N17 million. The leadership of the House said no members would get more than a car, including the principal...
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    Politics House Of Reps Vote To Override Presidential Assent

    Members of the House of Representatives have reinforced the powers of the National Assembly to override the President of the Nigeria in the passage of Budget and other Bills passed into law should he withholds his assent for 30 days. The implication, if approved, means that the lawmakers can...
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    Politics Commotion in House Of Reps Over South-East Development Commission Bill

    Commotion in the Houses of Representatives as members disagreed after the bill for the establishment of the South-East Development Commission was again stepped down. The bill was stepped down because the sponsor of the bill, Honourable Chukwuka Onyema, was said to be absent from plenary The...
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    Politics Nigerian Lawmaker, Garba Durbunde Kidnapped in Kaduna

    A member of the House of Representatives, Garba Durbunde, who represents Sumaila/Takai federal constituency has been kidnapped, according to unconfirmed sources. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr. Durbunde was kidnapped along Kaduna- Jere road on Tuesday while on his way to Kano from Abuja ...
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    Politics Adeosun Lands In Trouble Over Alleged Abuse Of Procurement Act

    Members of the Committee on Public Procurement of the House of Representatives, Monday gave the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun a 24-hour notice to appear before it over alleged abuse and breach of the Procurement Act, 2001. The committee also walked out officials of the Finance Ministry led...
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    Politics Yakubu Dogara Reveals His Greatest Fear In The House Of Reps

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that his greatest fear is not political battles or controversies, but not leaving a lasting legacy which will impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. He made the revelation during an interview with NIGERIA NOW Magazine in...
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    Metro Nigerian Lawmaker Threatens Blogger, Says He Deflowered His Mother [AUDIO]

    SaharaReporters has posted an audio recording of a Member House of Representative, Danmazari Murtala from Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency in Katsina threatening and denigrating a blogger over the phone. Listen to the audio below:
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    Politics Dogara Escapes Death In Car Accident

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has escaped death a car accident, but one of his outriders died, Vanguard learnt. Aminu Salisu, Police Sergeant and one of the outriders in the convoy of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, reportedly died...
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    Metro House of Reps Members’ Wives Form Association, Put Up Advert in Newspaper [PHOTO]

    Wives of members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives members have put up a newspaper advert for a two-day retreat for its members. They wives operate under the umbrella of House of Representatives Member's Wives Association of Nigeria. The retreat has as theme: Role of spouses of members...
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    Business CBN Gov, Emefiele In Trouble As Reps Threaten To Arrest Him

    The House of Representatives has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris over oil licenses. According to the House, the threat is in respect of the sale of...
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    Sports Reps Blast Dalung, NFF Over Falcons Allowances

    Members of the House of Representatives have strongly frowned at the ‎way the Nigerian government treated the victorious female national team, otherwise known as Super Falcons, who recently won the nations’ cup. The lawmakers strongly slammed the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon...
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    Politics Jibrin Reacts To House of Reps Recall

    Suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to the invitation by the House of Representatives, to appear before its Committee on Ethics and Privileges, over two fresh petitions received from members of his constituency and the National Youth Council. Members of his constituency in...
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    Politics Obasanjo's Words That Caused Disarray At The House of Reps

    Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's words at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture has caused disarray between him and the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Obasanjo in his lecture titled: “Nigeria Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Governance and Accountability”,described the...
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