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Abdulmumin Jibrin, a member of the federal house of representatives, has vowed to expose Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, until he is removed. Jibrin on Thursday accused Dogara of diverting a federal government project to his farm in Nasarawa. He said: “Allegation no21 to Mr Speaker:why did...

Police officials and those of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were seen around the complex with arms, blocking access to the House of Assembly. A five-day holiday had been declared by the State government, as a honour to the late Oba of Benin, the city where the House of Assembly...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that it delivers on its promise of change as this will make reelection in 2019 a walk over for the party. The Speaker said this when he received a delegation from Delta...

Femi Falana, Lagos based human rights activist and lawyer has written the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, urging him not to support current moves by the Senate to amend the Code of Conduct Act (CCT). Describing the move as ‘unconstitutional’, Falana, in a letter titled...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Monday offered to pay examination fees for Internally Displaced Persons in a camp at Uhogua village, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State. The Speaker, who praised Governor Adams Oshiomhole for providing educational...

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi east, on Wednesday referred to Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, as “speaker by force”. Melaye said this yesterday during the inauguration ceremony of Yahaya Bello, the new governor of Kogi state. While acknowledging dignitaries...

Not fewer than 4 persons including the former Speaker of Bayelsa State, Boyelayefa Debekeme, the Special Assistant to the governor of Bayelsa State, Tam Alari and chairman Ekeremor LGA Hon, Billy Tobiyei, sustained matchete wounds during a fight that broke out between APC and PDP supporters at...

The lawmaker representing Okobo state constituency and Chair Person, House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Welfare Matters, Mrs. Felicia Bassey, has emerged as the first female Deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. In a statement in Uyo, yesterday, the Chief Press Secretary...

Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has revealed that Islamic terrorists sect, Boko Haram, is in control of only one local government in the state. Lawan disclosed that the Nigerian Army has liberated 19 out of the 20 local government areas previously occupied by the...

Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani has stated that the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja did not sack him, neither did it sack the other 20 lawmakers whose elections were nullified. The speaker was reacting to the news making...

The Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed his disappointment that contrary to the lower chamber’s rules, he was not consulted in the selection of Committee chairmen by Speaker, Yakubu Dogara. This is however conflicted with claims from the...

Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the Federal house of Representatives in Jerusalem on Sunday revealed how God used the Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose to win the Speakership seat of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Giving his testimony at a special pilgrimage programme: “A...