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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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    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 Why We Visited President Buhari Today - Tambuwal

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said the meeting has nothing to do with House of...
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    Politics President Buhari Holds Closed Door Meeting With Dogara, Tambuwal

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The duo that came together in one vehicle to the forecourt of the Presidential Villa spent...
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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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    Metro Protesters Storm National Assembly Over Budget Padding [PHOTOS]

    Members of National Youth Council of Nigeria on Wednesday held a protest at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja. The protest by the group, which was opposed to the allegations of budget padding by the former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, came as...
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    Politics Budget Padding: Reps in Rowdy Session‎

    The house of representatives on Wednesday went into a rowdy session as members began shouting "Dogara", "Dogara". Trouble started when the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Emmanuel Orker-jev, moved a motion on breach of his privilege and that of the House by the embattled...
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    Politics Dogara Pays Governor Amosun Surprise Visit in Abeokuta

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Friday evening paid a surprise visit to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Dogara who arrived the Ogun State Government House at Isale – Igbein, Abeokuta, the State capital, by 6:35pm alongside Minority leader and some...
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    Politics Nigerian Lawmakers Postpone Resumption Because of Sallah Festivities

    The anticipated resumption of the Nigerian House of Representatives has been postponed by one week. “The Sallah proper will be on Monday, September 12, just one day to the original resumption date," a top official at the National Assembly said according to Punch. “Taken that the Federal...
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    Politics Corruption Committee Chairman, Sagay Gives Update on Budget Padding, Dogara’s Petition

    Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, has disclosed that outcome of the 2016 budget padding probe would be forwarded to the Presidency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He spoke on submission of a petition against...
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    Politics Jibrin Speaks: How Dogara, Gbajabiamila Received N10bn Illegal Allowances

    Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumin has launched fresh accusations against Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, and other principal officers. According to him, the lawmakers allocate N10bn as allowances to themselves illegally, and are receiving it. Excerpt from Premium Times: A former Chairman of...
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    Politics Dogara Felicitates With Sultan of Sokoto As He Turns 60

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has extended birthday wishes to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni. This, he did on behalf of the entire House of Representatives as the Sultan turns 60 today. The Speaker, in his statement, described...
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    Politics Budget Padding: Jibrin to Appear Before Presidential Anti Corruption Committee

    Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has announced that he has been invited to make a presentation before the Presidential Advisory Committee Against corruption over allegations of budget padding he leveled against HoR Speaker Yakubu Dogara and twelve other legislators. "In another victory for our journey...
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    Politics Corruption Has Become The Biggest Business In House of Reps Under Dogara – Jibrin Reveals

    A former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has described corruption has the biggest business of the House of Representatives under Speaker Yakubu Dogara. He said this on Sunday when he reviewed the anti-corruption crusade, which he launched against the Speaker...
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    Politics Dogara, Brothers Visit President Buhari

    House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara visited President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The speaker and the president met behind closed doors for few minutes. That was Dogara’s second visit to the president since the speaker was accused of...
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    Politics 10 Lawmakers Disown Hon. Jibrin Over Budget Padding Crisis

    The Body of Principal Officers of the House of Representatives have disowned ex Appropriation Chairman Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin over the whole budget padding saga. In a letter, the officers said the decision to sack Jibrin was a collective one because he abused the 2016 budget. They also termed...
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    Politics Omisore Reacts to Reports He is Speaker Dogara’s Godfather

    Former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has faulted Abdulmumin Jibrin for describing him as godfather to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara. omisore He said Jibrin’s attempt to implicate him in the budget padding scandal is unfortunate. Jibrin...
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    Politics How Speaker Dogara Allowed House Committee Chairmen Sworn Oath Before Omisore – Jibrin Reveals

    A former Chairman, Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, Abdumumin Jibrin, over weekend revealed how Speaker Yakubu Dogara used to take House committee chairmen to take oat of allegiance before former deputy governor of Osun state, Iyiola Omisore. Jibrin said this in a...
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    Politics Budget Padding: How Buhari Plans to Deal With Dogara, Others - Vanguard

    According to a report from Vanguard, the federal government is working behind the scenes to gather strong evidence of adulteration of the 2016 budget by officers of the House of Reps with the aim of criminally prosecuting them afterwards. Vanguard said EFCC's recent move to painstakingly...
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