Tag Archives: Yakubu Dogara

2019: Speaker Dogara Picks PDP Nomination Form

Speaker Yakubu Dogara has picked the nomination form to return to the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with the development have told PREMIUM TIMES. The speaker picked the form on Wednesday,

The Agbero Lawmaker: Ever Fighting Reps Member, Saheed Akinade Fijabi Engage Journalists In Public Fight

Agbero lawmaker, Saheed Akinade Fijabi Member representing Ibadan Northwest/Ibadan Southwest Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Hon. Saheed Akinade Fijabi, is in the news again for allegedly assaulting two online reporters covering the National Assembly. Fijabi, who is currently serving his

#OpenNASS: If Dogara’s Payslips Are Authentic, it means I Earn More than Him – Hon. Jibrin

Suspended Member of the House of Representatives Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano) has said that if the payslip published by the Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara is authentic, then he (Jibrin) earns more than him. Jibrin made this known in a

Ailing Buhari Receives Archbishop of Canterbury in London

Ailing President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in London. Buhari is currently on an extended medical vacation in London, United Kingdom. The meeting took place in Abuja House. Buhari posted pictures of himself and

Budget Padding: Dogara Ordered Invasion Of My Office To Destroy Evidence Against Him, Alleges Jibrin

Former House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman, Mr. Abdumumin Jibrin, has alleged that his suspension and the invasion of his office by the Sergeant-At-Arms of the National Assembly, on the instruction of the Speaker of the House, Mr. Yakubu Dogara,

Budget Padding Controversy: House of Reps Suspends Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin for 180 Legislative Days

Members of the House of Representatives Wednesday suspended ousted Chairman Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmunin Jibrin for 180 legislative days. The suspension followed the adoption of the recommendations of the Hon. Nicholas Ossai-led Ethics and Privileges Committee at the plenary

Dogara Bribed Some Reps with $25,000 each to Sign Vote of Confidence on Him – Hon. Jibrin

The former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, says the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, bribed some members with $25,000 each to sign vote of confidence on him. Jibrin said this in a series of tweets on Wednesday. He

House Members Give Conditions to Back Dogara

·APC fails to broker truce as Jagaba challenges Abdulmumuni on alleged link to Farouk Lawan bribery scandal.  The budget scandal in the House of Representatives has opened grounds for horse trading as several lawmakers who felt left out during the