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House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal The thirty-seven All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives, who defected from Peoples Democratic Party have described calls to declare their seats vacant as prejudicial. The lawmakers, in a statement signed on their behalf in Abuja on Saturday by Andrew Uchendu, noted that there had […]
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Boko Haram, House, Legislature
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
Members during plenary at the floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives The House of Representatives, on Sunday, said lawmakers would be guided by the security reports from the affected states in taking a decision on whether to extend the emergency rule in such states or not. The Deputy House Majority Leader, Mr. Leo […]
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House, Legislature, Oil Politics
Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the House will not be distracted in its resolve to probe the alleged N10bn chartered jets scandal levelled against the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. It also noted that […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal The House of Representatives; its Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal; and Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, on Tuesday headed for the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, to challenge a Federal High Court judgment which restrained lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress from […]
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Benue, House, Legislature, State News
Sunday, March 30th, 2014
A member of the House of Representatives, Emmanuel Jime has described the continuous attack on Benue people by suspected Fulani invaders as the consequences of a failed government. This is even as the state Chairman of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Pastor Tor Ujah has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to wade into the Tiv /Fulani […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, March 24th, 2014
The House of Representatives gave indications on Sunday that it would engage the services of an aviation expert to assist in the investigation into the alleged N10bn expenditure on a private jet by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The chartered aircraft is said to be maintained on a bill of 500,000 Euros […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Senate President, David Mark Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday addressed the 130th General Assembly of the Inter Parliamentary Union holding in Geneva, Switzerland, assuring that Nigerian parliamentarians would do everything within their powers to sustain the nation’s democracy. Mark, who also presided over a session of Tuesday’s General Assembly of the global body, […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Minister of Interior, Abba Moro The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro; and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Shikfu Parradang, to explain the death of 21 Nigerians on Saturday in their bid to be enlisted into the NIS. The victims, among them three pregnant […]
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House, Legislature
Sunday, March 9th, 2014
Members during plenary at the floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives Some members of the House of Representatives have alleged that the Presidency is using the faulty presidential jet to blackmail the National Assembly to approve the purchase of a new aircraft for President Goodluck Jonathan. The presidential jet – Nigerian Air Force 001(5N-FGT) […]
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House, Legislature
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Okonjo-Iweala-budget The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during the 2014 budget presentation. In a 102-page document obtained by Vanguard, the Minister said, in spite of the many challenges facing the government, the Nigerian economy has shown real […]
