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House, Legislature
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
SPEAKER, House of Representatives, Honourable Dimeji Bankole, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), denying any knowledge of his summoning on Tuesday for interrogation over the alleged N10 billion scam rocking the chamber. The letter, dated May 31, was signed on behalf of his Chief of Staff, Morris Ekpeyong. Ekpeyong, who claimed […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
OUTGOING members of the House of Representatives are to go each with the Peugeot 407 cars earlier bought by the House leadership at N2.3 billion, the Nigerian Tribune has learnt. Interested lawmakers are expected to pay between N800,000 and N850,000 for each of the cars, which were bought brand new. It will be recalled that […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, National Politics
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of acting in bad faith in respect of the alleged N10 billion loan currently rocking the House. Bankole’s charge came even as his office said the Speaker never saw the contentious loan as it was wired into […]
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EFCC Politics, House, Legislature
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, yesterday failed to honour his summon by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC]. Rather, he pleaded to be given a new date to appear before a crack team of investigators set up to interrogate him over the controversial N10billion loan and sundry other allegations. Contrary to […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
THE National Assembly yesterday adopted the sum of N4,484,736,648,992 as the amended budget for the 2011 financial year, leaving an increase of 53 billion Naira from the sum of 4.407 trillion Naira requested in the budget amendment Bill sent in by President Goodluck Jonathan. Earlier, President Goodluck Jonathan had requested the legislature to slash the […]
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House, Legislature, North-East
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
THE North East caucus in the House of Representatives yesterday supported the zoning formula of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, provided the position of deputy speaker remained in the zone. This development has automatically thrown a spanner into Rep Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s aspirations to contest the speakership position in the seventh assembly, barely two […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, has commended both Houses of the National Assembly for passing the Freedom of Information Bill, FoI, saying it is a significant development in the quest for accountability and transparency in public service and, by extension, good governance. A statement by NPAN President, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, said with the passage […]
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House, Legislature
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
THE jostle and lobby for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and other political slots continued at the weekend as various stakeholders, groups and eminent Nigerians spoke on how to resolve the question of which zone gets what. For example, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State who spoke on the issue at […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
INDICATION emerged yesterday that the leadership of the National Assembly is mounting pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to assent to the 2011 Appropriation Bill despite the alleged injection of N500 billion into the budget by the House of Representatives. A source in the Presidency who pleaded anonymity disclosed to The Guardian yesterday that the leadership […]
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All People Grand Alliance (APGA), House, Legislature, Party Politics
Friday, May 20th, 2011
National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Sir Victor Umeh in this interview speaks on APGA’s support for Jonathan; why PDP should ensure the South-East gets the speakership of the House of Reps; why Bianca Ojukwu is operating from Nigeria’s High Commission in London and other issues. Sir Victor spoke from London. Excerpts. Your […]
