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House, Legislature, Women Politics
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
The valedictory plenary by the House of Representatives turned into a session of restitution on Thursday, as representatives freely reminisced on their activities as lawmakers in the past four years. The speaker, Honourable Dimeji Bankole and the former House committee chairman on Navy and Petroleum, Honourable Halims Ochuko Agoda, betrayed emotion during their valedictory speeches. […]
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Latest Politics, Senate
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
SENATORS from the North-East geopolitical zone, on Thursday, endorsed Senator David Mark and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as their choice for the seat of Senate president and Deputy Senate president for the next Senate. Senate Minority Leader, Senator Mana Maaji Lawan, who briefed newsmen in Abuja said that the North-East caucus of the senators-elect […]
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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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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Monday, May 30th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, appointed Senator Anyim Pius Anyim as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The announcement which was conveyed in a statement by the Federal Government last night also confirmed the formal dissolution of the federal cabinet and the expiration of the tenure of the National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. Andrew […]
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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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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
THE Northern Senators Forum, NSF, yesterday, endorsed Senator David Mark, for the Senate Presidency with a warning to Governor Danjuma Goje that he would be humilated if he dared to contest against Mark. The endorsement of Mark was conveyed at a press conference addressed by executive members of the NSF in the National Assembly complex […]
