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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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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
Senate President, David MarkSenate President, David Mark, on Monday condemned the bomb blast that left scores of citizens dead. He also told the perpetrators to have a rethink because the action was a needless war. Mark in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said no matter the […]
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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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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
A delegate to the National Conference yesterday opposed plans by President Goodluck Jonathan to send the outcome of the conference to the National Assembly for deliberations. He said with the skewed nomenclature of the National Assembly, the outcome of the conference will not see the light of day. Senator Femi Okurounmu, representing elder statesmen, said that […]
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Budget, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
New budget now N4.69tr •Approves N7b confab budget Senate yesterday approved N4.69 trillion as the 2014 budget against the N4.642 trillion presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan. The new budget approved by the Senate was increased by N53 billion but is significantly lower than the N4.987 trillion passed by the National Assembly. […]
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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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Boko Haram, Legislature, National Politics, Senate
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Senate President David Mark yesterday reiterated the resolve of the Federal Government towards ending insurgency in the country and insisted that capital punishment is the antidote to the menace. Addressing the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), who besieged his office to register their protest against the insurgency […]
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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 […]
