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Why killings may persist in Plateau, others, by Dogara

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By Samuel Luka A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has warned that mindless killings by criminal groups in Plateau States and other parts of the country may persist if the Federal Government continued to treat perpetrators and their sponsors with kid gloves.

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Dogara urges Tinubu to bring perpetrators, sponsors of Plateau massacre to justice

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By Samuel Luka The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Yakubu Dogara has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that the perpetrators of the recent massacre in Plateau state and their sponsors are brought to justice. Rt. Hon. Dogara who made the call when he led some serving and former […]

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Don’t hesitate to check executive excesses, ex-speaker Dogara urges lawmakers

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By Samuel Luka Former Speaker, Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Yakubu Dogara has charged the state assembly members in the country to, irrespective of how they emerged, spare no effort in checking executive excesses. Dogara who is the immediate past member representing Bogoro, Tafawa Balewa and Dass federal constituency in the house of representatives

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Ex-Speaker Dogara gets commendations from Constituents after 16 years representation

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By Samuel Luka Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa Balewa federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has been commended for bringing so many developmental projects and programmes to the three local government areas within his sixteen years of representation. Stakeholders in Dogara’s constituency under the

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Naira redesigning: Dogara commends Buhari over initiative to curb vote buying

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2023 0

…advances reasons why Atiku should be voted president By Tunde Opalana As mixed reactions greeted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision on redesigning of Naira notes, former Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has commended the President for his determination to curb vote buying in the 2023 general election. Not unaffected by the hardship caused

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Tinubu dances during campaign rallies because he has nothing to say – Dogara

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….. Says Atiku remains best option for Nigeria By Kingsley Chukwuka A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has taken a swipe at the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying that he always dances at his campaign rallies because he has nothing to say. Dogara […]

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APC PCC faults Dogara’s purported meeting with Northern Christians

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has faulted the purported meeting of former Speaker Yakubu Dogara with some Northern Christians on the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the council said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the former speaker have apparently […]

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Dogara petitions IGP over alleged assassination plot against him, three others

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By Samuel Luka, Bauchi Rt. Honourable Yakubu Dogara, the immediate past Speaker of the 8th Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has raised the alarm that some people have perfected plans to kill him and three others. The former Speaker, who is currently representing Bogoro, Dass and Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency, levelled the allegations in a letter […]

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2023 Presidency: Dogara reacts to speculations

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The former House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, has spoken out on the speculations that he would run for the presidency in 2023 with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in 2023. Tinubu is the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Daily Times recalls that in July, Dogara dumped the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]

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Buhari meets Saraki, Dogara behind closed doors in Aso Rock

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met, behind closed doors, with the Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This information is posted on twitter account of the Presidency Nigeria; @NGRPresident on Sunday in Abuja. The post read: “President Muhammadu Buhari meeting with Senate

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‘NGO Bill threatens a free and independent civil society and must be dropped’, Falana tells Dogara

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara to “immediately drop the draft bill aiming to regulate and monitor the activities of all civil society organizations and labour unions in the country as the bill unequivocally threatens the very existence of a free and independent […]

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‘We will support academic research to solve economic problems’- Dogara

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Afolabi Adesola Rt Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has declared the full support of the National Assembly towards academic research that will solve pressing economic problems. Dogara who was the Guest lecturer at the 16th matriculation ceremony of the Covenant University, in Ota, Ogun state, also disclosed that the National […]

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Weak, underfunded security agencies cannot protect Nigeria, says Speaker Dogara

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that weak and underfunded security agencies cannot live up to the task of protecting the country in the face of many security challenges. Hon Dogara therefore called for improved welfare for security agencies. This, he said, at the retreat of security related committees of […]

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Senate President, Speaker meet Buhari in London

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President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, at the Abuja House in London. The two leaders departed Nigeria at the early hours of Thursday to London where they met with the President. However, detail of their meeting was not disclosed as […]

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NASS will raise teachers’ retirement age to 65, says Dogara

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2017 0

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 to 65 years to retain more experienced teachers in public schools. Dogara disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) who paid him a […]

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Dogara seeks accelerated development of FCT satellite towns

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2017 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said on Thursday, that the National Assembly is committed to ensuring an accelerated development of satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory. The Speaker said this while declaring open a public hearing on a bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Satellite Towns […]

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Blackmail won’t stop N/assembly from scrutinizing 2017 budget – Dogara

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2017 0

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday said no amount of blackmail will stop the National Assembly from properly scrutinising the 2017 Appropriation Bill. Dogara made this assertion at the opening of a 3-Day public hearing on the 2017 budget organized by the Senate and House of Representatives joint committees on Appropriation. […]

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Buhari in 5 minutes call with Dogara, seeks closer executive-legislative ties

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening reportedly called the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, from the United Kingdom where he is vacationing. The President was said to have called the Speaker at around 9pm Tuesday evening and the two leaders spoke for five minutes. Although the President and the Speaker discussed many national […]

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Atiku congratulates Dogara at 50, praises Speaker’s leadership acumen

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2016 0

Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, says House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, deserves to be celebrated for what he calls “his superb and remarkable leadership qualities and democratic passion.”The former vice president, in a statement to mark Dogara’s 50th birthday anniversary, says he has

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Dogara commiserates with Akwa Ibom over church collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2016 0

…Tasks Muslims on Prayers for the Nation Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the people and government of Akwa Ibom state over the death of over 50 Christian worshippers who died when the church building they were worshipping in collapsed in Uyo the state capital on Saturday. This is […]