The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that the parliament will not condone diversion or abuse, in whatever guise, of the N350billion natural resources funds to areas that are outside its core mandate. Speaking in the National Assembly, at the investigative hearing of the adhoc committee on the Utilisation of […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Yakubu Dogara is a man in desperate need of help before he drowns in his own bile. His Hatred for President Muhammadu Buhari has crossed the bounds of obsession and now borders on being a religion, a pathetic belief that relevance in the contemporary Nigeria comprises chiefly […]
* Buhari holds closed door meeting with NASS leadership *Saraki, Dogara report IGP to President Seven months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented a draft copy of the N8.612 trillion 2018 budget estimates to a joint session on the National Assembly, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to pass the budget next […]
• Seeks life insurance for journalists The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has urged journalists to ensure that they unreservedly monitor public office holders in order to stop all dictatorial tendencies and protect Nigeria’s hard-earned democracy. The Speaker stated this at the weekend while delivering brief remarks at the NUJ 2018 […]
…Gov Bello, HRW speak on free press President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, stressed that the media is vital to national development, and the growth of Nigeria’s democracy. Besides, Buhari pledged an unfettered environment for media practitioners to do their work in the country, saying that journalists owed the nation a duty to reciprocate with fairness, […]
Corruption in Nigeria is fast gaining the notoriety of an incurable monster, defiling all remedies, despite President Muhammedu Buhari’s efforts in curbing the trend. Sometimes, those saddled with the official responsibility of checkmating this destructive malaise are also, ensnared and consumed by its claws. OBJ has consistently maintained in his venomous letters that the National […]
Last Wednesday, the Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s led House of Representatives committed what many assumed as an unpardonable howler. It delved into the league of the litany of half-hearted and mischievous Nigerians who idly hurl jibes at the Nigerian Military and the Service Chiefs over the ongoing insecurity challenges in the country. The Green Chamber was […]
…Saraki announces joint panel to strengthen security, probe mace theft …Reps: Buhari’s payment of $496m for military aircraft impeachable Contrary to expectations that the 2018 Budget will be passed on Tuesday by the National Assembly, the Senate failed to discuss the appropriation bill as it was not listed on the order of proceeding for the […]
…As non-submission of report may hinder passage today Nigerians may have their hope for the passage of 2018 Budget today dashed as there is uncertainty over the possibility of the National Assembly to meet today’s deadline. The Daily Times recalls that the lawmakers had set April 24 for the passage of the N8.612tn budget presented […]
….warns against political undertones An anti corruption advocacy group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has written to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, urging him to direct a total inquiry on the ongoing Investigative Hearing on the activities of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The letter addressed […]
Indications have emerged that there are more than meets the eyes in the ordeal of the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engr. Mustapha Maihaja, at the House of Representatives. The Reps’ Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management is investigating alleged diversion of funds approved for NEMA under Maihaja whilst abandoning credible evidence […]
Chairman of the Presidential advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has accused the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun of turning the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara into ‘Monsters’, describing him as a ‘failure’. Sagay who said that Oyegun’s tenure […]
As the 2019 general election gathers momentum, the expectations of the electorate is to have a trustworthy governorship contender who would eventually emerge victorious to give them the real dividends of democracy. So far in Bauchi State, many governorship hopefuls that cut across parties have sprang up including the incumbent governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, with […]
As Buhari, Saraki Dogara, others mourn There is palpable fear and anxiety in the National Assembly, following the death of Senator Bukar Mustapha, the federal lawmaker representing Katsina North at the Upper Chamber. Until his sudden death, the late senator represented President Muhammadu Buhari’s senatorial district at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. Senator […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara to “persuade their members to voluntarily return running costs and other allowances so far collected, and now declared as illegal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), and to use […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night led other top government officials elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a meeting of the party’s national caucus at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Other top government officials who attended the meeting included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the […]
…As Reps begin move to override Buhari’s veto Strong Indications emerged on Wednesday that the National Assembly is likely to pass into law the 2018 Appropriation Bill on April 24. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, disclosed this when he read out a communication passed to him by Deputy Speaker of […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday expressed support for the clamour for restructuring, declaring that country needs to audit the existing federal system to arrive at an arrangement that suits it in the current circumstances in order to give a sense of belonging to all Nigerians. He said that for true […]
The Concerned Stakeholders of Dass, Tafawabalewa and Bogoro local government areas of Bauchi State have endorsed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, rt honourable Yakubu Dogara for fourth term and president Muhammadu Buhari for second term while sidelining governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi state come 2019 general elections. The leader of the concerned […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called for the strengthening of political parties in Nigeria in order to make them more competitive. He said this when he received a delegation from the International Republican Institute, led by its President, Mr. Daniel Twinning. Dogara said that though the electoral process is of utmost […]