Tag: Dogara
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Dogara congratulates Saraki on 56th birthday
Mr Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, congratulated Dr Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, on the occasion of his 56th birthday anniversary. Dogara felicitated with Saraki in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, in Abuja.…
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2019: Dogara urges Gombe electorate to vote based on experience
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has called on voters in Gombe State to exercise their civic duties by voting based on experience and not sentiments in the 2019 general elections. Dogara made the call in Kaltungo , Kaltungo Local Government Area of the state during an empowerment programme by Hajiya Binta Bello,…
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2019: Gbajabiamila attacks Saraki, Dogara, says FG’s ‘Trader Moni’ not vote buying
The leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos-APC) on Wednesday countered claims by Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara that the Federal Government Trader Moni initiative was aimed at enticing voters to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. The lawmaker made this known while…
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Dogara congratulates Danjuma at 81
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated elder statesman, General Theophilus Danjuma, on the occasion of his 81st birthday. The speaker hailed the general for his consistency in the quest for a better Nigeria that will benefit every citizen, adding that his service and generosity to Nigerians are virtues that every Nigerian…
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2019: Vote buying a threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Saraki, Dogara
President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Monday said vote buying is a threat to the nation’s democracy. Speaking at a public hearing in Abuja, they called for urgent action by stakeholders, especially security agencies to check the menace before the 2019 general election.…
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NEMA: Between Dogara and Fake News
By Yusuf Msheliza The era of fake news is here again. I recalled I jumped out of my seat when the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness stated that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) abandoned about 6,779metric tons of rice donated by the Chinese government for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons…
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Eid-el-Maulud: Buhari, Saraki, Dogara preach unity, peace
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended greetings to entire Nigerian citizens and Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Maulud; the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. In his message to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday, Buhari wished all citizens peace, happiness,…
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Dogara condemns assassination attempt on Ekweremadu
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the apparent assassination attempt on the deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and son, by unknown gunmen, adding that as the 2019 elections draw closer, the Nigeria Police and indeed all security agencies must ensure that acts of intimidation and coercion such…
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[Photos] Nigerian doctors separate conjoined twins in Abuja hospital
…As Speaker Yakubu Dogara pays bill A team of Nigerian doctors on Tuesday successfully separated a set of conjoined twins at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada. The doctors led by Dr Nuhu Kwajafa of the Global Peace Initiatives confirmed the success of the operation that took them many hours in a post on his…