Tag: rep
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Speaker Abbas mourns ex-Kaduna administrator, Sambo
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed sadness over the death of a former administrator of Kaduna, Alhaji Abbas Dabo Sambo. Alhaji Sambo was the administrator of Kaduna Capital Territory in the 1960s. Speaker Abbas, in his condolence message to the family of Alhaji Sambo, the people and government of…
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10th NASS won’t be mere rubber stamp – PDP Rep
Malam Abubakar Buba, a member of the House of Representatives, has said that the 10th National Assembly “won’t be a mere rubber stamp to the executive arm of government”. Buba, a PDP legislator, who represents Chachanga Federal Constituency in Nige
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Lagos APC Rep., Raji wins 3rd term in Epe
Rep. Wale Raji, (APC-Lagos), representing Epe Federal Constituency has been reelected for a third term. Six political parties including the APC contested for the house of representatives seat in the constituency.
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JUST IN: Tribunal declares PRP winner of Plateau Rep by-election
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared Muhammad Adam Alkali, candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), winner of the by-election for Jos North Bassa f?Federal Constituency. In their verdict on Friday, Justice Hope O. Ozoh. Khadi Usman Umar, and Justice Zainab M. Bashir, held that the petitioners proved their case beyond reasonable…
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INTERVIEW: Zoning or no zoning, I will stand by whatever my party, PDP decides- Rep Kingsley Chinda
whatever my party, PDP decides
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Vaccine Bill: You can’t force it down our throats, Rep Kwewum tells Gbajabiamila
Rep Rima Shawulu Kwewum, a member representing Takum/Donga/Ussa/Yangtu Federal Constituency, Taraba State on Monday told the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Hakeem Gbajabiamila that he can’t force the Vaccine Bill down the throats of Nigerians. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG), reports that the Lawmaker who appeared on a national television programme said the vaccine Bill if…
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Police arrest serving rep member over APC, PDP bloody clash in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of a member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Abdulmumini Jibrin-Kofa, over Thursday’s clash between supporters of PDP and those of APC in the state. Jibrin-Kofa is a candidate in Saturday’s election into the House of Reps. In the same vein, the Commissioner of Police in Kwara…
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Defection: We’ll carry out APC’s order on Dogara when House reconvenes – Rep
Lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo in the House of Representatives, Peter Akpatason on Wednesday said loyal members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House will carry out the party’s instruction on Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Akpatason spoke to journalists in Benin on Wednesday, against the backdrop of the recent defection of the speaker to the Peoples…
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PDP loses rep to SDP
A member of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has formally announced his defecting to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The member, Olamide Oni, who represents Ijero/Ekiti-West/Efo federal constituency of Ekiti state, announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday during plenary. He cited…
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PDP’s strength shrinks further as another Rep dumps party for APC
A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Akinfolarin Mayowa, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Mr. Mayowa, who represents Ileoluji-Okeibo/Odigbo federal constituency of Ondo state, in a letter read by the speaker, Yakubu Dogara, cited division in the party as his reason for defecting. He…