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Monday, 25 February 2019

PDP’s Dogara defeats APC to secure 4th term in house of reps

February 25, 2019 newsheadline247

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has been declared winner of the election in Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa federal constituency of Bauchi state. Dogara, who contested the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 73,609 votes to defeat Dalhatu Kantana, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 50,078. Responding

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

It’s Official – Dogara finally dumps APC for PDP

January 29, 2019 newsheadline247

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has officially announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Although Dogara joined the PDP since late last year when he picked the party’s form to seek reelection, he had been silent about at the lower legislative

News Just In: House of Reps pass minimum wage bill at N30,000

January 29, 2019 newsheadline247

The Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the National Minimum Wage Bill at N30,000 for workers in Nigeria. The lawmakers passed the bill during Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. They approved the figure after the bill was read and passed for the third time on the floor

Friday, 11 January 2019

Dogara on Insecurity: Where are the northern elders who faulted Jonathan?

January 11, 2019 newsheadline247

The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has lampooned northern elders for being silent on protracted insecurity in the region Dogara said the elders in Borno and other northern states criticised former President Goodluck Jonathan over killings in the region but have refused to react to multiple spates of killings under Muhammadu

Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Booing Lawmakers: Resign or be booted out! – Akpabio tells Saraki, Dogara

December 19, 2018 newsheadline247

A senator representing Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district, Godswill Akpabio, has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the House of Representatives, to resign or be booted out of office. Speaking to reporters after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2019 budget, the lawmaker said the two presiding officers have become minority leaders.

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Alex Badeh: Saraki, Dogara, others react to murder of ex-service chief

December 19, 2018 newsheadline247

Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and eminent Nigerians have reacted to the death of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. The ex-service chief was shot dead by some unknown gunmen along the Abuja-Keffi Road on his way back from his farm. Many Nigerians have taken to social media

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Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Four APC reps defect to opposition parties

November 6, 2018 newsheadline247

Four members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal House of Representatives have defected to opposition parties. The four members include Adedapo Lam-Adesina from Oyo state, Dada Awoleye from Oyo state, Segun Williams from Ogun state and Lawali Hassan from Zamfara state. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara made the

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

No cause for alarm – Dogara assures smooth conduct of 2019 polls

October 10, 2018 newsheadline247

The speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has assured a smooth conduct of the 2019 polls saying the process is not under any threat following the delay in the passage of the budget for the elections. He revealed in a statement that there is a N300 billion in the 2018 budget set

Thursday, 20 September 2018

Dogara defects back to PDP, says APC full of people with personal interests

September 20, 2018 newsheadline247

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara Thursday announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) back to the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dogara who stormed the Abuja National Secretariat of the PDP with his mammoth supporters declared he has officially pulled out of the APC.. “I have decided

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Rep Speaker, Dogara dumps APC for PDP, picks nomination forms

September 13, 2018 newsheadline247

Hon Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, House of Representatives on Wednesday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP). The speaker also picked the PDP expression of interest and nomination forms to bid for a return to the House in 2019. Newsheadline247 gathered that the speaker, who is the number 4

Friday, 24 August 2018

PDP reps vows to battle APC lawmakers attempts to impeach Dogara

August 24, 2018 newsheadline247

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Federal House of Representatives have warned their All Progressives Congress (APC) counterparts to discard moves to impeach Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the house. A group, known as Parliamentary Democrats Group (PDG) in the House of Representatives issued a statement warning the APC lawmakers that attempt to remove

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Monday, 6 August 2018

Please reconvene N’Assembly, Presidency begs Saraki, Dogara

August 6, 2018 newsheadline247

Emerging reports indicate the presidency is pleading with President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, and Hon. Yakubu Dogara to reconvene the Nationa Assembly and consider urgent matters pending before it. According to a report monitored on THISDAY NG, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, made the appeal at

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Saturday, 4 August 2018

Timi Frank reveals APC allegedly offered lawmakers N150M to impeach Saraki, Dogara

August 4, 2018 newsheadline247

Says State legislators to get N50M to remove Ortom, Tambuwal, Ahmed…… Comrade Timi Frank, a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) made a shocking revelation concerning ongoing crisis rocking the National Assembly. The former APC deputy spokesman alleged that the President Muhammdu Buhari-led presidency and the leadership of the

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Sunday, 29 July 2018

Bode George asks Saraki, Dogara back to PDP immediately, warns Buhari against civil war

July 29, 2018 newsheadline247

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has asked for the immediate return of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara back to PDP without further delay saying they were only tenants in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP chieftain who lamented

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