Buhari Losing Influence In Nigerian - Yakubu From PDP Named House Speaker

Buhari Losing Influence In Nigerian

Yakubu Dogara From Peoples Democratic Party Named House Speaker


Yakubu Dogara was elected Speaker of the House in Nigeria Tuesday after winning 182 votes over Femi Gbajabiamila, who picked up 174 votes and was backed by the ruling party. Dogara, a legal practitioner, will serve as speaker of the 8th legislature, local media reported.

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SHOCKING REVEALED: All The Truth Behind Saraki-Buhari Drama

The Clerk of the National Assembly and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, have disregarded President Muhammadu Buhari’s request and provided the election that produced Saraki as Senate President.

Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman, said that there was a request for the National Assembly to change the time of the inauguration in other for the meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) legislators to hold.

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Read What Happened To These Suicide Bombers

Three suspected female suicide bombers were yesterday, June 9, killed by Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) detonated on their way to Maiduguri.

Aderemi Opadokun, Borno State Commissioner of Police, disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the bombers died on their way to Maiduguri to cause more havoc and disaster

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The Saraki Coup Story – Senate President

The Saraki Coup Story – Senate President

Former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara with the support of senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP intriguingly outsmarted his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday morning to emerge the Senate President.

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Finally - APC Reacts To Saraki’s Emergence As Senate President, Releases Statement

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.

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Conspiracy from the North || Senate President: North – Buhari is watching pretending

OMOOBA ADEYEMI UPDATES

President: North
Senate President: North
Speaker: North
…And Buhari is watching pretending

DEMOCRACY NOOONI……..

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Nasarawa, Edo, Delta, Enugu Elect Speakers, Journalists Harassed In Edo

The state House of Assemblies of Nasarawa, Delta, Edo and Enugu states have elected their respective speakers. Prompt news informs that Nasarawa state elected Ibrahim Balarabe after governor Umaru Al-makura inaugurated the 5th Assembly on Tuesday.
 

The Nasarawa state house of Assembly

The governor congratulated the lawmakers for making the senate and urged them to show good examples and governance as a show of appreciation to the people that put them there.

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President Buhari's Election Promises That Will Never Be Fulfilled

Making unrealistic promises during electoral campaigns seems to be a must-do point in every politician’s agenda. “President Muhammadu Buhari is not an exception,”. In another contribution to the platform, Chat212 analyses President Buhari’s electoral promises and makes a conclusion that some of them were never meant to be fulfilled.

Story highlights:

– “…creation of social welfare scheme…will eject $7.575b from the treasury annually. Where President Buhari hopes to get the money still remains a mystery…”

– “Free meal for each child per day at N200 per meal will cost Nigeria N14.4b. Where will N14.4b nutrition money emanate from?”

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B~R~E~A~K~I~N~G: Saraki Smiles Profusely On His First Day At Work

The newly elected senate president, Senator Bukola Saraki took to his Facebook page to share pictures of his first day at work.

Saraki became Senate President in an unopposed election after majority of the APC members were waiting for the meeting with President Buhari at the International Conference Center in Abuja.

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Tinubu's Wife Walks Out On Senate President, Saraki

Nigerian Senators who were absent at yesterday’s inauguration ceremony were today sworn in by the new Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

The senators were gathered at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Fifteen into the meeting, the clerk of the National Assembly, conducted the election and subsequently swore Senator Bukola Saraki in as the Eighth Senate President.

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Senate Presidency: Implications of Saraki’s win

Senator Bukola Saraki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been elected as the Senate President of the 8th National Assembly. Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara state, who was supported by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday was unanimously elected as the Senate President. He defeated Ahmad Lawan, who was the preferred candidate of the APC.

Considering the drama surrounding his emergence as Senate President, there’s going to be a massive ripple effect across the board.

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VANDALISM: Pipeline explosion rocks Lagos community

A pipeline explosion occurred at Ije-Ododo in Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos, following the activities of suspected pipeline vandals.

Vanguard gathered that the explosion occurred at 11:15p.m., Monday, causing panic in the community.

When Vanguard visited the scene at about 12:30p.m. yesterday, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, officials and men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, were not around.

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Recover N4trn from oil firms, NEITI tells Buhari

Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), yesterday, indicted oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria of defrauding the country to the tune of $19.1 billion, about N3.82 trillion, over the last couple of months, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the recovery of the money from the companies.

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Jobs Vacancy At Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Employer: Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

The Company
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian 

Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health, Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria etc.

We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Front Desk Officer

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How Saraki, Dogara outfoxed APC leaders

The dramatic election of four key officers of the National Assembly yesterday unsettled the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and breathed life into the Peoples Democratic Party which lost its prime position to the APC.

At the end of intrigues and drama that followed the battle for the four presiding officers’ positions in the National Assembly, all the candidates of the APC lost to the candidates backed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki raising the gavel at the inauguration of the 8th National Assembly in Abuja, yesterday

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Vacancy - Australian High Commission Graduate & Exp. Job Recruitment

Employer: Australian High Commission

 

The Australian High Commission in Abuja seeks to appoint candidate to fill the position of:

Job Title: Public Affairs Officer

Location: Abuja
Agency: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Classification: Locally Engaged

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APC kicks, says emergence of Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, House Speaker unacceptable

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon Yakubu Dogara as Senate President.and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.

”Senator Bukola and Hon. Dogara are not the candidates of the APC and a majority of its National Assembly members-elect for the positions of Senate President and House Speaker.

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Atiku, Tambuwal, Owie, others hail lawmakers

MIXED reactions, yesterday, trailed the emergence of the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly.

Reacting to the development, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State commended the lawmakers for exhibiting maturity and for the defence of legislative ethos in the choice of their leaders.

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Senate president elected by defying presidential party, becomes 3rd most powerful Nigerian

A former governor has been elected head of Nigeria's Senate, becoming the third most powerful person in the country by challenging the wishes of the presidential coalition to which he belongs.

Bukola Saraki's victory highlights the cracks appearing in the coalition that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power.

Party officials say Buhari was meeting with his party's senators about a consensus candidate when Saraki pushed the vote through.

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Nigeria's legislature to be led by presidential opponents

Candidates for Nigeria's main opposition party were elected Tuesday to head both houses of the legislature in votes highlighting the cracks in the coalition that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power just last month.

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How Senator Saraki quickly mobilised his trusted loyalists PDP for the Election

How Senator Saraki quickly mobilised his trusted loyalists PDP for the Election

President Buhari returned to Abuja from Germany early this morning.The old man just went straight to bed to rest his ‘jet-lagged’ body.Maybe he ‘over-slept’ or he just failed to appear for the scheduled ‘breakfast’ meeting at the International Conference Centre in Abuja while APC federal lawmakers and party leaders were patiently waiting for him.

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Saraki denies Report’ that showed disrespect to VP Osinbajo office

Saraki denies Sahara Reporters’ story, declares “I have respect for VP Osinbajo”

Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has denied reports making the rounds that he not only shunned a meeting with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo but used words that showed disrespect to his office.

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Senate, House of Reps elect new leaders — LIVE UPDATES

Senate, House of Reps elect new leaders — LIVE UPDATES

Members of the National Assembly will Tuesday elect the principal officers who will take charge of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

In the Senate, the major battle for the position of Senate President is between Ahmed lawan (Yobe North) and Bukola Saraki (Kwara Central).

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Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria's Borno State, 16 dead

Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria's Borno State, 16 dead

IN MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - A bomb blast hit a cattle market in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno late on Saturday, with as many as 16 people dead, hospital and military sources said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants.

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