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Tambuwal emerges APC governorship candidate
Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has been declared the governorship candidate of the All…
Tambuwal: Court stops PDP from reconvening House of Reps
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a federal high court in Abuja has made an order directing the…
Defection: PDP Asks Tambuwal to Resign
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives to resign…
Support the Nigerian project, Tambuwal urges citizens
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday called on Nigerians to support the Nigerian project. Tambuwal,…
Declaring our seats vacant could backfire , say Rep defectors
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The 37 members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives who defected from Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP to the All…
Tambuwal says deaths at job test centres ‘unfortunate’
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has described as “unfortunate’’ the death of some Nigerians on Saturday at…
Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…
Tambuwal: I remain in PDP
The Speaker on a visit to Abeokuta commends Gov. Amosun for urban renewal Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Speaker of the House of…
Rowdy session in House of Reps over leadership change
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The expected change of some presiding officers of the House of Representatives did not happen on Tuesday, but…
Corruption war: Jonathan’s man hits Tambuwal back
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives was severely criticised by Nigeria’s presidency this morning over his…
Jonathan, EFCC not fighting corruption, says Tambuwal
Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, said President Goodluck Jonathan led executive branch of government…
Jonathan, Mark counsel African parliamentarians at summit
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday in Abuja that to institutionalise political stability in Africa, democracy must evolve within the…
Tambuwal, Amosun Pledge Support For Ijebu State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8cuDjXAKc Abiodun Onafuye/ Ijebu Ode The Speaker of Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has pledged support for…
Tambuwal denies pressure to resign
Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives has described a newspaper report that he is under pressure to…
Pandemonium in House of Reps as Baraje PDP Visits
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives returned from their eight weeks vacation on Tuesday and were sucked straight…
Aliyu: ACN, Edo Taught PDP Lessons On Democracy
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu said the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the people of Edo State…
Nigerian Reps adamant on Dana Airline’s suspension
DESMOND UTOMWEN/ Abuja Nigeria’s House of Representatives has insisted that Dana Airline which recently resumed flights should remain suspended. The…
Nigeria’s centenary celebration splits reps
The request by President Goodluck Jonathan to secure a convenient date to brief both Chambers of the National Assembly on…
Nigerian Reps Summon NNPC Boss, Suspend $1.5b Loan
DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja The House of Representatives has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to stop further action on the…
Nigeria’s Reps Speaker orders Sanusi Arrested
Nigeria’s House of Representatives speaker has threatened to order the arrest of the central bank chief and 14 others over…
Jonathan, National Assembly leaders in nocturnal meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday night met with the leadership of the National Assembly behind closed doors at the Aso…
Nigeria hosts Pan African Parliamentary confab
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A conference to be organized by Pan-African Parliament on African governance platform and promotion of African Union…
Saraki died of cancer, says son
Olaolu, son of the Second Republic Senate Leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki, said in Lagos on Wednesday that his father died…
Boko Haram:Tambuwal urges FG to embrace peace
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin To put an end to the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu…
Jonathan, Tambuwal congratulate Mimiko
Eromosele Ebhomele President Goodluck Jonathan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, have congratulated Governor Olusegun…
Hajj flights suspended as 509 female pilgrims deported
The Saudi authorities have stepped up the deportation of unaccompanied Nigerian female pilgrims, sending back to Nigeria 508 of them…
Budget Speech: Reps ask Jonathan to keep off
The hope of early passage of Nigeria’s 2013 Budget was put in jeopardy Thursday as members of the House of…