Yakubu Dogara
16 Feb
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has listed the construction of the Zungur/Bagel Dam as a key project designed to serve the Bauchi local government with water and generate power for about seven local councils in the state. Dogara, who spoke during the commissioning of a 2.5km road project awarded by…
28 Jan
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has alleged that the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, knelt before FCT minister Nyesom Wike in 2018 to receive funds to sponsor his governorship campaign. Dogara revealed that the former Rivers Governor, Wike, mandated a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih to deliver…
4 Jan
Echoes of the Tax Reform Bills reverberated during the recent youth town hall interactive session on the 2025 budget convened by the House of Representatives.
24 Dec
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Northeast chapter, yesterday, criticised former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, for his recent public support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
20 Dec
Former Speaker of the defunct 9th House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the North’s current state of backwardness to its leaders. He also urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in transforming the nation through the tax reform bills
19 Dec
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has backed the tax reform bills of President Bola Tinubu, which have generated concerns, especially in the northern part of the country. Dogara supported the tax reform bills at a Town Hall meeting organised by the Christian Awareness Initiatives of Nigeria (CHAIN) on Thursday in…
11 Dec
I watched the presentation by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives at the Channels Television town hall session on the Tax Reform Bills with great interst
2 Oct
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has called on sportsmen and enthusiasts to remain steadfast in the pursuit of excellence, saying that the country is on the verge of reclaiming its position among the top nations in the sector.
12 Aug 2024
A group, Bauchi State Youth Democratic Assembly, has berated former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district, Shehu Umar Buba, over their attacks on Governor Bala Mohammed. Dogara, in a statement on Saturday, criticised the governor for condemning the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, saying…
10 Aug 2024
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, over his comments against the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu. Dogara in a statement he signed on Saturday criticised the governor's achievements, saying that the administration of Mohammed has “no functional social amenities. Bauchi State under him is one…
12 Jun 2024
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on the Federal Government to go after foreign exchange stashed in private vaults and sell crude oil in naira. Dogara made the call at The Platform Nigeria, a Democracy Day program by Lagos-based church, Covenant Nation, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. He lamented…
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