Tag Archives: House

Nigeria 2015 – Tambuwal in Crowded Race for Presidency

April 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Turaki Hassan, Muideen Olaniyi, Abbas Jimoh, Isa Saidu, Daily Trust Kaduna — Though he has not declared his presidential ambition, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal’s steps bear the imprint of a likely candidate in the 2015 battle. Two years away for … read more »

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A voice from Somalia women

March 12, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Amanda Koech In Somalia, we know that a man will sometimes rape a girl because his marriage proposal to her has been turned down. The act of rape ensures no one else will want her as a wife, so … read more »

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More trouble for Nigeria President Jonathan

July 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE impeachment plot against President Gooldluck Jonathan thickened yesterday, with some senators reportedly teaming up with their House of Representatives’ counterparts on the project. The senators met with some representatives in Abuja, at the weekend, on the budget row with … read more »

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Nigeria Bribery Scandal: Otedola gave me $250,000 in hotel room, Say Lawan

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Farouk Lawan’s lawyers have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on the need to thoroughly investigate the bribery allegation levelled against their client by billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola. Otedola has accused Lawan, former chairman of the House … read more »

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Nigeria: Probe Lawan, Otedola, say lawyers

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

This story is all over the place that lawmaker Farouk Lawan collected $620,000 bribe from oil baron Femi Otedola.With the parties, admitting giving and receiving bribe, lawyers will readily say a crime has been committed. But not so fast. Lawan … read more »

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Nigeria: I did not mastermind bribery scandal, Says Jonathan

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said there was no truth in widespread insinuation that his government was orchestrating the $620,000 bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee on the fuel subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, … read more »

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Nigeria $3m Fuel Subsidy Bribery Scandal: Farouk Lawan detained

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LAGOS — Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy management, Hon. Farouk Lawan who is at the centre of the $3million bribe to clear indicted oil companies, was detained last night by the police. Rep Lawan who … read more »

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Exclusive Blogbuster: Otedola and Farouk Lawan $600 000 Bribery Scandal; The True Story!

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Nana Gwadabe June 12th, 2012 by Japh – You already know the side of the story that says Femi Otedola gave Farouk Lawan $620,000 and that bit is very much true. Below is the part of the drama that … read more »

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Our Stand: Lawan, Otedola, N2.6trn Thieves Must Face Justice

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Leadership Editorial Anti-graft agencies now have another opportunity to prove that Nigeria is not yet “a paradise for maggots” (the title of a new book on Nuhu Ribadu, EFCC’s first chairman) by getting all the actors (and actresses) in … read more »

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Nigeria’s fuel subsidy bribery scandal: I Collected U.S.$500,000 Bribe Offer

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee Monitoring the Fuel Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan, sang a different tune Monday over his role in the allegation that he collected $620,000 from the Chairman of Zenon Oil and Gas, Mr. Femi Otedola, … read more »

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Oil subsidy probe: Minister blames it all on Yar’Adua

May 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rules out imminence e of full subsidy removal The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday said the Farouk Lawan-led House of Representatives ad hoc committee, which probed the oil subsidy, was unfair to her. The minister said it … read more »

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Subsidy probe, capital market, Obasanjo top House agenda

April 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The report of the fuel subsidy probe will feature prominently on the agenda of the House of Representatives as the lawmakers reconvene on Tuesday after a two-week Easter vacation. Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the House might list the … read more »

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New York Rep. Chris Lee Resigns Over Craigslist Dating Ad and Sexy Photo

February 10, 2011 by benim

What started last month with an anonymous woman’s Craigslist dating search for men who don’t “look like toads” ended Wednesday with the resignation of two-term Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., a married father who passed himself off as a divorced lobbyist … read more »

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Cheers and laughter at Mandela home

February 5, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Former president Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Zenani Dlamini, enjoyed a largely media-free birthday at her father’s house in Houghton on Saturday. Dlamini earlier issued a media statement requesting privacy as she celebrated her birthday with friends and family at … read more »

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