My salary as Speaker was N400,000, allowance N25m monthly — Dogara
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Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said yesterday his total allowance in office was N25 million and salary N400,000 monthly.
The clarification Dogara said was necessary, following public misconception that members of the National Assembly earned huge salaries and allowances.
Recall that Yakubu Dogara was the Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Speaking during a Goodwill message at the two days ‘House Open Week 2024’ organised by the House of Representatives as part of the celebration of 25 years of unbroken democracy in the country,
Dogara said it was important Nigerians allowed their representatives to work and limit the financial demands on them.
Bandits demand N300m to free abducted Kaduna judge, kill son
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Suspected bandits, who kidnapped a female judge and her four children in Kaduna State, have demanded for N300m, after killing her eldest son.
The judge and her sons were reportedly abducted at their residence in the Mahuta area of Kaduna on 23 June.
The kidnappers, numbering up to 15, stormed the residence of the judge at night when her husband, Dr. Musa Gimba Dutse, a medical doctor, was away on duty.
However, a human rights lawyer, and Chief Executive Officer of the House of Justice, Gloria Ballason, on Wednesday, confirmed in a statement that the kidnappers have threatened to kill her remaining sons if the ransom was not paid in time.
Ballason said the abductors killed the 14-year-old son of the judge in captivity when the family couldn’t pay the demanded ransom.
Era of suicide bombings mustn’t return, says CAN
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The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, expressed deep concern over last Saturday’s multiple suicice bombings in the Gwoza town of Borno State, saying the country must not allow a return of the era where suicide bombing by the Boko Haram insurgents was rampant.
The CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement, said the Gwoza incidents called for urgent and collective actions to combat terrorism.
Last Saturday’s suicide bombings in Gwoza were the deadliest in recent times and generated significant attention both locally and internationally.
The attacks, carried out by suspected female suicide bombers, struck a wedding, a hospital, and a funeral in Gwoza, a town near the border with Cameroon.
FG pledges support for Aradel Energy
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The Federal Government has promised to support Aradel Energy in its drive to increase oil production in Nigeria.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, stated that during his recent visit to PML 14 in Ogbele, Rivers State, a facility solely owned and operated by Aradel Energy.
Lokpobiri, who commended Aradel for its “innovation and growth”, noted that the company’s fully integrated status showed the resilience and resourcefulness of Nigeria.
According to the minister, an average Nigerian is resilient and resourceful wherever he finds himself, declaring that Aradel is “the embodiment of a true Nigerian.
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