A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday picked June 27 for the arraignment of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and other senators for allegedly forging the Senate Standing Rules. The defendants will be arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and forgery. Justice Yusuf […]
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The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, on Tuesday warned the lawyers representing the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against deploying tactics aimed at delaying the ongoing trial, in a report by Punchng. Saraki is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory asset declaration, which he […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial before the Code of conduct Tribunal (CCT) will resume on Tuesday. Dr. Saraki is standing trial on a 16-count charge of alleged false asset declaration. The tribunal on Wednesday adjourned following a request by the prosecution counsel to adjourn to allow its key witness, Micheal Wetkas, attend to another matter […]
Read More Proceedings in the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, were stalled on Wednesday following the request by the prosecution for an adjournment of the case, Punchng report. The Federal Government is prosecuting Saraki on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory asset declaration in his asset declaration forms which […]
Read More A prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, on Wednesday gave details of how investigators discovered that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has a property in London, which he bought with a N375 million loan from the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, but allegedly failed to declare it after his tenure as governor in 2011. Wetkas, who spoke during […]
Read More The first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Mr. Michael Wetkas, told the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday that Saraki bought a property worth N375m in London in 2010 which he did not declare, Punchng report. Saraki is being prosecuted on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory […]
Read More The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday fixed May 31 for the hearing of an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to try him on charges, including false and anticipatory asset declaration. The Senate President is by his appeal challenging a March 24, 2016 ruling […]
Read More Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Tuesday that he was “extremely rich” before he became Kwara State governor in 2003. He said he had $22million, about £12million, 2.6m Euro and about N4billion in cash in his various accounts. Aside the liquid asset, Saraki said he also possessed landed property estimated at N2billion and 15 vehicles valued […]
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[T]he Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, yesterday promised early passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill. Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the signing ceremony of the 2016 budget at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Saraki called for early work on the […]
Read More The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Friday that the signing of the appropriation bill into law showed that the legislative and executive arms could come together to work for the electorate. Saraki said this in his remark at the signing of the N6.06 trillion appropriation bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. “We have […]
Read More The Federal Government on Thursday re-arraigned Senate President Bukola Saraki on amended three charges of alleged false asset declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to The Nation, In the fresh charge, the Federal Government accused Saraki of abusing his office while serving as Governor of Kwara State […]
Read More The case challenging the emergence of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate president and deputy president respectively has been adjourned to June 1. The Federal High Court Abuja adjourned the case following the absence of four out of the six defendants in court on Wednesday. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Justice Stephen Chukwu […]
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