EXCLUSIVE: N’Assembly on lock down as Youth invades, demand Saraki’s resignation

Scores of protesting youths under the aegis of Occupy National Assembly, on Tuesday, besieged the premises of the federal parliament and demanded the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The youths made up of various Civil Society Organisations and students, were also demanding that the federal lawmakers should immediately revisit the grey areas […]

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No stay of proceedings in Saraki’s, Dasuki’s, Metuh’s trials – A’ court

The Court of Appeal in Abuja declared Monday that will not entertain motions for stay of proceedings in the cases involving Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Mohammed Sambo Dasuki and Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. A three-man panel of the appellate court, presided over by Justice Abdul […]

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#PanamaPapers: I won’t resign, says Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday vowed not to succumb to calls for his resignation by Nigerians amid his corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the revelations in Panama Papers. Saraki, while responding to a Premium Times report on Friday, blamed politicians for the increasing calls for his resignation over his recent […]

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N330m Exotic Vehicles: Senate under fire as delivery made through

NIGERIA Senate came under harsh criticisms by eminent Nigerians on Saturday for defying Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari on the purchase of exotic vehicles. Eminent Nigerians including the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Senator Femi Okurounmu and Dr. Junaid Mohammed, condemned the Senate for purchasing the vehicles. The […]

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Poor execution of budget in the past affected the Nation – Saraki

NIGERIA Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has lamented that ineffective implementation of past budgets and abandonment of projects have led to wastage that has negatively affected the nation’s economy in the last 16 years, The Nation report. Saraki, according to a statement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, stated this at an interactive […]

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Saraki calls for peace, stability as Lent commence

SENATE President Bukola Saraki has urged the Christian community in the country to pray for peace and stability of the nation as the Lenten season begins. Saraki, who made the call yesterday in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, specifically enjoined the Christians to seek the face of God, for a way […]

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EFCC to quiz Saraki’s cousin over N371m scam

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, Ope Saraki, who is also a cousin to Senate President Bukola Saraki for an alleged N371m scam. The EFCC said in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that a former Commissioner for […]

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Sen. Saraki ruled out the possibility of reversing Forex policy

SENATE President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, ruled out the possibility of reversing the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which excludes some imported goods and services from the list of items that can benefit from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sanni Onogu, […]

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Saraki disappointed over Supreme Court ruling

THE President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has expressed disappointment at the ruling by the Supreme Court dismissing his appeal against his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A statement issued on Friday by his Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, noted that the Senate President was alarmed that the apex court dismissed the six […]

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S’Court delivers judgement on Saraki’s asset declaration case Friday

The Supreme Court will on Friday pass its judgment on the case before it challenging the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over charges bordering on alleged false assets declaration. A seven-man bench led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, had towards the end […]

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Leaders from 1999 responsible for present political and economic mess – Senate Pres. Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Tuesday that all public office holders in Nigeria since 1999, were guilty of the mistakes of the past that led the country to its present political and economic mess. Saraki stated this while responding to a question on the secrecy of the National Assembly’s budget and corruption levelled against […]

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Senate concludes debate on 2016 budget

The Senate yesterday passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill for second reading after concluding debate on the general principles of the bill, which started on Wednesday last week. Thereafter, the Senate also committed the document to its Committee on Appropriations, to coordinate the budget defence by the various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of government. Consequently, […]

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