Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has lauded the reward system promised by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying it will spur party leaders and members to working assiduously to deliver their constituencies to PDP in 2018. Reacting to Atiku’s promise to reward all that will work for his success […]
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed divergent views over the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Trading words over the outcome of the primary, the APC described Saraki, a PDP presidential aspirant who came third with 317 votes, as a ‘rolling […]
Respite came Tuesday, the way of Gbenga Makanjuola, an aide to Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and others as the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos granted him bail in the sum of N250 million. Makanjuola and others are standing trial over N3.5 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had preferred an 11-count fraud […]
…How Ex-VP humbled Tambuwal, Saraki, others, picks PDP presidential ticket …Rallies other aspirants for support ahead of crucial elections …Dogara, Wike congratulate ex-VP Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, humbled Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, among other leading contenders with a landslide victory at the presidential primary of the […]
The Force Headquarters has invited the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Bruce to report to the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters on Monday, October 8, to explain the attack on Friday at Force Headquarters by group led by them. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, […]
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, were conspicuously absent at the Independence Day parade organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th anniversary. But the absence of Saraki and Dogara might not be unconnected with their recent defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to […]
…Urge PDP supporters to be law abiding As condemnation trails the declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Gboyega Oyetola as Osun State governor elect after Thursday supplementary election, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar have joined in describing the handling of the election as a mockery of democracy. Saraki […]
Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has disclosed that the Senate under the leadership of Dr Bukola Saraki had failed Nigerians, saying that the legislative arm of government has been privatized by Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara. Ndume stated this while speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) […]
Sen. Ali Ndume, (APC-Borno South) has said Bukola Saraki has failed the nation and also has no justification to remain as senate president since he has defected to the opposition party. He said that Saraki should know that he could not “have his cake and eat it’. Ndume, said at the News Agency of Nigeria […]
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the death of the first Military Governor of Kwara State, Brigadier General David Bamigboye (rtd). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the late Bamigboye as a torch-bearer who laid a solid foundation for […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) have expressed divergent views over the claim of the CUPP that the APC is planning to attack the National Assembly while the APC also alleged that the leadership of the National Assembly under Senator Bukola Saraki is planning to prevent members of […]
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Monday said Nigeria rather than remain as one entity continues to be divided along ethnic and religious lines under President Muhammad Buhari. Senator Saraki also described Nigeria under the control of President Buhari as a divided nation, where citizens don’t have a sense of belonging. The 2019 presidential […]
The mass rally in support of Dr Bukola Saraki as Nigeria’s next president convened by The Olanrewaju Oba Youth Forum (TOOYF) was held week-end, in Ilorin, Kwara State, attracting a massive crowd. A popular musician, Slimcase, was also at the event to entertain the crowd of supporters and fans while groups of singers and dancers […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential aspirant, Dr Bukola Saraki has boasted that he cannot be impeached by those planning the evil. The Senate president, while making this disclosure stated that the call for his impeachment after the senate’s adjournment cannot hold waters, adding “they don’t have the number to impeach me”. Dr. Saraki spoke Sunday […]
Nigeria needs a President that is young and contemporary in handling issues, a President that is intelligent and in tune with the present realities, says the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Saraki stated this on Sunday in Jos, at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Secretariat, while addressing party faithful on his journey to be elected as […]
The Federal High Court Abuja Division has struck out a suit filed by associates of Dr. Bukola Saraki to stop any move to reconvene the Senate for the purpose of removing Dr. Saraki as the President of the Senate of the federal republic. Vacation judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba terminated further hearing on the suit filed […]
…Describes him paper weight The All Progressives Congress (APC) has noted that the defection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara did not come to them as surprise, but a matter of time judging by his anti party activities in the National Assembly with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The party also […]
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Lukman Mustapha, has disassociated himself from the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his new party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He also said that he has never held any position or gotten contract under “the current hegemony in the state”, assuring that if […]
Senate President and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, said that the bold vision of the Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, as encapsulated in his signature projects of the deep seaport and the superhighway, was what the nation desires at this point in time. Saraki, who was […]
…As Jang, Saraki return nomination forms With the submission of expression of interest and nomination forms on Monday by former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang and the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, number of aspirants seeking the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP) have risen to 12. Jang, a former military governor […]