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Saraki denies joining opposition coalition

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By Tunde Opalana Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has distanced himself from planning to join other political gladiators in the proposed opposition coalition set to tackle President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. A statement by his

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Natasha: Saraki calls for protection of the Institution, not individual

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By Tom Okpe Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called for protection of the Institution of the Senate, and it’s leadership, the Senate President, instead of trying to protect the individual. Saraki, reacting to the ongoing allegations of sexual advances leveled against the incumbent President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, by the Senator representing Kogi

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Saraki’s False Crusade: Unmasking the Hypocrisy Behind the Demolition Controversy

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2024 0

By Kemi Ayoola The recent demolition of the Crystal Place shopping mall in Ilorin has sparked an outcry from former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, who has seized this event as an opportunity to portray himself as the voice of Kwarans. His press release condemning Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s government reeks of desperation, falsehood, and hypocrisy, […]

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Real reason I stopped Tinubu from being Buhari’s running mate in 2015 – Bukola Saraki

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2022 0

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has denied that he antagonized the ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to become President Muhmmadu Buhari’s running mate in 2014 for national interest. The former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated this while reacting to […]

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2023: What I will do as Nigeria’s President – Saraki

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Bukola Saraki in Abuja on Thursday informed Nigerians of what he will do differently if he becomes Nigeria’s next president. The former Senate President promised to fix the nation’s ailing economy, improve on the threatened security architecture and solve […]

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I defeated Tinubu to emerge as Senate President – Saraki reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2022 0

Dr Bukoka Saraki, a former Senate President, has met delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, appealing to them to support his move to secure the party’s presidential ticket. He told the delegates that he remained their own as someone who last defeated the “Emperor of Bourdillon” who vowed that he would not […]

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Saraki’s 2023 posters flood Ibadan

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2021 0

Posters of former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for the 2023 presidential election have surfaced in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Our correspondent recalls that Saraki ruled Kwara State as governor between 2003 and 2011 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki who moved from PDP to APC after ruling Kwara State […]

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N35billion loan: Group denounces Saraki link

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

The Kwara Consultative Stakeholders Forum, which sued the state governor, Abdulrazak AbdulRahman and others on the proposed N35billion bond/loan, has denied any connection with Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a former governor of the state, in the suit. The group, in a statement signed by its chairman, Alhaji Ayodele Olaegbe, said linking Saraki to the group […]

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Tempers flare As Abdulrazaq, Saraki’s Supporters ‘Clash’ At Eid Ground

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

At the Eid praying area in Ilorin on Tuesday, supporters of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki got into a shouting match. Security personnel struggled to keep the mob under control as the situation threatened to spiral out of control. Around 9:08 a.m., the governor arrived at the premises, where […]

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Why PDP considers Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal as possible presidential Candidates

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State are the main contenders for the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential ticket in 2023. According to a report in the Daily Independent, a former senator and member of the party’s Board of Trustees, it would be difficult for a […]

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Insecurity: Seek help of former leaders, Saraki advises Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2021 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja Former Senate President and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to seek the assistance of past political office holders in finding a solution to the perennial security challenges that are drifting the country towards the edge. Saraki who cataloged ugly incidents in the […]

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2023: Saraki for President posters surfaces at Wadata PDP secretariat

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2021 0

By Tunde Opalana As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is belaboured with the zoning of its presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election, a rumoured intention of the former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki may further put the party in dilemma. Early callers to the PDP national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Tuesday were […]

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Give PDP a second chance, Saraki pleads to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2021 0

Former president of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki pleads on nigerians to give the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) another chance to govern the country and lookout what they will do. Saraki who made these remarks at the inauguration of DLA road and its adjoining street projects and government primary school, junior staff quarters Asaba […]

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BREAKING: Buhari names Railway stations after Tinubu, Saraki, others (Full list)

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe, Ajaokuta, Aladja, Warri corridors after some deserving Nigerians, Daily Times gathered. This was disclosed through a statement by the ministry of transportation’s Director of Press, Eric Ojiekwe on July 27. The statement noted that the deserving citizens have

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Saraki reacts as Coronavirus kills Zamfara Emir

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

Bukola Saraki ,former Senate President, has reacted to the death of Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara, Alhaji Ahmad Asha who died due to coronavirus complications. Recall that the monarch died on Sunday after being isolated at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau. The Emir’s blood sample was taken to Abuja for test, having been suspected […]

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EFCC arraigns Saraki’s cousin over alleged N220m contract scam

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

 The EFCC on Thursday arraigned one Ope Saraki, cousin to the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki  before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, for alleged contract scam. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned Ope on a two-count charge bordering on employment scam, put at over […]

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Sheath your swords, PDP stakeholders tell Saraki, AbdulRazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Ilorin West Local Government Area Kwara State have appealed to the former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to sheath their swords and allow peace to reign in the state. The Stakeholders, who noted that both Saraki and AbdulRazaq hail from Ilorin West Local […]

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Probe deaths at Saraki’s Ile-Arugbo in 2011, group begs AbdulRasaq

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

The Kwara Progressives Group (KPG), an association in the vanguard of an egalitarian Kwara, has called on the Kwara State Government to investigate the numerous death of Kwara indigenes at Ile-Arugbo during the past administration. On May 27, 2011 several people died at Saraki’s Ile-Arugbo as they scrambled for rice and other items. Mr Rotimi […]

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Demolition of old peoples home, Kwara Govt. says no proof of Right of Occupancy

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

The Committee on the Review of sales of Kwara Government property from 1999 to date has declared that there is no proof of payment or Right of Occupancy on the expanse of land where late Dr Olusola Saraki built his Ile Arugbo (old peoples home) in Ilorin. Sen. Makanjuola Ajadi, the Chairman of the committee, […]

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Why Kwara demolished Saraki’s house

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

The houses belonging to Second Republic Senate Leader, the late Dr Olusola Saraki, located along Ilofa road, GRA, Ilorin has been finally demolished by the Kwara State government The demolition, was done early Thursday morning by the officials of the state government. It was further learnt that the demolition of the house by the government […]