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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

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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 […]

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Your action a manifestation of vengeance, narrow-mindedness, Saraki tells Abdulrazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2019 0

Senator Bukola Saraki, the former Senate President, has said that the taken over a piece of land being used by the Saraki Family in Ilorin by the Kwara State government was an action that is clearly a manifestation of vengeance and shows that Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is narrow-minded. Saraki reacting to the taken over of […]

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Kwara takes over Saraki’s land in Ilorin

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

Ilorin – The Kwara State Government has taken over a piece of land being used by the Saraki Family in Ilorin. A release by the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye said on Friday that a new secretariat would be built on the land. Ajakaiye said the land was originally meant for Government […]

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Hate speech, social media bills necessary in Nigeria – Security expert

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Lagos – A security expert, Mr Abayomi Mumuni, on Tuesday threw his weight behind the Hate Speech Bill and the Social Media Bill, but urged the National Assembly to moderate the sanctions being proposed for offenders. Mumuni, also an All Progressives’ Congress (APC) chieftain, said in a statement that the bills would curtail provocative utterances […]

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Court orders FG to recover pensions collected by Akpabio, Saraki, others

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has ordered the Federal Government to “recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly, and directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN to challenge the legality of states’ […]

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Forfeiture of property: EFCC’s claim outrightly false – Saraki

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2019 0

Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has said that the clam by the Economic and Finacial Crime Commission (EFCC) ‘that the Ilorin property was built by any proceed of fraud is outrightly false, Saraki reacting to the order given for the forfeiture of his property in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, also said that the forfeiture was […]

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Obaseki, Okowa, Saraki, others pay tribute to late Edevbie

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his Delta State counterpart, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick joined other eminent Nigerians to pay their last tribute to foremost civil engineer, late James Okpako Edevbie. Members of Edo State Executive Council who were part of Governor

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Breaking: Saraki’s houses seized by Lagos court

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

Two houses belonging to Senator Bukola Saraki, the former senate president, in the Ikoyi in Lagos state have seized temporarily by a Lagos High Court. According to the Cable: ‘Nnaemeka Omewa, a counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), had approached the court, seeking an order of interim forfeiture of the properties […]

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Saraki’s Alimi Chalet, Ile Arugbo a ‘paddy-paddy arrangement’ – Kwara House

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

The Kwara State House of Assembly has said that former Senate President, Bukola Saraki used paddy-paddy’ arrangement to acquire Alimi Chalet and a landed property popularly called Ile Arugbo. The Assembly said in a statement titled: “Our position on the seizure of Alimi Chalet, Saraki’s House” by the Special Assistant to the Speaker, Ibrahim Sheriff, […]

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I may run for president in 2019 – Saraki

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

Senate President Bukola Saraki has confirmed he has been consulting and he is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 2019 election. He made the confirmation in a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg in Abuja. Saraki who had evaded the question on his interest in the country’s number one position at a press conference […]

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Only 73 senators, not 24 can remove Saraki as Senate President

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2018 0

Much ink has been spilled and much needless rocus generated by the argument that a mere 24 Senators can lawfully remove Saraki as Senate President. Nothing can be further from the truth. Expectedly, this skewed view emanates mostly from pro-government lawyers and commentators, baying for the blood of Saraki, who had defected from the ruling […]

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Asking Saraki to resign as Senate President is laughable – PDP to Adams Oshiomhole

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2018 0

APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomole’s call for Bukola Saraki to resign as Senate President has been slammed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP,. Oshiomole called for Saraki’s resignation while speaking to state house correspondents in Abuja yesterday. Reacting to Oshiomole’s comment, the PDP’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said ”The call for Bukola Saraki to resign

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I Can’t Work With Saraki – Kwara State PDP Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2018 0

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, said on Thursday, July 26, that he cannot work with the All Progressives Congress (APC) defectors led by Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The Nation reports that he said other members of the party executive committee in Kwara cannot work with the […]

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Saraki ignores police invitation

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2018 0

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday failed to honour the invitation of the Nigeria Police Force over his indictment in the Offa bank robbery. The Nigerian police had invited Saraki to report to the Head of investigation team, of the Intelligence Response Team ( IRT) on July 24 at 8 a.m. in Guzape, […]

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Omo-Agege Attacks Saraki, House Of Reps Over Fresh Suspension Moves

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2018 0

The Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, has reacted to a resolution of the House of Representatives to suspend him for 180 days. Mr Omo-Agege in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday also attacked Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for his alleged role in the suspension move he described as illegal. The two have been […]

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Nigeria Not Safe, Saraki On Plateau Attacks

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has advised President Buhari to direct his security chiefs to immediately produce quick-response measures aimed at tackling the spate of killings in Nigeria. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki stated that it was important for Nigerians to start having the […]

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10 Things Saraki Said About Nigeria To Russian Parliament

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

The ten things Bukola Saraki said about Nigeria to the Russian parliament in Moscow, has been highlighted. President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, addressed the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Saraki arrived Russia on Tuesday, alongside other Nigerian lawmakers, at the invitation of the Chairperson of the Federation […]

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Offa robbery latest: Saraki still under investigation, says Police

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

The last has not been heard about   the indictment of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the April 5 Offa bank robbery as police on Wednesday said Saraki is still under investigation. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Moshood Jimoh in a statement said  “the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki is still under investigation in connection […]

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“How Saraki seized over $200,000 from me” – Omoyele Sowore opens up

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2018 0

Sahara reporters publisher and 2019 presidential aspirant, Omoyele Sowore has opened up about his ordeal with the Nigerian government and Senate president, Bukola Saraki over his continued exposure of corruption.   Sowore, while speaking at a town hall meeting in Owerri, Imo state recently, revealed that the Nigerian government seized all his assets. He disclosed […]