The trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, over false assets declaration resumed yesterday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), with the prosecution promising to call four more witnesses at the next adjourned date. Lead prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) had applied for one week adjournment on the ground that his other […]
…Says Current Economic Recession will Reduce in 2017 …Seeks Stronger Ties With Legislature President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on the occasion of his 54th birthday anniversary. This is just as President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday also expressed optimism that the current economic recession will reduce in 2017. In a goodwill […]
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday urged Muslims to imbibe the injunctions of Prophet Muhammad which teaches humility, gratitude and charity toward one another. Saraki gave the advice in a message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad). […]
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, congratulated the Super Falcons for qualifying for the finals of the ongoing 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and charged them to make the nation proud by lifting the trophy. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, lauded the […]
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has proposed an eight-point plan of action to achieve success in the ongoing anti-corruption crusade of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Senate President, what must be done to succeed in the fight against corruption include ensuring transparency in government processes and procurements, reduction in bureaucratic […]
Senator Bukola Saraki has secured the support of 65 ofhis colleagues to be President of the Senate, according to one of them, Dino Melaye. However, the President-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has denied backing any aspirant for the office. Melaye, the Senator-elect for Kogi West, told journalists on Wednesday that support for Saraki is from […]
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), under the umbrella organization for all socio-cultural associations in Ilorin Emirate yesterday expressed its support for the aspiration of Dr Bukolan Saraki as President of the eighth Senate. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin, yesterday Kwara state, the national President of IEDPU, Alhaji AbdulHamid Adi declared that Saraki […]
Chief Gbenga Awoyale is a chieftain of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State and President General of Orisun Igbomina. In this interview with Joy Ekeke, he spoke extensively on the political activities in the nation. Excerpt: It is a few days away from the general elections, what are the chances of the PDP? […]