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    Politics Saraki Congratulates Justice Onnoghen As New CJN

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki has congratulated Justice Walter Onnoghen as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. This is coming as the Nigerian Senate after screening, unanimously confirmed Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria on Wednesday, March 1. Saraki after Onnoghen's confirmation...
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    Politics Saraki's Trouble Continues As FG Slams Fresh Charges

    Nigerian government has filed fresh charges against the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Federal Government who had at the last sitting increased the charges to 17, told the court on Thursday that it has filed a further amendment bringing the charges...
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    Politics Dino Melaye Raises Petition Against Osinbajo For Refusing To Sign 3 Bills

    Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday frowned at Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo's refusal to assent three bills passed by the National Assembly. Mr. Osinbajo in a letter read by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki returned the bills for proper correction. But Senator Melaye quickly raised a...
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    Politics How Senate’s 11 Economic Bills Will Target 7.5m Jobs - Saraki

    Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that the 11 economic bills currently receiving accelerated consideration by the 8th Senate will help to create 7.5million jobs and reduce poverty by 16.4 per cent when passed into law. Saraki who disclosed this in his welcome address to...
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    Politics I Made Only 5% Of My Wealth In Politics - Saraki

    Senate President Bukola Saraki has told the BBC Hausa service that he acquired only 5 per cent of his wealth when he entered into politics. Saraki, who is currently under investigation by the federal authorities over allegations of falsely declaring assets when he was Governor of Kwara State...
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    Politics Saraki Inaugurates Youth Scheme, Set to Provide 40,000 Jobs

    The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has formally inaugurated his youths empowerment programme to provide 40,000 direct jobs for the youths in various vocations in the next four years. Speaking during the ceremony yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara state, Saraki charged political leaders in the country...
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    Politics Saraki vs CCT Battle Continues

    The trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Abubakar Saraki, over alleged false and anticipatory assets declaration continues today before the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar. At the last sitting October 5, the tribunal dismissed an application by Saraki asking the...
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    Politics President Buhari's Speech At The Leadership Newspaper Awards

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday was honored as the Leadership man of the year by leadership newspaper. Here is the president's full speech at the award ceremony... I am most delighted to be part of this occasion organized by the Leadership Newspapers Group to honour Nigerians who have...
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    Politics Ex-Inmate, Shehu Sani Tutors Saraki, Ekweremadu On How To Live In Prison

    Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, yesterday, tutored the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu on how to live in a prison. Dailytrust gathered that the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator...
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    Politics CCT Adjourns Saraki's Trial Over Motion Seeking Judge's Disqualification

    The Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, till June 21. The tribunal adjourned for the hearing of a fresh motion filed by Saraki seeking an order of the CCT disqualifying its Chairman, Danladi Umar, from further presiding...
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    Politics Saraki Addresses Niger Delta Avengers Over Pipeline Bombings

    Senate President Bukola Saraki has called on the aggrieved Niger Delta Avengers to sheathe their swords and embrace dialogue. This was contained in a speech to mark anniversary of the 8th senate. Saraki, who noted that the ongoing security challenges in the Niger Delta region calls for great...
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    Politics 'Sometimes What People Call Corruption Is Administrative Misdemeanor' - Saraki

    Embattled President of 8th Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in an interview with pressmen in Abuja explained that no price is too high to pay for peace in Nigeria, and also on his appearances at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. According to LEADERSHIP, Senator Saraki stressed that the National...
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    Politics Saraki Seeks More Powers For ECOWAS Parliament

    Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday called for more powers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, if the aim of subregion to achieve full integration is to be realized. Saraki made the call in his speech at the opening of the First Ordinary...
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    Metro 4 Surprising Things That Happened At The Appeal Court Yesterday

    The Court of Appeal in Abuja said on Monday that it would no longer hear applications for a stay of proceedings in the trials of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.); and the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic...
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    Politics Saraki Loses Bid To Stop CCT Trial At Appeal Court Again

    The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today struck out the application filed by the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki seeking a stay of proceeding of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations of corruption. Justice Abdul Aboki, who led the three-man panel, gave the...
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    Politics 8 Reasons Why Saraki Must Resign as Senate President within the Next 10 Days - NDMG

    The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has listed 8 reasons why Bukola Saraki must resign as Senate President within the Next 10 Days. The group stated that the position of Senate President has been tainted beyond imagination with the endless scandals around the current holder...
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    Politics 10 APC Senators Pledge Support For Ekweremadu As Senate President [See LIST]

    Ten senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have reportedly concluded a deal with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support its candidate for the Senate Presidency if Senator Bukola Saraki is forced to resign, DailyTrust reports. According to DailyTrust, the APC...
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    Politics 2 Reasons Why They Are Prosecuting Me – Saraki Cries Out

    Chairman of the 8th National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki in his response to Dele Momodu's pendulum listed two reason why 'powers that be' keep prosecuting him for no just offence at the Code of Coduct Tribunal Saraki gave these two reasons for his prosecution: - Firstly, I have also been...
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    Metro SarakiVsCCT: Guru Maharaj Ji Sends Powerful Message to the NASS

    The spiritual leader and founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji has said with shocking revelations emerging from the on-going trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Bureau, any truly distinguished senator that is worth his name and accolade should avoid...
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    Politics Saraki Rejects Omolori As Clerk To The National Assembly

    The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has requested the National Assembly Service Commission to reverse the appointment of Mohammed Sani-Omolori, as the Clerk to the Assembly, to allow further consultations. Mr. Sani-Omolori was named the acting Clerk to the National Assembly on Wednesday...
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