“Bukola you made me cry today after all I did for you as a son that I love so much you will be disgraced out of this game of politics except if am not your father”. Saraki’s political dynasty in…
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The Unending Rift in the Saraki’s Family
There has been and continuing feud between the number three citizen of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki, and his sister, Gbemisola Saraki. This started when Bukola Saraki was seeking re-election for a second term as Governor of Kwara state, and Gbemisola…
Enemy of Democracy: IGP drags Saraki, Senate to court
Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, dragged the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Senate before the Federal High Court in Abuja for declaring him an enemy of democracy. Specifically, the IGP, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/554/2018, prayed…
Saraki and his Survival Politics
As entrenched in advanced democracies all over the world and as stipulated in the constitution of Nigeria, the National Assembly’s roles in the democratic space is mainly to legislate for good governance, peace and welfare of the people while also…
Grazing laws: NASS, Govs lambast Defence minister
The Senate, the House of Representatives, Taraba, Ekiti and Benue state governments on Wednesday berated the Minister of Defence, Maj.Gen. Musur Dan-Ali (retd.), for calling on state governments to suspend their anti-open grazing laws, describing the call as illegal. While…
Offa robberies: Police vows to bring Senate President to Justice
The police on Wednesday said they had not withdrawn their invitation to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, over his alleged link with suspected robbers, who invaded banks in Offa on April 5, 2018. The Force Public Relations Officer,…
Jumbo Salaries: Court fixes July 3 for hearing of suit against NASS, others
Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by two lawyer, Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, against the Senate and House of Representatives over jumbo salaries. Other respondents in the…
Not-Too-Young-To-Run: Ekweremadu explains why 35 years age qualification for senate is retained
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has explained that the 35 years age qualification for the Senate was retained in the Not-Too-Young-To-Run bill to correct the initial disparity in the 1999 Constitution between the age qualification for…
Apologize to NASS – Dino Melaye asks Buhari
Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West has asked President Muhammad Buhari to as a matter of urgency, apologize to the National Assembly for allegedly making what he termed, disparaging statements against…
Senate probes OAU sex-for-mark scandal
The Senate has begun an investigation of the case of sexual harassment at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, involving a postgraduate student, Miss Monica Osagie, and a lecturer at the Accounting Department, Prof. Richard Akindele. The investigation was based on…