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There is anxiety in the All Progressives Congress caucus in the Senate over alleged moves by the outgoing President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, to influence the emergence of new leaders of the 9th Senate. It was learnt that Saraki was working on how to remain relevant in national politics having lost his re-election bid for the Kwara Central Senatorial ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he owes his appointment as minister to President Muhammadu Buhari and no one else. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the minister said it was “laughable’’ that anyone would seek to take credit for his appointment. Mohammed was reacting to a statement by Dr. Doyin Okupe the Special ...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, on Monday cast aspersion on Senate President, Bukola Saraki. He described Saraki as a traitor and a backstabber, adding that he is a self imposed emperor that must be voted out. Tinubu said this while speaking during the APC presidential campaign rally in Ilorin, Kwara State. According to him: ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it had not given up on its belief that Senate President Bukola Saraki was an usurper who needed to vacate his position since he now belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is in minority at the Senate. The party also said it was confident that the forthcoming elections would dash ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is rattled by mass movement against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his overdue hegemony in Kwara. Mohammed, the head of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara stated this on Thursday in his home town, Oro, near Ilorin after a meeting with APC leaders ...

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has released a bombshell, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari is not the one in charge in Aso Rock. The chief lawmaker said this while reacting to the drop in Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria. It was learnt that a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed that Ghana ...

Abdullahi Haliru-Danbaba, the Kwara House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kaiama/Kenmaji/Wajibe Constituency, says the North Senatorial District will vote for President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC candidates in the general elections. Haliru-Danbaba told journalists on Tuesday in Ilorin that the senatorial district had been in alliance with the political dynasty of Senate President Bukola Saraki ...

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has cautioned politicians against overheating the polity ahead the general elections. Saraki made this call while delivering his welcome speech at the resumption of plenary on Wednesday. The National Assembly had on Dec. 20, 2018, proceeded on Christmas break to resume on Jan. 16. He said it was important for political leaders ...

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as an unrestrained and compulsive perjurer, whose name has become synonymous with misinformation. Saraki made this known through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Yusuph Olaniyonu. Speaking during a radio interview in Kwara on Sunday, Olaniyonu, said those who are trying to ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over alleged plot to use the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to forcibly sack Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Raising the alarm, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the plot against Saraki is similar to the last invasion of the National Assembly by the DSS. ...