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How To Ruin A Political Career – A case Study of Saraki, By Happiness Okoka

How To Ruin A Political Career – A case Study of Saraki, By Happiness Okoka

It’s over He had a decent run, captivated a minimum of the foremost fervent among Change believers from Kwara State, deceived by their Peoples Democratic Party counterparts. Here was a man; young, attractive and vibrant, having traits similar to former vice-president Atiku Abubarkar (or a minimum of, one was imputed to him). He captivated listeners’ and viewers’ attention with a compelling story…

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Awo's Dream, A Must To Implement -Says Buhari

Awo’s Dream, A Must To Implement -Says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he was not happy that Hanna Awolowo did not live to witness his administration bring the kind of governance Obafemi Awolowo wanted for Nigeria. Mr. Buhari stated this when a presidential delegation visited the Ikenne home of the Awolowos on a condolence visit. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, Mr. Buhari…

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Opinion: Saraki’s Case: The Real Inside Story, By Bashir Akanbi

Opinion: Saraki’s Case: The Real Inside Story, By Bashir Akanbi

Taxpayers funds are being wasted on trying to remove a perceived political ‘non-conformist’ like Saraki by hook or by crook – without adherence to the book (i.e. the Nigerian Constitution).” – Bashir Akanbi Over the past few days, the Nigerian polity has been heated up by media reports about the moves of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), to arrest the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for…

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Saraki Shun CCT Again

Saraki Shun CCT Again

Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki today Monday shun the CCT again as against the Tribunal request that Saraki should appear before the court. There were indications on Sunday that the Senate President might not appear before the CCT on Monday (today) despite the bench warrant issued on him by Justice Umar. The Senate president on Sunday traveled to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital to enlist…

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The Mathematics of Saraki’s Trial: 16 Questions About 13 Things by Oluwaseyi David Tosin

The Mathematics of Saraki’s Trial: 16 Questions About 13 Things by Oluwaseyi David Tosin

Most Nigerians have been following the recent happenings in the country between the head of the legislature, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and the puppet masters holding the strings of the Code of Conduct Bureau. Personally, as I watched the events unfold, I could not help but notice some unanswered questions concerning this case and since I couldn’t answer these questions myself, I decided to…

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Muslim Clerics Commissioned to Pray and Fast for Saraki As APC moves For His Suspension

Muslim Clerics Commissioned to Pray and Fast for Saraki As APC moves For His Suspension

-It’s sensitive matter, says party -Buhari denies instigating trial Prayer vigils and fasting have been organised for Senate President, Bukola Saraki, by his supporters and loyalists. 1,500 Muslim clerics have been mobilised in Kwara state, to intercede on Saraki’s behalf, as he faces a possible arrest. ad server One of the conveners of the prayers, Kayode Yusuf, said prayer sessions were being…

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Tragedy of 2015 Alhj: Six Nigerian Pilgrims Buried in Mecca

Tragedy of 2015 Alhj: Six Nigerian Pilgrims Buried in Mecca

– As six dead Nigerians buried in Makkah The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has disclosed that one out of its 3,017 pilgrims performing this year hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was among those injured by the crane that crashed into the holy mosque in Makkah on Friday, September 11 killing over 100 pilgrims. The head of medical team of the board in Saudi Arabia, Dr.…

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No Muslim should be US president: Carson

No Muslim should be US president: Carson

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said Sunday no Muslim should be president of the United States, adding a new twist to a controversy roiling the party’s White House nominating race. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Carson, a retired brain surgeon who often refers to his own deep Christian faith, was asked whether a president’s religion should matter. Ben Carson “I guess it…

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What Fowler Must Do As FIRS Boss

What Fowler Must Do As FIRS Boss

The appointment of the former Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Board (LIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler as the Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) did not come to many Nigerians as a surprise. Fowler had raised the internal revenue of Lagos to an enviable position such that an impressed President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted after his electoral victory as saying he would attempt to…

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Go, Defend Yourself, Buhari Tells Saraki

Go, Defend Yourself, Buhari Tells Saraki

President Muhammadu Buhari has dissociated himself from the current travails of Senate President Bukola Saraki in the hands of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over a 13-count criminal charge preferred against Saraki on account of alleged false declaration of assets, saying the courts have a duty to perform. This came as Abuja, the nation’s capital city…

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Anti-Saraki Senators Perfect Plot To Remove Senate President, Deputy Before Ministerial Screening

Anti-Saraki Senators Perfect Plot To Remove Senate President, Deputy Before Ministerial Screening

It has been gathered some senators opposed to Sente president Bukola Saraki that anti-Saraki Senators, all of whom are members of the Unity Forum and some of their counterparts who belong to the like-mind group have perfected plot to have him and his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu removed before the commencement of screening exercise for ministerial nominees. President Muhammudu Buhari will transmit a…

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I Am Not Involved In Saraki’s Ordeal – Buhari

I Am Not Involved In Saraki’s Ordeal – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied instigating the ongoing corruption trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Mr. Saraki is being prosecuted at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for alleged false declaration of asset. His associates have alleged the trial is politically motivated. Explaining the president’s stance on the trial, Mr. Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said in a statement…

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Senators Hold Emergency Meeting Over Saraki And Reached A Resolution

Senators Hold Emergency Meeting Over Saraki And Reached A Resolution

Some members of the 8th Senate of the National Assembly yesterday met in an emergency meeting to discuss the current travails of Senate president Bukola Saraki who is currently facing trial for alleged false declaration of assets. It was gathered that about 50 senators cutting across members from the All progressives Congress (APC) and the peoples Democratic Party (PDP), attended the emergency…

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Saraki’s Messy Trouble With Buhari

Saraki’s Messy Trouble With Buhari

The lingering crisis of confidence between the upper legislative chamber and the Presidency is taking a toll on the Senate Presi­dent, Dr Bukola Saraki as he sits precariously at the helm. Having failed to thaw the ice through a combination of peaceful overtures and blackmail, the Senate president is at his wits’ end, struggling to grapple firmly with the is­sues and reach amicable resolution of…

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CRIME CRACKDOWN: How Police Arrest, Kidnappers of NB manager, Recover Ransom

CRIME CRACKDOWN: How Police Arrest, Kidnappers of NB manager, Recover Ransom

Ebonyi State police command yesterday paraded suspected abductors of Zonal Manager of the Nigerian Breweries Limited, in Afikpo, Kehinde Baruwa who was kidnapped at the entrance to his street, off Ndibe Beach road Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. Those paraded include Gabriel Ibiam Otta from Afikpo; Tochukwu Okezie from Ubakala Abia State; Emeka Samson a commercial motorcyclist…

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Hunting Nigeria’s Witches: Why Saraki Should Be Happy, By Peregrino Brimah

Hunting Nigeria’s Witches: Why Saraki Should Be Happy, By Peregrino Brimah

When we were in school and we were to be punished, or for those still in school, do we prefer to get beaten first or last? I was one who preferred to be first in line to receive my koboko and get it over with than to be last in the line. Nigeria’s Senate president Bukola Saraki should be happy that he has been put somewhere in the front of the line to receive his judgement and possible punishment…

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Why Negotiations To Free Abducted Chibok Girls Is Delayed

Why Negotiations To Free Abducted Chibok Girls Is Delayed

That suspicion between the government and the Boko haram sect, especially with the uncertainty surrounding the where about of its leader, Abubakar Shekau may be responsible for the cautious approach deployed by both sides in the current move to secure a dialogue. Shekau has not been seen in action for a long time, fuelling speculation that he might have been killed or fatally wounded in battle…