Bukola Saraki
Court orders release Of Saraki’s Ilorin houses
Gbeleyi Abayomi Another victory have come the way of the former senate president and governor of kwara state, Bukola Saraki as the federal high court in Lagos has reversed its order of forfeiture granted to the federal government over two houses in Ilorin. Back in December 2019, The court had granted an interim order of …
Saraki welcomes Obaseki to PDP
Gbeleyi Abayomi Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has welcomed Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and congratulated him for taking a good step in the right direction. The former kwara governor In a statement in Abuja from his media office, noted the bigger commendation and appreciation should go to the leaders …
BREAKING: Kwara govt demolishes illegally acquired Ile-Arugbo
Gbeleyi Abayomi The Kwara state government has demolished the Sarakis’ political home better known as ‘Ile Arúgbó’ in Ilorin. The building was demolished early Thursday morning after security operatives dispersed protesters, including aged women within the complex. The state government had fix midnight for the demolition exercise to avoid a clash with Saraki’s loyalists who …
BREAKING: Court orders forfeiture of Saraki’s houses in Ikoyi
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties of Bukola Saraki, former senate president, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos state. Nnaemeka Omewa, a counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) had approached the court, seeking an order of interim forfeiture of the properties located …
Saraki to be arrested after vacating restraining order – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission intends to arraign former Senate President Bukola Saraki for suspected money laundering and looting of the Kwara State coffers during his state administration between 2003 and 2011. It was revealed on Sunday that the plan to arraign Saraki earlier was frustrated by the Federal High Court’s Justice Taiwo’s restraining order against the EFCC. Saraki lodged a fundamental human rights lawsuit before Justice Taiwo, which granted …
INSIDE CORE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BUHARI-LED ADMINISTRATION
By Joseph Obumneme, Leading our teeming readers into the achievements of President Muhamadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibajo 1. “Despite 60% less revenue, we have, by stopping grand corruption, made the highest capital spend in the history of the country in the sum of about N1.3 trillion. We are, for the first time, taking …
[BREAKING] Polls reordering: Senate suspends Omo-Agege for 90 days
The Senate has suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege for 90 days over his comment that the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 to reorder the sequence of polls in a general election was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari. According to punch, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions had investigated Omo-Agege’s comment based …
Xenophobia: Nigerian stabbed in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Friday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic attack in Rustenberg, North-West Province area. The President of Nigerian Union, South Africa, Mr Adetola Olubajo, told our reporter on telephone that the victim, identified as Desmond, was attacked on Feb. 14. “Desmond is a Nigerian hair piece …
