Joachim MacEbong asks the burning question on most’s lips, will Saraki and Ekweremadu be arrested for forgery? Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-27
Human rights group, Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Sunday, carpeted the Nigeria Senate for proposing immunity and life pension for presiding officers of the National Assembly. SERAP made its position known in a statement issued by executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni. The group noted that the immunity and life pension call by the sen... Read More
By Wale Bakare Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday June 9, 2016 during plenary gave an account of his stewardship in the last 365 days alongside other senators to review performance, analyse their strength and weaknesses with a view towards charting a new course in subsequent legislative year. Shortly after his emergence on... Read More
Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Thursday, that his greatest challenge is keeping the 8th Senate together as a unit. Speaking during a live broadcast on the occasion of the 8th Senate’s one year anniversary, Saraki also said he has given a directive for the breakdown of the national assembly budget to be published. “This... Read More
by Wale Bakare The Nigerian Senate today celebrates her one year in office under the leadership of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Listed below are 10 of Saraki’s memorable quotes from his one year in office. 1.”May the future generation of citizens look upon the 8th National Assembly as a true assembly of our people’s representatives... Read More
by Abang Dove As the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari marked one-year in office on May 29, 2016, so is the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria marking her one-year anniversary as the 8th Senate today being the 9th of June, 2016. Amidst all the happenings in Nigeria for... Read More
Unlike many others, the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) to indefinitely postpone the court proceedings seeking to indict Senate President Bukola Sàràkí on a 16 count charge; amongst which is alleged false declaration, of assets, is expected by me. It is those that base their political analysis on theoretical ideas like an independent... Read More
Yet again, the hearing of Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal against his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been stalled. Why? Saraki’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN) is suffering from ill health, however, the nature of the sickness is unknown. Hence, the court cannot sit. “In view... Read More
The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been postponed, TheCable reports. Saraki is facing trial at the CCT for alleged false declaration of assets. CCT chairman, Danladi Umar, had on May 25, adjourned Saraki’s trial to June 1 for the continuation of cross-examination of the prosecution witness,... Read More
by Taofeek Sanusi Politics is all about authoritative allocation of value; but who is to clinch an atom of that value at a particular time is predetermined by the glorious God. In a democratic system, there are many offices; some require election while some are premised on selection. Those require election, especially the elections of... Read More
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki is a man whose people’s oriented initiatives have not only been efficacious to the development of Kwara State but Nigeria at large. His monumental achievements as Governor of Kwara State and a gladiator who stood for truth and better lives of Nigerians in the 7th Senate unarguably resulted his popularity which... Read More
Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar on Wednesday, said he’s been cleared by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, of the bribery allegations levelled against him by a group called Anti-Corruption Network. Umar, who’s presiding over the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been... Read More
Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki reportedly transferred up to $3.47 million to a foreign account during his tenure as governor of Kwara state. According to Premium Times newspapers, the total sum was paid in 40 installments in four years with his credit card to the United States. Saraki is on trial before the Code of... Read More
1. “I did not do any deal with the PDP. I did not have to because even before the PDP Senators as a group took the decision to support my candidature on the eve of the inauguration of the 8th Senate, 22 PDP Senators had already written a letter supporting me” – @BukolaSaraki 2. “What... Read More
It is no longer news that Senator Olubukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations bordering on assets declaration while in office. One must commend the vision of those who birthed the idea and worked towards the establishment of such a noble institution meant to safeguard our... Read More
My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, “My Candid Letter to Saraki.” I take everything you said in that article to heart and I must commend you for your candidness indeed and the sincerity of your intentions. As you said in your article, you are someone I... Read More
Raphael Oluyede, one of the lawyers of Senate President Bukola Saraki, was on Thursday, ejected from the Code of Conduct Tribunal, on the order of Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The incident took place during the false assets declaration trial of the Senate President, which is currently in session on the... Read More
With the leak of the legal documents of Mossack Foncesca, there has been a massive revelation of global political bigwigs and business moguls who have painstakingly hidden stolen funds in offshore accounts. In this episode of Akah Bants, Akah Nnani talks about the involvement of Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the scandal, while he... Read More
As the false asset declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, began at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday, April 20, the witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Micheal Wetkas revealed that documents relating to the alleged transfer of $73, 233 by Saraki to a foreign account were burnt before the commencement... Read More
Micheal Wetkas, the first prosecution witness presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal revealed on Tuesday, April 19, that he knows nothing about the contents of the petition submitted as evidence against the defendant. The said petition marked ‘Exhibit 11’... Read More
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Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, is hellbent on proceeding with the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in spite of the fact that it may affect the sitting of the Senate. Umar had initially dropped a shocker on Monday morning, when he declared that the trial would take place on... Read More
Your Excellency, I’m convinced the time has come to write you this letter despite the fact that I have some measure of access to you. I decided to do this in order to tackle the mischief makers who believe I’m your very close friend and as such must be a rabid supporter of yours. I... Read More
Like many Nigerians, I am eager to see our justice system work. I want to see a situation where criminal cases are speedily adjudged with increased efficiency by the courts, followed by the conviction of members of the political and non-political class if found guilty. You will agree with me that this is the Nigeria... Read More
A group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has joined the fray of those calling for the investigation and possible prosecution of Nigerian public officials who were involved in the Panama Papers scandal. SERAP urged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate the Panama Papers revelations, noting that an opportunity has been presented... Read More
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, claims that some politicians have distributed ‘money and other materials’ to facilitate protests marches and demonstrations against him in Lagos, Abuja and Ilorin, as from Monday. Saraki said the the politicians are using his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal as the impetus to rile the public against him. Special... Read More
Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party have declared unwavering support for Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Clifford Ordia, a PDP Senator representing Edo Central said on Thursday, that his party will stand by Saraki who is being tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, over alleged false assets declaration. However, he says the opposition party would... Read More
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called for the prosecution of Nigerian public officers who are found to be holding foreign accounts and shell companies in Panama. Panamanian company, Mossack Fonseca, which has dozens of offices all over the world, sells its shell firms in cities such as Zurich, London, and Hong Kong –... Read More
The Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was on Wednesday, adjourned to April 18, as a result of power failure. The power failure took place while prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), was conducting cross examination on a witness. Saraki’s counsel, Kanu Agabi had initially pleaded with the Chairman of the Tribunal,... Read More
The first prosecution witness in the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, revealed that he was being paid salary even after leaving office as Kwara state governor. Although the trial is about Saraki’s alleged false declaration of his assets, the first witness, Michael Weskat, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,... Read More
Following the commencement of his false assets declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been urged to resign rather than be shamed out of office. The trial finally began on Tuesday, April 5, after his team of legal experts failed to secure an adjournment of the case. After the... Read More
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