Saraki

August 11, 2017

Opinion: Saraki’s pension drama- Who is he fooling?

By Gbenga Odunsi In July, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) asked Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to institute legal action on behalf of Nigerian people to recover over N40 billion dubiously earned in double payments by former Nigerian state governors who are now either senators or ministers. It... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Kwara govt backs Saraki, says he returned pension payments

The Kwara state government has stepped in to corroborate Senate President Bukola Saraki’s claims regarding pension payment from the state after his two-term tenure as governor. In a press release by the Secretary to Kwara government, Alhaji Sola Isiaka Gold, “The said pension has been duly remitted to his account, like other former Governors’, since... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Here’s how Saraki got the Senate to achieve its “unprecedented success”

It is no longer news that the 8th Senate under the leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki has achieved feats that surpass its antecedents. The Senate can boast of passing 125 bills in the first half of its tenure, kickstarting the constitutional amendment process, among other things. In a recent interview, Saraki shared the secret... Read More

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Today’s Noisemakers: Saraki, Eyo Ekpo, Pius Adesanmi and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

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Opinion: “Underestimate Saraki at your own peril” | 2019 Presidential elections and the likely contenders (Pt 1)

by Chinyere Akataobi Alignments have started, friends are turning foes, brothers are turning enemies and life-long friendships are being thrown aside for power. The games concerning several thrones are about to begin and by the end of the current year, politicians across the entire nation will be at each other’s throat for positions they hope... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: Yes please, the Presidency may approach the bench immediately

When three weeks ago, Babatunde Raji Fashola decided to take on the National Assembly by himself over the cuts made to his Ministry of Works’ Budget, it was beyond embarrassing. Not only on account of the way that he sparred with members of the legislature in an almost personal manner but also because as the governor... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: If these three conditions are met, Senate will end its rift with the presidency

That there’s friction between the legislative and executive arms of the government is no longer news. The bulk of the disagreement between the Senate and the presidency has been over the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of anti-graft agency, EFCC. Since Acting President Yemi Osinbajo called the Senate’s bluff on Magu stating that the... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Your MCM, Bukola Saraki donated one bus to disabled people and he’s not ashamed to flaunt it

One bus! One 15-seater Toyota bus to the Foundation of People Living with Disabilities in Niger Delta. While we can think of a million other ways these people can be empowered, our dear Senate President took to all his social media pages to cheer himself and his eighth Senate for providing one bus. One f__king... Read More

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Opinion: Impeachment Axe against Osinbajo- Has the Senate Lost It?

by Jideofor Adibe There is a new test of will between the Senate and the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The trigger was a recent letter by the Acting President seeking Senate confirmation of Gbajabiamila as DG, Lottery Commission. Shortly after the letter was read, Ahmed Sanni from Zamfara State raised a point of order... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: If Jibrin were Osinbajo, he would have arrested Saraki and Abaribe

There’s tension in Nigeria’s political space. The Executive is at loggerheads with the Legislature over issues that range from the Acting President calling the Senate’s bluff as regards nominee approval to Babatunde Fashola‘s verbal exchange with the House over his ministry’s 2017 budget allocation. The most intense scene of the political drama has to be... Read More

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The Thread: “Saraki will destroy Nigeria in a day” | Senate’s latest moves trigger anxiety on Twitter

It’s no news that the 8th Senate moved a motion to hand Saraki the keys to Aso Rock and he graciously turned them down. The general thinking is this is simply a dress rehearsal, before the curtains rise. Twitter NG has a few thoughts about the drama. See below: Sneaky bastards The National Assembly headed... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: “It’s fake news” | Saraki denies alleged attempt to “create fuel scarcity against Osinbajo”

It’s sad to admit but we are in the era of fake news. So, yesterday when online news medium, Sahara Reporters published a flash news accusing Senate President Bukola Saraki and a cabal of an attempt to sabotage the government, we almost laughed it away. Sahara Reporters said the Senate President and co had met... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Can we all calm down now? The head of government is back

Yesterday, Senators flexed some three-weeks-of-recess worth of muscle when they tried to make Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki Acting President. The Senator from Abia who initiated the hustle claimed that “the acting president [Professor Yemi Osinbajo] is the person who is at the head of government now, but we have a serious problem in Nigeria today.... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki will step into power and yesterday was only the dress rehearsal

While Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo was away in Ethiopia yesterday, the members of the upper legislative chamber had a field day. In what has been described by Nigerians as a “coup attempt”, the Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe raised an order signifying a vacuum in government. “I simply want to bring to the... Read More

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Donald Trump “is not mentally equipped”, “Jay Z, common men, admit it” | Our top 10 quotes from last week

Look, there’s only one thing you really need to remember from last week and it’s the words of the two people who have dared to speak the minds of many people about Donald Trump. We have however saved the best tenth because that’s how many quotes came close to clinching the top spot from last week. Read... Read More

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N300m damages for Evans, 2 billion Facebook users | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N4 billion – The Ilorin High Court ordered Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore to pay Senate President, Bukola Saraki this amount as damages for a series of libelous content published on his online platform in 2015. N300 million – Billionaire kidnapper, Evans has sued the Nigerian Police Force to the tune of this amount as... Read More

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“Happy Eid-el-Fitr” – Buhari’s new address to Nigerians, Schwarzenegger and Macron mock Donald Trump | Our top 10 quotes from last week

“I, again, appeal to all Nigerians to avoid reckless statements or actions against our fellow countrymen. We should all resolve to live in peace and unity in our great country, which is the envy of many less endowed nations. “Happy Eid-el-Fitr.” We had to begin this week’s round up of quotes with our absentee President,... Read More

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TBoss and Kemen make-up, Saraki in Mecca, the 5-months-pregnant runner | See our top 10 photos from last week

From the latest competition to the consultative week that Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo had and the Queen’s (alleged) cheeky hint at her stance on Brexit, see our top 10 photos from the past week below: 34-weeks pregnant Alysia Montana ran the 800metres race this week to positive reactions from all over the world.

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Is the Buhari administration desperate to destroy Saraki?

by Mark Amaza A little over a week ago, the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a 16-count charge including false declaration of assets, illegally operating foreign bank accounts and acquiring assets beyond his legitimate assets ended after almost two years with an acquittal for Saraki. When... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: “FG’s appeal is an exercise in futility” | Five things we learned from Saraki’s rant today

Following Senate President Bukola Saraki’s acquittal at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Federal Government’s early reaction was one of relentlessness. “Our head is bruised but it is unbowed” were the words of the Special Assistant to the President on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla and they did follow through with an 11-ground notice of appeal. The... Read More

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Reno Omokri: Between General Abubakar and president Buhari

by Reno Omokri My dear readers, I am in a celebratory mood. My book, Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years, Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies, is officially a bestseller. It peaked at the #1 position on two categories WORLDWIDE, Conspiracy Theories and International Business and Investing on Monday June 12, 2017.... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate receives 3 bills aimed at strengthening the capital market

The Nigerian Senate has received three draft bills from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Investment and Securities Bill, Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) (amendment) Bill and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Act (amendment) Bill, if passed into law, will help reposition the country’s capital market. The bills were presented to Senate... Read More

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Opinion: 5 grave implications of Saraki’s acquittal for Nigeria

by Bayo Oluwasanmi The verdict is in: Bukola Abiku Mesujamba Saraki has no case to answer after bribing CCT Chairman Danladi Umar a whopping $2 million. No surprise at all. Mesujamba Saraki is synonymous with corruption. We know it will all come to this because the lawless criminal climate with a corrupt judicial system,... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: A footnote to Saraki’s Victory

by Pius Adesanmi Hearty and warm congratulations to Senate President, His Excellency Alhaji Chief Dr. Bukola Saraki, who has, once again, earned a commendable victory over the people of Nigeria. He has been defeating the Nigerian people since the days of his robbery at Societe-Generale Bank, through eight years of massive robbery as Governor of... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo | Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Nigeria not worth dying for – Policemen say – YNaija This government won’t take hate speeches lightly – Osinbajo – YNaija FG, Transparency International, others kick as CCT discharges Saraki – YNaija Drug trafficking: Two South African communities give Nigerians quit notice – YNaija Police ban rally, procession, demonstration in... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: “I maintained that I will clear my name”, Saraki speaks on CCT trial judgement

Senate President Bukola Saraki’s nearly two-year long trial with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has taken a major turn. It has ended! On Wednesday, the CCT declared that there is no case for prosecution or in other terms, no sufficient evidence against Saraki. The Federal Government in 2015 brought a 16-count false declaration of... Read More

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Opinion: Nigerian journalism is collapsing. Here is how

by Orukotan Samuel The Press is a business that spans the shared occupational philosophy of the cultural diversity of journalistic values plus media objet d’art, and a common understanding of writing balanced stories, long-form journalism and investigative reporting among news workers. Therefore, whether as a populist disseminator, opportunist facilitator, detached watchdog or critical change agent,... Read More

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See photos of Acting President Osinbajo signing the 2017 budget

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has signed the Appropriation Bill into law. Osinbajo tweeted, “I just signed 2017 Budget into law. It’s an important milestone in our economic recovery & growth plan laid in April by President Buhari,” The 2017 National Budget worth N7.44 trillion was passed by the National Assembly on 11 May. The signing... Read More

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Open letter to Senate President Bukola Saraki: There’s a conspiracy against Nigeria

by Ariyo-Dare Atoye Dear Mr. President Shall we continue in this “dangerous jungle” where life has become hellish and the future is uncertain so that Nigeria can abound? My dear President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, may I passionately urge you to take a deep introspection, pause and pay some rapt attention to... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki’s response to the Kaduna Declaration drama is intriguing

A faceless group of Northerners have managed to cause outrage with the three-month ultimatum it issued to Igbo people in the North to vacate the region. The group dubbed their document “The Kaduna Declaration” and its content – with every word, assertions and claims therein – has proven itself a product of folly and sheer... Read More

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