Tag: YUSUPH OLANIYONU
Toyin Saraki: A woman of pleasant contrasts
By Yusuph Olaniyonu
Watching Mrs Toyin Saraki from far and close quarters for about a decade since I started working for her husband, Dr. Abubakar...
The Senate’s ‘most dependable, distinctive’ presiding officer
By Yusuph Olaniyonu
The phrase with the inverted comma in the headline was borrowed from the statement issued by former US President, George W. Bush,...
Tribute to Lai Oso: The only area where my prof failed
By Yusuph Olaniyonu
This is one of the most difficult write-ups I have ever worked on in my journalism career spanning over 30 years. And...
Restructuring: El-Rufai is a pathological liar – Saraki
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has described as a lie claim by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State that former frustrated the restructuring plan...
Saraki welcomes Buhari back to Nigeria
Senate President Bukola Saraki has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria.
Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday after 103 days of medical attention in...
N12m, not N300m stolen from me – Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has denied report by Sahara Reporters that N300million was stolen from his residence in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The two-time governor described...
Senators plot Saraki’s replacement as Panama Papers heap pressure on embattled...
All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the Senate held secret caucus meetings outside the National Assembly complex on...
Enough is enough, Saraki tells Sahara Reporters; dissociates self from N60bn...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd).
Saraki in...
Saraki dismisses tribunal arrest order, says it’s to settle political scores
By Ajani Okanlawon
The Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Friday ordered the arrest of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for failing to appear before...