Embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has withdrawn his application filed before an Appeal Court seeking to halt his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for alleged false declaration of assets. Saraki’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi, disclosed on Monday that his client now wants an accelerated hearing on the ongoing trial. He said, “When…
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My Trial Won’t Affect Senate—Saraki
Members of the upper chamber of the national Assembly have been advised to stay off the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, where the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is undergoing trial for alleged false declaration of assets. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, told the Senators accompanying their leader to the place to…
Saraki Gives N5m To Kano Market Fire Victims
Victims of the recent inferno at a market in Kano State have been given N5 million by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The donation was announced on Wednesday when Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Kabiru Gaya, paid a sympathy visit to victims of the unfortunate fire that occurred few days ago at Sabon…
CCT Trial: Saraki Accused Of Bribing Journalists
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been accused of giving bribes to reporters who cover the judiciary ahead of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, which begins on Friday, March 11, 2016. A popular online platform, SaharaReporters, said the Senate President gave out the sum of N50,000 each to journalists through one of…
How Saraki Was Stoned In Ilorin (Video)
On Thursday, embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, got a treatment he may never have imagined to get in his hometown in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, where he was once governed for eight years. Saraki was in Ilorin for the Sallah celebration, but when he went to the Muslim prayer ground in the morning…