Ambition is the oxygen of life. Man lives all his life driven by ambition- the quest to achieve one thing or another. The motive for such an ambition differs from one individual to another. It could be religious, political or economic. No matter what the motivation is, what matter most are the morality or otherwise,…
Who Leads The National Assembly?
Trouble is brewing in the coming ninth National Assembly as law makers get set to assert their independence The stage is set for a battle royale for the leadership of the ninth National assembly. To avoid a repeat of what happened in the eight National Assembly where independent candidates emerged as senate president and speaker…
Senate Approves N30, 000 Minimum Wage
The Senate has passed the N30, 000 new Minimum Wage Bill into law. This follows the submission of the report of the ad-hoc committee on minimum wage this Tuesday March 19th headed by Senator Francis Alimikhena. Senate President, Bukola Saraki commended the efforts of the committee as well as the patience of Nigerian workers and the…
New Twist in Offa Robbery Case
New twists emerged on Friday in the trial of the Offa bank robbery suspects.During the arraignment of the suspects before Justice Halimah Salman of the State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the suspects told the court how their confessional statements were obtained by the police. The first suspect, Ayoade Akinnibosun, in his testimony, told the…
Saraki Loses in Kwara Central
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has lost his bid for reelection into the Senate for Kwara Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In the Senatorial election conducted last Saturday, Saraki lost to Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The result of the election was announced by the Senatorial District Returning Officer,…
Cover Story: A diminishing President
President Muhammadu Buhari’s serial verbal gaffes and actions of officials of his government are raising questions over his fitness and competence to continue to hold office President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power in 2015 on a high voltage of goodwill. He was expected to fix all the problems of the country, and take the nation…
How Oshiomhole’s Style Helped Saraki
Despite being confined to political wilderness on account of an interview he granted TELL in 2016 critical of the then Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, now national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Godwin Erhahon, former state publicity secretary of the party remains unbowed. In this interview with Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, Erhahon who says President Muhammadu Buhari…
Supreme Court Verdict: I Have Been Vindicated- SarakiÂ
Bukola Saraki, president of the Senate is celebrating the Supreme Court which early Friday gave him a clean bill of health over the about three-year trial of wrongful declaration of assets. The Senate president in a statement personally signed by him stated that there were people who were intent on maligning his reputation for political…
Update of Police Investigation into the Offa Banks Robbery
PRESS BRIEFING UPDATE OF POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO THE OFFA BANKS ROBBERY AND GRUESOME MURDER OF MORE THAN THIRTY-THREE (33) INNOCENT PERSONS INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND NINE (9) POLICE OFFICERS ON 5th APRIL, 2018, IN OFFA, KWARA STATE. • Twenty-Two (22) Suspects now in Police Custody. • Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki is being invited to…
Saraki Faults Governors and Military On IPOB
Senate president Bukola Saraki has said that the declarations made by the Southeast governors and the Nigerian Army on the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB contravene the Constitution of Nigeria. Saraki, a former governor said the two groups flouted the constitution with their pronouncements, insisting that he believed that should the decisions espoused in the…
