The Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kwara Government to investigate sales of public properties between 1999 and 2019, has grilled Chief Joel Ogundeji, the former deputy governor to Bukola Saraki

It was much like a multi-coloured fluorescent bulb and the light it threw on Kwara State politics was soul-lifting. It was his first official homecoming to the state he governed and represented at eighth Nigeria’s Senate

Kwara State governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday announced plans to revoke the payment of pension to former governors and their deputies in the state. “In line with our campaign mantra and the yearnings of our people, next week I will be sending a bill to the State House of Assembly to revoke the law awarding…

Some Nigerian leaders are calling for a reform in the operations of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), after cases of harassment and extortion by members of the squad went viral on Saturday. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former Senate president Bukola Saraki said on Saturday said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has become an oppressor of…

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has joined the global community to canvass that more attention should be given to the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) still trapped in various camps across the country as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency and banditry in the North East and North West parts of…

There has been an outpour of congratulatory messages to the newly appointed chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari who replaces the late Abba Kyari. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation announced Gambari's appointment at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. Gambari resumed in the Presidential Villa, Abuja…

Following the demolition of Saraki’s family property, popularly known as Ile-Arugbo (old people’s home) in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, all the parties concerned

Former Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki said the allegations made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that led to the interim forfeiture of his Ilorin home were false. “The EFCC’s claim that the Ilorin property was built by any proceed of fraud is outrightly false," Saraki's spokesman Yusuph Olaniyonu said in…

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of the Senate for the Federal Government's 2016 and 2018 borrowing plan. Senate president Ahmed Lawan read the letter of request from Buhari during Thursday's plenary session. Buhari had first sought the approval of the House of Representatives for the borrowing plan in October 2016. It was…

The Nigerian Senate Tuesday announced the ministerial list nominees to form President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, two months after he was sworn for a second term. Here are the nominees; 1. Chris Ngige 2. Hadi Sirika 3. Rotimi Amaechi 4. Festus Keyamo 5. Uche Ogah 6. Emeka Nwajuiba 7. Sadiya Farouk 8. Musa Bello 9. Babatunde…

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar Tuesday alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari's administration was using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to persecute political opponents, particularly, immediate past Senate president Bukola Saraki. "I believe it is wrong to use the instruments of state to persecute political opponents," Atiku said in a Facebook post on…

Former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu has said his decision to re-contest the seat was not to win or lose but to make a statement. "We need to exonerate ourselves," Ekwere told journalists on Tuesday. "It was not a contest to win or lose, I wanted to make a statement." Ekweremadu, a member of the…