The ruling All Progressives Congress national chairman Adams Oshiomhole has threatened to sue the Senate President Bukola Saraki after the latter called for his resignation over allegations of graft against him. "I challenge Saraki to mention one name of an aspirant that gave money to the national chairman or we file a legal action against…

The Nigerian Senate Tuesday adjourned plenary for two weeks over inability to gather the required number of senators to hold a plenary. "This is in line with order 10.3; if we do not have quorum, we need to adjourn," the Senate president Bukola Saraki said on Tuesday. Lawmakers had converged to start the usual Tuesday…

The senate president, Bukola Saraki, donated the sum of N10 million to 630 flood victims on Thursday at his senatorial district. Saraki, who represents Kwara central senatorial district of the state in the senate, presented the flood victims with relief materials and cash gifts at a ceremony at his campaign office in Ilorin, the state…

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abike Dabiri-Erewa as chairman and chief executive officer of the National Diaspora Commission. Dabiri-Erewa, who is currently the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, was a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in Lagos from 2003-2015. Nigeria Senate president, Bukola…

Nigeria Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has appealed to the Federal Government and the organised Labour unions to reach a compromise over the minimum wage. Saraki made this statement in a tweet on Monday. “The FG and Organised Labour can still shift their positions before the commencement of the proposed strike action so that we do…

Nigeria's Senate president Bukola Saraki has paid Delta-Central senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, all his entitlements that accrued from his illegal suspension by the Senate earlier in the year, Omo-Agege's lawyer told an Abuja court on Thursday. Omo-Agege was suspended by the Red Chamber for 90 legislative days as a violation of constitutional provisions empowering the Senate…

The Nigerian Senate Wednesday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) maintenance charges being deducted from customers account pending the outcome of the investigation by its committees. The Red chamber also mandated commercial banks in the country to immediately configure their ATMs to ensure N40,000 per withdrawal, instead…

Nigeria's Senate was thrown into chaos during the plenary on Wednesday as the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, shunned the former minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, when he wanted to contribute to a point of order raised by Senator Bassey Akpan. Saraki said he ignored Akpabio’s because he was not sitting in the appropriate seat. While Saraki…

Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki has emerged the campaign director to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer Atiku Abubakar. Saraki's appointment as the director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation was disclosed on Tuesday morning by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s spokesman. Abubakar was elected the presidential candidate of the main opposition party…

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress Tuesday said the deceitfulness of the Senate president Bukola Saraki cost him the presidential ticket of the opposition People's Democratic Party. "When a leader cannot be trusted, cannot be relied upon, and cannot keep agreements, the people take due cognizance and records of these actions and respond with their votes…

The Nigerian Police Force on Friday allegedly harassed members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during their protest against the just concluded Osun state governorship election. The protest was led by leaders of the PDP including the president of the Nigerian Senate Bukola, Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal, senators Ben Murray-Bruce and Dino Melaye…

Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara were conspicuously absent at the nation’s 58th Independence anniversary parade in Abuja. The event holding at Eagle Square Abuja, have in attendance the country's President, Muhammadu Buhari, his vice, Yemi Osinbajo, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen; and former…