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Nigeria:
Anti-Saraki Senators Protest As 83 Senators Pass Vote of Confidence On Senate President
Premium Times, 29 September 2015
Embattled President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, who is facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged corrupt practices, got a morale booster Tuesday as 83 of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why I Will Not Write About Saraki's Trial
Premium Times, 30 September 2015
Friends and fans have pestered me lately with one or two questions. What do you think about the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki for alleged false declaration of assets? Why… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Saraki's Trial Could Lead to Constitutional Crisis'
Guardian, 30 September 2015
ELDER statesman and Constitutional lawyer, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite has cautioned the Federal Government and the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), on the likely consequences of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Senators Must Defend Me Against Persecution By Powerful Forces
Premium Times, 30 September 2015
Protocol: Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rowdy Session as Senate Resumes
Vanguard, 30 September 2015
Eighty- four senators, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; and the entire leadership of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Saraki Urges Senators to Defend Democracy
Guardian, 30 September 2015
SENATE President Bukola Saraki yesterday, exhorted his colleagues in the upper legislative chamber to join him in the fight against forces he said were working against democracy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Support Me to Defend National Assembly, Saraki Urges Senators
Premium Times, 29 September 2015
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday sought the support of his colleagues to stand with him against "some powerful individuals" outside the Senate in order to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Full List of 83 Senators Who Passed Vote of Confidence On Saraki
Vanguard, 29 September 2015
As the 8th Senate, on Tuesday, resumed from its 4th recess in 110 days, no fewer than 83 Senators passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the embattled Senate President,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
See 5 Drama Highlights That Shook the Senate Tuesday
Vanguard, 29 September 2015
As the Bukola Saraki led 8th Senate resumed from its 4th recess on Tuesday, Vanguard in this report captures five interesting dramas that played out on the floor of the Red… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Saraki As Buhari's Collateral Damage
Premium Times, 29 September 2015
Prior to the March 28 presidential election and shortly after it, just before the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, many waited in high expectations and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senate Leadership - Groups Protest Against Perceived 'Witch-Hunt' of Saraki, Ekweremadu
This Day, 29 September 2015
Almost 1000 protesters comprising various socio-political pressure groups have barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly, Abuja, in support of the embattled Senate… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dogara Calls for Caution Over Saraki Assets Saga
Daily Trust, 29 September 2015
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara yesterday said there was the need for caution and meticulous examination of all relevant facts surrounding the ongoing trial… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senators in Rowdy Session Over Vote of Confidence On Saraki
Daily Trust, 29 September 2015
Confusion enveloped the senate on Tuesday after some senators passed a vote of confidence on Bukola Saraki as the senate president and other principal officers. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Saraki's Removal Will Signal APC's End - Adebanjo
Independent (Lagos), 29 September 2015
Elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Monday, September 28, 2015, said the removal of Senate President Bukola Saraki would signal the end of the ruling… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NLC Denies Asking Saraki to Resign
Daily Trust, 28 September 2015
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has denied a story credited to the labour union calling on Senator Bukola Saraki to resign as… Read more »