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Nigeria: R-APC Accuses APC of Wooing Senators With N50m to Remove Saraki
Premium Times, 5 August 2018
The Reformed All Progressives congress (R-APC) has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to woo senators with N50 million to facilitate the… Read more »
Is There a Plot to Remove Saraki As Senate President?
The All Progressives Congress and its splinter group Reformed All Progressives Congress are locked in a war of words over alleged plans by the former to induce each senator with U.S.$138,473 to forcibly reconvene, with a view to unseat Senate President Bukola Saraki.
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Nigeria: Pressure Mounts On Saraki to Reconvene National Assembly
Daily Trust, 6 August 2018
Senate President Bukola Saraki is coming under pressure to reconvene the National Assembly to consider President Muhammadu Buhari's request on the budget for the conduct of 2019… Read more »
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Nigeria: Anti-Hate Speech Official Caught Spewing Vicious Propaganda Against Saraki
Premium Times, 5 August 2018
A senior Buhari administration official who has slammed arbitrary fines on media organisations for allegedly broadcasting hate speeches has himself been caught spewing vicious… Read more »
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Nigeria: R-APC, PDP Allege Plot to Bribe Lawmakers, Impeach Saraki
Guardian, 6 August 2018
There is a plot to forcibly reconvene the Senate and impeach its president, Bukola Saraki, the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) alleged yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Presidency Alleges Threat to 2019 Polls
Vanguard, 6 August 2018
The Presidency, weekend, raised the alarm over threat to 2019 general elections by National Assembly and appealed to the lawmakers to urgently reconvene to deliberate on the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Alleged Plot to Remove Saraki As Senate President
Vanguard, 6 August 2018
The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its splinter group, Reformed All Progressives Congress, R-APC, were yesterday locked in a war of words over alleged plans by the former to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Saraki Worked to Frustrate Govt Budgets - Lai Mohammed
Vanguard, 6 August 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has accused Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, of frustrating the pace of government projects through deliberate delay of annual… Read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Mulls Fall-Back Options for Presidential Aspirants
Daily Trust, 6 August 2018
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering drafting a list of fall-back options for presidential aspirants seeking the ticket of the party ahead of the 2019 general… Read more »
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Nigeria: With Buhari, No Defection Can Stop Ruling Party From Winning 2019
Guardian, 6 August 2018
In this interview, controversial member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin who was once suspended for exposing some alleged corrupt dealings by his fellow… Read more »
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Nigeria: NNPC Denies Funding Alleged Plot to Impeach Saraki
This Day, 6 August 2018
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday denied having any hand in the alleged plot to unseat the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Read more »
InFocus
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The Peoples Democratic Party's national executive committee has appointed Senate President, Bukola Saraki as its national leader. It has also given Saraki, Governor Aminu Waziri ... Read more »
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Senator Bukola Saraki spoke to AllAfrica during a visit to Washington DC to promote Nigeria's interests. He led a National Assembly delegation that met with members of the U.S. ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari's All Progressives Congress has demanded that Senate President Bukola Saraki quit after he defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, ... Read more »
