Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said he stayed away from the Ilorin Durbar for peace to reign and out of respect for the Sheikh Alimi throne. He, however, said the state government, led by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, did not want him to attend the Durbar event because of his soaring popularity among the people. The government countered …

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has lost his mother. He said in a statement: “With profound sadness and total submission to the will of Almighty God, I announce the passing of my beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and matriarch, Chief Mrs. Florence Morenike Saraki, who peacefully transitioned today (yesterday). “Details regarding funeral arrangements will be shared in due course. “We …

The President of the 8th Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has reacted to a story published by PUNCH denying any involvement in the construction or rehabilitation of the Ero Omo-Kilanko-Biada community road project in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State which was credited to him. A community member had earlier linked the former Senate President to the construction of …

Serious crisis is brewing in the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State as the party has challenged its leader Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and other stakeholders to account for funds received by the party for the 2023 election campaign. The state executives of the party bemoaned the alleged sidelining of its members in how the …

One of the principal suspects in the Offa bank robbery case, Ayoade Akinnibosun, on Wednesday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how the former head of the Inspector General Response Team squad, Abba Kyari tortured and promised to give him N10 million and other things to implicate a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in the armed …

Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has  requested N20 billion from Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over an allegedly malicious allegation made against him. In a 30th December letter to Abdulrazaq, Saraki’s counsel, Afe Babalola & Co, also demanded an apology and a retraction of the allegation about alleged mismanagement of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds during Saraki’s …