Tag: Bukola Saraki
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Buhari’s impeachment will not be entertained – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said moves to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari would not be entertained. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Saraki stated this while fielding questions during a world press conference he addressed in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Bamikole Banks Omisore, Special Assistant, International Relations to the Senate President, who highlighted the point, “focus is…
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Mahmood briefs NASS leadership on INEC’s budget for 2019 general elections
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday briefed Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara at a Special Hearing on INEC’s budget for the 2019 general elections. TheNewsGuru reports Senate President Saraki had earlier in his opening remarks at a World Press Conference he addressed…
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NASS siege: Boma Goodhead stands out – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday praised Honourable Boma Goodhead, a member of the House of Representatives for the role she played during the invasion of the National Assembly by armed security operatives on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru reports Saraki saying “I believe that Honourable Boma Goodhead, a member of the House of Representatives, stands out” at…
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Breaking: Saraki addresses world press conference [Live update]
Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently addressing a world press conference to address issues related to the invasion of the National Assembly (NASS) by armed security agents on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru reports Saraki at the world press conference said “The ensuing standoff was a show of shame that played itself out over several hours in full…
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NASS siege: FG gets 30 days ultimatum to investigate alleged failed coup
Bayelsa Senator Ben Bruce has issued a 30-day deadline to the Federal Government to investigate and try those behind the invasion of the National Assembly on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru reports Senator Bruce said sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura was only used as a pawn, while stressing that the “there…
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NASS invasion: Read full speech of Saraki’s World Press Conference
Protocols It is a matter of record that yesterday, lawmakers and staff of the National Assembly were prevented from entering the National Assembly Complex by heavily armed security agents of the Department of State Services (DSS). All entries to the Complex were blocked as early as 6.30 am. The National Assembly, the seat of democracy…
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How security operatives halted Saraki’s plan to foment violence – APC Scribe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said its investigations have uncovered the sinister plot hatched by Senate President Bukola Saraki to foment violence in the legislative chamber following Tuesday’s incident at the National Assembly. TheNewsGuru reports Mr. Yekini Nabena, Ag. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, in a statement, said the party’s investigations uncovered and noted…
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Saraki, Dogara postpone leadership meeting
Following invasion of the National Assembly complex by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara have condemned the action of the security agents and described it as another attempt to subevert the nation’s democracy. TheNewsGuru reports the NASS leaders alleged that legislators…
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Breaking: Saraki holds world press conference Wednesday
Following Tuesday’s drama at the National Assembly (NASS), Senate President Bukola Saraki will on Wednesday hold a world press conference. TheNewsGuru reports Bamikole Banks Omisore, Special Assistant to the Senate President on International Relations, who made this known, said the conference is expected to hold at 12 noon. Recall the Senate President yesterday convened an…
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Breaking: APC denies Oshiomole’s involvement in NASS brouhaha
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole is part of the drama that rocked the National Assembly (NASS) on Tuesday. TheNewsGuru reports the party made this known while stressing that like every concerned Nigerian the party was monitoring the developments at the NASS. “Our attention has been drawn to…