Tag: ile arugbo
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Ile Arugbo demolition: Court strikes out Saraki’s suit against Kwara Government
Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital Tuesday struck out the suit challenging the demolition and acquisition of the disputed land of the late Dr Olusola Saraki (Ile Arugbo) by the Kwara state government, for want of diligent prosecution. The case was brought by claimants to the land, Asa Investment Ltd against…
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Saraki asks Kwara CJ to transfer Ile Arugbo case
Claimants to the disputed land (Ile Arugbo) of the late Dr. Olusola Saraki, Asa Investments Ltd, on Thursday asked the Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Sulyman Kawu, to reassign the case. The claimants also urged the presiding judge handling the matter at a Kwara State High, Justice Abiodun Adebara, to withdraw from the case.…
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Court fixes hearing on Saraki’s disputed land for Jan. 15
A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin and presided over by Justice Abiodun Adebara, has fixed January 15 for the hearing of the motion on notice filed by Asa Investments Limited, challenging the revocation of a property of the late Second Republic Senate Leader, Dr Olusola Saraki. Recall that the Kwara State Government on…
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Ile Arugbo: Buhari wades into Kwara gov, Saraki face off
President Muhammadu Buhari has waded into the feud between Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and former Senate President Bukola Saraki over the recent demolition of Ile Arugbo (old people’s home) in Ilorin, the state capital, it was learnt yesterday. According to insider sources, the President has set up a private investigative committee to examine the…
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We didn’t demolish old people’s home -Kwara govt
The Kwara State government on Monday denied attacking or demolishing any home belonging to old people. It said the property destroyed was a shed occasionally used for political gathering and not a place where old women are quartered. Communications Commissioner Murtala Olarewaju said in a statement last night that the narrative about government demolishing old…