Bukola Saraki
12 Feb
Former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, has awarded scholarships to two children of the late deputy bursar of Kwara State University (KWASU), Abdullahi Olaitan, who died last Wednesday while watching the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa.
10 Feb
Former Senate President, Dr. Olusola Saraki and the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi have urged the private sector to collaborate with the government in the area of institutionalizing health delivery system for the aged.
2 Feb
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Abuja called on Kwara Government to tighten security in the state, to address cases of insecurity.
13 Jan
Everyday in politics, it is said, matters and the next election is often prepared for, better still, won today.
25 Dec
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has felicitated with Christians across the globe as they celebrate Christmas.
24 Dec
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Christians across the country and the world over on this year's Christmas celebration and urged those in Nigeria to also ensure that their prayers are supported by actions that can help achieve the development of the nation. Saraki in a statement released from his Media Office…
20 Dec
Political associates and friends of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, converged on Ilorin, Kwara State, for special prayers to mark his 61st birthday.
31 Oct
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, and former Senate president Bukola Saraki have paid tribute to the late constitutional lawyer Professor Ben Nwabueze. The family of the former Minister of Education confirmed his death with Nwabueze who hailed from Atani in the Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State said to have…
24 Oct
Nigeria are waiting for the Supreme Court to make its ruling on the presidential election. That will be the final verdict that will settle the matter and bring the current wrangling to an end. Interestingly, Nigerians seem to be having a lot of fun x-raying the certificates of the three leading presidential candidates namely: Bola…
15 Oct 2023
Some prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are moving to convince former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to contest the party’s chairmanship.
1 Oct 2023
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Nigerians on the 63rd anniversary of the nation’s independence and urged them to believe that despite the difficult situation confronting the country now, good days will soon return. In a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, head of his Media Office, Saraki stated that no matter the…
21 Sep 2023
Former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday implored the government to improve the working conditions of healthcare practitioners across Nigeria. Saraki this in reaction to the death of Dr. Umoh Michael after allegedly working for 72-hour marathon shift at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba where he was a resident doctor. LUTH management on…
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