The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice cleared him of complicity in the April 5, 2018 deadly robbery.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the minister arrived at about 7.25 p.m. in company of some party leaders, including the Chairman of the National Caretaker Working Committee of Wike’s faction, Abdulraman Mohammed and the Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa.
The former two-term governor of Kwara State offered the reason on a Channels Television programme: “Politics Today,” on Thursday.
Sheikh Salihu died early on Monday at the age of 75.
His father was a Muslim and his mother was a Christian. While he is a staunch Muslim, his wife is a devout Christian.
The former Kwara State governor said this on his X handle after a closed door meeting with members of the BoT Reconciliation Team.
The ex-Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, revealed this in his weekly column on Tuesday, which focused on Nigeria’s recent sports successes.
Hence, when Senator Lawan eventually became the Senate President during the 9th Assembly, the no love lost between him and Saraki was reignited.
President Tinubu had taken a swipe at opposition parties while delivering his speech on the commemoration of Democracy Day on Thursday, saying it was a pleasure to witness them ‘in disarray.’
Recall that key political stakeholders in Delta State including Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Okowa and political appointees in the state officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday.
The former two-term governor of Kwara State said this in a statement he personally signed following the defection of Senator Okowa.
Saraki, in a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, the head of his media office in Abuja, urged Akpabio to read his press statement dated March 1st, 2025 very well to understand that there was nowhere he suggested the resignation of the Senate President.
Saraki’s description was contained in a post on his X handle, on the cleric’s 70th birthday, on Friday.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He spoke in reaction to a statement credited to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on constituency projects.
Saraki took to his X handle shortly after the uproar in the Senate on Tuesday concerning the approval granted.
A former Ogun East Senatorial aspirant, Omoba Segun Senbanjo, at the weekend hosted friends and associates to celebrate the first year remembrance of his late mother, Ibiyemi Olumide Craig.
A former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, on the arrival of his new born baby.
In posts on his social media handles, following his inauguration of the 2021 International Health Summit, organized by the Nigerian Medical Students Association (NiMSA) at Baze University, Saraki revealed that he became a medical doctor to follow in the footsteps of his father, the late Second Republic Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Olusola Abubakar Saraki, who was fondly called ‘Oloye’ by his friends and supporters.
A statement by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Eric Ojiekwe, noted that the deserving citizens have contributed to the progress and development of their respective communities and the nation at large.

