Tag: Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerians Say No To Profligacy
Once again we are faced with the mind boggling insensitivity and profligacy of our leaders who are now in London…
Kelani Cries Out To Presidency Over Pirated Movie
Barely one week after home video, Arugba, was released into the market, pirates have been at work, flooding the markets…
2011: North Must Produce President —Group Insists
Northern-based group under aegis of Patriotic Agenda rose from an emergency in Kaduna with a resolve that the north must…
President Jonathan Arrives Canada For G-20 Summit
Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Canada for the G-20 summit. He met with the Nigerian community in Canada…
Police Abort Pro-Ibori Rally—Yomi Obaditan/Asaba
The police in Delta State, Nigeria, have abort a political rally organised by Mr. Ayiri Emena, an acolyte of the…
Women Seek 60 Percent Elective Offices
Nigerian women have lamented the non-implementation of the Beijing, China agreement of 1985 that 30 percent of political offices should…
Nigerian Youth: Instruments For Societal Reformation
The need for government at all levels to give Nigerian youth a better and quality education was the main thrust…
Shell Suspends $40b Nigeria Investment
Royal Dutch Shell has some $40 billion worth of potential investment in deepwater oil projects in Nigeria on hold amid…
Remove Jonathan From Reps Crisis —Foundation
A political group, MONACCO Foundation, has warned detractors against dragging the name of President Goodluck Jonathan into the internal crisis…
Hue And Cry Over New INEC Commissioners
The revelation that some of the newly appointed Commissioners at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are card-carrying members of…
AC to PDP: Fault Us With Facts, Not Sentiments
The Action Congress (AC) has challenged the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to fault, with facts rather than sentiments, its assertion…
What’s In A Name?
“What’s in a name that arose by any other name still smells as rose?†(Williams Shakespeare). By now, the name…
EFCC Probes $15m Daimler, ANAMMCO Bribery Scam, Quizzes Four Officials
Farida Waziri, the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said today in Abuja that she is not bothered…
Jonathan Cancels N64b Abuja Runway Contract
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has finally bowed to public outrage and cancelled the Nnamdi Azikiwe Abuja airport second runway contract…
SHIITE VS SUNNI WAR: Muslim Leaders Alert Jonathan
Unable to bear the continued harassment and killings that have trailed the violent crisis between the Shiites and the Sunnis,…
Federal Firemen On War Path, Resist Posting To Lagos
Federal fire servicemen in Lagos State have protested an attempt by the Comptroller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Mr. James…
Akpan Wants NURTW Boss’ Support For Boxing
Former Nigerian National Welterweight Boxing Champion, Felix Akpan has called on the Chairman, Lagos Chapter of National Union of Road…
Ribadu Returns Tomorrow
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is billed to return to the country…
Jonathan Commissions Projects In Ibadan
President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria this morning commissioned two road projects at Odo Ona Elere Phase I and Molete to…
2011 Election: Time For Jonathan To Put His Acts TogetherTime
As the 2011 election is fast approaching, many people are bothered that nothing concrete seems to have been done by…
OPC Urges FG To Declare June 12 Public Holiday
The Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) has urged the Federal Government to declare June 12 of every year a public holiday…
Expect Sham Elections In 2011 —Femi Falana
The 2011 general elections in Nigeria are unlikely to be different from the 2007 elections described by local and international…
‘2011: IBB Will Be Disgraced’
The ambition of Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd), to rule the country again in 2011 may…
Only Miracle Can Save Eagles –Martins
Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins, has revealed that it would take a miracle for the team to meet the…
No To Akunyili As INEC Boss
Feelers that the Federal Government is planning to appoint the Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, the new…
Jonathan Can’t Fix Nigeria ’s Problems —Oshiomhole
The Governor of Edo State, Nigeria, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says even if the President, Goodluck Jonathan has all the resources…
Don’t Appoint Akunyili As INEC Boss —AC Warns Jonathan
The Action Congress (AC) has said it will be a mistake of epic proportion if President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria…
‘FG Not Sincere On Electoral Reform’
Former governor of Oyo State, Nigeria and a chieftain of the Action Congress (AC), Alhaji Lamidi Adesina, has accused the…
Starving Nigerian Journalists And Blood Stained Proprietors
All over the world, journalists do not have it easy – much like every other person in each society. We…
Namadi Sambo Sworn In As VP
All is set for the swearing in of the new Vice President, Namadi Sambo, today in Abuja. Though earlier reports…