Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Chibok Schoolgirls: Jonathan’s Wife Orders Protest Leaders Arrested
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria Police on Monday allegedly acting on the orders of Mrs. Patience Jonathan, arrested Mrs. Naomi Mutah Nyadar,…
Kenyan president begins official visit to Nigeria
The Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Abuja on Sunday on an official visit to Nigeria. The Kenyan president, who…
Jonathan keeps Nigeria guessing over future
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday kept Nigeria guessing over whether or not he will seek re-election, saying the issue was…
Nigeria will ‘surely’ free abducted girls – Jonathan
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday vowed that his government will ensure the release of the 223 schoolgirls abducted by suspected…
Jonathan seeks Obama’s help over abducted schoolgirls
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that his government is seeking help from US President Barack Obama to overcome…
National Confab: Face security issues, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on delegates at the national conference to concentrate on matters that will improve…
Nigerian group plans one million jobs in 4 years
Eromosele Ebhomele A Nigeria-based group, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, (TAN), is to establish 10 cottage industries in all the 36…
Jonathan holds presidential media chat Sunday
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday 4 May 2014 at 7p.m. speak on current national issues and respond to questions…
Insecurity: Jonathan is doing his best – Gowon
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to…
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Jonathan shuts Abuja for WEF
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Friday directed that all government offices and schools in Abuja should be closed down for the…
Kidnapped School Girls: Jonathan sets up fact-finding committee
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday set up a fact-finding committee to unravel the inconsistent and contradictory information on the abducted…
WEF to go ahead in Abuja, despite bombing
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The World Economic Forum scheduled to begin in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital next Wednesday will go on in…
Jonathan: Rescue plan in place for abducted schoolgirls
.President gives assurance to visiting Senators that the girls will be saved Jamiu Yisa President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that…
May Day: Jonathan allocates housing schemes to workers
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that three districts be allocated for housing schemes for workers in the Federal Capital Territory…
Workers celebrate May Day in Abuja amidst tight security
Workers in Abuja on Thursday celebrated May Day amidst tight security as the Eagle Square, venue of the celebration, was…
Jonathan cancels FEC to mourn VP Sambo’s brother
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, scheduled for Wednesday…
Jonathan sacks Gulak, the garrulous political adviser
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect.…
Bi-Partisan Meeting On Security, Good Step But…
For about the first time, President Goodluck Jonathan, governors of the 36 states of the federation and all members of…
Why We Awarded Crude Lifting Contracts To Indigenous Companies — Alison-Madueke
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Minister of Petroleum Resources and Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Board, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has…
Ekiti Election: Olubolade supports Fayose
Former Minister of Police Affairs, retired Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade, on Sunday declared support for the candidature of the PDP…
Namadi Sambo’s brother dies in car accident
Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo has lost his brother in a car accident in Abuja. Senior Special Assistant on…
Jonathan recognises cement industry’s contribution to economy
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that the cement industry had attracted six billion dollars about N960 billion local and…
Jonathan should contest in 2015 – Oba of Benin
The Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, on Friday in Abuja enjoined President Goodluck Jonathan to contest…
Jonathan tells military to rescue abducted schoolgirls
The expanded National Security Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, tasked the military to ensure the…
Missing Schoolgirls: APC Urges Jonathan To Cancel Rallies
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to cancel the political rally being planned for him by…
Emergency Rule Extension And The Fate Of Three Governors
On May 14, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a six-month state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following…
Boko Haram: Jonathan, Govs In Crucial Talks
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The enlarged security meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan, the 36 state governors and the Nigeria military chiefs over…
Jonathan applauds Buhari’s call for national unity against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday 23 April commended former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari’s call for national unity against…
Jonathan, Governors’ meeting postponed
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the 36 state governors convened to discuss the problems of insecurity,…
Jonathan: Nigeria will survive despite Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday vowed to keep Nigeria a united country despite the attempts by Boko Haram militants to…