Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference
Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that…
Gusau, Obanikoro to run Nigeria’s defence ministry
President Goodluck on Wednesday swore in 11 Ministers whose nominations were approved by the Senate about three weeks ago just…
Thumbs down for Jonathan over sack of Abdullahi
President Goodluck Jonathan shocked journalists, other members of the Federal Executive Council and guests at the swearing in ceremony of…
My Last Meeting With Jonathan
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, suspended Central Bank Governor, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE and EBHOMELE EROMOSELE what was discussed at the last meeting…
Abusing me not beneficial to your states, Jonathan tells governors
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday excoriated Nigerian Governors attacking him and his office and added that doing so will not…
President Jonathan Okays NJC Sack Of Two Judges
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sack of two judges announced last week by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The…
Statutory Allocation: Fashola Sues Jonathan
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola says he is suing the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government over illegal…
Jonathan, Mu’azu receive defectors to PDP
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The seat of Nigeria’s federal government literally moved to the central state of Kwara today as President Goodluck…
The Return Of Long Fuel Queues
One promise President Goodluck Jonathan made to Nigerians last year during his independence day anniversary speech was the total eradication…
Soyinka: Why I rejected the Centenary award
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said he rejected Nigeria’s centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on…
Nigeria’s Centenary: Queen Elizabeth and all the award winners
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday night decorated seven living former Nigerian Heads of State and Presidents with the centenary awards…
Africa losing $18billion to insurgents annually, says Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that Africa is losing an estimated $18 billion per year to wars…
APC slams Jonathan on broadcast, urges visit to Yobe
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for devoting his broadcast to the nation on Wednesday…
Heavy security mounted at venue of centenary talkshop
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Airforce jets and police helicopters are parading the skies as Nigeria ramped up security for one of the…
England’s Queen congratulates Jonathan on Nigeria’s centenary
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan and people of Nigeria on the occasion of Nigeria’s…
Nigeria’s creation not a mistake, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday that the 1914 amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates which gave birth to…
Jonathan vows to end terrorism in Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to end all forms of terrorism in the country. In his…
Nigerian court refuses Sanusi’s prayer over suspension
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Ousted Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday suffered a temporary set…
Jonathan appoints Ibinabo board member Arts Council
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Ibinabo Fiberesinma, the national president, Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has been appointed into the board of National…
One Massacre Too Many
The invasion of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram terrorists which left 43 students dead on…
Jonathan condemns massacre of students
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the killing of about 40 secondary students at a college in Yobe State, North East…
APC tackles Jonathan over comments on Gov. Shettima
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned President Goodluck Jonathan’s vituperation against Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima during his media…
Knocks For Jonathan Over Media Chat
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians this morning slammed President Goodluck Jonathan over his responses to questions he was asked last night during…
Sanusi sues Jonathan over suspension
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan…
Sanusi’s Security Aides Withdrawn
Security aides attached to the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, have been withdrawn. P.M.NEWS can…
Jonathan dodgy again on 2015
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has refused to confirm if he will be running for second term in 2015.…
Sanusi remains the Governor of CBN, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday night that Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who was suspended as the Governor of Central Bank…
Jonathan lashes out at Borno Governor
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan in his latest media chat lashed out at Governor Kashim Shettima, whose Borno State in…
Community leader in Pres. Jonathan’s town kidnapped
The police in the southern Nigerian state of Bayelsa on Monday confirmed that gunmen abducted, Chief Inengite, 65, in Otuoke,…
Jonathan: I have absolute power to suspend Sanusi
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday said Sanusi Lamido Sanusi still remains the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, even…