Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Addressing Housing Deficit In Nigeria
By Lilian Chukwu By some accounts, Nigeria’s home ownership rate, currently put at 25 percent, is very low when compared…
Rise And Defend Democracy, APC Speakers Charge Nigerians
Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Progressive Speakers’ Conference, PSC, have asked Nigerians…
Jonathan sacks Nigeria’s military chiefs
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sacked almost all his military chiefs and appointed new officers to replace them.…
WHO certifies Nigeria guinea-worm free
Nigeria has been declared a guinea worm free country by World Health Organisation (WHO), the federal government revealed on Wednesday.…
The Resurgence Of Boko Haram Attacks
A few days after President Goodluck Jonathan assured Nigerians for the umpteenth time that the Boko Haram insurgency will soon…
In pictures: Nigeria remembers the fallen heroes
Nigeria’s political leaders, from President Goodluck Jonathan to all the 36 state governors marked the Armed Forces Remembrance Day today.…
EU blasts Nigeria over new anti-gay law
The European Union has joined the league of foreign countries and human rights bodies condemning the signing of Same sex…
Ewelike, President Jonathan’s photographer shot
Gunmen have shot Mr Callistus Ewelike, President Goodluck Jonathan’s photographer and staff of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The…
Nigeria targets 23-hour power supply in Lagos, Abuja
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has assured Nigerians that the ministry will work assiduously to improve power supply…
Jonathan urges Nigerian muslims pray for nation’s unity
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged Nigerian muslims to offer special prayers during the Eid-el-Maulud for greater peace, unity and…
Jonathan signs law banning same sex marriage
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships that sparked international condemnation, his spokesman…
Cleric to Jonathan, Others: Leave 2015 Alone
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Archbishop of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Abuja, Archbishop Job Oche on Sunday advised politicians to stop scaremongering…
APC begs Jonathan to stop Gestapo-style policing in Rivers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently put an end to the worsening reign of…
Sack Oduah Now, Nigerians Tell Jonathan
Nigerians have again called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack embattled Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over the fresh certificate scandal…
‘Jonathan Not Aware Of Minority Report On Confab’
The Presidency insisted on Thursday that no minority report was presented to President Goodluck Jonathan by Senator Femi Okunrounmu-led Advisory…
National Dialogue: Asemota did not present report, says Abati
Nigeria’s presidency has dismissed as untrue the statement by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Okey Wali,…
An Open Letter To President Jonathan
By Alofe Sunday Dear Mr. President, At this time when everyone is writing you a letter, mine is not to…
Jonathan receives Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday expressed hope that Nigeria will put a better performance in the Commonwealth Games scheduled for…
Jonathan’s presidency punch-drunk, says APC
Nigeria’s leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a cruel irony the accusation of inconsistency and double standards…
Another Open Letter: Obasanjo an egomaniac, says Edwin Clark
The season of letter writing may not be over in Nigeria yet as elder statesman and former Minister of Information,…
Shelle’s Lagos PDP Should Join APC
By Joe Igbokwe Recently, Tunji Shelle, the Lagos PDP chairman was in the news again. This time, it was during…
Bishop warns Jonathan to be wary of sycophants
The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, on Sunday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to beware of sycophants. Uche…
View from abroad: Jonathan weakened by opposition
Phil HAZLEWOOD Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing an uphill battle if he seeks re-election next year, after a series…
Abati says Jonathan better than Obasanjo, blasts media
The Special Adviser to the President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said former President Olusegun Obasanjo,…
Analysis: Jonathan drops refinery sale over 2015 politics
The Jonathan government opened itself to a serious charge of duplicity and inconstancy over the future of Nigeria’s epileptic four…
Jonathan to appoint Surgeon-General of the Federation
President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to appoint a Surgeon-General of the Federation as demanded by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA),…
Doctors Strike: Jonathan summons crucial meeting
President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned a crucial meeting with stakeholders in the medical sector to find a solution to the…
The Ominous Political Tension
On 2 December, 2013, former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan to express his perceived…
Nigeria to celebrate centenary February, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday disclosed that the nationwide ceremonies to mark the hundred years of the Nigeria’s existence would…