Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria sends troops to fight ethnic militia
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Wednesday ordered immediate troops’ deployment to North Central State of Nasarawa where clashes between members of…
The Other Side Of Anti-Tobacco Campaign
By Kola Boluwaji When people suddenly emerge as apostles of anti-this and anti-that, we often assume they must be altruistic…
Jonathan to hold 5 bilateral meetings in New York
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to hold five bilateral meetings, including one with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 68th…
Political Appointees: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Relying on his constitutional power to hire and fire, President Goodluck Jonathan recently sacked nine members of…
Stop This Carnage
The recent violence in Adabu, Obi and Assakio Alago communities of Adamawa State, caused by the Ombatse cult, peaked yesterday…
Jonathan’s 2nd term not negotiable, says Akpabio
Governor of the southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio said on Monday that the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party…
A Tale Of Two Factions
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Most observers of the happenings within the nation’s political horizon believe that the balkanization of the Nigeria’s…
Amaechi Receives Jonathan In P/H
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi today received President Goodluck Jonathan at the Port Harcourt Airport in Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria.…
Nigerians Divided Over Ministers’ Sack
Opinions were this morning divided over the sack of some ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday. The ministers, nine of…
Jonathan’s Vindictive Cabinet Shakeup
It was no surprise that President Goodluck Jonathan reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, but the timing was wrong and the shakeup…
Profligate Nigeria orders 53 gold plated iphones
Profligate Nigeria never ceases to amaze about its debauchery. When the leadership is not procuring jets or armoured cars, or…
Jonathan honors silver medalist Blessing Okagbare
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday honoured Olympic and world Athletics Championship medalist, Blessing Okagbare for her performance at the recently…
Jonathan Sacks 9 Ministers
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sacked nine members of his cabinet in what looked like one of his immediate…
Emergency Proclamation: So Far So Good
By Chris Olukolade Boko Haram, a religious sect which had emerged by taking advantage of democracy–the system of government which…
PDP: Things Fall Apart
A rebellion of seismic proportions rips the PDP apart, putting its supremacy and even its existence in jeopardy The…
Nigeria’s Troubling Debt Profile
The administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is currently wallowing in huge debts due to Nigeria’s reckless borrowing to fund its…
Jonathan urges ICC halt Kenyatta’s trial
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Nairobi lent his voice to the ongoing debate on whether President Uhuru Kenyatta of…
Dangote seals loan deal for refinery, visits Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Wednesday in Abuja that his administration will keep on implementing policies and measures that will continuously…
Jonathan begins 3-day visit to Kenya
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will begin a three day visit to Kenya tomorrow. The official visit was on the invitation…
New PDP Gains Ground
The crisis rocking Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, worsened on Tuesday with the newly formed faction gaining traction and…
Niger Delta group threatens Amaechi, new violence
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A new Niger Delta group, styled as Coalition of Militant Action for the Niger Delta, COMA, has…
PDP Peace Talks Fail, Caucus Disowns Oyinlola, Others
As several peace talks held by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, to resolve the crisis in the…
Dissent In PDP Worsens
The party that has controlled Nigeria’s presidency since a return to civilian rule in 1999 has found itself in unfamiliar…
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I Wish PDP Will Not Survive This Crisis
Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, who became a lawyer in 1961, marked his 80th birthday on Tuesday 17 September 2013. The founder…
Why Jonathan sacked youth minister—Abati
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja The Presidency on Wednesday said Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, the sacked Minister of Youth Development was removed from the…
Jonathan hopeful about regular power supply
President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday in Abuja with the successful conclusion of the sale of the country’s power generation and…
Jonathan sacks youth minister
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday removed Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, the Minister of Youth Development from his cabinet. The removal…
Nigeria Targets 750k Jobs In Agriculture
The federal government has targeted to generate a total of 750,000 job through the proposed ‘Nagropreneur programme’ that would be…
Jonathan: Nigeria Keen On Promoting Non-Oil Exports
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his administration’s determination to do all within its powers to facilitate and encourage…
Beyond The Parties’ War
The war of words between the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, has…