Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Between Man And Beast
By Ademola Adegbamigbe I was an undergraduate visiting Lagos in the 1980s when I experienced my first culture shock. That…
Bash Ali’s Fight: IBU Gives Nigeria Another Lifeline
The chances of Nigeria playing host to the Guinness Book of World Record fight involving Bashiru Lawrence Ali of Nigeria…
Nigeria signs $3.7b coal mining and power plant
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that Nigeria can generate up to 30 per cent of its energy needs from…
Abuja Lockdown: Residents Slam Patience Jonathan
Outraged Abuja residents are still reeling from disruptions to their socio-economic activities from the “peace and women empowerment” jamboree led…
Osunyikanmi heads Nigeria’s TAC
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi as the new Director- General and Chief Executive…
Patience Jonathan Locks Down Abuja
Nigeria First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan locked down the entire Federal Capital Territory metropolis for the better part of Thursday…
Mali to give Jonathan highest award for peace
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday, be conferred with the highest honour of the Republic of Mali, for his pivotal…
Jonathan to meet Obama in New York
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and US President, Barack Obama, will meet in Washington DC on the sideline of the UN…
Is Jonathan Fighting Against Nigeria’s 12 Giant Evils?
By Tony Eluemunor I have written in the past that “Perhaps, never in history did a people wait for so…
The Butcher Of Borno
JTF’s onslaught on Boko Haram hide-outs yields grisly video recordings of the sect’s bestial activities Operation Boyona, the code name…
Gully Erosion: Edo To Borrow $100m From Wold Bank
Worried by the huge financial strength needed to tackle the menace of gully erosion in the state, Edo State government…
APC bombs Jonathan again, urges him go to court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to go to court if he felt libelled by the…
NSCIA secretary slams Jonathan for sidelining muslims
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta As Muslims world wide celebrated this year’s Eid-el-Fitr, the Secretary General of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic…
Jonathan Visits Fashola, Condoles With Family
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, in what looked like a charm offensive, today visited Governor Babatunde Fashola in Lagos…
Jonathan Denies Breaking Fast Date With IBB
Nigeria’s presidency has denied a newspaper report alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan sought to visit former President Ibrahim Babangida in…
Photo News: Anenih joins the Octogenarians’ club
One of Nigeria’s leading politicians, Chief Tony Anenih marked his 80th birthday today, attracting the shakers and movers of the…
Jonathan urges army to wake up to new challenges
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday urged members of the Armed Forces to discover new approaches and greater…
Boxing: Bash Ali, Minister’s Rift Deepens
The problem between World Boxing Federation, WBF, Cruiserweight champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali, OON, and the Chairman of National Sports Commission/Sports…
Imperative Of Credible Elections
By Ado U. Mohammed The standard of democratic practice in any nation can be measured to a large extent by…
Jonathan vows to reduce political temperature
President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Thursday in Abuja that as President of Nigeria and leader of its ruling political party, he…
Rivers State Calm, Peaceful, says Presidency
The Nigerian presidency has declared that contrary to popular impression and reports in the media, there is no cause for…
Jonathan rewards Sydney Olympic gold medalists
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday announced cash rewards and national honors for the six gold medalists in the 4…
Nigeria: Minister of state for health quits
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja accepted the voluntary resignation of Dr Ali Pate as Minister of State…
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Jonathan Meets Sydney Olympics Golden Quartet 13 Years After
Thirteen years after the Sydney Olympics, Nigeria’s 4×400 relay team finally got their chance to get a golden handshake from…
Much Ado About Oil Theft
All the cacophony about oil theft in the Niger Delta and the setting up of a panel to probe the…
Activist Blame Patience’s Mother’s Death On Bad Road
A human rights lawyer, Ken Atswete, based in Port Harcourt, southsouth Nigeria, has blamed the poor state of the East/West…
Run, Jonathan Run
By Ben Nanaghan The drumbeats of the 2015 presidential elections are very clear and even deafening. However the People’s Democratic…
Egypt Coup: Jonathan restates Nigeria’s position
President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday in Lagos restated the opposition of Nigeria and the African Union to the unconstitutional removal of…
Obasanjo hosts Jonathan, 4 Northern Governors
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo hosted, separately President Goodluck Jonathan and four northern governors at his hilltop…
Dame Patience, Our President’s Darling Wife
By Reuben Abati DEMOCRACY is readily associated with freedom: the freedom to be free in many respects and increasingly in…