Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight
By Peter Claver Oparah To start with, I am no fan of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State.…
Bama: Jonathan warns insurgents
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday hit out at gunmen he called “armed terrorists” who launched attacks on military barracks,…
Nigeria targets $10b power investment yearly
President Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday in Cape Town that following the total privatization of power generation and distribution in Nigeria,…
Jonathan Picks Okiro As Chairman, Police Service Commission
President Goodluck Jonathan has recommended former Inspector General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, as Chairman of the Police Service Commission.…
Profligacy Unlimited
A report of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts reveals how the Federal Government has since 2002 doled out over…
Amaechi: Impeachment Plot Thickens
The recent trials of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, manifesting in different layers of drama, are targeted at impeaching him as Rivers…
Nigeria, South Africa vow to make Africa greater
CAPE TOWN (AFP) – Leaders from continental powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria pledged to create an alliance “to make Africa…
‘You’re A Disgrace To Your Country’
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock over the large number of Nigerian citizens in various prisons in South Africa, reports…
Rivers Crisis: Soyinka Warns Jonathan
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to prevent the political crisis in Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria,…
Soyinka: Cool It, President Jonathan
Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka today issued a press statement, advising President Goodluck Jonathan on the handling of state…
ACN, CPC, Jonathan’s aide in public spat
Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, latest salvo against President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of sliding…
Jonathan to discuss trade with Zuma
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma will discuss ways to boost trade between Africa’s two…
Forgery: Fresh charge may be filed against 2 journalists
It is not yet freedom for the two Nigerian journalists charged to court for forgery of President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature.…
Baga: ACN demands independent probe
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the preliminary reports on the Baga tragedy, submitted by the military high…
Jonathan urges workers join battle against corruption
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja called on organised labour to complement Federal Government’s efforts in fighting corruption…
Baga: Nigerian Army lied, says Human Rights Watch
Satellite images have revealed massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17 in the…
Jonathan backs fresh Baga massacre probe
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed an independent investigation into the alleged massacre of 287 civilians in the fishing town…
Varsity Admission Time Bomb
It was with trepidation that the Education Minister, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai struggled last Saturday to explain the dilemma the Federal…
Jonathan: Nigeria facing ‘trying moments’
President Goodluck Jonathan, expanding on the theme of his speech in Jos at the weekend, said today that Nigeria is…
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Jonathan, Tinubu praise Adenuga as he clocks 60
Monday is the 60th birthday of Nigeria’s business mogul and chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga. On the eve, of the…
Jonathan: Nigeria facing its worst security challenges
President Goodluck Jonathan, blaming Boko Haram insurgency, said on Saturday in Jos that Nigeria is facing its worst security challenges…
Jonathan approves compensation to poll violence victims
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the release of N5.7 billion to nine states for direct disbursement to those who…
Jonathan sued over amnesty deal for Boko Haram
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja As President Goodluck Jonathan battles to repair the ship of the Presidential Committee set up to…
Baga Massacre: ACN holds Jonathan culpable, alerts ICC
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the killing of 185 people, mostly women and children, in Baga, Borno…
PDP’s War Of Attrition
The war of attrition between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is heating up the political…
Baga Massacre: Jonathan Vows Action
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assured Nigerians and members of the international community of the commitment of his administration to…
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In Picture: Jonathan and the masked woman
What could be going on in the mind of Nigeria’s President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan when shaking hands with this woman?…
Baga Massacre: Jonathan vows action
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assured Nigerians and members of the international community of the commitment of his…
Amaechi Versus Jonathan
Despite accusations and denials, there is enough circumstantial evidence that the feud between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi…
Targeting Amaechi
Last week’s court ruling on the control of the PDP machinery in Rivers State strips Governor Rotimi Amaechi of his…