Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian Senate wants Pension chief arrested
The Senate, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, on Wednesday adopted a motion asking President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately…
Jonathan Tasks Keshi On W/Cup
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday night asked Coach Stephen Keshi to ensure that Nigeria’s Super Eagles qualify for the next…
2015 Poll: Court to pronounce on Jonathan’s eligibility
Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja will give judgement 1 March, in a case filed to…
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Jonathan gives cash, honors to Keshi, Eagles
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan capped off the colourful reception for Super Eagles which arrived Nigeria here on Tuesday, after…
Jonathan Hosts Victorious Eagles
Following their heroic performance at the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in South Africa, President Goodluck Jonathan will…
Lagos Lawmakers Task FG On Promises To Eagles
As the euphoria generated by Super Eagles victory continues in the country, Lagos State House of Assembly has appealed to…
The Assault On Public Education
By Chido Onumah There has been a hue and cry about the collapse of public institutions and infrastructure in Nigeria,…
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Jonathan hails Eagles, the new African champions
Ahead of the Tuesday reception planned for Nigeria’s Super Eagles, the new African Champions in Abuja on Tuesday, President Goodluck…
Tackling Insurgency In Nigeria’s North East
Plagued by a combination of violence and underdevelopment, leaders in the North-eastern zone meet to chart a new course for…
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AFCON final: Jonathan sends Mark, others to cheer Eagles
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a high powered delegation of ministers and state governors, led by Senate President David…
Jonathan Must Sack Ministers —Robert Clark
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clark, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack his ministers in order to…
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Super Eagles Unstoppable Now —Keshi
Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Stephen Keshi has stated in clear terms that nothing will stop his…
Jonathan visits Egypt, UK, France
President Jonathan on One Week Foreign Trip Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will leave Abuja Tuesday night for London and…
Jonathan swears in two ministers
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday swore in Professor Chinedu Osita Nebo and Kabiru Alhaji Tanimu Turaki as two newest members…
In picture: Obasanjo In Aso Rock to pray with Jonathan
May be the criticisms will end now: the big man of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo was in Abuja today to worship…
Jonathan begs Malaysia not to execute Nigerians
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Abuja appealed to President Susilo Yudhoyona of Indonesia to grant stay of execution for…
Indonesian President in Nigeria with 99 businessmen
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at the State House, Abuja, received the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang-Yudhoyono and his wife,…
NNPC holds Nigeria to ransom
Nigeria’s state oil firm owes the government $8.3 billion for the period from 2009 through 2011, an audit report said…
Kidnappers strike in President Jonathan’s council
Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Mr Festus Ibegu, and Mrs. Abiye Ibegu, the parents of Mr Richard Ibegu,Chairman of…
China builds 150 bed hospital in Abuja
China has fulfilled a seven year old pledge to build and furnish a 150-bed modern hospital in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.…
Home Rebellion For Jonathan
BY OLUOKUN AYORINDE/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan comes under criticism of individuals and stakeholders in the Niger-Delta region over allegations of…
Big Men Trading Tackles
BY OKAFOR OFIEBOR/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State governor, Chibuike Amaechi and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe trade…
Jonathan, National Assembly leaders meet
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday at the State House, Abuja, held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the…
Jonathan: Boko Haram threat could spread to other Africans
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said last night that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram would pose a threat to other African…
Jonathan: Nigerian soldiers stay in Mali until crisis over
Nigeria will keep troops in Mali for as long as it takes to resolve the crisis and restore peace and…
Jonathan vows to book attackers of Emir Bayero
Nigeria’s Presidency on Monday vowed to bring those behind the attack on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, to…
The Sorry State Of Nigeria Police College, Ikeja
Recently, Channels Television did a report on the terrible state of the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. The institution is…
ACN flays Jonathan over comments on police college
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that while President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit to the Police College in…
Will Nigeria’s PDP Implode?
BY AYORINDE OLUOKUN & DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja Internecine feuds currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party predispose it to an implosion …
Jonathan, Tukur, Okorocha extol Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta It is still some six weeks away to the 76th birthday of Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo,…