Tag: Goodluck Jonathan

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December 8, 2012

Dele Momodu: My kobo advise for Mr. President

by Dele Moomodu Your Excellency, please permit me to commiserate with you on the unfortunate and untimely death of your ...

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December 6, 2012

N2.2bn banquet hall: “Jonathan needs it, he currently transmits national broadcast from the cafeteria…” – FG

by Isi Esene The federal government has given reasons for its intention to build a befitting banquet hall in the ...

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December 5, 2012

We are number 35! and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

There is something rotten in the state of Nigeria, but the debate now is whether there is actually a genuine ...

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December 5, 2012

Opinion: Boko Haram the series: Season 2, Episode 1

by Mustapha Rabiu More than anything, this FG has been incompetent, and trigger-happy to blame others. There’s a certain numbness ...

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December 5, 2012

Giant of Africa: N9 billion spent annually to maintain Pres. Jonathan’s air fleet

by Akan Ido It has been revealed that about N9.08bn is being spent annually to maintain the Nigerian Presidential Air ...

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December 4, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Obasanjo, Jonathan and the failings of Nigerian mentors (YNaija FrontPage)

The mentor likely believes that by posturing as a perfect human being and avoiding honest conversation about his flaws, he ...

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December 3, 2012

Lord have mercy: “Nigeria is safe and secure”, GEJ insists

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that Nigeria is a safe place to live and do business despite ...

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December 2, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants

…we cannot be building a new Presidential Banquet Hall at over N2 billion and be complaining about “no money”. A ...

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November 30, 2012

Opinion: What subsidy?

by Kanife, Ejike Alphonsus While buying the much I could, I joked some with the attendant concerning the prices of ...

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November 30, 2012

Corruption allegations: House of Reps to probe Godsday Orubebe’s Abuja mansion

by Isi Esene A building located in the Mabushi District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said to belong to ...

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November 29, 2012

“We are ready to sue Boko Haram at the International Criminal Court” – CAN President, Ayo Oritsejafor

by Akan Ido There are indications that the Christian Association of Nigeria is planning to drag the dreaded Islamic group, ...

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November 29, 2012

Let’s party: FEC approves N2.2bn 150-seater banquet hall for Aso Rock Villa

by Isi Esene A N2.2bn contract was yesterday approved by the Federal Executive Council for the construction of a banquet ...

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November 28, 2012

Why BPE DG, Bolanle Onogoruwa was shown the way out

by Akan Ido Though no reason was given by the Federal Government for the sack of the director-general of the ...

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November 25, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: (In)security (YNaija Frontpage)

I keep trying to have faith in our security operatives but they never help their case. If I were to ...

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November 25, 2012

Report: N5 trillion stolen on President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch

by Akan Ido The Goodluck Jonathan administration assumed office in 2011, with a firm commitment to fight corruption and win ...

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November 25, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Jonathan, don’t drop the ball

Too much money is wasted or stolen, and you cannot but wonder how many more roads or schools or hospitals ...

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November 25, 2012

President Jonathan to grant amnesty to ex-EU leaders… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola   …some friends of his, who spoke with A Pinch… said that if given a choice between ...

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November 24, 2012

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria (Part IV)

I have watched, and listened to, our President. He speaks like someone who really wants to succeed but lacks the ...

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November 23, 2012

“Highly irresponsible”: Gowon lets off on Obasanjo over the latter’s criticism of Jonathan

by Isi Esene Weeks after verbally slamming the renowned writer, Chinua Achebe, over his account of events during the Nigerian ...

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November 23, 2012

President Jonathan blames politicians for religious crisis in Nigeria

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that most of the religious tensions in the country were politically motivated. ...

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November 23, 2012

Boko Haram slaughters 3 children (5, 7, 12) of SSS officer in their mother’s presence

by Isi Esene Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Thursday morning attacked the family ...

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November 22, 2012

Our brother (Meni) battled with liver disease, will be buried on December 7 – President Jonathan’s family

by Isi Esene The remains of Chief Meni Innocent Jonathan, President Goodluck Jonathan’s younger brother, who died on Tuesday at ...

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November 20, 2012

#NowWeKnow: President Jonathan spills the beans, contradicts media aides

by Isi Esene Analysts are of the view that president Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, during the presidential media chat, contradicted ...

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November 20, 2012

Report: President Jonathan’s brother dies in Aso Rock

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that president Goodluck Jonathan’s younger brother, Meni Jonathan, has died in the Aso ...

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November 20, 2012

“Bi-Courtney is incapable,” says FG as it terminates concession contract for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

by Isi Esene The Federal Government on Monday announced the cancellation of its concessionary agreement with the Bi-Courtney Consortium for ...

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November 19, 2012

You’re a hypocrite: President Jonathan’s special assistant goes on the offensive against El Rufai on Twitter

by Akan Ido The social media cold-war between the special assistant to the president, Reno Omokri, and the former FCT ...

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November 18, 2012

President Jonathan claims copyright over ‘Goodluck’… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola The president vs. the acting governor There is a possibility that you have never heard the name: ...

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November 18, 2012

Now we’re talking: President Jonathan releases contact details for tonight’s media chat

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan is set to address all questions directed at him in the presidential media chat ...

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November 18, 2012

For the Records: “Mr. President, truth is bitter but it will set us free” – Nuhu Ribadu

Full text of Chairman Nuhu  Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force to ...

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November 18, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: The Abuja delusion/illusion (YNaija FrontPage)

I look at all these evidently important roads and wonder what really the government is doing. Then I realize that ...

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