Tag: jonathan

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September 24, 2013

Opinion: PDP and the revolt of the ungodly

by Emma Okah While Jonathan has shown maturity in resolving the issues raised by the rebels, he must bear in ...

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September 23, 2013

Jonathan, Sambo, others taken to court over contempt charge

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Monday, September 30, 2013 hear an application seeking to join President Goodluck Jonathan, ...

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September 19, 2013

Opinion: Who is now the President? Jonathan or Sanusi?

by Josef Omorotionmwan True, the nation’s President is regarded as the Number One Citizen but on issues of revenue and ...

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September 16, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, to succeed, beware of the Abatis and Okupes of this world

by Bayo Oluwasanmi On coming to office, President Jonathan was expected to trim the bloated federal bureaucracy, clean house, put ...

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September 14, 2013

ASUU strike: ‘We cannot continue to suffer in silence’ – NANS cries out

The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote of no confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan ...

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September 12, 2013

Revealed: Why Jonathan sacked nine ministers (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The nation is still reeling from the news of the sack of nine ministers in the first ...

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September 12, 2013

PDP crisis – Jonathan’s meeting with aggrieved governors fruitful – Presidency

by Adeola Balogun   According to a statement issued by a presidency source yesterday, an end to the Peoples Democratic ...

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September 11, 2013

PDP crisis: How we tricked Jonathan, Tukur, others into believing ‘fake wedding’ story – Ex-gov. Oyinlola

by Oge Okonkwo Former governor of Osun state and secretary of the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ...

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September 1, 2013

Opinion: The National Assembly’s jamboree & Ezekwesili’s interjection

by Amanze Obi Oby’s jibe at the Presidency raised sufficient dust. The Jonathan government was so incensed that it even ...

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August 28, 2013

Jonathan, Obama among first speakers at 68th UN General Assembly

by Oge Okonkwo President Goodluck Jonathan has been listed among the first four speakers at the 68th session general debate ...

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August 12, 2013

Rejoice: Jonathan will achieve uninterrupted power supply – Presidency

by Oge Okonkwo The Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has said President Goodluck Jonathan will not go ...

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August 10, 2013

2015: Why the PDP will beat APC – Presidency

The Presidency has said that if the newly registered All Progressives Congress picks a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu ...

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August 7, 2013

“Come and join us”: Bisi Akande extends APC invitation to Jonathan

by Oge Okonkwo The interim national chairman of the APC, Bisi Akande stated in Abuja yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan is welcome ...

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July 26, 2013

Opinion: Professor Chinedu Nebo and the power sector demons

by Sunny Igbaonugo In all, the destination of the journey is the takeover of the power sector by private owners, ...

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July 26, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan’s visit to Obasanjo – The tête-à-tête

by Gbenga Omotoso I simply suggested a carrot-and-stick approach. Is that not what you’re doing now? Nobody can gag me ...

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July 24, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Amaechi feud and America’s grand conspiracy

by Dare Adenrele America are up there watching and fuelling the burning fire through whom we do not know. Don’t ...

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July 22, 2013

Opinion: The Child-Not-Bride campaign – A representation of our collective ignorance

by Habeeb Kolade The Child-Not-Bride campaign was uncalled for and insightfully a representation of our collective ignorance of the law ...

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July 19, 2013

Jonathan commends Amaechi on NFF complex

President Goodluck Jonathan has commended River State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi for the construction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Office ...

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July 8, 2013

NGF crisis: Amaechi, Oshiomhole, Okorocha shun governors meeting

by Olaniyi Afolabi It appears there is a widening rift within the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), which was made glaring yesterday when ...

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May 16, 2013

Confusion: Senate says GEJ has not declared state of emergency

The mandatory two days required for the National Assembly to approve the emergency rule in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states ...

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May 14, 2013

“He is an unserious fellow” – Presidency denies Alhaji Dokubo Asari

The Presidency on Monday defended one of its own, Kingsley Kuku, over a recent statement credited to him to the ...

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May 14, 2013

Action President, yes? Jonathan holds “very frank” meeting with amnesty committee

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, met with members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges ...

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May 9, 2013

“How can the President begin to worry governors simply because of their regular meetings?” – Northen elders

Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday, examined the rift between President Jonathan and governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ ...

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May 9, 2013

“I am now determined to open up”- Amaechi threatens to expose and disgrace

by Rachel Ogbu It seems Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has reached  breaking point from all the political crisis in ...

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May 7, 2013

How the Yoruba will determine who becomes President in 2015

by Azuka Onwuka The combination that will likely attract the highest number of votes from the North and South-West may ...

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May 7, 2013

Wole Soyinka sends a message: “Cool it, President Goodluck Jonathan”

by Hauwa Gambo Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday issued a statement directly at President Goodluck Jonathan, requesting him to ...

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May 7, 2013

Thus saith the Governor: I can’t be impeached – Amaechi

by Hauwa Gambo The embattled governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday, stepped ahead of the political crisis in his state ...

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May 6, 2013

House of Reps member takes the fight to GEJ in this oped: Tambuwal, Amaechi & the story of a desperate president

by Ahmed Kaita The recent “the man at the top” incident involving the grounding of the jet carrying Rivers State ...

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May 5, 2013

The president is angry: Jonathan ‘summons Israeli firm’ over Internet contract expose

The Nigerian government has summoned the management of Elbit Systems, an Israeli security firm contracted to spy on Nigerian Internet ...

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