Open letter: ‘Dear daddy, you are also a liar, manipulator and a hypocrite’ – Iyabo Obasanjo writes OBJ (READ)

Opinion: How politicians manufacture terrorism and criminality in Nigeria

by Adeolu Ademoyo If President Jonathan openly facilitated (i) the judicial release of Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha as claimed in print by Mr. Dauda Birma, (ii) the release from detention of a terrorist like Dokubo-Asari, and (iii) in view of Mohammed Junaid’s own statement, then we have good reasons to hold President Jonathan and some Nigerian... Read More

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FG kicks off The Future Awards Africa Week today… Microsoft to launch Aiki.ng jobs portal

by Isi Esene The Future Awards Africa 2013 will be formally opened by Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan at a special event celebrating the ‘Best 100′ – past winners at State House, Abuja, on Sunday 15 December. The series of events will hold across the week until the 2013 awards ceremony, which holds on the 20th... Read More

Resign now or face humiliation – Sheikh Gumi warns Jonathan

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, an influential Islamic scholar, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to honourably resign his duty post or face the shame losing in the 2015 election. Mr. Gumi said in a statement released earlier today that, “For Nigerians to be safe, [President Goodluck Jonathan] has three options. He either resigns or... Read More

Keep your robust reply and fix the country – OBJ tells Jonathan

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following reports that President Goodluck Jonathan is planning to reply former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s 18-page letter by himself, the latter is said to have stated that what is required is action not words. [READ: Someone’s not amused: Lies, deceit, dishonour, myopia and deception are Jonathan’s major ingredients – OBJ lashes out] President... Read More

Gov. Obi got N8 billion from FG to prosecute Anambra election – Ngige

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The fire in Anambra seems not to have been put out as a new allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Chris Ngige has added fuel to the fire. Senator Chris Ngige alleged that the federal government gave Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, N8 billion to prosecute the election. He emphasized... Read More

December 14, 2013

Opinion: OBJ- So long a letter

by Vanguard Nigerians around the country have read the letter and obviously have their own opinions as regards the contents. I don’t agree with Femi Fani-Kayode that OBJ has finally closed GEJ’s chapter with this letter. Jonathan is not finished. As a child growing up, I had in my possession, one of the most auspicious... Read More

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December 14, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, ASUU, Boko Haram and Nigeria’s many problems

by Samuel Chiaba So many questions & very few answers. I see a man surrounded by a fleet of mediocre ministers, corrupt members of both the upper & lower house of the legislature, a bunch of no good advisers, specialists & Harvard trained economists who were either not properly & adequately trained, or just choose... Read More

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OBJ’s letter: Panic in Aso Rock as Jonathan’s aides ‘engage in marathon meetings’

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the senior aides of President Goodluck Jonathan have been thrown in confusion by the uncomplimentary letter sent to him by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The aides are said to have begun a damage control frenzy in a bid to repair the president’s image following the onslaught by Chief Obasanjo.... Read More

Chinedu Ekeke: Sorry Gen. Obasanjo, but it’s already too late

by Chinedu Ekeke You claimed God made Jonathan president through you. That’s not true, General. God did not make Jonathan Nigeria’s president. You did. Actually, Nigeria’s president as of today could have been anybody. It was just for you to decide. Whoever you foisted on the nation in 2007 was your choice, not God’s. And... Read More

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Ayokunle Odekunle: Mr. President, print that letter and read it before IBB writes his own

by Ayokunle Odekunle President Jonathan has been a massive disappointment. When you fail, you become susceptible to attack from other failures. I have had my fair share of people who are approaching or let me say who were approaching the twilight of their lives; people who know or who knew or who think they know... Read More

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Friends again: OBJ meets Jonathan in Kenya, have breakfast together

by ‘Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan and former president Olusegun Obasanjo have apparently put aside their differences as they were said to have met in Kenya yesterday. The friction between the duo became obvious from a letter sent by the former president to President Jonathan. All signs of their dispute were however absent yesterday as... Read More

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Donu Kogbara: What Jonathan should learn from his mentor’s letter

by Donu Kogbara It’s possible that I am indulging in wishful thinking because I’m a Niger Deltan, but I share OBJ’s view that Jonathan has what it takes to save Nigeria….and reckon that if Jonathan gives Nigerians the progress they yearn for, many of those who are bitterly opposing him at the moment will suddenly... Read More

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Josef Omorotionmwan: Obasanjo and Jonathan present the worst specimen of Mandela

by Josef Omorotionmwan Yet, when Mandela passed on, Obasanjo presented the most beautiful rhyme on the type of loss Mandela’s death presented to his family, his state, his country and the world. What an exercise in hypocrisy! We still remember the old prayer point: When we were born, we cried and people rejoiced. Our lives... Read More

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‘We’ve received the letter, it is hypocritical and disrespectful’ – Presidency fires back at OBJ

by ‘Jola Sotubo The controversial 18-page letter written to President Goodluck Jonathan by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has finally been replied. The letter, which was the subject of much conversation yesterday, attacked the president and accused him of pursuing his own selfish interests instead of putting the nation and its citizens first. [READ: “Obasanjo calling somebody... Read More

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Rivers crisis: Anti-Amaechi lawmakers set to begin impeachment moves against him (Report)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The woes of Rivers Governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi seem to have arisen again. Just when the embattled governor might have decided to heave a sigh of relief, reports of a new impeachment plot against him have emerged. The previous attempt to impeach him resulted in a free-for-all at the State House of... Read More

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