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Jonathan to declare second term ambition after Ramadan (Report)

by Zara Mustapha Reports have it that President Goodluck Jonathan will have to wait at least till August before declaring his intentions to contest for second term in office. The…

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PDP lawmakers ‘suspend’ Edo Speaker, Jonathan nominates Alison-Madueke for OPEC top job & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo PDP lawmakers suspend Edo Speaker Nine lawmakers including suspended Deputy Speaker, Festus Ebea this morning suspended Speaker Uyi Igbe in a gestapo style sitting. They stormed the…

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Guess what? Sanusi’s turbaning took place right before Pres. Jonathan (LOOK)

by Zara Mustapha Well, the President was not actually present, not that we know of. With the photo above as evidence, President Goodluck Jonathan who has been reluctant to congratulate…

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Jonathan appoints Shekarau, 3 others as ministers, Scores dead as armed gunmen raid 4 Borno villages & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan appoints Shekarau, three others as ministers Almost two months after President Goodluck Jonathan attended a rally in Kano to welcome Ibrahim Shekarau to the Peoples Democratic…

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How we took the #BringBackOurGirls campaign down to South Africa – MADinitiative founder, Damilola Apotieri

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Damilola Apotieri, a post graduate student at the Wits University, South Africa has been at the forefront of youth advocacy for most of his life founding the enormously influential…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Jonathan didn’t believe the girls were kidnapped – OBJ says

by Zara Mustapha Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo said that President Goodluck Jonathan lived in denial about the abducted Chibok schoolgirls for more than two weeks, withholding valuable decisions that would have…

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Collins Uma: Jonathan is not clueless, he’s insensitive (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma Jonathan has two options now: to continue shielding sponsors of Boko Haram and get their support in the 2015 elections or become sensitive to what Nigerians are…

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Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, patience taken too far is cowardice

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju In trying to shame Jonathan, the power grabbers have polarized Nigeria along religious lines. It is now clear except to them, that no one can become the President…

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British spy plane sent to aid search for schoolgirls break down, Jonathan orders probe of Kano blast & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo British plane sent to help search for schoolgirls breaks down  Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Monday said that a spy plane sent to help in the search…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Netanyahu calls Jonathan, ready to help; Army deploys troops to hunt for Chibok schoolgirls & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: Netanyahu calls Jonathan, ready to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist…

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Tunji Andrews: Jonathan is a victim of unrealistic expectations

by Tunji Andrews If corrupt at all, President Goodluck cannot said to be the most corrupt out there, but I’d say his indecisiveness has caused a great deal of concern…

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Boko Haram bombs bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon, Jonathan says the kidnap of Chibok girls “will be the beginning and end of terrorism in Nigeria” & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Nigerian army says it can rescue the abducted girls  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the impression being created by a section of the press that the…

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#BringBackOurGirls: That defining moment when Oby Ezekwesili, others stand up to be counted (PHOTOS)

by Zara Mustapha The call for the rescue of about 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram Islamic gets louder with local and international figures join the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.…

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#BringBackOurGirls: The US will not send Armed Forces into Nigeria – Obama (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has spoken out on the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno. Obama, while announcing…

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“We will make them care”: #BringBackOurGirls protest hits Manhattan, New York (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo The #BringBackOurGirls cause has been marked by protests all around the world with citizens of different countries standing in solidarity with the Nigerian people. One of such…

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23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

by Ogunsanwo Bamidele     These are some of the most popular quotes from yesterdays 1 hour 43 minutes media chat with the president…. ON SECURITY “…I believe most Nigerians…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

by Akan Ido With millions of users on social media calling for the Nigerian Federal government to rescue about 276 schoolgirls abducted by men suspected to be members of the…

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“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

by Oge Okonkwo Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka was on CNN moments ago to speak on the security situation in Nigeria and the efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in stemming…

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#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

by Mark Amaza But how safe is the South really from Boko Haram? Is it because they cannot attack anywhere there or because they have not chosen to? For the…

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‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

by 'Jola Sotubo The news which was recently reported about the hijack of a school bus in Nyanya, Abuja has been confirmed by the principal of the school in question.…

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‘I will soak the ground with Christian blood’: Shekau brags in chilling video (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo Abubakar Shekau, the leader of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has released a video where he makes threats against the country. Shekau goes on a tirade in Hausa…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Why I missed Patience Jonathan’s meeting – Borno first lady

by 'Jola Sotubo The First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, recently expressed her displeasure at the conduct of the Borno First Lady, Nana Shettima after the latter missed a meeting…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian military steps up efforts to find missing schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha File photo Reports say two Nigerian Army divisions have been deployed to the search of kidnapped Government Girls' Secondary School (GGSS) students who were abducted by men…

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Opinion: Terrorism – We must make critical distinctions before it all unravels

by Ifeanyi Uddin For obvious reasons, the administration at the centre is in a funk. In its favour, it has been argued that we may be seeing the result of…

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#BringBackOurGirls: ICT expert, Gbenga Sesan quizzed by the SSS, released (TWEETS)

by 'Jola Sotubo Entrepreneur and ICT expert, Gbenga Sesan has been invited for questioning by the Department of State Security Services over some comments he recently made on Twitter. Mr. Sesan,…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Borno gov’t refused to relocate Chibok schoolgirls for exams – WAEC boss

by Zara Mustapha Head of the National Office of WAEC, Charles Eguridu, said the Borno government officials should be blamed for the abduction of school girls in Chibok. Eguridu made the statement in…

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SHOCKING: Why we kidnapped the Chibok schoolgirls – Abubakar Shekau reveals

by Oge Okonkwo According to reports, leader of the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said he will sell the girls abducted from the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Chibok,…

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Jonathan says his cabinet is not infiltrated by Boko Haram, Lagos state ex-commissioner for health joins gov’norship race & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan says his cabinet is not infiltrated with  Boko Haram President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday clarified that he never said members of Boko Haram infiltrated his cabinet but…

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We will rescue kidnapped Chibok girls – Jonathan assures

by Zara Mustapha The presidential media chat took place today, May 4 where series of questions were posed by journalists to Goodluck Jonathan. On the issue of the abducted secondary…

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Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon; US warns of possible Boko Haram attack in Lagos & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to tackle…

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