Tag: jonathan

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July 8, 2012

Opinion: Jonathan is Obasanjo’s legacy and he should be eternally ashamed

by Sonala Olumhense Nasir El-Rufai, a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is the author of a new work ...

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July 5, 2012

Opinion: President Jonathan’s principled defense of corruption

by Ogaga Ifowodo If you ever wonder what goes on in the heads of our rulers, then you must be ...

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July 5, 2012

Opinion: Once the toast of the world, Jonathan is now diminished

by Sabella Abidde In early January 2010, I attempted to craft a profile of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in an essay ...

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July 4, 2012

Opinion: The conversion of a Jonathan critic

by Ikeogu Oke Following the publication of my article titled “Jonathan as Nero: a Misplaced Analogy,” on page 66 of ...

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July 2, 2012

Photo of the Day: Tell the president to wait – the Oba is busy

by Hauwa Gambo It’s not everyday that you see His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, waiting for a citizen of the country — apparently, ...

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July 2, 2012

Opinion: Mr. President, we do give a damn

by Eze Onyekpere Leadership and followership are two sides of the same coin. In a democracy, leadership emerges from the ...

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June 30, 2012

Temie Giwa: The change we need (YNaija FrontPage)

We begin this week with the recent media chat held last week by the President. Many Nigerians tuned in and ...

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June 29, 2012

Afe Babalola: National Assembly should reject renaming of Unilag

by Afe Babalola (SAN) On May 29 2012, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan announced the decision of the Federal Government ...

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June 29, 2012

We didn’t make this up: “I took money, not bribe”, says Farouk Lawan

by Hauwa Gambo We wish these were an aberration in Nigerian politics, but what Honourable Farouk Lawan told the House ...

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June 28, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: Mr. President, you cannot run from criticism in a new media era

by Abimbola Adelakun The presidential media chat on Sunday was, not unexpectedly, pedestrian, to put it mildly. But interestingly, the ...

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June 28, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: My president is grey (YNaija FrontPage)

It is also not safe for our leader to ply our unsafe roads. If a former minister of works can ...

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June 27, 2012

#IDon’tGiveADamn: “Thus Saith the Clueless King” – Part 2

by Dada Olusegun And it came to pass that on the twenty fourth day of the sixth month of the ...

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June 27, 2012

Opinion: If it happened to Azazi, it will happen to Dasuki

by Sabella Abidde Other than the usual calamities wrought by Boko Haram, the simultaneous removal of the Minister of Defence, ...

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June 27, 2012

Funke Aboyade: The presidential nuisance of Goodluck and Patience Jonathan

by Funke Aboyade I hate to be the one to say it but the President, Goodluck Jonathan, and his wife, ...

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June 25, 2012

Yinka Odumakin: The President Lied!

by Yinka Odumakin I have not set my eyes on Prof.Funso Aiyejina for about 23 years now but every now ...

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June 25, 2012

“Now waiting for the ACN and CPC press release” – See the top 10 tweets about GEJ’s media chat

  The fact that President Jonathan took shots at “social media” last night during his media chat  was not enough ...

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June 25, 2012

“Most of the (Unilag) students don’t even know who MKO was” – Top 7 quotes from GEJ’s media chat

Adeniyi Abdul While many of you had your attention devoted to the match between England and Italy (or was it ...

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June 24, 2012

“I don’t give a damn” – GEJ comes out guns blazing in media chat

by Hauwa Gambo In case you thought President Goodluck Jonathan stays awake all night worried sick about what you think ...

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June 24, 2012

“Jonathan is indecisive, vindictive, petty, and I pity him” – Henry Okah

by Hauwa Gambo Henry Okah, Niger-Delta activist accused of the October 1 2010 bombings in Abuja has remained locked up ...

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June 23, 2012

Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, if you missed last week’s Pendulum you’ve missed something atavistic.  Titled ‘How They Catch Monkeys ...

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June 17, 2012

So, who is your Twitter Overlord? Read: The sociology of the self-acclaimed “activist” Twitter community

Whether you think it’s a narrow attack on easily identifiable social media voices or a dispassionate assessment of a growing ...

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June 15, 2012

#BBViral: The Gospel according to Saint Farouk

This was first published on Omojuwa.com by Zebbook – it’s now gone viral! Well, enjoy it: 1)  And it came ...

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June 14, 2012

“He is not going to stay more than eight years” – GEJ’s aide wants “mischief makers” to calm down

by Adeniyi Abdul President Goodluck Jonathan has a message for everyone concerned about the length of time he plans on ...

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June 12, 2012

Hell to the no-MAUL! Unilag Senate agrees with students, rejects new name

by Hauwa Gambo What kind of gift to President Goodluck Jonathan is this on the eve of the anniversary of ...

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June 9, 2012

Dele Momodu: The MKO Abiola name has elevated the Unilag brand

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, let me say it the way it is said in African traditional societies, Chief ...

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June 6, 2012

Jonathan seeks Senate’s approval to effect name change for Unilag, others

The president is not slowing down in his push to have the University of Lagos (UNILAG) bear a new name, ...

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June 4, 2012

Photo of the Day: And Jonathan wept

At the site of the Dana Air crash on Monday, President Jonathan, just like aviation minister, could not hold back ...

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OluwapelumiMay 29, 2012

YNaija Editorial: Who says this is not a democracy?

In the seemingly endless battle for the soul of Nigeria (whatever and wherever that is), both sides – or all ...

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May 25, 2012

Forget the Opposition: Former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark says Jonathan will run in 2015

by Seyi Lawal   Forget opposition and their plan to unite against President Goodluck Jonathan, elder statesman and former Minister ...

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May 24, 2012

Get rid of the cultists: President Jonathan says all unqualified UNIABUJA Students must be expelled

by Chi Ibe “The long legs have been cut short”- this was basically President Goodluck Jonathan’s message yesterday, 23 May, ...

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