Guess who’s back: Patience Jonathan returns from Germany (Report)

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday evening returned to the country from Germany where she had reportedly gone for medical treatment. Her special assistant on media, Ayo Osinlu confirmed her return but declined to give further details. According to Leadership Newspaper reports, Osinlu indicated that Patience Jonathan is getting ready to... Read More

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January 15, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Chime and Enugu citizens

by Niyi Akanniso A popular Chinese proverb has it that the fish stinks from the head. When the head of a household, an organisation, or a state stinks, everyone eventually partakes in the stench, often beginning with those who are close to the power structure. I have written repeatedly about our politicians’ lack of transparency.... Read More

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January 15, 2013

First Lady, Patience Jonathan flown to Germany for medical check-up

by Isi Esene First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has been flown to Germany for medical check-up according to presidency sources. The First Lady had last year been in the European country for an extended period of time with many believing she was there to nurse an undisclosed ailment. Her media handlers, however, maintained that she... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Patience Jonathan billed for Europe on medical tourism (Report)

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan will, in the next few days, be out of the country to visit hospitals in Europe. Sources say the first lady is officially scheduled to visit Spain but there are speculations that she will also be in Germany for medical treatment... Read More

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December 31, 2012

“Twittering collective children of anger!” – See our pick of the 10 worst quotes of 2012 (from Melaye, Abati, GEJ & more)

by Stanley Azuakola It’s the last day of 2012, and we believe you deserve to know the names of those who gave us the worst quotes of the year and what it was that they said. So, without much ado… – “Why is it that each time Barack Obama is about to submit himself for... Read More

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December 26, 2012

I am afraid of making costly mistakes – President Jonathan explains his ‘slowness’

by Isi Esene For those who are still wondering, president Goodluck Jonathan has explained the slow nature of his administration saying it is a deliberate move to avoid committing costly mistakes while making critical decisions. The president said this on Tuesday at a Christmas Service held at the Cathedral Church of The Advent, Life Camp,... Read More

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November 15, 2012

“A rude shock’: First Lady Patience Jonathan condoles Saraki’s family on his passing

by Isi Esene First Lady Patience Jonathan, yesterday joined other eminent Nigerians in extolling the virtues of Second Republic senator, Olusola Saraki, who died on Wednesday morning after years of battle with cancer. Saraki reportedly died in his Ikoyi, Lagos residence in the presence of close family members. In her statement, Mrs. Jonathan said, “Saraki’s... Read More

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October 26, 2012

My wife is a “shining star” – GEJ praises Patience

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja described his wife, Patience as a “shining star” in his life. He said this at a brief ceremony to mark the 55th birthday of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan at the Presidential Villa. Reports say he thanked God for granting her good health and... Read More

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October 21, 2012

First ladies clash over ‘Milk Ambassador’… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola First ladies clash over ‘Milk Ambassador’ Trouble is brewing in Nigeria’s First Ladies Union, and the cause is Peak milk, of all things. The genesis of the problem was the naming of Omolewa Ahmed, wife of the Kwara State governor as the first ‘Milk Ambassador.’ This didn’t go down well with most... Read More

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October 18, 2012

TICKER: I did not go abroad for cosmetic surgery – Patience Jonathan

returned to the country on Wednesday after spending about seven weeks abroad. Mrs. Jonathan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from a foreign country widely believed to be Germany. She returned in one of the aircraft in the Presidential Fleet As soon as she alighted from the aircraft, she denied media reports... Read More

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October 11, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: What truly ails Patience Jonathan?

by Abimbola Adelakun Since the news broke that Mrs. Patience Jonathan was hospitalised, there has been a systematic repetition of history. I take that back, history doesn’t repeat itself; such linguistic constructions in the intransitive mode shrewdly obscure the oft-unpleasant reality that the actors of history are active agents of concomitant actions that culminate in... Read More

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October 7, 2012

Revealed: PDP-FLU stops Dame Patience from returning… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola PDP-FLU Stops The Dame From Returning Officially, the administration is still insisting that first lady, Patience Jonathan, is resting after the stress of hosting other first ladies for a few days during the Africa First Ladies Summit in Abuja. Most Nigerians believe this story because everyone knows how hard it is to... Read More

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October 4, 2012

Report: Patience Jonathan leaves hospital, checks into hotel

by Stanley Azuakola New day, new ‘authoritative’ speculation about the state of Dame Patience Jonathan. The latest is a Vanguard report which carries the first real good news we’ve heard about the first lady’s condition since news originally broke out concerning her trip to Germany. The reports says that Dame Jonathan was discharged from the... Read More

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October 3, 2012

Another one: Patience Jonathan “has uterine cancer” – PM News “authoritatively confirms”

by Hauwa Gambo Apparently, if the Presidency thought silence would make this story go away, it miscalculated by miles. We’ve heard exhaustion, Parkinson’s Disease, food poisoning, ruptured apendicitis, uterine fibroid – and everything eles in between. Now, our friends at PM News say they have a scoop – and Dame Patience Jonathan actually has uterine... Read More

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September 27, 2012

TICKER: SaharaReporters says Patience Jonathan has Parkinson’s Disease

Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, is battling an onset of Parkinson’s disease that has complicated her recovery from a surgical procedure in Germany, several reliable sources have disclosed to SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters broke the news that Mrs. Jonathan was flown to a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany close to a month ago to undergo emergency treatment after... Read More

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September 25, 2012

President Jonathan rumoured to have detoured to Germany to visit recovering first lady

by Isi Esene There are speculation that President Goodluck Jonathan may have had a brief stopover at Wiesbaden, Germany, to visit the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan who is believed to be nursing an undisclosed ailment. Jonathan who reportedly left Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 9.30am, was expected to arrive in New... Read More

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September 24, 2012

TICKER: MFM pastor, others pray for “quick recovery of Patience Jonathan”

The residents of Oyo State in Nigeria have been persisting on prayer for the urgent recoup of Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan who is presently receiving medical treatment in Germany, to enable her quick return to the country. Prayerfuls during church services, mosque praying sessions, market squares and solemn gatherings in the Ibadan metropolis of... Read More

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September 19, 2012

Report: GEJ to attend the UN General Assembly without First Lady

by Akan Ido There are unconfirmed reports that doctors attending to the First Lady, Patience Jonathan have refused to allow her accompany President Goodluck Jonathan on a planned trip to New York based on their assessment of her present health condition. An online media platform recently quoted unidentified sources claiming President Goodluck Jonathan planned on... Read More

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September 17, 2012

Report: Pres. Jonathan refuses governors’ request to visit the first lady

by Isi Esene There are indications that the president, Goodluck Jonathan, has specifically directed the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Abdu Abubakar not to allow anyone visit the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who is believed to be nursing an ailment in the European country. An online news medium reports that a delegation of Nigerian state... Read More

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September 17, 2012

Thanks, but no thanks: President Jonathan prevents PDP governors from visiting the First Lady

by Stanley Azuakola In times of illness, a little goodwill goes a long way. That must have been the reasoning of some state governors who were in Germany recently and thought they could visit Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, currently hospitalised in that country. However, her husband and Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan seemed to... Read More

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September 16, 2012

“Nigerians are missing me,” says Dame Jonathan… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians are missing me – Dame Patience The wife of Nigeria’s Vice-President, Hajiya Amina Sambo, has turned down calls for her to step up and assume the role of acting first lady of the federation, saying she is not interested in the job, as she is loyal to her boss, Dame Patience... Read More

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September 13, 2012

Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, yesterday explained the reasons behind President Goodluck Jonathan’s return from his foreign trip to Malawi and Botswana ahead of schedule. Abati reportedly said the president finished his mission on the second leg of his trip earlier than expected further explaining that there is no hard and fast rule to the duration... Read More

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September 12, 2012

Jonathan cuts foreign visit short, rushes back to Abuja

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan put an abrupt stop to his state visit to Botswana and Malawi further fuelling speculation about the state of health of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity had in a statement on Saturday, while announcing the president’s... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: A nation of fools (YNaija FrontPage)

We are in the hands of a government painfully and tragically oblivious to history. This inability to ‘remember’ (without memory there can be no appreciation of irony, no?) may end up being their greatest undoing. My plan today was to write a piece titled: In defence of Goodluck Jonathan. Now that will have to wait... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Patience, please: First lady to return before end of September

by Stanley Azuakola In the absence of official statements from her office giving details, Nigerians have been left with picking scraps of information from unofficial sources about the condition of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. The latest news on her likely return is from a source in the Office of the First Lady who said... Read More

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September 9, 2012

Dame Patience to replace Kuti on new N5000 note… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola N5000 Note Gets New Faces FIRST lady, Dame Patience Jonathan made news last week with her reported rest or admission in a hospital in Germany or Dubai where she went to treat either stomach upset or appendicitis. However, A Pinch can authoritatively reveal that most of what Nigerians heard is false. The... Read More

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September 7, 2012

Quacks in Aso Rock? Presidential Villa doctors allegedly misdiagnose Patience Jonathan

by Isi Esene The confusion which arose over the whereabouts and health condition of the first lady, Patience Jonathan might have been caused by a misdiagnoses of her reported ailment by her physicians in Aso Rock Villa. Speculation have been rife over a few days on the condition of her health with initial reports indicating... Read More

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September 6, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: Save Patience Jonathan (YNaija FrontPage)

The speed and secrecy with which Dame Jonathan was shipped out of the country suggests our leader might believe in Nigeria, but won’t put all his eggs in this basket. A few years ago, a well known professor was invited to Nigeria from the United States at the behest of one the South-West governors. The... Read More

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September 5, 2012

Patience Jonathan: “I can’t call to confirm her return… is she my mate?” – Spokesman

by Isi Esene The spokesman of the nation’s first lady, Ayo Osinlu has expressed frustration over the barrage of questions directed at him over the unexplained absence of Mrs Patience Jonathan. Mrs. Jonathan has not been seen in public for a couple of days arousing speculation that she had been flown abroad for a medical... Read More

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September 3, 2012

First lady, Patience Jonathan, rushed to Germany for medical treatment (Reports)

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s first lady, Patience Jonathan is reported to be undergoing treatment for food poisoning in an undisclosed hospital in Germany. Sources say Dame Jonathan was flown into the European country towards the end of last week. It is speculated that the first lady was flown in an air ambulance heading to the... Read More

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