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December 3, 2022

Aisha Buhari yields to pressure and withdraws case against critic Aminu Mohammed; Stop playing God over Tinubu – Keyamo blasts critics | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Aisha Buhari yields to pressure and withdraws case against critic Aminu Mohammed Labour Party takes decision on suspension of Doyin Okupe Stop playing God over Tinubu – Keyamo blasts critics Former President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology IGP challenges order to imprison him Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,... Read More

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President Buhari departs for Mali; first foreign trip since the pandemic | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

President Muhammadu Buhari is to embark on a one-day visit to Bamako, the Republic of Mali on Thursday for a peace mission. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed that the trip came after a briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari and other... Read More

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The Big 5: I’m under pressure to release ministerial list – Buhari; PDP witness accuses APC agents of destroying election results | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police, parliament, judiciary, top list of corrupt institutions in Nigeria – Survey The police, parliament and judiciary top the list of the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria according to a survey by Transparency International released on Thursday. The survey is titled: “Global Corruption Barometer Africa... Read More

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August 12, 2017

Nobody can intimidate the PDP – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan had said God believes in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said this while speaking at the party’s non-elective convention in Abuja on Saturday. The former President said no one can intimidate the PDP, while stating that the party has achieved a lot in 16 years. He said, “This experience is... Read More

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‘Policemen burgle ex-President Jonathan’s house’

Former President Goodluck Jonathan‘s house in Abuja has been burgled, Premium Times reports. According to the news medium, the house was not burgled by thieves but police officers assigned to guard the house. It was learnt that Nigerian Police has arrested three of its officers for stealing items valued at several millions of naira from the... Read More

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PDP crisis: I will not step down – Sheriff

by Dolapo Adelana The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff says he will not step down in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the party. Sheriff, who was reacting to a media report indicating that former President Goodluck Jonathan had asked him and the rival Caretaker Committee... Read More

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December 8, 2016

Olusegun Adeniyi: Is Sanusi also among the wailers?

by Olusegun Adeniyi Even though the naira was still very strong at the exchange rate of 60 kobo to a dollar (yes, in this same Nigeria!) and graduates could afford to be choosy when it came to employment and career prospects, there were tell tale signs by mid 1981 that the economy had begun to... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Opinion: Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, you cannot reformat our memories

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi Dear President Jonathan, I never thought I was going to write to you again since your eviction from the “Rock” because it was no longer worth it. But seeing how ardently you are trying to invade our memories with “Ebele-Trojan Virus”, in a bid to reformatting it – by clearing off... Read More

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October 24, 2016

Opinion: Inordinate ambition of Nigerian politicians to capture power

by Jide Ojo Periodic and credible election is one of the pillars of democracy. Others are independent judiciary, free press, vibrant civil society, strong political parties, etc. Nigeria’s electoral democracy dates back to 1922 when Clifford Constitution came into existence. Many political observers have opined that Nigeria is yet to experience flawless election as each... Read More

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October 6, 2016

Ijaw Council protest against alleged prosecution of ex-President Jonathan, wife

Members of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against the alleged prosecution of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his family in Yenagoa, capital city of Bayelsa state. The youths blocked vehicular movements along Sani Abacha Road and Isaac Boro Expressway in the state. The protesters also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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September 16, 2016

Buhari should not spoil the transformation GEJ gave us – Omokri

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to comments made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed that Goodluck Jonathan left Nigeria in a state of comatose. Lai Mohammed on Thursday had said the immediate former President left the country in a coma and that President Muhammadu Buhari was trying to... Read More

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September 8, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (Part 2)

Yet as hard as the Obama/Clinton/Kerry triumverate may try to cover it up, it appears that the message about the real situation in Buhari’s Nigeria is beginning to get across to the world As a glaring example of this permit me to share the words of a strong Trump supporter, Republican Congressman Tom Marino, which... Read More

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September 7, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (Part 1)

I support Mr. Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid because he has admitted publicly that the American-inspired removal of Arab secularist leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more recently, the attempt to remove Bashir Al Assad were wrong, short-sighted, counter-productive and have led to nothing but chaos. How many politicians, from either side... Read More

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August 11, 2016

The 5 politicians that have been linked with Avengers – How they reacted and why

by Ezinne Ajoku The Niger-Delta Avengers are a new group of “worthy outlaws” who sprung onto the scene early this year. They have been fingered for oil pipelines busts and attacks on other economic assets in the area since the year began. They are PMB’s other major pain in the neck. Lately, a splinter group... Read More

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Nigeria went into recession under Goodluck Jonathan – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pleaded with him not to tell Nigerians that the country was broke. According to TheCable, Amaechi said this on the Osasu Show- a TV Show on Tuesday. Amaechi said the minister pleaded with him to stop saying Nigeria... Read More

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Opinion: Pres. Buhari’s lethargy and Nigeria’s killer herdsmen

by Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive The Boko Haram insurgency, and many perceived wrongs under President Goodluck Jonathan paved the way for a former dictator, Muhammadu Buhari, to be elected as the 4th democratic president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in the 4th Republic. President Buhari campaigned on three objectives; anti-corruption, security and the economy. While he has made... Read More

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‘Abacha, Abiola’s deaths from same source’ | Major Al-Mustapha makes shocking revelations

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has revealed that the same people who killed his former boss were responsible for the murder of the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola. Al-Mustapha said on Monday, that he would make some shocking and... Read More

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Opinion: Death and the king’s spokesmen

In February 2015, I received an unusual invitation to meet with the erstwhile President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Some of the president’s backers had arranged a ‘Townhall with Nigerian Youths’. First, the President met a small group of about 100 youths, and right after, he engaged a larger audience of well over 2000 youths. I... Read More

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September 16, 2015

APC ‘expects Goodluck Jonathan, PDP to apologise to Nigerians’

The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State says the Peoples Democratic Party should apologise to Nigerians for the last 16 years of corruption and mismanagement. The ruling party said PDP should be blamed for the slow pace of the economy under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The party released a statement on Tuesday, through... Read More

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September 2, 2015

“I left Jonathan’s government because of corruption” – Former Minister

A former Minister of State for Finance, Remi Babalola, has revealed that he left the cabinet of former President Goodluck Jonathan, because of gross corruption and mismanagement of the nation’s resources. Babalola made the disclosure in a paper presented on Tuesday, at the 45th Annual Accountants Conference and 50th Anniversary celebration of the Institute of Chartered Accountants... Read More

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“Jonathan was under a spell and men of God failed to deliver him” – Bishop Mike Okonkwo

General Overseer of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, has said that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, operated as if he was under a spell while serving as the nation’s leader. Bishop Okonkwo, however berates leading clerics in the country (himself included) for not praying with Jonathan to cast out the spell that was making... Read More

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“One minister under Jonathan stole as much as $6bn” | Oshiomhole’s alarming allegation

Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that a minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, stole nothing less than $6bn from the coffers of the country. Oshiomhole, who failed to disclose the identity of the minister, said he got wind of this when he accompanied President Muhammadu Buhari, on his recent trip to... Read More

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What Obasanjo said about Jonathan, Soyinka last night

On Tuesday night, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was a guest of Kunle Kasumu on Channels Television programme, Channel Book Club. During the course of the interview, Obasanjo spoke about former President, Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Obasanjo accused Jonathan of paying people to attack him, as well as an an activist from the... Read More

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EFCC to investigate Jonathan’s ministers, aides

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is reportedly set to begin the investigation of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, but would however, start with the probe of financial transactions of his ministers and aides. According to Punch newspapers, Chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, had issued a directive that all petitions against former public officers at... Read More

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“Jonathan’s CSO, a diabetic, has not eaten or drank water since his arrest – Lawyer

The Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obua, who is being detained, claims to have been starved of food as well as his medications despite being diabetic and hypertensive. Lawyer to the detained, Onochie Onwuegbuna says Obua was being witch-hunted as part of a plan “to implicate marked individuals who served in Jonathan’s government for... Read More

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“Obasanjo doesn’t want any Nigerian to be greater than him” | Ijaw Youth Council defends GEJ

The Ijaw Youths Council has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent verbal attacks on ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan. Obasanjo had stated that the Niger Delta region will suffer for the failure of Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure as President. The IYC described the comments as reckless and baseless, stating that it was a deliberate attempt to dent the good political... Read More

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Jonathan’s kinsman says he conceded defeat to cover up his crimes

Former President Goodluck’s kinsman, Godwin Sidi, believes that he (Jonathan) conceded defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari to cover up his atrocities in office. Sidi, who is the leader of All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State, criticised those commending Jonathan for conceding defeat. According to him, “Jonathan’s conceding defeat is a ploy to cover up political atrocities he committed while in office.”... Read More

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Wike’s N10bn loan is to pay off GEJ, Patience Jonathan and Odili – APC

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers state, has alleged that the N10bn loan approval gotten by Governor Nyesom Wike, from the State Assembly, is fishy and dubious. According to the APC, a member of the state assembly, who belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party, disclosed that the money is meant to be used by Wike to bribe... Read More

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“Conceding defeat is not an achievement” || Ex-gov Sylva says Jonathan is not a hero

Former Governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, is not impressed with all the noise about former President, Goodluck Jonathan, being an hero over his conceding of defeat to new President, Muhammadu Buhari. While speaking with Vanguard on Saturday, Sylva said Jonathan had no option than to concede defeat after losing the presidential elections. Sylva said... Read More

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Edwin Clark returns, says ‘Buhari is fit for the job’

A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, who was a staunch proponent of former President Goodluck Jonathan, is back in the news. The Ijaw nation leader says President Buhari is being capable of leading the country and as such, should be supported by all Nigerians. Clark spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, June 3,... Read More

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