President Goodluck Jonathan

Photo of the Day: The difference is… Goodluck! See GEJ before and after

by Chi Ibe Things are better now for our president. This before and after shots say it all. It was only yesterday I was telling a mate how rapidly Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama have physically aged since they got into power. Not so in Nigeria, here, it’s the ‘Benjamin Button Effect’... Read More

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February 15, 2012

Has the President got his ‘Goodluck’ back? All in last’s week’s news…with a pinch of salt

By Stanley Azuakola Interview questions leaked A committee has been set up to investigate the immediate and remote causes responsible for the leak of the general knowledge interview questions for interested applicants into the federal civil service. Some of the leaked questions and the options include: 1. Everyone wants change in Nigeria, but if people... Read More

President Goodluck Jonathan, Stanley Azuakola, With A Pinch of Salt

February 7, 2012

Deji Agbeniyi: In the name of the cabal!

With the uncertain (in) actions of President Good luck Jonathan’s subsidy regime, Nigeria is again awash with the emergence of an existing cabal in its oil and gas industry. During Britain’s restoration period between 1665-85, Charles II, who was King of Great Britain and Ireland, set up an administrative committee to help in the administration... Read More

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February 3, 2012

“Government will fulfill its promises to ASUU this time” – Education minister assures students

Summary of the news from Vanguard By Chi Ibe Members of the Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU) and University students can now breathe a sigh of relief. The Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, assured them there was no longer the need to hold their breath as the federal government would... Read More

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February 2, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: 400bn might be cut from budget – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

by Chi Ibe Minister of the Economy and Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, suggested recently that the 2012 budget may be reviewed. Okonjo-Iweala hinted that the ₦4.749 trillion 2012 budget could drop by ₦400 billion, as capital expenditure would gulp ₦1.32 trillion and recurrent, ₦2.472 trillion. The minister assured the committee that despite the planned... Read More

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January 30, 2012

Opinion: Committees everywhere – When will Jonathan stop?

by Adebola Rayo A lot of time is wasted on these things, one is tempted to think time wasting is the entire point… In the past few weeks, President Jonathan’s government has set up several committees (panels and boards included) to do several things. There was the committee set up to review existing versions... Read More

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January 29, 2012

Dele Momodu: “We need a radical president!”

Fellow Nigerians, I’m amazed that the fad in Nigerian government circles today is to label every critic as an enemy of government. Please, permit me to speak for myself for now. I’m not an enemy of President Goodluck Jonathan. I have no reason to be. He did not engage me to demonstrate against the Yar’Adua... Read More

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January 26, 2012

Trying to understand Jonathan? CNN’s Stephanie Busari talks to people who know him

Culled from CNN Monday Profile “Nigerians should allow him time to focus on what he wants to achieve. He has not been in power for a long time.” He is the son of a canoe-carver, a mild-mannered academic who wears a fedora but eschews the flowing robes and bombastic brashness that often characterize Africa’s “Big... Read More

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January 24, 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan: “Terrorists are not spirits nor they are ghosts”

By Hauwa Gambo As the death toll following the Kano terrorist bombing continue to rise, President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to put an end to the attacks. He said recently when he visited the Emir in Kano that there is need for a collective fight against these terrorists insisting they cannot win. “We are... Read More

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January 13, 2012

Charles Novia : ‘If I could write Jonathan’s speech…’

by Charles Novia This is what I would draft for him in his next broadcast: Fellow Nigerians, With all humility, I address you once again in the light of the on-going nationwide protests. In the past few days, our beloved nation has been on tenterhooks, with my personality and my programs for the people constantly... Read More

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January 9, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: The Presidency Vs the House of Representatives

By Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has accused the House of Representatives of stirring Nigerians against his government by passing a resolution urging him to suspend the removal of petrol subsidy. “That extraordinary session coming a day on the eve of an attempt by some people to disrupt law and order could be interpreted in... Read More

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January 7, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: President Goodluck Jonathan speaks out at last!

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON THE DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SECTOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012 Dear Compatriots, “Let me seize this opportunity to assure all Nigerians that I feel the pain that you all feel.” A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians on the security challenges we are... Read More

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January 5, 2012

#YourTurn: “I pray this is a joke, Mr. President!”

by Akosile Olubunmi In light of the recent developments and ensuing civil unrest in our dear country, we have taken it upon ourselves to write you this not-so-long letter to inform you of our grievances as a people and to point out what we deem a better approach to the issues of fuel subsidy removal... Read More

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January 4, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Fallout of #FuelSubsidyRemoval – Don Jazzy regrets voting Jonathan

Wilfred Okiche Head honcho of the Mo’ hits crew, Don Jazzy has apologised to Nigerians on Twitter for voting and encouraging other young ones to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan during last year’s presidential elections. In his reaction to the recent fuel subsidy removal on New Year’s Day, Don Jazzy tweeted: ‘’I hardly ever regret... Read More

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January 3, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi on #FuelSubsidyRemoval: “How not to run a country”

By Tolu Ogunlesi President Jonathan is not doing anything unusual, others before him have made similar arguments asking for “sacrifice”. The only thing that ends up getting sacrificed is the future and wellbeing of tens of millions of suffering Nigerians. I remember watching Goodluck Jonathan’s telepromptered presidential bid declaration speech on 18 September, 2010. He... Read More

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January 2, 2012

It was all about President Jonathan and crowned clowns in last week’s news…with a pinch of salt

By Stanley Azuakola Title change for President Jonathan Moved by the outpour of love and public display of weeping in North Korea since the death of their “Dear Leader”, Kim Jong-il, Nigeria’s Office of National Distraction (OND) has proposed a title change for President Jonathan. The director of the OND, Alhaji Saiko Fant who announced the decision said... Read More

President Goodluck Jonathan, With A Pinch of Salt

January 2, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan’s government dares Nigerians, removes fuel subsidy

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency announced that it would stop paying the subsidy to petroleum importers immediately. The move could see gas prices increase from the current level but the government estimated it could save $8 billion by phasing out subsidies, and planned to use that money to help the poor.... Read More

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December 31, 2011

President Jonathan declares state of emergency

by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of Plateau, Yobe, Borno and Niger hit by the Boko Haram violence and announced the closure of part of the country’s borders. “While the search for lasting solutions is ongoing, it has become imperative to take some decisive measures necessary to restore normalcy in... Read More

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