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Revealed: Why Jonathan sacked nine ministers (READ)
by 'Jola Sotubo The nation is still reeling from the news of the sack of nine ministers in the first major cabinet reshuffle since the beginning of the Jonathan administration.…
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Dangote plans N64 billion cement investment in Kenya
by Adeola Balogun A few days after announcing its refinery building bid, the Dangote group is set to take another giant stride. The group has disclosed a plan to invest…
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PDP crisis: Jonathan rejects Obasanjo’s peace mission
by 'Jola Sotubo According to reports, President Goodluck Jonathan might have rebuffed former President Olusegun Obasanjo's attempts to broker peace in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Strong speculations have…
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Why Youth Development minister was sacked – Presidency
by 'Jola Sotubo In response to the many assumptions and rumours making the rounds about why he sacked the Minister of Youth Development, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally said his…
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Why Youth Development minister was shown the way out
by Moyo Salvador The Minister of Youth Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir, was yesterday sacked from President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet with immediate effect. A statement issued from the office of Senator Anyim Pius…
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Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges
by Rotimi Fasan It must be realised that patience is wearing thin among those most affected by the activities of these terrorists and their bottled anger might boil over in…
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Opinion: Jonathan-Amaechi face-off and a vote for British re-colonization of Nigeria
by Obinna Akukwe Goodluck Jonathan and his wife do not have any constitutional or moral right to limit the wide range of choices Nigerians has come 2015. President Jonathan and…
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President Jonathan commends the Nigerian police as he commissions Modern Police Estate in Lagos (WATCH)
by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has commissioned the first modern police housing estate in Lagos. In January, a Channels TV documentary on the life of students living in the…
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Opinion: Jonathan’s State of Emergency and the art of war
by Dolapo Aina The amnesty deal offered by the government wasn’t comprehended by all and sundry until the declaration of military involvement. “Generals are assistants of the nation. When their…
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Reno Omokri: President Jonathan inspires confidence, Buhari disappoints
by Reno Omokri My question to Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is that is it just now that he has become aware that the terrorists "must have used incendiary bombs"…
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Opinion: Rotimi Amaechi’s victory is his only sin
by Wale Odunsi The treatment being mete out to Amaechi is prejudicial and I urge the 27 supporting members in the House of Assembly to remain unshaken in their resolute…
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Opinion: The NGF crisis and PDP’s shoddy damage control
by Theophilus Ilevbare It is ludicrous that Governor Jang in an attempt to hoodwink the unsuspecting Nigerian public, is parading himself as the authentic chairman of the NGF. The hog-wash…
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Opinion: These are President Jonathan’s mid-term scores, and why
by Oche Joseph Otorkpa Overall the administration has recorded some highs and some lows nevertheless for the country to achieve any meaningful development we must rise above sectarian divisions.... During the…
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Opinion: Fashakin and the CPC are not sinking; they have sunk
by Jibrin Mamman ....no one but God can determine any man's future. So for Fashakin to say that Abati's future is sinking is to say the least ungodly. I just read…
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Opinion: Governor Rotimi Amaechi must fall
by Adekoya Boladale I think President Jonathan needs to talk to former President Olusegun Obansanjo and learn a thing or two on how to bring down political enemies.... "God is…
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Reno Omokri: On Buhari’s call for the president’s resignation
by Reno Omokri Is it too much to ask that Buhari show the same level of understanding that Nigerians showed to him in 1984-1985 to the President? Some issues should be…
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Get ready, people: President Jonathan will address you at 7pm tonight
by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan will today at 7: 00pm address the nation. The address will air on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio…
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Bauchi Gov says only ‘the real Boko Haram’ members will accept amnesty, the ‘criminal Boko Haram’ will not
by Rachel Ogbu Bauchi-State-Governor-Isa-Yuguda-(Photo: Punch) The Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda has said that members of the ‘real’ Boko Haram sect would accept President’s Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty offer. Yuguda’s new take on…
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Hauwa Gambo: I tire for this our nyama-nyama president (Y! FrontPage)
by Hauwa Gambo We have a president who, in the same year, declared that he is “not a lion” and has no need to be, only for him to turn…
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Open Letter: President Jonathan recaps his achievements to his Facebook friends [DETAILS]
Dear friends on Facebook, The determination of this administration to create wealth in Nigeria and for Nigerians has led us to focus our investment drive towards attracting Foreign Direct Investments…
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“Nigerians are pleased with the progress we’ve made on electricity supply,” Jonathan tells CNN’s Amanpour (WATCH)
by Rachel Ogbu In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, President Goodluck Jonathan answered a series of questions that bothered on Boko Haram, corruption, indiscriminate security measures, and…
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Imagine that: Ex-militants take GEJ to court over N63.281bn amnesty money
by Rachel Ogbu Some ex-militants who claim tp be part of thr extended second phase and third phase of the amnesty project after surrendering their weapons on Friday recently sued…
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Be strong, Mr. President: GEJ cries at brother’s burial (PHOTO)
by Rachel Ogbu President Jonathan weeps at brother's burial Touchingly, President Goodluck Jonathan was very emotional yesterday December 7, at the burial his younger brother, Meni Innocent Jonathan. The president fought…
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I can run in 2015 – President Jonathan tells Federal Court
by Rachel Ogbu In response to a suit in which a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Henry Amadi, asked the court to declare that Jonathan no longer qualified to run for office…
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“To change a nation is like surgery” – President Jonthan advocates the full removal of fuel subsidy
by Rachel Ogbu Yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan launched a fresh campaign to totally remove the subsidy on fuel. President Jonathan said total removal of subsidy on petroleum products was the…
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TICKER: ‘BPE is to blame’ – Presidency passes the buck on cancelled Manitoba power contract…denies friction between Jonathan, Sambo
he Presidency on Wednesday said the management contract for the Transmission Company of Nigeria awarded to a Canadian firm, Manitoba Hydro International, was cancelled because of a series of infractions…
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I survived #OccupyNigeria because my mandate is popular – GEJ
by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared that he survived January's fuel subsidy removal protests because his mandate from the Nigerian people is popular. The President was speaking in…
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What will President Jonathan talk about this morning? We have 7 guesses
by Stanley Azuakola So the president says he's going to address us in the morning at 7am, and we can't sleep. Our hearts are racing. What's he going to say?…
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President Jonathan appoints new service chiefs, retains Ihejirika
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan today approved the appointment of new service chiefs for the Nigerian Armed Forces. According to Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on…
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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…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy