Tag: president

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October 24, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt:Former PMAN president Mustapha Amego dies of cancer

by Oge Okonkwo Former president of Performing Musician Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Mustapha Amego is dead after a battle with ...

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October 24, 2013

The truth behind aviation ministry’s car purchase – Stella Oduah opens up to Jonathan (READ)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following the outrage that sprung up in the country after news of her N225M bullet proof car ...

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October 24, 2013

Jonathan sets up 3-man panel to probe aviation minister’s car purchase

  Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday set up a panel to probe allegations that his aviation minister purchased two ...

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October 22, 2013

Olusegun Dada: I can’t wait to praise Mr. President and break into Azonto dance (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada In the past, President Jonathan and his spin doctors have often excused the many failings of his administration ...

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October 21, 2013

Opinion: Much ado about Oduah’s bullet-proof cars

by Prince Charles Dickson After all the last time I checked, about half a dozen ministers had bulletproof cars, some ...

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October 20, 2013

Kidnappers reduce ransom for Oronto Douglas’ sister from N500 million to N10 million

by ‘Jola Sotubo The abductors of a Presidential aide’s sister have reduced the ransom to secure her release to 10 ...

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October 19, 2013

Opinion: Why Sen. Mark, Okunrounmu are typical Nigerian politicians but Stella Oduah is not

by Bisi Lawrence  But the Senate President was to drop that toga of a statesman for the dazzling apparel of ...

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October 18, 2013

Jonathan condoles with Dangote over the loss of his brother

by Oge Okonkwo The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed his sympathy with the Chairman of ...

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October 18, 2013

Opinion: Bullet-proof cars – Jonathan needs to drop Stella Oduah from his cabinet now

by Wale Odunsi Ms. Oduah was bold to single-handedly spend N255million of our collective wealth in a frivolous manner and ...

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October 14, 2013

Bola Tinubu: Why Jonathan’s imposed National Conference will fail

by Bola Ahmed Tinubu The core questions to ask here is how credible, reliable and capable is the current President ...

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October 5, 2013

Dino Melaye: A Nation in dangerous rift

by Dino Melaye …we are more shocked by the open confession of our own President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at a ...

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October 4, 2013

Reno Omokri: The real problem with Nigeria

by Reno Omokri  That, my people, is the problem with Nigeria. President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership he offers to ...

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October 2, 2013

Opinion: 53 cheers and jeers for Nigeria at Independence

by Steve Nwosu Suddenly, we have all stopped thinking as Nigerians. Everyone now is either a Northerner, a Southerner, a ...

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September 29, 2013

Rivers crisis: “They are planning to kill me” – Amaechi cries out | “He is a drowning man” – Presidency responds

by Adeola Balogun Following the crisis rocking his state, the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday issued a red alert ...

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September 28, 2013

Opinion: Reflections on OBJ’s anti-corruption concern

by Charles Onunaiju Before his hurried exit from the presidency following the humiliation of the aborted term elongation, former president ...

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September 25, 2013

Opinion: Amaechi this, Amaechi that – More tales about Amaechi

by Levi Obijiofor Amaechi’s claim that Jonathan has abandoned the South-South and therefore does not deserve the support of the ...

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September 25, 2013

For the record: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full statement on Westgate Mall attack

Following the terror attack in Nairobi’s Westgate shopping Mall, President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a stern statement saying his government will hunt down the ...

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September 22, 2013

Obi Nwakanma: Fani-Kayode’s questionable call to disband Nigeria

by Obi Nwakanma His children will have nothing to lose with a dismantled nation. They will live a quarter of ...

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September 21, 2013

Dele Momodu: Before the next elections begin

by Dele Momodu The sad reality is that no political party has been totally immune from the brigandage that has ...

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September 19, 2013

BREAKING: SSS foils kidnap of late President Yar’Adua’s daughter

by Adeola Balogun The Nigerian Secret Service said today that it had nipped in the bud an attempt to kidnap ...

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September 19, 2013

Opinion: President Goodluck Jonathan needs all the help even the devil can give

by Jimanze Ego-Alowes It is important to remark that Jonathan may suffer a collateral damage even if he wins his ...

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September 19, 2013

Opinion: Who is now the President? Jonathan or Sanusi?

by Josef Omorotionmwan True, the nation’s President is regarded as the Number One Citizen but on issues of revenue and ...

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September 17, 2013

IBB reportedly drops presidential ambition

by Akan Ido Former president of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida has announced that his days of seeking votes in presidential elections ...

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September 16, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, to succeed, beware of the Abatis and Okupes of this world

by Bayo Oluwasanmi On coming to office, President Jonathan was expected to trim the bloated federal bureaucracy, clean house, put ...

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September 14, 2013

Sacked ministers: Lobbyists storm Aso Rock

Two days after President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine of his ministers, some leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP), ...

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September 14, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: President Jonathan’s miscalculations (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai ….Never in the history of our nation has the office of the president been humiliated and ...

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September 13, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: Dangote for President?

by Akin Osuntokun It is a platitude to say Nigeria is in dire need of more Dangotes. Yet as betroth ...

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September 12, 2013

Vladimir Putin: On Syria – We must not forget that God created us equal

by Vladimir Putin The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major ...

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September 11, 2013

Sunday Dare: The house of the PDP has fallen, let another takes its place

by Sunday Dare The PDP crisis we now see in the open to be honest did not start with the Jonathan ...

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September 7, 2013

Muhammadu Buhari: It is about Nigeria, not Buhari

by Muhammadu Buhari The issue is not just about Buhari, but something greater than Buhari or any individual or parts ...

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