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November 20, 2012

Presidency confirms death of Jonathan’s brother, Chief Meni Innocent Jonthan

by Isi Esene The presidency has confirmed the death of the president's younger brother Meni Joathan who passed away earlier today. The statement reads thus: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT…

November 20, 2012

#NowWeKnow: President Jonathan spills the beans, contradicts media aides

by Isi Esene Analysts are of the view that president Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, during the presidential media chat, contradicted some of his media aides on certain policy issues emanating…

November 18, 2012

Now we’re talking: President Jonathan releases contact details for tonight’s media chat

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan is set to address all questions directed at him in the presidential media chat scheduled to take place between 7 - 9pm tonight. In…

November 14, 2012

“Olusola Saraki will be remembered as a political colossus” – President Jonathan

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE LATE SARAKI WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A POLITICAL COLOSSUS – PRESIDENT JONATHAN President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan joins all Nigerians in mourning one of Nigeria’s most prominent…

November 12, 2012

Talk about Ribadu Report is “ignorant carping”, “malicious tittle-tattle”, “putrefacious stench” – Abati

by Reuben Abati It is so unfortunate that there has been so much ignorant carping and malicious tittle-tattling about the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force chaired by Malam…

November 2, 2012

This is our stand: Rivers government attacks Bayelsa on oil wells, accuses Jonathan of favouritism

by Isi Esene The dispute between the Rivers State and Bayelsa over land delineation and allocation of benefits accruing to the states have deepened with the Rotimi Amaechi-led Rivers State…

November 2, 2012

Confusion: Boko Haram now seeks peace, wants Buhari as mediator

by Isi Esene Reports say the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has offered a ceasefire giving certain conditions for its workability. The group was said to have demanded that the…

October 30, 2012

Reuben Abati: The President brought hope to the floods

by Reuben Abati Barring any other development of equally impactful effect, the great event of the year 2012 for Nigerians would probably be the floods that submerged many communities across…

October 25, 2012

“A great honour” for Nigeria: GEJ congratulates Cardinal Onaiyekan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a congratulatory message to Bishop John Onaiyekan on his recent elevation to the position of Cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope…

October 21, 2012

President Jonathan congratulates Mimiko on his election victory, commends INEC

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has through his special adviser on media and publicity, Reuben Abati, congratulated the governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko on his re-election in the…

October 2, 2012

The latest presidential gaffe: President Jonathan’s aides scramble to defend him over his Independence Day ‘lie’

by Stanley Azuakola President Goodluck Jonathan's Independence day speech is being panned by the media over a claim he made which has now been confirmed as false. In his speech,…

October 2, 2012

Battle ready: Presidential guards’ brigade gets new battalion

by Stanley Azuakola Before yesterday, the presidential guards' brigade consisted of the 177 and 7 battalions. With the inauguration yesterday at the fore-court of the Presidential Villa of the newly…

September 30, 2012

#IndependenceDay: President Jonathan to address the nation tomorrow

by Isi Esene As part of activities to mark Nigeria's 52nd Independence from colonial rule, President Goodluck Jonathan will tomorrow address the nation by 7am tomorrow. This bit was disclosed…

September 21, 2012

Jonathan orders immediate stop to the planned N5,000 note, CBN bows

by Isi Esene Special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Reuben Abati on Thursday disclosed to newsmen that the president has ordered the suspension of the planned introduction…

September 13, 2012

Why Jonathan rushed his return to Nigeria – Abati

President Goodluck Jonathan. 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…

September 12, 2012

Jonathan cuts foreign visit short, rushes back to Abuja

President Goodluck Jonathan: Makes hasty return. by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan put an abrupt stop to his state visit to Botswana and Malawi further fuelling speculation about the state…

September 10, 2012

Reuben Abati: The difference between journalism and public relations

by Chido Nwakanma One of the reasons the article fails woefully is the high level of “channel noise” Abati himself introduces into the discourse. You cannot seek to win over…

September 6, 2012

Opinion: The President Jonathan you don’t know

by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi In the last couple of weeks, the Presidency via its media inner circle has been having it tough with critics, most especially the hard-nut-to-crack opposition parties, the…

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…

September 4, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Critics, cynics and the president

This is the trick: Jonathan should not fall into the mistake of grouping all his critics together. He will be missing the point if he regards anyone who raises any…

September 3, 2012

Just a moment’s rest: “The first lady is not hospitalised” – Presidency

by Isi Esene The special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has denied reports indicating that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was indisposed and flown…

September 3, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: My enemies & I, by Goodluck E. Jonathan (YNaija FrontPage)

The world is full of stupid people, let’s face it, and mobile phones and social media have unfortunately empowered them and magnified their power to cause confusion In the opening…

August 27, 2012

FG confirms ‘back room’ dialogue with Boko Haram

Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday confirmed reports going the rounds that it is in talks with representatives of the radical Islamic sect, Boko…

August 26, 2012

Reuben Abati: The Jonathan they don’t know

The clear danger to public affairs commentary is that we have a lot of unintelligent people repeating stupid clichés and too many intelligent persons wasting their talents lending relevance to…

August 1, 2012

“How can a 60-year-old man be an attack dog?” – Doyin Okupe reacts, calls Abati his “younger brother”

by Hauwa Gambo For those expecting a 'War of the Drs' - Dr. Doyin Okupe and Dr. Reuben Abati are determined to disappoint you. The senior special assistant to President…

July 27, 2012

Analysis: Like OBJ, like GEJ – Nothing new in Okupe’s appointment as SA

by Stanley Azuakola The big news this morning on social media sites is the appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan of Dr. Doyin Okupe, as his Senior Special Assistant on Public…

July 21, 2012

“The House and the President are on the same page” – GEJ responds to impeachment threat

by Adeniyi Abdul Earlier week an interesting bit of news made the rounds about the House of Reps threatening to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over his failure to properly implement…

July 9, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Aig-Imoukhuede, #FuelSubsidyProbe and the matter of “Ice Energy”

by Isi Esene Following the shocking revelation in the report of the House of Representatives Committee that fuel subsidy payment, for which about N245billion was appropriated in the 2011 budget,…