Controversy trails Patience Jonathan’s appointment as Perm Sec

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Samuel Oyadongha & Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS—Reactions have continued to trail the appointment of the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, as a Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa State Civil Service. While Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, described the appointment as sycophancy carried too far,  Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, argued that with […]

Bayelsa: Outrage over Patience Jonathan’s appointment as Permanent Secretary

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appointed the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, as one of the seventeen new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. Jonathan, according to a statement from the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs. Gloria Izonfo, on Wednesday, was appointed alongside 16 senior civil servants. […]

Patience Jonathan lauds initiatives on women, youths

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, has commended African tourism ministers for initiating the role of women and youths in tourism development. Patience Jonathan gave this commendation at the Presidential dinner held in honour of African tourism ministers and delegates attending the on-going 53rd UNWTO Commission for Africa in Calabar. Mrs. Jonathan, who was honoured at […]

Patience Jonathan not responsible for Dana Air crash – FG

There was controversy on Tuesday over the alleged closure of the nation’s airspace for a Presidential jet carrying the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to land in Lagos on Sunday.   The closure was said to have prevented the pilot of the distressed Dana Air’s plane from making an emergency landing at the airport. […]

Ojukwu: Dame Jonathan visits Bianca

First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, yesterday paid a condolence visit to Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Mrs Jonathan, who declared that Nigeria’s history would not be completed without the Ikemba Nnewi, was accompanied to the GRA Enugu residence of the former Biafran warlord by the Enugu State Governor, […]

I’ve never seen $13.5m in my life, says Patience Jonathan

First lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has denied the report that he was investigated for being in possession of $13.5 million in 2006 saying she had never seen such amount in her life. Mrs. Jonathan who was reacting to a report by online whistle blower that the said amount was confiscated from her said $13.5 million […]

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