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First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News
Sunday, December 29th, 2013
“The wife of the President wanted to macro-manage governance in Rivers State and I said no, you cannot. I was elected. If I fail, they will not say the wife of the President failed.” Governor Amaechi (L) of Rivers State and Nigeria’s First Lady Mrs Goodluck Jonathan Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State stated this […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Press Releases, Women Politics
Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
To: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE News Release. December 23, 2013 SAHARAREPORTERS’ STORY ON WAIVER GRANTED OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY IS A COMPLETE DISTORTION The story by Saharareporters on the so-called waivers scandal in which the notorious news website made outrageous allegations against the Office of the First Lady is a false exclusive […]
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First Ladies, Latest Politics, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
By Saharareporters, New York It has been revealed that Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, sought and received import waivers that she then turned over to Coscharis Motors, a private car dealer, to import 200 BMW cars in 2012. Figures released by Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance budget office show that Mrs. Jonathan secured the import waivers […]
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Boko Haram, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
-Vanguard First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Maternal and Child Health otherwise known as MAMA Project with a declaration that henceforth she should no longer be called Patience but “Mama Peace.” According to her, the peace evangelism was what she would be preaching to bring an end […]
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Boko Haram, First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan The First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Maternal and Child Health otherwise known as MAMA Project with a declaration that henceforth she should no longer be called Patience but “Mama Peace.” According to her, the peace evangelism was […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan
Saturday, December 7th, 2013
-Punch The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called for stiff penalties, backed by effective laws for perpetrators of sexual violence against women. Mrs Jonathan spoke in Paris, France on Friday, at the advocacy meeting on sexual violence against women. The meeting was hosted by the First Lady of France, Ms Valerie […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Olalekan Adetayo | credits: File copy The remains of Mrs. Charity Oba fondly called Mama Sisi, the foster mother of wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, were interred at her husband’s residence at Ambemebiri, Okrika, Rivers, on Friday amidst fanfare. Oba died in an auto crash in Port Harcourt on July 22 at […]
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First Ladies, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Presidency, Top Stories, Women Politics
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
Comments Powerful women in Jonathan administration Since inception, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has been accused of impunity, usually caused by decisions and actions of the President, including those of his ministers and close associates. Most of the glaring cases of abuse of power including reckless spending of taxpayers’ money have been carried out […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), First Ladies, General Politics, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Mrs. Patience Jonathan | credits: news.naij.com The All Progressives Congress has said the decision of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to receive a honorary doctorate degree from a South Korean university while Nigerian universities have been shut for months was the height of insensitivity. This was contained in a statement signed by […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
THE First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has asked to be left out of lingering political crisis in her home state, Rivers State. Mrs Jonathan, in her press release signed by the Director of Information, Office of the First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Ayo Adesugba, said it was worrisome that the visit of the […]
