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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed the Head of Service of the Federation to provide immediate solutions to corruption and other unethical practices in the nation’s civil service. The President, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, gave the directive at this year’s Civil Service Week Dinner/Award night at the State House, […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, June 24th, 2013
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and former Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma, met at State House, Abuja, on Sunday, behind closed doors. Danjuma’s mission was not known but it came barely a day after he was reported to have criticised both the Nigerian leadership and northern leaders while being conferred with a traditional title in […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
The Presidency on Monday gave a condition for it to support the six-year single term for President and governors recommended by the Senate Committee on Constitution amendment. The condition which is a U-turn on its earlier promise to abide by any law on single term, is that such an amendment must take effect from 2019. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
The Presidency on Monday faulted a statement credited to a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, which likened Nigeria to a sinking ship. It described the statement as reckless. The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, June 9th, 2013
By Frisky Larr | NNP | June 9, 2013 – The body language of President Jonathan these days betrays everything but ease. It betrays defiance. Not often do we see the lips of this rather innocent and calm looking middle-aged man drawn tightly together and pointed, the wrinkles around the eyes drawn loosely upwards with […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
Tells emissary: ‘He should look for re-election help elsewhere’ *Atiku faults automatic ticket bid Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North The moves launched by President Goodluck Jonathan to get northern leaders to support him ahead of the 2015 presidential election appear to have failed, Sunday Vanguard has learnt. One of the moves was the emissary sent […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who is believed to be nursing presidential ambition, has restated his rejection of the policy of “consensus arrangement” rather than transparent elections to produce candidates for all elective offices, including the presidency. His reaction followed the suggestion by the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih, on Thursday in […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
KEY predecessors of President Goodluck Jonathan in office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; and ex-dictators, retired Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, and Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Wednesday shunned the Democracy Day event of the Federal Government. While all former heads of government were reportedly invited […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
With the short and medium-term programmes mapped out for the power sector in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said Nigerian children soon would no longer depend on generators for electricity supply. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the N162.9bn Zungeru Hydro Power Dam in Niger State, the President said many of the programmes […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Reading the interview Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) granted Daily Trust which was published on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, I am compelled to raise historical issues that put the former military Head of State’s words in perspective. Buhari blamed President Goodluck Jonathan for the insurgency by the militant sect, Jamā’a Ahl al-sunnah li-da’wa wa al-jihād, commonly […]
