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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
ANALYSIS The political feud between incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has apparently deepened. Worst still is that President Jonathan’s strong supporter and kinsman, Alhaji Mojahid Dokubo- Asari may have also ditched him, saying the President may not go beyond 2015. Saturday Vanguard’s JOHN BULUS analyzes the situation and its consequences. Long before […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012
By Emman Ovuakporie Zakari Mohammed is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs. In this chat, Mohammed speaks on the activities of the 7th Assembly. He also gives an insight into the frosty relationship between Mr President and the Green Chamber. Excerpts: How do you assess the 7th Assembly in the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
he Presidency is worried by Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s insistence on playing a role in the investigation into Saturday’s helicopter crash which claimed the lives of Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser Andrew Azazi in Bayelsa State, investigations have revealed. The NGF, in a communique after its emergency meeting in Abuja […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, December 15th, 2012
By Sam Eyoboka and Olayinka Latona TWO years after his presidential electioneering campaign took him to the Redemption Camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, President Goodluck Jonathan returned, Friday, to give thanks to the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and asked for more prayers to avert the numerous challenges facing his administration. Pastor […]
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Articles, Churchill Okonkwo, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Women Politics
Friday, December 14th, 2012
By Churchill Okonkwo | NNP | Dec. 14, 2012 – A rare good news for Nigerians: two prominent Nigerians made the list of the “100 Top Global Thinkers of 2012” according to Foreign Policy magazine. They are Prof. Chinua Achebe, for “forcing Africa to confront its demons” and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for “showing Africa how […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones” —English proverb “When you point a finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you” —African saying It is no longer news. The relationship between former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and his political godson, the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally hit the rocks. The […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
BARELY 24 days to the end of the year, President Goodluck Jonathan is requesting a fresh N161.1bn to pay outstanding and future subsidy claims for the rest of 2012. The President said his government’s provision for subsidy payment in the year was underestimated. Jonathan’s request was contained in a 2012 Supplementary Appropriation Bill he sent […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, December 10th, 2012
DECEMBER 11, 2012 BY NIYI AKINNASO (NIYI@COMCAST.NET) 1 COMMENT Whichever way you want to look at it, President Goodluck Jonathan has made history–”good” and “bad” history, that is. For present purposes, good history makes people feel good because their leader does what is right and advances their welfare. When a leader makes good history, the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Monday, December 10th, 2012
A grand plot to cause divisions between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Senate President, David Mark, ahead of the 2015 election, has unfolded in Abuja, sources in the political circles have said. The design was said to be part of the grand design to emasculate President Jonathan ahead of the expected contest for the 2015 […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, December 7th, 2012
THE Presidency on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s closeness to some corrupt ex-convicts did not contradict any law of the land nor the administration’s anti-corruption war. “There is no law in Nigeria that says that a politician that has been jailed should not be going to the Villa and the Peoples Democratic Party does not […]
