Jonathan signs N4.697tn 2012 budget into law •Vows to sack heads of parastatals

April 14, 2012  by Olalekan Adetayo President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday signed the 2012 Appropriation Bill into law with a vow to sack all heads of parastatals, who he said security reports had indicted for lobbying the National Assembly for increased budgets. The budget, with an aggregate expenditure of N4.697tn (excluding the appropriation of N180bn […]

Opinion: Sleeplessness over a church gift

April 14, 2012  by OLALEKAN ADETAYO OLALEKAN ADETAYO writes that despite the laboured attempts to downplay President Goodluck Jonathan’s in the church donation saga, the President may still be having sleepless nights God loves a cheerful giver. Givers never lack. Givers’ hands are always on top. These are a few among the numerous expressions commonly […]

Fashola condemns road blockade during Jonathan’s visit

April 14, 2012  by Sesan Olufowobi Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the blocked road | credits: File copy Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Friday described the blockade of roads and resultant gridlocks in parts of the state following Thursday’s visit of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, as an infringement on […]

Jonathan to sack indicted heads of parastatals for budgets lobbying

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he was going to use as scapegoats heads of parastatals that have been indicted by security report for lobbying the National Assembly to have their budgets increased, blaming them for failed budget implementations in the past. Jonathan dropped the bombshell after signing the 2012 Appropriation Bill into law at his […]

2015 presidency: PDP plans to destabilise S’West —ACN

April 12, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, Fidelis Soriwei and Femi Makinde  The Action Congress of Nigeria on Wednesday said it had uncovered a plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to destabilise the South-West geo-political zone as part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to contest the 2015 presidential poll. The ACN, in a statement in Lagos […]

Impeachment call: Presidency warns ACN •ACN wants to destabilise Nigeria – PDP

THE presidency, on Wednesday, reacted to the suggestion by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the National Assembly should impeach President Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly accepting a gift of church renovation from a private contractor, admonishing the opposition on the need to be more responsible in its utterances. A statement by the Special Adviser […]

Jonathan Orders Cover-up As Rape Scandal Rocks Aso Rock Villa

Jonathan Orders Cover-up As Rape Scandal Rocks Aso Rock Villa A massive cover-up is underway in the Presidency amid allegations that a personal assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan raped an expatriate staff.A furious President Goodluck Jonathan called an urgent meeting at his official residence in Aso Villa and imposed a code of silence on all […]

Jonathan begins one-week working leave

Abuja- (NAN) President Goodluck Jonathan, Monday began a week-long working leave, according to the Presidency. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, stated that the President would remain in Abuja during the period and continue to deal with all essential state affairs The statement added that […]

Boko Haram menace ‘ll end in June – Jonathan

BY EMEKA MAMAH LAGOS— President Goodluck Jonathan assured yesterday that his government will end the menace of Islamic sect, Boko Haram in some areas of the north by the middle of the year. He said the nation’s security forces will take total control of the situation. Jonathan who spoke in an interview with the South […]

‘Anambra set to become the cleanest state’

Anambra is set to become the cleanest state in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Governor Peter Obi yesterday during the commissioning of refuse disposal vehicles, compactors receptacles, ANIDS school buses, totaling over 500 million naira at the premises of Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, Nnewi. Obi commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his interest in private enterprises […]

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