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 […]

Jonathan to attend summit on nuclear security in South Korea

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will today leave Abuja for Seoul South Korea, as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the World Nuclear Security Summit, which opens on Monday, March 26, 2012. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said President Jonathan and 52 other heads of […]

Jonathan, Norway Prime Minister co-chair Commission on women

United Nations – President Goodluck Jonathan and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg  are to serve as founding co-chairs of the Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children. UNICEF and UNEPA stated this in a joint statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in New York. Launched by UN […]

Jonathan: No Going Back on One Man One Vote

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday said he was committed to electoral reforms which would ensure an enduring democracy in the country. Similarly, Vice-President Namadi Sambo, commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members from the North-west for their peaceful conduct right from the ward congresses to the zonal level, saying this was a manifestation of the fact […]

Insecurity: Jonathan seeks clerics, politicians’ support

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sought the support of religious leaders and politicians as the country grapples with the problems of insecurity. Jonathan made the call while receiving the report of the Federal Government delegation to the 2011 Christian Pilgrimage to Israel, Rome and Greece at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The report was presented to […]

Presidency using Belgore committee to pursue tenure elongation– Northern leaders

The Coalition of Northern Leaders has said the Presidency is using the Justice Alfa Belgore Committee on Constitution Review to pursue a tenure elongation agenda for President Goodluck Jonathan. The group, in a communiqué after its meeting in Abuja, on Thursday, called for the immediate review of the current revenue allocation formula and the status […]

I’m partly to blame for failed hostage rescue – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on  Thursday he would take some of the responsibility for a failed hostage rescue attempt in which an Italian and a British man died in Sokoto. Kidnappers killed Franco Lamolinara and Chris McManus on Thursday last week while a raid to free them was under way, according to British government sources […]

Jonathan’s second-term ambition heats up PDP

A storm is gathering in the Peoples Democratic Party as some governors elected on the platform of the party are poised to rally against a plan by President Goodluck Jonathan to run for an alleged second term in 2015. Just last week, the former President of the Ijaw Youth Council, and Leader of the Niger […]

Jonathan begs Boko Haram to lay down arms

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday pleaded with all those involved in unleashing violence on the nation, including members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to lay down their arms in the interest of the nation. He urged them to embrace peace so that they could join hands with his administration to tackle the nation’s common enemies, […]

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