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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday apologised to the international community over the six-day strike called by the organised labour and its civil society allies over removal of fuel subsidy. He has also said nobody could topple a democratically elected government. He said only leaders who imposed themselves on people would experience turbulence. He has further assured that […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, January 16th, 2012
There was confusion at the Aso Villa on Sunday as President Goodluck Jonathan failed to address the nation on the fuel subsidy crisis, despite earlier indications that he would do so. All over the country, Nigerians who had heard reports that the President would address the nation after holding a series of meetings with stakeholders […]
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Articles, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Jan. 11, 2012 – About two years ago, I wrote and warned Nigerians in my essay entitled “Nigeria: Interpreting Times and Events” that President Jonathan would disappoint many. I wrote about a vision I had in which I saw a snake coiled around itself on the roadside, […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Monday, January 9th, 2012
By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan. 9, 2012 – I have in the past confessed my personal likeness of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan but let me emphasize here that this natural likeness cannot be linked to his claims of being ‘Igbo’ by virtue of his ‘Ebele’ or ‘Azikiwe’ names or his hailing from […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri., Presidency
Monday, January 9th, 2012
By Philip Akpoviri, NNP – Jan. 9, 2012 – When our dear Minister of Finance cum custom-made Supervising Minister for the Economy, Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appeared before the National Assembly for her mandatory pre-appointment screening – a process which by the way can only be considered to be predictably pedestrian – she rightly made […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Rtd General Muhammadu Buhari By General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR As in 2003 and 2007, the Supreme Court this morning rejected CPC’s appeal against the Lower Court verdict that the rigged Presidential election of 16th, April 2011 was properly conducted. All who witnessed the conduct of the 2011 elections would know that this decision of the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Judiciary, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
After a long and anxious wait, the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and affirmed the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice Namadi Sambo in the April 16,2011 presidential election. The apex court had upheld the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which ruled […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The Supreme Court, yesterday, fixed December 28 to deliver its judgment on an appeal lodged before it by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, seeking to sack President Goodluck Jonathan from office. Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who led six other justices of the apex court that presided […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Dec. 12, 2011 – Something is happening imperceptibly to our President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ). Shortly after he assembled a new cabinet following the April 2011 general elections, it seems there has been a gradual but deliberate abandonment of the public persona which GEJ used to good effect […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Niger Delta, Presidency
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the root problem of the former board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) was that of working at cross purposes and not corruption. He made this disclosure at the inauguration of the new board with a charge to the members to steer clear of politics. The President expressed disappointment […]
