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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kogi, Presidency, State News
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
THE people of Kogi will today receive President Goodluck Jonathan as he pays a one-day official visit to the state. While in the state, President Jonathan is expected to commission various projects put in place by the administration of Governor Ibrahim Idris. Among them are the newly constructed office of the state governor, office of the […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News
Monday, November 21st, 2011
THE Presidency, on Monday, advanced reasons why President Goodluck Jonathan stayed away from the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his home state of Bayelsa, at the weekend, where Honourable Seriake Dickson emerged as the standard-bearer of the party. Jonathan, together with members of the National Assembly from the state, except Honourable Dickson, was […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, November 21st, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed shock over the passing on of Mr. Alexander Ibru. In a statement, the president said Ibru contributed immensely in shaping Nigeria’s media industry, setting the standard for the industry with the publication of high quality newspapers. “This man, whose life recorded a pattern of good works, has definitely gone too […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Presidency, Shehu Aliyu Shagari (1979-83), State News, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Former President Shehu Shagari and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, have reportedly advised President Goodluck Jonathan to be cautious over his role in the internal politics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his home state, Bayelsa. According to a source close to Shagari, the two national leaders in separate telephone calls advised […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, November 18th, 2011
To encourage local rice farmers, the Federal Government may in no distant time, put an end to the importation of rice. President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this while receiving the report of the Northern Economic Summit organized by Professor Jerry Gana, who led the G-20 Group to the president in Abuja. Jonathan said the country has […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria , Nov. 14, 2011 – Have you heard that the government of President Jonathan plans to spend one hundred billion naira in 2012 to subsidize electricity tariff for “poor and rural dwellers”? According to the Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, the 3-year subsidy program shall begin in January […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, Raw Politics
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed regrets over Prof Chinua Achebe’s decision to reject, once again, the conferment on him of the national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). He has, however, said despite the rejection which might have been borne out of misinformation as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria and […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has extended his felicitations to all Nigerians, especially the Islamic faithful on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir celebrations. He has also appealed for the continued support and understanding of Nigerians, saying that his administration’s efforts to transform the country may require that they make more sacrifices to build a better nation […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Judiciary, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The Supreme Court yesterday struck out the twin interlocutory appeals filed by President Goodluck Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the decision of the Presidential Election Tribunal, which allowed the filing of the petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Sunday May 8, 2011. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Monday, October 31st, 2011
MEMBERS of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some members of the Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation are currently battling the presidency, over the choice of the new special adviser (political) to President Goodluck Jonathan, whose appointment would be announced any moment from now. It was gathered that the initial moves to […]