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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 […]
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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 […]
