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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Niger Delta, Presidency
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
FURTHER details emerged at the weekend indicating that the retirement of former Acting Managing-Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Pastor Power Ziakede Aginighan, was as a result of the Federal Government’s determination to ensure a smooth transition since he was senior to the new acting Managing-Director, Mrs Osato Arenyeka. The Federal Government approved the retirement […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
IT seems too fast and too soon for it to hit terra firma but that is just the way it appears headed. Simply put, the pristine image of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan prior to his taking office a mere 137 days ago appears to have taken a huge dent in the consciousness of Nigerians in […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, United Nations
Monday, October 10th, 2011
By Emeka Chiakwelu, NNP, October 10, 2011 – President Jonathan optimistic address to the United Nations Assembly can be a powerful message of positive re-branding and assurance to the world community. This is not the first time that President Jonathan has addressed United Nations General Assembly. But his recent outing at the at the 66th […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday denied claims that his administration marked the nation’s 51st independence anniversary inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, quoted the president as making the clarification in Kigali, Rwanda, during a joint press conference with his Rwandan host, […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has denied writing President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the executive secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and four other directors of the agency. Obasanjo, who drove into the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos yesterday morning to board a private jet to an undisclosed destination, also […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to open his defence today at the presidential election tribunal in the petition brought by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which challenged his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the April 16 presidential election. This is after the electoral body had closed its […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to fix public institutions, adding that strengthening the frameworks was the solution to the long years of rot and corruption that had characterised the Nigerian state. He assured that his administration would begin the process of restructuring and building institutions that would create the enabling environment for the nation’s diversification […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, September 26th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday clarified his style of governance and why he may not meet the expectations of his critics who want a different approach. The president who assured that the country was on course and asked for more prayers said that his style of governance was informed by the consciousness […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday chided critics of his style and government, accusing them of trying to force him to act in ways that were contrary to his nature. The President also noted that while he was condemned at home, he was celebrated outside the shores of the country. “Some Nigerians still want the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Her appointment as the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly was adjudged one of the most appropriate appointments made by President Goodluck Jonathan, simply because of her track record in politics and most especially in the nation’s upper chambers, the Senate where she was known as “The Joy of the Senate.” Senator Joy […]
