The New Progressive Mandate: Lessons for Jonathan – By Dr. Cliff I. Edogun

By Dr. Cliff I Edogun, NNP, April 26, 2011  The Electoral Realignment The first concrete reality coming out of the presidential poll of April 16 is the emergence of a new electoral realignment that may have conclusively dislodged the  previous status quo political network for good. For what many have long considered a natural coalition, […]

My priority now is to build Nigeria – Jonathan

ABUJA- PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said, weekend, that in the aftermath of the presidential elections, he is now focusing on building the nation, even as he, in his Easter message, urged all Nigerians to renounce violence and unite in the interest of peace and development of the country. President Jonathan who spoke when a delegation […]

Presidential poll: I didn’t take money from Jonathan –Shekarau

The Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has denied the allegation that the sum of N20 billion was given to him by the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Jonathan Goodluck. The special assistant (media) to the governor, who was also the presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Mallam Sule […]

Compaore congratulates Jonathan, seeks regional unity

President Blaise Campaore of Burkina Faso has joined other world leaders to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for his victory in the last Presidential election which he described as open and transparent as attested to by local and international observers. In the felicitation letter personally signed by Compaore, he said the people of Nigeria voted massively […]

Riots: Jonathan talks tough

  President Goodluck Jonathan has directed security agencies in the country to confront those responsible for the post-election violence in some northern states with “all lawful means, including justifiable force.” Jonathan, in a nationwide broadcast early on Thursday (today), said he had directed the deployment of security personnel in all the troubled areas to bring […]

Jonathan receives certificate of return, suspends interior minister

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that the conduct of Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections was better than those of the presidential and National Assembly polls. Before he gave the order, after collecting his Certificate of Return at INEC’s Electoral Institute in Abuja, the President suspended the Minister […]

The Coronation of Goodluck Jonathan

Why he is Nigeria’s next President IF there were concerns that Nigeria’s presidential election was going to be a cliff_hanger, those concerns evaporated 72 hours to the presidential elections on Saturday, April 16, 2011, with the failed last ditch attempt at rescuing the alliance talks between the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress […]

All Hail the Chief: Jonathan is Elected President (See All States Results)

BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, Deputy Political Editor THE TOTAL SO FAR: Jonathan (PDP) 22million, Buhari (CPC) 10.8million and Ribadu (ACN) 2.2million LAGOS – WITH provisional results from 35 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is on his way to retaining presidential power until […]

ThisDay says Jonathan is elected president by 60% of the votes

THISDAY calls the presidential election in favour of President Goodluck Jonathan with a score of 60% – From ThisDay wp_posts

Presidential vote results show north-south split

Nigeria’s presidential election has been given an initial thumbs up by observers, but early indications on Sunday showed sharp divisions between the mainly Muslim north and mostly Christian south. While President Goodluck Jonathan was the favourite going in to the race in Africa’s most populous nation, turnout appeared especially high in the north, the power […]

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