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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that his administration was bent on tackling the menace of corruption in the country, noting that the scourge is retarding the nation’s developmental efforts. Towards this end, he noted that government is strengthening the Police and other anti-corruption agencies to enable them rekindle the war against menace […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Elder statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday, declared that some highly placed individuals from the Northern part of the country were behind the increasing spate of violence in Nigeria to actualize their vow of “making the nation ungovernable for President Jonathan.” Speaking as a guest lecturer at […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Prince Charles Dickson
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | July 31, 2012 – No matter how beautiful an ostrich egg is, if it doesn’t hatch, cannot be eaten, then it’s no good. One fundamental thing one notices that we lack in governanceand government is the word good. Many Nigerians talk and agree that goodgovernance is […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Raw Politics
Monday, July 30th, 2012
Former heads of state, General Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida have expressed concern over the growing insecurity in the country, saying “Nigeria is currently under fear and uncertainty.” In a joint statement obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, they warned that the consequences were capable of affecting the unity of the country. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, July 27th, 2012
DESPITE uncertainties on whether he will re-contest in 2015 or not, President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja, on Thursday, said electing a woman president in the next general election is possible, especially if women decide to do so. President Jonathan warned that it was too early to talk about 2015 polls and declined to state, at […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, July 27th, 2012
Dr. Doyin Okupe resumed yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan. His main duty will be to act as the liaison between the President and the Public. Dr. Okupe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, was the Special Adviser on Media to President […]
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Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Ben Agande Abuja — The Presidency, yesterday, shifted the blame for the slow implementation of the 2012 budget to the doorstep of the National Assembly, saying the insertion of constituency projects by the legislature into the original copy of the budget has significantly altered the budget. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who addressed […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Okey Ndiribe & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—The controversy generated by the impeachment motion against President Goodluck Jonathan last week took a new twist, yesterday, as a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamilla, who presented the motion, accused the Presidency of circulating misleading reports in the media to tarnish his reputation. However, he […]
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Africa & World Politics, First Ladies, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Patience Jonathan, Presidency, Women Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
The Presidency on Wednesday denied a media report (not The PUNCH) that the Federal Government purchased 200 exotic cars for the ongoing African First Ladies Summit being hosted by wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in Abuja. The government, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Women Politics
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
July 25, 2012 by Sunday Aborisade, Akure The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Ethics and Values, Mrs. Sarah Jibril, lamented in Akure on Monday that she had been having difficulties in travelling outside Abuja for her official engagements as she no longer has an official vehicle. Jubril said, “No new vehicle was provided […]
