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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor LAGOS—Against the background of alleged threats to arrest him on account of his predictions of a bloody response to any rigging of the 2015 elections, erstwhile military Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, dared President Goodluck Jonathan to carry out the threat. Responding to the condemnations from the Presidency […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012 Buhari Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section There appears to be no letup in the face-off between former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidency as the former alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Government were planning to arrest him. Buhari made the allegation in […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday responded hotly to the threat by a former military dicator, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that there would be bloodbath in 2015 if the general elections of that year were not transparent. While the Presidency said the statement by Buhari was ‘saddening’, the PDP said it portrayed the […]
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General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Former Head of State and presidential candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), said on Monday that unless there was fairness and justice in the conduct of the 2015 presidential elections, there would be violence in the country. Speaking while receiving party supporters from Niger State in his Kaduna office, Buhari […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, May 14th, 2012
The recent rumour of a federal cabinet shake-up was at the weekend linked to certain political individuals who want to see some key ministers dropped from this government. A Presidency source named some of the ministers that the political bigwigs felt should be dropped to include the Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, May 14th, 2012
• Orubebe Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on this Section Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, bares his mind on sundry topical issues, especially on his brief as minister, development initiatives in the Niger Delta, performance of President Goodluck Jonathan, the dreaded Boko Haram sect and 2015. CHIDI OBINECHE presents the excerpts […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Oil Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Seven-day protests and strikes embarked upon by organised labour and civil society groups in January forced most governors to abandon President Goodluck Jonathan despite the plan they had with him to withdraw the fuel subsidy, SUNDAY PUNCH has authoritatively learnt . Investigations by our correspondents showed that although most governors were party to the decision […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
A n underground campaign to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan contests and wins the 2015 presidential election has been secretly launched by some of the President’s closest associates, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. However, this newspaper could not confirm if the President is behind the plan. Although the President came out recently to warn his party […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
THE presidency has debunked speculation that there is an imminent shake-up of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), saying that it is a calculated attempt to divert the attention of the ministers. It said in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Dr Reuben Abati, in Abuja, on Wednesday, that contrary to recent […]
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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
President of the Senate David Mark has urged the Presidency to open up dialogue with Boko Haram due to the Islamic sect’s continuing insurgency in the North. Mark, who resumed his legislative duties on Tuesday after a brief medical trip abroad, decried growing insecurity in the country, despite efforts to check the violent activities of […]
