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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Lagos, Presidency, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
April 14, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the blocked road | credits: File copy Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Friday described the blockade of roads and resultant gridlocks in parts of the state following Thursday’s visit of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, as an infringement on […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, April 13th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he was going to use as scapegoats heads of parastatals that have been indicted by security report for lobbying the National Assembly to have their budgets increased, blaming them for failed budget implementations in the past. Jonathan dropped the bombshell after signing the 2012 Appropriation Bill into law at his […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Party Politics, Presidency
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
April 12, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, Fidelis Soriwei and Femi Makinde The Action Congress of Nigeria on Wednesday said it had uncovered a plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to destabilise the South-West geo-political zone as part of President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to contest the 2015 presidential poll. The ACN, in a statement in Lagos […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Replacement for former president and immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo would emerge through consensus. The secretary, BoT Senator Walid Jibrin dropped the hint yesterday even as he allayed fears that Chief Obasanjo’s resignation would upset the party’s machinery. The former president had resigned on Tuesday […]
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Niger Delta, South-South, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (2007-10)
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Arrangements have been concluded for the establishment of a sporting facility in the South-South to develop boxing talents among youths in the country. Evander Holyfield, a four-time World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Liyel Imoke in Government House, Calabar, said the facility would create avenue for talented […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
THE presidency, on Wednesday, reacted to the suggestion by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that the National Assembly should impeach President Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly accepting a gift of church renovation from a private contractor, admonishing the opposition on the need to be more responsible in its utterances. A statement by the Special Adviser […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Jonathan Orders Cover-up As Rape Scandal Rocks Aso Rock Villa A massive cover-up is underway in the Presidency amid allegations that a personal assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan raped an expatriate staff.A furious President Goodluck Jonathan called an urgent meeting at his official residence in Aso Villa and imposed a code of silence on all […]
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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, South-West
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
By Rotimi Ajayi, Emeka Mamah & DAUD OLATUNJI LAGOS — Less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo resigned his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the leadership caucus of the party has started brainstorming on who could suitably fit into the shoes of the ex-President. […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has resigned as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP. In a statement he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday, Obasanjo said he had sent the letter of resignation to the chairman of the party. “I have formally sent in […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Abuja- (NAN) President Goodluck Jonathan, Monday began a week-long working leave, according to the Presidency. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, stated that the President would remain in Abuja during the period and continue to deal with all essential state affairs The statement added that […]
