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Oil Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
January 12, 201243 Comments Former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday said erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo resisted pressure from then Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, between 2006 and 2007 to implement full deregulation. Fani-Kayode made the revelation while addressing protesters at Area One, Abuja during the public march against the Federal Government’s removal […]
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Articles, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Jan. 11, 2012 – About two years ago, I wrote and warned Nigerians in my essay entitled “Nigeria: Interpreting Times and Events” that President Jonathan would disappoint many. I wrote about a vision I had in which I saw a snake coiled around itself on the roadside, […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Monday, January 9th, 2012
By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan. 9, 2012 – I have in the past confessed my personal likeness of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan but let me emphasize here that this natural likeness cannot be linked to his claims of being ‘Igbo’ by virtue of his ‘Ebele’ or ‘Azikiwe’ names or his hailing from […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri., Presidency
Monday, January 9th, 2012
By Philip Akpoviri, NNP – Jan. 9, 2012 – When our dear Minister of Finance cum custom-made Supervising Minister for the Economy, Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appeared before the National Assembly for her mandatory pre-appointment screening – a process which by the way can only be considered to be predictably pedestrian – she rightly made […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has suggested a political solution to the subsidy removal crisis plaguing the nation. He also asked President Goodluck Jonathan to devote more time in thinking out solutions to the problems of the country instead of listening to bad advisers and attention-seeking public affairs analysts. In a statement entitled, “State […]
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General Politics, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, Presidency
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
By Paul Odenyi Abuja—Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday condemned the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, saying the move was ill- timed. He also wondered why the government had to rush into the policy when it had promised the people that consultation was still on-going with major political stakeholders, especially the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Rtd General Muhammadu Buhari By General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR As in 2003 and 2007, the Supreme Court this morning rejected CPC’s appeal against the Lower Court verdict that the rigged Presidential election of 16th, April 2011 was properly conducted. All who witnessed the conduct of the 2011 elections would know that this decision of the […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Former head of state Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the country is sliding into total breakdown of law and order because of injustice, bad governance and “massive and mindless” stealing of public resources. In a bluntly worded statement he personally signed, in reaction to the Supreme Court judgment dismissing his party’s petition against the presidential election, […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Judiciary, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
After a long and anxious wait, the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and affirmed the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice Namadi Sambo in the April 16,2011 presidential election. The apex court had upheld the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which ruled […]
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Headlines, Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963-66), Presidency
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
•Azikiwe Photo:The Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section ‘Y ar’Adua increased our stipend and approved cars for us to be changed after every five years, but up till now, not even the old stipend, was paid to us for the past two years and the cars are yet to be given to us.’ The […]
