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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Niger Delta, Presidency
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the root problem of the former board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) was that of working at cross purposes and not corruption. He made this disclosure at the inauguration of the new board with a charge to the members to steer clear of politics. The President expressed disappointment […]
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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday disclosed that he discussed the possibility of an expression of remorse from the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu “on the Nigerian civil war which in itself was a culmination of actions and reactions.” Obasanjo said this while paying tributes to the late Ikemba Nnewi. He said: “It is with deep sadness […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo lobbied former United States President George Bush to back his third term bid. He also said Obasanjo deliberately imposed a sick President on the country in 2007 in order to punish Nigerians. The former VP said the “imposition” of the late Umaru Yar’Adua was Obasanjo’s […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, has eulogized Ojukwu, saying “Ojukwu was a forthright and honourable player.” In a statement signed by the residential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the April, 2011 election, Buhari said: “It is with great shock that I received the news of the passing away of […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kogi, Presidency, State News
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
THE people of Kogi will today receive President Goodluck Jonathan as he pays a one-day official visit to the state. While in the state, President Jonathan is expected to commission various projects put in place by the administration of Governor Ibrahim Idris. Among them are the newly constructed office of the state governor, office of the […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News
Monday, November 21st, 2011
THE Presidency, on Monday, advanced reasons why President Goodluck Jonathan stayed away from the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his home state of Bayelsa, at the weekend, where Honourable Seriake Dickson emerged as the standard-bearer of the party. Jonathan, together with members of the National Assembly from the state, except Honourable Dickson, was […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, November 21st, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed shock over the passing on of Mr. Alexander Ibru. In a statement, the president said Ibru contributed immensely in shaping Nigeria’s media industry, setting the standard for the industry with the publication of high quality newspapers. “This man, whose life recorded a pattern of good works, has definitely gone too […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Presidency, Shehu Aliyu Shagari (1979-83), State News, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Former President Shehu Shagari and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, have reportedly advised President Goodluck Jonathan to be cautious over his role in the internal politics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his home state, Bayelsa. According to a source close to Shagari, the two national leaders in separate telephone calls advised […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011 • • Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the weekend, lampooned the squandering of $35 billion he left in Nigeria’s foreign reserve in 2007 when he left office, saying the country’s leaders and people need to be prudent to get out of its economic […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, November 18th, 2011
To encourage local rice farmers, the Federal Government may in no distant time, put an end to the importation of rice. President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this while receiving the report of the Northern Economic Summit organized by Professor Jerry Gana, who led the G-20 Group to the president in Abuja. Jonathan said the country has […]
