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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
BySimon Ebegbulem BENIN—Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation to prosecute former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the dismantling of toll gates. Owie, who commended the re-introduction of toll gates by President Goodluck Jonathan, recalled the condemnation that greeted the destruction of the toll gates during […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria , Nov. 14, 2011 – Have you heard that the government of President Jonathan plans to spend one hundred billion naira in 2012 to subsidize electricity tariff for “poor and rural dwellers”? According to the Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, the 3-year subsidy program shall begin in January […]
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Headlines, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, at the weekend, described as unfounded, the rumour in some quarters about his worsening health conditions, saying the information was not even near the truth, as he had indicated plans to return to the country before the end the week. Babangida stated this through some close personal aides at […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, Raw Politics
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed regrets over Prof Chinua Achebe’s decision to reject, once again, the conferment on him of the national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). He has, however, said despite the rejection which might have been borne out of misinformation as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria and […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Former Head of State and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) presidential candidate, in last April elections, General Muhammadu Buhari, has declared that he’s not in support of fuel subsidy removal. President Goodluck Jonathan had, on Thursday, while speaking at the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit, in Abuja, commended Buhari for supporting the proposed removal of fuel […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
A former military president, General Ibrahim Baban-gida, is ill and on admission at a German hospital. Babangida, who left the country a few weeks ago for what was reported to be a routine medical check-up, was said to have been indisposed for quite some time now. A source close to the hospital in Germany said the former […]
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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Obasanjo Share Former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja has attributed the present dilemma of the Peoples Democratic Party to the overbearing influence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He alleged that Obasanjo killed the dreams of the founding fathers of the party as a result of his personal agenda. Ladoja spoke with journalists at […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has extended his felicitations to all Nigerians, especially the Islamic faithful on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir celebrations. He has also appealed for the continued support and understanding of Nigerians, saying that his administration’s efforts to transform the country may require that they make more sacrifices to build a better nation […]
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Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Judiciary, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The Supreme Court yesterday struck out the twin interlocutory appeals filed by President Goodluck Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the decision of the Presidential Election Tribunal, which allowed the filing of the petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Sunday May 8, 2011. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Monday, October 31st, 2011
MEMBERS of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some members of the Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation are currently battling the presidency, over the choice of the new special adviser (political) to President Goodluck Jonathan, whose appointment would be announced any moment from now. It was gathered that the initial moves to […]
