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General Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday declared that he made “successful” mistakes as Military Head of State and civilian president. Obasanjo, who ruled the country between 1976 and 1979 as a military head and between 1999 and 2007 as a civilian President, however, took responsibility for all his actions. He spoke in Ibadan, Oyo State […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
The Northern Elders’ Forum on Monday said that the North would not support President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. The spokesman for the group, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents, while reacting to a statement by the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Babangida Aliyu. Aliyu, […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, July 7th, 2013
THE Governor of Niger State and Chairman Northern States Governor’s Forum, Babangida Aliyu, on Sunday said the Northern part of the country would negotiate with those seeking to be elected as the nation’s president in a bid to safeguard the region’s interests. He made the remark during the inauguration of the office complex for federal […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Saturday, July 6th, 2013
A former Head of State, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday said he decided to retire with his current rank in 1985, to defend and promote the integrity of the military, instead of promoting himself. Buhari said this at a public presentation of two books: “Nigerian military in politics: 1966-2011 and Politics of transition to […]
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Ernest Shonekan (1993), General Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Friday, July 5th, 2013
The Presidency on Friday said Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, was free to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party, if he was no longer ready to respect President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the party. PDP leaders in Rivers State led by Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, and a former governor of […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Friday, July 5th, 2013
he Presidency and the National Assembly are set for a showdown over the controversial $40m Internet surveillance contract awarded by the Federal Government to an Israeli firm, Elbit Systems. The Federal Government had reportedly awarded the contract to the company to install a system that would enable security agencies to monitor the activities of Nigerians […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Monday, July 1st, 2013
BY Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North ABUJA—In a dramatic twist, the Presidency declared, yesterday, that there was no rift between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, told Vanguard in an interview that the seeming face-off between Jonathan and Amaechi […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Saturday, June 29th, 2013
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | June 28, 2013 – Our beloved country of good people is about to convulse once again in a contrived controversy on the ongoing constitution amendment. The polity is beginning to feel warm. The crosscurrents of nonsense, intrigues, dishonesty and lies characterizing the amendment exercise are entertaining for some […]
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Clement Muozoba, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present)
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
The Presidency on Thursday defended the prevention of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State from exchanging pleasantries with President Goodluck Jonathan by a security operative during dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. It said the incident was purely a security issue that should not be politicised,especially by opposition political parties. The governor, who […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed the Head of Service of the Federation to provide immediate solutions to corruption and other unethical practices in the nation’s civil service. The President, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, gave the directive at this year’s Civil Service Week Dinner/Award night at the State House, […]
