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Jonathan, TY Danjuma in closed door meeting

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, June 24th, 2013

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and former Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma, met at State House, Abuja, on Sunday, behind closed doors. Danjuma’s mission was not known but it came barely a day after he was reported to have criticised both the Nigerian leadership and northern leaders while being conferred with a traditional title in […]

Battle For Presidency: Why North should wait till 2027, by Ogbemudia

Posted by admin Presidency Sunday, June 16th, 2013

By Simon Ebegbulem The battle between the North and the South-south over 2015 presidency took a twist as a two-time former governor of the defunct Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, said the North has no claim to power until 2027. Ogbemudia argued that the North’s right to the presidency would be valid after the South-south […]

Single tenure: Presidency gives condition for support

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

The Presidency on Monday gave a condition for it to support the six-year single term for President and governors recommended by the Senate Committee on Constitution amendment. The condition which is a U-turn on its earlier promise to abide by any law on single term, is that such an amendment must take effect from 2019. […]

Ribadu’s statement on Nigeria reckless –Presidency

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

The Presidency on Monday faulted a statement credited to a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, which likened Nigeria to a sinking ship. It described the statement as reckless. The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. […]

Abacha ‘resurfaces’ on new media

Posted by admin Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98) Monday, June 10th, 2013

Daughter of the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, Gumsu, says she is still mourning the death of her father, 15 years after his demise. Gumsu, who may have cut short her sleep early Saturday morning, took to Twitter at 3:16 am to pay tribute to her father, saying, “I miss you so much.” Abacha […]

The Dangers of President Jonathan’s Desperation – By Frisky Larr

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency Sunday, June 9th, 2013

By Frisky Larr | NNP | June 9, 2013 – The body language of President Jonathan these days betrays everything but ease. It betrays defiance. Not often do we see the lips of this rather innocent and calm looking middle-aged man drawn tightly together and pointed, the wrinkles around the eyes drawn loosely upwards with […]

CAN demands Buhari’s arrest for ‘reckless’ comments

Posted by admin Boko Haram, General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on security agencies to arrest a former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 general elections, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) saying he constitutes a security risk. The call, he said, followed comments by Buhari condemning […]

20 YEARS AFTER JUNE 12 (1): What transpired inside Aso Rock just before annulment – Tonnie Iredia, NEC Spokesman

Posted by admin Headlines, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency Monday, June 3rd, 2013

By Jide Ajani Is it not amazing and amusing that 20years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, leaders of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last week, engineered the annulment of the chairmanship election of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF? In 1993, Bashorun MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, defeated […]

2015: North shuns Jonathan’s peace moves

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Tells emissary: ‘He should look for re-election help elsewhere’ *Atiku faults automatic ticket bid Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North The moves launched by President Goodluck Jonathan to get northern leaders to support him ahead of the 2015 presidential election appear to have failed, Sunday Vanguard has learnt. One of the moves was the emissary sent […]

Obasanjo, an embarrassment to PDP – BoT member (and the world)

Posted by admin Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Alhaji Shauib Oyedokun, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an embarrassment to the ruling party. Oyedokun, a former National Deputy Chairman of the party, spoke in Osogbo on Sunday. He accused Obasanjo of being the cause of the crises besetting the PDP, even as […]