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in Big StoryJonathan appoints new heads for SEC and NHIS
Barely a month to the May 29 handover to President-elect Muhhamadu Buhari, a gale of sack has hit political appointees of the federal government. First to be hit was Suleiman Abba, inspector general of police, IGP, who was relieved of his appointment on Tuesday, April 21, by President Goodluck Jonathan. While Nigerians were still at […] More
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Why Jonathan Would Hand Over Before May 29
Against expectations that President Goodluck Jonathan will hand over power to Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect on May 29, Democracy day, the outgoing president will hand over on May 28, a day before the actual inauguration date. Patricia Akwashiki, Minister of Information, disclosed this at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in […] More
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APC, PDP Bicker Over Jonathan’s Visit To Lagos
The visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Lagos on Friday ahead of tomorrow’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Nigeria has generated accusations and counter-accusations between the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the state and the major opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The APC had accused the PDP of planning to rig […] More
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Election: Danjuma Commends Jonathan
Theophilus Danjuma, a retired general and former Minister of Defence has commended the way President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat in the recently held presidential election describing it as a strange development in Africa. Danjuma made the remark when the president paid a private visit to his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser […] More
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Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing […] More
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Jonathan Swears in Eight New Ministers, Assigns Portfolios
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, administered oaths of office on Musiliu Obanikoro and seven others who were recently confirmed as ministers by the Senate. At the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in Abuja, the President assigned portfolios to Kenneth Kobani as minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment; Patricia Akwashiki as minister of Information; […] More
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Senate Approves Extra $200m Loan Request For Jonathan
The Senate has granted President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for an additional $200m Diaspora Bond from the international market on Tuesday. On February 4, 2015, Jonathan sought the approval of the Senate to increase the initial $100m that had been earlier approved in the 2012-2014 Borrowing Plan. This request was made known to Senator David […] More
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in PoliticsPDP Faults Accusations Against Jonathan
Femi Fani-Kayode, director of media and publicity of the President Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, has dismissed as false, the claims by the All Progressives Congress that the Goodluck Jonathan administration is sponsoring ethnic militias to disrupt the scheduled March 28 and April 11 general elections. He also justified the employment and compensation given to families […] More
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in PoliticsAPC Accuses Jonathan of Trying to Scuttle Elections
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Goodluck Jonathan administration of sponsoring ethnic militias to foment trouble before, during and after the forthcoming general elections. The APC alleged that the N9 billion recently paid out to some ex-militants and ethnic militias was aimed at mobilizing them to scuttle the polls. In a statement issued […] More
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Jonathan Urges Christian Pilgrims To Pray for Nigeria
As the federal government intensifies its campaign against the Boko Haram insurgency group, President Goodluck Jonathan has urged prospective Easter Christian pilgrims to pray for peace in the country and the total defeat of the terror group. The President who was represented by Willy Obiano the Anambra State governor, gave the advice at the launch […] More
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US Commends Jonathan, Buhari Over Non-violence Pact
The United States, US Embassy in Nigeria has commended President Goodluck Jonathan, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Muhammadu Buhari candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the main opposition party for signing a non-violence pact ahead of the forthcoming general elections. All the Presidential candidates of the various political parties met […] More
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in Big StoryBoko Haram: APC Accuses Jonathan of Sabotaging War
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of sabotaging his administration’s war against insurgency. In a press statement signed by Lai Mohammed, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in Abuja on Thursday, the party condemned what it described as the president’s desperation to oust Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The […] More
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