President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, declared his ambition to seek re-election by contesting in the 2015 presidential election. He told Peoples Democratic Party leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline. The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, October 22, gave…
‘I’ll Beat Jonathan Easily’- Kwankwaso
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano State Governor and presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan would be easy to defeat during the 2015 elections. Kwankwaso who is determined to emerge as the candidate of the opposition APC, dismissed speculations that he would step down for any…
2015: Jonathan, Others Get 7 days Ultimatum
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, October 22, gave President Goodluck Jonathan and other aspirants vying for various elective positions, one-week ultimatum to purchase their expression of interest and nomination forms. The party said it cannot go for a national convention to ratify anyone who has not indicated interest to contest.…
President Jonathan Reshuffles Cabinet
President Goodluck Jonathan has reshuffled the federal cabinet leading to the emergence of Nurudeen Mohammed, Second Minister of State for Foreign Affairs as the Supervising Minister of Information until a substantive minister would be named. Mohammed made this announcement at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday following the directive of…
Richest President Rating: Jonathan Demands Retraction, Apology
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the rating by RichestLifestyle.com, an online rating media that places him as the sixth richest African President, as baseless and libelous. In a publication titled, “Africa’s Richest Presidents 2014,” the organization said Jonathan ranks sixth with an estimated net worth of $100 Million after other presidents including Jose Eduardo dos…
SENATE PASSES N4.695 TRILLION 2014 BUDGET
The Senate on Wednesday passed N4.695 trillion as the 2014 national budget. The budget is N52.2bn more than the N4.642 trillion submitted by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly on December 19, 2013, through the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Main points of the 2014 budget approved…
Full Text of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Speech at the Inauguration of The National Conference in Abuja Monday 17, 2014
“I am delighted to welcome you all to the inauguration of this historic National Conference which promises to be another significant landmark in our efforts to strengthen national unity and consolidate democratic governance in our beloved country.”
The Broad Band Challenge
The telecoms revolution was one of the signatures of Nigeria’s first 100 years while broadband is being positioned to be the anchor of the nation’s technology push in the second century When Ernest Ndukwe, immediate past executive vice chairman, EVC, of Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, was leaving office…
President Jonathan Suspends CBN Governor Sanusi
In what appears to be a tale of the hunter being the hunted, Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi who has been having a running battle with the petroleum ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over his allegations of $20 billion missing…
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