Tag Archives: Goodluck Jonathan
By Chibuzo Ukaibe,Leadership (Abuja) The 36 governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to yield to the agitation for a declaration of state of emergency in troubled states in the country. … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, Nigerian, rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, state of emergency, Yobe State
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by Reuben Abati State House Press Release – President Goodluck Jonathan deplores yesterday’s attack by armed terrorists on Bama, Borno State which claimed scores of lives. President Jonathan believes that the continuation of such callous and wanton attacks of innocent … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Bama, Borno State, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Reuben Abati, Special Adviser
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by Joe Igbokwe I have just finished watching Al Jazeera Television where Omoyele Sowore, of Sahara Reporters, our own Professor Wole Soyinka and Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Goodluck Jonathan spoke on Nigeria’s political crisis … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Doyin Okupe, Goodluck Jonathan, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerians, Sahara Reporters, University of Lagos, Wole Soyinka
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Suspected members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram armed with machineguns laid siege on the north-eastern town of Bama on Tuesday, freeing over 100 prison inmates and leaving 55 people dead, the military said. Around 200 heavily armed members … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Ansaru, Boko Haram, Borno State, Chad, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria
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Remi Adekoya,guardian.co.uk, After three years as president, the economy is booming but Jonathan’s record on helping his people is poor Nigerians had no rational reason to believe their lives would improve after Goodluck Jonathan became president three years ago this … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Lagos, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo
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Abuja – Nigeria is currently going through “a trying moment”, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday while unveiling seven new police helicopters. “This is quite a trying moment for this country in terms of security,” Jonathan said during the unveiling … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, Gulf of Guinea, IndepthAfrica, International Maritime Bureau, Islamism, Nigeria, Nigerian, piracy, Togo
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By Turaki Hassan, Muideen Olaniyi, Abbas Jimoh, Isa Saidu, Daily Trust Kaduna — Though he has not declared his presidential ambition, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal’s steps bear the imprint of a likely candidate in the 2015 battle. Two years away for … read more »
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Tagged All Nigeria Peoples Party, Congress for Progressive Change, Goodluck Jonathan, House, Muhammadu Buhari, niegrian newspapers, Nigeria, Nigerian, PDP, Tambuwal
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By: International Christian Concern With countries like North Korea, Pakistan and Somalia topping the list as some of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians, it’s hard to imagine that none of these countries hold the highest Christian death toll. In … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, North Korea
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Tuesday described the merger of opposition political parties on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a weak association that would crumble and disappear … read more »
State House Press Release – Having received preliminary briefings from the Military High Command on the incident, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a full-scale investigation into reports of high civilian casualties in the confrontation between Nigerian soldiers and insurgents at … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Baga, Borno State, emergency management, Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, Reuben Abati
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This is Bayelsa State, heart of the Niger Delta, and “glory of all lands”, according to the official state tagline. Under the care of His Excellency the Honourable Seriake Dickson, what was once a restive kidnapping zone has mellowed considerably. … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Movie Academy Award, Bayelsa State, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Yenagoa
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By Mahmud Jega The appointment of a 26-member committee by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday charged with “constructively engaging” members of the Boko Haram sect towards bringing its insurgency to an end was the biggest step yet taken by the government … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Ahmed Makarfi, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Kaduna State, Katsina State, Nigeria, United States National Security Council
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By Samuel Burke & Claire Calzonetti [CNN] Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, is full of promise. But fulfilling that promise is often a struggle. Plagued by corruption and mismanagement, the resource-rich country has a poverty rate of over 50%. Maternal … read more »
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Tagged Amanpour, CNN, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, nigerian newspapers, Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank
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By Reuben Abati Following the consideration yesterday by the National Security Council of the report of the technical committee it set up to review fresh modalities for addressing security challenges in the North, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the constitution … read more »
An advisor to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that he named Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s former leader, as a sponsor of the militant group, Boko Haram. Doyin Okupe, Jonathan’s senior special assistant on public affairs, said the reports … read more »
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, nigerian newspaers, Okupe
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Okupe did not label Buhari as Sponsor of Boko Haram The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs has denied a report circulating online that Dr, Doyin Okupe has identified Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari as the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Buhari, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Goodluck Jonathan, Head of state, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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By Olusegun Adeniyi “Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.’ That statement was made by a fictional President of the United States in Frederick Forsyth’s novel, “The Devil’s Alternative” which explores the dilemma that leaders most often confront … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, Frederick Forsyth, Goodluck Jonathan, Kano, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, President of the United States, United States
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Salihu Moh. Lukman, smlukman@gmail.com Sometimes in 2004, at an interactive session with Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, then visiting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), a member of President Obasanjo’s economic team who was a Minister emphatically announced that the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Democratic Party (United States), Goodluck Jonathan, Karl Marx, Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, People Democratic Party, United States
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The current Nigerian ruler, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan continues not to “give a damn” in his inconsiderate decisions since coming to office in 2011. Now, it appears he is about to make what is sure to become the most inconsiderate of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Jonathan, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Osama bin Laden, Yobe State
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The bitter and unpleasant truth is that Africa’s ruling classes, both civilian and military, have been the major cause of Africa’s problems. Hence, their lack of impact and inability to effectively address and solve the grave and urgent problems which … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged CHINUA ACHEBE, Constitution of Uganda, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, Nigeria, Uganda, Wole Soyinka
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Indications emerged at the weekend that no fewer than three political camps are at present arrayed against Vice President Namadi Sambo, moving to replace him as veepee, in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election. In the first group, according … read more »
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Tagged Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Shema, IndepthAfrica, Isa Yuguda, Jigawa State, Jonathan, Namadi Sambo, Sambo, Sule Lamido
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By Obi Nwakanma, Via vanguard opinion President Goodluck Jonathan,truly found his vocation: with a doctorate in Zoology, there could be no better place for him to put his skills to work than in the Zoo called Nigeria. Nigeria is a … read more »
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Tagged Anthills of the Savannah, Boko Haram, CHINUA ACHEBE, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, national security, Nigeria, Nigerians, Tortoise (band)
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By Wale Adeoye PRESS STATEMENT – The Alliance for Democracy, (AD) yesterday refuted claims that the party has adopted President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 Presidential election. In a chat with journalists in Lagos on Thursday, leaders of the party … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Alliance for Democracy, Anno Domini, Goodluck Jonathan, Independent National Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, INEC, Lagos, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party
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By Olusegun Adeniyi If you have not heard the name Mohamed Warsama before, it only means that you have not yet been playing in the big league of the Nigerian internet community. For the uninitiated, Warsama is a Kenyan who … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Aso Rock, Bala Mohammed, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, List of Sultans of Sokoto, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Nigeria’s Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, who marks his 60th birthday today. Jonathan said that Oshiomhole had lived a remarkable and eventful life in trade unionism, politics and governance at the highest levels, with … read more »
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Tagged Adams Oshiomhole, Benin, Edo State, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Oshiomhole, Reuben Abati
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It is obvious to informed political strategists that the Igbos have schemed themselves out of possible presidency for 2015 for a probable paltry sum of N5billion naira (subsidy thieves stole N1.7 billion naira). Since the Ohaneze crisis started in February … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Ohaneze, Peter Obi
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The Nigerian president condoled with the family of the deceased. President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Hanna Awolowo, in Ikenne, Ogun State, to commiserate with the family over the death of Oluwole Awolowo, the … read more »
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Tagged Awolowo, Gbenga Daniel, God, Goodluck Jonathan, Ikenne, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, Ogun State
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By Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Easter Message To The Nation From President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR – Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all as we celebrate Easter which commemorates the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ after his … read more »
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Tagged Easter, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, jesus, jesus christ, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerians, Resurrection, United States
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By Chido Onumah Nigerians are justifiably outraged at the pardon of Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, ex-governor of Bayelsa State. Alamieyeseigha was governor from May 1999 until December 2005, three months after he was detained in London on charges of money … read more »
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Tagged Alamieyeseigha, BayelsaState, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Goodluck Jonathan, Ijaw, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the spate of insecurity in the country as a great cause for concern that should be addressed urgently, warning that the country is on the brink of a second civil war.
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Tagged Art, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, List of Nobel laureates, Literature, Millennium Development Goals, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Wole Soyinka
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