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Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan’s Grammatical Boo-Boos

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. For those who don’t know, “boo-boo” is an informal American English term for “an embarrassing mistake.” Every Nigerian knows that good grammar isn’t President Goodluck Jonathan’s strong suit. I was probably the first to publicly … read more »

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CNN Christiane Amanpour’s Interview with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan – Video

January 23, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan agreed that Boko Haram could pose an existential threat to his country. “If Boko Haram is not contained, it would be a threat not only to Nigeria, … read more »

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Ex Nigerian VP Atiku Abubakar to challenge Jonathan at PDP primaries

November 22, 2010 by benim

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar will challenge President Goodluck Jonathan as the consensus northern candidate in ruling party primaries ahead of elections next April, his spokesman said on Monday. The emergence of a single candidate from the north to … read more »

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