Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with south-east leaders to accept the decision of Atiku Abubakar to choose Peter Obi as his running mate for the 2019 election. The VP pick of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate has elicited a protest from south-east leaders who say they were not consulted. PDP […]
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Suleiman Abba, former inspector-general of police, says the police under him forced former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede the 2015 election to President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that the hero of the election should have been the police. Jonathan had congratulated Buhari while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was still collating results of the election. […]
Continue ReadingKofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has passed away at age of 80. Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the UN, died on Saturday after a brief illness. World leaders such as Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and notable persons have been paying tribute to the Nobel peace laureate. Ghanian president, Nana Akufo-Addo, described Annan […]
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A Former President of Nigeira, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan says he believes the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting stronger and poised to take over power come 2019. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, while inaugurating some projects in Ekiti State on Friday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to avoid the temptation to abuse power. Jonathan commended Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state, urging Nigerian leaders to make personal sacrifices in the bid to strengthen the nation’s democracy and make the country great. But […]
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Timi Frank, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, wherein he apologised to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, alleging that life is worthless under President Muhammadu Buhari. He explained that he apologised to Jonathan because events in the last three years showed that the ex-president was a […]
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, two-time minister of finance, has revealed why she did not resign from Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, despite calls for her to resign. Speaking about her recent book — Fighting Corruption is Dangerous — at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Okonjo-Iweala said resigning was the easiest way out, and she was […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s office has revealed details of mind-boggling corruption during the Jonathan era and even called them a tip of the iceberg. The details were published last night in a reaction to the accusations by spin doctors of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who claimed Osinbajo made unsubstantiated allegations about grand corruption during the […]
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Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has lambasted former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her revelations that he tried to dissuade her from joining the Goodluck Jonathan administration in order to undermine it. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala had in a new book titled ‘fighting corruption is dangerous’ revealed that Mr. Duke visited her in […]
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Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is the worst culprit in the pillaging of the nation’s resources. Tinubu said this at the 35th annual Aminu Kano memorial symposium, held in Kano on Tuesday. He was represented by Abiola Ajimobi, governor of Oyo state. […]
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