Tag: Jonathan
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Buhari hosts Jonathan behind closed-door in Aso Rock
President Muhmmadu Buhari has concluded a closed-door meeting with former President Dr Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja. Although the details of their discussions were yet to be disclosed as at the time of filing this report, sources suggested it was all about the ongoing mediation in the political crisis in Mali. Dr Jonathan…
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BREAKING: Buhari names Delta railway after Jonathan
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of the Railway Complex in Agbor, Delta State after expresident Goodluck Jonathan. Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. Today, we continued test-run of our new coaches on the completed Itakpe-Warri standard gauge rail line. We've named the largest station on this…
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JUST IN: Jonathan appointed ECOWAS Special Envoy for Mali
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. As a Special Envoy, Jonathan is to facilitate dialogue with all principal stakeholders in Mali, including President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil…
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Dasuki speaks at last, confesses: ‘I told Jonathan of my relationship with Buhari, Tinubu before accepting NSA appointment’
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has denied campaigning for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 Presidential Election. He said on Sunday that he never worked at cross-purposes with former President Goodluck Jonathan. Col Dasuki said he was only involved in an attempt at forging an alliance between the Action…
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Jonathan greets Okowa in isolation
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has written a goodwill message to the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on the occasion of his 61st birthday. Jonathan felicitated with the governor whom he described as a patriotic leader. Governor Okowa turns 61 today 8 July 2020. In the message he personally signed, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan commended Okowa…
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Edo 2020: Obaseki will lose like Jonathan lost in 2015 – Yahaya Bello
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi said the power of incumbency will not guarantee victory for Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, who recently defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Bello stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Staff to…
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COVID-19 puts democracy at risk, say Jonathan other world leaders
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and other world leaders have raised the alarm that democracy has been put at risk in many countries since the upsurge of coronavirus pandemic. The leaders under the auspices of Kofi Annan Foundation, in an open letter, regretted that some countries hide under the pandemic to postpone elections indefinitely without recourse…
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Ex-President Jonathan denies presenting speech on Niger Delta, Biafra agitation in US
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has disowned an online statement credited to him concerning the relationship between the South East and the people of the Niger Delta, describing it as a fabricated speech. The report claimed that the former President spoke on the position of Niger Delta over agitations for Biafra in a speech…
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Buhari’s woeful failure compelling Nigerians to appreciate Jonathan’s disastrous administration – Shehu Sani
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, on Sunday said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s has failed Nigerians woefully. Sani lamented that indices on ground point to the fact that Buhari and the ruling class may have failed because they underestimated the problems facing the country while at the same time making impossible promises. In a…
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My late boss, Yar’Adua was a president like no other – Ex-President Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday described his late boss, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as a President like no other who lived and died for the sake of the country. Many believe the former Katsina Governor was best leader of Africa’s most populous nation since the return to multi-party democracy in 1999. He was the second…