Tag: Jonathan
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Jonathan, Tinubu, clergy eulogise Bishop Kukah at 70
Statesmen, including former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja eulogised Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as a man of peace, striving for a better Nigeria. The leaders spoke at a dinner to celebrate Kukah’s 70th birthday anniversary.
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EFCC officer threatened me to indict Jonathan, Adoke, witness tells court
Mr Aliyu Abubakar, a defence witness in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke told a Federal High Court, Abuja that an EFCC officer threatened him to indict former President Goodluck Jonathan in alleged money laundering. Abubakar, who is also a co-defendant in the suit, told Justice Inyang Ekwo while being led…
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Jonathan will win 2023 presidential election, other APC aspirants should step down – Aluko
An Abuja-based clergyman, Prize Aluko has advised all the presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to step down for former President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the forthcoming primary. Aluko, the senior pastor of the Resurrected Assembly, an arm of Glorious Outreach Ministry (GROM), stated this on Monday in Abuja.
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UPDATED: Court clears Goodluck Jonathan to run for 2023 presidency
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. The court also held that Jonathan has only been elected into office once in 2011. Mr Andy Solomon and Idibiye Abraham (plaintiffs) appròached the court, seeking an order to prevent Jonathan from running…
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Ex-President Jonathan recommends removal of Section 84 of Electoral Act
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has recommended removal of the controversial Section 84 of the new Electoral Act, to allow political parties decide modalities for candidates’ elections. Jonathan gave the recommendation at the public presentation of a book titled “Political Party Governance” by former Minister of State Power, Dr Mohammed Wakil, on Thursday in Abuja.
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Jonathan wants FG’s arbitration cases held in Nigeria, not UK
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the hearing of arbitrations for the contracts entered by the Federal Government with International Organizations in the United Kingdom. Jonathan made case for the hosting of such arbitration sessions within Nigeria. The former president advocated the position on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital, during a launch of the…
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Just In: Fmr President Jonathan still our member – PDP Spokesman
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has not resigned as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that this is the position of National Publicity Secretary of the main opposition party, Debo Ologunagba, who spoke during an interview on a national TV program.
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Ex-President Jonathan appointed to board of European Council on Africa and Middle East
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed to the International Advisory Board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council). This was contained in a press statement made available to the press by the former President’s Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze on Wednesday.
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2023: If you don’t want God’s wrath, run away from APC, Sule Lamido advises Jonathan
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to avoid APC like the plague except he wants the wrath of God. Lamido said he hopes Jonathan will not accept the APC offer; saying it was not only politically wrong to do so but morally undesirable which may attract the wrath…
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2023: Ex-President Jonathan, be wary of sycophants
For a very long time now, there have been intense speculations that ex- President Goodluck Jonathan is under immense pressure to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the very party that kicked him out of office in 2015, the All Progressive Congress, APC. Most Nigerians thought that it was a huge joke.…