President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday accused elderly Nigerians of troubling the country as a result of their utterances and behaviours. He said young Nigerians have continually brought glory to the nation and particularly berated old politicians in the country, who he said cause trouble by constantly quarrelling and abusing one another. “Young people are involved…
South West Will Vote Jonathan in 2015 —Mimiko
Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo State governor, has said that voters in the South West are prepared to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, and would not be moved by what he described as the propaganda of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, to discredit the present government. The governor made this known while speaking with State House…
President Jonathan’s Acceptance Speech at PDP 2014 National Convention
His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR On His Victory at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2014 National Convention Eagle Square, Abuja Wednesday 10th – Thursday 11th December 2014 PROTOCOLS Mr Chairman, our dear delegates, today is another great day in the history of our great Party; The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and indeed in the history…
2015: Jonathan Picks Sambo as Running Mate
President Goodluck Jonathan has while accepting the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday announced that he will run his 2015 re-election race with Namadi Sambo, the incumbent vice president. Jonathan was earlier declared winner of the party’s presidential primary after winning all the 2,812 votes of the election held at the…
Intrigues At Delta Governorship Primary
With the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State under way in Asaba, the state capital, there are indications that the unwritten zoning arrangement which had favoured the Delta North Senatorial district to produce the successor to incumbent governor, Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, may have collapsed. Twenty-four hours to the primary…
Jonathan honors Osundare with NNOM Award
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, in Abuja, decorated Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, essayist, dramatist, academic and public affairs commentator with the Nigerian National Order of Merit, NNOM, award. He was presented with a medal and certificate while the award also has N10 million cash reward, which the President said would be made available to the…
Nollywood To Hold 3rd Health Convention
The organizers of the Nollywood Health Convention have revealed that all is set for the third edition of the annual Nollywood Health Convention and Awards. The convention, scheduled to hold at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Sunday, December 7, is sponsored by the Saving Life for Africa Diabetes Foundation, SLAD, in conjunction with…
Stable Nigeria, Asset to America
By Ade Adefuye Nigeria and the United States, US, have come a long way. Our relationship has its roots in the strong historical and cultural connections between our two peoples, a connection reinforced by existing economic and geo-political realities. Nigeria with 170 million people has the largest concentration of black people anywhere in the world.…
2015: APC Stages No Confidence Rally In Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, APC has staged a protest rally in Abuja, the Federal Capital Teritory, FCT as a “practical demonstration” of its lack of confidence in the ability or willingness of President Goodluck Jonathan to organise a free and fair election in 2015. In a statement, signed by Odigie Oyegun, APC’s national chairman, the party said…
Nigeria’s Split Personality
I spent eight hours on a journey that took three, two decades before the arrival of Nigeria’s pseudo-democracy. When Yakubu Gowon built the Shagamu–Ore dual carriageway within three years of his post-war rule, it was pleasurable to ride to Benin from Lagos. Samuel Ogbemudia introduced those luxury buses with toilet facilities in his Midwest Line.…
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