President Bola Tinubu today celebrated former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on his 66th birthday, praising his “unique demonstration of statesmanship” and his “distinguishing achievement as a leader.” In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President (Media…
Long overdue civil service reforms — Ehi Braimah
Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, we have seen courageous leadership in action and hard decisions are being taken which were expected, except we want to deceive ourselves. Our economy is in bad shape and there…
President Tinubu discovers ice in Macondo — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Let the whole wide world join me in the universal celebration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has just repeated the immortal feat of discovering ice. The first time ice was ever discovered in human history was in the novel…
Becoming Nigeria’s president passeth all understanding -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The season of jostling to become Nigeria’s next president is on, and many strange characters are already calling themselves front-runners. All shapes of hats have been thrown into the political ring from all the geo-political zones of the beleaguered country. …
Jonathan hails Obi at 60, describes him as a sincere patriot, committed to nation-building
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has hailed Mr Peter Obi on the occasion of his 60th birthday, describing him as a sincere patriot, deeply committed to nation-building. Obi, who was the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Jostle for the presidency by Igbo in a prickly Nigerian partnership – Magnus Onyibe
The fear of dominance by one ethnic group over another in the Nigerian union has been with us since Lord Frederick Luggard, the representative of the British colonialist, amalgamated the southern and northern protectorates of the British Empire into one…
Jonathan caused delay in Buhari forming cabinet, says presidency (Guardian)
The Presidency on Monday blamed former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan for current president Muhammadu Buhari’s delay in forming government cabinet. Buhari, sworn in on May 29, 2015, took over six months after to assemble his working cabinet – November 11.…
You lied about corruption, presidency tells Jonathan (Guardian)
The Presidency yesterday refuted the claim by former President Goodluck Jonathan that there is more corruption in the country today. Jonathan on Tuesday had launched his book, My Transition Hours, which among other things contained the accusation. This is absolutely…
We’re the heroes of Jonathan’s concession of defeat, says Adoke (Punch)
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, on Wednesday, said he and three other former top government officials were the heroes of the decision of former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede defeat in the 2015…
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to launch new book “My Transition Hours” (Guardian)
The former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, is set to release a new book on the 20th of November. This was revealed via his Twitter page: Coming next week in bookshops all over the world, my book, #MyTransitionHours…