Goodluck Jonathan
12 Nov
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the National Assembly to ensure that off- season election in Nigeria is stopped, stressing that it is not good for the country. He stated this yesterday....
11 Nov
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to work towards stopping off-season elections in Nigeria.
11 Nov
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to take appropriate legislative measures to stop off-cycle elections in the country.
10 Nov
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan called for a peaceful governorship elections on Saturday.
26 Oct 2023
The most valuable component of leadership is not power, position, influence, fame, talent, giftings, dynamic oratory, intellectual superiority or even management skills.
20 Oct 2023
Nigerian lawmakers in the House of Representatives want the federal government and other sub-national governments to ban the use of the popular children's textbook ‘Queen Premier’ in schools for containing pro-LGBTQ+ texts. The lawmakers made the call on Thursday during plenary, following the adoption of a motion moved by Sulaiman Gumi, who wants the Nigerian…
9 Oct 2023
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the election observer mission of West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Liberia for the country’s 2023 general election.
9 Oct 2023
A diasporan commentator and friend of the house, who keeps regular tab on happenings at home from his UK base shared the following thoughts regarding the conversation on this page last week.
8 Oct 2023
.IPAC observer mission team to return on 11th October The former President of Nigeria has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) election observer mission to Liberia for the country’s 2023 general election. National Publicity Secretary of the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC), Chinyere Oge-kalu, in a statement, noted that the IPAC observer…
1 Oct 2023
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Nigerians for their loyalty to the country, in the face of the modest successes and developmental challenges the nation has faced since independence.
29 Sep 2023
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and other African leaders, yesterday, brainstormed on issues of democracy and crises on the African continent, with a view to boosting development.
21 Sep 2023
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been awarded the ‘Symbol of Peace’ among recipients of the maiden edition of the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’ honour.
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…