The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied the allegation that the President Muhammadu Buhari, led Federal Government is persecuting Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience. The Minister revealed this in an interview with journalists in Oro, Kwara State, on Tuesday, saying it would be wrong to submit that the […]
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The Nation, during the five-year Presidency of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, earned a total of N51 trillion from petroleum resources. According to report by Vanguard, the money is part of the N96.212trillion the country earned in 58years of crude oil sales. Of this princely sum, which accounts for about 80 per cent of the country’s revenue, […]
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A Group known as Reformed Niger Delta Avengers has accused the former President Goodluck Jonathan to have formed the Niger Delta Avengers in 2014 against the then upcoming presidential election. It threatened that should Jonathan deny being the NDA sponsor, it would reveal more details of their relationship. According to SaharaReporters, the threat was contained in a statement by the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed displeasure that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration failed to save for the rainy day. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, spoke yesterday at the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State apital, at the opening of the 12th All Nigeria […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday refused to answer a question on the ongoing anti-corruption war of the present administration which has led to the investigation and prosecution of many of his aides. During an interview with State House correspondents after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday expressed condolence to the late Stephen Keshi’s family, friends and Nigerians. In a statement signed personally, Osinbajo said the news of Keshi’s sudden death had saddened the nation. He said: “His personal triumphs and pursuits as a world-class professional footballer inspired many young talented sportsmen and women around Africa to […]
Read More The former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan yesterday defended his tenure, saying he fought corruption, but added that he is being investigated for graft by the present President administration, Muhammadu Buhari. He also denied leaving an empty treasury. In an interview with Bloomberg Television in London, aired yesterday, Dr.Jonahan said the threats by the Niger Delta […]
Read More A Socio-Political group, Assembly of Concern Niger Delta People (ACNDP), has appealed to President Muhammaudu Buhari to appoint his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as special envoy to Niger Delta, New Agency of Nigeria report. National Coordinator of the group, Mr Eperemor Governor, made the appeal in a statement on Thursday in Benin. According to him, […]
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday attributed the cash crunch, which has made it difficult for state governments to pay salary to “the misrule of the past”. He said even governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party which ruled the country in the last 16 years agreed with their […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has said it would take time for President Muhammadu Buhari to clear the rot he inherited from his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, whose administration, he believed, left a “heavy baggage” and “burden” that may take a while to tackle. But, the playwright urged President to sustain efforts at improving the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he never expected that former President Goodluck Jonathan would concede defeat so easily after the March 2015 presidential election. “It was unbelievable that having spent 16 years in public offices ranging from deputy governor and state governor to being Vice-President and President, Jonathan could throw in the towel like […]
Read More The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday formally received a petition asking the agency to probe ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on the alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion released to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase. The petition according to The Nation is also requesting the EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation […]
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