CHIEF Ebenezer Babatope, member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, on Monday said that any attempt to probe ex-President Goodluck Jonathan would be a pointless. Babatope, who spoke in a telephone interview with Punchng, said the ex-President has not done anything wrong to warrant being probed. He said, “Any probe of ex-President Jonathan will be […]
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The Senate is exploring ways and means of invoking sanctions against former President Goodluck Jonathan and some former ministers for allegedly appropriating reserved plots of land in Abuja. According to the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the plots acquired by Jonathan and his ministers were designated as green areas, flood drains, city […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended his predecessor, President Goodluck Jonathan for relinquishing power after losing the 2015 general election which ensured that Nigeria remained peaceful despite predictions of tension before the elections. The president lauded Jonathan while speaking at the European Union parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday, February 3 while further stating that […]
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the weekend searched the office of former Vice President Namadi Sambo in Abuja. The anti-graft commission may also grill the ex-VP on the alleged N20 million monthly subvention from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The EFCC was yet to vacate the office as at […]
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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan says he is proud of the foundation he laid for the present progress the Nigerian Army is recording against the Boko Haram sect. He said the military equipment purchased during his administration is still being used to prosecute the terror war, adding that no new equipment has been bought since he […]
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The Deputy National Leader of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Paul Unongo, has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan should be probed over the $2.1bn arms deal. According to Punchng, Unongo, who was power and steel minister in the Second Republic, said the former President should be jailed if found to have corruptly enriched himself […]
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Security agencies may declare former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chair Adamu Muazu, former Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller-General Abdullahi Dikko Inde and four others wanted. According to The Nation, The others are former PDP Kebbi State governorship candidate Gen. Bello Sarkin Yaki, a former top official in the Office of National Security Adviser, Col. Bello […]
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PRESIDENCY has said the past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan negotiated with fake leaders of the Boko Haram sect in its bid to secure the release of over 200 girls abducted in their school in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014. The was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
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PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus has denied that the party asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to open up on the $2.1 billion arms scandal. About 12 prominent PDP chieftains, including a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, are standing trial for their role in the sharing of the money meant […]
Read More NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to speak out on the controversial $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency during his tenure but which was allegedly shared by some influential politicians. according to Punch, Jonathan, who was the presidential candidate of the […]
Read More The Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) has said it is shell-shocked by the revelation and confession of some public office-holders and their political associates that they received billions of naira from the $2.1bn appropriated for arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The party said it was amazed that the fund meant to support the fight […]
Read More Five Men have been arrested in Bayelsa State for an alleged plan to attack the house of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Yenagoa. The suspects were said to have been apprehended in a hotel in Swali area of Yenagoa as they were perfecting strategies to unleash an attack on the former President’s house. The names of […]
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