Tag: Jonathan
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Buhari honours Jonathan, Wike, others with service awards
The President Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, is attending an event to award former president Goodluck Jonathan and 43 other prominent Nigerians. The ongoing event is taking place in the Conference room of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The awards will also see 16 state governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of…
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2023: Jonathan backs Atiku-Okowa presidential bid
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party for the positions of President and Vice President respectively in the coming 2023 elections. Jonathan this known when a PDP delegation led by Okowa as well as Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State visited him in…
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Pictorial: Buhari, Jonathan, others attend Democracy Day celebration
President Muhammadu Buhari, former president, Goodluck Jonathan, were among the dignitaries who witnessed the colourful Democracy Day celebration that held at the Eagle Square, Abuja on Monday. Other dignitaries include Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase, Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss…
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Kidnapped Jonathan’s cousin regains freedom
The kidnapped cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Jephthah Robert, has been released by his captors after spending 14 days in their custody. Jephthah was kidnapped on January 24 in front of his residence at Biogbolo-Epie suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital. Austin Ekeinde, a media aide to the victim’s younger brother, Azibaola Robert, confirmed…
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Jonathan and South-South as Nigeria’s wisest card by Isa Garba
It has become evident that judging from the relentless pressure being mounted on former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by power brokers in the North, GEJ and, of course, the South-South geopolitical zone have assumed the best lens through which the issue of power shift is best viewed as we gradually move closer to the 2023…
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I’m Surprised Some People Oppose Electronic Voting – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has broken silence on the issue of electronic voting in the country. According to him, the system would not only ensure the independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission but also make elections in the country credible. Jonathan said this while delivering a lecture on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony/lecture…