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Former Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has warned Nigerian leaders to prioritize the welfare of citizens and adopt people-centered leadership in 2026, saying that unity, shared responsibility and integrity are crucial to safeguarding the country’s future amid economic hardship and persistent insecurity. He gave the warning in his New Year message to Nigerians at home […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government when his administration explored dialogue as a non-combatant approach to ending the group. He made the disclosure at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The Boko […]
Continue ReadingSince he was defeated in the 2015 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has remained very visible in the public eye. Moreover, his unspent second term keeps hovering over the political waters. Because Jonathan conducted himself with dignity in the aftermath of his loss — even conceding the election to Candidate Muhammadu Buhari before the results […]
Continue ReadingA self -anointed select pack of northern political hounds has found a favourite seasonal mascot for each election cycle. Former president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to find repetitive mention in each election cycle. Hardly any presidential election cycle passes without a loud speculation of Jonathan as a possible candidate. In each election season since after […]
Continue ReadingMr. Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor and LP (Labour Party) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, recently pledged he would serve only one term if elected president in 2027. Essentially to reassure political leaders from a section of the country of his commitment to the zoning arrangement. “Longevity in office is not a mark of success; rather, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday gave reasons why his administration could not implement the report of the 2014 National Conference he set up, citing crisis within his then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as one of the reasons. He stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the nation was not getting accurate vote counts during elections due to the involvement of those he described as ‘ghost voters.’ He also said it is better and more honourable for the chairman and other officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to resign rather than yield […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state set the ball rolling weeks ago. Addressing a group of supporters asking him to join the 2027 presidential race, the PDP governor said he would prefer ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to go for it. “I know there are good leaders within the PDP, especially my boss Goodluck Jonathan,” he told […]
Continue ReadingIn a landmark judgment, Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about USD$5 billion Abacha loot recovered by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.” The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, says Nigerians should be responsible for selecting leaders through a democratic process and not by the judicial system. He made this statement on Saturday, March 18 after he cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly election. Jonathan and his wife, Patience, voted in Otuoke, in the Ogbia […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking in an interview on Sunday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, among others that led Nigeria, became presidents unprepared. According to the bishop, no President or Head of State in the history of Nigeria ever came […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi; and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo; joined other dignitaries to grace the wedding of the first daughter of the Founder and Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Dr. Paul Enenche, in Abuja Nigeria today, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s 62nd Independence anniversary was celebrated at the Eagles Square, Abuja, Nigeria with President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and their spouses in attendance. Other dignitaries in attendance were the former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan; current Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Chief Justice of Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingThe wedding dinner of Shehu, former President of Nigeria, Late Umar Musa Yar’Adua’s son, and his bride, Yacine, took place in Abuja on Sunday night, July 31. It was attended by Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari; former President Goodluck Jonathan, former first lady, Maryam Abacha; former Vice President Namadi Sambo and many other dignitaries. See […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman, Bayelsa State chapter of All Progressives Congress, Dr. Dennis Otiotio, says former President Goodluck Jonathan is at liberty to join the party but has yet to do so. Otiotio disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Tuesday. He spoke against the backdrop of moves to draft […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the N100 million All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination forms bought for him to contest the 2023 presidential election by nomadic Fulani pastoralists and Almajiri communities. Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Monday, said it was an insult for the community […]
Continue ReadingPresident Goodluck Jonathan rode to power in 2011 on the strength of popular national support, particularly from younger voters. But barely eight months in office, then presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati had concluded that Jonathan was being unfairly harangued by the media and certain stakeholders. He located these harsh criticisms in “the circumstances of President Jonathan’s emergence: how […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo SAN, has come under heavy attack from Nigerians after the President, Muhammadu Buhari, granted a presidential pardon to former governors of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame. Last Thursday, Nigeria’s National Council of State had endorsed the pardon of Dariye, […]
Continue ReadingThe funeral service of former Head of Interim Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, held at the Cathedral Church Of Christ, Marina in Lagos state today February 4. Leading the Federal Government delegation was Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Others in attendance are the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed, Former […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, October 13, 2017, there was an uproar when the then World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, innocently announced that President Muhammadu Buhari asked his bank to focus its developmental programmes on northern Nigeria. “In my very first meeting with President Buhari, he said specifically that he would like us to shift our focus to the northern region […]
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