Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5bn Abacha loot

In 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 […]

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Nigerians, not courts should elect leaders ―Jonathan condemns electoral violence

Former 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 […]

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Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari, etc, all became president unprepared ―Bishop Kukah

Speaking 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 […]

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Pastor Enenche’s daughter, Deborah holds church wedding, Jonathan, Peter Obi, Oyedepo, others attend (Photos)

Former 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, […]

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Buhari, Osinbajo, Jonathan, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Ariwoola, others mark Independence anniversary in Abuja (Photos)

Nigeria’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 […]

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Ex-President Yar’Adua’s son holds wedding dinner. Jonathan, Maryam Abacha, Namadi Sambo, others attend (Photos)

The 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 […]

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Bayelsa APC open to receiving Jonathan into 2023 presidential race

The 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 […]

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APC presidential forms bought without my consent ―Jonathan rejects call to contest

Former 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 […]

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Jonathan and the 2023 Shoe Lenders, By Olusegun Adeniyi

President 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 […]

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Keyamo’s old tweet attacking Jonathan for pardoning Alamieyeseigha resurfaces

Nigeria’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, […]

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VP Osinbajo, Gowon, Jonathan, others attend Shonekan’s funeral (Photos)

The 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 […]

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The Warning From Obasanjo And Jonathan, By Lasisi Olagunju

On 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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Jonathan, Buhari Cuckolding In War Time, By Festus Adedayo

Last Wednesday, Muhammadu Buhari and his newfound friend, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, locked each other inside the sacristy of the Nigerian presidential Villa, christened Aso Rock. When they came out afterwards, both wore the visage of 3-year old Syrian girl, Salwa and Cuckold, a 1997 book written by Indian, Kiran Nagarkar. Originally derived from the bird […]

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Wike warns Jonathan not to join APC for 2023 Presidency, says APC will destroy him

In an interview aired on BBC News Pidgin on Friday, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and not join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor said, the PDP is a better political platform for the ex-President to […]

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Northern elders regret getting rid of Jonathan to elect Buhari ―NEF PRO, Baba-Ahmed

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said that it regretted that it got rid of then President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections to vote in the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari. The forum said it is disappointed that Buhari has let down millions of Nigerians including members of the All Progressives Congress who trusted in his leadership […]

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Wedding of President Buhari’s son, Yusuf holds; Jonathan, Atiku Abubakar, others attend (Photos)

The wedding Fatiha of Yusuf Buhari, the son of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, and Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi took place in Kano State on Friday. The ceremony was of course attended by the father of the groom, President Buhari and graced by Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. […]

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Learn how to manage diversity from Southwest Nigeria ―Jonathan tells the rest of Nigeria

Ex-Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said the rest of Nigeria can learn something about the management of ethnic and religious diversity from the Southwest. Jonathan attributed Nigeria’s current problems to its failure to properly manage its diversity in a way that gives minorities a sense of belonging. He said this in an address at […]

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Babangida Aliyu lied, PDP northern govs did not work against Jonathan in 2015 ―Jonah Jang, ex-Plateau gov

Former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has said that there was no iota of truth that northern governors of the Peoples Democratic Party worked against the re-election bid of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan during the 2015 general election as claimed by a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu. Babangida Aliyu had on […]

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Nepotism, lack of merit, family and friends favouritism responsible for Nigeria’s current state ―Jonathan

Ex-Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that Nigeria is where it is today because of nepotism. Speaking on Tuesday, April 6, at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi during a one-day working visit to Bauchi state, Jonathan said the problem is with Nigeria’s leadership style that puts family, friends, and acquaintances over merit, […]

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Buhari meets with Obasanjo, Gowon, Jonathan, other former leaders

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently meeting with some former Nigerian leaders, reports say. Although the agenda of the meeting is not made public, issues bordering on the current security situation in the country are believed to top the agenda. While Buhari is presiding from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, some former […]

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