The notion of democracy proffered by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg address to the effect that democracy is government of the people by the people for the people would seem to have struck the right chord among many. It should also be remembered that Alexander Pope had cautioned regarding the futility of disputing on forms [...]
The President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that the new international terminal to be constructed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, would cost N13 billion. The facility would handle 500, 000 international passengers annually and provide Enugu and the South East region a modern, efficient, functional, safe and secure gateway, and a prestigious edifice that [...]
It’s a necessary option says Gov Shettima The agreement to declare the state of emergency in some troubled states of the federation was reached between President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the National Assembly some 24 hours before the president’s national broadcast on Tuesday, Blueprint authoritatively gathered yesterday. In a televised speech Tuesday, Jonathan [...]
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) had yesterday vowed to drag President Jonathan to the International Criminal Court over the alleged killing of 185 innocent citizens by Nigerian soldiers in Baga town. The forum, being headed by Alhaji Maitama Sule, had also vowed mobilize the entire north against President Goodluck in 2015 with a view to [...]
Address delivered to the nation yesterday by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in order to restore public order, public safety and security in the affected states of the federation Dear compatriots, 1. It has become necessary for me to address you on [...]
By the time President Goodluck Jonathan made his nationwide broadcast yesterday, it was clear to him, I think, that declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, the way Nigerians know it, to rid the states of terrorist attacks, would attract a barrage of condemnations. So, he soft-pedaled and allowed constitutional authorities [...]
General Overseer of Garden of Love and Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Sunday Balogun, has prophesied that the 2015 general election would be bloody. Balogun said this in an interview with our correspondent in his church in Abuja. He said: “Just as I announced earlier, 2015 general election would be bloody. God told me so. “I know [...]
Bauchi state Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Alhaji Mahiru Maiwada Wundi, recently spoke on the Great Green Wall programme, an initiative of President Goodluck Jonathan, under the leadership of Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo on tree planting and the Bauchi state government, in collaboration with the China, on the training of Bauchi citizens on how [...]
Against the backdrop of the controversy that trailed the recent granting of state pardons to some Nigerians by the National Council of States, KEVIN OJI writes on the issue that elicited passion across critics and supporters of the Jonathan administration Our convoluted and highly charged political environment gathered more steam recently in the aftermath of [...]
The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF), has charged President Goodluck Jonathan, to urgently stabilise the nation and bring visible transformation before the next election, vowing not to back his 2015 presidential bid if he falls short of this expectations. The AYF said they did not believe that Jonathan was qualified to run in 2015, having taken [...]
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