By Elizabeth Vincent,/Yenagoa Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has been lashed for playing politics at the just concluded governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission., INEC by the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joshua Maciver, Maciver described former President Goodluck Jonathan, endorsement of Gov. Diri, before the election as disheartening as a former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria According to him, as a former President and leader to a, Jonathan would have played a non partisan and a fatherly role rather than endorsing one…
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Gunmen Kidnapp GoodLuck Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa
By Michael Veloh Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan cousin simply identified as Jephthah Robert. Mr Jephthah Robert, It was gathered was kidnapped on Tuesday in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa at about 9.30pm Sources revealed that the victim is the elder brother of Azibaola Robert, who is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zeetin Engineering Limited. Details of Jephthah’s abduction had been sketchy but a spokesman for the State Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat,…
Read MoreRestructuring: Goodluck Jonathan Tells Nigerians Not To Lose Hope
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called on Nigerians not to loose hope of restructuring because the federal system of governance handed to the country by the British could no longer accommodate the complexities of the country. He had also thrown more light on why he convened the 2014 National Conference, stressing that it was meant to address the issues of divisive politics and growing agitation for structural reforms. The former President who stated this last Thursday in Abuja at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue which focused on…
Read MoreGoodLuck Jonathan, Okowa, Agege Pay Tributes As Late Engr Edevbie Is Buried
By Joel Grandball, The remains of late Engr. Okpako James Rangers Edevbie was yesterday laid to rest amidst tributes and encomiums at his country home in Afiesere community, Ughelli North of Delta State. The journey of the late patriarch and father to the Chief of Staff to the Delta State Governor, Olorogun David Edevbie started about 10:43 am, in a processional parade to All Saints Cathedral, Ughelli. His body was received by the Bishop of Ughelli Diocese, Rt. Rev. Cyri Odutemu, Bishop John Aruakpo of Oleh Diocese, Bishop Emuobo Diamond,…
Read MoreGEJ Knocks British Fmr Prime Minister, David Cameron Over Chibok Girls
My Response To David Cameron’s Claims I read the comments by former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in his new book, For the Record, in which he accused me and the Nigerian Government, which I headed, of corruption and rejecting the help of the British Government in rescuing the Chibok Girls, who were kidnapped on April 14, 2014. It is quite sad that Mr. Cameron would say this because nothing of such ever occurred. As President of Nigeria, I not only wrote letters to then Prime Minister David Cameron, I…
Read MoreGEJ Questions Osinbajo Pastoral Calling
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called the pastoral calling of Nigeria Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to question over some statement accredited to him while he was in United States of America to meet with his counterpart. The vice-president had in the course of trumping the achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the course his trip to the United States claimed that “As at 2010, Nigeria had about 112.7million people living in extreme poverty. Nothing in place, there was no Social Investment Programme, there was no social security, no…
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