Former president of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has been assured of access to contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2027 general election. National chairman of the PDP, Tanimu Turaki who gave the assurance in Abuja on Tuesday said the former president is eligible to contest the party’s […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio have charged the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to take decisive action against recurring infrastructure failures and the menace of quackery in the engineering profession. They made the call at the investiture of Ali Rabiu as the 35th President of the NSE, an event that […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio have charged the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to take decisive action against recurring infrastructure failures and the menace of quackery in the engineering profession. They made the call at the investiture of Ali Rabiu as the 35th President of the NSE, an event that drew […]
By Aherhoke Okioma, Yenagoa Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said the death of the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was a sad moment for all Bayelsans. Dr. Jonathan stated this on Saturday during a condolence visit to Governor Douye Diri and the Ewhrudjakpo family in Government House, Yenagoa. The […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Nigeria after being evacuated from Guinea-Bissau in the wake of a military takeover in the West African nation. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday evening. A video from the airport showed Jonathan alighting from a Guinea-Bissau government aircraft as officials and supporters gathered […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is among several African leaders stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the military staged a coup and halted the country’s electoral process. Jonathan is part of a 36-member team of high-profile observers from the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF). The […]
Garba Shehu, former spokesperson to late President Buhari has lashed out at ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan for using the deceased’s name to maintain political relevance. Goodluck Jonathan, former president, revealed that the terrorist group Boko Haram once nominated the late former President Buhari to represent them in peace negotiations with the federal government during his administration. […]
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has revealed PDP’s desire to consider Peter Obi or Goodluck Jonathan as the 2027 presidential flagbearer. He made the statement on Thursday on Channels TV’s Politics Today program while discussing the party’s recent presidential zoning decision . The Bauchi state governor, who is an active member of the PDP governors’ […]
Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan against re-contesting for presidency in the 2027 election. Sani made the statement on Channels Television where he appeared as a guest on Sunday Politics program to chip in his opinion ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The next presidential election is still 2 years […]
Umar Sani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that if opposition parties zone their presidential ticket to the South ahead of the 2027 elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan should be the preferred candidate. Sani, who served as senior special assistant on media and publicity to former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, argued that […]
BY IDIBIA GABRIEL In startling revelation, Ex- President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has said that politicians in South Africa don’t go to court knowing fully well that both the electoral management body and judiciary will never be compromised. According to the former President, many politicians would not have approached the court if the judiciary […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday visited the Presidential Villa to congratulate President Bola Tinubu on the Supreme Court judgement which affirmed his election. Jonathan’s visit came barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed against Tinubu’s election by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour […]
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has admonished politicians in the country to allow the judiciary perform its constitutional functions, saying society is dynamic. Jonathan gave the admonition during the book presentation/reception of a week-long activities marking the retirement of the Bayelsa Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. The former president acknowledged […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has explained that he signed the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Development Act in 2010 to ensure that at least 80 per cent of the needs of the nation’s oil industry is produced locally. Jonathan stated this on Friday when he led his course mates, the 1981 Class of the University […]
Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, urged political leaders to unite in order to save Nigeria from imminent disintegration. He spoke at the 2nd Igbo Nsukka Zik Annual Merit Award in Abuja with the theme: ‘Preserving Zik’s Legacies for National Unity’. While extolling late nationalist, Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, for placing […]
Success Nwogu A former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has urged world leaders to show more commitment to climate financing as the world seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and arrest the damaging effect of climate change. He urged leaders of developed economies to offer sustained technicalband financial support to aid mitigation and adaptation […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, has suggested what would happen to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the party, if former President Goodluck Jonathan decides to join APC. Adar, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Sokoto State, said Jonathan would give Tinubu a good run […]
*Says its statement on ex-president misconstrued Tom Okpe, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has informed that there will be no automatic ticket for former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan if he joins the ruling party, saying that its earlier statement was misconstrued. Goodluck Jonathan was President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of […]
…Warning that FFK’s loyalty must be thoroughly considered by APC Tom Okpe, Abuja Director General of the Progressives Governor’s Forum, (PGF) Salihu Moh’ Lukman has stated that no political party in the country should push former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to diminish his stature, either as an aspirant or a candidate to any office. He […]
*To be accompanied by Monguno, Emefiele, others Success Nwogu President Muhammadu Buhari and Former President Goodluck Jonathan are expected to jet out from Abuja to participate at the 59th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African State, (ECOWAS), Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana today (Saturday, June 19). Buhari’s […]