President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reacted to reports attributed to President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, that he (Buhari) would re-visit the alleged missing $20bn after the inauguration of his administration. Jonathan insisted that his administration had nothing to hide on the alleged unremitted money. Accordingly, he ordered the relevant agencies of government to release the report of the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday relieved the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Femi Thomas, of his appointment with immediate effect. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President also approved the appointment of Mr. Olufemi Akingbade as Acting Executive Secretary/Chief […]
President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a closed door meeting with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The ongoing meeting is holding inside the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari, according to reports arrived for the meeting at exactly 3pm. Shortly before his arrival, President Jonathan with his Principal Secretary, Hassan Tukur were […]
So many reasons and rationalisations have been adduced for the epochal failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to re-enact its winning streak in the nation’s presidential and other elections held in March and April 2015. In a monumental and landmark stroke of ill fortune, the PDP could not […]
The Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, has given a word of advice to the National Assembly whose members appear set to override President Goodluck Jonathan’s veto of the planned fourth amendment to the 1999 constitution: Don’t. However, the House of Representatives has given assurance that the controversy would be fully resolved before the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday directed the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) and other bodies that campaigned for his re-election to start removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials nationwide. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said with the 2015 […]
Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to pass the constitution amendment bill. The bill was presented to President Jonathan by the National Assembly (NASS) on the grounds that it did not meet the necessary requirements by the 1999 Constitution. Keyamo who spoke on Thursday said, Jonathan’s refusal […]
Most members of the House of Representatives that failed to return to the House have started moving personal belongings from their various offices. Aides to the lawmakers were seen moving valuables such as books, computer accessories, portrait of the affected Reps and that of President Goodluck Jonathan into vehicles at the White House and the […]
Apart from a culture of impunity, imposition of candidates, indiscipline and the likes, more facts have emerged on why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded general election. Sources told Daily Times that chieftains most especially those from the North, engaged in acts that contributed […]
The Federal Government has clarified the details of the transition programme with regard to the day it will hand over to the incoming administration of Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). Briefing State House Correspondents after yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, said the processes of handing notes over will be completed […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday said President Goodluck Jonathan will formally hand over power to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on May 29. Briefing State House correspondent at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Jonathan, the Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki said, “In the […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday changed its mind on the earlier plan for President Goodluck Jonathan to formally handover power to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on May 28 as against the May 29 Democracy Day. Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, had last week said Jonathan intended to have the formal handing over […]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has berated the Senator-Elect of Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, for recently described him as his role model, calling on Kashamu to liken himself to President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Bode George. Reacting to Kashamu’s comments in a statement on Tuesday, […]
The senior special assistant on public affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has said he respects the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. Okupe took to his Facebook page on April 21, Tuesday, to say he respects the mandate given to Buhari to rule this nation and he has accepted his victory. According to him, he was […]
More facts are emerging as to why immediate past Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, was booted out of office by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday. In a tweet message by presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, President Jonathan had asked Abba to quit his exalted position and in his place, he appointed Deputy Inspector General of […]
The general elections would remain a watershed in the annals of the nation. The taking-over of leadership mantle by the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the incumbent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) brings to an end, an uninterrupted rule by the PDP since the […]
Indication emerge yesterday that the sudden removal of Mr. Sulaiman Abba as the Inspector-General of Police, on Tuesday, by President Goodluck Jonathan have Ekiti political crisis connection Sources close to the Presidency who spoke with Daily Time in Ado Ekiti under. Anonymity have attributed the sack to issues that are not unconnected with the lingering […]
Politics Wednesday page 1 cover contd page 3 and page 4. cover pix- Ogiemwonyi, Buhari Buhari: Time of reckoning is here- Ogiemwonyi With Buhari, there is a new dawn Buhari should not have any sacred cow Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi was the Group Executive Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a former Minister […]
The United States Vice President, Joe Bidden on Monday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his leadership role in the recent peaceful elections in Nigeria. Biden also urged President Jonathan to remain engaged and play a leadership role in global issues. In a statement by the U.S Embassy in Abuja, Biden also congratulated the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Tears dripped from my eyes as I watched President Goodluck Jonathan’s nationally televised address. His speech was short but momentous. He conceded defeat, and accepted the electoral victory of his political opponent, Mohammadu Buhari. In the lawless and unprincipled milieu of Nigerian politics, that concession of defeat by an incumbent president was unparalleled, almost, inconceivable. […]