Abubakar stated this while addressing delegates of the All Progressives Congress at his residence in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Tuesday ahead of the party’s presidential primaries
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The President stated this on Friday while addressing South West leaders at the Yoruba Unity Summit held at the Oduduwa Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, where protesting students booed him
Jonathan, in a statement on Monday, said he is deeply saddened by the very unjust, uncharitable and unwarranted accusations of nepotism and partisanship that have been made against him in the wake of the postponement
The letters reads: “In conformity with Section 231 sub-section (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, which gives the president powers to appoint a Chief Justice of Nigeria acting on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council and subject to confirmation of the appointment of the Senate, l have the honour to forward the nomination of Honourable Justice Mahmud Mohammed, CFR for confirmation as Chief Justice of Nigeria. It is my hope that this request will receive the usual expeditious attention of the Distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Thought the police put the casualty figure at 47 dead and 79 injured, eyewitnesses said no fewer than 50 persons died in the explosion
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party reminded the Presidency that Neville Chamberlain resigned as British Prime Minister on May 10, 1940 after Adolf Hitler forced the allies to retreat from Norway
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Prof. Ahmed Rufai Alkali, who said this in a statement in Abuja, describe
Rising from the Forum’s national executive meeting in Abuja on Sunday, the GVF said in a statement signed by the National Coordinator, Esanerovo Agbodo, and the National Publicity Secretary, Udo Silas,: “Nigerian voters will vote for President Goodluck Jonathan because of his current achievements and also due to the vision he has been pursuing to enthrone a better future for all Nigerians irrespective of ethnic and religious background
Ardo, a presidential aspirant from Adamawa State, brought the application to be joined in an appeal brought by Cyriacus Njoku challenging the eligibility of President Jonathan to seek re-election in 2015
Obanikoro thanked the President for the opportunity given to him to serve the nation, adding that he was proud to be a member of the cabinet
President Jonathan had frowned at the publication which was reproduced by some Nigerian websites, saying that it was aimed at inciting the public against him.
To mark this year’s Eid El-Kabir Sallah Celebration, the Federal Government has declared Monday 6th and Tuesday, 7th of October, 2014 as Public Holiday.
No fewer than 37 various water projects abandoned by previous administrations have been completed by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has disclosed.
In a statement on Tuesday, signed by its spokesperson, Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, the NEC said Nigerians needed to appreciate and support both Jonathan and the military
The President will be accompanied on the trip by some of his principal aides
President Jonathan, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, gave the charge on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on the commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day in the country, put together by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and the National Emergency Management Agency, with the theme: “More people than ever before need our help
Jonathan, represented by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, said the greatest problem confronting the nation today was terrorism
President Jonathan similarly applauds the establishment of a multi-national joint task force by Nigeria, Chad, Benin Republic, Niger Republic and Cameroon to enforce stricter border controls and prevent terrorists from having unrestricted access to their territories
In a statement by his spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, President Jonathan said on behalf of himself, his family, the Federal Government and the people of Nigeria, he commiserates with the Emir’s family and all the people of Kano over whom the departed Emir presided illustriously as traditional ruler for more than half a century
The 2014 Democracy Day, which was dedicated to the Nigerian Youth, was tagged: “President Jonathan’s Day with the Young Leaders