President of the forum, General Reuben Wilson, said in an interview in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday that although he and other former militant leaders took the pains to locate the six foreigners who were kidnapped in Bayelsa State last week and secured their freedom at no cost, the incident did not paint the region in good light
Browsing: President Goodluck Jonathan
If Amaechi were in the opposition it can be brought home the speculation making the rounds that he is against Jonathan. How can he be against Jonathan when virtually 85 per cent of the NGF’s members are PDP?
She however admitted that some of the policies of the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan were having challenges and thus required fine-tuning
The signing ceremony was performed on Tuesday evening at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
President Jonathan, whose entourage also includes representatives of the Nigerian private sector, will also meet with Nigerians resident in Cote D’Ivoire before returning to Nigeria on Saturday
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, told State House correspondents on Monday that the approval was sequel to the recommendation by the National Judicial Council
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio, emerged as the chairman of the newly-formed group
There was no official statement on why the meeting was called, but it was gathered that President Jonathan conveyed it so as to be able to calm frayed nerves
The source said though the election of the leader of the NGF had always been by consensus, there was the need for the incumbent to call for a meeting where the decision would be taken
The talks, which focused on critical areas of cooperation such as agriculture, trade, oil and gas, aviation, education, as well as peace and security, climaxed with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the mechanism for strategic dialogue between Nigeria and Brazil
JSSFAH said it is the constitutional right of both individuals to seek another term in office if they deem it necessary
At the talks with the Brazilian president during the visit in June, 2012, Jonathan had called for increased Brazilian support to Nigeria for the development of mechanized agriculture, power generation and other sectors in which Brazilians are globally acknowledged experts
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd African-South American Summit with the theme “Strategies and Mechanisms to strengthen South-South Cooperation”, Jonathan noted that the two regions are blessed with “immense possibilities imbued with both human and natural resources”
The women, drawn from the 36 states of the federation, were in Abuja for the launch of the PDP Women-in-Power 2013 calendar
The alert is premised on the visit to Lagos Island by former President of the United States of america, Bill Clinton; and Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State had said that Jonathan must honour the one-term agreement he had with state governors before his election
Jonathan and Uduaghan described Esiri an epitome of commitment, excellence and creativity
Wogu said the payment will commence on Thursday
The Senate took its own decision last week
The executive and legislature are at loggerheads over some aspects of the 2013 budget passed late last year