You'll Appreciate Goodluck Later - Omokri

An aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has described his boss as a good man Nigerians should adore. He also said the President has laid a good foundation for change in the country since he assumed office in May 2010 first as an acting President and later an elected President in 2011.

Jonathan was defeated at the presidential election over the weekend by Muhammadu Buhari of the opposition party.

Audio: President Jonathan Calls To Congratulate Buhari

Jonathan Paved Way For Transparent Democracy—Charles Novia

Nollywood producer and social commentator, Charles Novia, has hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for strengthening democracy in the country.

The controversial showbiz personality said he never regretted voting for the President at the election held over the weekend.

Make Sure You Correct Your Mistakes IF You Win, Okoye Tells GEJ

The former Chaplain of the Presidential Villa during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime and the Founding General Overseer of the All Christians Fellowship Mission, Abuja, William Okoye, pointedly told President Goodluck Jonathan that he made mistakes in office and urged him to correct those mistakes if he wins the presidential election.

In a sermon to mark Palm Sunday, Okoye said though Jonathan has achieved so much in office, many Nigerians do not seem to appreciate these achievements stating that the disposition by Jonathan that he was not desperate to remain in office was a welcome relief as he does not see politics as a do or die affair.

Photos: President Jonathan And Wife At Their Polling Unit In Bayelsa

President Jonathan and his wife Patience pictured at their polling unit in Otuoke, Bayelsa state this morning. There are reports that President Jonathan is yet to be accredited following the failure of the card reader. More photos after the cut.

Jonathan, Buhari In Closed Door Meeting

President Goodluck Jonathan and General Mohammadu Buhari are presently meeting behind closed door after the two signed annother agreement brokered by former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.  

GEJ, Jega, Security Chiefs In Crucial Meeting Ahead Of March 28th Elections

President Goodluck Jonathan; Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and heads of all security agencies are currently locked in a crucial meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Jega is expected to brief the meeting of the Security Council on the latest in the commission’s preparation for the forthcoming general elections.

Photo: Jonathan Presents Cheques & Appointment Letters To Victims Of NIS Tragedy

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Atiku Under Pressure To Dump APC As Jonathan Woos Him

Eighteen days to the presidential election some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have put former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under intense pressure to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) and back the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Also, Atiku’s supporters, who feel shortchanged in APC are urging him to throw his weight behind the President, since he did not realise his ambition of being the standard bearer of the opposition party.

Jonathan Unveils Commemorative N100 Notes

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday formally unveiled the new N100 commemorative notes at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
The short ceremony which was initially scheduled for last Wednesday did not hold then because of the President’s journey to Burkina Faso.

Jonathan named sixth richest president in Africa

Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been named sixth richest president in Africa by Richest Lifestyle, a US-based website.

The online portal in an article entitled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014′, compiled a list of the nine richest presidents and kings in Africa.

GEJ honors Nigerian flag designer, puts him on lifetime salary

The man who designed the Nigeria flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi was decorated as an Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR, by President Jonathan today September 29th, 55 years after designing the flag.

We Will Crush Boko Haram As We Conquered Ebola — Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, yesterday, at the South-south Unity Party of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held in Benin-City, vowed that his administration will crush Boko Haram exactly the way it fought Ebola virus disease.

The President also boasted that the PDP will recapture Rivers and Edo states in 2015 and 2016, insisting that the entire South-south must return to the PDP as it were in 1999.

Stop Abusing My Husband, Dame Patience Jonathan Tells Nigerians

President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, according to a report on Punch, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her husband because God Himself made him the head of the nation.

While addressing children at an event she organized to mark the 2014 Children’s Day at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja and also quoting from the Holy Bible, Dame Patience said:

Jonathan begs Nigerian media owners: Support me to “write” new constitution for Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked a “special favour” from   Nigeria’s media owners. He wants them to generously deploy their newspapers, magazines, radio and television to back his new project of “writing” a brand new constitution for Nigeria, reliable presidency sources and associates of some of the media proprietors have told PREMIUM TIMES.

“I Never Called Patience Jonathan An Illiterate” – Prof. Wole Soyinka

 

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka had the following statement credited to him after the emergence of There-is-God-o video: “When you marry an illiterate woman as a wife, you will definitely make stupid decisions like Jonathan”. Read the statement he released after the break

9 Army Generals, Others Under Probe for Allegedly Supplying Arms to Boko Haram

Nine serving Generals in the Nigerian Army and other senior military officers are now under investigation for their alleged role in the sale of arms to members of the Boko Haram sect.
They are also fingered in the movement of weapons and Army armouries in some northern states.

CNN’s Jim Clancy Supports GEJ Not Visiting Chibok

Reps Approve Extension Of Emergency Rule In Adamawa, Borno, Yobe

The House of Representatives in Abuja on Thursday approved the request of President Goodluck Jonathan for the extension of state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe for another six months.

Jonathan requested for the extension in a letter to the House on May 13.

Reuben Abati says the president never planned to visit Chibok today