Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how powerful northern Muslim political interests resisted the transfer of power to him following the death of then-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010.
Jonathan, who was Yar’Adua’s deputy, made the disclosure in an interview … Read the rest
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has warned against the secrete establishment of a one-party system in Nigeria, warning that such a move could destabilise the nation’s fragile democracy.
Speaking at a memorial lecture held in honour of the late … Read the rest
The President of the Nigeria Rescue Mission Organisation and former President of Buhari Youth Organisation, Dr Jibril Mustapha, on Sunday urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Mustapha, who made this call in a statement released … Read the rest
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State could harm Nigeria’s reputation.
Speaking at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja on Saturday, Jonathan criticized the actions of key players in both the … Read the rest
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports suggesting that former President Goodluck Jonathan was invited to run for the presidency on its platform in the 2027 elections.
Speaking to BBC Hausa, Ibrahim Abdullahi, the deputy spokesperson of the opposition … Read the rest
Immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said protests that greeted the removal of fuel subsidy during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 were political.
Fayemi stated this while presenting his keynote address at a national … Read the rest
Funny how what sounded so ordinary long, long ago tends to be words of wisdom today. As I reminisced about our country, I remember the words of our Cameroonian teacher in college. He repeatedly said to us, “The solution is … Read the rest
One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom and hitting the ground running as the 16th President of Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is … Read the rest
As I was saying, assuming we elect a messiah as president, could he still fail to deliver the goods? In my previous article, I argued that Nigerian presidents fail, or fail to live up to expectations, for a million reasons, … Read the rest
By Idowu Akinlotan
When ex-president Goodluck Jonathan last Friday received supporters urging him to run for president in 2023, the media reported him as being tentative about the prospect. Where they got their tentativeness is unclear. Though he declared that … Read the rest
