Patience Jonathan returned to Otuoke from Aso Rock With Cutleries Including Golden Knifes, Spoons & Cups

As per insiders who were there a couple of hours before previous first woman Dame Patience Jonathan and her hubby ex President Jonathan at long last left for Otuoke reports that Dame Patience instructed that all the knives and forks and spoons and even bedsheets be stuffed and taken out of the Villa.

Continue..

Pics: See Ex-President Jonathan's New Home In Otueke

On Thursday, workers were putting completing touches to five structures at Mr. Jonathan's living arrangement.


Continue..

Ex-President Jonathan & wife arrive Port Harcourt (Pics)

Great gathering for previous president Jonathan and wife on their landing in Port Harcourt International Airport this evening.

Open Poll: As Jonathan Hands Over power Tomorrow, What Will He Be Remembered For?

History in Nigeria is set to be re-written! Goodluck Jonathan has driven Nigeria for close to 7 years and he is at last set to hand over power tomorrow, to Muhammadu Buhari, there are distinctive responses to the circumstance - with alot of people expecting and droning change and alot others communicating disappointment in GEJ's administration for the most part calling him the most exceedingly awful president Nigeria ever had. What is your legit sentiment on how GEJ has driven Nigeria? Is it safe to say that he was a genuine legend or genuinely the most exceedingly terrible president Nigeria ever had? Drop your remarks bellow.

Photos as Pres. Jonathan receives Peace-Loving Global Citizen Award

President Jonathan yesterday May 26th received the Peace-Loving Global Citizen Award at the State House, Abuja. More photos bellow.

Jonathan’s actions, energy crisis hindering smooth transition – ACF

The northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, on Wednesday in Kaduna berated President Goodluck Jonathan for the current state of the nation a few days to the end of his administration.

ACF noted that the current energy crisis, coupled with persistent insecurity in the country, was a deliberate and calculated attempt by Jonathan to hinder the smooth take off of the Muhammadu Buhari’s  administration.

Jonathan dumps NPA MD

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sacked Mallam Habib Abdullahi as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority.  He has also named Alhaji Sanusi Bayero as his replacement.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said Bayero’s appointment would take effect from Thursday (today).

No reason was given for Abdullahi’s sack.

PDP chiefs may be expelled over Jonathan’s defeat

The Peoples Democratic Party has begun reviewing its performance in the March 28 presidential election with a view to arriving at what caused the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Stealing same as corruption, lawyers tell Jonathan

 Some lawyers have cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan to stop differentiating between the acts of stealing and corruption.

The President had during the 8th presidential media chat on Wednesday maintained that there was a difference between the two acts. This came several months after he first made a similar statement.

“If somebody is a thief, he is a thief. We should not use the word ‘corruption’ to cover a case of stealing. Thieves should be called thieves,” the President had said.

Don't place any stock on MEND's alleged endorsement, Jonathan tells Buhari

Another statement about this MEND endorsement of Buhari. This one is from the presidency...
We have noted with amusement, the vituperations against President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by the renegade faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) headed by the convicted terrorist, Henry Okah in a statement issued to endorse the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen Buhari.
Continue..

I get contradictory advice on issues, says Jonathan

President Jonathan says that for every decision he has to take as a leader, he tries to get advise from as many people as possible and sometimes, the advise he gets are contradictory. He said this while speaking at the 2014 Carol Service organized by the Aso Rock Chapel at the state house yesterday December 18th. (Pic above L-R: President Jonathan, his children; Aruera and Abobo Jonathan, His mother Mrs Eunice Jonathan, and Most Rev. Joseph Efobi at the #Presidential Christmas #Carol)
Continue..

As we awaits supreme court's judgment on Pres. Jonathan's eligibility, what's up if...

  The supreme court is expected to deliver its judgment on President Jonathan's eligibility on whether he can run for President come 2015. The judgment is expected to be delivered between 16th to 18th of this month. The case which is giving a special attention and accelerated hearing, if passed will solve the issue of eligibility, and will solve many issues surrounding the heated elections of 2015.

Jonathan decides on emergency rule in Borno, others today

The Federal Government’s next line of action on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states at the expiration of the emergency rule imposed on the three north-eastern states will be decided on Monday (today), investigation by The PUNCH has revealed.

The third tranche of six-month emergency rule imposed on the states following the continued activities of members of the Boko Haram sect expires on Thursday.

Nigerians react: Jonathan’s intention to contest 2015 election

“The right to vote is a constitutional right, and so is the right to contest”

To run is not to win

To run for presidential election is not the same as becoming the president. That power belongs to the people. The people should realise that they have the power to make, break and change the society. That said, I would like to believe our president tried his best to deal with the security challenges. His concern was getting Chibok girls back alive.

Burutu Community Petitions Jonathan, Transport Minister

The people of Burutu community in Delta State have petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan and the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, over alleged sale of their land occupied by the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) in Burutu.

The community, in a letter written by its lawyers, M.E. Ukusare and Associates, entitled: ‘Burutu Community Lands/Property Occupied by Nigeria Port Authority in Burutu, Delta State’ and made available to THISDAY in Lagos yesterday alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of Akewa Global Services Limited, Chief Kenneth Donye, was laying claims to a vast array of Burutu community property, which he (Donye) alleged had been bought by his company from the federal government

The people said there was never a time their property was sold to the government, group or any individual and wondered why Donye, who was among the people who challenged the move by the Federal Ministry of Transport to auction the property currently occupied by over 1,000 indigenes and non- indigenes of Burutu, should now turned around to be the buyer.

The letter stated that Donye had, through a letter to chairman of Burutu community and copied to the President, Burutu Youth Forum in the state, intimated them that his company had bought a list of 21 units of property at the Burutu Port Yard, from the federal government.

While questioning the legality of the purported sale of the property, the community however, implored President Jonathan and the Minister of Transport to “call Donye to order, as it is impossible for an individual to lay claims to ownership of more than three quarter of the entire Burutu community.

And also, review the purported sale of the community’s property occupied by the NPA with a view to ascertaining the true state of affairs of the said property vis-a-vis Donye’s alleged ownership claims.”

The letter said the community wanted the government to “pay the Burutu community people the accumulated ground rent due to them since 1968 when the last rent was paid by the United Africa Company Nigeria (UACN) at the rate of twenty pounds or its equivalent in naira from 1968 till date.

“And return all lands/property occupied by the NPA in Burutu to the members/people of Burutu community in the event that the Federal Government of Nigeria no longer need same for public use.”

source