By admin on April 29, 2010
Expected to hand over to most senior officer
ABUJA—ACTING President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, yesterday, ordered the immediate sack of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu.
The Presidency said the INEC boss was to proceed on pre-disengagement leave without further delay.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, Maurice Iwu
By admin on April 22, 2010
Lagos — The United States government has removed Nigeria from the list of terrorist nations. The minister for foreign affairs Odein Ajumogobia made this known to newsmen after this Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
Ajumogobia said the delisting of Nigeria from the terror watch-list is as a result of the success of the recent visit of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to Washington, where he had time to chat with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Posted in World News | Tagged acting president, barack obama, goodluck jonathan
By admin on April 21, 2010
At least nine persons were killed as fresh clashes erupted in Nigeria’s northern state of Plateau where hundreds have already died in recent sectarian conflict between the Muslims and Christians.
Yesterday, about seven bodies were exhumed from a shallow grave in Riyom in the neighbouring town of Jos which has been severely affected by the killings.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, plateau state
By admin on April 13, 2010
Full Text Of Goodluck Jonathan’s Address To The Council on Foreign Relations
1. I wish to commend the esteemed members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for its continued interest in Nigerian Affairs.
2. We are always ready to work with the Council on areas of mutual interest especially those that foster greater understanding, facilitate growth and promote the mutual development of our two Nations.
Posted in Nigerian News, Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, barack obama, goodluck jonathan
By admin on April 7, 2010
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, inaugurated a 38-man Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) with a charge that they perform or get kicked out of government.
Speaking during the inauguration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Jonathan, who will personally take charge as the minister of power, reminded that, the need to deliver dividends of democracy to the people should be paramount on their minds, so that the dream of the nation’s founding fathers would not be in vain.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan
By admin on April 6, 2010
Nigeria’s acting president swore in a new Cabinet in the oil-rich nation on Tuesday, placing a former oil company employee in charge of the country’s petroleum ministry and an investment banker at the helm of its finances.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, Dora Akunyili, goodluck jonathan, national assembly, umaru yar adua
By admin on April 1, 2010
ABUJA—APPARENTLY remorseful over his misguided comments on Nigeria, Libyan dictator, Colonel Mamman Ghadaffi yesterday began an apologetic moves aimed at healing wounds inflicted on Nigeria, following the diplomatic row that resulted from his call for the splitting of Nigeria along religious lines.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, african leaders, ghadaffi, goodluck jonathan
By admin on March 24, 2010
A LIST of 25 ministerial nominees was, yesterday, delivered to the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark.
The list which includes seven from the just dissolved cabinet was delivered by Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, according to normally reliable sources in the National Assembly. It includes 18 new ministerial nominees.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, vanguard news
By admin on March 21, 2010
*Says he has consolidated grip on power
*Believes Yar’Adua’s men won’t engineer political come back
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s consolidation of his grip on power is drawing applause from the United States of America which says his efforts are easing a political crisis that once fanned fears of instability in the country.
Posted in Nigerian politics | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, vanguard news
By admin on March 16, 2010
* Militants detonate two bombs outside amnesty talks
* Passers-by injured, no reports of serious casualties
* Threat of more attacks on oil industry
* Potential setback for Acting President Jonathan
(Adds comment from Acting President)
By Segun Owen
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged acting president, delta state, goodluck jonathan, movement for the emancipation of the niger delta, niger delta
