News As Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan Honoured In Atlanta, USA

News reaching us has it that ex-President Jonathan added to his international honours since leaving office, as he was honoured by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was awarded with the Presidential Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing human rights, social justice and the fight for universal freedom.



The SCLC, founded by the late American Civil Right leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, in January 1957 is currently led by Dr. Charles Steele Jr.

The event is part of the activities leading up to the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 18th, 2016.

Former President Jonathan is the

Pre. Jonathan Leads Choir For Mothers Day Service In Aso Rock See Photos

Pictured is President Jonathan leading other men at the Aso Rock Chapel to sing a special song for Mothers for the Mother’s Day celebration. First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan was also at the service. More pics below… Enjoy

President Jonathan Offers Jobs, Gives Money To Families Who Lost Their Lives During NIS Recruitment

The President Jonathan today welcomed 33 members of 15 families who lost their lives during the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment exercise which took place last year, were a lot of job seekers died including a pregnant woman due to a stampede that occurred at the venue. The president who announced shortly after that, that the families of the bereaved will be offered jobs has fulfilled his promises.

Yesterday in Abuja he welcomes 33 of them from 15 families. They ought to have been 45, 3 from each family, but some families are yet to present their candidates who have the required qualification for the job.

The 33 were all presented with employment letters and given an undisclosed amount of money. More photos below.

President Jonathan marks Valentine with Widows & kids of fallen Soldiers Yesterday See Photo.

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GEJ Assures Nigerians There Is Hope For Chibok Girls.

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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday indicated there is hope the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from their hostel in Government Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State will be rescued.

The girls were abducted in April 2014 while waiting to sit for their final examinations.

President Jonathan, during a media chat with a panel of journalists in Abuja said “the story (of the Chibok girls) will be better” in a few weeks.

Asking that additional time be given to the government to

Presidential Aides Stranded As Boko Haram Attacks Maiduguri

Nine soldiers and 56 insurgents are believed to have lost their lives in an attempt by Boko Haram to capture Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday morning.

The   attempt by the sect to capture the town began at about 12.30am and could not be suppressed by a combined team of soldiers, Air Force personnel and vigilante groups until about 11am.

It was gathered that hundreds of heavily armed insurgents   tried to enter the state capital through Jinikin-Moronti along the Jos-Kano Highway and close to the   1,000 and 707 housing estates in the city.

But as gunshots boomed less than four kilometres to the city, another   set of militants launched   attacks on Mongunu,   Kodunga and Gubio , also in the troubled state.

They were said to have taken over Monguno and

Cossy Orjiakor Speaks Her Mind-- I Love Buhari Because He Is Cuter Than Goodluck

I pondered how we missed this expression. So Cossy was among the many Nigerians analysing Buhari’s certificate few days ago online...lol  According to her, you shouldn’t be a president if all you have is a WAEC certificate, but Cossy feels less concerned about that in the case of Buhari-Jonathan saying, she’s so much with Buhari because he is way cuter than the president Goodluck. Whoever speaks like this? Lol.

Part of the tweet read;....Lol ''I love Buhari. He is way cuter than Goodluck''

If Jonathan Is Not Re-elected-Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf Threaten Heavy War

Former Niger Delta militants have threatened that Nigeria will not know peace if its people failed to elect President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential election.

The ex-militants’ leaders who spoke when they met with the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Friday at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Yenagoa, insisted that the re-election of President Gooodluck Jonathan was not negotiable .

While addressing the audience, one of the commanders, who is better known as Boyloaf , decried the attack on the President in some northern states, warning that nobody or group had the monopoly of violence. He argued that there was nothing like one Nigeria. He claimed that the only thing binding Nigeria’s unity was the oil.

Boyloaf who was optimistic about Jonathan’s victory at the polls, asserted that the people of the Niger Delta would take their oil back, if the North out of desperation for power took power from their kinsman.

According to the former warlord, “We are Nigerians but not one Nigeria; what brings us together is oil. The North wants to use insecurity excuse to

UNIPORT Authority Confirmed Jonathans PhD Certificate Authentic

Following speculations in some quarters that President Goodluck Jonathan did not complete his doctorate degree programme at the University of Port Harcourt, the institution has come out in his defence.

In all this the Uniport Deputy Registrar (Information), Dr. William Wodi, explain in details that apart from acquiring his first degree in the institution, Jonathan also got his Masters and Ph.D in the same institution.


Wodi, in a statement sent to SUNDAY PUNCH via electronic mail known as e-mail, described the rumour about the President’s educational qualification as baseless and pointless.

The deputy registrar of the university specifically stated in details that Jonathan was among 422 students that matriculated in the school in 1977 and was admitted in the Department of Zoology, which had been renamed Animal and Environmental Science.

“The authorities of the University of Port Harcourt are aware of rumours that are now spreading like harmattan fire over the doctoral degree status of President Goodluck Jonathan. The allegations have neither legs nor grounds to stand on and

Photos: President Jonathan Visits Lagos State To Meets With Entertainers, Nollywood Practitioners- PHOTOS

President Jonathan yesterday evening met with Nollywood actors and other entertainers in Lagos State. View more photos after the cut. 

You'll Regret It If Jonathan Is Not Re-elected – Bayelsa Monarch Stated

The Obanema of Opume Kingdom in Bayelsa State of Nigeria, HRH King A.J. has warned that all Nigerians will regret if they reject President Goodluck Jonathan in the February presidential election out of sentiments of his tribe or religion.

Playing host to a pro-democracy group, United Summit Friends Development Association (USFDA) in his Abuja residence on Thursday, King Turner said, “Nigerians will regret if they chase President Goodluck Jonathan out of office. They should vote him in next month’s presidential election for continuity of development.

“But if they must chase Jonathan out of office, it shouldn’t be because of sentiments. It is quite a challenging time for Mr President and I will always support any cause that will promote President Jonathan’s re-election."

Attack On Jonathan’s Convoy In Katsina

The All Progressives Congress has condemned the reported stoning of the campaign convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina State on Tuesday.
APC says violence of any kind is “totally unacceptable” to the party.


In a statement in Lagos on Wednesday by APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Jonathan should be free to campaign anywhere in the country without hinderance.

It said even though the attack on the President’s convoy took place a day after the provocative death-wish-for-Buhari newspaper advertorial that was put out in the name of the President, nothing justified the stoning of the President’s convoy anywhere in the country.

APC restated its commitment to a continuous enlightenment of its members and supporters to eschew violence before, during and after next month’s general elections, urging other parties to follow suit.

Massive Crowd Welcomes President Jonathan In Kano Campaign

A day after Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress held a rally in the ancient city of Kano, attended by an ‘unprecedented crowd’, the same city hosted the campaign rally of the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan.

Some photo glimpses from the event.

TAN To Remove Jonathan’s Posters In Lagos

The Lagos State Government has ordered the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria (TAN) and its affiliates to immediately remove all President Goodluck Jonathan campaign materials illegally deployed on street lamp poles in Lagos.

The government said if TAN failed to heed the order, its enforcement team would remove the posters in line with the enabling law setting up the Lagos State and Advertising Agency, LASAA.

At a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, Managing Director, LASAA, George Noah, said the agency was constrained by recent developments in the electioneering campaign in Lagos to bring to the fore impunity and illegality that posed immeasurable and long term damage to those who erect, operate and maintain billboards in the state.

Jonathan And Buhari Are Infidels Who Cannot Rule Nigeria - Boko Haram

The controversial leader of the Boko Haram terror group Abubakar Shekau on Tuesday declared the duo of President Goodluck Jonathan and his 2015 arch-rival, Muhammadu Buhari as infidels who cannot rule Nigeria.

He declared that the war he is waging would soon bring democracy to an end.



Mr. Shekau who spoke in a 36 minutes video released via youtube also warned that more killings and attacks would be recorded in the days to come as he boasted that the quantum of ammunition his group has so far seized from the Nigerian army especially in Baga would be enough to prosecute a war against Nigeria.

The man whom Nigeria military authority had declared dead on three occasions in the last two years said his group would soon bring Nigeria to its knees and warned the governments of the neighbouring countries, comprising of Chad, Cameroon and Niger of similar attacks.

Mr. Shekau who appeared in the video standing in front of three patrol jeeps mounted with anti-air assault guns was dressed in his usual military khaki with an AK47 hanging from his shoulder across his chest. He delivered his long speech, first in Arabic which lasted for 17 minutes and then in Hausa for about seven minutes.BBK 3

He ended his speech by burning a Nigerian flag, and replacing it with his group’s flag that had a black background and white inscription.

The full translation of his speech reads: “We thank God for making us enter Baga and Doro-Baga in victory. We have today declared Baga as part of our territory and one of our operational base”.

“Jonathan you are in trouble. All governors of Nigeria are in trouble. All these war equipment that you see being displayed in the screen are

President Jonathan talks tough in New Year message, promises to deal with troublemakers (Full message)

Below is President Goodluck Jonathan's New Year message for the year 2015.

Dear Great People of our nation,

1. I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born. A new nation is being born because of the foundations we have all laid, working together for the good and progress of our dear fatherland. 

2. I join you all in thanking God Almighty who has brought us this far, for continually bestowing His Grace upon us and for guiding our great nation safely through all the challenges of the past year. 

3. This year, as in the year past, I reaffirm my commitment to work to ensure a secure future for our dear country and the generations yet unborn. 

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President Jonathan’s Message To The Nation As We Celebrate Christmas

Dear Compatriots,

I greet and felicitate with you all once again as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

I join all of our Christian compatriots in giving thanks to God Almighty for the divine gift of Jesus Christ the Messiah whose earthly incarnation we commemorate today.

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who the Prophet Isaiah heralded as the Prince of Peace and Wonderful Counselor, I believe it is very appropriate that we all, Christians and non-Christians alike, reflect more deeply on the virtues and ideals which the

Jonathan alleges sabotage in anti-terrorism war

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday admitted that the current efforts of the Federal Government to tackle insecurity in parts of the country is being hampered by sabotage.

Jonathan spoke while receiving some Nollywood and music stars under the auspices of "Creative Professionals" who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The President further admitted that the sabotage which he described as a frustration comes both internally and externally.

He however did not explain further on the nature of the sabotage whether the saboteurs are in the government or in the military.

Despite the setback however, the President assured his visitors that the efforts being put into the war by his government would soon yield positive result.

"One of our greatest challenges and I have to thank you for observing that one-minute of silence in their honour, is this security challenge. But we are working very hard, we have our frustrations, we have issues of sabotage: internal and external but we are working very hard and by the grace of God, we will overcome," Jonathan told the delegation led by an actor, Segun Arinze.

Vote me in 2015, And I promise not to let you down - Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised not to let Nigerians down as he begins the campaign for the 2015 general elections.

The President said this in his acceptance speech after he was ratified as the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s special convention which ended in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja.



He told the delegates that having placed great faith in him and chosen him as the party’s presidential candidate, he would not fail them.

The jubilant President said, “I assure you, that I am truly honoured tonight, to lead another electoral contest. This will be a campaign, and an election, that will serve to consolidate our successes.

“I will give my all. I will not let you down. I will not fail the PDP. I will not fail you. Above all, I promise, I will not fail our great nation, Nigeria.”

He said that the success recorded during the convention was an indication that the party was ready for the elections.

“The PDP is ready. Nigerians know we are ready. And today in Abuja, we begin the next phase of our mission. Our mission is to secure Nigeria’s future,” the president said.

The President was full of thanks to God Almighty, who he said has sustained the nation.

He nevertheless expressed his gratitude to his deputy, Namadi Sambo, who he described as “my brother” and his wife, saying both have provided loyal support and commitment to the regime.
He said working with them has been a pleasure for him.

He also added that the success recorded during his regime would not have been possible without members of his team, which included Ministers, Advisers, Assistants and other members of staff that he said had formed the Transformation team.

The reign of King Nebuchadnezzar: Wole Soyinka blasts President Jonathan

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday blasted President Goodluck Jonathan for endorsing and encouraging the reign of impunity in Nigeria even as the country grapples with difficult times.

Addressing journalists on the state of the nation at the Freedom Park in Lagos titled King Nebuchadnezzar – The Reign of Impunity, Soyinka chronicled Jonathan’s abuse of power and described him as totally alienated from the reality that has engulfed the nation.

“That a national leader should go campaigning on the platform of ethnic support at a time when priorities dictate a united national engagement for survival, is a grotesque undertaking,” Soyinka said, referring to Jonathan’s visit at the Obafemi Awolowo University last week while Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in northern Nigeria.