Former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan says the military intervention in Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis was not the typical coup but “a ceremonial coup.” This is as he insisted that the election must results be announced. Jonathan feels the coup was orchestrated by the out gone President Umaro Embalo to deny the opposition of victory. The former…
Former Minister of Information and Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, has declared with certainty that former President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reclaim the presidency. Speaking to journalists shortly after the PDP Niger State Congress in Minna on Saturday, Gana said Nigerians had…
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said bringing back former President Goodluck Jonathan will not solve Nigeria’s problems. He believes the country needs deep changes to its system, not just a change in leadership. Farotimi was reacting to talk that Jonathan might return to politics ahead of the 2027 elections. He said the idea is…
By Samuel Anayo STOP, JONATHAN, STOP You were among the first high-profile Nigerians who rushed to congratulate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the man declared winner of the most disputed presidential election in Nigeria’s modern history. An election whose results were announced at 4 a.m. while the nation slept, while election observers raised red flags over rigging,…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has stirred political waters with claims that former President Goodluck Jonathan is making backroom offers to influence the 2027 presidential race. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Kachikwu alleged that Jonathan had offered Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) during his administration, was hunted globally during the oil prospecting lease (OPL) case. Jonathan spoke on Thursday in Abuja during the public presentation of Adoke’s memoir titled: “OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 billion Nigerian Oil…
Plot to draft former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, into the presidential race in 2027 is thickening and gaining traction by the minute in the northern region. At press time, scores of groups have reportedly held several meetings and sensitisation tours to gauge the mood in key Northern states, citing Jonathan’s perceived record as a unifier…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has narrated how he lived with the rumour of coup d’etat when President Umaru Yar’dua was incapacitated. According to the former president, he to absolved tension in the Presidential Villa when he was serving as Vice President. Jonathan, who spoke in an interview with the Rainbow Book Club about his…
Amaechi A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Tuesday narrated how former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, faltered when it mattered most after planning to work against then President Goodluck Jonathan during the presidential election in 2015. Amaechi said they met behind the scene to work against the second-term ambition of Jonathan. Speaking at…
