…Event Centre in Jos, which was attended by Vice President Shettima, former President Goodluck Jonathan, governors, federal and state government officials, traditional rulers and other dignitaries. Shettima said the appointment reflected the President’s recognition of capacity, loyalty and the need to accommodate divers…

INEC turned down the presidential nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan, submitted manually by the Kabiru Turaki-led PDP factionThe Turaki camp said it chose manual submission after INEC refused to release electronic access codes needed for online filingThe PDP faction's spokesman accused INEC of bias and wa…

The Turaki-led PDP interim committee submitted Goodluck Jonathan's presidential nomination and other candidates' names to INEC manually on FridayINEC refused to provide electronic submission access codes, saying it does not recognise the Turaki-led interim leadership of the PDPThe committee warned INEC against publishi…

…its Chairman, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, has held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, in what appeared to be the party’s first high-level consultation following the Federal High Court judgment on a suit instituted by the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). Although neither the PDP nor the form…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has recounted how he risked his life by entering a militant camp in the Niger Delta without armed security to negotiate peace, describing the move as a defining moment in efforts to stabilise Nigeria’s oil-producing region. Jonathan said his relationship with the oil industry began in…

…significant implications for the Turaki faction's earlier nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 electionFind it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! A federal high court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit brought by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who sought to compe…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan's son, Ariwera, bags degree from Manchester Metropolitan University Former President Goodluck Jonathan's son, Ariwera, has bagged a degree from Manchester Metropolitan University Jonathan shared the good news on social media with the caption''Congratulations to our son, Ariwera, on yo…

…defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), led by Tinubu, demanded the trial of President Goodluck Jonathan at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague because of the mass killings that happened under his watch, particularly the April 2013 killings that devastated the fishing town of Baga in Borno State. It w…

…rhetoric. Ironically, Bola Tinubu himself deployed similar rhetoric against President Goodluck Jonathan while he was in opposition. Rather than address the substance of Obi’s criticism, Sheriff descended into historical confusion and political bigotry. He could not even remember the name of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu,…

…election. Days later, the rival faction led by Kabiru Turaki announced former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.The development comes days after Wike said the PDP would find it difficult to win the presidency unless it first resolved its lingering internal crisis. "It will be difficult for the P…

…won the 2013 AFCON in South Africa, the victorious squad was received by then-President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Mikel, members of the team were promised plots of land in addition to cash rewards and national honours. However, he claimed that more than a decade later, he still does not know the location of the l…

…Government. Apparently thinking that this was unwieldy, the president at the time, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan commissioned a panel headed by Mr Steve Oronsaye, a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to fashion out modalities on managing the crowd. What is in the public domain about the report is that Jonathan'…

…Yoruba were the most vociferous and most visceral attackers and traducers of Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari during their respective presidencies. Under those two presidents, the Yoruba allowed their scepticism to descend into cynicism. But under Tinubu, they harbour not even a shred of scepticism. We…

…or concluding any of those serial investigations. I tire o! During the tenure of Dr Goodluck Jonathan as President (2011 - 2015), former President Olusegun Obasanjo, out of frustration, openly complained of a particular Chief of Staff to the President from the South-South (I have told you I don't answer JAMB questions)…

…I recalled how President Olusegun Obasanjo, and later Presidents Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan would personally call us several times whenever we faced major security challenges. "But, to my utmost shock, I discovered that, contrary to my assumption that they had been in regular communication over the matte…

…State, recalling that former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan regularly contacted governors whenever major security challenges arose. He said he was surprised to learn from Makinde that the Oyo governor had not received a single phone call from President Tinubu since the schoolchi…

…international operations in 2013 after extensive rehabilitation under former President Goodluck Jonathan. ILT also noted that the Federal Government invested about ₦14 billion in upgrading the airport during the Yar’Adua and Jonathan administrations. The group further recalled that in October 2019, the administration o…

…stated. Atiku urged President Tinubu to emulate former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan, noting that neither administration sought to deregister opposition parties despite intense political competition. He argued that a government confident in its popularity and performance should have no reason to fea…

…she told the BBC. The former petroleum minister, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan between 2010 and 2015, said the restrictions placed on her throughout the investigation had taken a significant psychological toll. "When your freedom is taken away from you, it has a very deep impact upon you psycholog…

…Okonkwo's political trajectory is a study in dizzying inconsistency. From supporting Goodluck Jonathan's PDP in 2014, to campaigning vigorously for Muhammadu Buhari and the APC in 2019, and later becoming one of Peter Obi's most passionate advocates in the Labour Party, he has repeatedly reinvented himself with remarka…

…in 2015, she said, adding that she had no idea what happened to them. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who appointed her, wrote to the court stating that third parties often paid for transport and accommodation for ministers on overseas business. Asked who she holds responsible, Alison-Madueke said: "There's a bit o…

…who served as Nigeria's petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, consistently denied the allegations throughout the trial. British prosecutors alleged that the 65-year-old former minister received a range of luxury benefits in London from individuals in the oil and gas industry…