…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 fear electo…
…Congress, APC, and former Niger State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Jonathan Vatsa, has warned that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy ahead of the 2027 general elections, blaming what he described as the disturbing role of the judiciary and the body language of the Independent National Electoral C…
…investigation because this is a national embarrassment," he said. Maku appreciated Rep. Jonathan Gaza, the campaign team of retired IGP Mohammed Adamu, and Mr Silas Agara, stakeholders, and other fellow citizens for their support during the election. On their part, Dr Benjamin Ango, the LP Returning Officer for the ele…
…into a statesman after presidential service, just like his "kinsman" Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. History awaits all of them. Really, advancing in age before presidential sojourn, may not be the whole problem but it's definitely a substantial part of the whole. Buhari testified to it. He wished he was younger than 73 in 20…
…told the North that its "street kid factory" culture - what former First Lady Patience Jonathan famously termed the "born trowey" phenomenon - is incubating the very statistics for crime, banditry, and terrorism Nigeria cries over today. "Terrorism does not start with ideology. It starts with hopelessness," Dr Buhari w…
…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 psychological…
…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 remarkable zeal.…
…of the detainees in court for trial. When Court Orders Become Mere Suggestions Dr. Jonathan Ekperusi, a legal expert warn that the danger of selective obedience to court orders extends beyond any particular case. In every democracy, courts serve as the ultimate interpreters of the law. Their authority rests not on mili…
…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 of blame e…
…Borno State were merely acting out scripts given to them." A terrorist can not repent -JonathanMr. Utibe Jonathan, a businessman, linked the skepticism to Boko Haram's ideology: "It's difficult to accept that a terrorist can repent. I am saying so because the nature of terrorism we are experiencing in Nigeria is tied t…
…their uncommon courage in confronting the terrorists in the forest. For Mrs Onyinyechi Jonathan Ekechukwu, a widow, mother of four and grandmother of three from Umuawa Alocha in Ohuhu clan, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Wednesday, June 10, was supposed to be another ordinary day of hard work on the…
…If arms have poured in from Libya, it's because the Nigerian state is weak and porous . Jonathan's wife probably believed it was Shettima, Buhari and Tinubu "sharing blood" to damage her husband's political fortunes. Now Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio and Okpebholo probably think it is Atiku, El-Rufai and others. This easy…
Jonathan Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks and two-time Olympic gold medalist with Canada, has announced his retirement.
…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 who were s…
…the clock to produce a masterclass for the ages in Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria, Jonathan David also hit a treble in Canada's 6-0 rout of Qatar in Group B.It earned the co-hosts a first win at the eighth attempt on the World Cup stage as more than 50,000 fans in Vancouver witnessed an historic night.David's exploit…
A day of tears, scuffles & history as injury mars Canada's momentFigure caption, Canada six-goal win over Qatar marred by serious injuryByGary RoseBBC Sport journalist at Vancouver StadiumPublished19 June 2026It should have been a moment of pure joy.Canada, 40 years after playing in their first World Cup, secured their…
…caption, Corentin Moutet has only won one of his past eight matches on the ATP TourByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished19 June 2026France's Corentin Moutet has lost almost his entire Queen's prize money after being fined $40,000 (£30,325) for swearing seven times in a live BBC television interview.…
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