I read Farooq Kperogi’s Saturday essay of 4th April 2026: How Opposition Tinubu Would Treat President Tinubu. It is a striking piece of political craftsmanship—polished, pointed, and piercing. It holds up a mirror to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and invites Nigerians to behold a jarring reflection: the insurgent opposition...
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The solution is an urgent subversive engagement. There is no time left. The general election is barely nine months away. And there is as yet no credible opposition in sight. The proposed rival ADC remains a pipe dream weighed down by the gigantic ambitions of its dreamers and proponents....
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has expressed satisfaction that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains alive, strong, and resilient, contrary to speculations in some sections of the media. Dr. Jonathan reaffirmed that the PDP remains a fundamental pillar of Nigeria’s democracy, noting that it is the only surviving...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday hosted former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly after Jonathan returned from a tense assignment in Guinea-Bissau. Jonathan had been in the West African nation leading an election observation mission, a role that unexpectedly drew public concern when news...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has safely left Guinea-Bissau after a sudden military takeover upended the country’s electoral process. Jonathan had been in the country leading the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission during last Sunday’s presidential and legislative polls. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the former president’s...
Former Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan, has found himself unexpectedly stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the tiny West African nation lurched into yet another bout of political turbulence. Jonathan was part of a 36-member high-level observer mission drawn from the African Union (AU), ECOWAS, and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF)....
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bauchi State Gov. Bala Mohammed, and other eminent Nigerians on Friday extolled the virtues of Chief Olabode George as he marked his 80th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that George, a retired Naval Commodore and former...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan explained that being a member of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) is a key reason he hasn’t returned to active partisan politics in Nigeria lately. Jonathan gave this explanation in Abuja, while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan...
Nigeria may be passing through one of its most somber moments, but that has not stopped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from celebrating a man he described as a rare beacon of modesty and statesmanship—former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan—who turns 68 today. In a warm birthday message shared on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan as a guardian of democracy whose legacy extends far beyond his time in office. The President described Jonathan as a profound lesson on life after public service, who preserved Nigeria’s democracy at a moment when it mattered most. Speaking...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has shut down speculations suggesting his possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring unequivocally that his political allegiance remains firmly with the party. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday following the inaugural meeting of the Publicity and Communications Sub-Committee for...
Former Governor of Abia State and current senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that no opposition figure—including seasoned contenders like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, or former President Goodluck Jonathan—stands a chance against the incumbent in the...
Convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement and former PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (popularly known as Jandor), has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to disregard calls urging him to contest in the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has strongly refuted recent claims by former President Goodluck Jonathan that late President Muhammadu Buhari was nominated by Boko Haram to mediate in a proposed peace dialogue with the Federal Government. In a sharp rebuttal issued this weekend, the CPC described Jonathan’s remarks as...
As Nigeria marked its 65th Independence anniversary, former President Goodluck Jonathan delivered a message of resilience and optimism, calling on Nigerians not to allow present challenges to eclipse their belief in the country’s future. In a statement released in Abuja by his media adviser, Mr. Okechukwu Eze, Jonathan acknowledged...
I have often emphasised the thin, but important line between journalism and public relations. A journalist thrives on controversy; every confrontation is newsworthy. Public relations, however, demands restraint, maturity, and controlled messaging. It is about protecting integrity, building credibility, and cultivating long-term trust. Unfortunately, in Nigeria’s current political landscape,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Presidency has responded to calls for former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race, saying while Jonathan is constitutionally free to contest, Nigerians are unlikely to forget the “disastrous economic legacy” he left behind. In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday by...
Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) will host its 2025 Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, on September 17, bringing together prominent African leaders and global development experts to discuss the state of democracy in the region. According to a statement from Ikechukwu Eze, Special Adviser to former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan,...
Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the University of Ghana at Legon, Professor Raymond Atuguba, undertook a path-breaking study which sought “to move away from the perception that Justices of the Supreme Court dispense justice impartially under a constitutional democracy and reflect on...
By MBAFAN ADE – After almost 10 years of stultification as a result of administrative and political bottlenecks, Nigeria took a major step forward early this month in the quest to keep the nation’s promise to itself and to the world. That promise was the unveiling in 2014 of...