Photo: Pres. GEJ at Lake Chad Commission summit in Niger Republic

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 President Jonathan is in Niger Republic where he's attending the Lake Chad Commission summit. At the summit, GEJ and other Heads of Government will deliberate on further joint action to curb terrorism and insurgency within and across their national borders. See more photos after the jump

Meet our new Inspector General of Police

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of AIG Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector-General of Police.

AIG Abba, currently the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, comprising Abuja, Kaduna and Niger states, replaces the incumbent Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar who proceeds on statutory retirement today having completed 35 years in service.

The incoming Inspector-General, a lawyer, hails from Jigawa State and is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.

Stop Appeasing North, Middle Belt tells Pres. GEJ

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Middle Belt Consensus Forum, MBCF, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to remain focused and stop pandering to the dictates of the purported “core North”, saying that it was clear that they were not ready to support him.
After its strategic meeting in Abuja on Saturday night, the MBCF noted that the strategy of appeasing the so-called core North had failed to achieve meaningful result, stressing that the olive branch extended to some key political figures in the North by President Jonathan had not being reciprocated.
In a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting and signed by its National Coordinator, Mr. Bitrus Maisamari, the group said the core northern political elements were only interested in their mission of defeating President Jonathan at all cost.

PhotoNews: Pres. GEJ visits traditional rulers to Woo Them

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President Jonathan yesterday February 15th visited four traditional rulers in Kano, Osun and Lagos States. He visited the Emir of Kano (pictured), Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo and the Oba of Lagos in what he described as a private visit. See more photos after the jump...

Tukur’s successor: Pres. GEJ may settle for Idris Umar

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As several blocks within the troubled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, jostle for the control of the party through the appointment of a new chairman, indications emerged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan might have settled for the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar.

Incidentally, Umar, an unassuming but active politician from Gombe State, is the same candidate that the President’s wife, Patience and the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, are soliciting support for to emerge as the new National Chairman of the party.