PhotoNews: Pres. GEJ & Nigerian delegation at the 69th session of the UNGA in NY

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President Jonathan gave a beautiful speech in the UN Assembly NY(if you missed it, see here) and his Nigerian delegation are now participating in the UN General Assembly in New York. The president first met with UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-Moon on the sidelines, he later met with British Prime Minister David Cameron at a bilateral meeting. See more photos when you carry on after the jump. 

GEJ yet to decide whether he will rerun with VP Sambo- PDP

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The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, says President Jonathan will be the one to determine if he would still like to run with his Vice, Namadi Sambo in the 2015 general elections.

Metuh said this at a press conference yesterday September 21st in Abuja. He also said that President Jonathan is yet to respond to the decision the party members took on Thursday September 18th where he was adopted as the sole Presidential candidate of the PDP
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GEJ's steward among 305 people to get National Honours

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President Jonathan has approved the award of 2013/2014 National Honours to 305 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria. One of those to be award is the Head Presidential Steward, Mr Isaac Onuh, who will be awarded Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).

The award ceremony will take place on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Find the list of all the awardees after the cut...
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Gov. Fashola blasts GEJ & VP Sambo, says Nigeria is worse off under their leadership

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In a speech he delivered yesterday August 14th to mark the 50th birthday of former Bayelsa state Governor, Timipre Sylva in Abuja, Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola said despite the academic qualifications of both President Jonathan and VP Namadi Sambo, their leadership skills have by no means benefited the living standard of the normal Nigerian, insisting that the lives of Nigerians is worse off now than what it had been four years ago. 

"Even recently, we all used to think that our National development was inhibited by the fact that we never had a university graduate as leader of any national government in an executive capacity. This perhaps alludes only faintly to some of what I have discussed about the elite consensus  but it is not quite the same. Thankfully, the myth for graduate leadership, desirable as it is has now been exploded. We now have two graduates, a Zoologist and an Architect at the helm of our National affairs and I think that the majority of Nigerians would tell you today that their lives are worse off today than they were 4 years ago. Clearly in my view there must be more to leadership than a University degree and educational qualification.

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APC vs GEJ: “The World Is Watching You” – APC Tells President Jonathan

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President Jonathan, Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Jonathan to put his words about free and fair elections in the country into concrete actions and ensure that the elections are not marred by the intimidation and harassment of opposition party members and supporters.

This was made known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed asking the president to prevent deliberate disenfranchisement of voters, which hallmarked the Anambra and Ekiti gubernatorial elections, among others during the election.

Buhari: GEJ has declared war on Nigeria

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 PunchNg Reports.

A former Head of State, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), on Tuesday accused President Goodluck Jonathan of waging a war against Nigeria by using the   “common wealth to subvert the system.”

Buhari made the accusation in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Kaduna.

The statement titled,   “Pull back Nigeria from the brink,” is his first formal reaction to the   removal of Murtala Nyako as Adamawa State governor and the threat of impeachment against Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State.

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Photos: Malala Yousafzai meets Pres. GEJ

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  Girl-child education advocate, Malala Yousafzai, accompanied  by her dad, met with Pres. Jonathan today Monday July 14 at the State House. Speaking during the meeting, president Jonathan said;

“I personally believe that since about 50 per cent of our population are female, we will be depriving ourselves of half of our available human resources if we fail to educate our girls adequately or suppress their ambitions in any way. We are therefore taking steps to curb all forms of discrimination against girls and women, and have also undertaken many affirmative actions on their behalf" he stated. See more photos after the break....

Chibok girls’ll be rescued soon –GEJ, OBJ, others

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The Council of State, made up of former heads of government, on Tuesday held its second meeting in the year and came out with a promise that the abducted pupils of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, would soon be rescued.

More than 200 girls were seized from the school on the night of April 14 by members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The incident has attracted global condemnation and protests. Almost 90 days in the custody of the terrorists, there have been many not-too-pleasant stories about the welfare of the girls.

Video Post: Watch What GEJ and Boko Haram talk about when they meet

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GEJ condemns Bauchi bomb attack & mass killings in Kaduna

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan condemns Friday night's bombing in theBayan Gari area of Bauchi State and the recent mass killings in Southern Kaduna.
The President commiserates with all the families who lost loved ones in the heinous attacks and extends his heartfelt sympathies to all those who suffered injuries or lost their properties during the wanton assaults on Bauchi and Kaduna States.
President Jonathan reassures the people of Bauchi and Kaduna State that the Federal Government will continue to take all necessary action to apprehend the perpetrators of thedastardly attacks and restore the fullest possible  security to all parts of the country.

Bukola Saraki - GEJ: You can lose even as an incumbent.

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 'If you fail to do the will of the people, even while an incumbent, you can lose.' That's the message former Kwara State governor Bukola Saraki sent to Pres. Jonathan on twitter as he congratulated Ayo Fayose for winning the Ekiti state governorship election.

Senator Saraki and President Jonathan pictured above when he was still in the PDP. He's since moved to APC where their candidate, Fayemi, lost. See his tweets after the break.

I'll Develop Ekiti When Fayose Wins - GEJ

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President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will ensure the development of Ekiti State if the people of the state vote in the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr. Ayo Fayose.
Jonathan spoke on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti after Fayose received the official flag from the national chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu. He said, “”I only came to Ekiti during Segun Oni PDP-led Government to commission projects. When you vote Fayose and the PDP returns to Ekiti again, I will join hands with him to develop this state.”
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President Goodluck Jonathan nominates former Kano state Governor & 3 others as ministers

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President Jonathan  nominated four new ministers into his cabinet and has sent their names to the National Assembly for confirmation. Among the four people nominated for appointment are former Kano state Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau who only recently left the APC and joined the PDP. Also nominated is the South-South Deputy Chairman of the PDP, Mr Stephen Orlu from Delta state. Others nominated are Abdul Bulama from Yobe state and Adedayo Adeyeye from Ekiti state.

They could be screened by the Senate at a later date.

South Africa Heered At GEJ, #BringBackOurGirls

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(AFP) -President Goodluck Jonathan was greeted with shouts of “bring back our girls” when he arrived at the Union Buildings, where Zuma was inaugurated.
Nigeria‘s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state gathered for the event.

#BringBackOurGirls is the Pretext, don't be deceived, says a Political Scientist

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"They have squandered their oil wealth; they have allowed corruption to fester and now they are losing control of their (own) territory because they have refused to make the hard choices" - Senator Hilary Clinton

Let us remind "Hilary Clinton" of "we came, we saw, he died" - Libya

SEE WHAT AMERICAN SEN. JOHN McCAIN HAS TO SAY ABOUT PRESIDENT JONATHAN'S GOVERNMENT AND THE ABDUCTED SCHOOL GIRLS.

"WE SHOULDN'T HAVE WAITED FOR A PRACTICALLY NON EXISTING GOVERNMENT TO GIVE US THE GO AHEAD BEFORE MOUNTING A HUMANITARIAN EFFORT TO RESCUE THOSE GIRLS" - Sen. John McCain speaking to CNN yesterday.

......A PRACTICALLY NON EXISTING GOVERNMENT......

Let us also remind John McCain in kiev recently in Ukraine.
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'I no longer sleep with my two eyes closed' - GEJ

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President Jonathan today revealed that since the abduction of the Chibok girls on April 14th, he does not sleep with his two eyes closed anymore. The president made this remark during the closing media conference of the just concluded World Economic Forum Africa today. What he said below...

"Let me also use this unique opportunity to thank all of you who have shown commitment and concern those of you in Nigeria and those of you outside this country to continue to press on that these terrorists must bring back our girls. And they have no choice because I am quite pleased that the whole world is signing the same message that they must bring back our girls.

2015: GEJ, OBJ In Fresh Battle

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Less than 10 months to the all-important 2015 general elections, there are strong indications that a fresh battle for supremacy has re-surfaced between President Goodluck Jonathan and former president

Olusegun Obasanjo.

The relationship between the two leaders has been replete with mutual suspicion and indifference on the part of the former leader in the affairs of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obasanjo’s open letter to the president had been seen as the peak of the cold war.

GEJ to Nyako: You’re the real sponsor of insurgents

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The altercation between the Presidency and the Adamawa State governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) worsened yesterday as the former described the governor as a sponsor of insurgents, alleging that Nyako recently ‘imported’ some Fulani fighters into the country.

At the weekend, Nyako wrote his fellow northern governors, asking them to join him in instituting a legal action against President Goodluck Jonathan whom he accused of embarking on ethnic cleansing by ensuring that the ongoing insurgent acts persist in the North.

Security Issues: GEJ summons governors and members of National Security Council

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Find the State House press release below...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has summoned members of the National Security Council to a meeting tomorrow at the Presidential Villa against the background of recent events and developments in the country.

The meeting which will be presided over by President Jonathan is scheduled for 1100 hours.

Those expected at the meeting include Vice President Namadi Sambo, the Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen Aliyu Gusau, the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the State Security Services and the Director-General of National Intelligence Agency.

FFK denies leaving APC & getting presidential appointment

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 There have been reports recently that the former minister & former staunch GEJ critic have been appointed Director of Publicity in GEJ's Presidential campaign team, but Mr Fani Kayode says this isn't true. He also denied leaving APC though he's yet to disclose why he went along to see the president on Tuesday April 8th for a closed-door meeting.