A month ago it was France that hosted the regional summit at which President Goodluck Jonathan declared 'total war' on the Jama'atu Ahlus Sunnah Lidda'awati wal Jihad widely known as Boko Haram dubbing it the Al Qaida of West Africa...
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When Africa Confidential suggested to Adesina one of the few bright spots in President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet that if the World Bank elected a doctor to lead it why not choose an agronomist to head the AfDB he replied with broad smile 'It would be great...
The much-publicised handover supported President Goodluck Jonathan's argument that his country is the target of an international conspiracy rather than a solely home-grown insurgency as many Nigerians believe...
is now a special assistant for media affairs and civil society to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan...
A stilted discussion between President Goodluck Jonathan's emissaries and the #bringbackourgirls campaign seemed only to prompt louder protests about the government's inaction...
As social media resonated with reports that the government was about to offer an amnesty to Islamist insurgents Boko Haram on 28 May President Goodluck Jonathan vowed again on national TV to wage 'total war' against 'international terrorism'...
In the short term the crisis triggered by Boko Haram's kidnapping of more than 230 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State damages all those involved in addition to the students: President Goodluck Jonathan and his government the military and police taciturn oppositionists – and the insurgents who now face a more assertive local and international opposition...
Vol 55 No 10 |
- CHINA
- AFRICA
Li's presence at the WEF on Africa in Nigeria on 7-9 May was a demonstration of critical diplomatic support at a time of acute pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan...
Here too there are security concerns because grassroots supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan who hails from Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta are threatening to make the country ungovernable should he lose...
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The OPL 245 licence was revoked in 2006 leaving Etete high and dry until his fortunes turned again with the coming to power of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010...