An ex-militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, who had once vowed that he and his colleagues would wreak havoc if Jonathan lost the…
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US President Barack Obama has commended Nigeria’s President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan, for their role in the…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh, yesterday congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari,…
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCApril 1, 2015The United States congratulates the…
Celebrations for Nigeria’s election winner, Muhammadu BuhariKADUNA, 31 March 2015 (IRIN) – Nigeria’s presidential election has been won by Muhammadu…
She might have hauled insults at the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the presidential elections, but Dame Patience Jonathan has…
Eight ships laden with petrol, aviation fuel and kerosene had arrived Lagos ports, waiting to berth. The Nigerian Ports Authority…
The National President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, and Arch Bishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, on…
Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has condemned in strong terms the drama staged by a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,…
The outlawed militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari…
BERLIN, Germany, April 1, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement today (1 April) on…
President Barack Obama of the United States of America, USA, has praised his Nigerian counterpart, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday…
Former military president, retired General Ibrahim Babangida, has congratulated the president-elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). In a note,…
A former Head of State, Retired General Abdusalami Abubakar, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of Saturday’s…
Senate President, David Mark, has congratulated the President-elect, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), for emerging victorious in Saturday’s presidential election. Mark…
Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described…
The Northern States Governors Forum has congratulated the President-elect of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, over his success at the 2011 presidential…
A former Kebbi State Govenor, Alhaji Adamu Aliero, on Tuesday called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute the spokesperson…
Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has dedicated his victory to Nigerians, saying they are the ultimate victors. In a televised speech…
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2015 Fellow Nigerians, I thank…