The Full text of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Democracy Day 2012 speech

Fellow Nigerians, 1. One year ago, I was privileged to stand before you, to take the oath of office as President of our dear country, the third to serve you as President since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Today, I remember that day and the processes leading to it with profound gratitude to God Almighty and to all Nigerians who have worked very hard to enrich our journey from military dictatorship to inclusive democratic governance. 2. For the past 13 years, we have remained a stable democracy. We have together demonstrated that the government of the people is an ideal that the people of Nigeria cherish. We have our differences as individuals and as politicians, but we have shown great faith in democracy and its institutions....

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Ibori: Nigeria has no reputation to lose – Lawyers

former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori| credits: File copy Prominent lawyers have said the recent report that a British Metropolitan Police officer collected a £20, 000 bribe from former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who is serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom, is not a problem for Nigeria, since the country is known for corruption. The lawyers, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH, said while Ibori’s action was highly condemnable, it was the UK government that has to work hard to clean up its reputation tainted by the bribery. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Itse Sagay, said the bribery would not affect Nigeria’s image. “Nigeria has no reputation to lose in this case. The country is already known worldwide...

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Jonathan’s 2nd Term: Northern Politicians Launch Onslaught

With barely three years to the 2015 general elections, the battle line for the presidential race appears drawn as prominent Northern politicians, including governors, intensify plots to stop President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged bid for a second term. President Goodluck Jonathan The Northern governors who are bent on stopping the president are hoping to use the budding presidential ambitions of Governors Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) and Babangida Aliyu (Niger) as rallying points for Northern voters. Political Platform reliably gathered that the plot to stop Jonathan was spearheaded by Northern governors who are no longer seeking second term tickets. They are leading the campaign for the return of the Presidency to the...

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Photonews: Parliamentarians in Ukraine fighting

•Like Nigeria, Like Ukraine: Parliamentarians in Ukraine fighting on the floor of the parliament this afternoon. PHOTO: AP. &nbs...

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Canadian: Nigerian Lawmakers Are Touts

Nigerian lawmakers have again come under attack after former president, Olusegun Obasanjo called them armed robbers at a function in Lagos. Jenkins The latest verbal missile is coming from a Canadian who described members of the Cross River State House of Assembly as touts. The lawmakers in the Cross River State House of Assembly were derided by Mr. Peter Jenkins, a Canadian Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) worker appointed to head the Cross River State Committee on Anti-Deforestation by Governor Liyel Imoke. The Canadian did not only describe the lawmakers as touts, he has also refused to heed the seven-day ultimatum handed his committee by the House of Assembly asking him to return the timber confiscated from a timber dealer called...

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MTN Project Fame Season 5 Audition Dates

The forms are available HERE. Then send your name and location to 35858The much-anticipated musical reality TV show, MTN Project Fame West Africa, will commence the auditionstages with the search for talented youths across major Nigerian and West African cities.Application form can be downloaded from the MTN Project Fame website, www.projectfamewestafrica.comor the hard copies picked up at any MTN centre across the country.MTN Project Fame West Africa is a musical competition that discovers raw music enthusiasts, who are groomed in an intense Musical Academy, where they receive the very best professional training in the area of vocal delivery, stagecraft, performances and...

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