Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has made startling revelations about the constitutional crisis that engulfed Nigeria during the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s prolonged illness, alleging that a top presidential aide deliberately withheld a crucial handover letter from the National Assembly. In an interview with Rainbow Book Club, trending on Saturday, Jonathan disclosed that Yar’Adua had written a formal letter to empower …

In the morning of Tuesday, 24 May 2011, I went down on my knees in my sleeping gown, brought my open palms together, and prayed that God would make a way for me where there seemed to be no way. Here was I, in my lonesome bedsitter in London, and Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was about to be sworn into …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to be disturbed by the political crisis rocking the state. Jonathan spoke at an event in the Nihi Community in the Etche Local Government Area of the State on Sunday. He explained that Fubara would eventually emerge as a “general in politics”, despite the political war staged against …

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has sent warm felicitations to former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, on his 67th birthday anniversary. In a statement by Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO) and Mr Erhabor Emokpae in Benin City on Wednesday, Ighodalo said the former Nigerian …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, relieved the experience of losing the 2015 presidential election which he described as a tough moment in his political life. Jonathan also expressed the fatherly role played by the chairman of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, before he officially handed over to former President Muhammadu Buhari. He disclosed this in Abuja during the first Raymond …

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday insisted that the the Federal Government did not lose $49.8 billion dollars under his watch as president. Dr. Jonathan stated this in Abuja on Thursday during his remarks at the launch of a book by the former Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, who served under his administration. The News Agency …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said the present socio-economic uncertainty which had sent shivers to all nooks and crannies of society would also be overcome by the grace of God. Jonathan noted that while the federal government is doing its best to salvage the situation, what the country needs now is collaborative efforts in finding solutions to the present economic hardship. …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, warned that the political crisis in Rivers State if not checked had the potential of destabilising not only the Niger Delta, but affecting other parts of the country. Jonathan called on the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor and estranged political godfather,  Nyesom Wike to sheathe their swords, put the past behind …

The brother of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has disclosed that there was no need for the controversy that surrounded power in the last days of the late leader, as he (Yar’Adua senior) had constitutionally transmitted his office to his deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. In an interview on Channel Television‘s Sunrise Daily on Friday morning, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, who represents Kaduna …