goodluck jonathan

The Digest: Speculation around former President Goodluck Jonathan's 2027 ambition under the PDP has intensified, prompting a lawsuit to disqualify him and drawing sharp reactions from the ruling APC, which described his record as "disastrous." Key Points: A lawsuit has been filed at the...

The Digest: Senior Advocate of Nigeria Oba Maduabuchi has dismissed the lawsuit questioning former President Goodluck Jonathan's eligibility for the 2027 election, labelling it an "abuse of court process" and asserting the matter is already legally settled. Key Points: SAN Oba Maduabuchi...

The Digest: A lawsuit has been filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking a perpetual injunction to bar former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, challenging his eligibility under the Nigerian constitution. Key Points: A plaintiff has asked...

The Digest: Senator Adams Oshiomhole has advised ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against contesting the 2027 election, stating that only those who do not mean him well would push for a return that could tarnish his legacy. Key Points: Adams Oshiomhole warned that a 2027 run would damage...

The Digest: Demola Olarewaju, Senior Political Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has declared that President Bola Tinubu would lose the 2027 election if Atiku and former President Goodluck Jonathan contest on different platforms. Speaking on the Mic On podcast, Olarewaju...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied alleging that the late President Muhammadu Buhari had links to Boko Haram, stating his comments at a recent book launch were misrepresented. In a clarification issued by his media aide, Jonathan explained he was illustrating the...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the 2014 Chibok girls’ abduction as a “permanent scar” while recalling that Boko Haram once nominated ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as their negotiation mediator. The claim, made at the launch of Gen. Lucky Irabor’s book Scars, was...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan revealed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to lead their negotiation team with the federal government during Jonathan's administration. Key Points: Jonathan disclosed at the book launch of former...

The Digest: A significant voice within the opposition party has pushed back against the growing narrative of a former leader's political return. According to a statement from the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement, former President Goodluck Jonathan will not receive a "free ride" to the PDP's...

The Digest: Arise Television anchor Rufai Oseni criticized Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga for prioritizing political attacks on former President Goodluck Jonathan over the country's escalating insecurity. Oseni accused the Presidency of lacking empathy as residents flee from banditry in Kwara...

The Digest: According to reports in TheCable, the Presidency has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan is free to contest the 2027 elections. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu, added that while Jonathan is welcome, Nigerians will not forget his "dismal record in...

The Digest: Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola filed a ₦1 billion libel suit against Umar Sani, a former media aide to ex-VP Sambo, for linking him to subsidy fraud. Simultaneously, Otedola urged President Tinubu to release the full Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede probe report. Key Points: Femi...

The Digest: Former Minister Jerry Gana confidently declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election on the PDP platform. Gana stated that Nigerians, after experiencing subsequent administrations, are now "yearning for his return." Key Points...

The Digest: Nigeria's opposition realignment faces significant challenges as three major political figures, Goodluck Jonathan, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi, seek preferential treatment from the African Democratic Congress while party leadership insists on transparent primaries. The delicate...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has held a closed-door meeting with ADC Chairman David Mark and other party leaders, proving that in Nigerian politics, the most significant currents often flow beneath the surface. The meeting, reported by TheCable, occurred just hours after the...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed his commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation, stating that he holds no grudges against anyone for past actions. Speaking at a requiem mass for the late Chief Audu Ogbeh in Abuja, Jonathan emphasized that letting go of the past...

The Digest: Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has claimed that over N2 trillion was siphoned through questionable petrol subsidy claims linked to depot licenses during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The statement came as Otedola defended the Dangote Refinery in its...

The Digest: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that democracy in Africa risks collapse unless stakeholders urgently reform electoral systems to prevent manipulation and ensure underperforming leaders are voted out. Speaking at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in...

The Digest: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan against yielding to pressures to contest the 2027 election, labeling such calls a ploy to undermine President Tinubu’s re-election. During a Channels TV interview, Wike asserted Tinubu’s right to two terms...

The Digest: Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has cautioned former President Goodluck Jonathan to carefully discern calls for his return to power in the 2027 elections. Speaking at a democracy dialogue in Ghana, Kukah praised Jonathan’s 2015 concession as historic but warned...