Nigeria Village Square

Jonathan's Speech at AU

Statement By President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, At The Commemoration Of The 50th Anniversary Of The OAU/AU “Pan-Africanism And African Renaissance” Addis Ababa, 25 May, 2013

The Woolwich Killing- More Questions Than Answers

Some things just don't add up when it comes to the Woolwich killings.

President Jonathan Not Involved in NGF Elections, Urges Governors to Resolve Their Differences

We have noted with regret the mischievous effort by sections of the mass media to portray President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as an interested party and the main loser in yesterday’s election of the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF).

Governor Jang, I Feel Your Pain

Backstabbing is the best way to describe the fate of Governor Jang in the hands of the 18 governors that promised him victory. But he ought to have experienced this before considering and experience.

Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark: Celebrating a Nigerian Treasure at 86

Papa Clark is an unbelievably decent man who felt obliged to challenge injustice and unfairness wherever he found it

Grandpa in Politics: The Necessity of Sober Reflection

The good news for Professor Ango Abdullahi is that no Nigerian who has followed his history of public utterances since the 1980s runs the risk of accusing him falsely of being blessed with the ability to place reflection before speech.