Nigeria Fires Defence Minister, Security Adviser

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Defence Minister Haliru Bello and National Security Adviser Andrew Azazi of their positions in the wake of escalating attacks by Boko Haram.

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  • Nigeria:  Why I Sacked Azazi - Jonathan

    Vanguard, 25 June 2012

    President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, evening stated the reason for the sack of his erstwhile National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi, saying it was to conform with the ... read more »

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President Goodluck Jonathan considers his new Cabinet.

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  • youngpsalmist
    Jun 25 2012, 23:26

    President Goodluck Jonathan, I felt the pains in your heart while you siad; One thing I discovered is that criticising Jonathan and Jonathan's administration is a serious business among Nigerians. People don't know that I initiated the subsidy probe before the Senate and the House of Representatives started it. But, you must remember that every ruler is a master planter and the planters always mind the seaon of the rain. I mean ; You should couragiously stop complaining and do anything your way if it seems right and concidrable for the future purposes. Uncountable Nigerians may not benefit from your government even till death. Therefore, always do good as much as you can, do better to those within your reach and finally; do the best to your self by repenting and give your life to Chirst who is the head of the power and authority. Colossians 2:8-10 "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority". I won’t stop praying for you goodluck.

  • Riot5000
    Jun 26 2012, 06:36

    Mr President, you are not a RULER, but rather, a PUBLIC SERVANT, a LEADER. You have failed woefully. UNLESS you are allowing the disintegration of Nigeria by inaction, i cannot find any other reason to make sense of your leadership style, or lack there of.

  • dondike777
    Jun 26 2012, 18:36

    GOOD EVENING MR.PRESIDENT, I READ THROUGH YOUR LIVE INTERVIEW WITH VANGARD; WITH ALL HUMILITY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP FAITH AND NEVER SAY YES TO YOUR ENEMIES AND PEOPLE LIKE MOST OF US NIGERIANS, WHO TALK AND REASON FROM THE HEART AND NOT FROM THE MIND.YOU ARE A STRONG MAN.BUT PLEASE, DO MAKE GOOD USE OF ALL YOUR CRITIS, TURNING THEM TO POSSITIVITIES FOR BETTER NIGERIA. I HAVE LIVED IN A WORLD THAT HAS 5,000 YEARS HISTORY,THEY WERE WORES THAN NIGERIA OF NOW. BUT NIGERIA IS GOODLUCK, EXISTING IN A TIME OF INOVATIONS, AND A TIME WHERE CHANGE, IN EVERY ASPECT IS VERY POSSIBLE,WHEN THE HEAD IS VERY SERIOUS,BECAUSE OTHER PART OF THE BODY HAS NO OPTION THAN TO FELLOW. PLEASE SIR, DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR OLD TESTAMENTS OF THE BIBLE,ESPECIALLY, BOOK OF CHRONICLES, 1ST&2D,THEN 1ST&2D SAMUEL.ECCLESIASTES, AND PSALM, FOR YOUR PROTECTIONS AND VISIONS ALSO. IF JEHOVAH GOD, DOES NOT KEEP NIGERIA, EVEN YOU BRING PEOPLE FROM THE MOON, THEY CAN NOT BE GOOD DEFENCE MINISTERS OR SO ON. PSALM 127. GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

  • Mgbeoji
    Jun 25 2012, 21:11

    It is indeed true that the dog death want to strike defiantly fails to perceive the smell of feces. Another adage says that the house fly that throws caution to the wind definitely goes down to the grave with the corpse.And those whom gods want to kill they first made them mad.The shame for the mad woman dancing naked in the market square goes to her relations rather than to the mad woman.The brother of the shameful dancer in the public constantly scratches his eyebrows.Our brother GEJ,the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is seriously dancing the USULUGADA drum beat, not knowing that USULUGADA is the music of the DEAD.His incessant changing of bating from true fighters of Boko Haram and Terror to Collaborators of Terror at the advice of the Terrorist sponsors in Nigeria is not only sure invitation to anarchy on the already cursed Land,but an express, inglorious, if not, bloody exit of the surrogate President.From Police IG Onovo Rtd.(BH Fighter) - Police IG Ringin Rtd.(BH Apologist) - Present Acting Police IG(BH Sponsor)Now sensitive office of NSA has shifted from AZAZI (BH Fighter) - Sambo Dasuki(BH Master Sponsor's boy and member)The pertinent question now is:Who is really the President and CIC of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,GEJ or IBB & ACF/NEF/NGF/CALIPHATE/SULTAN OF SOKOTO/EMIR OF KANO/KADUNA MAFIA? Your answer is as good as mine.Time shall indeed tell.

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