Nigeria:   2015 - Northern Youths Reject Aliyu's Presidential Bid

This Day, 20 February 2013

The rumoured presidential ambition of Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State was Tuesday rejected by some youths in the North. Read more »

Nigeria:   2015 Polls - Ohaneze, OPC, Ijaw Group Back Zoning

Premium Times, 19 February 2013

Three socio-cultural organisations: Ohaneze Ndigbo, Odu'a Peoples Congress (OPC) and the Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) on Tuesday endorsed the zoning arrangement among the country's… Read more »

Nigeria:   Mystery Over Alleged Agreement Between Jonathan, Northern PDP Govs Deepens

Vanguard, 18 February 2013

The mystery over President Goodluck Jonathan's alleged agreement with northern governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2011 not to contest the 2015 presidential election… Read more »

Nigeria:   2015 - Plot to Stop Jonathan Thickens

Leadership, 17 February 2013

The war of attrition within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is festering with the opposition groups within the party plotting to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from… Read more »

Nigeria:   Bombshell - We Had Pact With Jonathan to Serve Single Term - Gov Aliyu

Vanguard, 17 February 2013

Contrary to the claim by the associates of President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State said, yesterday, that the president reached an agreement with… Read more »

Nigeria:   2015 Presidency - PDP Plots Automatic Ticket for Jonathan

Leadership, 18 February 2013

There are strong indications that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have settled to give President Goodluck Jonathan the right of first refusal in the contest for the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Embarrassed, Obasanjo's PDP Faction Takes Battle Against Jonathan, Tukur to NEC

Premium Times, 17 February 2013

The Ogun PDP faction is loyal to the former Nigerian President. Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan Denies Signing Agreement to Serve for a Single Term

Premium Times, 17 February 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied agreeing to run for only a single term expiring 2015, a day after Niger state governor, Babangida Aliyu, warned that the president will… Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan, Obasanjo Row Get Messier

Vanguard, 17 February 2013

Messier! That aptly captures the feud between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Read more »

Nigeria:   PDP Chairmen Shun Meeting With Jonathan

Premium Times, 15 February 2013

True to their threats, chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in states governed by the party shunned a scheduled meeting on Thursday night with President Goodluck… Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan, PDP Disgrace Obasanjo, Sack Ex-President's Loyalists in Top Party Posts

Premium Times, 16 February 2013

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party descended deeper into chaos Friday with the party's national leadership sacking key top party leaders loyal to former President Olusegun… Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan's CNN Interviews Private Initiative - Presidency

Leadership, 16 February 2013

The presidency said yesterday that the interviews the United States (US) Cable News Network (CNN) had with President Goodluck Jonathan were entirely a private initiative by an… Read more »