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Nigeria:
President Jonathan Pays Surprise Visit to Maiduguri
Guardian, 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday paid a "surprised and an impromptu" visit to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital amid tight security; extending from the airport to Maimalari… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Sneaks Into Maiduguri
Daily Trust, 16 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday visited Maiduguri, the capital of volatile Borno State, the first such visit in nearly two years. Read more »
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Nigeria:
President Heads to Restive Northeast Ahead of Election
DW, 15 January 2015
Goodluck Jonathan has visited the northeast of his country amidst escalating Boko Haram violence. Ahead of next month's election, over one million people have fled the troubled… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan in Maiduguri, Rallies Soldiers for Victory Over Boko Haram
This Day, 16 January 2015
In what took many by surprise, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday paid an unscheduled visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency. Read more »
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South Africa:
Forget the West, Nigerian Lives Don't Even Matter to Goodluck Jonathan
The Daily Vox, 13 January 2015
African lives aren't as valuable to Western leaders as Western lives. We know that. But it's time to talk about African leaders, particularly Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
South African Politician, Malema, Attacks Jonathan, Says President "Irresponsible" Over Silence On Baga
Premium Times, 14 January 2015
South Africa's eccentric youth leader and federal lawmaker, Julius Malema, has launched a blistering attack on President Goodluck Jonathan over his handling of the massacre in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan, Military Chiefs in Secret Visit to North
Premium Times, 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan and his military chiefs on Thursday undertook an unexpected visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Visits Maiduguri
Daily Trust, 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has just landed in Maiduguri Airport in a surprise visit to the hotbed of Boko Haram's insugency which has claimed thousands of lives. Read more »
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Nigeria:
29 Days to Presidential Poll - Drama As Jonathan Pays Surprise Visit to Borno
Leadership, 16 January 2015
Twenty-nine days to the general election, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday paid his first visit in over two years to Maiduguri, the capital of the war-torn Borno State… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - Topsy-Turvy Path to Borno
Vanguard, 16 January 2015
Lagos--SINCE the abduction of the Chibok school girls, in Chibok Local Council of Borno State on April 14,2014 the polity has been awash with calls on President Goodluck Jonathan… Read more »
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Nigeria:
At Last, Jonathan Visits Maiduguri
Vanguard, 16 January 2015
MAIDUGURI--President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, visited Borno State for the second time since a state of emergency was declared in the three north eastern states of Adamawa,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan in Maiduguri
This Day, 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has pad a surprise visit to Maiduguri, where Boko Haram has its origin. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Visits Soldiers Camp in Maiduguri
Independent (Lagos), 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri on the occasion of Nigeria's Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with officers and men currently in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
In Borno, Jonathan Meets Troops, Displaced Persons From Baga
Premium Times, 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri on the occasion of Nigeria's Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with officers and men of the Armed… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Pays Surprise Visit to Borno
Independent (Lagos), 15 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday made a surprise visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, where he met and encouraged soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents, and… Read more »