Search results
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election and ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian zoologist and politician who served as vice president (2007–10) and president (2010–15) of Nigeria. During his presidency, he dealt with an insurgency led by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram and had mixed success handling the country’s economic issues.
Mar 31, 2015 · 31 March 2015. AFP. Defeated in his bid for re-election in the 28 March poll, Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan had a rapid and highly improbable rise to power, Until November 2009, he was serving out...
Goodluck Jonathan's tenure as the 14th president of Nigeria began on 5 May 2010 following the death of President Yar'Adua and ended on 29 May 2015. He had been vice president for 1072 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Jul 16, 2019 · Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s international reputation has improved since conceding the presidency in 2015. What does that say about democracy in the country?
May 9, 2022 · Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a presidential nomination form, saying it was bought without his consent. The form was for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that...
Jan 23, 2012 · Goodluck Jonathan, or GEJ as he is more commonly known, used his humble beginnings as political capital during his election campaign last year. In an oft-repeated speech, he said, “In my early ...
Feb 24, 2010 · Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the country’s first head of state from the southern Niger Delta oil region, has enjoyed a meteoric rise to power largely through being in the right place at the right...
Sep 29, 2010 · Goodluck Jonathan has risen to the summit with circumstance intervening improbably at every turn. He was born in the remote fishing and farming village of Obuiga in 1957, the year after oil was...
May 15, 2024 · In a November 29, 2023 interview, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan opened up about the promises and pitfalls of his country’s sustainable development journey — and about his own political path.
