"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is set to be Nigeria’s president for the next four years, after taking an unassailable lead and defeating 19 rivals in a decisive election victory. Results so far obtained in 32 out of the 36 states show Mr. Jonathan leading his closest rival, Muhammadu Buhari, by over 10 million votes, and already surpassing the requisite 25 per cent of votes cast in 24 states as mandated by law.
Today, Nigeria will find out whether the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, will be a given another chance to prove his mettle as the nation’s leader, or whether that huge responsibility will be handed over to former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari; former anti-corruption czar, Nuhu Ribadu; or sitting Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekararu.
Titled “Wind of Hope” the biography chronicles Jonathan’s life from his early days growing up in the poverty ravaged rural village in the Niger Delta to the time he became president of Africa’s most populous nation. A team of researchers, writers and academics were hired to produce the biography which features several interviews from family members, friends and political associates who know Jonathan well.
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Its just a matter of hours before the world turns its focus on Nigeria as the country holds its elections. From 2nd to 19th April this Africa most populous nation seeks to send a message to the international community that free and fair elections can be held in Nigeria and a new page without violence can be opened.
COTONOU - Benin’s incumbent President Boni Yayi has won re-election with 53 per cent of the vote following March 13 polls. The official results announced Friday by the country’s election commission, gave Yayi the ticket to avoid a run-off vote.
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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