Patience Jonathan - Don't Vote APC... I’m not Ready to Feed my Husband in Prison'

New day, new campaign rally, another outrageous remark by Dame Patience Jonathan. The comments by the First Lady are purportedly to campaign for the re-election of her husband, incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan, but they may be having the opposite effect.

Her latest controversial outburst occurred on Monday at a rally for the women’s wing of PDP in Ado-Ekiti at which the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, and his wife Feyisetan were also present. During the rally, Mama Peace stated that she is not ready to feed her husband in prison if APC should win. Below are some excerpts from her speech, as reported by Punch...

Patience Jonathan on President Goodluck's Re-election - 'We must complete our eight years'

First Lady Patience Jonathan has spoken out for her husband’s re-election at a women's rally in Benin, Edo State, where she insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan must complete a second term in office, saying, “everybody is staying there for eight years. Now it’s our turn. We must complete our eight years.” On APC taking her to the ICC for comments that purportedly seek to incite violence, she said;

“I am a peaceful person and I preach peace anywhere I go. They are looking for a fight; they are looking for war. They are troublesome people. That is why they went and took expired drugs. Now they are crying. They are the people stoning people and nobody talked.”

First Lady Patience Jonathan Denies Trying To Incite Violence With Campaign Speeches

The Nigerian first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, popularly known as Mama Peace, has denied APC's allegations against her, which accused her of making inflammatory statements that could potentially incite electoral violence during a various campaign rally speeches she made in various cities in south-south Nigeria.

Specifically, the party had threatened to report her to the International Criminal Court for allegedly asking supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party to stone anyone canvassing for change, the APC slogan, during a campaign rally in Calabar, Cross River State. In a related open letter, read here, Dele Momodu, an APC member, had called on the first lady to apologize and retract that and other inciteful comments.

Dele Momodu Blasts Patience Jonathan - Apologize to APC, Buhari and The North!

Dele Momodu has dedicated his regular column published on today's Thisday Newspaper to Patience Jonathan, the wife of the incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan. The former presidential candidate called out three recent utterances by the First Lady which he insists crossed the line from politicking to insult and outright defamation. He asks that Mama Peace speak more words of peace and apologize to those she has insulted. Read below...

Mass Funeral Held For 12 Bayelsa Women Who Died In Bus Crash [Photos]

12 Bayelsa women were killed after their bus crashed on their way from a meeting with the First Lady on February 14th. Today, the President and his wife attended the women's funeral. President Jonathan and First Lady Patience Jonathan were dressed in dark somber outfits at the event which had the family and friends of the women in tears. See the photos from the burial below..

Patience Jonathan’s Bayelsa Rally Speech Goes Viral

'The train have move, the train have reach...' This phrase is part of the speech by the first lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan which has now gone viral. Popularly called Mama Peace by her fans, the president's wife was at a PDP campaign rally in her husband's home state to build morale and support for him. But snippets from her speech may be having the opposite effect online.

Questions Trail Patience Jonathan's Permanent Voters Card

Mama Peace, the first lady of Nigeria, and wife of President Goodluck Jonathan has showed off her permanent voters card or PVC in new pictures that emerged earlier today. Dame Patience Jonathan can be seen in the photo smiling widely and holding on to the PVC.

Someone asked a question though. "How come her own picture is at the top right? Every other person's own is at bottom left." Maybe it's an old picture? See some other people with their PVCs below...

President Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience At Sister's Burial in Bayelsa

President Goodluck Jonathan's  younger sister, Nancy Jonathan-Olei, has been buried in Bayelsa State. The funeral service, which held at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Otuoke, was attended by a somber-looking Jonathan and his wife, Patience.

Mrs. Jonathan-Olei died on January 4 at the age of 52 and according to President GEJ, she died of a heart related ailment.

Did Mama Peace Really Speak This Badly At A PDP Rally?

The Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan is alleged to have made some very bad grammatical mistakes at the PDP campaign rally for Nyesom Wike in Okrika, Rivers state yesterday. Someone on Twitter who said they watchedMama Peace speak at the rally on TV shared some of the bad parts of her speech. But since the user is called GMB, I'm thinking it's just negative politricking from the APC camp. Read below and share your thoughts...

Another Adopted Daughter Of President Goodluck Jonathan About To Wed

Another of President Goodluck Jonathan's daughters is about to get married to her boo. Ine and Simeon will have their traditional marriage this coming weekend on the 3rd of January in Bayelsa state, and their church wedding will be in Abuja on January 10.

Ine’s sister Faith Sakwe and Edward got married on 12th April. Just like Faith Osakwe, the bride-to-be was also adopted by President Goodluck Jonathan when she was young. Below are pics from their pre-wedding shoot by official wedding photographer, George Okoro. Photos courtesy of BN:

Patience Jonathan Reveals What Made Her Fall in Love With President Goodluck

First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan is on the campaign to help her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, get re-elected in the upcoming 2015 elections. She was recently in an interview with City People where she shared the secret to her maintaining her 21-year marriage, and the qualities that first made her fall in love with the president.

Dame Patience Jonathan revealed how they first met while they were at the Rivers state College of Education where she was pursuing her Nigerian Certificate of Education (NCE) and B.Ed while he was a lecture at the department of Biological science. The First Lady said what attracted him to her was his religious background, and good looks.

#ThrowbackThursday - President Goodluck And Dame Patience At Graduation Ceremony

President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience have told the story of how they met while she was a university student, and he her graduate assistant lecturer [read here]…

President Jonathan Is a Happy Father - Shares Photo with All His Children For Father's day!

President Jonathan is a happy father in this picture where he has all his children around him. He shared the picture on Facebook with the following tag, "I wish all fathers in Nigeria a happy Fathers Day- GEJ". In the picture is recently married Elizabeth Sakwe and two other daughters and the youngest boy.

#bringbackourgirls - Patience Jonathan Please Stop Crying Fake Tears

Nigerian news is making me so heartsick. Almost 300 girls are missing, some may be dead! And how did we end up with people like Goodluck and Patience Jonathan in Aso Rock? I watched the president's media chat where he said journalists know more than he does, and now seeing videos of Patience, "There is God o" because your baseless committee was shunned?

President Jonathan's Daughter, Elizabeth Sakwe Marries Godswill Edward [Photos]

Elizabeth Sakwe is the foster daughter of President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience, adopted when her parents died several years ago. She got married to Godswill Osim Edward in a traditional ceremony on the 5th of April, 2014 at the presidents home in Bayelsa State. The church marriage will hold on the 12th of April in Abuja.

President Jonathan’s Adopted Daughter, Faith Sakwe Elizabeth About to Wed

Faith Elizabeth Sakwe, the oldest adopted daughter of President Goodluck Jonathan and Dame Patience, is about to get married to her fiance, Godswill Osim Edward. The young couple got engaged last year and will be celebrating their traditional marriage ceremony, on Saturday, 5th April, 2014, at the Otuoke, Bayelsa State residence of the president.

Their church wedding will be held at the National Ecumenical Centre, Phase 1, Abuja, and reception at the International Conference Centre, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja on Saturday, 12th April, 2014. Wishing them the best in their preparations.

Valentine's Day in Nigeria - President Goodluck and Dame Patience Get Their Groove On

Reuben Abati, the special adviser on Media to the president, shared this picture of President Goodluck with the first lady Dame Patience, aka Mama Peace, on Twitter today. Along with the picture is the message that President Goodluck Jonathan wishes Nigerians a very happy Valentine's Day. The first couple of Nigeria are looking quite regal and romantic, yeah?


Check out their love story from Chapter Six of President Goodluck Jonathan’s authorized biography, Wind Of Hope.

Patience Jonathan Calls For Stiffer Penalties For Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Against Women

We're loving this picture of Nigerian president and first lady, Goodluck and Patience Jonathan as they attended the Elysee Summit on Peace and Security in Africa. RML particularly commends the news that the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, in an advocacy meeting on sexual violence against women, called for stiff penalties, backed by effective laws, for perpetrators of sexual violence against women. We hope she follows up her words with action now they are back in Nigeria.

We Thank God For Dame Patience Jonathan, But...

Dame Patience and Goodluck Jonathan at portrait unveiling

I am very happy for Dame Patience Jonathan. In a recent thanksgiving for her continued good health, she talked about her three months in the hospital, her near-death experience and how she survived thus:

“I remember when Chief Obasanjo was the President of the country, I was close to his late wife, Stella. We worshiped together in this chapel. It was a painful moment for me that time when she (Stella) died and her corpse was brought here. That was how my corpse would have been brought here. It was not an easy experience for me. I actually died, I passed out for more than a week. My intestine and tummy were opened.

“I am not Lazarus but my experience was similar to his. My doctors said all hope was lost. “A black doctor in London who is with us in this service was flown in when the situation became critical. It was God himself in His infinite mercy that said I will return to Nigeria. God woke me up after seven days.

President Jonathan and Patience's AFCON Win PDA

President Jonathan shared a hug with Dame Patience after Nigeria won the AFCON Trophy

Congrats to the Super Eagles, we needed some good news after all that has been going on. I like that the President and his wife are so dressed down, and look like ordinary people for once. The happiness on their faces is also infectious. Maybe we'll see a kiss when we win the world cup :)

Some more pictures of President Jonathan and his wife's PDA...