2014 - The Nigerian Interest

Ex-lover, 50 Cents responds to Chelsea Handler’s nude posts

Obviously there is still something felt between these two- or by 50 Cents at least. The rapper who dated Chelsea Handler briefly back in 201...Read More

Singer, Alicia Keys’ Christmas package’s a handful – a baby boy!

Alicia Keys has given birth to her second child with husband Swizz Beatz and its a boy. The singer announced his name as Genesis Ali Dean, ...Read More

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Wherever you find PDP, you will find misery” – 5 things Gov. Aregbesola wants you to know

BY ABU IDRISU Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has spewed some scathing words at the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party. Aregbesola...Read More

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Abducted Ondo queen found dead

10 days after she was reportedly abducted, the wife of Oba Lumure Ayelomi of Ayeka in Okitipupa area of Ondo State, Olori Dupe has been foun...Read More

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Have no fear, Buhari won’t dig into the past – Oyegun assures corrupt leaders

John Odigie-Oyegun BY ABU IDRISU According to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, if the party...Read More

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Folorunsho Alakija Unseats Oprah As Richest Black Woman

Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija Add BY ABU IDRISU Nigerian oil tycoon, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, is now the richest black woman in the world with an...Read More

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Insurgency: Minister solicits support for President Jonathan

BY ABU IDRISU: The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Umar Idris, on Sunday urged Nigerians to continue to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s ...Read More

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Fayose Gives Two-Month Ultimatum to Landlords Without Toilets

BY ABU IDRISU Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose has read riot act to landlords and landladies whose houses are without toilets in any par...Read More

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Jonathan has delivered on education – PDP

BY ABU IDRISU: The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it is proud of its numerous achievements in the education sector, particularly th...Read More

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Torres completes loan return to Atletico

Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres completed his return to boyhood club Atletico Madrid after his new owners AC Milan agre...Read More

Jonathan off to UK

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday afternoon left Abuja for a brief private visit to the United Kingdom, his office said in a statement. ...Read More

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Declare what you left in treasury, Fayose tells Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to declare what he left in the treasury after his f...Read More

Bauchi Bomb Blast Death Toll Rises to 19

BY ABU IDRISU The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Sunday stated that the bomb explosion at the Central Market in the stat...Read More

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Aftermath Of Armed Robbers Raid, Egbe To Get Military Base Station

Following last Thursday’s raid on Egbe and Odo-Ere communities by armed robbers during which three persons were killed and millions of Naira...Read More

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Segun Ojo Urges FG To Rehabilitate Obajana-Kabba-Omuo Ekiti Road

BY ABU IDRISU The Federal Government has been called upon to rehabilitate the Obajana-Kabba-Omuo Ekiti road towards improving the socio econ...Read More

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Smart Adeyemi Empowers 500 Youths in Kogi West

BY ABU IDRISU A total of 500 youths from seven local government areas of Kogi West Senatorial District have benefited from the N10 million l...Read More

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Rivers: We Will Tackle Insecurity To Boost Economic Development – Peterside

BY ABU IDRISU Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has vowed to tackle ...Read More

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PDP risks losing Abia, Group tells Jonathan, Mu’azu

BY ABU IDRISU A group, known as the Abia Professionals Forum, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP risks losing Abia State to t...Read More

ope Decries Violence In God’s Name

Pope Francis has condemned the “brutal persecution” of minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and said the joy of C...Read More

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2015: Military Warns Politicians Against Inciting Comments

BY ABU IDRISU The Defence Headquarters has enjoined politicians to stop making inflammatory and inciting remarks against the leadership of t...Read More

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Blackouts: Fayose Laments Economic Effects, Inaugurate Committee On Improved supply

BY ABU IDRISU Worried by the incessant power outage which is killing small and medium scale businesses and as well the dearth of drinkable w...Read More

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BY ABU IDRISU Mr Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information, has given the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) one week to correct anomalies ...Read More

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Monarch urges political tolerance ahead of 2015 elections

BY ABU IDRISU The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, has called on Nigerians to imbibe the virtue of political tolerance as the nation ...Read More

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Dankwambo promises more dividends of democracy to Gombe state people

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Saturday in Billiri promised that his administration would deliver more dividends of democracy to t...Read More

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Lagos – The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje on Sunday announced Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem as his running mate fo...Read More

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APC Accuses Fayose Of Complicity In Ado Ekiti Jail Break

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of complicity in the Monday jail break in Ado-Ekiti f...Read More

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FRSC Decorates MD Nanet Hotels As Special Marshal

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Special Marshall Unit 1, Kaduna Sector Command, yesterday in Kaduna Club, kitted the managing director, Nan...Read More

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AFCON 2015: S'Africa, Ghana in 'Group of Death' 04 Dec 2014 Font Size: a / A

The draw was conducted by Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football Hicham El Amrani with the help of Mohamed Aboutreika (e...Read More

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Martins Picked for MLS Best XI

Former Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Martins, was on Tuesday named in the 2014 American Major League Soccer (MLS) Best XI. The Seattle Sound...Read More

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Power: Nigeria Gets $200m Credit Line from Germany

BY ABU IDRISU Nigeria yesterday got a facility worth $200 million from Germany to develop her small scale renewable energy sector. The green...Read More

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British High Commission Urges Peaceful 2015 Election

The British High Commission has called on political actors in Nigeria to ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2015 elections in Nigeria. The com...Read More

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Lafarge Says Nigeria Cement Prices May Rise in 2015 After Slump

Nigerian cement prices are expected to rise next year after a slump in Africa’s biggest economy, according to Lafarge Africa Plc (WAPCO)’s c...Read More

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APC Presidential Aspirants Sign Bond Not To Quit Party

All the presidential aspirants seeking to vie for the office of the president on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have si...Read More

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APC Donates N5m to Kano Bomb Blast Victims

BY ABU IDRISU The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday donated N5 million to victims of Friday’s bomb blast at the Kano Central Mosq...Read More

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Imoke Backs Ayade for C’River Guber Race

BY ABU IDRISU There are very strong indications that Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has finally given his support to the Vice-Cha...Read More

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Boko Haram in Fresh Attack on Damaturu

Barely two days after their first attempt, Boko Haram insurgents are reported to have launched another daring attack on Damaturu, the Yobe S...Read More

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Synagogue Tragedy: Joshua Asks Court to Stay Proceedings on His Invitation to Appear

The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua, has asked the coroner’s inquest investigating the circu...Read More

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HULL CITY BOSS HAILS SUPER SUB ALUKO

BY ABU IDRISU Hull City manager Steve Bruce has saluted Nigeria winger Sone Aluko after an impressive display in a 1-1 draw at Everton on We...Read More

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Orji’s son, ex-COS, seven law makers secure PDP ticket

BY ABU IDRISU The Abia State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially released the winners of the just concluded State Hous...Read More

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Abuja to have fixed taxi fares in 2015

BY ABU IDRISU The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has resolved to fix uniform fares for all taxi operators in the territory....Read More

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Ekiti: Prison Service recaptures 193 escapees

BY ABU IDRISU The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, yesterday said that 193 inmates who escaped from the Ado-Ekiti prison on Sunday have been r...Read More

Editor, Journalists Pay Last Respects to Late THISDAY Correspondent

The Group News Editor, THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Davidson Iriekpen, and journalists from Ekiti and Ogun States at the weekend paid their last ...Read More

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