July 2014 - The Nigerian Interest

Five Things To Know About Ebola Outbreak in W. Africa

1. THE WEST AFRICA EBOLA OUTBREAK IS NOW THE LARGEST IN HISTORY. The World Health Organization says more than 672 people have died from Ebol...Read More

Mark, Ahmed Condole El-Rufai over Son’s Death

BY ABU IDRISU: Senate President David Mark and Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday condoled with the former Minister of the...Read More

Fashola commiserates with El-Rufai over son’s death

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has commiserated with former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai, ove...Read More

Cameroon sacks army officers after Boko Haram attacks

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has sacked two senior army officers at the forefront of the battle against militant Islamist group, Boko Hara...Read More

Officials Seek Contacts of Ebola Victim Who Died in Nigeria

Health authorities across West Africa are trying to identify airline passengers who had contact with a man who died of Ebola. Patrick Sawyer...Read More

SPORT TOP STORIES

Griezmann is like a wizard, says Atletico Madrid’s Caminero

Atletico Madrid director of football Jose Luis Perez Caminero has expressed his joy at the acquisition of the wizard-like Antoine Griezmann....Read More

Jonathan commiserates with El-Rufai on son’s death

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commiserated with a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on the d...Read More

KOGI STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, YOMI AWONIYI, HAS CONGRATULATED MUSLIMS ON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS YEAR'S RAMADAN AND THE CELEBRATION OF EID--EL-FITR

KOGI STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR YOMI AWONIYI BY ABU IDRISU: kogi state deputy governor, yomi awoniyi, has congratulated muslims on the successful...Read More

ENTERTAINMENT TOP STORIES

Politicians Should Stop Seeing Opponents As Enemies – Onaiyekan

Nigerian politicians have been asked to stop seeing those belong to other parties as enemies since they are pursuing the same objective from...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

NEMA, SEMA Register 500 Internally Displaced Persons In Gombe

BY ABU IDRISU: Following the recent insurgent attack in Damboa, Borno State that resulted in a large influx of internally displaced persons ...Read More

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NFF Sacks Maigari

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board on Thursday in Abuja passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Aminu Maigari, and approve...Read More

Wamakko Distributes Rice, Clothing Materials to 9,000 Orphans

BY ABU IDRISU: Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, has distributed 10,000 bags of rice and clothing materials worth N64 million to ...Read More

Jonathan, Tinubu Condemn Kaduna Bombings

Goodluck Jonathan wednesday condemned the bombings in Kaduna, which appeared to have been targeted at former Head of State, General Muhammad...Read More

Nasarawa Assembly Directs Chief Judge to Set up Seven-man Panel

Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly who had relocated to Abuja for fear of being attacked by prot...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

We’re Ready To Conduct Credible Guber Poll In Osun – Jega

BY ABU IDRISU Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday assured that the commission has put ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Osun Guber: APC Takes Action To Ensure Free, Fair Election

BY ABU IDRISU: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken concrete actions to ensure that all the candidates in the August 9, 2014, gover...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

Improve Access to Malaria Drugs, FG Urged

BY ABU IDRISU: The Federal Government has been urged to improve access to quality malaria medicines, which is the country's highest publ...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

SSS Parades 4 Kidnappers, Killers of School Proprietress

BY ABU IDRISU: The aphorism that says that every day is for the thief and one day is for the owner played out yesterday at the Federal Capit...Read More

Jonathan Meets Sanusi as Leading Emirs Break Fast with President

After months of frosty relationship, leading to the avoidance of each other, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday met with the former Gover...Read More

JNI Condemns Attack, Calls for Prayers

BY ABU IDRISU: In the same vein, the umbrella body of northern Muslims, the Jama'atu Nasril (JNI) has asked Muslims to use the remaining...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

Beware of fake NAFDAC officials —Orhii

BY ABU IDRISU: The Director-General, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, has called on owners of medic...Read More

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Tears as escaped Chibok girls, parents meet Jonathan

BY ABU IDRISU: President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met with parents of the girls abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, B...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

NYSC mobilised 2.7 million in 41 years–DG

BY ABU IDRISU: The National Youth Service Corps has mobilised about 2.7 million members since its inception 41 years ago, its Director-Gener...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

Uduaghan: Why Delta Micro-credit Scheme is Successful

BY ABU IDRISU: Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has highlighted the secret of the success recorded by the state's micro-credit...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

War on Terror is Not a Day’s Fight, Says Army Chief

BY ABU IDRISU: As the war on terrorism rages, the Nigerian Army yesterday expressed its preparedness and readiness to battle the insurgents ...Read More

Kerry Urges Hamas To Accept Gaza Truce Offer

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the Palestinian group, Hamas, to accept a ceasefire along the lines of an Egyptian proposal, ...Read More

METRO NEWS POLITICS TOP STORIES

Marwa Declares Guber Ambition, Promises To Rescue Adamawa

BY ABU IDRISU: BUBA MARWA A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Adamawa State and former military administrator of Borno and Lagos s...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

Immigration Parades 3 Over Employment Scam

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday paraded three suspects who allegedly duped job seekers of more than N930,000 on the pretext ...Read More

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