April 2015 - The Nigerian Interest

HEALTH TOP STORIES

IGP Flags-off Five Days Workshop On Primary Health Care

The Nigeria Police Medical Services (NPMS) received a boost, with the flag-off of a five (5) day capacity building Workshop by the Inspector...Read More

Explosion At Private Radio Station Kill Scores In Okene, Kogi State

A blast from suspected improvised explosives, Monday, killed many at Ta’o FM Radio station, located in Kuroko town, Okene in Adavi Local Gov...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Ondo: Ali Olanusi’s removal cannot stand — APC

The All Progressives Congress on Monday rejected the impeachment of Ondo State Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi, saying the process leading to h...Read More

Top PDP financier, Arthur Eze, visits Buhari

One of the major financiers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Arthur Eze, on Monday visited the President elect, Muhammadu Buhari, at hi...Read More

Jonathan appoints Peter Obi SEC Chairman, sacks NHIS boss

Barely one month before handing over power, President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as chai...Read More

Boko Haram is “fraud” – Buhari

Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that Boko Haram will be denied a recruitment base the moment local communities realize...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

118,803 Voters To Participate In Imo Rerun

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 118,803 eligible voters will participate in the Saturday’s run-off election in Imo St...Read More

Buhari Hosts Envoys Of Iran, China, Morocco, Others

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, received some foreign dignitaries at his temporary residence at the D...Read More

SPORT TOP STORIES

Real Madrid 1-0 Atletico Madrid (agg 1-0): Chicharito The Hero As Holders March On

Real Madrid kept their Champions League defence alive as Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez scored in the closing minutes to seal a 1-0 win over ...Read More

House of Representatives Condemns Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa

The house of Representatives has condemned in very strong terms the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa which has led to ...Read More

HEALTH TOP STORIES

NDLEA launches online anti-drug abuse counselling service

Lagos - Ahmadu Giade, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Thursday said the agency had launched an Online Anti-...Read More

Customs releases Obasanjo’s ‘My Watch’ autobiography container

The of Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said it had released former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s “My Watch” autobiography container. Th...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

We will bounce back to power in 2019 — PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday expressed confidence that it would effectively dislodge the All Progressives Party from power in f...Read More

Maina pension team offers to work with Buhari

The defunct Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, led by Abdulrasheed Maina, has offered to work with the incoming administration of Mu...Read More

METRO NEWS TOP STORIES

Elections: Group hails conduct of Nigeria Police personnel

A Civil Society group, CLEEN Foundation, on Thursday commended the Nigerian Police and other security agents for their conduct during the go...Read More

Buhari, Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Adichie Make Time’s 100 Influential Persons List

Nigeria’s President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Obiageli Ezekwesili and award-winning novelist, ...Read More

Sanusi Urges Leaders On Sacrifice, Honesty

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor and Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, Thursday called on Nigeria’s political leaders to...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Jigawa Gov Encourages PDP Members To Support APC Incoming Govt

Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido has called on all the PDP supporters to see the All Progressive Congress APC in-coming government ...Read More

BUSINESS TOP STORIES

NNPC Moves to End Fuel Queues in Abuja

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Tuesday assured members of the public that the noticeable queues at f...Read More

BUSINESS TOP STORIES

FG Hands Nitel/Mtel Over To NATCOM

The Federal Government has finally approved the handover of Nitel/Mtel facilities to NATCOM consortium having completed the payment of $252....Read More

METRO NEWS POLITICS TOP STORIES

Ortom of APC ends PDP’s 16-year rule in Benue

A former Minister of State for Trade and Industries and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Samuel Ortom, has won the Benue governo...Read More

METRO NEWS POLITICS TOP STORIES

Rivers Guber Election: Emulate Jonathan, PDP Tells APC

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers on Wednesday urged All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to congratulate Chief Nyesom W...Read More

Court Lifts Ban On Obasanjo’s Autobiography, ‘My Watch’

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has lifted an injunction barring former President Olusegun Obasanjo from publishing hi...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Uduaghan Urges Buhari To See The Entire Country As His Constituency

BY ABU IDRISU Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on Wednesday charged the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to see the wh...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

inec promises to deliver smooth governorship elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had put necessary measures in place to conduct seamless election on across the ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Kogi PDP in Grassroots Campaign

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi State has embarked on a door-to-door campaign to retain seats in the State House of Assembly elections ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Buhari visits Imo, hails Igbos

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, described Igbos as strong partners in Nigeria’s development during his first trip to Imo State after ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Please Vote PDP – Awoniyi Begs Mopamuro People

Please what ever is your grievance with the PDP House of Assembly candidate in Mopamuro LGA, for my sake lets put it behind us and vote for ...Read More

POLITICS SCIENCE & TECH

Lagos Too Important For APC To Lose – Buhari

The President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said Lagos State was too important for the All Progressives Congress to ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Take Nigeria to greater heights, Tony Anenih tells Buhari

Chief Tony Anenih The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, has charged the president-elect, Muhmm...Read More

Jonathan urges reconciliation, progress after Nigeria’s presidential elections

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to put the recent presidential elections behind them and reconcile their differences “as chi...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

INEC insists on Card Readers for Saturday’s governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday announced that Card Readers would be used for Saturday’s governorship and houses of ...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Catholic Church Warns Oba Akiolu, Says Nigeria A Republic, Not Monarchy

Oba Rilwanu Akiolu The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) on Monday condemned the threat handed down by the Oba of Lagos, His Roy...Read More

POLITICS TOP STORIES

Alaba Int’l Market Stands Still For Lagos APC Governorship Candidate Ambode

AKINWUNMI AMBODE For the first time ever, traders of the Igbo-dominated Alaba International Market in Lagos shut their stores to express sol...Read More

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