The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out all murder charges, but said he may still be guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter). Judge Thokozile Masipa said the prosecution had... Read more
Nigeria’s military launched ground and air offensives against Boko Haram to recapture the northeastern town of Michika that fell to the jihadist militants over the weekend, witnesses said on... Read more
Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai’s health is stirring controversy again in the state. Yesterday, a group alleged that the state executive council had voted to ask the House of Assembly t... Read more
Southern elders said yesterday after an emergency meeting that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Attahiru Jega has lost his credibility. They call... Read more
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East is a glaring evidence of lack of governance in the... Read more
The National Examinations Council (NECO) announced yesterday that 52.29 per cent of the candidates, who sat for the June/July 2014 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) pass... Read more
Some suspected foreign mercenaries and child soldiers were among Boko Haram fighters who attacked some towns and villages in Adamawa State, sources said yesterday. The mercenaries are said t... Read more
Doubts persisted yesterday over the September 22 resumption of primary and secondary schools nationwide as a result of the Ebola outbreak. The House of Representatives Committee on Education... Read more
After a secret negotiation, Boko Haram has agreed to release some of the abducted 219 Chibok girls, The Nation learnt yesterday. The sect has listed 18 of its key members, who it said should... Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a good step, the order by President Goodluck Jonathan for the stoppage of the #BringBackJonathan hash tag. It said it is perceived as a m... Read more