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Emergency rule in Borno, others a failure, says APC senators

Emergency rule to tackle Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has been an outright failure, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators from…

Nigeria facing serious challenges amid oil price collapse

Nigeria has made pragmatic moves to curb spending to offset falling global oil prices, analysts said, but blamed corruption for…

Mob beat suspected bomber to death in Gombe

An angry mob on Tuesday beat a suspected would-be suicide bomber to death after he was accosted at a bus…

Boko Haram: Reps reconvene to consider emergency rule

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There was anxiety Tuesday night among members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives as the lawmakers are set to…

NDCS wants Jonathan to arrest Tompolo over journalists kidnap

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition (NDCS) has expressed shock at the kidnap of Nigerian journalists in…

Tambuwal: Why I withdrew from presidential race

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives on Tuesday withdrew from the contest for the opposition All…

Saudi groom abandons wedding after seeing bride’s face for the first time

A Saudi groom, from the town of Medinah, has divorced his bride on their wedding night after seeing her face…

Result Of PDP Ward Congresses Are irreversible, says Obuah

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as false, baseless and unfounded…

Chime rejects PDP congresses, says its ‘totally unacceptable’

Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State said on Tuesday that the PDP congresses in the state were “totally unacceptable” to…

WAPIC 2014: Elumelu wants Power Transmission Company‎ privatised

By Simon Ateba ‎Africa’s business leader and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria’s power transmission…

Three of Israel synagogue dead were US citizens, 1 British

All four victims of Tuesday’s deadly Palestinian attack on a Jerusalem synagogue were Israelis with dual nationality, three of whom…

Kidnappers Of The Nation Reporter Demand N20m

The gunmen who kinapped the correspondent of The Nation newspaper in Aba, Abia state, eastern Nigeria, have demanded N20m ransom for…

Outrage Trails Ekiti House Of Assembly Crisis

Jamiu Yisa Reactions have continued to trail the sidelining of 19 members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly by…

INEC Lifts Ban On Campaigns

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, officially lifted the ban on campaigns for the 2015 general elections. The…

Four killed in revenge attacks after Kenya mosques raid

Four people were stabbed to death in Kenya’s volatile port city of Mombasa following security raids on mosques in which…

Why I Have Sex With Dogs —Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 27-year-old robbery suspect has revealed that he usually had sex with his dogs for spiritual powers before…

Japan’s lower house passes bill banning ‘revenge porn’

Japan’s lower house on Tuesday passed a bill criminalising “revenge porn”, as it seeks a legal remedy to a growing…

Four Israelis killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack

Two Palestinians armed with a gun and axes attacked a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday killing four Israelis, police said. It…

Don’t rely on military, defend yourselves against Boko Haram – Sanusi

One of Nigeria’s most powerful Muslim leaders, the emir of Kano, has voiced support for vigilantes fighting Boko Haram, urging…

Cambodia nightclub fire kills five

Five people, including a foreign holidaymaker, died in a fire at a nightclub in Cambodia’s northwestern tourist hub of Siem…

INEC to jail presidential candidates that spend above N1bn on campaign

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had taken measures to track campaign expenditure incurred by political parties as…

Kidnappers of The Nation correspondent demand N20m

The correspondent of The Nation newspaper in Aba, Abia state, Mr. Ugochukwu Ugorji has been kidnapped by gunmen. Ugorji was…

State of emergency declared in Ferguson

The governor of the US state of Missouri declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead…

Rape, racism claims rattle top Brazil university

The medicine faculty of Brazil’s prestigious University of Sao Paulo (USP) faces allegations of sexual and racist abuse, it said…

Security Aides: Tambuwal withdraws suit against IG

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Monday withdrew his suit challenging the withdrawal of his…

Oshiomhole accuses PDP of importing mercenaries to register in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, has been accused of importing mercenaries to register in their…

Its a mystery that Nigerian army can’t stop Boko Haram – Sagay

Jamiu Yisa Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) on Monday said the federal government and the Nigerian armed forces have…

Obasanjo killed student unionism in Nigeria, says Tunde Bakare

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been accused of killing the student’s unionism in the country.…

Social Media: Invaluable Tool for Free and Fair Election, says Aregbesola

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola of Osun has declared that digital form of journalism has become an integral part…

Jonathan to extend state of emergency

Nigeria’s government will seek to extend emergency rule in the restive northeast for six more months, the justice minister said…