The federal government on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists.

THESE are uncomfortable times for President Goodluck Jonathan. Recently the terrorist group Boko Haram resurfaced in the vicinity of Abuja, detonating two deadly bombs in Nyanya while also abducting an unclear number of girls from Chibok in Borno State.

Pro-Russian separatists on Monday said nearly 90 per cent of voters in the Donetsk region had backed independence in an election that defied international condemnation.

Nigeria rejects swapping Boko Haram prisoners for hostage schoolgirls

Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that the commission secured 117 court convictions in corruption-related cases in 2013