Syrian security forces on Friday shot dead two civilians in separate incidents near the central city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement.

It may sound like a fairy tale but some decades ago, stories were told about school children being slammed with all manner of punishment for speaking Igbo language in the classroom!

Heartland have asked Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha to reward them with houses as gifts if they beat Enyimba to win the Federation Cup Sunday.

BENIN-GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Thursday, at the Nigeria Guild of Editors, NGEs’ conference in Benin, said lack of democratic dividends for Nigerians was a great threat to the nation’s democracy.