Residents of Shasha Akowonjo, under the auspices of Landlords and Residents Association have sent a Save our Soul, SoS appeal to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola over what they described as an attempt by an agency of the state government to forcibly seize and demolish their structures in the name of building a market in the area.

The Police in Benue State on Sunday gunned down three robbery suspects who reportedly robbed and raped their victims at Mbakihir village in Buruku local government area of the state.

The FCT Administration has demolished 110 illegal structures which it says posed security threats in Gaduwa District of Abuja.

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it arrested 14 suspected pirates in the South East zone between January and August 2013.

A former member of the National Assembly, Sen. Daniel Saror, has criticised the prolong strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) describing it as `unfortunate’.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington on Monday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his war-torn country, as he denied using chemical weapons against his people.

The US and Russia clashed at the UN atomic agency Monday over Moscow’s request for an IAEA probe into the risks posed by US airstrikes hitting a small Syrian reactor.

The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested two men for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl to death in Sandamu town of the state.

Providing an answer to a question in a nationwide television programme, Mr Obafaiye Shem, a senior official at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, inadvertently chipped in a phrase, “My oga at the top’’.

Japan’s Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd is to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s Lucozade and Ribena brands for 1.35 billion pounds to help it expand into new markets.