Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule on Thursday visited Igbonla Senior and Junior Model College in the suburb of Epe where four students and two teachers were kidnapped by a gang of suspected Ijaw militants, just as she assured that government would work assiduously to ensure prompt rescue of the victims.

The Russian Defence Ministry on Thursday warned that it could shoot down U.S. missiles in Syria if they were used against the Syrian government forces.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Abuja, Kogi, Nassarawa and Benue on Friday morning.

Experts in the movie industry in Nigeria have called for the participation of more women in film making, to encourage the younger generation of women.

The Governor Ayodele Fayose led-Ekiti State Government has begun administering oath of secrecy to its workers as part of effort to check indiscriminate divulging of information to the public.