#HEADLINES

= Special Forces from Division ‘3’ of the Nigerian Army has foiled what would have been a devastating attack on a major new generation church situated in Jerusalem Area of Damaturu, Yobe State.

= The Senate has defended the N150 billion annual budget of the National Assembly which represents three percent of the nation’s annual budget of N4.8 trillion, saying the amount for the nation’s apex legislative body was not out of place.

= The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria says Nigerians applying for visa to the North American country will henceforth be required to provide their fingerprints.

= The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has denied having any documents relating to the two BMW bulletproof cars it bought for the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah.

= A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Daniel Onwe, has dragged the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over violation of the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students, who have been out of school following the union’s strike.

= Staff at one of South Africa's most dangerous prisons, run by British firm G4S, have been accused of "shocking" abuses and of losing control.

= The Spanish media claims the US National Security Agency (NSA) secretly monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month.

= The leader of the Social Democrats in the Czech Republic has defied a call from his party leadership to resign following poor election results.

= Jose Mourhino insists he has been left with no choice but to send out an under-strength Chelsea team in Tuesday’s League Cup fourth round clash at Arsenal.

= In Tennis…Top seed Juan Martin Del  Potro  retained his Swiss Indoors title with a two sets to one victory against home favorite Roger Federer in Basel.

= A collection of paintings by Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone have gone on show at The Russian Museum in St Petersburg. The exhibition, titled: Sylvester Stallone. Art. 1975-2013, is a selection of works produced by the 67-year-old over the past four decades.