Counter-terrorism police arrested three men on Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder over the killing of a soldier near a barracks in London. Police arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a house in the south of the capital, the city's police force said. A third man, aged 21, was detained in southeast London. Two men are recovering in hospital after being shot and arrested by police on suspicion of th ...

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben slotted in an 89th minute winner as they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley stadium on Saturday to be crowned European champions for the fifth time. Dutchman Robben raced into the area and beat goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in a stunning finale to the first all-German Champions League final. Bayern, on the backfoot for much of the first half, struck on the hour with Robbe ...

The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, who claimed he was the duly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), has thanked his colleagues for the confidence reposed in him to serve them as the leader of NGF and pledged to work for the interest of the Forum and country. Governor Jang made these remarks while addressing the media after an inaugural meeting of which he presided as the Chairman. In ...

The Presidency has debunked reports portraying President Goodluck Jonathan as an interested party and main loser in Friday’s controversial election of Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the presidency claimed Mr Jonathan played no role and had no preferre ...

Tunisia has recovered a luxury yacht belonging to the brother-in-law of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the country’s former dictator, from Spain. The yacht was returned to Tunisia last month by the Spain. In what has been a trend in Africa with African leaders, many accounts meant for these African leaders for stashing away public funds in order to enrich themselves after leaving government, the Tunisian authorit ...

Over 40 vessels used for crude oil theft in the Niger Delta have been arrested following the mandate of President Goodluck Jonathan to the Nigerian Navy in the last one year. Briefing journalists in  Abuja, on the  fifty-seventh anniversary of the Nigerian Navy, the Chief of Naval Policy and Plans  Rear Admiral Emmanuel  Ogbor said that efforts are being intensified to put in place a combat ready fleet to e ...

Egypt has unveiled its first locally made tablet computer in a national project that Egyptian students both in the second grade schools and universities will benefit from. Named ‘Inar’ the first locally produced device all started from scheme introduced by the Ministry of Military Production in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications last year  and  an electronic company known Katron was given the ...

The Osun state Police Command has arrested a man with 3,500 live cartridges; the Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service also impounded a vehicle loaded with 56,750 rounds of ammunition at Saki in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. The Customs Area Controller, Mr. Richard Oteri, said the vehicle conveying the ammunition was arrested along the Igboho road in Saki. Disclosing that the contraband was conceal ...

Governor Muazu Aliyu of Niger State has blamed the rising security crises across the country to the inadequate manpower across the security agencies in the country. The governor made this observation during the official inauguration of the advisory committee on vigilante groups in the state at the Government House in Minna. He observed that the nation is grossly under-policed; a situation that is making him ...

Lagarde is being quizzed by a Paris magistrate over a 2007 arbitration payment she made as French finance minister to settle a spat between the state and a businessman was appointed IMF head in June 2011. Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long ...