SUSPECTED pipeline vandals have ruptured Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) pipelines in Burutu Local Governmnt Area of Delta State but unfortunately for them, they could not accomplish their mission of carting away the oil pipes.

It's reported that thousands of people from the South African Trade Unions and the civil society groups protested outside the SADC summit in Johannesburg on Saturday. The powerful trade union federation COSATU organised the mass demonstration that is calling for

The official opening of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit kicked off well on Saturday with Free Trade Area (FTA) featuring high on the agenda.

Kenya's World Marathon Majors champion, Robert "Mwafrika" Cheruiyot, will be replaced by world champion Luke Kibet in next weekend's marathon that will close the Olympic Games action.

Among the beneficiaries of the Olympics here are the Beijing tattoo artists. Chinese characters, dragons and phoenixes are the most popular, according to officials of an organisation of tattoo artists (yes, they are that organised!). For the younger generation, Chinese

Samson Siasia's very public diatribe against his players following what was largely considered to be a poor display in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the USA, almost led to a breakdown in camp cohesion.

Kirsty Coventry won a gold medal for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning at the Beijing Olympics. The legendary Coventry defended her title in world record fashion in the women's 200m backstroke race. She had already picked up 3 silver medals before

Michael Phelps is from another planet. The rest of the guys in the final are human," was the way Martin Dunford said and he weighed his son Jason's chances ahead of Saturday's 100 metres butterfly final at the "Water Cube",

Kenya's track queens Janeth Jepkosgei and Pamela Jelimo coasted into the 800 metres final by winning their semi-finals with ease at the Beijing Olympic Stadium Saturday night and immediately said they would meet and plot a Kenyan 1-2 finish at

Nigeria have advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a convincing 2-0 victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday.

Heavy fighting has broken out in Beledweyne town, the provincial capital of Hiran region central Somalia on Saturday morning residents said.

More than 50 people were killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu since Thursday in some of the worst violence in weeks, Radio Garowe reported.

The bodies of 50 civilians killed by Ethiopian forces were seen this morning near Arbiska area on the outskirt of Mogadishu, eyewitnesses told Shabelle.

The former Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Kozulin, jailed since 2006, leaves prison, his daughter says.

Nigeria have advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a convincing 2-0 victory over Ivory Coast on Saturday.

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has urged Southern African leaders to use their annual summit this weekend to help settle Zimbabwe's political crisis.

It's reported that thousands of people from the South African Trade Unions and the civil society groups protested outside the SADC summit in Johannesburg on Saturday. The powerful trade union federation COSATU organised the mass demonstration that is calling for

Kirsty Coventry won a gold medal for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning at the Beijing Olympics. The legendary Coventry defended her title in world record fashion in the women's 200m backstroke race. She had already picked up 3 silver medals before

African Union Commission (AU) Chairman Jean Ping has expressed confidence in President Thabo Mbeki's mediation in Zimbabwe, saying that the continent has no doubt there will be a political solution in the country.