Arsenal Beats Chelsea To Win Third FA Cup In 4 Seasons

Arsenal's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, May 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Arsene Wenger's turbulent year ended with a third FA Cup success in four seasons after Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to deny the English Premier League champion a double on Saturday.

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, right, scores past Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during the English FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, May 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

India Opens Its Longest Bridge Near China Border

India's longest bridge, 9.1 kilometre (5.7 mile) long Dhola-Sadiya Bridge over the Brahmaputra River -- to connect Assam state with Arunachal Pradesh -- was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India opened its longest bridge close to the border with China in a move seen as bolstering its defences in a sensitive region.

How To Make Lagos A 21st Century City — Oxford Professor

Nigeria is home to around 20 million people

A professor at the University of Oxford, Paul Collier, has said that a 21st century Lagos is one which would accommodate the elites as well as the ordinary people.

The urban sprawl of Lagos

3 Nigerian Scammers Jailed 235 Years In US

Rasaq Raheem, Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, Femi Alexander 

Three Nigerian scammers who befriended many of their victims on dating sites have been slammed huge prison sentences by a Mississippi court after making tens of millions of dollars from their schemes.

Chinese 50 Years Off Euro Elite — Tevez

"I don't think they will be able to compete with any of the big European sides," said Shanghai Shenhua's Carlos Tevez about players in the Chinese league

Carlos Tevez may be reaping the rewards of China's football boom, but believes standards in his new home fall well below the level he has become accustomed to in a glittering career.

Why Some UTME Candidates Won’t Get Their Results — Oloyede

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday, vowed not to release results of candidates identified in footages of Close Circuit Television, CCTV, to have indulged in unwholesome practices during the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

Nigeria Police To Recruit Additional 35,000 Personnel

Haliru Jika, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will soon recruit an additional 35, 000 rank and file into the force.

Petroleum Industry Governance Bill As Passed By Senate DOWNLOAD

After years of delay, the Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, inching closer to regulatory and business reforms in the nation’s oil and gas industry.

How A Haiti Child Sex Ring Was Whitewashed In UN System

In this Sept. 13, 2016 photo, a Sri Lanka Air Force airman carries the U.N. flag during training for a road patrol at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training in Kukuleganga, Sri Lanka. Instructors at the training camp said they have taken steps to address the risk of sexual abuse and exploitation since the child sex ring scandal in Haiti. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

The general sat on a plastic lawn chair in the garden of his mother's home, the scent of tropical blooms filling the air as he talked about the alleged rape and sodomy of a Haitian teenager by a Sri Lankan peacekeeper.

Lagos Turns 50: Half-A-Century Of Urban Chaos

The urban sprawl of Lagos

It's only when the thick smog of humidity and pollution lifts that the size of Lagos becomes clear: from above, the megacity of some 20 million people seems to stretch out to infinity.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State

Ebola: FG, Lagos Query Kenya Airways Over Corpse Repatriation

Conduct Unbecoming: Kenya Airways and a curious cargo from Congo, DR

The Federal and Lagos State Governments are seeking sanctions against Kenya Airways for conveying a corpse from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, without necessary approval even as laboratory test conducted on the body revealed that the cause of death was not Ebola Virus disease.

Military Probes Officers, Politicians Over Coup Scare

• Affirms support for democracy, Buhari govt

The military has begun an investigation into an alleged coup plot by its personnel and some politicians.

Nigeria Seen Missing July Target To Buy Cleaner Fuel

Car with smoky exhaust fumes. Image credit: gas2.org

Nigeria's state-run oil company will keep buying cheaper, lower-quality gasoline for now because the government has yet to circulate new rules forcing a switch by July to cleaner fuels with less sulphur content, trading sources said on Tuesday.

WHO Votes For A New Leader Of Global Health; Ethiopian Elected As Head Of The WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia

Ethiopia's former Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom has been elected as the new head of the UN's World Health Organization.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia draped in AU flag

Blast At Ariana Grande Concert In England Kills 19 People

Armed police work at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, England Monday, May 22, 2017. Several people have died following reports of an explosion Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England, police said. A representative said the singer was not injured. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police said Tuesday was being treated as a terrorist attack.

UK Firm Designs 'World's Most Affordable Solar Lamp'

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A UK design consultancy has teamed up with a giant Chinese manufacturer to produce what they say is the world's most affordable solar lamp.

Coup Scare: Army Clamps Down On Suspected Soldiers

Army Headquarters

The Nigerian Army may have begun an internal search for soldiers and officers suspected to be engaging in political meetings, a top military source said.

China ‘Crippled CIA Operations And Killed Informants’ — Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping took office in 2012 (Nicolas Asfouri/AP)

The Chinese government “systematically dismantled” CIA spying operations in China starting in late 2010 and killed or imprisoned at least a dozen CIA sources over the next two years, The New York Times has reported.

States On Edge Over ‘Killer Herders’ — Daily Trust Investigation

From the beginning of 2017, clashes between farmers and herders across some Nigerian states have been on the rise, particularly in Kaduna, Edo, Taraba, Benue, and Niger states. Many killings have also been perpetrated against Fulani herders by other groups. With the latest cases, the affected states, and those surrounding them, remain on edge.

●238 killed in Kaduna, Benue, Edo, Taraba, Niger, others●‘Criminals disguised as herders commit crimes’

Niger, like many states, especially within the North Central, has been an epicentre of crisis involving herdsmen - and even rustlers - who are mainly of Fulani extraction.