Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in municipal elections, in a historic first for the ultra-conservative country where women are subjected to many restrictions.

Manchester United striker Michael Owen insists he would never snub an England recall even though he feels hurt at his treatment by Fabio Capello.

The Caribbean Island state of Antigua and Barbuda has demanded reparations for injustices suffered by African slaves and their descendants.

The Heartland Football Club of Owerri, Sunday, defeated Enyimba FC of Aba 1-0 to lift the Federation Cup at the Teslim Balogun Stadium .

There is no confirmation that some Muammar Gaddafi loyalists have entered Nigeria from neighbouring countries such as Niger, Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru has said.

Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru has reiterated Nigeria’s decision to support Palestinians’ bid for UN membership as a sovereign state.

An Islamic scholar, Mrs Idowu Sanni, on Sunday in Ibadan urged Muslim men to allow their wives to work in order to contribute to the upkeep of the family.

Two Nigerian banks and two Nigerians have emerged winners of the 2011 African Bankers awards being organised by the African Banker magazine.

Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton has launched a scathing attack on Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp following his exit from White Hart Lane.

A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced a Sunni Islamist activist to three months in jail for writing remarks on his Twitter account deemed derogatory to Shiite Muslims, a legal source said.