The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has congratulated the Super
Eagles for winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 19 years, saying the victory shows what Nigeria can achieve when it allows talent, rather than mediocrity, to lead the way.

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday announced he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman told AFP, which will make him the first pope to do so in centuries.

*I am so proud to be Nigerian – Moses

*It’s a dream come true – Mba

*I thank God for giving me this victory in my final appearance – Yobo

Nigeria ended a 19-year wait to be crowned kings of Africa after victory against Burkina Faso in the continent’s premier football tournament, sending the Super Eagles to a showdown with the world champions.

A plane carrying a military delegation from Guinea to attend ceremonies for an annual armed forces day in Liberia crashed Monday in the Liberian town of Charlesville, Monrovia said.

DOHA (AFP) – The Sudanese government signed a ceasefire agreement with a faction of Darfur’s far-west region rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), state news agency QNA reported.

Africa Cup of Nations runners-up Burkina Faso return home Monday after an amazing campaign to face the reality that their chances of playing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are remote.

CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt’s security forces were on high alert Monday ahead of pro-democracy protests to mark the second anniversary of former president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a police official told AFP.

THE Senate has set up a committee to investigate a fresh alert following a motion on the imminent collapse of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

PARIS (AFP) – If 2012 African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure thought a change of scenery would bring a change of luck at the weekend, he was sadly mistaken. A week after his Ivory Coast team were bundled out of the Cup of Nations by Nigeria in South Africa, the English Premier League title hopes […]

Indie pop band fun., rockers The Black Keys and Australian-Belgian singer Gotye shared the top prizes Sunday at the Grammys, in an eclectic year for the music industry’s biggest awards show.