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The immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively and authoritatively report.

Manchester United Football Club manager Louis van Gaal said he is a different type of manager compared to Old Trafford legend Alex Ferguson and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Manchester: Manchester United Football Club manager Louis van Gaal said he is a different type of manager compared to Old Trafford legend Alex Ferguson and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. "I set aims and I was very lucky that clubs or national teams want me. Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson are other types I think," van Gaal was quoted as saying by goal.com on Thursday. The Dutch coach arrived at Old Trafford in 2014, but has already insisted he plans to retire from his post when his contract expires in 2017.

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday made thinly-veiled threats against his ambitious potential successors, warning Zanu PF supporters to guard against those who want to grab power through the back door without the people's support. Speaking at the Harare International Airport soon after arrival from the United States where he attended the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, Mugabe also slammed Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backers for a

Supporters cheer during a campaign meeting delivered by former Tanzania's prime minister and presidential candidate Edward Lowassa in Dar es Salaam. (Daniel Hayduk, AFP) Dar es Salaam - With three weeks left until elections in Tanzania, East Africa's most populous nation, tensions are rising ahead of what is expected to be the tightest electoral race in the country's history.

The leader of a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, was handed over to authorities on Thursday after seeking refuge in the Vatican embassy, sources in the transitional government said on Thursday. Diendere, a former spy chief, was at the head of a week-long power-grab by Burkina Faso's powerful presidential guard last month, during which the interim president and prime minister were held hostage.

Maiduguri was thrown into pandemonium on Thursday evening, coinciding with the nation’s 55th Independence anniversary, as multiple bomb explosions disrupted the relative peace in the town. It was gathered that over four suicide bombers attacked the town at about 7.15pm. A source told our correspondent on the telephone that the attackers entered the Borno State capital at about 7pm from the Zajeri area and spread to other locations marked as targets.

Nigeria Super Eagles have moved up one place to 52nd position according to the latest FIFA Ranking which was released yesterday. The upward movement is as a result of their 2-0 friendly victory over Niger Republic and a goalless draw with Tanzania in the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier. Interestingly, Nigeria’s opponents in the October friendlies, Cameroon and Congo, and the Eagles’ AFCON qualifying group rivals Egypt, were ranked seventh, eighth and ninth in Africa. They, however, droped to 10th from a previous 9th in the Africa ranking while Algeria, 19th in the world, maintained her position as Africa’s top team.

Eleven people have been killed in a crash of a US military transport aircraft at an airport in eastern Afghanistan, a US military spokesman has said. The crew of six US military service members were among the dead, along with another five passengers, civilians who were contracted employees of the US-led international force, the spokesman said.

Acting Director, Defence Information, Military Headquarters – Abuja, Rabe Abubakar, on Thursday stated that the military can’t rush into the rescue of the Chibok girls, as it requires adequate planning. Abubakar stated this during a press conference, Punch reports. He said: The issue of the low morale of the Nigerian military men has now become a thing of the past. The operation to recover the Chibok girls is alive and still ongoing. We have continued to make rescue efforts, and we will do all within our powers to bring the girls.

The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki over alleged false declaration of assets when he was the governor of Kwara State by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has dominated the media recently. While some commentators said that truly a Daniel has come to judgement and that the senator deserves the treatment being meted to him for allegedly disobeying the party supremacy order in the election of officers of the current senate, others said the trial smells of witch-hunt, being selective and targeted to rubbish the ebullient senator.