Andres Iniesta struck a dramatic winner late in extra-time as Spain won the World Cup for the first time but condemned the Netherlands to their third final defeat. Iniesta drilled his left-foot strike across goal
A charity established by Tony Blair to aid the African poor is being run by a banker who helped to mastermind toxic mortgage investments at the centre of an alleged multi-million-pound fraud. (Photo: Controversy-Tony Blair
Nelson Mandela has enjoyed a thunderous greeting from thousands of fans at the World Cup closing ceremony. The former South African president flashed his famous smile as he was driven across the pitch in a golf
His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma is a patriot, a loyalist and a good leader. Â Keeping the promises he had made during his first visit at the UN in 2008, had made him to be
Fatmata Conteh went missing at the age of 17 some time in January 2007, she is about 5ft tall, slim with brown eyes she has two thumbs on her right hand and is a mother
Pelé, Brazil 1958 - The man widely considered the greatest footballer in history came to international prominence as a 17-year-old at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, scoring five goals during the tournament, including two
In the ongoing trial of the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Haja Afsatu Kabba, the defense team yesterday started its case after the prosecution closed its case last Wednesday, before justice Samuel Ademusu. After
Freetown, Sierra Leone  - I read with complete amusement and dismay online the exonerations and cowardly statements of John Benjamin, Chairman of the opposition SLPP of his unquestionable role in the NPRC junta extra-judicial killing
Uruguay 2-3 Germany – Sami Khedira nodded in a late winner as Germany saw off the spirited challenge of Uruguay to finish in third place for the second World Cup running. It seemed Germany were set for a
Five lucky Zain subscribers that took part in the popular Zain World Cup Promotion have taken off to South Africa to watch the finals in the ongoing tournament. Hafeez Dereck, Albert Kawa, Abdul Kamara, Alhaji
While Sierra Leoneans shed tears for the government's inability to place honest, competent and upright individuals in public positions, mouths of elites all the time go busy, discussing and analyzing contributions of few persons, who
Angry South African fishermen in Durban have blamed the World Cup for missing out on this year's lucrative "sardine run". The season runs from May to July when vast shoals with millions of sardines, attracting whales
Interim leader Gen Konate (in photo, casting his vote) threatened to resign over criticism of the poll The presidential run-off in Guinea, due to take place on 18 July, has been postponed, the country's electoral commission
The painting is a modern take on a famous Rembrandt piece A painting that depicts the body of Nelson Mandela undergoing an autopsy has been condemned by South Africa's ruling party. The African National Congress (ANC) said
The missing former lover of a top Brazilian football star was strangled and then fed to dogs, police say. Eliza Samudio (in photo) has been missing for nearly a month Eliza Samudio, 25, was a former
