By Tony Edike ENUGU—FORMER Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ebonyi State, Chief Obinna Ogba has urged the national leadership of the party to be more cautious and tactful in handling the current intra-party crisis in the state, to avoid ruining its chances in the forthcoming general elections in the state. Chief Ogba, […]

After eight days in captivity, security operatives last night rescued kidnapped 73-year-old Madam Florentina Emmanuel, mother of Senator Emmanuel Paulker, after a bloody shootout with her kidnappers.

OUTSPOKEN sports administrator, Martins Osaile popularly known as “Don King” has predicted doom for newly signed Technical Adviser, Lars Lagerback. Osaile still sympathetic to demoted Amodu Shuaibu said that the Swede would crash with the Eagles in the World Cup in South Africa.

EAGLES coach, Lars Lagerback has given fresh hopes to the chances of captain Nwankwo Kanu making it to the World Cup when he said that he would not discard the player because of criticisms.

Newly signed coach of the Eagles, Lars Lagerback said that lack of discipline and organisation is what has made the national team second rate in the eyes of their fans.

World athletics ruling body, IAAF has removed the Abuja Grandprix from its calendar of world challenge meets, after the Athletics Federation of Nigeria failed to pay participating athletes last year.

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR insists he never wanted to leave Arsenal.Adebayor will return to the Emirates on April 24 for the first time since leaving the Gunners in a £25million switch to Manchester City last summer.

ONE of Nigeria’s most enterprising forward, Ike Uche has hailed the appointment of coach Lars Lagerback but warned that the appointment is no automatic guarantee to success. “It is a good thing that we have a new manager but we have to buckle up because time is not on our side”, the player who missed the Nations Cup in Angola due to injury said.

Odense Boldklub (OB) top scorer, Peter Utaka has welcomed the appointment of Lars Lagerback as Eagles coach to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Nigeria’s new Technical Adviser, Lars Lagerback, said in Abuja yesterday that a place in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals is a realistic target for the Green Eagles.