AMSTERDAM AFP) – After a turbulent season, history beckons for Chelsea in Wednesday’s Europa League final in Amsterdam, where they will meet a Benfica team reeling from a devastating domestic defeat by arch rivals Porto.

PARIS (AFP) – Newly-crowned champions Paris Saint Germain have warned Real Madrid to respect the contract of coach Carlo Ancelotti, seen as a potential target for the Spanish giants, as later Monday violence scarred the French club’s trophy parade.

LONDON AFP) – Roberto Mancini’s dismissal as manager of Manchester City, which was confirmed on Monday after weeks of speculation, would have been almost unthinkable 12 months ago.

TAKING into consideration the ephemeralness of power as a phenomenom, the vintage Shakespearian Question then arises: “To be or not to be- that is the question.” Whether to remove the tiresome toga of “Senator” and leave the name simply as “President David Mark.” Wow!

THE menace of herdsmen all over Nigeria is spreading like wildfire. The consequences are igniting conflicts in the country. Hardly a day passes without their unsavoury activities being reported in the media.

THE Imo State Police Command has recovered the remains of a 78-year-old woman, Mrs. Lucy Osigweh, who was declared missing in 2003.

PREGNANT Florence Onu, 28, was shot dead, Sunday night, in Port Harcourt by armed men who attacked her along Ada George Road, Rumueme.

THE Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation (NAWF) and its wrestlers are on the verge of breathing a fresh breathe in the forthcoming dispensation as Dr Daniel Igali, a former wrestler and an Olympic gold medalist signifies interest for the federation’s presidency in today’s sports association election in Abuja.

Alarmed by the grim prospects of the declaration of a state of emergency by the Presidency in five of their states, Northern elders are converging on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, with a view to taking far-reaching decisions to halt such a move, which they see as punitive.

SIX gunmen have abducted the octogenarian mother of Ondo State immediate past Commissioner for Education, Mrs Remi Olatubora.

Progressive Governors’ Forum has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan against declaring state of emergency in some states in the northern part of the country, saying such move would further worsen the security problem in the country.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Philips, and other eminent legal practitioners, yesterday, condemned the kidnap of the wife, daughter and driver of a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, as the whereabout of captives remained unknown four days after they were abducted.

Armed pi-rates, weekend, reportedly terrorized passenger boats on the Nembe Creek in the Bayelsa East senatorial district, dispossessing them of their cash and belongings.

A HEALTH system is defined in the National Health Policy as comprising all organizations, structures, institutions and resources needed to provide all Nigerians with qualitative, effective, efficient, available, accessible and affordable health services in a manner that is equitable and meets their needs

Nigeria soccer buffs have hailed the gesture by Africa Cup of Nations star, Emmanuel Emenike’s offer to award his colleagues 50,000 dollars if Nigeria qualifies for the World Cup in Brazil.