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.

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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.

Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ughelli branch, Delta State, has condemned what it described as the deliberate shooting and attempted assassination of its pioneer chairman, Chief Peter Wanogho, by soldiers deployed in Orogun, on April 17, during the community’s annual festival.

The Delta State Football Association raised its shoulder high, a day after staging a colourful Federation Cup finals at the Warri City Stadium, courtesy of a donation by an accomplished businessman and philanthropist, Dr. John Oganwu, who doled out Two Million Naira for youth soccer development in the State.