Chief Emeka Inyama, Chairman of Abia Warriors has said that the best way out of the sporting quagmire is to go back to the grassroots to discover hidden talents that abound in the country. He insisted that this remains the only way to regain the lost glory in football.

APC chieftain Mr. Charity Aimanyanwo, yesterday declared that the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion will suffer defeat in his unit in the forthcoming governorship election because of the alleged under development suffered by Ovia people when his son, Chief Lucky Igbinedion was governor.

Abuja—The Federal Government, yesterday, directed the Nigerian Police Force to put collaborative machinery in place between its information technology platforms with that of similar ICT and biometric platforms of organizations like INEC, BVN, and Pensions for better and faster investigations of cases and arrests.

BENIN—NOBEL Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, yesterday, urged security agents to arrest those preaching violence in churches and mosques, saying it was intolerance to the fundamental rights of every citizen.

ASABA—THE out-gone Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration in charge of Finance and Accounts Directorate, Service Headquarters Abuja, Sir Emmanuel Ifeadi, has said that he narrowly escaped being killed by members of the Boko Haram insurgents when he was Kano State Comptroller.