Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has suspended all processes leading to its 27 September elective congress and removed the leadership of the country's major domestic leagues as part of interim measures following the resignation of the federation's top officials.

The decisions followed the resignation on Thursday of NFF President Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and members of the federation's Executive Committee amid a deepening crisis in Nigerian football.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has endorsed Emmanuel Ikpeme, who was Deputy General Secretary of the NFF, to oversee the federation's Secretariat as interim General Secretary.

Ademola Olajire, the federation's Director of Media and Comm...