Sport-re-uniting the black race
When I started an FM radio station two years ago sited in a town so small on the map of the world that it almost does not exist, it was such an
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“I am lucky to have left Nigeria early” – Jay Jay Okocha. The-above are the words of one of the greatest players in Nigeria’s football history. Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s words speak
Shettima, sports, and Boko Haram, an unscripted encounter!
I know Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect of Nigeria, but not well enough to say much about him beyond my single physical encounter with the man, and a few telephone calls later,
2034 Vision: FIFA World Cup comes to West Africa
I don come again o. I will never be deterred, nor will I be tired of repeating myself on this particular issue like a broken record.
From Montreal to Lagos in 47 years – The story of forgotten heroes
On July 16, 1976, a brand-new Nigerian Airways DC 10 aircraft took off from the Montreal International airport, Canada, piloted by renowned Captain All-well Brown, and heading for Lagos.
Why Super Eagles cannot fly in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Super Eagles should be one of the biggest football forces in Africa by miles. The reality, however, is that even the smallest teams in Africa now find the inconsistent team an
Sport in a new Nigeria
Whatever happens in the ongoing national elections in Nigeria, I predict that the country will never be the same again. A new demography has joined the ongoing political ‘war.’
USA: Graveyard becomes garden for Nigerian footballers
If Thompson Usiyen had not migrated to the USA when he did in 1976, but had waited to play during the last qualifier against Tunisia in 1977 for the 1978 World Cup,
Sports and Education – Fulfillment money can’t buy
This is for all young persons aspiring to a professional sports career, examined through my own story. Enjoy it.
Sports and Education – Fulfillment money can’t buy
This is for all young persons aspiring to a professional sports career, examined through my own story. Enjoy it.
Conversations, Obasanjo, Lee Evans, Ojeagbase, Lanipekun – All In One ‘Crazy’ Week
I could not write my column in the newspapers last weekend because the week was ‘crazy’.