By  Patrick Omorodion In the fading years of the   Obasanjo regime, some  enemies of football who went by the name stakeholders ganged up to oust the Board of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) headed by Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima. Then they made Nigerians believe that Alhaji Galadima must give way to another administrator because he allegedly […]

While welcoming the pledge of $20 Billion by the G-8 leaders for efforts to boost food production in poorer nations, President Yar’Adua said that African leaders were concerned that previous pledges have not been fulfilled.

After Dan Ngerem left the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the sport, second only to football in this country, took a nose-dive and was almost comatose. Mrs. Violet Odogwu-Nwajei, whom some ex-athletes touted as a messiah, became an absentee President, never showing up when it mattered.

Ex- international, Adokiye Amisiemaka’s mates in Nigeria’s 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, captain Christian Chukwu (CFR) and Charles Bassey (MON) both have taken divergent views on his suggestion that immediate past captain of the national team, Austin Okocha should be begged to return to the team to give it more bite in the 2010 World Cup campaign.

Prince Wale Oladunjoye, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Fashola on Grassroots Sports, represented his boss at the recently held Top Town Challenge in Anthony Village. The event, with the intent of discovering talents from the community level, took off in a flying start last Saturday as residents of Anthony Village turned out en mass and competed in the soccer, table tennis, tennis and track and field events.