By Emeka Obasi Visit Havard University,Boston. You will see Ohiri Field Stadium named after Chris Ludger Ohiri, the man who sent four goalkeepers to hospital as a freshman in 1960 and was All Time Best for 50 years until another Nigerian, Andre Akpan, equaled the feat in 2010. Ohiri’s Triple Jump record  lasted for 40 […]

By Emeka Obasi Dear God, please dry up our oil wells. That is my prayer for I curse the day this so called black gold was discovered in Nigeria. It is a monumental shame that there is nothing to show for all the trillions of naira made from oil sales. Two Nigerians caught my attention […]

By Emeka Obasi Until 1964, Nigerian cadets were trained outside the country to be commissioned as military officers. The choice institutions were in Britain, from Chester to Sandhurst or Mons. By 1962  nations like the United States, Australia, Pakistan, India and Ethiopia were in contention. Lambert Ogbonna Ihenacho, enlisted in 1962 and was sent to […]

Prof. Giwa- Osagie was wrong. He never stopped keeping. He continued to catch shots, represented by babies, after qualifying as a medical doctor, specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Africa never won anything in global soccer until Chukwuma Obiora Nwankwo Igweonu led Christ the King College [CKC] Onitsha to glory at the International Schools Sports Federation [ISSF] championships, Dublin ’77.

Another complete Nigerian just left Planet Earth. Chief Abdulrazaq Ganiyu Folorunso [AGF], first Lawyer from Northern Nigeria, pioneer student of the University of Ibadan was an exceptional gentleman.

By Emeka Obasi Beyond hospitality, hosts are supposed to protect their guests in typical African fashion. Father of the Yoruba nation,  Oduduwa, was really challenged on July 29, 1966 when General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi was killed in Ibadan alongside the Military governor of Western Region, Col. Adekunle Fajuyi. Ironsi and Fajuyi were brave men who […]

By Emeka Obasi Blame politics for bringing out the Third Eleven of Nigerians who at best should be confined to their miserable homes instead deciding our well being. It is worse for the North. It baffles me that brains like Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu are hardly recognized for their worth. He is one of the […]

By Emeka Obasi Lagos State House of Assembly took a bold step recently with Noheem Adams moving a motion for the reconsideration of some place names and monuments. This is coming at a time of  global condemnation of inhumanity to the black race. The death of George Floyd in the United States will definitely change […]

By Emeka Obasi While Frederick Metcalfe presided over Nigeria’s House of Representatives under Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Augustus Molade Akiwumi became Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament in February 1958. His tenure lasted until June 1960 when Justice Joseph Richard Asiedu took over. Akiwumi was the second Speaker having taken over from Emmanuel Quist. The […]