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Naija negativity, by Donu Kogbara

Fatalism is the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. Fatalists assume that mere mortals are powerless to influence the future and that all events are decided by fate and outside human control. This type of thinking is common amongst religious people – and most Nigerians are religious or at least superstitious; and I […]
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Will Ohakim return to roost?

One of the questions thrown at him was whether he was about to return to his original political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as widely rumoured, or had he decided to stay with his adopted party, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA).

Below the belt(5)

He confessed that Shade was quite familiar with some members of his family since she lives in Kano where his parents are and visits the family house when he goes home. Henry and I are both from Imo state. He told me that they could not decide for him whom to marry and I should keep my mind off it since he is the one to decide.

Justice, not theories

The new leadership has moved to reduce the government’s role in the economy and to promote private sector investment and competition Oddly enough but not surprisingly, improvement to the country’s economy in recent years have been attributed to this rather than their Apartheid past.

To be led by the blind

His second qualification is that he served as a commissioner under late Chief Bola Ige in the old Oyo State. But being a graduate was not a prerequisite for that appointment. In fact one of his colleagues in the cabinet, Busari Adelakun “Eruobodo” might not even have completed his primary school education.

Why I am writing

I will be serving the readers with answers to technical questions and often scratching deep into the spirit behind the laws that confuse when applied in the matches readers observe. We are also going to use this forum to often x-ray developments in football refereeing from international bodies such as FIFA, CAF and WAFU as well as Nigerian referees’ designations.

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