The truth FIFA must be told, by Patrick Omorodion
The Holy Bible tells us in the book of Matthew 2:1–12 how the wise men came from the East following a star to find Jesus when he was born. It says they brought three gifts namely gold, frankincense, and myrrh which they presented to baby Jesus who they found in Bethlehem. We are not told […]
The Empty Desk: A national shame we can no longer ignore, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Every civilisation is ultimately remembered not by the monuments it built or the wealth it accumulated, but by the value it placed on its most vulnerable
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: Who wins – Spain or Argentina?
The curtains will be drawn on the 2026 FIFA World Cup tomorrow. The 104 football battles fought amongst 48 countries will come to a most befitting climax. The two teams at the finish line are amongst the 7 that have previously won the World Cup, maintaining a tradition that only a few countries in the […]
2026 World Cup final – Messi vs Yamal: Sorcerer and the apprentice, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19th is not merely a match; it is a funeral for the game as we knew it. Every civilization has a moment that historians later recognize as the quiet beginning of a new age. It rarely arrives with the fanfare of revolution. More often, it wears the […]
Umahi: How Mary, not Habila, destroyed a powerful senator, by Emmanuel Aziken
It was not merely the accident at Chappaquiddick that destroyed Senator Ted Kennedy’s lifelong ambition of becoming President of the United States. It was Mary. Mary Jo Kopechne. She was the young woman who died after Kennedy’s car plunged from a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in July 1969. Kennedy escaped from the submerged vehicle, but he […]
Israel: The scales are falling off, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Theirs was a classic Father/Daughter story. She was the apple of his eyes. His Miss Nigeria if not Miss Universe. He was her knight in shining armor. The one person who could do no wrong. She sat on his knees into her teens – much longer than many puritans would deem acceptable. He was putty in […]
