ADAMU: Like father, Amos, like son, Samson, by Patrick Omorodion
Recently, the Confederation of African Football, CAF confirmed Samson Adamu, the scion of Dr. Amos Adamu, as the General Secretary of the continental football body. Former Super Eagles player, Paul Okoku in today’s Column takes a peep into the rise of the younger Adamu in African football and states that his appointment should “encourage Nigeria […]
Tales of Betrayal and Aregbesola’s Difficult Task Against Tinubu, by Emmanuel Aziken
The acerbic attacks of Daniel Bwala at the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its triumphant 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, resurfaced this week as the political space again reflected on the fickleness of Nigerian politicians. In a social media post that has come to symbolise the mutability of Nigerian political actors, Bwala, who before the 2023 General […]
Did the President go overboard in rewarding our winning women? By Muyiwa Adetiba
Some Nigerian female athletes recently brought continental honour home to us in two different sports in consecutive weeks almost. In doing so, they gave Nigerians some respite from the gloomy pall which now seems to hang permanently in the air like a dark cloud that is pregnant with rain. It was a joy seeing Nigerians at viewing […]
Youths, blame game is unhelpful, by Francis Ewherido
Last Tuesday was International Youth Day. The 12th of August every year is a special day to draw attention to issues concerning youths worldwide, but I want to focus on Nigeria. The Nigerian youth faces clear and present dangers. Some of these dangers are societal while others are self-inflicted. Let us start from the society, which must […]
Is President Tinubu now an Ajala? By Ugoji Egbujo
Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala, aka Ajala the Traveller, was a Nigerian journalist, actor and travel writer. He was so famous for his travels across the world that he became synonymous with wanderlust. In 1952, aged 18, in a racially segregated America, he cycled 3670 kilometres from Chicago to Los Angeles in 28 days. But he did a […]
Ahudiya Nnem, Kun Khalifat, by Emeka Obasi
People of the South -East must rise now to rid the streets of loose, unemployed youth terrorising everyone, from Enugu to Ebonyi down to Anambra, Imo and Abia. I love what Dr. Richard Onyeani (Roco) and Michael Chukwudi Amaefula are doing. Sports, especially football, is one huge industry that will not only empower many, it will also […]
