But after decades as an international footballer, coach, mentor, project management professional, football analyst, and writer, I have learned one lesson that football never stops teaching.

By Prof. Mannixs E. Paul The conversation on state police in Nigeria must move beyond the narrow question of constitutional legitimacy and confront the practical realities that will determine whether the initiative succeeds or fails. Establishing state police without simultaneously investing in modern infrastructure, technology, professional capacity, and sustainable financing would amount to creating another institution […]

For Nigeria, the event should not be treated as another entry on the global conference calendar. It is a commercial, policy and investment platform at a time when the country is seeking to attract capital, expand production, commercialise gas, deepen local content and reposition itself as a leading African energy market.

Observers assert that this Ukrainian conduct undoubtedly destabilizes African nations and seeks to bring about the collapse of elected, legitimate governments in favor of terrorist and Takfiri groups across the continent

By ANTHONY KILA  Some institutions deserve our gratitude, even when they demand our courage to change them. The National Youth Service Corps is one of them. When the NYSC was established in 1973, Nigeria was emerging from the trauma of the civil war. The country needed more than roads and bridges; it needed trust. It needed […]

.A rematch four years later, a different Morocco, a different World Cup By Paul Lucky Okoku Some World Cup matches are simply knockout games. Others become conversations about history, identity, tactics, and the evolution of world football. France versus Morocco belongs to the second category. Four years after their memorable semifinal in Qatar, they meet […]

By Sunny Ikhioya  Stories coming out of the seat of power these days are disillusioning; it is as if we are playing games of pirates and vikings, superintending over the commonwealth. Stories of audacity, recklessness, greed and ride over the common man. It is challenging the people on what they can do. Is President Tinubu aware […]

.England 3–2 Mexico: courage, character, the cruel beauty of football By Paul Lucky Okoku Football rewards courage, but it does not always reward the team that deserves sympathy. Sometimes both teams leave with honor—only one advances. There are moments in football when noise defines the occasion. Then there are moments when silence tells an even […]

By Paul Lucky Okoku Ghana did not lose because they lacked courage. They lost because knockout football rewards precision more than bravery. There are matches where the scoreline tells you what happened. Then there are matches where the scoreline hides the deeper lesson. Colombia 1, Ghana 0 belongs to the second category. On paper, it […]

Belgium’s timely rise, America’s costly mistakes, cruel truth of knockout football By Paul Lucky Okoku The United States did not lose because they lacked courage. They lost because knockout football punishes hesitation, nervousness, and defensive lapses without mercy. Belgium did not arrive in Seattle looking unbeatable. But on the night that mattered most, they peaked […]