Barrister Nwabufo Richard Obienu was a Vice Chairman of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA). In this interview, narrated how he rose from grass to grace. He also spoke about his experiences and the problems he faced as an administrator as well as his sojourn into the NFA board where he rose to become the Vice Chairman. Excerpts:

Nigeria’s 4x400m women’s relay team last night finished seventh in the final race won by USA. The women’s failure means that Nigeria ended the London Olympics without a medal, the country’s worst ever outing.

The man in charge of the closing ceremony at the London Olympics says today’s extravaganza will run three hours and include plenty of pop stars.

Mexico stunned Brazil to win their first gold in the Olympic men’s football tournament as Oribe Peralta’s double clinched a shock 2-1 victory over the five-time world champions Saturday.

Usain Bolt cemented his place in Olympic folklore by claiming a second three-gold medal haul in successive Games as Jamaica stormed to a world record-breaking 4x100m relay victory here Saturday.