Professor Emmanuel Ojeme of the University of Benin, President of the National Association of Physical and Health Education, Recreation, So and Dance (NAPHER.SD) as well as a member of the Vision 2020 Sports Thematic Group delivered this paper recently

Few weeks back the National Sports Commission concessioned golf to Consolidated Management Consultants Limited. Today, we unveil those who would reshape golf in the country.

By  Patrick Omorodion In the fading years of the   Obasanjo regime, some  enemies of football who went by the name stakeholders ganged up to oust the Board of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) headed by Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima. Then they made Nigerians believe that Alhaji Galadima must give way to another administrator because he allegedly […]

After Dan Ngerem left the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the sport, second only to football in this country, took a nose-dive and was almost comatose. Mrs. Violet Odogwu-Nwajei, whom some ex-athletes touted as a messiah, became an absentee President, never showing up when it mattered.

Ex- international, Adokiye Amisiemaka’s mates in Nigeria’s 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, captain Christian Chukwu (CFR) and Charles Bassey (MON) both have taken divergent views on his suggestion that immediate past captain of the national team, Austin Okocha should be begged to return to the team to give it more bite in the 2010 World Cup campaign.