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Compulsory insurance for sports people, by Patrick Omorodion

Compulsory insurance for sports people, by Patrick Omorodion

I started this piece by observing a minute silence for these 22 heroes from Kano State who lost their lives while returning home after representing their State at the 22nd National Sports Festival tagged Gateway Games 2024 held in Ogun State from May 16-30, 2025. They are Nasiru Abdullahi, Aminu Muhammad, Shehu Saidu, Usman Muhammad, […]
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A bridge too far, by Patrick Omorodion

A bridge too far, by Patrick Omorodion

It was the famous fabulist of the XVIIth century, Jean de La Fontaine who wrote about taking chestnuts out of a fire. Meaning to save one or thing from impending failure, destruction or failure. That is what exactly the Super Eagles are faced with in their quest to qualify for their seventh World Cup since […]

Requiem for Edo Sport, by Patrick Omorodion

Requiem for Edo Sport, by Patrick Omorodion

The Latin expression, ‘Requiem aeternum dona eis, translated in Eng- lish means, “Eternal rest grant to them.” That is the song I have this second Sunday of December, exactly 17 days to Christmas for my dear Edo State which once had a collosus, Brigadier-General Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, now late, as a pillar of its prowess […]

Nigerians wait on NFF, by Patrick Omorodion

Nigerians wait on NFF, by Patrick Omorodion

Our forefathers ha¬d ways of passing messages to their children way back in history. An African Proverb says, “Look for a dark (black) goat in the day time because you may not (easily ) find it in the night”. Meaning, “You should always order your goals and follow them before it is too late to […]

Many Have Gone, by Patrick Omorodion

Many Have Gone, by Patrick Omorodion

This headline is a bold inscription on the back of luxury buses belonging to a popular transport company in Nigeria. It is a warning to other motorists to drive carefully as many drivers and passengers have died from accidents caused by reckless driving and overtaking. Ironically, the drivers of these luxury buses warning others coming […]

Form, not name please, by Patrick Omorodion

Form, not name please, by Patrick Omorodion

It is no longer news that football is the single most important thing that unites Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion. Even as the policies of the Bola Tinubu regime bite harder and make living hellish for the citizens, the people still find temporary relief in football, especially if their national team, the Super Eagles […]