The Dodo Mayana I knew, by Patrick Omorodion
He turned up just before the team left for Amsterdam for the scheduled friendly match against the Netherlands. Rufai's match rustiness and the fact that some defenders were also nursing various degrees of injuries showed in the match as the Super Eagles lost 1-5.
When charity begins abroad, by Patrick Omorodion
The Bible describes King Solomon as the wisest man in the world. And the true test of his wisdom was demonstrated in the story of two women, each laying claim to a baby as narrated in 1 Kings 3:16-28. Again in Proverbs 25:14 Solomon wrote that anyone who boasts of giving something he doesn’t have […]
The Gov Mbah example, by Patrick Omorodion
In the book of Ecclesiastics, chapter 10 and verse 10, the Holy Bible says that wisdom is profitable to direct. The key word there is “direct”, which connotes ‘to proceed to suc- cess.An African Proverb also says that ‘What an elder sees sitting down, a child will not see it even if he stands on […]
Cluelessness, an understatement, by Patrick Omorodion
A popular African proverb says that ‘One whose house is on fire does not hunt rats’. And the bible tells us that wisdom is profitable to direct. Connecting it to the proverb, you don’t leave your burning house to chase rats but use wisdom to put out the fire first so that you don’t become […]
Relegation dog fights, by Patrick Omorodion
The Book of Proverbs in Chapter 20 and verse 5 says that “He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame”. This could be interpreted to mean make hay when the sun shines. An African proverb also said that he that has a […]
Coaching catastrophe, by Patrick Omorodion
Today I tell you why I chose the name of this Column. It was because I wanted to guard Nigeria’s sports from the hands of corrupt and clueless sports politicians in the land. I was able to tow this anti-corruption line because I was a student of two fearless sportswriters who incidentally were my bosses […]
