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 […]

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 […]

By Patrick Omorodion The Bible describes Faith in Hebrews 11:1 as “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” It signifies trust and belief in God and His promises, even though we can’t physically see God or how He’s working. Even if you believe there is nothing God cannot […]

By Patrick Omorodion My people in Ekpon, a little town in Igueben local government of Edo state have a saying, “e jen sukai u ahunzi kai”. It simply means, the more you go, the more you see. It could also mean the farther you dig, the more you find or discover. I have known Barrister […]

The Lagos state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has been the strongest arm of the body of sports writers. This is because SWAN started in the city of Lagos in 1964 when the founding fathers came together to form an association of journalists who specialized in sports writing. Majority of Nigerian […]

In elementary economics we were thought the essence of division of labour in the chain of production. That is the separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task handled by a separate person or group of persons. But I learnt of another means of collaboration through my cousin and renowned […]

There is a local parlance among Nigerians of Yoruba decent which says “obe ton dun, owo lo pa”. In pidgin English we say “better soup na money kill am”.Most times Nigerians, especially our political leaders don’t realize the saying that ‘garbage in, garbage out” is a truism. They think that you can win medals at sports […]

Nigeria’s late ace sports commentator, Ernest Okonkwo was the one who made a famous statement that has been etched on marble ever since. He made the statement during one of his commentating jobs for Radio Nigeria at the National stadium in Lagos when the Super Eagles had a match and fans just sat down, waiting […]

By Patrick Omorodion If you describe someone as a dynamite, that means he is explosive. That is the moniker of Dr. Daniel Igali, the president of the Nigerian Wrestling Federation. I asked him how he came about that sobriquet and he said it was a Canadian compère that started it all.  That when he won […]

The Bible as well as the Quran, I believe, preach equality because human beings were created equally in God’s image. And there is an old American proverb which states that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander. This proverb reverberated this past week from Accra, Ghana where the 13th African […]

My colleague and a great historian, Emeka Obasi seems to be a seer. He had written a few days agothat Peseiro definitely wasn’t the right person to handle the Super Eagles, the AFCON silver medal notwithstanding. And as if the Portuguese did a self examination, decided last Friday to call it quits. Below is Obasi’s […]

Human wants. Always insatiable!When it’s hot, some like it cold, when it’s cold, some like it hot. Always looking for what is not.These words were pasted on the office walls of my project supervisor, Dr. Olarenwaju Babatunde Smith (he later became a professor) at the then University of Ife in Ile-Ife many years ago.Today those […]

The Holy Bible tells us in 1Timothy 5:18 that, “The labourer is worthy of his wages.” Again in Deuteronomy 24:15 it says that, “Each day you shall give him (labourer) his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry […]

Anybody who loved Pop music back in the day could remember the American group The Whispers. They had this popular track, ‘The beat goes on’, which made young people dance like there won’t be tomorrow. Some line of the song goes this way, “Do you ever wonder, that to win, somebody’s got to lose, .. […]

As you read this, it is 13 days to the kick-off of the 2023 AFCON holding in 2024 and exactly 14 days to the first match between the Super Eagles and Equatorial Guinea. First I need to dedicate today’s piece to one big fan of this Column, a giant in his own right, an industrialist […]