This is the story of Nkechi Akashili. I am writing this at the cost of hurting certain 'friends' and offending certain sensibilities. Unfortunately, to be silent is to be complicit, to hang a moral Albatross around my own neck because....
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Night of a galaxy of Stars – celebrating the ‘Chairman’
Two nights ago, I hosted my regular television program, The Sports Parliament, on Africa’s largest television network, Nigeria Television Authority, NTA. It featured a number of megastar African football players from different parts of the continent. Many persons have wondered how...
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An Eagle in Nollywood – Day 5
The Eagle finally lands on Planet Nollywood! 5 days to Christmas. It is the eve of my first major shot at cinema stardom. The scene of my special appearance in ‘Ayinla’ is to be filmed in 24 hours time. I...
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An Eagle in Nollywood – Day 4
Abeokuta, a town under siege! The curtains are drawn. The filming of Ayinla has been finally put to bed. It lasted 3 grueling weeks. For me, however, by the time filming ended on Christmas day, it had only being my...
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My one wish for Sports in 2021!
If there is one wish that should be granted me by the Universe about Nigerian sports in 2021, what would that wish be? It is a no-brainer. I am not batting an eye lid. Permit me to welcome everyone to...
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The forgotten heroes of December 12 1976 – race against Time!
We have been in a sprints race against Time! We were 20, or so, at the start of the race. It is hard to believe that without missing a single beat, without stopping for a single second, time has been...
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An Eagle in Nollywood – Day 3
Ipara Uncle Jimi Solanke is a man of many artistic parts - teacher, actor, singer, writer, fine artist, dramatist, multi-instrumentalist, children's television presenter, film director and a key minister in the government of Professor Wole Soyinka in the Autonomous Republic...
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An Eagle in Nollywood – Day 2
Today is actually day 9 or 10 of the shooting of the film Ayinla, but it is Day 2 of my diary of a few of the interesting events around it. Our visit to Ososa and Ipara took place days...
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An Eagle in Nollywood – Day 1
Ososa. It is Day 2 for me at the filming of Ayinla. For Tunde Kelani, TK, it is Day 8. That is because I have not been in Abeokuta since last Saturday when actual filming began. On Friday night a...
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Welfare of Nigerian athletes – Understanding the outrage of Okala!
Last weekend, the Vanguard newspaper reported an incident between its reporters and Emmanuel Okala, MON, one of the heroes of the Gold-medal winning team of the 2nd All-Africa Games in 1973, a member of the winning squad of the 1980 African Cup of...
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