I am writing this on Thursday night. I have just read the press release by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. By the way, the NFF is a parastatal of the Federal Government of...
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“Fire on the Mountain , run, run, run, run” – NFF Elections!
I am writing on this issue again out of a sense of responsibility to the game that has dominated my activities through most of my years on earth. I believe that if the elections into the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF,...
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No longer afraid to be 70!! I thank you all!
It is the day after the day, after the day, after…….! I am still in a trance. I have been in a daze, unable to fully rationalise and comprehend the events of the past 7 days in my life. It has been...
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NFF Elections – Plenty of Motion, no Movement
The Election for the office of President of the Nigeria Football Federation has gripped the imagination and attention of Nigerians. A meeting of the General Assembly of the federation has never attracted as much national attention as it did these...
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SOCA – the institution of Sports and Academic excellence!
I am devoting this page today, in order to provide some invaluable information on Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy, SOCA, a non-profit institution that has been rendering services to young Nigerian boys and girls with passion and ambition to pursue...
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Who is the Next President of the NFF?
That is the big poser, a million-Dollar question. I have tried to consult my crystal ball. It is unusually blurred and fuzzy. I asked some colleagues in the business of football. The blank looks on their faces spoke louder than...
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Open Letter to H.E. Macky Sall, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) on forgotten African Sports heroes.
I salute you on behalf of all generations of African sportsmen and women. Forgive me for writing you a public letter even though a copy of this will soon be on your desk at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia....
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My take away from Wimbledon – lessons for Nigerian parents!
Last week, Kehinde Ijaola returned from London where he went to officiate in the preliminary rounds of the Wimbledon Tennis Championship. I shared with him that he is now the third Nigerian to officiate at the history of the Wimbledon...
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The passage of an enigma – Ara!
He was an enigma. Last Sunday, ‘Ara’ died as quietly as he had lived his entire life. Otunba Deji Osibogun, my friend based in Ibadan, Nigeria, called to give me the sad news. Some time ago, for some reason, Deji...
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Allen Onyema – Honouring unsung heroes of Nigerian sport
Allen Onyema is a very well-known name in business in Nigeria. He owns one of the best and biggest airline operations in the country. He was the Special Guest of Honour at ‘The FESTAC of Sports’ colloquium held at the...
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