The times and signs are ominous on the political and economic scene in Nigeria. At the same time, there is a rainbow in the sky - bright and colourful, but brief. Aspects of the entertainment industry, surprisingly, are thriving and...
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Eye on Tokyo, Featured, Football
My Olympic Story – The conclusion. Why it had to happen.
My climb to the rooftop of Mount Olympus in Greece in 1976 was a divinely scripted and unforgettable experience. 45 years after, it's significance is now becoming manifest. In my limited (unsubstantiable) understanding the Universe should know the end of...
Eye on Tokyo, Featured, General
My Olympic story – Journey to Mount Olympus.
This is probably the most incredulous story you have ever read. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, I received a giant certificate issued by the World Olympians Association, recognising me officially, as an Olympian. If you know where I was coming...
Featured, Sports Development
War in the AFN… an unending sports drama!
No one could have written a better script for a sports movie than what is currently going on in real-life in The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN. As you read this, kindly clear your mind of any distractions in order...
Featured, Football
Desecration of the FA Cup – Wuru wuru to the answer!
I have been the defacto chairman of a football club that is participating in one of the leagues in Nigerian football for almost 10 years. If the club had been owned by an individual rather than a multinational organisation that...
Featured, General
When Sports and Wole Soyinka meet on the green fields of Wasimi Orile.
The late sage, Dr. Tai Solarin, confessed in his article that I re-published last week, that Samuel Ogbemudia, the first governor of former Mid West State, would have summarily sacked him as head of any school in the State because...
Featured, General
Tai Solarin on Samuel Ogbemudia and Sports – 48 years ago!!!!
This week, I humbly cede my column to one whose shoe laces I am unworthy to untie, Dr. Tai Solarin. Occasionally, I ask myself what I would have done differently had I become the governor of Ogun State when I...
Featured, General
‘And the man died’ – Lee Edward Evans
Please allow me to take literary license and write about Lee Edward Evans again this week. On Tuesday, May 17, some 15 minutes to midnight, the man died. It must never be said that one of the greatest athletes in...
Featured, General
Lee Evans must not die!
The above is the title of my broadcast on social media two days ago. I am repeating it here only as a guide to what has developed since then. The article generated global interest except in the sports fraternity in...
Featured, General
Sports Ministry versus Sports Federations – war after the Olympics?
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development obviously tugged at the tail of a tiger last week when the minister announced the dissolution of 31 National Sports Federation boards. It followed up almost immediately with the inauguration of caretaker committees...
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