There is fire on the mountain in Tokyo 2020. There should actually be a lot of confusion ongoing in the camps of athletes in Track and Field and Table Tennis here in Tokyo. With table tennis, why would Quadri Aruna play...
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Eye on Tokyo 2020 (Day 6) – Chitty-Chat with Sunday Dare.
It finally happened. No, The Eye did not have a conversation with the Honourable Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare. What happened was much more than that. You have to read this to the end to understand. It was Tuesday,...
The Eye on Tokyo 2020 (Day 5) – Different storms in Tokyo!
'The Eye' has been busy in the last 24 hours trying to track and pin down the man running Nigeria's show at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He is the Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare. It is not so easy...
Eye on Tokyo 2020 (DAY 4) – Hope, still in Nigerian camp.
Last weekend Enefiok Udo Obong, the Legend, one of a handful of Nigerian athletes with an Olympic Gold medal around their necks and attached to their names, wrote a masterpiece article in his column in one of the newspapers. It...
Eye on Tokyo 2020 (DAY 3) – The Empty Camp.
Suddenly, the atmosphere and dynamics of the Olympics and the Games Village, in particular, have changed since the actual matches began. The public protests, the fears of unrest, the threat of Corona Virus, all have vaporised since the first medals...
Eye on Tokyo 2020 – DAY 2
Funke Oshonaike became the first Nigerian athlete to exit competitions at the on-going Olympic Games. Ironically, not only is she the oldest, she is also the first female athlete to participate in 7 editions of the games. Unbelievable, but yes,...
EYÈ ON TOKYO 2020 (Day 1) – I am ‘The Eye’
High up from my observatory in the skies over Tokyo, I look downwards at the sprawling sea of endless high-rise structures and buildings. Almost at the heart of it is a glittering new structure standing out like an oasis in...
Nigerian Basketball – knocking on the door of greatness!
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...
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...
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...


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