Last Monday night was another memorable day in the annals of Nigerian football. 11 of the 22 players that represented Nigeria and became the first Nigerian national team to qualify and play at the World Cup finals, were re-assembled and...
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Establishing the best sports school in the world with Lee Evans!
When I returned from my American trip to the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2006 my dream was very clear: to establish not just a sports secondary school, but the best such school in the world. I was determined...
Football, Sports Development
Saving Nigerian Domestic football leagues!
There is a recent scramble by sponsors to unscramble their relationship with the different national leagues. For the second season running, the Nigerian Premier League does not have a major title sponsor. The battle for the most prized possession in...
Featured, Football
The pathetic plight of Nigerian Sports heroes!
By the time you are reading this, my late friend, Taiwo Ogunjobi, would have been finally laid to rest in the city of Ibadan. Taiye did very well for Nigerian sports, first as a football player and later as an...
Politics
My Political Diary – Day 50
The honorarium we paid them, 500 Naira to each of the 5000 agents, a last-minute unexpected manna from heaven courtesy of a former senator, a retired general and a close friend, became an insult to their psyche. On the night...
Politics
My Political Diary – Day 49
A certain gloom was lifted off my mind this past weekend. Week by week throughout the 8 months of my adventure in Ogun State politics, Tunde Kelani, TK, my friend of almost 50 years, had been amused, entertained and horrified...
General, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 48
I have missed my political diary. Coming straight out of the ‘trauma’ of the elections, I could not find the zeal or impetus to write anything. Not with the several bad news that came to my attention in quick succession....
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My Political Diary – Day 47
It is already the day after. Last night, after a fantastic round of tennis I slept like a baby, feeling refreshed and on top of the world. So, let no one feel sorry for me because when I arrive Lagos...
Featured, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 46
The 2019 elections are on. It is almost 5 pm on election Day. I have spent the day casting my vote in the village of Wasimi and collating reports from agents and friends across Ogun State monitoring goings-on in polling...
Featured, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 45
It is Friday. The world must be wondering what the contestants is these hotly contested elections in Ogun State must be doing on the eve of their greatest political challenge. Time is running at 1000 kilometres per hour now. I...
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