Sports

Volcanic Shocks On The World Cup Turf  

The 2026 World Cup tournament being staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico has produced more shocks than the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)...

Rangers International In 9th Heaven Of Enduring Legacy  

Rangers International Football Club of Enugu has just lifted the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) trophy.  This marks a record-equaling 9th time of winning...

Godwin Odiye: Fallacy Becoming A Myth

As the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) awaits the verdict of FIFA on the petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo, it means that AFCON’s...

Superb Serena Stuns Safina

Serena, even though you elected not to vote in the elections that saw electoral history made in America last November, I am certain that your numerous admirers will continue to cast their votes of support in your favour as you continue your sporting career... 

Can Ndanusa's Vision for Sports Stop Corruption, Mismanagement, and Broken Promises?

Minister Ndanusa has pledged to reengineer the sports industry, a sector plagued with corruption, mismanagement, and gross neglect. This paper discusses Ndanusa’s vision for sports development within the context of the privatization of sports and national development...

Problems of Tennis Development in Nigeria

My intent here is to show that tennis improvement and sports development is a long process that requires deep and careful thought, and it involves a lot of other things...

Rejoinder: The North’s Greatest Tennis Ambassador – Sadiq Abdullahi!

For almost 20 years, I have observed events unfold in Nigeria without any means of influencing what goes on there. Today, the story is being rewritten...

The Politics of Sports Development and Privatization in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implications of politics and privatization on sports development in Nigeria, within the context of the recent pronouncements by Patrick Ekeji, that a decision has been made to invite the private sector to adopt and fund sport federations in Nigeria...

Nigeria, After the Beijing Games

Its two months after the Beijing Olympics and a few weeks after the Paralympics and the Nigerian Government has not made any comments on the athlete’s performance nor organized a reception for them...

Thinking About Nigeria In The Olympics And Beijing 2008

Only time will tell how far we will go and how well we will do in the ongoing Olympic games.  I have saved a few bucks to give myself a treat any day our beloved country wins the gold medal in any sport...

Enter the Dragon: Nigeria, China, and the Beijing Olympics

I am persuaded that the more China engages with the world, she will have to improve her behaviour; hosting the Olympics is a great starting point in this direction...

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Could there be something in government that turns all our leaders in Nigeria into monsters?  Is there a controlling spirit or are they all just outright immature, not able to delay gratification?

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I am Back In Nigeria

You see, I have been cheated and taken advantage of so many times by taxi drivers, market women and by my neighbors so many times that it is no longer fun being a novice, a Johnny Just Come...

Yoruba Gang Busted? Nigerians Are Dagger Drawn?

It makes eminent sense and good logic that Nigerians would want to defend, protect and preserve Nigeria. Nigeria's national and international image and pride of place on the world stage should matter to all Nigerians...

Is the Conditional Cash Transfer feeding on the blood of the Poor?

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Who Cares if Port Harcourt Burns?

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The Small Things that Spell Big Failures

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