Nigerian fans can be annoying and inconsiderate brats at times. I had two guys carrying large Nigerian flags in the rows in front of, and behind me. The guy in …
Sports
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To what extent are Nigerians using the digital thinking, e-imagination mind? Where is our team on the digital scale? Do we have the e-Eagles? Are we thinking of the e-Eagles?
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Stop whining about vuvuzelas everyone. In the stadium the noise is not so bad. It is only when little kids blow them in your ear at shops, restaurants and airports …
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Today, Tyson is a full grown-up man at 44. Having retired from the boxing ring activities, his exploits in pugilism cannot be forgotten in a hurry as he had ruled …
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Now that President Goodluck Jonathan has rescinded his decision to disband all national teams from participating in international competitions following the country’s dwindling performance at the just concluded 2010 FIFA …
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For many, South Africa has indeed put up a show with memories to keep for a lifetime. So while we obviously will remember the vuvuzela, Paul the psychic octopus, the …
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Nigeria huffed and puffed but could not blow down the Argentine house. Osaze came on for a few good cameos, but for some reason ran the ball out of play …
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The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is bizzare in some senses. The big footballing nations like Brazil, France, England, Italy had fallen by the wayside early enough signalling dwindling …
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Goodluck Jonathan stopped the presses around the world last week when he slapped a two-year ban on Nigeria’s participation in international football contests. It didn’t matter where one stood on …
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Is sports the instrument for good governance, good leadership and new accountability? Does the Super Eagles as a team pose a threat to national security and to economic growth? What …
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Our Sports Minister did not, and has not acquainted himself with the Statute governing FIFA’s intolerance of State-member’s political interference in World Cup competitions since 1950…
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I have heard people in Nigeria say that the reason SA is doing better economically and in terms of infrastructure than most other African countries is the presence of the …
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I am in South Africa to see the first ever World Cup on African soil. I hope the tournament will be a great success and will confound the prophets of …
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In order to uplift the spirit and strengthen the minds of the poor children in Africa and around the world, a concerted effort is needed urgently. There is a movement …
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From all possible indications, it looks like Nigeria has crashed out of this year’s world cup after losing two out of a possible three of the group matches. It seems …
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The power of sports as a unification factor cannot be over emphasized. In Nigeria, a sports loving and soccer crazy country, the expectation is high and the soccer aficionados have …