Nigerian Sports Development… Between Sokoto And Sokoto! …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> As a writer of a weekly column, sometimes I run out of subject to write about. The mind goes into ‘idle’ mode, blanketed by the innumerable moving parts of life. Scanning through my mind for the ‘bigger’ stories often obscures the smaller and, sometimes, … Read more
A Tribute By Segun Odegbami …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> I am, therefore, retreating into history to pay some little, well-earned tribute to some special Nigerian soldiers in sports whose footprints are etched permanently in the sands of time. This is not an academic excursion into the history of the military in Nigerian sports. It is … Read more
‘Stop Using Sports Ministry As Dumping Ground’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Former Vice President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (IOC) and current Patron of the body, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, has expressed his discontent with the Federal Government’s tendency to appoint Ministers with little to no knowledge of sports to head the country’s Ministry of Sports, … Read more
Painful Reality Check After Paris 2024 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Paris 2024 comes to an end today with an air of despondency and frustration for anyone connected with Nigerian Sports. For those of us in attendance at the Games, it’s even more deflating because we all know this for a fact. We are better than … Read more