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World Cup: Stupid Kaita, Useless Eagles
I can even forgive Godwin Odiye whose own goal against Tunisia in the 1978 world cup in Lagos prevented us from hoisting our flag but not this Sani Kaita whose senseless behaviour helped Greece beat Nigeria.
YAR’ADUA AND NIGERIA: Towards a more perfect union?
On 27 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali, governor of Yobe State died of Leukaemia in a Florida hospital. Some of the powers that be initially wanted to by-pass the sitting Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Geidam and began to canvass that Mamman’s younger brother,..
African Cup of Nations - Nigeria into quarters
Forward Peter Odemwingie scored twice to help Nigeria to a 3-0 win over Mozambique and a place in the African Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
Of Death, Rumours, Curses And Superstitions
In a classic illustration of how rumors and hearsay work, Mark Twain described in his autobiography how news that a cousin was dying quickly metamorphosed into the "scoop" that Twain himself was dead. His response became instantly famous: "The report of my..
One Nigeria": To Be Or Not To Be? (Part 5)
"Buy land, they have stopped making it." Mark Twain. "If you want to be rich, you must learn not only how to make money, but how to economise it too." Benjamin Franklin.
FIFA U-20 WC: Siasia blames referees, strikers for Nigeria's woes
Nigeria's Flying Eagles Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has blamed the referees that handled his team's two matches for alleged poor officiating and his strikers for failing to convert the numerous chances created in both the first match against Venezuela and..
