Sports

The Philadelphia 76ers[1] offered All-Star guard Ben Simmons[2] a five-year, $170 million maximum extension, and the sides are working through contract details toward an eventual agreement, league sources tell ESPN. Sixers general manager Elton Brand and Simmons’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, have until mid-October to finalize a rookie extension, but there’s a shared […]Read More

The 106th Tour de France begins Saturday in Brussels, and ends 22 days later in Paris. The peloton of 176 riders across 22 eight-man teams will cover 3,460 kilometers (2,150 miles) including a record 30 mountain climbs, seven high-mountain stages, and five summit finishes. It’s a climber’s race. Unlike years past, the 2019 Tour looks […]Read More

A cat’s sense of intelligence cannot be compared with that a dog (trained or untrained) but once a soldier always a soldier. It will take a high sense of intellect to connect the dots on the above sentence, but it is not insulting, but a statement of fact as this writer sees it. This writing […]

Alas Nigerians! The National Assembly passed NFF Act 2013 and no Act for other sports but unfortunately it is comically and clinically irrelevant and dead on arrival as others based on the antecedents of present administration where the country’s citizens continue to be muscled from relying on Nigeria’s Judicial independence from Executives for fear of […]

The Federal Government has been challenged to probe the multi-billion naira finances allocated to the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by Alhaji Aminu Maigari, in the last 24 months. It has also been asked to look into the alleged fraudulent deal signed with the League Management Company (LMC) with an advertising agency. […]

The Minister of Sports Dr. Tammy Danagogo has waded into the brewing crisis between the Super Eagles and the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the world football governing body’s $8 million allocation to the federation. The players had protested to the NFF Chairman Alhaji Aminu Maigari, in the United States (US) demanding […]

Once upon a time, life was very valuable and cherished with minimalist tendencies, if any. Humans, animals, birds and other visible creatures roam free except for occasional predatory snipers. Yes, life was good back then because now predators are not snipers in hideout rather are in your face with knowledge that your family is watching […]

A hunting lion cannot be said to lack high mathematical intelligence in predicting movements of its prey just as humans, more so, we learnt in the modern age that quantum physics can explain key aspects of any ‘matter’ in our universe, regardless of how minute it is in size or weight to us. However, an […]

Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has constituted a panel to probe the crisis over match allowance involving Super Eagles of Nigeria players in Namibia.  The footballers had rejected the allowance approved for them by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after two away games with the national […]

Sports is one sector where everyone can claim to be a stakeholder.  That’s because the passion we all have for the game. But even that does not give us the liberty to disrespect, ridicule and insult those who have responsibility to administer sports. While criticism if constructive and good intentioned can help sports and make […]