Super Eagles Uyo Diary: Coming out of football retirement
So, it was another trip to Uyo for the Super Eagles game and as usual, we, the travelling journalists had planned to play a football match against a team based in the city. This whole…
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Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: Ikwerre meka
By Victor Kwame Sampong It's been a turbulent 12 months for everyone since the new APC government came on board last year, as the extremely high fuel prices have tripped the prices of goods and…
Five days in Akwanga, and the search for Common ground
Today it is about one week since my departure to Akwanga in Nasarawa State for a training/ workshop on Conflict-sensitive reporting within the framework of freedom of religion and belief in Nigeria. First of all,…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: Night Calls and the towel thief
By Victor Kwame Sampong I ordinarily do not mind taking late-night calls on the job, as I have had to drive out at midnight to go pick up a client's girlfriend at the airport about…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: What my eyes have seen
By Victor Kwame Sampong My work usually peaks during weekends. So when it's approaching, we get into a different gear to ensure maximum input and output. After a botched football training session on Saturday morning,…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: How to handle an entitled lady
By Victor Kwame Sampong Work started on an excellent note on Thursday, even though they were short but sweet, interesting and chatty. I was at Rumuola Junction when I got the fourth order from a…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: A not so difficult decision
By Victor Kwame Sampong I was about to go offline so as to catch my breath with a bottle of chilled Coca-Cola, but just as I wanted to swipe, another call came through. I accepted…
Memoirs of a Bolt man: Crazy things are happening
By Victor Kwame Sampong I know I've been missing in action for quite some time now, but it was mainly due to circumstances beyond my control. The past few weeks have been very shaky for…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: It’s getting wesser and wesser
By Victor Kwame Sampong These past few weeks have been quite difficult for me, and it was mainly due to the mechanical work being carried out on my car. It took me about three weeks…
Travel with Ikwerreman: Who stole our bottle of Gin?
I had put up a notice on Social Media a week earlier informing the world of my 1100th game and stating that I won't be giving out free tee shirts. A few people called to…