Super Eagles diary of Uyo: Nigeria can play when we want to
Nigeria beat Benin 3-0 in Uyo on Saturday, but I am sure you all know this by now, so it is not what I want to tell you in this piece. There were however, five…
Book Review: When Tomorrow Beckons
Memoirs of a PH Cab Guy: N9,000 and a dangerous offer
7 Minutes with China: The president should learn from the boxers and do it
Memoirs of a PH Cab Guy: ₦9,000 and a Very Dangerous Offer
Afang soup, Super Eagles, and a trip to Uyo
By Femi Balogun Uyo again!!!!! Don’t be alarmed this time as it’s the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers against the Benin Republic. It's a team with our former coach Gernot Rohr, so, hopefully, it’s not…
Super Eagles Diary of Uyo: Is Eguavoen an unlucky coach?
Well, the consensus of Nigerians is that Austin Eguavoen is an unlucky coach and most Super Eagles fans do not either trust or like him. I do not really agree with this notion of him,…
7 Minutes with China: It’s Service of Songs next, after killing Nigerian football
My first big shocker in my years following Nigerian football was in 1985, when, as a secondary school student, I watched in dismay as the Nigerian league ended and the organisers were unsure who was…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: A medical procedure and a predicament
By Victor Kwame Sampong For the first time in a long time, I've not had any major or even minor mechanical issues to deal with regarding my car. My guy, Ford, did a good number…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: The Generation of kid breadwinners
By Victor Kwame Sampong This past week, I saw so many videos on the internet about little girls, and teenagers having boyfriends and taking up adult roles for their respective families. The level of moral…
7 Minutes with China: In the Spirit of the Olympic Games
I remember one social studies class I had in Secondary school, sometime in 1984 with Mrs. Majoroh as teacher. In that class, she taught us about the Olympic Games. I want to believe now that…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: The Things My Eyes Have Seen
By Victor Kwame Sampong Saturdays are usually designed for us to cash out. Weekends in general are not to be toyed with. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the three most important days of the week,…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: A House party and a runaway lover boy
By Victor Kwame Sampong I had quite a difficult week due to multiple mechanical issues, and I began to doubt that I would meet my usual targets. I had run out of funds to service…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: End of the Kidnap saga… A happy ending?
By Victor Kwame Sampong From all indications, negotiations with the kidnappers were progressing and advancing. News filtered that our guys would regain their freedom by Saturday night if their demands were met. The criminals provided…