The free fall of the Super Eagles in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, has definitely jolted all strata of society and institutions to the reality of the dwindling fortunes of Nigeria in international sports.

When last December 9, the Nigeria Olympic Committee NOC, was plunged into deep crises after the failed Annual General Meeting in Dutse, Jigawa State, a panel of three wise_men_ Rev. Dr. Moses Iloh, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima and Chief Olatokunboh Thomas, was set up to restore peace in the Olympic movement in Nigeria.

Following the decision of the Northern Governors who voted, though marginally, last Tuesday for zoning, there is a new thinking in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to whittle down the influence of the state governors on the party’s national convention from whence the party’s presidential candidate will emerge. This is the story of the latest intrigue in the unfolding drama for or against President Goodluck Jonathan’s aspiration.

I will be 38 years old in August; still single, with broken relationships and no job though I am a graduate in Electronics Engineering. I have been jobless for 9 years now. I have no house of my own, no money and have to beg before I get money. Most times, I ask for death. It’s a useless life. I have been looking for love but I always meet the wrong type of men. Ps. 27:14 talks about WAITING ON GOD. I don’t know if I will be able to wait anymore. Every time, I cry and ask God when my sun will shine and all I get is silence.

By Jemi EKUNKUNBOR A few women like these two political gladiators, make the womenfolk in this country proud. In a political environment where many governors are at loggerheads with their deputies, these two women have held their own as deputies governor in Osun and Lagos state respectively. Here, they share their survival and staying formula […]

Weight loss 101: Be a clean eater! In the fight against belly fat, some foods are simply better than others. Protein, for example, raises your metabolism more than carbohydrate; other foods like Oolong tea are thermogenic, which means you actually burn calories after consuming them, and then there are the fats. While all contain the same number of calories (nine per gram), some build belly fat and others fight it – Kathy Emiko.

I read with total disgust and dismay the news as reported in some national dailies of the serious plot to remove the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Dr. Patrick Ekeji by some aggrieved parties following his firm belief in the tenets of free and fair elections into the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board rather than anointing a particular candidate as proposed by these parties.

Former Falcons coach Joseph Ladipo a.k.a Jossy Lad says the future of female football in Nigeria may be determined by the performance of the Falconets in Germany, as Nigeria take on host Germany in the final of the U-20 FIFA Women World Cup today.