One of the star performers of 2020 has been Israel Adesanya. The Nigerian-born Kiwi increased his fan base by defending his middleweight championships twice this year and stretching his UFC win record to 20. Recently, UFC President, Dana White all but ended speculations about Jan Blachowicz’s next challenger for the light heavyweight title by hinting … Continue reading Does Adesanya Deserve UFC Light Heavyweight Title Shot Ahead of Teixeira?

A scanty catholic church on Easter morning as Christians turn to livestreamed services for mass amid spread of covid-19 Years ago, if you had told me there’ll be a time  Easter triduum would be held in empty churches with participants only being able to answer ‘‘amen’’ in front of gadgets, I’d have said, ‘‘not in … Continue reading THE EASTER CHRISTIANS NEVER ENVISAGED

Wow! It’s only April and it feels like a long year already because of all that’s happening around us. Coronavirus has gripped the world with apprehension and pinned us to our couches. It wasn’t too long when we were chanting carols, mounting trees, savouring the red lights in the streets and ushering year 2020 with … Continue reading VALUING THE SIMPLE THINGS OF LIFE

The African gods are aggrieved! They are angry with Europeans, Americans and many other foreigners who consistently mangle the names of the people of the black continent beyond recognition.As I have found out, West Africans suffer from this distortion of names the most but people from other regions are not spared. British-Nigerian actor whose name … Continue reading MESSAGE FROM THE BLACK CONTINENT: HOW NOT TO BUTCHER AFRICAN NAMES

After months of media buzz and intensive campaigning by both political parties and independents, the day to decide which candidates would form the 33rd parliament (Dáil) finally came last weekend. I recall, it was only last February, I took part in the Nigerian General Election but who would have thought I would be covering a General Election … Continue reading MY EXPERIENCE COVERING THE IRISH GENERAL ELECTION