The Columns
Six columns, one voice. Football first, then whatever Nigeria serves up that week.
Cooking with Fabri Gas
Some clubs simmer. Some boil over. This one comes with its own gas supplier.
Football Riddles: 20 Questions for the Viewing Centre
Twenty football riddles in three rounds, from the laws of the game to Naija wahala and World Cup history. Tap to reveal each answer.
A Director-General in Search of an Agency
There are many ways to become important in Nigeria. You can win an election, acquire a doctorate, cultivate the right connections or, if allegations before the courts are anything to go by, become the director-general of a government agency whose existence is disputed.
When the Journalism Watchdogs Start Fighting
Journalism has a noble assignment: hold the powerful accountable, separate facts from fiction and ensure that public figures do not mistake their offices for personal kingdoms.
The Dance of Our Time
From the archives: Italia '90, the carnival, the press boxes and the substitutes who stole the show.
By Danladi Bako
My Soccer World
From the archives: Herbert Anijekwu on Rangers, Udoji United, running away from the Eagles camp and the header that beat IBL.
By Herbert Anijekwu
From Libya with Love: A Migrant’s Silent Christmas
A wife in Benin City. A husband stranded in Tripoli. A Christmas with an empty chair.
Breaking the Silence: Violence has no gender
Lagos wives beat about 340 husbands in one year. Why won't Nigerian men talk about it?
German language lessons: Memory-friendly methods for would-be Nigerian migrants
MFM 101: memory-friendly methods for Nigerians learning German before the move.
The memories will not stop
Every August 12, memory walks you to Surulere, to the National Stadium and the day Sam Okwaraji fell.
9 tips for ‘wow’ reporting of sporting activities
Covering a tournament without superpowers. Nine lessons for sports reporters, learned the hard way.
Copa Lagos: This beach of a life
Beach soccer, cheerleaders, celebrities and one very old gate pass at Eko Atlantic.