𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐎𝐤𝐨𝐤𝐮
This is not about claiming that former footballers know everything.
We do not.
It is not a declaration that every former international player...
From yesteryear Nigerian stars and famous football families to tired legs, lifelong friendships and a new generation chasing opportunity, the 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐒𝐀...
By Paul Lucky Okoku
Following the recent publication of our continuing examination of financial accountability in Nigerian football, a number of individuals connected with matters...
Some weddings begin at the altar.
This one began for me on a winding road through 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚.
You drive.
You turn.
You climb.
Another bend.
Then another.
At some point,...
By Paul Lucky Okoku
Dear 𝐌𝐫. 𝐎𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝𝐞, 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧,
I write respectfully as a Nigerian, former international footballer, football historian...
By Paul Lucky Okoku
₦17 billion.
One intervention.
One football federation.
One enormous public-accountability question.
In September 2026, Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, publicly stated that...
