adekunle adeniji's blog

It was  an evening to remember for football fans at the Bet9ja "Fans Night Out"as they enjoyed a  once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Super Eagles legends and entertainment celebrities at the  sports and entertainment hotspot, SS7 Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday August 15,2015. Nigeria’s best and biggest bookmaker, Bet9ja gave fans a rare chance to meet one-on-one with super stars at a well packaged event tagged "Bet9ja Fans Night Out". Ex-Super Eagles stars that graced the event were Super Eagles goalkeeper at the USA 94 World Cup, Peter Rufai popularly known as 'Dodo Mayana', Headmaster, Mutiu Adepoju who was part of Nigeria's U20 team, Flying Eagles that wrote their names in gold in history book at the Saudi 89 FIFA U20 World Cup and Bet9ja brand ambassador, Victor Ikpeba a.ka. 'The Prince of Monaco' all shared moment with fans. The first Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi also came in h...

Thank You, Dad Growing up was not easy. We didn’t grow up with everything. Not even the basics sometimes. In our house, your school sandals had to be completely worn out before you could even think about getting a new pair. My dad’s priority was simple: Have you eaten? Not “Did you eat enough?” Just — “Have you eaten?” We had three meals a day. That was enough. Anything beyond that? Not necessary. Failing in school was unacceptable. School fees were paid on time. Textbooks were bought. But pocket money? Never. As a child, I hated him for it. I genuinely thought he disliked me. It wasn’t until I got into higher institution that I began to understand what he was doing. He was preparing me for Nigeria. He was preparing me for a harsh economy. The Hidden Training The way we were raised forced me to: Plan ahead Endure discomfort Think independently Provide for myself While still in school, I became self-employed. I learned to survive. I wasn’t the best...

A middle-aged commercial motorcyclist identified as Marcel Okorie, reportedly slumped and died at a lottery point popularly called 'Baba Ijebu', after he realised that he had lost a huge sum of money which was said have run into several thousands. The incident which happened somewhere around Akute, a suburb of Ogun State, according to eyewitnesses, saw the shocked stakers running helter-skelter after Okorie rode on his bike to the spot and on checking the board, realised he had lost his money and was heard moaning to himself, lamenting that he had lost the money meant to pay his house rent after he was given an ultimatum to pack out of his rented apartment by his landlord. A witness who did not want his name in print painted the picture: "It is very sad. I knew the man very well. We used to do 'okada' work together from Ogba to Akute and once in a while, we staked 'Baba Ijebu' at the same place. On the fateful incident, Marcel said he had a d...