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Op-ed Editor September 27, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Jack Dorsey, Ifreke Inyang, Sanaa Lathan and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

Isime Esene August 12, 2016

‘Ifreke Inyang: Let’s talk about the 2016/2017 Premier League season

It's that time of the year again. Gripping games. Shockers. Controversies. Feisty confrontations. Mind games. Season-defining fixtures. Stadium cramped with excited fans, belting out songs in worship or war. British…

June 25, 2014

‘Ifreke talks Sports: 5 things we learnt from Nigeria vs Argentina

by 'Ifreke Inyang Payback for Messi When Nigeria faced Argentina at the last World Cup in South Africa, it was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Vincent Enyeama. The…

June 16, 2014

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Keshi’s poor selection & 4 more things we learnt from Nigeria Vs Iran match

'Ifreke Inyang Keshi's selection was poor I don't think I have ever questioned Keshi's team selection or his tactics, but quite frankly, today it was unimpressive. For whatever reason,…

June 2, 2014

‘Ifreke talks Sports: 10 players Keshi CANNOT drop from his final 23-man squad to Brazil 2014

by 'Ifreke Inyang Last week, I compiled a list of five players Stephen Keshi should drop after the Nigeria vs Scotland friendly in London. Today is FIFA's deadline for teams to submit…

May 31, 2014

‘Ifreke talks Sports: 5 players Keshi must drop after Scotland friendly

by Ifreke Iyang It was great to see Osaze Odemwingie back in the green of Nigeria. Didn’t have much time, but he reminded us of the skill, pace and invention…

May 26, 2014

Toke Makinwa, Linda Ikeji, Ice Prince, others attend Chude Jideonwo’s book launch in Lagos (See Photos)

Chude Jideonwo What: Book launch of Chude Jideonwo's 'Are We The Turning Point Generation?' Where: Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. When: 25 May 2014 Obiageli Ezekwesili and Adebola Williams…

December 30, 2013

#YNaija2013Review: ‘Ifreke Inyang brings you the top 10 sports moments of 2013

by ‘Ifreke Inyang From cycling to football to athletics, there were moments that left us excited, depressed and shocked in varying measure. But here are our top 10 picks from 2013:…

August 20, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Arsene Wenger’s trolley dash is in full flow

by ‘Ifreke Inyang It was supposed to be the summer of all summers. Sadly, for every Gooner, it's the same old frustration - this time around, it is in good…

July 6, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: How Higuain’s move to Arsenal can be a game changer

by 'Ifreke Inyang Type 'Higuain' in the search box of your Twitter client. You will be humoured, irritated and intrigued at the same time. From the lame jokes about his…

June 18, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: WANTED – Strikers for the Super Eagles

by 'Ifreke Inyang It's not time to press the panic button, but we certainly should be worried. Forget the 6-1 scoreline from Monday night. Nigeria desperately need players, who can…

June 5, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Mourinho’s second coming, Jesus is on his way and Neymar arrives

by 'Ifreke Inyang The circus is back in England. Jose Mourinho has sealed his return as Chelsea boss and in depressingly familiar fashion, resumed with feeding the media with soundbites,…

May 29, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Real Madrid losing out on Neymar might be a blessing in disguise

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Neymar circus didn't last long. Last weekend, the Brazilian forward announced on his Instagram page that he had picked Barcelona over Real Madrid. Santos had confirmed…

May 20, 2013

‘Ifreke Inyang: Arsenal celebrated 4th place like a trophy, so what?

by 'Ifreke Inyang Arsenal is a big club and should be winning trophies, not making permutations for 4th place - mind you, they still have a two-legged tricky tie to win,…

May 16, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Arsenal, come fourth!

by 'Ifreke Inyang Wigan Athletic's 8-year Premier League stint ended in 8 minutes yesterday. The rescheduled game between the Latics and Arsenal at the Emirates, was tagged as a cup…

May 13, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: Stand up for the champions – 5 things that happened in football last weekend

by 'Ifreke Inyang 1. Stand up for the champions It was hair-raising stuff at Old Trafford on Sunday, as Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of his last home game against…

May 2, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: 3 reasons why Jose Mourinho has failed at Real Madrid

by 'Ifreke Inyang Mourinho helpless on the touchline Jose Mourinho has supposed to be different. He was meant to arrive in Spain with his magic wand, knock Barcelona off their…

April 25, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: FOURmidable Germans & 4 other things we learnt from this week’s UCL games

by 'Ifreke Inyang These days, they only Barc not bite It has has something that before Tuesday, was remotely whispered. But at the Allianz Arena, the way Bayern Munich bullied…

April 20, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: PFA Nominations – Of English bias and missing names

by 'Ifreke Inyang I always knew Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez would make the PFA Player of the Year shortlist. 'Gareth of Nazareth', as I prefer to…

April 17, 2013

‘Ifreke talks Sports: At Arsenal, it’s French or bench

by ‘Ifreke Inyang But it is important that Wenger puts a clinical finisher on his summer shopping list and at least challenge for the major trophies next season. Last season,…

November 15, 2012

Opinion: On a night when England was ‘Zlaughtered’ by Ibrahimovic

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Even his national team coach was in awe. Erik Hamren said: "Sometimes, when Ibrahimovic is doing these things, in training or in matches, you don't think…

August 29, 2012

Supercopa Clasico Preview: A game sitting on a knife’s edge

by Ifreke Inyang The second of at least El-Clasico matches will be played this evening at the Santiago Bernabeu. Barcelona travel to the capital with a slim 3-2 advantage and…

August 24, 2012

“I don’t want to make a promise I cannot keep” – Wenger speaks on the transfer window

by Ifreke Inyang Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger, has assured fans of the club, that although he has completed his major transfer moves this summer, there might still be some activity.…

August 24, 2012

Chelsea’s shaky backline, not Eden, is their new Hazard

by Ifreke Inyang Maybe because he announced himself as the Lionel Messi of the Premiership, we were put off quite early. In the season's opener - a feisty tie between…

August 23, 2012

On your marks, get set, ‘Hell Clasico’!

by Ifreke Inyang The La Liga ia barely a week old, but we will be watching another tasty El-Clasico tie between Real Madrid and Barcelona tonight. Every other season, the two Spanish powerhouses,…

August 21, 2012

Four things we learnt from the EPL opening weekend

by Ifreke Inyang 1. We have new superstars in England: In Eden Hazard, Chelsea now have a truly gifted and dangerous attacking player. The fragile looking Belgian, was the hub…

February 4, 2012

Twitter Roundup Xtra: @Denrele_Edun fires back at the ‘haters’

by 'Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke] Denrele Edun, the eccentric OAP who moved to Channel O from Soundcity, isn't usually a mile away from controversy. And on Wednesday, the wild-haired (wild-everything!) fella…

Oluwapelumi October 22, 2011

This Sunday on #RubbinMinds: Stella Damasus talks on cancer!

by Ifreke Inyang October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Y!TV this Sunday on Rubbin' Minds will be joining the campaign. On the first segment, we will have Greg Odutayo, who is…

Oluwapelumi October 4, 2011

Rubbin’ Minds – Dasilva, Prison Chronicles and a doctor

by Ifreke Inyang It was the Independence edition of Rubbin Minds last Sunday. The show started with the presenters, Shade Ladipo and Chude Jideonwo discussing about this year’s celebrations…