Category Archives: COLUMNS

What Leadership & Management Have In Common

July 28 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column which addresses what ‘Leadership and Management’ have in common. Leadership and management are two of the most commonly used...

Sport: School For Life & Dream Of A Better Future

June 13 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. These new series of my column deal on Sport as a school for life; dream of a better future for Nigeria. Note that a dream is only a dream; Until it has a PLAN. Life is what happens to u...

The Naija Football Hooligan!

May 30 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello there, it’s a pleasure to be back with this edition of my column this week, it’s about the ‘Naija Football Hooligan’. As the title implies, football hooliganism is an unruly, violent, and destruct...

Focus On Grassroots Soccer & Coaching

May 29 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello sports fans, I’m back with another edition of my column which is on ‘Grassroots Soccer & Coaching’. Building a sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers ...

Huge Task For Ahmad-Led CAF

April 17 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 271 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column, titled; Huge Task For Ahmad-Led CAF: ‘The Aftermath Of CAF Election’. African football has been stuck over time and wrapped...

CAF Election Or Selection?

March 6 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 308 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column,which is on CAF election or what some would rather call a ‘selection’. So, who wins?. That question is pregnant with differe...

Change: Only Way To Personal Success

February 14 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 221 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column, it’s actually to sensitize us about a new beginning and why’ Change’ is inevitable. Change is somehow harder than it ought ...

Nations Cup Begins Without Nigeria Again

January 12 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 276 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column. The 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off as planned but Nigeria is not among the countries participating. It happened not too ...

Soccer Development & Leadership

December 12 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 272 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column, it’s actually an end of the year edition. I’m’ looking at Soccer Development and Leadership as it affects administrat...

Sports: Catalyst For Development

October 30 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 257 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. I’m back with this special piece in my column this week. It’s titled; Sports as catalyst for development. Many of the core values inherent in sports are compatible with the ...

Quality Of Leadership & Nigeria’s Sports

August 24 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 300 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. It’s nice to be here with another edition of my column. My topic for today is on the ‘Quality Of Leadership & Nigeria’s Sports’. I think what the so-called ...

Amodu: One Death Too Many In Nigerian Football

June 13 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 312 comments

.The Peter Ijeh Column Pays Last Respect To Ex-Eagles Coach – My own tribute to the late Amodu Shuaibu is to say a big thank you to him for all that he did for me during his lifetime. Although, you have gone to joi...

Good Night Stephen ‘The Big Boss’ Keshi

June 10 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 338 comments

Hello sports fans, I just finished writing the stuff (Tribute) on the legendary late Muhammad Ali, which was published in my column here when the news hit me once again that Nigeria and the indeed the footballing world h...

So Long, Cassius Clay: A Tribute To Muhammad Ali

June 8 Boxing, COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 2 comments

Hello sports fans across the world. What else could be in my column for today? Of course, a special tribute to the great one, and I say ‘So long Cassius Clay: Muhammad Ali’. .The late Muhammad Ali when he was...

Well Done The Two Spanish Giants

June 1 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 301 comments

Hello sports fans all over the world, and I’m back with another edition of my column which I wrote on the two Spanish giants that featured in the 2016 UEFA Champions League final; Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid...

Eagles’ AFCON Failure, One Miss Too Many

April 7 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 283 comments

By Peter Ijeh – Let me first appreciate all my fans across the world for their loyalty and follower-ship. As usual, I’m back with another edition of my column in your soar away eyeonthenews.com. This week’s topic i...

Rest In Peace John Ene Okon

March 24 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 271 comments

.The Peter Ijeh Column Recalls Great Moment With Late Midfielder – I’m writing this tribute with a heavy heart. This is because my one-time colleague, a playmate and special friend John Ene Okon is no more. H...

Salary Palava: Much Ado About Oliseh & NFF

March 21 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 310 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. My column for this week is titled; ‘Much Ado About Oliseh & NFF”, and I think the initial in-house crisis is fast turning an international disgrace. Enough of this conf...

My Take On Eagles & CHAN Exit

February 10 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 236 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, I’m back with another edition of my column this week which is on My Take On The Super Eagles And CHAN Exit. Soccer is a game that is determined by three outcomes; Win, Draw or Los...

Need To Revisit Our Code Of Conduct

December 31 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 320 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, this is the concluding part of my column for the outgoing year 2015. Doubt whoever you will, but never yourself. Because, without the imaginative insight, which goes with creativity, hi...

Politics, Sports Orientation And Development

October 17 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 307 comments

Hello sports fans, I’m back with another edition of my column which is on “Politics, Sports Orientation And Development” Now that the ministerial screening is on in Nigeria, we hope for a minister who s...

Before Corruption Destroys The World

September 26 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 231 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, here is another edition of my column, which will address issues on the ‘Eruption Of Corruption In The World And Sports’. When the foundation of youth in sport development is...

Nigerian Must Shun Machinery And Face Reality

September 8 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 259 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with another edition of my column, titled; ‘Shun Machinery And Face Reality?’ The days of using machinery in sports has since been over, and I think the Na...