The Song He Needed

Sunday 05 April, 2026 Culture He had already decided what kind of day it was. Then she got in. He had been doing the maths since Shepherd’s Bush. Not complicated maths. The worst kind. The kind where you already know the answer and you keep running the numbers...

THE SUNDAY GAME

Sunday 05 April, 2026 THE BACK POST Tosin Adarabioyo. Chelsea. Centre-back. Playing in a club held together right now by sellotape and FA Cup optimism. Chelsea went into this weekend having lost four straight games, been knocked out of the Champions League by PSG on...

BENIN CITY WON

Wednesday 1 April, 2026 Six hundred cities entered. One Nigerian city walked out with $1 million. This is a short one. And it deserves to be said clearly. Benin City beat 600 cities from across the world to win a $1 million prize in the Bloomberg Mayor’s...

THE CUP THEY GAVE AWAY

Five words. That’s all I posted in the group. “Man City are on the up.” I don’t know why I said it. I wasn’t trying to be clever. I was on the sofa, watching the match, and it just felt true. Two minutes later, I turned out to be right in...

THE GLOBAL CITY

Benin City beat 600 cities worldwide for healthcare innovation. One of four African cities on the list. On a week this heavy, here’s something worth sitting with. Benin City won the Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge, a $1 million global innovation prize awarded...

THE COACH

Adegboye Onigbinde took Nigeria to the World Cup. He died Monday at 88. Adegboye Onigbinde died Monday, confirmed by his family. He was 88. He was the man who guided the Super Eagles to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Nigeria’s last appearance...