ebufa: God works in a mysterious way.........Peter Obi had better go and rest and leave the 2 elephants in the room to slug it out! Eventually Ndigbo will be the final arbiter...........the greatest threat to maximum yoruba hegemony in the short term is the preponderance of the fulani in the armed services.......the weeding out of the fulani from the high command continues apace.................as the fulani are also weeded out of NNPC..........as they are also weeded out of finance and cbn.............as they are weeded out of NPA and ports..Wetin remain again for fulani?
If they try to use Boko haram and fulani herdsmen blackmail, Tinubu will bring in foreign mercenaries to smoke dem out! If Tinubu effectively demonetizes and impoverishes the fulani power brokers it becomes easier to force restructuring down their throats.........I will sacrifice Igbo presidency for a restructuring of the federation!
If Tinubu launches restructuring by the end of next year........I will support him 100%..............the biggest threat to this nation is fulani irredentism
The North must be seething with rage at this juncture and I can't wait to start seeing what they got up their sleeves.
I wish Bola would ignore them, and continue on this trajectory to lead the contraption's burial ceremony.
This isn't a country by any stretch and it's disintegration is only being held by a strand in the form of the rogues actively benefitting from the current rot.
Tinubu should fire down.
Purge the CBN, Federal Civil Service, and then get on the Security agencies.
If they can't handle it, lets dabaru everything.
No one region has the monopoly of madness.
Bola wey be street smooth criminal na him una dey play with.
FalseProphet1: By this time next year marriage would officially end in southern Nigeria. Girls would become single mothers because of the greed of their people.
Kalatium: Gone are the days when boys were real boys as I look back in nostalgia.
Below were rules of football when we were kids, damn it was fun
1. The fat kid was always the goalkeeper.
2.The owner of the ball decides who plays .
3. If you didn't participate in repairing the ball you were given a match ban.
4. The guy who's never picked was to fetch the ball from the trees or bush when it got stuck, under the car or tunnel to play in the next game.
5. When the owner of the ball got annoyed, game over.
6. When you hit your toes against a stone and you notice blood, you quickly cover the area of injury with sand as a form of first aid and play continues.
7. You can't dribble the owner too much, this may lead him to stop the game by taking away his ball.
8. No matter how many goals you scored, the winner would be determined by the last team to score.
9.No offsides.
10.There is no referee.
11.There is fault only if the fault is serious .
12.The 2 best players can not play in the same team so everyone chooses their players.
13.If you are chosen last it is a humiliation and you will remain in defense.
14.If there is a penalty the goalkeeper is replaced by the best player of the team.
15.The best player on the field is always in the same team as the owner of the ball.
16.There is always a house where if the ball fell there, we knew that the game was over. so be careful !!
17. To distinguish the teams, one of the teams take off their shirts .
18.Game over when its dark and we can barley see the ball, we all disperse in groups teasing one another until we get home to face another punishment from our parents.
Africa is our home. Childhood was fun.
Lol we have come a long way mehn, leaving home in the morning and back home in the evening eat and sleep
naptu2: I keep seeing posts (on Nairaland and Twitter) by people who claim that foreign football, especially English football, was not shown on Nigerian television before the year 2000. This is very shocking to me because I watched Brazilian, German, English, Dutch and other foreign football matches on my TV here in Lagos in the 1970s, '80s and 1990s. It has shocked me into creating this thread about football programmes (both foreign and local) that were shown on Nigerian TV in the 1970s, '80s and 1990s.
1) Brazilian Football: You did not watch television in the late 1970s and early 1980s if you don't know about Brazilian Football. It was a tradition. It was produced by O'Rede Globo and shown on the NTA at 10pm on Sundays. Vasco da Gama, Flamengo, Fluminense, Sao Paulo, I watched them all. This was a popular programme in Nigeria back then, so you did not watch TV if you don't know about it.
This was during the era of Zico, Socrates, etc. Do you remember that chewing gum that had pictures of the players (especially players at the 1982 World Cup)? I can't remember its name, but I remember that the pictures of Zico and Paulo Rossi were in high demand.
O' Globo also produced a variety programme called Fantastico, which was also shown at the weekends in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
2) Football Made In Germany: This was initially shown in the late 1970s and early 1980s, then it was stopped in the mid-1980s, then it was started again in 1990 (after Germany won Italia '90)and ran till almost 1999. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and all the Bundesliga teams featured on the show. The commentator was Tobi Charles and this was the format:
They would show short clips of last week's matches, then they'll show about 30 to 40 minutes of one of this week's matches (that would be the main match of the week), then they would show highlights of other matches that took place that week.
It was on Football Made in Germany that I watched Karl Heinz Rumenigge, Franz Beckenbauer, etc in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the fantastic teams of Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne in the 1990s.
There were Anthony Yeboah (the Ghanaian Yekini), Jay Jay Okocha and Maurizio Gaudino in Eintracht Frankfurt. I remember a match in which Okocha dribbled the entire Bayern Munich defence and beat Oliver Kahn, only to miss the goal by less than an inch. The momentum of his run took him behind the goal and Jean-Pierre Papin (the legendary French striker who played for Bayern at the time) came to meet him and pulled his shirt over his head (Toby Charles said that it was as if Papin was saying, "How can you dribble everybody, beat the keeper and fail to score?" )
I watched Jonathan Akpoborire (Johnny as Toby Charles called him) play for Hansa Rostock, watched Sunday Oliseh at Cologne, etc. I remember how the fans would chant Heeeiiiiiiikkkkkoooooo Heerrrrrrllllich.
I remember Andreas Moller and Julio Ceaser at Dortmund, etc,
Football Made in Germany was produced by Transtel Cologne and they also produced TeleMatch and Musicladen (which was called Top of the Pops in Nigeria), both of which were shown in the 1970s and early 1980s and again in the 1990s and many detective shows that were shown in the 1990s.
This (in the video below) is basically the same programme, but this one was produced for the United States, so the name is Soccer Made in Germany. The version that was produced for the NTA was called Football Made in Germany.
3) Big League Soccer: I remember this, although I did not watch it as religiously as I watched Brazilian Football and Football Made in Germany. This is English football and I remember watching Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Kevin Keegan and Bruce Grobbelaar (the Zimbabwean) on this show. The NTA also showed a lot of other English football games (FA Cup final, etc) but they were often irregular (not at set specific times).
4) Serie A: Serie A was the best league in the world back then and I believe that this show was also started because Italy was going to host the World Cup in 1990.
5) Segun Odegbami: NTA2 Channel 5 began a breakfast programme called Morning Ride, so NTA Channel 10 started a lunch programme. It was perfect for Channel 10 because Channel 5 had a habit of going on break from 12pm till 4pm during the weekends, so this was an opportunity for Channel 10 to steal some viewers.
The lunch programme was called The Sunday Show and it had celebrities that hosted segments in the show. Fran Kuboye hosted the art segment and Segun Odegbami hosted the sports segment.
Big Sheg had a habit of showing lots of clips of Belgian, Dutch and French league matches. This wasn't a surprise because Nigerian players were flocking to Belgium and Holland in the late 1980s.
The Sunday Show was shown on NTA Channel 10 from around 11am or noon on Sunday.
This segment became a separate show of its own around 1990. That was where I first saw Tony Akiotu. He was Segun Odegbami's assistant. It was now a one hour show and they showed lots of clips. I remember that they had a competition for goal of the tournament after Senegal '92.
Big Sheg also hosted a Serie A show on NTA2 Channel 5 from 1989 till 1990.
6) Sports World/Sports Spectacular: This programme had different names, but I call it Sports World because the BBC also had a similar programme that was called Sports World.
This programme was shown on the NTA from 4pm till 7pm. It featured any kind of sports. The show usually started at 3pm if Nigeria was going to play a match that Saturday.
Like I said, this show featured any and every kind of sports. If Nigeria was playing, then the live match would be on the show. Nigeria often played junior world cups in places with odd time zones like China, Canada, Japan, Chile, etc in the 1980s and the matches took place at night, Lagos time, so there would be a repeat of the match on Sports World on Saturday.
The Champions League was shown on the NTA beginning from 1994 and the matches were usually repeated on Sports World on Saturday.
They also showed documentaries about European football, Brazilian football, etc. If something significant had happened elsewhere, there would be a short clip of it on Sports World.
7) UEFA Champions League on CFI: Canal France International had the rights to the UEFA Champions League and the NTA began showing it in 1994. The commentator was usually Archie Macpherson.
I remember that this was where I watched that epic match between Barcelona and Manchester United in 1994. Romario and Stoichkov combined to punish United.
I remember that there was an instance when Stoichkov failed to pass to Romario, even though Romario was in a better position. Romario complained and Stoichkov said, "F**k off" and Archie Macpherson said, "Well I hope you can't lip read". But Stoichkov and Romario combined to score another goal just moments later. Barcelona beat United 4-0 at the Camp Nou.
8 ) Bournvita Match of the Day: Of course there was the Nigerian league and from c1986 till c1988 this was shown at 10pm as part of Bournvita Match of the Day. The intro was fantastic. Part of the intro featured an old man that was at the stadium. He was so engrossed in the match that was taking place in front of him that he was moving his hands and legs as if he was a player on the pitch.
I watched stars like Uwem Ekarika (Calabar Rovers), Osaro Obobaifo (Bendel Insurance), Bright Omokaro, etc on this show. It was hosted by Akinloye Oyebanji and others.
9) The Best of Football: Godwin Dudu Orumen's Pepsi The Best of Football began around 1992 and continued into the 2000s. They also showed lots of clips of European league matches. They had a news segment, they had discussion segments and they also had a match of the week.
10) Rothmans: English football made a comeback with Rothmans English Premier League around 1994 or 1995. The format was very similar to Football Made in Germany.
11 ) Satellite: Of course, in the late 1990s you could also watch the English Premier League on Supersports.
Multichoice came to Nigeria in 1993, but they didn't prioritise the kind of sports that Nigerians loved (that is, football and athletics). People complained, so eventually, sometime around 1997, they created Supersports 3 to show football.
12) TV Africa: TV Africa was a free television service that came to challenge Multichoice in the late 1990s (around 1998). It was based in South Africa, but registered in Mauritius. They syndicated their programmes to terrestrial TV stations across Africa and many of the new private TV stations in Nigeria showed their content. They got the free to air rights for the English Premier League and even the NTA took footage from them.
13) Mastersports: This show was created by Danladi Bako, who also created Morning Ride. It began in 1990 or 1991 and it was shown on NTA2 Channel 5 from noon (after the news) on Saturdays. The hosts were Paul Bassey (aka Sports Bassey, he was the sports editor of Champion Newspapers), Chris Eseka, Mitchell Obi and Sam John. Paul Bassey was the main anchor. They often showed clips of Nigerian professionals abroad, reviewed the sports pages of the newspapers, discussed important issues in Nigerian sports.
Something very funny happened one day in 1990 or 1991. I was watching the show with two people. I was sitting on the chair close to the TV, while the other two were on a coach at the other side of the room. Then Paul Bassey said, "We are still expecting our guests Mr *** and Mr ***". He mentioned the names of the two people on the coach. I looked at the couch, then looked at the TV. I looked at the people on the coach and then looked at the TV again. They started laughing and one of them said, "Don't mind them".
This list is not exhaustive, but it should give you an idea of what I mean when I say that Nigerians did not just start watching foreign football in the year 2000.
Armaggedon: India and Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be one under the British rule. Shortly before independence, India was partitioned along religious line into two countries of Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. The Muslim Pakistan broke into two countries of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Today Balochistan is still fighting to secede from Pakistan while Pakistan itself is in a political and economic crisis. India is stable and progress albeit slowly. Still the only problem India has is the remaining minority Muslims in the country.
Peace, progress and development can never be found where there is Islam. Even Islamic states like Saudi and the UAE are gradually doing away with the Sharia and Islam entirely by relaxing their Islamic laws in favour of more secularism, in order to welcome development.
Muslims can't leave with anybody. They fight with Jews in Israel, fight with Hindu in India, fight with Christians all over the place. They even form sects and fight among each other in Islamic countries. Even as terrorists, they split and fight each other.
There is only one remaining country in the world where Muslims and non Muslims leave in equal or near equal population. That country is Nigeria and it will soon go the way of South Sudan.
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Lukgaf: In times of hardship and uncertainty, let us remember the powerful promise of Allah. He assures us that those who fear Him and put their trust in Him will find a way out, a relief from distress. Isn't that comforting?
Allah says in Suratul At-talaq:
"...And whoever fears Allāh - He will make for him a way out[[i.e., relief from distress.]]
And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allāh - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allāh will accomplish His purpose. Allāh has already set for everything a [decreed] extent."
Allah, the Most Merciful, provides for His servants in ways they never expected. When we place our reliance on Him, He becomes our all-sufficient support. He is our ultimate source of strength and provision.
It is good to recognize that Allah's plans and decrees are beyond our comprehension. He has already set a destined course for everything in this world. By placing our trust in Him, we align ourselves with His divine purpose.
So, in moments of doubt and difficulty, let us turn to Allah with complete reliance. He will guide us, ease our burdens, and grant us provisions beyond our imagination.
Remember, Allah is the ultimate fulfiller of His promises. He is with us every step of the way. Trust in Him, and He will surely accomplish His purpose in our lives.
May our hearts find solace in the unwavering reliance on Allah. May He grant us ease, provision, and steadfastness in our journey.
Helpfromabove1: Abeg make una pack one side with the gas news
With all this gas reductions news how well has it positively affect the common man , has the price of Garri reduce because gas reduce or transport fee goes down
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She'll be vindicated.