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I can only guess the minimum. He's at least 28. Although i won't be surprised if he's above 30(his ceiling should be around 32). . Do you not remember he was excluded from the under 17 world cup. There was speculation(highly possible) that he wasn't included cos of he was just above the MRI eligibility limit. Anyway, i suppose it's not fair to dwell on this subject. The Nigerian talent grooming culture is not in good condition. It is what it is.

Danielnino00:
And using your eye test,how old does Ndidi look like ?

Eye test. You don't have to believe it. I watched Obi during the 2005 under 20 championship and that was what i saw then.

Joebie:
I don’t care about this player stats comparison, but, MIkel way closer to his actual age than Ndidi? How did you come up with that?

Se ogbeni yi o ti wo one chance bayi? Mother of 3? You need to sit down and think about this rationally. Are you sure you alright? Longing for a mother of 3. You may try it though. But please do come back and tell us what happens in about 3 years. You are sitting on a keg of gunpowder right now.

BonPatrick:
Guys can you date a woman with 3 kids and still in her husband's house but the marriage is about to be dissolved because her husband is not touching her for over a year and doesn't give her food or talk to her.

She met you on Facebook and loves you so much and wants you to sleep with her when both of you see. She even sends her naked video to you to show you how much she loves you. Will you sleep with her when you meet as she is about to divorce her husband?

Honestly, this is not enough to make such an argument. Circumstantially, they were brewed differently. Perhaps if Mikel had played for a comparably lower team like Genk when he was learning the trade perhaps he would have more goals to his name. Just maybe. He featured for lyn 6 times before he moved to Chelsea. Just wait. Let's see how he fairs as he moves up to better teams. Only time will tell. Besides Mikel is way closer to his actual age than Ndidi. . Just a note.

AllforJesus7:
I read the arguement and debate about who the better player is between Mikel and Ndidi.

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Mikel Obi (2005 - present)
Age = 33
Total appearances = 455
Total goals = 11
Total assists = 18
Goal ratio = 0.02 goals per appearance
Assist ratio = 0.04 assists per appearance

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Ndidi (2014 - present)
Age = 23
Total appearances = 213
Total goals = 15
Total assists = 10
Goal ratio = 0.07 goals per appearance
Assist ratio = 0.05 assists per appearance
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Conclusion:
Ndidi at 23 is already a better player than Mikel.








Data assumptions:
Note the data gathered are club stats for both players right from the known beginning of their professional careers. All matches are club matches. No national team appearance/matches were used.
Sources:
Transfermarkt

This is taking a different direction now. I am sorry, i won't bother you on this topic again.

XhosaNostra:
I don't think so, I know so. You're the one who doesn't know what he's talking about with this senseless talk.

. You think so, and you are entitled to that opinion. But you may want to consider the fact that for some people, in some matters, race takes precedence over money. I mean I would rather let my property rot than sell it to a black South African. You may call it stupidity, but it is what it is. Some people may come across as rational on all other matters but when it comes to race, they surprise you. What you stated up there is what any rational thinking person would do. But again we are not always driven by reason. It's what it is.

XhosaNostra:
@bolded, I'd call it stupidity. South Africa has a willing buyer, willing seller policy & currently, it's a buyer's market, so this thing you're talking about doesn't exist because usually when people are selling, they want the property off their hands as soon as possible, to avoid incurring property taxes.

True i don't know. I have never been there. The point is there are levels to privilege. If i am a white man, and i own a coveted property but would never sell it to a black South African even if he offered me twice its market value, what would you call that? To the Black south African it's discrimination. However the white South African would rather consider a positive angle to that scenario. A privilege. Unless of course, the government is able to intervene and force me to sell my property. If that's the case, then i suppose there's no reason to carry on with my argument. Besides my point is entirely based on the hypothetical- that's, the white guy may be thinking along this line. If he isn't then my argument is null. Besides if the whites had a headstart- i believe they did, intentionally for some, maybe unintentionally for others- then must access to a lot of capital, they must have a lot of awareness with respect to innovation and entrepreneurship, as someone suggested earlier. Some of us do have big ideas you know, it's the lack of capital or lack of knowledge on how to get it that's the major stumbling block. If the whites have a lot of access to capital or practical knowledge on how to obtain it with some push by fellow white South Africans of course, is that not some privilege?

XhosaNostra:
Then you don't know how South Africa works, going by the bolded. Transactions worth millions & the point is? The Reserve Bank will still be involved whether it's a cash sale or mortgage because there're property taxes to be paid.

If you claim it's a speculation, then i suppose that counts as another opinion i should consider. You are obviously a South African, so i suppose you know better. My point was perhaps that was what the white guy meant. You probably know that the higher the number of people privy to an opinion the more removed it is from its original form. So perhaps the first recipient may have misunderstood what the white guy meant. The opinion probably lost further value when the 2nd recipient tried to make sense of it. It's nice you made it clear, that opinion as it was presented may not be correct. But again that may not have been what the first guy meant. The privilege granted by whites to other whites, given their access to important resources must count as something right. And you should know that i am talking about transactions with respect to properties worth millions. . The whites must be out of their minds if they are still competing with black South Africans for jobs in the banks.

XhosaNostra:
The last part is speculative though. Also, obviously whites are going to have a one-over or a dominant factor over certain areas in the private sector because they had a headstart, while the rest weren't given the same opportunities, especially blacks. It's a no-brainer. Banks don't work on favours though because bank employees, the ones who actually do loan approvals for property purchases aren't all white. There're actually more black employees than whites in South African banks.

No i beg to differ. We have not made progress. At least our progress is not commensurate with the resources that were/are available to us. If you think otherwise, then you must be in a deep sleep.

Nigeriawarlord:
For the records, I'm neither a propagandist nor working for any system like you alleged!


Comparing Nigeria to a developed country like the US is to say the least, unfair!

The United State is over 243yrs whereas Nigeria is barely 60yrs. Beside, the US you even taunted as having a perfect federal structure has been accused on several occasions of corruption, negligence, nepotism and many other unconstitutional conducts by her citizens, especially under the Donald Trump led government.

There's no perfect structure anywhere!

For Nigeria, I will continue to make a case for total restructuring of the country.
But I will say again without mincing words, our country has made significant progress!

Compare Nigeria to her sister nations in Africa, you will see that our country is miles ahead of them in ALL ramifications.

Let's work in tandem to make our dear country a better place!

Together we can build that formidable structure for us and for posterity!

There's some truth to the guy's assertion. At least I think so. I used to watch some of your parliament's sessions. And I particularly followed some other interviews granted by "honorable Malema". . as the speaker would say. He was quite critical of the fact(at least he claims) that the whites own most of your land. Maybe that was an exaggeration- Nothing I won't expect from a politician. And I know Malema does stir up the dust with some of his strong opinions, alongside that guy with a doctorate in the parliament. So in a way, if the whites control certain important sectors, you would expect some privileges granted by whites to their fellow whites in transactions regarding the use and sale for instance of their properties.

XhosaNostra:
He said what about "white privileges" when they're always complaining about being sidelined by the govt & reverse racism? I don't think the person is really a white South African or is for real for that matter. A typical white South African feels like they're no longer welcomed in the country due to political issues & the so-called "white genocide" that they often tell people about.

Shrugs.

You need to understand that it's a man's perspective. . A man by nature will always do the chase, although we all do it to different degrees. More like the first half of a bell function-If you know what I mean. ,And of course, it depends on a lot of factors which include age, experience e.t.c. You will therefore always get those crazy ones too-As you folks generally would say; some men can't just keep it in their pants. So i must say that phrase "cheap sex" is one you may never grasp. You may never understand why a crazy man would go out there to get some pussy only to be told- you go fit pay 100000. And of course, he probably didn't plan that, but when he thinks about the shape again, he decides that it's worth it. . So lady, be happy that you don't have to deal with such a "curse". A man gotta do what he's gotta do. And I agree with you, men are confused when it comes to you guys. Some of us just can't help our confusion sometimes. Sympathize with us. . A man will complain that girl's expect to be paid for sex, but he'll end up paying nonetheless. It's a mystery woman, it really is.

pocohantas:
Who are cheap girls? What is cheap sex? That was my question. You would rather pay me 5m for the quickie? One minute you guys are complaining girls expect to be paid for sex, the next minute you are calling people who do otherwise cheap.

What do Nigerian men want? Some of you should be the prototype for confusion o.

Of course I see something wrong with his approach. What I don’t understand is the “cheap sex”. Should sex be expensive? I want to know what I have been doing wrong. Seems I should make the pussy premium.

I didn't ask for proof. Just a source. Are you the first to come up which such a stat? Based on your post I can't help myself but assume you are not a researcher. You work in the industry, so provide a source. Are you developing your own nuclear systems? You expect me to trust your word? You could just say, refer to the so so paper or so so preprint or so so manuscript.

Sydney1995:
Bruv I have nothing to prove to u man.
90% of all nuc waste are low to intermediate level radioactive waste meaning they have a short half life. This ain't about providing u with info source. I work in this industry so I know what am saying. If u want prove inbox me x
Actually Nigeria ain't which I think we all know but a few African countries are on their way to adopting nuc - SA already have one, Rwanda is in the process I believe

Who should I condemn? I can't condemn anyone until they get to the position of power. You promised to do so so and so for the whole country, so I will hold you to it. I believe the followers are corrupt as well, but that can be mitigated. Have you heard of the phrase"leadership by example"? Besides, i have said it and I will say it again. The majority of Nigerian researchers are not well-equipped intellectually, especially with respect to conducting cutting-edge research. A chameleon begets a chameleon. Our system of education and research is in disrepair, generally. The majority of our professors are products of this system. You would be deceiving yourself if you expect our system to consistently produce good researchers. The size of the grant you deserve should be based on your history of research. Why would I give you multimillion-dollar grants, if you don't have a track record of conducting good research? If you are not in academia, you may not understand what research entails in funding and quality.

wirinet:
I don't understand why people only condemn leaders, what about followers? The generality of the Nigerian population condone and encourage corruption. In fact corruption has become an acceptable culture. It's present in every aspect ed of our social, political and economic life. From churches, whose leaders embezzle almost donations, tithes and offerings to market women association, from our village development association to our collective contributions to achieve any objective.

What happens to research grants given to faculties of Nigerian universities to conduct research. The monies are embezzled by the dean of faculties and H.O.D.s. Oxford university has just been given a grant of £20 million to find a vaccine for coronavirus. Give that kind of money to a Nigerian university and the V.C., Dean and H.O.D. would do thanks giving the next Sunday. No research would be done.
Our problem is one of value system, until we change our values, we would not make progress as a society.

Short half-life? How short? We are still talking about decades here. I doubt you are an expert on the subject man. Did you say 90%? Can you provide the source of this information? The concerns of the media is well-placed. Nigeria and Africa at large is not ready for nuclear power.

Sydney1995:
Bro I agree with u about the financial aspect of nuclear. If we have to go down that nuc route then it's certainly gonna have to be a sort of public private partnership or some sort of financing options from say the World Bank.
However, the part on nuc waste I fail to agree. For a starter, 90% of all nuc waste are low to intermediate level waste which are really not that harmful.
If we put things in perspective, how many times in the last 40 years have they been a nuclear disaster? Not more than 3. More people die each year from GHG emsissions than from nuclear waste.

The issue with waste disposal is mainly down to the media who has unfortunately influenced a negative view of nuc on the wider population. But what a lot of people from the outside fail to realise is that majority of nuc waste has a very short half life meaning they will decompose rapidly and therefore be of no harm to the wider community. The truth is waste disposal is getting better and better each day, frankly speaking the overreaction on nuclear is uncalled for. We should focus on the real killers out there

The cost issue u highlighted at HPC is cus EDF have refused to listen they wanna do things their own way even when they are not expert. I know this cus I am currently working on HPC and Sizewell C as a nuclear and power consultant and I work very closely with the EDF team.

At the moment, No. Nigeria especially. I am afraid, we are not capable of managing such a system especially the by/waste products. We cannot handle a potential nuclear fallout. At least not until we start caring genuinely about each other's welfare. If we embark on such an endeavor, Ithe first phase would involve the development of human resources. We may have to send students to study different aspects of Nuclear power, over a given period of time. Now, in the light of sending students, there has to be a team Nigerian expert on Nuclear energy, providing advisory functions on how to develop human resource with all important aspects of Nuclear energy in consideration. Following this, we would have to create an institution that would be equipped to train personnel to develop and manage our Nuclear power generation systems. At the moment I know of no single renowned Nigerian expert on Nuclear power generation. So if we would like to venture into nuclear energy generation 30/40 years from now, the federal government can specifically create a board that oversees the funding of students who would like to pursue postgraduate work in Nuclear Energy for a span of 15/20 years. However, given the cruelty of our leaders, creating such a board is an avenue for embezzlement. Our current crop of leaders is unapologetically corrupt. Let's hope we can phase them out, as we usher in a more moderately corrupt generation of leaders. The key phrase is generation of leaders not leader. Although it has to begin with that one leader, that will spearhead a revolution in which those potential leaders with some restraint will start considering getting into politics. At the moment, you cannot trust our leaders to effectively execute the first phase, which would require continuity. I wouldn't even bother mentioning the other phases. It's a waste of time for Now. By the way, I would think there are other safer alternatives like wind and solar energy we can consider, although the latter would be really expensive. But I suppose it's not something we would do in a month, perhaps we can spread it over 3/4 years.

Stop this nonsense. I detest the fact that the other guy posted a comment that tried to compare the two. Moreso i detest the fact that you used the analogy of an eagle against a local chicken. I can only assume you Igbo too. There's no reason for such a comparison, especially in Gospel music. Personally i prefer musicians that speak in my local dialect because their songs have got depth and identity-point to circumstances in my life and immediate environment directly, which is comparably lacking in their contemporaries-artists who sing in English. Is gospel Music an international competition? We exist in different circumstances thus different genres of music influence us differently.

YorubaMyKids:
Who is Tope Alabi? you yorubas dont have single respect these days ooh. you want to compare a local chicken to an eagle huh? Where Sinach shitts Tope is not qualified to eat there.
Know your mate Afonja.
Imagine!!

On a more serious note, although I don't trust these people, giving 50 million dollars doesn't necessarily mean cash. 50 million dollars worth of what. Any right-thinking wealthy man cannot give this government cash. You can give 50 million dollars worth of text kits, foodstuffs e.t.c.

Built2last:
Ladies and gentlemen,

This money has entered voice mail.

No be person wey don chop go dey alive use health infrastructure

The people who donated never had the masses in mind. It was about give and take between them and FG.

Imagine if all the people who donated in south west for instance had a meeting with south west governors, made their donations and told governors what to do. The masses will at least feel the money.

State governments are sharing food at least.

FG na audio money.

That money don go.

They are aware of the problems. Aren't we all? The problem is they either have no clue how to fix the problem(realistically)- I am not talking about problems and solutions such as- Problem: Nigeria's educational system is bad. Solution: Let's build more schools.-Their blueprint lacks depth and alternative solutions are not specified in case a part of the plan fails- Most Nigerians do not even know what that even means, or are suffering a combination of an inability to devise a workable plan and unwillingness to want to implement such a plan if any exists. Can you imagine a leader claiming that he didn't know our health system is in shambles? In fact any leader that says such a thing should be fired immediately.

Omooba77:
Like Always say, the greatest fear is that those leading are not really aware of the problem.

Honestly, there's one adjective missing in that emboldened- better. You could get offers from Fiji, Myanmar e.t.c the question is is any of them a better offer than your current contract? Using that as a reason to improve your popularity or ingratiate yourself in the good graces of the fans or NFF is a hoax, and any right-thinking person should see through it. He's obviously here because he's not gotten a better offer. No German man will come and kill himself in Nigeria. . Let me digress a little bit. As I have argued in the past, Rohr is an average coach at best. But again Nigerians generally won't see this, cos anything foreign is usually better, not to speak of a German coach, that one for be gold. . Added to this inadequacy is the fact that we generally are not able to accurately judge the quality of a coach while still considering other variables, we usually zero down to the performance of the team. On the face of it, performance is a metric that can help you judge the quality of a coach, but it isn't the only metric.

barackodam:
Looooollll

I'm beginning to think this man is jobbing us.

You can't have been really receiving a better offer, and you want to die on Nigeria. Ones that are starting to thrash you.


Maybe it's cos the squad is full of potential, and he still needs it to land his dream job. That's the only possible reason

Sometimes i wonder intellectually inadequate people get elected as leaders. The scientific community is not even sure the face masks are effective in preventing The virus from getting in, although it's obviously effective in limiting the spread of the virus when it gets out of an infected person. Besides majority of Nigerians are either uneducated, ignorant(although they sometimes ignorantly assume they are knowledgeable). If the masks are not effective for someone that hypothetically doesn't have the virus, how can you be sure that one unreceptive, stubborn Nigerian who has the virus is not walking around spreading the virus? If you do not have much knowledge on a subject, why won't you keep your mouth shut? Some of these leaders don't even know how and where to find reliable information.

LifestyleTonite:
Cross Rivers State governor, Ben Ayade has said that there is no need for social distancing in this time of coronavirus when one is putting on a face mask.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbPh95Mjtd8

The governor made this known days after his media aide, Christiana Ita, issued a statement which prohibits the movement of people in the state without face mask on.

Ben Ayade who addressed a crown on protective measures against the virus stated that a face mask protects well enough and that there is no need for social distancing when wearing one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-wXmbQlWtX/

You no dey shame, En. . Post your own Na.

Jim99:
Not me

If this is you, then that was a serious uppercut.

Jim99:
Whatever makes you sleep well at night

As much as she may have omitted some facts, which you pointed out, she made a valid point with are Canada-Nigeria comparison. Specifically regarding N-power. Besides, even if you deduct the tax you specified, you should still be left with over 60% of the gross. Is it not comparably better than what's happening in Nigeria?

ovielistic:
oh please...I have been filling tax for 5 years in Canada and know the rules..the CERB you are getting..are you trying to say you are not away that you will pay back $600 in tax when you file tax in 2021 for this year..
Infact you are way more ignorant than I thought..I don't fall in the category of those who lost their job due to covid 19 yet..but I tell you ..it's not free awoof money that you are getting from Canadian govt..you will pay some portion back..

You too leave this babe alone naa. . You know am from anywhere?

searchng4love:
Of course.... Tramps attract tramps...

You once inserted your manhood into the evil forest.

gypsey:
I have had sex with nearly 150 women, most them i cannot even remember their names or faces. from married women, to prostitutes, so called girlfriends, one night stands, work colleagues and i ve been married twice, divorced twice, still single and lonely.


what exactly could my problem be?

I think the Ops comment labelling Nigerian girls from home as unexposed may be a vicarious one-i.e from the point of view of a typical man. which is probably True. There's nothing wrong with someone passing a message to you within your perspective of issues. Although it could mean the lady assumes that the fact that she's over there implies she's more exposed, it doesn't always mean that. You may have to ask her which angle that came from.

Celepope:
I will be back to address this issue of loneliness of Nigerian ladies in diaspora
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Let me start. I may be out of point but you all should pardon me. Speaking from my observation of Nigerian ladies in America from my 10 years of living in the US, , many find it difficult to find husband because of many reasons thereby leading to depression and loneliness. First, many Nigerian guys in cities like Chicago, NY city and Houston are always searching for Nigerian ladies to grace their bed and many of them don't have a bearing. Secondly, many Nigerian ladies tend to be career driven especially those in hot pursuit of wanting to become Nurses to the extent of forgetting that they can also still date while pursuing their dreams. Many of them discover too late when they might have crossed into their 30s. I dated two in this category. Now they are both making money as Nurse Practitioners and they now discover that life is boring and lonely without a man (forget anything these fake feminists and their apologist might want to say). Many Nigerian ladies during their early years are always searching for already established guys in their careers and guys that make at least 6 figures. Without considering the facts that these guys are economic immigrant that have as their major goal the need to emancipate their family back home from their plight. Also many of the so-call guys don't have legal stay and these are the ones that mostly go to religious places of worship to scavenge for ladies to prey on forgetting that these ladies are wiser. Another factor that make these ladies not to find a man out there is because an average Nigerian lady in a place like the United states and i believe Canada tend to be saucy and lack manners. They feel they are better than an average girl back home. This is corroborated by even the way and manner this OP delivered her rebuttal. i.e such statement "Some guys eventually resort to going back home to marry the less exposed girls, but guess what happens once they reach YYZ airport?" why does the OP think she is much exposed than the average Aisha, Bimbo or Ngozi in the streets of Nigeria? FYI Op you travelling out or living outside the country doesn't make you much exposed than an average girl back in Nigeria. I know ladies in Nigeria that can school you on things about Canada and they haven't even been to the international airport. My advice to ladies in Diaspora is that they should be lay back in their approach and set realistic goals in the kind of man they want. They should explore other race and people from perhaps other nationalities in Africa. They should also utilize social media in establishing contacts and if possible reconnect with friends and former classmates. Nobody knows where they can find true love. God help us all and you all should pardon my lengthy post. I don't even appreciate it.

Ofcourse she's different. Every girl is. .

Ishitinyourlife:
Exactly bros,that is what I'm thinking I'm not getting younger and I've met a lot of girls in my life but this girl is quite different, the only thing is that she's like 13 years younger than me.

This is where you understand there are two different kinds of cheating. Poor and Rich. For the poor man, you divorce his ass. For the rich man, it's just for sex, he loves me. Who would throw away her key to the vault? Wetin professor no go see for lectures.

And who told you it was an Igbo man that made it? Perhaps you were just looking for names, without regard for the role each person plays.

BlueBanana:
IGBO AMAKA

Are you kidding me? He's guilty of Aiding and Abetting.

NoSidonLook:
I don't know why Naira marley should be included though

He was just a guest. I think only the hosts should face the penalty

And if it's a must Naira Marley must face the penalty too for breaching social distancing rules. Then all other 20+ guests should be arrested as well

We all know the manhunt to search for the remaining guests will be audio

PS. I wear belt. Not a Naira Marlian.

Where did the virus come from again? How was China able to contain it? out of numerous countries, you could only mention 2?

Shelumiel:
...why didn't you mention countries like China or South Korea who are showing the world how to fight this virus by taking the necessary measures...