₦airaland Forum

Theflint1:
Exactly, if dem decide investigate the spending habits of a lot of us average earners, you'd see it's not so different from these footballers, in that as our earnings grew, so too did our expenses.

Confirm stingy guys like Okocha and Kante are the exception and not the norm, and I mean within the general population, not just footballers.

You are missing an important point here though; the earning cycle of the regular average individual is quite different from that of athletes.

A regular average professional in other fields apart from sports can have regular income from the moment they hit adulthood to let's say age 60 when they decide to retire. An average footballer on the other hand may have to retire by age 38 which means he has roughly 22 years (from age 16) to make all the money he will spend till old age.

If a retired footballer keeps up with the lifestyle he was living in his playing days after he has retired, he may end up broke while the non-sports retiree may still have enough income to sustain his own lifestyle before death comes calling.

afrodoc:
Not only that the goal was at their mercy but our GK was on the floor multiple times.

The guy just seem not to be able to command his area at all.He falls like he's a TB Joshua crusade

afrodoc2:
Na Fenibeso save us for this match. We could have conceded multiple goals from those corner kicks. How can one club have the 2 worst GKs in the league?

Fenibeso's grace was the difference between 1-1 and 4-1.

If not that Fulham have terrible headers in their team, una for really collect true true o. I saw like 2 different instances when the post was at their mercy during corner kicks and they nodded it away from goal.

You sure say una no go later convert Onana to that midfielder y'all have been missing in your team ?

A team like Arsenal or even West Ham would've converted those free headers.

GloriousGbola:
ibime has spoken about how stingy okocha was and how he saved his earnings

but you have to have mind and be stubborn - more so among nigerians

I doubt Boniface and his friend Osimehn can emulate the frugality credited to Okocha in his playing days and even now that he's retired.

Boniface and his friend seem to be about the social media life , gifting their "fans" at random, paying influencers and sponsoring trips of their influencer friends to stay relevant in the social media space, etc. Whether the aggregate of these social spendings will have a significant impact on their purse in the long run; only time will tell.

chrisooblog:
I remember that bad teeth issue from Clarence Seedorf experience with injuries. Don't remember the main gist of it but something around how dental problems affected his ability to heal properly from his injuries.

Infact dental checks have become part and parcel of player's medicals.

Reading this now, I think I have an idea as to why dental check/test was added to our PME.

Where I work we do an annual medical checkup/test where series of tests, medical checks and scans are carried out on all staff.

Earlier this month when we had this year's, I noticed dental check was added to the dozens of tests/checks carried out. I saw a dentist at the hospital in the process and I was wondering what's the essence of including a dental check in a wellness checkup. Now I know better.

iamoyindamola:
They actually improved from last match
1 point is better than nothing

Positives everywhere

One point from possible six is not bad. Trust the process!

Amorim already said we will suffer ; we patiently await more suffering for the future good of the team 😎

Mbeumo oni-acrobatic of acrobatic republic 😂

swiz123:
Una wan thief win

Make una go push another defender.

😂😂😂😂

Make dem push another defender to score another one?

Why u wicked like this?

That's a clear push from Yoro on Bassey yet, ref say the push is not sufficient to disallow the Goal.


Na wa o.

😂

Bruno misses the awoof PK

Bassey na thug

AbokiWam:
Estimated number..

It could even be more than I have written..
Or less

It goes both ways

Like u strongly believe majority of the women u know who have tasted catfish only know what catfish tastes like thanks to men who bought it for them?

AbokiWam:
This is exactly why Nigerians both male and female need Geh Geh

Cause I no understand this picture at all?

Without men 65% of Nigerian women that have tasted pizza and catfish for no know wetin Pizza or Catfish taste like

How do u people always come up with these "stats"?

raumdeuter:
Imagine $20k in Abacha times when minimum wage was N800. When universities lecturers all over Nigeria were all sacked by Abacha

Most of them would've spent the money like it is a regular money that will come again tomorrow.

GloriousGbola:
@blueraydick - please share the link again - i have forgotten it

Link:sec.gov.ng/non-mandated/

Easy Steps:

1. Click the link
2. Type your surname/last name in the search box
3. Click search
4. Review the results for your name
5. Click on your name to view the company and outstanding dividend

Next Step:

If you find your name, contact a registered stockbroker to help you track and claim your lost dividends.

Roland17:
The embolden reminds me of younger days in Naija. During Parish harvest/ bazaar, people make "pledges" and everybody go clap for them. 3 years later, half of the people wen make pledge never redeem their pledges. Na so Father and Harvest committee go dey pursue them to the point of cold visits to their homes.

Professional athletes, especially of today, should learn financial management 101, immediately they start earning. They are responsible for their financial outcomes now and in the future. I am sorry but there are more important national issues than ex-players who are broke. What should retired pensioners who are owed several months/ years of their benefit at different levels of government say?

As at 1999 Okocha and Taribo earned £1.24m as annual gross salary.

Truly these people have no reason to be calling out FG for financial support after retirement o

The Tottenham press is paying off really well

Paulinah makes it 2-0

iamoyindamola:
This one hard o
Have you tried talking listening to heavy bass song with headset
You can't even hear yourself to know if you are talking, making point or yapping

There's no easy job; It's all about perception.

Even footballers who play in a stadium where over 60k people are chanting, whistling and booing at the same time don't have a easy job.

Amigoss:
Una wey dey yab Carra, Neuville and English ex players turned pundits and presenters,you go fit do am make your head no blow

This is what the main football presenters hear in their ear as they do a live football broadcast…

My head would explode 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wJReYlBWIK

— george (@StokeyyG2) August 22, 2025

It is no different from a juju or fuji musician singing on stage while having his manager shouting into his ear constantly telling him names of people he should praise while they are spraying money.

If you've watched live musicians do this over and over again u will respect their craft. They don't miss a beat, they maintain the rhythm and the next song they sing will carry the name mentioned into the muaician's ear.

Na their job wey dem Don master. The same way those pundits cannot do the job of doctors, accountants, lawyers, financial analysts, etc, na so those people sef no fit do their job

[quote author=iamoyindamola post=136551888]Blueraydick
This is what I am saying, naira marley is not innocent, he's just paying for his crime

Few hours after Naira Marley came out to explain his side of the story, Mohbad’s phone conversation with Naira Marley’s Manager, Gabby, has surfaced where he explained what went down on the day he went to Naira Marley’s house— Omoh 🙆‍♀️💔

(Ornstein #PAYME Iyabo Ojo Toto Big Kala) pic.twitter.com/q15dQFXUkD

— Oxygist (@oxygist) August 21, 2025

thing is naira marley keeps saying he didn't bully mohbad because there's no evidence of him assaulting the boy or ordering for him to be assaulted , but anybody with sense knows Naira Marley was guilty of bullying by association.


Like this leak now, mohbad and his boys were bullied in the presence of naira marley without naira marley putting a stop to it. You hear the boy saying he was telling naira marley "this should not be happening" but nothing was done by naira marley put an end to it.

Same thing with Sam Larry going after mohbad over and over again. Nothing was done by naira marley to put a stop to it till the boy's demise.


It is clear there's no evidence linking naira marley to Mohbad's demise, but naira marley's actions and inactions when mohbad was being bullied by naira marley's associates while alive is what haunted naira marley's music career.

If u ask me, I don't have any iota of pity for naira marley one bit. And I'm unapologetic about it.

Fullkrug makes it 2-1

Sanchez na malu 😂

That ball has no reason being at the back of the net at all.

This one done score goal of the season for game week 2

Lucas Pacuetaaaaaa!

iamoyindamola:
Blueraydick
Are you watching butterfly

I was watching it on prime yesterday, but I just stopped on the first episode. I wasn't feeling it,maybe because that yesterday I was tired.

I will continue over the weekend Sha.

Akinlot:
There's something that bothers me about gamblers. How does a sensible person think that a bet company will pay the Nigerian government 52m naira for application and license, set up a website, buy very expensive softwares, pay the likes of betradar for odds, hire staff, pay criminal twitter influencers and pay for adverts just so they can dash you money.

In what world does this makes sense to a right thinking person?

Unfortunately, this government is looking for money wherever they can get it from. I don't see them taking a cue from India. Certainty not under Tinubu.

A typical gambler strongly believes he will be luckier than every other person who loses their own bet.


The major currency gamblers deal in is luck. And u know Luck defies reason/logic.

raumdeuter:
The money no lost technically, it just transferred hands. I know there are strong arguments for and against it though

Yes the money is not lost technically, but some people will be left bankrupt when the funds is transfered from the gambler to the bookies.

What I don't know is if Nigeria can afford to ban the online bet companies. The fact that we have so many Nigerians living below poverty line makes it difficult for the government to just come out and ban gambling Sha.

India bans gambling, online sports betting and the likes.

Reason: Over $2.3 billion is lost annually to betting.

Sooner or later Nigeria may have to adopt this going by the tales of woes of Gamblers we read almost everyday in this country.

raumdeuter:
Let me clarify something. I didn't hear why the father was beating the child

Is there any reason for a father to beat the child this way? I mean are there some offence that could justify this type of beating? Stealing, Fighting teachers, truancy, joining gangs

In my opinion, no offence justifies on to beat his child in that manner. I don't even see the use of beating a child that is already 14,15 -16 years old.

The time minimal pain like spanking can Correct a child has passed.

Only criminals are beaten in such manner with intention of leaving bruises all over their body