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bykebyke:
It's a small team..Chance to flex muscles.

Roma is a big team I guess
You guys should stop this obsession and enjoy the beautiful game abeg

MCJIKEL22:
buh the jamb brochure didnt state it as incorrect! Ok thanks!

The combination you choosed is actually correct, confirmed this from a friend studying this same course

Same girl that claimed she scored 406/400 in Jamb?? This inside might be true but her lies know no bounds

Hazard was a joy to watch today,

Leicester / Man City for EPL

Bimffo:
[size=50pt] MATCH DAY 13 [/size]
[size=35pt] COME ON, YE BLUES! [/size]
[size=20pt] Predicting a 3-nil Win for Chelsea [/size]

3-0?? You get mind oo

Nihilist:
Costa has only scored more than 10 goals in a season twice in his entire career.

I personally suspect that the final treatment for his dodgy hamstring required a trade off in explosiveness that has cost him a few seconds when trying to peel away from his marker in the crowded central areas...

Maybe that's why he keeps drifting wide where there is more space to exploit. And he is finding that space there, he just doesn't have the technical skills to exploit it.

You will agree those were the only 2 seasons he has played as a Center Forward


Every other thing you wrote, I do agree

Bimffo:
ATM I still prefer him to Costa.

If Chelsea signs Higuain, he won't give us 20goals in a season even if he spends 10yrs, Costa not getting goals is not an isolated case, it's only a reflection of the whole team, only few strikers can excel here, surely, Higuain ain't part.

If we buy Higuain, he'll be back in the transfer market before he even settles in

coogar:
the thunder that will fire you is from south america. are you guys kidding me? the only married women chaser on this forum is jaybee. stop these jokes, it's getting expensive.

South America?? You don F up, the best thunder is in Africa man

Lol, Wire Boy

Na wetin boys dey call Wire Wire be this

Buy Higuain to replace Costa??

Better just remain as a rumour

Griffon:
Invasion of dogs on here!

Meanwhile, there are reports that Madrid are ready to make a bid of £80m for Hazard in January.

Further speculations infers that Mr Abramovich would be willing to give Carlo Ancelloti a second chance at the bridge, if we miss out on champions league football.

Rihad Mahrez someone? I read somewhere that he's joining us come january.

Just too many rumors to take in.

If Pep leaves Bayern, Ancelotti will most probably choose Bayern ahead of Chelsea



Mahrez, I think by January, his performance would have dropped, we only need him if we can get now

elampiro, the Elder Statesman

All sorts of things gets discussed on this thread these days

swagloverss, you still haven't replied to the stolen credit card allegations

Another Anguuuu...

4 months holz, FUNAAB don cray....

The issue now is how will the cake taste.

Most cakes I have ate recently are more of design and little quality in the cake itself

Nice designing though

raumdeuter:
This is some extreme naivete on display. WHat has local league got to do with UCL

In the last 10yrs 0 French teams have won the CL yet 6 different teams have won the league

So what shows the league competitiveness the number of league winners or the number of CL winners

If Bundesliga-Type competitiveness is your favorite type of competitiveness, then I'm sorry oooo.....


Cos I don't even see the Bundesliga like a competition and I don't think even Bayern fans sees it like a competition any longer.


And that says a lot about the league

raumdeuter:
Surely. they didnt play the two legs with last season form, they played with their current form

and current form City = 1 in PL, Sevilla not even top 10 in La Liga

Current form didn't qualify them for the UCL, so this logic is wack

But if you choose to continue with it, I will like to remind you Chelsea were 6th when they won the UCL against Bayern at the Allianz Arena while Bayern were 1st, I think

Within the last 11years being discussed, 3 EPL teams have won the UCL, one of them haven't come close to winning the EPL.


It will be crayyzy for anyone to say the Bundesliga is more competitive than the EPL

Willian == Joy

Fabregas is leading the likes of Terry, Ivanovic, Ramires, Azpi, Oscar to revolt against the manager??


Tell me another story abeg.

atarapa:
Will him still pay tax after doing what govt suppose do? I think ogun state govt is d one to b paying him tax.

Ogun State Govt did not beg him to fix the road, and Moreover, fixing the road is only to boost his church business and not some form of charity or some CSR, the roads have been bad all year long but he's only interested in fixing it because of his forthcoming Shiloh


I can't even think of more than a road that requires fixing in this said area

Answering questions from NTA and Channels in India

I think I am getting this joke, Kontinue...

hensben:
Hazard is not poor but not at his best rather mou tactic is.

The same tactics Hazard excelled with last season?? Una go dey alright

MacKennie:
what background of passport photograph is used? White, red....

No specific background required

All this chances created stats are just rubbish, the most important stat for an attacker are assists and goals, as long as Willian keeps getting those, Hazard can chop bench with his chances created,

Just like judging a striker by shots at goal

All those who stole our yam, one by one, PMB will get you

former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
PREMIUM TIMES investigation shows that Mr. Akpabio was taken in by EFCC operatives at about 5.20 pm.
He was said to have been accompanied a few aides and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ricky Tarfa.
An aide to the former governor, who cannot be named because he is not authorised to speak on the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Akpabio is currently being interrogated by top officials of the EFCC.
An EFCC source confirmed the development.
“He was brought in at about 5.20 pm accompanied by a few aides and Mr. Rickey Tarfa,” the source said.
“It is not yet known whether he will be allowed to go this night. It depends on how the interrogation goes.”
The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, did not answer or return calls seeking comment for this story.
The EFCC had begun investigation into alleged theft of N108.1billion of Akwa Ibom funds by the former governor in June.
The action followed a petition forwarded to the commission by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong.
Mr. Ekpenyong had on June 8 petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Mr. Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting Akwa Ibom state treasury.
Investigations by PREMIUM TIMES showed that several other indigenes of the state who are demanding the investigation of the former governor, have been invited by the EFCC to adopt their petitions.
On his part, Mr. Ekpenyong was summoned on Wednesday, June 17, to adopt his petition and provide more details to some of the allegations he made against Mr. Akpabio.
The former governor, now senator, was elected in 2007, at a time the nation enjoyed robust oil revenue.
Akwa Ibom and Rivers States are Nigeria’s largest oil-producing states. The two states alternate as first and second top producers periodically.
The two states receive the highest funds allocation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, monthly.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the office of the Accountant General of the Federation indicate that under Mr. Akpabio, known for ostentatious spending, Akwa Ibom received a staggering N1. 6 trillion from FAAC between June 2007 and May 2014.
At the time he vacated office on May 29, the state received more, excluding other revenues like Ecological Funds, internally generated revenue etc.
In a new petition to the EFCC dated June 22, and copied to Mr. Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, Mr. Ekpenyong gave details of some of Mr. Akpabio’s alleged financial recklessness.
He alleged that between January and December 2014, the ex-governor colluded with two of his top aides to steal a whopping N108.1 billion from the state’s treasury.
Mr. Ekpenyong told the EFCC that the former Government House Permanent Secretary, Etekamba Umoren, and the former Accountant General of the state, Udo Isobara, colluded with Mr. Akpabio to steal the funds.
“Between January –December 2014, it is on record that the trio of Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Etekamba Umoren and Mr. Udo Isobara, made illegal but substantial withdrawals of cash from a designated state government-owned account with Zenith Bank with account number: 1010375881 amounting to N22.1 billion,” he stated in the petition.
“It is worthy of note that reasons for such ungodly cash withdrawals against financial regulations and due process laws range between sundry use and unjustifiable expenditures by Godswill Akpabio and his numerous surrogates and proxies.
“For example, a whopping N18 billion was withdrawn fraudulently from the state FAAC account with the United Bank for Africa in trenches of N10 million and above by Mr. Isobara in a surreptitious manner to conceal their dishonest intention.”
For assisting Mr. Akpabio retire billions of the stolen funds, Mr. Ekpenyong said Mr. Umoren was rewarded with an appointment as Government House chief of staff and now secretary to the state government under Udom Emmanuel’s administration.
The legal practitioner went on to state that over N50 billion of Akwa Ibom funds were spent by the former governor during the last general elections.
During the period under review, he said Mr. Akpabio also withdrew a whopping N18 billion from the state coffers under the guise of special services, reception of very important guests and sundry items.
“The cumulative aggregate of these monies stolen by Godswill Akpabio from the coffers of government as pocket money is the annual budget of some states in Nigeria put together,” the petition reads.
He listed the bouquet of assets acquired by the former governor through surrogates to include a multi-billion naira mansion at Plot 5 Okogosi Spring Close, off Katsina-Ala Crescent, Maitama-Abuja, a multi-billion naira mansionette at Plot 28 Colorado Close, Maitama, Abuja and another multi-billion naira mansion at 22 Probyn Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Others include a multi-billion naira mansionette at Plot 23 Olusegun Aina Street, Parkview, Lagos and a multi-
billion naira 25 storey building at Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
“As earlier promised, more details of assets and graft-related funds illegally and fraudulently siphoned from Akwa Ibom State treasury and laundered to foreign destinations are in the offing. As usual, we will do the needful.
An EFCC source said senior officials of the commission held discussions with Mr. Ekpenyong on the petition on Tuesday.
“He also adopted the petition he forwarded to the commission and provided additional details about the alleged stealing of funds by the former governor,” the source said.
The source noted that many of those who have sent petitions to the commission against the former governor, now senator, have already been invited to adopt their document.
He confirmed that very soon the commission would invite the former governor for questioning.
Allegations, complete falsehood
Mr. Akpabio could not be reached for this story. Messrs Umoren and Isobara could not also be reached for comments.
But the commissioner of information during the administration of Mr. Akpabio, Aniekan Umana, described the contents of the petition by Mr. Ekpenyong as falsehood taken too far.
He said the petition betrayed a lack of understanding of the workings of government.
“Every sum withdrawn from a government account is tied to a subhead and there must be a budgetary provision. To attribute fraud to withdrawals which had the full sanction of Government and was accommodated in the budget is strange, mischievous and untenable. More so, when one understands that there are checks and balances which guide all aspects of government financial administration,” he said.
He also said the allegation that the State Government spent N50 billion on the March General Elections falls flat on its face based on his explanations of the workings of government as regards financial transactions.
“There was no such provision in the budget of this year and such an amount could not have been paid as an extra-budgetary expenditure and yet salaries and other commitments were met. We challenge the petitioners to provide proof to support this wild allegation. Who was it paid to? How was it paid? Where was it paid? And when was it paid?
“Senator Akpabio does not own a 25-storey building in Victoria Island or in any part of the world, as alleged by the petitioner. It is also a patent falsehood that the house at 22 Probyn Road, Ikoyi belongs to Senator Akpabio.
It is a rented building which ownership can be verified from Lagos State Lands Registry.
“Senator Akpabio does not own the properties mentioned in the petition to belong to him. You can verify the ownership of the properties (5 Okokosi Close, Maitama and Plot 28 Colorado Close, Maitama) from the land registry in Abuja,” he said.
He also denied the state received over N2 trillion as oil allocation.
“Please do note that the idea that the Akwa Ibom State Government received over N2.5 trillion in the eight years of the Akpabio administration is an outrageous lie. What this suggests is that the State Government received an average of N26 billion monthly for the period. What a lie! From published accounts of disbursement from the Federation Accounts, Akwa Ibom State never received up to N26 billion in any month throughout the period.

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/191621-breaking-efcc-arrests-ex-governor-akpabio-over-alleged-multi-billion-naira-fraud.html

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pamcode:
If simeone comes i doubt if the problem of aggressiveness and strength wont be a problem.
To be sincere this chelsea team has the weakest players mou has ever used,most of his team comprises of players with the strenght of a bull and the work-rate of a donkey.
I think the players dont really like that and hence our problems.
My point is Simeone has a similar pattern,if you asked me klopp would have been the best for us our team is already used to playing counter-attacking footie which is the kind klopp is known for.

Same thing will apply to Klopp, that was what lead to his poor last season at dortmund, the players were tired and nothing could motivate them any longer, this things happen

Jamzig1:
Lol ..I think he is just being sarcastic

He had better be oo
If not, even me here can help you pay your acceptance fees oo