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Juan Roman Riquelme: Barcelona's Lionel Messi is taking Diego Maradona's place as Argentine football's main man

The Boca Juniors playmaker is convinced that the Catalans' star player has the same hero status with the younger generation that the Napoli legend had with older fans.

Boca Juniors midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has stated that Barcelona star Lionel Messi is slowly replacing Diego Maradona as Argentine football's main character.

The 33-year-old stressed that Maradona is considered to be the best player ever by Argentines of older generations, but added that Messi has taken his place with the younger football fans.

What do you fink?

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I have to work twice as hard to get into Pep Guardiola's team
The Spain international knows that competition for places in the Barca starting XI is more tightly contested, but does not regret his decision to leave the Gunners
Bet: Returns: Manchester City £16.70 Draw £36.00 Arsenal £55.00 StanJames
Dec 14, 2011 9:55:00 AM
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Alexis Sanchez; Cesc Fabregas, Real Madrid, Barcelona
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Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he has to work twice as hard as he did at Arsenal to get into the Blaugrana starting XI, but is adamant that he made the right decision to return to Camp Nou.
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The Spain international left the Emirates Stadium in the summer to join the European champions, and is used in a squad rotation system by Pep Guardiola due to the calibre of the attacking players at the coach's disposal.

The 24-year-old has no regrets about leaving Arsene Wenger's side, and knows that there is increased competition for places at the Catalan giants.

"It was the right time to leave," Fabregas told FourFourTwo magazine.

"At this club I have to work doubly hard to earn a place in the team."

[s]"In London, if you lose you can still go out to dinner, live your life and people kept encouraging you," he revealed.[/s]

"However, at Barcelona when things are going well it is the best club in the world, but when things go wrong there is criticism."

The 5 happiest countries:

5) Sweden

High levels of political participation and social equality combine with environmental protection and 123 mobile phones per 100 people to create a tech-savvy socialist paradise.


4) New Zealand
New Zealand ranks no. 2 in governance, education and personal freedom. No country ranks higher in tolerance for immigrants. (Image of artist Grand Hughes, Napier, N.Z.).


3) Australia
Australia has moved up from fifth place in 2009, the result of excellent education, an efficient government bureaucracy and booming trade in natural resources.


2) Denmark
Denmark is no. 2 for the third year. The tiny country ranks first in entrepreneurship and opportunity, based on high levels of social equality, high connectivity and the world's lowest start-up costs.


1) Norway
For the third year, Norway ranked no. 1. With per capita GDP of $54,000 it is among the richest in the world and ranks first in social capital and second in safety and security.




The 5 saddest countries:


5) Yemen
Civil unrest, few liberties, little education for girls. Only a third report any form of employment.


4) Pakistan
Ineffective, unstable government. Very dangerous, intolerant of outsiders.

3) Ethiopia
Literacy is just 30%; undernourishment 40%; unemployment rate 20%.

2) Zimbabwe
Inept, corrupt, kleptocracy. No civil rights. Pervasive political violence.

1) Central African Republic
The worst. More than 10% of children die in their first year. Classes average 91 students per teacher. No foundation for future growth.

At No. 1 for the third year in a row: Norway. What’s it got that the rest of the world doesn’t? For one thing, a stunning per capita GDP of $54,000 a year. Norwegians have the second-highest level of satisfaction with their standards of living: 95% say they are satisfied with the freedom to choose the direction of their lives; an unparalleled 74% say other people can be trusted.

Cynics say Norway’s ranking is a fluke, that it’s a boring, [b]godless (just 13% go to church), [/b]homogeneous place to live, with a massive welfare state bankrolled by high taxes. Without massive offshore reserves of oil and gas that it exports to the world through state-controlled Statoil, Norway’s GDP would be far smaller

[table]When will Enyimba tour Europe? "Just asking plz no offense"[/table]

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face ur studies squarely

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bros can I have breakdown to option 1

England in with Ukraine, Sweden, France - could have been a whole lot worse for Fabio Capello.
Group B is Holland Denmark Portugal and Germany. Ouch!!

Group A: Poland, Greece, Russia, Czech Republic.

Group B: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal.

Group C: Spain, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Croatia.

Group D: Ukraine, Sweden, France, England.

tell us the quality or personality of those men?

F U R IN A RELATIONSHIP,
MARRIED OR SINGLE , READ
THIS YOU'LL KNOW WHY AT
THE END.
"When I got home that
night as my wife served
dinner, I held her hand and
said, I've got something to
tell you. She sat down and
ate quietly. Again I
observed the hurt in her
eyes.
Suddenly I didn't know
how to open my mouth.
But I had to let her know
what I was thinking. I want
a divorce. I raised the topic
calmly.
She didn't seem to be
annoyed by my words,
instead she asked me
softly, why?
I avoided her question. This
made her angry. She threw
away the chopsticks and
shouted at me, you are not
a man! That night, we
didn't talk to each other.
She was weeping. I knew
she wanted to find out
what had happened to our
marriage. But I could
hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my
heart to Jane. I didn't love
her anymore. I just pitied
her!
With a deep sense of guilt,
I drafted a divorce
agreement which stated
that she could own our
house, our car, and 30%
stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then
tore it into pieces. The
woman who had spent ten
years of her life with me
had become a stranger. I
felt sorry for her wasted
time, resources and energy
but I could not take back
what I had said for I loved
Jane so dearly. Finally she
cried loudly in front of me,
which was what I had
expected to see. To me her
cry was actually a kind of
release. The idea of divorce
which had obsessed me for
several weeks seemed to
be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back
home very late and found
her writing something at
the table. I didn't have
supper but went straight
to sleep and fell asleep
very fast because I was
tired after an eventful day
with Jane.
When I woke up, she was
still there at the table
writing. I just did not care
so I turned over and was
asleep again.
In the morning she
presented her divorce
conditions : she didn't
want anything from me,
but needed a month's
notice before the divorce.
She requested that in that
one month we both
struggle to live as normal a
life as possible. Her reasons
were simple: our son had
his exams in a month's
time and she didn't want
to disrupt him with our
broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me.
But she had something
more, she asked me to
recall how I had carried her
into out bridal room on our
wedding day.
She requested that every
day for the month's
duration I carry her out of
our bedroom to the front
door ever morning. I
thought she was going
crazy. Just to make our last
days together bearable I
accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife's
divorce conditions . . She
laughed loudly and
thought it was absurd. No
matter what tricks she
applies, she has to face the
divorce, she said
scornfully .
My wife and I hadn't had
any body contact since my
divorce intention was
explicitly expressed. So
when I carried her out on
the first day, we both
appeared clumsy. Our son
clapped behind us, daddy is
holding mommy in his
arms. His words brought
me a sense of pain. From
the bedroom to the sitting
room, then to the door, I
walked over ten meters
with her in my arms. She
closed her eyes and said
softly; don't tell our son
about the divorce. I
nodded, feeling somewhat
upset. I put her down
outside the door. She went
to wait for the bus to work.
I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of
us acted much more easily.
She leaned on my chest. I
could smell the fragrance
of her blouse. I realized
that I hadn't looked at this
woman carefully for a long
time. I realized she was not
young any more. There
were fine wrinkles on her
face, her hair was graying!
Our marriage had taken its
toll on her. For a minute I
wondered what I had done
to her.On the fourth day, when I
lifted her up, I felt a sense
of intimacy returning. This
was the woman who had
given ten years of her life
to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I
realized that our sense of
intimacy was growing
again. I didn't tell Jane
about this. It became easier
to carry her as the month
slipped by. Perhaps the
everyday workout made
me stronger.
She was choosing what to
wear one morning. She
tried on quite a few
dresses but could not find a
suitable one. Then she
sighed, all my dresses have
grown bigger. I suddenly
realized that she had
grown so thin, that was
the reason why I could
carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me, she
had buried so much pain
and bitterness in her heart.
Subconsciously I reached
out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the
moment and said, Dad, it's
time to carry mom out. To
him, seeing his father
carrying his mother out
had become an essential
part of his life. My wife
gestured to our son to
come closer and hugged
him tightly. I turned my
face away because I was
afraid I might change my
mind at this last minute. I
then held her in my arms,
walking from the bedroom,
through the sitting room,
to the hallway. Her hand
surrounded my neck softly
and naturally. I held her
body tightly; it was just
like our wedding day.
But her much lighter
weight made me sad. On
the last day, when I held
her in my arms I could
hardly move a step. Our
son had gone to school. I
held her tightly and said, I
hadn't noticed that our life
lacked intimacy.
I drove to office, jumped
out of the car swiftly
without locking the door. I
was afraid any delay would
make me change my
mind, I walked upstairs.
Jane opened the door and I
said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do
not want the divorce
anymore.
She looked at me,
astonished , and then
touched my forehead. Do
you have a fever? She said.
I moved her hand off my
head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I
won't divorce. My marriage
life was boring probably
because she and I didn't
value the details of our
lives, not because we didn't
love each other anymore.
Now I realize that since I
carried her into my home
on our wedding day I am
supposed to hold her until
death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly
wake up. She gave me a
loud slap and then
slammed the door and
burst into tears. I walked
downstairs and drove
away.At the floral shop on the
way, I ordered a bouquet
of flowers for my wife. The
salesgirl asked me what to
write on the card. I smiled
and wrote, I'll carry you
out every morning until
death do us apart.
That evening I arrived
home, flowers in my hands,
a smile on my face, I run up
stairs, only to find my wife
in the bed - dead. My wife
had been fighting CANCER
for months and I was so
busy with Jane to even
notice. She knew that she
would die soon and she
wanted to save me from
the whatever negative
reaction from our son, in
case we push thru with the
divorce.-- At least, in the
eyes of our son--- I'm a
loving husband, .
The small details of your
lives are what really matter
in a relationsh ip. It is not
the mansion, the car,
property, the money in the
bank. These create an
environment conducive for
happiness but cannot give
happiness in themselves .
So find time to be your
spouse's friend and do
those little things for each
other that build intimacy.
Do have a real happy
marriage!"If you don't share this,
nothing will happen to
you.If you do, you just might
save a marriage. ♥

The Aburi Accord did not see the light of the day, as the Gowon led government had huge consideration for the possible revenues, especially oil revenues which were expected to increase given that reserves having been discovered in the area in the mid-1960s. It has been said without confirmation that both Gowon and Ojukwu had knowledge of the huge oil reserves in the Niger Delta area, which today has grown to be the mainstay of the Nigerian economy.

In a move to check the influence of Ojukwu's government in the East, Gowon announced on 5 May 1967 the division of the 3 Nigerian regions into 12 states - North-Western State, North-Eastern state, Kano State, North-Central State, Benue-Plateau State, Kwara State, Western State, Lagos State, Mid-Western State, and, from Ojukwu's Eastern Region, a Rivers State, a South-Eastern State, and an East-Central State. The non-Igbo South-Eastern and Rivers states which had the oil reserves and access to the sea, were carved out to isolate the Igbo areas as East-Central state.[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakubu_Gowon

Gowon is very stupid. He started states creation and his successors followed his footstep. What is he complaining now? He will regret more in his grave.
Give the South East its equal share of States as the other zones, then the bastardization can begin.

Carlo Ancelotti has urged former employers Chelsea not to make successor Andre Villas-Boas carry the can for the struggles of their "old" team.

Tuesday's Carling Cup defeat by Liverpool was new boss AVB's fifth loss in his last nine matches, and he now faces a make-or-break spell of three games in nine days against Newcastle, Valencia and Manchester City.

But Ancelotti, whose sacking in May opened the door for the 34-year-old Portuguese, said: "Villas-Boas cannot work miracles. This is an old team now.

"It is exactly the same team as the one I left, with the exception of Juan Mata and Raul Meireles.

Do you think he is right


http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Chelsea-Blame-old-players-not-Andre-Villas-Boas-for-bad-results-says-ex-manager-Carlo-Ancelotti-article836801.html

ME: Please, please are u single I mean do u have a r/ship now
The Lady: Some how

What does she mean

A brother 29 and her elder sister 33, rented a mini-flat jointly. Few months later, the brother met a charming lady and wants to settle down in February 2012.
The family member are all concerned as where the lady would stay after the wedding. Because she has opted to look for where to stay. But no place in mind. And she cannot rent another place.
1. Please, don't you think the brother should have been man enough to get a place since he never communicated his marriage plan before the renting on the place.
2. Can't they all live together peacefully.
3. She is believing God for marriage before then, is it possible this is Nov., 2011?
4. Must she consider where to stay?

Please fellow nairalanders,

I need a sincere look in, into this situation please. I have a female friend and she wants to buy the weeding ring of her younger brother/sister in-law upcoming wedding. She is of the opinion that it would be her contribution to the wedding. In seeking my advise, I told her to leave the ring for the young couple to get. But she can get other things done for the young couple. which is inclusive of a cash gift.
Please was I right or wrong? Is she in order? I mean anything wrong with that?

A group of young Nigerian girls tell their stories.
Love them or loathe them, they will not be silenced.

http://www.wazobiareport.com/the-unedited-series/Chronicles-of-a-Runs-Girl/Part-14-Things-are-happening#.TtKK9mxBvrY.facebook

please always remove it

http://naijagossiplevel..com/2011/11/affair-with-basketmouth-and-governor.html

Its no longer news that one of the longest celebrity marriages in Nigeria has came to an end, proving skeptics right that marriages of celebrities always collapse.

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw Nuttal’s marriage with her British hubby, Roderick James Nuttal, who is the Managing Director of Ledrop Nigeria Ltd, an agency for Jack Daniels and Piper Hiedsieck Champagne, broke down due to what we learnt to be ‘irreconcilable differences.’

Investigations by sources revealed that the estranged lovers had been living in different apartments in Lekki, Lagos for the past few weeks before the news of the marriage collapse became public knowledge,

Reliable sources revealed that their separation was due to different cases of infidelity leveled against Kate by her husband, Rod.

We learnt from different sources that Kate who has a daughter, Ella for the Britton had been accused by the hubby of enjoying hot romance with some big names in the political and entertainment scenes for some years now.

Some of the men that have been fingered in the relationship with the actress include the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke and renowned popular comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth amongst others.

It is negotiable, Please have that in mind. They might be carried away with the London thing - Pounds & Euro.
I advise you get an experience elder(your father can handle that) to really go bargaining. Don't get angry or carried away with laughter.
Because chances of both occurring are very high. Especially if both bargainers are funny characters

The Spain captain revealed on his Facebook account that he had been held up on the motorway and even posted a photograph, but didn't escape punishment from the Portuguese coach

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has been fined by coach Jose Mourinho after he turned up late for training on Monday morning, even though he was caught in a traffic jam in the Spanish capital.

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2011/10/24/2726180/real-madrids-jose-mourinho-fines-iker-casillas-after-keeper

But in Nigeria, Mikel flaunts orders deliberately and expects not to be fined,

And what should one go with? Jokes slightly welcomed,

can we talk on 900,000