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Permit me to pay a special tribute to a great football club this week - Rangers International Football Club of Enugu. Many would wonder why I am doing so, knowing that the football club was the greatest rival to the club I played for through most of my football career – IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan. Between the two clubs, Rangers and Shooting Stars of Ibadan, they defined and set the agenda for football development in Nigeria for almost two decades. Some of the best and most reliable friends that I cultivated through the course of my life in sports, even to this day, came from Rangers FC. Our friendship has been deep and strong, and sustains to this day! Incidentally, the last year of my football career also marked the last time Rangers International won the most prestigious football title in the land – the national league. That was some 32 years ago! That’s how long it has taken them to re- mount the podium of victory once again. I will not blame any young person below the age of 32, therefore, that wonders why I would dedicate my entire column this week to write about a team that, all things being equal, will become the next champion of the Nigerian Premier League this weekend. It is not the feat itself that is significant but the story of the team; where it has come from; what it represents in the story of Nigeria; and what its current achievement means to football and to the country as a whole. There will be jubilation and celebration in several towns and villages around Nigeria today when Rangers finally lifts the trophy that has eluded them for so long. This club was raised from the ashes of the Nigerian Civil war in 1970, its significance rooted in the name given to it by one of its founders, the late Justice Ikpeazu. When the war ended and was declared ‘No Winner, No Vanquished’ by the then Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, it was clear that the Igbo people needed more than those words to bury the humiliation of surrender and to spearhead a full psychological and physical re- integration into the main stream of social life and political engagements in the country, devoid of the stigma of a conquered people. The Igbos, a very proud and hardworking people, with an awesome reputation for their industry and commercial sixth sense, needed a get-out-of-jail card for their re-entry to a new Nigeria. The leadership anchored their intention to an innocent weapon that they believed would not fail - a football club named after one of their most devastating weapons during the civil war, a cannon that inflicted massive destruction on the enemy, called the Ranger! The political leaders at the time, including Dr. Jim Nwobodo, the first civilian governor of Enugu State, founded the football club and called it Enugu Rangers Football Club. Not many people knew that during the most bloody civil war in history, that claimed over two million Nigerian lives on both sides of the conflict, the war was temporarily halted (voluntarily by both armies) so that the fighting soldiers of both armies could listen to the radio commentaries of a football match between Santos FC of Brazil, and a Nigerian selected side at the King George V Stadium, in Onikan Lagos, that featured the legendary Pele. That match was a clear demonstration of how much Nigerians loved and followed their country’s number one sport. The Igbos latched onto that passion and presented this all-conquering football club, to fast-track and catalyse their return. In 1970, the march of Rangers Football Club of Enugu began. That year it got to the finals of the FA Cup and lost narrowly. The following year, and for the next decade, it dominated Nigerian football like no other club had ever done in the history of the country, and achieved for the Igbo people what guns could not on the battlefield! Rangers International FC conquered Nigerian football, winning everything in the land by playing football crafted from the battlefields of Biafra – physicality, ferocity, skills, det

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Olumyyde:
Brother, with GOD ,determination n contentment,u sure can..i earn about 83k monthly n I'd be wedding in two months time by GOD'S grace. My fiancee is a diligent nurse,n I've also told her i dont cross my bounds to impress anyone. my brother,we can.cheers!

bro marry First and see what that 83k will do for you within a year. See marriage is different from boy friend girl friend relationship. The life we are now we need money to keep our home and if that doesn't come that is when you see people stealing and defrauding at places of work. 5 yrs and still counting with God on ourside no be beans.

Olumyyde:
Brother, with GOD ,determination n contentment,u sure can..i earn about 83k monthly n I'd be wedding in two months time by GOD'S grace. My fiancee is a diligent nurse,n I've also told her i dont cross my bounds to impress anyone. my brother,we can.cheers!

bro marry First and see what that 83k will do for you within a year. See marriage is different from boy friend girl friend relationship. The life we are now we need money to keep our home and if that doesn't come that is when you see people stealing and fefruading

kishimi8:
funny . me im an electrical engineer . grad from abu . i happen to cherish my degree so much . and i can't be compared with no damned roadside trial and error dude.

and a mech engrs job is not to fix cars pls but to design, create , and optimize . fixing stuff is for technologists .

. @op uni edu is just a guide , you are meant to complement it with self research

its seems you don't understand what op is saying. Tell me one Mechanical Engineer who has designed a car in nigeria for Nigerian use. But there are one million and one road side Engineers in ladipo spare part market converting, building cars without wasting 5 years in school. An average road side electrician doesn't know difference between parallel and series in electricity but can wire an estate with electricity.

Caracta:
My degree is not a waste. I learnt beyond the lectures and tutorials. I didn't limit myself to the 'classroom experience.' It was a life experience for me.

what are u studying?

My mother in-law and her daughter are in igando general hospital as a result of this disease.

This is the reason why our goverment will never allow our education system to be good because if it's good, youths will know their right and do the needful.
Imagine someone who was accused of eating your destiny, paid you peanut from what she might have stolen from you to protest for her! Is that not advance illiteracy perfected by these crooks?
What relationships do these youths have with her? Are they her children, bro or what? Why can't she use her children and those who benefited from her when her husband was in power. Abi these youth benefited from her?

If i were his father i will just tell him that the money i used in training him since his birth was blood money but since blood money too is a wrong foundation he should refund the whole money to me. Or else his mother will tell the whole world who his father is.

Sugarcious:
Is she a photographer??

no she is a photo

Sugarcious:
Is she a photographer??

no she is a photo

facelessangel:
You need to add the cost of commodities and foreign. Exchange. You are too kind with Buhari's administration.

There is nothing to compare. Bahari is a disaster. What is the cost of food and commodities in this government?

When God wants to punish a nation, he gives them bad leaders

Please read the article and understand where we were coming from. Obasanjo created a reserve to $65B then yardua and Goodluck squandard it to $460M. Ask your self assuming the reserve was left at the $65B or rose to #100B due to oil boom at their time, will we have deficit in our budget? Will it affect our exchange rate? I beg reason it. Don't just blame their present situation but think of where u were coming from.

GuyfawkesAB:
Your Catechist and Father try. See sweet brainwashing. See as you weave bible texts to suit your flawed explanation

You too use your own bible verse to twist it.

Sanchez01:
Asking the dead to pray for you is a stupid thing to ask for. The Catholic Church keep exhibition nothing but religion and nothing but cult-like activities. Interestingly, they carry the Bible while they listen and act obediently to the dictates of the fathers. Worst of all, these acts far contradict what God instructed in the Scriptures.

There was never a place in the One where Christ or God charged people to ask the deads to pray or interecede for them. There was never a place where Mary was asked to be an intercessor to the prayers of men. Christ was and still is the person we ought to take our petitions to.

The Catholic Church, all thanks to their gullible folwrrs all around the world, have the power to deitify and idolize anyone they deem fit, while their followers, who, instead of studying their Bibles, would only listen to a Pope in a far away land and scream 'Saint whatever, pray for me'. And then you get to wonder why the prayers of a dead person would be any effective than yours.

No one prays to dead saints, because those in heaven are more alive than we are. The
Lord is God of the living, not of the dead. The fervent prayer of a righteous man is
very powerful (Jas 5:16). Those in heaven are surely righteous, since nothing unclean
can enter heaven (Rv 21:27). Those in heaven are part of the Mystical Body of Christ
and have not been separated from us by death, but surround us as a great cloud of
witnesses (Heb 12:1). They stand before the throne of God and offer our prayers to
him (Rv 5: and cheer us on as we run the good race. Intercession among members
of the body of Christ is pleasing to God (1 Tm 2:1-4) and even commanded by him (Jn
15:17). Those in heaven have a perfected love, so how could they not intercede for
us? Christ is the vine, and we are the branches; if we are connected to him, we are
inseparably bound together as well. Can the eye say to the hand, "I need you not"?
Neither are we to say we don’t need the prayers of our brothers and sisters (alive here
or in heaven), because salvation is a family affair.

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PurestBoy:
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Budget of 1.2m is too small except you want to be buying from dealers like us that buy directly from Indians sellers in Lagos like Stallion, Bharat, CIC, Agro Allied etc but nothing is impossible if you have close proximity to main market but you must be fully prepared to spend on diesel to power your coldroom cos that could be frustrating. Power issue is the only risk that could make you lose.

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5 years from now, nigeria league would be the most glamorous league in africa and one of the best in the world.

Nigeria's premium lager beer, Star, on Tuesday in a colourful ceremony held inside
the Ball Room of the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, sealed a "multi-
year" partnership deal with the League Management Company (LMC) for the
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).
The relationship, according to the Portfolio Manager, National Premium Lager of
Nigeria Breweries PLC. makers of Star Lager Beer, Tokunboh Adodo. is conceived
with the objective of bringing "premium experience to consumers."
"Our objective is to bring the standard of other societies where football is at its
best to our consumers. We expect to see those activities that will enable
consumers to experience football like they have never seen before. We believe in
this platform and our partnership is about moving the NPFL forward seeing that the
gentlemen in the LMC have shown professionalism and adherence to global best
practices. Star is the first beer brand to ever sponsor the NPFL and the partnership
is worth every dime we are putting into it. The most important word is partnership.
It is a win win for both Star, the NPFL all stakeholders.
The National Marketing Director of NBL, Franco Maggi who assured that the
partnership is a multi year relationship said the most important thing is that Star
and the NPFL are together.
"This is almost like a natural thing. Star is the longest selling beer and it has been
there at every great moment in Nigeria and it is just natural that we are also with
the NPFL which is providing a great leap for Nigerian football. What is important is
the fact that we are together. We wouldn't be doing it if we do not intend to stay
for a long time. We are here to support the growth of football in Nigeria and if the
people who support football in Nigeria support our brand, we will be happy."
Elated chairman of the League Management Company, Shehu Dikko, described the
partnership as unique, expressing optimism that the relationship will give the league
a big push.
"Our objective is to get a partner that will work with us at the back end, take the
league into the heart of Nigerians, we are very positive that Star lager will
contribute greatly towards helping us achieve this and we are very excited with the
partnership."
First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Seyi Akinwunmi who
represented the board at the ceremony described the partnership as a marriage
between two excellent entities.
"Those who know when the LMC started cannot believe that we are having this
ceremony. The LMC has come out with first class in managing the NPFL. Star is a
first class brand and the partnership is like a marriage between two first class
professionals. The deal is very transparent and the NFF is in total support of it"
Already, Star Lager has embossed the NPFL logo on its foil and Adodo who
displayed the new branding has assured that the Star Lager with NPFL logo will go
into the market "in few weeks time."
Dignitaries at the consummation of the partnership includes the Managing Director
of Nigeria Breweries PLC, Nico Vervelde, Chief Executive Officer of the League
Management Company, Hon Nduka Irabor, Chairman of the Lagos State Sports
Commission, Deji Tinubu, representative of the Federal Ministry of Sports, Engr. A
Alanamu, chairmen of NPFL clubs from across the country and distinguished
players in the football industry.

GEJ claims he didnt know there was so much corruption in his regime yet he fired Sanusi when the latter raised alarm about some monumental stealing at the NNPC. He shielded Dizieni from the House of Reps when a query was raised on her 10billion naira expenditure on chatering jets. He kept Stella Odua and Abba Moro inspite of their involement in high profile scandals. Yet he did not know there was corruption in his govt. Haba !!! Elders should have no business with lies

In all honesty, a lot of things happened during Jonathan
administration, unfortunately he was not aware and he solely
put his trust and relied on the appointed personalities.
This is quite unfortunate! The former president, Jonathan did not
bother to supervise or monitor the activities of the people in his
cabinet that is why they rubbished his administration with
corrupt practices. He was ignorant of the monumental treasury
heist that took place under him.
In a meeting with President Buhari recently, it was gathered that
the Bayelsa born politician was shocked when facts and figures
were tabled before him about how corruption reigned supreme
under his leadership. According to the report gathered from the
private meeting, he was quoted to have said that he’s just
realizing this corruption for the first time.
Facts, however, are beginning to emerge about the presidential
meeting, which was said to have been facilitated by the former
Head of States, Abdusalam Abubakar, former President Goodluck
Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja was shocked to see how
his aides milked the economy of the country dry.
We gathered that the meeting was at the instance of the 2015
Elections Peace Committee, after former President, Jonathan
complained that President Buhari was not sticking to the peace
accord they signed.
Jonathan was reported to have also sought for understanding on
alleged corrupt practices and mismanagement of funds under his
administration, with a source saying the former President
claimed he was hearing about some of the graft allegations for
the first time.
The report however claimed that President Buhari reportedly
insisted that all looted funds must be returned to the nation’s
coffers, adding that the President also restated his pledge that
Jonathan had nothing to fear at all.
According to a source quoted by the report, the outcome of the
meeting between Buhari and Jonathan formed the motive behind
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration at the weekend that
the target of the administration’s anti-corruption war was not
Jonathan.
The report further disclosed that the former President was not
comfortable with the way Buhari moved against his ex-Chief
Security Officer (CSO), ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) and
some ministers, asking the Abdulsalami committee to prevail on
Buhari not to rubbish him.
Malok Jerry and Dele Ogunsakin
didn’t waste much time to fire him
back on reading this statement he
made. Amazingly, the former
president, GEJ has always been
known to take leave of the truth.
On so many occasions as president, he spoke from both sides of
his mouth. At a campaign rally, he said stealing was not
corruption. The case at hand now is so bad that even those he
trusted who have come to him for succor are likely not to get the
desired shelter because Mr. Jonathan has made it clear to them
that everybody should now bear his father’s name whether you
knew of corruption or not.
A source said, “This man is always economical with the truth.
When the allegations against former Minister of Aviation, Mrs.
Stella Oduah broke, what did he do? What of those allegation
against Diezani Allison-Madueke? Was it not Jonathan who
allegedly blamed the House of Representatives of inviting Diezani
too much? Was it not under his leadership Diezani took the
House of Reps to court? Was it not same Jonathan who allegedly
said stealing was no corruption? Where did he get the dollars
with which he was bribing traditional rulers from? Lie has
strength, but truth has endurance.”
Another concerned citizen who were privy of this information
said, “It’s so unfortunate to hear a chief executive of a country
claiming he is just knowing if corruption perpetrated under his
administration after someone’s else has taken over the office,
which means he does not have a way of checking people he
employed to work for him. Anyway, Law does not know
ignorance he should be punished according to the law of the
land. The issue on the loot should stand, because it will serve as a
lesson those thinking in that direction.”
https://nigeriacamera.net/didnt-know-corruption-much-former-president-goodluck-jonathan/

babapressy:
a bag of flour (50kg) cn giv u like 85 to 90 loaves if u scale 900g depending on d strenght of d flour (Diamond, Dangote, Honeywell, Golden penny, Mama Gold). If u add too much water cos u wana get more yield, u wil cry cox u risk d chance of collapse bread. Flour are substandard this days. Am a QA/QC personnel so i knw wat am saying.

Bros with the improver i use i get that quantity

Holluwatarhyor:
Hello sir,how many pieces of 100bread can a bag make and how can one go about the production per bag,I mean how many pieces per each amount of bread

a bag of flour will give you between 100-102 loaves of 900g bread . Approximate weight is 92800g

Omonigeriarere:
I have bought two plots of land in Oyo State, Ogbomosho to be precise. Recently, the idea of bakery comes to my mind: can you please expatiate about the start up and capital requirement? I have no idea about the business at all.

if you don't have the idea i suggest you rent it out cos the business is bigggg. But if u still want to go into it i suggest u send me a Mail so that we can chat

My bro, don't be deceived bakers (those who bake the bread) don't receive salaries but but they charge per bag. Here i pay #800 per bag. So if you produce 3 bags, its times #800.
For you not to be cheated, you must know the quantity of loaves a bag produces, you must have idea of bread making or else you will find it difficult to cope in that business.
Ask any question about the business.

Although we've come to the end of the road still i can't let you go, it so natural... #Boys 2 men to dream team

Op, did u say #59m for 1250 chairs and table? 59000000/1250=47200. So #47200 for a table and chair. Whao nigeria why yyyyyyyyyy?

Kenechi1:
There are still bad pitches all over the npfl. Not much as changed in the npfl, like there is still bad officiating and crowd trouble

The area where u have' bad' pitches are just 3, the reason is because of the nature of there soil. But if you look at where the league is coming from and what they have achieved so far you will know that there is improvement. Talking about crowd trouble, you and i know that its everywhere but except some little indications here and there i think its better. Now let me draw your attention to yesterday game. What do u think nigerians would have said had it been that our fans rushed to the pitch after the match? Now you see that the issue is everywhere.