Sanchez. He will miss 2018 World Cup after Chile lost 3-0 to Brazil
Photo: Sky Sports
Alexis Sanchez will not be at the 2018 World Cup after Chile missed out on qualification after a 3-0 defeat to Brazil on Tuesday.

Chile – winners of the Copa America in 2015 and 2016 – were soundly beaten by Brazil in Sao Paulo to be eliminated on goal difference.

They finished level on points with Peru, who secured a two-leg play-off against New Zealand.

“I take full responsibility,” said head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi, whose contract was due to expire after the qualifiers. “We gave everything but it was not enough. I will not continue.”

Five-time World Cup champions Brazil had already booked their tickets after winning 11 of their 17 matches and two goals from Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus followed an opener from Barcelona’s Paulinho to break Chilean hearts.

Neither side were able to break through in the opening 45 minutes as Brazil’s pressure came to nothing and Chile missed the support of Arturo Vidal, who was suspended for the game.

According to Skysports, it took a mistake from Claudio Bravo to let Brazil open their tally, a Neymar free-kick was struck over the wall but Bravo managed to get a hand to it.

But the ball spilled straight into the path of Paulinho who slotted it into the corner from six yards past the Manchester City ‘keeper on 55 minutes.

Brazil doubled their lead two minutes later as Sanchez lost the ball on the edge of Brazil’s penalty area, Neymar took a stunning cross-field pass under control and set it up on a plate for Gabriel Jesus to finish.

Chile – who started the day in third – were staring down the barrel of a play-off match against New Zealand, but a late equaliser from Peru pushed them down into sixth and out of the qualifying positions.

La Roja pushed but were running out of ideas and their fate was sealed when Jesus got his second in the dying minutes of the game.

Claudio Bravo went up for a corner but was left stranded as the ball was fired up to Jesus, who was able to tap in from close range to secure the 3-0 win.

The result, coupled with Peru’s 1-1 draw with Colombia, meant Chile wound up sixth in the table on goal difference, with Sanchez, Vidal and Eduardo Vargas missing out on their chance to shine next summer.


http://www.gistb4u.com/no-world-cup-sanchez-chile-3-0-loss-brazil/

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Super Eagles celebrating their qualification
By Tayo Ogunbiyi

Unarguably, the most popular sport in this clime is football. At one time or the other, every child has kicked a football. In elementary and secondary schools as well as institutional of higher learning, football ranks as the most famous sport. It is, perhaps, for this reason that the sport is famously referred to as the ‘King of Sports’. On a private note, I find the allure of the game of football somewhat irresistible, though my famous team, Arsenal FC of England, sometime turns the sport into a traumatic experience for fans. But then, once you catch the bug of football, you might just not be able to get off it.

Globally, football has become a money spinning enterprise. The organisation and management of football in Europe, for instance, is a multi million dollars venture with all the teams running other sports related businesses. Indeed, all sorts of professionals-doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists, grass men, scouts, etc-are employed by the various teams in their drive for soccer glory. Therefore, football, in Europe, has gone beyond the mere recreational activity that it is in other climes. As a result of the excellent manner it is managed in Europe, youths across the world have found in football a means through which they could use their talents to escape poverty.

The FIFA World Cup remains the most important football event across the world. Since Uruguay hosted the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, during the era of revered FIFA President, Jules Rimet, the competition has continued to grow in leap and bound. From a 13 team event, with which it started in 1930, it grew to become a 32 team affair during the1998 edition, which was hosted and won by France. Today, the World Cup commands a global TV audience in excess of one billion. Every nation desires to be represented at the quadrennial international football tournament. The event has become more than a football affair. It is now a huge public relations platform for nations.

Hence, the sheer ecstasy and electrifying jubilation that greeted the 74th minute goal of Super Eagle’s in-form striker, Alex Iwobi, in recent grueling decider against the ‘Chipolopolo’ of Zambia is a sure expression of what participating in the World Cup means to our compatriots. Before Iwobi’s eventual clincher, the ‘Nest of Champions’ where the decisive encounter took place in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, was full of tension as soccer fans agonizingly watched as the obviously ambitious boys from Zambia held their own against the star studded Super Eagles. With Iwobi’s goal came a huge relief and suddenly the stadium and, indeed, the whole nation came back to life.

As Nigerians continue to savour the joy of the hard won victory against Zambia, one thing that keeps ringing in my mind is the unifying power of football. It is quite mystifying how a nation that was before now faced with numerous tribal and ethnic agitations suddenly decided to bury the hatchet in order to pursue a common goal. While various groups complain about marginalization in political appointments, resource control among others, it is hard to see anyone complain that a particular section of the country dominates the Super Eagles. Nobody cares about that. No matter where the players come from, the song on every lip remains: “Halleluiah, Eagles are winning today!” Muslims, Christians and Atheists were united in singing this song.

Now, the question is: “How come we easily unite when it comes to the passionate matter of football and the Super Eagles and yet don’t seem to see eye to eye on other major national issues. Well, while there might not be a straight jacket explanation for this, my take is that the ordinary Nigerians from diverse walks of life don’t really care about most of these seemingly divisive stuffs. The ordinary compatriots don’t really bother much about religion, tribalism and other such conflict-ridden tendencies. This much was demonstrated in the botched June 12 1993 Presidential election when they overwhelmingly voted for the defunct Social Democratic Party, SDP, Muslim-Muslim ticket of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola and Ambassador Babagana Kingibe.

The bane of our nation is the elite. Be it political, religious, traditional, bureaucratic, academic, professional etc, the Nigerian elite through pointless egotistic, parochial and avaricious tendencies has continued to hold the nation by the jugular. Whenever it suits their selfish predisposition, they could agree to work together, intermarry, preach tolerance and generally act as harbingers of all that is good. But then, when their egos are bruised, business interests and political concerns collide, they don’t mind setting the country on fire. Yes, the nation could burn, for all they care.

Sadly, whenever they decide to go on rampage, it is the hapless commoners whose rights and privileges they so deliberately and viciously trample upon that are often used as canon fodders. When some of the most tumultuous socio-political crises that have engulfed this nation are properly scrutinized, major victims of such crisis have always been the common folks on the street who are subtly hoodwinked into being active participants in a skirmish they nothing about. Ours is a nation where ‘warlords’ trick the ordinary folks into coming into the battle front, unarmed and ill prepared, only to flee at the slightest prospect of trouble.

The Nigerian elite need to come to term with the reality of the time. The times are changing and very soon, there would be no more guinea pigs available for exploitation. One foresees more of “Our Mumu Done Do” kind of movements across the country as compatriots are fast ‘wising up’. Rather than continually engage in destructive selfish agenda that will do our nation more harm than good, the elite need to allow the metaphoric message of football sink deep into every sphere of our national life. We should allow the football process serves as model and reflection to our real life in the society. Being a team sport, every player in a football team including the coaching crew pursues one common goal: Victory.

The Super Eagles achieved victory against Zambia because everyone worked together. Everyone worked to ensure that the weakness of the team was not unduly exposed. Everyone worked to ensure that the strength of the team was fully maximized. Team spirit and focus which are the main forces in football are the hallmarks of nation building. No nation that is against itself can stand. Just as any football team that encourages in-fighting can’t achieve victory. This is the time for the elite to think Nigeria first in all that they do. This is also the time for the common folks to stop being willing tools in any agenda that could bring the country down. As the saying goes in my part of the country, “It is not everyone that knows the beginning of a war that would live to recount it”. God bless Nigeria.

Ogunbiyi is of the Ministry of Information & Strategy, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos


http://www.gistb4u.com/nigeria-metaphor-football/

Nollywood actress and business woman Chika Ike shared photos from her first day at the Harvard business school for lectures.

Actress, Chika Ike was overjoyed after she just got accepted into Harvard Business School after being rejected for 5 years.

Chika Ike even pledged to pick and help a random follower who needs educational support as part of celebration of her admission.

The role interpreter who recently announced the good news on Instagram shared a photo of her at Harvard Business school.

She wrote alongside the photos:

"YOU KNOW BETTER YOU DO BETTER. #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER #HBS #HARVARD ���"


Here are the photos she shared:



http://www.gistb4u.com/chika-ike-resumes-first-day-harvard-shes-moon/

Lalasticlala , Mynd44,seun

gypsey:
is there no break time in your class?

Wizvic99:

National Youth Service Corp members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa State, has said that two members of the service drowned in a river in Assakio community, Lafia Local Government Area of the state.

Hajiya Zainab Isah, the NYSC Coordinator in the state made this disclosure to newsmen in Lafia on Tuesday.

Isah said that Oguntola Babatunde and Danjuma Salihu went to the river in the evening of Oct. 8 to swim but drowned, following which an Assistant Commissioner of Police informed the service about the incident.

“It is very sad but I know God will grant them eternal rest and grant all of us, including their families, the fortitude to bear the loss. I can only say that we are bereaved but God knows better,” she said.

She called on other corps members to be very careful and always obey the rules of their host communities.

“What I heard from a very reliable source was that some farmers had drowned in that river some years back.

“So when corps members enter a community, they should ask questions and watch their steps,” she said.

Isah added that the bodies of the deceased had since been deposited at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia.





http://www.gistb4u.com/2-corps-members-drown-nasarawa/

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gypsey:
okay! Sir!/madam! Continue!

C for Car

gypsey:
err. . This ones I believe i already knows what kinda teacher are you?

Lol. Don't be a stubborn child oooo . Just follow your teachers instructions

gypsey:
A. For Apple!

Say after me . B for Breast (omu)

FaithAgbo:
Regina Daniels, a Nollywood teen sensation who is the daughter of actress, Rita Daniels has a successful acting career in spite of her early years.

Born in the artistic family, undoubtedly, she picked her mother’s destiny and became a teen actress.

The actress who apparently offended her mother took the initiative and did what she deemed the best way to apologise to her mother.

Regina baked a cake for her mother and on the cake was boldly written ‘An Sorry Mum’.

She took to Instagram to share a photo of the cake and added the caption:

CHILDREN….WHEN U KNOW U HAVE HURT UR MOTHER, ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO MELT HER HEART..❤️❤️❤️SORRY MUMMY ���� @RITA.DANIELS06

https://instagram.com/p/BZ_I06mFUX9/


http://www.gistb4u.com/offending-mother-regina-daniels-apologize/

Lalasticlala , Mynd44, seun

gypsey:
thanks! I am happy to learn more if you can teach me

Really? Say after me . A for Apple �.....

gypsey:
precisely! my point! so there was no need to insinuate that he can not use his senses. because the whole shenanigans is baseless on a faceless forum.

Grammarian. Well done sir

Mrjo:
must u qoute the whole novel? Come oo na be op and ftc.

Lol

FaithAgbo:
Regina Daniels, a Nollywood teen sensation who is the daughter of actress, Rita Daniels has a successful acting career in spite of her early years.

Born in the artistic family, undoubtedly, she picked her mother’s destiny and became a teen actress.

The actress who apparently offended her mother took the initiative and did what she deemed the best way to apologise to her mother.

Regina baked a cake for her mother and on the cake was boldly written ‘An Sorry Mum’.

She took to Instagram to share a photo of the cake and added the caption:

CHILDREN….WHEN U KNOW U HAVE HURT UR MOTHER, ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO MELT HER HEART..❤️❤️❤️SORRY MUMMY ���� @RITA.DANIELS06

https://instagram.com/p/BZ_I06mFUX9/


http://www.gistb4u.com/offending-mother-regina-daniels-apologize/

Lalasticlala , Mynd44, seun

Two officers with the Ogba, Lagos branch of Sterling Bank Plc, James Oke, 28 and Moyosore Shofowora, 27 have been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N25,466,330 from the internal control accounts of the bank without authorisation and converted the money to their personal use.

The two bankers were arrested on the order of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Lion Building Division, CSP Folashade Tanaruno following a complaint by the management of Sterling Bank through its Chief Security Officer, Mr Okodugha Sunday Evaristus.

The accused were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos on a two-count charge of felony to wit, stealing.

Prosecuting Counsel, Abbass Abayomi informed the Court in Charge No/65/2017 that the accused persons committed the alleged offence between 22 September, 2016 and 28 July, 2017 during working hours at Sterling Bank Plc, Ogba Branch, Lagos.

Abayomi told the Court that the first accused, James Oke after withdrawing the sum of N9, 377,000 from the account of his employer, he used part of the money to procure travelling documents and ticket fares to escape to the United States of America, but that he was arrested inside a USA bound aircraft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos before the plane could take off following a tip off.



Abayomi added that the police recovered the sum of USD2,150 from James Oke at the airport during a search.

Abayomi said that the second accused, Shofowora stole N16,060,000 from the account of his employer and used part of the money to purchase a Toyota Camry Car valued at N2.5m and confessed that he used the balance to gamble.

Abayomi noted that the offences the accused committed were ppunishable under sections 411 and 287 (7) of the criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime and the Chief Magistrate, B.A Sonuga granted them bail in the sum of N5m each with two sureties each in Like sum.

Sonuga directed that one of the sureties must be a Bank Manager with Sterling Bank and the other must be a Bank Manager with Wema Bank Ple who must also own landed properties in Lagos.

Sonuga further directed that the two surrties must deposit the sum of N1m each in the Court registrar account and adjourned the case till 14 November.

The magistrate ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Ikoyi Prison,Lagos till they were able to fulfill the bail conditions.


http://www.gistb4u.com/2-sterling-bank-staff-sent-prison-stealing-employers-n25-4m/

Oliveronline:
if you need a USA number working on whatsapp check my signature.

EFCC is coming for you .

FaithAgbo:
DJ Olu, one of Davido‘s official DJs was reportedly found dead alongside with a friend in his car on Saturday, 7th of October.

Gistb4u.com presents 7 things you probably didn’t know about the popular DJ

1. DJ Olu, born Oluwagbemiga Abiodun, is the son of Nigerian businessman Dapo Abiodun, the CEO of Heyden Petroleum.

2. He was a graduate of the University of Essex.

3. He started off as an underground DJ in 2010 while studying for his “A” levels in England. After DJing and headlining numerous parties across the country, It didn’t take long for him to get noticed.

4. In June 2011 he was signed as the official DJ for Davido’s HKN record label.

5. His three years as a part time DJ didn’t go unnoticed as he was crowned the baddest Dj in Africa after holding down the famous nightclub, liquid in Lagos till 7am for 4 consecutive Saturdays in 2013.

6. In early 2014, Olu embarked on a single man tour in UK and Canada, selling all shows out, which was the first leg of tour.

7. He has played venues in South Africa, Ivory coast, Ghana, Cotonou, Dubai, Miami, Atlanta and numerous cities in the UK. His mixtapes include some of the hottest artists from the scene. Olu was able to mix different genre of music e.g hip-hop, funky, bashment, afrobeat, oldies to create a unique sound.

8.He was allegedly in a very close relationship with Ajay – the last born of Oyo state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi.


http://www.gistb4u.com/8-things-probably-didnt-know-late-dj-olu/

Lalasticlala , Mynd44, seun

FaithAgbo:
Regina Daniels, a Nollywood teen sensation who is the daughter of actress, Rita Daniels has a successful acting career in spite of her early years.

Born in the artistic family, undoubtedly, she picked her mother’s destiny and became a teen actress.

The actress who apparently offended her mother took the initiative and did what she deemed the best way to apologise to her mother.

Regina baked a cake for her mother and on the cake was boldly written ‘An Sorry Mum’.

She took to Instagram to share a photo of the cake and added the caption:

CHILDREN….WHEN U KNOW U HAVE HURT UR MOTHER, ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO MELT HER HEART..❤️❤️❤️SORRY MUMMY ���� @RITA.DANIELS06

https://instagram.com/p/BZ_I06mFUX9/


http://www.gistb4u.com/offending-mother-regina-daniels-apologize/

Lalasticlala , Mynd44, seun

9jvirgin:
Someday, sometime, somewhere, someone will observe one minute silence for Davido and for all mankind. May the dead rest well.

You forget to mention yourself. Just do Good �

YungJo207:
Devil is truly a lair,a big time liar sef inshort yes devil is a loser make him no worry God is coming for him soon.nonsense.

Tell me what did he do?

daryoor:
Is it that wizkid has no friends?
Cause i dont hear about them unlike this dafidi of a boy

Uhm

laribari:


Bro, you actually just lied. Apart from hausa people that I'm no close to, the yorubas are the most respectful people that I know of.

I'm from anioma and I have three brothers. The eldest married yoruba from abeokuta and the twins are who are my junior married igbos (Abia and imo respectively. I won't say more but you can fill in the gap.

(a) arrogant and lack of respect or regard for in-laws (b) respectful, nice but lazy

Nwachibuzor3 you be my guy . That's just the simple truth . Jah bless

Spaxon:
Like it concerns me....

Jealousy.

anitapreeti:


Still looking for you.....

Keep on the good work

wayne4loan:
He Might Be Right

Birds of the Same Feather

It has not being easy moment for Nigeria Pop Star Davido, losing two friends on a roll . The show he did today at Bloemfontein the sixth largest city in South Africa. He Observed 1 minute silence for the deceased. Screaming I love Tagbo, I love Dj Olu live on Stage. May there soul Rest in perfect peace .
https://instagram.com/p/BaCMI-Vl03e/

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https://instagram.com/p/BZ-5dX5F-n_/


http://www.gistb4u.com/videodavido-observe-one-minute-silence-late-friends-tagbo-dj-olu-south-africa-life-stage/

anitapreeti:


Really

Bad belle