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jedisco:
Hehe.. I can picture Baba Farouk... able-bodied carpenter arriving Heathrow with his hammer to help build great British homes

Kemi badenough and uncle farage is waiting to receive ya! 😜

Ekaabo!

Odunayaw:
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) $50,000 and ordered the country to play two matches behind closed doors.

In a statement on Sunday, CAF charged Libya with “misconduct” during and after the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification game against the Benin Republic in Tripoli on November 18.


https://www.thecable.ng/caf-sanctions-libya-again-after-police-assaulted-benin-republic-players-during-afcon-qualifier/

Even if they play the matches behind closed doors these people go still ya werey. The best is to keep them out of the game for a long time to allow them purge themselves of all their inherent madness. Dem no well at all, their case needs both spiritual and mental guidance

missjekyll:
Lolllllll

Twitter has become too toxic for even Elon Musk. E never jam sef...they ll shred him like salad.

Hope he doesn't come to bluesky where we are enjoying civil intellectual discussions. He is welcome to his gremlins

Na who go give Brother Elon some therapy bayi 😜

jedisco:
Hehe.. Where were MAGAs when he spent billions to buy Twitter and gave Trump a platform after he had been culled from other major media platforms?

President Musk is now threatening to excommunicate the hardcore MAGAs from the republican party. I wish him luck in his war

January 20 is not even here, na bolekaja things don start 😂 gbas gbos left right and centre, omo I need to maintain steady supply of popcorn for all the seasons and episodes for the next four years. Happy viewing bro.

BascoVanVeli:
Here it goes. All 21 goals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxtBiPgoGM0?si=04OooCjEQIUB1L7G

Great documentation work here! Well done.

Oganigwe:
Man city are interested in Ola Aina

abeg o make city resurrect first

Wyttcat:
They are accusing president Tinubu because, Niger still wants France. Why waste their time on who is doing what with France? They are no longer friends, Niger should move on and form friendships with others, it seems Niger is the one holding on to France and regretting pushing them out.

😂 it’s like after dumping your ex and saying all sorts about her, another man corner am you come Dey vex Dey shalaye upadan no be 2nd level of madness be that?

jedisco:
I wish Kemi well- her own supporters are still enduring a B-Jo induced post-Brexit PTSD. She would do well to be guarded in her statements as British politics is much more unforgiven

For Vivek, its quite sad how his support base who hailed him for 'speaking the truth' are now debasing him. Unlike Elon who is threatening war, he can't even take it up to them. He's rather deleting posts.

Elon has already started curtailing some on Twitter. They should migrate to Truth Social.

You penultimate paragraph is the reason why we need to stop caring about somethings folks think about us. Nobody wants us here. We're here because we're needed. Its also the reason why I'm unapologetic about legal migration- each should do as they see fit.

😂 so much for ‘You’re now the media’ and all the ‘protection of free speech’ partygoers. I have always said all those free speech jargons is smooth to talk when the narrative is on your side. The moment it turns against you it will be your turn to go against free speech itself. Good luck to bro Elon o!

jedisco:
This is where critical mass becomes important. They now chorus he's Indian and America is for European migrants. Just typing his name in the search bar brings up alot of abuse.

I wonder how many here actually think Vivek was saying the inconvenient truth.
Hope Kemi is learning- for the inevitable day she's forced to say the 'truth'

what he said made me remember Ben Carson's book; 'Gifted Hands' where he said that Michael Jordan's picture on a popular brand product is becoming more popular as a model to younger genrations than an academic or a successful professor. Just like Vivek Ben Carson is another ardent follower of Trump.

Goodenoch:
As usual. Same as with the riots here in the UK. I'm sure things are becoming clearer to Vivek and others like him.

That Vivek essay hey omo if it’s the uk the riots will start immediately. As far as they are concerned who the hell is Vivek to tell them what American culture should look like.

Joebie:
TheGoodJoe, I thank God for your health and quick recovery.
Not wishing Man City a quick recovery though but can't wait to have the blue font back

You can’t even be nice in this holy season haba 😜

jedisco:
As Trump just has a single tenure- all supporting factions know there's no time to waste.

True- Trump was able to galvanise support across board. However, its the strong financial backers that would determine most decisions. They may simply see the rest as numbers only useful as workers or in an election.

With time, all this would morph more into a class war. With owners of capital subtly favouring migration and workers against it.

True but you see those Latinos no try them o just wait and see when those deportations go start na there yawa go gas 😜

jedisco:
Capitalism is brutal as human greed is predictable.
What's Elon/Vivek asking for- an expansion/reform of the H1B visa or do they just want it to remain in its current form and not be scrapped?

Elon and tech companies would ask for top engineering talent, farmers for top farming talent, hospitals for top medical talent, haulage companies for top driver talent... etc.. hehehe.. MAGAs know how e dey start and arent buying it.

Conservstism tends to promote a free market economy. In decades past they were able to do this without relying on migration as native population and productivity was still growing. There was also lots of low-hanging anti-migrant policies that have mostly since been adopted.

Let's watch and see. Wouldn't be surprised Canada has their own Boris Johnson moment with a new conservative leadership next year.

Everybody go bear their papa name las las. The economy outlook is not smiling and if people voted for Trump to revamp the economy then that must be top priority or the midterms elections will go the way of the opposition like we saw in Trump first tenure. It’s a dicey one for the conservatives I must say

[quote author=jedisco post=133488949]Oops!
Green card to those who graduate from U.S colleges from day 1? Fingers crossed.

Did Trump actually say this? Why are MAGAs complaining then? The statement from their oga was clear.

This is not good news for the U.K. if the U.S starts a PSW-esque pathway or something better (bearing in mind they still have citizenship by birth). That wouldn't be good news for UKs education market. All said we need more competition in the post-graduate education market. Western nations should come forward with their A-game.

Trump gets it.

Donald Trump: “If you graduate from a U.S. college—two-year, four-year, or doctoral—you should automatically get a green card to stay.

Too often, talented grads are forced to leave and start billion-dollar companies in India or China instead of here.

That… pic.twitter.com/ElpR8PFk7h

— Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 27, 2024

was a campaign rhetoric but alas na wetin dem go use hook Trump be this.

Politics is brutal as you have to say all manner of things to get the required numbers. The MAGA base couldn’t have delivered Trump back to the White House without huge support from other minorities like the Latinos, Arabs and black males. That mandate is not a MAGA mandate but a huge coalition of all varied aligned interests and with Trump aligning with Musk views on the h1b now that tells you it may be a different game now from his first tenure and remember the democrats are there to pick up from any slips as the republicans don’t really have that overwhelming numbers in the congress.

jedisco:
Who is witnessing the fistcuffs between the MAGA and DOGE crew?

MAGAs can't believe that so soon after an election, pillars of Trumps win are advocating for migration. Of couse, na small small e dey start. I love capitalism

https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1872312139945234507?t=qNvpzVFele9NMm3CLhrT8A&s=19

P.S.
MAGA = traditional Trump supporters i.e far right
DOGE = Department of Government efficiency led by Vivek + Musk i.e Tech Bros

Am not surprised, that’s what happens in a forced marriage between two strangers. Musk with huge business in China, Una wan run am street? Just like our Brexit folks I hope MAGA has not been played. When they collected huge sums and goodwill from Musk what were they expecting? freebies? o wrong na Dude no gree for anybody.

It all buttressed all we say here that after all the huff and puff reality will always set in. Perhaps they need an independent body too to tell them what the data really says and where things stand but as usual it’s what people want to hear they will hear.

Cyberknight:
Watching in 3D.
Let's see what Trump does as that will guide Farage accordingly.
I think that Trump will come in and do some initial gra-gra, pluck some low-hanging fruit, then pay close attention to the business leaders who are telling him in no uncertain terms him to remember that the US functions on the back of low-paid labour.

I just laugh 😆 about all these low paid labour thing. Folks wanna dictate to employers how much they can pay? Please kindly form your own company and pay yourself all the high wages you desire. Even Trump himself is using low paid labour. Your submission is on point, all initial gra gra. Not looking good for Farage, how do you collect huge donations from a pro-migration exponent.

ChrisKels:
🚨 Arsenal have identified Samuel Chukwueze as a potential target as they look to cover for the injured Bukayo Saka.

The AC Milan winger is understood to be available for €20m.

(Source: MilanLive)

If this happens dude must be one of the luckiest player in the world. His native doctor or pastor should be studied 😜

TheSuperNerd:
Update on TheGoodJoe

NB: Please kindly put banters aside and take this seriously. Resist also the insensitive temptation to link this to Man City's current run of form. This is no joking matter, I plead


Now, I know a couple of monikers have been asking for weeks now about the whereabouts of TheGoodJoe. Truth is, I didn't want to share anything even though I knew all along what was happening with him and that is because I had not gotten his consent yet to share it (I have that now). He was going through a whole lot healthwise and I kept touch with him from the onset.
I just didn't wanna bring something so sensitive and private without his consent to the thread.


About 2 weeks ago or so, TheGoodJoe suffered a diabetic mini-stroke that really knocked him down. It led to him entering a semi-coma which kept him bed ridden for days but now he is up and fine again and has even been discharged as recently as yesterday.

He is fine but still undergoing serious followup checks with his doctors and more.

Please, kindly channel some of your prayers 🙏🏽🙏🏽to TheGoodJoe's health. Pray that this diabetic episode won't see the last of him. It is well. Amen.

In all, TheGoodJoe is sound currently. He can walk again and move around. He couldn't as at several days and weeks back. He is okay but still needs checks to ensure no relapse occurs. We thank God for his Life.

He also wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year ahead.

I knew something was wrong cos it’s unlike Oga Joe. Good to know he’s alive and recuperating.

Thanks for this update and please send my personal and everyone’s regards to him. Please let him know we miss him dearly and can’t wait to have him back with his iconic fonts.

Merry Christmas 🎅 to all the comrades on this thread

Cyberknight:
They can actually, if they put their minds to it. Nothing actually stops the UK from becoming a sort of Singapore-on-Thames if they so wished - just the political will to do so.

Britain's always had the fantasy that they could continue to have a mix of low[ish] taxes and first-world public services, straddling the ideological gap between the US and western Europe. Increasingly impossible to do in an increasingly financialised economy. The US functions largely on cheap immigrant labour. Healthcare and social care in the UK would break down without constant infusions of people at the lower end willing to work for the pay that's on offer which simply doesn't go very far.

The UK could decide to experiment with the model in most of western Europe, whack up taxes, increase pay, provide better public services, introduce health insurance for the better off, etc., but hasn't, with all the main parties hewing tightly to the status quo and just tinkering around the edges. It was basically the Tories, out of self-interest, who brought in this immigration increase with the aim of keeping wages and taxes low.

It’s a uk thing and I doubt it will change soon. Remember it’s also a monarchy hence the conservatism.

Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone!

GMBOFASIA:
I am not against you or Osimhen but what I don’t like to hear is you saying he doesn’t have anything else to prove like wtf

He sure doesn't have anything else to prove to anybody including you oya vex

BankyGee:
Leave am na, he must rate himself so high that he thinks only him is "widely known"...

Dey play... Analyst 🫥

He’s an osihmen pundit 😂

Samueltemi337:
Osimhen that's likely to leave the Turkish League this January is who someone said is wallowing in the Turkish League
Na wa o

Omo those guys can lie wella 😂 their conspiracy theories na another level

charlesemeka85:
🚨🚨 FLASH!!

Nigerian government has set up a Presidential Support Group (PSG) to ensure that the Super Eagles 🇳🇬🦅qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

A sum of Three Billion Naira has been earmarked as financial support for the team to turn things and book the World Cup ticket.

You never read here say na osihmen must ensure we qualify? You Dey post task force for us here 😂

GMBOFASIA:
😂😂 if you were an Argentine I guess 6 years ago you would have said Messi has nothing to prove to the world after probably winning all club trophies and stat padding whole of Europe and international football but people still kept on pushing him that he needed the world cup to prove himself even when everyone knows he doesn’t need to. But it pays of last world cup Messi practically single handedly won the world cup for Argentina

You’re talking as if osihmen has retired when he’s still active. Did he tell he doesn’t want to win more titles. Oya help us push him for us

GMBOFASIA:
Osimhen has everything to prove as a world class talent you can’t just go oblivion after just 1 or 2 season and you are saying he has nothing to prove I nor even understand una sef is that how the likes of Messi , Ronaldo, Suarez etc did? They continue to prove their selves till their diminishing moment in football 🙄 you can’t say a world class striker wallowing and stat padding Turkish league has nothing to prove if he was 33+ then it fine

Oblivion you say? Mhen this is childish even if you don’t like a player don’t lie about him

Bannedlargejr:
He has everything to prove except he just want to be remembered as a one season wonder that brought the Seria A to Napoli and went into oblivion. This is a world class talent that hasn’t won the champions league, African nations cup, qualified Nigeria for a World Cup, won another major league title and even contest for the Balon D’or you’re saying has nothing to prove. SALAH was described as a one season wonder after his world class season with Liverpool. He had to consistently replicate his world class season. Now, people are including him among EPL all time greatest wingers. Osimhen needs to leave that league ASAP

You guys talk as if osihmen just walked away from by himself from Napoli. How can you describe a player who is surely going to win another title with his current club this season as a one season wonder. When he was not scoring initially this season you guys went to town saying his job was to score goals now he’s scoring you call the league kebab league 😂 na wa for Una. Salah sef is yet to win afcon and most likely he won’t as he winds down his career but you lots will keep making excuses for him. Na osihmen must win afcon. Make Una continue

Bannedlargejr:
My guy, osimhen has everything to prove don’t deceive yourself. He has been exceptional for only “one season” (22/23) thus widely referred as a “one season wonder” by pundits/foreign media . He needs to leave that kebab league in his prime, sign for another big 3 and perform exceptionally for few seasons. Additionally, he needs to help Nigeria qualify for a World Cup and also win an ANC (By Gods grace). Turkey league is just a stop gap and the league isn’t rated whatsoever by the international media. How can a player that was exceptional for only 1 season and hasn’t qualify Nigeria for any World Cup has nothing to prove?? Tufiakwa to yesmen omo those people are negative influence on players. If any big club come for his signature in January, the man should accept. Turkey league isn’t where one should be playing in their prime as a world class player. It’s mean’t for Old/washed/out of form players not world class strikers

He has nothing to prove and can’t force himself on any club. Any club who needs his services know what to do. He actually call the shots now and not the other way round. His current form and performances ensures that.

You must be the only pundit left(if indeed you are) who still feels he’s a one season wonder. We’ve sailed past that long ago. As for World Cup qualification that’s not even in our hands as a nation any longer talk less of a single player like osihmen.

BankyGee:
Just observing... 👀

And before anybody come tell me say na Turkish League, that person go rest, because when he wasn't scoring at first, una dey hang am for throat and una forget say na Turkish League... Osimhen in the current Napoli squad under Conte will outperform this Lukaku by far!

Lukaku just enter Napoli, para for the first five games, now he don go default settings, scoring once in two to three matches...

Against Atalanta wey be Osimhen favorite food, Lukaku couldn't even get a shot (off or on target 🎯)

We sha dey look... 👀

Osihmen in any league will continue to score cos he was born for that. Like I always say dude has nothing more to prove to anybody. He’s made, that’s all, even in and out of injury his stats will be more than even injury free strikers, if that’s not world class I wonder what else we will call that.

isan:
GASPERINI HAS TURNED LOOKMAN TO A POACHER, HE'S ALWAYS SNIFFING AROUND IN THE BOX

That’s how to get more from your players to win more matches and titles. No room to be conservative

Chukwuka16:
Just to reiterate why we need to start and up our game.

Been following your posts and I must admit you do make valid points but just like one of us here have said there are constraints which we can’t run away from but as people overcome these constraints or barriers am sure we will begin to see thriving businesses out there. Awareness like yours will surely help. I’ll suggest you keep on publishing articles on available sites or spaces or even a YouTube channel to articulate these thoughts. People will think or feel you’re not making any impact but I can tell you it does. Cheers.

jedisco:
Interesting read moreso given that this is from an independent government funded agency. It all fits into the BBC article on why every govt over the last 2 decades has been unable to cut migration despite promising to do so.

Who would have thought that migrants despite paying in much more take out much less. It is hard facts like this that the government have been aware of over time that makes them understand that though the average brit wants no/very low migration, they and the economy at large cannot afford it.

Funny thing is that the latest revelations are not being heavily highlighted or making it big in the media headlines cos it’s not what people like to hear.