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naptu2:
They were on Bank Road and got to the junction of Bank Road and Ikoyi Road, but the traffic warden stopped traffic from Bank Road from moving (actually, the traffic warden did not notice their car. There were around 4 or 5 cars between the traffic warden and the limousine)

Thanks for sharing Naptu2.

That traffic warden should have been traced and interviewed by the press by now.

I remember the confusion in my primary school that day.

We had to close and leave for home early.

The memory of the execution of the coup plotters is one that lingered eerily in my very young mind for years.

Just like those from the public execution of armed robbers.

The armed robbery of Boulus Enterprises, arrest, trial and execution of the criminals was one that particularly stuck in my mind. Till today, I recall the names of some of the executed robbers and the pictures from the execution, all I read from Daily Times.

Since then. every time a failed coup was uncovered, these gory scenes played in my mind.

Thank God that public executions had been stopped by the time we had the Orkar and subsequent coups.

To the best of my memory, the failed coup reported last year is the first under a civilian regime.

Would have been quite remarkable.

Unfortunately, NO!

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Why no penalty?
Match officials determined that the ball had initially struck Ajayi's thigh before deflecting onto his arm, a crucial distinction under current handball regulations. According to football's laws, when the ball ricochets off another part of a player's body first, it is not a penalty, as the defender has no realistic opportunity to move their arm away. The rule is clear and unambiguous on this point.

However, the decision still proved deeply contentious for Algeria. From certain angles, the contact sequence appeared unclear, leaving Algerian players and supporters unconvinced that the ball had indeed touched Ajayi's thigh first. They remained adamant they had been robbed of a legitimate penalty claim. The absence of a VAR check only intensified their fury, raising questions about why the incident wasn't reviewed to provide clarity on the sequence of contact.

https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/heres-why-algeria-didnt-get-that-penalty-for-handball-against-nigeria-in-afcon-1.500405171

FalseProphet1:
Trump was right that in Springfield they're eating the cats and eating the dogs.

Trump is a prophet.

This I have seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5llMaZ80ErY

2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OteXC0_Y4dk

Ghostagain:
I don't think any USA court of law has the authority to judge a kidnapped foreign leader. If the USA justice system really works well, then maduro will walk free, even the dumbest lawyer can successfully defend maduro on this case.

Trump is an idiot.

You obviously haven't heard of what happened to Manuel Noriega in 1990 and Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Read these:

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/trump-venezuela-maduro-panama-noriega

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/maduro-joins-iraqs-saddam-panamas-noriega-as-latest-leader-taken-by-us

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/politics/noriega-trial-maduro-legal-battle

December 30, 2014

He was also the major character in the movie "The harder the they come"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sXLFEkfvGE

One of the themes of the movie is the injustice recording artistes face with the recording companies.

One of the best preserved houses on the Island is the Water House on Kakawa Street.

The Brazilian architecture style building was built by Candido da Rocha, Nigeria's first millionaire.

I like how the family has been able to restore and preserve it.

I had the opportunity of going inside the compound about 20 years ago.

Such a beauty!

FreeStuffsNG:
There's now a bus garage, bridge, metroline and jetty between the cathedral, Broad street and the atlantic ocean today.

Inner Marina: Directly in front of the cathedral. Running from around UBA House through to NITEL.

Outer Marina:Running from Apongbon through to Independence Bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhQcpvKHis4?si=5X2AfoTLS9ZKQkmX

Could this movie be the reason?

I found this interesting piece on the inspiration behind Fawlty Towers:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUXArEPqWKE

Jeezuzpick:
Basil landed a plum job at MI6, helping that rakish bastard Bond build gadgets for his missions.

Didn't know that bugger of a beanpole had it in him!

My Post Of The Day!

Ishilove:
This is news to me. Women have always aged earlier than men because they mature earlier.

Modern day cosmetic procedures these entertainers indulge in is probably playing a role in giving an illusion of eternal youth

It's true that men aged faster in those days.

Smoking was a major culprit.

That said, the producers aged John Amos (mainly his hair) to make him match Esther Rolle in Good Times

Jeezuzpick:
Basil landed a plum job at MI6, helping that rakish bastard Bond build gadgets for his missions.

Didn't know that bugger of a beanpole had it in him!

I couldn't help viewing him with the "Fawlty" lens whenever I saw him in other shows/movies.

mirrael68:
The Spanish guy was my favorite on the show. Him must always collect slaps steadily from Mr. Fawlty. Him confusion no be here. 😀😀😀

The show was notorious for stereotypes.

It was common at the time the show aired for hotels in Britain to employ foreigners who could not communicate effectively in English language.

Manuel (the Spanish waiter) represented these foreign workers in the series.

In airing the show in Spain and France, Manuel's nationality is Mexican, to make the stereotype less offensive to Europeans.

Basil took digs at Germans and the Old Major at Indians.

Pic: Basil mocking Hitler and the Nazis

Ishilove:
The golden era of British comedy. I had no idea she was a lot older than John Cleese. I grew thinking since they were an onscreen couple, they were in the same age group.

It was the same with Esther Rolle (The mother- Florida Evans) who was 19 years older than John Amos (The father-James) in Good Times. He was 34 while she was 53 when the show started.

Isabelle Sanford was 21 years older than her on screen husband (Sherman Hemsley) in The Jeffersons.
She was 57 and he was 36 when the series began.

Pic 1& 2 - Good Times
Pic 3 & 4 - Jeffersons

nairalanda1:
That means poor old basil is going to run the hotel all by himself

RIP

We all know how that will turn out!

Very good actress.

Really loved her ability to handle Basil (John Cleese).

I found out much later that Connie Booth (Polly ) was married to John Cleese in real life.

johnie:
Went to look at this photograph again.

Only three players in the starting line up against Benin did not go through the ranks - Alozie, Okoronkwo and Plumptre.

That points to something positive about our youth football system.

Meanwhile, we know how much value those three who didnt go through the youth system add to the team.

I believe only Assisat and Ohale are left from their set.

We have capable alternatives for Assisat.

We should get some for Ohale.

She has done very well for Nigeria!

Went back to check Nigeria's 2010 and 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup squad lists again.

Osinachi Ohale was actually in the 2010 squad!
No other player from that squad is still playing for Nigeria now.

The other person from that era in the present Falcons is Francisca Ordega who played at the 2010 FIFA U17 World Cup.

They've been playing for Nigeria for 15 years - Give both of them their flowers!

That should say something to those who accuse Nigeria of age cheating.

Asisat, Halimatu Ayinde, Uchenna Kalu and Chinwendu Ihezuo were all in the 2014 World Cup squad and currently in the Falcons team.

These two Nigerian teams (2010 and 2014) got to the finals on the U20 tournaments.
The 2012 Nigerian team got to the semis and came third.

The best any other African teams has done in the tournament is Cameroun's Round of 16 finish in 2024.
Nigeria lost to eventual finalists (Japan) in the Round of 16 at that tournament in 2024.

Ghana has been to the tournament 7 times but have never gone beyond the first round.
Nigeria has gone 11 times and has won silver twice and bronze once

Interestingly, we had a US-born player in the 2014 squad - Courtney Dike.

Alozie reminds me so much of her.

Courtney scored the fastest goal in the history of the tournament, just 14 seconds into Nigeria's match against Korea Republic:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5duLMqezeI&list=PLCGIzmTE4d0h8fo86d0ijUdkcS-r_5KPD&index=5

Pic 1-3 - Courtney Dike
Pic 4 - Michelle Alozie

She deserves it!

Chiamaka and Esther ought to be there as well.

Since nominations are made by players, players from the "big" leagues are more likely to be among the top nominees - players from the Spanish, English, and US leagues.

Yes, Cheebak plays in Saudi Arabia and is an outlier.

The move by Chiamaka from Paris FC to England may seem insignificant (especially considering the standing of Brighton among others) but we'll see the positive results in years to come. Agyeman is her team mate at Brighton.

Notice that no player from the French or German league is there. Or did I miss anyone?

Deltamani:
How will you mention SuperFalcons wingers and not mention their no.1 Stella Mbachu? Then the likes of Esther Sunday, Oghonna Chukwudi and Chichi Igbo.?

I only mentioned two Falcons players.

Stella was outstanding

Even the commentator acknowledged her here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd307h7z9Ts?si=xeAsQDrj6OCmIPRs

I don't know if you ever watched Patience though.

Also add Rita Nwadike and Vera Okolo to the Falcons list

Add Finidi George to the Eagles list.

I just came across this comment on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/shorts/fzCUvfGHTU0?si=kn_s2ebdCQaBtGL0

I've also wondered why Rasheedat now plays as a midfielder in the Falcons.

She used to be our pacy right winger right from the U-17s.

This is the same way Shakirat Moshood is now being played as a midfielder.

Does it have anything to do with them now being captains of their teams?

Went to look at this photograph again.

Only three players in the starting line up against Benin did not go through the ranks - Alozie, Okoronkwo and Plumptre.

That points to something positive about our youth football system.

Meanwhile, we know how much value those three who didnt go through the youth system add to the team.

I believe only Assisat and Ohale are left from their set.

We have capable alternatives for Assisat.

We should get some for Ohale.

She has done very well for Nigeria!

QueenJazz:
Actually it was the 2023 set Benjamin Frederick played with. He wasn't with this current set that lost 4-0 to Argentina in Chile. His set beat Argentina 2-0 in 2023.

The promising players from this new U20 set (in my opinion) are Sani Suleiman, Israel Ayuma and Tahir Maigana. There may be others I'm forgetting tho.

Yes. He belonged to the 2023 set.

I agree with your choice of players.

Daniel Bameyi is also a good player and leader.

Harcourt, the keeper can be shaky at times but is promising.

I this current U17 girls team, Nguemo, Oduntan and Queen Joseph already stand out for me.

I expected more from Shakirat Moshood, the captain. I don't know if it is the position she is being played in or the weight of the captain's arm band but she hasn't been her usual self.

I have had concerns with our goalkeeping department- male and female- over the years.

After Enyeanma, we've not had another steady safe pair of hands.

Who are we grooming to take over from Chiamaka in years to come? By now we should have an idea.

This department is one that is unforgiving of mistakes

Think about Agbonivbare, Uzoho and others.

One mistake and the fans don't want to hear your name again.

BascoVanVeli:
Deborah Abiodun vs Benin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4aQ1XObeBY

Deborah is a gem!

A delight to watch.

Very hard working, skillful and intelligent.

Little wonder they call her Kante!

She gave 2 sublime assists in this match.

Her waltz at the 58th minute of the match (6:10 in this video) and sublime pass to Esther would have been one for the archives if not for the offside.

We sometimes underate how successful our youth system has been in identifying and giving the platform for young talents.

Whenever I think about the number of our former underage players now doing well in the Super Eagles and Falcons, I am so pleased.

Consider the list - Francesca Ordega, Assisat Oshoala, Osinachi Ohale, Chiamaka, Rasheedat, Ijamilusi, Chinwendu Ihezuo, Tosin Demehin, Deborah Abiodun, Miracle Usani, etc.

On the male side, Osimhen, Chukwueze, Ndidi, Omeruo, Iheanacho. Kanu Nwaknwo, Okocha, Etc

All these went through the youth ranks.

In some cases, our youth teams they played for did not even do well at the FIFA U17 or U20 world cups, yet they were able to pivot to Europe and establish themselves.

It's why I am happy that Benjamin Frederick was called up to the Eagles despite his U20 team not doing well.

The blend of these home-grown former underage players and the foreign born (Troost, Lookman Ashleigh, Alozie, Esther Okoronkwo, etc) is what makes us a potent force.

We need to balance that mix optimally to attain our true potential while maintaining a healthy pipeline of talents that would do us proud.

Yes, our U20 lost to eventual finalists, Argentina, at the last FIFA U20 tournament. The next thing for us to do is identify the outstanding players in that squad and help them to good leagues and introduce them into the Super Eagles.

Same for our U17 boys who missed the ticket for the next world cup.

ekehopp2:
Nguemo Termulun.
Termulun is a Tiv, Benue State name. But yes Nguemo could be of Camerounian origin. Mixed parentage I guess.

I also wondered if she is of Camerounian origin going by that first name- Nguemo.

I must say, that girl is very good.

She reminds me of Francesca Ordega. In her physical stature and style of play.

Incidentally both are Tiv, from Benue State.

I hope she gets enough exposure to get into a good team in Europe.

I also hope Francesca can mentor her.
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Nigeria's traditional playing style involves pacy wingers - Tijani Babangida, Pius Ikedia Moses Simon etc.

On the Women's side, we've had Francisca and Patience Avre, among others.

The less emphasis on such strikers is what makes our pattern of play very drab these days.

This thread absolutely made my day!

I wish Nairalanders could always be like this.

Calling out false information and backing it up with solid evidence.

It truly made my day!

The winner of this is likely to be between the Moroccan senior team and the U20 team

naptu2:
MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR


• Algeria 

• Cape Verde

• Cote d’Ivoire

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Morocco U-20

• Morocco

• Senegal

• South Africa

• Tunisia

Tragic!

casualobserver:
It appears the real problem was she gave her some medicine to help the child sleep which ultimately incapacitated the child.

“ GALENA PARK, Texas -- A mother was charged with felony murder after her 9-year-old daughter was left in a hot car in July in Texas. She was arrested on Friday, according to law enforcement.

Court documents said 36-year-old Gbemisola Akayinode admitted to law enforcement that she left her child in her car while she went to work in Galena Park, Texas. It happened in the gated employee parking lot of USG, a large manufacturer of industrial and building products.

The mother said she lowered the back windows halfway and left her daughter with food, a fan, water and ice cubes, and gave her melatonin to help her sleep.

Court records showed that Akayinode told investigators she stayed inside the office and did not check on her daughter until after her eight-hour shift was over, because she was too busy.

When she left work, she found the child unresponsive and screamed for help. Her daughter was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

According to court documents, the medical examiner's office found the young girl's body temperature was 108 degrees. They said her cause of death was hyperthermia.

Court documents revealed Akayinode admitted it wasn't the first time she left her daughter alone in the car while she went to work. According to court documents, she did it the day before and admitted to a total of about four times.

She claimed she couldn't pay for day care until she received her paycheck. However, court documents said a coworker claimed he was helping her with money because he knew she was struggling to make ends meet.

Investigators asked Akayinode if she had checked the weather or if she knew how hot it was going to be outside. According to court documents, she said she didn't and that it slipped her mind.

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aylipple:
I watched for the first 3 minutes and I was actually impressed; that guy the interview started with represented Rwanda very well! Guy has explored more Nigerian foods than actual Nigerians themselves.

On the flip side, I think we (Nigerians) don't travel enough especially within Africa and we don't read enough about the rest of Africa & Africans. I'm not sure if it's the economy or our lack of interest in anything/anyone outside Nigeria (maybe 'coz we've got too much problems of ours to be bothered about what/who doesn't concern us directly).

Aside the well-known Rwandan genocide & how clean and beautiful Kigali is, I doubt up to 70% of Nigerians (yours truly inclusive) know anything else about that country. Those who say "traveling is education" or something like that didn't lie.

Apt!

You should watch the whole video