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Odunharry:
Football is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Even though all eleven players are essential to the team, the goalkeeper is often at the centre of attention. He is often the captain of the team, acts as a guide and is responsible for the game tactic. We started looking for interesting facts about goalkeepers and discovered trivia you surely haven’t heard before! 

1. Goalkeepers try to distract their enemies with colourful jerseys

Have you ever asked yourself why a goalkeeper’s kit always looks different from his teammates’? There is a surprising yet simple explanation for that! The often obnoxiously bright colours of their jerseys are supposed to draw the attention of the striker when they are about to score a goal. Chances are high that the player subconsciously aims at the goalkeeper instead of the unprotected corners of the goal. Peter Shilton, who played more games for the England men's team than anyone else, insisted on always wearing red!


2. Jorge Campos played for Mexico as both a goalkeeper and a striker

Another world-famous goalkeeper was Jorge Campos, who defended his team as a goalkeeper and on the field as an exceptional striker. He was famous for his bold-coloured jerseys, which he also designed himself. He also played for the national team alternately in both positions! A unique combination, which ultimately turned him into a living legend.


3. Goalkeepers spit on their gloves

Goalkeepers’ gloves are made of very sensitive latex, which grips best when wet. That’s also the reason why you can often see goalkeepers spit into their hands!


4. Peter Schmeichel used handball techniques as a goalkeeper

Peter Schmeichel, who became known as the goalkeeper for the Danish team, initially started his career as a handball player. After making the transition to football, he took the unique techniques he learned while playing handball with him. His technique was dominated by his intimidating appearance and was best known through his signature “Starfish” move, where he spread both his arms and legs. His son, Kasper Schmeichel, followed in his footsteps and became goalkeeper for the Danish national team. He uses the same techniques his dad took over from his career as a handball player!


5. Gianluigi Buffon’s transfer to Juventus Turin cost an incredible 38 million euros

Gianluigi Buffon is still the most expensive goalkeeper of all time following his move from Parma to Juventus in 2001 – for 38 million euros. Adjusted for inflation, the transfer would cost 53 million euros today. An unbelievable number that still hasn’t been beaten but is well-deserved: Buffon has been named World’s Best Goalkeeper four times and prevented 484 goals for his team.


6. Diego Alves holds more penalty shots in his league than anyone else

In the Spanish League 74% of all penalty shots are scored, except if you’re facing Diego Alves, who plays for FC Valencia. In his career, he has faced 46 penalties, saving 23 of them; two missed the target. He puts down his success as a goalkeeper to an understanding of the economic practice of “Game Theory”, a complex mathematical theory which is modelled after various behaviours in social conflict situations. This way, he gets into the striker’s head. Rather impressive!



http://www.power-horse.com/en-af/sports/article/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-goalkeepers/

smardray:
gosh!... Bruh, if u use ur brain nobody will beat u nw

MidasTouche01:
Baba, dey don resume ur salary

Harbeeorlar:
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS FORUM, HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI, IN RESPECT OF THE THREAT TO NDI IGBO BY AREWA YOUTH

1. The attention of the South East Governors Forum has been drawn to the widely publicised ultimatum, credited to a coalition of 16 northern youth associations or groups, demanding that Nd’Igbo resident in Northern Nigeria should vacate the region within 90 days or before the 1st day of October, 2017; and equally urging northerners resident in Igboland to return to the North within the same time spectrum.

2. Typical of our preferred modus operandi, we have carefully considered the contents of the highly provocative statement and reflected on its implications for Nd’Igbo specifically, and for the status of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a viable and sovereign nation generally.

3. This public statement is intended to accomplish a couple of objectives, one of which is the expression of our deep appreciation to all Nigerians, including the Presidency; the reputable socio-cultural group, Afenifere; the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Dr Bukola Saraki; His Excellency, Alh. Atiku Abubakar; our brother Governors particularly His Excellency, Alh. Kashim Shetimma (the Chairman of Northern Governors Forum); Rtd. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (the Honourable Minister of Interior); His Excellency, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai; the leadership of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF); the security agencies and many others who have declaimed the dangerous threat by the misguided northern youth, and thus underscored the unity and oneness of this nation.

4. The South East Governors Forum has repeatedly reiterated its commitment to and preference for the existence of a virile, united, prosperous and progressive Federal Republic of Nigeria where justice, fairness, equity, mutual respect and equality of opportunity to all citizens regardless of creed, ethnicity or gender will reign supreme under the inflexible rule of law. We have had occasion recently to take this position publicly in response to the agitative but peaceful actions of some Igbo youth. We will continue to take a similar stance in response to any action that might threaten the cohesiveness of this nation or designed to cause its rupture.

5. The lives and property of law-abiding citizens of Igbo extraction are as precious as the lives and property of all Nigerians, irrespective of the region of their abode within this Republic. These must be guaranteed and defended against all forms of threat and aggression, both domestic and external, by the security forces/agencies of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We the Governors of the South East are collaborating effectively with the security agencies to ensure that no harm of any description is visited upon any law-abiding Nigerian citizen resident in the South East of Nigeria, including those from the North of Nigeria.

6. We must call on all serious minded patriots, particularly the religious leadership in Northern Nigeria; the leadership of other socio-cultural groups in Northern Nigeria apart from the aforementioned; the Nigerian Governors Forum; and all the service branches to rise up with voices of peace and wisdom to counteract the mischievousness and exuberant excesses of the northern youth. The ugly lessons of history are too grim to be stoked with carelessness. As leaders, we must exert the full measure of our powers and influence to forestall a repetition

7. We call on all our Igbo sons and daughters resident in Northern Nigeria to go about their lawful daily engagements without fear of intimidation, hindrance or molestation.

8. The rumours being peddled on conventional and social media platforms that we, the Governors of the South East, have met and agreed to mobilize vehicles and cash for the repatriation of Nd’Igbo resident in northern Nigeria must be disregarded, as they are nothing but tissues of lies. No amount of provocation would lead us to such a precipitate and irresponsible action at this time. Those exploiting such vacuous tittle-tattle as a basis for divisive rhetoric in public spaces are simply playing juvenile politics and we urge them to cease and desist.

9. Long live Nd’Igbo! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Signed:
Engr. David Nweze Umahi
Governor of Ebonyi State and
Chairman of South East Governors Forum

famosh:
Bro, I, personally, don't care about your bia-whatever crap! In fact, you're allowed to agitate & hate. But your deluded & arrogant people shouldn't also complain when the same measure of hate is dished back & then start crying silly & playing the victim, which is what you do! That's all!

famosh:
Shut your gutter! What kind of lie is this? Are you new on Nairaland for you to say igbos hardly comment on Yoruba threads?
Anyways, what has BMC got to do with this? It only shows the silly agitation, hatred & anger your deluded people show on Nairaland na because of the election defeat, even when Jonathan himself has moved on! Continue!

Nossa:
Ewu Gambia, tell me where in your God forsaken contraption where there's never been communal misunderstanding and clashes.

CeoNewshelm:
Senator Shehu Sani on Sunday said the Federal Government will have to dialogue with Biafran agitators.



Speaking to newsmen in Kano, the Senator said the forces igniting the Biafran agitation “are a new generation of young men and women, who have not experienced war and have not suffered from the war and have not seen the consequences of wars.”

He also faulted the Nigerian Government for falling to build structures that will unify the country after the war. He however expressed optimism that Nigeria will remain one country.


http://www.newshelmng.com/2017/06/shehu-sani-those-agitating-for-biafra.html

kumulus:
All this one this man is saying no be am at all..... Reading indeed would take you to places and knowledge is Power. Recently I stumbled on a particular exposè on the American civil war and democracy... It revealed the truth about the global elite and how they create conflicts and strife to enable them stay in power. Trust me when I tell you our politicians are mere learners in the game of scamming, if you doubt read up articles on the likes of Rockefellers, JP Morgan, Rothschilds dynasty...and the lust continues. The agitation for Biafra is a plot by the world elite for resource control, if granted the Igbos would suffer for it big time in the stretch...


The Church is a big player in this...you will agree with me that the Igbos have the highest amount of Catholics....therein lies the infiltration...the funding the Biafra agitators boast of is from the Church...and they haven't lied about having that much support.

*** I recall I once read in a newspaper from the 70's a article where a popular Igbo traditionalist/spiritualist who was before that time himself a practicing Catholic ( a Priest) stated clearly and firmly in an interview that if any of his numerous sons chose not to follow his path, they can only be Catholics...and I wondered why he said that.

I know all I have said might seem confusing but find time and read the book in the link below...see for yourself how this elite feed off our troubles, chaos and disaster.

Biafra is just another of their game plan, they destabilize Nigeria and they're guaranteed a strong foothold in defiant Africa.


https://decryptedmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/The-Secret-Terrorists-by-Bill-Hughes.pdf


United we stand...Nigeria MUST remain!!!

TonyeBarcanista:
By TonyeBarcanista



When he was first elevated to the status of Acting President on 19 January 2017, Professor Yemi Osinbajo embarked on a tour on Niger Delta region. His entourage included Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Ikachukwu; Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, as well as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. A move seen as a welcomed development by the good people of Niger Delta who saw it as a new chapter to finding lasting solution to the seemingly unending Niger Delta question. Not one of the rhetorical promises made to the people of Niger Delta by Acting President Osinbajo was ever fulfilled or rather, is yet to be fulfilled.

Some of us, however, suspected that the Osinbajo was neither interested in proffering solution to the Niger Delta question but to start a clandestine move to build his political capital ahead of 2019 Presidential election having read his body language.

As Vice President and sensing that President Buhari is/may be medically unfit to stand for re-election in 2019, Professor Yemi Osinbajo shifted his attention to build network in the north all for 2019.

On Thursday April 13, he went to Adamawa state to acquire the title of "Jagaban of Adamawa Emirate". Only yesterday, he went to Cross river state to collect another traditional title in Efik kingdom, Ada Idaha Ke Efik Eburutu. For what reason if not political?

While I recognize that the Nigeria Constitution gives Yemi Osinbajo the right to contest for any office, including the Presidency, I must also state that his clandestine moves to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 is counterproductive to the interest of Nigerians and threat to the unity of our country, this is aside his sheer incompetency in public service since he assumed office as Vice President, Chairman of National Planning Commission and Chairman of National Economic Council.

This article is not to talk about his preference for employing only people of his Yoruba ethnic group as Personal Aides, all these are stories for some other time. This article is strictly about the injustice that his Presidency will mean to the rest of the country if we allow it to materialise.

1. HIS PRESIDENCY IS UNJUST TO THE SOUTH
In the history of Nigeria, the Southwest and Yoruba nation have led the country for a combined period of 11 years and 11 months; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo held sway for 11 years and 8 months (8 years as President and 3 years and 8 months as Military ruler) while Ernest Shonekan held sway for 3 months.

Meanwhile, the South-south only led Nigeria for only 5 years and 25 days through Goodluck Jonathan, while the Southeast has NEVER led the country in Executive capacity save the 7 months under the military reign of General Aguiyi Ironsi.

Under this present democratic dispensation, SW and Yoruba nation has led the country for 8 years and has been occupying the Vice President office since 2015.

The Southsouth led the country for only 5 years and 25 days and occupied the office of Vice President for 3 years through Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

The Southeast has neither produced the President nor the Vice President.

Being a multi-ethnic region, it will be highly unfair for one region and ethnic group to seek to occupy the slot of the South in the Presidency in 2019 irrespective of whether it is the office of the President or the Vice President. It will amount to injustice to the ethnic nationalities in the South save the Yoruba for Yemi Osinbajo to succeed Buhari in 2019..

2. HIS PRESIDENCY IS UNJUST TO THE NORTH:
Since the return of this democratic dispensation in 1999, while the South enjoyed power for a total of 13 years (SW 8, SS 5), while the north only did for 5 years and counting through late Umaru Musa Yar’adua (3 years) and Muhammadu Buhari (2 years and counting). If the status quo remains till 2019, the north will haul a meager combined period of 7 years; a far cry when compared with the 13 years that the South held sway.

It is both morally and politically just that the North be allowed to produce the President of Nigeria come 2019 for another 4 years period. We must realize that injustice is injustice anywhere. Allowing Osinbajo, a Yorubaman/Southerner to succeed Buhari in 2019 will only cause disaffection among those in the northern part of the country. There will be feelings of marginalization will crept in. This is a situation the country cannot afford to entertain at this period.

MY SUPPORT FOR NORTH/SOUTHEAST TICKET IN 2019
Nigeria belongs to everybody, it does not belong to a section of the country. While it is fair for power to remain in the north, it is also fair for the Southeast to be part of the equation after years of absence. The only way to allow justice prevail is for a North/Southeast Presidency in 2019.

This arrangement, I strongly believe will calm the nerves of the people of the Southeast, give the Igbo people a sense of ownership in the Nigeria project and a sense of belonging in the affairs of Nigeria.

The Yoruba nation has always stood for justice, I am optimistic that they will stand for what is right come 2019. I have no doubt in my mind that they will not oppose the aspiration of a credible aspirant from the northern extraction and an Igbo man to assume the office of the President and Vice President respectively in 2019.


I have read sum dumb articles on nl but dis has to b dumbest ever written
whats up wit d osibanjo hate?take it barcanista
oh btw alex ekwueme and ebitu ukiwe have been vp in nigeria and both are from the soith east


May God Bless Us All And Bless Nigeria

agbangam:
And during ur NOI time der was oil boom, did she save?? NO, she did not giving dirty xcuses,
Massive looting took place under NOI watch, did she resign or shout about it?? NO she did not.
Pls wats d meaning of Austerity Measure ur NOI told us to prepare for, is Austerity a gud thing?? we all know is time to suffer. So NOI of Obj time performed poorly under Mr stealing is not Corruption. Is Madam Kemi trying her best?? yes she is cos u can easily get out of recession. Patience is d key word cos i am confident we are in safe hands unlike d IB of Otuoeke.

pmc01:
You're one funny bro, honestly.

pmc01:
Pardon my ignorance, how does the loss demonstrate the company is "healthy and resilient"? Is it that previous quarterly postings has recorded heavier losses than this?

OnankpaBa:
yeye IPOB. as if they can bark. Buratai is there to do his work as usual

Insult me and watch how thunder will fire you.

sapele914:
You are correct,please tell me how many notable democrats and Latinos are in Donald Trumph's administration?and also tell me any position any other tribe from the Niger Delta other than ijaws held under Goatluck Jonathan?petroleum(ijaw),Niger Delta ministry(Ijaw)Amnesty(-jaw),Nimasa(Ijaw),local content(Ijaw),Chairman nddc (Ijaw)NSA before dasuki(Ijaw) chief of army staff(Ijaw),pipeline monitoring contract tompolo and friends (Ijaw)and so many more,all notable positions for the Niger Delta under the last administration were given to ijaws,maritime university land that the itsekiri's have a good claim to was proclaimed to be ijaw land and given to tompolo and other ijaws to sell,please tell me one Urhobo,itsekiri or isoko man they made anything?Systematic marginalization of other Niger Delta tribes and empowerment of ijaws, you hear us shout?

ayindejimmy:
Who's begging who?
Chai! Una sabi fool Nna self eh!

mayordj4real:
I have just one question for you. Why didn't the Igbos agitate for Biafra when Jonathan was in power?

Okoyiboz3:
You disgraced moderator with the scruples of an alley cat, On 27th of August 2011, you made the comment below. I wonder how you manage to sleep at night with your atrocious history.




Please, go through this thread below. Igbo posters were calling Yoruba leaders names because they met GEJ in a civilised manner to complain about deliberate sack of yorubas and replacing them with other ethnicities.

https://www.nairaland.com/745731/yoruba-marginalization-elders-met-jonathan



The problem of Igbos is that they cannot survive without the Federal Government. Their support for GEJ over Buhari was a political miscalculation due to political illiteracy. Over the years, they have supported other people even to the detriment of Igbo candidates. That is why Ojukwu couldn't get 3M votes from Igbos when he contested Nigeria's presidency.

042report:
Former Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Eugene Odo has declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dead in Enugu state.

PDP Is Dead In Enugu As APC Takes Over Enugu In 2019 Election- Odo,Enugu state,Enugu state news,042,042report
The former speaker said that the growing popularity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was a call for good governance.


Speaking with newsmen on Monday, Odo noted that the current leadership style and quality in the state was inconsistent with what obtained in the past.


He said the leadership failure was so glaring that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state were joining the APC in their numbers.


Odo said: “Part of the reasons why we joined the APC is that with the level God has assisted us, I do not think the state government has anything to offer for now.


“We do not want to show the difference between what is happening now and what happened in the past because the facts are glaring.”


“God has benefitted us and we should be in the vanguard of benefitting others. That is our mission in APC,” he said.


He called on members of the party not to join issues with other political parties but to work assiduously in ensuring that APC won future elections in the state.




“We should not be reactive to the threats from the PDP because they are confused.


“Most importantly, there is nothing like PDP in Enugu again. What we have is a group of people that will soon be lumped into another party,” he said.


“Our slogan and strategy is that any political appointee in the other parties must lose their polling booths during future elections and we are working towards that.


“We thank God that the PDP is now history in Enugu State so whatever reaction coming from there is panic measure,” he said.


He said that it was imperative that members of APC worked together to achieve its set goals.


“We were thinking of how to develop and transform APC into a formidable party in the state when former Gov. Sullivan Chime joined us.


“His presence has assisted us even in our respective local government areas because people who might not have taken some of us serious now know that we are powerful.



“By the grace of God, APC will certainly take over the Government House in Enugu in 2019,” Odo said.
http://www.042report.com/2017/05/pdp-is-dead-in-enugu-as-apc-takes-over.html

rheether:
The blogger have achieved his or her aim..

IpobExposed:
lalasticlala gud evening sir. back to the topic.
The main people doing this are IPOB members, they also use that place to kidnap. I do see them. I have gone to the illegal bunkery.

Basic123:
you are running mad!

coolcatty:
Not for 2017


it belongs to kante.....African footballer for 2017 belongs to Ngolo Kante

mykelmeezy:
crap

these looks more like basic thieves n not boko boys

but i guess boko isnt about looks

KehnnyCares:
Biafra ke? Nnamdi Kanu is just using them making money and gaining popularity na

BeautyBaebee:
lol. am not fooling anybody, just sharing sm1's experience. you will notice a front page topic motivated me to share d story If u read the post well.
go through the post and read sm comments, some guys actually confirmed it but not every guy can last up to that.
Human beings vary, be satisfied with how many minutes(even if na seconds) u can last, if any guy does anything to enhance himself, then he is on his own

BeautyBaebee:
who nor know nor go know. you take it or you leave it, we nor dey share money put. enof said.

BeautyBaebee:
so because they are doctors,u think they know it. all? dey there dey laf @ ur ignorance

BeautyBaebee:
yes, you heard me right! Forever Sex

I saw a post on front page about a girl asking for more than 2hours sex and Nigerians were bashing her.
Some men were saying it is not possibleto sex for 2 hours without being on drugs or somthing

duuuh! says who? I have a friend who keeps complaining to me that Her Boyfriend can go forever in sex, he neva gets tired, he can do it 20 hours non stop..and the funny thing is that hes allergic to drugs or any form of enhancement. trust me, HE always have sex with her naturally.

He stops whenever the girl is tired and crying after 2,3 hours or more then he will have compassion on her and roll off. (smtyms with orgasm, smtyms without). After letting her rest 4 sm minutes, he will still ask 4 more.. If the girl question him on his performance, he will just say it is his nature.

They love each other sooo very much but to me, the relationship might not work as their Sexual life is not compatible.

My Questions
Is the guy normal or suffering from some sort of disease?
Is there anything he or she can do to make him cum quickly?
Is there any possibility he might b cheating to satisfy himself elsewhere?
Will d relationship last? (8 months relationship now)
Is marriage built on Love or Sex?

Romancelanders pls answer these questions and help a Friend in need.




Cc: lalasticlala, Rocktation, farano
help move to front page

ObikeNkem:
Umunnem, when are we going to stop tarnishing the image of our tribe? Why are we so consumed with the desperate desire for ill gotten wealth? Must we even engage in drug peddling or Ogwu Ego?

Why dont we emulate the great Yoruba race. Ninety nine percent of the news about Nigerians nay Africans, doing excellently well over the world is always about the Yoruba's while news relating to crime and all other vices is always about us.

Oh ! Nsogbu Dikwa !

blackberlin:
You see what tribalism has done to your life?
She's Ghanaian FYI, so stop talking trash.

By the way, who else noticed that 900k cedis is 67million in naira?