It's half time and the Dream Team is yet to test the Ghanian goal keeper.
Well maybe they are saving it for the second half.

best of luck team, we want victory sha

i'm out!

45’ – Needless yellow card to Richard Mpong after a foul on Igiebor.

45’ – Two minutes of time added-on to play.

43’ – Swift response from Ghana with a counter attack but Nigeria defender Amoda Usman stops Sadick Adams.

42’ – Igiegbor as if has heard what I said has moved to the midfield and he sends in an enticing pass to Oduamadi but Masawudu checks him.

41’ – The Dream Team must probably withdraw one of their two strikers to help out in the midfield to stop Badu and Mpong from distributing the balls to the Ghanaian attackers which is causing problems for the Dream Team.

39’ – Adams is up and the match starts again, Agyemag Badu fires another one but it goes just wide.

39’ – Nigeria seem to be too content with their first leg win and have completely lost the midfield to the Black Meteors.

38’ – Ghana striker Sadick Adams is down on the pitch after a savage tackle from a Nigerian defender.

36’ – Another good chance for Ghana but once again Adiyiah is wasteful. I hope he doesn't live to regret that.

34’ – Ghana regain possession again but Sadick Adams is crowded out by the Nigerian defenders.

30’ – Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah cracks in a shot from 20 yards, but the Nigerian goalkeeper parries it away.

29’ – Free-kick to Ghana but it has been wasted by the Black Meteors.

27’ – The game is now slowing down in pace as both sides seem to have run out of the energy the game started with.

24’ – The kick is cleared for another corner for Nigeria. Kick is quickly taken by Oduamadi and it is cleared out again for a throw-in to the Dream Team.

23’ – Nigeria start their own attack but the Ghanaians are quick to clear for a corner kick to Nigeira.

20’ – Agyemang Badu starts another attack for Ghana but the Nigeria defender do well to clear the ball for a corner kick for Ghana. The kick has been wasted.

16’ – It’s the turn of Nigeria now and Oduamadi breaks away but Masahudu checks him and Nigeria gets a throw in.

15’ – The Black Meteors start another attack with Mpong racing down the right, he beats his marker and sends in a cross but Adiyiah could not connect with only the goalkeeper to beat, This is a glorious chance and Adiyiah should have connected.

13’ – Otubanjo Yusif enters the Ghana box but the ball is cleared. Ghana will launch their attack now but powerful Nigeria defender Emmanuel Anyanwu clears the ball away.

12’ – Ghana attacking again but Latif Salifu loses the ball. The Ghana fans are in raptures and are cheering. Agyemang Badu is definitely the toast of the fans and has proven why the Ghana FA fought his Italian club Udinese to release him.

– Ghana have taken the lead here in Kumasi and this is what the Black Meteors need to overturn the defeat. A good start and they need another one and prevent Nigeria from scoring.

10’ – Mpong gets the ball and has been brought down mid-way in Nigeria’s half, The ball is taken quickly but the referee calls for retake,

10’ – GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL! Agyeman-Badu fires and goalkeeper Afelokhai is beaten. What a cracker!

9’ – Inkoom sends the ball back to goalkeeper Agyei and his long ball is cleared out.

7’ – Quick counter-attack for Nigeria and Yusif Otubanjo shoots from 20-yards but the ball went just inches wide. What a miss for Nigeria! The Ghana defence was caught ball-watching.

6’ – Foul in the midfield by Musa Emmanuel, Ghana attacking Nigeria now.

5’ – Cofie puts Latif through and he beats his marker on the edge of the Nigerian box but his cross for the Ghanaian strikers is poor.

3’ – Ghana midfielder Agyeman-Badu is fouled in midfield. Free-kick is quickly taken and Adiyiah is released on the left flank. He sends in a cross but goalkeeper Afelokhai grabs that one on the turf.

2’ – Free-kick gliding in but Mpong heads away for a corner-kick, Nigeria are piling the pressure now in the early stages.

1’ – Nigeria get the match underway.with a long ball to the right and Masawudu fails to clear and it is a free-kick for Nigeria.

i can smell holiday mood here!
hope you guys had fun and celebrated our Lady's feast day!

hi guys,
2day is the feast of immaculate conception!  Our Lady was born immaculate! without original sin peculiar to all men! alleluia alleluia!!!

so guys, make sure you attend mass oh!!!
enjoy the public holiday 
and the feast day 
cheers!

. . . and i heard a quite voice saying softly to me . . .'go back to  my people on nairaland and apologise for your rude disaapearance'  . i ignored it at first saying 'it wasn't my fault!'  . but on a second thought and with persistent urging from the still voice, i succumbed! and here I am! PEEPS it's all cool to be here AGIAN! 


It's a long story oh! just add am to the ones wey i still dey owe una! I no say viee go yab me die this time! i see all your comment oh! i dey come back to to them later 

carl, you be correct guy! thanks for sticking out for me! i go send the oga of all santa to your house this xmas . . . just send me your address on time!
i came 2days ago and I've relocated to PH. i'm in the company quarters for now, but i need to move out ASAP before my allowances dissappear! but i no too know PH wella! God dey sha!

so guys,
what's been going on? hope we're all preparing an xmas get-together! viee you know say we don make you minister for that kain matter! so make you perform oh! 

you guys won't believe that i couldn't even go to church on corpus christi day let alone participate in the procession! oyibo need some missionaries to re-envangelise them! this time though it would be by african missionaries! i was really sad about
I felt good attending church today because i hadn't for sometimenow! no bi say i sick oh! i no just see church attend! 

catch ya all . . .

have a great weekend!

cheers! 

viee:

can anyone else hear the distinct sound of wedn bells? ? ?

LOLOLOL!!! viee you're very FUNNY!
na you talk am oh! 

i was only trying to rephrase what we normally say during mass oh . . . for our good and the good of all His church LOL
don't worry, i'll explain my reason later!
that makes it two gists am owing you guys!
i know i'll keep my promise! you know my ways are not your ways . . .

oga carl,
i'm sorry, i totally forgot to return the call when i finally got home . . . i was carried away.
i'll still do it today anyway 

Alrite guys,
have a great day!

i've got a busy day ahead of me.
i need to carry out the exit procedure, and it's quite tedious . . .

Carlosein:

we hunger and thirst after your rome gist, hope we shall be satisfied soon

LOL,
I didn't know na! ok, now that you mention it, ye shall be filled,
lol

hey peeps,
wat's going on,
i gotta tell you guys this cos y'all are my own people!
tomorrow, i'll be resigning from my current place of work . . . it shall be my last day! so no more bayelsa and millitant runs for me . . . lol!!!
it's for my own good and the good of all my people n church . . . lol (sounds familiar huh!)

later guys,
have fun and remain blessed always!

and as lady would always say,
Jesus loves you, Mother loves you,
and ofcourse I do too!

it's another great day and another opportunity to come closer to our Lord, to know Him better and to serve Him better!

Every two-and-a-half seconds, a human being dies of starvation  - about 30,000 people per day. while agencies like the catholic relief services ask us for donations to help put an end to this problem, Jesus chose the image of hunger and neediness to make an important point: "blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteouness, for they will be satisfied" 

Jesus wants us to know that those who are hungry for God will be blessed. He wants us to know that those who seek the Lord because of this hunger will find Him - and that, having found Him, they will be filled! 

have a great day peeps!

Carlosein:

infact na your browser and my browser and all of our browsers!!!

i think so too! lol
i was thinking y'all would have forgotten by now . . . you this viee self! 
LOL

viee:

b t w, Lin did i miss the pages where u downloaded your trip to Rome? ? ? ?
make i try refresh the page, may b na my browser

LOL!!!
you know wat sis, you've gotta refresh really hard! lol

karlie4nia:

Hi Lindiwe,

I don't know why it wont open on your end, but i does open here. Well, they r inspiring and interesting strictly Catholic information resource websites. You can find answers to certan question u may have had thats basically within the framework of our Catholic faith.You could also learn more about the Catholic faith. ewnt is an acromymn for eternal world television network, its has live tv and radio and lots more.Holyspiritinteractive.net has wonderful and kind of life changing articles on it and lots more.Hope u be able to successfully hook up on your next shot. Bless your cool heart

that's quite interesting! ok, let me give it another try before leaving the office.
I just came around to do some research and am done with it now.
ok, i'll give you a feedback on it later.
thanks,

hey karlie,
what's contained in dose web pages? i tried opening them when you sent them but my browser couldn't, so i didn't try again.

this is quite sad you know!
read this . . .

. . . While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up stone & scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures . When the child saw his father, with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back ? The man was so hurt and speechless, he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times . Devastated by his own actions . . . sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches, The child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. The next day that man committed suicide. . .


Anger and Love have no limits, Choose the latter to have a beautiful & lovely life . . .

Things are to be used and people are to be loved,
But the problem in today's world is that,
People are used and things are loved . . .

~Lady~:


I looked at Michelle and tears rolled down my eyes, it hit me that my First Lady looks like me.

LOLOLOL 
lady you know what? i think she looks like me too _{i'm not kidding oo!}
it could only mean one thing! we probably have some kind of family tie 
Michelle might be Nigerian afterall  ;

cheers guys!! 

~Lady~:

Hi all, I have been celebrating Obama's victory with tears.

eyah!!!!
i feel you dear . . .
i was deeply moved too as watched him give his acceptance speech that night!
it's all good!
he's got our support and above all, God will see him through it all

Carlosein:

lin, i no know say u be trouble maker like me

story of papa wey u promise, we no kuku see. u begin pull larry legs.

LOLOLOLOL
carl, i no be trouble maker ooo! you know say the spanish version of my name means PEACE

Larry,
hope you're cool!
didn't mean a thing there k!
it's all humour k!

@all
It's looking like a good weekend only that work is kinda spoiling mine somehow . . .
but it's all good!
natin mega!

have a blessed weekend y'all
luv

LARRYMcCOY:


Thank God for Senator Barack Obama,

Atleast we black can have a VISAS to United states.

yeah rite!
you wish!!
if it's that one, i can assure you that he would disspoint you . . . lol

as for the workshop, whenever it's holding in Lag or Bayelsa just holla, i sure would attend
itesele sounds very strange . . . (just kidding!)

@lady,
your practices are very similar to that of the confratanity of Mary, Queen of Hearts (the slaves of love) of which am a member- using St Louis Maria de Monfort's formular. . . only that you would have to go through the 33 day class (preparatory class) before you're enrolled. you are also invested with a scapular on the day of enrolment, and the saying of the little office (every 6hours) is also one of our exterior practices. It's more of an interior practice than exterior though, it's very NICE!!!! 

hey people
hope say y'all are cool with me . . . nobody is vexing for me yet . . . lol
viee my personal person, sure you're cool

all obama supporters in the house like me and lady (lol) . . . congrats! our guy is tight!!!
we felicitate with him and commiserate with old pa maccain . . . lol . . .

guys,
how are y'all all doing?
hope you had a wonderful weekend, given the great feasts we had over the weekend! it was GREAT for me!!!!

biko permit me to tender my humble apology for not showing up with my gist on Friday . . .
it's a clear case of man proposes and God disposes . . .
I was knocked down by malaria thursday evening, i couldn't even go to the office anymore as planned . . .
i had to struggle to attend mass Saturday and sunday . . .
i'm a lot berra though . . . probably because i was immediately bundled to bayelsa yesterday!
I'm back to my hectic work again . . .

ah! i can see that a lot of people want to hear my gist! wow! let me warn that it's not interesting oh! i couldn't see His Holiness! things didn't go as planned . . .
i'll still give you the gist shaa! i dey come! lol!

wow!
A lot of water has passed under the bridge here . . . lol

hi guys, it feels good to breeze in here again,
Wow! i came in today and i said i must log on to our GREAT thread to salute my peeps!
gosh! there's gist, but i'll save it for 'moro . . i'll be in the office then, and i'll have enof time to post!

it was quite a relaxing break for me . . . but i did not have the pleasure of having my dream fulfilled . . . anyway, i'll gist you more 2moro
hope you guys are doing great!
i'm hailing y'all and i've really missed you guys!

Ebos,
hope you're strong now . . . it was quite a sad story you've got there!
the Lord is your strenght, and our mother, the mediatrix of all graces has got your back!
so smile on!!!!

@webpro,
all to Jesus . . .
i'm a slave of love too . . . i got consecrated in 2001, it's one of the GREATEST things that has ever happened to me!!!!
I belong totally to Jesus, through Mary!!!
talk more moro

so peeps,
viee, oby carl, lady et al . . . guess y'all are having a good time!
moro . . .

cheers 

Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Novena Prayer

This novena is to be said along with a daily rosary.

(for those who can't say the Rosary along with the Novena prayer can say the Holy Rosary @ anytime of the day)

DAY 9

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you in accordance with your requests at Fatima, as a proof of my tender love for you, for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in atonement for the offenses committed against your Immaculate Heart, and for this special favor which I earnestly request in my Rosary Novena: (Mention your request).

I beg you to present my petition to your Divine Son. If you will pray for me, I cannot be refused. I know, dearest Mother, that you want me to seek God’s holy Will concerning my request. If what I ask for should not be granted, pray that I may receive that which will be of greater benefit to my soul.

I offer you this spiritual “Bouquet of Roses” because I love you. I put all my confidence in you, since your prayers before God are most powerful. For the greater glory of God and for the sake of Jesus, your loving Son, hear and grant my prayer. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.

THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS – Mtt 27:31-36; Luke 9: 23-24; 23:27-32

The Son of God carries the instrument of His death to the hill of Calvary. Jesus' carrying of the cross was fulfilment of His earlier words, Let all who would believe in me, take up their cross and follow me. A cross he didn't have to carry. Neither do we, unless we choose Jesus over Satan and sin. Mary, His Mother states that 'through the cross, God is being glorified in every person. Do not be afraid to carry it. My Son is with you and he will help you'. Let us find, through the steps to Calvary; the roadway of our own lives.

Let us pray for the suffering, the lonely, the homeless. Let us ask Jesus to give special meaning to the crosses they carry.

Reflection:
Instruct me in the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your marvelous works. - Ps 119:27

The Rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the Mysteries of the Lord's life as seen through the eyes of Mary.
Thus, the unfathomable riches of these Mysteries are unfolded, - Pope Pius VI

O Mary, when I say the Rosary, I meditate on Christ's Mysteries in union with you.Help me to imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise.Amen

Sing to Our Lady,

Ave Maria! O Maiden, O Mother
Proudly thy children are calling on Thee
Thine are the graces unclaimed by another
Sinless and beautiful star of the sea!

Chorus:

''Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis
Pray for thy children who call upon Thee,
Ave sanctissima! Ave purissima!
Sinless and beautiful star of the sea.''

Ave Maria! thou portal of heaven,
Harbour of refuge, to thee do we flee,
Lost in the darkness, by stormy winds driven,
Shine on our pathway, fair star of the sea!

CHORUS :

''Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis
Pray for thy children who call upon Thee,
Ave sanctissima! Ave purissima!
Sinless and beautiful star of the sea.''

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us. Amen

hey peeps,
am still around, won't be leaving till Saturday!
and yes, i'll get you guys nice stuff k! i'll pray for ya all!
I'm gonna see the Pope and i'll ask him to bless each one of ya! lol!!!

ok guys,
got to run off now!have fun,
and remain blessed!!!

Carlosein:

lin where are you goin and how long will you be gone?

hey carl, i'll be going to the holy city of Rome - the Vatican city!!!
i shall be gone till november 2nd!!!

Oby1:


Lindiwe have a wonderful vacation.

tanx oby!

my shout out to y'all . . .
wishing y'all the very best today and always!!!

Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Novena Prayer

This novena is to be said along with a daily rosary.

(for those who can't say the Rosary along with the prayer can say it anytime of the day)


DAY 7

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you in accordance with your requests at Fatima, as a proof of my tender love for you, for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in atonement for the offenses committed against your Immaculate Heart, and for this special favor which I earnestly request in my Rosary Novena: (Mention your request).

I beg you to present my petition to your Divine Son. If you will pray for me, I cannot be refused. I know, dearest Mother, that you want me to seek God’s holy Will concerning my request. If what I ask for should not be granted, pray that I may receive that which will be of greater benefit to my soul.

I offer you this spiritual “Bouquet of Roses” because I love you. I put all my confidence in you, since your prayers before God are most powerful. For the greater glory of God and for the sake of Jesus, your loving Son, hear and grant my prayer. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.

THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR - Mk 15:1-2; Jn 18: 36-37; Luke 22:69-70; Jn 19:1; Is 53:3-5; Luke 23:64; Mk 15:15

Pilate, disturbed at the meek majesty of his prisoner, had him scourged at the pillar; though he could not find any fault in him. Perhaps he simply resented the fact that Jesus had no use for this world, Pilate's world, and spoke so overwhelmingly for the next world. Which way do we view this world? Are we willing to give all, only for this life? Or can we offer and accept our suffering as a sacrifice to God, as Jesus offered His life for us?

Let us offer this prayer in thanksgiving for the sacrifices made by Our Lord for the love of us. Pray also, in reparation for all the sins of the world inflicted upon the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the indifference to His Mother.

Reflection:

But thanks be to God who always leads us in victory in Christ Jesus and manifests through us the fragrance of the knowledge of HIM everywhere. - 2 Cor 2 : 14

The Rosary represents a symbol of Mary's graces.
Christmas invoke her as ''Queen of the Most Holy Rosary'', which conjures up the brilliant conquests of faith over evil and over religious ignorance.- Pope Pius XII

O Mary, you are Our Lady of the Rosary. Enable me to share in the spiritual victories over evil that you accomplish with Jesus' help through the Holy Rosary. Amen

~Lady~:

Ok. Enjoy yourself. Be safe

gracias!!!

~Lady~:


NOOOOO DON'T GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll miss ya.

uhhhhh!
tanx lady, i'll miss ya too!
but i really have to go, i'll try very hard to keep intouch somehow!

I SHALL BE BACK!!! BY GOD'S GRACE!!!!

Tot i should share with y'all the novena prayer in honour of our Lady of the Holy Rosary!!!


Subject: October Devotion (in honour of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary): Sixth day

Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Novena Prayer

This novena is to be said along with a daily rosary.

(for those who can't say the Rosary along with the prayer can say it anytime of the day)


DAY 6

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you in accordance with your requests at Fatima, as a proof of my tender love for you, for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in atonement for the offenses committed against your Immaculate Heart, and for this special favor which I earnestly request in my Rosary Novena: (Mention your request).

I beg you to present my petition to your Divine Son. If you will pray for me, I cannot be refused. I know, dearest Mother, that you want me to seek God’s holy Will concerning my request. If what I ask for should not be granted, pray that I may receive that which will be of greater benefit to my soul.

I offer you this spiritual “Bouquet of Roses” because I love you. I put all my confidence in you, since your prayers before God are most powerful. For the greater glory of God and for the sake of Jesus, your loving Son, hear and grant my prayer. Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.

AGONY IN THE GARDEN - Mtt 26: 36-50; Luke 22:41-43

Jesus prayed with great intensity and anguish over His impending death. His agony, perhaps, was an inner one; a distress and sadness that the death He was about to undergo, would be suffered in vain for many. Like Jesus, we also face crucial decisions, stress and difficulty, and pain in our daily lives. In our trials and misery, will we be loyal? If we can kneel with Jesus in His agony, He will be there in ours.

Let us today pray for all those who suffer, physically, and emotionally; all those who are spiritually ill. Let us pray that their agony can be united with that of Jesus, and not lost through despair or resentment. We pray that Mary; The Comforter of the Afflicted, might assist in laying the needs of the suffering before her Son.

Reflection :

Jesus, Son of Mary, has no likeness among men, nor Mary any likeness among women.
He is the most beautiful of the living.She is a splendid dawn rising, - Saint Bruno

O Mary, you are blessed among women.May all women take you as a model of Womanhood and thus obtain greater blessings for the world from your Divine Son. Amen

hey my sweeties!
can see y'all are doing great!

@tribalist
never mind what the girl is doing . . . like my peeps said, just pray for her and the rest of them k! a Hail Mary will do! 

sup carl,
thanks for today's reading, very strong and it has something to do with the issue at hand!

@lady,
don't worry, you have our full support!
moreover, you've got Mother Mary and the Trinity solely behind you! what more!!!!

@all,
i started my vac today,
i'll be away tru out this month, with limited access to the internet k!
so i'll be missing in action for sometime!
but know ye that i love y'all!!! 

Don't forget your rosaries ok! it's the month of October, the Month of Mother MMary!!!

love!!!

~Lady~:

It's amazing huh. Immediately Our Lord listens to his Mother and grants us many graces.
I will never stop loving her.

sure girl! never!!!

hey all ma peeps!
it's been a hectic day after a wonderful break 
so much catching-ups to do in the office here in Lag, phew!!!

hope y'all had a restful time! you know it's key for people like me

well, quite some posts we've got there!

@tribalist,
WORD! that's what it is!!! welcome on board bro

carl,
we haven't gotten our today's readings oo!
abi you don forget!!! lol

oby, viee, lady, ebos and my fellow catholics, hope y'all are tight!!!
alright then,
enjoy!!!