femi4: at the end of the op's signature, you will see a zip file

Thanks bro.

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There is no file attached 2 diz post.
Na where u attach am?

A Ugandan Arsenal fan and his family have paid a heavy price for a misguided wager after Manchester United ran out 1-0 winners over the Gunners at the weekend.

Betting on football matches has long been an integral part of the game for supporters but Henry Dhabasani's attempts to 'make things a little more interesting' have had dire consequences.
Dhabasani, of the Iganga district of Eastern Uganda, has lost his home as a result of Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday after a high-stakes wager with a neighbour.
Fellow local and United fan Rashid Yiga put up his car and wife as collateral in the deal, emerging the victor on the back of Robin van Persie's 27th-minute header at Old Trafford.
Community members and leaders were present as the two men signed a written agreement in the build-up to the encounter between the Premier League leaders and stuttering title-holders.
Dhabasani, who has three wives and five children, was so distraught at full-time that he reportedly fainted.
And on Monday the misguided Gunner was forcibly removed from his home by United supporters along with his family, leaving him homeless.
If he needed another reason to despise Van Persie after the Dutchman's defection to Old Trafford in the summer of 2012, he surely now has one.



http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2013/11/13/4405221/extra-time-arsenal-supporter-left-homeless-after-manchester

From Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956 to Lionel Messi in 2012, the tradition of anointing one footballer as the world's greatest every year is now over five decades old. A glittering list of names have been honoured down the years as the practice has become a fixture in the football calendar, producing statistics and anecdotes for fans of the game to feast on. With just a few weeks to go before the name of the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner is unveiled, FIFA.comshines a light on 13 facts relating to football's most prestigious individual prize.

1) French foundations
Like FIFA itself, founded in 1904, the FIFA World Cup™, which came into being in 1928, and the Jules Rimet trophy handed out to that competition's first winners, the Ballon d'Or first originated inFrance. The award was created byFrance Footballmagazine in order to honour the finest footballer in Europe, and was initially called the Ballon d'Or France Football. With the beautiful game having its roots on the other side of the English Channel, however, it was perhaps fitting that the inaugural prize should go to England's Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956.

2)Widening the field
At the start, the trophy could only be attributed to the best European player plying his trade for a European club. That rule was changed in 1995, when it was stipulated that players only had to be on the books of a European side and could hail from further afield. In 2007, the Ballon d'Or was then opened up to players across the globe, regardless of their club affiliation, an approach retained three years later when the Ballon d'Or France Football merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year award, created in 1991. For the likes of South American stars Pele, Garrincha, Diego Maradona, Zico and Teofilo Cubillas, however, that came too late.

3) Making up for lost time
Given the restrictive rules originally in place, it took until 1994 for Brazil'sRomarioto become the first South American to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award, with his compatriot Ronaldo then breaking similar ground in theBallon d'Orstakes in 1997. That said, the duo were actually following in the footsteps of a pair of Argentinians, since Spain'sAlfredo Di Stefano– Ballon d'Or winner in 1957 and 1959 – and Italy'sOmar Sivori– the triumphant player in 1961 – both had dual nationality and were born on Argentinian soil. Either way, South America has certainly been making up for lost time in recent years, with the last four honours going to Argentina'sLionel Messi.

4) African exception
The prize has been dominated by European and South American talents down the years, and their grip has proved so tight that only once has a player from another continent been voted the world's best. That wasGeorge Weahin 1995, the Liberian forward claiming both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award to ensure Africa a permanent place in the global reckoning.

5) The trailblazer
The inaugural Ballon d'Or winner was English football legend Sir Stanley Matthews, a player whose immense talent seemed almost to be inversely proportional to the amount of trophies he accumulated. But although his silverware collection was limited to the FA Cup he won with Blackpool in 1953, the right winger earned himself the nickname the 'Wizard of the dribble' and a glittering reputation that continues to endure, thanks to his talent, exemplary behaviour and impeccable lifestyle. Those qualities allowed him to keep on playing at the highest level until the age of 50, and incredibly he received the Ballon d'Or aged 41.

6) Youth to the fore
At the opposite end of the age spectrum, the youngest ever winner was Brazil'sRonaldo, who picked up both prizes at 21 in 1997, with England'sMichael Owenjust a few months older when he was handed the Ballon d'Or in 2001. As for current holderLionel Messi, he became the joint youngest player on the podium when he finished third in 2007, the Argentinian forward then being aged 20 like Ronaldo in 1996.La Pulga(the Flea) also became the youngest two-time winner at 23 in 2010, the youngest three-time winner at 24 in 2011 and the youngest four-time winner at 25 last year – though naturally the Barcelona phenomenon is also the oldest player in the latter category as he entered uncharted waters when receiving that unprecedented fourth honour.

7) Repeat offenders
Before Messi set that benchmark in 2012, three other players were tied with the Argentinian on a hat-trick of titles each, Dutch legendJohan Cruyfflighting the way with his wins in 1971, 1973 and 1974. He was followed by France'sMichel Platini, who dominated a three-year stretch from 1983 to 1985, with Cruyff"s compatriotMarco van Bastenthen prevailing in 1988, 1989 and 1992. Five players have been crowned twice, meanwhile:AlfredoDi Stefano(1957, 1959),Franz Beckenbauer(1972, 1976),Kevin Keegan(1978, 1979),Karl-Heinz Rummenigge(1980, 1981) andRonaldo(1997, 2002). On the FIFA World Player of the Year front, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo share the honour of having earned the title three times, the Frenchman – who also received the Ballon d'Or in 1998 – triumphing in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and the Brazil forward topping the poll in 1996, 1997 and 2002.

8] On the attack
Of the 57 Ballon d'Or awards to have been handed out down the years, no fewer than 52 have gone to forwards or attacking midfielders, leaving just five for players not focused on attacking duties. Four of those have gone to defenders,Beckenbauersecuring two beforeMatthias Sammerfollowed suit in 1996 andFabio Cannavarocontinued the tradition ten years later. Lothar Matthaus may have ended his career in central defence, but he was pulling strings further up the pitch when he got his hands on the prize in 1980. As for goalkeepers, only one has ever seen off his outfield colleagues –Lev Yashinof the Soviet Union, the 'Black Spider' winning in 1963 to become the first ever non-attacking player and still the sole custodian to be recognised. Italy duo Dino Zoff and Gianluigi Buffon finished second in 1973 and 2006 respectively, while the Czech Republic's Ivo Viktor came in third in 1976, as did Germany's Oliver Kahn in 2001 and 2002. Since the Ballon d'Or merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, Cannavaro is the only man to have broken the monopoly of attack-minded players.

9) Global recognition
Given that the award was initially restricted to European players based in Europe, it is little surprise to see that footballers from the Old Continent dominate the list of former laureates. The countries that have enjoyed the highest number of winning years are theNetherlandsandGermany, with seven apiece – the victories being shared among three players for the Dutch (Cruyff, Van Basten, Ruud Gullit) and five for the Germans (Gerd Muller, Beckenbauer, Rummenigge, Matthaus, Sammer). Next on the list is France with six, including three for Platini alone; while Italy, Brazil and England have all claimed five wins; Messi has secured four for Argentina; the Soviet Union, Portugal and Spain have taken three apiece; and Czechoslovakia two; with one each for Ukraine, Liberia, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Scotland, Denmark and Bulgaria.Brazildominates the FIFA World Player of the Year picture, meanwhile, boasting eight winning years to France's three – all courtesy of Zidane – and a duo of crowns for both Portugal and Italy. Lastly, the FIFA Ballon d'Or has only had one victorious nation, Messi taking the prize three times for Argentina in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

10) Welcome to the club
Since the Ballon d'Or was first bestowed in 1956, several clubs have enjoyed cycles of dominance in world football. Most recently,Barcelonaand their players have swept up every prize available in the global game, including the Ballon d'Or. Indeed, ten footballers have been crowned while representingBarça, putting the Liga heavyweights at the top of the pile ahead ofJuventusandAC Milan(eight),Real Madrid(six),Bayern Munich(five),Manchester United(four), andInter Milan,Dynamo KievandHamburg(two). Broadening the survey to include players who have earned podium places, Barcelona still lead the way with 27, followed by Madrid (21), Milan (17), Juventus (16) and Inter (11). Impressively, the two Spanish giants also have occupied every podium spot going since the FIFA Ballon d'Or was launched, theBlaugranaclaiming three wins, one runner-up finish and three third places, andLos Merenguesproviding the other two runners-up.

11) Leading leagues
In terms of the championships best represented on the roll call of previous recipients,Serie Aand theLigastand out in front, Italy's top flight contributing 18 Ballon d'Or winners and 48 podium places while 16 trophies and 49 podium spots have gone to the Spanish competition. At the other end of the scale, 1991 winnerJean-Pierre Papinis the only footballer to have been anointed while based in France,Florian Albertbecame the sole winner playing in Hungary in 1967 andJosef Masopustput Czechoslovakia on the map in 1962.Cruyffcollected the Dutch Eredivisie's sole honour in 1971, meanwhile, his two other titles coming during his spell with Barcelona.

12) Sharing the wealth
During the period when the FIFA World Player of the Year award first ran alongside the Ballon d'Or, the winners of the two prizes tended to differ. That was certainly the case in 1991, when Matthaus was honoured by FIFA and Papin took the Ballon d'Or – with Romario claiming the former title and Hristo Stoichkov the latter in 1994, Ronaldo and Sammer sharing the trophies in 1996, Zidane and Luis Figo prevailing in 2000, Owen and Figo on top in 2001, Zidane and Pavel Nedved both crowned in 2003, and Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko taking the prizes in 2004. The same player triumphed on both fronts in the other years, as was also the case from 2005 to the merger of the two awards in 2010: Ronaldinho (2005), Cannavaro (2006), Kaka (2007), Cristiano Ronaldo (2008) and Messi (2009) sweeping the board.

13) The world at their feet
Of the 43 players to have received the Ballon d'Or, only 11 have also lifted theWorld Cup: Bobby Charlton (1966), Gerd Muller (1974), Franz Beckenbauer (1974), Paolo Rossi (1982), Lothar Matthaus (1990), Zinedine Zidane (1998), Rivaldo (2002), Ronaldo (1994, 2002), Ronaldinho (2002), Fabio Cannavaro (2006) and Kaka (2002). That is perhaps why, in the build-up to this year's announcement, Lionel Messi felt moved to explain: "Given the choice of a fifth Ballon d'Or or winning the World Cup with Argentina, I'd go for the World Cup without hesitation." Of course, there is nothing to say he cannot win both!

http://touch.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2195659/index.html

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Exactly. Help me ask am abeg!

Hey people.
Plz let's always try 2 tink b4 we tlk & nt tlk b4 tinkin or tlk witout tinkin.

I sure knw majority of us hv all watchd numerous nollyhood movies where d early lives of a character or two is/are played by different character(s) who hv sm likeness 2 d character dey wld later bcom.

Bt wen dey nw say let's do som comedy and 4 xample use Mercy Johnson or Mr Ibu 2 act as students, I dnt see anytin bad.
D point is, if dey dnt use diz men or women 2 play such roles & dey tend 2 use younger actors/actresses 2 play such roles, we wldnt find it as interestin as it shld hv been.

Bt well, all d same there r cases where d movie aint comedy and dey stil choose 2 use diz old men and women 2 play such roles, dtz where d brain is nw lackin in nollyhood movies.

So all am tryin 2 say is, wen dey say its a comedy and dey use old actors or actresses, den there is ntin bad.
Bt if it's nt comedy and dey nw tend 2 use old actors or actresses 2 play such roles like d early lives of such actors or actresses den its all a flaw.

Me I won't even say anything. But what I just know is that let them do whatever they like. If they like they can go and empty Nigeria account and use it to buy bicycle.

They are saying it's a lie. But I know there are basically elements of truth in this Sahara report. After all nobody is expecting them to come and stand and say it's true even though they are caught red handed.

Check what they have to say here:

Aviation officials claim N255 million ministerial car scandal is “all rumours” - Premium Times Nigeria

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/146711-aviation-officials-claim-n255-million-ministerial-car-scandal-rumours.html

Dalu uzor: hello pals,
I've been thinking about dis seriously, why is the last ball of eba/fufu/pounded yam/semo etc difficult to swallow? Sometimes u keep staring at d last piece of eba on ur plate or even holdin it in ur hand for over 15mins, lol
is der something mystical behind dis? Lets analyse d situation.

Never happened 2 me in my entire life and I hv neva eva seen it happen 2 sm1.
Maybe u r d only one of ur kind. U shld even knw witout bin told dt it happens 2 only u.
F*cking thread.
F*cking moderators.
If una won vex make una vex.

tshegs19: I'd be like

U wil b more dan jst putin ur hands on ur head and ur face lookin lyk mess.
U wil go crazy, weepin and gnashin ur teeth!

Well, me I wil b in heaven, bribing d angels 2 sneak u in.

Interesting!!!

@iamayopeters

Well, after all d noise 4rm those saying ASUU is 4 only federal universities, let me remind u, ASUU means Academic Staff Union of Universities. If it were 2 b 4 only federal universities, it wld hv bin ASUFU (Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities) or ASUSU (Academic Staff Union of State Universities) if it were 2 b 4 only state universities.
My point is, d association is 4 all universities and it struggles 4 dem all.
4 ur info, my sch is among d 60 plus schs on d list 2 riciv a share of dt 100 billion naira dt ws released 4 NEEDS.
After all, d retirement age of a tin is 4 all lecturers of d universities amongst other tins d union hv fought 4 or is fighting 4 (and nt 4 only federal universities).

My question 2 u all pple who claim dt it is 4 only federal universities, hv u eva since d inception of ASUU, dt d union fought 4 smtin and it ws only d federal universities dt benefited?

Wake up 9ja.

Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo popularly known as Blackface Naija an ex member of the defunct Pop group Platashun boiz has signed a N52 million deal with Franchise Events Limited.
The deal also consists of a car and a house that has changed Black Face Naija’s status and makes him the record label’s biggest act. Black Face Naija who has found it difficult to break into the mainstream of the Nigerian music industry has been given a fresh opportunity to prove himself once again. According to our sources, Franchise Events Limited spokesperson said, they decided to settle for Blackface because of his versatility , staying power and his brand of music.

The lecturers stated their position in a communiqué released on Saturday.
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, announced on Saturday that it has resolved to resume its suspended nationwide strike from next week, following failure of the federal government to fulfil its agreement with the union.
The union had been on several weeks of strike, but suspended it on July 17 following the intervention of federal lawmakers in its negotiation with the federal government.
The National Publicity Secretary of the union, Chirman Clement, in a statement on Saturday said the union took the decision at her 75th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State and resolved to resume the suspended strike on October 4.
“In view of the continued insincerity of Government to honour the agreement reached with ASUP, NEC resolves that the union will resume the suspended strike with effect from 4th October, 2013.
The lecturers also lamented the decaying standard of polytechnic education and solicited the assistance of the National Assembly, parents, and other notable groups to assist in revamping polytechnic education in Nigeria.
They passed a vote of no confidence on the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, and called for the immediate establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission (NPC) to proactively cater for the needs of the sector.
Below is the full communiqué released by the polytechnic lecturers.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 75TH NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF POLYTECHNICS (ASUP) HELD AT FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BIDA NIGER STATE, FROM 24 – 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2013 PREAMBLE:
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) met for her 75th NEC Meeting at the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State where the following national issues were observed, discussed, and resolutions on them were reached:
OBSRVATIONS:
1. The frustrating inertia of the Federal Government to convincingly fulfill any of the promises and agreements reached with the union before the suspension of the strike on 17th July, 2013 on CONTISS 15 Migration for Lower cadres, Needs Assessment of Polytechnics, release of Whitepaper of visitation to Federal polytechnics, discrimination between polytechnics and university graduates in job placement and career progression and the constitution of Governing Councils to Federal polytechnics earlier omitted.
2. The anti-labour stance of the National Assembly as exemplified by the recently proposed removal of minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list of the constitution to the concurrent list; as well as the proposed legislation against declaration of Industrial Strike by unions in the tertiary sector;
3. The growing tension in the nation’s polity as a result of the volatile comments and activities of politicians and interest groups;
4. Government’s abuse of the laws establishing TETfund;
5. The culpable lack of commitment of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to meeting the needs and demands of polytechnic education in Nigeria.
6. Appointment of rectors/provosts from within polytechnic/monotechnics sector
RESOLUTIONS: In the light of the above, NEC resolves:
1. That Government should without delay address all the outstanding standing issues including the NEEDS Assessments of the polytechnics and the corresponding funding, constitution of the Governing Councils of the remaining Federal polytechnics, CONITSS 15 Migration of the Lower Cadres, the removal of disparity between HND and Degree certificates, establishment of the National Polytechnics Commission (NPC), release of the Whitepaper of the visitation panels to polytechnics;
2. That the National Assembly should rescind from its current anti-labour posture in the interest of industrial peace and our desperate move to rescue the endangered soul of the tertiary institutions in the country;
3. That the National Assembly should expedite action on the review of the Polytechnic Act;
4. That a vote of no confidence be passed the NBTE and further calls for the immediate establishment of a National Polytechnics Commission (NPC) to proactively cater for the needs of the sector;
5. That the Nigerian political class and other interest groups should exercise restraint on their utterances and activities in the interest of peace, unity and security of the nation;
6. That the Federal Government should desist from abuse of TETfund laws;
7. That stakeholders in the education sector such as parents, students, religious leaders, the press, members of States and National assemblies to rise to their responsibilities of rescuing the (polytechnic) education sector from imminent collapse;
8. That the position of ASUP on the need to appoint the rectors from within the polytechnic system remains irreversible;
9. That in view of the continued insincerity of Government to honour the agreement reached with ASUP, NEC resolves that the union will resume the suspended strike with effect from 4th October, 2013. NEC sincerely appreciates the good people of Nigeria and all other stakeholders in the education sector for their sustained support in its struggles to save the polytechnic education from total collapse in Nigeria.
Signed
Chirman Clement Selchum

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/145603-breaking-nigeria-polytechnic-lecturers-asup-vow-resume-nationwide-strike-friday.html

stan4b: Thank God its nt melting human being. If na naija,my eastern guys go don turn am to business.

If it can melt cars made of metal, hw won't it b able 2 do something worse to humans? It sure will burn human skin if dey hv 2 stay under it 4 lng.

After banning Okadas, Increasing LASU sch fees, making some people irrationally homeless and hungry, deporting of Igbos & a whole lot of some disturbance of d masses in what is left of dem, now he has banned Molue.
Ok nw, me I knw he wld soon ban those dnt hv cars in these areas to move out.
I wish he did all diz in his 1st term, he wldnt even hv stood a chance 4 a 2nd term. Bt all d same, he is jst making @ as difficult 4 his bleeped up party 2 succeed in d nxt election. Am sure d masses who gave his party their lives back den wld nt dare to try it again, coz nw dey hv learnt dt "not all dt glitters is gold".
I rest ma MOLUE case!

Olympus Has Fallen of course. It was much more serious and realistic. Jamie Foxx as the president in White House down was really a mistake. He brought in humor a number of times which was not supposed to have been.

It is so rare 4 ladies 2 go ask a guy out in diz 9ja of a country coz of their culture.
Most ladies wld refuse smtin lyk dt coz dey wnt 2 hold on 2 their pride. (I 1da wt pride, mayb 9ja pride)
Guyz coz of d kinda 9ja culture dey were born and breed in which somwot disregard smtin lyk dt, dey wil nw tend 2 wnt 2 take d gal 4 granted and dtz y most gals even if dey were supposed 2 hv put d culture behind dem and do it, wld refuse to coz 9ja guyz wld surely abuse dem smhw.

Bt guyz different sha. It has happend 2 me in som cases, and it went well. I didn't take dem 4 granted. I respected dem wella.

D wife dey chop akpu wella b dt o. To fit grab dt kind hefty man 4 20minits no b beans.[color=#990000][/color]

tpia@:
Nice outfits ( particularly the first one), but why do people always show their backsides in photos?

Mainly bcoz na shit full inside.

Sincerely speaking, Mavin hav put in a really good & surprising work.
Did u listen to D'Prince's album?
Wt abt dt of Tiwa Savage?
Hv u listened to a couple of Wande Coal and Dr Sid's singles?
U dnt lyk Mavin doesn't mean dey r bad or confused.
Come to tlk of it, diz is nt d D'Banj we use 2 knw back den.
If anybdy is a looser btw D'Banj and Don Jazzy, it is obviously and definitely D'Banj.
So Mr Man b4 u post smtin lyk diz, dnt b sentimental. Stil wonderin hw diz piss of shit made it 2 d frnt page gan slf.

PEJ is jst a normal civilian. Wot is d big deal abt her bin a 1st lady dt has made her so strng dt she is placed above d governor of a state. 9ja is so full of shit!

Na wa 4 9ja o. Rubish! Dat award na nonsense.

E no sweet jor. Nt funny @ all?

Rubish thread I swr..