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The issue is that a lot of the people that play rugby in Nigeria play it part time. Back in the '80s there were lawyers, doctors, etc. They often came to train around 5 or 6pm, after work and most of their matches were played on Saturdays and Sundays.

Nigerians have the physique for rugby (lots of Nigerians have played for England, e.g. Victor Ubogu) and I remember listening to an interview that Victor Ubogu gave in which he said that Nigeria should be a great rugby country and he didn't know why it wasn't.

Rugby is not one of the big professional sports in Nigeria (unlike football, basketball and boxing) and I think that's the issue.

The last 2 match days of the UEFA Women's Champions League featured very high scorelines in some of the games.

You've already seen Arsenal thrash Slavia. Now here is a record setting game.

Norwegian legend Ada Hergerberg became the highest goal scorer in Women's Champions League history and also became the fastest player of either sex to reach 50 European goals - former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy did it in 62 games compared to the Lyon forward's 49.

For comparison, Lionel Messi needed 66 games to score 50 Champions League goals and Cristiano Ronaldo did it in 91.

She set the record by scoring 2 goals as Olympique Lyon thrashed Fortuna 7-0. She also scored to goals in the first leg which ended 0-4.



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

eni4real:
Hard fixture for Barcelona...

Pass the Damn ball

That's in the past. Barcelona massacred Atletico in the league this season.

https://www.nairaland.com/5430128/asisat-oshoala-scores-brace-barcelona

Double hat trick.

Vivianne Miedema and Danielle Van De Donk.

Arsenal 8-0 Slavia Prague

(Miedema scored 4 goals in the first leg).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1U0JlIVKVk

dfrost:
Naptu2 do you think Arsenal Ladies can survive the onslaught of the Spanish, German and French teams?

They've got a good chance with Vivianne Miedema, Danielle Van De Donk and Jill Roord.

Can't wait to see

Toni Duggan go up against Barcelona. Ada Hegerberg, Vivianne Miedema, Danielle Van De Donk, Jenni Hermoso, Asisat Oshoala, Lieke Martens (she'll be back soon), etc.

The draws for the quarter-final of the UEFA Women's Champions League were held this afternoon. Here are the fixtures.

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Olympique Lyon vs Bayern Munich

Glasgow City vs Wolfsburg

Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain

The matches will be played on the 24th and 25th of March and the second leg matches will take place on the 1st and 2nd of April.

VicThory:
So we don dey play rugby now. Na bouncers wey don hammer fufu suppose full the team.


Lalasticlala do justice abeg.

Rugby has been played in Nigeria since before I was born. I often watched the Lagos Rugby Club (Eko II) vs the Kaduna Rugby Club live in the 1970s and '80s. Olisa Adibua was often the commentator in the 1980s.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GsBmgSVtA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7sc6pL4KFs

Right, here are my views.

1) I think it’s a storm in a teacup. I saw the tweet before she deleted it and I didn’t think that it was a big deal.

2) I don’t think that Barca made her delete the tweet (look at how quickly the tweet disappeared). I think that she deleted it because of the responses to the tweet. Barca fans used it as an opportunity to criticise Valverde.

3) I don’t think that she was criticising Valverde. She usually posts on her Instagram stories or on Twitter during matches that involve Nigeria, a Nigerian, Barcelona, Los Angeles Lakers or during high profile games like the Champions League final. She uses that avenue to express her emotions and she was just expressing her frustration, but Barca fans used the opportunity to criticise Valverde, so she deleted the tweet.

4) I don’t think that Barcelona will sanction her in any way because it was not a big deal.

5) Some people are saying that Barca will terminate her contract because of this (that won’t happen), but the fact is that Asisat will easily get another contract somewhere else if that happens. Everybody knows that she always delivers.

6) Some other people are saying that Barca needs her and so she is indispensable. She might be a key member of the team, but she’s not indispensable. Take a look at Toni Duggan (the England striker). She was a key member of the team, but Oshoala displaced her and she had to move to Atletico Madrid. Anybody can be replaced. Besides, Barca already has really good forward players like Jenni Hermoso (who is the highest goal scorer in the league), Caroline Graham Hansen (who has the most assists) and former FIFA player of the year, Lieke Martens, who should be back from injury in 2 or 3 weeks.

somehow:
I thought I was conversing with a lady with home training.

Firstly, what would a road safety be doing on a high building?
Secondly, he already stated what the man may likely be but I won't dignify you with listing what he assumed him to be but the man is CERTAINLY not a firefighter.

Naptu2 does not work for the fire service, the government nor you, so he does not own you any answer neither do I but your myopic view won't let you get the point he raised in his comment.



Now have a nice night and let's end this here.

You should know that there are people that do not deserve a response. That's why I did not respond to her post.

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I saw the tweet, but I didn’t think that it was a big deal at the time. What she actually tweeted was “Keep the damn ball”. However, many Spanish newspapers and websites have different interpretations of what she tweeted and some of them are saying that she was criticising Valverde, while others say that she was criticising the players in the men’s team.

The fact is that she always tweets or posts on Instagram during football and basketball matches and I think that she was just expressing her frustration.

Barça Femení striker's Slavia advice: "keep the bloody ball!"

Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala lent her thoughts to Barça's laboured Champions League draw but swiftly deleted her message.

Javier Miguel
AS English
06/11/2019 13:54

FC Barcelona Femení striker Asisat Oshoala, the 2015 BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year and scorer of the side’s goal in the 4-1 Champions League final defeat to Lyon last season – the first time a Spanish team had reached the final – was a frustrated spectator as her club’s male counterparts laboured to a 0-0 draw against Slavia Prague on Wednesday.

A member of the Super Falcons 2014, 2016 and 2018 African Women’s Championship, a Golden Ball and Golden Boot winner at the tournament, with an FA Cup, a Chinese Super League and Nigerian Championship among her laurels, Oshoala knows a bit about winning football matches. And her advice to Leo Messi and company against the Czech side was simply: “Keep the bloody ball!”

According to Catalan media Mundo Deportivo, the striker swiftly deleted her tweet in case of a backlash ensued but speaks from a position of authority. Barça Femení have been imperious in the Liga Iberdrola this season, winning seven and drawing one of their eight games with Oshoala scoring seven of the side’s 33 goals, with just three conceded at the other end. Barça are also in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League, while Ernesto Valverde’s side are playing catch-up after the Slavia stalemate.

https://en.as.com/en/2019/11/06/football/1573040864_442161.html

adonismuller:
go to your English teacher and ask him “ what’s the difference between fire being over and necessary damages being done”


Hint: fire can still be on when major damages has been done !

Are you a firefighter?

adonismuller:
If all these fire services were there how come the fire was not put out? Or is it not fire they went there to put out?

An eye witness confirmed that all the goods in his shop were burnt to the ground and the fire service people came after the fire has done all necessary damages, same thing happened in Onitsha, how come they always come after the deed has been done?

They should continue mocking Nigeria till They do things right

1) How can you say that the fire was not put out when they stopped the fire?

2) Not only did they put out the fire, they also stopped it from spreading to other buildings. They worked until 10pm to stop the blaze.

3) Every fire does damages. It depends on the intensity of the fire and what is burning. Didn't the Grenfell Tower burn down in the UK? Didn't the World Trade Center burn down in the US?

4) Nobody died in the building, but a policeman sadly died when part of the building collapsed.

5) There was fabric in that building. Textile materials burn very quickly. The fire service cannot be there at the start of a fire. Someone needs to inform them that there's a fire and then they need to come from their station. Between the time that a fire starts and the time that they are informed and the time that they arrive, damage can be done. That's the way it is around the world.

6) This is totally different from the Onitsha fire because only the Delta State Fire Service turned out to stop the Onitsha fire. The Anambra State Fire Service did not turn out. Look at the number of agencies that turned out here, including the Union Bank Fire Service which is just two streets away. Do you really believe that they didn't turn out on time?

adonismuller:
I will ask you again! How come they always show up when all necessary damages has been done?

Oh maybe no fuel in their car? Car refuse to start? No routine check on fire vehicles? Please choose one cuz these are the cases with Nigerian agencies except bribe will be inlvolved.

naptu2:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people complaining when things are bad. I do it too. But there's absolutely everything wrong with lying!

That's the problem. They told a lie. The said that the man was a member of the Lagos State Fire Service and that the fire service was using buckets to put out the fire. That's a lie.

You just told a lie and you are trying to run away from that lie. You said that the fire service came when the fire was over. That's a lie and there's proof that it is a lie.

NwaAmaikpe:




Very timely correction,
I was abashed and in a state of utmost flabbergastation when that story made the rounds.
Though used to it, it still hurt a few nerves that my country of birth was the broth for a mediocre journalist's mockery.

Considering how much we've developed there, I knew there was no way a whole Lagos state could not combat a mere fire.
Thank you for this Naptu2.
While I commend your efforts at elucidating the incident, we should not lose sight of the true moral of that metaphorical picture.

There is a wild fire burning.
Insecurity is rife, hunger is roaming, poverty is growing, disillusionment is dominant in the citizen's lives, the roads are in deplorable states, salaries are not prompt, most 'take-home' pays will only take you home sad yet prices of goods and services continue to skyrocket.
You can not come out to protest against bad leadership or demand for better without repercussions.
It is worse now because you can't do that either on the social media.

NwaAmaikpe will sit still when within sight of the crosshairs because I hate to imagine another pendulum making Mama Ramotu moan while I await the acceptance of a bail perfection.

But the truth is,
Our homestead is on fire, we are burning, our future is threatened by flames.
But it's the helpless citizens that are using buckets to put out the fire.

The roads are graded and maintained by landlord associations, electricity is self-provided through generators, private bore-holes are the only source of water in homes.
Tuitions are handled by parents and wards; charms, mantles and vigilantes are relied on for security;
Affordable housing provision is self-sought, folks now live in Eleko when they work in Iju.

The picture might not be a complete reflection of the response to the Lagos fire.
But if it is not a perfect illustration of the present helplessness of the citizens, then I wonder what could be.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with people complaining when things are bad. I do it too. But there's absolutely everything wrong with lying!

That's the problem. They told a lie. They said that the man was a member of the Lagos State Fire Service and that the fire service was using buckets to put out the fire. That's a lie.

adonismuller:
If all these fire services were there how come the fire was not put out? Or is it not fire they went there to put out?

An eye witness confirmed that all the goods in his shop were burnt to the ground and the fire service people came after the fire has done all necessary damages, same thing happened in Onitsha, how come they always come after the deed has been done?

They should continue mocking Nigeria till They do things right

If the fire was not put out then how come the fire stopped? If the fire service came after the fire had ended, then how come there are so many videos of firefighters fighting the fire (check the pictures and videos on the first post)?

There were several emergency response teams at the scene. These include:

Lagos State Fire Service.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523261_eirxnomxuaaejs2_jfif_jpeg88945413c5c66884c14addad9ea0fa5d

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UBA Fire Service
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523266_eitbytjw4am8p4i_jfif_jpegfbb9b5c7e10c26f2558ad475f6a2b52a


Julius Berger Fire Service

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdpOKI46saU


The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523259_eimsd50wsaaf91q_jfif_jpeg9bb86ea604f53059418636558e2e37fd


The Lagos Neighbourhood and Safety Corp
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523260_eimsd57x0aab3mr_jfif_jpegdab1fbc6d918b8554b7d0df1f87082d0


The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and its response unit (LRU)

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523264_eirxp3jx0aerbmk_jfif_jpegb8448218ccb32947e715501767abf177

The Union Bank Fire Service.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523265_eirxpj7xkaaciva_jfif_jpeg7ebe0c1096df84656d8b8b9eed0927b4


The Federal Fire Service
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10525617_fedfire_jfif_jpega86e57285bdd8488b9765eeb846f32f4


The Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Ports Authority Fire Service, etc.

Debunking fake news: Lagos State Fire Service did not use buckets to quench the Balogun Market fire.

I posted this yesterday.

naptu2:
Here's a summary of the issue.

For some weird reason, some Nigerians love to post bad information about their country. What's worse is that the bad information that these people post is usually either false, or misinterpreted due to their ignorance (remember the thread about mounted police, grass and trucks?)

Most times these people do not realise that the nonsense that they post will have an effect on them.


There was a fire at Balogun Market yesterday. The Lagos State Fire Service, the Union Bank Fire Service and Julius Berger turned out to battle the blaze. They used water cannons, snorkels and chemicals to tackle the conflagration.

However, the headline news to some crazy people was that the Lagos State Fire Service was using buckets of water to fight the fire.

Is this true?

Of course not!

This nonsense began with a video of a man on a rooftop. The man was pouring buckets of water on the burning building (a very dangerous act). It looked like the man was wearing some sort of uniform, but he was not wearing the uniform of the Lagos State Fire Service or the Federal Fire Service.

The man might have been a private security guard who was trying to prevent the fire from spreading to the building that he was guarding, I don't know, but he was not wearing a uniform of any of the government services and he was certainly not wearing the uniform of either the state or federal fire service, but the news that went viral was that the Lagos State Fire Service was fighting the fire with buckets of water.


And now, a notorious British shock jock and racist has picked on that story and told people that criticise British fire services to thank God that they are not in Nigeria. This is accompanied by a video of the man throwing buckets of water at the fire.


I'll post videos and pictures tonight.

There was a fire at Balogun Market on Tuesday. It was a huge blaze.

A video of a man that was throwing buckets of water at the fire soon went viral. The people that shared and spread the video claimed that the man was a member of the Lagos State Fire Service.

Here is the video and pictures of the man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyXX4wk6hTU

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However, the man is clearly not a member of either the Lagos State Fire Service or the Federal Fire Service. It appears that the man is wearing some kind of uniform, but that is not the uniform of either the Lagos State Fire Service or the Federal Fire Service. In fact, it does not look like the uniform of any government agency. The man might just be a private security guard who was trying to protect his building.

This is the uniform of the Lagos State Fire Service.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523073_lagfire_jpegdc86adb77a6b6f01f80c927d3fa34793

And this is what they wear when they are fighting a fire.
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These are Lagos State Fire Service officers during the clean-up operation after the fire at Balogun Market.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523078_lagfire3_jpeg728eb096230f246205e69f5f38f76fa4

This is the uniform of the Federal Fire Service.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523079_fedfire_jpegd66f778a4757c77c652b6968d08bc148

And this is what they wear when they are fighting a fire.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523080_fedfire1_jpeg03d39e98dd1136620a3633cffa3848e4

These are Lagos State Fire Service fire fighters fighting the fire at Balogun Market with water cannons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRlJ8Y9Ihg

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10523085_canon_jpeg2c7d08cba78e8b2a761ba67f3c70195c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nr4hK60Ek0

Snorkels

There was a massive fire at NET Building in 1983 (I was on Broad Street on that day). The building was consumed by the fire. NET Building was the tallest building in West Africa at the time. The investigative panel that was set up afterwards recommended that a snorkel should be bought for the Federal Fire Service. A snorkel was bought and it was kept at the Federal Fire Service headquarters on Campbell Street. However, that snorkel had broken down by the time of the Nepa Building fire in 1990.

Union Bank built a new headquarters building in the late 1990s and it was acclaimed as the tallest or second tallest building in Nigeria (depending on how you classify buildings). They knew that they needed to protect the building, so they bought a snorkel for the Union Bank Fire Service.

The administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola also bought several snorkels for the Lagos State Fire Service and one of the snorkels was kept at the new Onikan Fire Station.

These snorkels were used to fight the fire at Balogun Market and here are videos and pictures of the snorkels in action.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73utR3BOsQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XhocNsE9TY

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However, the infamous British racist and shock jock, Katie Hopkins had picked up on the viral story of a Nigerian fire service fighting a fire with buckets of water and she tweeted this.

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