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Reminds me of Vincent Gigante.

UjSizzle:
Why do we win most of our medals from power lifting?

Our medals at multi-sports competitions (olympics, commonwealth games, all africa games, etc) usually come from athletics, boxing, weightlifting, wrestling and football (we've got the physique for these sports and these are also the sports that we are most interested in).

We don't usually send parasoccer teams, boxers and wrestlers to the paralympics, so our medals usually come from powerlifting and athletics (we've had several gold medalists and world record holders in athletics, eg Adeoye Ajibola and Adekundo Adesoji).

nortcentrallord:
I have never heard of any previous Governor in Kogi being attacked in the state capital in the past. Is he not a governor like Fayose, Ambode and others? He I just scared of his people. What a shame!

Special forces commandos, SWAT and CAT teams (around the world) usually wear balaclavas, but the first time I saw balaclava wearing operatives guarding politicians (in Nigeria) was during the 2014 elections in Ekiti and Osun states and one of the politicians that was being guarded was Ayo Fayose.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/165900-osun-election-nigerian-government-floods-osun-with-masked-security-operatives-apc.html

Balaclavas and masks

A member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team.

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British police

[img]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136289/Tottenham-Court-Road-bomb-scare-reveals-police-team-preparing-London-2012-Olympics.html[/img]

Masked security and balaclava

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I watched this interview in 1989, 1990 or 1991, so forgive me if I make any errors, but I'll write as much as I can remember of the interview.


Abiola Babes was one of the most exciting teams of the 1980s. It was one of the two millionaire teams (the other being Leventis United) that appeared on the scene to challenge the already established teams like Rangers International, IICC Shooting Stars and Stationery Stores.

Then there was a rumour (in the late 1980s) that Chief Abiola was going to disband the team. I didn't believe it. Then I watched this interview. The interviewer asked a lot of questions, covering several topics including business, history, philanthropy, etc. Then he asked Abiola why he wanted to disband Abiola Babes.

The chief said that people would not believe the amount of trouble he goes through just because of Abiola Babes. He said that he's been wondering if it was worth it, then a particular incident happened that led to his decision to disband the club. This was not the worst event, but it was the one that finally made him take the decision.

Abiola Babes was playing in the African Cup Winners Cup in 1987 or '88. They had a match in Zaire (or was it Congo) and they also had an important match in the Nigerian league the next day or a few days later. Chief Abiola appealed to the NFA to postpone the league game, but the NFA refused.

So they went to Zaire.

The Abiola Babes team got to Kinshasha and discovered that there was nobody from the Zairean FA at the airport to receive them. The match was in a smaller town, so Chief Abiola hired a bus to take them to the town. They were waylaid by armed robbers along the way and Chief Abiola had to give the robbers a huge amount of money just so that they would leave them alone. The driver was either badly injured or badly shaken after the incident, so Chief Abiola took the wheel and drove to the town. Abiola Babes played the match in Zaire and returned to Nigeria. Chief Abiola again appealed to the NFA to postpone the match, but they refused. Chief Abiola said that he thought to himself, this was a team that went to represent Nigeria and went to hell in order to represent Nigeria well. You would expect that the NFA would do what they can to help them, considering the situation they were in. That's when he decided that he's had enough and decided to disband the team.

I know very well that Chief Iwuanyanwu also had similar experience and that's why he decided to abandon Iwuanyaanwu National (previously Spartans of Owerri) before the Imo State Government took over the club and renamed it Heartland.

That's why I'm not surprised that Aliko Dangote is not getting deeply involved in BCC Lions of Gboko, despite the fact that he owns the club.

The Benue Cement Company was owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria (majority shareholder), the Benue State Government (minority shareholder) and some other individuals (minority shareholders). The Federal Government sold its shares in the company in the early 2000s and Alhaji Dangote won the bid.

BCC Lions of Gboko is the football team of the Benue Cement Company. It was very popular in the 1990s. They won the nigerian FA Cup in 1989 and won the Mandela Cup (African Cup Winners Cup) in 1990. They also won the FA cup back to back in 1992 and 1993. Amodu Shuaibu was their coach at that time.

Aliko Dangote is the chairman of BCC Lions of Gboko by virtue of the fact that he owns the Benue Cement Company.

ikbnice:
https://www.naij.com/962574-beware-7-strange-nigerian-laws-can-land-jail.html

Really? What sections of the constitution are these laws in?

(Do you know the sources of nigerian law?)

Most of these laws are not in the constitution.

1) Girl receives gifts from a guy (note: she receives gifts from the guy. She didn't rip his pockets and grab money, she didn't steal his wallet, she didn't break into his house. She received money), but refuses to sleep with him = she deserves to be raped.

2) Girl refuses to receive any gift from guy = she is stuck up, feels to proud and that she is superior to everybody, so she deserves to be raped to show her that she is not superior to anybody.

It's unbelievable the kind of stupid excuses that weak guys give. Nobody forced you to give any girl a dime! If you are stupid enough to give, then you need to own your stupidity and stop looking for someone to blame!

There is no excuse for rape!

jossy4joseph:
Nice one Ifeanyi Uba....I don't know why the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, Jim Ovia and others don't have clubs in Nigeria?

Dangote indirectly owns a club in Nigeria (BCC Lions Of Gboko https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCC_Lions_FC ). But believe me, it's not an easy venture to run. Find out about the experience of MKO Abiola (Abiola Babes) and Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Iwuanyanwu Nationale).

forgiveness:
Plan!

Exactly! Like I said, building a refinery is not child's play and Dangote is getting all the attention because he has the financial muscle and connections to make it easier.

Captain Iheanacho has secured the land, but there are still other obstacles that he must overcome. Oando has also been working on its refinery for a long time.

It's not that Dangote hasn't had problems, but his resources ensure that he is able to quickly overcome them. For example, this refinery was initially meant to be built at Olokola, but the people there protested because they wanted Dangote to give them more money. Lagos State immediately stepped in and wooed Dangote to build the refinery in Lekki instead and the rest is history.

honeychild:
Please o, was Dangote given an exclusive license to build refineries? Why is no other Nigerian doing so? I know we have other billionaires who can afford such a project.

Please pardon my ignorance, I am genuinely curious.

Other nigerians are building refineries, but it is an expensive and difficult task, so Dangote has the advantage of being richer and being able to attract more experienced people to his refinery. That's why it's getting more attention.

Oando plan to build a refinery in Badagry.

Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho also plans to build a refinery in Badagry.

The Ogun and Ondo state governments plan to build a refinery at Olokola.

charix:
Nokia announced sometime last month they're planning to venture back into the phone market. Let's see if they can keep up after a short hiatus. It's already common knowledge they can't win back their former market share but it seems the company needs a final first-person confirmation their time is long gone.

I made that post in a hurry. Below is the modified version. Companies like Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens (especially Ericsson and Siemens) have worked in Nigeria for a long time, even before mobile phones were first introduced into the country in 1993. They also manufacture equipment like base stations, transmitters, exchanges, etc and they worked closely with Nitel in the 1980s and 1990s.

Nokia and Ericsson still exist. They are no longer the biggest mobile phone makers in the world (they were in the 1990s), but they still make telecommunications equipment for major telecoms service providers. In fact, they are the biggest companies in the world in this segment of the market.

tollytexy:
Who's still using Nokia nowadays??

adioolayi:
NOKIA going....going.....gone

project8:
Nokia stil exist?

Nairadays:
Which Nokia, the brand of Microsoft?

Emeka71:
NOKIA is now becoming a thing of the past.

Darus05:
Abeg who is Nokia?

Nokia and Ericsson still exist. They are no longer the biggest mobile phone makers in the world (they were in the 1990s), but they still make telecommunications equipment for major telecoms service providers. In fact, they are the biggest companies in the world in this segment of the market.

Watched it on the NTA News. They scared quite a few passengers (especially because of the sound of gunshots).

slimthugchimee:
hehe caption the man on suit at the middle

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RRS officers on Ground to douse the tension created by Hausa and Fulani misunderstanding in Abattoir, Agege, Lagos

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Efforts in progress to settle the dispute between fueding Hausa & Fulani youth @ Abattoir, Agege

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1 Hausa killed, scores sustained matchetes wounds as Hausa & Fulani youth engaged themselves in Abattoir, Agege

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