Pele is streaking away (this one was part of the NTA's advert for Italia '90. It left me transfixed). He did it again on another occasion and scored, but that goal is not as beautiful as this miss.
This miss was against Uruguay in the 1970 World Cup.
The reason for the rumour that GEJ had sacked Reno Omokri was because GEJ appointed Obi Asika as one of his media aides. People then assumed that it meant that Reno had been sacked, but that was not true, he was not sacked.
Wahabfuture: He was not, those documents proves nothing, anyone can arrange such documents easily
Some of these lies sound extremely funny to me. I lived through something and I know what happened and then someone comes much later to try and lie to me as if I was born yesterday.
The Presidency released official statements that were signed by Reno Omokri as the special assistant to the president on new media. These statements were broadcast by the NTA and FRCN, yet someone on the Internet is coming to tell me that Reno Omokri was not President Jonathan's SA. Is that not funny?
Go through this thread, I have posted several instances that President Jonathan said that Reno was his SA. I guess you know better than President Jonathan.
Anyway, the truth is clear, but you can continue to entertain me.
Note: Ikechukwu Eze is President Jonathan's current media aide.
Jonathan: I Didn’t Sack Reno Omokri
Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that he did not sack his erstwhile Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri.
Jonathan, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze said Omokri served him till May 29, 2015 when he ceased to be president.
The statement said: “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state that at no time did former President Jonathan ever sack Mr. Omokri while he was in office.
“Mr. Omokri was appointed on August 17, 2011, and served meritoriously until May 29, 2015. “His record of service can be verified at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
“While he is no longer a staff of President Jonathan, Mr. Omokri enjoys the gratitude of many Nigerians including Dr. Goodluck Jonathan for his patriotic services to Nigeria.”
Reno Omokri was the Special Assistant to the President on New Media and that was not the first time that he was working at the Aso Rock Villa. He also served in the Olusegun Obasanjo Administration.
I'm pleased that Pastor @renoomokri who served as my Social Media Aide when I was President, has been honoured with the Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival (HWMFF) "Most Outstanding Humanitarian Cause 2019" Award.
I commend @HollywoodWeekly for this initiative and congratulate Mr. Omokri for the well-deserved recognition.I believe that he realizes that as gratifying as today’s feeling might be for him,it also challenges him with the responsibility to do more for the good of humanity. GEJ
Oshoala was the highest goal scorer at Bay FC in her first season, but problems developed in her second season.
Some former players and staff accused the coach of bullying players and staff. Many players left the club and the coach was twice placed under investigation.
Oshoala created a social media post when the coach was found not guilty after the first investigation. She wrote:
Waking up and feeling reluctant to show up to work because of a protected somebody is draining.
How can people be needing mental support every year? It scares me… by the end of the year, it might be psychiatrist support.
She later deleted the post.
As a result Oshoala did not play many games in her second season. When she played it was mainly as a substitute.
Many Bay FC fans have gone to her farewell posts to apologise to her for the way that the coaches treated her.
Bay FC played against Washington Spirit on Saturday the 23rd and Oshoala took these photos during the game (her last game with Bay FC). Monday Gift plays for Washington Spirit.
naptu2: This debate about the exchange rate is one of the reasons that I was writing that SAP series last year. Unfortunately I never finished it. The debate is also related to the technology thread that I was going to write (believe it or not, I uploaded a lot of pictures on this thread and I hoped to use the pictures in the series, but I never wrote that series).
Around the time of the SAP wahala (late 1980s) the United States was putting enormous pressure on Japan to increase the value of the yen. We used to make fun of currencies like the Japanese Yen, the CFA Franc and the Italian Lira in the early 1980s. Those currencies seemed so weak. So why was the US hounding Japan about the value of the Yen?
A "weaker" Yen meant that Japanese products were cheaper than American products and at that time Japan was severely beating America in the technology sector. As I was going to show in that thread, your house would have been filled with Japanese technological products and would have no American technological products if you lived in Nigeria in the early 1980s. The Americans believed that the Japanese were artificially keeping the Yen weak in order to boost their exports and defeat American products in the market.
The Americans had a similar battle with China in the 2000s.
That's why I said that SAP was not necessarily a bad policy, despite the havoc it wreaked on Nigeria, but rather the problem was bad timing.
Nigeria had become dependent on foreign products by the time of the 1982 oil crash and it was destroying our economy. The idea behind SAP was that Nigeria should devalue its currency and cut spending, so that Nigerian goods would be cheaper and the country would be more competitive in the international market. There were two problems with this. (1) There were no large wholly domestic companies to take advantage of this policy. Most of the large companies in Nigeria in 1986 were either foreign companies or were owned by government. The government companies were not ambitious and were only interested in serving the domestic market, while the foreign companies were, well, foreign and did not have to produce from Nigeria (2) The devaluation of the currency and increase in import tariffs meant that some manufacturing companies found it difficult to import raw materials (that's one of the reasons that Volkswagen left).
SAP would have been more effective in the Obasanjo era when we had companies like Dangote, Glo, Zennon, Zenith, etc that could take advantage of it.
This brings me to something that I have wanted to explain since 2012. I have explained a bit of it when I wrote about the way we viewed the Yen and the Lira in the 1980s.
What is most important is not the nominal value of the naira, rather the most important thing is its stability.
Some countries try to keep their currency low because it benefits them (more exports). I gave you an example of China in the 1990s.
Some countries like Nigeria often try to keep their currency high (cheaper imports).
However, the most important thing is some kind of natural stability (not artificial stability). This is because people, companies and governments use the currency to plan and you can't plan if the currency is not stable.
Imagine that you take a dollar denominated loan to carry out a project and you expect to pay back the loan with revenue from naira payments by customers. It will become very difficult to repay that loan if the naira suddenly loses half of its value. That means you'll need to pay twice as much as you planned to pay. Where will you get the money from?
That's what affected Etisalat, Lekki Concession Company and has now affected Hajj planning. It almost affected Dangote and MTN.
That's for people that understand economics, not BangaSoup or BangaRice.
BangaRice is still wasting his time. As I said, he is obviously not one of the people that I was referring to and I know that nothing will ever make him understand the issues.
BangaRice: there is no advantage to this other than export of raw materials that ought to be value-added before export. The economy itself is weak thats why the currency is weak. If the room to improve the economy and thus add value isnt there or good enough, the people export raw materials and get forex in th short term but eventually imports due to weak economy will erode that short term gain and you have an overall loss in the long run.
More expensive imports.
Your post is very funny.
You are obviously not one of the people that I was referring to.
(To be fair, there were a lot of magicians all over the pitch).
You've got to remember that this Inter team had Klinsmann, Mathaus, Brehme (the three Germans), Bergomi and Walter The Cat Zenga on that same pitch. You also need to remember that Trapatoni was Inter's coach.
Kheira Hamraoui was one of Asisat Oshoala's best friends at Barcelona. The French-Moroccan provided the assist for Oshoala's first ever goal at Barcelona. The two friends have now reunited at Al Hilal.
By: Jude Obafemi, THEWILL Date: September 27, 2025
Al Hilal’s women’s team delivered a dominant 3-0 victory against Neom SC in the Saudi Women’s Premier League on Friday.
The home side controlled proceedings from the opening whistle, demonstrating superior organisation and tactical execution throughout the encounter.
Neom SC failed to create meaningful opportunities against their opponents’ structured approach and rapid counter-attacks.
Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala contributed one goal and one assist during the comprehensive triumph.
The striker completed the scoring with a composed finish, converting a precise through-ball from Al-Bandari Mobarak to beat the visiting goalkeeper. Oshoala’s movement and decision-making consistently troubled Neom SC’s defensive unit, underlining her growing influence within the squad’s attacking framework.
Midfielder Kheira Hamraoui had previously doubled Al Hilal’s advantage with a spectacular long-range strike that found the top corner, leaving Neom SC’s keeper with no chance of making a save.
The thunderous effort followed the opening goal by Mobarak, which Oshoala contributed to, and established firm control for the hosts.
Al Hilal’s defensive line maintained their composure under pressure, preserving a clean sheet that strengthens their early-season credentials.
The victory is Oshoala’s third appearance since joining Al Hilal, during which she has accumulated three goals and two assists.
Her consistent output shows both finishing ability and creative vision, providing teammates with enhanced attacking options. The coaching staff views her adaptation as fundamental to the team’s championship aspirations.
This result positions Al Hilal favourably within the early league standings, signalling their intention to compete for top honours in the League. Neom will need to regroup quickly ahead of their next fixture following this comprehensive defeat.
Al Hilal’s combination of defensive solidity and attacking fluidity suggests they will remain serious contenders throughout the campaign.
Photo 1) Fatimah Adesina scored from a corner kick.
Photo 2) The giant striker, Janet Seimeyeha Akekoromowei scored and provided an assist. She played for Asisat Oshoala Academy, Nasarawa Amazons and she also played for Bayelsa Queens in the CAF Champions League qualifiers. She also represented Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
Falconets thrash Rwanda’s She-Amavubi 4– 0 in Ibadan
27th September 2025
Nigeria’s U-20 girls, the Falconets, thrashed their visitors, She-Amavubi of Rwanda, 4–0 in a 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup second round, second leg qualifying match in Ibadan.
The Nigerian side displayed fantastic football artistry and dominated proceedings from the start to the end of the encounter.
Falconets were in cruise control as Precious Oscar bagged the game opener in the 15th minute of the game, throwing jubilations in the midst of teaming fans who trooped to the stadium to watch the national female football team live.
Fatimoh Adesina converted a sublime corner-kick in the 20th minute to double the lead for the hosts while Janet Akekoromowei consolidated the scoring sheet for Falconets in the 64th minute, firing a powerful strike from the box line into Rwanda’s net to hand the hosts a comfortable lead.
She-Amavubi would have secured a consolation goal in the 79th minute, but the reflexes of Falconets goalie, Christiana Uzoma, frustrated the Rwanda strikers’ efforts.
Taiwo Afolabi put the icing on Falconets’ victory cake with the fourth goal just at the official regulated time, making the match a goal-rainy game for the hosts.
Speaking during a post-match news conference, Falconets Head Coach, Moses Aduku, commended the fighting spirit of She-Amavubi, noting that the visitor refused to give up, even till the last whistle.
He noted that falconets and technical crew carefully watched the tape of the first leg game against She-Amavubi in Kigali and made necessary corrections, particularly in the goal-scoring aspect, which eventually yielded expected results.
Also, the She-Amavubi Head Coach, Andre Cassa-mbungo, said that he came to Nigeria with a game plan to win, but his team played against a better side.
He added that majority of players in the She-Amavubi team were young players that still up to three to develop themselves before Rwanda could start seeing the best of them.
NAN reports that the victory gave Nigeria a 5-0 win over Rwanda on the aggregate, having won the first leg 1-0 in Kigali.
Nigeria will play against the winner of the game between Senegal and Algeria for the third and final round of the qualifiers.
The 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup would be the 12th edition of the tournament, scheduled to be hosted by Poland.
Politics › Re: Reno Omokri Was Never An Aide To Jonathan- Ibinabo Bob-Manuel by naptu2: 12:52pm On Sep 28, 2025
