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What should I search on YouTube?

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Why not quote the full message?
Pettiness

naptu2:
Sarah Ogoke

Sarah Chikaodinaka "Cheeks" Ogoke is a member of the Nigerian female national basketball team called D'Tigress. She is a 4-time Afrobasket champion with D'Tigress, winning the title in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. She also played at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Sarah has played for Southern Polytechnic State University and the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos (the best female basketball club in Nigeria and one of the best in Africa), Deepwater Basketball Club (also in Nigeria), Celta Vigo in Spain, Primeiro Agosto in Angola and Ferroviário of Mozambique with whom she won the FIBA African Women's Champions Cup in 2019.

Sarah Ogoke was born in New York in 1990. Her father, Bentley Ogoke, is a medical doctor and her mother Edith Okure-Ogoke is a nurse. She is following in her parents' footsteps and she has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Premedicine from the Southern Polytechnic State University, Mariett, Georgia. She graduated from the New York College Of Podiatric Medicine to become a podiatrician (foot/ankle doctor).

She divides her time between Nigeria, the United States and Mozambique. She has worked as a volunteer clinician at the JonBon Hospital in Imo State and has been involved in many training camps for youth in many parts of Nigeria.

The holidays hit differently this year. I’m thankful to be able to enjoy tradition with my little boy and our new family. I’m thankful for the @nbbfonline, my teammates, and my coaches for their support throughout my pregnancy. I’m thankful for hubby, my family, and friends. I’m thankful for my job 👩🏽‍⚕️ and their support as well. I’m thankful for all the amazing contributions to little Bentley’s registry.

I couldn’t have asked for a better support system.

Happy Holidays everyone. Are you ready for the return? 🇳🇬 🏀

Congratulations to the @DtigressNG captain @Proliife7 on the arrival of her baby. God be praised 🙏🙏🙏.

I am even more glad your girls made you proud at the Olympics during your pregnancy phase.

Now it's understandable why she pulled out of the Olympics.
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It's been a roller-coster year for her. From bagging a degree , losing her Dad and now this beautiful piece of news. Happy for her.

Sometimes it helps to have some context before publicly exhibiting ignorance in any form. This is for you and those who see the France-Nigeria Business Council meeting as a ‘funny ploy’. (P.S. images below taken by me at the inaugural meeting of the council in 2021. Disclosure: I have worked closely with the council since inauguration, and been at their meetings since it was set up)

The France-Nigeria Business Council (as pictured below), was inaugurated at a summit in the Versailles Palace by President Macron at the end of June 2021 - a month after President Buhari visited Paris for the Financing of African Economies Summit.

The first 6 Nigerian members of the council at its inauguration (all pictured below) included the pioneer and two-time President (2021-2023) of Council - Abdul Samad Rabiu of BUA Group; Herbert Wigwe (now of blessed memory & president from 2023 till his passing) of Access Bank; Chief Mike Adenuga of Globacom; Gilbert Chagoury of Chagoury Group; Aliko Dangote of Dangote Industries; and Tony Elumelu, Chairman UBA & Heirs Holdings. This has now been expanded to include the likes of Daisy Danjuma of May&Baker and Sapetro; Dr. Philip Mshelbila of NLNG, Gbenga Agboola of Flutterwave; Jim Ovia of Zenith amongst others. Aig-Imokhuede of Access Bank took over as President after Herbert’s untimely passing this year. On the French side, you had big businesses like Dassault, Axens, Danone, Axens, Ponticelli, Total Energies, amongst others.

I recall that since the first summit, many successes and partnerships have been recorded on both sides two Nigerian Banks opening full offices in Paris amongst other collaboration in Oil&Gas, Renewables & Energy, Transport, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, amongst others.

Whilst some sit and complain, there are many who are working hard to establish mutually beneficial business and economic initiatives for Nigeria within and outside the country. Now, our Chief Marketer and C-in-C, President Bola Tinubu @officialABAT is leading the charge. Guess what? He will succeed and the world is already taking notice.

#TheTiger

🇳🇬President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) on Thursday attended the #France-#Nigeria Business Council meeting alongside 🇫🇷President @EmmanuelMacron, with a focus on strengthening business, trade, & economic ties while exploring new avenues for partnership.

Established in 2021 by President Macron, the Council plays a crucial role in bringing together major companies from Nigeria & France.

The meeting had in attendance some of #Nigeria's leading #investors like @TonyOElumelu & @AlikoDangote, among others. 🇳🇬🤝🇫🇷

FIFA Fan Award nominees

José Armando

José Armando, a young Cruz Azul fan with leukaemia, became a symbol of hope not only for the team’s fans but also for those personally experiencing terminal illnesses. He tragically passed away at the age of 14, before he could fulfil his dream of meeting the players from his favourite team, but his story left a deep mark at the club and in Mexican football in general.

Craig Ferguson

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson walked 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometres) from Glasgow to Munich for the beginning of UEFA EURO 2024, raising money for the mental health charity Brothers in Arms. By the end of his mammoth mission, he had raised almost GBP 80,000.

Guilherme Gandra Moura

Guilherme Gandra Moura has epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic disease. A video of the youngster reuniting with his mother after waking from a coma was a huge social media hit. He is a devoted fan of Vasco da Gama and Gabriel Pec (now of LA Galaxy) in particular and got to meet Pec, who hugged him and became his “best friend”. Little Gui has attended the club‘s training sessions and matches, being greeted by some of his footballing idols. He has also captured the hearts of fans from arch-rivals Flamengo and Fluminense.

FIFA PUSKÁS AWARD

(The best goal by a male footballer)


Paul Onuachu
Trabzonspor v. Konyaspor | Trendyol Süper Lig | 10 Nov 2023


Alejandro Garnacho
Everton v. Manchester United | Premier League | 26 Nov 2023


Mohammed Kudus
West Ham United v. Freiburg | UEFA Europa League | 14 Mar 2024

Federico Dimarco
Inter Milan v. Frosinone | Serie A Enilive | 12 Nov 2023


Jaden Philogene
Rotherham United v. Hull City | English Football League Sky Bet Championship | 13 Feb 2024


Denis Omedi
KCCA v. Kitara | FUFA Super 8 tournament | 06 Aug 2024

Michaell Chirinos
Costa Rica v. Honduras | Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways | 23 Mar 2024


Walter Bou
Lanús v. Tigre | Torneo Betano 2024 | 04 Aug 2024


Yassine Benzia
Algeria v. South Africa | FIFA Series | 26 Mar 2024


Terry Antonis
Melbourne City v. Western Sydney Wanderers | Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 12 Mar 2024

Hassan Al Haydos
Qatar v. China PR | AFC Asian Cup | 22 Jan 2024

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper nominees

Andriy Lunin (Ukraine), Real Madrid

David Raya (Spain), Arsenal

Ederson (Brazil), Manchester City

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina), Aston Villa

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy), Paris Saint-Germain

Mike Maignan (France), AC Milan

Unai Simon (Spain), Athletic Club

The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper nominees

Alyssa Naeher (USA), Chicago Red Stars

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany), Chelsea/NJ/NY Gotham

Ayaka Yamashita (Japan), INAC Kobe Leonessa/Manchester City

Cata Coll (Spain), Barcelona

Mary Earps (England), Manchester United/Paris Saint-Germain

The Best FIFA Men’s Coach nominees

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy), Real Madrid

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Argentina

Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Spain

Pep Guardiola (Spain), Manchester City

Xabi Alonso (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen