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Bonapart:
True..... but bitter in the hears and eyes of fools

U must b yoruba

englishmart:
and the light shines over darkness, and darkness comprehends it not.
Osinbajo and Obasanjo have something in common

From dia names dey have "njo" in common. I hope dat was not what u meant

God bless you, OP. May He help us to fulfil His purposes 4 us in Jesus' name. Amen

But its like d food tastes better without brushing ;DBut its like d food tastes better without brushing

Nice post, OP. But d process of bed wetting dey sweet shaa!!!

lekinz:


Wetin concern me

But wait Oooooohhh...

If Pdp and Apc draw.. Shey dem go play penalty ??

No o!! Na head to head dem go use.

Ruffychuks:
Many have heard about this match. Some
think it’s an urban legend. Some think it’s
only a joke. But only few know the truth.
A long time ago, few months after the end
of the Nigeria-Biafra war, the Military
Governor of Lagos decided to stage an
exhibition match at the then glorious
National Stadium Lagos. He thought it
would be a special way of celebrating
Nigeria’s victory in the war, a way of
helping Lagosians to forget the sad bloody
years that had just passed. He wanted to
stage the match between Nigeria & Ghana
but was advised against it. His advisers
reminded him how Ghana trashed Nigeria
3-Nil at the 1960 Independence Match,
that another loss to Ghana might defeat
the purpose of the exhibition match. His
advisers suggested that they choose a
team that would be very easy to beat.
Brig Gen Mobolaji Johnson agreed.
Ethiopia was considered. Zimbabwe was
considered. India was considered. USA was
considered. And India was chosen. He &
his advisers believed that India would be a
walkover. But had he known what would
happen he might have chosen Brazil. Yes,
Brazil were the reigning world champions
at the time but… Oh, had he known.
India agreed to play the exhibition match
with Nigeria. In fact, they were overjoyed.
Nigeria was one of the best teams in
Africa. And they had never played with an
African team before. What more! They were
most overjoyed that Nigeria had agreed to
their three special conditions. What were
these conditions?
Well, on that fateful day, a bright Saturday
afternoon on August 15th, 1970, the
National Stadium Lagos was filled with
excited spectators. That was Condition No.
1, that the match be played on India’s
Independence Day. As the players of
Nigeria & India came into the pitch,
spectators screamed with more excitement
as they saw that all the twenty-two
players were barefooted. That was
Condition No. 2. (Remember that India
had withdrawn from the 1950 World Cup
because they weren’t allowed to play
barefooted.)
Priiii… Referee Mohamed Touati blew his
whistle to begin the game. (The Tunisian
referee had been suspended by FIFA earlier
that year but had accepted to officiate this
special match.) Indian forward Amer Al-
Amer made the first pass. And before
anyone could say “Bosnia-Herzegovina”,
one Majed Suleman fired the ball high into
the air towards the Nigerian post. The
gaint of a Nigerian keeper, Emmanuel
Okala, dived to the right while the ball
dropped into the left side of the net.
Gooooaaal!!! 3-0. That was Condition No.
3, that each goal scored by India would be
counted as 3points while each by Nigeria
would be 1 as usual. (Nigeria agreed
because they believed that India could
never score. Or at least couldn’t score
more than one goal.) Emmanuel was
looking confused. He was very sure he had
dived towards the ball. Every other person
thought he’d deliberately let the Indians
score just to spice up the game.
Meanwhile, India’s fan club was going wild
with jubilation.
Priii… The Nigerian forwards Sunday
Atuma & Thompson Usiyen passed. As
Thompson passed to Paul Hamilton, he
was surprised when he saw India’s Faisal
Al-Dakheel with the ball. Faisal quickly
shot the ball into the air towards Nigeria’s
post. Goooal! 6-0. Thompson was so
confused. He could have sworn it was Paul
his teammate he had passed to.
Priii… Sunday Atuma passed into the
Nigerian half. Alloysius Atuegbu passed to
Haruna Ilerika. Haruna made a long pass
into the Indian half to Samuel Okoye. He
was shocked when he saw the ball in the
legs of Abdullah Al-Shemmari. Haruna
wiped his eyes in disbelief. Too late!
Abdullah shot the ball into the air. Goal!
9-0. Three goals in barely six minutes?
Nigerian spectators were wondering what
was happening.
Priii… Goal! 12-0. Yusuf Al-Suwayed.
15-0. Amer Al-Amer. 18-0. Majed
Suleman’s second goal. 21-0. Abdulaziz
Al-Buloushi. 24-0. Majed’s hat-trick.
27-0. Faisal Al-Dakheel’s second goal.
30-0. Waleed Al-Mubarak. At the twentieth
minute, Nigeria’s Paul Hamilton ran with
the ball all the way to India’s box-18. But
as he raised his leg to shoot, he slipped &
fell. India’s defender Mahboub Jumaa
easily took the ball as Paul lay on the
ground moaning like a baby. That was the
nearest Nigeria had gotten to the Indian
post so far.
Twenty-five minutes later & eight goals
more, the score stood at 54-0. Some
spectators angrily left the stadium even
before the half-time whistle. Others waited
patiently, hoping that Nigeria would
revenge in the 2nd half.
“Boys, what the hell is happening out
there?!” Coach Jorge Penna was furious.
“You’re the damn captain, answer me!!” he
was shouting at Emmanuel Okala.
Emmanuel was speechless. He didn’t know
what to say.
“Co-co-coach…” Godwin Achebe began “I
think I know what’s happening sir”
The coach was glaring at him now.
“Those Indians dey use juju. They’re using
ma-magic.”
“Yes! Yes!” his teammates echoed &
nodded & murmured amongst themselves.
“Shut up you fools!! Magic my foot!!! There
is no magic in football!”

Bros, u 4 just buy us groundnut or popcorn...d story 4 make sense pass.

Someone else also wrote" I just hope some1 could come 4rm anoda party and defeat these 2, but without dat GEJ is my man"

It goes a long way 2 show dat most of us aint convinced, yet we vote cos dats d available.

Mayb I derailed a little from a thread I created, but that was bcause some buhari supporters made me do that...but I decided not 2 refer to that issue anymore.

My point is we nid more credible people to contest for political positions so that d masses can confidently cast their votes and know that they are responsible for whatever outcome it brings.

I felt bad when some1 wrote " since d desires (fashola) aint available, d available (buhari) becomes d desired......and that's exactly what our democracy is like nw...we only get d available, neva the desired.

FastShipping:
I can sense how pained you are for the fact that Buhari didn't pick a Muslim. You would have loved it if it were to be Muslim/Muslim ticket. You were ready to run wild with your "Islamization" nonsense but you were disappointed with today's action.

My advice to you is: sleep it off.

Hahaha!! He already said goodnight, yet he wouldn't sleep it off.

So funny how ure trying to d my thinking 4 me, but unfortunately, u got d wrong dude. I'll be d biggest fool to b angry cos he got a "pastor" running mate...m a christain, bro.

The question here is y did he pick a pastor??

I like to think b4 I talk and dat was y dis question came up. 4 yrs ago he picked anoda pastor and I still ask y.

Na only pastors dey APC, or is he such a lover of pastors?

If u must knw, I not too interested in who emerges winner....m interested in a rapid change and like I said b4, GEJ CAN'T make that happen.

thunderrider:
It is the sorry situation in which we found ourselves

Having to choose between two options where one is not better than the other

A proof dat I aint talking nonsense. Like a poster said above, I wish a more credible candidate could just emerge 4rm anoda party and put an end to this shit.

omenka:
Honestly I don't wanna keep a useless thread like this alive by commenting continuously on it. Now, what is wrong in choosing a pastor as a running mate?? Would you rather he chose an imam or your pops When Jonathan was busy running from one church to another, kneeling before pastors Adeboye of thesame RCCG and pastor Oyedepo of Living Faith, did you bother asking if he was seeking sympathy votes When he went banging his head against a wall in Jerusalem did you ask

You really have no case here son.

Goodnight.

Yeah! Goodnight. Like I said, I'm not in support of any of them....they both hav very little 2 offer. We need more credible ppl and not ppl dat keep coming up wit deceptive strategies in other to win votes.

No b quarrel or campaign I come here for, just saying Nigerians nid 2 wake up.

Thanks

omenka:
You beat me to this!!!

Mr Op, don't cry yet (since you said you feel like crying sometimes), save them tears and cry us a lagoon when Buhari and Osinbajo are sworn in Next year!!

Thank you.

Ure welcome, I appreciate ur friendly advise. Y do u think he has been picking pastors 4 d past 8 yrs? He wants sentimental votes......every1 know dat RCCG is d most populated penticostal church in d country, but I sorry 4 dia members wey go vote out of sentiment.

If d dude wins, gud 4 him. Highest na water my eye go cry, e no fit cry blood

lilflipnerd:
Go pick form n contest na

Yeah!!! Dats how they'll always respond.
I'll pick d form soon, wen we've kicked against dia age restriction shit dat makes dis old men play wit us.....m still a very young dude

bodejohn:
@ OP, I will not attempt to defend any of the two leading aspirants but I will have to say not voting is a vote in itself.

Just like you, I am not particuarly enthusiastic to vote for any of the candidates but we must also realise that democracy just like justice is a really slow process.

We cannot in one breat frustrate the seemly good people who have come out to ask for our votes and then turn around and cry of not seeing credible candidates.

We need to prove only one point in the coming elections, that the power of democray belongs to the people. We can only do this by coming out to vote even if it is grudgingly.

We need to keep voting till the good people become encouraged to come and vie for elective posts.

I understant ur point, but I see it as "wrong" 2 vote for som1 that I can't come out openly to defend.

During the last general election I refused to vote 4 a friend of my dad's who was my towns man and an incumbent senator ( my dad even campaigned for him). I don't throw my votes away, so I hav nothing to regret eventually.

My main point in my post is dat we nid more credible candidates....nothing new will come out of these guys

There has been a lot of ranting about the forthcoming presidential election. Whenever I pick up my phone to read posts or turn on my tv to watch programs, all I see is faces of these old men, and posts/talks about them, with some speaking in favour of the said "People's General" while many others are ready to die for the "incumbent man".

Sometimes I feel like crying when I think about the situations in the country (but I never did because I'm a strong dude)....a lot of situations are getting worse, those that are improving do so at an unreasonably slow pace. People who seem to b more powerful than our president keep arising and are causing havoc everywhere...what about the numerous deaths of innocent ppl? We should leave that for another day.

E get something wey dey pain me pass (sorry, I no dey blow grammar when I dey para), one old man wey dey approach 80yrs say him wan change the situation of my beloved country...this same man who based his leadership on corruption. I checked the list of most corrupt countries during his previous reigm and was dumbfounded. U might want to check it too. When I look at the people that surround this old man presently, I cry for my country (my strenght isn't enough to hold back the tears this time).

As you read u might wonder which of them I'm in support of...to put an end to the suspense, I'm interested in "NONE OF THEM". I'll only vote if I'm at gun point, and den the "incumbent man" will have my vote (he doesn't deserve it though), apart from that I see no reason to vote because there is no capable man yet. I wish a lot of people share thesame thoughts with me, but we all have rights to our different opinions (INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE). Truly, I wish we could just boycot this election till we get more credible candidates.

The incumbent man has a good heart but is just so soft to rule a country like Nigeria (maybe he'll do better in a places like cape verde and madagascar), his efforts will only b fraustrated by the more powerful, making us develope at the speed of a snail. On the other hand, some will say that the General is hard enough...but I say that guy is more of a monster and a religious freak. He'll take us backwards.

We have a lot of great individuals with great leadership qualities in this country, but why are they all silent? We have intelligent, brave and vibrtant youths, but what's holding us back from speaking our minds? I'll surely get the answers to these questions soon. A lot of people refused going through the stress of getting the voter's card for thesame reason I didn't get one- NO CREDIBLE CANDIDATE.

#we need a better Nigeria, we need better leaders, we need better people#
WE CAN ALL CONQUER EVIL BY DOING GOOD
*prudentnd*

courage54:
Am from Niger-Delta and a christian but am voting for Buhari along side with my entire Family.

What can I say I have gained from this present government for the past six years?

1.I still queue up to buy fuel at filling station even at a higher price
2. I even paid my hard earn money to get a government job but instead of getting the job I ended up thanking God that I wasn't among those that lost their lives in the process
3. Even as am typing this now am using a generator to charge my phone in order not to miss my darling nairaland for too long
4. My immediate younger sister is at home now because her school is on strike (that is UNITY schools)
5. What about my friends that are still unemployed after many years of service.
6. A neighbour of mine just lost her new born baby because of health workers strike.
7. Our sisters are still in captivity in the north and nobody is doing anything about it, so I don't think I will like to continue like this for the next four years so I demand a change and only BUHARI can bring that change.
8. The only achievement I can record for this administration is the boom in corruption where barely everyone that is close to the govt is now a private jet owner.

Enough of This Jonathan govt of "Lootocracy: Govt of Looters where stealing is not corruption".

Is only a fool that will continue to do things the same way and expect a different result, So Let's Make The Right Choice.


God Bless Nigeria
God Bless Niger-Delta
Sai Buhari

Sorry, GEJ is not ur problem.....some old women in ur village must b angry wit u.

Choi!! E no easy o!! After I ride bicycle 4 15mins 2 cyber cafe, disppl come dey show me error 504......man don suffer

Hello!!! Does d "recommended" on the result page mean that one has been admitted?

mumumugu:
Fellani should have carried akin

U must b yoruba

Zikamax:
NDprudent what have I don to you now, y don't you like my lists? So you hate me this much? And now you wanna make me cry

Lol!! M sorry...its just individual difference.....no cry, abeg. Just dat those Philippine movies dey b me like cartoon.

Zikamax:
Some of my lists are:
1. Handful of tears
2. Endless love
3. Her mother's daughter
4. Stairway to heaven
5. Broken vow
6. My eternal
7. Only you
8. Destined hearts
9. Glamorosa
10. Mara Clara
11. The poor heiress
12. More than love
13. Magkaribal (the rivals)
14. Stolen moment
15. Timeless
16. Sa piling month (here with me)
17. The two of us
18. It might be you
19. Pangako sa 'yo (the promise)
20. Be careful with my heart
21. Daram Viah
22. City of angels
And many india movies enjoy

I already concluded that ure female b4 looking @ ur name and sex......una choice of movies shaa!!

sheunfemix:
cos u are not a genius?

Me na genius gan.

Tallesty1:
Na Jack Bro

Bros, u 4 wait small nah!!!! I was going 2 type JACK

M a genius, hwcome I can't ansa dis "poem-like" riddle?

Pls, u gals should pm me, need 2 talk 2 u. 10x

I received dsame message, couldn't even rememba applying 4 d job.....( 2much applications 4rm me, I no knw where I don apply again sef).

It was the most amazing words dat gave me courage wen I needed it d most. She said "ND, don't worry, everything will work out fine". Those woRds strengthened me, and it all worked out fine.


Den my closest pal gave me 1/3 of all his life's savings.

What an elder sees sitting, a child can't see even when on a palmtree............BROS, NOT WEN D COMPOUND IS FENCED.


See e-warriors o!!!....runs out of thread.

StringAngel: Ftlawi. Please how can I get Aptitude test past questions for Master of science in cell biology and genetics(genetics)

"Cell bio and genetics"......I sent u a pm, we're headed for dsame destination

@ OP, d facT that ure still breathing after typing dat shows how good He is

Now let's face d truth. I'm a christian, so don't say "he's one of the atheists". D major reason for the non-believers being wealthier is that christians are generally lazy, always lookin up to God to help dem wit every little problem. They hardly think with their brains for solutions, all they do is pray and blame unexisting forces for their failures. A man of God once said : God gave us brains so we won't disturb him with every of our little problems ( we should also think out solutions). When I was a student my dad always told me" pray like it depends only on God, but work like it depends only on you". Even though my prayer life was very active, I was always working so hard to achieve success (which I did achieve).

My point is this: we christians need to use more of our brains to think out solutions even while we pray for divine grace.