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In his second day in Buenos Aires, world 100 and 200
m record holder Usain Bolt barely broke his stride
during a promotional race against a bus on the famous Avenida 9 de Julio. Over 30,000 people turned out to watch the Jamaican breeze to victory opposite the Teatro Colón.
Up against a vehicle from the number 59 route over 80m, the Jamaican was at his charismatic, cheeky best as he trotted to triumph, a broad grin on his face.
Bolt subsequently overcame his compatriots Mario
Forsythe and Kimmari Roach and Antiguan runner
Daniel Bailey in a 120 m sprint.
"What I most like doing is running in front of big
crowds. Even when it's not in ideal conditions, it gives you a big boost", exclaimed the fastest man on earth.

The question is can he try this with Lagos Danfo?

If TECNO fit ping first before
NOkIA --- who told u that all ur
mates wey first u start fit make
am before u finish ?


If CIVIL DEFENCE fit carry gun first
before ROADSAFETY----who told
u dat it is by how far, na by how
well !!....


If GARRI fit sell pass INDOMIE
after all d adverts----- who told u
dat u must dress nude or
indecently dis Xmas to just get
married ?


If OgA JONATHAN wey no get
even common shoe before , but
now he wears 3 different shoes
per hour --- who told u dat u will
continue being poor ?...oga
hope dey jareee


If INSPECTOR GENERaL of POLICE
fit comot police for high way and
check points thereby stopping
their N20 rogger -----who told u dt
Naija no go better again ?........no
be me talk am oo


If 2face fit finally repent and
marry Anie - ---who told u dat ur
current boifriend no go marry
u ...stick †̥o him and dnt be
distracted wit all d yahoo boiz
weh go enter villa dis Xmas


If ma street fit get light every
(4-5am) ----- who telll u say hope
no dey for constant light in naija
by 2025 ?....ok naa


If Judas fit sell his boss Jesus
------ who told u dt ur bestfriend
or lover no fit do worse than
this?.....be careful!


If them fit tie cow with rope
upon all em size but must use
chain to hold dog follow body,
who be that wey dey tell you say
you worth nothing?


Finally , I know u're gonna make
it in life so keep believing in ursef
for every man is made and
allowed to thrive for purpose.
As we are about to end the year,
may GOD open a new gate in
your life

Abeg u don invite camera man b4 d proposal was made? No vex ooo cos wen I proposed to my wife sowi "ex" no one took d pics for us..... Congratulations to u,wish u a happy union

[quote author=Mynd_44]He molested her right? Kill him abeg[/quote]Killer ni

Forza p: Cute pic,buh d lady's shoes tho

People can look sha....

how did dis post make it to d front page?



If u ask me ,na who I go ask?

[quote author=fckyourman][b]First.

You need at least two clippers = (6000)
You need at least two Barbers chairs= (7,000)
Small Generator= (15,000)
DVD+ Speakers (5,000)
4 Waiting Chairs (9,000)
Mirrors on the wall (1,500)
Hair Products (2,000)
Hire Barber don't pay upfront

Total Around 45k might be cheaper depending on the market.




Shop nko? Abi na for express road he go dey barb ni?

I know there is nothing impossible for God to do but saheed osupa can never win a grammy+ super eagles winning the world cup kee?heaven self helps those wey dey help themselves no be with late preparation

Nawa oooooo

Cos ugly girls might not have a charming face but dem get charm to nail down good guys.

Not many people outside of the NFF know who
Jairo Pachon is, or what his company, Eurodata
Sports, does.

What people may remember though, is that prior to
2010, news that Nigeria was playing Italy in a
friendly would have been met with contemptuous
cynicism.
What was common was embarrassing tales of
cancelled friendlies, or haphazard arrangements
leading to coaches pulling random Nigeria players off
obscure clubs in little-known leagues, or even
random.
Nigerians off the streets to prosecute friendly
matches.
All that is history, and it is all down to an avuncular
Colombian working out of the London offices of a
family business. He tells KickOffNigeria.com all
about it

KICKOFFNIGERIA.COM: TO START WITH, TELL
US HOW YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NFF
STARTED JAIRO PACHON:

I started with the Nigerian Football Federation in
2008. I was working with the Colombian Football
Association as a match agent and that was when I
met the NFF officials.
From there I was involved in organising the friendly
against Ireland and then I did another game in Korea.
Then in 2010, I did Colombia against Nigeria in
London with another agent. But that agent defaulted
and the NFF contacted me and asked me to fix the
problem with the Colombian federation.
Between 2010 and 2011, the federation asked me to
come in and I said the only way that would work is if I
came in as an exclusive agent.
I said they needed to be able to work professionally
like all the other big federations, with one exclusive
match agent, and I would go ahead and represent
them and find games.
However, I said if I don't deliver in the first 6 months,
if I don't bring in enough games, they can penalize
me, or terminate the contract.
Since then, after the Argentina match in Abuja, we
have not stopped playing a match, both inside and
outside the Figa window.
I remember particularly when Stephen Keshi came in,
they needed to find him games to assess the home
players, and I remember we got Botswana, we got
Zambia.
Then later we played Angola and Egypt. I think Keshi
had like 4-5 games on non FIFA days to prepare the
home boys.
And in 2012, we played maybe over 10 games. And I
think that helped a lot the development of the home
Eagles.
All this showed when we won the African Nations
Cup.
There is nothing more difficult for a coach than to
have only 2 or 3 opportunities to get the players
together.

HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO FIND MATCHES FOR
NIGERIA?

It depends on the situation.
But it's always difficult because the federations and
the promoters who work with the federations, they
look at the possibility of having a full house, at the
possibility of selling TV rights, at the possibility of
selling advertisements within the pitch perimeter.
And in that sense, it is something that we have to
work very hard with Nigeria. And I will tell you why.
In 2009, we brought Nigeria to London to play
against Ireland and less than four thousand Nigerians
came to the stadium.
Now we are coming back to play Italy. It has been a
long process. But we are champions of Africa and we
have almost qualified for the World Cup, so it
becomes interesting. They had three African
countries to decide on. They had Ghana, they had
Ivory Coast and Nigeria.
But during the Confederations Cup I had to be
lobbying, lobbying them. I spoke to the agent, I
pushed I pushed.
They said they were looking more at Ghana because
Ghana is a hugely supported team. They told me that
when Ghana played, there were thirty thousand
Ghanaians in the stadium. And when we played
Ireland, there was just a few thousand. But I told
them that when we played that game, there was no
good relationship between the fans and the team and
that things have changed.
And I really really hope that after the game on the
16th, when Nigeria will have qualified for the World
Cup, and with the help of the media, the fans can
come out and support the team in London.
SO IN EFFECT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT FANS

DETERMINE WHETHER NIGERIA GETS BIG
COUNTRIES OR NOT?

There is a lot of cost involved in organising friendly
matches, the hotel, the stadium, the local
transportation, the police.
So if after all that, you don't have people in the
stadium, why would you be going to lose money?
Now, look at this match. Italy are not playing in Italy
because they play Germany at home a few days
before. So two matches so close may not bring too
much interest. So they want to come go outside Italy,
which means they needed to have the agents and
promoters committed and their money paid to them.
It's a big commitment. I think there's only two sports
federations who don't have problems like that and
they don't need to go out and play. England because
they have great value for TV worldwide and they
have Sky and the stadium is always full.
So yes, the fans are always important. Because one
of the main things about the game is the
atmosphere, they motivate the players and they help
to sell the match.

ANYTHING ELSE?

What is also important is to have a star player. For
example, Ivory Coast have Drogba. That is another
key issue with Nigeria. We don't have one key star
player. I think we have a fantastic team, and I am not
trying to say that in a bad way, I am just talking from
a promoter's side, from a business side.
If Ivory Coast go somewhere, they have Drogba as a
star attraction. If Argentina go somewhere, they have
Messi, Brazil have Neymar, Portugal have Ronaldo.
But we don't have it yet.
We used to have Kanu, we used to have Okocha.
Those are the kind of players that make it easier for a
promoter to sell a team because people want to see
them.
Obi Mikel is a good player but he hasn't reached that
icon level.
I think we are going to have it, especially looking at
the Golden Eaglets. Isaac Success is a very good
player. Also Kelechi Iheanacho.
Once you become a big team, get big stars, get into
the top 10 or top 5 of the FIFA rankings then you get
better commercial opportunities.
But for now, with Nigeria playing a lot of games and
doing well, I think it's been great.

DOES THE FACT THAT OTHER COUNTRIES AND
OTHER AGENTS KNOW YOU HELP IN SECURING
THESE GAMES?

Yes it helps. Once people know you, and they can
trust you and know you can deliver and keep your
word.
You know Nigeria had a problem a few years ago
after a game that was cancelled. The contract had
been signed and the team was supposed to be there,
and it created problems and people did not want to
do business with Nigeria, because they say Nigeria
will not come.
But these people know me and how I do business. It
was not easy, but we worked hard to convince them.
Like Italy, I organized Italy and Ivory Coast in London
so they know me.
The Italian guy had working experience with me and
during the Confederations Cup we met again and I
started talking to them to set up this friendly, and it
took three months to convince the people in the
federation in Italy.

WHY LONDON ALL THE TIME? WHY CANT WE
HAVE FRIENDLIES IN NIGERIA?

I would be happy to bring the matches to Nigeria. I
think we have a fantastic, world class stadium in
Abuja that any federation in the world would be
happy to go.
But we need a sponsor, people to put the money to
bring the game.
Infact, this year, one of the main sponsors have
requested for a game in Abuja, but they haven't
come out with a final commitment to do the game.
Like I told you before, there is a lot of cost to promote
a game and without a sponsor, it will not be possible.
Until now, Guinness was the only one that provided
the commitment to do a match with the Argentina
friendly in 2011.
All the other games we have done in Nigeria, they
have been sponsored and paid for by the NFF to help
the team prepare. But that should not be so.
Nigerians want to see the likes of The Netherlands,
and maybe even Colombia now that Falcao is one of
the best strikers in the world.
But it takes a lot of money.

ANY CHANCE OF PLAYING ENGLAND SOON?

Yes. I discussed with England at the beginning of this
year. But they have a calendar that is really full until
March.
They have to decide on that game according to who
they get in the World Cup draw.

WHAT KIND OF REPUTATION DID NIGERIA HAVE
IN THIS BUSINESS BEFORE YOU CAME?

I won't call it a reputation, just little belief in the
agents. I give you an example. I was involved in a
game a few years ago with Colombia against Nigeria.
And the agent for Nigeria who I did the game with, he
arrived the night before the match!
As an agent, you have to be 24/7 with the team. If
anything happens, you have to be able to handle it
without making the team worry. So they can
concentrate on just playing football.
Maybe the food is not right, or the transfer doesn't
work, because nothing ever goes as planned.
So you have to be there to solve the problems.
If you as match agent or organizer is not there to
take care of these things, it's a problem for
everybody.
I think that was one of the problems before. The
agents just thinking they sign the contract, then
arrive a few hours and watch the game like fans.
You have to be at the airport to meet the team, make
sure all the rooms are ready when they get to the
hotel, check the transfer, attend to every little detail.
The big western countries they get this from their
agents, but most countries in South America and
Africa, they don't. And that is a problem.
Something else I do that I don't think any other agent
does in Africa or South America is that I help with the
youth divisions of the federation; the Under 17s the
Under 20s. I help them to find games, because at
that level, no one pays for anything.
But I always try to keep finding tournaments to help
them prepare. And help in other ways. Like during
the Under 20 World Cup in Colombia, I had one of my
brothers 24/7 with the team, to help them.
He was with them since Portugal, then to Panama
where there was another tournament.
We have the Under-17 World Cup for women in Costa
Rica, and we are looking for tournaments for them to
play to help the federation prepare them for the
competition.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF WORKING
WITH NIGERIA?

I love Nigeria. Getting to know the people, and the
friendships I have made. That is very important for
me.
Getting to know the football in Nigeria. Getting to
know the grassroots. I love seeing the grassroots
when I travel in Nigeria.
I always say South Americans and Africans we are
the same. The only difference is the colour.
We have very similar cultures and very similar ways
to approach life.

Culled from www.kickoffnigeria.com

Sister, why u dey do like dis.... For christ sake, dis guy is Under 17....... Not corrupt am

Please help me to check if my sister's name is on the list as well Korede Funmilola itunuola (marketing department)

One thing that I have noticed amongst ATM users is that they tend to stay on the queue of their banks no matter how long the queue is despite having other banks around with with few or little queue on it. Why is this so? Is it a way of showing loyalty or fearing of scams and other problems on encountered on internet banking? GTB custormers are a typical example of this long queue. Share ur experiences, why is this so?

[quote author=pDude]Abegi jare

For a while now I have been craving sits but due to my geographical location, I can't obtain it.

It all depends on how it is stored and fired.

I tend to let my suya fry on the fire longer than usual. I also microwave it when I get home


Aseju leleyi oooo microwave bawo?

1. If a lady's bosom has been pressed more than the
tv remote in your parlour....
2. If the number of men she has slept with is more
than her age..
How much do you think her bride price should cost??

1. If a lady's breast has been pressed more than the tv remote in your parlour....

2. If the number of men she has slept with is more than
her age..

How much do you think her bride price should cost??

Since dis guy fit lift rice with teeth, y he no kuku carry 9ja problem with hin head?

A passenger has landed an aeroplane at Humberside
Airport after the pilot fell ill at the controls.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the
airport after the pilot collapsed and a distress call
was made from the light aircraft.
Two flying instructors were called in to advise the
passenger how to bring the plane down.
One of them, Roy Murray, said the passenger had no
flying experience and did a “remarkable job”.
The passenger and pilot were the only people on
board the aircraft, which took off from Sandtoft
Airfield 25 miles (40km) away.
‘Control room cheers’
Mr Murray, who works at a flying school based at the
airport, said: “He made quite a good landing,
actually.
“He didn’t know the layout of the aeroplane, he
didn’t have lights on so he was absolutely flying
blind as well.
“I think he’d flown once before as a passenger but
never flown an aeroplane before.”
Mr Murray said he tried to keep the man calm as he
talked him through the landing procedure.
“The last thing you want to do is panic, then all sorts
of things can happen.”
He said there were cheers in the airport control room
as the plane landed safely on its fourth attempt.
“It’s a fantastic feeling knowing I have achieved
something and probably saved somebody’s life.
“I think without any sort of talk down he would have
just gone into the ground and that would have been
the end of it.”
‘Heard crashing’
Stuart Sykes said he saw the aircraft land at about
19:50 BST.
“It came down with a bump, a bump, a bump, hit the
front end down, I heard some crashing and it’s come
to a halt,” he told BBC Look North.
“There were a few sparks and three or four crashes,
that must have been the propeller hitting the floor.
“Then it uprighted again and it came to a stop.”
Details of the pilot’s condition have not been
released.
The North Lincolnshire airport said a full emergency
plan was put in place. Roads surrounding the airport
were closed but have since reopened.
Two incoming flights from Aberdeen and Amsterdam
were delayed while the aircraft was removed from
the runway.

Source : 247nigerianewsupdate.com/passenger-lands-plane-at-humberside-airport-after-pilot-falls-ill/

MillionDollars: wat r dey sayin sef? Any summarizer

They are talking about Agagu's burial arrangement... Dey want abobaku(person wey go die with him)

Former Nigeria defender Sani Abacha slumped
and was pronounced dead early on Thursday
morning in Ilorin.
The defender, who was 41, played for a host of clubs
in Nigeria including Enyimba, Shooting Stars,
Gateway and Kwara United, and was at Wednesday’s
Nigeria Premier League game between ABS and
Nadarawa United.
“He was like our team pastor,” ABS General Manager
Alloy Chukwuemeka told KickOffNigeria.com. “He
used to pray for the team before every game.
“He did the same thing before our game on
Wednesday and then watched the match only to
slump when he got home. He was taken to hospital
where he died this morning.”
Abacha was buried on Thursday afternoon in Ilorin.

Note: culled from kickoffnigeria.com

I cannot categorically tell u now... I might say he's d new finidi and my oga @ the top says anoda thing... Dats all

runzlord: Contrubution to topic = 0
English = 0
Defination of ATM = 0

how did u scape through junior waec?

Bros u don enter am 2day oooo.... Which one be "Defination" again? Abi na igbo pronunciation u dey use? U wan finish someone, God con wire u... Yeepaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

No matter how BAD you are, u are not USELESS. You
can still be USED as a BAD EXAMPLE #NigeriaIsNotUseless

willibounce: A rubbish story from a rubbish student of a rubbish University.

Not sure this is ur route bro, u have missed ur way.... Yaba left is in lagos not on nairaland... I hope u will thank me for this information, that is if the rubbish never enter ur brain

Baddestguyp: Nice post. Bt pls for ur own good remove ur name. Wat if dat mr Ogunseye reads this nd neither fashola nor ur v.c do? Just remove ur name o, or dont u want to graduate?

When dey are not frying egg on OP's head.... I am double sure that is not his name... What is he smoking that would make him write his name?

46) ASUU to call off strike very soon.... Next month ,next two months or next year.... All I knw is dat ASUU to call off strike very soon.......
47)Sun to shine this month
48) Nairaland to have new posts today
49)Goodluck jonathan to sleep @ aso rock this nite
50)Tomorrow to be saturday....
Abeg I don try

Coincidentally or not,this rainbow appeared in ibadan on the date that marks celestial church of christ founder's remembrance day(Papa SBJ Oschoffa)...... End time things..... Oya start yabbing me, I am waiting!

1st to comment ooooooooo, oluwa ose ooooo.... Thanksgiving in a jiffy

Keshi and Saintfiet Malawi coach Tom Saintfiet is to report coach Stephen Keshi to FIFA after the Nigeria coach reportedly called
him “a white dude who should go back to Belgium.”
Both coaches have been arguing since Malawi asked
FIFA to move next month’s crucial World Cup qualifier
from Calabar for safety reasons.
Saintfiet told BBC Sport, “It is unacceptable that any
person says these words – it is clear racism. “It is 100%
sure that my lawyers will lodge a complaint with FIFA.”
The row erupted earlier this month when the Football
Association of Malawi (FAM) wrote to FIFA, seeking a
new venue for their 7 September, 2013 Group F
qualifier away to the Super Eagles – a match which
Malawi, who trail Nigeria by two points, must win to
progress to the play-offs.
Belgian Saintfiet told local media at the time that he
was concerned about security because he claims “the
UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office says it is a no-
travel area.”
Keshi hit back shortly afterwards, saying “this is where
we play our games and other countries are fine with
that.”
And the Nigerian Football Federation complied with
FIFA’s request for a written guarantee that the game
would go ahead safely.
Keshi has now followed that up with comments on UK-
based African TV show, Vox Africa’s Sports360, saying:
“I think the coach of Malawi is crazy.
“If he wants to talk to FIFA, he should go back to
Belgium. He is not an African person, he is a white
dude, he should go back to Belgium.”
“I have never used any words like these to any coach.
He has no right, who is he?
“All other countries play in Calabar. Calabar is one of
the safest places in Nigeria… He is mad. I wish I could
say it to his face.”
Saintfiet, who married a Zimbabwean earlier this year,
told BBC Sport he is “shocked” by Keshi’s comments
and he believes the former Nigeria captain’s words
could also lead to trouble at the qualifier.
“These words create hate and aggression, and creates
a risk ahead of the match in Calabar,” Saintfiet added.
“These comments are unacceptable and I am very sad
about them. I will not say any bad words about Mr
Keshi, nor Nigeria – I only spoke about moving the
game.
“If FIFA takes racism seriously, then you have to take it
seriously in both directions. If a European said
something of this nature about an African, you would
have a huge problem. “I am against racism in all
directions.”
Saintfiet believes Keshi “is angry because of the
request to change the venue,” but the Belgian stands
by his feeling that Calabar is unsafe.
“If FIFA says it’s ok (for the match to be played in
Calabar) because Nigeria will provide anti-bomb
squads, then surely this is a problem at the beginning.
If you need anti-bomb squads, you cannot consider the
area safe. It is designated a non-travel area, high-risk
area. We are not insulting anyone.”

1st to comment... Emi mimo ese oooooo

Sprinter Gloria
Asunmnu has
admitted she made
a mistake switching
allegiance to
Nigeria, her country
of origin from the
USA, her country of
birth when she did two years ago.
Asumnu is in the Team Nigeria camp here in
Moscow and competed in the 100m event at the
on-going 14th IAAF World Championships where
she crashed out at the semi-final stage.
The Tulane University, USA, graduate wrote on her
Facebook wall yesterday that she made a big
mistake choosing to run for Nigeria- albeit she
failed to make the USA team prior to that decision.
''Choosing to run for Nigeria was a decision I
thought I made for the better but in turn I'm
starting to think it was a big mistake,'' she wrote
on her wall.
The athlete, voted Tulane University's 2007 Female
Student-Athlete of the Year, revealed further that
her growth has been stunted since the switch.
''It's not (the Athletic Federation of Nigeria) set up
for you to be the best you can be,'' she further
wrote.
Asumnu may be referring to the fact that she has
not been able to improve on her performance since
the switch. She still holds the 11.03 personal best
in the 100m she ran in May 2 008.
''I don't believe that she said what has been
credited to her but if she did, then it is unfortunate.
Just 48 hours ago, she held a meeting with the
people that matters in sports here in Moscow
where she discussed her problems with them and
they promised to address all the grievances she
and others aired,'' said Olukayode Thomas, head of
media and communications at the AFN when
contacted.
Thomas added that the athlete should instead be
grateful to Nigeria for providing her the platform to
run in the flagship event of the IAAF- that is the
IAAF World championships and the biggest
sporting spectacle in the world, the Olympics.
“Since she changed her allegiance to Nigeria in
2011, she has been able to win some continental
honours which has enriched her CV. She was
crowned African 200m champions last year in Port
Novo, Republic of Benin, at the African
championships in Athletics. She was also a part of
the 4x100m relay team that won the gold medal
and a new African record at the championships.
She also made the finals of the 60m event at the
IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Istanbul,
Turkey. She got these opportunities her country of
birth would not have given her due to the quality of
her performances. So you see why she should be
grateful to Nigeria instead,'' Thomas said.