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BluntBoy:
You shouldn't bet your life on it that Clarence would do a better job. Live coverage is a totally different ball game from what Clarence does. Clarence studied cinematography, and does film making, cinematography, and music video directing. None of these skills totally prepares you for live coverage aside camera handling.

If you doubt me, check for Clarence raw works before all the editing has gone into it. Film making also allows you retake shots, remove unwanted shots, and do video editing to clean out mistakes. It is like an actor who acts on stage and the one that acts in movies. The one that acts on stage does more because once he is in front of the audience, he can't afford to make mistakes or forget his lines while the one who does movies can make mistakes and retake his lines.

This is not to make an excuse for NTA, just to let you know that there is a difference between film making and live coverage.

enlightenment is good some pple just say things anyhow...

thatigboman:
it would have been better. They intentionally stopped DSTV from airing it

don't be ignorant caf has issues with media rights it hasn't been sorted out did u see under 23 on dstv make una no de carry fake rumors... dis match u watch today did u pay for it

thatigboman:
a good tv station should not have only 1 cameraman for a match, they should have at least 4

abi na even more than 4 self... DE just tried showing d match de weren't prepared for it... it's sad nta can't be like BBC owned by British govt

Koralords:
Imagine Cyril stober is still in nta have know that guy since I was in primary sch

is Cyril stober not doing well... u still got great minds there... blame the Nigerian govt that hasn't upgraded nta entirely...

Mrtaye:
Ogbeni go and sit down Jo why bench maduka when he already played against Brazil ?oh Brazil wasn't good enough abi ,then how do you build his confidence by benching him mind you football isn't about age sogbo .and comparing south Africa league with any European league is an aberration abeg spit it out its all about facilities but no logic

it's VA fool who thinks the South African league isn't top notch... zamalek in Egypt just declared revenue in 708 million pounds... 390m from fans subscription... it's a useless idiot that ll play maduka when akpeyi is in d team...

Eseose9:
don't mind them how can you advocate for maduka a young inexperienced goalie for a qualifier?most of them don't even watch our players in their various club.Akepyi that has done well for his club this season?if not for his jittery nature in the SE shirt,he is a good keeper the edge Uzoho has over him is confidence
Ezenwa is there o and they want Rhor to paly maduka?
that was how one was advocating for Alampasu the other day not knowing that he's back to Nigeria clubless and has not played for 2yrs now

leave the nonsense pple... if Nigeria is a serious country maduka has no business in national team... where does he play... semi professional league... akpeyi did well in Egypt and is in top form in South Africa

gaetano:
Really? But the coach brought in an inexperienced uzoho after ikeme had cancer and yet he did well. The kind of training they undergo oversea is not same as Africa. We have midfielders playing in African leagues, why don't we bench aribo that plays in Scottish division as well?

if I tear u slap u go mess what useless training is maduka undergoing... uzoho was already in Spanish top flight before he came to national team... South African league is better than many European League... stop rubbish talk... u guys are ignorant to think everything Africa is rubbish... Egypt Morocco South Africa Tunisia Algeria have well runned league morroco ll be using var in dier league.... maduka play in a semi professional league he has no business in national team...

Coldie:
Nigeria needs to stop doing things based on connection. Give the right people who merit the job the job and not the person who merits the connection.

Even me as a Nigerian finds the commentators accent very local talkless of foreigners. The camera is very poor, camera men are videoing nonsense, they are just following only the ball no highlights, no play back nothing.

They need to sack almost everybody at nta and start over, channels TV could have done a better job.

u were making sense until d accent a Spanish man speaks English Spanish way same for a French man... u should be concerned about d rite info and way of doing d job... emeka odikpo was a fantastic commentator with his Nigerian accent...

gaetano:
Disagree with concrete arguments, you don't have to keep insulting people online to make a point. What with the "SHUT UP" you keep shouting, or are you an influencer for blaqbonez?

it's annoying for folks to advocate a keeper without any rating over one with rating... maduka has no business with d national team

BluntBoy:
Do I need to mention many of his shameful mistakes before you start using your brains again?

Or do I have to mention the many jittery moments this man goes through every time he mans the post for club or country?

Everyone has a bad day. But even at that, there is a level of calm expected of a goalkeeper with years of experience. But no, Akpeyi is always like a newbie, jittery and all over the place.

has Nigeria not won d match with akpeyi in goal... u can say what u feel akpeyi is number 1...deal with it

rapthugx:
Did you say 3rd division? He plays in a semi professional league

and some idiots want him to Mann the post like say we no get keepers again... maduka should not even be in d team to start with self...

BluntBoy:
Top form indeed.

That guy is not even close to the list of 20 top goalkeepers in the South African league. Against Orlando Pirates, he got very low rating, and someone was even wondering how a big country like Nigeria will have Akpeyi as one of her major goalkeepers.

de gea kepa Allison de get bad day...kepa conceded 4 against MAn Utd so shut up u keep mentioning one match d ones he did well uncore... if not for rohr Maduka has no business in national team

BreconHills:
And either uninformed or inarticulate

there are news casters a country that has produced d likes of emeka odikpo as commentator can do better this what happens when we don't allow the right folks do work...

BluntBoy:
Akpeyi is not in top form. He was atrocious against Orlando Pirates even though he was largely untested.

Akpeyi should never be recalled. He has nothing to offer. If after so many years, he still can't deal with nerves well enough to put in calm performances, then, what is the need to continue to call him?

until your father is eagles coach akpeyi ll still be called...he is in top form... stop following useless bandwagon effect

babalonshee:
Poor broadcasting.... Imagine no replay and the angle which they showed the penalty slf I hardly saw the ball

how many camera is been used...

Mrtaye:
Are you ok, what quality football is being played in South Africa?pls when you talk of infrastructure ehen you are talking but quality football no it's just mediocrity being displayed so maduka is far better than akpeyi

you are mad 80 percent of South African national stars play in South Africa earning good pay South Africa league is rated more than some European League... only an idiot ll play maduka ahead of akpeyi

Astark:
This is what happens when big man children full squad, see what corruption can cause.

Messi, Neymar, ronaldo and many other world class athletes were from poor background without godfather's, they earn their spot in their national team through hard work, merit and talent.

Go Benin, warri, aba, Ogbomosho and many other local places in Nigeriaand you'll see players with immense talents.

I pity this Mumu country

look at this loose cannon was ndidi osihmen eze from rich homes... what has Neymar won for Brazil that naija players Neva win

Elock1:
you are not far from the truth...but being fair enough, he has contributed about 75% in building this team...calling together the lads that make up this "best" team....please give him a break the guy no go kill himself, rorh is way better than the people you mentioned

what makes rohr better apart from his skin our last AFCON trophy was won by a Nigerian keshi... give a Nigerian d contract and same soft landing rohr gets de ll do well...

gaetano:
Rohr is poor when it comes to decision making. Man always leaves it late when making subs, when he does, it always like for like subs. He's not tactical at all n his squad selections are poor. Dennis, okereke n olayinka all did very well in ucl games but the coach will continue taking Onuachu because of obvious backyard money, I don't know how one can explain to me how Onuachu keeps getting called, even Musa doesn't deserve to be called ahead of those UCL guys . Maduka did very well against Brazil, we are expecting him to build on that. Akpeyi is not a confident gk.

keep quiet what did maduka do u must be sick to advocate a 3rd division keeper ahead of a kaizer chief keeper who is in top form... musa should not be call up and replaced with who what special thing have those guys done is ndidi playing ucl...

kelvxyn:
Like contract staff banker. Earning 60k

so they shouldn't get dier ist class cos of that... besides its not up to 10 percent of d graduands so I don't see this as a big Achievement... abroad as much as 40 percent of graduands get ist class... and ist is just a grade...

Kennyswagz2:
how many Nigerians watch Nigeria league like we do to European leagues

den appreciate the Nigerians who play in where u can watch them everyone can't play for Madrid or Barcelona or Liverpool

Kennyswagz2:
Why Nigerian footballers no dey ever play for big and better clubs like Madrid, barca, Liverpool, psg, etc...
Na so so rubbish team you for day see nigerians

why can't u develop Ur leagues so u have big players in Enyimba rangers Kano pillars etc... Neymar while in South America Santos was earning more than players based in Europe before he was sold... this guy is Just opportune to play outside Nigeria de are better players even in Nigerian league but poor environs won't make us see it...

PaChukwudi44:
Yorubas can dream.The game you played in 2015 will be used against you.The PDP 2023 ticket belongs to a Northener

who ll lose to a south westerner u think na as u de think am abi e go shock u....

Iamgrey5:
The article is full of terrible lies

The writer of the article claimed Yorubas vote for PDP in 2003, 2007 and 2011.

He claimed it was the igbos and Hausas that voted for PDP.

So my question to the writer is who did the Yorubas voted for 2003, 2007 and 2011.

And where did Buhari get his support in those years since Hausa voted for PDP

u de mind junk reportage... 1999 obj lost in South west and some parts of north won other places...
2003 pdp won everywhere except core north nw NE... 2007 pdp won land slide in Nigeria as pmb got 6m votes...
2011 pdp won in se sw ss NC lost in nw ne...

senatordave1:
The two polls, though far away from the 2023 polls, are seen by the two main political parties in the country as a litmus test for the next general elections, and they have thus activated all weapons in their political armories to achieve victory. In Bayelsa, though 45 political parties are fileding candidates for the election, the contest seems to be practically between the PDP and APC.

While the candidate of the PDP, Senator Douye Diri, is believed to have adequate experience to govern the state, having served as the commissioner, House of Representatives member and presently a senator, his main challenger, the APC candidate, David Lyon, is banking on his philanthropic gestures over the years which have endeared him to the people. Lyon, the oil surveillance contractor for multinational companies working in the state, has used the contract to empower many people in the state through provision of jobs and empowerment of youths, women and other people, attracting enormous support and admiration across the state.

When the idea of Lyon contesting for the governorship seat first emerged in August, there was excitement among the people, most of who believe that making him the governor would help reduce their many years of suffering. On the other hand, Senator Diri, the candidate of the PDP who has enjoyed the full support of incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson, having emerged from his ‘Restoration Caucus Family’, is facing some daunting challenges of scaling through during the election. Aside the complaints of Bayelsans that the eight years of Dickson’s administration have brought suffering to the people, they also complain about non-payment of salaries to civil servants, retirees’ benefits, decay in infrastructure and epileptic power supply, thus, the people believe that voting Diri would be a continuation of Dickson and by extension, an addition to their problems. Going by ongoing campaigns of the two major parties, the chances will be equal for both, while the other parties just seem to be in the contest. While Diri enjoys about 80% support from Sagbama, Kolokuma/Opokuma, the APC candidate is very popular in Southern Ijaw, Nembe and Brass. Both candidates may share votes from Yenagoa, Ekeremor and Yenagoa local governments, while the ongoing strife between Dickson and Jonathan’s kinsmen may give Lyon 60 to 70% of the votes in Ogbia LGA. Last week, the mother of former President Jonathan, Eunice Ayi Jonathan, received the APC candidate in her Otuoke home where she prayed for his success.

This caused some confusion for the PDP. APC, PDP on the scale in eight LGs Brass: Before now, Brass was not a favourable ground for the PDP, right from 2012 when the Jonathan-led federal government stopped a son of the area, Chief Timipre Sylva, from continuing his second tenure as governor of the state. In 2014, when other parties merged to form the APC, Sylva led his people to the new party and worked for its success during the presidential election and also delivered one seat in the state assembly for the party in the area. By 2019, the APC had penetrated Brass where they produced a House of Representatives member and two state assembly seats.

With the brilliant outing in 2019, it is believed that the APC will poll 80% of Brass votes. Ekeremor: In Ekeremor LGA, the contest is still open for both major parties with seeming equal chances. A former deputy governor of the state, Hon. Peremobowei Ebebi, who crossed over to APC and a former Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, are from the area and they will certainly work to deliver the APC in the poll. Kolokuma/Kolokuma:

In Senator Diri’s local government, the PDP is sure of 80% of the votes, despite the fact that the area has the least voting strength in the state, but they will most likely vote for their son to become the next governor, having not produced a governor since the creation of the state.

The recent removal of their son, Tonye Emmanuel Isenah, as speaker of the House of Assembly is a minus for the PDP in the area. Nembe: Traditionally the stronghold of the APC during the last presidential, national and state assembly elections, Nembe delivered almost all the APC candidates including Senator Degi, the deputy governorship candidate of the party.

The local government which is one of the areas with high number of voters will put their votes in bulk for David Lyon and the APC. Obviously, based on the observation, it will be difficult for the PDP to garner 20% of votes from there. Ogbia: Before now, the local government was a stronghold of the PDP, the party that produced all political office holders in the area.

But the narrative changed during the last National Assembly election where the people rejected a senatorial candidate allegedly foisted on them by Governor Dickson and opted for the APC candidate, a situation that made PDP to lose Bayelsa East Senatorial seat to the APC. A repeat of the same scenario is imminent.

Ogbia people are already sympathetic to the APC because of how Dickson overrided Jonathan to bring in Douye Diri as the governorship candidate. Most of the political actors in the area have already decamped from the PDP to the APC while others are still in the PDP working for the APC. Lyon is sure of at least 60% of votes in the area. Sagbama: This is Governor Dickson’s home local government.

The deputy governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, is also from the area. Here, the PDP may not have any opposition, and is sure of at least 90% of votes. For now, Sagbama is the stronghold of the PDP.

Southern Ijaw: David Lyon’s home local government, where the APC is very popular. During the National Assembly election earlier in the year, the party’s candidate, Preye Oseke, defeated the then Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Konbowei Benson, for the House of Representatives seat.

The APC at the moment has taken over all the villages of Southern Ijaw, and it is sure of at least 90% of the votes there. The area has the second highest voting strength. Yenagoa: The state capital, it has the highest concentration of people and highest voting strength, but the two dominant parties have equal chances here.

No candidate from Yenagoa is contesting the election and the local government area does not have much stake and interest in the election. INEC’s preparation in Bayelsa INEC has been working round the clock to ensure a hitch-free election in the state. It has been engaging stakeholders and other interest groups to ensure a credible and peaceful election,

Daily Trust on Sunday’s findings revealed. During the week, the commission carried out a series of trainings for people that will be involved in the election. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, reiterated the commission’s readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and conclusive poll for the people of the state.

He said the commission had delivered all non-sensitive materials to its office in Yenagoa.

He said: “The materials have been sorted out, categorized and batched, ready to be delivered to the LGAs, wards and polling units.

“The sensitive materials are also ready and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is delivering them to Bayelsa State this weekend.

“Voter inducement in all forms, including vote-buying at polling units is a violation of the law. The ban on use of mobile phones and other photographic devices in the voting cubicles is still in force and will be strictly enforced and monitored.
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Mynd44
Meleszenawi
Kyase
Oghenaogie
Freeze
Bayelsaowei
Tonye
Kahal
Obuksbayelsa

oga stop quoting me u node hear word or are u mad why una de annoy person must u tag me to news I cab always read haba

Osagyefo98:
leave those guys

These guys from west are practically somethingelse.

Suffering and smilling.

They cling to Nigeria as if all their lives depend there.

am sure there are those from dis same west who knows fact...d issue is everyone is trying to sel dier own propaganda as fact

FrLukas:
Package that word "idiots" and share it among your family members. Thank God it is plural. It should go round.

see ur big head...

HallaDaTruth:
I am not jubilating, neither am i putting him down in any way or form. My comment is just a message to those that think Biafra is just an only Igbo nation

as at today biafra is more of an Ibo nation... if Nigeria is to split today am sure d Niger delta would seek dier own country too...

FrLukas:
I don't want to engage in a meaningless argument bro.

What is great about Ojukwu?

He brought ruin to his people.

The American dude, Bayrock or Mayrock or whatever his name was set himself ablaze in New York to protest on behalf of the Biafrans.

The owner of the ideology fled and abandoned his people when the federal soldier were closeby.

Tell me, was that an act of greatness?

He even had the time to airlift his favourite Mercedes Benz car with him while he fled.

He came back and contested for the presidency of a country he wanted to secede from.

What did his people gain from him apart from death, anguish and starvation?

Are you aware that he purposely starved his Biafra compatriots so that he could use the pictures of the starving kids and mothers as propaganda to gain worldwide support?

There's a lot people don't know about the Nigerian Civil war simply because this generation of Nigerians don't read.

Social media has destroyed our souls.

If it doesn't have pictures or videos, people won't check it out.

Sorry, Ojukwu was not a hero. A hero is one who protects his people and sacrifices his life for their sake. Not one who runs away and abandons them in the thick of the battle.

read emeka u ll know ojukwu is a great man am sure if u were in his shoes when his pple were being kill without any remedy den from gowon led govt u ll have no choice Dan to stand by them which he did with limited resources for close to 3 years... some of u are idiots who thrive in useless talks...

Patrioticman007:
Imagine 3 weeks trained recruit vs 6 months trained Nigeria Army recruit. The war was just like using insecticide to kill mosquitoes. No wonder many innocent souls died on the other side.

man leave thrash talk Nigeria was supported by super powers us, Soviet Union Britain so how were u expecting biafra to stand d heat... when na only France with alterior motive support biafra... use ur head

Kyase:
like play like play apc fit win beyelsa ooo

stop quoting me please I beg u all u quoting me stop it... this kinda quote is nauseating...for d last time stop it

fergie001:
He is from Ikwuano LGA, ask him if he still remembers where that is.

some of u are so daft so because he is stating facts Im no longer like Buhari... same ubani who went to abia and campaign hard with apc guber candidate now minister to win abia governor 2019... make ina de use ina sense abeg...