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Hmmm. Not surprised ooo. Captain Smart of Inspiration FM LAGOS clearly told Nigerians that the purported strike would be called off sooner than expected because the power sector concerns them. ASUU strike is of no concern to them because their children don't school in Nigerian institutions. Sad!

owukpa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdcYaOxWtvo

On the 12th of August, 1989, while he was playing for Nigeria in a 2nd round World Cup Qualifier match (Group C, Italia World Cup) against Angola, Samuel Okwaraji slumped on the pitch and died immediately. It was 77 minutes into the match. Right there, in front of 20,000 Nigerians at the Main Bowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, the Green Eagles were thrown into disarray while the Palancas Negras of Angola forgot the competition and joined in the futile attempts to revive him.




His body was then taken to the National Stadium Clinic where he was covered up, and from there to the General Hospital. The thousands of Nigerians who came to cheer him to glory left the stadium under a dark cloud of grief. Many would never forget that ominous day. It was just about 10 minutes to the final whistle. Okwaraji was 25. Autopsy revealed he died from high blood pressure-induced congestive heart failure (which occurs when the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action to ensure enough blood goes round the body). His heart was discovered to be enlarged -not a good sign in medicine. Okwaraji literally played his heart out for Nigeria.




He had just signed a $500,000 contract with Berchem FC of Antwerp, Belgium.

The Green Eagles on that day, apart from Okwaraji, were:

-David Ngodigha

-Augustine Eguavoen

-Stephen Keshi

-Sunday Eboigbe

-Obobaifo Osaro (now of blessed memory)

-Ademola Adesina

-Uchenna Okafor (now of blessed memory)

-Humphrey Edobor

-Samson Siasia

-Etim Esim

-Dahiru Sadi (substituted Edobor in the second half) Nigeria won the match: 1-0. But we lost the gallant Okwaraji. Forever.

That fateful day in the newly-refurbished stadium, one of the very last people that Okwaraji (he made the national squad in 1988) met and spoke with was David Ngodigha, a former goalkeeper for Nigeria and later the coach for Bayelsa United FC. They were both in the Nigerian national team and were roommates at the Seoul Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea in 1988 while both of them were playing under German coach Manfred Hoener and Clemens Westerhof of the Netherlands.




However, their friendship was forged long before they started playing for Nigeria. He was with Okwaraji before the ill-fated match and narrates: “I had known Sam way back while I was in Port Harcourt. But our paths really crossed during the Olympic qualifying games for Seoul ’88. We were roommates then and with Sam you can hardly find a dull moment because he is, sorry he was a down-to-earth person.”

Then he stated that shortly before the match, Sam, who was known for his calm and friendly character became a bit aggressive. On the morning of the match, he shouted at one of the staff in their hotel and that gave him serious concern: “Since I knew Sam, I had never seen him in that mood before and I must say I was so disturbed because this was a man that will allow nothing disturb him before, during or after any match. And suddenly Sam started telling how important the game against Angola was. And he kept talking about the game and this was quite unusual because instead we will joke and then he will call his Italian girlfriend, who I knew, on telephone and they will speak for about six hours.” Then he added that may the late Sam was being emotional because of the nature of the match: “I think Sam was also mindful that he was going to play in Lagos for the first time coupled with the publicity that was built around him before the game.” “




Sam on that day seemed to know that he was leaving. So he told me in his exact words that ‘I am perching on the scrotum of someone. That person wants to strike but he is being careful not to strike and miss.’ Back then I didn’t really understand what he was talking about. And he also warned me to be careful because he has done his best and might not be around for too long.” He was later shocked when his Sam’s cousin came to pack his belongings in the hotel where they were staying (something he said had never occurred before) that Sam had instructed him to do just that before he died. Ndodigha later said of his good friend: ”He wasn’t just a roommate or teammate but a true brother.”

According to his brother, Patrick, when Sam died, he had life insurance from a Belgian firm but ‘because of his love, he did what I will call a capital mistake, he had a clause in his insurance policy in which he stated that if he played outside Europe and America, that he would lose his insurance cover. And that is exactly what happened because he died here. There was an insurance package that was done by Guinness place for that particular match but it was just a cover for that match, not a life insurance. It was worth N10,000. That was what we got. And nothing else.‘




His mother says of that sad day:

I didn’t know that my son had died. It was a mystery to me. Because when we were watching the match, the screen suddenly went blank and I was even abusing NEPA or was it NTA for cutting short such an important match. I started to see people running around and I was wondering what was happening. It was dark, you know it was in the evening when they were playing. So I had to go in and sleep…I was even saying this Nigeria sef, this is a World Cup qualifier match and ….I slept. That night, by 7.30 pm, I woke up to see whether they had started the match again, what I heard was that (she pauses…) …….they are very sorry that……they announced his death….that he slumped and died….that was how I heard it…. It was so painful to me….he was a boy so close to my heart…he always knew what I wanted…he would come home and say Mummy, what do you want. He would ask me if I was well. He would take me to the hospital to the doctor that he just wanted the doctor to examine me, to do this and that. He did so many things to touch my heart. I lost him…and it was a terrible loss to me…because he loved me so much….and I so loved him.. The government indeed made promises to help me out with the care of my children when Sam died because he was the family’s provider but nothing was done. I was at home for a whole year and didn’t teach, receiving condolences from people all over Nigeria for the death of Sam who was multitalented, because I could remember he got a recommendation and congratulatory letter from the Korean government for one of his art works which was chosen as the best in a primary school art contest.” They brought him home to Enugu here where we lived from Lagos but before then they had told me to go to Umudioka and wait for them. My friends gathered here, markets closed, banks closed, offices closed, people lined up the streets in Enugu….he was given a lot of respect…and when they brought him, it was like a king, I had never seen such before….


https://idomavoice.com/today-in-history-samuel-okwaraji-died-33-years-ago/

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SCC: MYnd44, seun, lalatsticlala

The capacity was not 20000 but about 60009. The stadium was filled to the brim and even led to stampede because of many people wishing to watch the match live.

Sad! I watched the match and two of my brother's watched the match live on the day and the tickets for the popular side was N5.00 on the day. The stadium was filled as at 10:00am on the day. Some fans died on the day due to stampede.
When Sam collapsed, the nearest player to call for help was Samson Siasia. Sadly,he died before getting to the ambulance at the stadium. RiP Samuel Okwaraji.

iamclime:
Use Google search. But I know Kith and Kin is a top school in Ikorodu. Don't sleep on it.

Thanks. Have used Google on it but have not seen anyone with working experience in the school. You know how private schools are in Nigeria of today and how they exploit their staff. Thanks for the information anyway.

Good Morning Guys, I received an email for Interview from a school by the name Kith & Kin College, Ibeche, Ikorodu. What's is their welfare package like and salary range. Thanks.

Tobi Amusan wins gold at 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham. Congrats Tobiloba......

Kobojunkie:
Did Jesus Christ send you to police the actions of others in His Name?

Where among His many teachings is this indicated? Why are you folks so driven by a need to control others when instead Jesus Christ commands you to focus all your life and strength on doing only that which He has commanded of you to do?

Is this CAN Hisbah-like police for your kind or what?

God Bless your thought. Our God will defend Himself because He is God. This is called Tolerance. FOCUS your energy on getting a just society where government is accountable rather than religion which is a personal issue. CAN is a group of tyrants and exploiters seeking what they will accumulate for their greedy bellys.

Good Idea. All politicians above 50 years should also be retired for there to be equity. Wicked Governors

donjazet:
OP, what you are asking for is impossible!

It is impossible because you are asking me, a Peter Obi supporter not to fight an urchin.

Someone that that is purposely trying to gaslight others into supporting another failure.
When I see a Tinubu supporter online. I am scared! I am scared for my future because I can't believe that someone is asking me to support a candidate and by extension a party that has failed us completely in every single metric of governance.

From security of lives and property of it's citizens, to the economy, to education, to healthcare. They have failed at everything for 7 whole years and I see people saying we should support and vote for the APC again?

Am I mad to do that? Is that person not insulting my sensibilities? Is the person mad? Is he blind?

So no!!! Anywhere I see an agbadorian, I must match madness with madness because one has to be mad to still support this Tinubu in the first place.

Good luck to you ooo.

The true test of a man's character is how he controls his ego when he becomes a man of influence and comes in contact with people of lesser status. Rufai should have shown discipline in the face of provocation because he has always preached this on his programme on radio.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Wedding ceremony is just a celebration! The life after is marriage.

If expense was proportional to a happy married life, the likes of Tiwa Savage, Chika Ike, Tonto Dike, Mercy Aigbe, Moalisa Chinda, Muma Gee, and Georgina Onouha wont be divorced today.


Just like matriculation, it does not mean you will make it to convocation.

True!

Hmmm

Hmm. If he loves Jesus so very much, he should come back home and go to Sokoto where Deborah Samuel was lynched and preach Jesus. Religion is a personal thing and it's not something you use to disturb the peace of others. He should be deported to Nigeria as soon as possible so that he can continue his preaching ooooo.

How has a Muslim/Christian ticket of the APC benefitted Nigerian Christians in the past seven years? CAN should just pack and allow the man to choose his deputy and if you want to vote for the other party, it's your own choice but I know the average Yoruba voters will not mind if it's a Muslim/Muslim ticket.

Hmmm, You are a big joke to believe that an Igbo man will become President of Nigeria today. It won't happen for now because the Igbos are the most intolerant ethnic group in Nigeria. Give them power like they had briefly in 1966 and they will oppress other tribes to their death. The Yoruba people remains the most accomodating ethnic group in Nigeria.

Trust any Nigerian politician at your own peril

Hmmm. In politics, no permanent enemies but permanent interest. For those followers of these politicians, hope this will teach you some common lesson.

Fashanu is saying the truth. I watched the match in 1985 on NTA: TUNISIA VS NIGERIA, FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER FOR MEXICO 1986. Nigeria won the first leg in Lagos by a goal to nil, courtesy of the goal of Okey Isima and in Tunisia for the second leg, we lost by 2 goals to nil. He was on the bench all through and the then coach, Christopher Udemezue, did not feature him. Our saviour in the match was Peter Rufai. John Chidozie couldn't help us in the match even though he was our best export in Europe then.

Hmmm. Am sure majority of these young people do not even have knowledge of Nigeria's history and politics and what it takes to rule the country. Good luck to them anyway and their candidate.

It's sad this strike has been left to linger on for months now with no interest on the part of the government because their children do not attend these institutions. Nigeria is in a state of quagmire and only a drastic solutionsl is needed to resolve the pending issues.

SmartPolician:
It's a good thing to appreciate a people who gave you the opportunity to excel, but the way Joe Igbokwe goes about it is rather disturbing.

It's more of bringing his people down than appreciating his benefactors. I'm 100% certain that the sensible ones among those he tries to please would be grateful they don't have such irrational elders among them.

I totally agree with you on this. There is nothing wrong with appreciating a good host. Not all persons living in Lagos are successful, and not all persons living in the south east are successful as well. Success sometimes doesn't depend on one's environment sometimes but on who you know. ....

LordviccoDaGuru:
Pity urself because Peter Obituary is dead on arrive

E shock u abi??

Hmmm. Simple English you can not write. Oponu

Nothing wrong with a Muslim/Muslim ticket as long as the duo are capable. The southwest people are very tolerant when it comes to religion and they won't mind if it's Muslim/Muslim.

Badegob:
Tinubu thugs

Abeg just divide this kontry

Hmmm. Why don't you go to your home state then and see if you will survive? Yoruba people are very accommodating and tolerant people and they allow the IGBOs to live in their home states and build houses without disturbances. Igbos should learn to be humble if they don't want a repeat of what happened between 1967 to 1970, which am sure you were not born yet. Am not Yoruba incase you might think but I like them because they are accomodating ooo. Peace

Hmmm

Benmob:
because Igbo are not united politically, u now have d right to insult a whole tribe as useless set of people.

Truth is bitter bro

Hmmm. Even if they unite, Peter Obi can not win the election oooo. He can only win the election on Twitter come 2023.

It's better to be alone and live in peace than live with someone that you are always quarreling with. This is what the Europeans have come to understand about relationships oooo

I don't know what gives the Igbo people this level of optimism that Peter Obi will win the 2023 election. This is the greatest deceit ever by a group of people who do not know how to reach out to other ethnic groups in Nigeria. As for Atiku, a Wike as Vice is a disaster. I know he needs Wike's oil money but Wike will diminish his chances of winning the election. Wrong move Atiku. Power is coming to the south, not south east oooo but south west.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo worked assiduously to become the President of Nigeria but he did not get it. Chief MKO Abiola likewise worked to become President from 1979 but failed in 1993. Abubakar Atiku has been working since 1992 to become Nigeria's President and it seems he won't get it as well come 2023, and now Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrogantly lost his chance 9f becoming President simply because he showed his desperation and lack of knowledge of Nigeria's Politics and he won't get it as well. Come Tuesday next week, it's the man you least expect that will get the Presidency. Obasanjo was chosen by the cabal because he is seen as one of them and works for their interest. Goodluck Jonathan lost reelection in 2015 because he disallowed a Northerner from succeeding him based on the agreement that he was to serve just a term but he renedged on this agreement and this was the reason for the mass detection in PDP in 2014. Hope Tinubu and his cabal will learn from this that in politics what goes around comes around.

Hmmm

Hmmm. Funny People. Since 1999, the south east have pledged their loyalty to PDP but nothing to show for it. Now, they despise the party the way they despise APC. Listen, the problems of the Igbos in Nigeria is simply the Igbos themselves. They are arrogant and like to dominate other ethnic groups wherever they are majority. They are not as accomodating as the Yoruba ethnic group. If Lagos was their land, an sure Nigerians from other ethnic groups would not be allowed to buy land and build houses with ease as is currently being done across Lagos, but still yet, they are always arrogant and never humble as a people.