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gungab:
is it true that Germany has never been beaten by Italy before

Yeah! They have never beaten Italy in a competitive game.

Italy vs Germany H2H 15W 11D 8L. All 8 German victories were in friendlies

Italy’s route to the final is lined with thorns and no doubt the hardest. If Italy got to the Final, they would have defeated Europe’s top ranked team (Belguim), the Defending Champions (Spain), the World Champions (Germany) and the tournament host and favourite (France). If they get to the final, they will odds-on favorite to win.

Sam Querrey, this afternoon, defeated World No 1 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-5). It's an upset of tsunamic proportions. This brings to an end Djokovic's 30-match winning streak at Grand Slams. It also wrecks Djokovic's hopes of becoming the first man to win all four majors in a calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969.

The coast is now clear for either Federer or Murray (who has lost 5 finals to Djokovic including the last two grandslams) to capitalise.

Premier League go hot o. World class players managed by world class coaches. E don set

I support Portugal but I'm scared. For those wishing Portugal would play Wales, bad news: Wales is better than Belgium.

Wales is a case of the whole being greater than sum of the parts. That's what happens when there's synergy.

Felliani is a useful player...his team mates should take advantage of his knockdowns

This kind do or die politics...nawa o. And you want me to believe they are there for my interest? Government of self, by self and for self.

It was caused by death of a hawker who was knocked down by BRT as he was chased by KAI officials


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It was caused by death of a hawker who was killed by BRT as he was chased by KAI officials


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Quakertellicus1:
Argentina's problem is that their national team is not the Barca first eleven. It is Messi...and a host of some average players.

Maradona won the 1986 World Cup with some teammates who were exceptional in their own right(Buruchaga, Jose Lous Brown). Ditto Pele and the Brazilian squads of the year 1958 and 1970(1970 guys...Tostao, Rivellino, Jarzhinio, Clodolado, Carlos Alberto).

Modified...Thanks for all the responses. Wow!

Still....to slightly modify my point...Argentina has always had that problem of getting its good players together as a unit around Messi. (Maradona, during his stint as Albiceleste coach used dozens of players in the period 2009-10)....and that has always been the issue.

This is not correct

TheAziz:
bruv that's what happens when votes decide the outcome of a competition, that lanicky no just fine reach

How should the outcome be determined? Beauty is not scientific, hence it's subjective. It's arrogant to think everyone has to agree with your idea of beauty. Some like it dark; others fair. Some like it slim; others plump and the list goes on.

engrhorla:
I wanted Croatia to go through

Mother Luck was against them...

The 90mins was drab...d game came alive in extra time...funny!

Yh, It was a cagey affair. Ronaldo's shot was actually the first shot on target in the match

Portugal preserve their record of always reaching the Quarter finals of the Euros

AnonyNymous:
that was a mistake lol I meant $15bn

OK...we all do

AnonyNymous:
Yeah. . . Look at Dangote. . . worth $55bn. . . Richest man in Africa by FAR . . yet he dresses simple and doesn't show off his wealth. We should all should take a page from his book

$55bn? Hmmm...stop exaggerating

Brady Nwosu in this piece for Today shares his views on how President Muhammadu Buhari is writing the epitaph of once a country


A king that transformed a jungle to a city will forever be remembered. At the same time, a king that turned a city into jungle forever would not be forgotten. The way things are going, it is obvious that many nations are likely to emerge from Nigeria. When the histories of such nations that were hitherto Nigeria would be written, one name that would be scrolled in bold prints is President Muhammadu Buhari for presiding and writing the epitaph of once a country.

In this vein, “There was a country,” the last book of the late literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe, becomes prophetic. When in the early 2000, it was alleged that the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had predicted that Nigeria would fragment in 2015, there was palpable tension in the country, especially in the face of the general elections that generated so much acrimony and hatred and the country was polarised along ethnic and religious divides. The elections came and have gone, with many heaving sighs of relief believing the worst was over.

True to their thoughts, the worst could have been over if the winner of the presidential election, President Buhari was interested in the unity of the country. He could have embarked on reconciliation and unification across the country so that the grievances and disappointment that attended the elections would be forgotten. Instead, he started to position people from one section of the country and equally started promoting his religion, while he saw the rest as conquered people, who should not impugn his authority even in a democracy.

Events the last one year gave rise to the frenzy of self-determination by various ethnic groups. Before it was only the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in the south-east and right now more groups have sprang in the region all working in synergy towards self-determination. Then, like a joke, another uprising is going on in the Niger Delta region. It started with Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), and now many other groups have come out working in the same direction for self-determination. They are holding the nation to its jugular and their persisted attacks on oil facilities in the region has reduced the nation’s crude oil export from 2.2 million barrels to about 1.2 million.

The reason is that Buhari saw the south-east and the south-south as conquered people. He has been accused to have an agenda to Islamise the country and his actions and body languages lay credence to such accusation. In his disappointing May 29 broadcast, the emphasis was how to crush militants in the Nigeria Delta and the unarmed agitators of Biafra, but he was mute over the Fulani herdsmen, who are carrying out heinous crime of genocide in the Middle Belt and the South. Should that be the position of a leader who is interested in the unity of the country? While Fulani herdsmen walk freely with sophisticated war/assault rifles, soldiers saw the gathering of Biafra agitators as an avenue to test their marksmanship; but thumb up for the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen, which the Global Terrorism Index rates as the fourth most deadly terrorist organisation in the world. There is no way the country can stand by suppressing the other ethnic nationalities feeling the brunt of the Hausa/Fulani hegemony.

We should do a rethink before crediting Buhari with the success in the Boko Haram fight. It is on record that as at the time he was decimating the Islamic insurgent group, the military was yet to get new order for military hardware. The success was because of the cooperation of northern leaders. This is a nation of hypocrisy. We remember that when the former Chief of Army Staff, Azubike Iherijirika was crushing the Boko Haram to finish, northern leaders started shouting genocide and threatened to drag him before ICC and Buhari equally called on former president Goodluck Jonathan to stop killing their people. But what happened, the military came down heavily on the sect under the present government and the northern leaders didn’t cry genocide. Who is deceiving who?

The war against corruption is a mere peer struggle. It is just against those he felt had crossed his paths in the past. We remember that in 1984, the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) in less than one year was ingrained in the consciousness of the citizens. But today, it is business as usual in the Police, Customs, Immigration etc, nothing has changed.

For nearly 60 years, Nigeria has gone a long test running and now reduced to hard starting. We can’t continue trying, the engine has finally knocked and needs either a complete overhauling to re-fix or a brand new one.

Everything has gone wrong with us and Nigeria as an entity. Honesty is life and worthy living. We must honestly and in true faith believe patriotism, renegotiate to mingle together and redo Nigeria.

https://www.naij.com/870610-buhari-working-become-nigerias-last-president.html

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omonighoblessing:
I don't think okoro is a Ghanaian name.....it's more of the Nigerian eastern part.I think her growing up just came from Ghana and maybe she got her fame first from Ghana. dosent mean her father is Ghana. I mean ...take a look at the man again n.a..

They can claim both. Ghana is a matrilineal society

Onogueks:
Can abstaining from premarital sex make you faithful to your future wife? And can indulging in series of premarital sex increase your chances of cheating on your future wife?

@ bolded It can. Every time you abstain from premarital sex, you build up your capacity to say no to instant gratification. This requires a lot of self discipline which is the same quality required to stay faithful.

koboko69:
Ur logic is sensless and Null. Illegal student means someone not a student of a university, so how does this apply here? Is Buhari not a Nigerian? Show me where in the Constitution WASCE was specifically mentioned? You guys are just making a whole hell of Noise, how many 73 year's old can actually find their waec certs if they wrote one. This is someone whose house was raided after been ousted as a military head of state and as a military man, he was posted every now and then.

This is how the Constitution put it

(e) he has been educated up to at least the School Certificate level or its equivalent;

Which certificate are we talking of here? Primarily, Secondary?
Blame your Constitution. To the best of my knowledge, Buhari have even attained far more than the equivalents so if u think anything can happen to Buhari with all these noise. You are having a pipe dream.

You probably like Buhari. That's fine. However, lets call a spade a spade.
1) I don't know whether Buhari actually has a WAEC Cert or not. If he has he should produce it. If he has lost he can make a formal request to WAEC for a copy. But they way he's handling this(bringing over 9 SANs for a small issue like this) has created doubts in my mind
2) School Certificate level or its equivalent refers to WAEC, NECO, GCE or some O-Level Certifcate. If he has a degree higher than school Cert without possessing School Cert, it renders that degree fraudulent when School Cert is suppose to be a requirement to enroll for that course.

Only in Kenya Story

irunooboo:
Here is Seuun Kuti a yoruba man calling for the probe of OBJ another yoruba man. Buhari is presently probing Dasuki a fulani man from his tribe without the northerners raising their voices. The igbos will never do such. Instead they will remain quiet as long as the culprit is from their tribe. They will shout witchhunt if such attempts were made to probe an igbo man/woman. Example is the case of stela oduah accused of massive looting in the aviation sector May God forgive the igbos

You've chosen bad examples to illustrate your point. Don't forget the Kutis and OBJ have a score to settle. So do Buhari and Dasuki.

I am currently watching Channels. The commissioners and other government functionaries are giving a 5-year account of their stewardship. My eyes are full. I'm amazed! It seems Rochas is really working or is it a farce? Can people who reside in Imo state confirm which is true?

histemple:
Well, It is easy to forgive you because this is a non-visual communication platform and more so because of the word "probably"
However, While I agree that Enyeama is good, I advice you to stop comparing any member of the current super Eagles to their predecessors. The last time we had a senior national team was in year 2000.
Again, stats and awards are not always reflective of a player's true quality. Okocha is one of the best midfielders planet earth has produced and the best in Africa by far, but he was not thus awarded.

While it's true Rufai and Shoronmu played in much better teams, it doesn't mean they were better players. Stats and awards like Exams may not be a true test but until you come up with a better measurement we will stick with the available. Without facts, our judgements are at best subjective.

There's nothing Rufai or Shoronmu has accomplished that Enyeama has not at least equalled. Enyeama excelled on the local scene like Rufai. Enyeama also excelled in Europe, a place where Rufai struggled. Enyeama kept 11 consecutive clean sheets in Ligue 1 matches - going 1,062 minutes before conceding. His perfomances in the French league earned him 2 nominations in 3 seasons. More so He's currently the Best Goalkeeper in the French League. Furthermore, He has been included in CAF's team of the tournament twice. A feat no other Nigerian keeper has achieved.

Finally, I don't remember any match for the national team where Rufai stood out like Enyeama did in the MOTM perfomance against Argentina that prevented Messi from scoring. If you do let me know. This wasn't a one-off as he bagged another MOTM in the next game against Greece. What of the Tunisia game in CAF 2006 where he stopped 3 penalty kicks or the game against Zambia in 2010. I could go on and on.

These are not the stats of a good keeper but of a world class one.

histemple:
Enyeama has been our best goalkeeper since 2002 but he is nowhere close to Rufai and Shorunmi.

I strongly disagree. I understand your sentiments (you probably watched them while growing up. We tend to idolize our childhood heros) but Enyeama is at their level if not better (that's If you want to be objective - facts, stats and awards).

He danced like a butterfly and Stung like a bee. A true Legend!

modath:
OP, please tell your scavengers to blow it, SW will be fine, for every kobo spent in Lagos, the parasitic population from everywhere else have taken 1 naira of the essence of it with the pollution and out of control population thing..

If they can blow 3MB, then we will know far!!

BTW, Lagos does not need oil money, Abuja sure but not SW...

I'm usually in agreement with you but today U're not arguing objectively. Unless you are from Lagos then you are part of the parasitic population. Truth be told, Lagos is the way it is because it was once the capital of Nigeria. It benefited just the way Abuja benefits today. If the SW doesn't need the oil money they should decline their monthly allocations from the Federal Purse (which over 70% is derived from Crude Oil exports) . If SW is that bouyant how come it's only Lagos that doesn't owe its workers.

Her facial expression says it all.

whirlwind7:
Fulani is not in the list, so how come they are one of the major tribes in the north?
Did you omit it?

Bubu will not be happy about this.

They are libyans...shey u don forget

RandomVic:
I don't see Ronaldo doing well at the Euros. The Portuguese team is pretty weak, second round finish at best.

If Ronaldo plays like he played today, the second round would be an achievement. He didn't look 100% fit.

RandomVic:
Absolutely! Suarez has been brilliant all through the season he's my best pick for the world's best.

Suarez is ahead - only just. The Euros and Copa America would be vital.

Real Madrid in eleventh heaven