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@ Honeric
Remember there are always 2 sides to a story. Na wetin Keshi talk be that o. . .Adebayo's version is that  Keshi approached him to be his agent/manager and it was when he turned him down that all his "wahala" with Keshi started. Who we go come believe now?

Anyway, I have heard both Keshi and Siasia talk about game/matches and Siasia comes across as being more intelligent and knowledgeable about modern tactics and formations to me.  

Lets leave formation and all the likes now. Siasia is also better suited to work in our "football" environment given the disorganisation that exists in our FA. Remember all he went thru' in prepation for AYC 2005 & Holland 2005? How the NFF abandoned the team and how he rallied around and was able to raise funds from the Bayelsa State Government and eventually camp the team? I don't think Keshi has a high threshold for the hardship and frustration that comes with the job. . .none payment of salaries on time, non release of funds, non/delayed approval of programmes etc etc if dem nor pay am for one month, im nor go let us hear word again

Moreover, Siasia is more in touch with the domestic league and knows the home-based players better with his stint with Heartland.

Lastly, Siasia has the overwhelming support & goodwill of Nigerians.

This thread should make the homepage by the way.

Am I the only one who feels Ice Prince's verse in English subtracted from the track?

E get some kain songs wey english nor good for cos e nor go just get the desired effect and really hit with the message, . .I think this was one of 'em.

nastydamus:
I'll follow semid to Alias, but 24, kai <bar none>.

I don finish Alias and I nor know which Series to watch next. Na all these "sissy" series I dey see. You get any recommendation for me?

That practice you will find has been around for ever.

Not for ever but for a very long time.

Lamaze is a flashy name for pre-natal classes offered to women as part of getting them ready for child birth.

Not true

It is a common practice in most western nations.

True and it's practice is on the rise.

I am not sure lamaze is the same as c-section and natural childbirth.

Lamaze is a form of natural childbirth without medical intervention. Read more HERE and HERE

Madam, why you dey laugh? Do you understand English at all? I used the word "arguably" meaning it's not a statement of fact and is open to debate. . .geddit?

Anyway, u must have faeces in your brain if you think the guy who directed critically acclaimed and block-buster bollywood movies like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gam, Khabi Alvida Naa Khana and My Name is Khan doesn't rank amongst the best in bollywood. Jeez!. .  The dude has only directed four films from '98 - 2010 and mind you, I have only seen the highlighted 2 movies and I'm already convinced about his directorial prowess and ability. E be like se na only dance, fine boy & fine girl you dey look for screen

You need to upgrade your taste in Indian movies & stop buying & watching all those mass production 8-in-1's cos they're obviously affecting your brain .
WACK FILMS PLENTY FOR BOLLYWOOD TOO O

^^And here I was thinking you were the Nairaland resident expert & authoritave voice on Bollywood. . .oshi oda. . .^^

Nonsense!

I'm not a woman but if I were too choose, I'll opt for Lamáze. . .first came across it many years ago in the Danielle Steele novel, Kaleidoscope

It's a method of natural childbirth in which a woman/an expecting couple is/are physically and psychollogically prepared through prenetal training. . .in some cases, the man may attend the prenatal training classes with the woman.

Lamaze encourages the use of controlled breathing & participation of the woman's partner during child birth (i.e the man is present in the delivery room & psychs, encourages and talks to his wife through out the delivery) and it makes do without "general anaesthesia".

Hehehe. . .I think it strengthens the bond between the couple and makes the man appreciate the woman more

@ Mobinga
The lyrics I posted are for the original and not this remix.

Genuflect:
This Ileke Idi wan gimme heart attack. LMAO. Lemme correct a few
Michael wa si Labe Orun
Michael came to Labe Orun. Labe Orun is a Yoruba TV show sorta like Nnkan Mbe. I hope you get it now
Mi o le se aluwala l'Express
I can't do aluwala on the Express
Aluwala is the muslim act of washing hands, legs etc before praying
Calculator calculate irun obo
Calculator calculate poossi hair
O ni fe fa were l'oyan
You no go wan pull (not suckle) mad woman bosom
O ni fe wo shimi l'Alaska
You no go wan wear shimi for Alaska.
Shimi na woman underwear singlet

Hehehehe. . .Razor, u nor go too blame Ileke-Idi o

You know se na overs she dey so she nor dey too current (despite all her ekiti yarns) with happenings in Naija. How she wan take know the Labe Orun programme for example?

Keshi has qualified Togo for the World cup. He has also coached Togo & Mali at the AFCON and fumbled on both ocassions.

Siasia on the other hand has U-21 & Olympic silver medals from Holland 2005 & Beijing 2008 respectively although he didn't do well in Egypt 2009 and with Heartland.

For me, it boils down to who is the better manager of players (Siasia is & _{Keshi is a poor manager of players IMO}. . .I still remember his debacle with Adebayo and some players of the Malian team), able to instill discipline, scout, discover & introduce new players and plays the kind of football I wanna see.

Siasia edges keshi on all these IMO. . .so I'm for Siasia. I also think Siasia is tactically better than Keshi. I've seen Keshi play games with both Mali & Togo and I haven't been "wowed" by his formation and tactics. . .He's basically a coach who does everything by the book IMO. I also have this nagging feeling Keshi is an "egunje" and settlement coach.

Siasia on the other hand is not afraid to tinker with a team & spring surprises in his selection & formation and he adapt to situations/adapt players to play different roles better e.g Beijing 2008 Quarter-Finals against Cotedevoire in which he played Obinna Nsofor in the hole behind the two strikers, Osaze & Ogbuke AND played Ambrose Efe @ right back.

Also, Siasia is able to infuse new ideas into a team. For example, I hadn't seen a Nigerian team play a "planned" freekick until Holland 2005. Normally it's a shot @ goal or a player tries to bend it over the wall but there were a few occasions in Holland in which the team played "thought-out" freekicks. 

NFF had better appoint SiaONE if dem nor want my trouble o

A weakness for any female Nairalander? I've got none!

cathrinne:
Some of my friends told about to not like this movie ,but I liked it so much . I wish for a another good flick with similar couple.

Watch My Name is Khan. It was directed by Karan Johar (arguably Bollywood Best Director) and stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in their first movie together since Khabi Kushi Khabi Gam in 2001

Funnily enough, the original had tighter lines than this remix

_{Micheal Jackson wa si labe orun
Mi o le se manicure fun lion
Mi o le fi eja kika se bangle
Mi o le fi spaghetti gbe weight
Mi o le se aluwala ni express
Mi o le fi petrol din dodo
Calculator calculate irun
O ni fe fi alomo mu garri
O ni fe fa were loyon
O ni fe rave ninu kirikiri
Aki and PawPaw fe se P-Square
Mr Clifford. . .se o le fi se tenant?
Nice pillow. . .o le lo porcupine?
O ni fe kpa LASTMA si one way}
etc etc

More of understanding & tolerance IMO.

Same here too. Even if we use Enyimba or Kano Pillars, we will still qualify. Except maybe the group is amde up of Nigeria-Ghana-Egypt-CIV, and only one team must qualify, which is not possible, because these teams are always seeded.

Why we will always qualify:
1, Two nations qualify from each group, or firsts plus a number of best losers. If we narrowly miss first position in our group, we will come second at worst, and end up as best loser if second doesnt qualify automatically.
2, And there will always at least 2 Lesothos, Zimbabwes, Nigers, Benins, Ugandas, Equitorial Guineas in our group
3, People easily quote our inability to qualify for Germany 2006, forgetting that we were the best loser in the world, or the nearest-there, if anything like that existed. We had same point with the team that went, Angola, and better goal difference, we only lost out due to one questionable rule called 'head-to-head' which has now been dropped.

So I don't bother myself with ANC qualifiers, qualification for it is our birthright. In afct, geting to Semis in that tournament is also our birthright.

Very well spoken

Since 1982, it is only once (this year) that we did not get to semi final,

Not true.! We finished 3rd by beating Algeria in the losers final at CAN 2010. . . remember?

Lol @ the comments on this thread.

WOW!

This is some serious marijuana flow. . .it's too dope!

The way people dey talk & doubt, u go think se Snoop Dogg na extra-terrestrial and nor be human being.

Hehehee, the guy na 2-in-1 package. . .Occultist + Scammer

Country hard so I nor too blame am

Hmmm. . .it seems Iran and Isreal have brought their politicking & bickering into Nigeria.

I doubt the story these rockets were meant for the Gaza strip. It's most likely for some group in Nigeria.

Big Fat Lie. . .!

Nice!

indzsh:
This is just for all the people who wants to use my words against me and turn it to something else, people,i dont use the facts that i cook nigerian food etc to say im a good actress, the reason i mentioned it is to let you know a little about myself and how serious i am about the culture,and im not speaking down on any of the nollywood actresses,i hope your not getting me wrong,i absolutely love nollywood and the movies,i love the actors/actresses,what im "fed up" with is the fact that a purely white person used in movies is not really good,but what i read in some posts i understand now why,because its hard to find somebody suitable for the role sometimes,so thats the answer to my question,
As for anything else i choose to watch a nollywood film,more than a hollywood ones,even sometimes i would watch yoruba movies where theres subtitles,and its just coz i love the culture,and it interests me,the stories are really good and its a really different perspective than some other movies,
I do love nigeria and i really dont wanna play on fact im white,i would like people to take me as one of their own,even if i could get a nigerian citizenship i would, its just a true passion i have for your country,and yeah,bad comments and laughing at me doesnt scare me,i actually understand why some people are negative,its hard to show who i am through posts,without meeting the person,but im positive that one day u would understand where im coming from and understand the person i really am,and that im not trying to be better than anyone else,or try to be laughing at anybody,im just trying to realize a dream,and even if it doesnt come true at least ive spoke and met new people,and seen different people reviews about this,

Hmmm. . .all this one wey u dey talk na story. Why not record a video of yourself doing something. . .maybe speaking pidgin/or get into the character of an angry woman upbraiding a man etc and upload to youtube ?

It'll let us know for certain that you're who you say you are (cos the pics u posted may not be yours) and also determine if you can act.

By the way, what's your status with my Naija "brother". . . Married or Not Married?

honeric01:
Cameroon, na so so mouth dem get jor, it's not about being as big as elephants, it's about doing something with that weight. the only 2 teams i see giving us a fight are South Africa and Ghana, the rest are O.Y.O, even in the world stage, only these 2 countries join us in facing the world.

Hehehehe. . .so you too noticed how fat those camerounians players are? but seriously we shouldn't underrate them o. I saw their match against the Falcons two years ago in Equitorial Guinea and we didn't dominate them. If anything, it was a balanced and even game.

Anyway, I hope our local stations televise our matches.

Honeric and his Kano Pillars rant again?

You nor dey tire

Yeap! The tournament kicks off this weekend. . .to be exact, on Sunday (31st October) and we'll be playing our first match on Monday (1st November) against Mali.

Only 3 teams in that competition can constitute a threat to the Falcons IMO. They are:

Ghana - arguably the 2nd best team on the continent and one of the only 2 african teams to beat the Falcons. Also, they've had a wonderful preparation which culminated with a month long camping/training tour of Germany.

Cameroun - they have seriously upped their game. . .this is probably due to the fact that their best players play in Nigeria. Last time we met at the AWC in Equitorial Guinea, it was a 2-2 draw
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South Africa - Na do or die for them. . .they've got home support and they'll do anything to make sure they get to the final and even win the competition just like Equitorial Guinea did two years ago.

The 2 teams who make it to the final qualify for Germany 2011 Women World Cup.

Heheehee. . . .nice thread!

My English name is actually my first name and my Native name is my middle name.

When I got to SS 2, I flipped them around and started writing my Native name as my first name and my English name as my middle name.

Funnily enough, this annoyed my Dad so much that he gave me a hard time on this little issue. He was always like _{"why do you like writing your names in this way?" Don't you know your names on your documents have to be consistent? You can't have your names appear one way on your birth certificate, primary schl certificate etc and then have them appear one way in your S.S.C.E, Uni, NYSC etc certificates. Do you think James Babatunde Obasanjo and Babatunde James Obasanjo (not real names o) are the same people?. . .what if you're applying for a visa or sumtin' from all those foreign embassies where they really pay attention to details? Don't you know they'd raise questions about the inconsistency and may deny you a visa cos of this? and so on and so forth.} Guys, nor be small gbege the thing dey cause between me and my Paale o  

I'll just be like _{daddy, cool down. . .all the names are mine. Besides it's not as if I've dropped the English name. . .I haven't! I just made it my middle name, that's all. Daddy. . .I'm an African and a Nigerian, therefore my thinking should be "afrocentric"  and "nigeriacentric" so it makes no sense for me to be called by an English name. If I'm asked questions on my names, I'd simply explain to them and they'd believe me cos it's the truth.} Ol' boy. . .nor be small toasting I dey give my paale o

Popsie will now simmer down a bit and say "so you think you know more than me your father, abi? Anyway, I have warned you o. . .if u like listen or if you no listen, na your problem be that. You're no more a kid o. . .and after some little banter he'd leave me alone.



LWKMD!

Jor o! Baba ni baba je and concert get levels

I can imagine the millions the organisers, Grand Faaji Concepts are paying to KSA & Obe (hehehe. . .even Dbanj, 2face & P-Square dem go fear the levels nah ) and forking out to organize the show.

Na confirm big boiz groove be this. . .all those politicians & business moguls will be struggling to outdo each other. I see enough spraying of dollars, pounds & N1000 notes

BTW, I think something (not a concert though) like this has been done before. I recall there was a high profile birthday party or something in which KSA and Obey performed. I recall seeing it on Bisi Olatilo show.

I wish I could be there though. . .make I just see Sunny do that im trademark "bend down & shuffle feet" dance, e don do me

@ honeric
I did a little googling and I came up with the team list.

I'm actually impressed cos it's a very strong squad with a mixture of experience & youth. It has quite a handful of players from the U-20. Also, my 3 players from the U-17 - Loveth Ayila, Ngozi Okobi and Francesca Ordega made the team.

My only problem with the list is the omission of Cynthia Uwak & the U-20 captain, Joy Jegede who IMO is a very good player and formed a v.good central defence patnership with Osinachi Ohale at Germany 2010 U-20 Women Championship. I was hoping those two will pair up in central defence again. I hope her replacement is as good as she is or even better. With good team selection and tactics, this team can win the AWC.

Here is the full list:
Perpetual Nkwocha (Cpt) - Sunana SK, Sweden
Stella Mbachu - RA
Desire Oparanozie - RA
Ebere Orji - RA
Precious Dede - BQ
Tochukwu Oluehi - BQ
Francesca Ordega - BQ
Loretta Sadoh - BQ
Chioma Ajagba - DQ
Osinachi Ohale - DQ
Ngozi Okobi - DQ
Helen Ukaonu -DQ
Ulunma Jerome - RA
Gladys Akpa - RA
Glory Iroka -  RA
Josephine Chukwunoye - RA
Esther Sunday - SQ
Amarachi Okoronkwo - NA
Loveth Ayila - MB
Rita Chikwelu - Umea IK FC, Sweden
Onome Ebi - Djurgadens FC, Sweden

Key: RA - Rivers Angel, BQ - Bayelsa Queens, DQ - Delta Queens, SQ - Sunshine Queens, NA - Nasarawa Amazons, MB - Makwada Babes (Adamawa).

Hmmm. . .so upon all their sharia, dem dey allow woman play ball for Adamawa & Nassarawa states?

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/10/falcons-vow-to-reclaim-awc-title/

honeric01:
^^^^'

I don't have the full list yet.

Was listening to news and they mentioned some of the players. It was mostly the oldies with some of the U-20 & U-17.

I heard the names of Desire Oparanozie, Ebere Orji, Helen Ukaonu from the U-20 team (I guess there are more of them though) and Francesca Ordega from the U-17.

If Francesca Ordega (who is an average player IMO) can make the team then I see no reason why Loveth Ayila (our best & most outstanding player at T&T 2010 U-17 competition) and Ngozi Okobi who are better players shouldn't.

Which project 12large1 dey write? How to spell and write grammatically correct sentences?