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lexy2014:
u don't need 2 shake ur head. Isnt it better 2 leverage on others 2 get what u want instead of trying 2do everything 4 urself?

Leaders can't be bad without the permission of the people in a democracy. If he's bad and still there, then it's the people that caused it.

A good leader can't also lead if the followers are bad. In Nigeria, civil servants are the biggest looters. Quote me anywhere and anytime.

We have less than 1k leaders and more than 15 millions civil servants. Do the math.

lexy2014:
d question isn't about were leaders emerge from or from who or where they derive their authority 2 lead. D issue is what responsibility does a leader have?d leader carries d burden of d success or failure of a team, country or company. If ur team or followers aren't obeying u, it calls to question first ur legitimacy and or ur leadership style or qualities. Leaders have several tools, behavioral, intellectual, financial to motivate their followers 2 conform 2 norms and buy into d vision & mission of d team or whatever set up they lead. It is d responsibility of d leader 2 ensure that his followers obey him so he can succeeded as a leader. A leader who blames his followers 4 his failings isn't ready 2b a leader

That greedy arrogant country!

seunny4lif:
Until US leaves SK

Libya is hot. Can we beat Rwanda today?

BascoVanVeli:
Ft: Libya 3-0 Equatorial Guinea

I don't get. Buhari has a ranch already and his cattle/animals are always in his ranch, how come other fulanis or cattle owners dont have the same?


Can't the president encourage those who can to get ranch? As for those states kicking against ranches in their states, do you love blood or what?

Why can't this countries return back to being one?

Like the old west and east Germany?

SMH.

lexy2014:
I am lazy that's y am asking u. after all what will it take u 2go 2 ur kitchen and check d bag of rice? It will b easier getting d info from u instead of waiting till I go 2d market in d remote future.that's y I have u 2 save myself d stress

Hopefully we will have more MFMs, UBAH etc in the NPFL in the next 5-10 years. Once we have more private owners in the league, things will get more professional just as we have it in the banking and telecommunications sector

BascoVanVeli:
Shame no catch those fans? Their club got a red card and 2 PKs, did they feel the ref should have scored for them.

More reason why I said the followers make the leaders. You can't be a leader without followers and if your followers don't obey what you say, then you are as useless as P in psychology.

You have to have people before you can be a leader. It's from the people leaders come from, not the other way round.

lexy2014:
I love d language u used, "they are not supposed to....". That means they no d rules of engagement but they don't follow it. Obviously, its more lucrative not following d rules of engagement than following. Like in my earlier post, I asked what kind of incentive can d govt give 2d customs guys that can b more lucrative than d " incentives " they collect on their own?

Of course without leadership theres no followership but according 2 john maxwell, an authority in leadership studies, everything rises and falls on leadership. If u are d leader of a team of say 10people, it is ur duty 2 ensure that d people in d team keep 2d rules regulating conduct within d team so as 2 ensure that d goals&objectives 4 which d team was set up are realised. If ur team members are acting outside d ideals, norms,vision & mission of d team, it will lead 2d failure & collapse of d team&a reflection of ur poor leadership abilities.when this happens, d team leader takes d lions share of d blame. Just d same way if a team, succeeds, d leader takes d praise.

Leadership isn't about numbers, its about access to&control of power and economic resources. Its about access to&control of d machineries of state which can b used 2 regulate how every one should behave. It lends credence 2d 20/80 and d 80/20 principle which states that 20% of d population control 80% of d resources & power of a society and 80% of d population share only 20% of power and resources.

Politically, d power of our elected representatives derives from d constitution which by extension derives from d people. D leaders hold power in trust 4d people in a social contract 2 ensure that d vision/mission of d federal republic of Nigeria is realised. Do d followers have a role 2 play?absolutely. But where there's no leadership, everybody becomes a law unto himself which will lead 2 chaos, impunity, corruption & in extreme cases war

Na..don't be lazy, find that out yourself from where you buy!

lexy2014:
I don't have a bag of rice at home. I ususlly buy paint rubber.Since u have checked, share with me ur findings

They are not supposed to share it but to burn them. That's their rule of engagement so that alone is not an incentive

Lol leaders are only few on number, it's the people below that actually run the country, not really the leaders.

Ask me why

Let me give you this analogy.

You're told stealing is corruption and if you steal and you're caught, you go to jail. (What the leaders said).

Those who will exceute this law aren't the leaders but the ones below (followers/civil servants), these people end up conniving with the culprit, derive another means of stealing without the leaders knowing and even if the leaders know, if he sacks those involved, the new one will still continue doing it.

Those you see being caught are the ones who didn't do the biddings of these civil servants/followers.

Until we understand that Nigeria is not working not because of the leaders but for the followers, what power does a leader in a democracy have without the people/followers?

lexy2014:
its easier said than done.what amount of incentive can b more than confisticating bags of rice, cartons of Turkey, fish, tin tomatoes, vegetable oil and cars that they will share & take home 4 next 2 nothing?what amount of incentive is more than d handsome settlement they get from smugglers? What Nigeria needs in this situation is leadership, not just 2 wake up and ban all sorts. If buhari can provide leadership by patronising made in Nigeria (which is very unlikely), then attitudes will change. But not when d cuttlery he uses 2 eat was imported then they will now tell us not 2 eat imported rice. Bullshit

Katsina utd think on a good day or neutral ground they can beat Kano pillar without playing well!

BascoVanVeli:
I hope people know that when a referee is attacked all claims become null and void. It is nonsense like this that will make a ref dash the home team a pk at 90 minutes.

You didn't know this? Now go inside, check the sack of rice you have at home, should find the information there.

lexy2014:
so rice has expiry date?that's interesting. so whats d shelf life of an imported bag of rice?

What the government need to do now is ban anything rice coming from Cotonu. Promise all customs officers posted to the borders of Benin republic with mouth watering incentives by the amount of smuggled rice recovered.

lexy2014:
this is information to ponder

Issue is that the increase is as a result Nigerians changing the direction of where the rice come in from. Nigerians and cunny cunny.

It's in the blood. Build your own mba, chop the ones the few of your own are building Mba.

But always ready to chop what other countries are building!

Lazy thinkers!

ATTACK ON REFEREES

The attention of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, has been drawn to unpalatable incidents trailing the kick off of the NPFL.

In the Week One matches played on Saturday and Sunday, the referees who were on duty in some centres received pockets of unsavoury treatment that poses danger to the lives of the match officials in the games ahead .

The referees' body who is keenly monitoring the situation by following the cases of the victims, sympathises with their injured members involved while expecting that the report of the incidents will be sent to appropriate quarters for further actions.

Preliminary reports have it that while there was a minor attempt to maltreat the referees who handled the league opener in Katsina; Katsina Utd vs Kano Pillars, the Nassarawa Utd vs Plateau Utd clash turned awry for the referees who were seriously brutalised leading to a disturbing health conditions.

The NRA regrets that despite the appeal by its leadership led by Tade Azeez for all stakeholders to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship and refrain from making referees their scapegoats after unfavourable outcome, attacks on match officials heralded the new season.

According to the NRA President, Tade Azeez who expressed reservation over the ominous signs, the threats and mischievous tendencies against referees cannot stop NRA members from being fair and firm in the course of discharging their duties.

Tade once again appealed to the organisers, state FAs, clubs and spectators to assist referees with a conducive environment to operate for the good of the game.

National Publicity Secretary, NPS
NRA



The refs and officials are always at the receiving end of bad play from the home clubs.

You don't play well to win yet expect the ref not to be fair and just. This is for those who think the refs are the problems of the league (or part of).

Katsina and Nassarawa should be ready to pay fines and also be ready to play their home matches either behind closed doors or on neutral grounds.

Well Rome wasn't built in a day. It will gradually become normal to win away. No league got it right from the start.

tbaba1234:
Away wins were still a rarity last year. I hope we can have a more realistic league table this year.

Continuity is the key bro. You're right

OMANBALA1:
Keeping an eye on Plateau United, Kano Pillars and Enyimba Fc ,especially Plateau United. They have three things going for them (1) Continuity/Momentum (2) The bulk of their players were retained (3) A hardworking and talented coach in Kennedy Boboye.

Come again

tbaba1234:
But it was not reflective of last season's overall results... I hope we have more.

Away wins not new. Last season had like 3-4 away wins on week 1

tbaba1234:
Great, long may it continue

Yes you're right.

Thanks

DrLikita12:
2 away wins. Plateau scored in the 90th minute (I think); it ended 1-0 in their favour

90' Nassarawa 0-1 Plateau.

4 draws, 2 away wins and 4 home wins.

Week 1.

Goal! Shannah Tanze scored for Wikki in the 40th minute. Wikki 1 Go Round 0

Kw Utd 0 Tornadoes 2. 49th mins.

NPFL Update

Kwara 0-1 Tornadoes
Abia 0-0 MFM
Wikki 0-0 Go Round
Akwa 1-0 Rangers
Rivers utd 0-0 Elkanemi
Heartland 0-0 Sunshine
FCIU 1-0 Yobe
Lobi 0-1 Enyimba
Nassarawa 0-0 Plateau

I fear o.

Mujtahida:
You are right. He still playing in Qatar. I was mistaken.

Same article said there are other several churches in China. Meaning they are not against churches but against this particular one for occupying farmland and obstructing traffic.


Sane govt.

Thanks.

Mujtahida:
I implore you to read his interview on four four two magazine where he said he's been discussing tactical aspects of the game right from when he was a little boy watching football with his father and the family. You will appreciate this latest interview more

Mujtahida:
Xavi is already coaching in the UAE. If you want to understand the intellectual dimensions of football read four four two magazine. It's a real feast. Their articles are top notch. You will read one on one interviews of great players. I read Xavi's one on one interview and I was amazed. I read four four two's profiling of Pep Gaurdiola and sincerely even though I don't like the man as such I was blown apart.

Thought he was still playing football in UAE, didn't know he's become a coach. Which license does he have?

Ok thanks

BascoVanVeli:
The rest will be played tomorrow.

2017/2018 NPFL; REFEREES ASSURE STAKEHOLDERS

As the Nigeria Premier League kicks off this weekend for the 2017/18 football season, the Nigera Referees Association,NRA has assured that members of the body involved in the Officiating will employ best practices in the course of discharging their duties.

President of the NRA, Tade Azeez made this disclosure while reeling out preparations by the whistle men and women for the new season.

According to Tade, the leadership of the Association has extracted heartwarming promises from the FIFA and elite referees that consitute the list of match Officials in the premier league to not only maintain free, fair and firm Officiating but also give in their best during the season.

"We are promising to parade the best hands among the active referees to ensure organisers, clubs and spectators are happy. We have done the necessary pre Season training programs to tune up our referees for the challenges ahead"

"It might interest followers of the league that the Referee Assessor introduced two years ago has been sustained for the development of Nigeria referees" Tade added.

The NRA president who expressed happiness with the football house, the Nigera Football Federation, NFF for continuous support to the referees' body noted that the NRA is working in strategic partnership with the NFF Referees Committee for quality driven Officiating throughout the session.

He therefore requested the state FAs, host teams and their supporters to imbibe the spirit of sportmanship and refrain from making match officials scape goats of their teams misfortune by assuring that the Association will sanction any referee found wanting in acts calpable of bringing the game to disrepute.

Meanwhile, FIFA badged Sani Mohameed of Kaduna referees Council will be at the centre with others from the State for the North West derby signalling the opening of the league in Katsina involving Katsina Utd vs Kano Pillars.

Others are Adamu Kabiru, police ASP and Moses Ojo, a Peace Corps officer as Assistant Referees 1 and 2 respectively. Fourth Official is Ishaya Patrick, a teacher.

In the top of the cracker in Uyo; Akwa United vs Rangers, three FIFA referees Quadri Adebimpe (LG), Abel Baba ( KG) Olajide Usman (OY) and Segun Onowaye will take charge of proceeding while newly badged FIFA referee from the Niger State council Abubakar Abdulahi leads other international officials; Tejiri​ Digbori (DT) and Mimisen Iyorhe (BN) for the Lafia game where Nassarawa United host League winners, plateau united.

The NRA wishes all.match officials best of luck for the opening games.


National Publicity Secretary, NPS
NRA

Cool, I thought we had more than one game today?

Did you watch it on tV or?

Danycrusoe:
game later ended 2-2

Nice one..any other update?

Danycrusoe:
Kastina united 0 - 1 Kano pillars

Half time. James Lokosa with the goal

Foolishness.

Why not sell 3 out of the 4 laptops, use it to learn an ICT skill or ICT skills,then get a job with it or float a freelance ICT business of your own?

And who's to provide the coverage? Americans or britons? Another blame stuff I just spoke about. The foreign leagues being consumed in Nigeria, who brought them to Nigeria? Nigerians!

The coverage we are lacking in our league, who can bring them? Nigerians!

Edopesin:
How Do We Praise Our Own When There Is Not Enough Coverage For The Matches? We Alone Are Not The Prob