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BusinessRe: Oppenheimer Family Buys GZ, Nigeria’s Top Can-Maker Firm by ThierryJay: 1:43pm On Dec 01, 2023
bigbauer:
there are two can makers in Agbara (Industrial estate). Gzi and Alucan. I don't know their production capacities, but Alucan is (physically) bigger than GZi. Alucan is on the express, while Gzi is in Ikperin (hoping I got the spelling right).
GZI is significantly bigger in capacity than the other one you mentioned. GZI produces almost all the cans for the canned drinks produced by NBC Coca Cola, 7up bottling company (Pepsi), Guinness & Nigerian breweries ( malt and canned beers). You are looking at billions of cans every year.

Ayodeji Adelakun the CEO really did well within such a short span. And for him and the board to sell, It would have taken at least 700 million dollars.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Galatasaray Vs Manchester United UCL (3 - 3) On 29th November 2023 by ThierryJay: 9:35pm On Nov 29, 2023
Felabrity:
Scoring two free kicks in one UCL game is crazy though

Even Pessi no fit pull am
Pls keep the GOAT out of your mouth if you aren't conversant with his exploits.

Where were you when he scored 2 fantastic error-free free kicks in the UEFA Supercup final in 2015 which was a higher profile game than MUN-GAL today?

Imagine dissing the fourth highest free kick scorer in the history of the game on free kicks. E no just make sense.
SportsRe: Cristiano Ronaldo Scores 2 Screamers To Become 2023 Highest Goal Scorer (Photos) by ThierryJay: 10:27am On Nov 25, 2023
Erm, good one for him but it only goes to show how terribly poor the Saudi league is. This is someone that cant even score or play well against average let alone top European national teams anymore. But once in the desert territory, goals start to rain.

No amount of dusty goals is worth the salt of the GOAT LM10.

Meanwhile, we dey enjoy awa Vacation till February next year.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 7:26pm On Nov 16, 2023
OJEEMAH:
from their comments, you would know they didn’t watch prime Henry. They started watching ball from 05 when Henry was almost past his prime.
It's so annoying. The confident but uninformed excretions over Henry, the acclaimed EPL greatest.

I dont like to badmouth Eto who is a great striker by the way, but the lack of cohesion in his arguments is just appalling.

Someone that cant even stand toe to toe with Suarez of 2011 - 2021.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 6:27pm On Nov 16, 2023
OJEEMAH:
Most of you didn’t watch 2000-2006 Henry. You probably saw 2005-2010 Eto’o at a time Henry was about hanging his boot in football.

Henry is rated behind R9 in the conversation for greatest striker. Eto’o no de top 5.
You dey mind am. Just spewing opinionated stuff as assertions without any valid backing.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 6:26pm On Nov 16, 2023
JayJayShow:
They all rate in your dreams ? If by experts you're talking about EPL journalists or merchant why not. Otherwise you're completely delusional. When you ask that question to Gio Van Bronckorst, Sylvinho, Messi etc what is the answer ? The guy who scored more, with better goals per game, with a lot of clutch goals, who shined in many teams, benched the other one then threw him on the side and played entertaining football is the best one. Simple.
Shey na only EPL pundits dey vote World best or Ballon Dor or even operate renowned sports tabloid? How are you even thinking huh

You are just farting your subjective opinion all over this thread. Will Messi or other Barca players give you an answer based on Henry's time before joining Barca? How would you even know their response? Through yet more subjective drivel??

You think football started in 2006? when some of us have been following the sport avidly more than a decade earlier? 

Your claim about Etoo is ten kobo a dime which anyone can make. But the harder part is to infuse sense into it which is sadly lacking in your submissions. Imagine calling Eto'o Barca's main man in 2006 when it was obviously Dinho. By 2007 Messi had become Barca's main man.

Henry is more decorated than Eto'o both collectively and individually. He scored more beautiful goals than Eto and was rated higher than Eto'o in ALL global sports tabloid lists of the best ever. So, sorry an uninformed fan's opinion don't count.

It's obviously a waste of precious time continuing this discourse with you. You can continue to bray afterwards but I will no longer respond.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 3:33pm On Nov 16, 2023
JayJayShow:
You know what ? Keep your opinion if you like but even in dreams Henry can't match Eto'o technically and his solo goal is clear, he didn't push anybody and dribbled at least 3 players to score against Madrid. He did it week after week consistently. It isn't my fault if you were just watching Henry who was more a sprinter than a technical beast. To be the number 9 of Barcelona back then you had to be fast and technical, nobody matched Eto'o back then, and surely not Henry. Go and youtube Barcelona's Eto'o and you'll find the classicos. Take your time to watch it especially Etoo's game cos you seem completely lost.
Eto'o better anyday that's the reason he scored in 2006 vs Arsenal + MVP and in 2009 vs United Henry always being on the pitch. Eto'o benched Henry too so no debate.
You've got no point man. Grasping at straws with all talks of dreams and subjective what have you. Your defence lacks a substantive punch.

Anyway, the mainstream football pundits and experts all rate Henry way above Etoo in the greatest players of all times lists with objective metrics. So I'll stick with that rather than with some lame incomplete assertions that lack a verifiable basis. It doesnt matter how many times or how long you repeat your exaggerated opinion of Eto'o, it will still remain an inaccurate one.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 2:33pm On Nov 16, 2023
JayJayShow:
What the hell shocked shocked ? Henry better technically than Samuel Eto'o ? Eto'os class is Drogba, Torres, Raùl, Van Nistelrooy ? I want you to remove it very fast because you can put Lewandowski and Haaland on the same class than those players but Eto'o was just on R9 and Romario level in terms of style of play. You can't compare his dribbling abilities to Henry because Henry needed space while Eto'o could kill u in very tight spaces. They were similar in terms of pace but when it came to dribbling, link up and combinations, Eto'o was his dad don't be ridiculous there is a reason Henry didn't fit with Barça : he wasn't on the technical level of Eto'o, Messi and Iniesta. And yes Eto'o scored a more beautiful solo goal than the one Henry banged against Madrid.

And I notice except 1997/98 with Monaco, Henry never reached 7 CL goals, his max was 5 and I don't need to remind you the UCL changed in 2003/04, before that Season it wasn't the same format because there was 2 group stages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siVz6jHnxUg?feature=shared


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXD66Cua280?feature=shared

It's simple. Lewandowski better than Eto'o ? What a joke. And the ballon d'or Suarez wasn't a striker, he was a midfielder. The reality is when it comes to FC Barcelona, Eto'o is the best 9 ever, Ronaldo Romario and Luis Suarez are below. There isn't even a debate about it.
The only joke here is your skewed exagerrated opinions of an excellent striker who's no more than that.

You like arguing blindly. I said Henry also scored 7 ucl goals in 01/02 and 02/03 and instead of you to verify you are still twisting facts on its head. There is a reason Henry is among top 10 UCL goalscorers of all time and Etoo isnt.

You call a solo goal where Etoo dribbled 2 and half people better than one where Henry dribbled 4 Madrid defenders to score?

And who told you Henry doesnt dribble in tight spaces? His solo goal of season contender against liverpool defence in 04 was with almost the entire Liverpool team behind him when he started the move.

Henry in Barca was already past his prime. Still in 08/09 he gelled well with the team and had individual success. His legacy however had already been sealed before he came to Barca.

You cant even defend several other points I raised previously and the ones you cherry picked came with a weak comeback.

Henry above Eto anyday any time and for majority of knowledgeable football enthusiasts.
SportsRe: Eto'o Sensationally Claims Anelka Was Better Than Thierry Henry by ThierryJay: 1:45pm On Nov 16, 2023
Etoodinho910:
I don't know why you guys refuse to be objective or to give the credit an african brother deserves. I'm pretty sure reading you that you didn't watch Eto'o at his peak. Sure you heard about him, times to times you watched highlights and noticed he was a goal machine but you didn't really watch his games in La Liga with Barça or in Serie A with Inter Milan, you're a big EPL fanboy that's it. Henry had more hyped and his actions were more decrypted because he had powerful medias on his back, they sold him better.

But on that comparison against Eto'o, let's be honest he isn't on Etoo's level no matter what the english hype machine want to sell because Eto'o has better goals stats both on carreer and on their prime, by far clutcher, a better level of adaptation to différent teams and football because we're talking about a player who led a small team like Mallorca, a big club like FC Barcelona and another big club like Inter and they all played different football, the technical quality and dribbling skills, the trophies especially major trophies like the UCL and clubs world cup.

Talking about how many golden boots he got is irrelevant because he still scored more and his league goals records aren't less impressive than Henry's :
2004-05 Henry = 25 league goals
2003-2004 Henry = 30 league goals

2004-2005 Eto'o = 25 league goals
2008-2009 Eto'o = 30 league goals

So you can't say Henry was better because he won european golden boot while he didn't beat Etoo's top stats, it was all about concurrence because Forlan scored 32 goals in 2009, but also about luck because each 2 years Eto'o played AFCON in the middle of the season.

About the ballon d'ors FIFA rankings, it's all about hype, sponsors, powerful federation because they're political and marketing awards. How could Eto'o who came from Cameroon could get the ballon d'or when competing against french, brasilians etc ? All the powerful medias, big federations, influent sponsors aren't from the african continent. A football player is also a marketing product and that's the reason he never won a ballon d'or he fully deserved especially in 2006.
I had to jump in here. There is nothing objective about you saying Eto'o is better than Henry. And who told you people weren't watching Eto'o then?

I stopped taking you serious when you said Ronaldinho wasnt Barca's main man in 2005/06. Pardon?

Without Ronaldinho - Barca couldnt have won Chelsea in the 2nd round cos he scored two fantastic goals in both legs.

Without Dinho vs Milan in the SF, bamboozling Gattuso et al and delivering a great assist to Guily, Barca couldnt have progressed.

In the final, it was Ronaldinho's defence splitting pass that led to Lehman's sending off and put Barca at advantage. Of course it was only a matter of time from then onwards before Arsenal capitulated and Eto was a mere outlet. The real hero of the night for Barca was Henrik Larsson.

Now to Henry, you deliberately downgraded Henry's UCL goals record so he doesnt look good. FYI, Henry scored 7 UCL goals 3 times (97/98, 01/02 & 02/03) and not 5 goals as his season highest as you claimed.

Henry scored over 30 goals in all competitions for 5 consecutive seasons between 2001 - 2006. Now that's dominance and it was during this period that he was adjudged the world best striker in the eyes of many pundits. Eto's excellence was sporadic. Had 2 good seasons between 04 - 06 then was mediocre until 09 and finally another good season with Inter in 11. Meanwhile apart from 5 outstanding seasons at Arsenal, Henry also had a good season with Barca in 09 (27 goals).

Barca's best ever strikers are Ronaldo De Lima, the two Luis Suarezes (One won a Ballon D'or), then Eto has a claim to follow as 4th or 5th. Technically, even Lewa is better than Eto but his best years were spent before Barca. 

Has Eto ever scored vs Madrid, the kind of quality solo goal Henry scored against Madrid in 05/06 UCL? That's the kind of display that separates the very good from the legendary. The quality of Henry's goals are even way above Eto'os for the most part. Technically Henry is even miles better.

Henry's play is even beyond stats, whenever he takes to the pitch, people expect magic to happen just like they do from Ronaldinho and Kaka. In a way, he was the Messi and Ronaldo of the early to mid 2000s before the reign of those two really began.

Eto'os class is Van Nistelrooy, F. Torres, Drogba, Raul, Shevchenko etc who are all very good strikers.

Henry is closer to the class of De Lima, Van Basten, Romario and Muller.
HealthRe: High Cost Of Medical Care: Asthmatic Patient Cries As Seretide Sells For ₦52,000 by ThierryJay: 10:26am On Nov 15, 2023
VIKTO83:
When did seretide become 50k not to talk of 52k.
U people should fear God for once na.
I just called the pharmacy now and it's 20k.

Why do Nigerians like spreading evil news?
Pls I would appreciate if you can share the name of the pharmacy where you got it at 20k.

I got one last week for 36k. Wont mind getting another for 20k.
EducationRe: OAU Lecturer Assault Student For Refusing To Switch Off Her Phone While In Class by ThierryJay: 7:38am On Nov 10, 2023
TheBookmaker:
Thank you, this man in question na my part adviser, Dr Funso K Ariyo, he has been doing this for a long time, mental assault is his MO, he is a fucking menace, the student na guy for part 2 physics department, Ariyo was teaching a part 4 elect elect class. Make una dey sabi facts before una comment rubbish
.

It's unfortunate. But knowing OAU management, they'd likely take the side of the lecturer and further punish the student.
EducationRe: OAU Lecturer Assault Student For Refusing To Switch Off Her Phone While In Class by ThierryJay: 10:19pm On Nov 09, 2023
It's funny how people are reacting and venting over a false narrative peddled by the OP.

It was a clear case of assault. Lecturer detained the student for trying to leave the class. Student said he entered a wrong class and wants to locate his right class. Lecturer called security on him and the student wanted to call his peeps so they are aware of what happened. The lecturer went berserk beating him up and confiscating his phone after he refused switching it off or handing it over.

The lecturer went overboard.
SportsRe: Messi Lauds Zinedine Zidane, Calls Him 'One Of The Greatest Players In History’ by ThierryJay: 9:22pm On Nov 09, 2023
OJEEMAH:
Some people can’t relate.
grin grin grin

HealthRe: Sanofi To Discontinue Direct Operations In Nigeria by ThierryJay: 7:47pm On Nov 08, 2023
Chai, this is very sad news.

Sanofi has been a very standard responsible multinational that pays its fair share of taxes and is engaged in several laudable CSR initiatives. Some of these initiatives have been promoted on Nairaland in times past.

Over 200 people about to be released into the unemployment market.

And Sanofi is more popular than most people think. They are the makers of:

-Most popular brand of Flagyl in Nigeria
-Most popular brand of Franol in Nigeria for asthmatic patients
-Artesunate Amodiaquine
-Specialized Diabetes and Cancer drugs
-Polio vaccines

Really bad. They were killed by Fx devaluation. The devaluation has really crippled several multinationals.

Wont be surprised if N500 flagyl sachet becomes 5k.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ThierryJay: 8:36pm On Nov 07, 2023
Cant understand how we cant produce a single moment of quality upfront for over 90mins.

The complete lack of precision in the final third is baffling for such a top team like Barca.

RIP to Lewandowski's first touch.
EducationRe: Top 10 Dancers Of All Time(histogore ) by ThierryJay: 6:37pm On Nov 06, 2023
JohnAOne:
Yeah, the Nicholas Brothers should be on that list too in the context of ALL TIME!

Fred Astaire considered this musical dance sequence to be the greatest he had ever seen at the time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNKRm6H-qOU
Impressive! but RIP to their balls. Such trauma grin
SportsRe: Adidas Gave Lionel Messi 8 Rings. Each One, For Each Ballon D'or. by ThierryJay: 7:34pm On Nov 02, 2023
superCleanworks:
I dedicate the whole of RING ROAD in Benin City to him.
Add the ring roads in Ibadan and Lagos to it. He deserves more.
GamingRe: Brand New Ps4 Slim For Sale by ThierryJay: 12:12am On Nov 02, 2023
Sholzbankz:
Brand New PS4 slim available
How much is it? And where is your store located?
LiteratureRe: The Hustler (My Life As A Yahoo Boy) by ThierryJay: 11:40pm On Nov 01, 2023
Just seeing this. It's a wonderful eye-opening read.

Pardon my curiosity, the way you accurately detailed the inner workings of the yahoo world almost sounds like an insider job or you got a first-hand yahoo acquaintance spilling the beans (note I'm not judging you at all).

Fire on bro.
SportsRe: Cristiano Ronaldo Likes And Comments On A Video Mocking Messi’s Ballon D’or. by ThierryJay:
Jokerman:
From a world cup winning coach 😂
He's a victim of Messi so it's expected. Same as Van Gaal.

Majority of coaches, including other world cup winning coaches, adjudged Messi as the World best of 2022/23 which is why he won the FIFA best.

Majority of expert sports journalists believe Messi was the best player of 2022/23 which is why he's now won the Ballon D'or.

The lamentations of the few losers simply cannot change the tide. It's common sense.

I was expecting you to challenge Rondu's 829th B'dor position. You have more hope of getting justice there than attacking the GOAT. Damn that must hurt so bad, 829TH!!!!!!

By the way, since Monday night, the earth is now made up of 70% water and 30% premium tears from Pendu and his minions grin grin
SportsRe: FIFA Confirms Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup by ThierryJay: 8:17pm On Oct 31, 2023
No matter the image laundering Saudi wants to do with WC et al, it's still a shitty place for football. They simply dont have football DNA and for how long will they be using hundreds of millions of dollars to lure expired players?
SportsRe: Cristiano Ronaldo Likes And Comments On A Video Mocking Messi’s Ballon D’or. by ThierryJay: 5:38pm On Oct 31, 2023
I know Pendu's bed must have been soaked yesternight with over 800 litres of premium tears.

Add his sister's and other family members own, you are looking at enough lachrymal gallons to power a community hydro electrically.

His latest act is borne out of frustration of being left forever behind. Imagine Messi having more Ballon dors than Ronaldo's total WC goals and more World cups than Ronaldo's knock out goals. It's enough to make him run mad. Almiron please show some sympathy grin
SportsRe: Lionel Messi Wins Record-Extending Eighth Ballon D’or Award by ThierryJay: 12:11am On Oct 31, 2023
Reussite:
What a sham of an award night....Speed was even the highlight of the night.😅
Of course it is a sham to those who weren't even in contention to begin with but crying more than the bereaved in delusion.

In reality, the GOAT justifiably extended his supreme legacy till infinity.
SportsRe: Leo Messi Wins The Ballon D’or 2023 by ThierryJay: 10:40pm On Oct 30, 2023
The GOAT for a reason.

Greater than Pele and Maradona.

The old dusty pretender will be wailing and gnashing teeth as we speak. His sister must be about to shed loads of tears on SM right now.

Congrats to LM8 = GOAT for INFINITY!
SportsRe: Ballon D’or: Full List Of Men’s Award Winners From 1956 To 2023 by ThierryJay: 10:35pm On Oct 30, 2023
Numerouno94:
Evening boss. It's bn while. Hopefully, 2night gonna b our night.grin
Na 100% certain na. You think Messi will attend if he didnt have assurance he will win at this stage of his career?

And he has won it!
SportsRe: Ballon D’or: Full List Of Men’s Award Winners From 1956 To 2023 by ThierryJay: 10:19pm On Oct 30, 2023
Kharol1234:
Which position camel league man they I wan check something.

SportsRe: Ballon D’or: Full List Of Men’s Award Winners From 1956 To 2023 by ThierryJay: 10:01pm On Oct 30, 2023
Great performance from Rema. He's gone truly global.

He kuku used the opportunity to shake all the Football OGs in the front row.
SportsRe: Ballon D’or: Full List Of Men’s Award Winners From 1956 To 2023 by ThierryJay: 9:07pm On Oct 30, 2023
Congratulations to Jude Bellingham who just won the Kopa trophy.

Despite being a Culer, I find myself liking this guy. Such a mature brilliant footballer.

The main course, the GOAT's own is coming soon.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ThierryJay: 6:17pm On Oct 28, 2023
OhBritannia:
Hmm whether they get lucky next time or not, the most important thing here is that they took three points and that's all that matters.

The performance was fine today but heaven knows i am tired of all these wonderful performances but yet still losing the match.
Understood, but isn't this our first loss of the season?

And to be honest, I think it's better the team lose this way with a lot of positives vs Madrid than lay down and be run over throughout.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ThierryJay: 5:51pm On Oct 28, 2023
Kilishihunter:
You go tey trying to convince bykebyke about ter stegen, Madrid were always going to score so it would have been better if we utilized ours earlier, Barça played a good game especially Gavi, gundogan and the defence
We played Madrid completely out of the park in the first half and early parts of the second and should have blown them away during this time (hit the post twice).

Afterwards the team gassed out on the tempo and Madrid took their opportunity. The thing about them is that they dont need to play well for long or at all before making their mark.

That said, hats off to Bellingham for that magnificent first goal (though I believe MATS could have saved it). I still cant explain his goalscoring streak.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ThierryJay: 5:45pm On Oct 28, 2023
mostob:
Martinez actually played Modric inside. Man should have stay put.
Agreed. Our defending in the later part of the second half was tired and last gasp and Madrid smelt blood.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by ThierryJay: 5:43pm On Oct 28, 2023
OhBritannia:
You all must realise that football has evolved into a result oriented game.
Nobody gives a fork about how you get the three points anybody, what matters is that you get the three points but that's what makes you win trophies.

Dominated for over 70 minutes and then lost the game, so what's all that dominations for?
Madrid wont get lucky everytime. How you set up and play matters if it gives you victory 90% of the time.

I write off this loss to the 10% variable part. Again Madrid wont get lucky like today everytime.

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