Amodu can't bite.

But it will be a disaster to remove Amodu again, i suspect he'll qualify us and he will sacked for somebody i don't know, maybe Siasia.

Why is Kano Pillars not on that 50 team list.
They after all Nigeria league Champion defeated Al Ahly and are on course to win the African Champions league.

Who will buy 5 goal a season striker?

Speaking about the qualities of the Cameroonian, describing him as the "best centre-forward in the world".

"With the players he has had by his side, he has put in great performances and shown that he is committed to Barca. Before with Ronaldinho, and now with other team-mates like [Lionel] Messi, Xavi or [Andres] Iniesta, they have given good balls and he has always taken advantage of them," Marca report him as saying.

"In the important moments he has always scored. I remember in Paris and Rome, our two Champions League finals, he has scored.

"There is always a certain gratitude for Eto'o and, on a personal level, he deserves everything that comes his way."

Reading this comment made me so happy because Eto is a blessing to football, he's shown determination and commitment to the game at the highest level.

Small Players like Obafemi Martins , Mikel Obi and other Small Chickens should learn from a true African Football Statesman,Samuel Eto'o Fils.

Aiyegbeni might not be too skillful and clinical but check his record for the Eagles he's been scoring goals.
No.9 Strikers are finishers, either clinical, skillfully, theatrically, whateverr get the ball into the net.Aiyegbeni possess such trait he scores playing for Nigeria.

Obafemi is indiscipline, he feigns injury, gives excuses to miss world cup matches.For a professional Player its unbecoming. Agreed he's fast but what he lacks his discipline and commitment. Those are Qualities that make a good footballer even without skills, you go all th way.Go ask Garubal Lawal.

Ikechukwu Uche undoubtedly has shown that with skill and commitment he delivers.With more games and Quality support he 'll score par match.

Joseph Akpalla, Emenaramo are debutant they need more playing time to improve.

There is a striker in Enyimba last season can't recall his name , was top scorer last season' champions league.That guy lacks height but compliments with two blessed foot.He' s fast and can dribble.Some of this home base or African base can do better than Europe based strikers.

We must be at the world cup, we have no excuse.
The Eagles are playing the last stage of the qualifying series and somebody will tell me that players like Martins should be invited if they qualify.

Not all.

from all indications i think OBJ will make heaven, i saw a revelation , the man against all odds could make heaven ooohh.

when

Messi is the football i will watch on Wednesday

Newcastle fans please forgive my utterance but Obafemi MARTins should go get a new club now.

undoubted a legend in modern soccer.
Milan will miss him.
to play for a club at the hughest level for 25 years is unprecendented.
how many players can stay in a club for 5 seasons now.

I am so happy Newcastle United was relegated because now i want to know whether Martins will move or will follow them to relegation.

good news , i am happy for you enyeama.

@Igbolo

Your experience is must common, people with right connection and cash get preferential treatments.

The deal is this we have to change the system from its abnormal state.

The Nigeria High commission abroad are really trying , with some many inadequacies they still function effectively.

In countries where we have no embassies go find out what Nigerians are facing , its really terrible.

The South African embassy should be cautioned for its nefarious criminal acts, they have insiders who are visa agents , they collide and make life unbearable for people who don't pass through them

Well said the embassy officials in Spain are trying.

I recently attended a workshop in Barcelona and i needed some kind of cover they obliged.

Different stroke for different folk

The difficulties of strict immigration policies meted out by several embassies is nothing new to Nigerian travelers, especially if your passport is very green and bearing the horses-and-eagle coat of arms. But lately, the South African embassy in Lagos – situated at Molade Okoya Thomas in Victoria Island, has taken things way too far. They have not only proved beyond any reasonable measure their deliberate attempt to violate immigration laws in relation to human rights, but have even claimed it is within the jurisdiction of their rights as a representative of a nation to inflict rules which in no way fulfill the services which they promised the citizens of their host nation. Rather, their services are conditioned to degenerate Nigerians to mere savages fighting amongst each other for the sake of the ‘almighty’ South African visa.

The scenario as it stands today at the embassy surpasses all attempts to translate it into words within the confines of writing. But since even the journalists who visit the embassies actually are more caught-up with traveling to South Africa than reporting that horrible experience, we have decided to give it a try.

On a typical work day, the embassy is supposed to resume at 9am. But even before then, the crowd of applicants are already building and converging at the entrance. The door, on most occasions, never opens before 10am. At this time, the two mobile police men must have arrived – rifle in hand. They ask everyone to quietly “respect yourselves” and move further away from the door of the entrance.

As the keys to the door begin to fumble around the key hole from the inside, the pushing begins already. Everyone wants to get in at the same time. It is in this attitude that the officials of the embassy get all their excuses for their despicable modus operandi. They say Nigerians are savages, “Give them an elbow, they will snatch the whole hand!” But the truth is that this embassy has no clue as to how to manage the influx of applicants per day, which is actually a very small number compared to, say the American or British embassy. They are massively understaffed and disorganized. As a result, the frustration is mostly suffered by the applicants.

By the time the door is opened, they beckon those for refund and repatriation deposits and afterward, they begin to call in applicants by categories. Usually, they do not stick to their procedure, so there is no point counting on whatever information you see on the notice board or their websites. By the time they have taken in the first batch, it is likely that a second batch will not be feasible. Those who never made it to the first batch could actually spend all day in the hot sun waiting to no avail. The most demeaning part of it is that no information is given on the next course of action, so everyone is just waiting out of faith without actually knowing what they are waiting for or if they should even be waiting at all.

05emailSo the big question is; in what place or law is it stated that any embassy has the right to keep [besides the able-bodied], pregnant mothers, old fathers, children and the physically challenged waiting for about seven hours in the sun just to be attended to? An applicant readily expressed it in picturesque words; “I was number one on the line after the first batch, from 12 noon until 6pm!” 6pm means he and the others behind him never made it into the embassy because they close at 4pm, and at times 5pm and the only sign of closure is when you see the tinted cars of the Consular driving away. No information. You just have to come back next time. What is the relationship between giving or rejecting a visa, and subjecting numerous people to countless hours of sun drying and unnecessarily strenuous waiting? And if there is never the possibility of all applicants being attended to, why won’t everyone scramble to make that fraction that enters first? Most of them struggling to beat the entrance have already exceeded their endurance peak because they have been to the embassy three or four times without having the opportunity of just submitting their application!

The popular manner of approach from the staff is that of rudeness, from the security personnel at the entrance to the Nigerian accountants responsible for acceptance of payment. They are explicitly saucy to a fault regardless of who is involved. They don’t talk to you; they bark at you. They treat you like you have come to beg, and most times some of them go to the length of trying to explain your constitutional rights to you, telling you how the South African visa is a privilege, therefore you should comport yourself and accept whatever condition dictated by the embassy and their workers. What an ironical misfortune!

Unlike most embassies, there is only one official attending to all the submissions of the day! And that official is one of the three consuls. So by mid-day, this person’s head is already rumbling with too many applications to attend to. The so-called agents [and there many of them] make matters worse: some people submit up to 30 passports in a row, therefore the screening process is always a long and tedious one. But why should there be just one person for such a tedious task? As a result of the mental commotion, this person in charge at some point, hardly looks at the application and with little or no reflection, just awards anything that comes nearest to his reflex: “failed interview”, “pay your visa fee” or “repatriation deposit”.

Talking of repatriation deposit, this is a fee amounting to a hundred and ten thousand naira which the applicant must pay before a visa is issued, and is refundable after the expiration date of the said visa. Based on the temperament of the consular, you might just be asked to pay this money or not, it really does not depend on if you deserve to or not. This money is to make sure you don’t disappear into some South African suburb – you will definitely come back as long as your money is with them. They underestimate Nigerians, as if they have forgotten that money is only a means to an end. But no – they didn’t forget, the money is making more money for them in their bank accounts.

After having paid the visa fee which is a non-refundable N8,600 and a ‘deposit’ of N110,000, you are asked to come back the next ten [10] days for your visa. Already, a ten-day interval for the treatment of visa is quite much compared to other embassies. On the visa day, the visa is not ready. You are not told what that means, no more information – just not ready. You keep coming back and the visa you already paid for is not ready. Some people kept coming for two months, and the visa was still not ready! Their traveling dates and flight tickets have been changed countless times, yet the visa was not ready. The cases vary. Some, when they finally receive the visa, find errors such as wrong dates, misspelt names, etc. In other cases, the visas would have been stamped into the passport a long time ago, but somehow the passport was never given to the owner and he kept coming back and modifying his travel arrangements. Other people have been told “not ready” about 6 consecutive times only to finally return their documents asking for “additional documents”.

So it becomes obvious that this embassy is not in any way concerned about fulfilling the services for which they are paid, instead they cause people more expenses by giving them a date for collection of visa – which will now prompt the applicant to purchase a ticket based on this information – only to be given his visa one month afterward or not given at all. Some people get fed up with the sight of the embassy and the unfriendly inhuman attitude of their staff and decide to withdraw their passport after they must have spent time and money. It is quite painful.

it is instructive to state here that collecting money from applicants and putting them through a series of emotional and financial turmoil and yet failing to render the services for which they are financially rewarded is criminal – grossly illegal. Indeed, this is not any different from the criminal act of swindling or defrauding.

They say Nigerians can withstand anything, can scale any hurdle, but that does not award a free pass to anyone, organization or government to erect unnecessary obstacles, even those that oppose the virtues of human rights. For not all Nigerians are the kind of Nigerians they have in mind while they build their high walls of senseless restrictions. Most Nigerians are good ambassadors not only to this nation, but to the entire black race – wherever they go and whoever they encounter, but ironically, they are the surest victims to these stereotypical notions about Nigeria. For the sake of those upright Nigerians, the South African embassy should set up a just method of evaluation instead of one that depends solely on the emotional whims and mood swings of the evaluating officials.

The South African embassy in Nigeria should update their staff and equipment; they have the resources because every applicant pays a non-refundable visa fee. No one disputes their right to refuse visas to anyone at their own free will, but they should desist from subjecting Nigerian citizens to treatments not even befitting to animal beings.

Nigerians feel absence of an embassy

DOHA: Nigerian expatriates in Qatar need to have a more constructive interaction with their home country, the head of Dohanaija, the Nigerian community organization here, said on the occasion of its spring party yesterday.

“It is encouraging to find Nigerians across the world creating a sense of home away from home, retaining their Nigerian-ness, and remaining in touch with their roots. What is required is a more constructive interaction with home,” Olu Jimoh Millar told The Peninsula.

“What we should work on now is maintaining perspective, relentless alertness and clarity in the association’s goals. There are still a lot of Nigerians who are not members, we should encourage them to join and share our vision.”

During an interactive session yesterday, a number of issues were raised by the community members, the most pertinent one being the absence of a Nigerian diplomatic post in Qatar.

Speaking to The Peninsula, Aderemi Ogunjobi, a Nigerian football player, expressed the views of many Nigerians when he said, “Nigerians in Qatar are affected by the absence of their country’s embassy. We need a place where we can go in times of difficulty. Both countries should consider establishing bilateral ties.”

Raymond Ume, Vice President of Dohanaija, thanked the members for their attendance and urged them to contribute their time, money and expertise for promoting the activities of the body.

Among those present at the event was Innocent Egbunike, a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4x400 metres relay in 1984 at Los Angeles. He works as a consultant at Aspire Academy.

Dohanaija is a body of talented and highly skilled Nigerians formed out of nationalistic passion to help achieve the economic, educational, technological and democratic goals of Nigerians. While the body is not a political grouping, it has served in the recent past as a medium of conveying the opinions of Nigerians abroad to the country’s government.

The Nigerian Okpono soup and Semo were relished by everyone yesterday, including Ginka Yogakiever, a Bulgarian married to Nigerian Mike Elumeze.

The community outlined a number of projects for the year, including the launch of a website, celebration of Nigeria’s independence day, seminars and an end-of-year get-together.

Source.http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=May2009&file=Local_News2009050971813.xml

deservedly

Its an opprtunity for any illegal to collect the cash and leave peacefullt.Because there will a be a manhunt now and if you are caught, thenext available flight to Nigeria without naira and kobo.

Visa applications are almost the same everywhere in the world, your bank statement is a must provide anywhere in the world.You have to show how financiallly comfortable you are .Its a requirement.

Perhaps the treatment of Nigerains is different in the record numbers of refusals everyday.

But i still Govt can interfere by telling them to soften their immigration policies, even to get Nigeria visa form abroad is not easy.

I pesronally know aof a case where a Danish woman was refused thrice on cases of lack of funds for 2 weeks tourist visit to Nigeria.She was given appeal and she won .

So the issue is dimensional in so many ways, govt , applicants, embassy, host etc

Check youtube, Journey to Martydom

Its a good experience seeing Nigerians get great reviews abroad for the right reasons.

Recently i attended the Al Jazeera film festival in Doha, Qatar.

Nigeria’s ‘Miracle Man’ is in Doha. Niyi Babade, the young film-maker and the country’s ace photojournalist, will be showcasing his tour de force work ‘Journey to Martyrdom’ at the ongoing Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival, today.

Included in the “Long Film” segment, Babade’s 62-minute documentary is a true life story of MKO Abiola, who won Nigeria’s first freest and fairest presidential elections in the political history of Nigeria. After the victory, Abiola was sent to jail and

he died there.

Abiola meant different things to different people. To some he was a man they hate to love and love to hate. To others he was a generous man, kind, shrewd businessman. However, by 1992, he won the hearts of many Nigerians and emerged as their hero and idol before becoming a hero of democracy in Nigeria. “My attempt was to document these different phases,” Babade told this paper.

Babade’s film was nominated, amongst other renowned films in the world to answer the puzzle surrounding the death of Abiola. A photojournalist working for the Associated Press in Nigeria and engaged in musical video TV Commercials and Documentary production, Babade has covered most hot areas in Nigeria and named by Reuters TV, the ‘miracle man’. Asked what inspired Babade for doing “Journey to Martyrdom”, he quipped:” I am a beneficiary of Abiola’s generosity

and goodwill”.

On the documentary’s entry to the international festival Babade said: “It feels good to be nominated among great film-makers, I will cherish this moment and go back home to project this film about a great Nigerian. My appreciation goes to the Al Jazeera Network for its support for bringing me here”, he said. 
Source
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=April2009&file=Local_News2009041565031.xml

Its a good experience seeing Nigerians get great reviews abroad for the right reasons.

Recently i attended the Al Jazeera film festival in Doha, Qatar.

Nigeria’s ‘Miracle Man’ is in Doha. Niyi Babade, the young film-maker and the country’s ace photojournalist, will be showcasing his tour de force work ‘Journey to Martyrdom’ at the ongoing Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival, today.

Included in the “Long Film” segment, Babade’s 62-minute documentary is a true life story of MKO Abiola, who won Nigeria’s first freest and fairest presidential elections in the political history of Nigeria. After the victory, Abiola was sent to jail and

he died there.

Abiola meant different things to different people. To some he was a man they hate to love and love to hate. To others he was a generous man, kind, shrewd businessman. However, by 1992, he won the hearts of many Nigerians and emerged as their hero and idol before becoming a hero of democracy in Nigeria. “My attempt was to document these different phases,” Babade told this paper.

Babade’s film was nominated, amongst other renowned films in the world to answer the puzzle surrounding the death of Abiola. A photojournalist working for the Associated Press in Nigeria and engaged in musical video TV Commercials and Documentary production, Babade has covered most hot areas in Nigeria and named by Reuters TV, the ‘miracle man’. Asked what inspired Babade for doing “Journey to Martyrdom”, he quipped:” I am a beneficiary of Abiola’s generosity

and goodwill”.

On the documentary’s entry to the international festival Babade said: “It feels good to be nominated among great film-makers, I will cherish this moment and go back home to project this film about a great Nigerian. My appreciation goes to the Al Jazeera Network for its support for bringing me here”, he said. 
Source
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=April2009&file=Local_News2009041565031.xml

Up Chelsea we are gunning for a double, Champions league and FA Cup.

I want Arsenal in Final

Arsenal as really impressed to reach the semis of the Champions league and FA Cup.
But there is always a stop to every ambition,Chelsea should carry the day.

Individuals can travel to the UK for the specific purpose of visiting friends and family who live in the UK.

UK family members can sponsor the applicant by providing an invitation letter to confirm the relationship, purpose of the visit, and also the support they will be providing in terms of financial assistance and/or accommodation.

Applicants in this category must prove to the UK Immigration Authorities that they can financially maintain and accommodate themselves in the UK with or without assistance from family member(s) living in the UK but without resource to public funding or employment.

Your wife is part of your family.

Opportunities Fund is now accepting applications. Please go to: www.unhabitat.org/opfund for more information.

He scores goals only done by MARADONA, HE DRIBBLES WITH INCREDIBLE PACE, DEFT TOUCHES, NATUrally gifted,at the moment he's the best player in the world.

Even Bayern fans will give him a standing ovation when he visits Munich next week.

Beat Bolton and heat the pressure.
Sweet victory at Anfield.

Didn't watch the match but how earth couldn't the Eagles score a goal.

You need to call the office

Nigerians in Qatar are about 1000, some are fortunate working in banks, newspapers,small chip coys, investment house,Engineering firms.

A Nigerian is the pastor of a local church with various country nationals attendant e.g Sri Lanka, Kenyans,Zimbabwe,Nepalese etc

But of worry is the high cost of accomodation.
Nigerians there are not too co-operative towards each other.
So if you must travel to Qatar make sure you have contacts on ground.