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Nigeria will be facing argentina again after they were pitched together in group F in the 2014 world cup which will be held in brazil,this will be the 4th time the super eagles will be slugging it out with the south american giants in a world cup group stage, having previously played them in 1994,2002 and 2004 editions.Now the question is WHY ALWAYS ARGENTINA? Is there something behind it? Or is it just coincidential? As a matter of fact the only world cup nigeria managed to avoid argentina in the group statge was in 1998 edition which was held in France where they were grouped alongside spain, bulgaria and paraguay. Meaningfull contributions are welcomed pls,,,,,,

Ronaldo has done more to deserve this award

arcbabe: It is not working for me and the stress is too much.

av tried it too, its not working too

The world witnessed a playing style exhibited by
our own U-17 boys team at the recently
concluded FIFA event that has not been seen
since the inception of the competition at that
level.
They were compact, free flowing, attacking and
defending as one unit. The team was flawless and
a marvel to everyone that watched them
including the FIFA officials.
How can such a beautiful product come from
Nigeria? A country that has been known not to
get anything right because of pervasive
corruption, ethnicity and crass disdain for the
national patrimony. How come the boys were so
disciplined, organised and goal oriented. For
once, the nation got it right: from the conception,
planning and execution, everything was done
properly.
Our understanding was that from the beginning,
it was made clear that there will be no short cut
route. Only those within the approved age
bracket were allowed to pass through the
screening. More noticeable was the fact that, no
player that has featured in our professional league
competition was allowed to take part. Majority of
them were picked from academies and schools
sport competitions.
Principally – and this we must note- the players
were picked based on their individual
performance: no quota system was involved in
the selections. If you are good, you are in. So we
find a mixture of Christians, Muslims and
traditionalists. Southerners and Northerners, all
properly bonded in love towards the common
goal.
There was an uncommon determination by every
individual to make his own contribution to the
whole. Where or when one makes a mistake,
another puts himself on the way to salvage the
situation. Such was the bonding that, they all
looked like children of the same parents, it is
indeed worthy of commendation.
We must appreciate everyone responsible for
bringing this to pass. The officials of all kinds:
coaches, NFA and importantly, the government of
Cross-River state which provided an enabling
environment and facilities for their training and
camping.
What is the over all implication of the Eaglets
victory? It is basically that, there is no height we
cannot attain as Nigerians if we are ready to allow
merit to reign in our selection of representatives.
We must also note the calibre of coaches on the
Eaglets bench, such ex-internationals like Manu
Garba, Nduka Ugbade and Emmanuel Amuneke
who have distinguished themselves in past age
grade competitions. So let us allow
professionalism to thrive in our national
endeavours and it won’t take time for the world
to take notice of this country.
Nigeria is a sleeping giant, it requires the right
calibre of leadership and professionals to stir it
from its sleeping position. Our roads can be made
to be smooth and free flowing if our FERMA
officials assigned to road supervision will do their
job properly by using budgeted funds to fix road
patches instead of conniving with contractors or
diverting monies into private pockets.
Power will flow when the present owners chose to
do the job professionally, by first, treating the
consumers as their customers.
Modern marketing management requires that the
consumer or customer is factored first in all the
planning of the corporation, so if they choose to
add correct value that will be in line with
consumers demands, the people will respond by
paying their bills promptly, even if the
consumption cost goes up.
It is therefore imperative for the new owners of
the defunct PHCN to first think of how they can
provide efficient services to the consumers. They
should not be in a hurry to jerk up prices, at least,
in the next six months.
How wonderful will it be if our politicians will for
once, allow true democracy to take place in line
with the people’s wish, if all the political parties- I
mean all – will allow true representations in all
stages of their structure, the unnecessary
bickering and heating of the polity will become a
thing of the past. Let the people’s voice be heard
through their legitimate representatives.
The lessons of our Eaglets victory are innumerable
and can be extended to almost all aspects of our
national life: discipline,co-operation, hard work,
merit and goal attainment. If only the country
can truly unite as one, with each region bringing
in its own area of comparative advantage to the
centre without any form of animosity.
If only we can appoint people – competent
graduates employment without recourse to their
state of origin, religion or tribe. It is possible – the
Eaglets victory has proved that – It is now left for
those in positions of authority to put proper
structures in place.
And talking about structures, I mean structures
of merit. The officials of the team have laid
foundation for the next generation to build upon.
It is a matter of replicating the paths used by
their predecessors. Let merit determine selection
in all aspect of our national life.
This brings us to the question of what happens to
the all conquering Eaglets? Some have said that
they should be kept intact and be made to
graduate together to the senior levels. This will
not be possible as some of them will soon be
pursuing their individual interests.
Some will opt to further their education instead of
a profession in soccer, others may lose form and
not be able to keep pace up to the senior level. I
tend to agree with the position of my brother and
friend here, Richard Okotie, that no successful
under-aged team has succeeded in taking all its
members to the senior level wholesale all over the
world- whether in Brazil, Germany, Spain, et al.
Along the line, some of them do not measure up
to standard at the senior level.
So what is to be done? When a method has been
tried and tested with good result, it is important
that we master and retain it.
The Spanish, German and Brazilians have done it
consistently through the years. Let merit be our
basic guideline for selection and also, the sports
authorities must be ready to provide all the
support for such endeavours to thrive at all times.
Do this for all categories of our national teams,
including the ladies and we shall be recording
repeated successes.
Next is to identify those amongst them with the
potentials to go further in their footballing
pursuit. Give them the necessary follow-up
support, like a thorough scrutiny of their contract
papers with clubs and linkages to coaches and
institutions that will properly supervise their
blossoming.
In all, the growth of the players in the profession
should be paramount and not the selfish interest
or greed of agents who abound everywhere,
always on the prowl to take advantage. Identify
such players in the group now and begin to
groom them for future successes. That is how it is
done in the advanced world.

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no wonder I'v tried it several times all to no avail

No wonder I'v tried it without success

arcbabe: am using weekly subscription

am using monthly sub, but I'v tried mine too, it's not been going tru, do u use mtn?

It depends on the kind of the subscriptions u make

Point of correction, oboabona not a former 3sc player, but rather a former sunshine player

You need to format ur sensless brain

Ramsey noah

Am from the southwest, I speak yoruba, english and hausa

LasBonBoi: Yes I do, thanks wandevincent. Cheers.

you'r welcome brother

LasBonBoi: You are a good man, I believe you want to help in rightly guiding the ignorant op. Good to have people like you! However, I have reasons to believe that readers of this thread and the op who happens to be challenged with decisions like this would be miss guided by giving uninformed foundation design specifications. Hope you understand my point.

I perfectly understand u, I was only recommending and I expect him to at least use his discretion where necessary.Hope u do get me too?

Mr Aboki: I as a Geological engineer can do ground investigations with my small background in;

1. Soil Mechanics
2. Rock Mechanics
3. Foundation Engineering
4. Rock Mechanics
5. Strength of materials I & II
&
6. Fluid Mechanics I & II

All with hands on and practical experience.

you'r right bro, all that falls under Engineering and structural geology, let's make them understand

LasBonBoi: As a geologist that you are, I will believe its unethical professionally to make such specifications.

and that's why I instructed him to consult me, if need be for more articulate details

Am a geologist by profession and I'll gladly help u in a little way I can,I'll recommend u. A raft foundation, though but are used in areas where the ground or the soil is weak but pile foundation is mainly used for multi storey buildings, and since u'r intending to build a flat, I'll suggest u go for raft foundation reinforced with a thickness of up to 30cm embedded about 30cm into the ground, make sure the foundation covers the whole area and may even extend beyond it. You can ask any question if u have any, I'll be here for u,

ogunwalea: pls everyone, wats d english of "AGBALUMO" in english?

cherry

Akinwande........ Wande

A dream that will nevr come true

‘And for this reason will a man leave his parents
and cling to his wife’ so did a Bible passage say in
the book of Genesis. In this part of the world,
Africa, marriage is seen as a necessity, especially
for a lady. It is very common for a woman to be
reminded of her age when she refuses to bring a
man home after reaching certain ages.So the question that comes to my mind is this, At what age should a lady get married?

A yet unknown number of members of the
Kwara state chapter of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, died on Wednesday
night as they scrambled for handouts
distributed by former Governor of the state,
Bukola Saraki.
A source said no fewer than a dozen people
were feared dead.
Several others were injured in the incident
which occurred at a venue popularly called
PDP Charity House, which is near Mr. Saraki’s
Ilorin residence.
Tragedy struck as indigent party members
tried to outsmart one another as Mr. Saraki
and other philanthropists distributed the
yearly sallah gifts.
The dead and the injured were packed into
ambulances and rushed to nearby hospitals.
In a statement emailed to PREMIUM TIMES on
Wednesday night, the Publicity Secretary of
Kwara PDP, Mas’ud Adebimpe, confirmed the
incident and commiserated with the families
of the victims.
He, however, confirmed the death of only four
PDP members , with many others injured.
Mr. Adebimpe said, “The Peoples Democratic
Party Kwara State chapter held its annual
Sallah celebration at PDP Charity House where
many party faithful were in attendance.
“The event which is an annual activity of the
party went on smoothly until the unfortunate
incident of a stampede, which led to some
people fainting. They were immediately
rushed to a hospital few blocks away from the
venue.
“While some are currently responding
positively to treatment, we however regret to
announce that we lost four of our party
members to the unfortunate development.
“Our prayers go out to the families of the
deceased and we pray for the quick recovery
of those that are responding fast to
treatment.”
The yearly sallah gifts distribution by the
Sarakis and the party have of late led to
multiple deaths.
On May 27, 2011, several people died at the
Mandate House, Ilorin, as they scrambled for
rice and other items.
At least 11 others died in a similar fashion in
November 2010, but only four deaths were
also confirmed by the Kwara government at
the time

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us, your character is far more important than your past or your future, it is who you are that matters not what you'v done or will do.What you should have at the back of ur mind is dat its never too late to be what you might have been and you are never too old to pursue ur dreams

How can you expect a black star to shine over a super EAGLE, never, Up eaglesssssss!!!!

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u sent me an email, what exactly do you want to knw about their HND

tonnieblaise: abeg no call dat name again,dat man can giv person heartattack wit his style of coaching..i even heard some backroom staff are d ones doin d selection,his own job is just to sit on d bench and acts as coach,he does not even talk sef

but he qualified nigeria for two world cups

Fellow nigerians,let's been sincere,had our dear super eagles of nigeria been pitted against egpyt in the playoffs, would we have been able to defeat egypt with a huge 6-1 margin as the black stars of ghana did this evening

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afroprofile: The black star of Ghana have defeated the Pharoes of Egypt in the ongoing qualifier series for the 2014 world cup.
The most goals came in the first half of the match.
http://afroprofile.com/blog/2013/10/15/world-cup-qualifier-ghana-3-egypt-1/

its 6- 1, where did you watch urs?

Andre Uweh: Yakubu Aigbeni is Edo and not Yoruba.

edo has, yoruba origin