kelch: This is the story of a young boy whose parents were murdered during 2002 riots in Kaduna. He was aged 11 years at the time. His parents, Mr Austine and Mrs Josephine Moses, were missionaries until they met their untimely death. The boy left his house to play football but returned home to see that all his parents had laboured for had been razed down and he would never see his mother and father again.
He was taken to London by his uncle almost immediately after the incident. While in London, he began deploying his football skills. Though his parents were murdered, his passion for football was never killed. He played football for his school and later for a local Tandrige League club until Crystal Palace FC approached him. From that point, his career progressed in leaps and bounds.
This player played for England's under 16, 17, 19 and 21 teams between 2005 and 2010 scoring 11 goals for England during this period. He later moved to Wigan Athletic and now he plays for Chelsea. This footballer is called VICTOR MOSES.
His story is a touching one, I share his pains. I also share his courage. He had a choice not to step into Nigeria again but he didn't take that option. When the call to serve his fatherland came, Moses dumped England and embraced Nigeria... That is patriotism!
Today, we see a Victor Moses bringing joy to every Nigerian including those who may have inspired his parent's death... That is Love!
On Sunday, Moses would stand for the National Anthem and pledge allegiance to a country that couldn't defend his parents... That is faith!
Moses would deliver the "African Cup of Nations" trophy to Nigeria not minding what had happened in the past... That is forgiveness! Moses rose through bitterness and despair to the limelight of hope and courage.
He never gave up on his country. He persevered... That is purpose!
If someone like Victor Moses, despite the bitter past, never gave up on Nigeria, then why should we?

Ikengawo: This man is on twitter more than a teenaged girl

chucky234: Must you be with a laptop to access the internet in 2013?
Watery combobulated brain.

dplomaticVal: @Idi Amin

musiwa10: nobody will vote for el rufia in nigeria, after he destroy many people home.. You know that.. THey dont do that to people.. most of them worked for the houses all their lifes.

Didi_8: El-Rufai, keep your politics to yourself. We are not interested. What Keshi and Emenike and Mikel and the rest did tonite is football statesmanship. You are just a politician looking at the next election. Thats where your vision ends. These Super Eagles have won glory for this generation and are heroes for coming generations. For me, APC sounds like one medication that has been phased out from pharmaceutical shops. In fact whats the difference between PDP and APC? In fact we are not interested in your political proposal.

tete7000: Whatever el-rufai and his cohorts have to say, this victory was achieved during jonathan regime. It's a big achievement for jonathan. Something that shows sometimes you have to slow down and allow people have free hand to serve. Had it been obasanjo's time, some players might have been forced upon the coach. This victory eluded the regime in which el-rufai served in or better still where he was an accidental civil servant.

c-klass:
who the heck is peter rufai

elampiro: Who is El Rufai?

HI-PROFILE:
Joke ke if to say eagles lost em for don attack jeg and christians .;I tnk dis guys brain is gradually retarding.

GARRI (x7):


It seems you're not too endowed upstairs...are you??

You need someone to tell you that was a joke...right??

SMH4U....

GARRI (x7):


It seems you're not too endowed upstairs...are you??

You need someone to tell you that was a joke...right??

SMH4U....

obailala: Are Nairalanders so dumb to understand that it was a joke or is it the hatred for the man that is beclouding their reasoning?

lastgarribender:

So if a joke is dry people should laugh abi? The fact is that his attempt at a joke was dry both of you should accept it and stop insulting nairalanders because you managed to get a techno phone that happens to browse.

GARRI (x7):


It seems you're not too endowed upstairs...are you??

You need someone to tell you that was a joke...right??

SMH4U....

GARRI (x7):


It seems you're not too endowed upstairs...are you??

You need someone to tell you that was a joke...right??

SMH4U....