happney65:
Aha!

I remember this very well. It was in 2004. I remember watching it at a roadside viewing centre at Olorunsogo.. Okocha just won the BBC African footballer of the year when he singlehandedly brought Bolton Wonderers from Relegation

It was just the stroke of half time. Okocha scored that wonderful goal and we went into half time

Before then, Cameroun has always been our nemesis beating us back to back even with ojoro from their top guy,Issa Hayatou who was the CAF chairman then

We went on to win that game 2-1 and that was what broke the camerounian jinz ever since then..

P.S.Camoroun also had the best of the best in their team then not their current crop of players who I believe we can defeat tonight

I must know you... I watched that match at that same place. Olorunsogo bus stop by the round about... lets connect!

In 1998, a 21 year old Nigerian soldier named Hassan Adeyemo from Ibadan met and fell in love with an 18 year-old beautiful Hausa girl from Bauchi called Sarah. It was love at first sight.

They got married in 1999 and God blessed them with a beautiful daughter in 2000. After her, they had two other daughters and one boy, making 4 kids. Hassan loved his wife so much and told her not to work because of stress. He was providing everything she ever wanted for her and the kids…

In 2014, Hassan wanted a better life for his family, so with his wife’s agreement, he decided to send them to the U.S. Sarah and the kids entered the United States in 2014.
Before they got there, Hassan already arranged a rented house and a car for them. Sarah wasn’t working, Hassan was sending big money to them for upkeep from Nigeria every month. Despite the distance, Hassan bonded with his wife and kids. Everyone was happy.

In 2017, Hassan, who had missed his family so much, decided to relocate to America and stay with them.

Before Hassan got to America, Sarah had started hair braiding just to keep herself busy when the kids were in school. Everyone loved her and the way she braided beautiful styles. Gradually, she became a household name in Orlando, Florida. Ladies flooded her to do their hair.

The unfortunate victims of the tragedy
What she was doing for fun became something big overnight. Hassan entered the US, and things were going smoothly. Hassan who was a big man in Nigeria, left everything and came to America to start all over with menial jobs. He had no papers yet, so he was doing jobs that paid him peanuts.

God blessed them with a baby boy in 2018, making their children a total of 5. Sarah was making at least 1,000 a day with the help of her daughters who she had trained. She was very fast and efficient in braiding. With this income, she was able to support the family with all expenses because Hassan’s income couldn’t meet up with the expenses/bills.

Hassan got his papers and started Uber and delivery jobs. He worked from day to night and started contributing his quota to the family, but his contributions was like change to his wife Sarah, was making. In effect, Sarah became the breadwinner of the house.

Issues started because Sarah was always complaining that Hassan couldn’t afford her lifestyle. She became the children’s favorite because she gave them everything they asked for, while their dad could not meet up. Sarah entered the house whenever she wished. She became the boss, always calling Hassan lazy and useless, while Hassan always appealed to her for peace to reign.

Hassan, a gentleman didn’t like trouble in any form. Sarah and the children formed their own group in the house, and abandoned their dad to always sort himself out. Sarah stopped cooking for him.

Hassan became depressed and was always begging friends and family members to help talk to his wife. Hassan was always crying like a baby, saying Sarah made him feel less of a man in the house. His friends encouraged him to persevere and ignore whatever she did.

In January 2022, Sarah announced to Hassan that she had bought a house. They moved into the new house, and she continued to treat him very badly. She disrespected him so much, “Leave my house if you cannot obey me, you irresponsible man,” she would often say.

She locked him out in the cold so many times and threw his things out. The children were on their mother’s side because she was the provider. Hassan became very depressed, and started having suicidal thoughts. He told his friends how life is unfair, and that he would kill himself. They advised him to leave the marriage because it was obvious that his wife was no longer in love with him, but he kept on asking, “Where will I start from? I love my wife. A woman I have invested all my life in. The only woman I ever loved. What did I do to deserve this from her?”

April 2023, Sarah told him she had bought another house that this particular house is specifically for her and her customers. She told Hassan to hold onto the boys while the girls followed her to the new house. Hassan was like, ” Why do you want to separate the family?” She said, “If everyone followed her to the new house, it will disturb my customers. She then told the husband that he could bring the boys over for weekends, but he can’t come with them, “because I need my privacy.” People tried to talk to Sarah, but she wouldn’t listen. Hassan agreed, hoping that his wife will change her mind.

On August 21, 2023, Sarah informed Hassan that she would like for her sons to move in with her, while Hassan remains in the old house. She instructed Hassan to move all of her remaining property, and that of the children from the old house where Hassan was staying to the new one, where she lives.

She then told Hassan that whenever he wished to see the children, he should let her know, so she can arrange for the visits. So, Hassan told her he would do as she had instructed, and take the remaining property of hers to the house on Friday night, which he did. Sarah didn’t let him enter the house. She took all the belongings he brought and the boys and left Hassan outside. Hassan remained at the door for almost an hour knocking, Sarah refused to open the door for him.

The following day, August 26, was Hassan’s 46th birthday. Early that morning, Sarah sent him a message, “Happy Birthday friend, we are better off as friends than lovers.” “You need to look for where you’ll be staying, because I have to get rid of the old house. I wish you well in life, I have moved on.” A few hours later, the children called their dad to get some groceries, and he told them he would bring them in the evening. At about 6:30 PM, he called the kids, that he was on his way to the house with the groceries. When he got there, he knocked, and the children opened the door for him.

Hassan then asked for their mom, they told him he was in the shower. He entered, and went to the bathroom, brought out a gun, and shot her in the head, in the chest, and in the leg. He then called 911, “Hello, I just killed the bitch.” This is the address, I am waiting for you.” He sat down on the floor beside Sarah’s body.

The cops came, and the first responders rushed Sarah to the hospital, she was still breathing. She died two hours after she got to the hospital. Mr. Adeyemo is now at the Orange County Jail in Florida. He is most likely facing a death sentence or life in prison without parole.

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GistFullGround:
Nigeria lacks confidence!

Especially the keeper

Own goal… mex 2

Goal… 1 1. 53mins

HT

Mexico 1

Live from AT&T stadium, Arlington TX

abdullahi45:


Great. He has a manual to work with then. If he forgets, print it and paste it around the house

Lol

smile4kenn:


Yes o

https://gist.am/question/what-men-should-know-about-pregnancy

I just checked the link you shared and realized the blogger copies topics from Nairaland… hahahahahahahha. at least the original source could have been referenced.

Please change your way if it’s you…

Favfables1:
Amazing write up...
I learnt loads...
However, please help me clarify this...
You said "a happy wife is a happy life", how're bout a happy husband??

Lol… I believe it goes both ways.

Hahahahahahaha…

Unfortunately video no gree upload... apologies

I'm stunned by his knowledge about the product he's selling. Just Pure water.

Check it out

**Things many single people concentrate on while courting:

- Looks
- Physique
- Eloquence (especially of English Language)
- Style
- General appearance
- Short term gifts
- Surface character
- Present car
- Degree
- Socialization
- Attraction
- Place of employment

**Things that truly matter in marriage

- Deep positive character
- Direction and aspirations
- Time
- Respect
- Financial sense
- Patience
- Attention to details
- Desire to continuously get better
- Friendship
- Intelligence beyond education
- Skills and actual job role
- Communication
- Emotional intelligence

The truth becomes clear when one has already taken the plunge. Then reality dawns and the real hustle begins. The lucky ones are able to create that which they need......unfortunately, many are not as lucky.

The courting period is not just for fun, take from it, the things that truly matter (to you). If many of us married, had the chance to go back, we would check differently. Don't make the mistakes we made. They are usually difficult to correct.

Shamseddin Giwa

Comment:

Actually that is what happened during courtship. The first listed attribute are the elements that attract us. Not knowing that the fundamentals attributes below are essential for marriage continuity.
Thanks for sharing.
Note : Those costly mistakes are difficult to correct.
Sometimes you wish to turn back the hand of time,may be some steps could be trace... Just a wish . Though we still need to move forward not to dwell on the mistake of the past.
Thanks for sharing.

"If many of us married, had the chance to go back, we would check differently. Don't make the mistakes we made. They are usually difficult to correct."
��Brutally honest and gives us all a manual reset. �

**Things many single people concentrate on while courting:

- Looks
- Physique
- Eloquence (especially of English Language)
- Style
- General appearance
- Short term gifts
- Surface character
- Present car
- Degree
- Socialization
- Attraction
- Place of employment

**Things that truly matter in marriage

- Deep positive character
- Direction and aspirations
- Time
- Respect
- Financial sense
- Patience
- Attention to details
- Desire to continuously get better
- Friendship
- Intelligence beyond education
- Skills and actual job role
- Communication
- Emotional intelligence

The truth becomes clear when one has already taken the plunge. Then reality dawns and the real hustle begins. The lucky ones are able to create that which they need......unfortunately, many are not as lucky.

The courting period is not just for fun, take from it, the things that truly matter (to you). If many of us married, had the chance to go back, we would check differently. Don't make the mistakes we made. They are usually difficult to correct.

Shamseddin Giwa

Comment:

Actually that is what happened during courtship. The first listed attribute are the elements that attract us. Not knowing that the fundamentals attributes below are essential for marriage continuity.
Thanks for sharing.
Note : Those costly mistakes are difficult to correct.
Sometimes you wish to turn back the hand of time,may be some steps could be trace... Just a wish . Though we still need to move forward not to dwell on the mistake of the past.
Thanks for sharing.

"If many of us married, had the chance to go back, we would check differently. Don't make the mistakes we made. They are usually difficult to correct."
��Brutally honest and gives us all a manual reset. �

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The Louisiana pastor who has been bussing in parishioners for Sunday services despite concerns over spearheading the COVID-19 virus, was put on the spot on Sunday morning by CNN’s Victor Blackwell for asking those same church members to hand over their $1200 stimulus checks despite the fact that many of them are poor.

Speaking with the CNN host, Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church first defended bussing people in despite putting them at risk of contracting the coronavirus, saying many were too poor to have internet access where they could watch his services online.

That led the CNN host to point out that his concern over their lack of money hasn’t stopped him from asking for their much-needed government check.

“You now are asking people who you know in your congregation who don’t have much, can’t even get to you without you picking them up to hand over the $1,200 stimulus check. Why?” Blackwell asked.

“The Pastor Spell stimulus challenge is to help those who do not get stimulus such as evangelists and missionaries,” Spell shot back. “So this morning, these evangelists and foreign missionary who have not had payments for five weeks now will be in the service this morning where we’ll give them a large offering.”

“Hold on, pastor,” Blackwell cut in. “Non-profits and faith-based ministries can apply for the paycheck protection program. You can get the –.”

“We don’t want to,” Spell interrupted.

“But that is your choice. I just made sure that I printed out these from the Small Business Administration website,” Blackwell said, holding up highlighted documents. “You have the option. My question is and I’ll let you answer. I will let you answer, but to say that people who you know don’t have much, you have to go and pick them up to bring them to your church to then ask them to hand over the $1,200, the only money some people will have, and you have another option, why not give that money to them and why isn’t this a time for the church to give to those who do not have?”

“We are giving to those who do not have,” the pastor attempted. “Number one, I said, this is a challenge. We are challenging you, if you can, give your stimulus package to evangelists and missionaries who do not get the package. They don’t file taxes the way you and I do, Victor. Secondly, we are giving to those people who are the most needy, okay? We are giving to them and we do not want SBA loans.

We don’t want the government to give us a dime. We are happy to provide for ourselves, never will our federal or state government put one penny into our church, because the second they do, they control us.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3qR243NmnE

Despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic in the world, a Nigerian man is getting married to 2 ladies on the same day.

SARS....

SARS

I love the guy sha

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The family life of a Brazilian footballer is not always easy. There is a saying that we have 200 million football coaches in Brazil, and I can confirm that this is true.

I can also confirm that two of these coaches are my twin daughters.

All of my family members believe that they know the most about football. And they’re all pretty sure that the one who knows the least is me! When I get to the Chelsea dressing room after a game, they will have left a bunch of voice messages on my phone. They watch all my games, and they always give me advice. Often I’ll find that they have left me messages during the first half, while I was running around on the pitch.

The first message is usually from my father, Severino.

“Son, I’m watching the game here … you have to move more into the centre!”

Then I’ll have one from my wife, Vanessa.

“Honey, why don’t you cross the ball more often?”

And then my twin daughters, Manuella and Valentina.

“Daddy! If you want to score, you have to shoot!”

Manuella and Valentina are always the most worried. If I do not score, they’ll get concerned. If a player fouls me and I fall to the ground, they’ll ask if I’m okay.

“Daddy, why did that man kick you?”

I laugh about how engaged they are. But I also know they are trying to help. The feedback is always positive, every message sent with love.


Courtesy of Willian
Without a doubt, becoming a father is the best thing that can happen to you. I used to think just about football, but when you have children your priorities change, because they need your love and attention. As a footballer, they help me keep balance in my life.

Over the last few years I have been thinking a lot about these things — the things that are more important than football. I am not just talking about my role as a father, but as an evangelical Christian. I go to church here in London, and I feel great whenever I’m there, listening to the Word, saying my prayers. I have a group at church who I consider my friends.

But I do not like to talk too much to people about religion. Why? Because my life is an open book. For sure, there is a way of sending a message by preaching the gospel. But sometimes you can do the same with your actions and attitude. You can set an example. If you have the happiness and the discipline to your life that comes from your faith in God, people will notice that you have something special, you know? So you don’t have to put it in another person’s head that they should accept Jesus. You can show it through who you are, how you treat people, how you handle things.

And that is what I try to do on a daily basis.

Some people think that footballers just want to make money, party, and chase women. Of course, everyone can do whatever they want. The important thing about being a Christian is knowing that you are free. Sure, you can go to a club and party all night. But should you? When you know the word of God, it doesn’t make sense. And if you have that clarity, that knowledge of what is right and what is wrong, your life will be better.

There are many footballers who are evangelical Christians, not just in Brazil but also here in England. Roberto Firmino was baptised in a swimming pool a few weeks ago. Alisson was there. David Luiz has been a friend of mine since childhood. He was baptised when he played in Paris. Lucas Moura invited me to his home the other day for pizza. I think this is how it should be. On the pitch we all defend our teams. Outside it we are all friends.

I sincerely believe that I have God to thank for becoming a professional footballer. God has a purpose in life for each person, and for me I think it was to play football. When I look back I can recognise several moments when my career could have gone off the rails.

And yet for some reason, it never did.

For instance, when I was two years old I broke my foot. I was playing football in the streets of my hometown, Ribeirão Pires, a quiet city outside São Paulo, when I kicked a ball that was too hard for me. My mother says that I kept on walking normally, only to wake up the next day unable to put my foot on the ground. Thankfully it healed, and when I was nine I was able to join Corinthians, one of the biggest clubs in Brazil, and the team my family and my neighbourhood supported.

So many things went in my favour. Confidence is crucial for all players, and for whatever reason I never had a doubt that I was going to become a professional. The road to the top is long, you know? Millions of Brazilian kids chase the same dream. Some are talented but lose motivation. Some suffer serious injuries. Others begin to doubt. I could have thought, Oh, will this actually work? But I never did.


Courtesy of Willian

I was also lucky that I had my father. When I was 15 he was the one who told me that if I really wanted to become a professional, I would have to choose between football and futsal, which I had been playing since I was four. He helped me keep my feet on the ground. If you are good at football, agents begin to show interest in you very quickly. I also had the ego boost of playing for the youth national teams. If you are not careful, you might start thinking that you have made it before you actually have. But my father never let me think I was anything special.

We knew the competition was great. There is a saying that you have to kill a lion and a half a day, because everyone else is killing at least one. My father always told me that.

And then, soon after I had made the Corinthians first team, I got a big opportunity. In August 2007, when I was 19, I got an offer from Shakhtar Donetsk. As you know, every player in Brazil dreams of playing in Europe, especially for one of the big clubs. I must admit that I had not planned to leave Brazil so early, and I had certainly not envisaged a future in Ukraine. But Corinthians really needed to sell me at that moment, and Shakhtar really wanted me. So my father and I went there to check things out.

The people from Shakhtar were very convincing. When our flight landed in France they had a private jet waiting for us. I was like, Damn, I have never flown a private jet before. All we knew about Donetsk was that it was supposed to be a cold place. But it was summer, and really, really warm. I thought, Surely the winters cannot get that cold…. Then I met the coach, Mircea Lucescu, and some of the players, including Fernandinho, Luiz Adriano and Ilsinho, who were all Brazilians. The facilities looked good. Finally my father and I concluded that this could be a great start for me in Europe. And so I decided to join Shakhtar.

Of course, when winter finally came it was difficult. The cold, the snow … I had never experienced anything like that. But thank God everything went well. I had the support of my teammates, especially the Brazilians, including Brandão and Jádson. I adapted well. I even learned Russian! In the beginning I had to use a translator, but slowly I picked up words and phrases, and eventually I was able to understand it.


Sam Robles/The Players' Tribune
Ukraine was also where I became an evangelical Christian. I had grown up going to a Catholic church with my parents every Sunday. But when I was in Ukraine, I felt that I began to get closer to what following God really meant. I began to spend more time with Jádson and Fernandinho. They would host services at their homes, where we would study the Bible together. They were almost like Bible workshops. That was when I began to fully understand what the Bible said, and what was really right and what was really wrong. And so I accepted Jesus Christ as my only saviour. My wife and I were baptised there — in a bathtub.

At the same time I began to spend more of my spare time with my agent. He lived in London, and on one occasion I went with him to watch a game at Stamford Bridge. That was when I began following Chelsea and the Premier League. I was blown away. I loved the atmosphere. I fell in love with the city. I can’t quite explain what London has, but it has something … something special.

I spent 5½ years at Shakhtar, working as hard as I could. In January 2013 I moved to Anzhi Makhachkala, in Russia. But six months later they were in financial trouble and allowed me to find another club. And so began weeks of negotiations. Many clubs wanted me, but I wanted to go to Chelsea. And in the end, thank God, I was able to fulfill my dream. I can still remember visiting the club, seeing the facilities, meeting David Luiz in the dressing room. I was so happy. God seems to have heard what I wanted and said, “This is where he will go.”

Since I joined Chelsea, a lot has happened that has shaped my character. The first year was disappointing, because we were fighting for the title but finished third. We also made the Champions League semifinals, drawing away in the first leg against Atlético Madrid. We were 1–0 up at home in the second leg, and I remember thinking, Damn, I have never been in a Champions League final, and now we’re going there! And then Atlético turned the game around and won 3–1. That was frustrating. But the toughest period by far was when we became Premier League champions with Antonio Conte in 2016–17. I sat on the bench a lot that season, but worse, I lost my mother. She was battling cancer, and there just seemed to be so little I could do about it. In that period I received a lot of support from my father and my wife. It was painful, but I learned a lot. I matured. And I got even closer to God.

Of course, I have also had many happy moments at Chelsea. The fans have treated me well from Day One. When they sing my name, I feel happy and proud. They give me confidence, and I have always tried to return their love for me on the pitch.

Not by talking, but by setting an example with my actions. As always.

The happiest moments are when you win a league title, because you spend an entire season fighting for it. I will never forget my first one at Chelsea, which we won under José Mourinho in 2015. The party on the pitch and in the dressing room was incredible. We actually won it with three league games still to play, and Mourinho had promised us four days off each week if we won the title. So each week for the rest of the season I would train one day, play a game, and then spend four days with my family on holiday.

People ask me about the best coaches I have had. For sure, Mourinho is one of them. We had a special relationship. He demanded a lot, so there were some conflicts, but that’s normal. He would challenge me and call out my mistakes, but if I had played well he would also say something like, “Today you killed it.” I loved his man management, how he organised training, how he spoke in meetings. I learned a lot from him. Even after he left Chelsea he spoke well of me. We are still friends. Sometimes we exchange messages. When he was at Manchester United he wanted me to go there. And the way in which he made that clear was always respectful.

I also feel very good playing for Frank Lampard. It was a privilege to play with him — you all know how great a player he was — and as a coach I feel that he likes me a lot. I like him a lot, too. I really enjoy the way he is doing things. He cares about his players. His man management is excellent.


Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

I have played for Chelsea for more than six years now, and I can honestly say that I am very happy here. If you ask my wife if she wants to leave London, she’ll say no. My daughters feel the same way. Of course, Brazil is Brazil, right? It’s our home, our culture. We always feel good when we go there on holiday and see family and friends. But London is my second home.

In fact, I recently passed a British citizenship test. Man, it was hard. It’s British history in a nutshell: the 1500s, the 1600s, wars, battles, great leaders, stuff like that. Some questions are so difficult that not even some of my British friends knew the answers! I bought this handbook called Life in the UK Test, which covers everything in the exam. I don’t know how many hours I spent reading it. I also downloaded a phone app with mock tests.

As it turned out, I failed on my first two attempts, but got it on the third. I am now a British citizen!

So London is where I want to stay. This is where I have my family, my church. I want my daughters to grow up here. Whenever I get back to the dressing room, I want to keep seeing their messages. I want to keep hearing their love and encouragement.

They don’t just remind me to shoot. They also remind me that, no matter what I win as a footballer, my most important trophy will always be my family.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/willian-borges-chelsea

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What about Sonekan? Cant he be considered as one of them?

holocron:
This should be on front-page. Mods!

I agree

Someone may need this right now....

Never lose hope!

Be Grafeful! Be Patient! Be Strong!

RisenPhoenix:
Women don't want their husband's next wife to eat out of the inheritance when they die so they write their siblings or parents as next of kin. Men don't want their children to suffer so they write their children's mothers as next of kin.

Na soo oo... ..