David Otiera

Actuarial Graduate hopefully an Associate soon

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

Lived it , Survived it

[DFlames @DFlames12]

Has there been any player that represented Nigeria in the U-17 , U-19 , U-23 team and then switch Allegiance to another country?

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EMMANUEL SARKI

Sarki broke onto the scene with the Nigeria U-17 team (Golden Eaglets) in 2003, playing in both the U-17 African Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Championship. He was part of a highly-rated core of players that included John Mikel Obi, Chinedu Obasi, and Ezekiel Bala.
​His performances caught the eye of European scouts, leading to a massive move. Alongside Mikel Obi, Sarki was signed by English Premier League giants Chelsea FC in 2006. However, due to the strict UK work permit regulations for non-EU players, he was immediately sent on loan to Chelsea’s feeder club in Belgium, KVC Westerlo. He spent several years there waiting for a work permit that ultimately never materialized, preventing him from ever playing a senior match for Chelsea.

While his contemporary Mikel Obi quickly established himself as a cornerstone of the senior national team, Sarki's transition from the youth ranks to the Super Eagles stalled. Despite playing up to the Nigeria U-20 (Flying Eagles) level, senior call-ups never arrived.
​As his European club career drifted through stints in Belgium, Israel, and eventually a successful run with Polish side Wisła Kraków, the door to the Nigerian national team closed entirely.

By 2014, realizing a Super Eagles call-up was out of reach, Sarki explored alternative international options. He discovered that his maternal great-grandfather was from Haiti, making him eligible for the Caribbean nation through ancestry.
​In August 2014, FIFA officially cleared Sarki to switch his international allegiance. He made his debut for the Haitian national team later that year, even featuring in qualifiers for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
​In subsequent interviews, Sarki stated he had no regrets about switching to Haiti, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to play senior international football after feeling overlooked by handlers of the Nigerian national team during his peak years.

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

@john322226 Hmm

[DFlames @DFlames12]

History depends on who gets to tell the story.
Let’s make this thread the largest compendium of forgotten history, hidden civilizations, overlooked empires, strange wars, ancient knowledge, and historical moments that deserve to be remembered.

Without googgling drop one fascinating piece of history below.

[DFlames @DFlames12]

WHERE DO PEOPLE’S MONEY STAY AFTER LEAVING THEIR BANK ACCOUNT

​When you tap or dip your card, the money doesn't fly directly from your bank to the supermarket. It travels through a "four-party model"
Your Bank (Issuer) → The Switch ( Interswitch/NIBSS) → The Supermarket's Bank (Acquirer) → The Merchant.

The issue is that sometimes the process breaks halfway.
So: Your bank may already remove the money.
But the supermarket never receives confirmation.
That creates a “hanging transaction.”

So where does the money stay?
The money is usually sitting in one of these places temporarily:

• In a “hold” or “shadow balance”
Sometimes your bank has not fully transferred the money yet. It is merely deducted from your available balance, but still sitting internally within the bank awaiting final settlement.
Banks call this:
● authorization hold,
● pending transaction,
● uncleared debit.

The money has left your balance because your bank successfully processed the "debit" instruction. However, because the communication timed out before reaching the supermarket's bank, the money is held in a suspense account at either your bank or the central switching provider.

[DFlames @DFlames12]

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Living Faith Church Worldwide
Deeper Christian Life Ministry
Christ Embassy
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries
Dunamis International Gospel Centre
Salvation Ministries
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement
House on the Rock
Daystar Christian Centre
Commonwealth of Zion Assembly
The Synagogue Church of All Nations
Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria
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The Apostolic Church Nigeria
Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion
Methodist Church Nigeria
Nigerian Baptist Convention
Evangelical Church Winning All
Catholic Church in Nigeria
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
Christ Apostolic Church
Cherubim and Seraphim Church
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Trinity House
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Holy Spirit Mission
The Father’s House Church
Christ Victory Chapel

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Cheers to more success 🥂

[DFlames @DFlames12]

Nothing Survives here , Not Dreams , Not Viruses

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Look at his Bio , I think we are Fvcked again!!

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What if we are addicted to food . Walk with me
Addiction is something we cannot do without .
What if hunger is just withdrawals signs

[DFlames @DFlames12]

I just watched a video on TIKTOK in which a couple are engaged in a game where you react fast by grabbing the item called, The woman was so focused on the money that she didn’t compete for all other things, she just went for the money at every call.

The man however, stayed focused on the game and attentive to each call to grabbing whatever was named
Finally, all that was left was the money to the woman this is the moment she has been waiting for, all her life has led to that moment, and when the call was made the man is fastest to reach and eventually ended up with every reward.

Then I realize that I am the woman, so focus on achieving a goal that all other rewards are irrelevant, whereas the man has been in turn practicing, appreciating small wins, understanding the psychological build up, skills, confidence attributed to winning and almost winning. You could say he has practiced in the act of winning. Already conditioned to win
When life’s reality finally dawns, I feel cheated when I miss the big goal but fail to realize that I had been so fixated on THE BIG PRIZE while neglecting and undervaluing SMALL and INCREMENTAL win

[DFlames @DFlames12]

Naija Policemen Kit

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

@oku_ynugx Lol

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

@MEMORllA Arsenal Fans

Family problems

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

April tested me.
May will reward me.
Watch closely.

[David Otiera @DFlamesD]

@DFlames12 This one tight

[DFlames @DFlames12]

Na this one is dey repeat .

Hope i am safe

ASAKE don initiate me

[DFlames @DFlames12]

I WORSHIP the grind, not the gold,
but still whisper Amen when the figures unfold.
Started with GRATITUDE, pockets lean, heart loud,
now the numbers i too do but I no fit RORA, this is the AMEN to mama's prayers
From nothing to something, I told life WA (come),
move, make space, I’m becoming a star.
MY CHOICE BE HEAVEN (MCBH) that high
In the silence of nights, I asked WHY LOVE money so deep?
’Cause it buys you some peace, but not the sleep.

I’ve learned FORGIVENESS for losses, for bets,
for trusting the wrong hands and drowning in debts.
Still I stand like an OBA, composed, never frantic,
though they label my hunger BADMAN GANGSTA like italian Mafia
We rise and we dance, anywhere with bad energy ASAKE ASAMBE (We run from there ) ,
every loss just a verse, every win a refrain.
Now I move SKILFUL, no rush, no delay,
’cause money’s a rhythm and I’ve found my symphony

[DFlames @DFlames12]

Unrelated but I have an experience of this sort .I was in UNIBEN 200 LEVEL then

It was a first Saturday in Benin City. We went to MFM Uselu for the Power Must Change Hands program.
Entering that church was not an invitation; it was a deployment. The ushers were not there to welcome you. They were there to command you.
​"Move here!" "Go up!" Their voices carried the weight of a decree, making it clear that your sitting position was a matter of the violent that taketh it by force rather than personal comfort.
​We climbed up to the gallery.

Beside me sat my friend, Terry. Terry was the visual definition of maturity. He was heavyset, sturdy, and blessed with a full, thick beard that made him look like he had been a grown man since birth. Then there was me: a princess with a face as smooth and you can imagine looking every bit the junior in the room even though we were almost the same age
​During the sermon, I bent my head low, focused entirely on my jotter to get the message. Terry, meanwhile, had surrendered sleep.

​Suddenly, I felt a slep like as though it was a touch from heaven
​The sting was instantaneous. I looked up, dazed, only to see an usher looming over me like an angry cloud. She did not touch Terry, the actual person sleeper. She targeted the smooth-faced innocent young looking one.

​"I wasn't sleeping!" Before I could protest I was cut with
"Shut up or I will slap you again!"
​The disrespect was a physical weight. Right there in the gallery, I wanted to retaliate, give her the weight of the slap and walk out of the church but Terry turned pacifier . I was very angry all through the service that I wasn't to still meet her after the close of service.

​As we left that day, I vowed to grow a beard.
​I promised myself I would get that beard, by hook or by crook.

​Well, eventually, it came by hook.

[DFlames @DFlames12]

@TeniEntertainer Spotify don dey warn me say I don too listen to ZION oo

But I no gree for them seh
Song wey Teni and @Olamide cook for kitchen like Christmas rice