I attended a friend’s birthday party on Friday.
Everything was going smoothly until it was time to spray her money.
I brought out my crisp ₦200 new notes, ₦20,000 in total.
As I was happily spraying them into the basket, I caught her giving the notes a look of pure disdain.
Omo, the moment someone else came forward with ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes, her whole face lit up. Smiles everywhere.
Energy changed instantly.
That’s how my spraying ended abruptly. I quietly put together the remaining money and returned to my seat.
But I didn’t get angry and leave immediately o.
I sat down, and made sure I sampled every available food before finally leaving in annoyance. 😩😂
My dearest sister Ngozi @NOIweala ,
It is with profound sorrow that I received the sad news of the demise of Prince Ikechukwu Okonjo, your younger brother.
The loss of a younger sibling is an arduous and grievous experience. Please accept my sincerest sympathies, extended to you, the esteemed royal family of the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, and all individuals who held Prince Ikechukwu in their affections.
May God Almighty who called him home grant him eternal rest in His kingdom, and grant your family the fortitude to bear his irreplaceable loss.
God Almighty bless your family always. -PO
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@_belikebaddy and his mum are on their way to Egypt for the second operation. Safe trip to them and a successful surgery.
Thank you all for your kindnesses🙏🏾
How underrated the fact is that Messi has beaten Cristiano in a Champions League final, Neymar in a Copa América final, and Mbappé in a World Cup final. The superiority is gigantic. The Goat fr
If you don’t have a PVC by now, do all you can to get one before the end of June.
If you already have one, verify its status on the INEC portal using your VIN.
Cooking gas today is N2,400.
Vote and be ready to defend it with your life.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu must not return to Aso Rock in 2027.
Lmao @OgbeniDipo
Why didn't you wait for an answer?
Apoda lopor ninu yin and God will judge all of you people.
Bulk now stops at the Governor's table?
You're okay with the state of the nation cos you live abroad and have money?
You will not make profit in life.
In 2012, Chelsea finished sixth in England and fired their manager in March. They still won the Champions League, the biggest prize in club football. The team that finished first in England that year, Manchester City, did not even make it out of the group stage.
Guardiola is pointing at exactly that gap. A league title takes 38 games against everyone else, home and away, over nine months. You cannot win it by accident. The Champions League trophy comes down to a handful of knockout games in spring. Football is a low-scoring sport, so one goal can decide who advances. Over a single match, the score barely tells you which team was better. Your best player limps off in April, a referee waves away a clear penalty, a shootout goes against you, and nine months of work disappears. Chelsea won that 2012 final on penalties, in Bayern Munich's own stadium, while sitting sixth in their own country.
His own career says the same thing. Across Spain, Germany, and England, Guardiola has won the league title twelve times. He has won the Champions League three times, and twelve years passed between his second and his third. For most of that stretch he had the best team in Europe and still went home early, beaten by the same thing he is describing.
Barcelona under Hansi Flick is the latest example. They have won the Spanish league two years running and won every major trophy in Spain the season before. Then Inter knocked them out of Europe, 7-6 across two games. The next year they lost to an Atletico Madrid side sitting twenty-two points beneath them in the league. Over a full season, Barcelona were clearly the better team. Over two nights, they lost.
A league title means you were the best team in the country for nine months. A Champions League run means you got through a few nights in spring without anything going wrong. Guardiola is asking people not to confuse the two.
“To My Fellow Nigerian Soldiers And Personnel, Please Do Not Shoot Or Open Teargas On Peaceful Protesters. Let Them Exercise Their Civil Rights. Even If An Order Is Given, Still Make Use Of Your Brain. How Will You Feel, Or Even Sleep, If Your Children, Wife, Mother, Father, Or Relative Is One Of The Kidnap Victims In The Bush?”. ~ Nigerian Soldier Warns
This brings me back to our argument about professional and unprofessional players.
I told you people that the difference between professionals and unprofessionals is fitness, not talent. People kept arguing that you can't be better than anybody in Europe. What you lack is opportunity. Who don sabi don sabi. Football is a gift.
Zadok had not played one minute of professional football in Nigeria. He was spotted by a scout and sent to Sweden to play with and against professionals. In a year, his impact in Sweden got him a big move to Brighton.
From grassroot to dominating Swedish top league to moving to Brighton. "The best player in Nigeria cannot be better than the lowest ranked player in division 3" una. Go pursue am na
Remember that this boy was playing grassroots football in Nigeria a year ago.
The perfect proof that your life is just ONE occurrence away from changing for the better and turning around completely. In other words, if you are good enough at your craft, you are just a chance away from your breakthrough. Once you get it, everything compounds.
Do not let anybody tell you that you are not capable of achieving what you set out to achieve.
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.”
Congratulations, Zadok, and good luck 🥳
Remember, as long as it exists and you are good enough for it, you can get it.
Impossible is nothing‼️
Just because he hit his prime early, the majority of FT is either too young or has simply forgotten how outrageously good Suarez was.
The best striker I’ve watched after R9.