AN ARSENAL FAN'S VAN PERSIE RANT

Came across this in the wee hours. Its soo hilarious but also honest.
Its a Fan of Arsenal ranting over Persie's decision not to renew his
contract with the club.

Trust me its a potential mind changer for Van Persie. Enjoy (•͡.̮ ~͡)



Brilliant. The initial disbelief, the questioning, the
eventual acknowledgement, the sarcastic tone.
Calling out van Persie's bullshit.


"Financial terms aren't my priority?! Ah, come on,
that's complete bull. That's complete bull, MATE…
You're sure the Barcelona or the Real Madrid guys
aren't sticking money up your ass?!"

(NOTE: It is highly likely that Barcelona, Real Madrid,
Manchester City, or whomever gets him, will, in fact,
stick money up his ass.)
"When the going gets tough the tough go get
more money. Are you fricking serious!"
I guess the saying is different in England. At least
LeBron took less with Miami than he'd have gotten in
Cleveland!
"Basically, you're saying Arsenal are crap. You're
saying we can't win any more trophies."
(Cavs fans nod silently in agreement…)
And it was strange timing, indeed. Arsenal is
notorious for NOT spending money on players, but
they had just made some key moves. They picked up
two talented strikers, a German, Lukas Podolski, and
a Frenchman, Oliver Giroud. This dude is a fan, and
he knows this. But he's wondering, has van Persie
been reading the blogs? Is he scouring the
Twitterverse? Does he read The Guardian? Does he
know the team is trying to get better? DOES HE
KNOW WE TRADED FOR ANTAWN JAMISON?!?
"PODOLSKI. He can score goals. He's German; he
knows what to do! We also scored that French
guy."
(How could you leave when we just got a German
man?!?!? He's German. Germans know what to do!
Their economy is thriving! Getting a German is like a
guaranteed championship!)
And then come the insults. No rant is complete
without personal attacks.
"You think you're better than everyone. You think
you're fricking Ronaldo or Messi. Sh-UT UP, MAN!
… Look how well you did in the Euros… Oh wow
you just scored one goal… BENDTNER SCORED
FRICKING TWO GOALS, MATE. TWO BLOODY
GOALS, MATE. FRICKING BENDTNER! FRICKING
BENDTNER. ARE YOU FRICKING MAD? ARE YOU
FRICKING MAD? BENDTNER. BENDTNER…
BENDTNER. BENDTNER, mate. BENDTNER.
BENDTNER, wow. BENDTNER.
(Nicklas Bendtner is another striker for Arsenal, one
who came with extraordinary expectations, but has
become a punchline. He was shockingly solid for
Denmark in Euro 2012. He's basically Joe Johnson, if
Joe Johnson had his same contract, but performed
like Johan Petro, and was loaned to another team.
Yeah, Arsenal fans don't like him. The 10 mentions of
him weren't hyperbolic; they were necessary.)
Then comes the inability to speak. And the
retaliation, video-game style. The dude goes into
FIFA, and sells van Persie from his "Ultimate Team."
But that's not enough. He buys him again, just to get
his hopes up. And then, boom. SELL. And if that's not
enough, buy and sell for a third time. PEACE, BITCH.
Finally, the conclusion, washing his hands of the
betrayed. "Disgusting." Oh, and van Persie still has
one more season on his contract. Imagine LeBron
announcing The Decision a year before his free
agency. And he announced it on his website. Yuck.
This. Is. Chaos. Good luck surviving a year of angry
hooligans, Robin. Hope you get a transfer, soon.

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AN ARSENAL FAN'S VAN PERSIE RANT

Came across this in the wee hours. Its soo hilarious but also honest.
Its a Fan of Arsenal ranting over Persie's decision not to renew his
contract with the club.

Trust me its a potential mind changer for Van Persie. Enjoy (•͡.̮ ~͡)



Brilliant. The initial disbelief, the questioning, the
eventual acknowledgement, the sarcastic tone.
Calling out van Persie's bullshit.


"Financial terms aren't my priority?! Ah, come on,
that's complete bull. That's complete bull, MATE…
You're sure the Barcelona or the Real Madrid guys
aren't sticking money up your ass?!"

(NOTE: It is highly likely that Barcelona, Real Madrid,
Manchester City, or whomever gets him, will, in fact,
stick money up his ass.)
"When the going gets tough the tough go get
more money. Are you fricking serious!"
I guess the saying is different in England. At least
LeBron took less with Miami than he'd have gotten in
Cleveland!
"Basically, you're saying Arsenal are crap. You're
saying we can't win any more trophies."
(Cavs fans nod silently in agreement…)
And it was strange timing, indeed. Arsenal is
notorious for NOT spending money on players, but
they had just made some key moves. They picked up
two talented strikers, a German, Lukas Podolski, and
a Frenchman, Oliver Giroud. This dude is a fan, and
he knows this. But he's wondering, has van Persie
been reading the blogs? Is he scouring the
Twitterverse? Does he read The Guardian? Does he
know the team is trying to get better? DOES HE
KNOW WE TRADED FOR ANTAWN JAMISON?!?
"PODOLSKI. He can score goals. He's German; he
knows what to do! We also scored that French
guy."
(How could you leave when we just got a German
man?!?!? He's German. Germans know what to do!
Their economy is thriving! Getting a German is like a
guaranteed championship!)
And then come the insults. No rant is complete
without personal attacks.
"You think you're better than everyone. You think
you're fricking Ronaldo or Messi. Sh-UT UP, MAN!
… Look how well you did in the Euros… Oh wow
you just scored one goal… BENDTNER SCORED
FRICKING TWO GOALS, MATE. TWO BLOODY
GOALS, MATE. FRICKING BENDTNER! FRICKING
BENDTNER. ARE YOU FRICKING MAD? ARE YOU
FRICKING MAD? BENDTNER. BENDTNER…
BENDTNER. BENDTNER, mate. BENDTNER.
BENDTNER, wow. BENDTNER.
(Nicklas Bendtner is another striker for Arsenal, one
who came with extraordinary expectations, but has
become a punchline. He was shockingly solid for
Denmark in Euro 2012. He's basically Joe Johnson, if
Joe Johnson had his same contract, but performed
like Johan Petro, and was loaned to another team.
Yeah, Arsenal fans don't like him. The 10 mentions of
him weren't hyperbolic; they were necessary.)
Then comes the inability to speak. And the
retaliation, video-game style. The dude goes into
FIFA, and sells van Persie from his "Ultimate Team."
But that's not enough. He buys him again, just to get
his hopes up. And then, boom. SELL. And if that's not
enough, buy and sell for a third time. PEACE, BITCH.
Finally, the conclusion, washing his hands of the
betrayed. "Disgusting." Oh, and van Persie still has
one more season on his contract. Imagine LeBron
announcing The Decision a year before his free
agency. And he announced it on his website. Yuck.
This. Is. Chaos. Good luck surviving a year of angry
hooligans, Robin. Hope you get a transfer, soon.

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NUC SUSPENDS SEVEN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES LICENSE

The operational licences of seven
private universities have been suspended by
regulatory body, the National Universities
Commission, for allegedly violating its preset
guidelines in physical facilities and academic
programmes.
Lead City University, Ibadan; , Caritas University,
Enugu; Joseph Ayo Babalola University; Tansian
University, Madonna University, Okija and other
campuses; Achievers University and Obong
University are the affected schools.
The Director of Press and Public Relations of NUC,
Mallam Ibrahim Yakassai, confirmed this to pressmen
on Wednesday evening.
Sources say the decision to suspend the operational
licences of the affected universities was due to their
non-compliance with the regulations guiding the
operations of universities in the country as stipulated
by the NUC.










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OTEDOLA SET TO RELEASE MORE LAWAN VIDEO

Chairman, Zenon Oil, Mr Femi Otedola is
set to release 17 more audio tapes and
six video tapes of what transpired
between him and Farouk Lawan, the
House of Representatives member in the
$3 million bribery scandal.
Nigerian Tribune learnt from credible sources
that Nigerians will get to hear and view all the
tapes by the end of this week.
Only yesterday, the House of Representatives
Committee on Ethics and Privileges inquiry
into the $3 million bribery allegation levelled
against Lawan, the sacked ad hoc committee
chairman on the management of fuel subsidy
by Otedola, hit a brick wall.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that when Otedola
appeared before the committee, all the
questions directed at him were not answered.
He was said to have insisted that the meeting
should be held in the open rather than being
made a closed door session.
Otedola appeared before the House panel
probing his allegation against Lawan,
accompanied by 10 persons, including a Senior
Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Jide Koku. He
insisted that the probe must be held in the
open before he could be able to make any
statement.
Otedola's address to the committee reads in
part: "This is a matter that has generated a lot
of public interest and controversy. The House
of Representatives committee on the
management of fuel subsidy, headed by
Honourable Farouk Lawan, held all its sittings
in public. When this issue (bribery allegation)
arose, the House of Representatives
Committee on Ethics and Privileges publicly
stated that its investigations will be held in
public.
"It is, therefore, surprising and curious that
this committee has made a U-turn to hold its
investigative sittings in camera, particularly in
the light of unfolding events. I strongly believe
that the interest of the public will not be best
served if this investigation is held in camera.
"I have nothing to hide and will only speak on
this issue when this investigation is conducted
in a very transparent manner and the press as
well as the general public are allowed to be
present at the sittings of this committee from
the beginning of its investigation to its
conclusion," he concluded.
Nigerian Tribune, however, learnt that the
committee's session with Otedola was stormy
as all efforts by the panel to commit him into
answering the questions posed to him were
unsuccessful.
The committee's session with Otedola which
lasted for about one hour and 30 minutes
failed to achieve any result.
Immediately Otedola stormed out of the
committee room, where he was supposed to be
interrogated, journalists accosted him for a
response but he stood his ground that he
would not say anything, claiming that Lawan
had been inconsistent in his statements on the
issue.
Otedola's lawyer, Mr Koku, also said, "Otedola's
position is simple, that Farouk Lawan's
statements have been inconsistent. First he
denied accepting the money and later turned
around to admit that he collected the money.
"He (Lawan) said he gave (Honourable Adams)
Jagaba the money, Jagaba denied that he
received the money. He said he had discussed
the issue with the EFCC chairman, who has
denied same," he said.
However, the chairman of the House
committee, Honourable Gambo Dan-Musa, who
later briefed newsmen confirmed that Otedola
failed to answer all the questions posed to him
and that rather than answering the question,
he (Otedola) was laughing at the lawmakers.
According to him, "Mr Otedola appeared before
us in compliance with our invitation in order to
get to the root of the bribery allegation levelled
against one of our members, but unfortunately,
he refused to answer all the questions posed to
him. We even told him that he was not an
accused before us today but a witness against
one of our members who was accused of
wrongdoing, but he refused."
To this end, he disclosed that despite the
refusal of Otedola to answer the committee's
question, the committee would still go ahead
with the investigation and invite all other
concerned parties in the bribery allegation.










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I DON'T HATE LESBIANS- ASA

Nigeria's foremost international music star Asa has
express her candid opinion about lesbianism.
During the 25 minute's interrogation in court over
the case where she sued the Media outfit News of
the people, for defamation of character, Asa as she
is well known, confessed that she is never against
lesbianism. In her word " I don't hate them but I
don't condone such an act".
Asa
Asha, at the Lagos High Court, TBS Annex admitted
that she has never being harassed by any female
before, neither did the story written by News of the
People published years back directly called her a
lesbian but "it suggests I am a lesbian, that's
the impression it has created in the minds of
people" she averred.
However, the case has being adjourned to July 13th
for further hearing. Asa is Nigeria's famous singer
who plays Jazz with a fusion that has carved a niche
for her.

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FRANCE TO PUNISH ERRING PLAYERS

PARIS (AP) — France internationals Samir Nasri,
Hatem ben Arfa, Yann M'Vila and Jeremy Menez will
face a disciplinary commission over their actions at
the European Championship.
French soccer federation president Noel Le Graet
announced Tuesday that the quartet would be
questioned "as soon as possible."
Nasri issued an expletive-laced rant at a journalist
following France's 2-0 loss to Spain in the
quarterfinals, while all four were involved in a heated
changing-room dust-up following the 2-0 defeat to
Sweden in the final group game.
Le Graet added that the federation needed "a few
days" to decide who it wants to succeed Laurent
Blanc as France coach.
He denied that Didier Deschamps — who quit as
Marseille coach on Monday — had turned down the
job and says he remains on the shortlist.










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FORBES: ITS DANGOTE AGAIN!

It’s not like Aliko Dangote needed any further justification. The man is now a regular on the Forbes list of the world’s richest men (wort $11.2 billion as at March 2012.) Now, Forbes Africa, in collaboration with ABN Productions has named his company Dangote Group as the top rated West African company.

At a dinner event hosted in Lagos, Forbes Africa presented its list of top 25 companies in the West African capital market which comprises of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Ghanaian Stock Exchange and the Abidjan-based Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres SA (Regional Securities Exchange SA) or BRVM.

The Top 25 list which was ranked in terms of market capitalization, revenue and profit, also featured companies like Nigeria Breweries Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, First Bank Plc, Nestle Nigeria, Flour Mills, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Ecobank.

The Managing Editor, Forbes Africa, Mr. Chris Bishop, while presenting the awards, congratulated the Dangote Group for its achievements. Speaking about the event, he said:  “I think this was a hugely successful night and a signal to African companies everywhere that their time has come. All too often the lists of the world have overlooked the success of African companies.

“Nights like this show how important successful African companies are in the progress of the world economy.”

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema, also spoke at the awards.

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Posted in: AFRICA,BUSINESS SCHOOL,COMPANIES,DANGOTE,FORBES,NIGERIA

AHEAD OF THE 2012 OLYMPICS, BOLT BEATEN BY BLAKE

No posing, no salutes, no fist pumping. First, Yohan Blake fell to both knees and rested his head on the track. A bit later, he simply paced in front of the jam-packed grandstand at National Stadium and stared into the crowd, letting all those fans soak in a nice, long look.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the man to beat at the London Olympics.

In a result that no longer feels like a surprise, Blake beat Usain Bolt in the 200 meters at the Jamaican Olympic trials Sunday, finishing in 19.80 seconds to edge the world-record holder by 0.03.

When it was over, Bolt was the first one to approach his training partner and buddy and give him a big bear hug. Moments later, Bolt was down on the ground, getting his right hamstring stretched out, while Blake was going through his understated celebration. At one point, he raised one finger to his mouth, as if asking everyone to "shhhhh." But the fans didn't listen. They now have not one, but two, legitimate gold medal prospects for the men's sprints in London.



"Usain always gives me a lot of encouragement and tells me to keep coming to this race," Blake said about the 200.

ESPN

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Posted in: JAMAICA,LONDON 2012,USAIN BOLT,YOHAN BLAKE

USHER TO LAUNCH ALBUM IN NIGERIA

Sony Music Entertainment and  MComm, Nigeria’s leading entertainment and value added service company, have announced a historic partnership between both companies that will officially bring Usher Raymond’s hot new album “Looking 4 Myself” to Nigerian music fans. Speaking in Lagos early this week, Mcomm CEO, Chidi Okeke, said “

    "This is a landmark partnership, with Nigeria being the first West African country to have an official international release from a Grammy winning US artist".

Okeke is a leading industry expert in mobile technology and music content distribution.

    ‘We believe this will form a foundation for potential future strategic alliances with Sony Music. The album will be available nationwide from Friday, 29th June, as part of an official release, in Compact Disc (CD) form. “Looking 4 Myself” will be sold in major cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port- Harcourt, Enugu, Ibadan, and will be available in designated album stores and retail outlets nationwide.”

    "Music has and will always be the international medium of communication and Mcomm is all about delivering the very best of music, local and international, to music fans on our shores. There are also a number of exciting partnerships in the pipeline between Mcomm and other brands which are geared towards connecting Nigerians with their favorite music brands from everywhere in the world”, he added.

According to Usher Raymond, his seventh studio album, 'LOOKING 4 MYSELF' is "a record that really gives people an experience.”

Highly prolific artist, Usher Raymond has been a music industry icon for many years, garnering numerous awards for his soulful ballads, heartfelt lyrics and pulsating dance steps. Throughout the years Usher  has continued to evolve, pushing boundaries ,breaking stereotypes and creating the kind of  popular music that millions of his fans all over the world know him for.

On this new album, the seven-time Grammy winner takes bold steps into unexpected musical territory. Assuming the most active role of his career as a songwriter, and working with a wide range of producers and collaborators—including Diplo, Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin, Will I. Am, and Luke Steele — one of the best-selling musical artists in history has blended electro dance beats with his signature, era-defining R&B, pop, and hip-hop sounds to create a style that goes beyond any defined category.

Source: Date360

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Posted in: looking 4 myself,new album,NIGERIA,usher

GOLDEN BOY TORRES

With a goal and an assist in the final six minutes of Spain's 4-0 win against Italy in the Euro 2012 final, Fernando Torres won himself the tournament's Golden Boot and probably made more than a few people choke on their own tongues. Though Torres only started two of six matches for Spain, it was that fact that actually won him the award. With three goals and one assist, Torres was even with Mario Gomez, but won on the next tie breaker, which is fewer minutes played (Gomez played 281 minutes, Torres 189).

So to cap off a season that included "the worst moments of my career" according to Torres himself, he wins a Golden Boot and a third straight major title with Spain just two months after he won the Champions League and FA Cup with Chelsea. If the Ballon d'Or were solely based on winning trophies and confusing one's detractors to the point of inducing seizures in a given year and not so much about silly things like consistent individual production, Fernando Torres would have that sucker wrapped up right now.

The later part of this report got me laughing real hard.

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Posted in: EURO 2012,Fernando Torres,Golden boot,Spain

REPAIR WORK ON 3RD MAINLAND BRIDGE POSTPONED

Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Charles Akpabio, had said on Saturday that the Federal Government had postponed the repair work indefinitely. An official of the FRSC debunked that report, but checks today reveal that indeed, no repairs have commenced.

Charles Akpabio said the development was to allow government put more measures in place so ensure hitch free repair.

However, sources within the state government say that a dispute between the Lagos state government and federal government over some modalities involved in the closure was among the factors responsible for the postponement.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, said there was no cause for alarm.

He said, “The work will start in a matter of days.

“The postponement was at the instance of the Federal Controller of Works.

“The contractors are ready and the state government is fully prepared to ensure free flow of traffic while the repair lasted.”

The repairs on the bridge were earlier scheduled to commence on July 1 and end on November 6, 2012.

Source: Y!

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Posted in: 3RD MAINLAND BRIGGE