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Insecurity in Nigeria is a business venture for top officials who have brilliantly covered up their tracks irrespective of the carnage it has cost over the years.  Due to Nigeria's extremely corrupt political structure, certain officials who were unfortunate enough to have their photo taken dining with a Boko Haram leader have risen to the second-highest position in the government and have stifled any idea of conducting any investigation.  Ahead of him, a different official declared with audacity that "an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the northern part of Nigeria" and demanded the liberation of the group. Regretfully, since 2012, this region has lost about $250 billion in investments and lands, and over 200,000 people have died. Horrifically, that same individual rose to become the president of Nigeria and left a devastating legacy in his 8-year tenure. NTS reported that over 63111 died in his 8-year-time, the report is clearly stated in Vanguard Newspaper 6th June...

The troubling questions most Nigerians refuse to ask themselves probably due to its complicated and complex nature is 'why are Nigeria students taking their own lives in schools?'  First thought that will undoubtedly come to mind is the students' financial and economic struggles as a result of the badly managed government. Nigeria's current problems include bribery and corruption, senile leadership, food insecurity, inflation, fuel difficulties, Forex challenges, and, most cruelly, widespread thievery by public officials. Second thought could be social, or peer pressure, emotional blackmail or relationship matters. Third reason is the radical policy of the incumbent president Bola Ahmed Tinubu who ensured subsidized education was eradicated and replaced with student loan.  But the major reason which has contributed more deaths than the aforementioned is the role of lecturers and other public officials in the educational system.  Do you know that once a student is admitt...

Everywhere you go around the world they're people who are impoverished, broke, dependent on the state and in some pathetic state, neglected by the state for one reason or the other.  Some countries have drastically reduced poverty by ensuring the needs of the people are meant by investing in both capital and human resources while other countries have struggled badly to achieve similar state despite investing in trillions.  Nigeria falls into the second category; despite spending trillions of naira on both capital and human resourcs, 75% of its citizens still live in extreme poverty. What steps must the government take thereafter to eradicate or significantly reduce poverty. Surprising right, but they're much deeper reasons why Nigeria is a failed state and what must be done to combat poverty.  1. The federal government must empower ambitious Nigerian and stop over bloating the ministry with incompetent staffs- People who are ready to be self-sufficient, create industries...

According to Section 33 of the Nigerian constitution, capital crimes include those relating to terrorism, third-degree murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, sodomy, homosexuality, blasphemy, adultery, incest, helping someone who is legally incapable of consenting to suicide, perjury, and military mutiny. The following crimes are eligible for the death penalty, yet none of them address the main problem impeding Nigeria's advancement and development. The country possesses both human and material resources to rival any nation in the world but yet, the nation swallows in abject poverty; malnutrition, illiteracy, delipidated or broken-down infrastructure, communal wars, gang related violence, banditry, terrorism, and worst of all, spread of infectious disease in both rural an urban area.  Like many other countries, Cameroon has expressed its concerns about the grave extent of bribery and corruption in all spheres of the national economy and the damage it is bringing to the future of its ci...

After spending just eighteen months at Bayern Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is an excellent manager who can assemble a top-tier squad on a shoestring. Leverkusen are close to becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to win the title without losing a single match.  To put it plainly, Alonso had to develop a world class team capable of preventing Bayern Munich from setting a record with 13 straight league titles. Disrupting the balance has alerted Europe's biggest clubs like Liverpool and Bayern Munich who are now want him.  With Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel expected to leave Liverpool and Bayern Munich respectively, Xabi Alonso have now become the ideal manager to replace one of them.  Alonso will likely be leaving Bayern Munich and he carefully analyzed both clubs and decide for himself which of the two can really give the time, resources, club and fan support.  Here are the 3 reasons why he should choose Liverpool: ...

Finally, the real Darwin Nunez is standing up. He is smashing the screamers from distance, tight angles and nearly impossible shooting angles. Nunez is a man on fire, his confidence is so high that he tries audacious tricks and shooting drills to the amazement of the fans who all know soon one of those shots will rattle the net.  The penultimate clash between Liverpool and Manchester City will be decided by a small margin and the victor will likely end the season as Premier League Champions.  No disrespect to Arsenal and their determination to be champions but over the years, the Gunners have shown a high level of inconsistency for others to predict with ease that they will crumble when the intensity heightens.   Is good though that Arsenal are fighting hard to compete. This makes the Premier League much more interesting to watch. Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are all vying to be champions and that's good for the English game.  While Arsenal hopefuls an...

What is wrong with Nigeria and its people? A sane question most people have asked for decades but little have figured out the problems. Those who have the amicable solution and well placed in positions to truly effect change are either been rigged out, threatened or even killed.   Tragic you would say, but there's more to the complex web of Nigeria's challenges and food crises is one of them which the incumbent president must deal with immediately.  Before taking over the mantle of leadership, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a series of promises and swiftly took action by removing fuel subsidy in his first day in office. Taking that action was bold and cold because no alternative was given.  The effect was an immediate increase in fuel which resulted in an increase in the cost of transportation of both perishable and imperishable goods. Businesses which where reliant on generators for power packed up while well established businesses were forced to retrench workers or pa...

For most players, Real Madrid and Barcelona are dream clubs to play for but they're also a lot of negatives that must be taken into account before making the move.  A typical example is Eden Hazard who is arguably the greatest player in Chelsea history and one of the best players in Premier League history. It was a very bad decision to switch from Chelsea to Real Madrid and the player has clearly admitted. Hazard retired at the age of 32.  Kylian Mbappe is without doubt a super player but, he needs to understand that Liverpool offers him a better chance to reach his full potential than Real Madrid and here are the reasons why: A. The Premier League is more competitive than La Liga and Liverpool is the best place for him - Apart from Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, most people don't even bother watching other Spanish teams in the La Liga except their competing in the Champions League, Europa League or the Conference League. Kylian Mbappe needs to join Liverpool a te...

When it comes to consistency of goals scored, no other striker delivers like Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland. The Norwegian's an extraordinary player, a poacher of goals that should be the model for future strikers.  The Norwegian star is currently the quickest player in Premier League history to score 50 league goals, shattering Andrew Cole's previous record by 17 games after scoring the opening goal in Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.  His conversion rate is bone chilling and definitely worrisome for opposition coaches who always seems confused on what must be done to stop Haaland. Stopping the 23-year-old is hard but possible.  Fact; Haaland do not score goals outside the 18-yard box. Since joining Manchester City from Borrusia Dortmund, Haaland has only managed to shoot 10 times outside the box and scored just once.  Why? He is an instinctive goal poacher whose short burst opens up space for him to shoot accurately to goal. His biggest strength...

The highly anticipated clash between Manchester City vs Liverpool has sent purse racing, bookies predicting, coaches' strategizing and players practicing various systems to outmaneuver the opposition.  Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai is optimistic of beating Manchester City and feels him and his team has what it takes to win at the Etihad Stadium.  Although, beating Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium won't be easy. City are the reigning European, Premier League and FA Cup champions.  They achieved that fate by playing some of the best football in the world and scoring goals when it really matters. The club's goal-getter Erling Haaland should've won the Ballon d'Or having helped Manchester City win their first ever European trophy while scoring 54 goals in 55 games.  This season, Haaland has hit double figures in goals even in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne which proves he is a world class striker.  City are a world class team, Szoboszlai knows that, but he ...

Knowing the history and reputation of Manchester United, a 9th defeat in 17 matches is difficult to swallow. A club once modeled as the best run club in the world and envied by the perennial champions league based in Spain.  Manchester United are now repeating the same faith as Liverpool, who, after dominating English football in the 1980s and early 1990s, fell into mediocrity. It's been ten years since Manchester United won the Premier League, and there is a strong possibility that it will take much longer to do so.  Manchester United, however, can achieve great heights by continuing to be led by Erick Ten Hag. In time, United will struggle to compete against established clubs of the present era and its managers must be patient in introducing their ideas into the squad.  What the manager currently needs now is less media attention (consistent talk of sack by pundits and journalists) and players off- field antics (unnecessary interviews due to less game time, snitching an...

Another game, another frustrating afternoon for the Reds fans who watched in horror as Darwin Nunez kept shooting in anticipation of a goal only to miss and bolster the confidence of the opposition.  The striker attempted nine shoots on target without scoring- a record attempt in Premier League history. and 3 close call shoots that left Klopp venting with his staffs.  No doubt, Nunez is very talented striker and has proven it this season by scoring two exceptional goals against Newcastle United and then one of the best goals of the season against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup. But Liverpool needs more than that to stop Manchester City from winning the Premier League title for a 4th consecutive season. They honestly need an instinctive goal poacher whose positioning is second to none and bullish in front of goal.  A player like Erling Haaland is rare but Liverpool due have a unique goal scorer in Cody Gakpo. He is capable of helping Liverpool mount a serious title challen...

Manchester United are reportedly planning to part ways with Erik Ten Hag after witnessing little or no progress in the team on field activities. The current team is disjointed, relies on individual brilliance to win games and lack ideas to open up teams.  The manager's confrontational style of management has done more harm than good to the team and stipfle the progress of the younger players. Top players seems to be protesting with thier instant drop in form.  United at the moment are way off the pace to compete for the Premier League title and already looking ill-equipped to win a domestic cup after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United in the Caraboa Cup.  Ten Hag though believes he could still turn things around and gave a defiance speech when asked if his time is running out.  Irrespective of what he said, Manchester United legends like Gary Neville and Paul Scholes both feels its time the club find a good manager that could get the team back on track before...

Mason Mount is on the verge of joining a list of players who have failed to survive outside their comfort zone. At Chelsea, Mount had it all. The team played the sort of football he loved; the managers gave him more chances than he deserved, and the fans always got his back whenever things aren't going his way.  But deciding to ditch that comfort zone for Manchester United in a  £ 60m deal is a mixture of bravery and lack of foresight.  To ditch Chelsea is understandable. The club has digressed to a pitiful state and Mount was brave to leave them now for greener pasture. But to join Manchester United who are no different from Chelsea makes no sense- both teams can't win the Premier League title.  At Manchester United, Mount has failed to register an assist or goal in any of his appearance for the club, probably the reason why Manchester United have scored just 11 Premier League goals and now sit 8th in the table, 8 points from 4th placed Liverpool and 11 points from ...

 After leading Argentina to their second World Cup title, Lionel Messi is on the verge of becoming the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or eight times. An accomplishment Messi thanks the high heavens and his teammates for helping him achieve.  But does he really deserve to win this year's Ballon d'Or? Of course, not but Messi's is a marketable player with millions of fans who are then backed by some of the biggest sponsors in football, including FIFA itself. To dampen the crescendo of noises already calling for the Ballon d'Or to be canceled since its dubious and insincere. The Host Committee has tabled three criteria that must be met by the player before he or she wins: For the whole season, a player must be outstanding, Messi was bang average for PSG but brilliant for Argentina.  Secondly, a player must show respect and solidarity to the opposition team, Messi was rude and disrespectful to the Netherlands national team, especially to Louis van Gaal. Thi...

 Another game, another goal, Mo Salah is becoming the best Liverpool Striker of all time. There is a strong chance that Salah will become Liverpool's highest goal scorer after having scored 201 goals in four seasons at the club.  It will be a great achievement to achieve that destiny, but it might damage the team's overall goal in terms of actualizing this dream. Salah still remains Liverpool's major source of goals and without him, the club won't be contemplating finishing in the top 4 talk more of winning a trophy.  Over relying on a single player always comes at a cost. Although, Liverpool is no strange to this sort of situations. In the past they've relied heavily on Michael Owen, Sami Hyppia, Steve McManaman, Steven Gerrard, Xavi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez and the most recently Phillipe Coutinho.  Apart from Coutinho, the departure of some of the aforementioned players massively affected the progressive of the team.  But wi...

Manchester United have won their first Champions League match of the season thanks to a towering header from Harry Maguire to put United in front and a stunning save from Andre Onana to deny Jordan Larsson from the 12-yard-box.  Onana's catlike reflex paid dividend as he guessed the right way and dived perfectly to twat Larsson mistimed spot kick. In winning the game, Manchester United's last-minute save has proven to be a deciding factor. In the past, both players have been mocked for their shortcomings at United. Pundits mocked Maguire as a joke, Manchester United fans made caricature of him and later, he was demoted by the manager. To further complicate issues, Maguire was stripped off the captain armband and demoted to fourth choice defender. But instead of leaving Manchester United because of endless gossip, backbiting or mockery from fans and commentators, Maguire stayed back to fight for his place and prove to his countless doubters that he is still an A-list defender....

Six wins, 2 draws and no defeat after 8 games played, Tottenham Hotpsur are living the dream and slowing turning doubters into believers. When Tottenham lost their best player to Bayern Munich, nobody would have imagined they'd go on a serious pursuit of the title.  But it was a huge blessing in disguise for him to leave. Now there is a shared responsibility among the players to score goals.  With Harry Make gone, everyone is accountable for each and every decision they make on the pitch and must prove to their manager Ange Postecoglou that they deserve to be in the team. That added pressure coupled with the manager's tactical innovation has made Spurs a far better to watch and much more difficult team to beat.  Fulham will be tough to beat but Spurs will win the game. Presumptuous you might think but from the evidence on display, 'not through VAR though', it shows that Spurs are the real deal. Spurs can actually be champions.  It's understandable if you are doubtin...

What could have been...?? The tree dotted line and question marks are there for you to ponder a future of Neymar actualizing his potentials and reaching the top of the game.  Neymar had it all to become the greatest player of all time if only he listened to the late Pele who saw similarities with him and urged him to work much harder and party less.  Rather than listen to late Pele who is without doubt (the greatest player of all time and still the only player to have ever won three World Cups), Neymar dabbled from one controversy to other, suffered avoidable injuries and then made decisions that will stagnate his promising career.  His craziest decision was to ditch Barcelona for the riches of PSG. That disastrous move ensured he will never be deemed good enough to win the FIFA World Best Player or the Ballon d'Or.  Off course, the wages been offered to him was insanely high but, similar offers were made to Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and even Luis Suarez which ...

The evenly contested match between Scotland and Spain seems to have created a big problem for Liverpool football club whose fans and manager watched as Andrew Robertson trudge out of the pitch with his arm cradle in shirt after a horrific challenge with Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon.  The marauding left back has dislocated his shoulder and is now set be sidelined for two months. His absence will be certainly felt by Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff who rate him highly. Why?  Robertson is the Premier League's most creative fullback (with 54 assists- a Premier League record).  Trent Alexander Arnold might edge him with freekicks, long diagonal passes and long-distance shoots on goals but defensively, Robertson is far superior. With Robertson expected to be ruled out for two months, Liverpool must now depend on Kostas Tsimikas to fill the void.  The self-proclaimed 'Greek Scouser', does possess the prerequisite skillsets to rival any left back in the world but his majo...