Happy 70th birthday Emmanuel Oguejiofor Okala MON. Born on May 17, 1951, he started his senior Football career with the Red Devils of Onitsha in 1970. He was in the first set of players selected to form a new team known as @RangersIntFC in 1970 - and manned the post...
when this team won the Amachree Cup in February 1971.
He was drafted into the Green Eagles in 1972, and won his first international championship with the Green Eagles at the All-Africa Games in 1973.
He went on to win several National championships with Rangers and continental glory in 1977 with the African Cup Winners Cup. He was announced as African Footballer of the year by the African Sports Journalist’s Union (ASJU) in 1978. His last laurel being the African Cup of...
Nations in 1980, where he was substitute goalkeeper to the first choice - late Best Ogedegbe. He retired from international Football in 1980 and from club football in 1981.
Thereafter he pursued a coaching career. He currently serves as Senior Special Assistant (Sports) to the Anambra State Government. Married for 41 years, he is a proud father and grandfather.
HBD Chairman Emmanuel Okala. Ps/ He was the original ‘Chairman’ while Christian Chukwu was ‘Skipper’ (per Charles Ekenemchukwu Okonkwo)
Image: On duty with Rangers in 1972. Source: Courtesy of the Hon. Emmanuel Okala ;AKA ‘Tallest’/‘Irongate’/‘Man-Mountain’/‘Njo-Okala’)
He who fears to fight because he's not sure of winning is not worthy to live. Note that the fight will still be brought to him when his fears are fully revealed to his enemies.
While we do not subscribe to war as a way to avoid further intimidation, we must not be afraid to defend our territory if invaders bring the fight. If we can't gain grounds, we must not lose grounds.
The fact that a warrior does not want war doesn't mean he should avoid one because he is afraid of death. He is battle-ready and will not surrender to invaders.
Aburi ghost, Asaba secessionists and waffles in high places.
When you listen to Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan’s skewed submission on southern governors’ meeting in Asaba, last week, you'll realise that people in high places too are not immune from marketplace waffles.
Miniature logic can proceed from the minds of huge, prarchute-like babanriga wearers after all. More importantly, from the tragic Lawan ill-logics, the much-talked-about January 1967 Aburi Accord will present to you as the quintessential Julius Caesar’s ghost promising to meet...
its nemesis at Philippi. Finally, you will find out that Nigeria is trapped inside this pit being because it lacks critically thinking leaders.
1. Our Governors in the South deserve the gratitude of all of us their people for hurrying to hold a meeting on the terrible insecurity that is ravaging all the peoples of the South.
We their people should commend them for the considerable amount of bravery that they have shown in their communique. In particular, it gladdens the heart that our Governors now have the courage to decide to eliminate open grazing of cattle in all parts of the South.
That is a historic decision of great significance. So, we their people are looking forward to two things now concerning that decision; first, what are the processes by which the Governors intend to carry out this decision,...
How pedophilia is treated in more decent climes.
An immigrant security officer in the UK, stalking and making passes at a 15 year old girl is taken on by the girl's Dad, who involves law enforcement officers.
NNAMDI AZIKIWE, 1953 SPEECH ON PROPOSED NORTHERN NIGERIA SECESSION:
In 1953 when Northern Nigerians were beginning to consider secession from the Nigerian colony that would soon be a nation, Nnamdi Azikiwe gave a speech before the caucus of his political party,...
the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in Yaba, Nigeria on May 12, 1953. That speech, while not disallowing secession, suggested that there would be grave consequences if the Northern region became an independent nation.
Ironically, fourteen years later, Azikiwe led his Eastern Region out of Nigeria and created Biafra, a move that prompted a bloody three year civil war. Azikiwe’s 1953 speech appears below._
Somebody needs to tell the presidency that the days of intimidation, subtle threat, harassment and oppression have been confined to the refuse bin of history, since we now practice democracy.
Why do you oppress people for daring to interrogate your incompetence and inability to deliver the promises you gladly made while you were seeking our votes.
Why do you intend to silence our voices of resentment against your tactless leadership that has turned Nigeria...
to a killing field, with rivers of blood flowing from North to South cos someone we voted for has refused to lead?
Are we supposed to be clapping for an underperforming president or call him to order to rescue a country that has been variously described as a failed nation?