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@BarcaUniversal Ademola Lookman was there for the taking for Barcelona, I don't know how they managed to overlook him until he fell to a direct opponent... He eventually sent us out of two potential trophies. It shows how our recruiting goes. Osimhen is waiting again

🚨 5 things we learned from the game against Atletico Madrid: •⁠ ⁠Robbed again: Atleti made 15 yellow cards. No penalty for Barça in the Fermin and Olmo incidents, and a red for Eric Garcia. Once again, referees go against Barcelona •⁠ ⁠Gavi is back and ready to play more minutes: One of the best players. He was EVERYWHERE. He won many duels and was very important for the comeback dream. He looks very fit and ready to play more minutes •⁠ ⁠Barça need to plan a very active summer, looking to sign a fullback, centre-back, winger and striker. They need signings to compete again in the UCL •⁠ ⁠Ferran Torres should start in the next games: 3 goals in last 2 games. Ferran Torres was one of the best players vs. Atletico and he is back! His confidence is back and we need the best Ferran for the last games in La Liga •⁠ ⁠High-line defence is a problem: We all like this style, we like attacking football. Is part of the DNA… But at what point taking a lot of risk is beneficial? Barça have been harmed with this defence so many times that Flick should make some adjustments Barcelona are out once again in the Champions League

@osasuo @CAF_Online That will be a fair justice he took should also be reviewed including the one the Senegal players protested against. That will be a fair justice

@osasuo @CAF_Online If onfield referees decisions are not sacrosanct, then it supports Senegal's case. They protested a referee decision, but the decision eventually held. It should not be overthrown in the office.

This is what I said to a member of the @CAF_Online exco, after Sunday’s meeting at the Giza Palace Hotel in Cairo: “In my opinion, the only way out for CAF, to avoid a legal humiliation at CAS, is to get #Morocco to withdraw their initial complaint, so that #Senegal can subsequently withdraw its appeal to CAS, against the decision of the Appeals Board. The CAF exco member: “Yes, you’re right. It’s better, so that we can avoid a legal humiliation from CAS. I think Motsepe has to put pressure on #Morocco, for them to withdraw this complaint, so that this matter can end. “Fouzi Lekjaa, at the exco meeting, spoke well about the need for us to restore peace within the African football family. But will he agree to this? “Fouzi came with Ahmed Yahya and Pele (the exco members from Mauritania and Niger) but they left in a private jet, after our meeting. We shall see what happens.”

@osasuo @CAF_Online The referees decision to continue the game must be final, if not, then every other onfield decision he took should also be reviewed including the one the Senegal players protested against.

@osasuo @CAF_Online If the whole match was to be reviewed based on referee's decisions, then the decision they protested against too should have been reviewed, and not just the walking off the pitch. The referees decision to continue the game must be final, if not, then every other onfield decision

@eurofootcom @Podpah @marca The lies he was told when he was at Barcelona that ran into his head and destroyed his career. If he hadn't left the MSN he would have been a true legend for both club and country. Neymar It's a story untold and we all know it... It's a great pity

🇧🇷🗣️ Cafu: "Neymar is better than everyone else, better than Messi, Cristiano, Mbappé... from my point of view, Neymar is better than Messi. Of these last generations, Neymar is better than everyone. He has more resources, no doubt. More technical quality." (@Podpah via @marca)

@renoomokri How long does it take to travel from Lagos to Akure within the same South West zone? Just asking

No administration in Nigeria's history has prioritised road construction to the extent that the Tinubu government has done. This government is connecting the Southwest with the South-South through the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, being built for ₦15 trillion, linking the Northwest to the Southwest with the 1068-kilometre Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway costing ₦13 trillion, and bridging the gap between the Southeast and the entire North through the 465-kilometre Trans-Saharan Road, which is being constructed at an estimated cost of $750 million. At this very minute, there is no geopolitical zone in Nigeria which is not experiencing massive road construction. And this is especially evident in the Southeast, with the rehabilitation of the 107-kilometre Enugu–Onitsha Expressway. This is a photo of what parts of that road look like today! Not only have many parts of that road been dualised, but solar-powered CCTV cameras have also been installed for your security in some stretches. And unlike in the past, the Southeast is not left out of rail infrastructure provision. You may recall that on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, President Tinubu approved a $3 billion investment for the reconstruction and modernisation of the Eastern Rail corridor, from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. Under Tinubu, marginalisation does not exist. What exists is participation! Reno Omokri Ambassador Designate to Mexico. Gospeller. Deep Thinker. #TableShaker. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year, 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.

@Half_Human0 @PoojaMedia And you wonder why Newcastle couldn't win in front of their teeming English football home fans?

Barcelona in the Premier League will struggle to make top 4. Man City in La Liga will win the league with 5 games to spare. Agree?

@PoojaMedia And it seems all of them are in their way back to England in the round of 16...Real Madrid wanted to Crucify Man city yesterday... Athletico Madrid nearly finished Tottenham... None of them will survive relegation in Spain

@sports_Zlatan They should learn to do things right. It seems they are taught to deceive the officials and to intimidate them to get their way. I only believe Prestiani used those words because of his demeanors and not because of the RM players witness. Racism is wrong.

@sports_Zlatan I don't support racism of any kind and under any guise. I don't also think Prestiani is telling the truth. I think he actually used a racist remark. But Real Madrid players are actors, they are divers, always wanting to deceive. It's a culture in the club.

I finally understand what my grandmother meant when she said Real Madrid is the Israel of club football. If an investigation is still ongoing, then there is no verdict. No one is guilty. No one is innocent. UEFA is an astute organization — they don’t base decisions on vibes or social media pressure. If Prestiani admits he used a gay slur, then yes — suspend him for that word. Rules are rules. But if Mbappé says he heard a racist comment FIVE times, and Vini backs it… then what? You can’t: • Suspend Prestiani • Let Mbappé & Vini play • And later admit the accusations were false That would mean punishing one player immediately while giving the others a free pass during the same investigation. Why handicap Benfica before a crucial game when Prestiani clearly has a role in this entire case? Consistency matters. Due process matters. Or does it only matter depending on the badge? 🤔 I STAND WITH PRESTIANI UNTIL THE FINAL VERDICT ❤️

@PeterDClack Well, nature knows how to fix itself without us. We were not big players in the original development of the earth, and now it's fixing itself. More CO2 more rains, more planrs eating up the CO2... That's what we've seen in the balancing from time...

What a counterintuitive twist in the climate story. The Sahara Desert of all places has shrunk by about 8% since the 1980s thanks to rising CO₂ levels fueling a remarkable global green renaissance. Data from NASA’s AVHRR and MODIS instruments show that 25% to 50% of Earth's vegetated lands have become significantly greener, an area equivalent to roughly twice the continental United States. CO₂ fertilization drove around 70% of this boom, making plants more efficient with water by reducing the time stomata (leaf pores) stay open, which in turn cuts water loss and boosts drought resistance. This has allowed vegetation to reclaim arid edges in places like the Sahel (the Sahara's southern fringe), the Middle East and Australia's outback. The Sahara alone had lost around 8% of its desert, equivalent to over 700,000 km² of added green cover and pushing back the barren sand wastes in formerly inhospitable zones. Atmospheric CO₂ now hovers around 430 ppm (early 2026 levels) enabling plants to thrive where they once couldn't. While climate change brings serious challenges, this greening shows a clear, measurable benefit from higher CO₂: and a greener, more resilient planet in many dry regions.

@JimHeath2001 @archeohistories Hmm, so it's a strategy of war to get the citizens of your enemy country to get hooked on drugs...

@archeohistories Yeah. China remembers. Long live the PLA!

Opium was widely used for food, medicine, ritual, and as a painkiller throughout ancient civilizations.... The opium poppy is a plant that has its origin in the prehistoric Mediterranean. A fossilized cake of poppy seeds and opium fruit dating as far back as 4,000 BC was discovered near the Swiss Lake Dwellings of the Neolithic Age. A Sumerian clay tablet dated around 2,100 BC, found in the lower reaches of the historical region of Mesopotamia, mentions Hul Gil or "Plant of Joy," which historians presume is a reference to opium. Around 1,550 BC, the Ebers Papyrus, containing Egyptian medical records, suggested the use of opium to relieve pain. During the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Pharaoh Tutankhamen (1300 BC), the people of Thebes were most adept at opium cultivation. This skill spread throughout the Middle East and Greece along trade routes. During the late Minoan period (1100 BC), traces of opium cultivation on Crete Island and numerous opium knives found on Cyprus Island provide evidence of consistent opium trading and smoking in Greece. Homer's epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey also mention opium. Moreover, Hippocrates of Kos, father of western medicine (460-377 BC), noted opiurn as an incredibly useful drug to cure tremendous illnesses. This led to opium gaining wider popularity, especially among the Arabs, and later expanding to Northern Africa and Western Europe. Opium journeyed from the Middle East into India via Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) through wars expanding his empire. Opium entered China during the Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE) along the Silk Road, where the Turks and Arabs advised the Chinese on treating illnesses. Later in the 18th Century, opium became an imported good that made an immense profit for many Western nations, including Portugal, France, Spain, and most significantly, the United Kingdom. When the Chinese became addicted to opium, the Qing dynasty cracked down, which led to great conflict in the region. Later, the Opium Wars broke out between China and the United Kingdom, the first in 1839-1842 and the second in 1856-1858. China was defeated, losing Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula to England. To salvage the economy after the war, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the domestic cultivation of opium to reduce imports. The southern part of China became covered with opium fields and many hill tribes became experts in opium cultivation. Later, between the end of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, the hill tribes living in Southern China fled state aggression and economic decline and settled in the mountain region along the shared border of Thailand, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and the Republic of the Union of Burma (Myanmar). The hill tribes brought oplum along to prosper in what would become known as the Golden Triangle. 📷 : detail of Lady Taperet stela, from the Stele of Lady Taperet, a painted wooden funerary stele from ancient Egypt. The stele dates back to the Third Intermediate Period, specifically Dynasty XXII, showing a possible opium poppy not yet opened, at the bottom left. (Louvre 🇫🇷) #archaeohistories

@ultimate_kombo Who determines network failure? It fails all over the world. And we know that hackers are capable of rigging the elections electronically. Even the best companies in the world are struggling with cyber security. We have to be wise and not play to their hands

Senate Amends the Electoral act but put a loop hole in it #nigeria #INEC #electoralreform

@Imranmuhdz That was how people clamoured for unitary government in the 60s... Until Aguiyi Ironsi did it through a decree, soon after, we started asking for the same confederation we once had on a platter of gold... We started asking to secede... We've started again.

BREAKING: The Senate has amended the Electoral Act, modifying Clause 60 to require the presiding officer at each polling unit to electronically transmit election results to the IREV portal. However, if electronic transmission fails due to communication/network issues, the manual result sheet (Form EC8A) would become the primary source for result collation.

@Imranmuhdz We all know what hackers can do to influence elections. It would have been a great disservice to the nation and to our posterity to ever allow the electronic transmitted results to override what EC8 which every body signwitneeesd to and signed.

@NigBarAssoc This is not as simple as it looks. I support online voting. We do lots of stuff online these days but this is a very sensitive issue, an election. If manipulators decide to cause signal breakdowns and server collapse real time, what happens?

NBA URGES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO REVERSE SENATE POSITION, PASS AMENDMENT ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has adopted a report by the President of the Association, Max Afam Osigwe, SAN @afamosigwe strongly urging the National Assembly to vote in favour of the proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which seeks to compel the electronic transmission of election results. At its meeting held in Maiduguri, Borno State, on the 5th of February, 2026, NEC deliberated on the President’s report which drew attention to the recent decision of the Senate to reject a proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Amendment Bill. The rejected proposal would have mandated presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit polling unit results in real time to the INEC Result Viewing (IREV) portal, immediately after Form EC8A had been duly signed, stamped, and countersigned by party agents. Instead, the Senate resolved to retain the existing provision of the Electoral Act, which merely states that “the presiding officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results of the ballot, in a manner as prescribed by the Commission.” NEC noted with concern that this discretionary wording weakens the legal foundation for transparent, real-time result transmission and leaves room for manipulation, ambiguity, and post-election disputes. In adopting the President’s report, NEC resolved that the National Assembly must urgently revisit and pass the proposed amendment to Clause 60(3) to expressly mandate electronic transmission of results from polling units. NEC emphasised that clear statutory compulsion, rather than discretionary phrasing, is essential to guaranteeing electoral transparency, protecting the integrity of votes cast, and restoring public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process. NEC further observed that credible elections are the bedrock of constitutional democracy and that continued resistance to enforceable electronic transmission provisions undermines democratic accountability. The Council stressed that technology-backed transparency is no longer optional in a modern democracy and that Nigeria must align its electoral framework with global best practices. Accordingly, NEC called on members of the National Assembly to demonstrate legislative responsibility and statesmanship by voting in favour of the proposed amendment compelling electronic transmission of election results. The Council reaffirmed the NBA’s commitment to sustained engagement and advocacy to ensure that Nigeria’s electoral laws clearly reflect the will of the people as expressed at the ballot.

@BarcaTimes It's a glorious sign that Barcelona will win the league again... No complaints

🚨🎙️| Reporter: “Did that Lamine disallowed goal remind you of Lewandowski’s last season? - Flick: “Yes. Was it the same VAR referee?” - Reporter: “Yes, I believe it was him.” - Flick: (sarcastically): “Was it the same person?” - Reporter: “Yes, it was him.” - Flick: “Muy bien. (Very good.) Bon trabajo. (Good job). Thank you very much.” 🤣 #fcblive

@BoladeKaalo @drpenking I'm sure if they had been more attack oriented we'll be in the final. If you don't attack, you give your opponent a chance to kill you. Chelle said he would be conservative, and some people already told him it won't work, but he insisted.

@drpenking The most confusing thing is that we acatully played like we wanted penalty … we defended for 90 minutes like penalty was a sure banker for us .. So chuwukueze was the plan ..? Against Bonnoue ke ..? Kepper wey don dive before Bruno play him pk .. 😂😂

You would think that after losing to DR Congo via penalties , he would invest his time into training for penalties and discover the team’s best penalty players, but no, he threw history to the wind and trained only for open play again. Time for Eric Chelle to be returned to Marlians. He is not serious

@AzTaleb @osasuo @FIFAcom @CAF_Online @DanielLaryea3 That was the height of the coaching Nigeria has. A super charging attacking side shouldn't be made to play defensive for 90 minutes... That was Chelle's conservative approach. I wonder what was in his mind

@osasuo @FIFAcom @CAF_Online @DanielLaryea3

A former member of the @FIFAcom council and @CAF_Online exco called me on Thursday morning, to comment about the performance of referee @DanielLaryea3 in the #AFCON2025 SF between #Maroc and #Nigeria. “His officiating was awful. It was so obvious. All the calls were going against Nigeria.” I am happy I’m not the only one that observed his poor game management. Hmmm… 🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏽‍➡️