MOURINHO, THE VINDICATED ONE.

Jose Mourinho has been criticized for most parts this season especially for his tactics and incredulous spending in the summer transfer window where Paul Pogba became the new highest record transfer from Juventus. The undisputed guru of finals, Mourinho went on to land Manchester United a treble in his first season at the club. His critics are now in trouble because they are disappointed after all. They now have to go on to tell the world their justification for all the criticisms.

Mourinho's tactics may not be exciting or attractive when it comes to playing attacking football but his defensive approach has turned out to be the most decorated. First he won the Charity Cup; then the EFL Cup; and now the Europa Cup. In the FA Cup, his side defended the title they won last season under Louis van Gaal up until the quarter-finals where they lost 1-0 away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge under controversial circumstances with Ander Herera being sent off in the early stages of the match.

In the Premier League, his side finished 6th behind Arsenal(5th), Liverpool(4th), Man. City(3rd), Tottenham(2nd) and Chelsea(Champions). This indeed is where much of the criticism sparked from after winning only 18 out of a  total of 38 games. He however deserves some credits for a side that conceded only 29 goals compared to Arsenal(44), Liverpool(42), Man. City(39) and Chelsea(33) with the exception of Tottenham(26). Man. United also did better losing only 5 games compared to Arsenal(6), Liverpool(6) and Man. City(6) with the exception of Tottenham(4) and Chelsea(5).

The upcoming summer transfer window provides plenty of opportunity to strengthen his squad in order to address the problems of goal drought which haunted his side throughout the campaign. Indeed lack of goals is  particularly the ultimate reason why they couldn't mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title this term. Shoddy finishing in front of goal and probably bad-luck reigned supreme throughout the course of the campaign.

Nevertheless, the criticism is not worth it after all especially after scooping 3 out of a possible 5 trophies(Charity Cup✔ EFL Cup✔ Europa Cup✔ FA Cup✖ Premier League✖) this season. His summer signings, Ibrahimovic is the highest goalscorer for the club; Eric Baily is the most outstanding defender. His Mhkitaryn and Pogba capped a season of glory with a goal a piece in the final on Wednesday night at Stockholm.

Jose Mourinho, loved by many football fans all over the world, remains the Special One; the Happy One; now the Vindicated One. Congratulations to him and Manchester United Football Club.

POWER SHORTAGE AND THE AGONY OF LIVING IN BONDAGE (PART 1)

 

Recently, the federal government of Nigeria was quoted in a statement as saying 30 MILLION Nigerians are still living in DARKNESS. This is an understatement as most of you would agree. Personally, I find the statement rather fraudulent not only in numbers but also in degree based on what we average Nigerians have to go through on a daily basis all through these years. It would have sufficed to say over 100 HUNDRED MILLION Nigerians are still living in BONDAGE.

B in BONDAGE stands for BILLS: Whether we use power for up to12 hours of the day or not; or whether at all through out the day, week or month, we Nigerians have the obligation to pay PHCN monthly bills.

O stands for OFF & ON: With the continuous off & on system of PHCN, a lot of damage has been done to our electronic appliances and sometimes it has triggered off fire accidents leading to loss of lives and property.

N stands for NOISE POLLUTION: Noise buzzing out from generators especially at night from around the neighborhood is causing more than enough headache for most of us.

This is -BON- the first syllable of the word. Watch out for -DAGE- the second syllable in upcoming posts.

‘LAWMA & PSP OPERATORS ARE EXTORTING US’

The new rumor that is spreading like wildfire in Olodi-Apapa-Ajegunle community is that Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and PSP operators are extorting the people of the community. The argument there is that Lagos State government is responsible for the finance of LAWMA in order to carry out its duties in the state. LAWMA is therefore responsible for the finance of the accredited PSP operators hired by them. Members of the public are therefore not supposed to pay any PSP official as it is being done in most part of the community.

It would be in the best interest of LAWMA to quickly address this issue by launching an awareness campaign on this subject matter in the community or in Lagos generally to avoid further embarrassment from the public.

NIS TEST (March 15, 2014): THE EPITOME OF ABSURDITY

Over 2 million jobless Nigerian youths submitted the online application for recruitment into the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in 2013. What they did not realize was that they had rather applied for what I now label as THE EPITOME OF ABSURDITY.

All of them including Msc. Degree holders and Phd. Holders got an e-mail informing them of the exam on Wednesday 12^th, just three days in between- the genesis of the absurdity. The information stated clearly that sporting exercise will start by 7 a.m. while the written test will start by 4 p.m. in stadiums across the country.

But behold there was no serious arrangement on ground for the exam at the various venues on the D-day. And guess what- it all ended so absurdly. Stampede, tragedy, pain, blood, tears and sorrow were the order of the day.

Rather than for the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, to apologize for the mess he created and also to commiserate with families who lost loved ones, he said the total of 19 dead applicants lost their lives due to impatience; they did not follow the laid down procedures spelt out to them before the exercise. He added that it was only 520,000 people who applied as against the 2.3 million people that was earlier reported. Whereas only 4,556 would be recruited, he further revealed. This is indeed the epitome of absurdity as far as I am concerned.

I feel really sorry for you my fellow Nigerians and especially my people in O-A-A Community who this incidence is directly concerned. May God almighty deliver our country from saboteurs who call themselves leaders.

INSIDE TOLU COMPLEX, OLODI-APAPA-AJEGUNLE (PART 1)

 For those who have visited the complex in a very long time, the complex would appear to them as a place they have never been to before. The reason for this is because a lot of things have turned around for good after so many years in decadence.

Indeed if you are someone who last visited the complex as far back as the 1990s and beyond, you will find the schools quite different especially. And probably because your alma mater is among them, you will feel a deep sense of pride in you towards the change that has taken place after all.

In those days, schools in the complex used to be shadows of themselves. There were so many poor facilities; unpainted and dilapidated school blocks. View some of the newly renovated school blocks.

DANGER ALONG CANAL CHANNEL ALL THE WAY FROM APENA/RASAKI STREETS TO MARACCANNA, OLODI-APAPA-AJEGUNLE

 There have been series of accounts concerning robbery attacks along this canal channel that cuts across streets beginning from Apena/Rasaki Streets, Mokoya/Idowu Streets, Alaka/Ajasa Streets and Ojoku/Adebumoye Streets before a final destination at Maraccanna in Tolu Complex where it links to the river. It is reported that petty robbers hang along the darkest parts of the canal at night only to lunge at unsuspecting passers-by and rob them of their belongings such as phones, handbags, wallets, purses, and what have you.

Members of the public are herby notified and urged not to let their guard down whenever they are walking across or along the canal late at night.

FUEL SCARCITY TODAY IN OLODI-APAPA-AJEGUNLE

Total Filling Station, Alaba.

The fuel scarcity that started early this week in Lagos has continued to worsen rather than abate despite promises from government and oil marketers that by Thursday, the situation would have become a thing of the past. Black marketers have continued to take advantage of the situation with some of them selling at rate of #300, #250, #200 or #150 per litre. Bus drivers and their conductors too are not left out as they continue to charge their passengers very exorbitantly. Okada riders too are not left out.

As a matter of fact, it was only Mobil filling station situated at Wilmer Bus-stop, Kirikiri Road that was in action on Thursday 6th of March with only a very long queue to contend with. All other filling stations were simply out of service as you can see in the pictures.

Mobil, Kirikiri Road

Total, Mobil Road

Nipco, Kirikiri Road

Mobil, Mobil Road

Best Sea, Ojo Road