Jerry Douglas' Blog

Naija’s crazy comedy show  ‘ Ogas At The TOP ’  keeps entertaining Nigerians with sketches on the life of politicians and stakeholders of the country. If we recall the previous episodes and check out the new once, we can realize that the creators of the show will never run out of ideas. 1. The National Conference: Kola Nuts and Daily Nap  A special correspondent of BuniTV reports from the National Conference. The delegates complained that each of them has only two assistants. As usual,  some ‘sleepy’ candidate s, who were in need of pillows and bedsheets, where captured on camera. In an interview with the correspondent, as representative of NURTW and the delegate was not concerned about sleep, but for timely supply kola nuts. 2. Tinubu and Buhari, APC the Wedding Planners  Senator Bola Tinubu and General Muhammadu Buhari discussed   the wedding of President  Jonathan's ' daughter , with all these golden iPhones and cars as gifts. Buhari proposes impeachment pla

Following the sack of Aviation Minister Stella Oduah, President Goodluck Jonathan has now to choose another Anambra State representative to fill the currently vacant position in the Executive Council of the Federation. It appears that President Jonathan might grant the slot to the former Governor of the state, Peter Obi. Former Anambra State governor, potential candidate for the position of Aviation Minister, Peter Obi It would be recalled that Oduah was  relieved of her duties  for being involved in the illicit purchase of two $1.6m armoured BMW vehicles by the Aviation Ministry. Peter Obi  is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and a friend of the President. The appointment, if made, would not stir any rough backlash, as evident from a poll conducted by Premium Times. Executive Chairman of the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) and a factional chairman of the PDP in Anambra State, Ken Emeakaiyi, supports the possible development. Peter Obi, accordin

Today you will hardly meet a person who has not seen these world famous sportsmen (unless one has spent some 10 years on the North Pole).  Their names have already become synonyms to the notion "success", but it has not been always like that. Years back they were ordinary kids with their big dreams and fantastic plans... which luckily came true. 1. Ronaldinho - Brazilian football player, used to play for Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Milan. Numerous awards winner famous for his unique style of playing.   2. Lionel Messi - forward of the Spanish FC Barcelona. Commonly called one of the greatest modern footballers and... by many - of all times.   3. LeBron James - prolific American basketball player, who has received many professional NBA awards and also became one of the most influential and popular athletes in the USA due to signing numerous endorsement deals. 4. David Beckham - this already retired English footballer has successfully marked his presence in v

. View photo Dani Alves eats your hatred. It's been a very emotional few days for Barcelona as they had to travel to  Villarreal  and try to keep their title hopes alive just two days after  the death of former manager Tito Vilanova . Given the circumstances, it was understandable that Barca fell behind 2-0 before the hour mark, but then they mounted a comeback and in the midst of that, Dani Alves showed that he was not in the mood to let any abusive fans get to him. A Villarreal own goal in the 65th minute made it 2-1 and gave Barcelona something to build on. About 10 minutes later, Barca won a corner kick and Dani Alves went to take it. Villarreal fans threw things at him once he got near them — one of those items being a banana. When Alves spotted it laying on the pitch, he casually picked it up, peeled it, took a big bite, tossed the peel aside and took his corner kick. As cool as can be. Two minutes later, Villarreal scored another own goal to make