ThuMBs Up of The Day

Roberto Carlos

Our Thumbs up of the day goes to ROBERTO CARLOS

The Former Brazil and Real Madrid Right fullback
Roberto Carlos, famous for his boom boom free kicks and shots,
has officially put an end to his playing days, the Anzhi
Makhachkala player made this known on Wednesday.

The 2002 World Cup winner, who joined the wealthy
Russian Premier League club in February 2011, has not
played since being taken off the team’s squad in
March.
“Roberto had been a world class player, but
unfortunately he doesn’t play any more,” said former
Russia boss Guus Hiddink, who was appointed Anzhi
coach in February.

He was raised at provincial club Uniao Sao Joao, he went on to make his name in Brazil during three seasons with Palmeiras, moved to Inter Milan for one season and then Real
Madrid, where he spent 11 seasons.

Nigeria ranks Fifth as Africa's least Peaceful State

Peace and Crisis

In an annual interval the Global Peace Index ranks countries of the world among the most and least peaceful. On the continent of Africa in this years' edition , Nigeria is placed fifth on the least peaceful while Ghana is stocked as the fifth most peaceful in this part of the globe.

This is how it stands for 2012:

Most Peaceful Countries:

1. Mauritius

2. Botswana

3. Mozambique

4. Namibia

5. Ghana

Least Peaceful Countries:

1. Somalia

2. Sudan

3. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

4. Central African Republic (CAR)

5. Nigeria

The indices used by the organization to rank countries, makes the ranking quite interesting as it takes into considerations of Political, Social, Economic, and other factors. No doubt with these countries listed on the Least peaceful always into crisis every now and then, the stats speaks for its self.

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