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Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:57am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
cool Ur head correct well.I like person that see front like Eagles.No mago mago.U can as well pay am half of the money like 400k make car nor go jerk pau pau after jagunlabi don collect full payment lipsrsealed lipsrsealed.My eye don see when for dis obodo 9ja
hahahahhhhahahhaha
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:44am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
cool embarassed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed wish u well
no harm in checking the car. Will revert back on my findings. I have a scanner and I'm a sort if DIY person. I see a bad deal,I walk away or i negotiate for a lower price

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Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:39am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
nor bi fight oo.Check his thread/post well. type jeff2010/ask weyreypey.A word us Enuf........... lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed
ok. Will do that.
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:36am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
grin cheesy shocked may dey not sell car with clean danfo engine for u.May u not push and start am on 3rd mainland bridge..Nah prayer u dey do as I dey mountain top dey pray sad :-Xl
lol grin
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:35am On Sep 25, 2021
psalmz:
Ikeja computer village
ok bro. Pls whatever beef you have with the gentleman heckling you should be resolved. He's flagging you and that's not good for business sir.

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Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:27am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
grin grin lipsrsealed. May God help u not to cry sha sad lipsrsealed..Red flag,he is not the direct owner.In case u wan buy an,check complete custom paper, under for rust,carry mechanic go check engine/gear well.Carry police go with u in case of emm sha.
lol. Una get fight before?
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 7:26am On Sep 25, 2021
chukwuibuipob:
angry angry shocked shocked weyreypey,jeff2010 angry.Runz ooo
what's going on bro? undecided
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 10:37pm On Sep 24, 2021
psalmz:
good eve,I guess u will have to come see it yourself ,the owner uses it regularly
ok bro. Thought its yours. Location pls.thanks
Autos / Re: 2008 Honda Civic,super Neat by almsofgold: 10:16pm On Sep 24, 2021
[quote author=psalmz post=106129240][/quote] evening bro, I'll like to know the mileage and vin of this car.thanks
Religion / Re: Green Pass Required For Access Into Vatican From 1 October( Pix) by almsofgold: 5:19pm On Sep 24, 2021
My nigerian passport is green.do I have access?grin

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Car Talk / Re: Can My Car Be Sold Without My Presence? by almsofgold: 8:21am On Sep 24, 2021
mrjojo:
OK thanks guys..
can you post car details here with pics and price? You never can say grin
Crime / Re: 3 Phone Snatchers Stab Man To Death, Injure Another In Kano (Photo) by almsofgold: 11:16am On Sep 22, 2021
I wonder the kind of drugs these men take that makes them go for another man's jugular without second thought . Things are so bad that our lives is now equivalent to the price of a phone . These incidences occur in lagos on a a daily. Ps be wary of ojota,Ketu,mile 12,ilupeju bypass,Anthony,ikorodu garage, etc

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Celebrities / Re: “Souls being sold out here” Korede Bello talks about the price of fame by almsofgold: 10:16am On Sep 22, 2021
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Celebrities / Re: “Souls being sold out here” Korede Bello talks about the price of fame by almsofgold: 10:16am On Sep 22, 2021
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Crime / Re: Sa's Women Who Allegedly Killed Own Families For Insurance Payayout by almsofgold: 10:00am On Sep 22, 2021
Remember, and dont you ever forget, The future is female grin


Can some give us the naira equivalent of the figures in the post? Thanks
Crime / Sa's Women Who Allegedly Killed Own Families For Insurance Payayout by almsofgold: 9:58am On Sep 22, 2021
SA's Most Dangerous Women | Meet The Women Who Allegedly Killed Families For Insurance Payout

Rosemary Ndlovu, the former police officer that allegedly killed her family members for insurance payouts has left many people traumatized, some are even doubting to tell their family members that they have a life cover.



While life covers are meant to take care of vulnerable family members should the member die, some people have signed up for their benefit. What is more shocking is that these kinds of stories are common but some did not make headlines.

Women are expected to love and care for their families, but two of South Africa's most dangerous women who were once respected in society have proven that women can kill too.

Nonhlanhla Maxolo Mbhele - Churchgoer

Mr.s Nonhlanhla Maxolo Mbhele, a 42-year-old woman from uMlazi shocked the nation last Spring when Ilanga Newspaper reported that she allegedly hired a hitman to murder her husband, brother-in-law, sister, niece, and a friend's child.



However, when she allegedly hired the same hitman to kill a friend from church, Mrs. Ntuli, he instead chose to phone her and tell her the truth. Mrs. Ntuli was first warned by a sangoma that her friend wanted her dead. She did not believe the sangoma, so he gave her muti which was going to reveal everything to her. A few months later, she received a call from the hitman.

When the police went to arrest the hitman, they found him severely injured after someone tried to finish him off, twice. Mrs. Mbhele remains in police custody.

Then there is Rosemary Ndlovu, a former police Constable who was allegedly on a killing spree to get insurance payouts. It has been reported that Ndlovu allegedly hired a hitman to finish off her family members. In 2012, she received R131 000 from her cousin's death, R717 000 in 2013 from her sister's death, R416 000 in 2015 following her boyfriend's death, and R120 000 in 2016 following her niece's passing.

In 2017 her nephew and her younger sister passed away, and in 2018 she allegedly hired a hitman to murder her mother, but the hitman couldn't carry out the task. Thereafter, she allegedly hired a hitman to kill her sister and her five children but she was busted in a sting operation.

Nonhlanhla and Mapum Mthunywa allegedly ordered a hit on their mother, 62-year old Wanter Dlamini. it is reported that Nonhlanhla invited her mother to visit her, but on her way, her mother was attacked by Nonhlanhla's boyfriend and another accomplice.

Furthermore, Nonhlanhla and her friend allegedly held down her mother when then two men had their way with her. Thereafter, they allegedly murdered her, wrapped her body in a blanket, and hid it in a toilet.

Nonhlanhla's sister, Mapum, allegedly organized transport to help her move the body to be thrown in the bushes. Two days before the horrific crime, Nonhlanhla allegedly tried to poison her mother but her plan failed hence she decided on another plan to end her life. All this horrific crime for R80 000 insurance payout.



If Life Policies would ensure that they do serious investigations when someone who has a life cover dies, it would help minimize this kind of killing. Once again, law enforcement is failing to conduct thorough investigations to determine who is set to gain from the death of the policyholder.

https://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/c3ac074fce1c7d0f974a9fdb9fb2ee4d?client=news

Politics / Re: Risikat Ajoke Adegeye Is Dead (King Sunny Ade's Wife Dies) by almsofgold: 12:34pm On Sep 21, 2021
RIP MA.Good woman in an evil party.so sad.

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Politics / Re: Sit-at-home: Business Owners Lament Lack Of Security by almsofgold: 11:12am On Sep 21, 2021
angry
Crime / Re: John Onu: Police Stray Bullet Kills Pastor During Morning Devotion In Ebonyi by almsofgold: 11:05am On Sep 21, 2021
Dis one wey wear occultic symbol as cloth na Im be pastor? undecided
RIP
Car Talk / Re: Can A Peugeot 307 Work As An Uber Car? by almsofgold: 11:01am On Sep 21, 2021
Maconstruct:
Coincidentally I have one for sale. Same colour as d ops pic.
specs pls and how much? Hope you're legit?
Politics / Re: Gunmen Kill Three Policemen In Anambra, Set Patrol Van Ablaze by almsofgold: 12:41pm On Sep 19, 2021
The question is ; are the innocent policemen their aggressors or oppressors? They should visit Abuja where the tyrants dishing out orders can be neutralised. Hitting soft targets does not cut it. Takeout the masters, not the foot soldiersembarassed

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Celebrities / Re: Davido Lifts Suspension Of Israel DMW, His Logistics Manager by almsofgold: 9:29pm On Sep 18, 2021
Outright dismal shouldve been in place,cause peeps be thinking he's speaking his boss's mind

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Business / Re: Abokifx Suspends Exchange Rate Updates After CBN Blocks Accounts by almsofgold: 12:43pm On Sep 18, 2021
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Family / Re: Six of 10 children brought for DNA testing not fathered by supposed fathers by almsofgold: 12:42pm On Sep 18, 2021
Youngwiz71:
na lie
na true grin
Family / Six of 10 children brought for DNA testing not fathered by supposed fathers by almsofgold: 11:34am On Sep 18, 2021
INTERVIEW: Six of 10 children in Nigeria brought for DNA testing not fathered by supposed fathers – Geneticist
‘‘From experience in DNA testings, most firstborns are not fathered by the husbands at home, because these ladies have a prior relationship before getting married. Most times, they continue with that relationship, they don't leave it after marriage".


Abiodun Salami is a senior geneticist with DNA Centre for Paternity Test, Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos. For over 10 years, DNA Centre has provided comprehensive DNA testing services in three main areas: paternity and other family relationships, Immigration, and DNA tests during pregnancy – Prenatal DNA test. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Abiodun speaks about paternity fraud and the practice of DNA testing in Nigeria.

Excerpts:
PT: There appears to be renewed interest in DNA testing in Nigeria. Why do you think this is happening?

Salami: Well, there are several reasons. The first reason is immigration purposes because when you are travelling abroad, you will be required to carry out a DNA test on the kids who would be accompanying you, especially if you say you are the parent. The second reason could be child trafficking. At the airport, if you are a woman and you are traveling with a child less than six months, you will be asked to go for a maternity test to confirm if you are the mother of the child.

PT: Oh, there is a maternity test too?

Salami: Yes. We do maternity testing to ascertain the mother of a child. The third reason is a major reason – infidelity in marriage. There are so many issues online, I mean, we have read and seen cases of fathers raising children that don’t belong to them. It has always been like that, sincerely, but because of social media, people can now share and we know what is happening. People are getting to know that they can actually do DNA testing to know the father of the child, instead of raising a child for more than five, six years only to discover he is not your own.

PT: What was the patronage like at your facility prior to this renewed awareness?

Salami: Let me give you the statistics. Before now, we do an average of 100 DNA tests in a month, but now we handle as many as 400 cases monthly.

The statistics are mind-blowing. You discover that almost 60 percent of the tests that people come to do are negative. In fact, 6 out of every 10 paternity tests turn out negative. Statistically, in DNA paternity testing, most times, in Nigeria, we see that six out of every 10 children might not be fathered by their biological father.

PT: The statistic is baffling.


Salami: Yes, but it is also a biased statistic. Because for someone to walk in here, he already suspects that there is an issue. There is really a doubt already and most people won’t believe that statistics until it happens to them. I always advise men, it is good to trust, but verify. Things are happening. If everyone starts doing DNA tests, the whole country will scatter. There will be no marriages again.

Most female undergraduates now have one man or the other sponsoring their education aside from their father. These are the men that will eventually be the chairmen at their wedding. These are the men they are actually sleeping with. From experience in DNA testings, most firstborns are not fathered by the husbands at home, because these people have a prior relationship before getting married. Most times, they continue with that relationship, they don’t leave it after marriage.

PT: How would couples who welcomed their kids via assisted reproduction manage privacy, especially when a DNA test is required of them for immigration purposes?



Salami: We had a case of a family that did IVF and used a surrogate mother. When they wanted to travel out, the embassy sent them here to carry out a paternity and maternity test to discover that they were not the real parents of their babies. We discovered that the fertility clinic they used actually mixed the man’s sperm. They had triplets, two children were from the man’s sperm cells and one was not from him. The two other children were from the mother’s cells and one was not from her. They had to go back to the agency to find out what happened. Probably, there was a mixture of sperm cells or eggs. But normally, even if they used a surrogate mother, the children will take their DNA from the egg or sperm donor, so it doesn’t really

Salami: Yes, they should open up because we will detect. Normally, it should be a perfect match. If you are doing a paternity test for a child and samples taken from both parents, it should have a perfect match. This is because each child will take half of the chromosome from the father and another half from the mother. If there is a mismatch, there is a problem. Now, if we are having a perfect match for the father and an almost imperfect match from the mother, we will ask questions.



Most times, when a woman is the gestational carrier – she owns the egg. But in rare cases when fluid passes through the uterus, I mean the fallopian tube, there is a mixture of blood going from the mother to the baby. And when there is a mixture, some parts of the DNA of the gestational mother will go into the baby, just a few. So when there is a mismatch, we know it was an IVF that occurred.


PT: Cryptic pregnancy appears to be a thing in Nigeria. sad

Salami: You know cases where couples that have been trying to conceive for years then go where they tell them they can give them baby, they pay, the mother will tell them the sex she wants.

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In most cases, they inject a sex hormone into the woman and they tell them not to go for a scan. Eventually, when they give birth and they come for a test, we discover that the husband or wife does not own the child. So, she feels she is actually pregnant because she exhibits all the signs of pregnancy and they will be the ones to tell her she is due. But when she wakes up, she’ll see a baby— the people claiming to cut off the umbilical cord from her, whereas it is another baby they brought from the labour room. So, when we do a maternity test, we discover that the baby is not hers. So, we tell them to go back and tell them the child is not theirs. So, we have seen cases like that. This is what we call cryptic pregnancy.

PT: What is the craziest you’ve experienced?

Salami: A lot. Let me see. We have had cases where two men fight over a child. They were a childless couple before the wife got pregnant for her childhood boyfriend. She gave birth to twins boys, who incidentally looked a lot like her husband but the man outside was pressuring her to bring the children, saying he was ready to marry her. It became a big issue and when it came to the issue of child custody the court brought them for a test and we discovered that the man at home and her childhood boyfriend were not even the father of the child.

PT: Can a mistake occur during DNA testing?

Salami: It is possible to make human error, especially when there is a mix-up with the sample. That is a human error but it is very rare. But there are also cases where we have Chimera’s syndrome, but it is also rare. This is when a woman’s DNA does not match that of her child. It is very rare, probably one in a million cases.


PT: How much does it cost to undergo a DNA test? Please take us through the process.

Salami: It costs about N60,000 per person, which is about N120, 000 for father and child. We use different samples like the mouth swab, hair, blood, wax, sweat, chewing gum, and toothbrush. But the best is the mouth swab where you just use cotton wool, it is those lose cells from the mouth that we extract the DNA from the nucleus of those cells. Once the DNAs are extracted we then compare the genes. As a human being, I inherit half of the genes from my father and another half from my mother. So, what we do is to compare half of my father’s DNA with half of mine and there must be a complete match. If there is a complete match, then the probability of paternity is about 99.99%. If there is a mismatch in one or two or three places, it will automatically come down to zero. That means we are not related and the results are ready within a week or at least seven working days.

PT: Do you counsel couples before you carry out the DNA test?

Salami: Yes, we do that a lot. Even post-testing, when the result comes, we see some men crying and saying that they have made a mistake by not taking care of a child because he thought he wasn’t his. Some men also break down when they discover that he has been raising another man’s son.

It’s worse when the wife isn’t remorseful. We have seen a lot, we counsel. There have been cases when a man will come for a DNA test and the result comes out negative and after lots of talk and counsel, the wife insists that she didn’t have any extramarital affair. We then conducted a maternity test and discovered that the woman was also not the mother of that child. We then ruled out infidelity and realised that the baby was switched at the hospital shortly after birth. Most times this occurs when the wrong name tag is put on the child’s hands.


PT: How can hospitals avoid this costly mistake?

Salami: Well, training of the nurses. Then the name tag, maybe they will use another technology and not using a biro to label baby. If they can use scan – scan the mother’s and baby’s hands. It is much better than using biro and paper to tag baby A and B and it falls off and they slap it on another baby. That happens a lot.

PT: Do couples walk into your hospital or do you meet them at their preferred location?

Salami: Most times, it is the fathers that come without informing their wives.

PT: Do you encourage this?

Salami: It now depends on their own decision. Let me give you an instance of what happened recently. The man came around recently and according to him, he was ill. So he left his car at the office and a pool car brought him home and he was resting downstairs in his home. Later in the evening, he overheard his wife’s phone conversation with her lover. She was breastfeeding their seven-month-old baby and was saying, ‘‘Kayode, your baby will resemble you, your baby is biting my nipples’’. Then she said the baby should take the phone and talk to his daddy. Our client didn’t say anything to his wife – he was so surprised and then brought the baby for a DNA test. In that case, would you tell the wife? And when the result came, truthfully, he was not the father of the child. These are reasons why men will not want to tell their wives.

PT: Do you also have cases where the women themselves come behind their husbands to do the test?


Salami: Yes, they come. But this time, they come with the father’s sample. Most times, they come with the man’s toothbrush to know if the child is their husband’s. They don’t tell the man – we extract the DNA of the man and compare it with the child and they take the result.

Sometimes, the finding could be that their husband owns the child, and sometimes, it could go the other way.

PT: I’m sure during the course of this your job, you’ve seen many marriages crash?

Salami: I would only assume because once we do the test, we counsel and the decision is theirs, do you understand? But it is always good to know the truth than live in deception, you will agree with me. It is best to allow the children to have a relationship with their real biological parents, because most times, the truth will always come out, one way or the other.

Except it’s a case of assisted, every other process should be as transparent as possible.

1determine if the mother of a child. We have avuncular testing to determine paternity when the father is not available for testing. An avuncular test will also determine if a sibling (a full blood brother or sister) of the father in question is related to a child, and thus prove paternity. We can do also an uncle-child or aunt-child test in avuncular testing.

We have DNA profiling whereby the people will do their DNA test and keep it in a file for 15 years so that they don’t need to exhume their body when they are deceased because of paternity issues. So once you have the genetic profile of the deceased, we just have to compare it with that of their children.

We do blank parenting testing when the parents are dead. If the late mother for instance was an only child, you can use her parents. We test the samples of the grandparents to see if there is a relationship between the grandparents and the child.

The male lineage or Y-STR paternal lineage test can confirm a father-son relationship by determining if a child is related to an alleged father’s other male relative, for example, his brother, father, or grandfather. We do the male lineage or Y-STR paternal lineage test mostly to resolve kingship tussles.

PT: Is the practice regulated in Nigeria?

Salami: Yes it is, but not many people are not aware of the possibilities in DNA testing. We need to keep sensitising people. Did you know that genetics can help curb corruption and solve high-profile criminal cases




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/485520-interview-six-of-10-children-in-nigeria-brought-for-dna-testing-not-fathered-by-supposed-fathers-geneticist.html

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Car Talk / Re: Is It Safe To Clean MAF Sensor With Methylathed Spirit? by almsofgold: 10:47am On Sep 18, 2021
NipseyHustle:

2008 Nissan Tiida.
Reason was due to high fuel consumption.
I couldn't tell the underlying factor so I sold it. The car was as good as new but the fuel consumption was frustrating.

I have vowed to test fuel consumption when next I'm buying another car.
many thing could have been responsible for the fuel consumption, like a bad fuel injector,bad air filter,dirty throttle body, etc.you sold a very good car for a redeemable fault

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Car Talk / Re: Is It Safe To Clean MAF Sensor With Methylathed Spirit? by almsofgold: 8:59am On Sep 18, 2021
NipseyHustle:

Hi, I did clean it following a YouTube instruction. I didn't cover the wire, just made sure I did it very carefully.
However it didn't work so I had to change it entirely.
It could work for you though.

Cheers.
why did you want it cleaned it the first place? Was there any underlying factor ? What's the make of your ride?
Car Talk / Re: Car Guzzling Fuel? You Might Need Replacing Your Car Catalytic Converter by almsofgold: 2:14pm On Sep 13, 2021
Kelvin30286063:
Catalytic converter does little to fuel economy. It's all in the mind. Your car may sound quieter but don't expect a major improvement in fuel economy. If your car is really consuming fuel, don't put all your hopes on the Cat. There are lots of other reasons why your car may be consuming fuel.
it affects fuel consumption a lot. It was after I plugged mine that I had peace of mind. Was doing 45 miles on ten litres before plugging, but got 77 miles after plugging. Stop misleading peeps

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Car Talk / Re: My Car Is Killing Me. Please Help Me Before It Finishes Me. by almsofgold: 1:34pm On Sep 08, 2021
Mskrisx:
Good evening everyone.
Please I bought my car about a month now. (Toks)
As I was bringing it in, I didn’t know the car was overheating and it burnt my gasket. I fixed it in agony.
Now just today, after parking it for 9 days I called the mechanic who told me I had to change the 4 coils, plugs and do a fresh servicing. I did all this and even bought two new gallons of coolant. Dear people, do you know that after an hour of all this, I tried to test drive , just along the way I noticed the car was over heating then I Tried to look for a little safe place And park. I opened my engine bay and noticed that gasket is burnt again! All my money down the drain! The stress, the agony, the everything. I’m so so sad! Trying really to be strong. Please people, what can I do? Now the car won’t start and I had to pay a towing van to tow it. Sorry about my grammar. My heart is just too heavy. Thanks. Any opinion is welcome.
lolade is this you? grin
Celebrities / Re: Georgina Onuoha Slams Prince Kpokpogri Over Tonto Dikeh's Leaked Voice Clip by almsofgold: 10:05am On Sep 08, 2021
We're back to the Tonto Dike era again. Who did this to us? grin

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Gaming / Re: Ps 3 game on 500gb External Hard Drive by almsofgold: 10:51am On Sep 06, 2021
Holardimeji94:
the ordinary hard drive right
na you find trouble for hia wen you say make we name price grin
Gaming / Re: Ps 3 game on 500gb External Hard Drive by almsofgold: 10:25pm On Sep 05, 2021
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