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MetaPhysical:
I gave definition of kid in its accepted usage to mean young child.

In many countries it is legal to have strip joints where adult female entertain and even include university students who use the income as means to finance education.

How would it sound if you see a topic calling for "kids" to be introduced to strip joints so they can help supplement their parents' income....or perharps begin early to save for college?

Give me your moral response.

OGA YOU ARE A MORALIST AND WE ARE TALKING ABOVE 18 YRS

Big Brother is almost coming to an end with a lot of issues being thrown up. One of the most contending issues is the disqualification of Tacha, known as enfant terrible of the house, Tacha had a brawl with Mercy and it was seen where she was dragging  Mercy’s hair against Big Brother Rules of going physical on any housemate. This disqualification has brought a bit boredom in the house with Tacha gone, Mercy and Diane are the two last remaining  women in the  house while the dramatic, charismatic and Port Harcourt first daughter is out. Mercy has taken to crying lately with Diane following the suit, leaving Elozonam and Ikenna (IK) to console the two ladies.

Crying has been the order of the day in the house with some ladies becoming inconsolable, especially Mercy. Mercy demonstrated remorse and contrite  when Tacha was disqualified, she was inconsolable and she literary cried Imo Rover,a popular river in her state that empties at the Atlantic. Not yet, Mercy brought   her cards on the table. Unlike what most girls are in Nigeria, trying to fake it till they make it, Mercy brought her family to the fore, she said “ I think yesterday a blessing to me. Ike has promised me that he wants to meet my family,  he is the realest  and I feel grateful of having you guys as friends in this house. I never knew that I would come this far. I never had the privileged background like some of you.”

“My brothers didn’t attend to university, not even secondary school, they can’t communicate with  Ike in English and Ike is having it a bit hard speaking Igbo. Though, he is trying, but , the fact still remains that I know where I am coming from and I am here not to form but this is me. I thank the Lord for bringing me this far and when I looked at where I am coming from, I have nothing than to shed tears. I have to see myself through school. I wanted to be educated, I am the only educated person amongst my siblings. We are six. We stayed in a room and mum has been there. My project and motive after this show is to ensure that I send my brothers to school. They would speak English like me. I have roasted corn at the road side, I have sold fuel, I have done a whole lot. It is always annoying when people try to define me, they don’t know me”, she sobbed.

Diane. Elozonam and Ike was consoling Mercy, but at a point, Diane took over the crying because f the hardship that she passed through. Having lost her father since 2012,Diane said that since that year, things have been very hard for her and the family, with one misfortune or the other. With few days remaining for the reality show to round up, the few housemates have shown resillience, true to their character and finally bonded well.

"26-year-old Mercy Eke is a video vixen and businesswoman based in Lagos. She loves cooking, swimming, travelling and dancing. No matter the setbacks, Mercy always picks herself up and does her best. “I’m grateful for each and every day. Being alive today is already the highest point of my life”. When she’s not dancing, singing or rapping, Mercy makes time to enjoy her favourite food: white rice and pepper soup. If she had a million dollars in her account, would Sugar still be in the BB Naija game? “Yes, I would. I want the fame. The popularity is very important for my business” Her profile reads at the Big Brother Website.

https://etimes.com.ng/big-brother-nigeria-my-brothers-cant-speak-simple-english-mercy-cried/

https://etimes.com.ng/big-brother-nigeria-my-brohers-cant-speak-simple-english-mercy-cried/

Smartchoiice:
It's a delicate thingy

The most annoying thing is showcasing their insecurity by bringing Toyota talk in Benz conversation

kingreign:
Na when you buy the Benz you go know say your 2002 corolla na very reliable strong go anywhere vehicle. Value that your corolla.

You are here again with this your corrola mentality..are you done in the other Benz thread and you have brought that here

Okay, we have heard that Corolla is the best thing after sliced bread

Can we have our Benz discussion in peace ?

Thank you for the anticipated cooperation!

Smartchoiice:
I don't know when this guys are going to get it. Benz usage is a philosophy, a way of life... It's not a sports car

They might not get it after all

Blue3k:
Dont get knickers in a twist. The context shows the authour is using kid to mean offspring or young person. You're your parents kid even though you're not a minor. The author is not advocating anyone break the law. The article is about changing marijuana laws. None of the countries mentioned have legal ages below 18.
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He is one of the people the people the writer spoke about...the religious and the conservative ones

So that's why I didn't bother responding to him

Luxembourg and maybe Holland took the lead in Europe to ensure that their citizens smoke marijuana in peace! These are the most stable countries in Western Europe and also the countries with lowest crime rate. So do we say weed causes deviant behaviour. Weed is seen as medicinal in some advanced countries and this has prompted Nigerians to as simple question; why don't we revisit the legality of marijuana in the country?

Deemed an illicit drug by the law, it had always been an offense in Nigeria to smoke marijuana, and it has largely been frowned upon by society. Nigeria is a largely traditional and very conservative society with an overwhelming majority religious, so the issue of marijuana and legality becomes a huge burden on the shoulders of modernists and a taboo topic for the aged, religious and possibly parents. We can pretend, act or form that marijuana is bad, yes, to an extend but do we pretend that  it lacks medical benefits especially for cancer patients and other terminally ill ones amongst us? Do we watch these members of the society suffer and sacrifice them on the altar of conservatism?

Today we have medical marijuana! A new term that allow folks smoke weed, according to a report by The National Institute of Drug Abuse. United States, puts it this way "The term medical marijuana refers to using the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat symptoms of illness and other conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not recognized or approved the marijuana plant as medicine."

According to an online site, Drugs.com it defined it this way "Cannabis, also called marijuana, pot, weed, or hash, is a drug that comes from the cannabis sativa (hemp plant). The medicinal use of cannabis is also called medical marijuana. The whole plant or its extracts can be used to control or relieve medical or mental health conditions. The effects may start right away and last for 3 to 4 hours. Cannabis may be taken in the form of a pill, capsule, oil, or mouth spray. Cannabis can also be smoked, baked into food, or made into tea."

If you have had a relative that had cancer, you would know the pains , I have had that on a personal basis and it is so hurtful seeing the person you so much love in pains and yet you just can't do anything. This is the most devastating effects that one can feel. The pharmaceutical firms are still dilly dallying on the cure for cancer and we don't even know what causes it ? Such a crazy thing! Maybe the big pharmaceutical firms are cool with the funds and the profit they are making from the ailment or possibly it is not in their priority list to find a cure but here we have mother nature to the rescue .Weed! Marijuana, wee wee and Endo ! These are the names we call it here in Nigeria !

Countries are legalising marijuana, in Africa , countries like South Africa. In the developed world, countries  like Canada and So0me areas in the US  have areas that one can "get high" nicely and  in peace. Regulations vary across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories. For instance, those in Ontario can only purchase weed online via the government-run Ontario Cannabis Store, whereas in Saskatchewan, only licensed private retail stores can sell pot. Uruguay became the first country to fully legalize marijuana in 2013 and last year began allowing sales in local pharmacies . Other countries like Spain, Holland, USA, in Australia, Britain and other countries , there are areas that weed is legalised and some categorised them as a Class C drug.

Bring it back home, in Nigeria do we do the weed thing? We can't pretend that we don't have smokers and neither do we pretend that we don't have planters and exporters ! But what we can't pretend is that we are losing revenue from regulations and the drug agencies must start looking at a multi billion Naira market here!

People have been inundated of the efficacy of weed and the developed world , especially in the  United States are cashing in on the revenue that accrues from it, is weed now legal? aA state in USA, Colorado is topping the chart in revenues from weed. Lately, Colorado passes $1 billion in marijuana state revenue.

There have been medical research on weed and how it helps cancer patients. But, we are still in Nigeria and weed is not that accepted ! In short smoking weed is seen as a deviant act and Fela of the blessed memory was seen as a deviant but unfortunately for those that saw him as one , Fela was one of the finest cultural export in the country ! So do weed smokers act funny ? That is a rhetorical question!

When we were in school they told us that weed is bad, we just stopped it, now we are out of school and they are telling us weed is cool and it cures a whole lot

Toady, a  lot have changed and these guys from the Western world are confusing us... We are at the cross road whether to smoke or not to smoke...even those that want to smoke, do they even know how to mold? What is our legislation on weed now that we have known the potency of weed in curing cancer.

"The intoxicating chemical in marijuana is tetrahydracannabinol, or THC. According to research from the Potency Monitoring Project, the average THC content of marijuana has soared from less than 1 percent in 1972, to 3 to 4 percent in the 1990s, to nearly 13 percent in 2010. Today, some retail marijuana has 30 percent THC or more. The increased potency makes it difficult to determine the short- and long-term effects of marijuana", Lauren Cox of Life Sciences opined.

https://etimes.com.ng/now-that-marijuana-is-getting-accepted-do-we-allow-our-kids-to-smoke/

noble71:
Bro you are lucky. Toyota Avalon electrical issue no be here. I can never recommend it to anyone.

Exactly, na wetin make me run away from that 2009 model for Benz ML

VolvoS60:
^^^


You will soon come back 'home'.

Once you go "Jap", you'll never go back...

I don't think so because anywhere where the mind is at rest is home ! I am at home with Benz! I enjoy the drive, the handling, the sound and above especially the prestige !

Lord is with me and I would be fine

Pr0cter:
Hello guys,


My kid brother recently got two job offers and doesn't know which one he should opt for.

The first job is a sales jobs in a bank and surely I know bank job have target. While the other job involves him selling technologies in an ICT company also with target.

They both have equal pay. Which is better and have more prospects??

IT is the future..... Tell him to go for it... He can get experience and have his own firm on future
.. fück bank

greenhulk:
So because Lexus is a sub brand of Toyota it means all Lexus cars are rebarged Toyota? Pls continue with ur ignorance.

It is just a rebarged Toyota... They virtually use the same parts ... It's just Toyota with fancy seats

larrypourl:
Are you for real ?

2002 corolla front shock absorber is 18k not even OEM ooo original is around 35k.

Engine of 1998-2002 corolla is over 200k

Benz engine is cheap because nobody buys them .... The engine rarely dies!

The C230 (2000)engine is around 60k
ML 320 engine (2000 - 2004) engine is around 90k

The shocks of ML 320, ML450 is around 25k - 30k because they rarely die and it's OEM specified


So do the maths

ubecharles:
. I think we're missing the point. Comparing MB C class to corolla/civic as compact, is not in luxury but size. No right thinking person will compare Benz and Toyota in terms of luxury

Tell them

row2ray:
Depends on if you want a registered or toks.. And the condition of the car... A fixer upper or mint... Jiji is a good place to verify prices

tell him

greenhulk:
So for ur mind u think I don't know it's Toyota that makes Lexus. Oga try again. Read my comment again this time slowly. Lexus is a luxury brand of Toyota, but not all Lexus cars are glorified Toyota. Can u kindly tell me which Toyota brand Lexus gs350 was made from, or which Toyota brand the Lexus LC was made from, or which Toyota brand Lexus LS was made from. So because the new Toyota supra has a BMW engine means the supra is a glorified BMW? Or because jaguar shares parts with Aston Martin then Aston Martin is a glorified Jaguar? Or rolls Royce is a glorified BMW because they share parts? In fact u are right. E get some things we don't argue in public.

Oga Rolls-Royce has always been an independent brand with independent history and that is clear ..even though there was BMW ownership or partnership but that can't be said of Lexus ....it's just a rebadged Toyota period

greenhulk:
The difference is that one is luxurious while the other is not. Mercedes Benz don't make basic cars like Toyota. It is the case with most Japanese car manufacturers. Toyota and Lexus, Nissan and Infiniti, Honda and Acura, hyndai and Genesis. Benz is Benz. How can u say Lexus is rebranded Toyota? Does Toyota Corolla and Lexus IS have anything in common?

There are things we don't argue in public.... Lexus is just a glorified Toyota, they use the same engine parts Oga


It's the same company as Lexus is the division of Toyota Motor Corp. Lexus is the luxury brand made by Toyota. They are all Toyota engines designed for different models no matter what badge is on the car.

Lexus are just Toyota with just fancy seats ...period

Why have this conversation in a benz thread...why bring up Toyota in a benz conversation

Logobenz:
I am also a Benz owner bros

Okay bro.... I think we have to advice him on how to take good care of the benz... You know the phobia and fear people have created around benz and BMW are unfounded

Logobenz:
E go soon hit you
Shebi you no dey go check up ba?You go soon feel the heat!

Why are you guys like this... Are you praying that he gets misfortune!

I don't get it... Why must you guys be sadistic... Everyone wouldn't drive Toyota or Lexus ... Leave us benz owners please

druz:
Bought a Ml500 2002 January dis year, till date I haven't done any repairs just service it every 5000 miles and I drive it to wrk every day,

Now that is what I call a beast! That is the ultimate of benz.... 500 !

That is awesome

ORACULUM:
You couldn't be more right ...Cheers!!

I have been into benz ... I grew up loving benz and when I was in uni I told myself that I must drive one and thank Lord I am doing that ... No regrets . The feel, the prestige the balance ... It's like orgasm

abusurv:
I used C 220 1998 model it has low maintenance and the parts are cheap here in abuja. The shock absorber hardly die .The only problem is that you must service your gearbox from ti

Every car you service the gear box
.
... Benz is once in 6 months

PaulajBen:
PLease how can I get C240 catalyst. the four side and like how much

You would get it at ladipo or maybe I can give you my mechanic number if you are in Lagos ....

Basher8583:
And where is referendum in the constitution. Do you think Nigeria is like your village Square where anything goes?
You see the greed I'm talking about. Speak for yourself. You don't know the mind of all Igbos. Those that don't support your failed cause are also here on Nairaland eg NwaAmaikpe and a host of others.
Wike has already warned you ipods to stay off Rivers.
You live your lives on deciet and false hope.
My advice:
Build harmony withing your failed states first before aspiring for a country.

The only state within SE that is doing fine is Ebonyi and that because the Governor is associating with the progressives. This explain why Ebonyi governor is percived as a traitor in the midst of SE governors.

Who are the progressives of I may ask and what is progressives about them ?

jeraw:
are you for real??

Yeah he is right, that was the car I was driving before I got the SUV Benz

row2ray:
I don't see anything wrong with the 1999 c180 w202, I own one.
Engine 45,000 to 50,000
Transmision manual 10,000
Transmission auto 80,000
Shocks 3,500 to 4000
Headlights, 4000
Rear lights 2000
Pointers 1,500
Axle 5000
Clutch disk 20,000
Clutch moon 4500
Compressor 35000
Fuel rail 3,000
Pump 8,000
Filter 2000
Coil pack (1) 4,500


That's all I can remember for now...

You are right, that car is awesome....the compressor of ML320 (2005) that I am driving is 30k , the shocks is 25k for the 4 , the filter is 1,500, the ignition coil is 3k, the gear is 60k

And these things rarely get spoiled. Benz is a good brand.


But the ML headlamp the new model is about 45k to 50k last price! The ordinary headlamp is about 15k!

The only thing that is expensive in Benz to my own knowledge is the body parts

Like the back bumper of my car ...with sensor is about 130k without sensor is about 60k ...the same thing with the front bumpers.


The side mirrow casing with led indicator is 10k with the whole mirror setting is 30k ....the full windscreen is 20k


I. Talking from experience

Ayodaygee:
Cheki......has prices that are always inflated. Check out Jiji.

ok

Nels55:
Bro am not from the west and not one who clings to the past.. Yourbas truly forged an alliance with the Buhari's North for power in 2015 thinking they were doing the right thing, but majority of the them realised that mistake, the election of 2019 showed that clearly..


Lets forget about the past and focus on the future which guarantees the prosperity of our generation..

For how long would the west be acting against the interest of the when South ?

WalkerMichael:
The way nairaland men dislike this Tacha ehn

What is there to like about

That's what she is good at... Just like many girls.... Her brain is in her butts

In her spirited efforts to combat insecurity across the nation, the Nigerian Army (NA) is set to commence simultaneous routine training exercises in the various Geo-political zones of Nigeria.

The exercises are Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA 11 in the North Central and parts of North Western States of Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Taraba as well as Kaduna and Niger States in 1 and 3 Divisions Area of Responsibilities (AOR) including Headquarters Command Army Records, Guards Brigade and 707 Special Forces Brigade, Exercise EGWU EKE 1V which will be carried out in the South Eastern part of Nigeria comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States in 82 Division AOR, while Exercise CROCODILE SMILE 1V will as usual take place in the South South and parts of South Western States of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Lagos, Ogun and Rivers States in 2, 6, 81 and 82 Divisions’ AOR.

Similarly, Operation POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION will also be extended across the nation to checkmate bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, ethnic militia, cattle rustlers as well as other sundry crimes across the various regions of Nigeria.

In the same vein, as part of Programmes inbued in to the exercises, – the Nigerian Army Women Corps, will stage a robust show of force/confidence building patrols in some selected locations in Nigeria.

Accordingly, in order to consolidate on the existing cordial Civil-Military Relations, an elaborate Civil Military Cooperation Line of activities in the areas of community outreaches such as free medical outreach, educational outreach, rehabilitation of identified dilapidated roads, hospitals, schools and old peoples homes in various selected communities in Nigeria.

Additionally, the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association, will as usual, visit and donate to motherless babies homes and other identified disadvantaged groups in selected communities across the nation.

These exercises will start concurrently from the 7th of October to 24th of December 2019.

The NA, once again, use this opportunity to enjoin all Nigerians not to panic on seeing an increased presence of military personnel and other security agencies as well as movement of Military vehicles /hardwares. The NA wishes to reassure the nation of her commitment and determination to secure the country, protect lives and properties of all Nigerians (which in addition to training of her personnel) is one of the basis for the exercises.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
https://etimes.com.ng/nigerian-army-to-commence-exercises-ayem-akpatuma-11-egwu-eke-iv-crocodile-smile-iv/

“Health is wealth”, this a popular cliché and this is what the folks of Osun State have in mind. With the present administration and good spirited people of the country, the state has embarked in building a world-class tertiary medical facility that is touted to be one of the best in the country. This teaching hospital when completed would put the state in the health delivery map and literary boost the revenue earning of the state through medical tourism and curtail capital flight.

Speaking about the facility , Folorunso Alakija , Vice Chairman at The Famfa Oil Limited, Managing Director at The Rose of Sharon Group, said “I am happy to report that construction of the proposed Osun State University, Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Teaching Hospital, bequeathed to the University by my family has commenced. The hospital, when completed, will consist of a world class Community Health Unit, Maternity and Neonatal Medicare, Research and Diagnostic Laboratories, state of the art operating theatres, cutting edge diagnostic imaging, including of C.T Scan, M.R.I. Scanning Facility, Ultra-Sound Scanning Facilities and X-ray and Radiotherapy Suites.


https://etimes.com.ng/folorunso-alakija-elated-at-the-construction-of-proposed-osun-state-university-modupe-and-folorunso-alakija-teaching-hospital/