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lilprinze:
Buhari and APC have proven beyond no doubt, to be first class failures in every sector.

jimyjames:
You mean the 70 cows sungo killed and left the herdsmen?

How exactly did lightning kill 323 reindeer in Norway?
Herds are more vulnerable to lightning strikes

Lightning during a recent thunderstorm in Norway killed a herd of 323 reindeer — 70 of them calves — making it one of the deadliest strikes ever. Hunters in a remote area discovered the bodies last Friday, according to the Norwegian News Agency.

We usually hear about lightning striking people, but it does kill animals, too. Two scientists at an Australian research institute have found that everything from seal pups to wild turkeys to elephants and giraffes can be killed by lightning.

Was this a freak accident, or is it common? And how does this happen? I spoke to John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to learn about the science behind these deadly herd strikes. (This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.)

Angela Chen: First, how likely is it that it really was lightning that killed those reindeer? Is there a way to know without having seen the strike directly?

John Jensenius: It isn’t that unusual to see farm animals, or wild animals such as reindeer, being killed by lightning. Of course, 323 is a rather large number, though we’ve seen reports of 654 sheep being killed in one spot.

Animals do tend to group together in storms and huddle under trees. If lightning strikes the tree or somewhere nearby, the entire group can be killed. We don’t know how common this is because it’s hard to track, though usually it’s herds of 10 or 20 animals that get killed.

In the case where the animals are huddling under a tree, oftentimes you’ll see some visible signs on the tree, though you may not see any visible signs on the animals themselves. In this case, it’s hard to know where lightning struck based on the pictures, but there may be an animal among the dead animals that has visible signs, like a bit of charring on the skin.

How did lightning kill all of those reindeer at once? Did they need to be touching for this to happen?

When animals or people are in groups, most are being killed by the ground current. First, there’s a direct strike — this is what most people think of when they think of lightning — that hits the tree or maybe the ground nearby. The energy then spreads along the ground surface, and if you’re anywhere near that lightning strike, you absorb it and get shocked.

Lightning goes up one leg and down another. Animals are more vulnerable because their legs are spread out more, so the ground currents travel more easily in their bodies. It doesn’t matter if they’re touching, or exactly how close they are, it matters that they were all in the area hit by lightning. Ground currents are the thing that’s responsible for the most lightning deaths and injuries in both people and animals.

How far can the ground current travel? When are you safe?

That’s one question we’re often asked, and it’s a difficult question because it depends on a lot of factors, including the strength of the actual lightning strike.

In this case, the animals seem to be in an area that was 50 to 80 meters in diameter and on a hillside, which gives you some idea that lightning can travel a good distance and still be deadly. Lightning doesn’t always travel deep into the ground.

What exactly is it about lightning that kills these animals?

It’s the electricity going into your body. It passes through the nervous system and your nerves, and the deadly part is that it stops the heart. In the case of people, many can be revived with CPR if tended to immediately but with reindeer, it just would have stopped their hearts.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/29/12690402/lightning-strike-kills-norway-reindeer-death-why-science

mushystuff:
@the bold: Gradually you are getting there. The 'remorse' is not complete yet.

Slimdada:
I have been talking to this lady for a month now,call her everyday we flow well in our communication,when she misses my calls,she calls back so yesterday i
Asked her the network she preferred so I can send her airtime
But to my suprise she was like no you don't have to
I had to explain and convince her why I wanted to send her the card,when I eventually did she replied with a text
Thank you so much!

I love this lady so much that I would like to wife her in few year's coming as I tend to get married early as the first and only child from my late parents
But how do I make her fall in love with me

Slimdada:
Me I no dey bang to please any fvvkin woman, once I don release if I too like the girl and she's neat I fit suck her pussy make she squirt then I'm off
I no fit kill my self well no dey ever full

Davash222:
Keep sending her recharge card every 2 days, she will definitely fall in love. No be Nigerian girl again

larryking540:
Adenuga money is fraudulent money

Otedola money is fraudulent money

Oyedapo money na fraduulent money

Dangote money na frudeulent money too


Bros even if it's frude ,,,that should not be your concern , because even on their deadbed side they will not tell you how they made the money
,,The best you can do is be prayerfully so you make yours probably they will even call yours blood money

larryking540:
I understand brother ,but we are all giving brain and it's to think ,seee nigeria issue isn't something difficult to solve ,but we all see it from another angle , blaming the white man for stealing from us ,,,,he didn't steal from you ,there was an exchange of resources ....
I'll tell u a story ,,,

Governor ibori ,he was once a governor of Delta State ,he was arrested I think 2009 in UK for money laundering (when u take a handful of foreign currency to another country) he took nigeria money and converted the money to dollars and set out to uk ,,,is that not wickedness?

He was able to byepass the nigeira system by lobbying some cash into security officer hands , because they don't know the meaning of money laundering (it is the fastest way to destroy the economy of your country )

The moment he arrived uk, thinking because he was once an immediate ex governor he will be given prefiential treatment bro ,,the next thing is "please sir can u open your bag " u know the rest bro


Na 8-9 years he spend inside prison boss in UK ,he got released last year and this is what surprised me "DELTA STATE THREW A BIG WELCOME PARTY FOR HIM FOR 7DAYS "


BRO WHO CON BE OUR PROBLEM MAKE U SIT DOWN THINK AM
na illiteracy day worry us or we just refused to learn how the economy of a country works ....

Whiteee no steal anyt from u ,,,oil way we get excess ,some country way no get reach that amount have transformed their economy ...

When u hear about dubia and Abu Dhabi ,wat comes to your mind is they have oil ,,bro let me clarify it for your,only Abu Dhabi has oil ,dubia doesn't have oil ,they get money from recreational activities and vacation visits ,did anybody steal from them ? U and I kw the answer is probably NO

Pedrotina11:
Recovered and relooted....

DenreleDave:
Thank God it's Nigeria money, our money.. Expecting my share soon

zoedew:
But Buhari said Abacha did not steal from Nigeria

helinues:
Abacha's loot no dey finish?
How much did Abacha actually steal?

abdelrahman:
Gamsu Abacha is making good of her family's legacy and popular motto of "no matter how poor they are, they will never be as poor as Dangote", Sagesse Gumsu, we get the drift, with a plate of meal like that? we dont see how you can be as poor as Dangote



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Bonaventura:
Growth, deliberate change and development are the key ingredients for a country to rise beyond its situation.

Nigeria started experiencing all of these immediately after the 2007 General election and was growing steadily. The late president Yar' Adua, having acknowledged the failure and flaws in the election that brought him on board embarked on an electoral reform. And that was a leap!

In 2010 at the height of Yar'adua's illness saga when the likes of the then attorney General Mike Andoaka opined that the president could rule from any part of the globe even on a sick bed, the National Assembly said no, stepped in and through the "Doctrine of Necessity" brought Jonathan on board. And that was a giant leap.

Fast forward to 2015, Goodluck having allowed Yar'adua's electoral reform to be the guiding principle not only appointed and allowed Jega to preside over the election (He never knew Jega before his appointment) despite repeated calls for his sack, but lost the election and quietly handed over to the opposition. And that was a giant development.

The present government emerged to pomp and pageantry, with much expectation. It took months to constitute a cabinet and 4 years for blaming the previous governments. And that was a stagnation!

In 2019, Chief Justice is removed, elections are marred with violence, brazen rigging and turned to war. A fourth winner is becoming a number one winner, insecurity is becoming a norm, Innocent Nigerians can no longer travel to America. And that's a retrogression, backwardness, wickedness and inhumanity!

TGM2015:
He stated "a". The only know ex South West Governor with Killer Squad is Gbenga Daniel as he was believed to have killed APC preferred governorship candidates. This lead to Ogun State people to overwhelming vote against anything that has to do with him even in the last elections.

celeiyke:
Abeg who kill Funsho Williams?

johnkay1:
This is the ex governor the man was afraid to mention.

Nbote:
So U want to recruit ppl to work as police constables at d community level and expect dem to work for free in a country of millions of unemployed..? How exactly do dey expect d recruits to stay motivated or work for free?

Babadee1900:
It is Chinko , I cant even pronounce the name.

zakim:
bad news

Babadee1900:
Bros I was just going to rant about battery issues now. I hope you have gotten a better battery.

Last week Sunday I borrowed a guy my car battery to start his car and I have not had peace since then with my battery. Now I understand Why the guy spent two hours at crown estate car park without anyone to borrow him battery (I know he spent nothing less than two hours because I saw him on my way to Awoyaya, coming back he was still there, took another trip to Abijoh from sky mall, he was still there)

The following day my battery started misbehaving, I used my neighbors battery to start it and went out. Going back home at night the thing just went off in the middle of the road before Jakande first gate, called LCC towing service to come tow it off the road while waiting a guy stopped to ask what’s up, I told him battery issue, he was reluctant to remove his battery but later gave me. I left, following day I took it to total sangotedo to charge, it has been there since until yesterday when I went for it, got home, the battery can’t even crank the engine.

I just got home from where I went to price a new battery now, 75amps Everstart is 27k while chinko is 23k. My battery that got spoilt us just two months old

If your battery is bad and you know it, don’t hit the road!

A305:
To get the best out of this deal.

Let him pay 25k(camry)
You take care of servicing, maintenance and all repairs even if it is battery head.

I see the market rebounding soon and a upward review of remmitance by car owners if the ban on keke and okada persists. Until then, To get the best out of this deal. Stick to the above.

AmTruth:
Let God give the President and his Vice the wisdom to tackle this security challenges facing our Nation.
I think the use of drones in surveillance is a welcome idea and should be implemented.

Nigeria shall be great.
God bless Nigeria.

Enemyofpeace:
This man no get shame for body and na redeemed church senior pastor him call himself o

Perfecttouchade:
Yet, Nigerians lose their lives everyday either to police killings and tortures, kidnapping or Fulani attacks...VP we need more actions on the issue of insecurity

fishkaveli:
May your life be handled the way you and buhari is handling 9ja security � �

NextPresido:
Is he calling that Daddy GO a liar?

Is he saying that Daddy GO is a liar, just like himself

Kkings11:
Nigeria moving forward depends on us. As long as we tow the line of blind partisanship we will keep getting these mediocre rulers.
But I believe that the past 12yrs and the next 4yrs have and would have sharpened our mindset in matters relating to our leaders.
My hope is that we stand firm when the next electoral phase rolls on and these our leaders want to tempt us with fistful of nuts while stowing away the farms for themselves.

faithfull18:
True, they come in in trucks.

TMSMedia:
Keke Napeps and Motorcycle Riders Leaving Lagos After Ban By The State Govt (Video)

IgbereTV reports that some Keke Napeps and motorcycle riders were spotted in a viral video being loaded in a lorry for a trip to an unknown destination.

Here is the video below;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTYXja-ElY


Tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep and Motorcycles reportedly leaving Lagos, after the Lagos State Government banned its operation in 6 locals governments and 9 local council

This is coming just after the Lagos State Government banned the operations of okada and tricycle riders in six local governments and nine local council development areas of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, said the proscription would take effect from February 1


www.nairaland.com/attachments/10976842_5e3503fc0795e_png36e04eaa9d4d16999a6ed5a6da71b512


http://igberetvnews.com/1321682/keke-napeps-motorcycle-riders-leaving-lagos-ban-state-govt-video/

Mcy56:
Very glaring you can't see the bigger issue here.
Anyway I don't reside in Lag for your info but could just imagine the sufferings imposed on masses.
Good day!

LOGOBELT:
Since Sunday, Lots of Lagosians have been passing through hell just to get to their destination, this is due to the Ban on Keke and Okada recently made by Lagos State Government.

Some Lagosians think its a wise decision while some think its not. Having read so many comments online as regards the issue, I came across a Step that can actually help us to save the Trekking Stress and Price Hike on Commercial Vehicles.

Ban is only on Keke and Okada not on Vehicles. Why not use UBER or BOLT to get to work? I know what you are thinking, its expensive right?

This is what you should do,

1. Order for a ride in group, like if you live in a compound where you have other tenants going to working everyday, you guys can come together in two or thee, order a ride and Share the Payment.

2. If your compound people won't work, join with your friends in the street, church, mosque or any friends around, book a ride together and share payment.


3. If you have someone in same compound that own a car, join them early in the morning, to convey you, if they will accept.

This is just few.

I just pray PETROL become SCARCE too, so that everybody will be in this, both those who own Vehicles and those who don't.