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Before the Civil War the Igbos had the 2nd Largest Population in Nigeria after the Hausa, The Yoruba were 3rd[color=#006600][/color]

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"intestines come out of stomach"... Ok o. Kidneys go soon come out of heart.

He and other people like him are unwell psychologically. They're suffering from agalmatophilia which is a form of sexual disorder.

Brown roofing! I tot it's only seen in the SW.

It is 2pm Nigerian time not 3pm. Pls edit your headline

INTERMAN:
Me too I doubted that age.. He was said to be the general manger of BCOStv in 1959. How can someone be a managing director at just 29 year old. the thing his that his parents may not know the actual age they gave birth to the icon.. Since many are actually illiterate during those days.

It is actually WNTV and not BCOSTV. Western Nigeria not Oyo State.

Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha



I've asked various Igbo people here in Lagos what they think of Nnamdi Kanu. They are unanimous in their answers. They think he is a joker. The people I have asked include doctors, bankers, and businessmen. All have strong ties and property back home but also have viable businesses and property here in Lagos.

But if you have been following the new Mandela of the Igbo ethnic group closely , you will have to admit to yourself that he may have been a joke a few years ago, there is nothing funny about the movement he has stirred.

What was a little ripple in some obscure pond has been transferred to a growing wave lapping up sand one surge at a time into a vast ocean.

He grew from broadcasting hate messages that are sweet to the man on the street looking for someone to blame for the difficulty of life to a berobed, bespectacled priest ($#@*) being courted by mainstream politicians with loyal subjects who bow before him in deference. Suddenly there are mainstream discussions about Biafra. Suddenly, educated people have started seeing merit in him and are serious about seceding and forming Utopia.

How did we get here?

What transformed a decidedly unremarkable bigoted man to a revered freedom fighter?

When Buhari won the elections, remember what he said about how he would treat regions who voted for him en masse as against regions who gave him 5% support? He said it was unrealistic to treat loyal regions and disloyal regions alike (I paraphrase). We all saw the video and we were shocked that our president had absolutely no filter. Who plans to marginalise citizens of a country he was voted to serve on an international stage? No real politician would say that. He may plan to but he would also be conscious of giving a semblance of fairness.



No one can contest how lopsided Buhari’s appointments have been. Certainly, very few Igbos presently have much say in how the affairs of the Nation are stirred.

The minister of labour and productivity, Dr Chris Ngige concretised this when he said that the south-east was responsible for the ‘perceived’ marginalization of their region by refusing to ‘invest’ in Buhari’s 2015 campaign.

I was stunned when I read this. Genuinely stunned.

That statement alone admits there is a marginalization (if it was just something perceived, he would try to clear the perception.) by blaming them for not voting for Buhari.

When you face blatant marginalization, it is not farfetched to want a person of your ethnicity to have a chance at leading this country so that you can finally belong and not be punished not just for a war that ended almost 50 years ago but for voting a candidate of your choice.

Buhari on seeing his gaffe (I am assuming he did) could have done a few things to correct this and systematically squash grounds for Biafran agitators to thrive. He should have aggressively courted the South East. Never mind that he won the elections. He could have deliberately set up a plan for visible inclusion. To let the South East understand that he intended to govern them and the rest of this country fairly.

He silently condoned the untameable activities of his kinsmen, the Fulani Herdsmen. I say he condoned because nothing about his speech or actions towards curbing the menace they had become said he was determined to stop them. On the other hand, he went full out for the then obscure Nnamdi Kanu, who had not been responsible for the death of anyone and so far as I know it, still hasn’t.

The arrest of Nnamdi Kanu is the worst thing that Buhari could have done. This is in the 101 category of things not to do political opponents or freedom fighters.

Without a prison sentence there would be no Mandela.

Nothing propels a man to greatness in the eyes of his followers than incarceration or matyrdom.

Did Buhari not study Boko Haram? Perceived injustice fuels a cause. Persecution gives legitimacy to a movement.

In a country where not a single leader of killer Fulani herdsmen has been jailed. Where Boko Haram seems to have a thousand lives, Nnamdi Kanu was nothing but an attention seeker.

Nnamdi Kanu was canonized by Buhari. The longer he stayed in jail, the more his standing grew.

To make it worse, the South Eastern part of Nigeria have had no heroes. Their leaders seem motivated by selfish ambition. There are no Fayose’s to stand against the government and speak for their region/states (I know you think Fayose is ridiculous, but look carefully. The man is fierce about his state.) The Igbos have no Tinubus fighting with an obvious Yoruba agenda… consolidating the power of the south west in general. There have been NO unifying leaders in the South East. The response to the attack of Uzo-Nwani local government of Enugu state ended with a wide toothed smiling Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi genuflecting and shaking hands with Buhari in a photo.

The South East has not been treated kindly by its governors. We cannot lie. There is no zeal. Just bitter fights for power.

So the mass have been ready for another Ojukwu. Someone who will speak without fear or regard for his personal safety or fortune. And unfortunately, there was Nnamdi Kanu. A man not affiliated to any political party and seems to be driven by only his love for Igbo people and his desire for their own country.

What Buhari did was like making a mistake on a paper with a pen. Then attempting to clean it with an eraser till the paper is torn and beyond repair. This was how he handled Nnamdi Kanu. He totally missed it.

Apart from his charismatic and extremely divisive oratory skills, what substance does he have to offer? This our Igbo Jewish Saviour? Who truly is he? This 47-year-old man has nothing really to show. He attended UNN and did not even graduate. What was he doing all his life before that video of him asking for guns and ammunition to actualize Biafra at the World Igbo Congress on the 5th of September 2015 in California came out?

What is his track record?

What has he led successfully?

What qualifies him to be a leader?

Does he have the skills to negotiate an amicable secession and to also help set the foundation of a new nation?

My dear Igbo people, think this through. Where is this man that you are following going to? Do you really think that once Igbo people gather together in a land locked tiny mass and are governed by only Igbo people, problems will cease to exist?

Nigeria has problems. It certainly has not treated you fairly. A restructuring is a more realistic agitation. Placing a heavy demand on elected officials is also another thing we must take seriously. To refuse to participate in an election in a country you are part of for the foreseeable future is insane.

Following Nnamdi Kanu who eyes glint with the same fiery passion as that Jim Jones and whose words resonate with the same bitter superior ethnic bile of Hitler will not end well.

Lastly, I almost forgot to say this. I am from Ogun state and so is Obasanjo. His presidency did not change my life. My life went on like every other Nigerian. In fact, Abeokuta did not change. Buhari is president, please take a tour to places that ordinary Hausa/Fulani people stay up north, you will see that they have gained nothing in his 2 year reign except bragging rights. I promise you that the life of the average South Easterner is better than that of the average Northerner in terms of education, health and economy. The only people that will tell you that you are the only ones suffering because you do not have an Igbo president are those hungry for personal power… and they are just trying to use you.

https://www.sabinews.com/73777-2/

1. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe = Founder of modern Nigerian nationalism.. . Really?
Probably Herbert Macauley was a Ghanaian.

DaddySLY:
if na curse...i reject am

Wake up, you've been dreaming

WhatsApp is to end support for a number of operating systems including Blackberry 10, Nokia Symbian S60 and Windows Phone 7.1.
The company said it wanted to focus development "on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use".
Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which is used by a billion people worldwide, will stop working on the named operating systems by December 2016.
But it will still work on Blackberry's latest smartphone which runs Android.
Legacy
Most of the operating systems that WhatsApp is dropping support for are legacy operating systems, which are no longer updated or installed on new devices.

The exception is Blackberry 10, which was launched in January 2013 and is still being developed by Blackberry.
Blackberry 10 was launched in January 2013
However, the operating system has failed to gain traction with smartphone users and now accounts for less than 1% of the market.
There had been speculation that the handset-maker would wind down support for Blackberry 10 after it released a smartphone running Android, and closed its "Built for Blackberry" programme for app developers.
But the company told the BBC: "BlackBerry is committed to our BlackBerry 10 operating system, and we work closely with developers to create and deploy solutions to bring apps to our consumer and enterprise fans.
"While the app landscape continues to evolve, our commitment to BlackBerry 10 and our developers is unwavering.
"We are actively exploring alternatives for BlackBerry users once support of WhatsApp Messenger for BBOS and BlackBerry 10 ends in late 2016."
The full list of operating systems WhatsApp will stop supporting is:
Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
Blackberry OS 7 and earlier
Blackberry 10
Nokia S40
Nokia Symbian S60
Windows Phone 7.1
"While these mobile devices have been an important part of our story, they don't offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app's features in the future," WhatsApp said in a blogpost.
"When we started WhatsApp in 2009... about 70 percent of smartphones sold at the time had operating systems offered by BlackBerry and Nokia."
The firm said mobile operating systems offered by Google, Apple and Microsoft accounted for 99.5% of sales today

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35686613

I've been using my Toshiba Satellite C660 1P8 since 2011 yet I don't experience any of these issues. I'm really enjoying it with Windows 10 running smoothly like new again.

fowlyansh181:
Too bad for Samsung, it will take alot of convincing and work to win back their patronizers ..

Lalasticlala, mynd44

Seun

Serious convincing

Lithium ion batteries are commonly used in devices such as laptops and phones because they are small, light, store energy efficiently and are slow to lose their charge.
Lithium is a highly volatile substance, so any number of changes can cause the liquid to overheat.
When a battery's temperature hits around 100C (200F), its materials begin to break down. This starts a chemical chain reaction that releases its own energy and accelerates the heating in a snowball effect.

In a “thermal runaway", the temperature can keep increasing until the battery catches fire.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/10/11/why-is-the-samsung-galaxy-note-7-catching-fire-the-lithium-ion-b/

augster:
Apple go dey happy with this news.
I still don't understand why the skipped number 6, maybe 7 isn't their lucky number

But S7 is still a major hit na

Nsonaso:
My brother no be small witch craft... I feel for those company seriously losing $17 Billion.

It's a trying time for Samsung, I hope they come great in their next flagship. This incidence has dented their name and a lot of users will now be running to Sammy enemy, Apple

It's not too late actually and a nice move after all. Samsung has eventually admitted defeat in this case.

Samsung has announced that it is ending the production of the Galaxy Note7 and permanently discontinuing it worldwide.


The decision comes immediately after the company issued a press release asking users to power down all original and replaced Note7 units, and for retailers and career partners to stop sales and exchanges of the smartphone.

“We remain committed to working diligently with appropriate regulatory authorities to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation.” said Samsung in a statement yesterday.

The decision to end the Note7 production is the final step in a rather tumultuous journey. After being announced back in August and being met with generally positive reviews, the Note7 first came under fire — quite literally — after reports of units exploding surfaced on the internet. After 35 cases had been reported, Samsung issued an official recall of the device, which sent everyone in a tizzy and airlines and airport authorities calling for an official ban on usage of the device in several countries.

Samsung did what it could, replacing not just the affected but every Note7 it sold and issuing a new device with an updated battery pack and a green battery indicator so the customers and authorities alike could tell them apart. It even restricted the older devices from charging beyond 60% so people who hadn’t replaced theirs yet wouldn’t overcharge them.

But after the replacement units also started catching fire, most notably one on a Southwest Airlines flight 994 from Louisville to Baltimore, which had to be evacuated when a passenger’s replacement Note7 caught fire, Samsung eventually asked everyone to power them down. And finally did what was inevitable and, some might argue, what should have been done from the beginning, pulled the plug entirely on the Note7.

We are waiting to hear from Samsung on how it plans to proceed with existing Note7 devices that are out there and also how it deals with customers who have pending orders.

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_permanently_discontinues_the_galaxy_note7-news-21001.php

Here are some more bad habits that drivers may not be aware can cost them money – mostly in terms of fuel efficiency.



Your tyres are underinflated

Underinflated tyres increase tyre wear and reduce your fuel economy. Tyre pressure is determined by the psi (pounds per square inch) in the car tyres, and according to the Department of Energy, you can improve your gas mileage by 0.6 per cent on average—up to 3 per cent in some cases—by keeping your tyres inflated to the proper pressure.

Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” tested this rule out by letting the air out of a set of car tyres to see if itwould have a real effect on gas mileage. Cruising with tyres that were 15 per cent underinflated, their car guzzled 1.2 per cent more fuel. And with tyres 15 per cent too pumped up, the car used 6.2 per cent less fuel – because “there was less surface area of rubber meeting the road.”



You’re carrying around too much junk

Hauling cargo on your roof increases wind resistance and lowers fuel economy, as does extra weight inside the car. The Energy Department recommends drivers avoid keeping unnecessary items in your car, especially heavy ones. An extra 100 pounds could reduce your miles per gallon by about 1 per cent. The reduction is based on the percentage of extra weight relative to the car’s weight and affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones. So if you’ve been riding around with a set of golf clubs or old sports equipment, consider keeping them in the garage.



You’re changing the oil every 3,000 miles

It’s an old rule of thumb; most cars these days can go more than twice that distance before they need an oil change, say the experts at Edmunds.com. “Oil life monitors automatically sense when your next oil change is needed – based on car speed, engine temperature, climate conditions, number of cold starts and other factors – and they’re utilised by 19 of 34 automakers, according to Edmonds. Refer to the manufacturer’s specified maintenance schedule on how often you should change the oil.

The main advocates of the 3,000-mile oil change schedule are, of course, those who would profit by it: repair shops and service departments at some new-car dealers, says Cars.com, a car research and listings site.



You’re an aggressive driver

You might be an aggressive driver if your cruising speeds range around 75 to 85 miles an hour, you’re constantly accelerating and changing lanes, and you’re often braking sharply. If you decided to calm down and drive with the cruise control, says Aaron Lewis of Edmunds.com, your fuel economy would improve.

“Cruise control is much better than a person at maintaining constant throttle input and speed, which is critical to getting the best possible fuel mileage,” says Toby Schultz of YourMechanic.com.



You really believe the claim of “lifetime fluids”

There is no such thing as a fluid that lasts “a lifetime,” says Schultz, adding that by the time the fluid completely fails and the irreversible damage is noticed, the warranty is expired. Most of these lifetime fluids are based on the idea of lasting about 100,000 miles. After that, the manufacturer doesn’t really care what happens to the car. (Most manufacturers suggest 30,000 to 60,000 miles as the point at which you should change the transmission fluid in a manual transmission, according to YourMechanic.com).

Culled from yahoofinance

Bad fuel mix – A bad fuel mix can happen in several ways below are some listed:
Your engine is out of fuel, so the engine takes much air but no fuel.
Your air intake might be clogged, so there is sufficient fuel but not enough air.
The fuel system might be giving too much or too little fuel to the mix with, meaning that combustion does not happen properly.
There might be some dirt in the fuel (i.e water in your gas tank) that prevents the fuel not burn.
Lack of compression: If the charge of air and fuel is not compressed properly, the combustion process will not work like it would. Lack of compression might happen for these under listed reasons:
Your piston rings are bad (letting air/fuel to leak past the piston during compression).
The intake or exhaust valves are not closing properly, again allowing a leak during compression.
A hole in the cylinder.
The most regular “hole” in a cylinder happens where the top of the cylinder (that holds the valves and spark plug that is also known as the cylinder head) attaches to the cylinder itself. Normally, the cylinder and the cylinder head close together with a thin gasket pressed between them to enable a good seal. If the gasket breaks, small holes occur between the cylinder and the cylinder head, and this hole creates leaks.
Lack of spark: There may be no spark or weak spark for a number of reasons:
If your engines spark plug or the wire leading to it is bad, the spark will be weak.
If the wire is broken or missing, or if the system that sends a spark down the wire is malfunctioning, there will be no spark.
If the spark happens either too early or too late in the cycle (if the ignition timing is off), the fuel will not ignite at the right time, and this can cause all kinds of problems.
Other things that can cause dead engine include:
If the battery is bad, your engine cannot turn over to start.
If the bearing that lets the crankshaft to turn freely are bad or worn out, the crankshaft cannot turn so the engine cannot turn over and run.
If the valves do not open and close at the correct time or at all, air cannot get in and exhaust cannot go out, so the engine cannot run.
If something blocks up your tailpipe, exhaust cannot exit the cylinder so the engine will not run.
If you run out of oil, the piston cannot go up and down freely in the cylinder, and the engine will seize.

http://www.automobileglobe.com/common-causes-of-dead-engine/

Okay, you don’t have to shoot yourself on the foot for not getting pregnant at an expected period; all you need do is relax and get to the root of the problem. According to a chief consultant, Obstetrician and gynaecologist at National Hospital, Dr Olabunmi Ladipo, while there are a number of reasons for your inability to conceive at a time, anxiety could be the father of them all.

The doctor explained that many women become overly anxious some times, just barely three to six months of marriage when their expectations do not match with the reality. At times it could be pressure from in-laws and or spouse as they question the ability of the woman to conceive.

Though the woman may get more worried, Dr Ladipo advised that both couples are meant to see their doctor as to fully ascertain the real cause of the delay.

He further stated that age is a primary factor as younger couples still have some time to make babies than older couples where the woman is already 35 and above.

For the male, it could be that:

The number of sperm you produce is low or sperm mobility may have decreased.
The testicles may be infected

It is a pointer to cancer of the testicles.

Trauma such as testicular torsion (a case where the testis twists and cause damage to the testes and affect the sperm).

You have an obstructive Azoospermia (a condition where the sperm does not get to the semen even after the testicle might have produced it).

You have an ejaculation disorder, where it comes too quickly or where the semen is ejaculated into the bladder.

For the female, causes could be:

Ovulation disorder; a situation where the woman finds it difficult to release eggs may be due to the inability of the ovaries to produce eggs, overactive or underactive condition of your thyroid hormones and a situation where woman’s ovaries stop working before she clocks 40.

Results from infection such as untreated or not properly treated sexually transmitted disease, infection from previous abortion or one contracted after previous child birth.

The growth of fibroid is also one cause as it may affect the development of the embryo on the womb (fibroid are non cancerous growth that develops from under the lining of the wall of the womb, right into the middle of the womb).

Side effects of some medication such as Ibuprofen, Aspirin and others classified as Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), drugs taken for the treatment of oedema, psychosis and cancer.

Blockade of the fallopian tubes; with this, the egg cannot travel along the fallopian tubes where it is being fertilized before it is finally planted in the womb for continuous growth, therefore, there may be difficulty conceiving naturally. Whatever the case may be, you need to find out from your doctor and for proper medical advice on what to do.

http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com/2016/08/why-women-may-not-conceive-when-anxious/

How save is the milemaster oil for Honda engine

Even if your car doesn’t come with 470 HP and Wi-Fi connectivity, your car is the biggest and most expensive gadget you own.



The Nigeria auto-industry is saturated with large number of mechanics who have little experience on car repairs or sometime driven by excessive profit motives to become deceitful. As such, unless a car owner changes his or her vehicle as often as a MacBook, keeping that ride in peak operating condition is as well as keeping repair costs down over its lifespan becomes very vital.

Here are 4 insights compiled by Autofactorng, an online retail store for sales of quality auto spare parts to make sure that a N5,000 brake job doesn’t cost you a N50, 000 leak in your checking account.

1

Trial and error

A large number of mechanics have little experience and knowledge about the well-being of cars. Working on modern vehicles demands unprecedented talent and training. In the bid to fix the problem, more problems arise.

2.

Charging for unnecessary repairs

A mechanic diagnoses a problem, repairs it and – surprise, surprise – the problem is still there. They then re-diagnose it as a different problem and repair that. Eventually, the mechanic repairs the original defect but charges the customer for all the repairs. In some other instances, the mechanic is fully aware of other faults in your vehicle but will keep mute so as to get you to come back and pay more.

3.

Misdiagnosing something that is not faulty

Sometimes to pad their bills, mechanics will tell a customer non-defective parts need to be replaced. Your brakes need to be resurfaced? They’ll tell you to get them replaced. Other parts on the car can be repaired? They’ll suggest replacement. Like unnecessary repairs, unneeded parts being sold to you are also a trick for major extortion.

4.

Purchase of inferior parts

Mechanics in Nigeria are in this habit. The car owner pays for authentic parts for repairs, they will not only double the price of parts, they go as far as getting inferior parts which will eventually cause more damage.

Korede Ogunseinde is an auto blogger at Autofactorng

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/4-tricks-mechanics-use-extorting-money-car-owners/

Gidi7:
Even with these,when the battery is ready to spoil,no demon can hinder it.

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But simple precautions can extend the battery's life.

Here's how to properly charge it

Have you ever heard that the right way to treat your smartphone is to completely drain its battery before charging it for hours overnight? Wrong. There are many misconceptions about smartphone charging that can actually damage your phone, just like that myth. The best way to charge your phone is to charge it frequently for short periods of time. In fact, the more you completely discharge a phone, the faster the battery will die. Leaving your phone plugged in when it's fully charged puts the phone in a high-stress state, which wears down the interior workings of your phone. Removing your phone from the charger after it's fully charged is like relaxing after a strenuous workout for your phone. And it's better to not charge it up to 100% at all. A high voltage stresses the battery. We've collected some awesome videos on this topic. Watch them now to learn more.

https://m.curiosity.com/memes/youve-been-charging-your-smartphone-wrong-curiosity/?shrink=1&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=linkdesc&utm_campaign=20160801fbk00CRSTphonecharge#meme-how-to-properly-charge-your-smartphone-monday-tech-tip-3-the-nerd-herd

Here's how to properly charge it

Have you ever heard that the right way to treat your smartphone is to completely drain its battery before charging it for hours overnight? Wrong. There are many misconceptions about smartphone charging that can actually damage your phone, just like that myth. The best way to charge your phone is to charge it frequently for short periods of time. In fact, the more you completely discharge a phone, the faster the battery will die. Leaving your phone plugged in when it's fully charged puts the phone in a high-stress state, which wears down the interior workings of your phone. Removing your phone from the charger after it's fully charged is like relaxing after a strenuous workout for your phone. And it's better to not charge it up to 100% at all. A high voltage stresses the battery. We've collected some awesome videos on this topic. Watch them now to learn more.

https://m.curiosity.com/memes/youve-been-charging-your-smartphone-wrong-curiosity/?shrink=1&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=linkdesc&utm_campaign=20160801fbk00CRSTphonecharge#meme-how-to-properly-charge-your-smartphone-monday-tech-tip-3-the-nerd-herd

What does cmr stands for?

Even any woman will choose her mother over husband any day. Mothers are irreplaceable, it does make sense.

Music and all sorts of immorality

double0seven:
Rubbish and nonsensical write up. Let's foe argument sake agree that she followed him willingly, under the law, Yinusa has no right to take her because she is a minor.

Do you even understand what a minor i
before the law? They are set of being who because of their age are believed not to be capable of making sound judgements in their own interests, so the right to make vital decisions is exercised for them by their parents.

So the right for Ese to follow Yinusa or not follow belongs to her parents.

Get more understanding about a matter before writing on it.

Which part of the article did you not understand? Bland!