₦airaland Forum

sKeetz:
Burna boy was right after all. I can't believe I share the same country with apes who think money can be conjured from thin air via a females panties.

She might have still been alive if she had rushed to the hospital but she chose to listen to a fraudster in the guise of pastor.

Thank you sir. Exactly my thoughts.

You guys need to cut the bank some slack.
I am yet to see a bank that did system upgrade without
it being accompanied by network challenges.
From my transactions with the bank lately, I have noticed a great improvement and I have no doubt that with the upgrade concluded, network will be much faster and better this year.

MrAJQ:
The lion king has landed, the trauma of the looters, the driver of good and new Nigeria

Big fool

Join at your own peril. Once you are taken, na War front straight

wowww, quite nteresting

kidman96:
Stupid topics from stupid and hungry bloggers making front page when there are better topics wasting away in other sections...





I'm sure the moderators are the owners of these blogs.

So true. I wonder how senseless topics like this one was approved for front page meanwhile if you go to other sections you will see nice ones rusting away there

praizblog:
This is King Rudy paul Okoye shares hilarious photo of when he was very skinny, when money no dey.

Wow..


Gist From Praizenews ; http://www.praizenews.com/paul-okoye-shares-hilarious-throwback-phone-of-when-he-was-skinny/

That thing no be baggy jean, na wrapper

Feed a dog for three days; he will remember you for ever. Feed a human for one year;he will forget you the next day.

NwaAmaikpe:




This ekuke will never get the accolades given to Jack who stood and defended his master's compound to the end even when Nnamdi KANU had already run away.

An Ekuke will always be an ekuke.
How is it protecting that man when it allowed people get that close to him?
The ekuke further disgraced him by turning him into a footstool.

Will those folks have gone that close if it were a Doberman or a Pitbull?
Would they have had the effrontery to stand and film this?

In my opinion, the only protection that man is getting is from the policeman in the picture.

This man. Always making senseless posts. Smh

post=72834993:
Good riddance.......
We will rest from all the noise making from the noise makers now.

Nnamdi Cownu said he only missed his dog JACK most, out of all the casualties he caused to die!!
What manner of leader!
We reasonable people from that side know the best thing for us...... Joe Igbokwe!

GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI



This one has been brainwashed into believing he is a slave in his country, talking about someone coming to deliver him!
Someone that ran away for most part of the year!
How can this kind of person will ever reason well?
This is irredeemable obviously!

But I tried it now and the radio station is still up. Which one did they block.. Did Lair Muhammad issue this statement?

Na wah ooo, Hope Uzodinma always seems to be a step ahead of Okorocha. Imagine Okorocha got a court order, the man quickly got his own setting it aside. That man is a super strategist Ooo.

But I have no doubt APC will loose in Imo State.

Patrioticman007:
Trouble dey sleep yanga go wake am. If not what's the nexus between FFK & Nnamdi kanu ?. Why stand as surety to a Terrorist, knowingly he was likely to jump bail. FFK has forgotten his place in contemporary Nigerian politics & criminality. If not, FFK who himself is enjoying a bail currently,thinks he is above the law. The court will forfeit the bonds they entered to which is around 200,000,000. Million. More revenue for pmb to use in developing Nigeria.

See your mouth. How dare you call KANU a terrorist. So why did all the western countries refuse to proscribe the group even after all attempts by your Liar Muhammad?. You and your government are the real terrorists. Check out the number of Shiites you people have murdered so far.
I aint IPOB but i wont fail to state that the ineffectiveness exhibited by the Nigerian Police is unparalleled. How can you attack a man who's court case is just a few weeks away?. If you claim he has broken his bail conditions, why not wait till the case resumes and then use it against him.
That unnecessary attack by the Nigerian Military only points to the simple fact - he was marked for elimination!

Papa Arurala

Even though I ain't APC, I must confess this is a remarkable feat and not that rubbish white Elephant project Okezie Ikpeazu is building in Aba and calling it bridge.

sankky:
Something ain't right with this story. I know we blacks hinge our reasoning and understanding of nature based on superstition and religion which takes us more backwards than forwards.
For a python to swallow an adult human, the person must have been as still as a log of wood .... They naturally slighter away in fear whenever they encounter adults. They don't attack or coil round adults like we superstitiously believe. Check out what happens outside Africa and see my point.
Either the man was already dead or unconscious prior to the swallowing.

Lies. Just pray you don't come close to a big Python or Anaconda. They lie in wait and strike once you come close. Immediately they hook their fang inside your body, bros forget, you are gone because the speed they will use to coil around your body will be amazing. Before they start to squeeze.
You probably think they are slow cos they are fat, better think again. Believe I have watched a Python take down a Tiger.

Olodo24:
marrying a tall lady for the sake of the kids. nice one. just that the kids would still be ugly

You be real Olodo

Menage a trois

Keekwanu nke wu eriri Ugu nkea Okere na aru?

NwaAmaikpe:



She'd be missed by her family but not as a model because she's not so fine.

But what if she raped and stabbed herself just to implicate somebody?

Mr Man, if you have ever felt the pain of loosing a loved one, you won't be writing this rubbish. SMH

MexxIT:
Dis nairaland mods dey do ojoro. Its like dey have frontpage special candidates... Dis isn't d first time a thread created hours afta d first one is making FrontPage... Here is d first thread dat carried dis report.. If una like make una delete my post...
https://www.nairaland.com/4759244/playboy-63-slept-6000-women

You are so on point.

Ambode is finished or is he going to be a cat with nine lives?

CilicMarin:
Shane should be for Fani Kayode, for failing to deliver his polling booth to the PDP last Saturday.

But trust the independent pigs of Biafra, they will soon be here to eulogize their God of cocaine.

Useless pigs

Who is this idiot?

Firefire:
I laugh APC & Aregbesola to scorn.



The good people of Osun have decided to allow ‘Ajobiewe’ to rule them hoping for more dancing of liberation and freedom from slavery.

We hereby implore Mr. Mohomodu Buhary to call his people to order and not attempt to circumvent the wish of the people.

God bless Nigeria.


APC, Party of professional rigers and career rogues.

The most puzzling fact is the way Aregbosola looks. His dressing style is so lame. At least for other looting governors, you go see the money for their body, this man I wonder if em just the bury the money for ground.

Sard:
This boy is the devil himself.
He didn't commit the crime at the moment of altercation with the deceased.
He harbored his resentment overnight and still had the gut to go to school with knife to stab him.
He should rot in jail.

You are so on point sir

ChiefAzubuike:

Who is this one laughing like some fool dem put hand for her nyansh

I doubt if this story is true. Ambode will most likely beg than try to fight the mighty Jagaban.
On the other hand, if this is true and he musters the courage to contest under another party and eventually wins, then that's where the dymistification of Tinubu starts.

post=70735880:
The rogues are visiting their Oga in Otueke now.

No wonder he's validating thieves.

Shameless buffon with the man who spent 11 hours on the tree in the Forest of the Spirits.

Tah shatap there

I saw hell on this road today. My lord my God!

ALABUKUN TODAY

Almost 100 years after, the brand remains one of the most resilient in Africa. Extracts from the book written by his eldest surviving child, Chief Mrs. Stella O. Odesanya had it thus:

The enduring success of the Alabukun brand is now interwoven into the fabric of modern Nigeria medical history. The Alabukun Powder, in particular, is displayed and sold in thousands of pharmacies, markets and roadside stalls all over Nigeria. In many states in Nigeria, Alabukun powder is considered to be the obligatory cure-all for almost every ailment. In neighbouring countries such as Benin Republic, Ghana and Cameroon, the eye-catching Alabukun brand is to be seen advertised everywhere. Alabukun products are sold in several towns and cities in the USA, the UK, in Europe, Brazil, Jamaica, and yes, even as far away as China. You can buy Alabukun products on-line, off-line, under-bridges and over-expressways.

CONCLUSION

Without any government support and facing immense obstacles from the British colonialists who controlled all the economy, Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand that has lasted a century. He was a very focused, determined and single-minded man. This is a lesson for all Nigerian youths waiting for miracles and the government. Look within and help yourself.

REFERENCES

Toyin Odulate, http://nawmagazine.com/african-women-to-watch-2015/
Arambara https://www.facebook.com/Arambara/posts/963627380366294
NewsExpress Nigeria http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=3899
Scientific Pilgrimage: ‘The Life and times of Emeritus Professor V.A Oyenuga by Ádébáyò Ádésóyè
Reaching for the stars: the autobiography of ‘Folake Solanke


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THE DRUG ITSELF
So how about Alabukun Powder itself? What does it look like to a pharmacist? If you are to check it up in a formulary, what will you see? What are its active ingredients and what makes it tick and its users addicted to it? Well, information gleaned from the packet itself and on TabletWise shows that Alabukun Powder contains acetylsalicylic acid and caffeine as its active ingredients. A packet contains 760 milligrammes of acetylsalicyclic acid and 60 milligrammes of caffeine making a total of 820 mg. Although many Nigerians use it as an over-the-counter drug primarily as a mild analgesic for headache and other simple infirmities, the application of Alabukun powder is actually more diverse than that. It is used for a host of things and these include migraine, prevention of blood clots, myocardial infarction, transluminal angioplasty, ischaemic attacks and stroke. It can also be used in the treatment, management or prevention of these conditions:

– Toothache

– Sore throat

– Neuralgias

NB: Do not use Alabukun powder for any of these conditions without recommendations from a medical doctor. It is also important to note that the following side effects can result from taking Alabukun: oedema (swelling due to fluid accumulation, asthma, vomiting, nausea and vertigo).

So how does the magic of Alabukun powder take place and why is it so effective that many will swear over and over again that it can cure just about anything? Well, the pharmacodynamics of Alabukun powder show that it functions by preventing the production of platelet aggregation and inhibits adenosine in the body. These functions reduce pain and allows the user to breath better by stimulating the brain and the heart.

A LOVING FAMILY

He had a very exemplary family and he took education of his children very seriously. From the proceeds of his business, he sent his children to study at some of the best universities in Durham, Newcastle, United States of America and London. His children graduated and became medical doctors, lawyers, educationists and engineers. They returned to Nigeria to contribute their quota to national development.

PROUD AND SUCCESSFUL DESCENDANTS

The children of the late Blessed Jacob are worthy ambassadors of the family. One of them is Mrs. Folake Odulate (later to become Chief. Mrs. Folake Solanke) who is the first female lawyer in Nigeria to wear the silk and she also became the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In 1966, she established the first law firm by a Nigerian female at Ibadan, Oyo State and named it Alabukun Chambers in honour of her great faher. Alabukun is another name for God in Yoruba and it means the Giver of Grace. His granddaughter, Toyin Odulate, is an entrepreneur and the founder of Olori Cosmetics, an African-themed beauty company dealing with hair, bath and body care products. She established the company in 2013 after garnering years of experience which included working with the global cosmetic brand, L’Oreal. Her goal is to take over the Nigeria and subSaharan market and she is making good progress.

BACKGROUND

Jacob Sogboyega Odulate aka Blessed Jacob was a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor and entrepreneur born in 1884. He died in 1962. In 1918, he invented the legendary Alabukun powder which is now a hit in the world’s most populous black nation and in other West African nations. He was originally from Ikorodu in Lagos State but later moved to the neighbouring Ogun State. He was just 14 when he left Ikorodu, he trekked for three months before reaching Abeokuta to establish himself.

MAKING THE DRUG

The making of the drug was in Abeokuta, Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. 1918 was a year of British colonialism but in spite of all the obstacles the imperialists placed before the ‘natives’, Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand from what served as his consulting room and workshop. His modest headquarters was at the Sapon Area, not far from where he later built his famous three-storey building in Ijemo Agbadu.

Apart from making the drugs, the energetic Blessed Jacob also produced other brands like Alabukun mentholine, other preparations and an annual journal called Alabukun Almanac which was widely distributed in Abeokuta and eventually all over Nigeria between the 1920s and 1950s.

Nigeria is the most populous black nation on earth but a serious look at its entrepreneurial history will show that not many businesses in the country survive the demise of the founder, while even fewer enter the next generation. A look at the businesses of the late MKO Abiola or Charles Okafor aka Ezego are dominant examples in this regard. But in the face of all the obstacles, there is an indigenous brand that has persisted for almost 100 years in the most unlikely sector of trade for the average Nigerian: pharmacy.

Like the humble kolanut, Alabukun powder is one of the unifying items in Nigeria. It is very popular and there is virtually no home in the country where one or more members have not been in touch with or used Alabukun. Even without any considerable adverts, it beats all competitors and foreign brands hands down. Grandmothers swear by its healing powers while men claim it is their aphrodisiac. Yes, it is that popular. Cheap and easily recognizable, it is found everywhere. From headaches to voice troubles to stomach upsets to general body pain, Alabukun is the ultimate magic cure for millions of Nigerians. Some even take it to the dark side as they mix the whitish powder in a cold bottle of Sprite, swirl and swallow (some say they combine it with lime), as their drug for aborting pregnancies. Good or bad, the Alabukun brand has persisted and today, we will take a look at the history of the man behind it all: