mjconcept: Mr. Nwosu bought two chickens for Christmas.
Is that how he was carrying the chickens all the way from the market, so that everybody will know that Mr Nwosu could afford two big chickens for Christmas?
I am sure you will get them in any bookshop. I had all those books way back... dem don lost/or tear finish. Inherited about 4 or more Ghana-must-go of books/novels from my mom. growing up with books was fun. Missed those days. Reading was fun, it was a hobby. Person nor even fit read again now. Two months now, nor even fit add 2 pages join my thesis.....
Wow! Okay I will begin to comb bookshops all over the place. I thought those books are no longer sold these days. I read Stories 'From An African Village' during my primary school days and I now thought it is no longer in circulation. Now I will look for it. Me too I am still reading books o. If I don't find a book to read, I feel I may die or become ill. So, to keep living and breathing normally, I must have a steady supply of books. Why are you not able to add pages to your thesis? Is it also due to pausity of books?
Other books written by him include: My fathers car Mid-day darkness Weep Not Child The weeping undergraduate Cheer up brother College days of John Ojo Etc
Good old days
Hey thanks my real guy!
Please how can I get this and the other books? P-L-E-A-S-E, HELP A BROTHER O!!!
Get a conversion machine(50k), read the manual. The machine is used for making electricity with the use of heat energy. Ur sukaway is where the heat come from. The machine is used to absorb heat from surkaway in homes to power electricity, u dnt need to pay for light bill again. I have been installing it in different homes in porthacort and getting my money.
Please I need to know more about this. Will dm you please.
post=109236833: Again, From all of us @[/color] : [color=#990000]SAY NO TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
This sad incident reminds us of the deadly very leaf called 'Gegemu' leaf' 9ice sang about in his track "Gbamu-Gbamu Jigi-Jigi" ?
Gegemu dey here? Mafiku sere! (Is that Gegemu? Don't toy with death!!) All the stories we have heard, saw, read about this particular leaf, None ever end well!
Guys, BEWARE OF GEGEMU, It kills you before your time.
This reminds us..... Let's give you a true life story about this gegemu before starting our Barbecue business for the day.....
LONG READ, IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LAZY YOUTHS we have here, Scroll down to the next post with speeeed! If you love interesting and educative, very educative post, read on friends........
The 'GEGEMU PARTY : A Real Life Story
Birthdays during my undergraduate days in the university were always lit. From early morning beating rituals to late night parties filled with food and booze. Did I say early morning beating? Yea, celebrants always take some beatings for the culture. The break of dawn usually sees friends (and foes, perhaps) gathered to take their pound of flesh from the celebrants. Some go as far as pouring powdery flower and water on the birthday victim. Missiles of sachet waters fly around like its Syrian war while assailants render a line from a popular song:
We are getting old and getting high! Afternoons are filled with little or no activities since everyone would be engaged in one or more academic activities. It is a university after all. Nights are the most interesting and are usually filled with booze, girls, music and a whole lot of fun. I am sure some of my Nigerian readers can relate and would give anything to have those days back.
Back then, alcohol seemed like the heart of any party. Without it, party rockers don’t come to play. Alcohol level tolerance differs among individuals. While some are already talking gibberish and confessing their sins with just two bottles of beer (usually of about 14O proof or 7% alcohol each), some are just getting started at one crate (a crate of beer is twelve bottles). Science has it that alcohol tolerance is hinged on varieties of factors such as body weight, age, sex, mood, ethnicity (?), rate of consumption as well as the food and drinks taken before the commencement of alcohol consumption. However, I am sure there were guys that defied all the hypotheses of science about alcohol consumption back then.
It was during one of those night birthday parties a friend (birthday celebrant) of mine got introduced to a stuff that could help him save money on alcohol supply for his party. After taking the beating of his life early in the morning, plans went underway to make the night the talk of the town. The bulk of the plan focused on alcohol supply which seemed set to suffer due to a shortage of funds. Unfortunately, a couple of the invitees would pass as those that would readily defy scientific explanation on alcohol consumption. Something drastic had to be done and indeed, something really drastic was done
Suggestions started flying-in left, right, front, back and center. The idea of beer for the night was totally ruled out simply because of those that could turn beer into water; no amount of beer can inebriate them. We jokingly call them antichrist because their actions seem to be an antithesis of Christ’s miracle in the bible. He turned water intto wine, they turn beer into water. Infusion of weed (Cannabis sativa) into home-made punch drink was also suggested but quickly thrown out because of the illegality of weed. Guys did not want the school authority clamping down on them because of a birthday party. Finally, one popular guy volunteered to provide something that could be mixed with home-made punch, legal, safe and guaranteed to knock even the biggest alcohol-tolerant person off his/her feet. The idea seemed perfect and everything seemed set. The night came and dissolved quickly.
The following morning was quite melodramatic. As at 10:00 am, music could still be heard loudly in the party room without any sound of life coming-in or going out of it. This aroused the curiousity of the neighbouring students and a visit was made to the party scene. A couple of participants were found sleeping in the room, some were found sleeping in the toilet and the celebrant himself was nowhere to be found. It took quite an effort to bring them back to life and when they did, no sense could be made of what they were saying. Whatever they have taken the previous night is yet to disintegrate half of its half-life in their systems. Where could the celebrant be? Perhaps he has early morning classes and has left for academic area?
Majority of those around concluded the celebrant must have gone for classes. It took almost four hours for those that were woken from slumbering to start regaining their senses, albeit none of them could vividly recall what transpired the previous night. Whatever has been introduced into their drink must be extremely powerful. Six o’clock Post Meridiem: still, no sign of the celebrant.
After what seemed like an eternity, a call came through to one of the participants, a mutual friend of mine and the celebrant. The call was from Chief Medical Director of the University’s health center. The celebrant has been hospitalized and the attention of those close to him was needed. Ten minutes after, about ten of us were at the male ward of the university’s health center where our friend (the celebrant) was lying awake and looking at us like a total stranger. Something about him looked different and sinister. The doctor in charge of his case has a lot of explanation to do. What happened to him
Your friend was brought-in about thirty minutes ago all the way from Benin. He was found sleeping by the road side along Ore-Benin highway and was brought here as a result of the university’s identity card found on him. We had to charge the phone found on him before we were able to contact you. He seemed to have lost his memories and reeks of alcohol…
The doctor continued talking while all of us present kept looking at each other with a telepathic exchange of questions taking place. A lot of what the doctor is saying do not add up. If a driver moves at an average speed of one hundred kilometre per hour (which is almost impossible on Nigerian roads), it will take nothing less than six hours to get to Benin from the location of the University. It simply means our friend left for Benin long before the break of dawn, perhaps while his birthday party was at its peak. How did he get to Benin? What was his mission there and was he doing lying on the road? There are over a thousand questions with no single answer. Perhaps we should rather ask; what was present in the drink that they took at the party?
The question from the doctor must have jolted us all back to reality. An explanation was made to the doctor about went down and how no one has an idea of when, why and how he got to where the patient was found. The doctor explained further that our friend needs urgent medical attention but what was mixed with the drink he took at the party needs to be identified first. Unfortunately, the supplier of the substance was not at the scene. A call was made through to him and he mumbled faintly on the phone : GEGEMU!!
WTF is Gegemu? Those that are close to me know that I am a teetotaller; an attribute that is virtually incompatible with a typical birthday party in the student’s hostels within the university. Therefore, even though I participated in the early morning beating rituals for my friend’s birthday, I was deep asleep while the night party was going on. Hence, I knew virtually nothing about what they ate or drank during the event. However, the mention of the word ‘Gegemu’ reminded me of one of the songs that were reigning then:
It was later on after the whole incidence that I took my scientific self to research about the substance that was responsible for such an evil and dangerous reactions. The after-party experience observed was as a result of an infusion of a particular plant into their drink of the participants. Datura as the plant is botanically called is a genus of a flowering plant in Solanaceae family; the same family with the egg-plant. The genus is believed to be native to North America (Mexico to be particular) and exotically found in other parts of the world. It is made up of about nine species; D. stramonium, D. innoxia, D. wrightii, D. metel, D. discolour, D. leichhardtii, D. ferox and a host of others
Out of the nine species, three are found growing in different areas in Nigeria including D. innoxia, D. stramonium and D. metel with the latter being the most popular among the populace, especially the youths (the reason is quite obvious). D. metel is popularly known as ‘gegemu’ or ‘apikan’ among the Yoruba tribe found in the Southwestern part of the country, ‘zakami’ among the Hausas found in the North and ‘Myaramuo’ among the Igbos which are predominant in the South. The plant grows as an annual shrub or perennial herb with erect stems and a characteristic smell. Depending on the cultivar, the colour of the plant’s flower ranges from white, cream, yellow, red to violet. It produces a green, knoby fruit.
The plant has a wide variety of application that has been investigated both scientifically and ethnobotanically. It has been shown in several types research to have antifungal, antibacterial, cytotoxic as well as hallucinogenic properties. Proximate, nutritional and phytochemical analysis of the seeds of the plant revealed a highly nutritious but phytotoxic potential. Tropane alkaloids and scopolamine have been reported to be present in the plant and both have wide application in the world of medicine.
The capacity of the plant and its component to cause memory loss as well as slurred speech has been investigated in rats under laboratory condition and results showed a modification to the brain frontal cortex, the portion of the brain associated with memory, verbal communication and reasoning etc. Several medical cases associated with deliberate or mistaken ingestion of the plant have been reported prior to this particular incidence. In fact, a majority of the population of a whole town have been reported to have run mad because they mistakenly utilized the leaves of the plant in cooking their food
Report of abuse of the plant also abounds both locally and internationally. It has been recognized as one of the most popular and readily available as well as legal alternative to illegal/scarce/expensive psychoactive active substances in the country. According to several sources, fresh or dried parts of the plant are wrapped and smoked by youths and hoodlums as an alternative to marijuana.
Report of abuse of the plant also abounds both locally and internationally. It has been recognized as one of the most popular and readily available as well as legal alternative to illegal/scarce/expensive psychoactive active substances in the country. According to several sources, fresh or dried parts of the plant are wrapped and smoked by youths and hoodlums as an alternative to marijuana. Back to the health center scene
Those that participated in the bash that has regained some level of normalcy explained that a decoction of D. metel was mixed with punch drink that already contained a significant level of alcohol to make the birthday party go wild. The individual effects of alcohol and the active substances present in the plant is quite enough to provoke series of undesirable reactions, let alone a combined/synergistic reaction. They really invited it on themselves.
The mention of ‘gegemu’ helped the doctor in diagnosing what could be wrong with the now indisposed celebrant. He was placed under intensive care for close to 5 days before returning to a semblance of himself. However, up till today, none of those that participated nor the celebrant himself could recall what transpired during the party. How the celebrant got to Benin overnight remains an absolute mystery
Say no substance abuse!
Hope y'all learnt something from this?
[/b] Thanks sir. You are permitted to use this to open a thread sir. Barbecue duty calls.
Btw We no be bro o. We are simply [b]WE.
God bless you sir. We always do our best to inspire and lift others ready to be lifted. Keep being the great man that you are. God bless your parents for giving us a King like you. Stay blessed brotherly.
You are right Mr John. And you are always welcome sir.
Bros, is this not the Gegemu that you mentioned? Years ago, I had an encounter with it and I opened a thread on it. You need to see the scary things people said about it on that thread. Here's the thread link: https://www.nairaland.com/3038451/what-plant
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Please, can the serum also naturally change hair colour?
I have always told LADIES that... There is nothing wrong in a Lady staying Single. In Fact, I cherish Reverend Sisters a lot. They are determined!
My Elder cousin who got married to a White Lady 2years ago, was given a time frame of 3 years as survival target for his marriage. Could you believe he just called me, telling me he is divorced. Marriage is barely 2yrs. Reason: His wife doesn't want to get pregnant. She's has been on contraceptive pills since they got married. Rather she went and adopted a dog for $7000 in replacement for a child. Why should I blame his wife? We saw it coming!
These are 2 humans with entirely different ideologies. May be, if that my cousin was born & probably raised in the US, they would have thought along same line. But here, we have a lady not raised to raise a home. You, as a man brought up differently rushed & proposed. Dragging each & everyone one of us to his glamorous wedding! Now he's in dire need of a typical Nigerian woman. His speedy effort at actualizing that may cost him another slay queen!.
Your story weakened me. I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. At the end, I just sat down and became humble...
tolue42: It was Epe bridge , not third mainland bridge.
According to a reliable source, the guy couldn't sleep for over 2 weeks(only GOD knows what happened) , his sister died last month, his mum is down with stroke. The guy is even married with a boy, the guy is just 21 years old. I guess he battled with depression.
SureBadBoy: In a viral video that circulated on Tik Tok This Week was seen a young looking man climbs the cliff of third mainland bridge lagos, and plunges into the sea
His reason was not known as he didn't stop to look back after a background voice in Yoruba echoed to him 'kilonshele' with another saying 'how far'?
It actually looks depression got the better hold of him
Homeandaway: I helped a colleague at work. housed and fed her because her residence was far and commuting to and fro work daily was difficult and costly for her. She robbed me blind. My laptop, Iphone and money. Laptop had all my lifeswork, manuscripts, soundtracKs, screenplays, travel documents and saved passwords. She claimed to be ill on a workday, so she stayed home while i went to work. The rest is history.
Never take a work colleague, stranger, acquaintance, church member or even friend to your house. it never ends well.
Keep your relationships at arms length. Trust NOBODY
This really touched me. Very vital documents such as manuscripts, etc!!! How were you able to recover from this (if at all you did)? Didn't you get her traced and arrested since you know where she works? Your story really touched me.
TheUndercover: Even a low-value woman/damaged woman expects a high-value man to woo or marry her, but the reverse is not true.
What does this tell you?
Please bros, for clarification, how would you define or describe a low value woman or damaged woman? Does certain categories of women such as single mothers, women with too many past sxual partners, etc necessarily fall into the category of low value women?
There is an old traditional song from Ghana called 'Palanga'. Listening to the song makes me feel sober. I used to have the track before but I have since lost it.
1k credit of any network as a reward for anybody (the first person) who can get me a link to it.
And also, some guys do this with female accomplices, who would always be on standby to pick the victim's calls. This is not to say that girls also don't do this o. Both happen.
I am wondering how you got a Quickteller OTP if all you gave him were fake.
Ok ok, let's assume he processed it using your BVN.
Very easy. It could be gotten via a phished site...or some bank officials sold it out. A liaison with a fraudulent banker can empty your accounts. Many fraudsters work with bankers. Lol. Even loan apps sell BVNs. In fact, any agency requiring your BVN sells it. I cross my heart. Lol.
I know of about three other ways to get a BVN without even going to the bank. Lol. So it is not new. Not new. So now imagine if it is in a wrong hands.
A lot of people who even have the BVN don't know how to use it hence they need your credit card details. Lol. Poor thing.
Let me simplify this for you.
If you use online payments regularly, only entering your first four letters could tell if it's Visa, Mastercard, etc...
Using USSD too could unveil a bank name, and holder's name. (I am sure you know that).
On Bank Apps too, it is easy.
There is an app too that does that. It is in dark web and we shouldn't talk about it.
You have to be careful sha.
But that's an old format.
New pro fraudsters tweak your Quick Teller or Transfer accounts that it sends you a mail. When you log in, an OTP is sent to you almost immediately while you are in the app that you wouldn't even suspect it is from another user since you are also responding to the mails with the bank name..the OTP may come in SMS or notification bearing the name too (using bought SMS units)...and boom...your account balance is gone forever. But believe me, you can never track anyone who knows this method. It takes more than mere hacking. This is an expert touch...they'll end up shifting the log details to some other innocent soul..who will definitely be tracked. Many are languishing in prisons for this. Don't worry about this. In a hundred million, only one person fit sabi do this.
Some pro hackers who work with fraudsters also do hack into your balance directly, and shift logs to another vulnerable person! But it is rare to find these sorts! Why? Poor fraudsters cannot afford them. Lol...and that's what most fraudsters are finding. They want to remove the aza-man intermediary thing. Lol.
How do I know all these?
I was a darkweb geek during the days of Wapka.
Moving forward...
• you may need to use a two-way authentication on your accounts! It is very important. Both on your social media and Google accounts.
• Always view the links you click. I see many shared messages on WhatsApp ending with YouthEmpowerment using a URL Shortener urging people to share to their friends for a prize. Lol. Big scam.
• whenever a link claiming to represent sth sends a message, search on Google. It should have a Wikipedia page, go there and view their website link. If it is not the same, it is fraud.
• in Nigeria, only recognised education websites use the .edu.ng and government sites use the .gov.ng . If a site claiming to be of the government says otherwise, it's scam.
• if you ever get confused about a message being scam or not, just post it here on Nairaland and tag me, I will answer.
• be careful of apps you download away from Google Play or Appstore, some can steal your details. Download only recognised official apps on those stores. Not all apps are genuine there tho. Always read reviews (read the critical reviews.. because their team members must always join in posting positive reviews).
• When an unknown number calls you, end the call and run it on TrueCaller. TrueCaller will help you too. His name may shock you.
kossyeze: For those who are really interested in trying out psychedelic (dmt, magic mushroom, lsd, mescaline, etc) !! I created a telegram group for this.
The reason I created this group was because I have come to understand that a lot of Nigerian's have no idea on how powerful psychedelic drugs are. How it can change our view view about our self, our thinking. How this drug can make us more spiritual. Help us understand ourselves better.
In this channel, we are going to share our ideas on how to extract dmt, learn about psilocybin mushroom (how to identify, how to grow) etc...
Something that doesn't grip the nose and slides off persistently is what you say works. It can't stay 2 seconds in the nostrils how can it work?
Oh, your own doesn't grip well. But it always grips well and stays on my nose throughout the night; same goes for the person who recommended it to me. I don't know why there seems a problem with your own. But I've been speaking based on my own experience with it as well as that of the person who recommended it to me. Been using it for around 2 weeks or so now. Different people can have different experiences with the same product though.
Not at all. The fact that a person speaks positively on a product or gives a good review on it, does not necessarily mean that he/she is their marketer. I have had rather a long standing issue with snoring and then I stumbled upon this one because someone recommended it to me. I bought it two weeks ago or so and so far so good. Hence, I too in turn suggested it to the Op because it's been helpful to me. It's all about adding my own suggestion to how he could solve his own snoring problem. There are also other people who had also made valuable suggestions here e.g. exercise to watch his weight and that doesn't mean that they own fitness center or work for one.
Bobbyjay001: It's real. I live in Igoba, Akure. I was indoor till around 5pm when i decided to take a stroll. I noticed many of them on bikes and i was suspicious.
i had to inform my wife when i got home. I had even told my wife our doors must be locked by 6pm to avoid story that touch the mind. Someone should please help us reach out to Gov Akeredolu.
Education / Re: What Class Were You, When You Read This Book? by Cooleasy(m): 8:49am On Feb 16, 2022 
