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are u sure you didn't change your arabic name cause its one of those razz arabic names... My arabic name is alhamin and i love it, but i do go by my yoruba name doe

na lagos state government mama go enter this one, god forbid, they will chop all the maintenance money, people will just be falling from the sky like bird poo

alaoeri: Don't know why some ppl 'll just be quotating unreasonable figure, who's Iceprince that GLO 'll pay $1m for endorsement deal or did u think Adenuga is plucking money.

I will run out and buy Glo cause Ice prince is getting paid to say he love Glo abi

NnamdiN: Educate me mbok. What then would this crime be called ? Adultery ? So i risk jail if i shag another man's wife ? Never knew

lol she save the guy na, cos she only marry a man to save face, she will always cheat with women

mairodi: i am amazed at responses. P square is not appreciated in naija. People always insult them. Outside naija these guys are famous and we love them. They have such talent. Showing off shoes, cars and houses is the norm of any celeb and we the followers love it.it has nothing to do with age or maturity. In fact peter is more entertaining than paul but we love em both. Dont open and comment on the celeb page if it hurts you. Stars are doing it daily overseas but u dont complain. If u dont support your own we will support for you

did you say we the follower or you the follower, I don't follow any man cause he knows how to sing my dear. i just don't get People sweating other people just cause they are shown on tv jesus they are just like you.

Yeoal: http://www.yeoal.com/2013/01/peter-psquare-okoye-shows-off-his-pairs.html?m=0


The price of a real LV sneaker nor be beans. 3 can buy u a small car. These guys r making serious money.

which small car are you going to buy with 3 LV sneakers? the 3 sneakers cost $695 each, so which car are you planing on buying for $2085? (naira 329,430k)

http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/Collections/Men/Shoes

crime is up cause of the okada ban, I just don't understand why some of them have to kill their victim, where there is life there is hope. if they steal someones car and leave the person alive, the person can still make money and buy another, they will just kill someone over car it's not fair

loved it

i swear some shit republicans say remind me of Nigerian politicians

They don't have a leader cause anyone with Good intentions always get killed in igbo land, I know a few guys from Yankee who move east to start charities or community development programs, the next we hear someone kill them...Too many greed people in the east with self serving agendas and the people have to stand up and stop voting for known criminal cause the person is rich... only in the east you will hear a known 419 becomes a senator. Change need to start with the people 1st before a good leader will emerg

PLEASE READ THIS ATICLE

[b]Ritual Killing and Pseudoscience in Nigeri[/b]a


The murder in London of a Nigerian boy, simply named Adam by the British Police, might have brought to international focus and attention one of the most dreadful and horrifying practices in Nigeria - ritual killing.

In September 2001, the mutilated body of “Boy Adam” was found by the British Police floating in the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London. A top police source suspected that Adam might have been a victim of a style of ritual killing practiced in west and southern Africa. And forensic examination revealed that Adam lived in southwestern Nigeria.

So, early this year, British detectives arrived in Nigeria in search of Adam’s killers. Both the former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, and Nigerian soccer player Nwankwo Kanu, made passionate appeals for clues and information leading to the arrest of Adam’s killers.

In July, Police arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian, Sam Onogigovie (in Dublin), and twenty-one other Nigerians in Britain in connection with the murder of Adam. Generally, ritual killing is a common practice in Nigeria. Every year, hundreds of Nigerians lose their lives to ritual murderers, also known as headhunters.

These head hunters go in search of human parts-head, breast, tongue, sexual organs-at the behest of witchdoctors, juju priests, and traditional medicine men who require them for some sacrifices or for the preparation of assorted magical potions.

Recently, there have been several reported cases of individuals who were kidnapped, killed, or had their bodies mutilated by ritualists in Nigeria. The most notorious of them is the one associated with one Chief Vincent Duru, popularly known as Otokoto.

It happened this way: In 1996, the police in the southern Nigerian city of Owerri arrested a man, Innocent Ekeanyanwu, with the head of a young boy, Ikechukwu Okonkwo. In the course of the investigation, the police discovered the buried torso of Ikechukwu on the premises of Otokoto Hotel, owned by Chief Duru, and uncovered a syndicate that specialized in ritual killing and the sale and procurement of human parts. The horrifying discoveries sparked off violent protests in the city of Owerri which led to the burning and looting of properties belonging to suspected killers. Otokoto and his ritualist syndicate were arrested and put on trial, and in February 2003, they were sentenced to death by hanging.

Apart from the Otokoto incident, there have been other instances of ritual murder and mutilation in other parts of the country. For instance, in Calabar, two men plucked out the eyes of a young lady, Adlyne Eze, for money-making ritual. And in Ifo, Ogun state, a businessman inflicted the same harm on his younger sister. In Ibadan, the police in December arrested a taxi driver, Abbas, who used his fourteen-month-old baby for rituals. Abbas killed his child in order to secure a human head, which was one of the materials listed for him by a local witchdoctor for a money-making ritual.

And in another act of ritual horror in Onitsha, Anambra State, two young men, Tobechukwu Okorie and Peter Obasi, seized a boy, Monday Emenike, and cut off his sexual organ with the intention of delivering it to a man, who allegedly offered to pay 1.5 million naira ($11,000) for it. In Kaduna, Danladi Damina was arrested after he exhumed the corpse of a 9-year-old boy, plucked out his eyes and cut off his lips, intending to use them for charms. Recently a woman was caught in a bush in Warri, Delta State, decapitating a four-year-old boy for ritual purposes. And while writing this piece, I read in The Guardian (Nigeria) a report of the murder of an 18-year-old girl, identified as Chioma, by suspected ritualists in Mbaise, Imo State.

The question is: why do Nigerians still engage in such bloody, brutal, and barbaric acts and atrocities even in the twenty-first century? For me, there are three reasons:

Religion: Nigeria is a deeply religious society. Most Nigerians believe in the existence of supernatural beings and that these transcendental entities can be influenced through ritual acts and sacrifices. Rituals constitute part of the people’s traditional religious practice and observance. Nigerians engage in ritual acts to appease the gods, seek supernatural favours, or to ward off misfortune. Many do so out of fear of unpleasant spiritual consequences if they default. So religion, theism, supernaturalism, and occultism are at the root of ritual killing in Nigeria.

Superstition: Nigeria is a society where most beliefs are still informed by unreason, dogmas, myth making, and magical thinking. In Nigeria, belief in ghosts, juju, charms, and witchcraft is prevalent and widespread. Nigerians believe that magical potions prepared with human heads, breasts, tongues, eyes, and sexual organs can enhance one’s political and financial fortunes; that juju, charms and amulets can protect individuals against business failures, sickness and diseases, accidents, and spiritual attacks. In fact, ritual-making is perceived as an act of spiritual fortification.

Poverty: Most often, Nigerians engage ritual killing for money-making purposes. Among Nigerians, there is a popular belief in a special kind of ritual, performed with human blood or body parts that can bring money or wealth, even though such a belief lacks any basis in reason, science or common sense.
For example, there has never been a single proven instance of any Nigerian who became rich through a moneymaking ritual.

And still the belief in “ritual wealth” or “blood money” remains strong among the people and features prominently in the nation’s media and film industry. Most times, what we hear are stories and speculations founded on ignorance and hearsay. For instance, Nigerians who enrich themselves through dubious and questionable means, like the scammers who swindle foreigners, are said to have indulged in money-making rituals using the blood or body parts of their parents, wives, children, or other close relations.

So driven by ignorance, poverty, desperation, gullibility, and irrationalism, Nigerians murder fellow Nigerians for rituals. But ritual killing is not a practice limited to Nigeria. Ritual sacrifices also occur in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, like in Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Uganda, etc. In fact in some parts of Uganda, a child is sacrificed before a major building is erected. There is therefore an urgent need for an international campaign to end this murderous practice and other horrifying traditions and superstitions in Africa. Personally, I am recommending that the United Nations’ Inter-Africa Committee includes ritual killing in its programs and campaigns as a harmful traditional practice.

Also, skeptics groups should strive to expose the ignorance, superstition, and unreason that underlie the belief in and practice of ritual killing by organizing public education, awareness, and enlightenment campaigns on science education, critical thinking, and rational inquiry.

The case of Adam underscores the need to internationally confront and combat religious obscurantism, dogmatism, and occultism in Africa and the world at large.

In 2001, there were so many cases of ritual killing in the Lagos metropolis that one of the nation’s major newspapers, The Punch, published a scary headline: “Ritualists Lay Siege to Lagos.”

Personally, I think that caption would have better read: “Pseudoscience Lays Siege to Nigeria.” Because that was the case. And that is still the case.

thats the problem with Nigerian family and this is common of yoruba and igbos, (not sure about huasa people)... they always stick there nose in your business, if your wife don't have a child on time, wahala, if you give your wife a gift your sister will call you mumu and ask for their own( go get your own from your husband is the best reply) if you love your wife too much they will say she jazzed you.. I believe once your sibling are married, they are no longer your family, they are now your relatives because they will put their husband and kids before you...

binger: If i recall correctly,u are the S.A lady dating a Nigerian...maam,for the last time,dump that man and move on. You deserve better.

dump him and move on ke, are you going to find her a new man? shes the one that know what she sees in him, you don't love him so it's easy for you to say leave him...

A rich king that rule over a poor kingdom is equally poor... there is no glory or prestige ruling over poor subjects a quote from the former king of Iran

blink182: I will need inspired m to verify the possibility of such car before I even believe this story.

blink its as simple as google it or bing it

dapsonlou: na lie jor, 2014 is not coming out still june, why this man dey lie, we know you are rich already, so what's with the lie?

The picture hv been seeing of the car the man bought is a Bentley Continental Flying Spur 2006-2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, this car is the same body since 2006 to 2012 there is no difference, they stop making it in 2012 cause of the slow sales, they replace it with Bentley Mulsanne for 2013, u can get a used Continental Flying Spur for about 50-60k, New one is $177k, so why is this man trying to package us, we already know you u are rich sir.... Oga o and some people will believe this nonsense... Igbo boys and yoruba boys are driving this all over atlanta, even african americans drug dealers... I even saw the same car at a party at habor point in VI last nov

na lie jor, 2014 is not coming out still june, why this man dey lie, we know you are rich already, so what's with the lie?

people for france want leave france, them dey yankee dey beg for green card, watin u too go find for france

Nightshift: So you are saying that bad economy makes Nigerians prefer Japanese cars? As a young boy in late 70s i saw Nigerians proudly display their Mercedes -Benz like a trophy . Those were the years known in Nigerian-speak as the period of ' my Mercedes is bigger than my neighbour's'. Folks were proud of owning and displaying those shiny silverstars in front of their house . I would say that poverty made Nigerians think Japanese vehicles are best in Nigeria . Definitely not off point....

my guy i swear you are right, i remember when i was in high school ss3 my father bought me a 1985 e230 tokunbo benz, back in 1993, jesus till today, everyone in my neighborhood still refer to me, don't you remember dapo tokunbo.. that is the respect benz get you.... poverty and shame is the only thing that will make a man lie about preferring Japanese to German, them no dey level o ejo

occam: Hope you enjoy your car but here is the risk:

Flood-damaged vehicles can be extremely unsafe to drive because water — especially corrosive seawater — can compromise the electronic and computer systems that control every major system in a modern car, from the engine to steering, brakes and airbags.

Also, the cars could be contaminated by bacteria and unknown toxins from the mix of storm water and sewage from overloaded drainage systems. This very worrisome

my guy bacteria ke, thats why you detail the car before using it, if you change your brainbox takes care of the electrical problem

Buy a floor car is ok I just bought a 2008 S550 for an insurance auction in NJ for $9,800 max I budget 5k to fix it that is the worst case senerio, car is about 40k dollars . When ever u buy floor car, always think the worst that u will buy a engine, chevy colbot engine 06 will run u about 400, u might not even need 1. Change the battery, remove the plugs, start crank the car, but don't start it, u don't want it to run. Everytime u crank it all the water from the head will busrt out. Next change all the fluids, oil, transmission, brake and powersteering fluid. U r good to go

I ONCE TRAVEL TO YANKEE WITHOUT VISA, GOD TOLD ME TO JUST GO AND NOT WORRY, I EVEN CLEARED YANKEE CUSTOMS, THE JUST PAST ME AND TELL ME WELCOME TO AMERICA.. PRAISE THE LORD HALLELUJAH

WELL IF I'M A PASTOR EVERYONE WILL BELIEVE THIS STORY....LOL


THE FACT IS I'M A YANKEE CITIZEN SO I DON'T NEED A VISA WISH MAKES MY STORY TRUE, BUT IF I'M A PASTOR AND TELL YOU THAT STORY AND LEAVE OUT THE PART ABOUT BEING A CITIZEN, THE WHOLE CHURCH WILL JUMP UP AND SHOUT HALLELUJAH.. STOP WORSHIPING YOUR PASTORS..

the cars are popular because the parts are cheap, it's not the best cars for Nigeria, but even a poor man can maintain a 2012 honda. the car of the year since 2003 is Mercedes Eclass, but Nigerians cause they can't afford it will tell you the car is problematic.. Anything Nigerians can't afford they will tell u it's problematic... Nigerians will even tell you V6 honda that's better than the 4cylinder is problematic cause they don't know how to fix it

if the girl is boring, so why did you waste her time for 6months? let he go, go find what you are looking for

shes a foolish woman, at list send the kids to good schools, so they can have good jobs, instead the son is a driver... they will kill her ass 1day

we are nigerians talk true, u go beat that child eh efcc go come arrest your for illegal use of belt

they only found 8 guns on the ship, that's not enough to say they are smuggling arms, the guns are for protection, no one will ship 8guns all the way from russia.. the only thing they are guilty of is being in our water ways without permission

that boy whip that bitches ass, she deserve it... she's not white she's biracial (halfcast) and the boy is not Nigerian by the way that's why he go upset...

like i said for linda blog the house is rented, he no get credit for yankee and yankee is not 9ja u will carry cash go buy house, the irs go come knock your door the next day to come explain yourself.. san fransico is expensive, small house like this them go tell u 2million dollars the guy never do concert reach

did you call police once you got to your destination to go help the people left behind?

since when is the governors wife the 1st lady, last i check Good luck's wife is the 1st lady

all the road you are enjoying in lagos who build it, during tinumbu can u drive in ojueleba or surelere without your muffler falling off