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Autos › ............welcome To Nigeria........ by dru23(op): 1:12pm On Apr 18, 2022
We talk we do..............

To all my valued customers.... Stew everywhere o.. Ur goods has finally arrived..........

Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 12:14pm On Apr 18, 2022
ariesbull:
he is a comedian... At a stage the people helping him will be tired of his foolishness
The comedian has more guts and bravery than that Aso Rock president of urs

Naira has enter 600 , maybe by the time it enters 1000k , you people will do something about it . just like the EndSars massacre . ...
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 12:05pm On Apr 18, 2022
obedience4:
He is only foolish in your eyes, not to it's citizens, not to the whole world.. and zelensky is a symbol of resistance and democracy world wide,
Focus on your buhari, and let Ukrainians worry about zelensky

Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 10:42am On Apr 18, 2022
helpee:
You are a foool!!! You kept running your mouth like someone with watery diarrhoea calling people cowards for not fighting Fulani while you ran away. Why can't you lead the fight instead of running away? The same way wicked people like you are hailing Ukraine to keep wasting their citizens while you cheer them up from a distance calling them brave while you holed up washing plate in one third world western country.
It was not my fight to fight. It was our fore fathers collectively should have fought the fight and win. It was their job to pave a way for the new generations so that life will be easier.. But they lost that fight and the new generations are suffering for it ..

Most of these so call leaders making the country unbearable are our father's mate and grandfather.. When the fighting was going on, many of us were too young to understand


Unfortunately they lost war and the fight .. We are now paying for it .. The next generation after us, what are we leaving behind for them? What sacrifice are we going to make for them to have a better country and future? Or do we expect them to fight the fight that we ourself should have fought and won?


My point here freedom is not free.. People will have to fight to be free.. People will have to die for freedom so that the next generation will be free.......

If the black slaves and civil leaders in the USA didn't fight to be free from oppression do you think Black Americans and black immigrants will be enjoying freedom today.....

They fought so that we can be free despise the odds stack against them.......

During slavery in the USA some slaves wanted to fight and run away .. And many wanted to revolt and others wanted to continue been a slave.. Because they were either too scared or they were born into slavery and never experience what freedom is ......


You my friend you are 1 of the many of them.. You don't want freedom, you are happy how the Fulani are oppressing you and even your own tribe.. Coz u never experience how things should work when u have a working government ....


Let Ukraine people fight for their next generation and for their homeland.. If they lose the war, it will be in the History book that they fought a good fight and they fought to the very end........
Autos › Re: ...........Mobil 1 Now Available..... by dru23(op): 9:06am On Apr 18, 2022
dlex21:
Dru23 do you have OW-20 oil?
23k ..... Super tech Before price go increase ... Naira go soon 600

25k.......Pennzoil

Politics › Re: Soludo To Gunmen: We Will Deal With You The Way Criminals Are Dealt With by dru23(m): 8:58am On Apr 18, 2022
Theresamay:
dialogue with criminals always. U see ur life
Don't mind him ... Na so our fore fathers dialogue with the British .. 50 years later see wetin dialogue do we dialogue with the Fulani see us today.....


Dialogue kee him there
Politics › Re: Soludo To Gunmen: We Will Deal With You The Way Criminals Are Dealt With by dru23(m): 8:42am On Apr 18, 2022
slimfit1:
Whoever is close to this man, tell him to keep quiet. Even Buhari kept quiet has his people kept on killing. Dialogue with them, they know you, you don't know them.
This ur comment is very useless .. So herdsmen came to your house now, they kill ur people, take ur land, rape ur wife and kids.. You will dialogue with them..

You will dialogue with people that only understand violence.. How long do would u continue to dialogue. It is better to be their slaves than....
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 8:38am On Apr 18, 2022
Krismas:
grin [s]There are many ways to fight aside taking up arms. Many gains have been made in answer to imbalances in the system. For example, Southern states have won the VAT debate in court which is going to forever change revenue allocation to states. Calls for state police is in its advanced stage which will change security drastically for the better. There have been legislation against cattle herding and unregistered occupation of government reserves. Which has helped in no small way to deter criminal attacks of certain herders. What u want in Nigeria is the Zelensky’s model of resistance which is not only foolish but also counter productive. 5million are already refugees outside d nation, 7million are refugees within the country. 23 thousand military men and women already dead, the economy in shambles and large caches of lands belonging to the nation in the hands of the invaders[/s]. We are smarter than Zelensky in Nigeria. It shouldn’t be all or nothing

Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:53am On Apr 18, 2022
Excuzeme:
By Next weekhalf of Ukraine will already be in the hands of Russia, tens of thousands of Ukrainian Military will be dead, Uriane itself will be in ruins, bombed to the 13th Century and its Civilians will mostly be dead or displaced![/color]

If that is what "Prevailing" means or what Leadership means or what Victory means for Ukraine ..... grin grin

As long as NATO and America will not intervene or put boots on the ground. so as no to risk a Nuclear War, Ukraien will disappear, bit by bit and that is not a good thing to watch.
Common Sense needs to prevail.
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Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:46am On Apr 18, 2022
Krismas:
grin [b]Wot have u done abt d Fulani urself aside ranting on NL? [/b]Take a look at the flag of Nigeria, no single RED color. It was by peaceful means we got liberty from British shackles. Peaceful means still remains potent whether against British or Fulani or whoever enemy
Nigeria problem is ur problem.. Lucky for me I don't have to deal with.. If Nigeria decides to split now now now, it will not affect me or my family. I don't live in Nigeria.. But am compassionate enough for the people that live there..

Nigeria is a mess politically ... Until people are willing to die and fight for equality, freedom and natural resources shared equally etc. Nigeria will never be free .....

The British are no longer ruling Nigeria, face and fight the people that are ruling you.. Until than na suffering and smiling..
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:23am On Apr 18, 2022
Krismas:
grin U see my friend, ur hero is also a beggar cheesy
Ukraine is asking Western countries for $50 billion.

"About 50 billion is needed for six months to forget about this issue for some time," said Zelensky's adviser Ustenko, commenting on the problems of the Ukrainian economy.

According to him, Kiev sees three ways to get this money:

▪️ Zelensky asked for this money from the G7 countries

In parallel, they are trying to borrow $50 billion on bonds with zero coupons, that is, without interest.

▪️ Redistribute SDR quotas to the IMF. "These are not loan funds, they do not need to be returned."

However, there are no agreements on this yet, Ustenko said.
I now see why the Fulani are the ruling class now .. Nobody wan die.......yoruba people no wan die and other tribes no wan fight the Fulani........


I can see where u get ur cowardness from grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:14am On Apr 18, 2022
NwaNimo1:
Zelensky got jokes....

[img]https:///media/9-14-2014/Zi2fUR.gif[/img]
Lossing the civil war to the Fulani and having Fulani that have no business ruling Nigeria , Fulani that are nomadic people for that fact.. Now that is a bigger joke...... You are paying for that joke now... The failure to take power from the Fulani is biggest joke ever

Freedom is never free .. People will have to take chances and might die at the end, so that the next generations will be free
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:10am On Apr 18, 2022
nedekid:
Here is what you get when you elect a naive, inexperienced, hot head leader. You destroy your country.
You think he gives a hoot? To him it is all about his "show" and ratings.
Freedom is never free ...... You either fight till death or become slave for life.....

This is why the Fulani are ruling the country.. Your leaders of ur tribe gave up fighting .. And this why nigeria is a shit hole country today.....

Fulani that are nomadic came and rule your people. Your leaders fought the war and lost. And this is why ur generation are paying for it........


If the Yankee had not fought the British. Do you think USA will be where they are today......

You can say whatever about the white man. But 1 thing for sure, they will lay down the life to fight for their country ...........
Foreign Affairs › Re: Zelensky: Ukraine Can Fight Russia ‘For 10 Years’ by dru23(m): 7:00am On Apr 18, 2022
Osariemen12:
He is a comedian.

Autos › Re: ................2nd Container......... by dru23(op): 10:47pm On Apr 17, 2022
Kassidy4luv:
I need mobil 1 extended performance
By Friday
Autos › ................2nd Container......... by dru23(op):
So finally loaded our second container for the year.. We like to thank all of our customers that loaded with us........

The container should arrive in May ... We keep you posted .....



We should be offloading our 1st container next week.. We will have Mobil 1 in stock........we keep u updated


By Friday it should be available.. Keep u posted

Car Talk › Re: Volvo Xc90 ,ford Edge 2008,or Honda Pilot 2008 by dru23(m): 7:45pm On Apr 16, 2022
2felix:
Which model of Volvo xc90 engine is around 200k ......?
V6 engine.. The last time I check.. Cost of import as gone up .. Increase in import duties gone up too.. So price wise anything goes......

But overall Volvo parts are cheap compare to other brands.. Very rare to get fake Volvo parts. This is from my experience
Car Talk › Re: Volvo Xc90 ,ford Edge 2008,or Honda Pilot 2008 by dru23(m): 10:16pm On Apr 15, 2022
RealEzee:
so guys i need your opinion on these suvs in terms of durability,avalaible parts price factor and general satisfaction.
how will you rank them ?
volvo xc90 2008

ford edge 2008

honda pilot 2008
Xc90.. Volvo is known for safety.. Parts are super cheap compared to ford edge, Honda pilot..... and price wise it's worth it ... Ground clearance is top notch.. With the bad roads the Xc90 is well and above rugged enough to handle it.......

Volvo xc90 engine is around 200k ...... Overall xc90 is a luxury vehicle

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:30pm On Apr 15, 2022
SamuelTaiw0:
Thanks @dru23 I'll keep these on mind. Have you got any Hyundai mechanics you can recommend?
Sorry I don't have any that I can recommend ... I stop using elantra years ago , they became expensive for me to buy.. I always buy tokunbo, but it was too expensive .. So I switch over to Honda Civic frm 03 to 05 .........


But overall the elantra was a good car .. I never regretted using them .
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
Y1nka:
Hyundai fuel economy is just as good as a corolla.

But beware of AC ([s]rarely do u get a kia or hyundai with functioning AC FOR LONG).[/s]

Check the “legs” . They break down easily.


If these two are fine, i think you should be good !!

It was my second car on uber before being destroyed. Nice car tho. If i issue
Bloody lie.... Unless you are using the fake a/c gas .. My first fleet and very first fleet of uber cars were elantra from 2007 to 2008 ... I never had issue with the a/c apart from the normal wear and tear ...

Now as per the "legs" .. They might not be as strong as the corolla.. But I never had frequent legs breaking down ........

When the owner are busy buying substandard parts and using very poorly train mechanics .. Than complains u mention are bound to happen. Don't blame the car, blame ur self
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 2:26am On Apr 15, 2022
BAZ001:
I will look into that definitely, thanks

Hmmm I no want uncle that has mama’s cooking grin Before your start hearing stories “that day you were smelling like Christmas goat and looking unkempt in California grin”


https://www.reactiongifs.com/r/runf.gif
Car business is not that profitable.. It was not that profitable before and it is about to get worse. A profit of 100k to 200k that is if u are lucky and after months of tying down money.........

Customs has now increase duties on vehicles now . And foreign exchange rate is not looking pretty at all ..

Importation of goods is about to get really expensive. And car owners go hear am for auto parts.. Very few importers are bringing in parts......

Price of engine oil is about to sky rocket now
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:33pm On Apr 14, 2022
peeps4u:
You fit become a car dealer if you do your calculation well and discover what you offer after shipping and clearance will be lesser than average tokunbo price in naija. Na like play play amd~man start that year and he has grown to be undisputed biggest car dealer in NL now.

Dru don ask you to call am with your Amarika number, may e wan become your adopted uncle.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia To Finland, Sweden: We Will Deploy Nukes To The Baltics If You Join NATO by dru23(m): 2:30pm On Apr 14, 2022
richeeyo:
USA invaded Iraq during the time of Saddam, when Iraq was the 4th largest army in world, his army,airforce ,was conquered in 4days
No threat of nuke against Iraq then
The Almighty Russia they threaten countries that don't even rank 25th in the world with Nukes grin grin
At this point The west would make sure Russia is behind the world 30years
How many of you have ever held a made in Russia product.
Russia is has been leaving in the soviet era glory
Honestly without nukes
Those Yankees and their marines can take over Moscow in a week
A week is too long.. More like in 3days .. The Russian army would have given up within the first 24hrs of war..

It is nukes that is saving Russian .. Without those nukes , Russian army is as good as the Nigerian Army
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:14pm On Apr 13, 2022
geezyk:
But apart from Mark Cuban that came from a middle class family, the rest had "seed money" from their families to become what they are today, imagine having $300k to start a business in freaking 1994.
I don't Know what seed money u talking about ... Bill Gates was a computer nerd. He believe what he was doing will change the world.. He was even a billionaire in his 20's ..... Just because he went to Harvard does not mean he came from wealthy family . Bill Gates father was a lawyer.... Bill Gates was naturally gifted with computer. And he would of made it regardless of his environment .. This guy was just a nerd with capital letters........


Jeff Bezos worked in wall street and various jobs before he started Amazon. He didn't come from money. As a matter fact his father had him when he was 19yrs and mother 17yrs. His parents were divorced at a young age and mother remarried.

Now back in those days parents were very serious about education. So his mother and his step father might have encourage him to get a good education. And he seems like a smart guy to begin with.. Everyone has some type of talent. He might not be good in sports, but academics wise he was brilliant.. You don't have to come from a rich home to know books .. Some kids are just naturally brilliant


Mark Zuckerberg.. I forgot to add him to the list.. Mark Zuckerberg came from a middle class upbringing o. His parents were not wealthy and he started Facebook in his dorm room in college. It was an idea or someone's idea that he was able to perfected. Whatever be case he made something out of it .

So my brother your point here is very upside and backwards . And I can't make much sense out of it ......

I mean I can list an example of people that made it without coming from a wealthy home.. I mean we can start from the entertainment industry from P diddy, to Dr. Dre to master P to Suge knight at 1 point and to Jay-Z . I mean the list goes on ......

Let us be guided my brother. We need to stop making excuses o ..


Let me be coming and going before Nairalanders start saying motivational speaks favours you when u are doing well .. Something along that line sha

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:31pm On Apr 13, 2022
Blackbishop:
In all honesty I agree with you 1000000%, I can't imagine I left this forum and still check when tagged to see the same people are still at the same spot.

This forum was my stepping stone which you all know, I have come across the great, humble, the rich and poor, the intelligent and the other part. As a business man I have evolved to a level of not just a mechanic but an all round business man, reading some stuffs here makes me wanna puke. To stay rich change the circle of people around you to people who challenge you to the best you can be. Not bragging or claiming veterans or giving excuses of why you will never move forward in life.
Turn the excuses to the challenge you have to overcome. Set goals and make sure you get it. Role with people that are way above you in business or innovation and rub minds. Not with some packaged nitwit who runs you down with na Nigeria make me be like this.
It is well my brother.... How far longest time .. It is a good thing u took a break from nairaland .. It is good for someone's mental health........

I will soon take a break too .... I came I saw and conquer ......
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:26pm On Apr 13, 2022
deedee44:
It's that number 4 for me grin
Nice one
Lol... Don't mind me joor. I wan trend small for nairaland ..


Boredom no good at all .....i need to be more busy at times....
Autos › Re: ..........2008 Xc90.........keep The Calls Coming by dru23(op): 10:26am On Apr 13, 2022
riches4me:
Price?
3.3m
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 8:31am On Apr 13, 2022
IFSHR:
Dru, I don't quote people just for quoting sake...all the guys you mentioned up there, apart from no 4, came from a wealth background and got the necessary loans to start up their dreams, they all did understudy in a corporation that aligned to the empires they built today, put 100% energy in building your empire, not 100% energy in driving for bolt and Uber, it has no future it offers you, it's just a side hustle that offers one a cash cow like structure.

Dangote grand father was one of the wealthiest man in his time and dangote plugged into that.

Elon musk father, errol was a wealth engineer and real estate guru here in Africa .

When you offer motivations, try to understand the foundation of those people involved, how can you sell a Elon musk or bill gate dream to a Uber driver, earning less than 25$ in a day

You said u started as a car owner, did you buy your first car from driving Uber or bolt . Having cars on the platform gives you a foot advantage, next to it is driving your own car on the platform.

Work smart, invest your energy on process that will change your financial struggles, not the ones that will compound it or make it a rat race, driving on ehailing without thinking of alternative is a rat race and if you allow it take most of your youth days, you will have yourself to blame, get all the money you can and invest in better ventures.....
In the lyrics of Renegade by Jay-Z .. Jay-Z spit do you "fools" listen to music or skip through it .. Am not implying that you are fool .......

What am implying is that I use my self as an example in the list of the billionaire , am not saying am a billionaire ......

On the list i mentioned are guys that are self made billionaires .. If you go to the forbe list of self made billionaires or millionaires you will find the guys I mention are there......
Funny enough Jay Z that I quoted is self made billionaire .. He started from the Rockefeller record label with Dame dash and other guys to form the label. Jay-Z didn't get rich from music, but he used music as a launching pad to go into other area of business. Dr Dre did and so many others like them ...

Myself as an example. I use uber business as a launching pad to go into other parts of business. I can recall when I started the engine oil business. Someone was telling me that I can't compete with another seller because am not a mechanic etc .. But now I can't even keep up with demand......

My point here is that those are doing uber . can also use uber as a launching pad to go into other area of business.. Some drivers started on rental to owing their own cars , while others were able to be fleet owners.. Some were able to meet people on the job and were able to get jobs for what they went to school for etc ..........


You fail to read and comprehend what I posted. All you saw was the list of billionaires I posted with quotes. But u fail to read the very last person on the list. Which was dru23


At the end of the whether those billionaires got help from their parents or came from wealthy family. These people worked hard and put in the time. These guys work from the bottom to the top. They started from somewhere ..... That is my point
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:00pm On Apr 12, 2022
Gentlelife50:
See wetin una cause, this one don dey compare himself with Jeff bezos, bill gates and Mark cuban.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
IFSHR:
All those people you quoted in that image, they are working in their own created empire, not as employee or contract staff to anyone.
1. Bill Gates.. Worked at Microsoft .. He helped start the company with his friends. He started small just like any company.

2. Mark Cuban....owner of the Dallas Maverick (NBA). He started has a bar owner in college. He than moved up to IT and products sales

3. Jeff Bezos. He was working in wall street early on before he started Amazon.. He started Amazon with his wife in their garage. Amazon use to just sell books for college students. Amazon was like ebay, similar model of business. But he took the business to the next stage... EBay is supposed to be where Amazon is today. Jeff Bezos was able to think outside the box and expand their business.....

4. Dru23 .. Started as an uber partner leasing rental cars for uber Than moved into car sales and into importer of goods and automobile parts into Nigeria.

These guys started from the bottom .. They were workers clocking in and out like me and you.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 8:21pm On Apr 12, 2022
ndubuisi2021:
Just shut up Dru and go and sit in the gutter. I only raised a legitimate alarm about the downside of driving for too long. It's a health risk and a killer. You could have countered it by stating how much of fun and luxury it is driving for 12hrs daily than using me as a basis of your stupid comparison between the rich and the poor. Do you really know me from anywhere to make that type of silly conclusion?

You really seem to me like a stark illiterate. Firstly, yellow cabs don't put in the number of hours that uber drivers do, that's why they outlive the business and come out unscathed. Can a yellow cab go from Admiralty way to Freedom way? They will rather advise you to walk, take a bike or bill you mightily if they have to. You meet them on the road, they don't pick people up from their houses and if they have to, it attracts additional cost to the reasonable fare that they charge. They don't run kitikata in all the holes of Lagos like uber drivers do. That's why these age long airport taxis will never sign up for uber because they only need one or two trips a day to meet their targets. How's the madness of doing uber the same with that of cabs? What the heck are you even talking about? How did yellow cabs make that transition to uber? Do you have proof of what you are saying?

Again, what makes you think that rich people worked themselves to death before they made it? Read a little about John D Rockefeller, Mark Zuckerberg, and a host of other billionaires, dead or alive to have a clue.

Always think before you talk next time and stop making yourself look very ignorant.

I'm for hard work but working smartly and wisely is what stands you out not beating your body to death.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
tunlapapa:
So you now consider yourself to be among the RICH?

You keep talking down on people that are struggling in this hard economy but you have never been in same shoes as theirs to know exactly how they feel.
Having and demanding the best doesn't mean laziness.
Ni ojuelegba
They know my story
I be hustle to work ee
Ni ojuelegba o
Have been hustle to work ee
Ni ojuelegba o

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