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PoliticsRe: ‘jonathan Shortchanged Buhari Before Handing Over’ by Fabrolistic: 8:48am On Aug 17, 2015
Summary: 1. Apc = fraud.
2. buhari = one chance.
3. change = scam.
PoliticsRe: “caution Lai Mohammed Before He Plunges Nigeria Into Crisis” – PDP Tells Buhari, by Fabrolistic: 8:44am On Aug 17, 2015
Ambode; APC - scam!!!
CrimeRe: 23yr Guy Commits Suicide By Hanging In Festac Lagos by Fabrolistic: 8:39am On Aug 17, 2015
Chai, 9ja don frustrate im life.
PoliticsRe: Akpabio Plotting To Stop Buhari’s Anti-graft War – APC by Fabrolistic: 7:06am On Aug 14, 2015
Mtcheew!
EducationRe: Amosun Sacks Workers For Setting ‘offensive’ Exam Questions - PUNCH by Fabrolistic: 7:30am On Aug 13, 2015
1 What is amosu?

2 Is it an igbo wizard?
FamilyRe: Igbo-ora; The Twin Capital Of The World! by Fabrolistic(op): 11:33pm On Aug 07, 2015
Joromi1:
Igbo ara sounds like Igbo brreasts lipsrsealed
please, you need a glass....
FamilyRe: Igbo-ora; The Twin Capital Of The World! by Fabrolistic(op): 11:32pm On Aug 07, 2015
glimpse:
I want twins.... so help me God embarassed
then eat lots of yam. Lol
FamilyIgbo-ora; The Twin Capital Of The World! by Fabrolistic(op): 12:29pm On Aug 06, 2015
The Land Of Twins
It's a curious, but little-known fact that the rate of twin births in West Africa is about four times higher than in the rest of the world. The centre of this twin zone is Igbo-Ora, a sleepy southwest town in Nigeria.
More twins are born here than any where else on earth, but nobody is quite sure why this town should be more twin prone than any other.

On the road going into the town of Igbo-Ora, there's a large stone plinth, which proudly welcomes visitors to 'the land of twins'. Here there are few households who do not have at least one set of twins.
Nigeria is the most highly populated nation in the world with an estimated 110 million people and population experts say that the country, particularly the southwest, has the world's highest twinning rate.
Whilst recent accurate figures do not exist, a study conducted by a British gynaecologist, Patrick Nylander, between 1972 and 1982 recorded an average of 45 to 50 sets of twins per 1000 live births in the southwest.
In the predominantly rural community of Igbo-Ora, multiple births are celebrated and have, over the generations, been regarded as special gifts from God. Twins are a blessing, with many pregnant women wishing for multiple births.
'Whilst twins could be considered the result of providence, other local people attribute the predominance of twins to tradition. Meanwhile, others believe it to be diet.

Yam Births
Central to the Yoruba people's diet is the cassava, a plant with a tuber root, which can be eaten in addition to the leaves and flowers.
Research into multiple births carried out at Lagos's University Teaching Hospital has suggested that a high level of a chemical found in the Yoruba yam and the peelings of the tuber could account for the high level of multiple births.
A consultant gynaecologist at the hospital explains:
'These substances are usually linked to the release of more than one egg, which usually leads to twin pregnancies. That means that there is possibly an environmental factor that encourages the high level of this chemical substance.'
The doctor, who has witnessed many multiple births at the run-down hospital, continues by linking the staple diet of the women to the prevalence of the chemical:
'Numerous works has shown that the tuber food of the Yoruba women, especially the peelings, contains a very large amount of these chemical substances. These women have a disproportionately large amount of these chemicals in their system and this encourages the release of more than one egg. There is enough reason to believe in this theory.'
So, could it be that eating tuber peelings leads to multiple births? The International Institute of Tropical Agricultural is uncertain.
Following research into the reputed high oestrogen content of a yam like vegetable called agida, Robert Asiedu is sceptical of the tuber link. Citing the specific cultivation of yams in regions of Asia for their contraceptive qualities, in an article forScience In Africamagazine, he commented:
'Nobody has provided any scientific explanation or evidence that could prove that yam consumption can cause multiple births.'
A Special Breed
Igbo-Ora is not a wealthy town, many families rely on farming for their income and resources are scarce.
Bringing up large numbers of children can be a struggle, but in many families the arrival of twins continues to be warmly welcomed as one town man explains:
'Being a father of twins is a joy. It is a sort of honour, because you know they are a special breed from God.

Source;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/highlights/010607_twins.shtml
CrimeRe: Lecturer Rapes 18- Year-old Admission Seeker In Lagos by Fabrolistic: 8:46am On Aug 06, 2015
Diesel1:
If na yorubsa lecturer make dem burn am alive
oh i see.. And if it happens to be an aboki nko?
Nairaland GeneralRe: How True Is This ? by Fabrolistic: 7:59am On Aug 06, 2015
Ddonoflife:
are u sure or is it because uve not applied any since you just woke up.lol
no, it's because he's a man just as i am.
RomanceRe: 5 Things That Women Notice In Men At First Sight by Fabrolistic: 7:40am On Aug 06, 2015
Everyone's looking for means to belong.

Women this, women that. All the boys in the NIGERIA can't utter 5 words without 2 being about w'men.

Damn it!
PoliticsRe: PHOTOS: 4 Boko Haram Terrorists In Front Of Shettima by Fabrolistic: 7:33am On Aug 06, 2015
Noted.
PoliticsRe: Why I’m Staying Put As INEC Acting Chairman - Hajiya Amina Bala Zakari by Fabrolistic: 8:44am On Aug 04, 2015
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PoliticsRe: No Individual Is Yoruba Leader —obasanjo by Fabrolistic: 11:18am On Aug 03, 2015
Katastrofy:
Lalasticlala
why una dey abuse this name so?
Nawa o! Am sure most of you must have been shouting that name in your dream.
PoliticsRe: Senator Bruce's Solution To Fulani/farmers Clashes In Nigeria - A Good Read by Fabrolistic: 11:13am On Aug 03, 2015
Andyg:
Good one
as if you read it.
CelebritiesRe: Burundi President’s Chief Security Officer Assasinated by Fabrolistic: 11:03am On Aug 03, 2015
[quote author=EroticAngelina post=36555980][/quote]what a name! Smh.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Sad!! Dog Bites Woman To Death In Ondo by Fabrolistic: 10:58am On Aug 03, 2015
Hmm
CrimeRe: Nigerian Soldier Brutality by Fabrolistic: 9:26am On Aug 03, 2015
donholy28:
No that will only worsen d case as d army will then attack their family
then you help him take the case to court or he let the fucking sleeping dog lie.
CrimeRe: Nigerian Soldier Brutality by Fabrolistic: 9:16am On Aug 03, 2015
Reciprocate the beating na.
PoliticsRe: Igbo's Should Wake Up , Biafra Is A Dream - Etcetera by Fabrolistic: 7:19am On Aug 01, 2015
Seconded!
PoliticsRe: Igbo's Should Wake Up , Biafra Is A Dream - Etcetera by Fabrolistic: 7:13am On Aug 01, 2015
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CultureRe: How Do U Say Happy New Month In Your Tribe by Fabrolistic: 7:00am On Aug 01, 2015
Onwa oma! Hehehe...

Nkea takwara akpu o.
CrimeRe: Ex-lawmaker Gets Seven-year Jail For Drug Trafficking by Fabrolistic: 6:56am On Aug 01, 2015
...and tinubu the drug lord himself has never been confronted. Naija!
PoliticsRe: US Shunned Jonathan's Govt Over Mistrust - Okorocha by Fabrolistic: 6:53am On Aug 01, 2015
Ogbede kabiru sokoto roch-a$$ otule ocha!
PoliticsRe: Never Seen Photos Of The Past by Fabrolistic: 7:05am On Jul 31, 2015
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RomanceRe: What Do You Do When You Find Your Girlfriend/fiancee Nudes Online? by Fabrolistic: 8:53am On Jul 30, 2015
INTROVERT:
like seriously? that means you don't love her. undecided
come on brother! There's no love, it doesn't exist.
HealthRe: 9 Reasons You Should Stop Biting Your Nails Now by Fabrolistic: 7:13am On Jul 30, 2015
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PoliticsRe: . by Fabrolistic: 7:10am On Jul 30, 2015
In lucky dube's tone "w'ld you rather be a well fed slave or a hungry free man?"
RomanceRe: What Do You Do When You Find Your Girlfriend/fiancee Nudes Online? by Fabrolistic: 7:03am On Jul 30, 2015
I w'ld Promote it.
PoliticsRe: 3-month-old Baby Left BLIND After Family Friend Took Photo With Camera Flash On by Fabrolistic: 9:13am On Jul 28, 2015
Did you mean 10 inches?

Hmm, buhari must be brainer than the baby's mum.

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