₦airaland Forum

ogugua88: I understand where you're coming from, but no. I don't want to be compared to Omojuwa because he and I are completely different. What I did and what he did are like apples and oranges. I contacted various people about my refund issue and didn't get an answer, so I wrote a lengthy synopsis as to what has happened. Other bloggers saw it and put it on their pages. I didn't take to Twitter the way Royal Entertainment and other angry customers did to lambast Banky W and the rest of EME; that's why others were blocked by EME and I never was. Banky W actually went out of his way to apologize and contact me after that write up.

I will call Omojuwa's twitter performances tantrums. There are bigger issues than his iPad believe it or not. Imagine if Dr Martin Luther King Jr or Gandhi threw tantrums. These are people that were imprisoned multiple times, but still kept calm and continued with civil disobedience. Omojuwa displayed a show of shame on twitter and was hailing himself as a legend or star and even told a girl to fly Arik so she, too, can be a celebrity as of last week.

I do believe in making noise and screaming at the top of your lungs to make yourself and your cause heard, but Omojuwa was annoying. He used to be someone I respected. I'm even tempted to go back and find that tweet where he called himself a celeb for a mere iPad. He was already getting on my nerves but that comment threw me over the edge.

Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm old-fashioned. In my opinion, character is everything. Even when one is right, obvious flaws can turn supporters of your cause against you. Isn't it funny how he made all this noise about Arik, but once he got his iPad, he's flying with Arik again and has told everyone to move on? I thought it wasn't about the iPad? If that's the kind of leader Nigerians want in their future, that is fine. As for me, I'll continue on my own path.

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Luckily, I finished school early and I'm not working today. I actually found some of his tweets. I wonder if a dead Arik solves customer service issues.

ogugua88: It isn't about him standing up to Arik. It's about the manner in which he chose to do so. There's a big difference.

If he had conducted himself properly, then eyes wouldn't have turned to him when Arik's site was hacked. Also, people wouldn't be suspicious of him if he wasn't tweeting from an iPad.

He could use a lesson or two on how to conduct yourself when all eyes are on you. Nobody needs a grown man throwing tantrums as a leader of tomorrow. He won't be the first to be cheated (if he was at all), and he won't be the last.

profola2be: just asking bro,is it not good to die in the other days of the week?
Alhaji Dr Lateef Adegbite,Rest in the place reserved for the saints.

Kenistry: Never heard of him. Wht's is contributn to dis nation sef? Insignificant as far as am concern, He even made d front page at dat. Tribalism at work here.

tbaba1234: ^ There is no such thing as a good Bida...

You make reference to the compilation of the Quran into a book, The Quran was already written down in its entirety during the life of the prophet, even though it was not compiled into a book so writing the Quran can not be seen as an innovation. The writing of the book is not an act of worship necessarily.

The basic principle in identifying bidaa is this:

Every thing that has to do with worship is haraam unless there is evidence to prove otherwise....

Everything that has to do with our worldly affairs is halal unless there is evidence to prove that it is haram

zayhal: It is bid'a. And every bid'a (religous innovation) is misguidance and every misguidance leads to hell.

Allah knows best.

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ismhab: CAPITAL YES.

Siena: If the engine's already on the way out, changing the oil so frequently won't help, it's just wasting money. It's actually more beneficial in such cases, to leave the oil in as long as possible, so it gets thick and black. A knocking engine will be quieter with dirty, thick oil. Many knocking engine have lasted over 6,000 miles with careful driving, and simply topping up the oil. And many of these worn engines have expired immediately after an oil change, smashing rods through the block.



My Audi S8 and BMW 120d M-Sport both have service indicators, the Audi A4 has one too. For cars without, you simply go by mileage. If the manufacturer indicates every 12,000 miles, that's what you go bo. So once it's serviced, you either take note of the mileage, or zero the trip meter (most Japmobiles have trip A and B so use just A). Once the trip approaches the 12,000 mark, then a service is due. Or on cars without trip meter, once the mileage you recorded at the last service approaches the additional 12,000 miles, a service is due.

The colour of the oil is NOT an accurate indicator as to when a service is due. Oil goes black due to three major factors - minute metal particles, dust that gets past the air filter (those running without air filters, take note!!) and contamination from the fuel. In the case of a diesel engine, sulphur present in diesel will darken the oil within a week. This does not mean an oil change is due weekly! A brand new engine will also have more internal friction, so the oil will get dark much earlier than an older engine that's been run-in. If the car is driven hard, and does more than 12,000 miles per year in dusty conditions, then you can make your servicing once every 6 months. Not monthly, or quarterly. Your car will cost you an absolute fortune to run otherwise, with no real benefit.

Spark plugs, fuel filter and pollen (cabin) filters (if fitted) are due every other service, so typically once every 18,000 miles approx. Air filters should be replaced every oil and filter change, due to dusty conditions.

Siena: Replacing oil and filter on a monthly basis is way too frequent. Even for vehicles driven hard in very dusty regions, twice per year is more than enough.