₦airaland Forum

Ikenna said something earlier which may be quite funny to many people but is actually true. If Americans had been using lots of diesel engined vehicles in the past 10 years, there's no doubt that that Nigerian roads would have been full of them now. Now though, as more americans are becoming a lot more conscious about MPG numbers, the diesel engine fan base is increasing...especially with Volkswagen, who appears to be the automaker that has the highest number of diesel engined cars on the market.

Diesel engines USED TO BE relatively slow compared but to their petrol counterparts but modern day diesel engines are not slow, especially the recent CDis (?) & TDIs found in MB & VW respectively. Plus they are very fuel efficient too such that despite the increased pump price of diesel, it MIGHT still be cheaper to run a diesel powered car in Nigeria.

FACT: Some diesel engined cars (notably the 2.0 TDI found in the latest model Golf, Jetta & that beautiful Passat) have similiar or even better MPG figures than HYBRID CARS....& of course they are pretty quick too.

Solid ride.....but some of us had seen the expo by chance on the Otunba's facebook page since the 2nd or 3rd day you opened this thread.lol. This ride na monster.

But fastest SUV? Maybe fastest stock SUV sha coz if I knack Hennessey performance package chuck am inside 2014 Jeep Cherokee SRT8, omo, Chief, na 3.9 seconds 0-60 be that o!

Ayatullah: Inspector-General, congratulations, but I am extremely disappointed that you cannot make your wife comply with Modest Islamic Dressing. With False Hair, See-through Clothing, Exposed Hair...........It's your choice though, but it's not late to amend. Think deeply about it.

.....Actually, the IGP can only probably remedy the situation after marriage. The bride is from a muslim home............was born to and was brought up by muslim parents as far as we can tell. So..... who should the disappointment be directed at? Your guess is as good as mine.

Muslim parents have a huge responsibility on their heads....unfortunately, many do not seem to realize this.

DTaj: Confirmed bigot, my friend. Some people are just lazy, self-opinionated, prejudiced, and daft. Someone got married and the only thing some clowns are concerned with is the bride's age. For your information, the bride is 35. Lost generation...

Lol. That's people for you.

ireneidiva:
Bigot?

As par that comment, yes, BIGOT. Coz that comment was laced with religious or/and tribal bigotry even though you may go ahead to deny it.

Mogidi2: HOW THE YORUBAS REACTED WHEN PEG WAS FLOWN TO GERMANY

The quotes above are from two pages only.

Bawo ni awon eyan shey ma n wu iwa bayi gaan? Don't be a bigot. Are you telling us now that there were no "yorubas" on that thread who empathized with the Jonathan family? Besides at least 2 of the people you quoted are NOT yoruba. And even if all of them were, what has their nairaland opinion on that topic got to do with where they come from

ireneidiva: How old is she? 18

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Bigot!

Deschil: She should be the 3rd or 4th wife...

Obviously, you hadn't started listening to/reading the news at the time he was appointed IGP few weeks before his wife's death.

Siena: Update!

I realised, at the last minute, just before I boarded the coach that I'd forgotten to run a HPI check on the car. A good thing too - I paid for a check, and discovered though the car was in great shape, it had outstanding finance against it. There is a £6,377 loan outstanding.!

So while I can still buy the car, it means I will then be liable for the unpaid loan balance, in addition to any funds I'd paid the seller. It always pays to check out a car thoroughly.

The search continues - I've spotted another car, and run a check against the license plate, and found no outstanding finance marked against it. I'll call the seller tomorrow, and take things from there.

That's A LOT of money! & the seller didn't deem it fit to inform you about this?? I call Dishonesty.

take dat: Considering the negative publicity that greeted Pastor Ayo's private jet gift, even though he never denied it. How much less Tompolo, a former militant who claim to be fighting the cause of his people who are mired in poverty and neglect, and was awarded a juicy contract running into billions of naira for surveillance of pipelines, and the large scale theft of crude oil. Even if he has a private jet, he will deny having it so as not to set tongues wagging and cast doubt over his agitation. You do not expect him to show to the world that he is only championing the cause of his pocket or to sully his reputation.

dem dey vandalize pipeline, crude oil dey miss, and a whistle blower claim say Tompolo buy jet and you expect him to admit? You go admit?

LWKMD! Iyanaipaja, you this guy never repent! Wetin!!

Happy sales with your 'Vousvigin' 'Golt' equipped with 'manuar' gear and 'frbrk intiro'

I have no doubt in my mind that if whoever is behind the pappysk, bolajibj etc moniker had done some quite effortless adjustments in terms of presentation and communication with prospective buyers, he would have smiled to the bank many times.

Goodluck o, iyanaipaja.

OdionOdion: If you were living in Port Harcourt,you certainly reason alike because things have fallen apart for Gov Amaechi,his propaganda of lies and deceits are working seriously against him and nobody can save him not the the APC nor the rebellious G-7

Look, we are not debating Amaechi's performance as governor here. Even if he is more incompetent than GEJ (if that is possible), the fact is that GEJ's crew are wrongly harrassing this man. the police issue, the 5 members attempted impeachment, the Governors forum issue. What is bad is bad, no matter who is concerned and we should learn to condemn it. If Amaechi is non-performing, or corrupt, by all means, crucify him FOR THAT if you will but do not use that as a reason to justify harrassment from a fellow elected public official (& his unelected overbearing wife) like himself who, if it counts for anything, grossly under-performed when he was a Governor of an equally rich (in terms of allocation) & much smaller state than Rivers and who is also currently grossly under-performing as President.

Topsonluv: I WAS TOLD DAT MALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORMED THEIR VOLUNTARY[b][/b] PRAYER IN THE MOSQUE AND NOT IN THE HOUSE

No. It is the COMPULSORY prayers (5 daily) that males are expected to observe in the mosque while women are recommended to observe theirs at home. NAWAFIL (voluntary) prayers which encompasses al OP has mentioned are recommended and expected to be observed at home, tho there are some you perform at the mosque like the 2 rakahs (Tahiyattul masjid) which you perform upon entering the mosque if the compulsory salat has not commenced.

May Allah guide us aright.

Interesting essay. Jazakummullahu khairan.

OdionOdion: Gov Amaechi the immature , lawless and arrogant confussionist is at it again. This time he fails to stop the politica he started with the governor forum election by backing down,he will certainly have himself to blame because ALL his folly and stupidity being celebrated by some lazy , inept and corrupt NiGERIN media men/women.

Yes, they are here.

*Prayer: May we not be among those who speak as if they appear to reason with other parts of our body especially that part otherwise associated with passing waste products. Amen.

Make we see whether police will go and close the lodge or CP Mbu will fly to Abuja & mount roadblock telling the Governors to pass somewhere else for security reasons.

Of course, some Joe supporters will see this as an 'affront' and 'disrespect' to the president since they are still expecting Amaechi to go and dobale for their oga in Aso rock. Afterall, GEJ is his Oga who put him in Govt House.

Actually, it might not be a bad idea for GEJ (or rather through his minions like Akpabio) to send the police to harass the Governors sha since no one in Abuja has been smart enough to tell them that for every senseless action they take against Amaechi, they are only making the man more popular to GEJ's detriment.

seanet02: Ode ni e. Omo iran kiran

Actually, ko paro. Face it bros, Tinubu ti jale jina. Unfortunately, (in)sincere9jerian also shamelessly supports an even bigger and more callous thief. & going by the apparent lack of conscience he has as evidenced by his posts on this forum, one is tempted to say he also has the mindset of a proper thief....however I cant say if that can be attributed to d 'adjective' ti e fi qualify e yen.

Hmm.....Actually, I won't be surprised if this is true, though i hope it isn't, but then I wish him speedy recovery either way coz he's obviously quite unwell.

Health is wealth. Money is not wealth if not the rich will live forever.

And like the clerics always point out, everything in life is VANITY. The people who work hard for their money, the people who loot the money other people work hard for, those who do not own a single piece of land, those who own properties everywhere and have billions in their accounts, a day will come when all that money you think is your own will be very very useless and of no benefit to you. Those who fall very ill before their death get to realise some things among which are:

1) That there is a Higher POWER somewhere, a POWER that you cannot dictate to, who truly OWNS everything you think you have, and whose plans you have no control over, but rather He has complete and total control over you. All the Atheism you dey claim go leave you at some point.

2) That the money and wealth which IS TRULY YOURS and will be of BENEFIT to you is that which you lawfully earned and GAVE OUT FREELY & with good intentions for other people to benefit from. You are also struck with the painful reality that when you die, you wont be able to sign checks in the grave.

3) That if indeed there is a hereafter (by that time, it would have started becoming very obvious to you that there truly is, especially if you are just realising (1) above ), all the wealth and properties you illegally took from other people are a burden that will surely put you in a whole lot of trouble when you get to the other side.


Jagaban, I hope your time is not up yet, get well soon o, especially for the sake of the many ignorant followers you have who forget that you are but a human being and believe that you are the Alphabeta and omega of Lagos State. And I hope that when you do get well, you stop acting like you are indeed the Alpha and omega of the state. .

Psychophantic supporters of other fellow men, either political or religious should remember that the people they mumu-ishly (in many cases) follow and defend even against their own conscience are but fellow men like themselves. All of us will still face that period, that day, at the very least that hour, or even minute when we will be totally helpless no matter what we think we have and at be solely at God's mercy.

Wetin cause this my long sermon? no be really because today na friday o, but having lived in Lagos all my life until very recently, and being a bit more familiar than several people to what goes on at Alausa & Lagos generally, right from Marwa's administratn to Fashola's current term, I sincerely hope Bola Tinubu recovers quickly. He has A LOT of AMENDS to make.

At least, we know where part of our our missing 25% or is it 33% of our daily crude oil production (lost in form of theft) goes to. Of course, we know a huge part of it is being saved to stockpile arms ahead of 2015.

To the m.oro.ns supporting these crooks and their principal in Aso-rock, my question goes thus:

We keep hearing it is "your money" since afterall, it was you people who dug the ground and put the crude oil under it. No problem.

NOW, CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW THE LIFE OF THE COMMON MAN IN THE NIGER DELTA HAS BEEN IMPROVED SINCE JONATHAN GOT TO POWER??

Criminality is being rewarded with billions, while the poor continue to be poor. Imagine the superior m.oro.n called Asari_Dokubo saying something to the effect that the common niger-Delta man is happier now just because Jonathan is president. Will happiness send the kids to school or put food on the table?

The corruption in the niger Delta is principally what is responsible for the sorry state of that place today & unfortunately it has worsened under Jonathan. before, only the Governors, NDDC people and overfed agbayas like E.K. Clark & co were the corrupt ones. They had (then hungry) thugs like Dokubo, Okah, Boyloaf & Camp 5 Commander Tompolo & co to check them in to some extent. Now, rather than do what is right for the people, the government decided to formally bring in the thuggish "noisemakers" to Abuja and stuffed their mouth with billions & that is why today, Asari Dokubo has forgotten all about "struggle for my people" and is now focused on "GEJ must win or there will be bloodshed".

Anybody, PARTICULARY FROM THE SS / SE who campaigns for GEJ in 2015 needs to have his/her head checked Period. Action is what is needed & not sentiments. If you have a more qualified candidate from the SS who shows promise & looks like he can deliver, by all means, bring him in. If it is a northern candidate who appears more qualified and really connects with and is ready to improve the lives of nigerians everywhere including the ND, vote him in. If its a SWerner, vote him. "Our son" GEJ has done nothing for the ND. Enugu airport in Enugu, & that is something to brag about after 2 years & billions of dollars in revenue later ? Rubbish.

beambor1: Really been a while on this thread. is there no school giving assistantship for nursing masters programme ni? pls if you have any idea for nursing student who want to further or probably work in USA

Friend is ur google o.lol. I think you should search well. You may find.

Yvete: Wow congrats!! Safety Management is great ... will your graduate hours add up for HSE certification? Hope you're gearing up for winter?

Thanks Presently, my department is holding talks with the BCSP (Board of Certified Safety Professionals) to make that happen officially....hopefully before the next 2 years sha. But then, even I myself will definitely seek out some certifications I can obtain before then via both BCSP & ASSE (my registration as a student member should be processed by tomorrow or tuesday). Let the winter come, I'm ready

Yvete:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkEDe6Ljqs

Enjoy!!! Commodores - Nightshift

GREAT! I absolutely love old school - 70s, mainly 80s & then 90s (after which hip-hop died & other genres fell into coma). Currently 'jamming' Friends by Shalamar

olarwarlay: Yes, Yvete is a good listener.... She's a darling and that's why she's got my love anytime

Lol. True.

[quote author=holyboy.com]Please i have a degree in Geography and regional planning. With a CGPA of 3.57. I want to do my masters in the U.S. I am interested in Msc in G.I.S and remote sensing. Please how do i get a good and affordable uni or college. I also want to know if i can be sponsored by a Nigerian company. Cos UK recognises only Shell nd chevron. Please i just want to know where to start from. Thanks guys[/quote]Use Google. Your search queries should contain stuffs like "MS Geog info systems funding international students graduate assistantship fall 2014 application deadline US"...etc. U may not use all those words but just juggle them up around. The US is a lot more flexible than the UK. You may even get funding/sponsorship (usually in form of a Graduate Assistantship) from the school or if you dont get, anybody/organisation can sponsor you as long as you can defend yourself very well at the embassy.

Hmmmm.......Hello house

I emailed Yvete late last year when I was still school/admission hunting. She probably may not remember but she gave me some pretty useful tips and advice then. Overall, she did the thing that mattered most to people who need help - She LISTENED. She read my long mail & & responded with an equally long & full of helpful content message.

Thank you!

Tomorrow makes it a month I've been in Bloomington, Indiana .Got into the MS Safety Management program @ IU. Pretty nice place so far.....all's been going well...few Nigerians here tho. Keep up the fun guys. I hope my dry self will be able to contribute from time to time.lol

imperiouxx: Yes, both of them don't like guys. Reason she asked if you're male or female. This is US, not everyone loves or wants opposite s e x.

LMAO. Egbon, ko da o

Jarus: Salaam alaykum

My brother, why you fall my hand nah smiley You no tell me

Let's continue via my email.

Barakallahu fihi

Lol. E ma binu bros. Thanks. Sent a mail to your jarushub email.

@MsNas & FlynBird & Foohard, E kaabo o Foohard, you don dey enjoy already o.lol. My Nigerian icense still dey rest inside my wallet onto say I know there's no need for me to get a US license yet.lol. @ MsNas, don't find trouble o,lol. On a lighter note, someone told me yesterdy that if you get into an argument with someone here and you as much as touch him lightly on the shoulder, he can sue you for assault & he may likely win! Flynbird, there is love in sharing(giving)

Studies here is truly not for the weak o. Soo many coursework activities that go beyond the formal classroom learning. & for some courses, cramming will never ever help you mehn. Two of the courses I'm taking, , you'll write onre of the exams at home! It is clear that if you like search google tire and open all your notes and textbooks, if you dont have a clear & proper understanding of the topics, nothing for you. God dey sha.lol

Here in my school...Indiana Uni Bloomington, as biiig as the school is, mehn, I've only run into maybe about 6 Nigerians, one of whom I had known previously before coming here. Its more like out of every 10 intl students, 6 are Chinese/Korean (be assured that 3 out of those 6 drive freaking expensive cars.....lol), one or two are Arabs, one or two are Indian, one is Afrcan. The closest thing you'l get to an African store here is the Indian store . The people here are really really friendly sha & the school itself is very very much on point.

Amefrica & everyone else applying for their visas, again, I wish you all the very best o. Yáll will share your happy testimonies on this thread soon by God's grace.

Alhamdulilah. May Allah reward you all especially the nairalander (who of course won't want his name mentioned even though we all know him) who conceived the idea of this project some months ago. This is the real essence of being a muslim - Worshipping Allah and putting smiles on other people's faces at the same time. I hope this will be a yearly event inshaAllah. May Allah help us. The importance of charity cannot be over-emphasized in Islam.

Would very likely have attended if only I was around....should have mentioned this to Jarus when I ran into him a few weeks ago at Dolphin estate as I left Nigeria some days after & won't be back anytime soon.

When Tunde Bakare said GEJ's destiny was to bankrupt Nigeria, many thought he was lying. Fresh air o!

The small change (only 9 billion dollars pere) we have left in the ECA has been depleted by a further whooping 50% between December and now. Wetin go remain by by next January? Debit? Issorite.

Without mincing words, anyone who votes or even campaigns for GEJ in 2015 is an enemy of Nigeria who does not care about this country and its people. PERIOD. Worst thing is the hungry folk screaming "our oil", "our son" are even poorer than they were in 2011 and the politicians are already stashing the billions out of which they'll use a fraction of it to buy them guns to kill each other in 2015. Nonsense. GEJ is one of the worst leaders to have ever ruled Nigeria since independece. IBB will soon start becoming a saint compared to GEJ. This man is not fit to be the VC of a University! But he'll have enough time to reflect on his life when his mumuness and corrupt life lands him in prison which should be in the not too distant future.

All those who are relying on guns and bombs to win 2015 will themselves be killed by those guns and bombs before they get a chance to perpetrate their violence on the long suffering (even if largely unthinking) Nigerians.

[quote author=freedom@last]This is not a good idea. For one, The urgent response of the LCC to accidents, to people in distress along that road is nothing short of remarkable in this Nigeria of ours.

I can only imagine the assured decay of the facilities that will follow the termination. Anyway, it is obvious that somebody has been making some calculations, and the amount calculated has proved irresistible...[/quote]Its funny your username is Freedom@last coz that is EXACTLY what this move connotes to Lagosians especially those who kicked against the unholy and callous alliance between LCC & LASG which was largely borne out of unimaginable greed on Tinubu's part.

GHEN GHEN!! Fashola don vex.lol. This is a splendid development! As far as I can tell (i may be wrong though), this is a direct attempt by Fashola to free Lagosians (and he himself especially) from Tinubu's greedy clutches.

It won't come for free obviously tho. A significant portion of the extra billions Fashola is seeking for in the budget will of course go to LCC and by extension Tinubu. But its better to end the slavery now abeg. Opuiyo Oforiokuma can happily cash out and probably start entertaining thoughts of governing Bayelsa (or where is he from) in 2020.

ImperialYoruba: Their intelligence surveillance system has a high accuracy of predictions only in African countries where nothing is a secret anyway. They subscribe to CIA data analysis when it comes to spying on developed nations.

I bet if Israel were to threaten Nigeria with warfare some of you in whose hearts the seed of this myth had been planted will just lay face down in submission before they had even boarded jets in Tel Aviv.

ROTFLMAO!!! Bobo yi o gbadun rara That was FUNNY!!!!

lomomike: brother man, pls arrest that 'check engine' light as soon as possible, I also discovered you weren't most probably buckled (the red light under the fuel gauge meter), pls don't drive without buckling up your seat belt. Remember, safety first!

I think that's an airbag warning.