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PoliticsRe: Protest: Gwagwalada Protesters Engage Soldiers In Fist Fight by Free2Fly: 12:56pm On Aug 01, 2024
FreeStuffsNG:
Fake news. You're spreading Fake news. The appropriate security agencies are monitoring each of you.
Shut up with this yeye threat.
If they're that good in monitoring people, why haven't they use the skills on boko Haram members, bandits and herdsmen and end terrorism in the country??
PoliticsRe: Police Begin To Shoot At Protesters In Borno State With Live Bullets by Free2Fly: 12:28pm On Aug 01, 2024
Salewa97:
Nigeria and its endless cycle of protests. Instead of seeking dialogue, they choose to escalate tensions.

Why is it that every little disagreement turns into chaos? It’s like a script we can’t stop watching. Instead of solutions, we get more problems. Time to rethink strategies, or are we just waiting for the next round of violence?
Shut up, you bloody bingo and hypocr!te

Stay home and keep licking your little, ugly god's ass.
PoliticsRe: Bomb Explodes In Borno Ahead Of Protests, 19 Residents Feared Dead by Free2Fly: 9:18am On Aug 01, 2024
Salewa97:
Na wa o.

This is the kind of chaos that follows when people decide to protest without a clear plan. Instead of addressing the real issues, they just scatter everywhere like headless chickens.

In Nigeria, protests are just a platform for people to display their frustration without any real change. The blood of innocent people is on the hands of those who incite these protests.

We have seen it before; the politicians are busy playing their games while the common man suffers the consequences. The people in Borno are paying the price for what? For a protest that won't change anything?

If the leaders truly cared, they would focus on protecting lives instead of letting people march around without understanding the risks involved. This is just a cycle of violence that leads nowhere.
Cunning, evil-minded yoruba hypocr!te!
This was a terrorist activity carried out by members of your terror-infested religion, and it has been going on since 2009.

Don't maliciously link it to the proposed protest that hasn't even taken off, just so you can defend your shrivelled ugly god, a clueless old man full of tribal hates, corruption and criminal mindset, who you all lick his stinking ass in tribal solidarity.
FamilyRe: Which Of These Will Raise Well Behaved Young Men? by Free2Fly: 7:25am On Apr 08, 2024
soulhelper481:
Inasmuch as I desire to have a peaceful home I also don't want to push more further when all my efforts seems not working.

Some times ago, I was seeking for financial help inorder to take a walk from my marriage. Although I didn't get any. I had to sell off some of my things to be able to have some money to proceed with my intention. Right now, I can afford an apartment and now, ready to proceed.
For a while now,
Some family members whom I told, came up with the suggestion to discourage me from walking away telling me that boys need their father for proper upbringing.
Aside thinking about myself, my children are my first priorities.
But another problem is, my 9yrs old son is always sad in the house, he's always excited each time he sees my efforts on us moving away. He's developing this kind of anger in the house which I don't like.

The two of them are like cat and dog in the house. (His father can send him to bring something from the room, once he goes in, it can take him a very long time to come out and with a sad expression) which most times, he will end up beating him up for behaving rudely to him.

The both aren't compatible at all.
He has accepted the fact that his Daddy don't bring anything home for him and his brother but once he's around, he takes all the little available for them, then start shouting and finding fault in him.
Most times, I try to say sweet things about his Dad so, he don't get affected , but his response is not ok. I'm surprised that this little boy, understand many things he pay more attention to most things that's happening even when I try not to let him know.

My husband is the root cause of everything. He behave badly that even his 9yrs old son can see without me explaining.

I don't want to raise children that detest their father.

At this point in my life, I'm afraid.
Walking away with my two sons and taking care of them all by myself (which I have already been doing)
Or staying back here so they can have their father in their life like this. Hoping that one day their father could stop gambling and change, start taking responsibilities and showing love and care for them. (Which they're not seeing and is annoying them)
Which of this my decision could possibly raise a healthy young men?
Pls, matured mind, advice me.
''Walking away with my two sons and taking care of them all by myself (which I have already been doing)''

It's irritating to always hear this line ''...my sons...'', ''...my kids...'' from women.

You're not the sole owner of those kids, madam!
BusinessRe: Have Prices Of Commodities Reduced In Your Area? by Free2Fly: 5:46am On Apr 08, 2024
Theophinio:
Please where in Anambra do you buy Nigeria rice for #450 per cup
I can swear that that id!ot is not in Anambra and not even from the region.
He will likely be a yoruba boy practising his usual ethnic bigotry
BusinessRe: Have Prices Of Commodities Reduced In Your Area? by Free2Fly: 5:44am On Apr 08, 2024
olarent:
Let be objective, price of commodity are coming down, here in papa ewekoro ogun state is down I bought a bag of rice for 76k last month as at today its was sold for 64k without poo pricing it yet indomitable as reduces buy 2500 per carton
@ DavidEsq: i hope your co-workers also told you that a bag of rice never got to this 76k in the southeast?

The highest amount i ever bought a bag of rice was 60k and that was last week during the east period.

All the raw materials i have been buying for a project so far in Enugu, including cements, have been cheaper than what's obtainable in your own region.

Una go just stay in una airless, stuffy room and begin pull out yeye information from your rectums.
BusinessRe: Have Prices Of Commodities Reduced In Your Area? by Free2Fly: 5:32am On Apr 08, 2024
DavidEsq:
Una side always dey be like that. See during Covid -19 period. e kua be like say una dey happy to dey wicked for prices of goods
I expected silly people like you to use that post to expose their inherent ethnic bigotry

I'm also sure that the poster is one of you from outside the region who just wants to stoke up ethnic sentiments

Are prices lower in your own region?? Who told you fools that prices are always higher in the southeast??
Where did you people get that from?
PoliticsRe: Christians Are Majority In Nigeria But Ruled By Muslims - Seun why by Free2Fly: 4:28am On Apr 08, 2024
tsephanyah:
There's fake statistic on nairaland front page that christians are majority in Nigeria. grin
Desperation and inferiority complex at it's finest
Just imagine the kind of nonsense a supposedly normal person posted here!

I don't blame you; rather, i blame those yeye, misguided christians who voted for your m-m aka jihad-jihad ticket out of ignorance and their usual ''it doesn't matter who the president is, what we want is a working country''!

Now, to those mumu christians, this post has shown you that it matters. The religion of the president and VP matters a lot.

The islamists use whatever position the hold to advance the course of their religion and prove their dominance.
They are not there for those who don't belong to their religion.
PoliticsRe: Band A Customers Decry Extortion By Power Firms Amid Poor Supply by Free2Fly: 5:43pm On Apr 07, 2024
nairalanda1:
Power supply is atrocious because for decades we have been on subsidized power. The result is that the sector was not able to make enough money to keep running well.

Even now tinubu is still paying subsides for bands b to band d.

When the subsidy removal happens properly ( apc wants power and if keeping subsidy means they win they will bring it back), prices will shoot up so that money would be made to fix things up then when investment flows in as a result, prices might come down.

As seen in the GSM sector.


We've been lying to ourselves for decades. Now, thanks to years of subsidy and years of looting , we have to face the truth. Even apc
You comfortably live outside Nigeria and vomit these same rubbish each time subsidy is mentioned.

Why don't you go back to Nigeria, earn the prevailing wage there, provide your own security, supply your own water & electricity, repair roads by yourself, pay out of pocket for healthcare services, hustle for private schools for your kids, etc, and still support subsidy removal?
HealthRe: Ct Scan For Baby With Hydrocephalus by Free2Fly: 4:37pm On Apr 07, 2024
omakay:
The word 'unremarkable' is used severally in the report. I need to know what that remark means from the medical stand-point.

A lot of positive findings were noted. Does it mean that this case is far from bad?
Ok. The Radiologist was actually looking for something wrong(remarkable),and where the structure appeared normal, it would be described as "unremarkable" or "uneventful".
So, unremarkable structures are those that are radiologically normal. He has nothing bad to say about them.

As for the findings generally, there's a congenital blockade in the pathway for the circulation and eventual drainage of the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) within the brain cavity.
That blockade leads to the accumulation of the CSF(let's just call it water literally) in the cavity.

This "water" is produced within the brain cavity and it communicates with the one within the spinal cord cavity as well as circulates within the other spaces in the head, before eventually entering into the veins and back to the heart.

That blockade has prevented the circulation and drainage, resulting in the enlargement of the spaces where the "water" accumulates and thus compressing the brain matter.

The result is a big head containing more "water" than brain matter.
So, she's obviously going to have some deficits and delayed developmental milestones.

To drain the accumulated "water", she's going to have a surgical procedure where a drainage tube will be connected from that enlarged cavity within the brain and tunneled to her abdominal cavity.

That's the commonest procedure for it in Nigeria.
After the drainage, the already compressed brain matter may or may not completely recover.
So, there may likely be some mental and motor deficits.
HealthRe: Ct Scan For Baby With Hydrocephalus by Free2Fly: 2:57pm On Apr 07, 2024
omakay:
CRANIAL CT SCAN REPORT

PROTOCOL: 5mm native and contrast enhanced CT slices were acquired from the level of the roof of the mouth to the vertex, with reconstruction of the axial images in (2.5mm) sagittal and coronal planes.

Images were reviewed using brain window and bone algorithm/volume rendered.

FINDINGS:

Scanogram: There is cranio-facial disproportion in favour of the cranium(? hydrocephalus).

There is a marked dilatation of the lateral and third ventricles as well as the superior part of the aqueduct of sylvius, resulting in thining out of the cereberal cortical mantle and pressure effect on the brain stem structures.

The fourth ventricles, posterior fossa basal cirstern are unremarkable.

The cerebelum, seller, parasella and suprasellar regions are preserved.

The cerebellopontine angles and internal auditory meati are unremarkable.

No infarct, intracranial space occupying lesion, intra-axial or extra-axial haemorrhagic focus is detected.

The meninges show no sign of inflammation.

The intracranial vessels demonstrates gross normal anatomy.

The calvarium, surrounding scalp, eye globes and orbital structures are unremarkable.

CONCLUSION: CT findings of non communicating hydrocephalus 2⁰ to congenital aqueductal stenosis.


Please can people with medical experience interpret this report for me.
Which part exactly do you not understand?
HealthRe: How Much Do You Know This Innocent Disease Called CHOLESTEROL by Free2Fly: 2:52pm On Apr 07, 2024
Ejebleje:
"Cholesterol" IS NOT a disease!
Don't them. It's even a shame that she introduced herself as a nurse!
RomanceRe: I Discovered My Wife's Cheating On Me by Free2Fly: 1:09pm On Apr 07, 2024
Juliearth:
Ther are alot of irregularities in your story.

Assuming it is true, you have no choice but to confront her with the truth. Your marriage is too young to face this sort of crisis. Moreso, from your narrative , you have been a good husband.
Na them
Devil and Jezebel personified.
RomanceRe: I Discovered My Wife's Cheating On Me by Free2Fly: 1:04pm On Apr 07, 2024
[quote author=CoronaVirusPro post=129305385]It’s very annoying and painful that, you still asking about what to do?

Are you sure you are sane and human?

[/quot

I'm telling you! So sad and unfortunate that he's still asking questions.
RomanceRe: I Discovered My Wife's Cheating On Me by Free2Fly: 1:02pm On Apr 07, 2024
Spring2025:
People of God I just need your help on this issue. I can't bear it anymore. I'm a 35-year-old man with a bachelor's degree and plan to pursue my Masters degree in the US. I'm married with a kid and my wife is 25 and our son is 1. This year makes it two years after getting married to my wife.
I started with my wife peacefully until the day I expressed my interest in pursuing graduate program in the US, my wife accepted the idea readily and I was happy. However, just a day after I made my plans known to her she started disturbing me to apply to the US and jet out. It wasn't time because I plan to apply for Spring but she's all over me all the time. Next, was her attitude of not cooking again. She complain of stress even when I employed two sales assistant to help her in the Super Market where I opened a shop for her. So literally, my wife goes to shop and watch over our employees then come back home. I didn't mind. My wife stopped cooking, washing my clothes or even the kid's. I do the cooking and wash out baby's dresses. She yell at me for any mistake or misunderstanding.
But what pained me most that made started investigation on her was coming back home very late even hours after she must have closed from shop. My wife answers calls at odd hours and wouldn't want me to hear. I once came back home one Sunday unannounced and she left her phone charging in sitting room, a call came in and the me she saved it with was 'my joygiver' so I let her knew she had a call and pretended as if I saw nothing just to observe her, she declined to pick but went away with the phone.
The next day I went to the shop leaving my office early and discovered she wasn't in the shop so I asked the two sales assistants but they said madam always leave early. By this time the feelings in my instincts were becoming evident.
I decided to call her right there and pretended I was in the office and she told me she was in the shop. I confronted her then she laughed and said she came to visit a friend.
Few weeks ago, I decided to investigate her phone but I was skeptical of her password because she might have changed the one I know but luckily for me, she didn't. Men, to my greatest surprise I saw my wife cooking in another guy's kitchen while she dropped my kid who was crying without giving him attention. They kissed and romanced and did all they could, I was patient enough to bear it. I read her chats and discovered that she was telling the guy that I plan to go to the US so when I leave he will migrate to my house to have her in full. This is where I almost committed suicide.
I just need your advice, should I divorce her or let her be until my son is grown? I'm feeling the pain of this woman remaining in my house but on a second thought, my son. If I divorce her she may run away with my son because the kid is not old enough to leave with me only. My brothers please help advise me.
Chaii, men have grown weaker these days unfortunately.
That woman shouldn't spend the next day in your house, but look at the kind of questions you're asking.
So, if some of these little boys and girls in this forum now ask you to forgive and keep her, you'll agree with them??
Nawaoo
FamilyRe: How Do I Get Peace Of Mind by Free2Fly: 9:40am On Apr 07, 2024
Realz99:
Did you open the link I sent ,

Also why do you think no one had that kind of power
From both experience and knowledge.

Anyone who claims such powers is either a fraudster or liar whose purpose is to take advantage of people's inborn beliefs in superstitions.
Foreign AffairsRe: Mohammad Reza Zahedi Killed In Israeli Strike Was Architect Of October 7 by Free2Fly: 7:43am On Apr 07, 2024
Paraman:
Please stop wasting your time on that ethnic bigot and shameless hypocrite called Free2Fly

He's fully in support of the Israeli military action in Gaza because of what Hamas did but look at the shameless thing crying below because of the operation of the Nigerian army in okuama
Hamas is a terrorists group which first attacked and massacred the Israelis.

The palestinian people supported them and celebrated the massacred because of their deep-rooted religious hatred towards the jews

Every palestinian and muslim all over the world hates the jews and want them destroyed.

What is happening there is a religious war instigated and supported by the quran.

That's completely different from what happened in Delta state.
It has no religious or ideological background, and the community did not support the action of the few militants who attacked the soldiers.

The palestinians celebrated the massacre en mass the same way your folks in Nigeria celebrate whenever the security agents and/or jihadists massacre christians or Igbos in Nigeria. So, they made themselves a party to the war.

The truth is that if an average palestinian is not killed by an israeli, he will still kill the israeli.
The religious hatred is deep-rooted and is dated back to the 7th century when islam was formed.
PoliticsRe: Boko Haram Kills Army Lieutenant, Six Others On Borno-Yobe Road by Free2Fly: 7:31am On Apr 07, 2024
Paraman:
Are you not supporting the unwonton Israeli military massacre of innocent civilians in Gaza? Shameless hypocrite and shameless bigot
Oh, i'm dealing with a yoruba muslim!
No wonder.
People who can do anything to defend Palestinian terrorists in far away middle east, but passionately hate their fellow Nigerians in the southeast and southsouth and frequently call for their extermination!
What a group of people!
By your nature, i can never change you. No need arguing with you.
HealthRe: Please Help An IBS Patient by Free2Fly: 7:17am On Apr 07, 2024
oxypressPlus:
HBOT FOR IBD OR IBS
IBD or IBS is very difficult to treat.
The most successful treatment for IBD included hyperbaric oxygen to their treatment.
Ibd is an autoimmune and inflammatory illness of the GI tract that causes inflammation, swelling, ukcers, pain, irritation.
In standard treatment anti inflamatory drugs, steroids and immunomodulators are used. These have no reasonable and lasting effect. Those who add hbot have more than 80% success and long lasting effect. The reasons for the positive results are well known.
Patients begin to see results as early as the 3rd treatment: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bayareahyperbarics.com/research/advances-in-hbot/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-shows-potential-with-irritable-bowel-diseases%3fhs_amp=true

Google hbot for IBS or IBS and see for yourself.


We are HBOT PROVIDERS and are ready to help.

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IBS(Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is different from IBD(Inflammatory Bowel Disease), and both don't share the same treatment protocols, you quack
In your quack mind, every disease in this world is treated with HBO
HealthRe: Optometry Vs Ophthalmology by Free2Fly: 7:04am On Apr 07, 2024
Kemistri3:
Hi Guys,

Can experts pls explain to us the difference between Optometry and Ophthalmology?

Which is better and more higher?

Thanks
Optometrists are people who study Optometry(a 6yr course) and posses a Doctor of Optometry degree. They're not medical doctors and don't attend medical schools. They're only licensed to examine the eyes, diagnose and treat common/minor eye diseases, and do not perform eye surgeries.

Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who graduate from medical schools with MBBS(a 6yr course + 1yr internship) and went further to specialize in examining, diagnosing and treating eye diseases of any variety, both medically and surgically.
So, to become an Ophthalmologist, you first have to become a medical doctor and then undergo a postgraduate study to specialize in ophthalmology.

An ophthalmologist(MBBS after 7yrs + Postgraduate study after extra 5 to 6yrs) is far superior to an optometrist(Doctor of Optometry after 6yrs).
HealthRe: What Is This On Her Breast by Free2Fly: 6:48am On Apr 07, 2024
Styluss:
you are right, cancer dont bring pus, however, serious infection can still lead to amputation
A breast cancer can be secondarily infected and discharge pus
HealthRe: What Is This On Her Breast by Free2Fly: 6:46am On Apr 07, 2024
imagrg:
I don't know why I'm salivating like a baby seeing this picture. Preek sef nor gree rest.

Well, ask your sister to do proper lab test as would be recommended by a medical doctor.
It's abnormal for one to be salivating and having erections for a diseased breast
AutosRe: Tokunbo 2008 Lexus ES350 For Sale At 12.9m by Free2Fly: 6:15am On Apr 07, 2024
AlphaAutos:
I have a unit of tokunbo 2008 Lexus ES350 for sale in Nigeria at a sweet rate. The car comes with full customs duty.

The unit comes with sweet exterior, alloy wheels, reverse camera, sound engine, smooth transmission, leather interior, new tires, etc.

The price of the tokunbo 2008 Lexus ES350 in Nigeria is 12,800,000 Naira.

Contact me on 08107992356 for inspection and pickup.
Nawaoo

You guys should take it easy, bros.
FamilyRe: How Do I Get Peace Of Mind by Free2Fly: 5:19am On Apr 07, 2024
Realz99:
I'm battling with uncontrollable fears that doesn't allow me to enjoy inner peace,

My story might sound somehow but this is what I'm really passing through, I need counselling,

There's this certain story I read on nairaland where someone narrated a testimony of how a certain spiritualist appeared physically to a kidnapped victim's location and saved her,

Link to the story here--https://www.nairaland.com/2506423/holiness-olumba-olumba-obu-appeared

After reading this story,
I thought to myself,
So someone can actually disappear and appear in a different location he/she wants,
Either through spiritual or occult power,

Now, this is how my uncontrollable fears started,

I once visited a herbalist early this year,
After his consultations, he concluded he has to put some marks on my body according to him, it's a form of protection against witchcraft,

I agreed,
And he made some cuts on my body, and then rubbed some dark substances,
then after that, I went home,

Then few days later, I developed these fearful thoughts inside me,
These are the thoughts below :

1) That this herbalist can appear to me and shoot me anywhere I am with a gun,
Since he has some spiritual powers, he can actually disappear and appear at another location,

Then you might ask, how will he even know my location or even where I am in other to appear to me,

Remember he made some incisions on my body and rubbed a substance there, so I feel like he has put his property inside of me and with that he can locate me wherever I am,

And also I read somewhere that charm is a spirit,
So i also actually feel like, when he put the charm marks on my body that a spirit has entered into me,
What if he enquire about my location from this spirit he put in me in other to know where I am,

Brethren, every day I'm always in fear that this herbalist will appear to me with a gun and shoot me,

How do I stop these kind of thoughts?
If you have some spiritual knowledge or think that what I fear cannot be possible,
Please tell me reasons why you think so,

As your words may go a long way to help me get back my peace of mind , and I will really appreciate you in a big way,
I really need back my peace

0.7.0.8.6.2.3.8.9.9.0
This is my whatsapp
You're simply being childish with all these thoughts

No one has the power to appear and disappear in different locations.

Anyone who can do that can rule the entire world from his bedroom.

You guys should stop attributing to people powers that they don't have and will never have.
PoliticsRe: Boko Haram Kills Army Lieutenant, Six Others On Borno-Yobe Road by Free2Fly: 4:51am On Apr 07, 2024
Tranquillity360:
grin grin

Hope the terrorists behave soldiers will burn down the whole communities where it happened and kill anyone they see like they always do in south and East grin grin



Also waiting for south west people to Champaign for soldiers to level the communities like most of them recently did when criminals killed soldiers in south south community.
Yoruba is the major problem Nigeria has today, and i can say that anywhere, any day!
PoliticsRe: Bobrisky: A Shameless, Disorderly And Idle Institution - Odinkalu Replies EFCC by Free2Fly: 4:39am On Apr 07, 2024
helinues:
What nonsense is Chidi supporting?

Perhaps may be there are lots of Bobrisky likes in his family

Modified: judging by some of the comments on this thread, we might have more Gaybriels than initially thought in Nigeria
This is rubbish.

When will you people start being reasonable and less sentimentalhuh

Is Bobrisky the reason Nigeria's economy in a mess and treasury empty?

How many of those who have been looting the nation's resources have the EFCC successfully prosecuted>>

Meanwhile, i hope you know cross-dressing is not a crime in the Nigerian constitution?
Nairaland GeneralRe: Based on your birth year, which of these generational groups do you belong? by Free2Fly: 4:32am On Apr 07, 2024
Jeon:
Gen Z
😉

modified: the idiots should keep on disgracing their family's name on my mention
Little rude bastard insulting his parents and those who can comfortably feed her and her entire family.
BusinessRe: Cosmas Maduka Hails Stanley Uzochukwu For Repaying ₦150m Loan Without Agreement by Free2Fly: 2:49pm On Apr 06, 2024
PheelzAlmighty:
How is this news?
It's great news because 99% of you don't pay back after borrowing.
FamilyRe: Marriage Benefits Women More Than Men — Lady Says (video) by Free2Fly: 1:59pm On Apr 06, 2024
Zooposki:
Keep screaming.

There’s a 4B movement going on in South Korea, Japan and most Asian countries due to all this male chauvinism. Their birth rate is so down, they are inviting foreigners into their country but I don’t think it will work. American women are adopting it as we speak right now. It will soon get to Africa.

On the other hand I wonder what the Asian women will do if they jam African men who are even more misogynistic than their Asian counterparts. Lol
This is far from the truth. African men treat women far better than Asian men do to their own females
Foreign AffairsRe: Mohammad Reza Zahedi Killed In Israeli Strike Was Architect Of October 7 by Free2Fly: 12:51pm On Apr 06, 2024
Tealcrestmedia:
You must understand how senseless you are when you have a phone to argue about something, a simple Google search will give you answers to.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzbU9aRI49R/&ved=2ahUKEwjRsObkva2FAxUEQkEAHeEnCnY4ChAWegQIDhAB&usg=AOvVaw2gUMzbvcC18mph8wruroSj
Mumu jihadist, go and buy a TV, and watch Al Jazeera, which is a pro-hamas media, to see how your fellow terrorists are singing praises for themselves for carrying out the massacre.

Na instagram post made by your fellow jihadists i wan go read??

You stay in one terrorist-infested village with no network and light and say what you don't know anything about.

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