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Iyoocartel:
Iyooooooo cartel

Buhari has completely finished this country with his fulani brothers. Our parents can't provide for their needs because their pension which they worked hard for is not being released.
There's no job 80% of Nigerian youths have taken up internet fraud as the only way out.
Nigeria is getting terrible as each day passes by, if you have any opportunity please kindly leave this country for our politicians because things would continue getting bad as long as that brainless cow is still the president.

Let's learn to be objective in our criticism. The late Lectures does not work under the FG but State Government. Edo state allocation comes regularly l don't see the reason why Obaseki will be owing Lecturers of the state college for more than one year.

Bubu is real democrat.. If na Uncle Jona dey there hmmm

I just received this sms notification "Dear GOgetter, please be advised of a price adjustment on your GOtv Max package from 1 September. Your new monthly subscription will be N3,600".. I am just thinking of porting to Free to air..

Where are the Amotekuns?

Doc... Please l am experiencing the following:
1. Little pus after urination
2. Slight sensation during urination
3. No any rashes around my penile area

Please which drugs/medication can you prescribe? Thanks

That is only thing you guys are good at " Uncovering"
This agency are the winner worst set.. Our regular Police is even better that Dss..
You ll never hear DSS conducting covert or under cover operation.. You ll never hear DSS conducting operation to uncover the sponsors of Bandits and Boko Haram...

Righteousness89:
Whatever you do in Life, Just Seek for God's Grace and Favor!

They will take you to Great Height in Life!

God's Favor will Qualify you where you are not Qualified!

Not when you fail to humble yourself

Wow.. Its huge o.. That is how it goes if you depend on one source of income .. I was just wondering what would have being our fate if we still depend on foreign Rice.. Kudos to all our rice millers.

Prince081:
Abaribe stands out. His only issue is that he has refused to be part of the rubber stamp, Oyes singers. We need more people with sound minds like him in the senate if this country must make progress.

Give am position wey dey juicy, na that time you go know if him fit maintain this kind of sense... Some people perform optimally when they are not in the corridor of power or money..

No be small thing.

See your head..

[quote author=gimmehear post=83685455]10 grammatical jargon often used by Nigerians.



In Nigeria, people use a lot of grammatical jargon daily and most this jargon are/were/is believed to be correct when view in the English man’s way, but interestingly, most of this jargon often have no sensible meaning when searched for in the dictionary.

Below are some compiled words.

(1)Installmentally:

This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in instalments or by instalments.

(2)Plumpy:

Nigerians use “plumpy” when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is plump.

(3)Disvirgin:



This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use, however, is deflower, because “disvirgin” is not a word depicting that meaning.



(4)Crosscarpeting or cross-carpeting



This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are party switching, defection and crossing the floor and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”
Go-slow: The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it.

(5)A “go-slow,”

in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands. When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory or organization is at a go- slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are traffic jam, traffic congestion, gridlock, and (less technically) hold-up, not “go- slow.”



(6)Cunny

“Cunny” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. Over there, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s v**ina. The correct term to use is cunning (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”

(7)Opportuned

There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is opportune. The word opportune is an adjective; therefore it has no past tense. An adjective has no past tense. However, some verbs can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. These verbs are called participles and they do have past tenses. They are not pure adjectives. Examples of participles are fattened, amused, disgusted, mystified, overwhelmed, upset and bored. Be that as it may, opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle, therefore it has no past tense. Opportune means appropriate or well- timed.



(Alright

“Alright” is a misspelling of the term all right. All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable or suitable. To hardcore English language linguists, “alright” is not a word. However, its usage is gaining traction and it’s increasingly becoming acceptable. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary – which is considered the gold standard among American English speakers – has recently drawn a lot of criticisms for its permissiveness when it began indexing some otherwise colloquial and street language terms, including “alright.” Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it.



(9)Wake-keeping

“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of a few English speakers. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is wake and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.



(10)Screentouch: This bad grammatical expression gained currency in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with the influx of made-in-China stylus pen touchscreen not- so-smart phones in the mid 2000s. It was a novelty then; many in Nigeria had not seen it – or even thought such advanced technology was possible – before. So, they looked for a name to call it and “screentouch” came to mind, after all you just touch the screen and it starts working. In case you’ve still not figured it out yet, the correct thing to say is touchscreen and not “screentouch.

So there you have it, 10 English language “words” Nigerians love to use that are not found in the dictionary. Feel free to add yours;
https://www.gbetutv.com/10-grammatical-jargon-often-used-by-nigerians/

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That wake keeping though... Queen Elizabeth no fit change am o... I attended wake last week... Eno sweet abeg.. Leave us with our wake keeping..

Xstremebj:
am really in support of dis idea but instead of lying to her tell her d truth
remember love conquers alll,give birth to kids SS GENOTYPE isnt really deadly,some of d children might suffer buh with GOD'S GRACE and a good medical attention u can limit d suffering

moreover some SS rarely fall sick ,some can go through a year only small headache

Dont let her go because of genotype ,what gives u d assurance dat a lady u will find later with a suitable genotype such as AA will love or care for u

My broda make d right choice

SO My broda

it seem you did not read what you wrote....

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Guys and Ladies let's connect.. Let's make new friends... Are you resident of any of the state within the NE.. Drop your numbers..

iconix:
one thing you will note is that every smartphone has it's selling point,they can't integrate those features in one phone.

I recently bought a phone.. Doogee BL7000 with a so-called battery capacity of 7000mah after few days of using it.. I can frankly tell you that l am highly disappointed. I still have to charge this phone daily. That is just why I strongly hate phones with MTK processors.

I just don't like phone with MTK processors due to fast battery consumption. On the other hand l don't seen to know why other processors dont come with larger batteries...

[quote author=iconix post=81728549]No phone, there can't be[/quote


Like seriously....

1. Battery above 5000mah
2. Snapdragon or kirin (not MTK please o)
3. 4 or 6G Ram and 64G internal
4. Amoled, water drop etc

ramatuoyiza:
[Justquote author=georgecso post=81161059]

Haba why do you think so inya? [/quotejust an instinct might be wrong]

Onyayi the girl is innocent... The cartel, some former staff of FAAN, were arrested and handed over for further prosecution..

ramatuoyiza:
I just dont know why my instincts keeps telling me that she was never innocent only that she was lucky...

Haba why do you think so inya?

Bgcentz:
Go for Huawei

Thanks but give me reasons

Please phone gurus help me on which phone to buy between Samsung A30 or Huawei Y9 (2019)