₦airaland Forum

I think I believe he (GMB) can do that...

does that guarantee she will make heaven?

lots of 'Virgins' on nairaland.

GEJ has got few more months to go. Let him squander d nations' wealth while it lasts

money plus common sense is all that is required

I'd always like 2-party system, it keeps the excesses of the ruling party in check! I pray APC wins so they could hav solid root. PDP shd nt die tho

whatsApp to me, is better

but now that she is married...?

bring back our chibok 'women'

so sad

Suarez bit her

I REP GREAT IFE!

but why? but why?

echobee:
THIRDED

FAULTED!

HOW ABOUT FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?

Frank Mba rep NPF well enough. I like him

Mortgaging their children's future

I sense God's hand @ work

GEJ till 2015!

Congratulations to Ogbeni Adesoji Rauf Aregbesola

#FactsOnEbola: The Facts
versus The Nigerian
Merchants of Misinformation
– JJ, Omojuwa
This is 2014 but going by the ease of
gullibility and Nigeria’s ignorance per
capita, this might as well be 1714 in
Nigeria. Many reasons account for why
we are such a gullible people but two
main factors trump everything; our
governments’ penchant to leave
information gaps and the desperation
of most of our religious fathers to be
our all in all. It’d be fine if such
realities were confined to private
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Ebola is here and misinformation could
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First it was bitter kola, now it is salt
and water (plus pepper and palm oil)
but a search through google would
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tested by the United States has had a
more effective use on Ebola than
anything else but the Americans are
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they know that until something is
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remains nothing but an experimental
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BlackBerry/Whatsapp broadcasting
has now meant that word of mouth,
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On its day, Google is quite fast but no
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According to the World Health
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As you can see, it is not such a
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She gives d green light, the guy IF interested too does d proposal

It's a NO from me! 90% of guyz will accept d proposal even if they are not in Luv with d lady and then take advantage of her. With Naija guyz mantality, it won't work in most cases

I feel u already fell in love with dt guy. Don't deny ur love, go ahead. Sch is one of those places one can meet ones spouse

Proven fact! Nice one

Esther's supposedly surprise meal now comes @ a wrong time...........I fink

This man shd b shut for life!