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Fejoku:
The story makes no sense. How can one be parking a car and still get knocked down by the car? Until a family member who was at home at the time tells his/her story, this one sounds like a conjecture to cover up something.

Hmm, all these our reporters sef. She was parking her car and sudden mechanical fault made the car accelerate and ran over her. Haba!!! Make ona calm down ooo.

Exceptional300:
There’s this girl I have been dating for a couple of months now, we are planning on settling down soon. She was diagnosed with PCOS couple of years ago before I met her, had a surgery and one of her ovaries were removed. Though she still ovulates and sees her period, I am kind of worried if there will be any issues in the future.
My parents doesn’t know about her surgery yet. Should I tell them about it?

Fear is a spirit and when it continues to build up, it create its reality in the physical realm. So, my advice, stay off? Even though that wasn't a threats, your fears will make it so. And by the way, what has your parent got to do with this? Who will feel the pains or the trial of your marriage? You or your parent? You better brace up if you want to go into marriage.

georgen2u:
I couldn't hold it anymore when I saw this post about 9 pieces of tomatoes being sold for 2000 naira vis this link

https://www.nairaland.com/8127292/see-tomatoes-pepper-bought-n2000


Things are hard these days I get it, yes inflation is so high but we Nigerians are either not helping ourselves or most of us are waiting to be roasted before we can do something about how to reduce our feeding expenses through some home gardening

These days urbanization has creeped into a lot of towns and villages there is no longer big space for crop

This is why a smart humble person who wants to be proactive should think out of the box in solving some needs for himself before things will stabilize ( if it will )

I am not a horticulturist, agronomists or any crop scientist but with the general knowledge I have in crop growing, I tested myself and the result is encouraging

This makes me wonder why people are not doing this

Is it either you are seeing things like this as poor man stuff or " I can not do this kind of thing life" especially now everyone is appearing on social media as Dangote and Otedolas

This is why I love the whites most of them despite how rich or poor have small gardens where they grow some basic herbs and vegetables.

Most times whenever we talk about gardening what comes to your mind is growing ornamental flowers or those beautiful flowers for beautification

Well here I am talking about having one or two pots or sacks where you can grow herbs, vegetable etc like scent leaves, curry, butter leaf, tomatoes, pepper, carrots, beets , water leafs, and other nititent filled crops

Last year I moved into a new neighborhood I have been desiring to have a little space where I can start a pot / sack garden

First my limitations were ; no big space and the floor environment is cemented so you can not plant directly on the ground

SACK FARMING TRIAL
Since I can not plant directly on the floor I decided to try sac farming to achieve this I sent my brother to buy me some cement sacks

He got about 20 of it then I went to a nearby semi dumping site paid one hausa boy to pack those black soils , he hired wheel barrow 300 naira

Then he packed soil and fill those sack each half filled a d brought it home so now I have like 20 sacks neathly arrange in front of my house

My neighbor were wondering what magic I am trying to do because they don't believe you can get something meaningful from little things like that

Next I sent my brother to go to one African shop since I can not buy those hybrids tomatoes there are options where they divided many in small small waterproof so someone can buy like 1500 instead of the whole package

So he got me tomatoe seed, carrot seeds, beetroot,

Also he bought me measured NPK 10:10:10 one mudu, half mudu phosphorus

Finally I got some scent leaves in the market finish using it and just put the stem in one of the sacks , same things with water leaf and curry
My tomatoes Nursing and Nursery

I took one of those sacks close to a shade , ensure I removed some big stones n dirts

I removed the tomato seed from the container and gently spread it scattered on the surface, then sprinkle soil on top before spraying someone water on it

Meanwhile my 15 sacks I spaced them half a feet each then don't forget I got half sack of poultry shit, from someone raising broilers around

My aim was to plant two per sack though according to what I read online it might be too congested but since I have no space I had to try it

At each end I dig UpTo 6 inch hole drill down , I carry poultry dropping mix it with small quantities fertilizers I got use it to fill it up and put a broom there before covering it because I want to know exactly the place to place my tomatoes when it's time to transplant

I did this because I learnt the poultry shit needs time to break down if you apply directly it might kill the plant meanwhile my sce t leave , curry n water leaf started regenerating after a week

In about 7 days my tomatoes have already started sprouting they were many Sha some died wilting but I have more than enough growing
I was watering them anytime am back from work or if I sense the soil is drying out

They stay there for two weeks and I latter bring them to sun ( this process is to harden them before I transplant) so they will be strong enough to withstand transplant stress


Meanwhile I water the 15 empty sacks without any plant once in two days

Now all the process of nursery to gardening took 4weeks for my tomatoes before it decided one late evening to do the transfer

We brought it out I watered the nursery soil to ensure I can scope the plants without breaking the roots, I also watered the sacks I wish to put them , at those places I place the broomstick I opened them like half 3 inches deep I can see those poultry shit heave change, no longer smelling looks like manure so I place the tomatoes there one at each end and two in a sack

Then I watered graceful lol I have come to understand what watering graceful means I will explain later

Then I started watering once every two days at first week of transplant it was looking like a joke , I said if this thing didn't flourish it will be embarrassing because everyone was observing what this grown up adults is fiddling with soil like a kid

After two weeks this started setting in another week I noticed that except during raining season which makes me less watering but during the time I started it was march you know in north Kaduna precisely rain can delay till end of May/ June

It dries out faster and it's affecting the tomatoes. Here was how I solved this issue infact it makes it feel like am using irrigation

The water needed to wet the soil slowing in order to release the nutrients and be well soaked unlike when you pour water directly slow dripping like rain or irritation makes more impact and won't drain easily

To solve this I got all these bottles water containers like those one litre ones

I use middle to give small hold on top and at the base

What I do now is every morning I pick them up go I lnside fill them up 15 of it put all in bucket carry it out place each on the sacks and they will be dripping slowing like for hours


Fertilizer application for my garden

I do my fertilizer once I two weeks here is how I achieve something

I took one of the bootke water use stone ground the NPK , I have some egg shells from the ones I used at home I added it, in the bottle put water and alliw it site for two days
The next day I divided them into 15 equal parts

Pour them into the bottle waters as I pour water to fill them up

I also sprinkle a handful of fertilizer to the base of each of the tomatoes

Everything started looking serious ( I forgot I had cabbage n cucumber too )

Everything was doing well there was a time I notice something like leaf diseases on few I bought Klein detergent and diluted it use one of my old perfume spat bottle and soapy on them

Also I once used backing soda in a soary bottle and everything came back good

During flowering I was putting banana peel and crushed egg shells around each of them , especially as in love banana alot

These process took less than 90 days my tomatoes was flowering and bearing seed aggressively this was my first time growing anything seriously out when we were kids especially in containers not directly on land

I noticed that the tomatoes flowered at same interval and didn't rip individually but once one stated ripening all of them follow suit

Then again the size was shocking me I got a tomato that was as big as the small size grain apples 🍏 sold in the markets

The yeild and tomatoes seeds per plant
From my measurements I don't know how many paint rubber that makes up a half basket but I got 7 paint rubber worth of tomatos from this 15 sacks ( 30 plants that is 2 in a sack) though due to lack of space most didn't flower because they were crowded

Since it's small garden I took my time to count tomatoes seeds on each plant lol oh yeah I did
I was seeing like 55-70 tomato fruit in average per plant


Then my cucumber, I didn't have space I interplanted it it tried a bit as some gave me like 6-7 cucumber and they were like few I didn't plant much because I don't really like cucumber it's not sweet lol

I planted cabbage too and carrots that one I can not even allow them matured everytime and doing salad I will come and uprooted carrots take cabbage go chop

As of last year I opened the yes of my neighborhood all those big madams and visitors passing buy turned me to tutor , they couldn't believe the outcome done were asking me if urs my field of study

But I put them through

Year 2024 relocation and restating

I finally moved away from my old apartment to a new one this time around the space is so small that I am wondering how to fit in so sacks I have small space between my apartment and the fence , I made sure I picked that one because I don't want to be sharing the end with any tenent

With my brother again to get a good soil here wasn't easy this place is more urbanized than the old place and finally got a place to get soil however I change my mind on cement back

It's too big I don't want to waste soil plus no big space I went to kasuwa market and got a place where they do customize sack and they use 2k to get like 10 small size sacks plus some other sack I have

I restarted my process again though at first it was funny because it was my first time to discover that hunger had led lizard to be eating tomato cucumber and other leaves ili was in shock haha

I had to cover the nursery then finally everything is booming again. At first the woman I paid monthly to be sweeping my house use to smile at me she told me she was thinking it was just flowers I wanted to plant but now she is in shock on how good and healthy the tomatoes are

also I made friends with some guys rearing broilers since I use to buy chicken from them I told them anytime they bring out the shit they should keep it in a bag I will need it , which solves my problem.

[/b]How I processed my last year tomatoes without spoiling and store UpTo 4minths [b]

Most times post harvest storage is what destroys tomatoes and make it scarce but I take no prisoners when it comes to storing my food items

I made some research and here was the outcome

After harvesting the tomatoes I was keeping them because I couldn't harvest all at once they were rippening In batches , to be honest the tomatos you grow at home taste better and can two weeks without spoiling than market bought .

I boiled them together in a big pot till the water drain it became so soft n shrinken I use my blender and blend

It started looking like tin tomatoes , after blending I put in the pot continue boiling on slow heat I used my hot plat but if u have charcoal pot it's the best

Next I got some old margarine bottle washed boil them in hot water latter scoop the dried tomatoes into it after filling up I pour small vegetable oil put waterproof on the cover and seal it up .

Put them back to the boiling water they heated up like 10 minutes bring them out allow it cool
Store in a cool dark place ( carton)

Ladies and gentlemen I used this tomatoe for 4 months without spoiling but once I open one I will put it in the refrigerator until I finish using it

This was how I solved my tomatoe needs without buying or shouting to the roof top

You too can make life easy and much better by doing you home garden imagine if every house hold had this, the price of tomatoes and most good items will crash

I think the Government too should distribute done hybrid seeds to civil servants, operation feed the nation in micro form

Here in kaduna they said a paint rubber if tomatoes goes for 6-7k and sadly it's not even reddish and fresh

I took my time to give this indepth information I hope it helps you especially the house wives and restive youth, out there , for anyone living within Kaduna metropolis since I move in to my new area I use vex got a big tomato seed that I can not even finish till it expire if you need improve seed I can share with you free for your garden

I have also set this up for three of my friends even the poultry people I buy birds from are now doing it .

The reason I said no need to cry for high cost of food in Nigeria. When I was a child we don't use to buy fresh pepper, tomatoes, pumpkin leaves, etc, we cultivate them in the garden just at the back of our house. So let go back to that culture. Nigeria is a great place.

Go to Kia shop for proper information.

Follow your lust. You are calling God incompetent? In the beginning HE created one woman for a man. Was it difficult for God to create 2 for Adam? I don't think so. If we streamline to the law of first mention, then we need to think deeply about this.

Besides, if we move away from marriage, you will notice that "Man" is not always satisfied with what he or she has. Always want another man's things even when he has so much. Always go for things his hands can't reach.

This is typical fallen nature of man. It is the spirit of the old man. So, it is normal to think and talk like this. Many people in churches who are struggling with the old man's nature has this same challenge. That is why to stay with one is war you must align with God's will to attain.

So calm down Kuti, we all feel like that but if we live by the dictate of our feelings, then the world will be in a sorry state.

I hope you get it.

WarrenP:
I’ll go straight to the point, she has been disturbing me to legalize our relationship since last year. I couldn’t take it anymore so I decided to let her know what I have I Mind.

I told her before I will wed her, we both need to have 10 million as reserve in an account for emergency. She brings 5m while I also bring Mine.

I do want a secured future for the both of us but she no dey reason with me. Always complaining age is not on her side.

She don vex leave my side since morning telling family and friends that i have been wasting her time.

I’m wondering if I did anything wrong

Did you show her your 5m already in the bank?

gnss:
I don't do Politics of Tribe ,Hatred ,Hypocrisy .

Yesterday I was having a discussion with an Elderly Man an APC Party Man who is a Staunch Supporter of Tinubu about the Economy Situations .

He Said ,Kama Ton Arawaje ,Ilu Osunwon Rara ooo.

Meaning ,Without Deceiving ourselves the Things in the Country is not Okay at all.

He is a Yoruba Man ,I am too .

I do not Belongs to the Class of People that Believes even if The President Policies is not Working Good Results then I must Keep Talking like a Zombie ,

Let's face the Reality .

Things are Getting More Worse .

If you say ,You are Okay ,Several Millions are Sufferings ..Go to the Streets and see .

Now Objectively ..

Concerning the Dollars ,Finance ,P2P , Crypto Etc have been Blammed ,Yet Dollars Keep Rising .

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT ,CBN GOVERNOR SHOULD DO PRACTICALLY TO STRENGTHEN THE NAIRA ?

1. Stabilize power and repeat the process for a long time.

2. Production locally must be taken as a high priority.

3. Banks should do their work and finance real sector of economy than this money market they are doing.

SMES FOCUSED FINANCIAL POLICIES.

Do this and thank me later.

Mr lecturer sir, they won't, money has be clouded their eyes and parents are not helping matters.

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Starting: Battery Key & Manual Start
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Coil: 100% Copper
Wheels
Fuel Tank: 25 Litres
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When did you buy it

EreluRoz:
I used to be a staunch church goer but gradually lost interest and always find one excuse or the other not to attend church service.

I actually lost interest when a certain young pastor was on my neck to date him, so it got to a point I had to stop attending service and ever since I've not been able to pick up.

How do I reawaken the zeal?

I keep telling church goers to stop it and seek Jesus Christ and have an encounter with Him. This will be the sign of great falling away. I pity people who goes to Church and not encountered Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Find Him my dear. Find Him and find rest to your soul.

thesicilian:
May just be an "innocent" poisonous insect that bit him, not everything is spiritual.

You really believe yourself?

Beg? Do these our leaders understand leadership at all? If you want to implement a policy, you first become the first to obey. You start from yourself.

I would rather like to see the person's mental room and his inner kitchen

homelybabe:
Plz I need your advice folks.
I'm newly married. Before I married,I got a government teaching job in the east. My husband stays in Lagos but I stay in one of the states in the east. We got married in January this year and since then it's been difficult for us because of the distance. My husband is doing a good job in Lagos. I'm just afraid of relocating and staying idle at home,coupled with the fear of losing a government job that is pensionable. My friends and colleagues advised me to continue with my work and visit him during the holidays but some advised against such. I'm in a tight spot right now and don't want to take a decision I will end up regretting tomorrow. Please,your opinions are needed. Thanks.

My pastor use to say something, he will say, don't prepare for wrestling in the wrestling ring, you will be defeated.

This question you asked, does it mean that you just got that job after your wedding or before your wedding? Because this supposed to be one of the point of discussions with an agreed solution. You know it is a risk to keep distance in marriage. Check out the scripture on even couples embarking on fasting

BeautifulSolace:
I've been dating my boyfriend since 2021, and he's a good person whom I trust because he doesn't hide anything from me. Last year, he traveled to Lagos, creating a long-distance relationship. Despite not having evidence of cheating and maintaining strong communication, I often worry that all men can't stay without sex.

Should I be worried?"

If it is a boyfriend/girlfriend level= 50/50

Married couples struggles with this not to talk of friends. Don't put all your hope on it. If it turns out well, fine, if not fine.

AkporsMechanical:
I promise to be very brief.
My wife and I live in a three bedroom flat without paying rent, although we only occupy one room since we don't have much property yet. The owner of the house abandoned the house before now and when we had accomodation issue asked us to stay there. We have been here since last year. However, there is no Geepee tank to supply water into the house. We could only pump water into our little drum when there is light. So I always go fetch water from the neighbouring compounds whenever there is no light which have resulted into several insults. My wife has been dragging me that I must buy a Geepee tank.

My salary as a private school teacher is barely enough to feed us talk more of saving to buy a Geepee tank especially in this economic crisis. In the midst of all these, my wife's phone went bad and needed a new one Just this afternoon, my wife started raining insults on me that I am not behaving like a man at all, that I should have settled down fully before thinking of marriage, that I want to make her go hungry. This was because I told her I would cut off some part of my salary to be saving so I can buy curtain for our room, television and save for Geepee tank. She even went ahead to say I am poor and wretched just because I can't afford her a new phone for now.

Since afternoon, I have refused to eat. My problem here is that my parents love my wife and my parents are far from where I reside. And I don't want to report my wife to my parents so it won't bring disrespect later to her in the future. Secondly, as the first born of my parent,I don't know how my parents will take it if I tell them I don't want to marry her again so they don't have b.p. I am really really confused. The little extra money I get from extra tutorial is what I do send to my two siblings in school even though is very little compare to their needs but at least it is something.

I feel like running away but to where? I truly love my wife but she is regretting marrying me. Please what can I do?

Do something about your financial IQ. From what you wrote, this is the cause of your problem.

uniquetechng:
No matter how you try to sugarcoat it there is no tech work you can do with Nokia Xpress, I bought my first phone in 2003 and it was an Ericsson flip phone, the most expensive phone at the time. I can tell you for free that as expensive as that phone was you cannot do any tech work with it.
Nokia Xpress Music was a Java phone remember, you can't do anything with that phone in 2024.
Like I said 80k cannot get you a good phone presently, except you're buying IPhone 5 or 6 plus. Even Huawei Y9 is 120k and above.

I didn't write this piece for arguments or trying to prove anything. Every to himself and God for us all. I rest my case.

uniquetechng:
100k can't get you a good laptop neither can 80k buy a good smartphone, not with the current exchange rate.

meet me. My goal is to minimize expenses because a bigger system is coming and a better phone is coming as well. Let start first. I live in IT world, so I know what I am saying.

I started my online venture with Nokia xpress music phone. So calm down. I'm I using that now, even though I am not a phone fan.

Dammycouch:
I need advice on the business to run with my money and it must be online

I don’t want to waste this 9.5 million naira

Ponzi is too risky

My advice, take 9.2m and put it in fix deposit since you do not master anything yet to handle the money. Take 100k and buy tokumbo Laptop and 80k for a good android phone. Keep the balance for data sub and learning free courses. Learn first before you put your money in what you don't know the onions. Also remember interest rate now is 22.7%.

both MTM and 9mobile. I want to sue them for abrupt interruption of service without prior notice. Lol

Even there is no need for the $500 because we don't spend dollars in Nigeria. Everything should be done digitally.

successmatters:
And when the banks cannot give you your dollars on demand nko?

The government screwed up everything.

Honestly, this happened to me and I involved a lawyer. I was paid in foreign currency, prior to this time, I needed some fx to execute the project, so I went to the bank and point-blank, they said that they don't have fx that I should contact aboki, who later sold the fx for me at black market rate.

However, when I got paid and the money hit my account, the bank then said that I must sell it to them that that was the new policy then. After going back and forth, I involved my lawyer and I won.

So this issue has been around for many years now and it is caused by the banks themselves and the government. They should not do as if we don't know who are behind the fx issues.

https://www.nairaland.com/7431886/opinion-cbn-fx-policy-stabilize

I foresaw this solution to our Naira. I can say with all sense of responsibility that Nigeria is not this bad. Our economy is not this bad. People who manage the affairs of the country should be sincere and be ready to solve the myriads issues, which are teething anyway, facing the country.

Government should ban physical notes of foreign currencies. Everybody should use domiciliary accounts to receive and pay any foreign currency.

Or is there any reason why we hold foreign currencies notes in Nigeria?

JagabanB:
We are enjoying ourselves, "the right politician and business man" couldn't transform tiny Anambra in 8 years, rather Anambra are fIeeing in their dozens every hour, but u aII think we will be f00Iish to vote him?
Naaaaa.
Bring back this election and Obi wiII Iose.

But this write up is not about bringing back election between Obi and Tinubu. No. It is about those who supported him just few months ago and today are nailing him to be cross alive. I as an Obidient is saying that I have hope in him and that he should be supported by all well meaning Nigerians.

I don't play ethnic or religious or regional politics, my politics is based on real life issues, problems and solutions. QED!!!

judatech:
We will survive this and more...let's see how it ends...
It might end up making Tinubu a legend or a villain in the annals of the Nigeria saga.

I like that spirit.

I am OBIDIENT. I will always be except Obi changes his values.

I am not insensitive about the economic situation of the country but I am not moved. Many BATIST have denied their candidate after less than a year in the office. He has been called different names. In fact the hatred is out of this world.

However, I believe that this mountain the Tinubu administration is climbing has a plateau end. The right politicians and business men and women are the keys to the success.

I know many will want to come after me but this is the truth. I am enjoying myself. Next time you want to vote remove sentiments and be a citizen of Nigeria and not your region or ethnic group. I rest my case.

fightingdemons:
hahahahaha very runny,but seriously do you have an answer to the question I up there

It increases purchasing power of the investors and enable them to participate in economic activities.

Mynd44:
I don't have a single friend that smokes.

If almost every guy she is attracting smokes, she should check herself

Likes attract likes. Almost all the guys I know don't smoke.

Majesty2:
Tech hub abi where dem dey rear pigs

There are demons in Nigeria parading themselves as humans.

Truths9ja:
Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Burna boy breaks the internet with his latest pictures.

The time when you unconsciously slip into madness without you knowing is call what?

treesun:
https://dailytrust.com/nysc-to-be-reformed-into-revenue-generating-agency-fg/

They started generating revenue 2 years ago when they made café to start paying to capture Corp members. I hope they remitted the revenue to government purse.

PowerOfLove:
There's no two ways that unemployment is responsible for most of the crimes committed by young ones. I was there and I know it.

I used to do pilfering/petty theft to help myself. Even on this forum, I used to beg or try to swindle people to get any little financial favour just to survive because I didn't have a job.

Could you believe since I got a job (to God be the glory), none of such thought ever crossed my mind again?

With this, I wante to say every bad person out there deserve another chance with a job.

I have changed.

I disagree with you on this. Your real character is revealed during the time of trial. A dry wood will never bring forth water no matter how hard it is squeezed. The petty thieving you are talking about or any other bad character you were exhibiting will come alive in any life hard pressure again. So, what I'm I trying to say? They are just lying low waiting for next pressure time.

WORD FOR THE WISE:
Hard times come to strengthen our weaknesses, if you stay through, you build a long lasting virtue or character. So, do not allow pressure force out your weakness, instead, build strength in this period.