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Marvel1206:
Gains? What gains exactly?

400+/$ is below par

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Who would have thought that N400/$ will call for celebration?

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People who choose to run than fight usually die unnecessarily. Those gory pictures are people who died for nothing instead of fighting for something. Fighting doesn't necessarily mean war.

About 500 people are holding about 180million Nigerians hostage in the country.

Citizens fought and made those countries they are running to great. Let them keep attempting to cross...
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martineverest:
but u know her?.....the fact that your spokesman already admit trasferring money to her account is a sign that something is fishy.

If he was innocent,he would have said he doesnt even know her at all.

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I am not holding brief for Suleiman...but isn't he the one giving out cars and money to church members both males and females?

Even on NL, some folks here have given money to people they have never met before. All I know is that people who show that they have some change to spare are always easy target for blackmailers.

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I will believe the devil before I believe a stripper.

The details of Festus Keyamo's story seem like one who is out to embarrass and blackmail.

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doctokwus:
So church attendees in d developed world that wear bumshorts,half unclad to churches are what,sinners or immoral?
I bet in Europe and America now,with d way church numbers are falling astronomically,if they see 10 'saggers ','torn jean' or even pant and bra wearers every sunday service,the churches wud be celebrating them with free meals and drinks.
Here,we condemn them,even wen its stated clearly in the bible no one shud judge another,particularly when it concerns biblical injunctions.

Churches in US and social critics condemn sagging vehemently. No sane or respectable man sags his pants. Why would an adult take fashion sense from another man who takes joy in having an.al sex? They copy hip-hop which as an industry has been overrun by homosexuals.

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N6,250 only for Ngeneukwenu?

I believe she gets more than that.
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Tosinex:
When people say they heard from God, it always take different dimension, it could be either in dreams, visions, revelations, prophecies or through your spirit mind.. These are the most common ways God speak to people, but he also does speak audibly to people he has chosen to. Like Moses he said he will speak to him face to face like a friend will speak to his friend this was recorded in the book of numbers Numbers 12:6-8 King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

This was actually true because there came a day I would say I heard God audibly speaks to me.. The words were within a second. It was towards the end of November 2015 that my former church then was led into 14 days vigil after the vigil individually we were hoping for God's intervention in our lives, on this particular day in the evening on my bed I was when I heard him speak this words to my ears

"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me to do"
It was as if my brother just spoke to me in my ears, I jumped off from the bed looked around to see if someone else was there with me in the room but it was only me.. I was awed and seriously I wasn't even that familiar with that scriptural verse, so I quickly type what I heard on goggle and it brought me to biblehub Jeremiah 32:27 (kjv), then I knew it was God that has just spoken to me. That was my first time in hearing audibly from God. Some of us here might have also experience such, I wouldn't mind if you can share your experience, thanks.

Schizophrenia or may be auditory hallucination goes undiagnosed for a long time. You may need to talk to a Psychiatrist.
A lot of people suffer from psychosis without knowing it. Advanced world offer medical treatments. In Nigeria, they buy musical instruments, a megaphone and a church is born. When their madness starts, followers call it speaking in tongues. They verbalize what the voice is telling them, people term it prophecies. At the end, followers get conflicting prophecies from the same God. Impossible! It has been mad people rambling all these while. For in Nigerian context, madness is only identified through tattered clothes, dirty dreads and soliloquy. But none of these attributes may be visible in a schizophrenic patient. So the dancing continues until someone gets burned like Rev.King did.
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Amoto94:
Forex: CAN CBN SUSTAIN THE BLACK MARKET ONSLAUGHT? ~ By Omoniyi Akinsiju
With the dramatic appreciation of the Naira against the dollar and other major international currencies starting Monday, February 20, there had been shifty discomforts as expressed by many Nigerians despite the unrestrained excitement that greeted the impact of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently introduced foreign exchange policy reforms.

Four days after the take-off of the policy, the Naira, at the black market, appreciated exponentially by more than 4% from N525 to a dollar to N480 to a dollar. As at Tuesday, a dollar was exchanging for N445, with even greater prospect of appreciating further against the greenback.

Of course, the market response is a testimony to the multiple layers of measures rolled out by the CBN to salvage a hitherto savaged foreign exchange market where the local currency had been on a free fall, especially at the black market.

Expectedly, the naira had been severely pummelled in the forex segment of the economy in direct consequence of an acute shortage of organically sourced dollars and a slowed down flow of the greenback from foreign investors.

However, the CBN, had through an insistence on managing the float of the Naira against other currencies sustained the naira/dollar rate at N305 to a dollar at the interbank forex market. This had drawn different hues of flaks from some commentators who insisted on a free float of the Naira even as some other commentators rallied to the support of the CBN, defending the apex bank managed float of the country's forex regime on basis of the lean foreign exchange earnings as a result of the combination of vastly reduced crude oil production and internationally compelled low price of crude oil.

Things started taking a perceptible turn for the good in November 2016 when militant activities in the oil producing Niger Delta area started petering out while the collaborative position of the OPEC and non OPEC member countries led by Russia, fired crude oil price over the $50 per barrel mark.

This was the needed elixir the Nigerian economy desperately needed, especially at a time inflation rate was looking runaway and productive activities were grounding to excruciatingly painful halt. Thankfully, the crude oil price spike and increased price provided the juice to the country's dwindling foreign reserve which had been decimated to as low as $23billion. The reverse of fortune soon commenced the consistent accretion to the foreign reserve. Within a twelve week period, starting November, 2016 to February, 2017, the foreign reserve added more than $8billion and hugged the $30billion psychological mark.

Apparently, this provided the impetus to the CBN to stream the 'meet all demand' measure. So now, the Personal and Business Travel Allowance that had hitherto had peripheral access to the foreign reserve, and payment of school fees plus medical treatment abroad were all brought in to banking circle thus vastly reducing the pressure points that led to the flourishing of the black market.

This is even as the CBN pumped more dollars into the interbank forex market at $6million daily intervention in the spot segment of the market. This compares with the miserly $1.5million daily intervention it used to undertake. This, combined with the clearing out of more than four billion dollar backlog of demand through its shorter 60 days maturing future market segment, were enough reasons for the Naira to start a sharp climb up against the dollar.

But now, a new concern seems to have emerged; can this new Naira virility be sustained? The first response to this is predicated on keeping the peace in the Niger Delta. It would seem the Federal Government has been able to persuade the Niger Delta of its seriousness to dialogue and impact a developmental agenda in the area.

In the matter of sustaining this marginal oil price increase, there's a growing international confidence that price of oil per barrel may hit the $60 mark. This is because critical stakeholders in the collaboration to cut down on oil between OPEC and non OPEC countries have started demanding for a push back of the six month due date for the expiration of the collaboration.

Iraq has been particularly loud in the call to extend the time period for scaling down national supplies for another six months with eyes set on $60 per barrel. Iraq is being joined by oil producing giant, Total, in this call. The prospect of this call being endorsed is said to be potent and so guarantees sustained high price.

As it were, it would seem this new forex regime is sustainable. CBN decision to heavily fund the supply side of the forex market is truly a welcome policy, however, substantial credit should be ascribed to the emerging culture of transparency and integrity that is defining government responsibility and service delivery.

Akinsiju, Public Policy Analyst, writes from Abuja.

It is a lost battle. CBN is only treating the symptoms but not the disease. Once the euphoria is over, naira will continue its trip towards N600/$. By all indications, the only hope for naira and other currencies against the US dollars will come from a shift in monetary policy by US. Globally, US dollar has appreciated very well against a basket of currencies. No currency is immune to that. The problem with naira is akin to sending a lightweight boxer into a heavyweight competition.
In such a scenario, CBN is playing a cornerman. Sure they will give the naira water and rub down during breaks, but once back in the ring, it will be beaten black and blue again.

saydfact:
Asthma Treatments and how to take them.

Globally, inhalers are the most common and effective way to take asthma medication because the medicine goes straight into the lungs.

There are two main types of inhalers:

* Reliever - Gives rapid relief from symptoms. They are sometimes called rescue inhalers.

* Controllers - Helps control the swelling and inflammation in the airways - this helps prevent asthma attacks. You should use it every day, even when you feel well.

Are you overusing your reliever?

If you have been prescribed a reliever only, you're overusing your reliever if you use it more than twice a month.

If you have been prescribed a reliever and a controller, you're overusing your reliever I'd you use it more than twice a week.

[i] (If you're overusing your inhaler, see your doctor immediately) [i/]

What triggers an asthma attack and how do I avoid it?

A trigger is anything which starts your asthma symptoms of makes your asthma symptoms worse. Common asthma triggers imvlude:

* Exercise
* Animal fur
* Cigarette smoke
* House dust mites
* Pollen
* Viral Infections

If you know what your triggers are, you can try and avoid them. Sometimes you can't avoid them, but there are things you can do to reduce the effect they have on your asthma symptoms.

To cope with triggers:

* Take your controller inhaler everyday as prescribed.
* Always carry your reliever inhaler in case you need it.

In the next series, we'll discuss LIVING WITH ASTHMA & BEING PREPARED FOR AN ASTHMA ATTACK.


Culled: Health Tips on www.palmchatnow.com


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Seun:
You need to close this thread. What the OP is doing is dangerous!

The truth is: Nobody owes him sh#t.

Folks may help but it is not mandatory.

They are actors/actresses. Some of them took their acting skills to the street and continue acting rich.

[quote author=Gloryfox post=53973265][/quote]Why try to save people who don't want to be saved?

They said that it is their money and together they will change the world. So they should be obliged.

EgunMogaji:
My current battle is with my plumber.

He's perfectly inept that he can't hide the plastic couplers instead the wall and only show the chrome part of the tap

My carpenter wanted to compare himself to an American carpenter and wants me to pay him the same wage.

I of course coached him that Americans build stuff to as little as an eight of an inch on the tape measure

We just have a long way to go here. My difficulty is that we see builds by Skimanski and others that are USA level perfect and those houses are built by Nigerians too.

The thing tire me.

Well...you have to sieve through a lot of quacks before you get to Skimanski or Spyder880. And that sieving involves losing money and the consequent frustrations. Some people copy pictures and present such as their handiwork. The truth starts trickling in after you commit your fund.
I noticed some people hire artisans from Togo or Ghana. That is not good for Nigerian workers. Some opined that the advent of keke and okada killed what is left of skilled workers--no one has the patience to learn any skill for years. Everything now is a quick fix.

I gave a contract to someone to mount a gate. When he finished, the gate couldn't close. I gave up.
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FastShipping:
I've been building same house for four years and I keep changing Nairalander like oil change. Too many incompetents on this forum. They are only into making money and not delivering quality work. Sometimes I keep blaming myself why I dare build in Nigeria. These Nigerians can frustrate you. They like to argue certain things can't be done because "this is Nigeria and not America sir". They are not willing to do things differently. Look at everywhere with boring home designs. SMH.

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Nobody gives what he has not. Don't blame them. Once you know what you want, don't look face. Simple as that.
May be it is only me, but when I walk into people's homes, I do a quick visual assessment of the finishing in their house. I have been impressed by what I saw mostly in Abuja.
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EgunMogaji:
And in addition you can volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and actually build houses.

It's a good thing that I did my BQ first. The horrors there must never be repeated on the main house.

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LOL.

It may seem they take bad workmanship as a compliment or do I say trademark.
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EgunMogaji:
I'll actually buy a lot of those here in Nigeria but I'm not ready for that yet.

Thanks.

I'm pretty anti shipping anything to Nigeria right now but we'll see.

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That's the best approach. It has to do with the Nigerians' mindset as well. In Phillipines and India, they still use crude methods of construction as in Nigeria. But you will be amazed at how much attention they pay to details. I watched a Phillipino dude construct and erect a pillar for a gate, it was very amazing.
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FastShipping:
Your last sentence described me. I'm the don of detail. When I emphasize attention to details to all these Nigerians, they nod and say okay but they still go ahead and do sh1t. I like smooth, straight and well paved wall or wood but it is hard to get such with our artisans. Nigerian artisan just want to rush and deliver the job swiftly without attention to detail. If I should show some horrible burglaries just delivered to my site, you all won't believe it. It is like throwing money away.

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The sad part is that it takes the same amount of effort, money and time to produce good results.
If you live in US, check Home Depot schedules. They have free classes on tiling, installations, masonry, etc. Armed with the knowledge, you will be better equipped to call our artisans to order. Don't let them kill your joy.
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EgunMogaji:
I wanted 2x4, 2x6 and 2x12 to actually build the whole structure.

There was no saw there that had a fine blade or a safety guard.

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Do what I did. I shipped all kinds of equipment for my hobby to Nigeria:
Makita rotary saw(with 12 kinds of blades), sawzall, drill bits, impact wrench, earth auger, plate compactor, electric 15g nail gun, spray kit, heat gun, pallet jacks 2.5T, orbit sanders, angle grinder,cordless concrete vibrator, just to mention a few.

I like the way skilled Mexicans make construction neat and appealing. Buy the equipment and machines and guide Nigerian artisans if you want good end results else be ready for a heart break.
I am an A hole when it comes to details. If I am paying for it, it better be good.
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Diplomaticbeing:
Great leaders knows the importance of delegation. He need to be tutored better.

Petty people won't understand.

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Stop reading too much into oyibo textbooks.

In Nigeria, delegate at your peril. Sycophants are ever ready to return favorable reports even when everything is not in order.

GEJ holds the record for committees--none of them achieved anything.

If you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself. That is why Nigeria needs a vibrant leader.
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"embarrassing instability suffered by the greenback in exchange for the US dollars"

A little research would have shown whoever did the introduction that US dollar is also known as greenback.
He tried to sound intelligent but the opening paragraph displays his ignorance.
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No government in the whole world has been able to protect her currency through intervention. Russia, Switzerland, you name it tried and get burned big time until they gave up.
Sound economic policies are the only solution. For example, China uses its manufacturing base as leverage for the remnibi. A consumption-based economy like Nigeria might as well rely on voodoo to get them out of the conundrums.
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edunwablog:
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said about three million Nigerians lost N18 billion in the Phonzi scheme, popularly called Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM).

The Managing Director of the Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, stated while speaking at the ongoing 38th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday.

Represented by the NDIC Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Hadi Suleiman, Ibrahim lamented that despite repeated warnings by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the corporation, Nigerians still patronise MMM.

He said,”The Phonzi scheme is the phenomenon of illegal fund managers, popularly called ‘Wonder Banks’ which have continued to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard earned money. This phenomenon has been a source of concern because despite our repeated warnings over the years, some members of the public have continued to fall victims of their fraudulent practices.

“We would like to reiterate the fact that these fund managers are illegal as they are neither licences by the CBN to take deposits from members of the public nor are those who patronise them covered by the NDIC deposit insurance scheme.


“I want to also draw the attention of some cooperative societies which often go beyond their primary mandate by accepting contributions from members as cooperative societies are only recognised to mobilise savings from their members.”

While advising the general public on the dangers of keeping large sums of money at home or in market shops, he said there are 978 licensed microfinance banks nationwide out if which seven are spread across Kaduna State.
more at http://www.akelicious.com/2017/03/ndic-three-million-nigerians-lost-n18bn.html

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The report is false.

Nobody lost money in MMM.

It was a massive transfer of wealth from morons who have money TO people who have better use for money.

Mathew 13: 11-12 "...whoever has will be given more, and they will have in abundance. Whoever does not have [common sense], even what they have will be taken from them.
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uche87:
The beleaguered leader of the Independent People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has attracted diverse reactions on social media following his controversial comments on Nigerians whom he referred to as 'savages and animals'.

Incarcerated Nnamdi Kanu had a field day in court yesterday after the judge struck out 6 of the 11 criminal charges leveled against him by the Federal Government.

During a brief interview outside the court in Abuja, Mr Kanu in his Jewish attire accused the Nigerian security operatives of failing to obey laid down rules and regulations. He ended by reiterating that Nigeria is filled with 'savages and animals'.

As he was led away by prison officials, he cheered up his IPOB supporters with the Biafra chant and threatened to retaliate the death of the extra-judicial killings of the Igbos reportedly perpetrated by security operatives.

His outburst and controversial utterances capable of inciting violence in the already fragile and restive polity has attracted the intellectual response of the Operations Manager at WE TV, Wazobia TV, Gochu Enwereji who happens to be an Igbo too.

An indifferent Mr. Enwereji based in Lagos took to his Facebook page to penned down the short piece below:

"My response to a post by one youth that solicited lots of heated verbal abuses based on ethnic and other appalling sentiments on the Nnamdi KANU issue - trust me it goes on in all forums in same format ... "Our mumu done do" I say:
Firstly, its youth like you guys that make me feel we have a hopeless future - why go the route of the old divide and rule generation?!!!... Nnamdi and his crew don't represent the IBO's, how many of the enlightened IBO's believe in him?!!!, secondly, a vegetarian has no business selling me meat - he and his family are not based in Nigeria and have UK passports, so how does he claim to fight for me from out there- how would he feel my sufferings from out there ... Thirdly no proud IBO man would claim to be a second class citizen of any other country, not even Israelis who are mostly racist this days ... When he was arrested, he called himself a UK citizen in other to seek help, now they are Jews ?!!! ... Truly a confused lot who should all be tried for treason ... Ask these people routing for him, what he has ever done or achieved for the IBO race and in the Eastern part or Nigeria - dude is just looking for cheap money, power and fame, and he's lost on all counts ... He should start by building up the east, then we would listen to his talk about a Biafran el Dorado ... Back to you Lanre, am IBO but I believe in Nigeria as a collective entity and so am very detribalized - its so barbaric to generalize any ethnicity in Nigeria, cos we have the good, bad n ugly in all of them ... Instead of coming together to fight our common enemy who don't think tribe, religion or class, when they are sharing our collective wealth among themselves, we keep playing into their hands by fanning the embers of their divide and rule strategies !!! ... Like Charly Boy said, ' our mumu done do' !!!..."

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/55218/nnamdi-kanu-and-his-crew-dont-represent-the-igbos.html

What has he that lives in Nigeria done to correct the injustice against Igbo people?

Those that follow Kalu around do live in Nigeria too.

With Orji Uzo Kalu, Soludo, Utomi, etc visiting Kanu, it couldn't get more elitist than that.

I will buy him a megaphone and pay for his transportation to go to Onitsha, Enugu, Aba or Umuahia to repeat the statement.

Let the moronic author start by organizing atleast one protest in Nigeria.

But he is right. Kanu does not represent IBOs. He represents Igbo people.

Ukalejohn:
So I met this girl on whatsapp actually she chatted me up so I replied then started moving with the flow because she's cute and slim(I've always had a things for slim girls) so we got talking asked her how she got my number and all that she seemed so interested in me and been she's slim I don fall since ...

So we decided to meet yesterday and while we were together we talked like we've been in love for long (she loves me ) so after a while I decided to kiss her so I held her by the waist then I felt the bead...

After she had gone I told my friends... The girl wear bead o.... One of them shouted guy if she wear bead no do o in fact break up with her tell her say u high before she come that's why wetin happen happen...

Please house help me because I like everything about this girl but is there anything wrong in wearing a bead.


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Sagging is for homosexuals to advertise their asses in prison. Yet some "wannabe swaggers" copied it ignorantly.
Waist beads serve special purposes and some girls followed the trend.
Are you willing to find out if the lady wears it for fashion or something sinister? It is your call.
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I am more worried about Nnadi Goodluck than the faceless American woman. Nigerians write "am" while Americans write "ain't" and English folks say something that sounds like "innit". Big deal!

Nnadi needs to get a life.

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The main issue is that any monkey can defeat Federal prosecutors in court in Nigeria. They seem not to understand neither are they equipped intellectually to handle the rigours of effective prosecution of suspects. The only tactics they use is definite incarceration that involves no brain work afterall whoever holds a gun wins.

It is sad that if you read the profiles of these prosecutors, you will mistake them for legal juggernauts because of the numerous honorary and credible appendages to their names. As I had stated on numerous occasions, they are empty barrels. Expertise is dead in Nigeria. The glaring fact is that if Buhari dies today, the case against Kanu will be squashed and he will walk free. That is Nigeria's version of arrest, trial and judgment.

How I wish these cases are tried outside Nigeria. The Nigerian prosecutors would be exposed for the tabula rasa that they are.
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AntiIPOB:
and how does that have to do with someone that is pretending to be Jew?
Do you know that this morons can go to jail for impersonation?

Go and read up on impersonation because obviously you don't know what it means.

Israeljones:
sometimes i just look at this people and wish they were not Nigerians to start with...
these pictures says it all..
these people are dunce,, sometimes i just wonder why people tends to refer them as the wisest people in this country...
the tactics carried out by this bunch everyday is just a reminder of how pathetic this people have bcome.. this is just a disgrace and demeaning to our status as a nation..
The people they try to emulate and use in the quest of securing the release of that animal in the prison will see this and ridicule us the more without knowing that this act is only perpetrated by some group....
Now they have stop shouting Trump! Trump!,, since the phone call to buhari... israel is now their final resort..
this is shameful...
its just a pity the terrorist(Nnamdi) shares the same name with a gud friendof mine.... Nnamdi kanu is a terrorist and must be jailed...
All terrorist are now using religion as an excuse to perpetrate evil...

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Have you ever dressed up in a suit and tie?
Have you ever worn a jean and T-shirt?

Oh. Let me check. You just typed in English. Are you oyibo?

Look in the mirror because you just talked to yourself!

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slurryeye:
Seriously?

Don't you know what heavy equipment is?

Have you seen how oil sands are mined in Canada prairie? Snow chains are not only used on snowy terrain, it can also be used on any terrain difficult to navigate

It is still a vehicle. Right?

Yes.

I believe there are charity organisations and Nigerians who will be willing to donate to cancer treatments in the nearest future.
Cancer of all kinds of suspected dietary origin are ravaging the western world and some countries are banning certain fruits and products from their markets. Some nations do not want to hear the name Monsato nor the term "gmo". But it seems Nigerians will eat anything prepackaged for some fictitious status symbol.

slurryeye:
Snow chains are mostly used on heavy equipment or vehicles on difficult snowy terrains to aid traction

I cleaned it up for. Next time be specific.

AutoJoshNG:
Winter tyres? In Nigeria??

I am sure you are currently battling with these questions at the moment.

Sure, some of us drive with winter tyres in Nigeria.. knowingly or unknowingly. The problem is, these winter tyres damage our roads as they become soft and sticky in hot weather thereby peeling the road surface quicker. Some of them even have metal studs/spikes which cause further damage to our roads. You would even hear the noise of the studs grinding on the road or the tyres sticking to the ground when the cars are driving close to you.

How many of us ever did a thorough inspection of the tyres that came with our cars from USA, Canada and Europe? Go check your car tyres right away.. ensure it does not have the M+S symbol which stands for MUD & SNOW and/or the three-peaked mountain with snowflake symbol as seen in the attached picture.

Several accidented cars are shipped to Nigeria and a reasonable chunk of those accidents are caused by snow... which means those cars may have been running on winter tyres.

By law, you are not meant to use these tyres during summer because they are bad for hot and dry pavement. Only summer tyres can give you the safety and performance you need in warm weather.

With their special compounds and tread patterns, winter tyres are designed to stay soft and flexible in cold conditions, providing traction and grip in low temperatures on wet and icy surfaces. But with the hot weather in Nigeria, they lose this advantage, grip declines and the tread starts to wear faster as the tyres become soft and sticks to the hot roads.

https://autojosh.com/how-nigerian-drivers-damage-nigerian-roads-with-winter-tyres/

M+S is all season.

I didn't know that they have tires for snow.

What are snow chains again used for?

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