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bebe2: All d guys who think dis is a joking matter and are making jokes about sleeping wit their maids, keep it up. Just remember KARMA is a bi-tch.

nice4life: Keshi has ran out of ideas, cannot even make changes that can turn the game around. Is he really a good coach or just lucky

Jarus: Being an Offa man, if I tell them that Shaytaan is the one deceiving them to do all those things, they will skin me alive. Unfortunate.

Some even claim they saw Bulala is Saudi.

I know bulala personally as a kid that grew up in Offa and I had personal encounter with him. I remember going to school one day (shortly before he died in 1989) when me and my primary school friends saw him on our way to school and he gave us banana. I dare not tell my people this, but truth, with the kind of behaviour exhibited by him during his lifetime (walking around the community like a deranged person, locking himself in his room for many days without going to mosque, and other strange practices), I'm convinced, from my later understanding of Islam, he was possessed by jinn, which misled millions of people, and still misleading them today, 24 years after his death. Allah knows best.

tintingz: ^^Real jinns at work shape shifting to human's image

Bowing to an image is unislamic and Islam doesn't believe in ghost roaming around and people seeing it, ghost are meant to be where they should be waiting for judgment day.

People shouldn't be deceived by this crap, it might be a way of collecting money from people.

May Allah guide us.

Alenkakent: What is miliage and how do ♠ check it...does its value cause any problem to my car?

Mintayo: pls tell me,why then did allah ask you to do away with dogs?
BTW,did u open the thread i put in my first post?

Mintayo: well,now,are dogs the only dirty animals? What about goats? Sheeps?
Are you really sure being dirty was the reason Allah gave for not keeping dogs?

Roland17: 2012 Nissan Rogue : 37, 578

2000 Toyota Camry: 175, 688

fle jnr: My 406 lx just have 19700 my bmw 318 has 182000. My 2009 Avalon has 220000. Since I got my Avalon I haven't boarded a public transport or flight to travel within nigeria!

Anvaller: [b]OP! OP!! OP!!! How many times did I call u? Please Make Sure that U Read This

Pls listen and listen good, u simply can keep a dog as a Muslim. There is nothing inherently indicative of not keeping a dog in ur home or anywhere even from the hadith that some guys have quoted here just think about God's words and logic. Are u weak on logic? I am fed up of how Muslims just do not have a common sense understanding of their religion. All they do is keep asking ppl as if Islam is a secret that they can't learn by themselves.

If u do not understand what I mean by logic and common sense, I will explain as follows:

1) U have been taught here that u can keep dog as hound dog but not as a pet
(This instruction does not make any sense because anyone's hound dog is that person's pet)

2) Some more lenient instruction here told u that u can keep dog as a pet but only that u don't allow them to touch u, because then u can not pray with the clothes they have touched
(Well this doesn't make sense too because how would u keep an animal like dog as a pet without having contact with it? God knows that fact for sure and he wouldn't put u in an unnecessary predicament)

Now, Lets look at some of the verses in the Quran where God says some things about Dogs?

1) In Suratul Kaf verse 13, God described the Dwellers of the Cave as "good believers" and then further along the line of the narration at verse 18, God tells us that they "The Good Believers" had their Dogs with them.

Analysis- The dwellers of the cave must have been dog lovers and or fanatics as a group of ppl and it must have been that the majority had their dogs with them otherwise, there wouldn't have been any reason for the emphasis "they had their dogs" in the revelation.
If having a dog is even a bit of a problem, prohibited or dirty, how come were the dwellers of the cave "good believers" and they had their dirty dogs?

2) In Surah Al Maidah verse 4, God Almighty categorically permitted us to eat animals that has been hunted down by our dogs
Analysis- A dog runs after a prey, kills it with its mouth, carries it with the same mouth for a distance that may stretch up to a kilometer back home, happily with its mouth watering (salivating) and tail wagging out of excitement.
Now God says u may eat that prey, it is lawful. If a dog is dirty, and they should be avoided because we should not have contact with their mouth or saliva otherwise we are unclean and can not even pray with a cloth they merely touched, How then can we eat a prey killed by the same dirty gog with their unholy mouth full of evil saliva?

3) The Quran contains a very important rule for all believers, and the rule is:

Nothing is haram (unlawful) unless it is prohibited by God Himself, and since God describes the Quran as complete, perfect and fully detailed, thus all the prohibitions decreed by God are found in the Quran.

If I continue with this topic, I may end up writing the volume of a book and its never my intention to do so. So in conclusion, keeping a dog is not prohibited in Islam U MAY KEEP A DOG IF U WANT. The Islamic school of thought that prohibits keeping dogs for Muslims in my opinion are actually committing a sin because God categorically stated that no one has the authority to prohibit what he the Almighty in his infinite mercy has never prohibited for mankind.

U would observe that those who are are telling u to keep off dogs are quoting the Hadith... Well that is where the problem is. Any hadith that contradicts the direction of God's revelation or apparent intent in the Quran is not advisable and u know why? because the instructions in a Hadith can never overwrite the God's revelation in the Quran. It can only agree with it or corroborate it. I have tried my best and now it is left for u to make rational decisions with ur own discretion.

May God Help us all!

and PS! Thanks for reading this long post.[/b]

Mintayo: I believe the real question anyone should ask is,why would allah ask a muslim not to keep dog for whatever reason?
Is it because dogs are dirty?
Didnt allah know that dogs are dirty before he created them?
But are dogs the only dirty animals? What about goats? Sheeps? Rams?
I think there is more to this than just being dirty!
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yomiam69: i call B.S. on most of the suggestions in this thread.

Yes in almost ALL cases in the User Manuals of the most common cars in Nigeria, it is advised to changed your Oil and Filter under the "Severe Schedule", i.e. 2,000 miles.

but in reality, DO NOT WAIT till even the 2,000 miles thing IF using the regular Oils (e.g. 20W50, etc).......change your Oil and Filter at 1,500 - 1600 miles MAX and you Engine, Seals etc will last beyond what you expected.

even at 1,500 miles IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD, there are some very tiny amounts of sludge in the expelled oil due to the weather and the driving and road conditions, just that you don't notice it.

and NO, you are not wasting your money.....how could anyone have such a gross thought when spending money to protect you and your car from future colossal failure expenses and unexpected disappointments?

okpara ugo: Car bragging thread. Okay, let's go there...

Toyota Camry 1995 model, bought it at 75,000km, now it reads 125,000km. I use it for short distance trips, 2hrs and below to avoid story. Still does 3hrs nonstop anyway.

Toyota Sienna 1998 model, bought it at 199,000km, now it reads 225,000km. Car does 12hours trip non stop. Rugged indeed. Good maintenance my hallmark having learnt from experiences in maintening my previous cars...

Mitsubishi L300 1997model 2.5D, bought it at 200,000km still very rugged bus. Now 230,000km. Bus is a beauty to behold.

Another L300 2.0D, cant remember the reading now. Lower mileage than the former but older in body.

Come to think of it, my vehicles with higher mileage are the newer and more rugged ones.

Mileage is truely a number... Car maintenance is the in thing...

eagle,eye:
Got the same avalon 2000 model, 135000(+) and doing great. But thinking of selling it soon.

http: 2012 Ford F250 Heavy Duty, 85,000 miles. service every 5,000 miles. no repair, just regular service, air filter, change 4 times...

toyota avalon 2000 xls, 178,000 miles, still running..
toyota corolla 1998 le, 151,000 miles, still running, no major changes..

Awakulowo: Honda Accord 2000 (160,000)
Honda Accord 2007 (120,000)
Toyota Hilux 2013 (800)

otipoju: Ese Walters… I admire your courage you are indeed a brave woman.
I was a student of Religion for five years at OAU and had a about a dozen married clergy men in my class.some of them did all sorts from cheating on tests and exams, sleeping with girls on Campus and one of them told me that if push come to shove ,he saw nothing wrong with being fortified spiritually by his herbalist mother.

All i can say is that i have experienced so much hypocrisy in churches that a time i cringed at the thought of attending.Although i had to console myself with the story in Job where Satan was gathered with the sons of God. Nevertheles when someone is ramming religious lingo in my ears incessantly, i become wary of that person cause i have come to realise that they are the ones capable of committing the gravest atrocities without batting an eyelid.

I believe your story cause the truth in them is evident . Most christians have placed their pastors on a pedestal that simply does not exist. For me your pastor’s sin does not comprise in the adultery itself -cause anybody can fall into temptation but in his unwilliness to see it as sin, a total lack of guilt nor remorse for falling short of God’s will and his willingness to continue sleeping with you inspite of the pain and guilt that you were experiencing.

If only he knew the wieght of Jesus word “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, he would never have tried to take you to a ”higher level of grace”.

I am happy for you because confessing your sin before God and men will surely bring the required healing that you need. and that no matter how his followers, family and friends ostracise you, for wanting to “destroy him” as they choose to view it, rather than chide him for bieng a charlatan, there are some of us who have drawn strength from your desire to please your maker.

I would also plead with you to set him free in your heart because hating him will only eat you up.
One day you will find someone who will love you in spite of all that has happened and will be man enough to stand on the side of truth and damn the world.


THE CRUX OF THE MATTER
Someone has labelled this whole saga as foundless gossip and I beg to differ.

A lady with a name comes out to say "you slept with me so you are not fit to condemn adultery while you are guilty of such until you deal with your flaws as a serial and remorseless adulterer.

She states clearly that she has evidence to prove that her claims are true and will only release such if you dare to deny it and label her a liar.

First, Pastor begs the question by neither confirming nor denying the allegation.His reason for this is because his mentors, government and security officials from the "vague" first world have advised him to keep quiet, forgetting that as an envoy of God as he claims the only important thing is what the God he represents,told him.

He then throws a red herring in our path by insinuating that its the handwork of enemies who are jealous of his new church site. That fish is tempting but I won't fall for it.

Rather than give us the simple YES or NO that will slake our thirst for the truth he promises us a more robust reply in the not clearly defined future.

His follower and sympathizers abandon the crux of the matter:- "INTEGRITY " and start attacking the young woman.

I doubt if anyone can accuse D'banj the self acclaimed KOKOMASTER of womanising when it is consistent with his trade as a Secular musician and image as a Ladies man.

But if a Don Moen who is a gospel musician,falls into temptation,is found out,humble enough to own up,and begin afresh we can relate to the fact he is afterall flesh and blood like us all.

After all that is what grace is all about: unending mercy for the repentant sinner not the one who uses PR experts to dribble himself out of tight corner.

But if Don Moen starts sleeping with several of his band members for several years, then it is only normal that a right thinking person will recoil in horror because the life he lives is not in tandem with what he professes.

You cannot claim to be the annointed mouthpiece for a God who despises adultery,go ahead to warn others to avoid it and then revel in it yourself. That for me,is unacceptable and the crux of the matter on ground.

On our part when we leave the real issue and start chasing shadows its no wonder this country is the way it is. Religion has beclouded our sense of reasoning.

Good old Integrity,Uprightness,and Honesty are relegated to the back burner whereas that same bible that we carry up and down tells us that it is rieghtousness that shall exalt a nation and sin is a reproach to any people... And then we wonder why other countries treat us with utter disregard and suspicion.

Honestly We really deserve the leaders we have after all the are products of our society.

Siena: I carried out a major service once every 12 months, with an oil change (minor service) in between every 6 months.

Siena: No, I didn't use my Audi S2 in Nigeria. However, my contribution is no less valid; as you stated, this thread is "most concerned about cars used in Nigeria." So the "most" in your comment would suggest this thread is not about Nigerian cars, to the exclusion of others.

IGBO-SON:
But i thought Dangote doesn't like having any factory/industry/plant in the South East (and South South as well, if my memory serves me right)......so how come he's now interested in some of the power plants located in the region?

I think he should focus his interest on the South West and Northern regions!

Some people think they're clever! You don't trust my region enough to locate any of your businesses, but when there's easy pickings on offer, you elbow your way to the front of the queue!

Meringe: If I don't use my AC, check engine appear on my dash board. What could be the problem?