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And I erroneously thought that we wound up on oil three years after independence. 1963, that is.

I guess the British weren't that tyrannically bad, considering they gave us independence — albeit accidentally — two years after oil was discovered in commercial quantities. Or maybe they had already acquired all the crude they needed, in such short time.

So, basically, Nigeria has had her head under oil since 1958. Obviously, she's been breathing badly. Like an aggressive asthma. It's now a quarter to cardiac arrest. Keeping my fat fingers crossed and arched.

I've always acknowledged Nigeria as a country completely contented with a drastically dysfunctional economic structure for soooooo damn long! Baffling and shameful, to type the least.

Interestingly, quite a lot of (seemingly educated) people constantly complain about Nigeria being both a producer of oil and an importer of oil. They don't have the foggiest notion we share same status with the US. Talk about duality of status.

I wish the similarities between the US and Nigeria wasn't just producing oil and importing refined petroleum products.

From a merely manageable $65 per barrel, the price of oil could take tumbles to an all-time low of $10/b. The results would eventually speak for themselves.

Chemically, to the best of my knowledge, crude can be broken down into its various components to yield about a hundred sub-components which our much-needed industrialisation can be based on.

Admittedly, it is easier said than done, but as president of Nigeria, I'll use crude oil as a basis for establishing viable refineries and petrochemical industries. Naija would then go from importer of all sorts of goods, to exporter of same. #JerryForPresident2015

Conclusively, a novel and transformative attitude on the part of our leaders is imperative but it is NOT what is urgently needed. Trust me, it's pretty rusty at the bottom. Forget the effervescence at the top. Change begins with YOU and I.

Guns. You can never go wrong with guns — shotguns specifically.

Different guns elicit different responses. Either way, you wouldn't want to have to be the one to stand in front of a barrel.

Speaking of barrel, I sure have a flair for the barrels of a sawed off shotgun.

If you find yourself staring at the barrels of a shotgun; I think its perfectly fine to piss and shit your pants profusely — while farting ferociously.

Only the barrel of a gun — loaded or not — can make a non-stammerer start stammering. But that's perfectly understandable.

Even if the person pointing the gun at you is super silent — or even a mute — you automatically start hearing the gun talking to you, lol.

Cognitive impairment is imperative when you've got a shotgun in your face. The gunman asks for your name, you give your ATM card and password.

I'm probably the only one who thinks that these gargantuan government spendings linked with the 2015 general election is one of the frigid factors that will stimulate inflation in the medium term.

Political activities are gradually gathering maximum momentum and I don't need a soothsayer to tell me that politicians stimulate the economy before elections to increase their chances of victory, thereby fueling inflation.

The only thing that bothers me about this electioneering period is that the rise in the level of government expenditure will most definitely lead to rise in inflation.

And if you think that spending related to the 2015 general elections will not increase inflation, you are surely sitting on a looong thing!

Seriously, get up and smell the coffee; election-related spending will result in higher government expenditure and by extension, fuel inflation — which clearly translates to a ridiculous rise in food prices: my major concern.

In case it's unclear, election-related expenses can cause rising in food prices. Just imagine what would happen when the price of Garri skyrockets so high you can't even buy a cup for five hundred naira.

Apparently, the finance minister and the CBN governor don't share and compare information on important issues like inflation.

I think the CBN needs to improve its communication with the Ministry of Finance, including the public — we want to know wassup *in 9ice's voice*.

I erroneously thought that the trailer park located at the Tin-Can Island Port Second Gate will be ready for business by now.

Apparently, that should be the permanent solution to the terribly gruesome gridlock on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, and also other port access roads.

Judging by what I saw on the construction site yesterday, the trailer park could cater to 500 or thereabouts trailers and tankers.

Imagine taking about 500 trailers and tankers off that pathetic port road. That'd bring big blissful benefits to the entire Apapa metropolis.

There's also an access bridge leading to the park from Liverpool Roundabout but it is far from finished. As I type this, only the descending part of the bridge has been built.

Despite the Federal Government's target to deliver on Tin-Can trailer park before the end of this year, the contractor in charge of the project, Borini Prono, has been utterly unable to deliver the park up until now — owing to how horribly and agonizingly slow they've been building. For the record, they couldn't even meet the previous August deadline.

In case it's unclear, FG initially gave the contractor (Borini Prono) the ultimatum to deliver the trailer park in August. Hello, December!

I haven't the vaguest idea if they could finish the entire work by year end.

And if the Federal Government doesn't plan on dillydallying any further, they should just hand the contract (for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the expressway) to Julius Berger ASAP!

The current traffic congestion in Apapa is becoming unbecoming.

Football is the greatest drama on earth.

Old Trafford is my stage. My tremendously titanic theater.

I was born into it. Others were adopted. But we are all connected.

If you don't believe we're family, you haven't felt what we felt. Agony. Tension. Heartbreak.

But that moment when it comes together just right, words cannot describe.

Football isn't fiction. Football is real life. Our life.

An entire season changes with one kick. One bad decision. One slip. But one magic moment lives in our hearts forever.

Football is more than a game. So much more than a game.

The birthrate for twins is going up, and in related news, my desire to have children has plummeted.

I'd love to see my twins emerge from my wife's womb holding hands; before breaking into juicy pear tears.

The photo's going to be absolutely adorable and also kind of gross.

Hopefully, my twins won't be monoamniotic.

Monoamniotic twins are especially noteworthy though.

In case it's unclear, twins that are monoamniotic means that they share the same amniotic sac and placenta.

It's a rare occurrence happening around 1 in 10,000 births—and it's extremely risky.

Monoamniotic twins have high chances of getting entangled in the umbilical cord during pregnancy.

And even though my twins turn out to be monoamniotic, they will be born healthy and happy.

Recently, this twin thingy got me doing some thinking. What are the odds of having twins? God, I love me some twins!

Turns out the odds of having twins is a lot higher today than it was even a few decades ago.

In 2010, to the best of my knowledge, twins accounted for around 1 in 30 births; and while that might seem extremely high, keep in mind that fraternal twins—those who don't share identical features—make up well over two thirds of that.

Even so, these numbers are continuing to rise. The birthrate for twins has risen by 76% over the past 30 years. And, there are several reasons why that might be.

Now most of it is due to a rise in fertility treatments which greatly increases the odds of having multiple births by around 20-40%.

Another factor is that women are now waiting longer to have kids.

It might interest you to know that as women grow older, their bodies go through hormonal changes that cause them to release multiple eggs at once.

So, even though women over age 35 are less likely to get pregnant overall, they're also more likely to have multiple births in the event that they do get pregnant.

For women aged 40, the odds of having twins goes up to around 7%; and at 45, that number goes to a whopping 17%!

There are also genetic factors that make women more likely to have multiple births.

For example, if someone in your family has given birth to twins then you are also more likely to have them. And the same goes for your children.

The more pregnancies you've had, the more likely you are to have twins in the future.

And if you've already had a set of fraternal twins then you are much much more likely to have another pair sometime in the future.

Being of a certain race can also predispose you. For instance, African-Americans are more likely to have twins than any other race. While Hispanic and Asian people are the least likely.

And then there are things you'd never even consider to have an effect, like body type.

Observingly, it's actually apparent, or rather obvious, that twins are more common in women who are taller and heavier, than in women who are small and underweight.

Proportionately, women who took folic acid supplements during their time of conception increased their odds of having twins by 40%.

Additionally, women who increased their dairy consumption before or during conception, are up to 5 times more likely to have twins! Perhaps due to the synthetic growth hormones that are now being injected in cows.

Believe it or not, there's an entire subset of women devoted to "twinning"—which is the practice of changing your diet or daily habits in order to increase your odds of having multiple births.

Conclusively, and aside from all the medical complications twins can bring, personally, the idea of having 2 separate people growing inside of a woman for 9 months is amazingly awesome!

Anyway, I'm sure some of you out there reading this have given birth to twins; and if you have, I'll love to read about your experience. Just leave your thoughts in the comments below, and as always, thanks for reading.

7C56DBA3.

If Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q were put in a caged ring to tenderize each other with wicked lyrical lines till one of them passes the hell out, who would win?

While you're musing about that, it might interest you to know that Q's 'Oxymoron' album acquired more man points (throughout the hip hop world) than Kendrick's 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' album.

I'm not being biased or anything—I revere Kendrick more than anyone else—I'm just giving you the real.

Without a doubt, 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' is an amazing album, but 'Oxymoron' is super dope. Every thoroughbred hip hop head can concur.

And on one of my favorite tracks on Q's 'Oxymoron', 'Break the Bank', Q makes it clear he's heading for the throne that Kendrick's sitting on. He spits, "Tell Kendrick move from the throne I came for...", and I'm sure K-Dot got the message—even though they both collaborated on 'Collard Greens'.

Speaking of 'Collard Greens', Q murdered K-Dot and put him in a body bag. Paraphrasing, ScHoolboy Q showed real wizardry in lyrical maneuvering. K-Dot was obviously out of options. He just couldn't keep up. Resorted to his pale pattern of boring braggadocio. Even the most maniacal Kendrick Lamar fan got tired of his tu-tu-tu-tu-tu balderdash. I guess they should've let him open for Q, LOL.

Other tracks that overexpose ScHoolboy Q's terrific talent are standouts like 'Blind Threats' (with Raekwon), and 'Grooveline Pt. 2' (with Suga Free). Evidently, when you play with someone so much better than you, it's only mandatory that your game gets better.

For the record, I had to delete Phyno's 'Man of the Year' all because of ScHoolboy Q's 'Man of the Year'. There's a wide gap. The gulf between the two tracks (and artistes as well) is incredibly immense!!

Prior to Oxymoron's early release, I hadn't the foggiest notion why 50 Cent unashamedly made known his annoyance at not having to feature on Q's album. I copped the album and 50's vexation became perfectly understandable.

It hurts me that the Ubuntu Dual Boot app—for running Ubuntu and Android side by side—isn't completely compatible with mine.

Being the terrible tinkerer that I am, I tried out Ubuntu on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile (running Android 4.4.2), and almost ruined it.

I always thought that Ubuntu was built on Android and that Android apps will most definitely run on it. I was dead wrong.

I also achingly realized that the Ubuntu OS uses HTML5 for firing up its actual applications. It's not horribly hard to play around with. And it's not exactly easy either. But it's effective enough to drive me stark staring mad.

Technically, after a clean Ubuntu install, I opened the Ubuntu Dual Boot app and tapped "Reboot to Ubuntu". My device stylishly and rapidly restarted into Ubuntu without any fuss. I smiled sheepishly. Foliage changing color. Winter changed to spring in an instant. Really, it was worth seeing just for the elaborate scenery. Needed a change of scenery.

However, when I first ran an application—Twitter specifically—on the Ubuntu platform (it might interest you to know that the Ubuntu Twitter "app" is literally just the regular Twitter mobile site), it prompted me, or rather tricked me, to install an Android app—the official Twitter for Android app. I wish I didn't do that.

Phone froze for five minutes or thereabouts, heated up to boiling point precisely. Next thing you know, there's thunder crashing overhead so I tried switching back to Android but it sucked down to the hellish vortex of boot loops.

I rashly resorted to holding down my power button for about ten seconds so as to execute a hard reset, but to no avail.

Luckily, I was finally able to reboot into recovery for full wiping.

Once I had booted back into Android, I ultimately uninstalled the Ubuntu Dual Boot app which wasn't wiped in recovery for some strange reason.

Phew! What a long day it's been! Can't tell you how happy I am now that I no longer have Ubuntu running on my phone!

Evidently, my monster Samsung Hercules is neither an officially nor unofficially supported Android device.

Sadly, only Google phones and tablets are actively supported Android devices. Specifically: the Nexus 4, the 2013 Nexus 7, and the Nexus 10. Just these three Nexuses are official.

So, basically, you can try out Ubuntu without ruining your phone—assuming your phone is a recent Nexus device.

I'm somewhat surprised the Nexus 5 isn't included; considering it's also a recent Nexus device. And it'd probably be easiest to dual boot with (in my own opinion). Perhaps it's still on the list of unofficially supported devices. The unofficial list is inaccessible at the time of this typing. Link's been broken.

Essentially, the Google Nexus 5 has to be the greatest Nexus to date—even though I haven't the vaguest idea why it's jolly cheaper than previous Nexii.

Nonetheless, has anyone here tried to dual boot Ubuntu on Android? Any Android device at all?

Phew! It's hot in here.

I haven't the vaguest idea why Windows Phone 8 handsets and tablets tend to have a weaker gaming selection than those powered by iOS or Android.

I find it ironic and somewhat shameful considering Windows Phone 8 comes from Microsoft—the very same house that built Xbox.

Speaking of Xbox, there are a bunch of Xbox games that could castrate competitors (Android/Apple) if included in the gaming selection of the Windows Phone 8 platform.

I'm talking 'Halo 2', 'MechAssault', 'Ninja Gaiden', 'Grand Theft Auto III', 'Dead or Alive 3', and Tom Clancy's 'Rainbow Six 3'.

Unquestionably, or rather unarguably, Microsoft has definitely got the technology to perfectly port these titles to Windows Phone devices.

I mean, the Windows phone platform has the exact same Xbox Live online gaming service that was present on the very first Xbox (it's also on the Xbox 360, and the Xbox One). So, what's the holdup? GPU? Not in the slightest. The GPUs in today's super smartphones can concretely compete with those of early consoles.

Current smartphone games like 'Modern Combat 5: Blackout' have hit console-like graphics. The horizons have been broadened.

Playing PC games on a Windows Phone 8 device should even be better. And by PC games, I mean 'Hitman: Absolution', 'Batman: Arkham Origins', 'World of Warcraft', 'Thief', 'Battlefield', 'Watchdogs', and the likes.

Imagine playing 'Crisis 3' on the 6-inch 1080p display of the Nokia Lumia 1520. That'd be bazooka!

Hardcore HD gamers in the mobile gaming world would really go grapey and abandon iOS and Android devices if Windows Phone devices could carry PC and Xbox games flawlessly.

Additionally, to the best of my knowledge, the Xbox, the Nintendo GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Sony's PlayStation 2, were all competing intensely for bragging rights to being the world's best gaming console—at the time.

Speaking of the PlayStation 2, Sony is taking too damn long trying to integrate its games into the Android platform.

So far, only 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' has been successfully ported from the PS2 to the Android platform.

Adhering to the unembellished facts, Android should start getting more PS2 Ports. Specifically, triple-A titles like 'Metal Gear Solid', 'Devil May Cry', and 'God of War'.

Alternatively, during the seemingly slow periods, Sony should rather be doing something solid to replace the terribly unstable PPSSPP, optimizing an authentic app for playing PSP games lag-free on Android, instead of just dillydallying.

ndubisik: Nice post

Thanks a bunch.

chenkov: @ OP ,u forgot to mention the IPhone 5s

LOL, I actually appreciate your comment, Mr. Chenkov.

Admittedly, the iPhone 5S is not an average smartphone in the terms of packaging, design and UI.

But, technically, an exceptionally high degree of processor power is the preeminent criterion of the stellar smartphone triumverate.

It's no news that the iPhone 5S has an utterly useless processor.

I'm not sure you have the vaguest notion of how useless this phone's processor is.

Lagusta: Thats your own view....

But for the average nigerians

1) tecno phantom Z

2) gionee M2

3) infinix zero

i stand to be corrected as usual

Dear Lagusta, we all have our own personal preferences. Talk about different strokes for different folks.

2014 is (without a doubt) a yummy year for anyone with a fat wallet and a craving for super stellar smartphones.

Speaking of super stellar smartphones, what's your top three for this year? Mine goes like this:
3. Samsung Galaxy S5
2. HTC One M8
1. Sony Xperia Z2

Honestly, I never wanted to put the S5 on my list. The home button is such an eyesore. Not to mention the pathetic plastic shell.

But considering the Snapdragon 801 chipset and the 5.1 inch screen, I had to let it slide.

Also, the battery is incredibly impressive. Way better than the M8, if you ask me.

Most importantly, the heart rate monitor is imperative for watching the Super Chickens and the Goners (intentional verbal mishap).

Another thing that pisses me off about the S5, asides the hideous home button, is that the twats at Samsung had the balls to copy Sony's dust and water resistant innovation.

But it isn't all bad though. At least I liked something about it — Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified).

Yes, you read that right, the fingerprint scanner on the S5 is PayPal certified!

The leather back cover's cool too.

I'm absolutely ashamed to type that I also tried the face and smile detection. Ended up rebooting into recovery for factory resetting. LOL, damn droid couldn't detect my face and smile. A total travesty.

Would've loved to include the Google Nexus 5, the LG G2, and even the infamous OnePlus One, but as a particularly picky purist, a microSD (regardless of 32 GB versions or 64 GB variants), and removable battery, are an absolute necessity.

Non-removable batteries might be slightly overlooked (assuming the device is a Sony Xperia Z2), but the absence of a memory card slot is nowhere near acceptable. I've got zero tolerance for that. I'm such a multimedia butterfly.

Sony clearly understands the need for a microSD slot and their Xperia Z2 supports up to 128 GB!!!

Same with the M8, but its 2 GB RAM is just no match for the 3 GB RAM of the Z2.

Furthermore, the M8's Dual 4 MP camera clearly doesn't have the perfect polish of the Z2's 20.7 MP.

The Z2 is 7up to the M8 — the difference is clear, or rather the differences are clear. Not just clear, crystal clear.

The HTC One M8 was obviously overhyped.

*dodging RPG*

Nonetheless, I just love the loudspeaker, the stereo speakers, and the built-in amplifiers. Love the feel too. Was privileged to hold her for few hours. The design is impeccable. Hardware's on point.

All in all, among the best super stellar smartphones in the world today, the Samsung Galaxy S5, the HTC One M8, and the Sony Xperia Z2 reign as the supreme triumvirate.

Two words best describe the OP: biased buffoon.

Calvin Klein's Euphoria for Men. One word: magic.