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Did this when the iPhone 4 came out, waited for 3 hours before I could get one. That’s the last time I’ll ever do that for any product.

Funmi Adams - Nigeria my beloved country.

Onyeka Onwenu - One love & dancing in the sun.

Onyeka Onwenu & Sunny Ade - Wait for me.

Not sure if they are 80's or 90's, but love them all the same.

Sure, would love to try it with a Harley-Davidson or a regular power bike. The only reason I haven’t is ‘cos I strongly believe I will kill myself with speed.

The rich are balling out of control, while the poor keep getting poorer.

Chanchit: So if you see people smoking igbo now, they are jst trying to prevent HIV. As for me #AMA chop banana banana#

I think they meant applying the substance to the point of entry, probably as a lubricant, not by ingesting it.

@ Post; pretty soon everyone will be going bananas.

One of the greatest human gifts is free will; we all choose what we ultimately become.

I do not believe a child is a direct reflection of his father, except he wants to be. If I am wrong and such is the case, then I am positively screwed, lol.

Was it always like this or is this a new development? Were there moments that ‘took your breath away’ or was it an arranged marriage? If so, try to re-enact those special moments.

Why not start by asking her how you can make her happy, or doing things you knew turned her on or made her smile before. I believe it takes a lot of imagination to make long-term, complex commitments like marriage run smoothly. A happy and content woman will bend to your every whim; you just need to discover how to get her there.

People usually know what to do; they just need to be pointed in the right direction. So, what’s stopping you?

^^^egbo, weed, mary jane, marijuana, cannabis, get the picture?

coogar: i am not talking labour cost - i am talking about other overheads. power supply, transport and security! to operate a functional business in nigeria, you need about 4 lordmart generating sets, your own boehole, your own security, etc - you are more or less your own local government - these costs are codedly added to the cost price you see on the shelves thus making things super expensive in nigeria!

Fair point, still how do these foreign businesses thrive in Nigeria? The costs you mentioned, apart from power supply and security, can be compared to businesses in the west.
Jonathan has promised December 2012 for power. Even at that, the hourly costs of using a generating set, after working out depreciation, servicing and factoring in resale values, would still be lower than the tax+wage difference of operating the same company in the west. (I believe its still £5.80 minimum wage/hr, who pays hourly in Naija and how many companies pay that high a tax?)

As for security, if the likes of Shoprite, MTN, Park n shop, the Tesco like supermarket in Apo Abuja, and the South African supermarket in Ceddi Plaza Abuja could survive, what are you saying? Bottom-line, there is something in Nigeria these foreigners see despite all our obvious shortcomings, that Nigerians don’t see.

Gbawe: Guy, I feel you sha. Nigeria is a brutal place to raise capital. Purely every man for himself in that place. This is an aspect of economic development Government should look at much more i.e assisting SME's with start up funds, training etc. The rewards for the economy would be immense ala employment, income through tax collection, foreign exchange (for those exporting) etc.

Well, all one can do is to hope and wait till a time when the policy or economic framework supports SME’s as you said, alternatively aligns oneself with politicians like some Nigerian million/billionaires . And of course, avoid ‘glass half empty’ comments from nairalanders such as Coogar, lol.

After all, hard working, patriotic people made the west what it is today, so I see no reason why Nigerians shouldn’t strive to better their Country – and of course make money in the process.

Gbawe: My brother, on the franchising thing, I feel you ojare. I am a very big fan of African businessmen and entrepreneurs delivering value for the continent with proactive, considerate and expansive trading practices. If you have it in mind, consider it seriously because your financial and mental rewards may be immense.

I am seriously considering it. The capital is a whole other issue, lol.

coogar: it is not possible to deliver world class standards in nigeria. the cost of producing one item of world class product is not within the reach of 98% of the nigerian population and the other 2% can't be bothered as well! nigerians tailor their products to meet the spending power of the majority! a country where the average spend is $2 - what do you expect the local manufacturers to churn out?

I disagree with this; labour is supposed to be cheaper in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies, which is why most manufacturing is outsourced to these Countries.
Are you saying these almajiris/agberos can’t be taught craftsmanship and paid a decent wage?

Mandelaguy: Business as usual how? When genuine efforts are being made,commend. For the first time in the history of this country,steady power supply is looking like a reality.....dispute that.

Whoa, slow down, my comment in no way expressed negativity. The lady asked a question, and I gave an honest answer - it will be business as usual for PHCN with regards to blackouts, e.t.c.

Ever heard the phrase ‘do not count your chickens before they are hatched ’? Well, I will give my commendation once we reach that ‘uninterrupted power supply heaven’, till then, permit me to give obvious answers.

Gbawe: We are highly and obsessively acquisition-driven in Africa because we produce nothing !!!! Many African immigrants living in the UK have ten fridge-freezers to store food while the average Briton has one fridge-freezer because he has been brought up to understand he can go to the shops routinely and conveniently to purchase more food items when he runs out !!!!

I don’t think it’s just the African immigrants that are ‘obsessively acquisition-driven’; some black Britons are guilty of this. My flatmate is a good example, as he usually fills up the fridge and freezer with stuff, leaving me very little room.
Though he has African ancestry, two of his generations have lived in the UK, or are you saying it’s a trait passed on? I am beginning to wonder if it is a ‘black’ thing.

@ Topic, shows you the business potential Africa has. Anyone interested in franchising?

Stallion77: so between now and december nko?

It will be ‘business as usual’.

Jakumo: I once heard of a Nigerian named Chief Lagido'njeun-Aja'ngbo, but I have my reasons to suspect he might be an impostor hiding behind an African-sounding pseudonym.

Linguistic experts in the house pleas enlighten

Well, since you guys are talking about names, mine happens to sound Chinese. Nigerians usually ask about my nationality when they see it and I happen to be 100% Nigerian.

I lost my hope in the Federal Government a long time ago.

Its high time savvy industrialists took over, to prevent total decline of our facilities.

I seriously doubt it, but I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

A test would still pose doubts, as you can restore lost hymen through hymenorrhaphy or hymenoplasty. I guess we'll have to take her word for it.

I like them slim, but shaped like a coke bottle.

This is shocking; I hope he is not being framed.

It’s all good, let’s hope he walks the talk.

Delafruita: i already answered her question.perhaps i should transcribe it into plain english:THE ONLY SCIENCE BEHIND ODESHI IS THE SCIENCE OF THE gOds

Phew, that wasn’t so hard, or was it? Instead of answering a question with another question, like some people I know.

@ Topic, with respect to miracles, most of the attempts I have read about or watched on TV usually involved some sort of Alien theory. For example, the good book’s case of the walls of Jericho coming down was attributed to sound-wave (LRAD) technology. They said an Alien race may have taught ancient man this only recently discovered technology.
In addition, concerning the parting of the red sea, they said crosswinds may have been responsible.

Notice, in both cases, they didn’t deny these unusual occurrences, rather, they looked for an explanation. I guess their laws are parallel to each other, as science can be repeated through proven methods/procedures, whereas the other (odeshi) usually works for some, but fails terribly for others.

Jenwitemi: Now, there are two states in existence, The NATURAL STATE and the SUB-NATURAL STATE. We humans are existing in a sub-natural state so everything that happens naturally in front of us we think is super-natural and a miracle. There is no such thing as the "super-natural". The sub-natural state we humans find ourselves us term makes every natural events as super-natural and miracles.

God is a natural entity not supernatural one and everything it does is natural. When we humans, with our science, have evolved high enough to leave the subnatural state of existence and return back to the natural state of being that we once were in, we would be able to understand and resonate better with the creator

Interesting perspective, but not so much different from occultic schools of thought, which believe Man can attain Godhood through personal/collective enlightenment.

Unfortunately, practitioners of these mystery religions often die without attaining this status. Which naturally leads one to believe it’s another scheme of you-know-who to confuse and mislead man.

Delafruita: of course they were

So, can you please answer the lady’s question now? Who knows, maybe with the knowledge, we can become a world power.

I can only attempt to explain the science behind cool water in an earthenware pot, which I believe is as a result of ‘evaporation by cooling’. Then again, that has nothing to do with Odeshi.

Yeah, yeah, so we all know what is wrong, now what steps do we take? It’s easy to come up with statements like Gbawe’s, but what practical systems can we put in place to ensure we learn from the past to prevent our possibly bleak future?

Suggestions or ideas, anyone?

I honestly do not know what is wrong with Nigerians. They should have at least have mentioned why they classified him as a ‘Goliath’, his failings as a Minister, e.t.c. The next one may even be worse.

Maybe he wasn’t the type that hands out cash to his subordinates, other than that, he has a good resume, even responsible for a successful 24 hour plant project in Abuja a few years ago.

Why didn’t he test it on the native doctor first?

We would have one less native doctor to worry about.

Delafruita: you want to understand the science behind "odeshi" "ayinpa" "ofe" "ajidewe" "sopona" etc,you're on your own.why do you think the europeans carted away most of the "gods" in african shrines?

Maybe they were looking for a scientific explanation.

Nigerians and mouth work sha, if we could come up with a machine that converts words, both typed and spoken, into weapons of warfare, we will be the greatest nation on Earth.

I hope the negative responses won't be what will end up driving the poor woman back to her Country, lol.

Vive l’amour!

queensmith: long one has spoken!

#Blackmanblushingrightaboutnow

Lol.

Damn, gots to go get me one of those A.S.A.P.