₦airaland Forum

Smartchoiice:
Find Mr pafestula here he used one for a long time

Bros we both know we all learnt everything about the A class when the group was educative and informative.Just tell him na,festo might be unreachable.

CyberEBOLA:
IF YOU GRADUATE WITH FIRSTCLASS, LET ME BEND

� � � walahi you don mad .

Dont change transmission yet.For engine,i have liqui moly full synthetic 5w30 that can take you 6 months minimum.call me 08179031578

AshipaEk0:
Ogbomosho-looking paint job

Haaan...my darling ogbomoso?

FEGEITOK:
Please how much is 2007 S550 V8 engine?

And what is charged to remove and replace?

How on earth did anyone destroy that tank?i fit swear say dem pour salt inside the engine

emperor00:
How did you know the SBC is not working?

That man is an authority on anything E.......and besides hes your neighbor .I can bet my bottom dollar you both have the same kazeem.That tiny ado?no worry everyone knows everyone

SpaceAngel:
two different tyres damaged with same symptoms on same position in car Try checking the alignment since you've swapped rims.

what size is recommended for the rear and what size are u using?if that checks out then examine the shocks on that side.I am guessing the body is hitting that tyre in motion

lilkech:
Of all the times, climes and places to do a road trip you chose NIGERIA?

With terrible roads? herdsmen wahala? Bandits? Boko haram? Rogue police officers? Insensitive citizens

Ensure you use a SUV that is bulletproof. Don’t go looking for enjoyment on the same roads where there’s danger without being ready for the worst

You said my mind.OP cancel that trip.I repeat ,cancel that trip.

shortgun:

I will just go and open my engine? Just like that?
Guy try another trick
I won't open cos it's not broken.. thank you

I said "top cover" so we see the amount of sludge you are feeding

shortgun:
Use whatever oil u want but don't say I misinform people here cos I use the same oil myself and my cars are still running strong after many years.
I don't blame u guys cos there was a time people believed that the earth was flat.
Here is what the British parliament said about Light bulbs b4 it was invented by Edison.

"A British Parliament Committee noted in 1878 that Edison's light bulb was "good enough for our Transatlantic friends... but unworthy of the attention of practical or scientific men."
So many facts today will no longer be facts tomorrow.
I am not forcing anyone to use the type of oil that am using...am only trying to help humanity without a fee.

Bros open your engine top cover lets see before we go to compression and economy.

tojahh:
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OK bro

Remember not to use seahorse again

Boss How far my 225/55 R 16?

Chief gazzuz how far?

Oga gazzuz please look at this engine and help me analyse.From the looks Healthy or otherwise?

Eddee:
Could be way ,way less. Or could be more. Hello there big man, long time

Exactly! the ac might not give any issue in 3 years,same for oxygen sensors...so its an estimate

amstamon:
Guys, it's not the car you drive that matters, your composure, appearance, dressing and manners is what they look out for.and most importantly the time at when you drive(work hours or midnight)
So u guys Wan tell me say Sars go come stop and dey harrass a well looking responsible matured man, dressing decently on steering? Dem no born am well. They first look at who's on steering before they questioned.
Imagine a guy looking rough with dread(dada) on his head, gold wristwatch, dark shade, sagging jeans, driving on Tuesdays afternoon(work hours),even if you're a celebrity they'll stop you.
Wetin I know sef. Bye bye

True that ,responsibility matters

Fritz007:
Please house can anyone help breakdown the maintenance cost of owning a 2005 c230k... parts replacement and other hidden charges during routine or corrective maintenance. since my budget never react for better ones.

Depends on the part of the country you stay budget 20k annually for changing four arms.
20k for fuel filter thats twice annually
Servicing is 50k at 25k twice a year(synthetic oil,oil filter and labour) plus miscellaneous
Ehen since you always allow your fuel guage to show llight before you refuel budget 25k for toks fuel pump.
Then your evaporator or compressor fit kaput 50k
0xygen sensor sef fit kamake 20k
Enjoy your ride.

Benz is not for the faint heart .The feeling is not comparable to any Japanese sha

Ok i dey come my money go soon reach 18.5m so you replicate this building for me ,same owerri.

GAZZUZZ:
₦40,000

This is the best value for money

KINGreignn:
Check well, their daily driver na corolla or Camry or highlander or rav4. Their site project vehicle or travel vehicle na Prado, land cruiser or Hilux or even hiace.

Bros i drive my C class everyday for four years running.

HeavenlyBang:
Tell me another joke.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6tcnWgirl0

hisss.......meaning what? where are you based?i will plan something and shut you up for real.

HeavenlyBang:
Denial.

It's alright.
W204 C300.
W205 C300.
CLA 250.
GLK350.
C350.

Benzes I've raced and beaten.

I swear down you cant beat a C350 even in a W203 body.Oga park one corner,are you sure they raced you and on what road for how long? If i call names of daredevil benz drivers you will hide.wetin u dey use get mouth na carton o

Jakumo:
That is a juvenile example of the Nile Crocodile, which, over a lifespan reaching 70 years, can attain physical bulk and bone-breaking jaw-strength that is measured in metric tonnes.

The Nile Crocodile, easily identified by the tiger stripes that ring the torso and tail, is a cunning ambush hunter whose devastating exploits during the annual Wildebeest migration across Kenya's Mara River, are regular spectacles shown in Youtube video clips, and on Discovery Channel.

An adult Nile Crocodile, or "Swamp Dog", can subdue and drown a fully grown African Cape Buffalo in a heartbeat, before stashing the dead animal so as to allow for partial decay, before the modern day dragon later returns to feast on his nicely aged prize of BIG bush meat.

In the more remote backwaters of the Niger and Benue rivers in Nigeria, Nile Crocodiles do on occasion make off with, and devour the occupants of canoes, after simply crushing and scuttling the fragile wooden boats with a leisurely opening bite, so as so select the day's meal from among the floundering swimmers.

Nice write up bro but i aint falling for the likes.That is never a nile croccodile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_crocodile#Distribution_and_habitat

HeavenlyBang:

Don't insult yourself. You feel say na everybody wey dey serve just dey finish school?

But then again, you've never been the brightest bulb in the room.

Oga we no wan know when you finish school o,once you sport that khaki you be corper.Leave the remaining details for your village people.

HeavenlyBang:
Weird flex, considering most V6 "Jap shitboxes" on the road make over 360.

But truth be told Benz guys here dont troll other jap threads.What is phucking going on?

Waterbear:
Is there a whatsapp group for Benz fans?
Ive got my Benz for sale..
Anyone interested?
08032543888
C240 few months used all doc n custom fully paid n intact, no known issues from the bonnet to exhaust ...

Na this front grill go make me buy this car

naijapower:
OPINION

Published October 18, 2019

Recently, I heard a group of people discussing vehemently about the “uncomplimentary” role of Mamman Daura in the Buhari administration. They attributed everything bad to Malam Mamman Daura, my mentor, boss, friend, former editor and Managing Director at the New Nigerian Newspapers in Kaduna. I moved close to them and tried to explain to them about the Mamman Daura I know.

I knew Malam Mamman Daura when he joined the New Nigerian as the editor of the paper- sometime in 1969. Before then, the editor of the paper was a powerful writer and historian, Malam Adamu Ciroma, while the Managing Director was a British journalist, Mr Charles Sharp.



I had been at the New Nigerian for a number of years before Daura came in, at which time I was the Personal Assistant to Malam Adamu Ciroma, who had just taken over from Mr Sharp as the Managing Director.

I was moved from Ciroma’s office back to the editorial department to work with Daura, this time as a senior reporter.

First, let me commend the decision of Daura to leave the office of the Premier of Northern Nigeria, where he was an administrative officer to join the New Nigerian. Journalism at that time was not considered anything worth throwing away such a job to take up.

Daura, (a Muslim) who attended the Trinity College (a Catholic University in Dublin, Ireland) had returned to Nigeria with two degrees; one in Economics and another in Public Administration. He could have got any job for the asking but rather decided to try his hands on newspaper reporting.

I recall that there were few university graduates at the newsroom of the New Nigerian, some of whom had come in only to see what it was like to be a journalist but left immediately after looking into the newsroom. Those of us who stayed on in the New Nigerian were indeed not university graduates at that time. I recall Dan Agbese, Clement Ende, Yakubu Abdul-Aziz, myself, just to mention a few.

Among the more experienced ones was Mr. Clement Isaiah, father of Sam Ndah Isaiah (founder and Chairman of Leadership Newspaper). It is noteworthy that although the young Isaiah initially trained as a pharmacist, but because the blood of journalism ran in the family he had to meander back to establish one of the most thriving newspapers in Nigeria today.

There was Malam Sani, father of Senator Shehu Sani, who was definitely an expert in composition. I must also mention Mr Rasaq Aremu who was the editor-in-chief and later succeeded by Mr Clement Isaiah and of course there was sub-editor guru, Mr Yakubu Ali.

Malam Daura learnt the ropes of journalism very fast and before we could know, he took over the writing of daily editorial, the famous Candido column and very powerful feature articles. He was regarded at that time as one of the sharpest minds north of the River Niger and could very well be compared with others like Dr Jubril Aminu, Dr Mahmud Tukur, Dr Ibrahim Tahil, Professor Iya Abubakar and Dr Bala Usman, to mention a few.



He was a key Nigerian patriot and contributed in no small way to prosecuting the Nigerian civil war behind his pen, in the same manner that other northern patriots like Adamu Ciroma, Baba-Gana Kingibe, Alhaji Abba Zoru, Patrick Iyoher and others did.

I was closely attached to Malam Daura; ethnicity and religion were not part of his life. He treated people based on their performance and character. Daura nominated me for training programmes among many Hausa, Fulani and Muslim reporters in the New Nigerian. When the Federal Government bought over the shares of the Daily Times of Nigeria, he nominated me, a Christian minority, to serve as Director of the Daily Times under the Chairmanship of the late Alhaji Magaji Dambatta, another detribalised northern Muslim journalist from Kano State.

The job at the Daily Times was one of my most challenging moments. This was one of my most challenging jobs. In the cause of balancing the Daily Times, we had to relieve various good and hardworking journalists, like Olusegun Osoba, who later became the Governor of Ogun State, the late Dale Giwa, Chief Tony Momoh and Chief Olu Onagoruwa, of their jobs.

We also had to bring on board very unknown journalists like Ray Ekpu from the Chronicle Newspaper, Cross River State, who later became one of the most famous journalists in Nigeria; Felix Audu, from Benue State, and quite a number of other journalists, into the stable of the Daily Times.

I recall that I was to travel to Makurdi on an official duty during the civil war and Malam Daura insisted that because of the dangers of the civil war, I had to stay in the house of his nephew, then Col. Muhammadu Buhari, who was the Commander of the Brigade in Makurdi. Col. Buhari, perhaps knowing the activities of a young reporter like me and considering the strict discipline that prevailed in his house, decided to hand me over to his adjutant, Major Dauda Suleiman, who took me to the officers’ mess but kept a keen eye on me, so no harm would come my way.

In order to complete his assignment of keeping me safe, Buhari personally decided to drive me to Kaduna when my assignment was over. I must say that Buhari loved driving and would not allow his driver to drive from Makurdi to Kaduna. His driver was by his side while I sat behind with his younger brother, Sani, then a student at the Government College Kaduna.

As fate would have it, we had a ghastly motor accident somewhere between Keffi and Kachia. But what keeps lingering in my memory was that, when Buhari came out of the car, he called my name, “Simon, Simon, hope you are alright” and he did not even mention his brother’s name, Sani. This was all in a bid to accomplish the wish of his nephew, Malam Daura, to ensure that no harm comes to me.

In the cause of my working as a reporter under Mamman Daura, I got into troubles; one was a result of a story I wrote on Zaria Tarpaulin Industry which insinuated that government officials had received bribes of Mercedes Benz cars from the proprietor, an Indian business man.

The then Governor in Kaduna, Col. Abba Kyari, approached Mamman Daura that he should produce me for detention. Instead of producing me, Mamman Daura arranged for me to go to Port Harcourt to attend a meeting of Nigerian Union of Journalists and stay there until the trouble was over.

Malam Adamu Ciroma and Malam Mamman Daura taught us honesty and probity while we were with the New Nigerian. Rumour has it that Malam Daura was forced to move from the Premier’s office because he would not wear agbada or babariga to work throughout his stay in the New Nigerian as was customary with old northern senior officers. He wore suit and we often referred to him as “Mamman Bature”.

That Mamman Daura chose to pursue entrepreneurship in carpentry and thereby establishing a furniture factory, KFCC, in Kaduna, was a great surprise to us. At that time, people of Mamman Daura’s standing only needed to move to Abuja or Lagos and could make billions of naira as agents connecting people with government. That was the nature of hard work, Mamman Daura imbibed in us.

He later took over from the late Sultan Dasuki as the Chairman of African International Bank, a completely unknown banking establishment, and nurtured it to become very profitable, employing hundreds of people. Rumour has it that when working capital of banks was moved to N25bn, Mamman Daura could not raise that capital because of his honesty; when banks with lesser pedigree crookedly raised that capital in no time.

Today, Mamman Daura is the same as he was yesterday. His residence in Malali, Kaduna State, is a simple bungalow and even though he produces furniture, the seats in the living room are ordinary and people waiting for him outside sit on the bench. Though his nephew is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he lives in a bungalow outside the Villa with little security. Just like his Kaduna residence, visitors sit on the bench outside the house, while the inside has ordinary furniture like the one in Kaduna.

Malam Mamman Daura is a sound economist and he ran the New Nigerian with sound prudence that made profit for the newspaper during his time. While in the New Nigerian, he did not have a car of his own except the official 404. His official residence at then Dawaki Road (now Isa Kaita Road) was the same bungalow like that of any other senior staff even when he became the Managing Director of the newspaper.

I have no doubt that Daura has brought sound economic advice to his nephew’s government that has added value to the quality of government. This is the Daura I knew. I believe he is still the same today and will be the same tomorrow.

Shango is a farmer in Pika, Gboko L.G.A. of Benue State

This article was originally published in the Daily Trust newspaper

https://punchng.com/the-mamman-daura-i-know/

Just look at,you relieved competent hands just to balance,where is Daily Times today?Someone that cant drive safely from makurdi to kaduna wants to drive a nation for four years.We have crashed long ago

where is kingreign? I thought i have monopoly of making mouth.This shortgun guy is evil.lol at any year and if you would be alive.

shortgun:
I challenge you to a race with any 3.5l engine Japanese sedan/SUV of any year in Airport Road Abuja by 2am.
I will race with my 3.2l C320.
From city gate to airport flyover.(about 26km)
Stake is 100k each
Moderator; Guards Brigade, 176 Guards Battalion.
Winner takes all.
Send me a pm if u think u can be 100k richer and alive after the race with ur Japanese.
Let us settle this once and for all like Men.