₦airaland Forum

Nigerians were jolted to their bones yesterday when the news of the sudden and brutal deaths of the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Bar James Ocholi (SAN), his wife and son broke.

Nobody wishes for that type of death especially not a family that has just recently been made a ministerial family with the reward to their father by the APC led government for his efforts and contributions pre-2015 elections as the Minister of State for Labour.
The story is that the family was on a private visit to Kaduna State and about 57km to Kaduna, the fatal crash occurred. One version; Sahara Reporters claims the escort vehicle behind the SUV conveying the Ocholis radioed their driver alerting him to a flat tire and he in panic, slammed on his brakes causing the following escort SUV to ram into the lexus sending it somersaulting.

The other version from the FRSC claims the SUV had a blown tire while on high speed and somersaulted on its own.

Reports have it that his Driver, Chief Detail, Orderly and PA survived the crash yet only the nuclear family members died, thus begging for more questions.

The road in question is said not to have bad surfaces rather, is well paved and drivers on this road are known to speed, so bad road as an Environmental Causative Factor can be eliminated leaving us with the Human and Mechanical Road Crash Causative Factors.
Road crashes globally are known to be caused by these three causative factors, either as a solo or combined factor. But in this case, our lack road crash investigation capabilities will hamper the determining factor of the crash that could be valuable in preventing future occurrences. And it seems like some parties are deliberately feeding the public with balderdash regarding the circumstances surrounding this crash.

For starters, the SUV in question is a recent model Lexus LX570 which comes equipped with lots of safety features especially the TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) which should trigger an alarm followed by a warning light on the dashboard in the case of a low tire pressure so any alert driver should be able to detect the low pressure without being 'panicked' as said of the minister's driver.

Moreover he should be assumed to have experience in driving in a convoy that can come under attack without any warning, so if
being warned of an ordinary low pressure can destabilize him, I wonder how he will react when he hears a gunshot while on motion. Or did he see the warning and deliberately kept driving on the high speed tempting fate?

I had written about 'Oga-Driver' syndrome as an issue with road crashes in our nation in my book; Fundamentals of Safer Road Usage, a book endorsed by the FRSC and LASDRI. This is because most 'ogas' do not even know much about their cars, nor driving dynamics. They just over-trust their drivers and forget that they should also be paying attention no matter how busy they are because it is their lives that matter. Sadly as in this case, the life of two generations. This point is important because as an attentive
passenger in a vehicle, one should be able to even detect a flat tire when a car is on motion from the vibration felt throughout the car, the wobbling and the driver struggling to maintain steering control.

On one return trip from Asaba to Lagos, I noticed all these coupled with the noise I was hearing from the tire. I told the driver to stop and check but he assured me he had been driving for ages so has the experience and that he changed his brake-pads recently so it was the pads rubbing against the drum of the wheel. But I kept telling him he was wrong. The other passengers started abusing me so I kept quiet and started praying for the car to pack up safely so that my life would be spared and the driver and others would learn their lesson. Trust me, after our stopover at Ore, the noise and vibration soon became unbearable and the car was now wobbling so the driver of the Hiace bus was now forced to pullover to
inspect. Believe me, it turned out that the wheel-nuts were not properly tightened after the brake job so the constant motion and pressure of the bus had generated enough heat to melt two bolts from the drum and as the driver used his wheel spanner to remove the now bad wheel and put the spare tire, two more bolts broke off from the drum thereby rendering the bus immobile as it was now evening and the welders and vulcanizers around there had closed for the day. I made sure I collected a refund from them and boarded
another vehicle from there to Lagos. The lesson from my experience is to always pay attention whether as a driver or as the driven in either a private or commercial vehicle.

Another incident I will point out was when someone I know occupied a senior government position so he had a pilot car and an official car. Each time is visited him and would be in the car as his driver drove I noticed that he was always panicking and didn't have a good control of the car. I pointed these out to his principal who I knew. He was lamenting that he was searching for a better driver so he can relegate this one to another position. One day we went for a function and the driver in his characteristic manner hit a child
walking by the side of the road with his side mirror. Luckily the boy was not injured. After settling that issue, 'oga' promptly told the driver to get into the back seat and he drove expertly if not for anything, to show the lad how to drive very well especially when driving a politically exposed personality.

The truth of the matter is that drivers of PEPs should be trained on defensive and advanced driving techniques, including the bosses because emergencies do not write application letters before striking.

For the Ocholis, we are told four other people survived and three died. But with his position as a Minister, we know that most probably, only his orderly and driver would have been the other non-family members riding in the same car with him. In as much as the car is a seven-seater, I doubt if the Chief Detail and the
PA were also in the same car with them. If they were not, what exactly happened?

Part of the sad realities of the 'Oga-driver' syndrome is that most, I repeat, most of our Nigerian ogas and their families do not wear seat belts. Only the staff seating at the the front do so and in most cases just to appease the men of the FRSC. If only they were wearing their seat belt, believe me, they might be alive by
now.

Research shows that occupants not wearing their seat belts and unsecured goods inside a car involved in a crash transform into deadly projectiles bouncing around the crashing car posing more dangers to those well strapped and also in the case of a roll over like this, get ejected from the car. Remember that this SUV
in question is a late model LX570 with all the safety features as evidenced by the deployment of all the airbags. One other good thing I noticed was that the the tire on the rear of the car having a uni-directional thread was mounted in the proper DOR (direction of rotation) that will help improve traction and check against aquaplanning thus showing that there was a modicum of attention to detail in the usage of the car.

The factor of overspeeding can never be over-emphasized.

I like the fact that on all Cross-over, SUV and even MPV vehicles, there is a visible warning that these cars are not to be driven at speeds or maneuvers as you would a regular sedan or sports car. So anyone driving a tall, heavy SUV as if you are driving a sedan is just courting an avoidable trouble which can happen when
you least expect it. The pictures of the remnants of the SUV in this case show that the crash occurred when the car was on a very high speed.

It is general knowledge that drivers of VIPs in Nigeria especially those with back up escort cars mostly drive at breakneck speeds while on intra and inter state trips even when unnecessary.

There is even a possibility that that level of car was riding on run-flat tires meaning that a loss of air pressure in a tire should not be an issue as the car can still safely drive for over 50 more kilometers till the car can get to a professional vulcanizer for fixing. So a well informed driver, receiving or seeing the low tire pressure warning won't be bothered that much except to reduce his speed a bit lower.

Then most Nigerian's accident response methods are so crude, elementary and sometimes outright dangerous to victims of accidents especially road crashes. There is an absence of standby trained emergency personnel. Even the security details of PEPs are meant to have been trained in first aid and evacuation. It is pathetic that from the pictures we all have seen of a victim I assume to be Bar Ocholi lying on his stomach covered under leaves. When he should have been kept in the recovery position because only a certified medical personnel can confirm that he was dead at that point. A victim placed on the recovery position stands a great chance of coming out of unconsciousness and making good recovery than one left to lie on his stomach or his back thereby probably blocking his nasal tract from allowing air go into
his body. Was CPR even performed on them?

Also, our medical system is an apology as most hospitals are either not well equipped, staffed or lack professional discipline so treat patients improperly. Imagine the story of the state of the first hospital Mrs Ocholi was taken to. There are chances that had she gotten prompt, better medical aid she would have
survived.

I hope this incident will force our 'ogas' at the top to sit up with their responsibilities and create better enabling environments for all and sundry in all facets of our nation starting from the President because, you might delude yourself that you are untouchable but believe me, you never can tell when everything will rather work against you and make you or your family members experience what the ordinary man on the street goes through on a daily basis.

One final question, as a Minister, I guess there were about three vehicles in his convoy, where were the other cars that could have quickly rushed both the living and the dead to the hospital and mortuary and spared the huge man in blue the indignity of laying there in the dirt like just one slab of meat?

Rather, the helpers and security men were more concerned with removing the plate number of the SUV after the crash.

Just my two Kobo.

May the souls of the dead rest in peace; Amen.

Source: http://www.naijacarlovers.com/2016/03/blog-post_7.html?m=1

There is a lot of tension in the land. Even in nuclear families. No day passes without a report of fights of different dimensions and proportions. With different endings. If one is lucky he escapes unhurt and when unlucky, injuries and deaths occur.

In several cases innocent people are pushed to the wall unnecessarily and they end up fighting.

But when you visit the hospital or any other medical facilities, you will see the huge numbers of people who come in for one medical attention or the other.

You even see people you know and had always assumed are ok but beneath that beautiful and expensive cloth, car or house lies a walking piece of meat on life support.

Just one half blow and it is finished.

Even the 'Alaye' forming King Kong for you might be on a cocktail of drugs yet 'gra-gra' won't let him take life easy until one unfortunate person sends him to the permanent 'inbox' 'mistakenly'.

This main reason is apart from the legal issues that can also arise and loss of properties.

Brethren please add more so we all can learn and make our world a better place.

Peace y'all.

COCCI:
Hello Samjr,

You can get a smart and courageous dog in any breed of dog, what I believe you should ask yourself is what do you desire out of a dog. For example, if you were to buy a car to move from point A to B, any car would be great but your requirements on which brand you will get would be influenced by probably your marital status, time and affluence, its the same thing with a dog.

I would use myself as a case study, my first dog was a GSD (may her soul rest in peace), afterwards I craved for a Rot because I felt they had a strong pressence, but upon carrying out a small research, I changed my mind on Rots, due to the fact that I have kids and Rots temperament does not go too well with kids except when they are properly socialised, even at that, most tend to be impatient with kids.

So I went for a Boerboel because of their stable temperament and they been great with kids, till date I have never looked back on my choice, my kids play with them freely and they are very tolerant with belligerant kids, they show a lot of confidence, and on the other hand they are very territorial when they see strangers and their massive body and strength is something nobody would want to dare.

When we are out on a stroll, or public places, most people are so scared of getting close due to their looks but are shocked how my kids play with them, I call them "THE GENTLE GIANTS" ...however if I was single, I probably would have gone for a Rot
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Hope this helps

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Dude this your dog looks handsome.

This is the original Hummer. Alias H1, Humvee. This is the pickup version. The one you are more familiar with is the civilian version known as H2. That truck is not for small boys. Both in cost and capabilities. E fit tow your car still do 100 meters dash. Oh, u need to have an oil well to satisfy it's fuel thirst.

bravolyk:
bros the story too much make we see picture

Picture ko, video ni.

Will the picture narrate how the man made his speech?

Just say that you don't read more than two paragraphs, we will understand.

bravolyk:
bros the story too much make we see picture

Picture ko, video ni.

Will the picture narrate how the man made his speech?

Just say that you don't read more than two paragraphs, we will understand.

Cutehector:
I think wedding nowadays are getting more creative as they come by. U get to witness a lot of mindblowing activities in the program. Well, change is constant.

Maybe in my own wedding, my bride and I may be doing a lot of weird things on d occasion.

Need I not remind you of d one in whch d groom was asked to press d bride's boobs while she holds his kini while praying for fruitful years ahead.

And they did?

The MC and the couple never talk their mission.

You're right. Lots of creativity go into weddings these days.

I went for a wedding today. Lagos Marathon traffic ensured we got there late. So we missed the Mass but were early for the reception.

As the couple danced in, prayers were said. The the kola nuts were broken.

The MC started his talks/jokes and the groom just took the mic and announced that he had married, was not there for any protocols so as the chief host of the day immediately declared the wedding reception open for food, drinks and dance dance dance.

Omo, na so RSVP begin flow in with full force.

The live band then went ballistics and kept the hall lively.

But in all these, the wedding was not disorganized as there were enough service people serving simultaneously.

I told my wife that if we had attended this wedding before our own, ours would have taken this format.

Can you have such free-standing wedding?

Oh, I forgot, he bought only one crate of Malt drink. Other drinks were only wines and beers. So men no complain.

Lol.

I know many will think I am referring to that cooked rice they call fried rice but I am referring to the proper fried rice. Pouring clean, raw rice into hot oil, adding pepper, salt and Maggi and frying it to your taste.

Don't fry large quantities at a time for maximum enjoyment. But if you do it often, be prepared to buy a new pot soon.

Have you ever tried it?

I have.

Gaborone:
While making-up some months ago, I noticed I had applied far too much of my eyeliner, so I started wiping it. Just then, my niece who was a year plus came in front of me, pointed at my face and said "Aunty, otutu!

In my mind I was like, 'Ma gba eti e'.

Aunty ojuju. Better pickin.

Gaborone:
While making-up some months ago, I noticed I had applied far too much of my eyeliner, so I started wiping it. Just then, my niece who was a year plus came in front of me, pointed at my face and said "Aunty, otutu!

In my mind I was like, 'Ma gba eti e'.

Aunty ojuju. Better pickin.

Yomieluv:
I beckoned my niece to eat,she said "am not eating,i ate yesterday".

She go soon know say 'hunger bad'.

pet4ril:
My uncle was looking for money he kept one early morning and unfortunately woke up his 2+ daughter from sleep.
The poor girl just raised herself and called the daddy calmly
She said daddy and my uncle answered ,so she said money kill you..... You hear, the daddy answered and said okay i hear go to sleep..... The poor girl repeated till my uncle left the house and she went back to sleep
Unfortunately she's late now, she died at 6 but we still remember that comedy like it was yesterday

Laugh wan kill me here. Money will kill you. Chai, no chill at all.

Agrika:
I remember during then when fela trousers were in vogue then, I managed to save enough to buy one (my very first)...the day I "launched" it, I wore a bright orange top to match it...na so I carry my two left legs go my friend neighbourhood....we were in a shop "pricing" things when all of a sudden a sharp voice said behind me "Heeee! Jesus! Aunty see ur big big bumbum"...I turned around and saw a 3 year old girl pointing at my defenders na so all the guyz (and even girls) around the area begin dey laff me...I just felt like being invisible at that moment.

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Hilarious. Do u still have the trouser?

Hitback2back:
Have they seen PMB certificate?

Lol.

Give details naa.

Who asked you?

Children are a gift from God. They come with different levels of intelligence, naughtiness, naivety and outright nastiness.

Some will make you fall in love with them while some will make you want to spank the hell out of them.

I remember two incidents that I will share.

One day I was around a lady that just picked up a little child of about 4 years old. Like 5 minutes later, I don't know what the woman did and the next thing I heard was; "hmm, mummy your hand is smelling" . The woman wanted to sink into the ground. I just pretended I didn't hear them so as not to worsen her embarrassment.

The second incident was one day my friend and I were going to visit a policeman friend at the station.

As we approached the station, there were officers in uniform milling around. Without prompting my friend's son of 3 years who was in the car with us saw them and shouted; "hee you, park there. In the usual police check-point manner.

My friend and I laughed our heads off. Luckily the officers were not within earshot.

Let's hear yours.

truthbastille:
I think your judgment based on mileage is not accurate.
Most Toyotas camrys, corollas etc come from USA and Canada where people cover lot of highway mile. I've seen 2007 camrys with mileage over 600k shipped into the country as tokunbo and one zero deleted from mileage to make it 60k plus...someone will buy happy he got a car with low mileage.There is hardly any toyota and lexus from US without a mileage roll back in Nigeria unless the car must be seriously accidented. This is how dealers make most of thier profit and remain competitive.

I think the main concern is service history and condition of the body and drive mechanism...u can probably negotiate a very low price for the car with the assurance of throwing a new engine inside once the main one packs up.

I understand your point bro. Remember I said I was consulting for a client. If you were in my shoes will you allow him buy such?

Mind you, in as much as there cars with such high mileage, it is heavy-duty cars that are engineered from the word go for such. So for saloon cars, there will be a lot of material degradation no matter how neat they look.

Inception:
Choi!



Na Buhari Drive am?!

I don't even know what to tell you. For the records, my hand no de ooooo.

Inception:
Choi!



Na Buhari Drive am?!

I don't even know what to tell you. For the records, my hand no de ooooo.

If true, Linda may God bless you with a good husband and children. Cheers.
From all of us at www.naijacarlovers.com.

As an automobile consultant, late last year I took a client to go and inspect a Nigerian used Toyota Camry 2008 Model (muscle/spider) he wanted to buy. The body of the car was good. The engine sounded ok. The drive had few noises which I felt were manageable.

I now decided to check the mileage and the stalk was broken off. But because the mileage was stuck on Trip B, I decided to confirm so I used my own car's key and pressed the stalk and nearly passed out.

The mileage reading was 350,000 miles. I converted it to kilometers and it was 600,000 kilometers.

I quietly told the client we needed to leave and will get back to the seller.

So far that's the highest mileage I have seen for a private saloon car.

Would you buy such a Toyota Camry?

How can someone be this heartless?

Some states in US have been having heavy snow storms that have been making driving difficult for many.

One such driver in Charlotte, North Carolina, Marvin Jacob Lee, who sadly was drunk while driving, lost control of the car, spun out and got stuck in the snow.
At about 5pm, when the incident happened, some other road users came to rescue him when they discovered him apparently intoxicated and belligerent so decided to instead call the police to come help them.

And all hell were let loose as Lee pulled out a gun and started shooting the same people that came to help him.

They all ran but unfortunately, one of them, a 26 year old single father, Jefferson Heavner got hit and fell.

That was when Lee too his devilish action to the next level by going over to the injured Jefferson and shot him several more times killing him instantly.

After which he went back to his car until the police came with an armoured SWAT team and arrested him.

May Jefferson's soul find rest in the Lord. Amen.

Culled from www.naijacarlovers.com

May all the perpetrators be caught and the highest punishment dispensed without fear or prejudice.

www.naijacarlovers.com says so.

The only thing i like there is the pimping on the Range Rover.

www.naijacarlovers.com

May God bless her hustle big time and remove all who will discourage her from her life. Rather provide for her, save her from all dangers whether physical or spiritual and also not make her be a source of problems for others. And may she get a good and supportive husband and children.

Wishing her all the best from www.naijacarlovers.com.

Wonderful.

700+ million = 20 million. (plus crutches).

400 million = 600 million. (plus white bangle).

2. billion USD = . (Plus swag).

Abeg check me out www.naijacarlovers.com

Neduzze5:
No peace for the wicked!!!

Kill by the gun and get killed by the gun... I don't pity armed robbers when I see them killed... The last group of armed robbers that entered my house last year July were very very lucky... If not for my mum that cautioned me, I would have killed the five of them!!


Mofos!!!

With what? I want to learn.

Last year was a horrible one in the auto industry regarding the number of vehicles recalled for defects of different levels and types. A whopping 51.2 million cars were affected.

It is a fact that a lot of these cars have or will find their way to Nigeria especially from the USA.

It behooves on you to check if your car is one of those affected. "A stitch in time they say, saves nine".

Chief among the recalls were the defective airbags from Takata. You might be tempted to say, is it not just an airbag, but many have lost their lives from explosions involving these defective airbags.

Don't be despaired if yours is among them, you might be lucky and they can fix it here for you.

For instance, i know someone who got response from Toyota on how to get his car fixed under a recall and they fixed it here in Nigeria. And another person got a replacement gearbox from Volkswagen, Germany.

To get more insight, please check www.naijacarlovers.com.

Reports filtered out recently that Innoson Motor Vehicle Manufacturing laid off 50% Of her staff but the company has issued an official response to that and also blazed the trail of even reducing the price of some of their cars so that more Nigerians can afford their cars.
Part of the release states; "to realize this agenda for Nigerians the Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, Chief Innocent Chukwuma has reduced the prices of our Saloon cars to enable Nigerians who are desirous of buying a brand new car be able to afford that.

We therefore urge all Nigerians to embrace this initiative as we are committed in flushing out Tokumbo vehicles in Nigeria, just as we did with motorcycles. Our cars all come with full options with automatic transmissions, not manual. So, it’s a gradual process to crashing our prices further.

We still have other factors to contend with that are peculiar to the Nigerian business environment. As manufacturing conditions improve, our goal is to continue passing on the cost savings to our customers thereby driving our prices lower. This is a journey…these are our 1st steps, not the last.

We will get there as we did with motorcycles!
PS.
We are now trending on twitter, follow @InnosonMotors and join the conversation with the hashtag
#MadeInNigeria.

For the full release; www.naijacarlovers.com.

lakun2013:
The Bible is indisputably the inspired word of God. Looking for the supposed mistakes or errors will simply make us to overlook and miss the central points and truths therein. The Bible is not just a book but a collection of books written by different authors. The events recorded spanned through decades. The writers may not have written in order for the books to serve as religious materials. Some simply wrote to record events. Others wrote to share and admonish from vast personal experiences. In Gods unsearchable wisdom, the books later got compiled to become the Bible. Perspectives of writers do differ. Accounts of events may differ depending on the sources of information and disposition of the writer. Some writers may even lean on already written works. We see this in some portions of the Bible. Some writers do further research into books that are already in existence in order to shed more light on subjects or themes.
The supposed errors or contradictions actually heightens the authenticity of the Bible rather than diminish it. The Bible comes to you as an unedited work. It is not just a product of human literary skill but an inspired work.
If you study the Bible in order to find the errors. You will see errors based on your interpretation and misjudgement. This will be of no spiritual benefit to you. If you read the Bible with the purpose of finding the truth and applying to your life situations, you will be blessed and turn out better. The Bible truly says the letter kills but the Spirit gives life.
While I will not support or promote spiritual gullibility, I will enjoin individuals to search for the Truth with open mind. The central theme of the Bible remains the salvation to mankind offered through Jesus Christ. It is for you to either accept or reject. This is a personal choice. You can only be advised and admonished. Nobody should be forced or coaxed. You have to find God and experience Him by yourself. Surely, your destiny is in your own hands. I rest my pen.

May your wisdom grow abundantly.

Akosxxx:
God Bless the Mod that brought this to FP.
It will surely make people start asking their pastors real questions (TGIS) and properly take a stand.

You are the MVP.

hockeyoilers:
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals?

One - a colt (Mark 11:7; cf Luke 19:3 5). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
Two - a colt and an ass (Matthew 21:7). They brought the ass and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon.


How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ?

By a revelation from heaven (Matthew 16:17)
His brother Andrew told him (John 1:41)


Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew?

By the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18-22)
On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee (John 1:43)


When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus daughter already dead?

Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, My daughter has just died.
No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, My little daughter is at the point of death.


Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey?

Yes (Mark 6:
No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)


Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist?

Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16)
No (Luke 9:9)


Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus before his baptism?

Yes (Matthew 3:13-14)
No (John 1:32,33)


Did John the Baptist recognize Jesus after his baptism?

Yes (John 1:32, 33)
No (Matthew 11:2)

Not disputing your answers. I was referring to the grammar. But remember that it's a collection of various accounts from different people from different years later compiled into one book.

johnydon22:
You probably have never read the bible.. that is the only reason why can so happily blurt out such disappointing post in public...

This English sef, why are you so hard for some people? Is is not clear I am referring to grammar not the stories, events or numbers?

hockeyoilers:
Need more? Let me no

Yes please, provide more. We are all learning.

I have read a lot of books in my lifetime, watched TV programs and engaged in other literary activities. In the course of doing these, I have come across lots of mistakes either in spelling, grammar or construction in the English used. But never have I seen any mistake in the Holy book, the Bible. I mean the proper bibles o. Awesome God.

Has anyone seen any?

If yes please answer with proof.

God bless us all.