Litmus:
Richard Branson prepares to take his daredevil act to space with Virgin Galactic ... and beat Jeff Bezos

Branson is poised for a rollicking ride to the edge of space on July 11, and then the company would reopen space tourism ticket sales.

When he crossed the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon in 1991, Richard Branson ended up so far off course that instead of touching down in Southern California, he crash landed on a frozen lake in Canada.

His balloon ride across the Atlantic four years earlier had been just as perilous, forcing Branson to bail out by jumping into the sea after writing a farewell note to his family in case he didn’t survive.

Over the years, the brash British billionaire has embarked on all sorts of wild adventures, from the dangerously ill-conceived to the merely zany — from attempting a powerboat speed record across the English Channel in seas so choppy it “was like being strapped to the blade of a vast pneumatic drill,” as he wrote in his memoir; to dressing up as a bride to launch his ultimately unsuccessful foray into the wedding gown industry.

Now, the one-man publicity circus,as he has been called, is preparing for what would be the biggest stunt of all: A rollicking ride to the edge of space in the spaceplane developed by Virgin Galactic, the venture he founded in 2004 that he vowed would become the world’s first “commercial spaceline.”

Virgin Galactic announced this week that Stephen Colbert would host the live-stream broadcast of the event, now scheduled for Sunday, though weather and last-minute technical problems could force a delay. And the company also intends to use Branson’s flight as a catalyst to reopen ticket sales for its space tourism business. It had previously cost $250,000 for the flight, which would allow passengers to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. But when the tickets go back on sale, the price is expected to jump to about $500,000, according to analysts.

Like Branson’s previous exploits, the flight from Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America in New Mexico will be as much theater as adventure, designed to sell tickets as well as to celebrate the commercialization of human space exploration. But that is to be expected from the man who made his start by signing the Sex Pistols to his record label and who’s lived by the motto, “screw it, let’s do it.”

Last week, Branson — who’ll turn 71 July 18 — ensured his spaceflight attempt would get even more publicity when he announced that he would accelerate the test flight schedule Virgin Galactic had previously announced so that he could fly earlier.

The company had planned to fly a test flight with four crew members in the cabin, and then fly Branson. But after Jeff Bezos announced he would fly on his company’s spacecraft to the edge of space on July 20, Branson jumped the line and said he would board Virgin Galactic’s next space flight and — conditions permitting — beat Bezos by nine days.

Read the rest here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/09/richard-branson-virgin-galactic-space-dare-devil/

Quality20:
I really wonder why girls in tertiary institutions become temporary call girls while on campus. I would have concluded that it may be as a result of the poor status of their parents, but then I have not observed or studied girls attending rich private universities. So guys who live in private university towns, what have u observed about the level of promiscuity of female undergraduates there?

DannyXpress:

Well said bro, well said

Most men are too lazy to learn how to handle a woman they think money is everything in a relationship

qtguru:
The Show is porn for confused middle age women dealing with mid-life crisis. Plus it makes no sense to me, Divorce the husband and go with the Ex.

Stephen2324:
“I need some space “,What does this mean in a relationship?

TheGidRedpiller:
This is your point? wow!

superjab247:
It is called no-sex format

When u see a woman u like,u approach her,toast her she agrees for you.You then begin to spend money for her whether plenty or small,she accepts but when you are Hot and asks for sex,she says"no sex until we marriage or I can't have sex when am not married".

My brother better tell her to refund all the money u have spent on her head or either marry her immediately (if she rejects your proposal collect all the money you spent on her). A friend of mine lost over a million naira training a girl to the university,pay all her bills and accomodation, only for the girl to run away after graduating and my friend was left heartbroken and frustrated.

Please beware of this common scam format women use to trick guys.

DONT SAY YOY WHERE NOT WARNED

TheGidRedpiller:
Of course women are the best things that has ever happened to planet earth!

Life only gets more bitter, and a major reason for this is because women got loose! I just pity her husband in question
Only God knows if the child in the woman's womb is not an upcoming basttard
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fineboynl:
I met this young girl who claimed to be a student, she gave me a green light initially and as I sharp guy I decode and proceeded.

but although she give an attitude like someone that's not interested she didn't give me the number at once. Even after that she is still forming to know more and come see me.

Here are my observation. She is using an iphone 11, and always posting photos which Is very common for a young girl of her age. She sick too many attention and also always online which I presume she do chats with guys.

I have suspect she is a prostitute and nothing short of it. Than why forming hard to get for me. She post photos of herself in front seat of cars and luxury makeup and hair style for a girl student in this buhari government. She like fine boys and show off to her friends.

I know her type. They love send me your bank account message. It's just to rush them and spend them and just one nacking then move on as you can keep such a person.

backT:
Zambian Pastor has died leaving behind 32 wives, 520 children, and 1,300 grandchildren,
zion Pastor Dies, Leaves Behind 32 Wives 520 Children, 1,300 Grandchildren - Infotrust News

According to a close cousin, the Pastor was of the Zion Church in Choma District.

Kebby Mutetete revealed that his brother-in-law, only known as Bishop Simutwe, is 68 years old and has over 1,300 grandchildren.

According to Mutetete, the late Zion pastor had a total of 47 wives, but only 32 at the time of his death.

While other known energetic men struggle to satisfy their spouses and side chic, Simutwe is said to have attended to over ten of his wives in a single day, giving him an army of over 500 offspring during his lifetime.

Simutwe would advise the last woman to alert the next one to enter an apartment for some timed mouthwatering love making session, similar to how clients take turns seeing their doctor.

The late Bishop, according to Mutetete, was laid to rest in Siankope village, Choma district, along the Masuku road Zambia.

He has now expressed gratitude to the church for donating to his burial and purchasing a K28, 000 casket for him.
https://community.vanguardngr.com/m/discussion?id=4565467%3ATopic%3A3090508

ultiabaz36:
Good day my people, please your advise is needed. I am in my 30s and I came into this relationship this year January. I like and I love this babe so much but she’s always demanding financially despite being a working class and I am only surviving on 45k job here in lagos. I have target and ambition for my life and everything is placed on this my job. So, I have a proportion of my income to be saved for this my ambition but since I met this girl, I never have anything called savings again while I still go on borrowing to satisfy her needs.

The most painful part of it all is that anytime she asks of anything and I’m not capable of what she asked for, she will first block me on Whatsapp and drop a breakup message. I will be the one to call and persuade her and when she feels like to unblock me she will do that.

But now, she’s asking for salah cloth and I don’t have the amount she’s asking for. I told her I don’t have the money for now while I told her that I don’t know what tomorrow will say and as soon as I said this, she dropped the breakup message as usual and block me on WhatsApp.

Please Advise me on what to do as this is getting on my nerves.

koondog:


Typical Yoruba that doesn't travel or know how to read map. See oil and gas field map, DO YOU SEE ANY OIL OR GAS NEAR CALABAR? There is no oil in Cross River and has never been. Cross River is way up North next to Benue. Read fuccking map dummy.

History555:
Op there is no oil well in anambra ceded to delta
The lgbo speaking areas don't have oil wells. So correct that impression. Secondly akwa ibom oil wells are offshore and have nothing to do with abia state. Its rivers state that most oil wells in abia and imo were ceded to.

koondog:
I'll be brief: few days ago, Federal government returned 1/3 of the oil wells in Rivers state back to Imo state, the original owner of these oil wells. Imo state lost these oil wells due to creation of Rivers state, which cuts pretty much all the oil region out from Imo state into Rivers, all to marginalize Igbos.

Now Fulani and their advisers overseas aka Britain, sensing that Gov. Wike has been extremely difficult to work with and refusing to share proceeds from the oil wells and contracts for over 6yrs now, have put together another plan: simply put in an APC governor in Igbo states bordering SS states where the majority oil region was carved out anyways from. The second reason is to calm agitation for Biafra, with hope that Igbos sensing theses oil wells are being returned, will calm down based on the fact that they will now start receiving huge allocations based on oil wells and production capacity.

This was why they were so bent on imposing APC governor Uzodimma in Imo state against the will of the people. People think it's just APC politics and loyalty, no, there $billions of dollars in the equation from the returned oil wells, now in full custody of APC government.

Next plan is if Akwa Ibom and Delta states governors start behaving like Wike and cut off their oil money access, they will do the same to them, force APC governors on Anambra and Abia, then start returning all oil wells originally in Abia-Akwa Ibom border (now in Akwa Ibom) and originally Anambra-Delta border (now in Delta) back to Abia and Anambra respectively but under the control of APC government. Remember, Akwa Ibom state was created from Cross River and Abia, that's why you have Abariba people with Ibibio culture living in Abia and vice versa with Ibibios found in Abia. Same with Delta created from old Bendel and Anambra, cutting out the Igbo part which is what is today Asaba and other Igbo clan areas, where the oil wells are found.

https://punchng.com/imo-predicts-boom-over-43-oil-wells-recovered-from-rivers/

Vulcanheph:
Governor Ayade has always been a fulani ass licker from day one , his decamping was just making it official.

Ayantoyeopeyem:
The question should b, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NIGERIA?
Don't u ever quote me ooo, I just bought a Congo of beans for #1000.

NwaNimo1:


https://thenationonlineng.net/delta-market-chairman-dies-during-romp-with-wifes-salesgirl/

Benards:


No matter how much a snake sheds its skin, it’s still a snake

Benards:







Hold still. I’m trying to imagine you with personality.

Benards:




Okay... We've heard you
Next....

Facts111:
Good day everyone..

I'll be 24 next month. The problem now is that am too shy. I don't have confidence. I don't have any girlfriend (am too shy to speak to a lady). You can wrongly accuse me and i will went away crying.

I am the first born of a family of six. A man once accused me of sleeping with his wife (the woman in question senior my mama) and i was like "me ? Me ? Me ? " and I went inside crying.

The only friend i have is my phone. The thing is affecting me seriously. I can't eat in public. I can't insult. I can't even look at your face to talk anything.... I talk alot inside... Am an online keyboard wariorr..

One boy was telling me yesterday to join 'cult' to improve. Though am thinking of it. People take me for a fool. Nairaland is my best website.

Please doctors in the house, is there any drug or medication that i can take to make me overcome shyness ?...

Benards:



Mtscheeeewwwwww... Not interested anymore...

positivelord:
In these days of " horizontal drilling" how do you define host community

KillMNKnow:
Blacks. that's what I was talking about. These are blacks who are screwed by the liberals into believing they're animals, they're beast. They're free to do whatever they want

White, browns Muslims are all running away from them.

We're lucky we defeated Endsars and IPOB terrorists. They want Lawlessness, culture less, value less, disrespectful society, Just anarchy.

The UK av really screwed us. tired of sharing same country with these wild animals.

KEVIND:
Mele Kyari: pushes for 2.5 percent to oil communities in PIB



https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/07/06/kyari-pushes-for-cut-in-payout-to-oil-communities-in-pib/

Joromi1:

And the 'person' still gets support from his people. Yes, they're smart. See how the entire north stood with Pantami. If he was a Southerner he would be in prison now, his brother would have betrayed him.

SenatePresdo:
The political Battle Line has been Drawn,

The South vs The North.

Nigeria would be likely Restructured Should power come back to the South again.

Ruga would likely Die a Natural Death, and I wouldn't expect a Southern president to Sanction the revival of grazing Route.

Infact, I see The North doing everything in its power to retain Power.

It's really an interesting time.

Joromi1:
That's why I keep saying the Fulanis/northerners are smart. Call it cunning if you like but you just have to give it to them. With such measures they will always be at the top in all the affairs of the country.

Woe to the divisive Southerners! While you fight against each other the north will continue to subdue you through quota system. So that after obtaining a doctorate degree you will work under one barely literate mallam and address him with "Sir". Modern Slavery 101.