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Demsy:

can someone confirm this please??!!

This is a sad reality.I have a 2000 Accord V6 for sale. It's been like 3 months in the market now and no show. I think the issue of the V6 is over-blown. One can't blame the naija buyer because once you buy there is no warranty.

I drove this one from about 24k miles and now is about 87k. Like Sultaan said, it's kind of irritating (no disrespect) when you see buyers treating an Accord like a KIA or FORD. A 1988 Honda Accord will still fetch a good deal at any US auto auction.

Good luck!

Let me know if you found one.Otherwise, I can order one for you from the dealer or after market and get it down to Naija.Contact me if you think it is a deal.

sultaan:
Hope your uncle knows not to buy lemons.

And V6 Sedans too. V6 cars don't sell well in Nigeria especially for Honda. Except it is a truck or high end auto. Sir Qwierd said it all.Best of luck and shine your eyes well well. The good thing is that you are based in Naija so you won't experience the trouble of dealing with Nigerian car dealers,strikers,mechanics,drivers and those who makes more than the car owner in the quest of 'for seeing' and 'for hearing'[i][/i]

I have a 2000 Honda Accord EX, Leather, Black with 87k miles, that just arrived Lagos.

See pictures http://autoafrik.com/details.php?id=9

jidody:
The 8 year rule is strictly enforced. The shipping companies would not even take the car. However, minivans or buses are except from this age restriction.

Jidody, any experience with shipping vans above 8 years to Lagos? Do you know if AES will accept it? Thanks

sultaan:
Has anybody tried clearing their cargo on their own? One car should be no reason to get an agent or have a armed forces 'friend' to get what youshipped(its your sweat). There are procedures for self clearing, of shipments we just need to get away from those methods of the past anf look towards the future.Things won't change if we accept them as they are, we have to force change.

PapaBrowne:
Thanks Jidody!! Please I am looking to send a 40' ft container from baltimore with 4 cars. Please can u give me the cost of shipping. Thanks! And what are the benefits of shiping on RORO as againt using a container?
Also how strictly is the 8 year age limitation enforced or are there any ways around it?

Clearing at the port is getting standardized an easy, espeically the Tin Can Port. However, I won't advise someone from the US with little time to spend in Lagos to do this on their own. Otherwise, you might end up spending your whole vacation at the port.

PapaBrowne - For 4 cars I will suggest you use a container, that way you can have all your eggs in one basket. RORO is faster but from my experience with AES and other shippers, it takes a while to get a space for your car on the ship. Also, you can't load anything in the car if you are shipping by RORO.However, you can pack some personal effects in a container. In terms of security, there is not much differrence, the RORO port is safe now. If you have your way, tell your shipper that you want to ship to Tin Can instead of Apapa. There are too many jobless men in uniform at Apapa, causing a long bottle neck. Best of luck.

Let me know if you still need help.

uzoo:
hi,

thanks ,actually its a minivan , and its for business purpose , i'm not quite sure but i heard the strict importation of cars not older than 8 years does not apply to minivans and buses . so i don't intend to do the long or illegal route from other borders, but thanks anyway. i just need to know if this is true and if so how much it would cost to clear a minivan , say from 1995 or 1996. 1997 , 1998,1999 models

Uzoo, my agent assured me that there is no restriction on vans. I shipped a 99 Quest and Villager through the Tin Can port via RORO.It came out without a hitch in 3 days. I wil suggest that you find out from your agent if he/she can clear it, because his/her advice is the KOKO.

The demand for Camry in Nigeria is higher than that of the US.

The XLE is the top of the line for Toyota usually comes with Leather, it is similar to EX for Honda and GLE for Nissan.

DatNiggaAk:
1m.
if its ok for the camry holla at ya boy

=N=1million for a 2000-2001 Camry? I will buy 2 at that price. One of the top selling cars in the US. Please let me know if you have one for sale.

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They won't only run out of titles but stories too. Lately I have seen about three movies where a dying brother volunteered to impregnate his sister-in-law because her husband couldn't perform. Then doctors found a cure for his sickness. Kudos to the pioneers but fresh ideas need to be injected before the tap runs dry. The followership of naija movies is spreading like bush fire, not only is it common with other Africans but also African-Americans, Islanders and black latinos.

Acting and movies in general cuts through the language barrier. I watched Iche -Okwu (remember that Igbo court drama on old skool TV, with a funny interpreter - I hope my spelling is right) for long, without understanding a word of Igbo. If a movie is good, one doesn't really need to understand the language.


For goodness sake, someone needs to talk to the interpreters in Yoruba movies, make dem no kill man with big grammar.

I intend to wait for Transcorp to go up a little, before selling. It went up from about 2.87 to 3.13 today. This is good news. I will suggest you get your certifcate and wait for a while and see whether it will grow.

Insurance stocks seems to be doing pretty well. Especially with the low entry prices.

I finally bought Japaul at the secondary market this week @ N10.11k. Guess what, some one said the the price dropped to N8.05k (need to confirm). No qualms. That's the way stock goes. Still waiting to snatch some units of Big Treat.

NBA, you can use UBARemit from your Checking Account. This works the same way as MGram And W-Union.

Thanks for the info. Was it over-subscribed?

I'm regretting not buying Big Treat (because I didn't trust the Chinese, despite that I liked Big Treat back in the day) and Japaul Oil (because I didn't have enough info about the company). Now I'm paying through my nose to get these stocks at the 2nd market. Guys, is there any stock you didn't buy that is now hurting you?Let's hear from you. Some nlanders might learn from this.

UBA has a Non-resident Nigerian Account. I have had one for 5 months now. Try www.ubadirect.com

http://www.skyebankng.com/offer/offer_instruct.php
http://www.skyebankng.com/offer/applic_form.php

This is what I saw oin their site. They didn't say where the form should be submitted to.

Guys, what's your opinion about this Bank?

Samkon Kaltho Gado (born November 13, 1982 in Kufai, Nigeria) is a professional American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Liberty.

High school career
Gado moved to Columbia, South Carolina from Nigeria when he was nine years old. He attended Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, where he was a four-sport letterwinner (football, track, soccer, and basketball).

Gado posted 10 games of over 200 yards as a high school football running back. He was named Athlete of the Year as a junior, rushing for 2,100 yards and 31 touchdowns. He served as team captain in his senior campaign. His high school teammates referred to him as the "Nigerian Nightmare," the nickname of former Kansas City Chief running back Christian Okoye. Gado donned the jersey number 35 out of respect for Okoye while in Green Bay and Houston.


College career
Gado played college football at Liberty University, a Division I-AA school in Lynchburg, Virginia. Although Gado only started two games in his college career (playing behind fellow backs Dre Barnes and Eugene Goodman), his contributions to the team were significant. He played in 39 games during his college career, amassing a total of 273 carries for 1,631 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught a total of 38 passes for 486 yards and six receiving touchdowns. His most significant numbers came in his senior year, where he proved his value to the offense by carrying the ball 138 times for 938 yards and a team-high eleven rushing touchdowns.

Because of his relatively quiet role as a backup running back at a 1-AA school, Gado went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft and was eventually signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs in May 2005.


Professional career

Breakout year with Packers
Gado was unable to make the Chiefs active roster in part due to an injury suffered during training camp, and was eventually waived from the practice squad after the first month of the season. Kansas City running backs coach James Saxon was impressed by Gado's ability, but there was no room on the Chiefs roster to retain him. Nonetheless, Saxon spoke highly of him to other teams such as the Green Bay Packers. Kansas City head coach Dick Vermeil also encouraged Gado to continue playing football.

On October 17, the Green Bay Packers signed Samkon Gado to their practice squad. Gado's future in the NFL might have ended there were it not for the unfortunate circumstances of the Packers' 2005 season. Despite being one of the premier running teams of the past few years, the Packers saw a dramatic drop in production due to the loss of both of their starting guards from the previous season and due to nagging injuries to star running back Ahman Green. Both Green and backup Najeh Davenport were eventually lost to season-ending injuries, forcing the Packers to promote Gado to the active roster alongside third-string back Tony Fisher and such players as Reshard Lee and Noah Herron.

Gado made his NFL debut, only two weeks after being signed to the Packers roster, with an eight-yard carry on October 30, 2005 in a 21-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was his only carry of the game. One week later, he was given much more playing time against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Though Fisher was officially the starter of the game, Gado carried the ball 23 times for 62 yards and scored his first NFL rushing touchdown in the 20-10 loss. Coaches and teammates were impressed by Gado's performance against a strong Pittsburgh defense.

Gado began to be considered a "feel good story" for the 2005 NFL season as a nobody backup suddenly showing real potential when given the chance. The sudden media attention was also due to Gado's polite and humble personality both in interviews and on the field. After Gado's touchdown in the Steelers game, he reportedly walked up to and thanked every one of his offensive lineman for helping him to score.

On November 13, 2005, Gado started his first NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons. He responded to the challenge with an outstanding performance that instantly turned him into a household name for Packer faithful. Gado rushed 23 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre, as the Packers won 33-25. Gado received the NFL Rookie of Week 10 award for the game.

For the next three weeks, however, Gado excelled in the starting position. He recorded two more 100-yard performances - 111 against the Philadelphia Eagles and 171 against the Detroit Lions - and scored a rushing touchdown in three straight games. He was once again awarded the Rookie of the Week award, this time for his Week 14 game against the Lions.

Gado's season ended on a sprained MCL in a December 19 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Before the injury, he had looked very strong against a notable Ravens defense, rushing six times for 45 yards. Though it was possible that Gado would recover in time to play the season finale, the team decided that risking any further injury to the rookie wasn't necessary, and placed Gado on injured reserve.

Gado's final 2005 statistics:

Rushing: 143 attempts, 582 yards, 6 touchdowns
Receiving: 10 catches, 77 yards, 1 touchdown

Trade to Houston
Gado's 2006 preseason rushing numbers were unremarkable, and did not stand out among other competitors for the running back position. Ultimately, former teammate Najeh Davenport was released at the end of the preseason, and Gado remained on the squad.

Gado started the 2006 season as a backup running back. On September 13, 2006, after the first week of the NFL regular season, Gado was traded to the Houston Texans for running back Vernand Morency.[1] He has been ineffective in Houston as Ron Dayne and Wali Lundy took the load of the carries, Despite decent play by Gado. Gado's best moment of the 2006 season was a game at the Jaguars. The Texans sealed the victory when coach Gary Kubiak gambled on fourth-and-1 at the Houston 41-yard line with a minute remaining, winning by 3. Samkon Gado, who finished with 67 yards rushing, picked up enough for the first down. "You've got to give your team a chance to win," Kubiak said. "Was it the smartest thing? I don't know, but where we are headed with our football team we got to send a message to our football team about the way we are going to play and what we are going to be about."

On October 23, 2007 the Texans relased him after promoting Adimchinobe Echemandu to their Third String RB. Gado had rushed for only 46 yards on 18 attempts with 1 TD.


Miami Dolphins
Shortly before Gado's release from Houston, the Miami Dolphins lost starting running back Ronnie Brown to a torn ACL. As a result, the Dolphins claimed Gado off waivers. However, he did not see playing time for his first few games in a Dolphins uniform. After Miami's backup running back, Jesse Chatman went down, they re-signed Ricky Williams, a former Dolphin who had done several stints in-and-out of the league, and subsequently cut Gado. However, Williams was injured in his first game back, and Miami re-signed Gado. Gado contributed over the next several weeks, including scoring a touchdown in a game won by the previously 0-13 Dolphins.


Personal
He received a bachelor's degree in health promotions while taking pre-med courses at Liberty University; he has already taken the MCAT and plans to retake it in July 13, 2007.[1] Gado plans to follow up his football career by becoming a medical missionary in his native country. A fall 2006 TV spot highlighted Gado's internship at a hospital in Green Bay. His father, Jeremiah Gado, initially left Nigeria in 1990 to study at Columbia International University, and now regularly visits Nigeria for mission work. Gado was named on the Phil Simms All Iron team for his contribution to the community. Gado now resides in Columbia, South Carolina for the off-season in 2007.


Awards and Records

College
Gado received the following awards for his performances at Liberty University:

Rock Royer Award, May 2005 (Top senior athlete - shared with another athlete)
Luke 2:52 Award, January 2005 (award in football)

Professional
Gado received two NFL awards for his rookie performance:

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month, November 2005
Rookie of the Week, Weeks 10 and 14
In addition, Gado holds a couple of Green Bay franchise records for a rookie.

Most rushing yards in a game (171).
Most touchdowns in a season (7).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samkon_Gado

McKren:
I saw Hillary Clinton's victory speech in NH

Gosh she is so boring.

If she is lucky to get elected as President, she will never get second term because then America will see what a boring President she will be.

If you think Hillary or any other presidential candidiate's speech is boring, try Geroge W.'s speeches. Bush can't say anything that can be stored in the book of records.

Sentiments aside, the thing working for Obama is that he's a good speaker and colored. As an independent, I see Obama as a trick by the white majority to prevent the GOP candidiate from a serious contest. It is part of the grand plan to send Hillary packing, so that the Republican can slide to the White House.

What's in it for the average immigrant?Nothing! For instance, most Nigerian families in the Atl,Ga where I live, makes more than 60k/annum, have more than one job and an average of 3 children. The only people who can benefit from Obama win, I mean nomination,are the African-American baby mamas with 5 kids from 5 different fathers.

I don't care who wins the White House, because it can't really change much. The truth is that all of them agreed before Bush took us to Iraq. My main concern is how much tax is deducted from my pay check, so I hope and wish that Mitt Romney will steal the race.Democrats don't bring much than WELFARE!However, America needs a president that people will love to see, trust and like. This will help her PR in the face of the world.

Esss said it all. It didn't take Denzel a day to become an actor and director.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/01/07/cake.irpt/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Story Highlights
Chidi Ogbuta of Allen, Texas, gets wedding cake that looks just like her

Bride had longtime fantasy of having a doll modeled after her

Cake fulfilled bride's dream, and took about a week to finish off

Cost - $10k

IS NOT U BUT ME! I think u deserve someone more caring than me.

In the past, like many other Nigerians I bought stock to secure the future. Lately, I have found out that it you can make a lot from buying when it is low and selling when high.

Nice thread man.


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