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manchy7531:
No be today demand for amnesty and kidnapping of white expatriates start for Niger delta

Hmmm I'm sure many of us did not know some of these incredible facts about naija.
Time to learn Nairalanders...



1. The River Niger Bridge at Onitsha was constructed between 1964 and 1965 by Dumez- a French construction company and cost £5 million.

2. Patience Jonathan is one of Nigeria’s most-educated First Ladies, with an NCE, a B.Ed, and a PhD from University of Port-Harcourt.

3. The highest peak in Nigeria is located in Taraba and is called Chappal Waddi which means “The Mountain of Death”.

4. There are 196 countries in the world and at least one Igbo person from Nigeria lives in every one of them.

5. The Pidgin word ‘Sabi’ came from ‘Saber’, Portuguese and Spanish for ‘to know’. Both country’s ships traded slaves from the Bight of Benin.

6. Katsina College (now Barewa College in Zaria) has produced 5 Nigerian Presidents/Heads of State since it was founded in 1921 in Katsina.

7. Ojukwu taught Murtala Mohammed and Ben Adekunle at Regular Officers Special Training School, Ghana. Both ‘fought’ their teacher during the civil war.

8. At Nigeria’s independence in 1960, there were 41 Secondary Schools in the North and 842 Secondary Schools in the South.

9. In 1983, Senator Arthur Nzeribe spent $16.5 million to win a Senatorial seat in Orlu (in Imo State).

10. In 1973, the Federal Government of Nigeria considered officially changing the name of “Lagos” to “Eko”. Regarding “Lagos” as a colonial name.

11. The geographical area now referred to as Nigeria was once referred to as ‘Soudan’ and ‘Nigiritia’.

12. Offences punishable by death sentence after the 1966 coup included embezzlement, rape and homosexuality.

13. MKO Abiola was named Kashimawo (Let us wait and see) by his parents. He was his father’s twenty-third child, but the first to survive infancy.

14. Jaja Wachucku was the first person to refer to Lagos as a “no-man’s land” in 1947, provoking a national controversy.

15. Jollof rice, chicken Bosom , serve of ice cream, tea, coffee or Bournvita, with full cream milk and sugar: Meal Cost = 50Kobo- Unilag in the late 1970s

16.  At the point death in 1989, Sam Okwaraji was a PhD candidate and qualified lawyer with an LL.M in International Law (University of Rome)

17. When British Bank of West Africa (now First Bank) opened a branch in Kano in 1929, Alhassan Dantata (Dangote’s Grandfather) opened an account depositing 20 camel-loads of silver coins.

18. Jaja Wachuku is reputed to have owned the biggest one-man library in West Africa. Balewa sometimes referred to him as “Most Bookish Minister

19. The colonization of Nigeria took more than 40 years to achieve and the territories were integrated by the use of force.


20. Yoruba is spoken as a ritual language the Santeria cult in Carribean and South-Central America.

21.  Slavery existed in the Nigerian territory before the 15th century and was abolished in the 19th century- 1807 by the British.

22. At least 55 women were killed in South-East Nigeria, in 1929 when the women forced the Umuahia warrant chiefs to submit to their rule.

23. The coinage ‘Supreme Court’ was first used in 1863 by the colonial administration through the enactment of the Supreme Court Ordinance No. II.

24. MKO Abiola died suddenly on July 7, 1998, exactly one month after General Sani Abacha died mysteriously on June 8, 1998.

25. Agbani Darego was the only one to wear a maillot as opposed to a bikini during the Miss Universe contest in 2001.

26. The ‘Ankara’ material is not indigenous to Nigeria. Our indigenous textiles include the Akwete, Ukara, Aso-Oke and Adire.

27.  Aloma Mukhtar is the first female lawyer from the North and went on to become the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria.

28. The area known as Makoro town in Lagos was first a swamp, later sand-filled by the colonial government and served as the first bridge to the Island.

29.  Esie Museum is Nigeria’s first museum, established in 1945. Once reputed to have the largest collection of soapstone images in the world.

30.  Aminu Kano formed the Northern Teachers’ Association (NTA) in 1948, the first successful regional organization in the history of the North.

31.  George Goldie, who played a major role in founding Nigeria, placed a curse on anyone who attempts to write his biography.

32. In 1996, John Ogbu, a Nigerian Anthropologist firmly advocated for the use of African-American Vernacular to teach in the U.S

33. Hause Language indigenous to Northern Nigeria is spoken in 11 African States. Germany, French, U.S., and British International radio stations broadcast in Hausa.

34. The surgeon who ‘killed’ Stella Obasanjo was sentenced to 1 year in prison, disqualified for 3 years and fined €120,000.


35. The word ‘asiri’ means ‘secret’ in Hausa, Yoruba, Nupe and Igarra. It also means ‘gossip’ in Igbo.

36. Igbo-Ora in Oyo State, Kodinji in India and Candido Godoi in Brazil are the towns that produce the highest number of twin births in the world.

37. Bishop Ajayi Crowther, a Yoruba, in 1857 produced a reading book for the Igbo Language and a full grammar and vocabulary of NUPE in 1864.

38. The first TV broadcast in Nigeria and Tropical Africa was on October 31, 1959.

39. In 1978, a 50Kobo increase (from #1.50 to #2) in the cost of University Students’ meal per day caused the ‘Ali Must Go’ protests.

40. Albert E. Kitson discovered coal in Enugu in 1909. This discovery led to the building of Port-Harcourt town in 1912.

41. Today, only Nigeria has a larger black population than Brazil. More than 3.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved and transported to Brazil.

42. Groundnut pyramids were the invention of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata to stack bags before export.

43. In 1967, old traditional ruler, Oba Akran and A. Ademiluyi were jailed for 14 years (7 each) for stealing £504,750 (#2.5b).

44. Since 1960, Nigeria has been either ruled by an ex-lecturer/ex-teacher or military man. The only exceptions are Azikiwe and Shonekan.

45. If you visited Lagos in 1975, you could spend a day at the Presidential Suite of Federal Palace Hotel for #100, single room for #19.

46. The first aircraft to land in Nigeria landed in Kano in July 1925. A British fighter jet flew from Khartoum (present day Sudan).

47. In 1895, Koko of Nembe (now in Bayelsa) took 60 white men hostage. When the British refused his demands, more than 40 of those men were eaten.

48. The ‘Naira’ was coined by Chief Obafemi Awolowo when he was serving as the Federal Commissioner of Finance.

49. Koma Hill (settlement in Adamawa where people lived and practised the killing of twins) was discovered in 1986 by a NYSC corps member.

50. The pilot (Francis Osakwe) that flew Ojukwu away from Biafra (1970) was the same pilot that flew Gowon to Uganda (last flight as Head of State).

51. In 1986, Shehu Shagari was banned from participation in politics for life. The ban has still not been lifted.

52. As the wife of the deputy Head of State (Vice President of Nigeria) in 1984, Biodun Idiagbon personally ran a small ice cream shop in Ilorin..

53. Koma Hills (Adamawa State) inhabitants when discovered were observed to engage in the practise of borrowing wives among themselves.


54. Juju, Dashiki, Yam and Okra are words in the English dictionary that originated from ethnic groups located .


Source:
http://www.akposupdate.com/2015/10/54-incredible-facts-that-you-might-not.html?m=1

Our shady politicians need to be stoned just like Sakari and others. Useless people.

Don't know why I just love this man called Buhari.

topeajis:
Nice tread tho. Very educative I came across dis because I will like to do the business but am things my of used home products abroad used tho. Buying is nt my problem but selling as am nt in Nigeria and niger is my target market. I have family and friend in Nigeria but dealing with them might nt be easy cos I won't like to loss my friendship. So am just stocked but am thinking if I can get someone to sell all the products to at once when it land in Nigeria. Like loading the stuffs in a car and send to Nigeria and the person just pay for the products and I take the car or if the person will also like to buy the car I don't mind. Any advice and comment pls

PM me: prudimanics@gmail.com

abbeyforex:
A GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGG IS WHAT AN ASSET IS !


There is money to be made in the importation business and for several reasons, certain products just seem to have more appeal when they come to the market than the order. Another factor that makes importation business appealing is the fact that certain goods are much less expensive when purchased as and when due. Finally, some products just cannot be produced in certain areas, and so importing them into one market from another creates an opportunity for both the producer and the buyer.


You may already have the skills that lends you to certain markets or types of products. One of the great things about import business is that they can provide good profit margins with fairly minimal investments, and manageable operating costs. However, there are certain skills that people who are successful in this business tend to have.


Salesmanship is important, as is the ability to develop rapport with clients. There are products that are peculiar to certain region and season, but as a good Importer, peculiarity should not put you to limit. Harness the power of the internet using the social media and the E-Commerce platform to break the bound of low sales in your product. You’ll also have to pay close attention to the types of products to deal in, or else a potentially lucrative transaction could end up turning into a very poor business decision and producing a FRUSTRATED IMPORTER.


Nature of Importation Businesses

Importers purchase goods with their own capital, and then sell them. While this business model allows the business owner to keep all of the profits, it also involves a high degree of risk, if the products don’t sell as well as initially anticipated. And this is the basic reason why NETWORKING IS THE KEY THING. The Ultimate secret of successful Importers

With PLAN 'B',in order to make deals happen, we have to get out there and find out the products people needs and are willing to buy. Coupled with our intellectual property (IP) which is the most valuable asset we have, as it’s tied to at least 90% of our company’s value,we select fast selling products and order for them at damn cheap price towards making between 200% to 500% Return On Investments (ROI).

For most start ups,this is a herculean task. Why not take advantage of the already cooked soup and join us towards having a better and successful Importation Business. The remaining days in the year can still make up for the already gone days.

Most Importers run at the first sign of a problem,instead see the problem as a reason to demand another way to improve the business. Dont buy a GOLDEN EGG rather a GOOSE that lays GOLDEN EGGS over and over again. That’s what an asset is.

Drop your email here for further information on how to be a beneficiary of the 'GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS'.


PS: Is your Plan'B' in place yet? If not,we will teach you how to have one because our concern is all about PEACEFUL WEALTH.

Prudimanics@gmail.com thanks @OP

abbeyforex:
Success tips for Importers from a guy who knows much about Importation Business.

Before I begin, I should inform you that I know so much about Importation Business. It's not just a clever title to get your attention, though it's admittedly clever (I'm honest enough to admit when something is brilliant, even when it's my own writing).

You shouldn't read this article if you're an Importer with low self-esteem. I don't need my inbox filled with emails from teary-eyed importers reaffirming how astute my observations are .

Women get away with murder in our society, especially when it comes to the visual pollution they call FASHION. So I'm going to do what few people— few men —have ever done by criticizing women. Sure, you may be thinking "but Abbeyforex, people criticize women's fashion all the time!" Yes, but not men, and definitely not people like me.

I’ve been searching for the perfect products that will sell to every woman between age 15 to 55 because it has been researched that women in this age group have become the biggest buyers of beauty products in Nigeria.

According to a beauty analyst, customers aged 25-55 spend #100,000 and above a year and teenagers whom one would have thought should be left out spend between #50,000 to #80,000 to make themselves look good .If older women look good it’s because they also dont want to be left out.


I asked my wife why, as they grew from girlhood to womanhood, some people would judge them on their appearances instead of their hearts, but that who they are matters much more than how they look but she argued with me that good physical appearance is the starting point . I urged her never to lose sight of who she is, inside and out.


Every day is Class Picture Day. Every phone is a camera. Every picture, or video, ends up on the Internet. Everyone, from your secondary school classmates to the wife of the guy you worked with 10 years ago, can see, it seems that here in the real world, the beauty culture has only gotten more demanding.

The most recent horror story I heard from a friend involved women running the Boston half-marathon in full makeup, so they would look great in their finish-line photos.

Go online and you’ll find them Instagramming shots from the spray-tanning bed, tweeting selfies with their glam squads .

In view of these facts,I have researched for 2 hot-selling products to order for all ladies within this age range and sell at a grammy 300% to 400% here in Naija.

Product 1
Kaymu -lowest price #5,000,some sell as high as #15,000
Konga -lowest price #2,500,some sell as high as # 6,000
Jumia -lowest price #3,000,some sell as high as # 8,000
Offline price - As you wish

My supplier is selling for $3

Item weight is 0.1kg,if you order for 10pieces,total weight is 1kg. Do the rest calculation.



Product 2
Kaymu -lowest price #2,500,some sell as high as # 8,000
Konga -lowest price #3,000,some sell as high as #14,000
Jumia -lowest price #3,000,some sell as high as # 7,000
Offline price - As you wish

My supplier is selling for $3

Item weight is 0.2kg,if you order for 10pieces,total weight is 1kg. Do the rest calculation.

Keyword: I can make 200% to 400% or more on any product I import.......It has taken me many years and dollars to get to this point.....it was not easy........an education in Importation Business is very expensive, most never graduate!...they go broke! "What is powerful is when what you say is just the tip of the iceberg of what you know."


Drop your email to get more information on how you can take advantage of this product that sells and some other product in the future.

PS: Is your Plan'B' in place yet? If not,we will teach you how to have one because our concern is all about PEACEFUL WEALTH.

Prudimanics@gmail.com

Nice one Mr President....he's the right man for the job.

The Senate has been hit with credibility crisis over the swearing in of two different persons to represent a single senatorial district.

The two persons, Mustapha Sani Mohammed and Gen. (rtd) Mohammed A. Garba who are both claiming to have won the election under the All Progressives Congress have been sworn in to represent Niger south senatorial district, Daily Trust reports.

It was gathered that Garba was sworn in at the inauguration of the 8th Senate on June 9 while Mustapha was sworn in last week Wednesday, August 12,2015, by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki for the same position.

According to sources, the Senate president decision was said to have been influenced by his associates to swear in Mustapha for the position even when Garba is yet to constitutionally vacant the seat.

However, Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi, special adviser on legal and constitutional matter, said the confusion arises from lack of information from the judiciary. The two contenders are currently at the appeals court over the issue.

It was gathered that the problem started during nomination from the senatorial district. Mustapha was the first to be nominated but when his membership of APC was challenged, his name was reportedly substituted with that of Garba who went on to win the general election.

However, Mustapha has gone to court to challenged Garba’s claim to the seat saying that he was the legally elected senator as he was the original nominee of the party.

The case was still in court when Mustapha was sworn in before the court could take decision on the dispute.

Senate president legal aide said that Saraki was not aware that someone from the same senatorial district was earlier sowrn in but promised that investigation would be carried out.

“Before Mustapha was sworn in, we wrote to the Supreme and appeals courts, asking whether there was application on the senatorial district. The Supreme Court replied (to) our letter on the 7th August, the following day after we wrote to them.

“The Supreme Court said there was no any pending application, but the appeals court did not reply (to) our letter until on 12th of this month, just hours after Mustapha has been sworn in.

“It was the appeals court that told us that there was a pending application on the seat. We acted because we thought nothing was pending,” El-Sudi said.


http://www.chichinwaafrica.com/2015/08/serious-confusion-as-senate-president.html?m=1

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missbronze:
. why wont u like my location, badoo.


No, we didn't lead him on. we dated him to know ourselves better, and, along the line, we realized is nt what we want.

So why do u av to wait for him to pop the question b4 u back out? Maka y?

Who else won run again?
Make una signify oh

barcanista:
This is my problem with some of you! Instead of being a patriotic Nigerian by encouraging that people be held accountable, you are making unreasonable statement. When has it become lawful for a private citizen to prosecute/probe alleged corruption case?

Naija politicians are almost the same, some are just better than others but my problem with you is that you are wailing that if Buhari wants to probe he should start from Obasanjo,Atiku,Amechi,Tinubu and the likes....why GEJ didn't probe them if I may ask u? If I was Buhari too I will start frm GEJ for not probing those people cos he assumed they are not corrupt or he stealing is not corruption...so, Buhari has freedom of choice likewise you (you choose to be wailing) and you can't take that away from him. Well, you may call it witch-hunt but hold GEJ responsible for not problem those people u wailing for.

I met a friend of mine 3 days ago after 4 years and I was so surprised when he showed me his pictures on his phone. He has joined Nigerian army and he told me that he's one of the soldiers confronting the boko haram which I saw the pictures where they were on battle field and i also saw his anti terrorist squad badge. He said he wants to quit cos their salary is either 49k or 50k sha which means the OP is right and I was like WTF! are you for real? He showed me one of his friends that boko haram killed and another army that has joined boko haram cos the army didn't show up on time when their choppers came to pick them up and he was chased by the boko haram and they captured him alive. My friend told me that so many solders have been killed and the worst part of it is that Nigerian army won't inform their family or compensate them. This country is so bleeped.

Melahou:
Mama peace in the news again
Thought she'll be resting by now

Mama no won gree
She too like power

Guys can't do without it.

Women!!!

HungerBAD:
Is this some kind of joke? But Nigeria Police are animals anyway, so deserve to live in this pigsty.

LRNZH:
It was not a policy directive of GEJ to fix the refineries then. If GEJ had won a 2nd term, the refineries would have remained inactive so that the oil thieves and cabal will continue benefitting from the sleaze in the industry.

Also during the Occupy Nigeria protests of 2012, three new refineries were promised by the same GEJ govt. Of course the new refineries were never built. Why promise new refineries if they had realistically intended to startup the old ones?

In fact during the last electoral campaigns, GEJ and PDP were claiming that Nigeria's refining issues would become a history as from 2016 when Dangote's refinery is to startup. They past govt tried to sell the refineries for peanuts but were scared of a backlash from protests close to the elections.

Allowing the present refineries we have in Nigeria to work was not in the realistic plans of the GEJ administration. He can't take credit for them.

The fear of PMB is the reason things are working now. Period

GBAM!!! You've said it all.

Don Jazzy and his playful ways though! The mega producer has jokingly offered to help Meek Mill produce beats that’ll help win him his ongoing feud against fellow American rapper, Drake. See some of his tweets....


http://thenet.ng/2015/07/don-jazzy-offers-meek-mill-production-support-against-drake/

jomile:
I don't like a guy who is possessive, I dated one once, it was d greatest mistake of my life,it just feels as if am in a prison, but tank God for my wonderful family dey pulled me out of dat prison

Hmmmm

Hmmm is like you don't love him.

Nneka123:
It's not sweet abeg!

Just like the way I'm warning that Richard guy. Phew

What's tiny about the waist?

What?

sinaj:
hmm

Snake bite.

XavierBlue:
Nigga are you saying that to nigerian girls?
I know of a girl i once had romp with, during the heat of the moment, she was screaming " Iphone6" .

Nigerian girls just love material things.

XavierBlue

They can only try, nothing like naturalis.

To him is nothing.

Etumgbe:
Osinbajo why na? Why u dey do ursef like Dis?

U leave red carpet dey waka for ordinary sand

It is well....

Hmmm slow and steady....i can't wait