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What did you just typed... What are you even saying [quote author= post=140049801]Say no to drugs guys please.

Substance abuse again

From all of us @MANNA : SAY NO TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

This sad incident reminds us of the deadly, very deadly leaf called 'Gegemu' leaf' 9ice sang about in his track "Gbamu-Gbamu Jigi-Jigi" ?

Gegemu dey here? Mafiku sere!
(Is that Gegemu? Don't toy with death!!)
All the stories we have heard, saw, read about this particular leaf,
None ever end well!

Guys, BEWARE OF GEGEMU, It kills you before your time.



This reminds us.....
Let's give you a true life story about this gegemu before starting our Barbecue business for the day.....

LONG READ, IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LAZY YOUTHS we have here,
Scroll down to the next post with speeeed!
If you love interesting and educative, very educative post, read on friends........

The 'GEGEMU PARTY : A Real Life Story

Birthdays during my undergraduate days in the university were always lit.
From early morning beating rituals to late night parties filled with food and booze. Did I say early morning beating? Yea, celebrants always take some beatings for the culture. The break of dawn usually sees friends (and foes, perhaps) gathered to take their pound of flesh from the celebrants. Some go as far as pouring powdery flower and water on the birthday victim. Missiles of sachet waters fly around like its Syrian war while assailants render a line from a popular song:

We are getting old and getting high!
Afternoons are filled with little or no activities since everyone would be engaged in one or more academic activities. It is a university after all. Nights are the most interesting and are usually filled with booze, girls, music and a whole lot of fun. I am sure some of my Nigerian readers can relate and would give anything to have those days back.

Back then, alcohol seemed like the heart of any party. Without it, party rockers don’t come to play. Alcohol level tolerance differs among individuals. While some are already talking gibberish and confessing their sins with just two bottles of beer (usually of about 14O proof or 7% alcohol each), some are just getting started at one crate (a crate of beer is twelve bottles). Science has it that alcohol tolerance is hinged on varieties of factors such as body weight, age, sex, mood, ethnicity (?), rate of consumption as well as the food and drinks taken before the commencement of alcohol consumption. However, I am sure there were guys that defied all the hypotheses of science about alcohol consumption back then.

It was during one of those night birthday parties a friend (birthday celebrant) of mine got introduced to a stuff that could help him save money on alcohol supply for his party. After taking the beating of his life early in the morning, plans went underway to make the night the talk of the town. The bulk of the plan focused on alcohol supply which seemed set to suffer due to a shortage of funds. Unfortunately, a couple of the invitees would pass as those that would readily defy scientific explanation on alcohol consumption. Something drastic had to be done and indeed, something really drastic was done

Suggestions started flying-in left, right, front, back and center. The idea of beer for the night was totally ruled out simply because of those that could turn beer into water; no amount of beer can inebriate them. We jokingly call them antichrist because their actions seem to be an antithesis of Christ’s miracle in the bible. He turned water intto wine, they turn beer into water. Infusion of weed (Cannabis sativa) into home-made punch drink was also suggested but quickly thrown out because of the illegality of weed.
Guys did not want the school authority clamping down on them because of a birthday party. Finally, one popular guy volunteered to provide something that could be mixed with home-made punch, legal, safe and guaranteed to knock even the biggest alcohol-tolerant person off his/her feet. The idea seemed perfect and everything seemed set. The night came and dissolved quickly.

The following morning was quite melodramatic. As at 10:00 am, music could still be heard loudly in the party room without any sound of life coming-in or going out of it. This aroused the curiousity of the neighbouring students and a visit was made to the party scene. A couple of participants were found sleeping in the room, some were found sleeping in the toilet and the celebrant himself was nowhere to be found. It took quite an effort to bring them back to life and when they did, no sense could be made of what they were saying. Whatever they have taken the previous night is yet to disintegrate half of its half-life in their systems. Where could the celebrant be? Perhaps he has early morning classes and has left for academic area?

Majority of those around concluded the celebrant must have gone for classes. It took almost four hours for those that were woken from slumbering to start regaining their senses, albeit none of them could vividly recall what transpired the previous night. Whatever has been introduced into their drink must be extremely powerful. Six o’clock Post Meridiem: still, no sign of the celebrant.

After what seemed like an eternity, a call came through to one of the participants, a mutual friend of mine and the celebrant. The call was from Chief Medical Director of the University’s health center. The celebrant has been hospitalized and the attention of those close to him was needed. Ten minutes after, about ten of us were at the male ward of the university’s health center where our friend (the celebrant) was lying awake and looking at us like a total stranger. Something about him looked different and sinister. The doctor in charge of his case has a lot of explanation to do. What happened to him


Your friend was brought-in about thirty minutes ago all the way from Benin. He was found sleeping by the road side along Ore-Benin highway and was brought here as a result of the university’s identity card found on him. We had to charge the phone found on him before we were able to contact you. He seemed to have lost his memories and reeks of alcohol…

The doctor continued talking while all of us present kept looking at each other with a telepathic exchange of questions taking place.
A lot of what the doctor is saying do not add up. If a driver moves at an average speed of one hundred kilometre per hour (which is almost impossible on Nigerian roads), it will take nothing less than six hours to get to Benin from the location of the University. It simply means our friend left for Benin long before the break of dawn, perhaps while his birthday party was at its peak. How did he get to Benin? What was his mission there and was he doing lying on the road? There are over a thousand questions with no single answer. Perhaps we should rather ask; what was present in the drink that they took at the party?

The question from the doctor must have jolted us all back to reality. An explanation was made to the doctor about went down and how no one has an idea of when, why and how he got to where the patient was found. The doctor explained further that our friend needs urgent medical attention but what was mixed with the drink he took at the party needs to be identified first. Unfortunately, the supplier of the substance was not at the scene. A call was made through to him and he mumbled faintly on the phone : GEGEMU!!

WTF is Gegemu?
Those that are close to me know that I am a teetotaller; an attribute that is virtually incompatible with a typical birthday party in the student’s hostels within the university. Therefore, even though I participated in the early morning beating rituals for my friend’s birthday, I was deep asleep while the night party was going on. Hence, I knew virtually nothing about what they ate or drank during the event. However, the mention of the word ‘Gegemu’ reminded me of one of the songs that were reigning then:

It was later on after the whole incidence that I took my scientific self to research about the substance that was responsible for such an evil and dangerous reactions. The after-party experience observed was as a result of an infusion of a particular plant into their drink of the participants. Datura as the plant is botanically called is a genus of a flowering plant in Solanaceae family; the same family with the egg-plant. The genus is believed to be native to North America (Mexico to be particular) and exotically found in other parts of the world. It is made up of about nine species; D. stramonium, D. innoxia, D. wrightii, D. metel, D. discolour, D. leichhardtii, D. ferox and a host of others

Out of the nine species, three are found growing in different areas in Nigeria including D. innoxia, D. stramonium and D. metel with the latter being the most popular among the populace, especially the youths (the reason is quite obvious). D. metel is popularly known as ‘gegemu’ or ‘apikan’ among the Yoruba tribe found in the Southwestern part of the country, ‘zakami’ among the Hausas found in the North and ‘Myaramuo’ among the Igbos which are predominant in the South. The plant grows as an annual shrub or perennial herb with erect stems and a characteristic smell. Depending on the cultivar, the colour of the plant’s flower ranges from white, cream, yellow, red to violet. It produces a green, knoby fruit.

The plant has a wide variety of application that has been investigated both scientifically and ethnobotanically. It has been shown in several types research to have antifungal, antibacterial, cytotoxic as well as hallucinogenic properties. Proximate, nutritional and phytochemical analysis of the seeds of the plant revealed a highly nutritious but phytotoxic potential. Tropane alkaloids and scopolamine have been reported to be present in the plant and both have wide application in the world of medicine.

The capacity of the plant and its component to cause memory loss as well as slurred speech has been investigated in rats under laboratory condition and results showed a modification to the brain frontal cortex, the portion of the brain associated with memory, verbal communication and reasoning etc. Several medical cases associated with deliberate or mistaken ingestion of the plant have been reported prior to this particular incidence. In fact, a majority of the population of a whole town have been reported to have run mad because they mistakenly utilized the leaves of the plant in cooking their food

Report of abuse of the plant also abounds both locally and internationally. It has been recognized as one of the most popular and readily available as well as legal alternative to illegal/scarce/expensive psychoactive active substances in the country. According to several sources, fresh or dried parts of the plant are wrapped and smoked by youths and hoodlums as an alternative to marijuana.

Report of abuse of the plant also abounds both locally and internationally. It has been recognized as one of the most popular and readily available as well as legal alternative to illegal/scarce/expensive psychoactive active substances in the country. According to several sources, fresh or dried parts of the plant are wrapped and smoked by youths and hoodlums as an alternative to marijuana.
Back to the health center scene

Those that participated in the bash that has regained some level of normalcy explained that a decoction of D. metel was mixed with punch drink that already contained a significant level of alcohol to make the birthday party go wild. The individual effects of alcohol and the active substances present in the plant is quite enough to provoke series of undesirable reactions, let alone a combined/synergistic reaction. They really invited it on themselves.

The mention of ‘gegemu’ helped the doctor in diagnosing what could be wrong with the now indisposed celebrant. He was placed under intensive care for close to 5 days before returning to a semblance of himself. However, up till today, none of those that participated nor the celebrant himself could recall what transpired during the party. How the celebrant got to Benin overnight remains an absolute mystery

Say no substance abuse!


Hope y'all learnt something from this?



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Thanks sir.
You are permitted to use this to open a thread sir.
Barbecue duty calls.

Btw
We no be bro o.
We are simply [b]WE.


God bless you sir.
We always do our best to inspire and lift others ready to be lifted.
Keep being the great man that you are.
God bless your parents for giving us a King like you.
Stay blessed brotherly.


You are right Mr John.
And you are always welcome sir.[/quote]

Very nice thread. I love it

Rapmoney:
Here are some surugede and gbudugbudu proverbs from the streets of Warri.

1. Chameleon nor get wardrobe but na em sabi change clothes pass.

Meaning: There are people who do not possess your talents and potentials, but enjoy life's pleasures more than you.

2. "The food nor sweet, the food nor sweet", nor be for Ukwuani weed.

Meaning: Ukwuani is a town in Delta State. It is notoriously known for its strong weed which has a knocking effect and aggrievates hunger.

3. No matter how yansh make yanga reach, legs must first am enter house.

Meaning: Whoever that is greater than you is greater than you, no matter how fast you think you can move.

4. Small pikin wey use agbada take start life, go talk wetin em go wear when em turn old man.

Meaning: When a child wants to put the cart before the horse, such a child will become confused when the time comes.

5. Nor be the same eyes wey dem dey take find money dem dey take share money.

Meaning: People usually chase money with one mind, but problem usually arises when it comes to sharing formula.

6. Na the appearance of a table for beer parlour dey determine the club wey man wey nor get money for beer go support.

Meaning: People usually pitch their loyalty where favours and benefits are coming from.

7. Man wey nor get money, em house dey always dey far.

Meaning: People will hardly visit you when you are poor. They will complain that your house is far. If you are rich, no matter how remote your house is, people will always visit.

8. E nor good make all monkey hang for one tree branch.

Meaning: When too many people partake in a business, it becomes saturated and collapses.

9. Man wey nor sabi dance go say the ground too rough.

Meaning: People who do not know how to do things will always blame unforseen forces.

10. Na wood wey bend na em dey show say carpenter sabi em work.

Meaning: It is hard task that shows the skillfulness of a person.

11. Dog wey nor get mama go scratch em own back.

Meaning: People without support will always do whatever it takes to succeed on their own.

12. Coffin fine, coffin fine nor mean say death dey sweet.

Meaning: That something is beautiful doesn't mean that it is suitable for you.

13. When you tell palmwine tapper say em palmwine sweet, e go tell you say na because of say you nor taste yesterday own.

Meaning: Some people will always magnify their abilities when you acknowledge such abilities in them.

14. Na too much groundnut oil make puff-puff shine pass buns.

Meaning: Packaging can sometimes make one thing to appear better than another.

Abeg add yours if you get any surugede or gbudugbudu proverbs.

But typhoid is always present in lab tests

Mrchippychappy:
I saw a thread here https://www.nairaland.com/8673699/how-ended-sunday-bush-meat and I want to set the record straight on this matter.

In Igbo land, Grasscutter is what we refer to as Bushmeat (see first and second picture below), however some Nigerians don't seem to understand the difference between bushmeat and the typical gutter rat.

Please see the pictures below, Notice the rounded head, short ear and short mouth on the grasscutter? compare that to the long mouth, long tail, long and slender long body of the gutter rat (Third picture below)

The Grasscutter is herbivorous and can be found in the bushes and forest , while the Gutter rat eats anything and can be found in the gutter eating excrement, cockroaches, dirt. It is not fit for human consumption.

This habit of catching gutter rats, killing them and trying to pass them off as bushmeat is making Nigerians look bad, the average foreigner visiting Nairaland would assume that Nigerians eat rats.

Its not a good look

So you are saying you are not aware pigs, dogs and fowl eat human excrement

Ha, na wa ooo. Abeg be calming down

Onegai:
Please calm down, can I send you information via email?

And offer counseling

Let us step back from the cliff.

Because Divorce is wonderful for lawyers looking for rent money.

2 years mandatory separation, if you want to file before then it will cost more.

N1million-N6million to file (yes, I am not joking, especially if you're in Lagos or Abuja). You will pay for extra like printing and any other documents lawyer needs.

File in High Court, she will be served a month later, she has 30 days to respond and your first court date will be 4 to 6 months after, just for Mentioning.

After that, another month or 2 for Conference (you and your wife will go before the Judge, no lawyers allowed to speak and mediate).

Then another month or 2 after for your trial.

Courts are backed up, so unless she responds back Uncontested, expect to spend 3 years on this matter, some people that got caught during Covid spent 10 years.

Even with no kids, you fit spend 2 years if clerks go on strike and since na high court, I dunno how backed up it will be with election tribunals next year (Political Aspirants pay more so their cases will be heard faster than your inconsequential marital issues, sorry )

Are you fighting for custody? Add an additional year plus you'll pay extra for Child Welfare Officers for the mandatory house and school visit. You need to be financially buoyant because you have to pay Child Support or she can garnish your bank accounts

If you start dating, she can sue you for Adultery and sue your side chic for alienation. Upto N10million, another court case.

Court cases are open, so everyone in court that day (bloggers, other petitioners and anyone who just feels like attending) will be listening to you and her air your very dirty laundry in public. They can write about it too, mentioning your name. Not a crime.

Still interested? There's more o...


Oya please drink water, let's talk

Well over 50% of marriages are salvageable and in 5 years time you'll probably feel different.

But if we work on it now, and you give yourself to this process, in 5 years time, I pray I never see you again

Please, let's talk

I like her. Only that I don't trust these white dudes. Looking at their reactions alone, speak a lot of hidden agenda

Just this picture alone speaks volumes.
Madam shift abeg, make I pass

This woman too fine jare

Dagreeen:
so the dust no dey affect the women abi?

Smart response. Most desert dwellers wear veil for both genders

Please don't say what you don't know about. I live in the north and I will confidently say you are just being gibberish

yinkus6750:
The level of insecurity in Nigeria is caused by Islamist terrorist, banditry and it's likes.
A critical analysis of the situation will let you know it's not a religious war. We've had bombings and killings in both Churches and Mosques.
Those killed in Borno,which has suffered the highest casualty are majorly Muslims.
It should be a major war against insurgency, not making it a religious war. The country needs all the intervention and support it can get from the international community,cos ,it seems beyond our control, as the situation keeps getting worse.

Wow... This gave me the shivers 😭😭😭

So this AI pisure finally reached this forum 😳😳😳

So you think people that borrow it don't know

BigYash:
The percentage they take from you is too much.. But they always make it seem as if they are doing you so much favor.

How many times I go use cho the rice 😭😭😭

This story no plum at all at all

The topic is misleading


Please check well

Where is the picture of the tower🤷🤷🤷

SalamRushdie:
These people and Zimbabweans are very dangerous, when I am in South Africa I try my best to have as minimal contact with them as possible, they can pretend to be so sweet but will be planning you evil and I noticed they get very jealous of foreigners easily

Zoonophobes

All I'm seeing right here is a shrine

Wetin concern you if she's happy in her marriage. Oya make her happy. You must finish what you started ooo

Toolegit123:
Good day everyone here.

So lately I've been in contact with my ex girlfriend who's now supposedly a happy married woman, according to what I was told initially . Tho it on Whatsapp when I got a message from her,but I tried to be careful and mindful while conversing with her.

After a while,one thing led to another and I curiously asked her if she was really happy in her marriage. To my greatest surprise,she said NO,and she didn't even end it there. She said she regrets getting married to a man who's old enough to be her father. Mind you, she's in her late 20's while her husband seems to be in his early 60's. They've got a son together

Well,I just told her plainly,that I shouldn't be the one she should be complaining to . I only asked her a simple and polar question,and she ended up pouring out all her pains and agony before me as if I was amongst her kinsmen that took bride price from her husband Because I could remember we were still dating when she left me for him, thinking everything that was glittering then was gold .

The funny thing was that it didn't end there, because ever since then,she has been on my neck,from one polite billing to the other. And to be honest,I don't want to and will never have anything to do with her . I'm even Planning to block her number if she wouldn't stop pestering my innocent single and not searching life

Now,the real problem is that,for the past one week,her messages have been popping on my phone like steadily . And which has left me wondering and pondering , are married men not spending quality time with their wives ? 🤔. Is marriage not really enjoyable like those married folks makes us believe, especially on social media? Those of you who are married and happy in your marriages, please come in and give those us who are about to consider getting married in the future some tips on how to make a happy home.

You just capped the entirety of my expectations

notobiafrababe:
This is my honest take on this matter.
First of all, you handled it well by telling her clearly that you shouldn’t be the one she’s complaining to. That was mature. Once someone is married, especially to another person, emotional boundaries must be respected. No matter the history, you are no longer her safe space.
Now let’s address the real issue.
Marriage is not Instagram. Marriage is not wedding pictures. Marriage is not matching outfits and anniversary captions. Marriage is two imperfect people managing expectations, responsibilities, finances, personalities, family pressure, and sometimes regret.
Some people marry for love.
Some marry for money.
Some marry for pressure.
Some marry for security.
And some marry thinking “it will get better with time.”
But marriage only amplifies what was already there.
If she married a man old enough to be her father because she thought he was “gold,” then she made a choice. Whether that choice was influenced by comfort, pressure, or glitter it was still her decision. Regret after marriage does not automatically mean marriage is bad. It simply means she may have chosen wrongly or for the wrong reasons.
Now, to your question:
Are married men not spending time with their wives?
Some are. Some aren’t.
Are all marriages enjoyable?
No.
Are some marriages peaceful and beautiful?
Absolutely yes.
The difference is not age gap alone. It is compatibility, communication, emotional maturity, shared values, and realistic expectations.
A happy home is not built on: • Money alone
• Social media validation
• Age difference
• Pressure to “secure your future”
A happy home is built on: • Friendship before romance
• Emotional safety
• Mutual respect
• Financial understanding
• Honest communication
• And choosing your partner daily, even when feelings fluctuate
The bigger red flag here is not her unhappy marriage. It is her constantly coming back to you emotionally. That is emotional cheating territory. Whether she realizes it or not, she is trying to reconnect with a past comfort zone because her present is uncomfortable.
You are wise to consider blocking her if she continues. Protect your peace. You are not her therapist. You are not her rescue mission. And you definitely are not her backup plan.
For those planning to marry in the future:
Don’t marry to escape your current life.
Don’t marry because of pressure.
Don’t marry because someone looks financially secure.
Don’t marry someone you cannot talk to freely.
Don’t ignore red flags because of “benefits.”
Marry someone you can laugh with on a bad day.
Marry someone who listens.
Marry someone who respects your growth.
Marry someone whose values align with yours.
Marriage is enjoyable when two people are intentional. It is miserable when one person is pretending.
And lastly if someone leaves you thinking another place is greener, let them stay where they planted themselves. Don’t water what walked away.
Protect your single and peaceful life until the right person comes.
That’s my two cents.

Story no plum

IMPARTIAL:
Two women and a man. He tied them. He alternated between the two. While he was on top of one, the other was waiting for her turn. They could not shout and scream. They could not fight back. Nothing to grab and fight back.

The man now opened the door for them to leave. And they left peacefully without calling on anyone they saw on the street to call the police or help them.

alt3r3g0:
As the saying goes in Geology, a picture with no scale is useless.

Putting a pen or any object with a known size in the picture would suffice for people to have a guesstimate of size of the "huuge" scorpion.

OP even said "mighty". So funny

That's not a real moustache bro


Everything for the gram

Aptly said 💯💯💯

Onegai:
Okay I'll talk about this!

Sexx is natural.

Sexx is beautiful.

Our bodies were made by the Lord to receive and give pleasure. Seriously, a woman's body is designed to please a man's eyes and a man's touch is designed to pleasure a woman's body.

Sexx was not designed to be done between multiple partners, jumping from bed to bed in empty meaningless encounters.

Seriously, do you think anyone on their deathbeds, remembers all the people they knacked fondly? Nope.

Sexx was designed to be an expression of love and intimacy in a safe covenant relationship: Marriage.

Pornography is a bastardisation of everything good about Sexx.

Have you ever seen Porn being shot? Take 1: "oya move like dis" (2 mins later) "Cut! Oya sit down and wait for 40 mins whilst we change lighting and arrange the set, then you will change position. Please when you're carrying her leg up, remember the Camera Man has to be very close for a close-up shot, so bend her leg into this uncomfortable position so we can film well".

Then the male actor is drinking tablets and touching himself, worried that his amu has to stay hard for hours, then female actress is chilling around looking bored during takes.

And it's so degrading, they have to numb themselves with alcohol and drugs to do it day in, day out (go and check, a lot of them end up as users).

So not only is destroying you, it's destroying the actors.

As for you, constant watching of Pornography desensitives you to then emotional and intimate part of Sexx. You begin to think you're not big enough as a man (not realizing camera angle and post production is why those male porn stars look like they're carrying elephant trunk). As a woman, you begin to think extreme sexx acts are what will please your man (engaging in medically hurtful activities like An.al etc).

Your soul, your pure soul, gets destroyed.

The president has not reached three years and you are here saying students have spent four years in universities and graduated. Chai🙆🙆🙆

It's the smell of the chemical used to preserve it.
Avoid consuming it by all means.
Return the rest for refund or exchange for another

I like tall ladies

But this is way too much

I can't fit do this one abeg❌❌❌

Good work

Continue the good work

Keep it up

Wow


This is too bad


God help Naija

Abeg ooo.

What kind of bizarre thing come be this.

Haba na

AlphaBoy:
I’ve been seeing this narrative online, especially from Gehgeh, where he says once a man becomes successful or starts making money, plenty girls will suddenly want to sleep with him or be his girlfriend.
According to him, success attracts women automatically, even without effort. Some people agree strongly with this, while others say it’s an exaggeration or hyped up

So do you think success truly makes women chase men? .

Every chase is for some reasons