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Hello,

I'm about to buy a new UPS to replace one that recently stopped working. Since I hate leaving my site to go anywhere, I found someone who is going to Computer Village, Ikeja for some PC pheripherals, and I'm thinking of asking him to buy me a UPS too. He's asking for 10,000 naira for a 600VA Qlink UPS.

I think he's overpricing this too much, since:
- He's going to buy other items during his journey, and not just the UPS.
- 600VA UPS systems of other brands are listed on Gafunk as costing 5,000 naira.

What do you advice? Is a Qlink branded UPS really that expensive, or is this guy trying to make 5,000 naira (100% profit!) off me for just one purchase?

Seun.

All i can say is that this mistake was probably made long before Firefox became a popular browser!

Oops, tcherokee, your website doesn't work with Firefox?

But it's a sweet website. I must caution you that with a Flash-based website you'll have to depend on Advertisements, direct links, and word of mouth to drive traffic to your site.

I absolutely agree with you!

I wouldn't know. We have very few white girls in Nigeria! However, I would like to caution against this judging of black girls & white girls based on stereotypes. Afterall, there are exceptions to every rule!

"Didier Drogba has threatened to stop playing for the Ivory Coast following the reaction of fans to their World Cup qualifying defeat to Cameroon. The Ivory Coast players were insulted and threatened by some fans after losing 3-2 to Cameroon in Abidjan."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4235138.stm

It's such a shocking story, and also not true!
http://www.topix.net/who/angelina-jolie
http://news.google.com/news?q=angelina+jolie

This shocking "news" is not listed on the above pages, so it's not true!

"Reigning champions Enyimba of Nigeria have crashed out of the African Champions League after they lost 2-1 to Ahly in Egypt. Instead Raja Casablanca of Morocco, who won 3-0 in South Africa against Ajax Cape Town, clinched the last semi-final spot ahead of Enyimba."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4236158.stm

May the Lord bless you richly!

This is not a chatterbox thread.

There is no conspiracy against us; we are our own worst enemies. Many Asian countries have been able to develop their economies very well despite the so-called western conspiracies, so why can't we move forward?

The simple alternative is to pool money to buy shares in the already licensed private refineries.

Nice topic. We can start this discussion where 'Dating a White Lady (or man)' stopped.

So why is it that people who are otherwise not racist, when confronted with the spectacle of a black man or woman dating a white woman or man, discover themselves to be strongly against such relationships? Why is inter-racial dating & marriage frowned upon by so many? Will this change with time?

Please open a new topic if you want to talk about inter-tribal dating & marriage in Nigeria

The US has a government-licensed agency that handles the issue of music streaming. You pay a simple fee and you have rights to stream all the music you want. But no such agency exists in Nigeria!

It won't be hard to set up some form of music station for Nairaland, but the challenge I'm facing is this: how do you do it legally, with proper compensation for the owners of the music?

Santjoe, the answer to your question is at: www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-872.0.html

Layi, for inviting 16 people to Nairaland, you're going to get the token of appreciation, too!

Good point, Bibi. When we praise them for their good action, they will tend to do more!

Yep. And I take it that this thread is your way of introducing yourself to the forum!

Well, KC, you really don't really have to attach your picture to every post. We've seen the picture in three places and we're convinced (I'm speaking for all the males!). Once again, you're welcome to participate and invite all your friends.

Thanks a million, whiteshark. There is going to be a thank you message to members in the next edition of the Nairaland Newsletter.

We look forward to covering your show on the Nairaland forum, but we really do need to see those TV ads first!

Hello there,

I have just noticed that we have more than 3,000 registered users (members) on the Nairaland Forum today.

For celebrating and promoting the growth of Nairaland, Allenpowered and chimanu2000 will be getting a special token of appreciation from Nairaland next week. Previously,
- Allenpowered asked, "how do we celebrate the 1000th member?"
- chimanu2000 asked, "should we do something at the 2000 member point?"

So how should we celebrate this new growth milestone that we've achieved?

Seun.

I'd steal Vexxy and Greatpeters' loving, positive hearts and give them my "under fire" heart!

Nice one there; I love it!

Hello KC,

Welcome to Nairaland, the discussion forum for Nigerians and friends and well-wishers of Nigeria! You're going to enjoy your stay here, and lease feel free to participate in the discussions or call for help whenever it's needed! And if you're here for the boys, we have them a plenty, too!

Welcome!

I can understand why the guy may not want to marry a girl that is double his own size. And who says love is unconditional? There is no such thing! The only love that is close to being unconditional is a mother's love for her baby. Every other form of love depends on so many factors.

There's no need to be afraid to post a review of your phone here ... inasmuch as you've not posted your physical address online, you're perfectly safe!

Banks in Switzerland have returned $290m of money found in accounts linked to the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. 
Another $170m will follow once the assets have been converted into cash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4230884.stm

Switzerland on Friday gave the green light for the return to Nigeria of 290 million US dollars in funds seized in accounts linked to the late dictator, Sani Abacha.

This is part of the sum that Abacha plundered from the west African country and deposited in Swiss banks between 1993 and the time of his death in 1998.
http://english.people.com.cn/200509/10/eng20050910_207699.html

What's your take on this issue? The amount of money involved seems so small to me, compared to our excess crude oil earnings of $10 billion, for example.

What phone do you use?  Why did you choose it?  What features does it have?  How well does it work for you?  Would you recommend it to others?  This is a thread where you can post a review your phone for the benefit of others who might be thinking of buying a phone.

Vexxy says, "I just invested in a new phone.  It's the[b] i710 by Motorola[/b].  I really don't have much to say about it as of yet seeing as though I've only used it for about 1 week but I'm enjoying it thus far.  It has net surfing capabilities, voice command, ... all of the things other phones can do with the exception of pictures and video.  I really only like simplicity in the devices I use."

Here is a picture of Vexxy's phone, the Motorola i710:
https://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9422/i710lg0xn.jpg

Motorola i710 on the Motorola Site

So why don't you post a review of your phone?