Explorers: A man who had to pay £300 to fix his car sent the bill to his council after finding out some of the damage was probably caused by potholes.
Al Mitchell slammed Plymouth City Council for ‘ignoring’ his pleas to fix the streets near his home, which he says are riddled with holes.
Eventually Al got so fed up, he sent them the bill for restoring his car.
Photos of the surface of the road show several potholes, some that appear to have been patched up previously. The road appears loose, and there is damage to the road markings and lines on the street.
Risingblue008: I still wonder HOW CAN PPLE TRUST SOMEBODY THAT THEY DON'T EVEN KNW WITH THEIR MONEY, MONEY MONEY OOOO in the name of investment Kai,Allah ki a ye
Jeon: You knew Jesus is Lord but you still lust after flesh instead of spirit
Lol. This reminds me of a beautiful young girl I was interested in a few years ago. Just opened facebook yesterday and found out she has a terrible cancer tumor on her face and needs millions. In retrospect, I see that Sometimes what you can't have is not for you. We should always thank God for everything, because we don't know what He's saving us from in the future.
Cutezt: So I was sleeping on my own jejely this morning when a call woke me up from a number 09135806427, the man behind the line said he was calling me from my bank, Access Bank, and asked if I received a text from the bank asking me to upgrade my date of birth on the BVN, I was surprised but I said no, so he said I was asked to go update it from my bank or my account will be blocked and as it is now, my account is inactive until I reactivate it. For a moment, I thought it was true, since I did my BVN a long time ago, the staff there made an error in my year of birth, subtracting a year from it, and it affected me for sometime until I rectified it 3 years ago, so I listened carefully, the man gave me the 2 day, month, and year of births that was linked to my account (both the old and updated), asking me which was the correct one, and since I know they can't do anything with my date of birth, I told him the correct one.
He was speaking in a very professional tone with very good accents and all, he apologized for the error and I said he should not worry, now here is what I was waiting for, asking for details of my card, he said I should check my ATM card and I will see some numbers, he called the correct first and last 4 digits of my card, and asked me to provide the rest as that was my confirmation digit, that was when I smiled and knew this guy was an idiot. So I took the 2 other ATM cards of my Sterling and Wema Bank, and started mixing up the digits, I will pick 2 from sterling and 2 from Wema and called them out to him, while at the same time, retaining the numbers he got correctly already, the man was confused as I could hear from my end that he was on a PC as he typed and typed but the numbers were not correct, he asked me to call it over and over again, and I still called out the same numbers to him, so he did not understand what was going on until he got tired and switched to pidgin after spending about 18 minutes on phone, he started saying that I was trying to play with him and he was only helping out, and my account will be blocked, so I said, is a bank staff supposed to be speaking in that manner, or even pidgin at all while on official duty? He apologized and asked me to call it again, I called same numbers to him, but as I could hear his frustration from my end, I was seriously trying to holdout the laughter but couldn't, that was when I burst out and started laughing, and the idiot knew that this was no "white man, " switched back to pidgin and started insults, and trust me, I returned them immediately, pressed down, shaking together and running over.
But this leads me to the question, this guy knew very private details about my account, something that no one else knows apart from my bank, so I ask, HOW DO THESE SCAMMERS GET OUR DETAILS?
This man called my exact old house address, does that mean if I were to be assassinated and I still stayed in the old house, getting my details for the operation will be that easy?
it is a pressing question that really requires answers.
This can't just be swept under the carpet every time, questions needs to be asked.
Too many people have said ex bank staff. I don't agree. The federal government database for BVN, nin etc is porous. A lot of scammers have access to it. So when you register BVN in any bank in Nigeria, and get your account and atm card, there's a high probability that you would be called. As high as 80% or more of people are called. So the switching network like Interswitch etc, the scammers get new users data and call them on phone. Note that they hardly call an existing customer who just got a new card. So the system is porous and all banks are involved.
dake40: There is something called "Lead generation"
To generate a lead means to get ones info like email, phone, name etc for marketing purposes
People ignorantly drop emails and contacts without knowing the implications. Yes, its just phone number, but there are people who scrape and sell leads. For example, someone create a thread, asking people to drop number for something, maybe sure bet odds. You might not know you are selling out your lead [info], lead generator will scrape it for further cold mailing or sell your lead to companies that need them, yes. You heard that right, some companies pay for it.
Some apps, bank staffs sell leads too..
This is very bad
I think you just said it all. People post online that they want to give recharge card giveaway and others start posting there phone numbers. That's all that's needed to get BVN number and date of birth etc. Don't drop your data online. Infact, hide your date of birth and phone number on social network like facebook. That's all needed to get more data from you.
reason been that, this said guy is frustrated already, he said since he has been working with the bank, he has not done anything reasonable, mind you the guy is not a wayward type, i know him.
He doesn't need to be wayward not to do anything All he needs not to do anything is lack a Savings culture which over 95% of people bank staff inclusive lack. They complain about having nothing whereas they ain't saving.
Godsownchild199: Hi Everyone, I’m 26 years old and I want to share my little story with you all. I hope you can learn a thing or two from it. This is not my main account, I had to create a new account in view of my decision to share my story on this platform. I’ve been a Nairalander since 2012 and I have benefitted from the amazing academic and career insights shared by many. So, I thought it kind to share mine to help others in this amazing community.
I graduated from the University (if I reveal this, my colleagues who are avid Nairalanders would identify me ) some 4-5 years ago with a second class upper, then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School (still made 2:1) and served in Rivers State. I did my NYSC in a reputable law firm (name withheld) in Port Harcourt. It was quite an experience both good and bad. I left the firm after service year out of frustration due to the poor leadership and mismanagement of funds by the head of office (the guy has since been fired). Mind you, my salary as a corper was 10k (the average NYSC legal associate in Lagos earned at least 5 -7 times this amount). I had depression at this point in my life.
After my unpleasant experience at the Port Harcourt firm and months of depression coupled with deep thinking and reflection, I decided to relocate to Lagos in January 2020 hoping to find a change in perspective. Mind you, I’m not from a poor background, my parents are both highly educated and middle-class workers residing in the South. Part of my resolve in relocating to Lagos was that I wouldn’t practice law again, I’ll probably go into technology, banking, or corporate communications (I speak eloquently).
After my relocation, I teamed up with a friend to work at a technology startup somewhere on the Island but this newfound path didn’t go as planned (I call this divine providence) and I was back to sitting at home. I did a few speaking jobs (volunteering) and some petty legal jobs for my friends and family to get by. At this same time, I was aggressively applying for both legal and non-legal jobs. This decision came on the background of my Dad’s advice that I should dust my CV/Certificates, search for a job and revive my already dwindling legal career. My Dad’s attempt to connect me to a senior partner at a hotshot law firm in Victoria Island failed and I basically had to do it my way.
Fast-forward to mid-February 2020 I had three interviews in three law firms within a space of two weeks. These firms ranged from mid-sized to small-sized. I attended all the interviews, the first interview was in a small law firm managed by a Senior Advocate. The SAN immediately liked my personality and offered to instantly hire me on a monthly pay of 100k (below industry standard). The other two law firms had slightly better remuneration, great structure and were bigger in size and outlook but their recruitment process was lengthy and I had to start immediately with the SAN on my Dad’s advice. I grudgingly stayed with the small firm hoping that I’ll get an offer from either of the two mid-sized firms and then port. Unfortunately, COVID happened and one of the firms discontinued my recruitment process while the other firm out rightly rejected me. I was deeply heartbroken. In order to keep my spirit and dreams alive, my Dad kept drumming into my ears that a smaller firm meant more work and a better learning experience. He kept reiterating the need to “know” the law and stop chasing money (what all senior lawyers say ). So, I was basically stuck with this 100k job, trust me at first the environment was deadening and monotonous (reading law reports and writing legal opinions every day isn’t fun at all ). I felt like ditching my Old man’s advice and resigning during this period but due to COVID, I had to borrow commonsense and stay back. Little did I know that staying back was the best decision I would ever make to date, all thanks to God, my Dad and COVID.
While 100k may sound fair to most people, kindly note that some of my colleagues (with the same academic grades as mine) in top firms earned a monthly average of 250k or more. This awareness made me very discontent and unhappy but I still hung on to my job (a bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush) besides, who quits his or her job in the midst of a COVID induced global economic crises.
Then in October 2020, everything changed! My boss got this very big personal legal project, it was really big and my boss asked me to come on board the project team. I was then paid the sum of N2.5Million for my participation and input in the project. Later on, another personal project came through, although little. I did not even do much this time and my boss gifted me 500 Pounds from the project. All of this financial largess is outside my boss’ magnanimity in other areas like superb mentoring, paying for my professional certifications, and giving me advice (my boss can advise for Africa ), etc. Mind you, no matter how much I’m gifted or paid from the personal projects handled by my boss, my salary is still fully paid and as at when due. All these legal projects are reflected in my CV and have greatly boosted my career prospect. These projects have also helped me to build an impressive Linkedin profile and I’m currently very active in that space.
Recently, I got involved in another personal legal project with my boss and was paid N2 Million from the project fees. Sometimes, I look back at the events of my life and ask myself how I got to this pivotal point. If I hadn’t listened to my Dad’s advice and sought God’s face, I don’t think I would enjoy this type of privilege. I remember asking God for a multinational job but here I was, stuck with a 100k job completely unaware that God put a multinational remuneration in a small office with barely 8 employees. I’ve only worked for a year and 3 months but I’ve achieved what some people haven’t achieved in 3-5 years (career-wise and financially). Please don’t reject certain little offers that come your way, pray to God and seek advice where possible. Some blessings come in disguises and you may never know. This is my little grace-filled career story; I hope it inspires someone today. I want to thank God Almighty for his grace in my career and my lovely parents for their advice and tremendous support.
PS: I have abridged my story to hide certain facts and information for my personal safety and that of my office and boss. My story may sound too good to be true but believe me, it is absolutely true.
God bless you. Sometimes we have to be patient and wait for the right time. Having worked a decade in a multinational firm, I thank God that I have not been changing jobs, because the patient dog, sometimes eat the fattest bone, of course, with God on your side.
jbreezy: I dont get how people take a selfie while crying
It baffles me seriously. She's acting a serious play here. Said she collected loan from bank for the business and could still hold her hand straight for this video clip. I can't do that with that pain myself.
daylay7: This question come to mind because of my encounter with some men about their marriage. I still find it funny to think that some guys after marriage would still go for another woman for sex. Some would even go after married women. Some would go for girls as young as their daughter.
A conversation ensued between my married friends and I about infidelity. When I told them since I have been married 10 years ago, I have never slept with another woman or touch another woman inappropriately. They were all surprised and called me a "pastor".
Why is it difficult for some men not to adhere to their marital vows?
Show me your friends and I would show you who you are. Birds of the same colors flock together. Those people can't be your friend unless you approve of their conduct, then you are not way different than they are even though you have not done what they did.
Mummyfour: These ponzi schemes keep increasing by the day with different names and different format. The case we are trying to settle is that of a lady who linked up 35 people to a fake crypto currency scheme. The organizers took off after they had had enough mugus and left the poor lady thinking of how to pay back her 35 downliners. Her case is pitiful and she didn't direct them to invest directly, but collected their monies and invested in their behalf. She didn't tell them they will bear any risk that comes out of, because she felt it was risk free. Things are not looking up for her at all, because they evidence is pointing to the fact that she is an accomplice to the vagabonds that made away with people's money
Most annoying fact about such is someone who wants to make money and invest in people they meet online.
bernard1000001: Thanks for the heads up though but its paying for now...and i have invested on it already
And you call a fraudulent scheme investment? Nigerians need to be schooled on what's actually an investment. There's basically no profitable investment in Nigeria for the past over one year so please don't be deceived. The best way to lose all your money in a hard economy is to try to double it in what you don't know about. Two of the greatest fraudulent schemes now is Forex and bitcoin. When you are not the one doing the actual purchase, you expect someone else to trade for you and give you returns. That ain't right? The person would end up eventually swindling you and say he lost your capital due to trade volatility.
Jeux: Please for those people that had undergone the process of whitening your teeth, please share your experience with us. What’s the process like ?
I did mine last month for N10,000. While my teeth didn't whiten, it removed the decay on my teeth, stopped the halitosis/bad breath I had for over a decade. Recommendation: Everyone should do it especially if you are above 30 years. You'll be glad you did. Even if you didn't see the impact, it's worth the effort and it works.
UbongCR7: You will just be posting rubbish. Does it look like his death happened on his birthday? Where did his dada go to. You won't make a good journalist if you continue this way
Before you comment, watch the video. The dada was on his head in the hospital.
Flier: Sim replacement should be expensive,I think at least 20.000 Naira Some idiots are replacing sim simply because of cheap data and bonus
I agree. Although not so high. But a bit high. I agree with ncc that you can link up to 7 lines. One of my friend has more than 10 lines, because of freebies. Not bad, but can be used by bad people to commit fraud.
seunsiju: I dey meant... How I go buy sim 1k plus..... Waiting Pantami go still use track me..... Even I no go link any NIN.... Make dem block am
Without nin, you can't be tracked? Even the old telephone line, your location would be tracked without internet not to talk of now that each internet enabled phone has ip address .
BabbanBura: Ridiculous what? We bought sim cards for 40k those days, more expensive than the phones then.
Leave all these people. The 4G sim of today is several times better than the 2G sim sold then at 40k. In terms of memory, number of SMS, contacts was limited and soon become full. Sms was like 25, contacts 100 or so. Now, it's several times that number and the technology is better in terms of speed etc.
LMS1: Since the Ban was lifted I haven't come across any new Sim seller yet. all the people I am seeing here are selling it for 1k and 1500 highest. wereas new Sim card those days were only N200.
but my friend told me these new sim cards are Tokumbo Sims And it came in to Nigeria through SEME border that is why they are So costly and I blindly agreed with him
Which one come be Tokunbo sim? Is it fairly used or old Sim that hasn't been purchased? It's possible that the price of production for new ones has gone up and not available. So as the demand is high following the suspension and the supply it's low, it's natural that the price would increase. This is simple economics. After some time when they start producing new ones, the price would definitely go down.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Man Demands ₦173,000 From Government After Deadly Potholes Damaged His Car In UK by smasher1(m): 3:32pm On May 29, 2021
) some 4-5 years ago with a second class upper, then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School (still made 2:1) and served in Rivers State. I did my NYSC in a reputable law firm (name withheld) in Port Harcourt. It was quite an experience both good and bad. I left the firm after service year out of frustration due to the poor leadership and mismanagement of funds by the head of office (the guy has since been fired). Mind you, my salary as a corper was 10k (the average NYSC legal associate in Lagos earned at least 5 -7 times this amount). I had depression at this point in my life.