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Nairaland / General / Re: Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 7:14am On Jun 28, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Re: Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 7:12am On Jun 28, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Re: Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 7:11am On Jun 28, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Re: Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 7:01am On Jun 28, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Re: Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 6:59am On Jun 28, 2016
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Nairaland / General / Some Bizzare, Strange And Extraordinary Facts From Around The World by Sowl(m): 6:58am On Jun 28, 2016
I bring to you some weird, crazy and emotional pictures of facts from around the world for your viewing pleasure.

Phones / Re: Oukitel K6000 Pro Unboxing And Review by Sowl(m): 6:52am On Jun 04, 2016
eMqeror:
Unboxing:



Opening the box will have you facing a 5.5 inches phablet, parked with a rubber case, going further into the box, you’ll find the SIM Ejection pin, a spare screen protector, the reverse charge cord, massive fast charger with its USB cord, User guide and the Warranty certificate.

Design:



The design of the K6000 pro is quite eye-catching, it boasts a more premium design having about 70% percent of its body made of full metal chassis. The K6000 pro comes in Three different colours; Carbon gray, Champagne gold and glacial silver, Depending on which colour you decide to go with, the front will be either black or white which is a very commendable effort by the company- Some phone makers will put a black front on each and every unit, even the white ones.

The border is finished with a shiny metal with chamfered edges, the volume adjustment and power buttons are made of metal as well, and they give a well positive feedback when pressed. The 3.5 mm audio jack is located at the top drifted towards the left; the USB type B port can be found centred at the bottom, right next to the micro phone hole.
At the back is a Finger print sensor sitting just below the Camera and dual LED flash, the loud speaker is placed further below at the back. The back is covered by a metal having curved edges and flattened middle section with very smooth finishes, this gives the device a very amazing and comfortable feel in hand.

Three capacitive keys with no LED light rocks the bottom bezel, the buttons looked a little bit reduced in size. The K6000 pro has a thickness of 9.8mm and weighs approximately 214 gram, it’s not hard to tell that the K6000 pro’s massive battery is the major contributing factor to its weight.

Display:


In the display department is one of the areas in which the K6000 pro definitely shines compared to its predecessor, the handset is equipped with a full HD screen that measures 5.5 inches diagonally, it holds a powerful resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels having a PPI (Pixels per-square inch) of 408.

The screen is protected by a Dragon trail glass that has an unusual thickness of 1.1mm (higher than the normal 0.7 mm found in most phones) making it shatter and scratch proof to a very high extent.
The overall display in the K6000 pro is great; colours appear very bold and vibrant when viewed from any angle. The screen acknowledges multi touch of up to 5 fingers at the same time.


Fingerprint Sensor:

The device uses a fingerprint unlock system, you can easily unlock the device by just placing a registered finger on the scanner for a second or less, this appeared to be very fast and you can add more fingers to be recognized.
The fingerprint sensor can also be employed to limit access control app permissions, but most people are typically going to use it for unlocking the phone.
Other sensors available are: G-sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall Effect sensors.

Software and Processors:


Oukitel K6000 pro is running a barely customized android 6.0 marshmallow operating system, the app drawer is present this time, the launcher has two theme option you can choose from; ‘Sensation and Clasical’.



The company added some other nice features to further enhance the user experience, some of this features are; Gesture motion, Float Gesture and Gesture unlock.
The phone is powered by a MediaTek Octa-core chipset running at a speed of 1.3 GHz which rather poor with all the 64 bit octa-core chipset. There is a powerful combination of 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM to go with for multitasking and internal storage purposes, The space can be further expanded with a microSD card, great choice of phone for space and heavy users. You can choose to leave all your apps open and wont experience lags in the phones performance.



Camera:

The K6000 pro will make a good companion for picture lovers, it uses a 16 mega pixels camera for the primary shutter and 8 mega pixels (interpolated) for the secondary shutter, the rear camera works with a dual LED flash to produce bright and clean pictures even in dark conditions, it also has autofocus that made focusing on objects easier and avoiding blurred up images. The front camera has a face detection features which is very handy for quality selfie purposes.

Battery and Connectivity:

The K6000 pro is definitely a power house with its massive 6000 mAh non-removable battery, the device can stand 48 hours without charging. 5 minutes of charge from 0% gives you a talk time of 2 hours of talk time, thanks to its super fast charger with an output of 5v/7v/9v-2A.

With the charger, the device only takes 2 hours 30 minutes to fully charge and can also be used to power other devices haven come with a reverse charge cord .
The K6000 pro is a dual micro SIM device with one dedicated SIM slot, the second slot can either be used as an SD card slot or for a second SIM. It supports 4G, 3G and 2G network options on both SIM slots.



Connectivity options are Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi and mobile hotspot, GPS and GLONASS. Other than that, there is a standard micro USB type B connector for data exchange.

Conclusion:


The K6000 pro was supposed to stand as a casual upgrade of the basic K6000 but the improvement came rather plenty, impressed by the display and its and battery life, the real deal breaker is the price tag we found the K6000 pro at.
The Oukitel K6000 pro is certainly a nice pick for anyone looking to experience premium features at a relatively low price tag of just 186 USD.

Source and full details with pictures: http://www.androidphonesinnigeria.com/oukitel-k6000-pro-review/


Is k6000 pro different from the k6000..... Coz I am using a k6000 and it doesn't have all this features but the game performance is top notch with little or no lags noticed..... Mine comes with a 2gig Ram, 1.0ghtz processor clock speed and 16gig Rome.
Autos / Honda Evil Spirit 2009 Model For Sale by Sowl(m): 5:38pm On May 18, 2016
Honda evil spirit 2009 model
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Autos / Re: Honda Civic 2007 Model For Sale by Sowl(m): 12:05pm On May 18, 2016
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Autos / Honda Civic 2007 Model For Sale by Sowl(m): 11:48am On May 18, 2016
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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Chelsea Vs Tottenham Hotspur (2 - 2) On 2nd May 2016 by Sowl(m): 11:12pm On May 02, 2016
GloriaNinja:
Man United for life

Good 2know a lady with such beauty like urs is a united fan... GGMU lovely and also welcome 2 nairaland... How u doin?
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Worlds 20 Strongest Military In The World Presently by Sowl(m): 11:04pm On Apr 30, 2016
donbenedict:
you are quite aware they possess nuclear weapons right?

Sure I do... Any one quite conversant with the current affairs of the world already knows that..... But what you should note according to the post is the fact that this ranking was majorly based on quantitative evaluation more than qualitative evaluation, this might be another reason north korea didn't make the list.
Remember in my 1st reply to your comment I made mention of north korea's preferrence for keeping its military strength evaluation a top secret from both the americans and the western powers. But on a more objective analysis I guess north korea would definitely be amongst top 10 highly ranked military in the world.
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Worlds 20 Strongest Military In The World Presently by Sowl(m): 10:49pm On Apr 30, 2016
donbenedict:
North Korean army nko?







Me thinks this might be as a result of north korea's hostile international diplomatic relations with the outside world, which makes them prefer to make there military strength and ability a top secret from the prying eyes of the americans ,there by not making them fall prey to whatever clandestine ops the west or americans decide to embark on. This in my opinion is the reason north korea's military strength and ability isn't well known to the outside world ,except for there big bad wolf huff and puff image they seem to portray!!!

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Foreign Affairs / Re: The Worlds 20 Strongest Military In The World Presently by Sowl(m): 10:34pm On Apr 30, 2016
15. Australia
Budget: $26.1 billion
Active frontline personnel: 58,000
Tanks: 59
Total aircraft: 408
Submarines: 6
Australia's military is comparatively small — it receives bottom scores on the report for the number of active personnel and the number of tanks. It also receives near bottom scores for the number of aircraft it has in its fleet.
Credit Suisse boosts Australia's ranking due to its attack helicopters and submarines though.

14. Isreal
Budget: $17 billion
Active frontline personnel: 160,000
Tanks: 4,170
Total aircraft: 684
Submarines: 5
In absolute terms, Israel has a small military. But with mandatory military service a large percentage of the Israeli population is militarily ready. With a past history of being surrounded by aggressive neighbors, Israel also has a large tank, aircraft, and attack helicopter fleet.
Israel also has qualitative military advantages. It has space assets, advanced fighter jets, high-tech armed drones, and nuclear weapons.

13. Taiwan
Budget: $10.7 billion
Active frontline personnel: 290,000
Tanks: 2,005
Total aircraft: 804
Submarines: 4
Threatened by China, which continues to have plans for how to invade and retake the country, Tawain has focused its military development on defensive plans. As such, the island has the fifth highest number of attack helicopters in the list. It also has a fairly large fleet of aircraft and a number of tanks.

12. Egypt
Budget: $4.4 billion
Active frontline personnel: 468,500
Tanks: 4,624
Total aircraft: 1,107
Submarines: 4
The Egyptian military is one of the oldest and largest armed forces in the Middle East. It receives substantial financial aid from the US and has the fifth largest tank fleet in the world. It has over 1,000 M1A1 Abrams tanks, many of which sit in storage and have never been used.
Egypt also has a relatively large aircraft force.

11. Pakistan
Budget: $7 billion
Active frontline personnel: 617,000
Tanks: 2,924
Total aircraft: 914
Submarines: 8
The Pakistani military is one of the largest forces in the world, in terms of active personnel. Credit Suisse also credits the country with having large tank, aircraft, and attack helicopter fleets.
In addition, Pakistan is thought to be building nuclear weapons at a fast enough rate that it could have the world's third largest nuclear arsenal within the following decade.

10. Turkey
Budget: $18.2 billion
Active frontline personnel: 410,500
Tanks: 3,778
Total aircraft: 1,020
Submarines: 13
Turkey's armed forces are one of the largest in the eastern Mediterranean. Although lacking an aircraft carrier, only five countries on Credit Suisse's list have more submarines than Turkey.
In addition, the country can lay claim to an impressively large tank fleet as well as numerous aircraft and attack helicopters.
Turkey is also a committed member of the F-35 program.

9. United kingdom
Budget: $60.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 146,980
Tanks: 407
Total aircraft: 936
Submarines: 10
Although the UK is planning to reduce the size of its armed forces by 20% between 2010 and 2018, it can count on being able to project its power around the world.
The Royal Navy is planning to put the HMS Queen Elizabeth, an aircraft carrier that has a flight deck measuring at 4.5 acres, into service in 2020, carrying 40 F-35B joint strike fighters across the globe.

8. Italy
Budget: $34 billion
Active frontline personnel: 320,000
Tanks: 586
Total aircraft: 760
Submarines: 6
The Italian military placed highly on Credit Suisse's report due to the country's possession of two active aircraft carriers. These carriers, in addition to the country's relatively large submarine and attack helicopter fleets, drastically boosted Italy's ranking.

7) South Korea
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 624,465
Tanks: 2,381
Total aircraft: 1,412
Submarines: 13
South Korea has been left with little choice but to have a large and capable military in the face of potential North Korean aggression. With those realities in mind, South Korea has a number of submarines, attack helicopters, and active personnel.
The country also has numerous tanks and the sixth largest air force in the world

6. France
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 202,761
Tanks: 423
Total aircraft: 1,264
Submarines: 10
The French military is relatively small but highly trained, professional, and capable of force projection.
The country has the nearly new aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle, and France routinely engages in military deployments throughout Africa to help stabilize governments and fight against extremism.
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5. India
Budget: $50 billion
Active frontline personnel: 1,325,000
Tanks: 6,464
Total aircraft: 1,905
Submarines: 15
India is one of the largest military powers on the planet. It has the most active manpower of any country aside from China and the US, in addition to the most tanks and aircraft of any country besides the US, China, or Russia.
India also has access to nuclear weapons. It's expected to become the fourth highest military spender on earth by 2020.

4. Japan
Budget: $41.6 billion
Active frontline personnel: 247,173
Tanks: 678
Total aircraft: 1,613
Submarines: 16
In absolute terms, the Japanese military is relatively small. Nonetheless, the country is extremely well equipped.
According to Credit Suisse, it has the fourth largest submarine fleet in the list. Japan also has four aircraft carriers, although these vessels are only equipped with helicopter fleets.
Japan also has the fourth largest attack helicopter fleet behind China, Russia, and the US.

3. China
Budget: $216 billion
Active frontline personnel: 2,333,000
Tanks: 9,150
Total aircraft: 2,860
Submarines: 67
The Chinese military has grown rapidly in terms of both size and capability in the past few decades. In terms of raw manpower, it's the largest military in the world. It also has the second largest tank fleet behind Russia and the second largest submarine fleet behind the US.
China has also made rapid strides in its military modernization program, now developing a range of potentially game-changing military technologies including ballistic missiles and fifth-generation aircraft.

2. Russia
Budget: $84.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 766,055
Tanks: 15,398
Total aircraft: 3,429
Submarines: 55
The Russian armed forces are the unquestioned second strongest military power in the world. Russia has the world's largest tank fleet, the second largest aircraft fleet behind the US, and the third largest submarine fleet behind the US and China.
The Kremlin's military spending has increased by almost a third since 2008 and is expected to grow 44% more in the next three years. Russia has also demonstrated its ability to project force abroad with its deployment of soldiers to Syria.

1. United states of america
Budget: $601 billion
Active frontline personnel: 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Total aircraft: 13,892
Submarines: 72
Despite sequestration and other spending cuts, the United States spends more money — $601 billion — on defense than the next nine countries on Credit Suisse's index combined.
America's biggest conventional military advantage is its fleet of 10 aircraft carriers. In comparison India, which is constructing its third carrier, has the second-most carriers in the world.
The US also has by far the most aircraft of any country, cutting-edge technology like the Navy's new rail gun, a large and well-trained human force — and that's not even counting the world's largest nuclear arsenal.

Source: http://m.businessinsider.in/ranked-the-worlds-20-strongest-militaries/20-canada/slideshow/51930340.cms

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Foreign Affairs / The Worlds 20 Strongest Military In The World Presently by Sowl(m): 10:32pm On Apr 30, 2016
Despite budget cuts and a reduction in size, the US has maintained its position as the world's strongest military, according to a report on globalization from Credit Suisse.
While the US is still far and away the world's top military superpower, Russia and China are its closest rivals. Canada, however, is the weakest of the twenty countries on the list.

Credit Suisse acknowledged the difficulties of determining comparative military strength in its report. To provide a benchmark, the report assigns weighted values for six variables before tabulating a final score.

The factors under consideration for military strength and their total weights are: number of active personnel (5% of total score), tanks (10%), attack helicopters (15%), aircraft (20%), aircraft carriers (25%), and submarines (25%).

The ranking defines military might in purely quantitative terms and does not account for the actual quality of the arms and training that the militaries may have. As such, the placement of some countries on the list may come as a surprise.

The world's 20 strongest militaries are below.

20. Canada
Budget: $15.7 billion
Active frontline personnel: 92,000
Tanks: 181
Total aircraft: 420
Submarines: 4
Canada ended up at the bottom of the list due to the country's small number of active personnel, its lack of aircraft carriers and attack helicopters, and its small number of tanks and submarines. However, Canada has still taken part in US operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and it is a member of the NATO military alliance.
Canada is also a partner in the US F-35 program, although it may decline the purchase of F-35s depending upon the outcome of elections in October.

19. Indonesia
Budget: $6.9 billion
Active frontline personnel: 476,000
Tanks: 468
Total aircraft: 405
Submarines: 2
The Indonesian military placed above Canada due its high numbers of active personnel and its relatively large number of tanks. The military, however, suffers from a lack of carriers and aircraft, as well as a minute number of submarines.

18. Germany
Budget: $40.2 billion
Active frontline personnel: 179,046
Tanks: 408
Total aircraft: 663
Submarines: 4
The German military ended up low on the list due to their lack of power projection platforms. Germany does not have an aircraft carrier and has relatively few submarines which, according to the Credit Suisse methodology, drops its ranking.
But Germany does have a fair number of attack helicopters. Recently, the country has started considering offering military support to eastern European NATO members.

17. Poland
Budget: $9.4 billion
Active frontline personnel: 120,000
Tanks: 1,009
Total aircraft: 467
Submarines: 5
Poland edges out Germany in the list due to its larger number of tanks and a more fleshed out submarine fleet. Poland has also drastically increased its military spending in reaction to Russia's seizure of Crimea and the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

16. Thailand
Budget: $5.39 billion
Active frontline personnel: 306,000
Tanks: 722
Total aircraft: 573
Submarines: 0
Thailand's military is currently in control of the country following a coup in May 2014. The military is a major player in maintaining Thai unity, and Thailand receives strong scores from Credit Suisse for its number of active personnel, its number of tanks, and its possession of an aircraft carrier.
Thailand also scores well as it has an aircraft carrier, although it does not have an aircraft fleet to complement the vessel.
Phones / Re: The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:09pm On Apr 30, 2016
1. Samsung galaxy s7/ s7 edge

You can debate whether Samsung's Galaxy S7 is the best phone ever made. But there's no question that the rear camera is the best ever installed on a smartphone.
This is the 12-megapixel, f/1.7 shooter that dethroned the iPhone in our head-to-head test. It simply features the best dynamic range ever on a smartphone camera, the widest aperture ever on a smartphone camera (to let in more light), the best texture and contrast ever on a smartphone camera, the best low-light shooting ever on a smartphone camera, the fastest autofocus ever on a smartphone camera, and you can even shoot with it underwater (kind of). All that and it hardly ever overexposes or miscolors an image.
If you're buying a smartphone based on camera quality, there is no question that this is the one to get. You can check out proof shots here

Source: business insider (india)

Phones / Re: The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:09pm On Apr 30, 2016
1. Samsung galaxy s7/ s7 edge

You can debate whether Samsung's Galaxy S7 is the best phone ever made. But there's no question that the rear camera is the best ever installed on a smartphone.
This is the 12-megapixel, f/1.7 shooter that dethroned the iPhone in our head-to-head test. It simply features the best dynamic range ever on a smartphone camera, the widest aperture ever on a smartphone camera (to let in more light), the best texture and contrast ever on a smartphone camera, the best low-light shooting ever on a smartphone camera, the fastest autofocus ever on a smartphone camera, and you can even shoot with it underwater (kind of). All that and it hardly ever overexposes or miscolors an image.
If you're buying a smartphone based on camera quality, there is no question that this is the one to get. You can check out proof shots here
Phones / Re: The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:07pm On Apr 30, 2016
2. Iphone 6/6s/SE
In 2016, the iPhone fell from its usual spot on top of the smartphone photography food chain.
The camera currently featured on the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, and new iPhone SE has started to show its age. But it's still a powerful photographic device.
Here's the bad news: The f/2.2 lens has started to look a little outdated next to some of the better Androids. And the iPhone's habit of comparatively muted, low-contrast images, which once offered a big advantage over too-bright, too-saturated Androids, has become a liability as brands like HTC, Samsung, and even LG capture bold colors without losing quality.
However, the good news for Apple is that the excellent dynamic range, sharpness, cinematic texture, and sheer smarts of the iPhone let it cling on to that No. 2 spot. It won't make the best possible images of any smartphone, but it's much easier to get a good shot with than the HTC 10 or LG G5. So those "Shot on an iPhone" billboards aren't entirely misguided.

Phones / Re: The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:06pm On Apr 30, 2016
3. Htc 10
Any other year, the brand-new HTC 10 would have had a good run at the top of this list. Its f/1.8-aperture lens produces an excellent look and texture. The 12.1-megapixel sensor has a great dynamic range (the range of highlight and shadow detail it can capture in one shot). And the autofocus is fairly zippy. In fact, on a pure hardware level it outclasses the No. 2 camera on our list.
However, this is the year of truly astonishing smartphone cameras. And the HTC's minor flaws keep it locked in the third spot on this list: Its dynamic range doesn't quite match the best smartphone on this list, and left to its own devices it tends to overexpose images more than our top two picks.
That said, if you're the kind of photographer who adjusts the exposure before each shot, this may be a better option than No. 2 on account of its superior glass and sensor.

Phones / Re: The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:05pm On Apr 30, 2016
4. LG G5
LG seems to love running with good ideas before it's thought them all the way through.
The G5 is the first smartphone to feature two cameras for different focal lengths, putting it at the front of an inevitable trend. It also offers modular accessories like the Cam Plus to improve your shooting. If smartphone cameras are going to leep getting better, they're going to need to function more like DSLRs, with several sensors and lenses for different situations. So conceptually, the G5 is a little bit brilliant.
But in practice it doesn't quite get there. LG's decision to make the second lens extra-wide turns it into a bit of a gimmick, the 16-megapixel, f/1.8 main camera can't stand up to other smartphones in our tests, and the Cam Plus didn't work when we tried it.

Phones / The Best 5 Smartphone Cameras In The World by Sowl(m): 9:03pm On Apr 30, 2016
5. Sony Xperia Z5
The Sony Xperia Z5 was the first new Android flagship released in 2016, and it has its fans. Sony has a good reputation in the smartphone camera business, and DXOMark claims this one's among the best in the world.
When it came out in early February, ahead of the other 2016 flagships, it was among the better Android cameras yet released. However, we strongly disagree with the high ratings from DXOMark and other sites.
The Sony Xperia Z5 wants very badly to be an excellent smartphone camera. Sony can boast some impressive specs for its flagship device: 23 megapixels and a 0.03-second autofocus sound pretty impressive. Sony calls them "revolutionary" in its advertising.
But in reality, this is the most disappointing of all this year's flagship phones. Chasing unnecessarily high megapixel counts off a cliff can ruin a device; the more pixels you squeeze onto a sensor of the exact same size, the more you risk degrading their quality. The Xperia Z5 tends to overexpose shots and blow out highlights and shadows. Its f/2.3-aperture lens lets in less light than any other camera on this list, and the autofocus time wasn't even close to 0.03 seconds in our experience.
(Aperture refers to the width of the hole in the lens through which light can pass. Lower numbers mean bigger holes, more light, and nice blurry backgrounds.)
The Z5 is a fine phone, and it's better than most older phones when it comes to photography. But there's better options out there.

Celebrities / Re: How We Resolved The Fight Between Wizkid And Linda Ikeji – Lagos Police by Sowl(m): 4:32am On Apr 24, 2016
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Politics / The Early Turbulent Journey Of The Non-accidental public Servant!!! by Sowl(m): 11:48pm On Apr 05, 2016
A consolatory article for every struggling Nigerian(zombies and wailers inclusive) D;

No light, no water, no fuel, no food, no no no is the chorus sang all over the country at present. No doubt that times are really hard, but every man who sees beyond his nose can see a silver lining in the cloudy future. The hope that keeps a pregnant woman going, is knowing for sure that the pains will be over after a period of time. This hope is what keeps her alive, strong and up and doing. After more than 50 years as an independent nation, 3 republics past and 16 years wasted in an uninterrupted democracy, Nigerians for the first time elected a leader that didn't emerge by chance- but by a conscious attempt to being the president of the country. According to history, no Nigerian leader had emerged from a conscious preparation to being a president except President Buhari.
Sir Abubakar Tafawa balewa the first and only prime minister of Nigeria never dreamt or prepared to lead Nigeria when he did, it was a chance provided by the great Sir Ahmadu Bellow the Sardauna of Sokoto who had every chance to become the prime minister but rejected, and sent his deputy at party level to fill in that space. Alhaji Shahu Shagari became president after Obasonjo willingly relinquished power to a democratically elected president. Then, he was vying for a senatorial seat but the calculation changed and he found himself on the presidential seat, the rest is now history. Ernest Shonikan came into power only to fill a vacuum created by the annulment of the June 12, 1992 elections by the them military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's prison to president miracle is a well known story, and how he literarily dragged the unwilling and ill Umaru Musa Yar'dua to presidency is also a well known story. Sooner than we all thought, Goodluck Jonathan became a child of necessity- this necessitated his emergence as president of our country without ever preparing for the challenge of being a president. It took him almost his entire tenure to learn the act of being a president. Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Gen. Sani Abacha and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar were all "accidental public servants". Only President Buhari came to power with a conscious attempt to becoming a president. He had plans with a task to building the country from scratch, by firstly identify the menace in the system and deal with it head on.

In every system, there is a critical sector that when fixed, other sectors will automatically fix themselves. In the case of Nigeria, this critical sector is corruption. Corruption is a lucrative sector in our system that is responsible for almost all ills and when fixed, insecurity will fix itself, unemployment will do same, power failure will exist only in history books, brain drain will turn the other way round, foreign investor and tourist will find home in Nigeria, and a lot more too many to mention. Isaac Newton's 3rd law of motion states "to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" this law explains the hardship Nigerians are faced with today. The action of President Buhari in fighting corruption provokes the reaction of the corrupt to fight back with equal if not more powerful reaction. They are fighting back with their lives.
This reaction is responsible for the hardship we are faced with today, but with little more time, am sure they will be defeated because they are the treacherous enemies of the state. Buhari acted by implementing TSA, being a major step to plugging leakages, they reacted by changing their monies to dollars and starching them in suck ways, farms and villages.
This resulted in the scarcity of dollar and the free fall of Naira in the parallel market. Buhari acted by reducing pump price by 50k and removing the controversial fuel subsidy, they reacted by creating an artificial scarcity, just to get back to the president with the people's anger. Buhari acted by producing an unprecedented budget with higher capital expenditure, which gives hopes for better days, but they swiftly reacted by paddling the budget, trying to ridicule the government at the detriment of the masses resulting to delaying the passage of the budget. Without a passed budget, it is always difficult to pay salaries let alone do anything significant.

Buhari acted by "unbundling" NNPC into 7 units for transparency and accountability,they reacted by cutting off fuel supply chains to power stations, throwing the whole country into darkness for days. They will always follow the Newton's law, in an effort to bring back corruption while we will always be at the offensive to stamp out corruption.
A little more patience is just what is needed... There is light at D end of d tunnel..

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Strictly For Those Interested In Teaching Jobs by Sowl(m): 7:15am On Apr 05, 2016
temmylee:
Pls I want to know if anybody has idea hw much there are rentn a room sefcon along dat igando ,lasu road
A friend of mine just got a 2bedroom self contain apartment around igb elerin area for 260k including agreement and commission,while his yearly rent after d 1st year would be 160k per annum. In your case if you looking to get a room self-con apartment then you should budget nothing less than 170-200k, the yearly rent of a room self-con in that area should be nothing more than 90-100k,after u have settled d agreement and commission aspect of it.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Strictly For Those Interested In Teaching Jobs by Sowl(m): 7:11am On Apr 05, 2016
Orente21:
Hello house, pls does any1 know anything abt ibadan international school and the Vale college ibadan.


This are top notch grade A schools in ibadan... If you get a shot with them, I would advise you give it your best shot and make sure you impress... From a reliable source I was told grade A schools like this in ibadan pay between the range of 50-90 depending on your bargaining prowess and years of experience. Wish you the very best of luck !!!
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Please send me the contents .... And also d present price!!!
Business / Re: My Terrible Experience With Multilevel Marketing In Nigeria by Sowl(m): 3:05pm On Mar 14, 2016
Whatever experience I have had is definitely and obviously not a good one.... I guess just like every other nigerian they are also trying to survive ,but to the detriment of innocent and sometimes gullible people.

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Autos / A Clean Honda Accord 1998 Model For Sale In Very Good Working Condition. by Sowl(m): 11:21am On Mar 14, 2016
A clean honda accord 1998 model,automatic transmission which is in very good working condition is available for sale in oshodi area of lagos... For more info please call or whatsapp 08085994525.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs FC Midtjylland: Europa League (5 - 1) On 25th Feb 2016 by Sowl(m): 11:22pm On Feb 25, 2016
Ooooh!!! Dear good lord.... Guide memphis's head and legs in replicating this evenings blistering performance against dem dumb gooners on sunday.... GGMU!!!
Politics / Senator Ben Murray-bruce The Twitter Titan Senator Finally Makes Common Sense! by Sowl(m): 11:47pm On Feb 22, 2016
Fall In Value Of Naira: Ben Bruce Blasts Nigerians

We're to Be Blamed, Not Buhari
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is bruised and this time he wants you guys to see how far he has
gone to GrowTheNaira. He thinks we are fooling ourselves by
blaming the government for our woes.

See His CommonSense rants below:

Many Nigerians are complaining about the constant fall in the value of the Naira and they blame
the Government.

But is the government really to blame? In truth, our insatiable appetite for all things foreign is to
blame.

I always fly Arik Business Class whenever I am traveling abroad except Arik does not fly on that
route.
Not only is an Arik ticket a fraction of the cost of a British Airways ticket, but the money I pay to
Arik circulates in Nigeria and helps firm up the Naira’s value.

As I speak to you today, a British Airways Business to London is ₦2,103,666 while Arik Business
is ₦551,545 yet our elite still fly BA But though Arik offers an affordable alternative to British Airways and other foreign airlines,
our big men prefer to pay double what Arik charges to BA and other foreign airlines for the same
services and yet they complain about the value of the Naira.

I have Nasco cornflakes and I have eaten Kellogs cornflakes. In terms of nutrition and taste they are
almost indistinguishable. Yet our elite who will rather eat Kellogs than Nasco cornflakes, wonder
why the Naira is falling!

Even something like Quaker Oats can be substituted with corn meal known locally as pap.

Obasanjo Farms of Nigeria and other large scale poultry farms have the capacity to provide
chicken for the entire nation. Since that is the case, why are we even buying imported chicken?

In fact what is wrong if every family in Nigeria has a poultry in their backyard to give them eggs and meat?
My steward went to Makoko, which is one of the largest fishing communities in Lagos. He wanted to buy fish and they were selling imported frozen fish!
Yet in the very waters in front of them, there exist fresh fish that is more nutritious than the cheap
frozen fish they were selling.

We keep spending over 1 Billion Naira importing rice when our own farmers are capable of
meeting our national demand for rice. But for some reason,

Nigerians just prefer to buy imported rice. The imported rice we buy in Nigeria is not as good
as our local rice because it has been stored for years in silos and treated with chemicals.

Moreover, every time you buy it, your money is going out of Nigeria to service an economy
in Asia. The end result is that their currency gains value while ours loses value.

Have you ever wondered why European Premiership Clubs are so interested in Nigeria? It is because
Nigerians spend billions traveling to Europe to watch their games, buy their merchandise and
promote their leagues.
Yet, back at home, we would not be caught dead watching our own local league.

If we will not spend money on made in Nigeria goods and services, how can we expect our
Naira to hold its value and appreciate?

Obviously we can not cut ourselves off from the world. No nation is an island, but at least we
can fly Nigerian airlines, eat locally produced food and patronize our football league.

If we do this, not only will our economy grow and produce jobs for Nigerians, it will also make
our goods and services improve in value such that they will be attractive enough to be imported.
I bought Innoson vehicles as official cars for my staff. I have never lived to regret it one day.
They are comfortable and durable. But most of all, I know that my purchase helps to keep jobs
in Nigeria and improve the value of the Naira.

I urge you to do the same. We have no other country but Nigeria and it is you and I that will make it what it is. If we buy Naija We Will Grow Naira.

My name is Ben Murray-Bruce
and I just want to make Commonsense!

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Strictly For Those Interested In Teaching Jobs by Sowl(m): 1:29am On Feb 04, 2016
Sunnypar:

No offence intended, are you dumb? Why did he put a contact detail there? Graduates! Smh!








Your royal uselessnes I see no way my question as anything to do with a dimwit like yourself.... But it seems you haven't learnt from trespassing a military barricaded zone. Last time I checked this thread priortises the need to clearly state out job opening location, to allow for easy assessment for those that might be interested..... So why you decided taking daga and phensic tablets for another man's head and body pain beats my mundane imagination.
If the poster of the job advert was the one who reprimanded me I wouldn't get pissed ,but a good for nothing busy body like yourself trying to take a shine off my innocuous question won't ever be over looked by me!!! Be warned scallywag!!!

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