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Vilgax:
lol, okay.

Our ppl love their chain and will do anything just to keep it locked

It's Mental slavery bro you've done your part

God1000:
Russia will equally feel the negative impact, revenue will drop.

Clean energy is what many countries are working towards achieving now

Asia has a bigger market and population that the West want to dominate.

Russia just happen to be the Asia gatekeeper and West and NATO want to get it out of their way at all cost

BigIyanga:
But somebody dashed OBJ presidsncy even when his kinsmen rejected him?
Someone dashed GEJ presidency even when they had other candidates??

So tell us how exactly does those reference worked out?
Get the Bleep out, If you're not prepared

He want a narrow/free ticket to the top, who does that?
So much for mr fairness and equity

After a brief illness…
These words are well known in my homeland, Nigeria. Most obituaries carry these words. It is nice way of saying a person died of a condition which didn't kill the person suddenly.
Apart from road/air/maritime accidents, homicides and suicides where the cause of death is self evident, the causes of other deaths can only be established through formal inquests and autopsies.
Why are we dying young in Nigeria? Why is the average life expectancy in Nigeria 55 years? Until we know the silent things that are killing us, we won't be able to protect ourselves from “After a brief illness”!
How many of our people are dying of exposure to toxic heavy metal poisoning - Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic etc (mostly from discarded electronic equipments and cell phones)? We don't know because we don't keep records of this.
Many homes in our land use asbestos! Asbestos is a hidden killer that can cause serious diseases (Mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Pleural thickening). These diseases will not affect you immediately; they often take a long time to develop, but once diagnosed, it is often too late to do anything!
Asbestos has been outlawed in many industrialised countries due to its hazardous effect on health. What are we doing to ban the use of asbestos in our country especially in our homes?
Do we know how many people die from asbestos related diseases annually? Do we know how many of our people die from heavy metal poisoning annually?
Until we know all the silent killers killing us, our ability to protect ourselves from them is doomed, and the “After a brief illness” phrase will continue to feature in our obituaries.
We need coroners/pathologists to step in when the cause of death is unknown or unexpected.

Our generation is the “love” generation.
How?
We choose people to “fall in love” with and may even marry them.
The children of those born this year will not endure the pangs of love and romance.
Two generations ago, families organized marriages for people.
It was not about love.
Until the middle of the last century romantic love was not the determinant of marriages.
And by the middle of this century, romantic love will no longer be fashionable.
You will have a choice between marrying an artificial intelligence robot and “real” people.
Many will choose the AI.
And religion?
It will go out of fashion, replaced by entertainment on demand.
The GIGO law of information computing Garbage in garbage out —what you code is what you get— will replace morality, preaching and tithes.
Poverty and love will be eradicated almost at the same time Because both are historically intertwined.
To err will still be human.
Heartbreakers, enjoy romantic love while it lasts, even as you kiss it goodbye while crossing the line between love and hate.

One of the most fascinating spectacles of my childhood days was the annual Egúngún.

Egungun means something that is perfect, balanced, or straight, formed from the word gún.

In Yoruba, you repeat something to emphasize it: guńgún refers to the absolutely or superlatively gún element of life.

It is from gún that Àdìgun, an oríkì, emerges: it means something that is dì or constructed to be gún or perfect.

Egúngún, or ará ọ̀run comes from the other world of the ancestors annually to reconstruct the world so that it could be gún.

Egungun reconfigures the passing year and redesigns the new year so that it is gún or straight.

To qualify gún, we may add régé, as in Ó gún régé, or it is fully aligned.

A prayer that may be related to gun, therefore, is Kí Olódùmarè jẹ́ kí ayée wa gún régé nínú ọdún tuntun.
(Meaning, "May Olodumare enable our lives to be in perfect alignment in this new year).

It is a prayer that I offer to myself and also to you.

“The native custom in its purity is that no visitor or stranger on
friendly terms must go unentertained with kola nuts and
drinkables or food and lodging free. The kola nuts and the
drinkables are taken together by the host and the guest.

A man must make his visitor or stranger comfortable by all
means in his power. He should raise a loan or obtain goods on
credit to do so, if he is not financially strong enough. It is
repugnant to native customs to allow a visitor to go
unentertained with (at least) kola and water, or to allow a
stranger visitor and traveller to prepare or pay for his food. Even
a stranger trader or workman should be fed free by the landlord
host for at least nine days.

To lodge a stranger for payment under a hiring system is a
foreign custom [now adopted by the native]. A man who will not
entertain his visitors or stranger in the above manner is believed
to be mischievous, is shunned and treated with disrespect by
the community.

For a visitor or stranger to refuse or refrain from taking any
victuals placed before him (unless a satisfactory reason is given
as an excuse) is repugnant in law. Such a visitor or stranger is
considered to be a secret enemy and is treated as such. It is
also repugnant to native custom for the visitor or the stranger to
empty the dishes placed before him. He is taken for a
gormandizer or a pauper.

Anything drinkable or eatable set before a visitor or a stranger
must first of all be tasted by the host or his representative; or
the host is open to prosecution should the visitor or stranger
complain of any trouble within 24 hours of taking such food or
drink.

Should a stranger who is a lodger or under one’s control is sick,
the landlord (the host) shall report at once to the authorities as
well as to the relatives or any one who is well-known to or who
is a native of the stranger’s country or tribe; he may also ask
the stranger to quit. Should he fail to take any of these courses
he is liable for prosecution if the stranger dies. He may be held
up for murder or manslaughter.

On the death of a stranger lodger all his personal effects shall
be delivered to the authorities, who deliver them to the
deceased’s relatives. Or in case of doubt or dispute as regards
the eligibility of the claimant the authorities have the right to
hold over such goods till the identity of the relative is proved.
In no circumstances whatever shall the landlord hide of keep
back any portion of the property of the deceased strange.
Should he do so and should he be detected he is liable to a
heavy fine with the immediate refund of the portion
misappropriated. He may be kept under restraint pending the
recovery of the goods.

It is repugnant to native customs to give presents in odd
quantity. Only even numbers are appreciated. For instance: A
present of two kola nuts is more appreciated than that of three.
To give one quantity as a present is a mark of dishonour to the
person to whom the present is made. It is only in the worship of
Ẹlẹgbara that an odd quantity is permissible.”

Reference:
E. A. Ajisafe Moore: “Laws and Customs of the Yoruba
people” (1906) pg 84 - 86

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mbahdi:
Awon omo ilu la bi

Omo Olu Iwa Ibí

your oil gland is responsible for oily face
my advice for you is to wash your head with shampoo often

Steve Hawking once envision that humans need to leave earth in 500 years time.
While the whites endeavours and are working hard to prepare us a new home, Africans are here saying rubbish

In no distant future, I see the black race become a tenant on other planet if we ever made it out

3310adeb:
Please and please I am suffering if a chronic hallitosis,, pls help me with any thing or remedy you know

Note, I being battling it more 12 years now

Been there and I feel your pain bro
All the grammer in the comments will not help you much

Just get yourself #200 bitter cola known as orogbo in Yoruba land
Take a bite in about three hours interval during day time for the first 3 days and take a bite before you go to bed.

You can thank me later(3 days time)

What exactly do they mean by protecting the bank from cryptocurrency

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HellVictorinho:
I am not a fourth class citizen!!!!!!
Furthermore, I don't gain anything from masquerades so I don't think they should exist!!!!
Why should I also believe that any religion is my essence
Why should I do what my ancestors did when it doesn't make sense??
Why do you think anyone that doesn't practise baseless traditions is misinformed
Do you think I give a damn about the lifestyles of the white people
All blacks are not the same!!!!!
All blacks don't have the same reasoning!!!!!!!!

so why do you feel offended when Africans heritage is being discussed cos I don't understand your you or are you telling me Africa and Africans is at per with other continents?

miseducation is the reason

not only Nigerians but Africans at large
We are so misinformed that we turn our back on our heritage and essence, and the results of which we are what/where we are today, a fourth class citizens on the planet

Fahdiga:
Gregorian calendar is the only true one

false

Dong2:
Moral of this piece is that Calendar is man made not God or Allah made!

exactly God is cultural and religion today is more about conformity not reality

MANY CALENDARS, ONE EARTH.
1. Gregorian Calendar
2. Pawukon Calendar (Bali, Indonesia)
3. Ethiopian Calendar
4. Jewish Calendar
5. Chinese Calendar
6. Heijira Calendar
7. Persian Calendar
8. Japanese Calendar
9. Julian Calendar
10. Buddhist Calendar
11. Hindu Calendar (Vikram Samvat, Shaka Samvat, and Kali Yuga)
12. Mayan Calendar
13. Egyptian Calendar
14. French Revolutionary Calendar
15. Sumerian Calendar
16. Zoroastrian Calendar
17. Celtic Calendar
18. Cappadocian Calendar
19. Achaemenid Calendar
20. Attic Calendar
21. Ancient Greek Calendars.

Up there you have over 20 different calendars in use or once in use in the world. I decided to dig into this to let you know that the Gregorian Calendar in use in most part of the world, Nigeria inclusive, is not the only regulator of man and his activities on earth.

In other words, while we're in a mad rush to make it before December 31st, 2020, some persons in another part of the world are less concerned about our death-race hustling.
This is because these Calendars do not begin and end the same time.

I want you to take it easy with yourself. Man invented calendar and over the years adjusted it, abandoned it or reinvented it to suit his purpose. You must know January 1st is not the beginning of the year for everyone on earth.

Likewise, December 31st isn't the end of the year for everybody on earth. Instead of killing yourself for not achieving your goals for the year, try to draw up a broad plan for yourself and pursue it throughout the days of your sojourn on earth.
You're created for great things. Pursue these things.
Wishing you and your family the best all the time.

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Karleb:
There was a FGs survival loan I was supposed to apply for few months ago.

My friend applied for it. Applied for people he knew. But I didn't. Till today I still don't know the demon that stopped me from applying for that loan.

Long story short, he got the money. People he also helped apply got it as well.

The amount? Very close to N500, 000.

With what I have and know, I'd move heaven and earth with that amount.

Painful thing is he used my phone and data.

sorry for the lost opportunity bro
I will also like to apply for the loan, pls enlighten me on how to go about it.

ThreadOwner:
I applied, received an sms few months later that my request was successful - they even called me...but I rejected it.

Reason: I hate that word "loan" and I hate owing debt.

I am interested in this loan, pls how do I apply?

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they are feigning ignorance of the law, it's delay tactics usually used by legal advisers

The trial of the four suspects linked to the murder of Funke
Olakunri, daughter of Afenifere leader, Rueben Fasoranti on
the 12th July 2019 at the toll gate axis of the Ore-Sagamu
Express way scheduled to commence on Tuesday at the Ondo
State High Court in Akure has been stalled.

The trial judge, Bode Adegbehingbe adjourned hearing after
the first defendant, Muhammed Shehu Usman said he had no
legal representation in Court.

OSRC's Shola Ilesanmi reports that husband of the deceased,
Idowu Olakunri was also in court to witness the stalled
proceedings which is the second since the case was
transferred from the magistrate to the High Court

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0pDW8L079xI6Ml5qF83XDSa_Euo7rxoiVmabrRIFTfcPWtufSaesP3254&feature=youtu.be&v=ePWG8D3BdnA

Since this "Black" topic is being discussed, I will like to submit my contribution to the discussion.
I've had this piece with me for some time now but couldn't submit it due to insensitivity of our people reactions to sensitive subject like this.

so bellow is the debated discussions on my friend Facebook wall sometimes ago, I had it saved on my phone since I am awakening my consciousness and questioning, researching and re -earning some of the things I learned since childhood.

So the research discussion is as follows:
Should the term 'black' to describe people of African origin be retired?.

Asians refused the 'yellow' label. Native Americans refused to be labelled 'red'.

Europeans & Africans with their diasporas however use 'white' and 'black' labels! Why?

blackmail
the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

black maria
a police vehicle for transporting prisoners.

black eye
a mark or source of dishonour or shame.

black art
a technique or practice considered mysterious and sinister.

blacklist
a list of people or things that are regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and should be excluded or avoided.

black book
a book containing a list of secret contacts, or of the names of people liable to be punished.

black witch
a person who practises magic for malicious purposes.

black magic
magic involving the supposed invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes.

black sheep
a disfavoured or disreputable member of a group.

black market
an illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled or scarce
commodities.

black water
waste water and sewage from toilets.

black hand
a lawless secret society engaged in criminal activities (such as terrorism or extortion).

black water
waste water and sewage from toilets.



# i_am_not_black_but_african

Meet Nigeria's first Olympic Medalist a Bronze, won by this
prized fighter, Nojeem Maiyegun aka 'Omo Oloja' at the 1964
Tokyo Olympic Games.

This is a brief history of a popular Nigeria boxer whose rise to greatness was hampered by his loss of sight.

Nojim Maiyegun, a former Nigerian Middleweight boxing champion and also Nigeria`s first Olympic medallist, was born in February 21, 1944 in Lagos. He won the bronze medal in the men`s Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming Nigeria`s first Olympic medalist.

Maiyegun, famously called Omo Oloja by fans, has spent more than half of his life in Austria where he had decided to settle since 1971 in order to attract more international fights.

1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won Nigeria's first Olympic medal.

Besides winning the Olympic medal, he won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966 and a few more medals which included an African Championship gold and a medal from the 1960 Independence celebration tournament.

Maiyegun’s dream of winning a world title was cut short by blindness. He had to take up menial jobs to survive after his boxing career ended in Austria. He was employed as a street cleaner and janitor but had to be accompanied to carry out his duties. He worked for 28 years before retiring.

According to him, “I’m not sure what could have caused the blindness but doctors thought it could have been from punches on the head. It started partially, and at a point I had to fight a world championship title bout with the sight problem.

I lost the fight on decision but it is on record that I am the first blind boxer to fight for a title. I could see with one eye then.”

Maiyegun is also on record to be the first completely blind man in Austria to climb a mountain 1,700 metres high and jump with a parachute.
His wife whom he married in 1962 and their three children live in London.

On Friday, July 31, 2020, the Yoruba Nation will be officially admitted to the General Assembly of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation UNPO) as its 45th member.

The event, which was originally billed to hold at Washington, District of Colombia, USA, early in the year, could not take place because of the COVID 19 Pandemic.

Therefore, it will now hold virtually. The event will be streamed live via the UNPO Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/UNPOintl/

Please hook on to watch the ceremony and a 15 minute scheduled world address by the leader of the Yoruba World Congress, Prof. Banji Akintoye.

On the same day, four other nations have been scheduled for admission. They are: Catalonia, Guam, Zambesi River Races and Biafra.

George Akinola
YWC UNPO Steering Committee

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.


The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.
The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.


It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators.
For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

And it could be of huge benefit in poorer countries with high numbers of Covid-19 patients.

The UK government has 200,000 courses of the drug in its stockpile and says the NHS will make dexamethasone available to patients.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was a genuine case to celebrate "a remarkable British scientific achievement", adding: "We have taken steps to ensure we have enough supplies, even in the event of a second peak."

Chief Medical Officer for England Prof Chris Whitty said it would save lives around the world.

About 19 out of 20 patients with coronavirus recover without being admitted to hospital.

Of those who are admitted, most also recover but some may need oxygen or mechanical ventilation.

And these are the high-risk patients dexamethasone appears to help.

The drug is already used to reduce inflammation in a range of other conditions, including arthritis, asthma and some skin conditions.

And it appears to help stop some of the damage that can happen when the body's immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight off coronavirus.

In the trial, led by a team from Oxford University, about 2,000 hospital patients were given dexamethasone and compared with more than 4,000 who were not.

For patients on ventilators, it cut the risk of death from 40% to 28%.
For patients needing oxygen, it cut the risk of death from 25% to 20%.

Chief investigator Prof Peter Horby said: "This is the only drug so far that has been shown to reduce mortality - and it reduces it significantly. It's a major breakthrough."

Lead researcher Prof Martin Landray said the findings suggested one life could be saved for:
• every eight patients on a ventilator
• every 20-25 treated with oxygen

"There is a clear, clear benefit," he said.
"The treatment is up to 10 days of dexamethasone and it costs about £5 per patient.

"So essentially it costs £35 to save a life.
"This is a drug that is globally available."

When appropriate, hospital patients should now be given it without delay, Prof Landray said.

But people should not go out and buy it to take at home.
Dexamethasone does not appear to help people with milder symptoms of coronavirus who do not need help with their breathing.

The Recovery Trial, running since March, also looked at the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has subsequently been ditched amid concerns it increases fatalities and heart problems.

The antiviral drug remdesivir, meanwhile, which appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus, is already being made available on the NHS.

The first drug proven to cut deaths from Covid-19 is not some new, expensive medicine but an old, cheap-as-chips steroid.
That is something to celebrate because it means patients across the world could benefit immediately.

And that is why the top-line results of this trial have been rushed out - because the implications are so huge globally.

Dexamethasone has been used since the early 1960s to treat a wide range of conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.

Half of all Covid patients who require a ventilator do not survive, so cutting that risk by a third would have a huge impact.

The drug is given intravenously in intensive care and in tablet form for less seriously ill patients.

So far, the only other drug proven to benefit Covid patients is remdesivir, which has been used for Ebola.

That has been shown to reduce the duration of coronavirus symptoms from 15 days to 11.
But the evidence was not strong enough to show whether it reduced mortality.

Unlike dexamethasone, remdesivir is a new drug with limited supplies and a price has yet to be announced.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53061281?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR3amTS84ClOPbhnFW9yHU242zTkW5mhh9WRK3bJFoep36l1YP1TyVwc-o4

Elipsis:
Can someone explain to me why these guys don't use cement to build their houses?

I've noticed this in foreign houses. Just plank and small metal. They don't even have foundations. Small breeze, everything don scatter.

Is cement very expensive there abi its illegal to build houses with cement?

I'll appreciate helpful comments.

reasons are:

1. cement building causes permanent damage to the site
2. ease and reduced cost of removal in case of big development in the future and lots more