mercylicious: .... Abacha on his own was not entirely bad. The common man was better of in his era .....

really? I do not think so, things were very bad then . Which of his economic policies are you referring to that helped the common man?

A killer in one region can be considered a hero in another. It is just a fact of life and not just with this case but many others.

PAGAN 9JA:
dude all of them do it. (when they are preaching about our supposedly "accursed" forefathers).Even here on Nairaland, till now more than a 100 users are throwing the same accusation @ me.I AM HAUSA AND MY ANCESTORS DID NOT KILL TWINS!

Danlabai .. no qualms, we can agree to disagree ..

PAGAN 9JA:
OH YEAHH! I KNOW THAT TOO OK!BUT IM TALKING ABOUT THE RUMOUR THAT IS REPEATED IN EVERY CHURCH ACROSS NIGERIA TO JUSTIFY CHRISTIANITY! GO TO ANY CHURCH AND THE PASTOR WILL SAY "OUR FOREFATHERS KILLED TWINS" , whether he is IGBO, YORUBA, BINI, etc. that is the only excuse they have, and that too because of what this small tribe called "Kalabari" supposedly did. its not even a proper tribe. more like a clan.

You do have a valid point about "wrongful generalization" by some Church pastors by being fallacious when making such statements that "our fore fathers killed twins". Though, I believe you are committing the same act of wrongful generalization in assuming that every church pastor/priest in Nigeria does so. Certainly not the Churches that I have attended anyway.

PAGAN 9JA:
STFU A$$~~!!!! MARY SLESSOR IS THE ONE THAT SPREAD THE LIES IN THE FIRST PLACE! YORUBAS NEVER KILLED TWINS!

I don't think the great Mary Slessor did her missionary work in Yoruba land. She was mostly in Calabar. So you are very wrong there . Wiki on Mary Slessor

This has to be one of the few threads on NL where a bunch of the first page comments (5 to 6) all had multiple 'likes' (50 plus) and all in response to each other or the topic. .... Nice!

Looking at the ladies names and the states they represent it is very cool to see ethnicity not being the deciding factor. It depicts a good example of cultural/ethnic integration.

mascot87: Why do they look like ugly clowns in one picture and a beautiful angel in the other?

may you go try seriously vex your wife or girl friend and you will see the ugly side come out when she squeeze face for you ...

The thread could very well be the longest and the most useless thread on Naira Land ..

donsax: I posted this first since 12th july it wasn't on front page and now this guy posted this morning anf it came to front page ...https://www.nairaland.com/1356853/brazilian-student-sold-virginity-780000
Though I gain nothing from it..but its unjust this is coming from a forum claiming they are just. Fu...ck the moderators on this forum, fu..ck bunches of hypocrites and as..s lickers .

It is probably because you did not include your source in your original thread, it is very important to do so. You did post it first, that is indisputable, but FP privileges went to this OP.. @bennieman

nice read

What's special about identical twins??
1) relative rarity
2) when twins are together in public places, it is an attention drawer.
Even ugly twins still create a bit of a buzz .
I also just hope that with the advancements of medical sciences, cloning will not one day kill the whole awe inspiring effect of seeing/interacting with identical twins

It's is simply s3xual abuse being perpetrated by the police. What a real shame and it is not the only crime they commit when 'carrying out their duties' as they do other deviant things!
Thank God, your sister was saved from such a situation.

Hell can go to hell : Chei, i believe the meeting of hell with itself is how black holes are created.
(Mathematical equation provided below )

Nosa-Henry:
Is there gold mine in between her legs. Since she still has her virginity intact she can take her trade elsewhere.

good point, unless the old Chinese man has popped the cherry on credit!!

She should discuss with Ashawoo in 9ja on strategies to collect her money quick quick

this whole thread is the equivalent of a cat chasing it's own tail
..... I don't win ... the person after me does ... or any mod that decides to post and close the thread immediately after ...

...... it is a crying shame .. sigh
(Jury consisted of five white women and one black or Hispanic woman).

solomon111:
Well,shitt happens.
America has also suffered devastating defeats by talibans.....

unless you meant Vietnam that is wrong. Taliban was defeated and retreated to the tora bora caves and beyond .... lately, one of the leaders, OBL, was also killed .... in his hideout with his stash of porn videos

solomon111: I am sure US fighter planes fall from the sky despite the maintainence.

on people's heads

They will not maintain these drones and now we will have the extra wahala of "dead objects" falling from the skies on our heads

honeikate: God should save the life of those trapped in,Amen o..

Amen ... I really feel for those kids.

ogugua88: Who's bickering? If these buildings were properly maintained, then they more than likely wouldn't be endangered in the first place. Why is it that we can build but not properly maintain?

I was making reference to this post of yours ...

ogugua88: From where I come, we preserve old buildings and make them part of our local history. Their was an old hotel that was to be demolished, but citizens got enough signed petitions for the planned demolition to be cancelled. The hotel was remodeled and is now a residence for those in need. There's a historic school not too far from here. Built in 1869 and remodeled continually. The school is still in use. Again, I suppose that's asking for too much in Nigeria.

... Yes, you are correct, the building should have been maintained .. but to now debate about making such a building a historical site (or posting a pic of a historical school in Sacramento, CA) is not the right discussion to have while people are being rescued. I know you are a mod here and so I expected more situation awareness.. but perhaps I'm being sensitive - KD is home to me ..

@ogugua88 & @Donmichaelz : My NL peeps, seriously?? A tragedy is unfolding here and people's lives are in possible danger and all you two can do is bicker about whether this building should have historical significance?

Donmichaelz: Mstwwww call me wen u use am draw 3d dollars

art is for the mind and soul .... not $$
(you still can make $ though with and in art)

Artlove: i dey tell uuu. There r many great artists students full art university especially Auchi polytechnic..

.. and correct me if I am wrong , but such 3D effects is created with multiple backgrounds (like two or more drawing sheets, multiple back grounds etc). This is what i can see in all the drawings and I imagine this same 'realism' would be hard to achieve on just a single drawing/painting sheet?

Artlove: i believe i can do it. not too hard

Yes, it is possible, there are many very talented artists in 9ja. You should showcase your work on NL.

This is a form of winch craft

Really amazing artwork !!!

He's lucky ..... it could have been worse if his grographical location was different.... The home owner could have called the neighbours, they all beat him up and then he could have had a tyre put round his neck and ..... we will be watching necklacing video now !

thelastPope: 80 percent of NL are kids. It is becoming a real pain participating.

well Oga pope, I do not believe there is an age restriction on NL is there? Also perhaps your conclusion is just based on the fact that when anyone does not agree with your opinion you classify that person as a kid? I think there are better ways to debate than to arrive at such a conclusion as you have and also it is ok for people to have reasonable differing opinions. Tolerance is a virtue NL has actually helped me improve.

11) "Darling ... please I am going to market ... give me 50,000 Naira to buy food stuff for us"
Reality is food budget is : 10,000 and the remaining 40,000 is for .. fill in the blanks ..

@OP nice write up .... also can you please include/quote your source?? ..... Here's an excerpt from your write up that may not really apply in 9ja: "You can include index cards with the snacks listing all of the ingredients". possible source?
We should strive/encourage journalist excellence in NL - even though most of us are amateur writers/journalists, it is still worth it to do things properly.