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Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 2:52pm On Oct 19, 2018
Price for clearing a 2008 Acura MDX. RORO Grimaldi
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 4:18am On Oct 19, 2018
Pls how much will it cost to clear 2017 Toyota Rav4 RoRo via grimaldi.
Thank you
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 4:42am On Oct 18, 2018
Pls how much will it cost to clear 2017 Toyota Highlander RoRo via grimaldi.
Thank you
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 5:55am On Aug 07, 2018
What is the cost of clearing 2004 Toyota Camry and 2004 Nissan Murano in 40''f container with used spare parts.
Shipping line is MSC

Thank you.
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 5:08pm On Jul 04, 2018
What is the cost of clearing 2004 Nissan Murano
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 6:10am On Jan 04, 2018
What is the cost of clearing 2008 Toyota Yaris and 2003 Toyota Camry in 40''f container with used spare parts.
Shipping line is CMA CGM
Autos / Re: Total Cost Of Clearing A Vehicle In Nigeria by umechuma: 2:22am On Dec 20, 2017
What is the cost of clearing 2008 Toyota Yaris and 2007 Honda Accord in 40''f container with used spare parts.
Shipping line is CMA CGM

Thank you.
Science/Technology / Google Invents Self-driving Car by umechuma: 5:57pm On Dec 04, 2012
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Car Talk / Re: How To Avoid Buying A Flooded Car From The US? by umechuma: 5:31pm On Oct 31, 2012
It was not the whole of US that was flooded,the flood only affected the east coast-New York and New Jersey.You can still buy cars from places like California,Texas,Chicago and other major cities in the US.
The whole of America was not flood,get the facts right and buy your car without fear.

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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 4:48am On Sep 13, 2012
Phones still available.
Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 5:41am On Sep 06, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 6:03am On Sep 05, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 6:45am On Sep 04, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 6:37am On Sep 03, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 5:08pm On Sep 02, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 5:51pm On Sep 01, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 11:40am On Aug 31, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 11:55am On Aug 30, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 1:03pm On Aug 29, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 7:19am On Aug 28, 2012
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Technology Market / Re: US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 7:27am On Aug 27, 2012
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Technology Market / US Used Blackberry Phones For Sale !!! by umechuma: 3:39am On Aug 27, 2012
All phones are US used.

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Brand new Blackberry playbook 32 GB----N50,000

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Politics / Re: Anambra Completes Oil Drilling Lines by umechuma: 2:48pm On Aug 23, 2012
muktarl:

by constutution of Nigeria, every Nigerian has equal right to work in the same company whether it is Orient or whatever company we northerners have same right to work there, that is my point. And again there is nothing like state own as regards orient, decisions can be taken in Abuja who becomes the MD. Just wait till power returns to the north in 2015 then you will understand what am talking about
Thank you for reminding us that an average Northerner is a parasite and lazy but it's unfortunate that people like you don't know the game has changed.
Politics / Re: Jonathan: With Prayers, We'll Overcome Nigeria's Problems by umechuma: 9:30pm On Aug 20, 2012
When Nigerians close their eyes to pray, politicians loot the treasury while the prayer is in progress and come to Mosque and Church for thanksgiving and ask for more blessing (looting) from the pastors and Imams.
Nigerians should reject any politician who ask them to pray because prayer only will never save Nigeria 50 years from today.

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Politics / Re: Why Nigerians Ridicule Nigeria by umechuma: 4:15pm On Aug 15, 2012
I hate Nigeria with passion.Nigeria is among the most useless countries in the World.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Dangote Truck Drivers With HND/BSc: No Respect For Nigerian Graduates by umechuma: 8:15am On Aug 03, 2012
Application info for Dangote Truck Drivers Job:

OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2,000 GRADUATE DRIVERS
Join Dangote Transport Super Fleet
Dangote Academy is a centre of excellence for talent development in Dangote Group. It seeks to provide the
talent pipeline for the Group while filling the industrial skill-gap in Nigeria. The Academy has just initiated a project
called, “The Drivers Academy” which aims at recruiting and training 2,000 Nigerian graduates to become
professional heavy vehicle drivers for the newly established Super Fleet of the Group. This initiative will assist to uplift
the operating standards in road transport industry, promote entrepreneurship and open up career opportunities.
Dangote Transport operates an exclusive haulage business to meet the transportation requirement of the group with a
fleet of over 5,000 trucks. Its activities include facilitating transportation of raw materials from the ports to the factories and
the distribution of finished goods to warehouse, depots and customers across the country.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATES
§ Candidates should have a B.Sc., HND, OND or NCE certificate (in any discipline)
§ Not less than 25 years of age
§ Physically fit
§ Responsible and mature
§ No prior driving experience required
BENEFITS
Dangote Academy in partnership with the NITT - Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria would offer intensive
training programme to successful candidates on safe and defensive driving, as well as basic vehicle maintenance and
upkeep. Other national road regulatory agencies such as the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and Federal
Vehicle Inspection Office (FVIO) will collaborate with NITT to deliver a comprehensive training package. On
completion of training, successful candidates would be issued with heavy vehicle driving license and offered
employment in Dangote Tranport.
Interested candidates should send their CVs to jobs@dangote.com within two weeks of this publication. This
information is also available at www.dangote.com

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Religion / Re: Why Do You Attend The Church You Attend? by umechuma: 6:33pm On Jul 22, 2012
I don't go Nigerian Churches anymore because 90% of churches in Nigeria are fake and money hungry.
I read my Bible at home and make research on what I don't understand online.
Go to a Nigerian Church,Never again!!

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Politics / Re: Fashola Arrests Army Officers On BRT Lane by umechuma: 6:06am On Jul 18, 2012
ndu_chucks:

I honestly don't give a damn about your moral standards. I will state however that, most of what you wrote up there is not rocket science and is really common knowledge. Only a dullard will believe that there is no value in law enforcement.

Your rants however cannot rob me of my right to express my opinion. I maintain that this act by Fashola will not have any long lasting effect on the behavior of the people who break BRT rules. If you do not share my opinion that Fashola's act in this case is nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt, that's your own cup of tea.

Our law enforcement agencies can do better than this one off crap by Fashola. Fashola has no business personally enforcing traffic rules, why breach your own security protocol for cheap publicity? undecided
Aboki na Aboki come rain,come sunshine.

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Autos / Re: I Am A Clearing Agent,if You Have Consignment,am @ Your Service by umechuma: 4:45pm On Jul 16, 2012
What is the cost of clearing a 2012 Toyota 4Runner and 2005 4Runner.
Politics / Re: U.S House Comm. on Foreign Affairs on Nigeria's Security status by umechuma: 10:30pm On Jul 10, 2012
Statement of Ayodele Joseph ORITSEJAFOR,
President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Oversight Hearing
Before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights
On “U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria: West Africa’s Troubled Titan
July 10, 2012
Chairman Smith and Members of the Subcommittee, I want to thank you for the opportunity
today to address this committee and for your interest in the situation in the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, and especially the increase in terrorist attacks targeting Christians and Christian
Institutions. Just this last weekend, 58 people were killed in Christian villages in Jos, including a
federal senator and a state lawmaker. Boko Haram already claimed responsibility for these
coordinated attacks against the Christian community in Jos, and they also reaffirmed their earlier
position saying that “for Christians in Nigeria to know peace they must accept Islam as the only
true religion.” Boko Haram is not only a northern problem, but a Nigerian problem with global
implications. Nigeria is not a country divided by North and South, but a country divided
between those who support freedom and equality in the eyes of the law, and those who promote
persecution and violence as a means to an end.
To an outside observer it may appear as though Boko Haram is not a monolithic group; that it is
fragmented and disorganized, but I am here today to give you the Nigerian perspective. Since its
creation, the Boko Haram network has never hidden its agenda or intentions. Boko Haram has
openly stated that they reject the Nigerian State and its Constitution and seek to impose Shari’ah
Law. To this end, Boko Haram has waged a systematic campaign of terror and violence. They
seek an end to western influence and a removal of the Christian presence in Nigeria.
This is outright terrorism, not legitimate political activity or the airing of grievances. By
refusing to designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, the United States is sending
a very clear message, not just to the Federal Government of Nigeria, but to the world – that the
murder of innocent Christians, and Muslims who reject Islamism, and I make a clear distinction
here between Islam and Islamism, are acceptable losses. It is hypocritical for the United States
and the international community to say that they believe in freedom and equality, when their
actions do not support those who are being persecuted.
A non-designation for the group only serves to hamper the cause of justice, and has emboldened
Boko Haram to continue to strike out at those who are denied equal protection under the law.
The frequency, lethality and sophistication of Boko Haram’s attacks raise disturbing questions
regarding training and logistical support they have received from other like minded international
terrorist networks. In January 2012 the United Nations Security Council published a report
stating that Boko Haram members from Nigeria received training in AQIM camps located in
Mali and Chad during the summer of 2011. That same summer Boko Haram carried out a bold
terrorist attack against the United Nations building in Abuja. Boko Haram did not hesitate in
claiming responsibility for the attack, nor has it ever hesitated in claiming responsibility for its
ongoing attacks against police, military, local businesses, and increasingly churches and
Christian institutions.
In Nigeria, my people are dying every single day, and it is only a matter of time before the
international terrorist links and anti-democratic Islamist agenda of Boko Haram turns its
attention to the United States. In fact, this may already be a reality, in April of 2012 the NYPD
learned that a U.S. resident living on the East Coast had sent surveillance, including maps and photographs of lower Manhattan and the Holland and Lincoln tunnels to an alleged member of Boko Haram based in Nigeria.
State Department designated Boko Haram’s current leader; Abubaker Shekau and 2 others as “specially designated terrorists”, but fell short of designating the organization. This would be the equivalent of designating Bin Laden as a terrorist, but failing to designate Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization.
Although I am aware that the designation of Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization is not the final solution to all of Nigeria’s problems, yet it is an important first step towards restoring the confidence of those who support freedom and equality in the eyes of the law.
We too, want to have freedom, freedom of religion, freedom to worship as we choose without
fear, we want to have justice, based in equality and not driven by discriminatory religious
practices. Let me remind us that this is not about economics but about an ideology that has a
history of sponsoring genocide across the globe. As Boko Haram increasingly turns towards
genocide through the systematic targeting of Christians and Christian institutions in pursuit of
its goals, history will not forget the actions or the inactions of your great nation. I thank you for
this opportunity and I look forward to the continuing our strong
partnership with America.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman

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Car Talk / American Drivers Turn To Smaller, Better Engines by umechuma: 4:31am On Jun 15, 2012
DETROIT (AP) -- Back when gas was cheap, Americans bought cars with V-8 engines like the Big Block, Cobra Jet and Ramcharger. Acceleration was all that mattered, even in family cars that never made it to full throttle.

The 427-cubic inch Chevrolet Tri-Power was the siren song of the gearhead, sending Corvettes roaring down the highway at up to 140 mph.

But now, thanks to government regulation and gas-price gyrations, the motors that move the nation's cars and trucks are shrinking.

Whether they drive hulking pickups or family sedans, Americans are increasingly choosing smaller engines that use less fuel, especially four-cylinder models that offer more horsepower than was possible just a few years ago.

More than half the new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. through May had four-cylinder motors. That's up from 36 percent in 2007, and it's the highest sales percentage since 1998, when the J.D. Power and Associates consulting firm started keeping track.

The smaller engines are helping to change America's gas-guzzling ways. The government now requires automakers to build more fuel-efficient cars and trucks. Drivers are eager to save money on gas, which recently flirted with $4 a gallon and is still pricey at an average of $3.53. Also, people have embraced cars with downsized engines because new technology has made them just as fast as older cars with bigger motors.

"You can take away my V-8, but don't take my acceleration," said IHS Automotive analyst Rebecca Lindland. "We're willing to embrace a technology that doesn't make us compromise performance."

In general, car shoppers can pick from three types of engines: four-, six- and eight-cylinders. More cylinders usually produce more horsepower but also burn more fuel.

Until recently, each engine type had dedicated fans. Pickup drivers, who tend to haul heavy loads, favored brawny V-8s. Sedan drivers generally opted for six cylinders if they wanted snappy acceleration or four cylinders if they preferred fuel savings.

Decades ago, when gas was cheap, buyers usually went for bigger engines to get more power. Back then, noisy "fours" clattered down the highway inside compacts or wimpy midsize cars. Some drivers complained that four-cylinder cars didn't have enough power to merge safely onto busy highways.

That began to change in the 1990s, when Honda and Toyota refined their fours, making them quieter and more powerful. In 2005, gas prices spiked after Hurricane Katrina knocked out refineries. The steeper prices made fuel-efficient cars more popular and forced Detroit's truck-obsessed automakers to spend more money improving their smaller engines.

Small engines got another boost in 2007, when the government began raising gas mileage minimums, eventually requiring new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to average 54.6 mpg by 2025. The shift toward smaller engines gathered more momentum in 2008, when gas spiked again - above $4 a gallon.

Because of technology advances, many four-cylinder engines are more powerful than V-6s from only a few years ago. For example, today's Hyundai Sonata midsize car has a 2.4-liter four with 198 horsepower, 45 more horses than the base V-6 in a 2006 Ford Taurus.

Mileage was important for Meagan Sherwood of Milan, Mich., when she bought a new four-cylinder Hyundai Veloster. The property manager traded a V-6-powered Jeep Wrangler for the funky hatchback, which gets up to 32 mpg in city and highway driving. The Jeep, she says, got around 13.

"I was filling up twice a week on a 15-gallon tank with the Jeep," Sherwood said. "Now I fill up once a week with a 10-gallon tank."

Sherwood said she would only go back to a larger engine if she and her husband start a family and need more space.

To boost the efficiency and power of small engines, companies have introduced all kinds of technology:

- Direct fuel injection is more common. It mixes air and gas in the chamber that surrounds the piston, helping produce more power, more efficiently.

- Many small engines now have turbochargers, which force high concentrations of air into the piston chamber, allowing more gas to be sent in and offering extra acceleration or hauling capacity whenever drivers step on the pedal.

- Engineers have made cars more aerodynamic. Also, some vehicles shut off their engines automatically at stoplights. They can run pumps and other devices off the battery rather than a belt that sucks power from the engine.

Even as they become more powerful, smaller engines are helping lower gas consumption. So far this year, consumption is down 5 percent from the same period a year ago, according to government data.

Part of the drop is because people drive fewer miles in a weak economy. But engines play a key role. The average new car goes about four miles farther on a gallon than in October 2007, said Michael Sivak, a research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

In March, the average mileage of new cars hit a record 24.1 mpg, dropping slightly since then.

The improvements become more striking when drivers compare engines. Four-cylinder engines averaged 26.4 mpg this model year, compared with an average of 16.1 mpg for eight-cylinders, Sivak said. If gas were at $4, the average driver would save roughly $1,300 a year by switching to a car with the smaller engine.

Hyundai was so confident in its four that it stopped offering a V-6 in the 2011 Sonata. Chevrolet and Ford are doing the same on the new Malibu and Fusion, which go on sale later this year.

In fact, eight out of 10 midsize cars sold this year had four-cylinder engines, according to the Edmunds.com automotive website. Just a decade ago, the majority of midsize cars - normally the biggest segment of the market - had V-6 engines.

In the heyday of the muscle car, automakers tried to stuff the biggest engine they could into smaller cars. Now it's the opposite. Companies are putting smaller engines in larger vehicles, even in Ford's F-Series pickup truck, the nation's top-selling vehicle.

In 2011, Ford began offering V-6s, including a turbocharged engine, in the F-150 after years of selling only V-8s. Now nearly 60 percent of F-150s are sold with V-6s, and Ford expects that to increase. The V-6 turbo gets 18 mpg in combined city-highway driving. The V-8 gets 14.

It didn't take long for Colorado real estate agent Dan Murphy to switch to a smaller truck engine.

A year ago, he bought a Ram pickup with a V-8, only to find that the mileage was awful when towing his 19-foot boat through the mountains. The Ram, he said, got only 4 mpg at one point, costing him a fortune.

So he traded it for an F-150 with a turbo V-6. On a recent trip pulling the boat to Utah, his Ford got over 17 mpg.

"Once you drive this, there's no way you're going back to a V-8," he said.

At Fiat of South Atlanta, the trend toward smaller engines is driving up sales of the 500 mini-car, which until February had been selling slowly.

"We've had several people trade in Ford Tauruses, not a bad mileage car," said sales manager James Tharp. "People will say in a heartbeat, `These gas prices are killing us.'"
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Computers / Re: Google Glass Project: Browse The Web As You Walk Around! by umechuma: 5:21am On Apr 10, 2012
joe4christ: [size=15pt] This is the breaking forth of the new world order - Illuminati (INVENTION OF THE ANTI-CHRIST)
Next would be finger printing along side with embedment of chips into human skin which would give them easy access to certain services without much stress.

Signs of the endtime and the readiness of the anti-christ to invade the earth. Watchout o!
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Bush man.Did Jesus use the internet while he was alive?

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