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PoliticsRe: Tiv Nation Has Been Betrayed by vorigan: 11:09am On Oct 02, 2015
. . . . .the op is a potential 'ARROW' patient grin
AutosRe: Transmission Fluids, Getting The Right One For Your Vehicle by vorigan: 7:31pm On Oct 01, 2015
sooperrescue:
Where is the car? The worrisome thing about buying used gear boxes is that we don't know the status of the gear other than it is Toks. I rather repair the old gear than buying another gear with no history. If we can see the car for inspection, it will be better than speculating. We are in ikeja
Abuja
AutosRe: Transmission Fluids, Getting The Right One For Your Vehicle by vorigan: 7:17am On Oct 01, 2015
sooperrescue:
Which of the ATF4 that was used and was the car scanned after the new transmission was installed?
The recommended mopar ATF+4 as written on the dipstick. The car was scanned, no error codes. Infact its been well and shifting better than the old.
AutosRe: Transmission Fluids, Getting The Right One For Your Vehicle by vorigan: 11:55am On Sep 30, 2015
sooperrescue, I have a 2004 liberty jeep, had a transmission fluid change using those red containers and before you know it, the transmission overheating light started coming on and the transmission fluid started overheating. After months, I changed the transmission fluid to the proper ATF+4 but the overheating still continued until the transmission failed. Finally, I bought a new transmission and had it fixed with the proper fluid used (mopar ATF+4). the problem is; for the past two weeks, the transmission fluid overheating light keeps coming on and I can perceive the burnt fluid when the light comes on. What is causing this? I plan on having the fluid changed, is it a cooling problem or a cooling line issue? the vehicle engine doesn't overheat at all.
PoliticsMy Husband Did Not Support My Re-election – Senator Tinubu by vorigan(op): 4:41pm On Sep 29, 2015
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday said that she did not get the support of her husband, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to run for second term in the past National Assembly elections.

Tinubu, Lagos Central Senatorial District, made the disclosure while answering questions at the ongoing “Women in Government’’ conference organised by the South-West Region of the Department For International Development (DFID).

The conference was organised in collaboration with the Lagos State Office of the Deputy Governor.

She said that it was her district leaders who got the form for her and talked her husband into allowing her to run for the position.

According to her, Asiwaju likes his wife to be at home, and what is more confusing to me is that most Muslim men do not want their wives to work, but I am a hard worker.

“People have been saying that I got to this position because I am Asiwaju’s wife.

`What they did not realise is that in the past election, my husband asked me not to go for a second term.

“It was the leaders in my district that got me the form and talked to him that they wanted me to go back.

“You can go to my district, the elites might not know me but the grassroots are the ones supporting and voting massively for me.

“I think that is enough for me and that is how you can get elected, you have to really identify with your people; if really know your people, they will stand up for you,’’ she said.

Tinubu said she fought and worked hard as it was difficult getting the vote of the masses.

“When I got the bill to run for primaries, I told my husband that I needed money and he said no money.

“I fought with the people in my constituency because they said I have to give them more money and I said no, what about the ones I have been giving to you before?

“If you are not going to vote, so be it.

“They said that they were just voting for me because of Asiwaju and I responded that Asiwaju is not even supporting me, then, you can go and vote for him.

“But I’m grateful they voted for me.

“I have realised that when you are elected, you have to go back and work with your constituency because that is where your support and vote rests,’’ she said.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/09/my-husband-did-not-support-my-re-election-senator-tinubu/

lalasticlala, ishilove
PoliticsLet’s Treat Buhari’s Ministerial List With Urgency, Saraki Tells Senators by vorigan(op): 4:33pm On Sep 29, 2015
Incumbent Chairman of the 8th National Assembly and Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has urged members of the Red chamber to ensure that the long-awaited ministerial list of President Muhammadu Buhari is treated with urgency, when it is eventually submitted by President Buhari this week.

ministerial list

Saraki, whose led Senate resumed on Tuesday, after its 4th recess in 110 days of its existence, in his Resumption Address, expressed optimism that the presence of ministers will create the space for greater policy engagement between the legislative and executive arms of government, adding that it will also enable the Senate to begin to respond in a more systematic manner to the various economic and social challenges confronting the nation.

The full text of the address tweeted by the Senate President via his Twitter handle, @bukolasaraki read in part: “As we await the list of ministerial nominees this week, I believe the presence of ministers will create the space for greater policy engagement with the Executive Arm of government and enable us to begin to respond in a more systematic manner to the various economic and social challenges before us, especially through our various Committees that will also be constituted soon.

“On this note, I want to urge you all my colleagues to ensure that what is uppermost in our minds as we begin the constitutional task of screening of ministerial nominees is the overall interest of our country, informed by the enormity and the urgency of the challenges before us.

“Once the list is submitted, let us ensure that we treat it with dispatch. We must not be held down by unnecessary politicking. The enormity of our national challenges at this time does not give room for pettiness or politics of vendetta.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/lets-treat-buharis-ministerial-list-with-urgency-saraki-tells-senators/

lalasticlala, ishilove
PoliticsRe: UK Dailymail's The Most Murderous Regimes In The World, Gowon Named by vorigan(op): 11:49am On Sep 29, 2015
theDEVILisHERE:
Explain what you mean " courted war"
. . . . . . . .I don't "explain" to those beneath me!!
PoliticsRe: UK Dailymail's The Most Murderous Regimes In The World, Gowon Named by vorigan(op): 10:29am On Sep 29, 2015
theDEVILisHERE:
They also participated in the massacre and pogrom that presided the War (in Jos as well as other cities in the region)
They must atone for their wrong deeds and seek for reconciliation from the people they offended or they will pay in full for their sins
This includes every other set of people who participated in the atrocities of the 1960's
. . . . . . . . . .so the one who courted war didn't know the consequences of war?
PoliticsUK Dailymail's The Most Murderous Regimes In The World, Gowon Named by vorigan(op): 5:46pm On Sep 28, 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2091670/Hitler-Stalin-The-murderous-regimes-world.html

1 MAO ZEDONG


China (1949-76) Regime Communist Victims 60 million


China’s so-called ‘Great Helmsman’ was in fact the greatest mass murderer in history. Most of his victims were his fellow Chinese, murdered as ‘landlords’ after the communist takeover, starved in his misnamed ‘Great Leap Forward’ of 1958-61, or killed and tortured in labour camps in the Cultural Revolution of the Sixties. Mao’s rule, with its economic mismanagement and continual political upheavals, also spelled poverty for most of China’s untold millions. The country embraced capitalism long after his death.

2 JOSEPH STALIN


Soviet Union (1929-53) Regime Communist Victims 40 million


Lenin’s paranoid successor was the runner-up to Mao in the mass-murder stakes. Stalin imposed a deliberate famine on Ukraine, killed millions of the wealthier peasants – or ‘kulaks’ – as he forced them off their land, and purged his own party, shooting thousands and sending millions more to work as slaves and perish in the Gulag.

3 ADOLF HITLER


Germany (1933-45) Regime Nazi dictatorship Victims 30 million


The horror of Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship lies in the uniqueness of his most notorious crime, the Holocaust, which stands alone in the annals of inhuman cruelty. It was carried out under the cover of World War II, a conflict Hitler pursued with the goal of obtaining ‘Lebensraum’. The war ended up costing millions of lives, leaving Europe devastated and his Third Reich in ruins.


KING LEOPOLD II


Belgium (1886-1908)


Regime Colonial empire in Congo


Victims Eight million enslaved Congolese


HIDEKI TOJO



Japan (1941-45)


Regime Military dictatorship


Victims Five million (Japan’s victims in World War II)


ISMAIL ENVER PASHA



Ottoman Turkey (1915-20)


Regime Military dictatorship


Victims Two million (Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians)


POL POT



Cambodia (1975-79)


Regime Communist (Khmer Rouge)


Victims At least 1.7 million (political opponents)


KIM ILSUNG


North Korea (1948-94)

Regime Communist


Victims At least 1.6 million (political opponents/civilians through famine)


MENGISTU HAILE MARIAM


Ethiopia (1974-78)


Regime Communist military dictatorship


Victims 1.5 million (Eritreans/political opponents)


YAKUBU GOWON


Nigeria (1967-70)


Regime Military dictatorship


Victims One million (Biafrans starved and soldiers killed in civil war)


JEAN KAMBANDA



Rwanda (1994)


Regime Tribal dictatorship (Hutu)


Victims 800,000 (Tutsis


SADDAM HUSSEIN



Iraq (1979-2003)


Regime Ba’ath Party dictatorship


Victims 600,000 (Shi’ites, Kurds, Kuwaitis, political opponents)


JOSIP BROZ TITO


Yugoslavia (1945-80)

Regime Communist


Victims 570,000 (political opponents


SUKARNO


Indonesia (1945-66)


Regime Nationalist dictatorship


Victims 500,000 (Communists


MULLAH OMAR


Afghanistan (1996-2001)


Regime Islamist dictatorship (Taliban)


Victims 400,000 (political/religious opponents)


IDI AMIN



Uganda (1971-79)


Regime Personal dictatorship


Victims 300,000-500,000 (political/personal opponents)


GENERAL YAHYA KHAN



Pakistan (1970-71)


Regime Military dictatorship


Victims 300,000 (Bengalis in East Pakistan)


BENITO MUSSOLINI


Italy (1922-45)


Regime Fascist dictatorship

Victims 250,000 (Ethiopians, Libyans, Jews, political opponents)


GENERAL MOBUTU SESE SEKO


Zaire/Congo (1965-97)


Regime Personal dictatorship

Victims 230,000 (political opponents


CHARLES TAYLOR


Liberia (1989-96)

Regime Personal dictatorship


Victims 220,000 (political/military opponents and civilians)


FODAY SANKOH


Sierra Leone (1991-2000)


Regime Personal dictatorship


Victims 210,000 (political opponents)



HO CHI MINH

North Vietnam (1945-69)


Regime Communist


Victims 200,000 (political opponents, South Vietnamese)


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2091670/Hitler-Stalin-The-murderous-regimes-world.html
PoliticsRe: Senate Presidency: Arewa Youth Group Canvasses Support For Gemade by vorigan(op): 10:56am On Sep 28, 2015
lalasticlala, ishilove . . . .copy
PoliticsSenate Presidency: Arewa Youth Group Canvasses Support For Gemade by vorigan(op): 10:39am On Sep 28, 2015
The Coalition of Northern Youths Association CNYA has resolved to mobilise its members and senators to rally round Senator Barnabas Gemade to become the next Senate President in view of the corruption charges involving the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

In a statement issued at the end of its emergency meeting during the weekend, the group in a statement signed by its National Coordinator Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed stated that the current crisis bedevilling the Senate President with his eventual arraignment at the Code of Conduct Tribunal last week has raised a moral issue that challenges Senator Saraki moral competence to continue presiding over the affairs of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

‘To us in CNYA we strongly believe that Senator Saraki has no moral right to preside over the affairs of the Senate based on the allegations levelled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau, and he cannot be facing trial and at the same time presiding over the affairs of the Senate.

“ As such the best option left for him now, if he has conscience is to resign honourably and pave way for a new leadership in the senate’, the group stated.

The group further pointed out that the whole world is watching Nigeria over the Sarakigate and urged the Senate President to do the needful by resigning without delay.

The Pan Northern group added that in order not to create a leadership vacuum in the Senate and allow the opposition party, the PDP to capitalise on this, the previous contenders for the seat of Senate President such as Senators Ahmed Lawan and George Akume should consider jettisoning their ambition and support Senator Barnabas Gemade to become the next Senate President.

‘This is the only way out of the quagmire, considering the fact that Senator Gemade has all it takes to superintend over the Senate’.

‘The group believes that Senator Gemade is going to entrench peace, unity and legislative decorum in the senate. We make bold to state that as a former minister, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and a two term Senator now in his third term,

‘He has the capacity to steer the ship of the senate and forge unity among the senators from both the All Progressive Congress APC and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.

They called on the National Executives of the All Progressive Congress APC to see reason with the coalition’s position and commence serious consultations among party stakeholders to ensure that the exit of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President will not spell doom for the party.

‘We call on all APC Senators to throw away sentimental loyalty to any person and go for the best candidate which to us at this particular point in time is Senator Barnabas Gemade’.
http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=24843&catid=2
PoliticsRe: Buhari Meets With Bill Clinton & Gates In New York by vorigan: 11:15pm On Sep 26, 2015
TonyeBarcanista:
Buhari will not bother to discuss any real issue with them. No wonrder Obama is not so interested in meeting him again. Others are meeting incumbent world leaders, buhari is meeting ex-leaders. First Gordon Brown now Clinton. So unfit for leadership
. . . .Mr. APC blocked my Facebook account, didn't buhari meet with Obama in July?. . . .are you familiar with the word "itinerary"?
PoliticsRe: Army Alleges Sabotage By Borno Leaders by vorigan: 10:56pm On Sep 26, 2015
SeverusSnape:
Torkaka grin

I know you when I see you.
. . . . .goon, my account was compromised.. . . . Smartly, I didn't make an issue out of it like your -0 IQ Demi god protection seeker
PoliticsRe: Army Alleges Sabotage By Borno Leaders by vorigan: 4:40pm On Sep 26, 2015
Truckpusher:
That guy is a big joke.

He's running with this 1970 military mentality....smh
. . . . .minion, what mentality did your Otouke drunk run with?. . . . .imp, have you bought that cream?
PoliticsRe: After Blocking My Two FB Accounts, What Next APC? (snapshot) by vorigan: 4:14pm On Sep 26, 2015
Mogidi:
[s][/s]

Can you stop sniffing Barcanista's butt? (very unlikely)
There's hardly any thread started by Barcanista without you jumping in with your trademark tomfoolery, Jeeeeeze! get a life.
. . . . . Scum, have you come to take the bullet for your god?...skunk, the blind man and his blind followers will be served
PoliticsRe: After Blocking My Two FB Accounts, What Next APC? (snapshot) by vorigan: 4:02pm On Sep 26, 2015
TonyeBarcanista:
I am aware that FB will FIRST request for phone verification and it ia VERY rare. This cannot be separated from APC.
[b]. . . . .dull minion, your intelligence is equivalent to that of an ant . . . .you have two accounts on facebook, different names but same picture with the modus operandi of being critical of government and in your unintelligent imagination, you don't think that is suspicious?. . . . . .imp, once facebook suspects a fake account, they act immediately, especially accounts that "instigate". . . . . .is your name Tonye barcanista or Tonye Solomon? And if your name is either of the two, do you agree that you supplied fake information? . . . . . . .goon, after you were asked to supply your details on one account and you failed to comply, don't you think its logical for any responsible body to beam its search light on the alternate account?. . . . . .rat, for the records, APC does not know you. Stop deceiving yourself that the party is up against you!!. . . .your write ups are at best "kindergarten". . . . Copy and paste professional.
. . . .didn't I tell you to take two red bulls to awaken your dead brain?[/b]
PoliticsRe: The Uselessness Of The NPF Examplified By Falae's Abduction by vorigan: 9:34pm On Sep 25, 2015
PappyMason:
Was your boko commander president in 2012 and 2014 mr dunce?
. . . . Scum, go back and read the post that was responded too, try comprehending this time. . . . .skunk, I am sure you attended correspondence school, else you would have read the part part where he insinuated that our security agencies don't raid the herdsmen hence my response. . . . . . .between, have you finished junior secondary?
PoliticsRe: The Uselessness Of The NPF Examplified By Falae's Abduction by vorigan: 9:24pm On Sep 25, 2015
PappyMason:
Was Buhari president in 2014 Mr dunce?

Did El Rufai not come out with this tweet almost immediately Mr dunce and is this same el Rufai not in power today?

[img]http://3.bp..com/-rRxa632WSjQ/U1D8iYLzETI/AAAAAAAAA30/eYksCVN4Z-s/s1600/elrufia.jpg[/img]
. .. . . . .imp, did you read the post I responded too? . . .El Rufai's quote, June 2012. . . . .military raid on keana, April 2014. . . . You are duller than Mr. Protection, you need 3 red bulls to jump start your dormant brain
PoliticsRe: The Uselessness Of The NPF Examplified By Falae's Abduction by vorigan: 8:17pm On Sep 25, 2015
TonyeBarcanista:
Fulani herdsmen are the perpetrators. Those guys have powerful backing in FG even up to President.

Have you EVER heard that Military raid herdsmen?
Have you ever heard that FG order for herdsmen arrests at ANY time?

The truth is that when it comes to herdsmen, it is a different story. The IGP will NOT dare arrest any even if he meet them face to face. If he do, he'll lose his job and the arrested will be freed.
. . . . . . . . . . . .minion, didn't the military carry out a raid on fulani herdsmen in keana (April 2014), killing about 30?. . . . . .imp, you need to take red bull in order to activate your thinking faculty
PoliticsRe: BREAKING Abducted Former SGF, Olu Falae Regains Freedom by vorigan: 5:39pm On Sep 23, 2015
. . . . . . . . .excellent, under Mr. "stealing is not corruption" would have heard the imps scream that the kidnap was done to discredit the government of the day . . . . . . .they would have thrown blames to all and every
PoliticsBuhari Orders IG On Immediate Rescue Of Falae by vorigan(op): 4:51pm On Sep 23, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to take all necessary actions to ensure safe and speedy rescue of Chief Olu Falae who was abducted from his farm on Monday.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement today, said the president’s directive was sequel to a briefing on the incident.

Adesina said President Buhari condemned “the callous and reprehensible” kidnapping of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and elder statesman.

He quoted the president as assuring Falae’s family, friends and other concerned Nigerians that the Federal Government would do all within its powers to ensure his swift release.

The presidential spokesman said Buhari had requested constant updates from the police and security agencies on efforts to find and rescue Chief Falae.

According to Adesina, President Buhari also denounces the recurring incidents of criminal abductions across the country.

He said President Buhari assured all Nigerians that ongoing efforts to significantly enhance the security of lives and property in the country would continue apace.

The presidential aide said Buhari also assured that under his leadership, Nigerians, irrespective of their status, would no longer be left at the mercy of criminal elements.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/buhari-orders-ig-on-immediate-rescue-of-falae/

lalasticlala,ishilove
PoliticsRe: The Tyranny Of Saraki Family And The Kwarans’ Struggle For Liberation by vorigan: 2:53pm On Sep 23, 2015
. . . . . . .The history of the cunning snake

FamilyRe: A Nairalander Retakes photo Of His Mum And Siblings After 24 Years by vorigan: 4:56pm On Sep 22, 2015
babaireti:
But why are u clinching to ur D^k at 24 ? or are u tapping the current? fast guyyyyy
. . . . . . . .Imp, that is very inappropriate of you . . . . . . . .know when to be funny and when not to be . . . . . . . . . .you scum of the earth angry
CelebritiesRe: Uzoamaka Aduba Wins Emmy For Role In "Buruji" Drama, Gives Inspirational Speech by vorigan(op): 4:07pm On Sep 21, 2015
prince3009:
Mr. Man, learn to do your research well! It is a drama series aired on American Television which the Actress acted! I personally have watched the Season 1 and 2. You better Google "Orange is the New Black TV Series" and "Uzor Aduba" on Wikipedia and don't try to argue with me in order not to embarass yourself further!

This is the Thread i opened on it: https://www.nairaland.com/2615143/anambra-hollywood-actress-wins-emmy

Yours should be trashed by the Mods!

Lalasticlala, please do the needful!
. . . . . .minion, I would have ignored you if not for your stack display of ignorance . . . . . . .you want to embarrass me? imp, you embarrassed yourself even before the whistle went off . . . . . . . . . . . .clearly comprehension and lack of broad knowledge is your issue . . . . .do you know how to read and write? . . . . . . .if you do know how to read, read the following links . . . .

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/16/alleged-drug-kingpin-wanted-us-elected-senator-nigeria
http://www.ibtimes.com/buruji-kashamu-man-who-reportedly-led-drug-ring-behind-orange-black-has-been-arrested-1936039
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2651577/The-real-life-heroine-hit-TV-Orange-Is-The-New-Black-reveals-stranger-fiction-story-The-millionaire-jailbird-Brixton-bizarre-inspiration-Britains-favourite-lesbian-jail-drama.html

. . . . . . . . .small boy
CelebritiesRe: Uzoamaka Aduba Wins Emmy For Role In "Buruji" Drama, Gives Inspirational Speech by vorigan(op): 3:25pm On Sep 21, 2015
prince3009:
@vorigan aka OP...

Why mislead people with your wrong topic? Which one is "Buruji" Drama title?

She won the emmy awards for an America Drama Series called "Orange is the new Black" and not "Buruji"...if you don't know the details of a story, please don't post it or rather, do a proper research!
. . . . . . . . .Mr wise guy, "orange is the new black" is about what exactly?
CelebritiesRe: Uzoamaka Aduba Wins Emmy For Role In "Buruji" Drama, Gives Inspirational Speech by vorigan(op): 10:48am On Sep 21, 2015
IGBOSON1:
Buruji!? undecided

Have they brought out a movie on the trails and tribulation of Buruji kashamu already.....or am i barking up the wrong tree here? undecided
. . . . .not a movie, a drama series . . . . .orange is the new black
CelebritiesUzoamaka Aduba Wins Emmy For Role In "Buruji" Drama, Gives Inspirational Speech by vorigan(op): 8:09am On Sep 21, 2015
https://images.mstarz.com/data/images/full/41391/uzo-aduba.jpg?w=600
Uzo Aduba's winning streak is not over.

The Orange Is the New Black star had a strong year last year, bringing home a number of awards for her role as "Crazy Eyes" on the hit Netflix series, and it looks like this year may be her year, too.

Aduba won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama (this is the first year the show switched to drama from comedy), her second consecutive Emmy win, and she didn't even try to hold back the tears.

So, yeah, we were getting a little teary-eyed, too.

https://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2015820/rs_634x1024-150920194118-634.Uzo-Aduba-Emmys-Show.ms.092015.jpg

"I really just want to say thank you a thousand times. If I could say thank you a thousand times, it would not be enough to cover the amount of thanks I feel for you, Jenji Kohan. I love you so much," Aduba began.

"I thank you for putting belief back in my heart. Thanks for making the show, creating the platform. Thank you to our family at Netflix and Lionsgate. You are incredible. I love you so much for your kindness."

After a list of more thank-yous, the actress concluded with, "I love you guys and I'm so thankful to stand beside a set of artists who are so brilliant. I want to say thank you to our team, my team that I work with...you guys are incredible and I love you mostly because you let me be me.

"And finally, I really just want to say thank you to my family who have stood beside me my entire life. My sister, Chi Chi, you are my very best friend. I am humbled to call myself your sister. I love you so much. Thank you to the academy. Thank you to our fellow actors. Just thank you very much. God bless you."

http://fr.eonline.com/news/697903/orange-is-the-new-black-s-uzo-aduba-couldn-t-hold-back-the-tears-when-accepting-her-second-emmy-win
PoliticsRe: Why Use Imported Bitumen? Concrete Road Cheaper, Durable, Says Dangote by vorigan(op): 7:07am On Sep 20, 2015
efilefun:
Was just about posting same thing, was in india some years back for a training and i noticed how good their roads were until i found out they use concretes mostly... you see them destroy a good looking road constructed with bitumen and reconstruct it with concrete, same here in the states thats why you can hardly see portholes on the roads.
The Nigerian problem always kicks in, government officials will prefer asphalt roads due to the fact that maintenance is an ungoing thing with asphalt roads, and maintenance is what keeps their pockets fat!

Lets go concrete, and quit bitumen imports.
PoliticsRe: Why Use Imported Bitumen? Concrete Road Cheaper, Durable, Says Dangote by vorigan(op): 6:42am On Sep 20, 2015
olawalepopoola:
Have Dangote consider the expansive or shrinkage properties of materials to be used. Has he also consider the tropical nature of our climate! Water is an important factor that may affect this in this part of the world.
Read the poster above you, countries like US and india use mainly concrete roads.

For those asking why we import bitumen, the bitumen grade found in Nigeria is of very low quality.
PoliticsWhy Use Imported Bitumen? Concrete Road Cheaper, Durable, Says Dangote by vorigan(op): 12:41pm On Sep 19, 2015
Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote over the weekend reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to urgently consider the use of concrete roads in the country.

In a chat with newsmen over the weekend, the African richest man said, it would be to the benefit of Nigerians and even the Federal Government to embrace the option of using concrete for roads in the country. Aside from being very cheap, he said concrete roads were more durable and that its maintenance cost was near zero.

According to him: “We are pushing for Nigeria to do a concrete road. It is cheaper to do a concrete road that will last 50 years than to do a bitumen road. It will also help in eliminating corruption because if you go and build a bitumen road, it will have to be adequately maintained unlike a concrete road that is very durable.”

It would be recalled that the company had just expanded its frontiers to Asia, by constructing a 3 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa), Cement Plant in Nepal, as part of its new investment of $4.34 billion into 10 African countries.

Currently in 15 African countries, excluding Kenya, Niger and Mali, which are new projects. The company’s current total capacity stands at 48mmtpa, out of which Nigeria alone has the largest chunk of 29.3mmtpa.

Dangote recently said: “…..We are not only building cement plants in Africa, we have gone far away to NEPAL to build a 3 million metric tons Cement Plant capacity and by the time all these our new projects are completed in the next two years, Dangote Cement will have more than 70 million capacity but we are not going to stop there, hopefully, by 2020, our targets is getting to somewhere around 100 million tons capacity.

"I can assure you categorically that Africa will not lack cement now and even in the future…Africa will be self -sufficient rather than be a dumping ground for other manufacturers of cement. “

The new Plants for which agreement was signed recently with Sinoma, was on the construction of the following Plants: 3mmtpa in Nepal, 2.5mmtpa in Ethiopia, 3mmtpa in both Kenya 1&2; 1.5mmtpa in Zambia; 1.5mmtpa in Senegal, 1.5mmtpa in Niger, 1.5mmtpa in Mali, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana also have Plants of 1.5mmtpa capacity respectively.

It would be recalled that Dangote Cement recently commissioned its 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) capacity cement plant valued at $400 million with a 30 megawatts coal plant to power the factory.


The project was inaugurated by Zambia President , Edgar Chagwa Lungu, at Masasiti district, Ndola, Zambia.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/concrete-road-cheaper-durable-says-dangote/220608/

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left: concrete right:bitumen

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Nairaland GeneralRe: Graphics Pics Of The Gas Explosion In Port-harcourt Two Days Ago by vorigan: 10:55am On Sep 19, 2015
whirlwind7:
What the hell...huh?

At least two of those guys are not dead when the pictures were taken, as seen in the first two photos.
People around there didn't call for ambulances, but stand around to take pics, and watch the victims bleed to death!

They finally get loaded into a pick up van like pieces of trash after they're dead. Such a pity.

What happened to humanity, for goodness sake?!
. . . . . .what the fvvck?? . . . . . . .really what happened to humanity? . . . . .this is really the bad side of technology, those two guys were alive, but people instead of calling ambulance, were snapping pics!!!! . . . . . . . . . . .those guys would probably have survived if help came early . . . . . . .I suggest this bit be investigated and someone hanged for negligence

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