Siena: Thanks for sharing these sobering video footage, Wallie. Sadly, many will see you as a killjoy, and feel these accidents were due to the driver's errors. They view themselves as "Professionals", and feel they're invincible, this could never happen to them.

You're welcome! I was afraid of that but wanted to counter people thinking that it's all about ceramic brake pads or vehicle brand. I won't even touch the "professional" term being bandied around.

This is what a professional can do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Thomd4BQg


Here's a video why racing in any unprepped road surface is bad! The guy ran over oil at 0:16s in the video. Luckily, he has very fast hands to catch the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqxbmOK3dwc

Darkknight.Abj:


all4naija i actually dont think anyone is hating neither did i mention the word hate in any of my posts, besides we are not also trying to portray we are wealthy to anyone as you mention. To be sincere with you i dont see a race track coming into play anytime soon, probably a long run vision. you all make it sound like it cost pennies to embark on a capital intensive project that would cost a couple million dollars. for now we would work on racing in controlled zones.

Have you ever heard of autocross? All you need is an empty parking lot, a timer and a lot of cones. It is a timed event to see who can drive the course the fastest. A great way to prove your driving skills and car control skills.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HzYOGtnJU

1. People will always drive faster than the speed limit regardless of what anyone says.
2. You're decreasing your reaction time to control the car the faster you go.
3. With a car, ANYTHING can happen including brake failure, tires sliding on oil, flat tire, parts of the car failing etc. Are you prepared?
4. The more variables you can control in your race environment, the safer you are.

I've done my own share of stupidity and I thank God that I'm still here standing unscathed but not everybody will be that lucky! There's a reason I don't do bikes.

If you have good tires on your car and the road is dry, your stopping distance can be approximated as follows:

100 kph – 127 meters
110 kph – 154 meters
120 kph – 183 meters
160 kph – 360 meters
249 kph – 790 meters

Here's a video of a highly prepped Twin Turbo Gallardo that Crashed at 200+MPH (322 kph+). The driver walked away unhurt because his car was caged.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1NU6xjTSY


Parts failure: Here's another video of a Subaru STi that crashed at 148 MPH (238kph) after the rear wing on the trunk (spoiler) broke at high speed and the driver survived because the car was caged. You can even see him getting out of the car.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LnmD7kxHUw

Suspension: Here's an Acura that skidded off the road killing the driver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-w69MVywg

Drifting: 5 people died

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV7XF1wUivU

GARRI (x7):


I guess we don't have that in Nigerian law... or do we??

It looks like you no longer have such a law! A cursory look at the Land Use Act seems to grant the government unreserved power over land issues.

An Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the State and to organisations for residential, agriculture, commercial and other purposes while similar powers will with respect to non urban areas are conferred on Local Governments.(27th March 1978) Commencement.

http://www.nigeria-law.org/Land%20Use%20Act.htm

One last thing on Adverse Possession: It is possible that the government enacted a law that makes it impossible to adversely possess a land that belongs to the state or they might even have some form of Eminent Domain law that allows them to forcibly take your land following just compensation.

The only sure way of knowing your rights is to seek advice from competent Nigerian legal counsel.

GARRI (x7):


Can you throw some light on the highlighted part??

I think in very simple english you are saying: "An illegality becomes legal if practised for long:

EXACTLY! In the US, if someone occupies your land exclusively for 20 years, then the person becomes the owner of the land even though you have title to the land. In England, the period is 12 years.

There are tests to be met before one can claim adverse possession. For example, (1) you have to use the land in such a way that everybody can see thereby giving notice to the owner, (2) your use has to be without permission of the owner, (3) you have to physically use the property, (4) you have to have exclusive use of the property, and (5) your use has to be continuous for the period required.


The moral of the law is, if someone occupies your real property (land) kick them off or give them permission to use it.

Mavor: You are missing the point. What makes the US court superior to the Nigerian court? Ok, so if the US court rules in their favor, what happens? They will refuse to adhere to the Nigerian ruling?? In Nigeria!! Lol. If they have grievances and they have no confidence in the Nigerian judicial system, why not make their case through our very excellent media? Why not take it to the International Court of Arbitration?

Actually, you're the one missing the point of the OP. The court already ruled in Nigeria against GE. What the other company is trying to do is to get the US courts to recognize and enforce the judgment against GE in the US. If that happens, GE will have no choice than to pay because a lien will be placed against their property/business and get auctioned off to pay the judgment. However, if the US courts do not recognize the judgment, the other company has no choice than to try to enforce the judgment in Nigeria.

One of the detriments to Nigerian companies and state governments dealing with western companies is the inability to enforce judgments due to the perceived corrupt judiciary.

It may very well be that the Nigerian company in this case has a strong case against GE and should be compensated. But in a situation where you can’t trust a judgment not to be biased or impartial, foreign courts will just paint the entire judicial system as being corrupt thereby scuttling real grievances against western companies.

I've seen cases where US companies set up subsidiaries in Nigeria and bail before fulfilling their obligations especially when it comes to taxation. In such a case, Nigerian business partners have every right to go against the parent company in the US but such cases rarely succeed because the Nigerian judicial system can’t be trusted.

The squatters might actually have legal rights under the law. I would advise them to seek counsel before even talking to the government because there are certain things that can easily reverse the rights like obtaining permission from the actual owner or even leaving the place temporarily.

In law, there something called Adverse Possession that allows someone to claim ownership to a piece of land that is not theirs if they've occupied the land exclusively and continuously for a period of time without compensation to the actual owner. In most countries, that period is 20 years. I wonder what it is in Nigeria but it's certain to be less than 30 years if the law does exist.

The issue is not the availability of most type of jobs but whether or not the applicants possess the required skills and experience. This is exactly what makes recent graduates more vulnerable because they only have a degree to rely on.

Snapshot of jobs for Electrical Engineers (8646 jobs posted within the last 30 days)
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobseeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?IPath=QH&rs=&_ctl0%3ANavBar1%3AucQuickBar%3As_rawwords=electrical+engineer&_ctl0%3ANavBar1%3AucQuickBar%3As_freeloc=&_ctl0%3ANavBar1%3AucQuickBar%3As_jobtypes=ALL&qsbButton=Find+Jobs

Snapshot for Accountant type jobs (30,472 within the last 30 days)
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobseeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=accountant&SB%3As_freeloc=&SB%3Asbfr=30&tally=&sbsbmt=Find+Jobs+%C2%BB&IPath=QHKV&excrit=QID%3DA6659283056475%3Bst%3Da%3Buse%3DALL%3BrawWords%3Delectrical+engineer%3BCID%3DUS%3BSID%3D%3F%3BTID%3D0%3BENR%3DNO%3BDTP%3DDRNS%3BYDI%3DYES%3BIND%3DALL%3BPDQ%3DAll%3BPDQ%3DAll%3BPAYL%3D0%3BPAYH%3Dgt120%3BPOY%3DNO%3BETD%3DALL%3BRE%3DALL%3BMGT%3DDC%3BSUP%3DDC%3BFRE%3D30%3BCHL%3DAL%3BQS%3Dsid_unknown%3BSS%3DNO%3BTITL%3D0%3BOB%3D-relv%3BRAD%3D30%3BJQT%3DRAD%3BJDV%3DFalse%3BHost%3DUS%3BMaxLowExp%3D-1%3BRecsPerPage%3D25&cid=US


Project Manager (43,619 within the last 30 days)
http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobseeker/Jobs/JobResults.aspx?SB%3Asbkw=project+manager&SB%3As_freeloc=&SB%3Asbfr=30&tally=&sbsbmt=Find+Jobs+%C2%BB&IPath=ILKV&excrit=QID%3DA6659283056475%3Bst%3DA%3Buse%3DALL%3BrawWords%3Daccountant%3BCID%3DUS%3BSID%3D%3F%3BTID%3D0%3BENR%3DNO%3BDTP%3DDRNS%3BYDI%3DYES%3BIND%3DALL%3BPDQ%3DAll%3BPDQ%3DAll%3BPAYL%3D0%3BPAYH%3DGT120%3BPOY%3DNO%3BETD%3DALL%3BRE%3DALL%3BMGT%3DDC%3BSUP%3DDC%3BFRE%3D30%3BCHL%3DAL%3BQS%3DSID_UNKNOWN%3BSS%3DNO%3BTITL%3D0%3BOB%3D-relv%3BRAD%3D30%3BJQT%3DRAD%3BJDV%3DFalse%3BHost%3DUS%3BMaxLowExp%3D-1%3BRecsPerPage%3D25&cid=US

Go ahead and give the website a try by typing in your field and I’m pretty sure that you will get thousands of job openings across the US but most likely, one will lack the skills needed.

dasparrow:

This is the problem I have with many Nigerians abroad. Just because things are cheap in your city and you are doing well does not mean it is the same all over America and with everyone. I have lived in America for over 13 years, went to college here and everything. America used to be good back in the late nineties but everything has changed now. There are indeed no jobs for the most part except maybe in the medical field. Most jobs - especially manufacturing, IT and customer service - are being shipped abroad to China, Malaysia, Philippines and the likes.

I know of a white American guy who came boasting to us that he has finally secured a good IT job in Canada after years of not finding a job in his home country of USA. He spoke negatively about his country the same way many Nigerians speak negatively about Nigeria and he was so glad that he was moving to Canada. A friend of mine lives in New York, an accountant by profession. She quit her job so that she can have her son and take care of him. Till now - over a year later - she has not found a job. She has credit card debts up to her neck. Her husband has a good job but yet the bills (mortgage payment, credit card payment, electricity, water, car payment etc) is eating deep into her husband's monthly income.

[b]Some people indeed do have to work more than 40 hours a week because the money they are making from one job is not enough to cover the bills. [/b]I know of a Nigerian male in California - Los Angeles to be precise - who committed suicide right there in L.A He has been living in America since the mid eighties. He had a liquor store that was doing very well in the past but sales plummeted when the economic recession began. Then he had to close shop. He has not been able to visit Nigeria in years. However, his mom died and he could not afford a dime to send to Nigeria for the burial. That was how he took his life.

So my point is, things are hard in America now. Even those born and bred in America are finding it difficult to find a decent paying job much less someone who came directly from Nigeria with a thick Nigerian accent, an African name which most Americans are often times unwilling to try to pronounce and so on. As a christian, I believe in telling Nigerians in Nigeria the truth so that if they do choose to come to the USA, they will have realistic expectations.

Many Nigerians in America don't want to tell the truth because they want to come back to Nigeria and boast. What most Nigerians in Nigeria don't know is that many residents in America are neck deep in debt. Their mates in Nigeria are building their homes in Nigeria and elsewhere with raw cash while those with homes in America for the most part are drowning in mortgage debt. If they cannot keep up with their monthly mortgage payments, the house goes into foreclosure irrespective of how much one has already paid towards the house.

All that glitters is indeed not gold.

I disagree with most of what you wrote not because they do not contain an element of truth but due to your over-generalization. You keep saying "America" like every single state or even counties within a state are the same. How many States have you lived in?

My point is that things are generally hard as could be seen by the unemployment numbers but the same is true for almost every other country in the world. Prove me wrong with stats if you feel otherwise. I’ll even give you the leeway of choosing any country on earth.

The only thing great about Canada is the ability to easily get your papers if you go to school. Canada is actively trying to grow their tax base. If Canada is so great, why are there only 35 million people there - a country bigger than the US? The US has 315 million people and US citizens do not need a visa to travel there. Canada is just a big and empty country with nothing going on but cold weather.


To people trying to immigrate to the US, do your homework! If you have no professional skill to offer, you will probably find it very difficult to live the lifestyle you see on TV. It is a capitalist country and only the fit will grow into a fat cat.

It is true that manufacturing jobs (mostly of the unskilled types) are off-shored to Asia and as such, makes getting jobs in that industry particularly challenging.

If you’re also relying on your Nigerian degree to work here, forget it because you will be competing with people that schooled from known schools. If I’m looking to hire someone with a degree, why would I hire someone from an unknown faraway place with a questionable degree? Most Americans are ignorant about Nigeria except for the negative things they hear on TV. The only people that can truly evaluate the worth of your degree are those in charge of college admission.

The types of people most likely to succeed in America are those that continued their education over here or have a special skill to offer. If you want to live above minimum wage, try furthering your Nigerian education over here. I personally know of friends that make well over $120k and they got their undergraduate degrees from Nigerian universities (Unilag, Ife) but they continued their education over here. One is a CPA and the other a network engineer. The funny thing is that the network engineer does not even need his engineering degrees (BSEE, MSEE) to get a job but his certifications (CCNP, CCNA, MCSA, CCDP etc). In other words, you can get a job that pays well over $100k if you can get the necessary cisco certifications but you will be tested to demonstrate your skill on actual hardware during most interviews.

And one last thing; people always complain about going to school and not being able to get a job afterwards but they never tell you have well they did in school. You cannot just go to school just for the sake of getting a certificate. If you do poorly in school (low GPA), you will find it hard if not impossible to get a job.

MENA247: Pls where can one get the software? I need to learn arabic and chinese

You can even try it for free!

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-chinese

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-arabic

tpia1: [size=20pt]LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITHOUT THREATENING TO KILL PEOPLE! YOU SICKOS!!!!!!!!

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!![/size]

Dude, you need to lay off whatever you're smoking!!! You're about to have brain aneurysm because someone threatened someone else? Whatever transpired between the people communicating with that particular subject line is their business and nothing for you to blow a head gasket over. Sheesh…

What are the most dread-inducing email subject lines to receive? In particular, what are the worst ones to get from a boss or friends?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/11/29/email_subject_lines_which_are_the_worst.html

Infatuation - when you are very passionate about someone you barely know. You think you love the person even though you don't know the person's like or dislike, behavior, flaws, quirkiness etc.

Love - is being fully aware of a person's flaw and shortcomings but still passionate about the person.

@Darkknight.Abj

I'm happy that you guys are into cars! But try to get organized and see if you can take the racing off the streets into a more controlled environment. I'm sure there are people that will be willing to contribute into funding a proper quarter mile track that car lovers can take their cars to. You guys can even take the credit for building the first track in Nigeria.

Racing in the streets is dangerous not because you guys are not “professionals” but because there are too many unknowns and other drivers are not as “careful” or attentive as you guys.

Adesiji77: Hi All, please where can I learn the following European languages in either Lagos or Ibadan- Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and German?
Moderators,please help move to the front page to get maximum response.

If you want to learn from the comfort of your home and at your own pace, then there's no better option than Rosetta Stone software. The only issue is that it is expensive but be rest assured that result is guaranteed if you're serious. You not only get to learn a language but also the correct pronunciations. It is the same software used by the US government when someone wants to learn another language.

andyanders: Listen, let us not conclude that they were burglars cos, in America, a white folk can get you killed cos of you dating a white woman. Since the guy is dead, the white can go ahead and say all things against him.

If you wanna stay in a white neighborhood, be ready not to step on the wrong foot. You can get killed just for nothing and you will be tagged a 'bad nigger' Too bad.

The crime will be investigated to see if the shooting was justified. Just because someone broke into your house or is breaking into your car doesn't mean you can just shoot the person. Different states have different laws. In some states, you cannot shoot a person unless you're in immediate danger, which means that if a thief is running you cannot shoot. In other states, like Texas, you can shoot a person committing crime on your property.

Texas is very pro-gun laws and it has nothing to do with skin color.

Racism? You guys are very funny!

Assuming the story is true, a bugler breaks into someone's house and the first thing you can think about is racism? Whatever happened to siding with the victim or the fact that stealing is wrong?

I've said it before and will continue to say it - thieves in Nigeria are emboldened by the fact that people are not allowed to legally own guns.

But guess what? In the US, people do own guns and if someone breaks into my house, I might just fire a first warning shot because I don't want a dead stranger in my house but you better believe the next shot will send the thief to his maker!

It is human nature to be attracted to someone else other than your partner even if momentarily but like other things we desire, not following through depends on one’s self control.

We all have some level of self control when engaging in a risky behavior but some people can control their urges more than others. For example, can you resist the urge to go raw with someone who is not a love peddler when you find out at the very last second that your rubber is missing? Some people can’t.

Will I give in to cheating when in the same room with my celebrity crush like Nia Long if my partner has no way of finding out? I pray to never have to find out!

For me, the consequences of cheating, getting caught or getting something I did not bargain for, far outweigh the momentary pleasure!

The result is not surprising because
1. women are more likely to be raped and usually without protection;
2. women are typically not aware of their partner’s risky behavior like their partner sleeping with a commercial love peddler with no protection;
3. men who sleep with men hide the fact and are usually married and/or have girlfriends;
4. men are less likely to get tested;
5. women are more biologically predisposed to being exposed to seminal fluids; and
6. women will typically have greater difficulty accessing healthcare.

Always protect yourself even if you've been in a relationship with the same person for 5 years unless you know the recent HIV status of your partner. If your partner wants you to trust him/her and doesn't want to use protection because you've been in a relationship for a while, tell the person to follow you to an HIV clinic so that you can both get tested.

Life has no duplicate and you'll be surprised how your partner that you cannot live without today can become your mortal enemy tomorrow. Few minutes of pleasure can last a life time of pain. Your life is YOURS and yours only; do what you can to preserve it.

Msauza: @ Willie, what difference does it make, D.Juris is equivalent to LLB. Americans like to over-rate their qualifications unnecessarily. Besides, I have studied with many American citizens and British students through an exchange student programme in Wits, who rather preferred to study law in SA, because they claimed South African trained lawyers are among the best lawyers in the world.

I’m happy that you got the chance to study with Americans through your exchange program but the preference of one or two Americans does not automatically equate to that of the country.

Just so you know, studying law in SA or almost any other course for that matter, is almost guaranteed to send you to the back of the undergraduate line if you want to work in the US professionally. SA trained lawyers? Do they exist outside SA boarders?

Lastly, when and if you finish your apprenticeship you might get the wherewithal and standing to question me but for now, I can only communicate with your “white” masters and I’m a BLACK (Nigerian)! My firm actually represents some SA companies in patent litigation here in the US.

I know you find it hard to believe that blacks can be at par with whites but you might want to take a trip to the US to see for yourself, if you can get a visa!

Msauza: @ Willie, the ( B.Juris) is an outdated version of legal qualifications in South Africa, irrespective of what level, Masters or Doctorate you've achieved. With that kind of qualification, you might not be able to practise as a lawyer in South African judicial mealieu. That qualification has long been phased out and is no longer offered, unless your are some dinosaur of the past generations. Presently, in SA the minimum requirements to practise as lawyer is to possession of an LLB, where you can chose to be groomed as an advocate or attorney.

I think you have no idea what Juris Doctor (JD). In the US, to go to law school, you need to have a first degree.

Here's what's required in South Africa:

In South Africa,[7][8] the LL.B. is the universal legal qualification for admission and enrollment as an Advocate or Attorney; see split profession. Since 1998, LL.B. programmes may be entered directly at the undergraduate level, at the same time, the LL.B. continues to be offered postgraduate and may then be accelerated dependent on the bachelor's degree. The programme lasts between two and four years correspondingly [9] (compare Australia, above). See Bachelor of Laws: South Africa.

Although not formally required for practice, further training, e.g. in tax, is usually via specialised postgraduate diplomas or LL.M. programmes.[10] Research degrees are the LL.M. and LL.D., or PhD depending on university. The Master’s dissertation reflects an ability to conduct independent research, whereas the Doctoral thesis will, in addition, constitute an original contribution to the field of law in question.[11] A doctorate, generally, is required for positions in legal academia. See Master of Laws: South Africa; Doctor of law: South Africa.

Historically, the B.Proc. and B.Juris were the legal degrees offered at the undergraduate level.[12] The four-year BProc qualified one to practice as an attorney, or become a prosecutor or magistrate in the lower courts, but did not allow for admission as an advocate. The three-year B.Juris was the basic requirement for prosecutors and magistrates in the lower courts, but on its own, did not qualify one to practice as an attorney. Both offered admission to the LLB. [13]

For admission as an attorney, one serves "articles" as a candidate attorney with a practicing attorney for two years, and then writes a "board exam" set by the relevant provincial Law Society. See Attorneys in South Africa. The length of articles may be reduced by attending a practical legal training course or performing community service. Attorneys may additionally qualify as Notaries and Conveyancers, via the Conveyancing and Notarial Practice Examinations; [14] those with technical or scientific training may further qualify as patent attorneys – see Patent attorney: South Africa.
The requirements to enter private practice as advocates (Junior Counsel) are to become members of a Bar Association by undergoing a period of training (pupilage) for one year with a practicing Advocate, and to sit an admission examination. On the recommendation of the Bar Councils, an advocate "of proven experience and skill" with at least ten years experience, may be appointed by the President of South Africa as a Senior Counsel (SC; also referred to as a "silk".[15] See Advocate: Advocates in South Africa.
The Act regulating admission to practice law ("The Qualifications of Legal Practitioners Amendment Act of 1997" is being revised.[16]

Here's what's required in the US:

In the United States, law is a Doctoral degree, the pursuit of which students undertake only after having completed an undergraduate degree in some other field (usually a bachelor's degree). The law school program is considered to be a professional school program and upon graduation you receive the distinct title of Doctor. Though attorneys rarely if ever use the title 'doctor' even though they are entitled to by both degree and etiquette. The undergraduate degree can be in any field, though most American lawyers hold bachelor's degrees in the humanities and social sciences. American law schools are usually an autonomous entity within a larger university, though there are independent institutions.

In most cases, the degree awarded by American law schools is the Doctor of Jurisprudence or Juris Doctor (J.D.), degree. In contrast, the LL.B. degree is still the standard qualification in other common law jurisdictions, mostly in the Commonwealth of Nations. Research degrees that are awarded include the Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees (J.S.D. or S.J.D.).

Once a student has graduated from law school, he or she is expected to pursue admission to the bar in order to practice. Requirements for membership in the bar vary across the United States. In almost every state, the only way to be admitted to the bar is to pass a (usually multi-day) written examination. Once admitted, most attorneys must meet certain Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_education_in_South_Africa#South_Africa

Billyonaire: But are these guyz really illiterate or what ? You can put all your cash in your GTB account and spend in the UAE even up to $1m per day, there is no purchase limit on cards. Why cash

Because GTB cash will be in Naira and if you want it in dollars, they have a limited supply.

I think most of you guys do not understand what's going on. There is a limit on how much Naira you can exchange to dollars and bureau de change operators are mandated by CBN to only sell dollars to certain people.

The problem is how are you going to explain the source of the dollars to EFCC since there's a limit on the amount of dollars you can get legally?

This is what happens - bureau de change operators sell dollars wholesale to traders or people trying to smuggle money out of the country because its easier sell and they make a very quick profit. Who wants to sell dollars $100 at a time when you can sell your entire CBN allocation without even stepping out of your house with just one phone call?

Sky-walker:


lol Are you both competing?

Competing ke? The guy thinks he’s something special or some kind of an anomaly! I’m trying to get him to understand that throwing his education around to gain credence only works in SA or at the bar! How can he impress me with his education when I'm more educated and experienced than he his?

Msauza: . My dear friend, let me first start to introduce myself accordingly. I am a Nigerian/South African born of a SA mother and Nigerian father. I have two degrees in my name, being, BA (politics with economics and law) obtained from Potchefstroom University and was credited with my law modules by Wits University to study law further, wherein I successfully completed my LLB in 2010, after three years of academic study. My father is a prof in one of the most reputable universities in SA and he specialises in Economics and Public Administration and also holds MBA. I come from academic family and am well educated than you can ever imagine. I am currently serving my articles as an candidate attorney under a well experienced group of white attorneys. I find it very difficult that you undermined my intelligence by suggesting that I do not know how Forbes Mag works. Look at my comments above, where I highlighted something about Nicky Oppenheimer's assets. Forbes evaluates people by means of their assets, not a cash in their bank accounts. What a desperate underestimate of a person!!! Forbes is the subject of the west to fool us. I repeat, Dangote is not a richest man in Africa, this is a cooked propaganda the west devised after were confronted with many questions as to why whites SA always tops the list of Forbes Africa's richest. That was the loophole by the west of mistakenly giving concrete evidence to the world that Africa,s economy is in the hands of white monopoly capital. The issue of this magazine was suddenly suspended without further notice as it was polarising the society. If you want to know more come to me.

My dear friend, you seem to underestimate the caliber of people that post on Nairaland also! I have multiple degrees also and so do most of my family members. By the way, I also have a law degree (Juris Doctor) and currently do practice Patent Law in the US. (Use Google to determine what it takes to obtain a JD and practice patent law in the US).

I’m a little confused as to the significance of practicing under “white” attorneys. Are white attorneys the “gold” standard over there; kinda like going to Ivy League schools? I'll give you another chance to impress me!

I can see why your myopic twisted view of white superiority will make you think blacks can never be better than whites at any point in time! I wonder if critical reasoning was skipped as a critical element to your LLB education.

More than 50 reporters in 16 countries worked on compiling our 25th anniversary World’s Billionaires rankings. Throughout the year our reporters meet with the list candidates and their handlers and interview employees, rivals, attorneys and securities analysts. We keep track of their moves: the deals they negotiate, the land they’re selling, the paintings they’re buying, the causes they give to. To estimate billionaires’ net worths we value individuals’ assets, including stakes in public and private companies, real estate, yachts, art and cash–and account for debt.
Not that we pretend to know what is listed on everyone’s private balance sheet, though some folks do provide that information. We do attempt to vet these numbers with all billionaires. Some cooperate, others don’t.

We have not included fortunes dispersed across large families (as in those of the Du Ponts) when individual net worths are below our minimum of $1 billion per name. But we do include wealth belonging to a member’s immediate relatives if the wealth can ultimately be traced to one living individual; in that case “& family” indicates that the number shown includes money belonging to more than one person.

Our estimates of public fortunes are a snapshot of wealth on Feb. 14, 2012, when we locked in stock prices and exchange rates from around the globe. Some on our list will become richer or poorer within weeks–even days–of publication. Privately held companies are valued by coupling estimates of revenues or profits with prevailing price-to-revenues or price-to-earnings ratios for similar public companies.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/03/07/methodology-how-we-crunch-the-numbers/

Msauza: . This is a scam by the west. I still do not believe that Aliko Dangote tops the list of africa's richest men. In the past a lot has been said about africa agenda of promoting the interests of white people, especially those based in south africa. Not long ago Nicky Oppenheimer was the richest and even doubled Aliko Dangote's wealth. Nicky is the chair and owner of DE BEERS (Diamonds Mining Company) estimated @ the net worth over $38 Billion and ever since Forbes was influenced by African politics they offloaded the inclusion of DE BEERS properties in Nicky's assets. In media Dangote is put on the map and in reality it tells the different story. Do not be fooled by anything that has been written on Forbes magazine, well, it gives light in some way, but is not reliable. The stats on this magazine can be hugely distorted and interfered with by politics, especially of the western to fool a black people that africa's economy is in their hands and not that of the western who are based in africa, looting our natural resources. Forbes is in the mission of diverting our focus away from reality by means of propaganda. Dangote's face is being used as a front by the Forbes, tell me how will it ever happen on earth that this noble man, whose profit is mainly generated from cement and flour (which is now sold to SA white owned food company TIGER BRANDS) overtake Nicky in just a year and half and even went on further to double his wealth in just two years. Something does not add up, in fact, something is fishy here. All this happened after the former ANCYL president Julius Malema started pushing for NATIONALISATION OF MINES in south africa and AFRICAN AGENDA that the following year statistics of Forbes changed dramatically. Is this a move by Forbes to shut us up and stop us from asking rhetorical questions about the wealth of white people in africa, particularly SA, who are making fortune in mining Gold, Diamonds and Platinum.

I really don't think you understand how Forbes or any other organization estimates people’s wealth! Saying someone is worth $12B does not mean that $12B is all they have nor does it mean that they have $12B in cash.

Wealth is estimated by what is publically owned by the person. It is really simple to estimate most of Dangote’s wealth.

For example, Dangote Cement is currently trading at 121.05 and has a market capitalization of 2063.11B. If you know Dangote’s personal equity in Dangote Cement, his net worth will be that percent of 2063.11B. In other words, if Dangote owns 90% of Dangote Cement, then he’s worth 90% of 2063.11B = 1857B. Simple.

It is possible that there’s someone richer than Dangote in Africa but that person’s wealth cannot be publically verified. Also, Dangote could own private companies and that source of income is not taken into account by Forbes.

By the way, Nicky Oppenheimer has an estimated net worth of $2.8B in 2008. In 2009, De Beers only made a revenue of $6.8B.

Siena, I wonder what your Nigerian friends think of you and your love for cars? :-) I've been accused of being white because I watch car racing and I mountain bike!

I guess it's no surprise that you guys (UK folks) are used to working in the rain as it rains all the time over there. But cold weather plus rain makes for a very nasty experience. There's no way in this world I'll be outside in the rain working on cars!

You must be a very organized fellow not to have tools lying around everywhere. I can't imagine pulling an engine without having the entire tool box scattered all over the floor but then again, it's not like I know what I'm doing.

Keep up the good work and you might motivate me to pull off a build of my own next summer! How I wish I have half the hands on skills you possess but I guess I make up for it by being fearless (when I have instructions )!

With age your metabolism will slow down but for now, you can do the following:

1. Lift weights. Simplest and easiest way to look good enough to even start walking around in tank tops. Regardless of what I ate growing up, I remained skinny until I started hitting the gym.
2. Eat a lot of protein (meat, beans, eggs, chicken etc). Oats is not going to cut it as it is just carbohydrates.
3. Get some rest.

When I was your age, I weighed about 68kg and hovered around that weight for years! I was even a lot skinnier in high school but once I got to college, I started lifting weights and quickly developed huge arms and chest. My legs lagged behind but it was ok because I didn't wear shorts. Once I hit my 30s, it was like a switch got flipped and I started worrying about not having a neck!

Archmed: with ur Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering,The OP's points appeal to me more.....u said its d actual speed of d car that is d prime consideration...who controls the speed of d car...na Spirit?..Naija over sabi...wen we want show say we sabi..we reveal our ignorance..smh.

Siena is right! The OP is conflating different terms and explanations. OP's description of “over speed” is what’s called over rev or money shift.


One of the most important ways to avoid an accident is to anticipate what other cars might do (defensive driving).

A cursory look at the posts above didn't show anybody talk about one of the most important factors - adequate funding!

It matters very little if you have the foresight of Steve Jobs; if you start a business that runs out of money before it reaches sustainability, it will eventually fail.

For example, if you start a manufacturing business that will require you to produce 1000 parts based on your overhead to make a profit and you only produce 999 parts, you will end up failing. There’s a minimum amount needed to sustain any business and any amount over that is profit.

Do you know exactly how much is needed to sustain your business? Not knowing the number is another reason a great number of businesses fail.

In the title, "got" should be changed to "gotten".

Get = obtain
Gotten = become

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