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The correct and ideal is to use just one leg. That's why there's always a foot rest pad on the extreme left for your left foot.

But then, this is Nigeria, where people are quick to give you reasons why they just can't do things the correct way.

Most of the people using both legs for auto transmission cars are those who started out with manual cars and are used to engaging both legs while driving.

But for safety and other reasons, only the right leg is meant to be used in auto cars. One reason is that it eliminates the possibility of engaging both the brake and accelerator at the same time, which can cause serious damage to the transmission system.

Using both legs for auto cars is plain wrong. Prove me wrong if you have authentic proof!

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I have one blog with over 60k daily page views. If you have 25 million naira, come and carry it.

Alexa rank is less than 60k.

Diagnosed of myomectomy? Also known as fibroid? I give up!

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Better than nothing.

All submissions received so far have been duly treated, and feedback has been sent to their senders.

Keep the sites coming.

More sites needed.

Keep the submissions coming.

guuudy87:
That's how some people carry their problems

It's okay so far it's their own problem. Some people actually carry other people's problems like that.

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Keep whining here on NL. NL is a good hospital, right?

If your problem is serious enough and you truly love your life, you'd be on your way to see a doctor by now.

I need some additional details about your offer. How can I reach you?

Good day, my friend.

I'm writing this out of pure concern about your health and well-being. You might not know me, and we might not have met before now. But that's far less important than the message I have for you right now.

As a medical doctor, I've seen a lot.

Loads of cases of poorly managed hypertension that eventually resulted in avoidable sad ends. Sad ends like sudden death, kidney failure, and permanent paralysis or disability.

And each time I see one, it really saddens me.

Having hypertension isn't a taboo, and it's not something anyone should be ashamed of. In fact, far more Nigerians than you can ever imagine have it.

But there are two common problems: First, many people who have high blood pressure don't know they have it. And second, those who have it and aware of that handle it with levity and manage it poorly. The consequences of falling within either category are the same -- sad and regrettable, yet avoidable

To help you better understand my concerns, I'll tell you a few short stories. Real life stories, I mean.

And here's the first:

A man in his late 50s (let's call him Mr. A) was once rushed into the emergency unit of a popular Nigerian hospital, unconscious. He was said to have suddenly slumped an hour earlier while standing in the verandah of his house to catch some fresh breeze.

On further questioning, it was revealed that this man has been treating hypertension. He was first diagnosed about 10 years earlier and placed on the right drugs. Since then, he's been taking his drugs regularly, and he's been absolutely fine...

Until the previous week when a "concerned friend" came visiting Mr. A. This friend saw him while taking his drugs and asked what the drugs were meant for. After being told that they were drugs for hypertension, this friend asked when he started taking them. On hearing that Mr. A has been on the drugs for about 10 years, this friend expressed shock.

Mr. A's friend blamed him for his "ignorance", and for allowing doctors to continuously rip him off. He then recommended a potent herbal concoction that would cure Mr. A permanently within 3 days. He even promised to help Mr. A get the concoction. He fulfilled that promise the following day and gave Mr A instructions on how to use the "one-time hypertension buster".

Right from the day Mr. A received the concoction, he stopped taking his anti-hypertensive drugs. He took the concoction for three days, as instructed by his friend, and hoped that he's been permanently cured.

Fast forward to the following week. He was in the emergency ward. When his blood pressure was first checked on admission, it was hitting the roof.
At the time the doctors deemed Mr A fit to be discharged, his blood pressure had been put under control. But unfortunately, he could no longer move his right arm and legs. And only a miracle would see those limbs regain full life again.

End of first story.

Now to my second story:

Mr B (let's call him that) was my neighbour. On one Sunday, he left for his farm with his first son. After working on his farm for about 20 minutes, he dropped his cutlass, stood up, and clutched his forehead. He complained of a terrible headache. Within less a minute, he slumped. His son called for help, and he was rushed to the hospital.

On admission, Mr. B's blood pressure was said to be 230/120 (if you know how dangerous that is). But before much could be done to salvage him, he died. He was just in his mid 40s. Sadly, he never knew he had high blood pressure -- because he never for once bothered to check.

End of story.

My third story is about another neighbor of mine (let's call her Mrs C.), a woman in her early 60s. After taking her lunch on that sad day, she started complaining of headache and dizziness. And shortly after, she slumped. I was called upon, and I checked her BP. It was dangerously high. I instructed that she be rushed to the hospital immediately.

I later figured that she was very much aware that she had hypertension. But she didn't bother to do anything about it because she erroneously thought that it's something minor that would resolve on its own. She died after spending 8 days in the hospital. Throughout the period of her admission, she never regained consciousness.

End of story.

In summary, Mr. A developed stroke and became paralyzed on the right side of his body, Mr. B bled into his brain and died almost immediately, and Mrs. C also developed stroke that rendered her partly disabled.

Aside these ones that happened before my own eyes or close to me, I've heard lots of other similar cases from colleagues.

I once heard of the case of a woman with hypertension who didn't do anything about it because she felt "God was in control". In the end, she died of kidney failure -- another common complication of hypertension.

I also heard of the case of a man who eventually went completely blind due to poorly managed hypertension. And you know what? When he was first told that he had hypertension, years before he eventually went blind, he "rebuked it".

All these stories have the same denominator -- poorly managed hypertension.

My friend, please don't feel threatened by the stories. They are only meant to open your eyes to the realities that come with high blood pressure -- when effective measures aren't taken about it.

Now, let me tell you some important basics about this silent killer called hypertension.

* Hypertension is when your blood pressure is constantly higher than 140/90 (let me not bore you with what these figures represent).

* It is very common in Nigeria. Some studies have it that 40 to 45 percent of Nigerians are hypertensive.

* Hypertension is of two types: Essential hypertension (which is not caused by any known disease condition already existing in the body) and secondary hypertension (which is caused by an underlying disease, condition, or drug).

* Majority of people with hypertension have essential hypertension, and that's why the general term "hypertension" is often used as to imply essential hypertension. Much fewer people have secondary hypertension caused by established disease conditions.

* Secondary hypertension resolves after the underlying cause has been effectively treated or controlled. Essential hypertension, on the other hand, has no known permanent cure, but can be effectively controlled with lifestyle modifications and medications.

[NOTE: Wherever I've used the word "hypertension" in this write-up, I mean essential hypertension, which is what majority of Nigerians with hypertension have.]

* Once again, hypertension has no medically proven one-time cure. So, if that's what you've been looking for, then please stop bothering yourself.

* The cause of hypertension is unknown. But it has been proven to be linked with genetic makeup. In other words, the tendency to have hypertension runs in families, just like the tendency to be fat or slim and the tendency to be tall or short. Other factors that determine a a person's chances of having hypertension include obesity, alcohol intake, stress, sodium intake, and age.

* Most people with hypertension feel no symptoms at all. And that's what makes it particularly dangerous -- especially here in Nigeria, where we don't go to the hospital until we're in serious discomfort.

* But in some lucky people, hypertension shows some warning signs such as headache, inability to get sound sleep, sweating attacks, or feeling of heavy pounding of the heart (palpitations).

* When hypertension is not properly controlled, it could result in terrible outcomes such as permanent disability or paralysis (stroke), blindness, kidney failure, heart failure, and sudden death.

* To reduce your chances of developing hypertension (if you already have the genetic tendency) or your chances of making it worse (if you're already aware that you have it), here are some measures you should adopt:

>>Do all you can to lose weight if you're overweight
>>Do all you can to avoid gaining weight if your weight is okay
>>Reduce your salt intake as well as your consumption of fatty foods
>>Stop smoking (if you're doing that)
>>Stop taking alcohol (if you're doing that)
>>Increase your consumption of fruits, vegetables, and oily fish

Now, your next step should be to check your blood pressure -- especially if you're above 40 years of age (that's when the risk becomes significantly higher).
If your blood pressure is found to be low, then you're fine. But you should always check every 3 months or whenever you feel something's wrong in your body.

But if your blood pressure is high, first be thankful for being aware of it. Then visit the nearest reputable hospital for adequate treatment. Don't dismiss or rebuke it. Don't ask your neighbour or friend who has hypertension what drugs they're using (different drugs work for different people with hypertension). And don't go searching the web for so-called natural remedies that do nothing! Go straight to the hospital to see a doctor -- not a nurse, and not a pharmacist!

Once again, remember that hypertension has no medically-proven one-time cure. So, don't go about looking for that, and turning your body into an experiment lab in the process. Not all experiments end up well, my friend.

Again, if you have hypertension, go to the hospital. If you comply with whatever treatments and advice you're given, you'd be able to keep your blood pressure at consistently safe levels. And you'd be able to live healthily without suffering any of the terrible consequences of poorly managed hypertension.

With all of the above, I'm sure you've learned some important things about hypertension, the silent killer.

I know our country itself is presently hypertensive, and we all have so many things to bother about. But even at that, we all need to take good care of our healths to avoid regrettable, avoidable consequences that can badly affect us, our loved ones, our businesses and careers, and everything else attached to us.

Yours,

Dr. AA Toriola.

And someone standing beside him is wearing a shirt bearing the inscription, "F.uck the future". Isn't that interesting? It quite sums up the manifesto of Yinka Mafe and other Nigerian politicians.

Silvermoney:
No wonder. I was wondering what happened. I lost about 45% traffic and adsense earnings reduced significantly within the last two weeks.

For someone like me who was planning to invest
about N500k to drive growth on my Nigeria focused blog (hire writers, do marketing and consistently pump out strong content) in the last quarter of this year, this kind of thing is very discouraging. One has to evaluate how sustainable this blogging thing is, especially as a reliable life time passive income stream. Cos that's all I was hoping to achieve.

Seriously, there's nothing worse than one's income being tied to someone else's whims and caprices. If your livelihood is tied to Google or Amazon, these guys can wake up one morning and decide to change their algorithms, payment terms, commissions, etc and thus leave you in the lurch.

The ultimate goal is to control your own destiny to the extent possible.

Yes, having one's online business and income at the mercy of Google and Amazon leaves one really uncomfortable. But truth be told, these are still the easiest online businesses to understand, break into, scale up and replicate.

I think the best thing is to diversify. If you're to bank on Google, have more than one blog/site. Same goes for Amazon. Although none of my Adsense sites was affected, one of my Amazon sites was slightly hit, with the remaining two spared.

With diversification, it's rare to have all your sites affected at once.

flyca:
Buried so fast, why? Is his family aware? Were they present? No autopsy? Why?
I can't even let go of my cat in less than 24hours This is an adult for Pete's sake, just so wrong.

Autopsy for what exactly, when the cause of the death is glaring?

ezana1:
True talk bro, now this is where money talks cos those guys charge way too high

You get what you pay for. If you pay for top quality, you get it, and you have no headaches going forward.

I've seen people who were offered bad services by an amateur developer (whose price was cheap) and had to hire another developer to get the work up to par. Of course, the other developer also charged for a new project. In the end, he spent more in total than he would have spent to hire a top-grade developer in the first place.

ezana1:
Thanks for comment, nevertheless am not afraid of competition afterwards but fear of theft before its launched. I can guess you're a web designer, can u guess how much a good website, that contains constant updating of downlinks referrals can cost?
Dunno how it works but someone told me a developer will always be working at the site background

Oh well, I'm not a web designer, so I have no idea of the costs.

Just a tip here: If you want to hire a designer/developer, choose one who is highly experienced and has many clients. Don't go for low-quality stugglers all because they charge ridiculously low prices. Aside that you'll get quality output from a seasoned pro with a long list of clients, such a person won't steal your idea either because they are too busy or because they already have a name to protect.

ezana1:
Hello house, I have these excellent idea, tested and trusted that it can't fail but prone to theft by a greedy/selfish website designer. Yes its needs a good website to commence

I want to know the procedures while having an agreement with a web designer and how safe can your idea be with them(against idea theft)

The whole process will be majorly control online by him(web designer)

So I have plans meeting a web designer around my vicinity, please how do I go about it to keep my idea safe with him

The part of your post that caught my attention is the "tested and trusted that it can't fail" part. Who tested and trusted the idea? How was it tested?

You see, I don't know what your idea is, but overconfidence alone can kill any idea. Even ideas that are more brilliant than yours have failed due to poor implementation and other factors.

I'm not trying to discourage you, but your enthusiasm should be in moderation, so you'd be able to move on easily if your idea fails. And always remember that the market reality is different from whatever you've conceived in your head or put on paper.

So, follow your dreams, and don't be paranoid about it. Even if your web designer doesn't replicate the idea, you'll later launch the idea and it will still become public knowledge anyway. By that time, it's never too late for a smart copycat to outshine you. Competition is something to be prepared for, not to be feared or avoided.

Best of luck!

Na wa o

Thank your stars it was a dream, when I got to the part where you stated that you started bragging about calling some soldiers, I was going to say RIP in advance. But then, I recalled that you're the one telling the story, which means you survived it all.

I was expecting to read about how that bragging earned you some premium facial panel-beating, but you killed my expectations by stating it was a dream.

Now, what kind of dream is that? A dream that cannot have an interesting ending; is that one a dream? But seriously, if those people had landed you some slaps in that dream, you'd have woken up to see the marks on your cheek in reality. SARS personnel are that brutal! (Lateef actually knew better, and he was smarter).

Now, I have two questions for you:

First, how come you know the exact time you were going through a dream? Was one of the SARS personnel carrying a big clock?

Second, when next you run into Lateef, would you greet him?

If everything up there is the pure truth, then Mrs Alice Isah is just another Nigerian Jezebel.

The secondary school, for her, was nothing but a brainless-slay-girl grooming academy.

Horlamidei:
Please guys help me out oh! An unknown mail as been saying hi and introducing her self to me for almost a week and unfortunately, she dropped the content below after series of greetings and introduction.



Thanks for your response.I am from Indonesia but  we live in United Kingdom ,  I lost my  husband on August 16, 2014 . meanwhile i have been struggling with cancer for long time and my doctor said that the present stage is uncontrollably and I have a few months more to live . Before the death of my husband , he work a contract with the British government worth of 4.7 million dollars , but death took him away before the money is sent to my bank account , my husband was a philanthropist before his death , he also encouraged me to help poor peoples , because since we got married we have not been able to have any child .
Because of the condition of my health i have sent two million dollars to my home town ( Indonesia ) and have deposited 700,000.00 $ to the hospital for my medication , i will like to send the remaining two million dollars to you so that you will help me to give it to the poor peoples and the widows over there in your country as was instructed by my late husband since we did not have any children to inherit this money , Please do not discriminate on religion , race , ethnicity  when handling this project . Try to reply me immediately for more information . May God bless you and your family , I would love to talk to you on the phone , but the problem is that i do not know the language and can not speak well due to pains , please keep this information very secret , never tell anyone about this money at all for security reasons,

LOOOOOOOLL! Even in 2018? The sender is obviously a brainless learner!

Contact me, and I'll link you up with someone who can help you for a token.

Send email to basicfreelance at gmail dot come.

The bullet didn't break her rib. But the rubber pipe did. I never knew rubber could break bones.

If delay was the cause of her death, why is it that only the hospital was blamed for that? How long did it take after the shooting for those with her to get over the confusion and even think of taking her to the hospital? Or is the hospital right beside the scene of the shooting?

The hospital's video evidence clearly showed that the lady was promptly attended to. But unfortunately we always find someone to blame for anything that happens. If the family wants someone to blame at all cost, I think they should question why their daughter was out at around 3am and why they didn't stop when instructed to by the policeman.

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phase1:
Shut your mouth and concentrate on peddling your ebook. You know nothing.

The 'lab scientist' that was caught last time practicing illegality was actually a fake scientist. He doesn't even have an MLSCN-issued license he claimed to be NISLT graduate. He is a quack and there are many of them out there thriving on your ignorance because they are cheap.

https://www.nairaland.com/4558240/police-uncover-illegal-blood-bank

Every proper Medical diagnostic centre have the MLSCN licence of the Medical Scientists displayed or hung on their walls. No Medical Scientist (even though they are taught pharmacology for 12 months in university) will dabble into areas he has no specialized knowledge of or cases such as the above. Even though many other professionals like physicians try to dabble into other fields which are not their primary professional constituencies to makd money.

This Aux Nurse was trained by non-professional who are not licensed nurses. Aux nurses are illegally trained by physicians in Nigeria who dabble into nursing training to shore up income. This can't happen in the US, or UK. Professionals in that field train students in that specialized field.

You have the right to ask anyone who claims to be Medical lab Scientist to show his license, that way you can help us eliminate quacks and charlatans that you patronize because you think they are cheap. If you can't do that then concentrate on peddling your useless ebook and stop spreading falsehood engineered by your gross ignorance.

You seem to have traversed the whole of Nigeria to know everything going on herein. All I see in your statements is certitude based on crass ignorance and myopia.

You don't argue with other people based on what they have seen and experienced. You can only state yours, not knock theirs off based on the limits of your knowledge.

With the above said, you can now stay away from my mentions if you have nothing sensible to write.

As for your statement that I know nothing, I reply by saying "thank you".

Pretending to be a doctor when all you have is a certificate as an auxiliary nurse. This is happening in many places in the country, and when such patient dies, people go around lambasting doctors.

There are way so many pseudo-doctors in Nigeria. And unfortunately, many people don't even know how to identify them.

So, before you castigate a doctor (especially one in private practice) for managing a medical case poorly, find out if he/she is truly a doctor in the first place. There are so many nurses, lab scientists, and even auxiliary nurses posing as doctors and even running private clinics.

Imagine! Even the dumbest doctor knows that you don't give IV fluids to a cardiac failure patient.

lionjungle3000:
Afonja welcome oh...hateful things from birth!

Thank you, skunk!