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Celebrities / Re: Meet Chioma Avril Rowland, Davido’s Girlfriend. He Wants A Baby Boy From Her by Yesbody: 8:14am On Jan 13, 2018
I can c u becoming a baby mama very soon, and ur p u s s y will work 4 it... I trust davido
Politics / Re: Yusuf Buhari Departs Nigeria For Germany On Air Ambulance by Yesbody: 8:29pm On Jan 12, 2018
Quick recovery
Education / Re: Top 10 African Universities In Computer Science: Covenant University Ranked by Yesbody: 7:47pm On Jan 12, 2018
Desyner:

Good news.
I have nothing against performing private universities. It is when people bash them unjustly out of insecurity that I get defensive.

Çonvenant of all universities in Nigeria, what was the yardstick they used in the ranking ?

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Travel / Re: Countries Your Nigerian Passport Can Get You Into Visa-free by Yesbody: 4:47pm On Jan 12, 2018
Dominica on point, Bleep US
Travel / Re: Countries Your Nigerian Passport Can Get You Into Visa-free by Yesbody: 4:46pm On Jan 12, 2018
phemocheee:
Na countries be these ones.... Mtscheew

No na states

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Education / Re: 35 Words You Are Pronouncing Wrongly! by Yesbody: 6:14pm On Jan 08, 2018
Pussyisfood:
Today we shall be learning 35 words that are commonly pronounced incorrectly, and how to correctly pronounce these.

Let's begin

1. Pronunciation
Although we pronounce the word, pronounce as /prə-nouns/, the correct way to pronounce the word pronunciation is /prə-nən-si-'ei-shən/.

2. Says
This word is commonly mispronounced by people learning English as /saiz/, but the correct way to pronounce the word is /sez/.

3. Etcetera (etc)
Although many people pronounce the word as /ek-'se-tra/, the correct pronunciation however is /et-'se-tə-rə/ or /et-'se-trə/ (this pronunciation is less common but it's ok).

4. Often
Now many people pronounce this word with the t. That is not wrong, but a more preferable pronunciation is /ɒ-fən/.

5. Women
Nigerians alike have perfected the art of mispronouncing words. Now although we pronounce woman as /wu-mən/, the correct pronunciation for the word women, is infact /wi-min/.

6. Police
The correct pronunciation is /pə-'lees/. shikenan

7. Vehicle
If you guessed /'vee-ə-kl/ then you are correct.

8. Genre
The correct pronunciation for this word is /'zhɒn-rə/.

9. Video
The important thing to note in this one is that the i and the e are pronounced as short i sounds. So it's /'vi-di-o/. Tan queue, Shola.

10. Comment
Most speakers in Nigeria will pronounce this word as /kə-ment/ or /koment/, but the real pronunciation is /'kɒ-ment/. The secret is in realizing that the stress is in the first syllable. You can simply watch this 9 seconds video for the vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYU2hfzOyQ

11. Suite
This word is pronounced, /'sweet/ and not /'soot/

12. Restaurant
This word is not pronounced, /'rest-orant/ as many Nigerian speakers will make us believe, as a matter of fact the correct pronunciation for this word is /'res-tə-rɒnt/. You might hear some British speakers pronouncing this word as /res-trɒnt/. This is also correct

13 Sewage
I hear a lot of Nigerians pronounce this word as /'sea-wage/. This is incorrect as the correct way to pronounce the word is /'soo-ij/.

14. Breakfast
/'brek-fəst/

15. Vegetable
The e after the g is silent, and so the pronunciation is /'vej-tə-bl/

16. Cucumber
Ladies and gentlemen, it's not /'koo-koom-ba/. It is /'kyoo-kəm-bər/. Also make sure you pronounce the r

17. Lettuce
This vegetable is called /'letis/

Many word in the English language have silent letters or alphabets we don't pronounce. Take for instance

18. Receipt
Here the p is silent, and so the pronunciation becomes /ri-'seet/.

19. Debt
Here too the b is silent in this word, and so the pronunciation becomes /'det/.

20. Mortgage
This word that means a loan that a bank gives you to buy a house is actually pronounced /'mor-gij/ and you have to pronounce the R too. It's not there for nothing.

21. Subtle
How will you say this word? It is /'sə-tl/ because the b is silent.

22. Singer
In this word, the g is silent and so our end pronunciation is /'siŋ-er/. Other words like younger and finger have the G present but not in singer... no, it's not.

23. Plumber
The mistake that Nigerians make is pronouncing this word with the B in it and so replacing the R with an A. The correct pronunciation for this word is /'pləm-ər/.

In many words when you have the combination letters, m and b, the b is silent. Like comb or climb or even thumb and tomb

24. Bury
Apparently one of the words that Nigerians pronounce correctly is bury. It is pronounced /'beri/ as like berry. Forget those Nollywood actors.

25. Wednesday
This day of the week is pronounced without the first D. The pronunciation is /'wenz-deɪ/.

26. Sword
This word is pronounced /'sord/ with the R inclusive. So don't go pronouncing the word as so:d then that will just be absurd.

27. Arctic
/ark-tik/

28. Mischievous
I hear a lot of people pronounce this word as /'mis-chi-vi-yourz/, and that is wrong. The correct way is /'mis-chi-vəs/.

29. Tuition
The right way to pronounce this word is /tu-'wi-shən/. British call it /tyu-'wi-shən/. Both are correct.

30.Zoology
If you pronounce the word as /zoo-lo-ji/ or /zoo-a-lo-ji/ then you're wrong. The correct pronunciation for this word is /zo-ɒ-lə-ji/.

31. Develop
/di-vel-əp/

32. Photography
/fə-'tɒ-grə-fi/

3. Jewelry
Although it's spelt differently in American and British English, the pronunciation is the same. /'joo-əl-ri/

34. Quote
Often mispronounced the same as coat, the correct pronunciation for this word is /'kwot/.

35. Schedule
American pronunciation is /'ske-jool/ and the British pronunciation is /'shɛ-jool/ or /'shɛd-yool/.

36. Bonus lesson
Am is a state of being verb. I'm is a contraction that means I am. So how we came to a point where people use 'am' in place of 'I'm' is mind boggling.

Happy Sunday peepz.

U are d most mouthed
I give u 5 star

Career / Re: Employees Don’t Leave Companies, They Leave Managers by Yesbody: 9:44am On Jan 08, 2018
Very true

Some managers can be silly
Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 10:35am On Jan 07, 2018
Romeo3:
I am an uber driver. Ogunvic is an uber driver. Driving is in our blood. When people were complaining about Uber, we were busy making 140k weekly. The strategy we used in making the money, is what we are selling. We do not explain all our modalities, so anyone is free to interpret what we do any how they like, but the facts are there, and they are undeniable. If i drive on uber next week, i will make 150k minimum. We employ people who work like we do, and we in still this mindset in them. Our drivers are not our employees or our slaves and we do not treat them as such. They are our friends and We treat them as such. We treat drivers with the dignity and respect they deserve and they work with us diligently and from their hearts.

Note. I did not say they work for us. They work with us. We know what they go through and we are there to guide and see them through. None of our drivers currently make less than a 100k weekly. Everyone is happy. Drivers are happy, partners are happy, cars are happy.

If we both pick up cars and drive next week, we will both make a minimum of 150k each. Consistency. You cannot beat consistency. You cannot sell what you do not have. FLEETXPERT exists as a result of our hard work. What we are selling to drivers and partners is what we have seen and done.

Anyone is free to compete with our first-hand experience. Lagos has a population of 25million people that need to move. uber and taxify cars are less than 10,000 combined. Enough space.

Let's keep moving lagos.

Please what is the secret of making big money on uber bcus na only 30k I don make since I started

sparhighwise@gmail.com
Crime / Re: Fulani Herdsmen Kill 50 In Donada And Kaltibu In Taraba (Graphic Photos) by Yesbody: 7:27pm On Jan 06, 2018
See innocent girls, young girls, beautiful ladies being butchered like animals for over 2 years and nothing is been done, FGN still keeping quiet

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Sports / Re: Winners Of African Player Of The Year Award From 1992 To Present (Photos) by Yesbody: 8:33am On Jan 05, 2018
Interesting to know that Nigerians has won more than any other African player
Phones / Re: Is Your Home Screen Better Than Mine? by Yesbody: 10:49am On Jan 02, 2018
Here is mine

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Crime / Re: Lagos Housewife’s Second Boyfriend Dies Mysteriously (pic) by Yesbody: 11:16pm On Dec 27, 2017
It is not good to sleep with married women, if u av been doing it, u need to stop

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Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 6:54am On Dec 26, 2017
Pls when is uber pay day Tuesday or Wednessday ?
Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 7:33am On Dec 25, 2017
Original distance

Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 7:29am On Dec 25, 2017
Pls experience uber drivers "HELP"

I carried a rider from Ikeja shop rite to Isolo which is about 20km drive

It was a card trip anyway

To my surprise, after the trip the money to be paid was just 856.50 naira its was even showing 2km instead of 20km

I want to be believe that their is a software people are using to cheat uber and the drivers

Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 8:29pm On Dec 20, 2017
Some riders are crazy, this morning, I was on five star, driving on the mainland drops my ranking to 4.67% just bcus of two people

Sports / Re: Thierry Henry Dressed In Igbo Traditional Attire (Photos) by Yesbody: 10:36pm On Dec 17, 2017
I suspect this henry, he is an Igbo guy

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Career / Re: Janet John: Pretty Soldier Promoted In The Nigerian Army (Photos) by Yesbody: 11:06pm On Dec 15, 2017
I love her camels

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Romance / Re: "I Was Drunk, A Man Took Me To His House & Bathed Me Without Touching Me" - Lady by Yesbody: 10:20pm On Dec 14, 2017
You are a complete muumuu, what if he has f u c k e d you and u didn't no about it since u were drunk and he has already watched ur body ?
Romance / Re: Is It Reasonable To Accept Your Ex Back For A Relationship? by Yesbody: 10:46pm On Dec 12, 2017
End the relationship and pick up a new one, there are 10million Nigerian girls u can fall in love with
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Yesbody: 6:57pm On Dec 08, 2017
BluFlyBoy:
Greetings my fellow Nigerians. I'm facing the prospect of coming back to Nigeria after 8 years in the USA. I finished my post-graduate degree and I'm coming back with a Bsc, MBA and 2 years of work experience in the telecoms industry. I want to know from my people back home, how is the general national feeling, how they enjoy their lifestyle/quality of life and the hard-truths of what I'll be facing coming back as I've been so far removed from the national consciousness because I've been in the USA for almost a decade. I feel passion about my country and people but I need to know what too expect. So my people are you happy with life back home?

There is no light

You will even pay for the electricity you did not use

Police and SARS will harras u, dey will even collect ur fone

If u don't av a car yet, u will av to be entering old buses

No respect for human right o

The Fulani's headsmen are still killing people o

Boko haram has not technically ended

High rate of unemployment is on the increase every 2months

Underemployment is still on o

The politicians are still chopping our money o

So tell me do u still want to come back home ?

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Romance / Re: Can You Date Your Boss Or Colleague?: Nigerians React by Yesbody: 11:01am On Dec 08, 2017
Very well
Romance / Re: My Neighbour Is Showing Me Green Light Despite The Fact That She's Married by Yesbody: 11:39pm On Dec 06, 2017
Nedfed:
We both live in the same estate, her husband worked with a private company in Abeokuta while we live in Ikeja
For the past 3 days now she as being bringing me food cos she no am a bachelor and she do come to my apartment at times to play cheese and ludo.
The way she dress must time shows what she want and it also seems am having an affection towards her also.
Shud I go ahead?
Kindly advice

You are fully aware that she is married but her husband has not been around due to certain reason, she need sex from but I will advice you not to do it bcus if u do someone else will sleep with your wife too
Business / Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Yesbody: 9:05am On Dec 06, 2017
Model
Celebrities / Re: Johnny Creed, Singer Commits Suicide In Enugu (Photo) by Yesbody: 12:20pm On Dec 05, 2017
He was murdered
Crime / Re: LAUTECH Has Highest Concentration Of Cyber Criminals, Says DSS by Yesbody: 5:15pm On Dec 04, 2017
I grad from Lautech in 2004 and I no say yahoo yahoo don dey happen since den, come see small small boy wey dey use big big exotic cars
There lecturered self no fit use such cars even the vc
Crime / Re: Woman Caught Repackaging Poor Quality Rice Into Stallion Rice Sacks (Photos) by Yesbody: 7:35pm On Dec 03, 2017
MissEdified:
As Reported:


http://www.newshelmng.com/2017/12/photos-woman-caught-re-packaging-poor.html


Could you please send me the address spar high wise gmail.com
NYSC / Re: Kano Corpers And Camp Soldiers Clash In Karaye NYSC Orientation Camp by Yesbody: 10:52pm On Dec 01, 2017
One of the act of nysc establishment is not to engage corp members in excessive and rigous training
Soldiers are also warned very serious not to maltreat corp members prior to the start of the 3 wks orientation

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NYSC / Re: Kano Corpers And Camp Soldiers Clash In Karaye NYSC Orientation Camp by Yesbody: 10:48pm On Dec 01, 2017
ped007:
It's gradually becoming a chaos in Karaye NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp...
The face off is between Corp Members and Soldiers, as a result of excessive punishment and little or no social activities in the camp...
Details as events unfold.

One of the act of nysc establishment is not to engage corp members in excessive and rigous training
Soldiers are also warned very serious not to maltreat corp members prior to the start of the 3 wks orientation

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Crime / Re: Anambra Teacher Dies After Flogging Student In Her Class (Photos) by Yesbody: 11:38am On Dec 01, 2017
Bush meet has catch the hunter
Business / Re: ➜ ➜ ➜Currency/E-currency Market Deals➜ ➜ ➜ by Yesbody: 8:21am On Nov 29, 2017
Pls I need to confirm if this is real

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