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Career / Re: SNAP A Picture Of Your Workspace And Upload Here. Simple!! by TCUBE(m): 7:27am On May 21, 2016
may the lord bless your hustle

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Career / Re: SNAP A Picture Of Your Workspace And Upload Here. Simple!! by TCUBE(m): 7:20am On May 21, 2016
Dont have a lot of space......

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Senators In Uganda For Graduation Of 200 Indigenes Of Sokoto - Photos by TCUBE(m): 12:29pm On Dec 11, 2015
UGANDA Really? I wouldn't be surprised if these same senators attend the graduation of sokoto indigenes in Angola, Sudan and Guinea. I mean, UGANDA? FOR REAL?...LIKE SERIOUSLY?

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Politics / Re: President Buhari Arrives South Africa (Photos) by TCUBE(m): 8:17am On Dec 04, 2015
The change we can believe in indeed
Politics / Re: Why Faleke Should Be Declared Kogi Guber Candidate – Ex-inec Coordinator by TCUBE(m): 8:16am On Dec 04, 2015
Why can't we just for once follow the rule of law?
Politics / Re: Buhari Turns Down Alison-madueke's Offer To Refund $250 Million Dollars by TCUBE(m): 6:05am On Jul 20, 2015
Politics / Buhari Turns Down Alison-madueke's Offer To Refund $250 Million Dollars by TCUBE(m): 4:24am On Jul 20, 2015
Immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has offered to refund the sum of $250 million dollars to the Nigerian government in return for immunity from further investigation and possible prosecution, SaharaReporters has learned. However, her overture has reportedly received a cold response from President Muhammadu Buhari.

A source in Aso Rock and a ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) told our correspondent that the former minister has been reaching out to influential government and ruling party officials, in and outside Abuja, to prevail on President Buhari to accept her offer and let bygones be bygone. According to our sources, Mrs. Alison-Madueke had enlisted the support of several figures close to Mr. Buhari, including Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, to intercede with the incumbent president. 

Mrs. Alison-Madueke was one of the closest ministers to former President Goodluck Jonathan, and is reputed to have anchored and facilitated numerous money-laundering scandals and deals that characterized the era of the just-ended Jonathan administration. The former Petroleum Minister oversaw several oil swap deals, the disposition of oil wells handed over by Shell Petroleum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the direct looting of funds through the NNPC. Former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was forced out of office after he revealed that the NNPC had failed to remit more than $20 billion in oil revenues with the CBN


http://saharareporters.com/2015/07/18/buhari-turns-down-former-petroleum-minister-alison-maduekes-offer-refund-250-million
Celebrities / Re: They will give u an Award backstage and u shamelessly tell us u won a BET award. by TCUBE(m): 8:33am On Jun 29, 2015
SuperSuave:
so this backstage ish still happens? Our artistes have no ego +

you know say our artist no get self respect. Them go dey run up and down dey find celeb to take picture with then turn around to tell us they are hanging out with hollywood stars. How picture with celeb wey no even know you turn to "hanging out'?
Politics / Re: House Leadership: Tension As Northern, S’east Reps Protest Exclusion by TCUBE(m): 6:01pm On Jun 24, 2015
......and why is the south east protesting again?
Family / Re: Photo: Nigerian Woman, Temitope Adebamiro Kills Cheating Husband In The US by TCUBE(m): 8:08am On Apr 26, 2015
Who in their right mind stabs a spouse for cheating?
Politics / Re: Nigeria Recalls Envoy to South Africa over Xenophobia attacks by TCUBE(m): 5:13am On Apr 26, 2015
the path to becoming a world power is by first becoming a regional power
Politics / Re: A Plea For Peace Between The Igbo & Yoruba by TCUBE(m): 4:59am On Apr 26, 2015
What upsets indigenes of Lagos like me who can trace their roots as far back as 135 years is the notion that Lagos is a no man's land. The phase "no man's land" should only be used when we start to practice true federalism in Nigeria. In other words, all lands in Nigeria are all "no man's land". This is the reality our brothers from the east find intricate to decipher. Lagos is a no man's land by virtue of being in Nigeria and not a former capital which in turn makes Onitsha and Abia also a no man's land.
Culture / Re: 3 Out Of Every 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Biological Fathers Of Their Children by TCUBE(m): 10:47pm On Nov 09, 2014
olu77:
DNA test is like HIV test. Who desires a life sentence?

comparing apple and oranges my friend. NOt the same
Culture / Re: 3 Out Of Every 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Biological Fathers Of Their Children by TCUBE(m): 10:43pm On Nov 09, 2014
rockbase360:
I use to work at KAMORA's hospital years back. That's the hospital the united state embassy used for DNA testing for people filing for their spouses and children to come join them in america. I have to agree with this post. A lot of women have been exposed during my time working at KAMORA's .I am not shocked at all. I know nigerians like to be in denial. WE just use religion cover head.

I remember taking a DNA test at KAMORAS hospital over 10 years ago. It was requirement by the united state embassy. I was surprised reading your reply to the post. It is sad. Very sad.
Culture / 3 Out Of Every 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Biological Fathers Of Their Children by TCUBE(m): 10:31pm On Nov 09, 2014
In a bombshell interview with a DNA Expert, it has been revealed that three out of ten Nigerian men are not the biological fathers of their childrenwww.naijagists.com

Interview excerpts below

Is paternity testing becoming an issue in Nigeria?

We have seen that there is serious need for it because in many homes things are happening that are scary both to the lives of children and their parents. And for the general statistics that is now available, it is found that three out of every ten men are not the fathers of their babies. Similarly, three out of every ten children are not fathered by men they have seen as their biological fathers. What we have found out is that, anytime we take ten men, at least three of them eventually found that they are not the fathers of the children they call their own. And these men would have taken care of the children for all their lives.
Now, the global statistics is 100, 000 out of every 300, 000 men. But what we have found that is that the situation is higher in Nigeria than other places. For example in our laboratory here, 50 per cent of the cases comes out negative. And we also realised that majority of the first-borns are affected. You only need to be here to see big men cry like little kids and watch children weep in agony. It has been that bad. And I dare say it is becoming something every home must do and you may be quite surprised at the level of dastard revelation.

About thirty per cent of fathers are unknowingly bringing up children who are not biologically theirs. And it is suspected that this percentage may be on the increase due to sexual recklessness. According to recent trends in sexual health, especially in Nigeria, it was suggested that unprotected sex and multiple partners are comparatively common occurrences with a large proportion of conceptions still unplanned. So, more than half, that is, 50 per cent of all paternity tests carried out by our lab comes out negative and the most affected are first-borns, except in a few cases.

Do these cases happen mostly in matrimonial settings or in casual relationships?

In both matrimony and casual affiliations! I tell you, we have had series of married men come here and go back home devastated. In one instance, a man came here with his wife. Out of the five children he thought were his own, he discovered that only two belonged to him. And they are both duly married, living together as husband and wife. You see, the major problem we have in our country is that most of these cases are not duly documented. So, people don’t know we have such issues among us. In fact, some even don’t know where to go for the test to determine their child or children’s paternity. And I tell you, if you go to ten homes as we speak, you will be amazed to find that in almost all of them the children there do not belong to the men. It is that rampant.

If it is that rampant, how would you describe the three years since you started testing men?

Now, the general statistics by the American Association of Blood Banks is that globally, 100, 000 out of 300, 000 men are not the actual fathers of their presumed children. And like I said earlier, the Nigerian situation is even alarming. Also, Duess International, the condom manufacturers, once noted that Nigeria has the most reckless sexual life. So, you can then imagine what the outcome would be like if we say okay, let’s start taking statistics one-by-one.

How many families do you attend to each week?

We test about 15 to 20 families. People come here as a result of various types of controversies over the paternity of certain children. You know, families have come to us with claims that a child neither takes after the mother nor the father in looks and character. So, the man of the house would be curious to ascertain facts. And when they come here with such children, the fears of the fathers have often been affirmed. Fathers usually have the doubts; maybe he has been hearing some rumours, and you know, men are often the last to hear such things about themselves. Until many of them come here to take the test, they have nurtured other men’s children before realising it.

What does it take to do a paternity test?

Technology has made it so easy. It is just like any other deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test. In less than two seconds, we take the sample from the man. We use the Helix Swabs like a “big cotton buds” to extract some cells from the man’s mouth. We rub the ‘Swab’ up-and-down the mouth to get some epithelial cells from around the cheek bone. In the nucleus of every cell, there is DNA. Once we collect that, we purify, extract and then multiply it and get the genetic profile which we then send to DNA laboratory abroad for testing.

What happens in situations where DNA samples do not match as we saw with some DANA victims?

So many reasons could be responsible for that. We have had a case in which a boy went to an hospital to claim the body of his deceased dad and on testing him, it was found that he was not fathered by the dead man. The genetic profile of the boy does not match with that of the man he claimed to be his father. And DNAs don’t lie. The medical experts conducting these tests have nothing personal against the people that come to them for testing. Every human being take half of the genetic profile from either parent. Therefore, it is a matter of case closed if the genetic profile of the living does not match with that of the dead man. He is simply not that father.

(credit: DailyPost Newspaper)
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Celebrities / Re: MTV Africa Releases List Of 20 Greatest Nigerian Songs Of All Time by TCUBE(m): 5:19pm On Oct 03, 2014
The government needs to lock up the people that came up with this list. I sincerely hope these people aint nigerians
Family / Re: Proud Your Child Can't Speak Your Native Tongue? by TCUBE(m): 9:14am On Oct 10, 2013
I don't blame the parents nairalander's for not encouraging their children to speak their native tongue. It is a matter of choice. They want their kids to blend in. They want them to be americanized. Some american born nigerian's don't even have a single nigerian name ( most of us have between 5- 7).

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Culture / Re: Proud Your Child Can't Speak UR Native Tongue;a Disturbing Trend In The Diapora by TCUBE(m): 6:13am On Oct 10, 2013
embarassed embarassed
Culture / Re: Is Nigeria Still A Sane Society? by TCUBE(m): 8:02am On Sep 20, 2013
grin grin grin grin sharp guy flex muscle for your phone.....

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Politics / Re: Niger To Start Repatriating Beggars To Their States Of Origin by TCUBE(m): 10:09pm On Aug 31, 2013
By the way, where were you and your wailing, railing and ranting when Orji Kalu the governor of Abia State fired all non-Abian Igbos from Abia State civil service?

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Politics / Re: FG Will Soon Ban Fish Importation - Minister by TCUBE(m): 7:25pm On Aug 28, 2013
weazley: nonsense, I thought frozen chicken was banned a couple of yrs bac? I just bought 2 kilos dis morning,
we are coming to arrest you and your 2 kilos okay. Keep typing!!!
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Warns America Over Interference In Syria by TCUBE(m): 6:17am On Aug 27, 2013
It's like am watching "24"(Jack Bauer)
Politics / Re: Suntai Sends Letter To House Of Assembly Asking To Resume As Governor by TCUBE(m): 6:12am On Aug 27, 2013
Dudu_Negro: Whats the legal ground for sending letter of intent to National Assembly?

Is he confused about where his constituent is?

I ask the same question. Don't blame the poor man. The man is clearly A&O X1. He is waving his hand and deep inside he is probably saying to himself "Who are these people"?
Celebrities / Re: Piers Morgan Tweets In Yoruba by TCUBE(m): 7:09pm On Aug 26, 2013
dolapobello1:

ROTFLMAO!!! Lol!! You don't know the unholy 'sheet'-storm that you've just unleashed on yourself. The next few pro-yoruba posters will utterly dissect you!

then we will have to question their sense of humor
Celebrities / Re: Piers Morgan Tweets In Yoruba by TCUBE(m): 12:09am On Aug 26, 2013
The last Foreigner(Lee Thompson) that "converted" to yoruba( according to our oyinbo news) died a few weeks later...Good luck piers....
Politics / Re: Prophet To Fashola: Re-open Yaba Railway Market Or Lose Your Children by TCUBE(m): 9:48pm On Aug 24, 2013
The man needs to be picked up by the secret service. You don't target children of public office holders. If he lived in the US and said that about Obama's children, am sure the FBI would pay him a "visit". Looking forward to reading some lunatic on nairaland support illegal train line trading
Politics / Re: Lagos Labels Spare-Parts Dealers Security Threat by TCUBE(m): 7:27pm On Aug 22, 2013
Sunny_bobo: The constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria is superior to every other law and any law that runs contrary to the dictates of the constitution is null and void an initio.

Why do you continue to play the tribal card? Follow the rules and regulations of your host communities.
Politics / Re: Lagos Labels Spare-Parts Dealers Security Threat by TCUBE(m): 7:25pm On Aug 22, 2013
berem: Who told you igbos dont pay taxes, how is that possible? why should they pay taxes to FG and LASG at the same time? either of the two governments should decide who to collect taxes. It's very wrong for FG to collect taxes and LASG will collect theirs too. That is pure extortion!

We in the so-called developed world pay federal, state and local taxes. Whats wrong with you people?

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Business / Re: Nigerian Products Vs Chinese Products by TCUBE(m): 7:13pm On Aug 20, 2013
Etumgbe: see made in nigeria convertible

and the DMV/ public safety gave clearance for the so-called vehicle to operate?
Celebrities / Re: Iyanya & Yinka Ayefele Perform For Jonathan & Patience In Abuja by TCUBE(m): 7:11pm On Aug 20, 2013
The same people blaming these musicians for performing in ASO ROCK will gladly do the same if they were in the same position..

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Politics / Re: Patience - Amaechi And His Wife Refused To Pay Me Condolence Visit by TCUBE(m): 10:31am On Aug 20, 2013
kennygee: This woman is abusing her privilege, this is something that happens only in Nigeria, Michelle Obama doesn't have time for nonsense like this because she has better things to do and because she knows that her Husband is the president, not her. her husband is the public figure, not her, She is a support for him and not some power crazed woman hungry for relevance. the governor of Rivers state has more power than she does because he is a public officer, hell, Patience Jonathan shouldn't even be heard. She should leave rivers state alone and stick to standing beside her husband to take crazy pictures like First ladies should. Na by force to pay condolence? Someone should push this woman in a well already. angry

"Privilege"? She believes she is entitled.
Politics / Re: Patience - Amaechi And His Wife Refused To Pay Me Condolence Visit by TCUBE(m): 10:29am On Aug 20, 2013
I love her. She is the poster "pickin" for everything wrong with Nigeria. The Epitome of Lawlessness!!!! grin

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