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So I had a conversation with a colleague today. He is going to vote for BAT.
Reason:
“not a tribal thing oh. But It takes a thief to catch a thief”.
Me: ….
Stunned silence. Not even sure how you answer this one.
@NaijaFlyingDr
@Bigsamtweets
The worst choice would be choosing to have a child for any reason but that you, the woman, wants one.
If you can afford to have a baby (and not just financially) then anytime it happens is the right time.
@maxvayshia
Unbelievably bad judgmental behaviour unbecoming of a medical practitioner.
You actually thought what you did was right?
Unreal! I need to unread this.
Oatmeal is really underrated. Good for you. Has fibre so helps with gut health and cholesterol. Try adding fruit (like mangoes or bananas) & nuts (peanuts). In fact add fruit instead of sugar.
You just might like oatmeal. Can be eaten hot or cold.
You can make your oat milk too.
So a friend is loosing her hair.
She asked for my help - as I have a special interest in hair regrowth therapy.
Me: come, let me see & assess. Maybe do some tests & then we treat. & don’t stress your scalp pls.
Her: “what does that mean - no stress to scalp”.
So, Hair it is.
1/
@the_beardedsina
Cos
- we never beleive it will happen to us?
- how can he have it, he looks so healthy?
- not our portion IJN.
- prayer can cure everything, says the man of God!
- we have grown lazy and there have been other diseases that are now more important to us?
Should I continue?
Hand Washing: The Secret Weapon in the Battle Against Disease
I admit it: I am a bit of a germophobe. In fact, my friends and family think I am a huge germophobe and I was recently accused of being obsessive because of my hand washing habit.
@realhasashi
@Cinnabonbay
@feministhoe_
You only have to look at the Muslim countries to answer this one.
Women in Muslim countries have to be covered or get stoned by young men.
Women in Saudi were not allowed to drive until 2018.
An internet search…
@lulunwenyi
Yes they do! The ones that get abandoned when they get old.
Saw one at a market. It was hungry & had eaten off someone’s stall. For this it was stabbed & left with a smelly infected wound.
People thought I was mad when I cried & stopped them from hitting that poor dying animal.
@Busy_Bebi
@venusakingba
Nope oatmeal is super healthy. And you know what? Try adding fruit (like mangoes or bananas) and nuts (peanuts or just about any nuts you like) to oatmeal. In fact add them instead of sugar. Healthier and You just might change your mind.
I used to hate oatmeal.
@BenHundeyin
We cannot wait for the time when power is constant so we can have working CCTV.
We cannot wait for the time when we call the emergency services and they can actually come in a timely fashion. When the traffic lets them through.
I could go on & on. So many things to wait for ...
Used BA upgrade for 1st class flight to Lagos. Did not get my choice of meal - told not enough supplied. Flight delayed over 1 hr. No Wifi. Need I continue? I asked for my upgrade back. Answer No. Request to speak with CEO. Answer also No! Is this fair? Or just for Nigerians?
@Mochievous
Our obsession with titles is positively amazing.
I choose to call everyone the highest of the titles.
So in the hospitals I call all the nurses “matron”. Heavens forfend I address a matron as a sister. Much better to “over-title” them.
Happiness for them. Peace for me.
@UmeloPeculiar
@jmmisme
@topeeeeeee_
Biochem seems like a hard way to no where, right? Wrong!
Biochem is a gateway for Oil & Gas, environmental engineers, medical & pharmaceutical & biotech industry. In the USA it is a pre- Med course.
It is a huge field right now. FR.
@ATinadoo
@aproko_doctor
Pls go see your gynaecologist. You probably have fibroids. And before you start worrying pls know that over 40% of black women do and about 25% of them have really heavy flows. I had the same. Good luck.
@Mochievous
The answer to are you married, when traveling alone is always:
“Yes”
And some times add: “My husband arrives from xxxx later today. Can’t wait”.
All as one sentence even.
So here is “a light” in short hand.
Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have already in their ovaries - abt 4M. This decreases by 10K each month until puberty. So at puberty about 300K to 400K remain.
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@afalli
That 🧵 appears dodgy.
I unfortunately know people who have had to have their eggs harvested.
You go on a course of drugs so you can produce multiple eggs and your cycle is closely tracked.
Maybe
@stellalli
can shed more light but to my untrained eye, looks implausible
@Mochievous
Scan all important papers (eg passports) and send as email to yourself. That way you can access it should you need to if say your bag is stolen.
@asemota
Lived in Jo’burg for a short while in 2007. Drove to Hillbrow myself to see it and to buy Naija food like twice until other expats warned me. They thought I was mad. Nope. Na craving for pepper!! And plantain! 😅.
@blvck_Witch
@ojay_obin
@AvrilAmaka
Loving multiple people is not new. Nothing you see now is new. You are just more aware of it because of the ease of transfer of info.
I lost my dad (58) many years ago. He was involved in an accident and sustained multiple fractures and a liver injury.
I remember a recurring thought being - was he in pain? Did they give him medication to ease his pain? This made me sob and still does tbh. 1/
My big brother, my friend, my sponsor, my role model. You gave me more than I could ever give back.
Rest in peace Mr Herbert Wigwe, Aunty Chizoba and my little bro Chizi.
This is my ode to you. My Oracle:
Pls who knows the INEC boss’s contact details? We need to inundate him (or her) with emails & calls. They need to do a much better job of getting citizens registered to vote. Also let your chosen party know the problems with INEC!
@inecnigeria
We have had 4WD vehicles in Nigerian for years now, with no license plates & tinted glass.
I once asked at Alausa & was told they are special security.
What happens if they are involved in an accident? How do we identify the drivers if we need to?
@Olufunmike
@TheDuchess_
@omotomilola
Not me driving with kids in the back a few years ago.
My 8 year old and two other 8 year olds telling the 4 year old to “enjoy life while she was still young. Cos growing up is tough”!
I almost had an accident, I laughing so hard.
@IffiBaba4
@ozzyetomi
Nonsense.
Each pregnancy has a 25% chance of resulting in a child with either AA or SS and a 50% chance of SS.
Each pregnancy.
Not that 25% of their children will be …. Each pregnancy.
@kimwhyte6
@BabalolaBakrin
@ChisaraAgoha
@kimwhyte6
State your sources pls.
We need to stop making blanket statements without real proof.
I know there are stats. But they do not say 95%.
We really must not just state things that are not true as if they are facts.
If you did the study, tell us where it is published.
@CaptainArinze
How does what you say here negate what she has said. Is the monitoring pilot submissive?
Men & women have different roles at different times in a relationship. For some things she is in charge & for others he is. & this changes & is diff at diff times.
Fact!
MBBS/MD by Twitter.
Pls stop telling young women to take meds for vaginal conditions with no diagnosis.
They need to do just one thing: go and see their gynaecologists!
Self diagnosis & treatment may adversely affect your long term reproductive health.
At an 80th. Small scale. Lovely.
Not all blood related - but all family!
The celebrant just told us:
“Never thought I would live to 80yrs. You are here cos you are all so special to me. Thank you so much for being with me. & my wife, my rock, thank you so much”😭joy!
@Morris_Monye
Well said Mo-Mo.
Now let’s go a bit further.
Your dad subsidizes a lot of kids the same way. Some kids take the drug they got at N5K across the border & sell for N15K. So bad in-fact that some kids never get it for this N5K (Kano).
So your dad’s subsidy is being abused!
So a client walked into clinic a month ago for her wrinkle reduction. She came with her friend.
Client: I want my frown lines gone. I brought a friend who has never had a treatment and has questions.
Friend: is it safe? Maybe we should just leave ourselves to age gracefully.
@the_beardedsina
Part of the problem is we do not educate our patients. We do not tell them why they need to be fasted before surgery.
Same thing happens everywhere tbh. In the USA/UK even. Just they think a “small” amount of food is okay!
Nope. But with exceptions.
Will explain.
So so many things shout out about this tweet.
@Nig_Farmer
1. You need to explain how this works. What’s the active ingredient in plantain that cures ulcers?
2. Is it standardized? Does the plantain from my tree has the same concentration of active ingredients as your plantain?
#NaijaFarmerTips
Do you have ULCER or know Som1 who does?
Has it been an issue?
Get an UNRIPE PLANTAIN don't buy from market, get freshly cut Unripe Plantain
Slice each plantain into tiny piece without peeling it
Soak in water for 3 days
Take it early morning
Ulcer Gone!
@Morris_Monye
@afalli
Finally got to meet you.
And yes, you are a nice, good looking man and maybe a little reserved?
So I will continue to search for a fantastic match for you. Have to find a female with a great personality and heart to match you with 🤣
Thanks so much for coming.
@docneto
@bespoKENErd
Tell me about it. The USA is a Conundrum. AAs fight all the time for everything.
Then we come & don’t see the racism, put our heads down & work & succeed.
But there is racism. By not always bad. Like they love a non American accent so I get away with a lot of things I say.
@General_Oluchi
A stay at home spouse is not a liability. It might actually be a prudent arrangement to have one parent stay at home with the kids in some circumstances. Marriage is not just about finances. It’s a partnership with many factors.
@Therealemem
Having a plan B is like going into a marriage thinking of divorce as an option.
If this is your thought process you shouldn’t be there!
You are normal to put your whole heart in your relationship. And yes heartbreak is painful. But you will survive to love again.
@Wizarab10
Her comments are valid.
A woman has a short reproductive life span.
She’s worked all her life at tennis & loves it.
She now has to choose to move to something she realizes is also wonderful but it means giving up what she loves.
Why is this so difficult to understand?
Married men who sleep with other women do not respect their wives & children.
They are enabled by the society they live in!
The snide remarks people make behind the wife’s back is also disrespect from the society caused by the man’s actions.
The side chick really owes no one!
@Blessed_T0mi
@YarKafanchan
@DreNwadugbo
Where on earth did you get this? What happened in your house?
Children who grow up with an absentee dad don’t know him so naturally are not comfortable with him.
But to say that the mums, who benefited from the mans labour, actually poisoned the minds of kids? Fear God pls.
@A_wadzi
Then you and people on this thread, who witnessed it, should talk about it right here. Not in hints and innuendo and insults. Say what happened. And let people know. Let the open conversations happen. A lot of people do not know what happened.
Hear this: “Hand Washing is the single most important means to keep from getting sick and to prevent the spread of infection” US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
@SpicyAboki
@Feyisparkles
You really should not make things up & then quote them as truth.
Really - “99%” of returning doctors are criminals? How many do you know?
I know this is untrue.
You write for Twitter clout.
When you lie like this, is it ok to say 99% of Nigerians are serial liars?
Stop!
@RGAMeyer
They chose to be public officials & that’s par for the course.
Same way people in customer service should be taught to always respond in a pleasant manner, no matter what.
Having said this, no one should be rude to or hit anyone. Exception: the useless Nigerian govt!
@asemota
The Igbos claim the yorubas did not stand with them during the civil war. Heard this from a friend who was way too young to have felt it but she had great animosity towards the Yoruba. Not sure what the yorubas say the Igbos did from their end. But the distrust is real! 👀 🏃🏽♀️ 🏃🏽♀️
@alexischuks
@YourBabysDoctor
You produce colostrum which has plenty of nutrients and antibodies to help your baby’s immune system.
So the baby does get benefits from latching on even if you don’t feel there is much coming out.
But a new born definitely should not “sleep” for 8 hours without feeding.
@Obiora_14
@TheIfunanya
“She is calling out Nigerian as her fellow Nigerian women are ever so willing to do”? Most of us Nigerian women have never called or ridiculed anyone! You have basically done the same as her in the middle of your rant. And you don’t even see it! Same is as same does.
@moorff
@okeyezealah
@ImmanuelBen_
The USA is 50 states all with different licensing regulations.
1. There is no such thing as Pharmacy practice in the US
2. Clinical pharmacologists can be part of the prescribing team in most states but they do not independently prescribe any prescription meds without MD input
@Whiskrack
@lulunwenyi
Nigerians are cruel to humans, to themselves, talk less of animals. The idea that animals should be treated with dignity is completely alien to us.
I wished I could have done more for
@that
animal. Such a noble creature. It looked so sad!
No there is no soulmate.
But there are good people who share your values. People you want to raise kids with & grow old with. They are not perfect. But then neither are you.
Look for a good, kind person who makes you laugh, makes you want to be better & whom you respect.
@OrimoladeEbene1
@DavidHundeyin
The answers to non of these questions matter. Not one.
Why would you shoot at a crowd even if they were angry? Did they hurt anyone?
And to ask these questions to clarify why a young boy lost his life?
Wow!
Just wow!
@Miz_Fey
This conversation with your dad is amazing.
Dad has an amazing sense of humor.
And the closeness between the 2 of you is a wonderful thing to see/hear.
I miss my dad….
@Greener234
@Chude__
And what exactly is the VP doing right now? The term “lame duck” comes to mind.
Right now he has nothing to loose so he should be as bold as brass right now.
Part of the problem is we don’t tell patients why the pre-surgery fast is necess. We do not educate them about the risks.
Patient in UK/USA (on morning of surgery): “but I only had a small breakfast. Just 2 eggs & coffee”
Anesthesiologist (me): 🤦♀️ We will postpone your surgery!
@theprincelyx
And just like that: I remembered why I love my fellow Nigerians. The ability to laugh even when we are in the middle of deep crying and sorrow!
Men are so much simpler than women. They generally say what they think. They do what is best for themselves. When they like you, you definitely know.
When they are ready, they choose whomever is the best placed at that time. But until they are ready, you can dance around naked.
The older I get the more I realize men aren’t that complicated. They either like you or they don’t. When they like you, you will know. If they don’t you will be confused. Doesn’t matter how deep that connection is or feels move on anyway.
@U_materialstore
@asemota
Just keep the pause on.
And move on.
What type of mothers raise men like you who think all women are bad?
What type of sisters/aunts/mothers do you have that you hate so much?
@asemota
Thank you. Continue to spoil your females. Nothing wrong with them having v high standards!
@Tjazz41
@nenejones33
@DrJoeAbah
But how do you get a good woman to stay with you long enough to want to be your wife if all you do is try to protect yourself from being a “simp” by not giving an inch & not compromising & being quite mean & petty ? - IMO, & I celebrated 20years of marriage recently.
@AishaYesufu
The questions are?
It’s lunch time, right? So how come some kids are outside looking in watching a grown man eat the food that is supposed to be for them.
Why are some kids not eating at lunch time?
Was this visit impromptu?
Are these kids really fed this type of food daily?
Hey is this type of photo possible with our Nigerian demigods (leaders)! I know the secret service is around. But look - no other intrusive entourage! Imagine BAT or PMB anywhere in Nigeria like this. Just a question pls.
@Nettleshippy
@CaptainVirgilx
Oh my goodness! The horror. It is so terrible I actually wish I had never read this!
Jail is was too easy a punishment for this. Dark thought come to mind.
@General_Oluchi
You know why there are a lot of stay at home mums in say the USA? Because childcare is expensive. Plus you are sure that your kids learn your values. Our situation is different. Most Nigerian women do work. A lot have small businesses. So the word “liability” is just wrong!
@Pet4tee
@NnennaJosephs
We did not have money for the trains. The present admin had to get loans. From China! And we will have to repay those loans. We like sweet talk, true. But maybe you should be better informed? Btw how is that cheap train service working out for you now?
@VictorIsrael_
@Tjazz41
@PeterObi
I actually begin to feel sorry for PO. The expectations from him are enormous!
Any person who will put Nigeria on the right track has an uphill task. It will take years to accomplish with a lot of sacrifices for us.
We must not expect immediate miracles!
& I come in peace.
#PO
Friends: congrats. How’s the baby doing?
Dad: Baby is wonderful. Sleeps through the night an all.
Mum: whose house do you live in?
Mum was my colleague.
She said she made sure to wake dad up every night after this so he could hear baby “sleep all night”!
First night after i brought my baby home from the hospital, i remember hearing a baby cry in the middle of the night and i was like, ah who’s baby has been crying so much and why hasn’t anyone attended to him. saa na it was my baby 😂.
@asemota
A Ghanaian friend in the UK once told me the difference between Nigerians & Ghanaians is our mouth.
She said Ghanaians probably do as much as Nigerians do but they are quieter people.
Nigerians feel the need to boast & let everyone know how clever they are to beat the system.
@LadyFat59043142
@_ebelechukwu
Ignore the noise. You said nothing wrong.
As if skirts on a boy is the main issue for the “way of the Lord” raised kids.
Parents lie in front of the kids & commit all manner of “un-Lordly” acts but someone stating that skirts & wrappers are normal is a problems.
@Danysleek
You look goooooood! 😂
Just be thankful she was not practicing Acupunture!
Oooh that would be me years ago. My poor DH was my practice pin cushion. Some men can be such good sports! Honest.
Thank you for enabling her. 🤣🤣
@aproko_doctor
Let me try to explain.
It is like the difference between old (sweet) & new yam.
To people (like me) new yam is - tasteless white stuff.
A small amt (a teaspoon/less) of sugar actually improves the taste of white yam
You don’t taste the sugar fr. Just better tasting yam.
Try am
I don’t wait for a milestone event to give gifts anymore. I see what I know my loved ones want and I get it if I can. And I gift it immediately. Most of the time I don’t give a gift for a birthday or an anniversary. I now give gifts just because. 3/
@Mochievous
We could do this about 30 years ago. Went from Ibadan to ABU (Zaria) and on to Jos and back to Lagos. A long weekend to see friends and party. Such fun.
Never felt unsafe.
Would not even begin to think of suggesting anyone try that now.
@urchilla01
You must have been listening in on my conversation with a colleague today.
The main reason we are where we are today in Nigeria is because: THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR!
@AishaYesufu
@PeterObi
The RIGHT communication! This is why leaders have communication specialists & speech writers etc. why write anything that can, even remotely, be said to be supporting criminal behavior? Why not just ignore the subject until we know more? Why?