Chris Uche Ubah) MD at Fidelity Survey Partners

30/11/2022

QUICK LESSONS ABOUT YOUR CAR TYRES

Lesson 1
There are 3 types of tyres - A, B and C. it is written on the Tyre. Check before buying.

Buy only class A if you are in Nigeria.
These are the tyres for Tropical regions like Nigeria.

If your brother sends you a car from Canada, you cannot drive with its tyres because it will most likely be a Type C.

Lesson 2
Tyres last 4 years before expiry.
Before buying, check for the manufacturing date. It comes as 4 digits like 3022.

3022 means the 30th week in Year 2022 is the manufacturing date.

This means it will expire in the 30th week of 2026.

Driving expired tyres is an offence.

Lesson 3
When fixing new tyres, put the strong ones (new ones) at the back.

Most of us do it wrongly by putting them at the front.

Lesson 4
You are not allowed to use the small Tyre (donut tyre) that comes with your car as spare tyre in Nigeria.

You must buy a regular tyre as spare tyre.

Lesson 5
When driving behind a car, give enough space such that you can sight its tyres.

Bumper to bumper driving is a Lagos disease and is wrong.

02/05/2022

*WHY I AM NOT A CATHOLIC?*

"I am a Catholic not because of the Pope".

I am a Catholic not because of the Cardinals.

I am a Catholic not because of her priests, deacons or religious.

I am a Catholic not because of her selfless missionaries.

I am a Catholic not because of monks, nuns or her seminarians.

I am a Catholic not because of her courageous lay faithfuls.

I am a Catholic not because it is the longest institution ever in the history of humanity.

I am a Catholic not because it is the number one altruistic charity institution ever in the history of mankind.

I am a Catholic not because it is the Mother Church.

I am a Catholic not because of her solemn music at her sacred liturgies.

I am a Catholic not because of her history in shaping mankind out of darkness into civilization.

I am a Catholic not because of her colourful lectors, cantors, choirs, acolytes etc.

I am a Catholic not because of her beautiful basilicas, churches, seminaries, hospitals, monasteries, schools, orphanages etc.

*Why then am I a Catholic?*

*"I am a Catholic because it was the only Church truly founded by Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord* (any other church has human foundation).

*"I am a Catholic because it The One, Holy, Catholic(universal and lacking nothing) and Apostolic Church.”

*"I am a Catholic because it is guided by the magistarum through the Holy Scripture with the Holy Spirit"*.

*"I am a Catholic because there is power in the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saints and the Angels of God"*.

*"I am a Catholic because there is the Forgiveness of sins, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the dead and the life eternal"*...

~ Fr-Emmanuel Anyanwu

06/04/2022

21/03/2022

Report Officers Who Demand Tinted Glass Permits At Checkpoints, Police Tell Nigerians

Ajibola Akinola
Updated March 20, 2022

A combination of file photos of the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and a car with tinted glass.



Nigerians are to report police personnel who demand permits for tinted glasses at checkpoints in any part of the country, the Force Headquarters has said.

The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Sunday.

He was informing the public on the documents to be presented when demanded by police personnel at checkpoints or on routine patrols.

Apart from tinted glass permits, Adejobi stated that it would be out of bounds for any policeman to demand customs papers or other documents not relevant to their duties.

He explained that while there was no need to demand permits for tinted glasses, they could stop such cars only for the purpose of a search.

“No policeman should demand your customs papers,” the force spokesman said in one of the tweets. “No. Except they are on (a) joint operation, but not just on mere routine checks.

“And for now, we have suspended (the) issuance of tinted glass permit. So, we don’t expect our men to disturb Nigerians on this.

“We are to stop any vehicle with tints, search the vehicle, and its occupants, but not to delay him for not having tinted glass permits. Report them if you are so delayed so that we ask them (the personnel) questions.”

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‘Don’t Die In Silence’

According to him, police personnel at checkpoints and on routine patrols are only allowed to demand vehicle licences, driver’s licences, and certificates of insurance, especially for private car owners.

He stressed that requesting the allocation of number papers from car owners was unnecessary, especially when such vehicles have been registered.

Adejobi asked car owners who fall victim to erring police personnel to contact the