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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / 67 giant snails seized at LA airport |
on: 15-07-2014 06:26 PM
| | The banned giant African snails, which were intended for a person in California, were discovered by Customs and Border Protection inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport upon arrival from Nigeria.
The mammoth molluscs, which can grow up to 8in long, were put in an incinerator by the US Department of Agriculture because of fears that they were carrying parasites.
Maveeda Mirza, the programme manager for Customs and Border Protection, explained the snails can carry bacteria leading to life-threatening disease in humans, as well as posing a threat to the local environment.
‘These snails are seriously harmful to local plants because they will eat any kind of crop they can get to,’ she told the BBC.
‘We’re investigating what happened, but it doesn’t seem like there was smuggling involved.’
Ms Mirza added that there have been cases of the snails being accidentally transported in luggage, but never have they been confiscated in such a large quantity.
An investigation is currently underway into why one person would want so many of them.
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Forum / Sports / Re: World Cup warm-up match: USA vs Nigeria [Tonight @ 11pm] (Page 2) |
on: 8-06-2014 08:41 AM
| | His name is Igbo boy in VANGUARD can you imagine how can someonewrite a comment like this • 4 hours ago
Keshi selection was to please YORUBAS,IJAW,IGBIRA and EDO,designed for contract renewal.. .Oshiniwa, Babatunde, Azeez,, Yobo,Shola,Odemwingie,are the bye products.Amokachi hooted for his kin, and dat Yoruba goalie trainer organized for Yoruba. Keshi will fail like coach Ogbu of flying eagles because both succumbed to pressure and Yoruba press that the wining teams they had was BIAFRA TEAM.....Shame on NIGERIA ...UP BIAFRA 4 life | | | | |
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Forum / Naijapals Base (Metro life) / Ghanaian witch doctor claims he caused Cristiano Ronaldo’s knee injury |
on: 5-06-2014 07:07 PM
| | Nana Kwaku Bonsam predicted forward would miss World Cup ‘This injury can never be cured by any medic’
Ghana’s most influential witch doctor has claimed he is responsible for the knee injury that is threatening Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation at the World Cup.
Nana Kwaku Bonsam – whose name translates literally as “Devil of Wednesday” – predicted in February that the Real Madrid forward would be forced to miss this summer’s tournament in Brazil with injury. A statement from the Portuguese FA on Wednesday confirmed that Ronaldo is suffering from tendinosis in his left knee as well as nursing a muscle problem in his left thigh, which caused him to miss the 0-0 draw with Greece at the weekend.
Ghana are set to meet Portugal in their final match of Group G in Brasilia on 26 June and Bonsam claims to have conjured a special powder from his gods, mixed with several leaves and concoctions which have been placed around an image and caricature of the former Manchester United player.
“I know what Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury is about, I’m working on him,” Bonsam, who serves at the Kofioo Kofi shrine, said in an interview with the Kumasi-based Angel FM.
“I am very serious about it. Last week, I went around looking for four dogs and I got them to be used in manufacturing a special spirit called Kahwiri Kapam.
“I said it four months ago that I will work on Cristiano Ronaldo seriously and rule him out of the World up or at least prevent him from playing against Ghana and the best thing I can do is to keep him out though injury.
“This injury can never be cured by any medic, they can never see what is causing the injury because it is spiritual. Today, it is his knee, tomorrow it is his thigh, next day it is something else.” | | | | |
