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TravelRe: 30-Year-Old Graduate Killed In Accident Caused By Security Men In Enugu. Photos by Babakenny(m): 4:00pm On Mar 28, 2018
MrsNwaAmaikpe:
shocked shocked

Have you heard of the saying "All die na die"?

It was time for the man to die, so he died. @30 years, he doesnt have his own house, what a wasted life!
It’s a shame you could talk this way. Show us your own house that you built @30. Think with ur brain not ur azz!!!
CrimeRe: Wife Butchers Husband In Ogun For Marrying Another Wife (graphic Photos) by Babakenny(m): 8:36pm On Sep 04, 2016
decatalyst:
And your English language prowess are VERY evident...signature.

A mofo looking for attention! undecided

Deal with this...atoko wa bale je omo ale jatijati.
You should say that to your 'father'

Idiot!!
CrimeRe: Wife Butchers Husband In Ogun For Marrying Another Wife (graphic Photos) by Babakenny(m): 7:42pm On Sep 04, 2016
decatalyst:
In as much as I do don't support extramarital affairs, cruelty in a barbaric way like this should be met with stiff punishment.

Having someone like her has a mom could be a nightmare for a generation.

#DangerousLove
CrimeRe: Wife Butchers Husband In Ogun For Marrying Another Wife (graphic Photos) by Babakenny(m): 7:40pm On Sep 04, 2016
[quote author=decatalyst post=49049284]In as much as I do don't support extramarital affairs, cruelty in a barbaric way like this should be met with stiff punishment.

Having someone like her has a mom could be a nightmare for a generation.

#DangerousLove[/quote

Did u pass English at all?

Sentences like this makes me wonder how terrible youths of nowadays speaks English.
Christianity EtcRe: How Is Jesus' Death A Sacrifice If He Rose From The Dead ? by Babakenny(m): 6:13pm On Mar 28, 2016
Atlantian:
It is all lies and control statements. Jesus never resurrected. No one goes into space with this body. Oxygen is not there at high altitude. How can his body survive without oxygen. I doubt the resurrection story 100%.
I am 100% certain that you are a dead man walking!! Jesus said, they see me, but knows me not. Sin to Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, cos Jesus is Lord and HE is the spirit of the LIVING GOD. You will never see him when u die but u will see him if u genuinely repented of your sin. People like you are in hell blaming themselves for not accepting JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR.
ACCEPT HIM TODAY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!

HE DIED AND ROSE AGAIN SO THAT YOU MIGHT NOT DIE THE SECOND DEATH. Get a Bible and study why He died for you.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Nigerian Army Recruitment: WAEC/NECO Results From 2008 Downward Is Expired? by Babakenny(m): 10:00am On Nov 24, 2014
sextail:
ur olevel result expires after five years....if you didn't upgrade it with another degree or so
That's not true. O Level certificate don't expire. This is a lifetime certificate you get after you have successfully completed an high school education.
Or am I wrong? I obtained my O level in the '90s and it is valid up till tomorrow. I have it on my CV along with my Phd degree. My employer or any professional institutions has never said I have an expired O level. This is very funny o.
Which way forward to those in Nigeria?
Christianity EtcRe: Akudaya:myth Or Reality? by Babakenny(m): 9:51am On Nov 16, 2014
I think it should be pronounced oku-da-aya domi do mi do. not okudaya.. or am i wrong? because i was so confused initially when i read the headings...

Others might correct me if am wrong because I know I am a proud Yoruba man and I know all the phonetics of my language..
HealthRe: Nigerian Girl Dies In Thailand After Buttock Surgery Fails by Babakenny(m): 7:52pm On Oct 30, 2014
drylman:
So touching . . . Over to you all
***Modified***
If i was told i was ever going to be the FTC on a thread making the FP . . . I would have doubted . . . BTW whats the Value Exchange for being the FTC as i see so many Nlders are really crazy about it.
#I sincerely didnt feel any different.
People that are crazy abt it are just teenagers. You will never see an adult saying these things. People should just make their comment, no one cares about who comments first or whatever!
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 8:23pm On Oct 21, 2014
I was actually waiting all these days to see where this arguement ends.

So its finally over! Wow!!!

I do really enjoy all the arguement, intelligent contributions and educative informations that everyone that participated in this thread made.

Thank you guys and goodnight!
TravelRe: Is Nigeria Eligible For USA Visa Lottery? by Babakenny(m): 5:07am On Oct 17, 2014
Nigeria may be eligible after 5yrs if the DV lottery wouldn't have been totally suspended by that time cos of the new immigration act that is still pending with the senate. If the bill is successful, then that's the end of lottery's stories.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Babakenny(m): 1:23pm On Oct 16, 2014
Emasel:
Pls what school is this? I never knew SA schools give bursary to international students.
Most Universities in SA offers bursaries to international applicants.

What you need do is to make a lot of research about the type of scholarship/bursaries that you can meet the requirements. Once you satisfy the scholarship/bursary requirements, trust me, you'll shine.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Babakenny(m): 1:06pm On Oct 16, 2014
Great01:
Thanks, i will be coming over in Jan/Feb 2015. I will send a PM soon.
You're most welcome!
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Babakenny(m): 1:05pm On Oct 16, 2014
yemisife:
gentlemen, i really appreciate the good job you people are doing here. this is my first post to this site. please i need to know if south african offices in nigeria have started collecting documents for Study Permits. my sister is trying to apply. thank you.
@Yemisi,
I guess you'll find someone that'll answer you.
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Babakenny(m): 12:32pm On Oct 16, 2014
@Great,

I did my Masters many years ago. In my case, I had a full scholarship coupled with monthly stipend at that time.

If I remembered correctly when I applied to study in my Engineering field, I applied for scholarship at the time of my Master's application.

You can still apply for a bursary if you qualify for it and the expiry date is still valid. You need to have at least 2.1 or above 75% ratings. Once you have those, then you can be rest assured that you'll get the support from your school of choice. Normally, you'll be taken as a graduate assistant and will be reimbursed with your monthly stipend depending on your supervisor and department.

Most of the bursaries are for South African citizens but there are bursaries for foreign nationals on merit as well.You'll be given a South African citizenship when however you completed a Phd cos you might have spent over 5yrs while studying. In my case, I became a South African citizens after I got my Phd. So you have an open source in getting this info by checking the website of the school you're enrolled with and the department where you'll study.

Hope this helps abit.

I would be more than willing to provide more details as you need them.

Cheers!
TravelRe: General South Africa Visa Enquiries by Babakenny(m): 11:20am On Oct 16, 2014
richyben38:
good day guys!!!

plz i just got my visa (3 months visit) but i intend to stay just for a month on a vication

plz i will like to know the minimum i need to hold as my BTA i have just 1k USD but my friend over there told me that the SA immigration are becoming strict this days so he said i will need to have up to 2k USD i dont know if its true because i dont have up to that with me
Your $1k is enough for the month duration you'll spend here. However, this depends on whether you're lodging in an hotel or having a friend accommodating you. If the first case is ur situation, then I'll suggest you come with more money cos of hotel bills. If however, ur situation is the second scenario, then $1k is ok for you provided you have a return ticket.

Many mistakes that Nigerians make while deciding to come here is that, they really do not know that South Africa is not home to Nigerians. What I mean is that, there's high hatred for Nigerians here and no jobs at all here except if you climb the ladder of success like me via studying for your masters and then you can hope of getting a good job and making a dream living that you always wanted.

The truth is, many Nigerians are here suffering because they can't find jobs. Many of them do not have good education that can catapult them to get bursary by doing masters. So when they get here, they become stunned at what they see and they won't want to go back to Nigeria cos they've bragged to family n friends that they're traveling abroad. Meanwhile, most of them have good life in Nigeria, but on getting here, they become stucked(no way forward, and backward is impossible) so they become lay-about and often leaves via TC and that's why Nigerian embassy here usually questions them why they are here in the first place.

I made that explanation exclusively so that you don't find yourself in such situation if you only want to come here to escape Nigeria via tourist visa, my brother, I will tell you to think twice, or otherwise, if you have money, you may come here and do business or simply further your education to help you get chances of being employed here otherwise, a lot of Nigerians have ended up becoming, barbers, CD sellers etc etc.

Just my $1 advice.
Take care and goodluck with your dreams!!
SportsRe: Nigeria Vs Sudan: Afcon Qualifiers (3 - 1) On 15th October 2014 by Babakenny(m): 6:30pm On Oct 15, 2014
Who is updating the scores?

Its Nigeria 2-1 Sudan
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:58pm On Oct 14, 2014
onatisi:
the us citizenship you are craving for is what many people are dropping everday and renouncing. You still have a lot to see and learn . The way you are even arguing I doubt it if u have even been to the states ,because if you have you will not attach too much importance to it as you are doing
You need to be in US to actually know how important and sweet to be a US citizen. I want to be a US citizen for the fun of it. I have lived in US and so I know wht am saying. Take it or leave it, I can become a US citizens by living in US for some years, but my job is paying me more than wht I can get there. Its people like you that needs the visa badly. I have a 10yr visa that I only use 7times with 8yrs validity still left. So now?
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:28pm On Oct 14, 2014
adconline:
In a faceless and anonymous forum, your subjective experiences hold no water! Stated rules and procedures far outweigh your experiences and you CAN take them to the bank and cash "em. So I'll take US embassy's advice and position over urs. You keep shift the goal post. This discussion has always been about DOB; which includes year of birth. I don't know where u got your year of birth.
Do what you have to do. I don't have a problem with lottery. One thing is, its good to be a US Citizen, and even though I have a 10yr multiple US visa, I still desire to be a citizen thru DV lottery. I mean, its a free gift and one have nothing to loose by playing.
So wena, eat, sleep and think DV lottery. Me, I can enter and leave US anyday, anytime I wish to. Chikena!!!
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:14pm On Oct 14, 2014
onatisi:
bros why u dey argue like this?how can u say dob is different from year of birth! Haba! Don't u know that year of birth is part of ur dob and the total information of date,month and year is refered to as dob? Have u done online payment and when it gets to payment verification they may ask for dob ,if one is wrong the whole payment won't go through,this ur arguement na wa oooo.
Am not arguing oooooo. I agree with you in all ramifications. I've got nothing to loose though.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:10pm On Oct 14, 2014
Anyways, goodnight guys i've got to rest from work.

Hope you continue with ur uneding arguement.

Cheers!!!
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:08pm On Oct 14, 2014
adconline:
I have played mutiple times! Does that allow me to circumvent the rule?? Common sense tells that you can't change it because it's based on age eligibility. If you are under 18, you are more than likely going to be disqualified because 12-yr of education is a requirement. Changing your DON would alter your educational xprience.
Married Children or children of above 21 cannot be applied for by their parents. Age eligibility.. If u change your DOB, it would make useless this provision.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY CALL DATE OF BIRTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH? If you made a mistake in your date of birth, you can correct it when you're filling your DS 260. You cannot however change your year of birth. I hope you got it?

For example, if you wanted to write 12/10/1974 and you wrote 10/12/1974, you can correct it at the time you're filling your immigrant DS260 form. You cannot however change your year of birth from say 12/10/1974 to 12/10/1983. Hope u got it?
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 7:04pm On Oct 14, 2014
onatisi:
see this guy who says he is in south africa and is trying to prove superior! I don't need to go low to the extent of telling u where I am. Just show an official link from the usa lottery website that states you can change any information provided after you have won. Your arguements are baseless and yet you keep shouting .
There is no link, as individual's situation are different. You email KCC about your concerns and they tell you to proceed.

And let me tell you, i live in South Africa and i work here and am also a naturalized South African citizen. I have lived in United States, France and Germany. So what are you trying to tell me about wher you live? What's my business with where you live? Just learn from people and stop being stubborn..
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:59pm On Oct 14, 2014
onatisi:
abeg keep quiet and stop making a fool of urself ,show us an official link from the us official website that states that you can change ur dob after dv entry submission ?abeg use ur brains naaa . So u mean you can use a different dob on ur passpoort and another on ur normal visa form and tell the VO ,that there was a mistake ? Read through my lines and you will see I gave u first hand experience information of how the thing is done even during dv interview
YOU CAN CHANGE THE DATE OF BIRTH IF YOU MADE A MISTAKE. take it or leave it.
All you need do is to explain during your interview. Habba!!!
If you were to write 12/10/1974 and you wrote 10/12/1974, do you want to tell me that it cannot be corrected? Think man, think!!!
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:55pm On Oct 14, 2014
adconline:
Naija mentality of endless argument without backing it up with facts. It's always 2nd or third person Experience .. I know someone that knows someone BS story. It's on US embassy website that you can't change your DOB, but can change your name with court affidavit. Provide something to the contrary. You have nothing to back ur argument up. Just because Naija is peopled by folks who believe that someone can turn to vulture, goat, bird, snake etc doesn't make it right. Just because someone is telling us that he can chage or upgrade our WAEC or JAMB doesn't make it righ. Common senses tells us otherwise, but we would hope for a different outcome.. miracle!
What you know is very limited to wht u dont know. What they were saying is that, you cannot change anything or update anything once your case number is current and has been scheduled for an interview. I knw alot of people who has won this lottery and have to change something or update their data.

Dont be too RIGID in accepting that what we are telling you is correct.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:51pm On Oct 14, 2014
@Onatisi,

Mind you, it's not only Nigerians that reads on Nairaland. So many other nationals learns from this site. So please just listen when people with real life experiences tells you something they've gone thru and succeed.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:48pm On Oct 14, 2014
onatisi:
abeg stop lying! I have folks who won the dv even when ppl were submitting paper application. Do u know that the paper application you submit was used to crosscheck every single other detail you provide afterwards and any discrepancy will automatically nulify that application. And now that they are using online application it is stated very clearly and boldly on the dv site that you should be careful when filling the online form because you can't change it afterwards. If kcc allows dob change ,then why should they ask of it in the first place? People with their funny stories
Let me ask you.. HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED AND WON DV LOTTERY?
HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN AN EMAIL TO KCC STATING YOUR REASONS OF SOMETHING YOU NEED TO CORRECT?

If you cant answer those questions< then please keep quite and allow people to hear word. Besides, Nigeria is no longer qualify to play. You can play only if you come from an eligible country of which i know you're not. So allow people who want to benefit to do so.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:45pm On Oct 14, 2014
@Justwise,

Maybe i should explain more.

If you won DV 2014, it means you actually entered for the lottery in OCT 2012. If you play DV 2015, you actually entered for it in OCT 2013.
Do you understand my simple explanation?
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:41pm On Oct 14, 2014
@Justwise,

I did mentioned it that he was processing the DV 2015 that he won. Infact you quoted me with the bolded phrase. Didn't you read it well or what? And you're still asking me which year he played? Na wa for u oooo Justwise>
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 6:37pm On Oct 14, 2014
justwise:
Which year lottery is your friend processing now? The one that ended last month or which one?
He's processing DV 2015 that he played last year 2013. He's a white South African citizen.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 5:27pm On Oct 14, 2014
Another thing is, Nigerian mentality is too difficult. We seems difficult to accept and believe our own, but rather accept a white skin's stories be it true or false.

The reality is, when you start living abroad, your orientation changes and the way you look at things changes with time to the way someone that lives in Nigeria thinks.

I have been to several of the world's biggest cities and I've seen how different they handle things to the way Nigerians handles.

So we have to change our orientations and learn to be assertive in our ways of dealing with issues.

Pls guys, let's represent ourselves and to tell you, am going to have a dinner with a Nairalander in San Francisco in some coming weeks. So if we develop hatred for ourselves, how then can we meet or at least assist each other with some personal issues?

Let's think guys. Enough of arguement my colleagues.
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 5:13pm On Oct 14, 2014
You know sometimes I do relax and just read comments. it doesn't make sense arguing over nothing. We are here to benefit from each other's experiences. I need to worry more about being close to 40yrs old and I still haven't been listed on the world's most achieved individual.
So I would rather ponder more on being successful and learn than to despise other people.
By the way! Ya'll invited to my coming 40th bday in 3yrs time, lol.
See you at the other side!
TravelRe: Abandoning Nigeria's Good Life For The Us,its A Blessing If.... by Babakenny(m): 3:07pm On Oct 14, 2014
And there's a new form now DS 260. The old form DS230 and DS122 had been abolished.

And for the record, I was with someone that won DV 2015 some minutes ago (here in South Africa) and is correcting the DOB of his wife and that of his last son and will send the updated info to KCC via email cos everything is now being submitted online unlike before where winners have to send them thru postal mail.

So guys guys, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR BIOGRAPHICAL INFO WHILE FILLING THE DS260 FORM AND SENDING THE UPDATED INFO TO KCC BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW IS SCHEDULED. YOU CANNOT HOWEVER CHANGED YOUR INFO WHEN YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR IMMIGRANT FORM TO KCC AND YOUR CASE IS CURRENT. YOU MAY HOWEVER ADD NEW EVENT SUCH AS WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CHILD OR GOT MARRIED!!

Please let's not argue about this further or call each other names. Its not worth it guys. Its not. Let's embrace peace. Shalom!

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