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Thanks bro, you seemed to understand my plight. The themes have been trying out with are the free themes in the Wordpress store. Don't know if buying a premium theme would give me a better deal?

Nice blog you got. What i have in mind is something similar to yours but with a different radical concentration of reportage on a certain aspect of news coverage as my area of niche

I had the same problem as you and 4 days ago i decided to put my programming skill to use and built a customer theme. You can check it out at www.ovoko.com.ng though i'm still working on it to be perfect.[/quote]

Hello House,

Please i need a professional help and assistance on a blog am currently building. It is a wordpress self-hosted site which is partially up now. The concept behind the site is to make it a completely news/events/celebrity blog fashioned after the likes of Linda Ikeji, Lailas blog and others but with a bias for real news coverage in another area other than gossips that litters the enter cyberspace.

My problem now is, have not been able to get the right theme to use for the blog because most of the ones have tested always have one issue or the other which has really slowed down my target on the blog.

I will be very grateful for any advice professionals in the house would give as regards the best theme to use for a news/events/celebrity oriented blog.

Thanks.

N.B

I will be very grateful if you guys can assist by recommending various pluggins that needed to be installed to run a news oriented blog too as well.

Someone like Oshiomohle that speaks from both sides of the mouth will only end up conducting the funeral of the already ailing party.

Please, how is Airtel network in your area? I subscribed for the 2-in-1 offer of 6GB for #1500 but sincerely, am finding it very difficult to use the network to browse.

A great pride to the Nigerian Army, a real threat, and nemesis to Abubakar Shekau and his boys.

A member of the Nigerian Military School class 1994 and a member of the Nigerian Defense Academy class 2000.

Shine on bro

The certificate scandal involving the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, may be far from over, as his name was not found on the Ahmadu Bello University alumni website, SUNDAY PUNCH reports.

Melaye’s trouble began on Monday, March 20, when an online news medium, SaharaReporters, reported that the senator did not graduate from ABU for his first degree.

The senator had claimed that he obtained B.A in Geography from the institution.

Melaye had boasted that he was currently a student in ABU pursuing his seventh degree, adding, “Go round all the UNIS (universities) I attended in digging more.”

A day after the news broke, Melaye, while speaking on the floor of the Senate, also addressed himself as an “authentic graduate” of ABU.

On Saturday, an exhaustive online search conducted by our correspondents – from the 1998/1999 alumni set to 2007 – for Melaye’s name on the website of ABU Alumni Association did not give any result that shows that the embattled lawmaker is a graduate of the school.

His name, Daniel Jonah Melaye, as it appeared on a statement of result by the university, when searched, returned with zero result.

When SUNDAY PUNCH searched for ‘Daniel,’ ‘Jonah’ and ‘Melaye’ separately, different names came up.

A search for ‘Melaye’ brought up only one result: Melaye Sunday Ola (Biology Education), who graduated in 1980.

Another search for ‘Jonah’ came up with four different names: Bawa Jonah Seth Besanhi (BSc Geography; graduated in 1973); Birga Jonah (BSc Geography; graduated in 2007); Kaigama Jonah Ishaku (BSc Geography; graduated in 2011); and Ndasala Jonah (BSc Geography; graduate in 1987).

There were 10 results when ‘Daniel’ was searched: Abin Daniel John (BSc Geography; graduated in 1978); Adamu Kantsan Daniel (Institute Of Education Geography; graduated in 1992); Aniro Daniel Rabo (BSc Geography; no graduation date indicated); Atenji Daniel E. (BSc Geography; graduated in 1986); Beshiru Daniel (BSc Geography; graduated in 1980); Dada Daniel Adefila (BSc Geography; graduated in 1979); Awubra Daniel Akinkwe (Geography; graduated in 2002/2003); Daniel Bosede Biddy (BSc Geography graduated in 1983); Daniel Dogara Garba (BSc Geography; graduated in 2010); and Daniel Ezra Jatau (BSc Geography; graduated in 2011).

When our correspondent called the ABU Public Relations Officer, Mr. Adamu Mohammed, about 8pm on Saturday to find out why the senator’s name was not on the alumni website, his line rang out. On the second trial, the line was switched off.

A text message also sent to his mobile line on the matter had yet to be replied to as of press time.

When SUNDAY PUNCH contacted the President, ABU Alumni Association, Prof. Ahmed Tijanni-Mora, he said only the university could confirm if Melaye graduated from the institution.

He said, “The registrars of universities are in the best position to provide information about who attended their universities or not.”

Last week, ABU’s spokesman, Mohammed, when contacted by The PUNCH promised that the institution would come out with its position on Wednesday, which it failed to do as of the time of filing this report.

Saturday PUNCH’s March 25 edition had obtained a document which revealed that the senator got a statement of result with the logo of ABU.

The statement of result read, “This is to certify that Daniel Jonah Melaye having completed an approved course of study and passed the prescribed examinations as, under the authority of the Senate been awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Geography) with Third Class honours.”

The statement, issued by the Office of the Registrar, Academic Office, was dated February 3, 2000, and signed by B.B. Mshelthlila.

It was, however, observed that while the statement of result had the name “Daniel Jonah MELAYE”, the senator’s National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate, which was issued on July 8, 2001, read “Melaye Daniel;” his diploma certificate issued by the University of Jos on August 3, 2006 read “Daniel Dino Melaye”, and his Senior School Certificate in 1992 read ‘Melaiye Daniel Jonah O’ with Melaye being wrongly spelt.

Similarly, the University of Abuja, which Melaye claimed he had also attended, refused to comment on whether the senator obtained a master’s degree from the institution.

The Vice Chancellor of UNIABUJA, Prof. Michael Adikwu, responding to an inquiry by one of our correspondents on Saturday, said, “Issues of certificates should be directed to the registry. I heard that (allegation against Dino Melaye) also, but I will find out later.”

http://punchng.com/dino-melayes-name-missing-from-abu-alumni-website/

Baba God please pick up my call oo. Dont let me be a mere member of social media supporters club of these guys. Let the world here about my goodness soon oo.

Na beg i dey beg Baba God.

Gee001:
Nice ride. I hope future hubby is seeing this wishing them a happy married life

Dont worry bae, am working hard to ensure our own day is as glorious and probably better than this.

Am coming for you soon bae!

Thanks guys for all the suggestions, will check out the websites suggested.

Good morning,

Am in need of a low budget hotel somewhere very close to Victoria Island where I can easily access V.I to meet up with an important early morning appointment soonest.

Preferred places in mind are nice budget size hotels/guest houses around lagos island, obalende or Onikan axis if there are places around those areas.

Your recommendations and kind advice would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Making front page just like that? Na trump I go go report the activities of some of these our Mods

Hello house,

Have been wondering of late the cause of the drastic drop in transcripts in this our noble house and I begin to ask myself, are people no longer travelling or visiting the US Embassy ni or is it that this recession and fear of losing 54,400 within a twinkle of an eye has made people to slow down on their travelling to the states? Abi the fear of President Donald Trump and all these his gragra EO's on immigration don scare our people from going to uncle Sam's country?

I was checking out interview dates some days back and guess what, you need to see how very close dates were just springing up as first earliest dates like calls girls in a competition for suitors. Some were just three days away from the day of checking at the Almighty US Embassy in Lagos that a times, the closest date you could find for lagos will definitely be a month apart from when you were checking! It was then that I realised the reason why transcripts no longer fly left, right and centre so often here again.

Biko my people, we need your transcripts here so as to keep the ministry of this Nobel house moving.

God bless and grant all visa applicants unmerited divine favour in their visa interviews.

But why would a responsible man allow his wife to go that irresponsible show to go and exhibit signs of irresponsibility?

What ever evil that happens this year and beyond is not permitted to happen to me because My Case is Different!

ChrisEditor:
hello! Were u able to fix de screen again?

And, apart from de money u paid for the phone (and the shiping fee), did u pay any other money for tax or clearance?

If yes, how much?

Kindly reply. Thanks in advance.

Sorry for responding a bit late to your enquiry. I bought the screen at $50 , it came on free shipping by the seller and used N200 to collect it at the post office.

Stay tuned to this thread for more information

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Wiseoldman:
Hello team, I would appreciate your input on the US visit visa. My data;

Age: 27
status: single
Employed for 3+ year in a multinational coy
Salary ranges between 400k and 1m
purpose: Technical conference
sponsor: Self
other ties: Properties in 3 states in Nigeria
travel history: europe, uae, west African states, unused India visa.

Kindly advice on top as I would be doing this application myself. Do I need to make any hotel, flight reservations before the interview? Also how early to i start the application for a conference in November.

Many thanks

You have a good profile here, my candid advise to you is to lay much emphasis on your job description and what you stand to benefit career-wise from attending the conference when you are asked what are you going to do in the US.

If you can provide a convincing case here, I believe you stand a better chance but please note that granting of visas is at the discretion of the VO.

Best of luck.

LilNetty:
Nigeria Men my foot... Iffa hear

Only if you know the value and importance attached to we Nigerian men abroad, you won't be talking this way!

mamateniola1:
Good morning efrybody!! LadyG the president, seyewest the VP, omobendel24 the COS, nefertitiram foreign affairs minister and all other cabinet members too numerous to mention. LMAO. I hail oh

Wetin person no go see for this era of change? So una don form parallel govt here with different positions abi?

Sai Baba must here cos this na kwaruption!

Hello guys and happy Sunday to you all!

diamondsare4eva:
@Barnaby, when do you think he can apply again after his trip to Europe. Thanks

@Diamondsare4va, first utilise the ones you have in your passport first, at a later time, you can now reapply back for the US visa when you believe you have a genuine reason to do so.

diamondsare4eva:
I know no one can give any odds on visa approval. A friend was denied in January, and applied in July and was denied. But he has visa to Germany and France on his passport but yet to use the visa's for both countries, the VO asked him during his last interview why didn't he use up the visa before applying for a US visa and he replied that he has plans of going to Europe later in the year. Now he is planning to travel to Europe and be back. When can he apply for US visa again, like how many months can he wait before applying again. He is scared of a 3rd denial in 1 year. He has a good job, among the lucky one's to have secured a job shortly after school and has been working for 8 years now with same company.

I maybe right or wrong, but methinks having two visas already on your passport unused and going ahead to apply for US visa is uncalled for which ought not to have happened.

Visas are not decorations or souvenirs to be put on passports. To me, I believe the VO sees you as not yet serious to travel to the US that you should first use the ones you have first before coming to apply for US visa.

Heyofrizzle:
I have to say this, I don't know how I came in contact with this thread maybe na because I dey find wetin no loss but I sha found myself here.
This was an event that happened in February. If you don't mind me still posting it.

VO: Good morning
Me: Morning (in a lighter and happy mood)

VO: your passport plz
Me: gave it through the small space at cubicle 12

VO: So y are you going to the US
Me: am going for a wedding

VO: whose wedding ?
Me: ****** and ****** wedding.

VO: okay! What's the relationship BTW you guys
Me: ******* is my relative

VO: (Typing profusely) Have you ever travelled out before?
Me: Yes! Benin Republic

VO: (waited a yl and asked) okay! Are you married?
Me: No

VO: You have kids?
Me: No!

VO: Not even one?
Me: Na! My religion would not permit that.

VO: (smiled and said) I understand what you mean


At this time I didn't know what to expect either WHITE or BLUE and suddenly he went for the blue in a great smile saying

VO: am sorry at this time you do not qualify for the visa.

While packing my stuff I just took d courage to ask.

Me: Why am I not qualified?
VO: You don't have a strong tie with your country

Me: what do you mean tie. ( surprisingly this consular replied me)
VO: probably get married have a kid.

My question is what in the name of Christ was he typing while he paused before asking me d next question, don't forget I didn't want to lie because I could do that but I didn't.


House! How far, How far, what went wrong?

In my own opinion, I believe the VO sees the reason of your application as not too tangible and also, coupled with the information you earlier filled about yourself.

Saying you want to go to the US just to attend a wedding when you are not the child of Dangote, Adenuga or Sai Buhari will make any VO to be suspicious of the motive behind the application.

Since you did not say much about your kind of person, what you do or where you work. I think the VO asking you if you had a child was trying to see if there exists something that could make you return back home to Naija to face the daily epileptic power supply, bad roads and the rest after attending your socalled wedding.

I think you met a kindhearted VO that attended to you cos it is very rare to see them deny someone a visa and give you a reason for such actions!

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ebab:
Have you tried checking their service center

Can you help with the address of the service center?

Good morning house, please I have an Innjoo 1x whose battery is bad and needs a replacement which have not been able to find in the market. Heard there is a way one can cannibalise a battery for it. Please who can help with an information on where one can get it done in Computer Village since am in lag presently and also, what range does it cost to replace its broken screen?

Thanks for your swift responses

Chelseafan1:
Bro, kindly help me out too, I'm also going for a wedding in Michigan and id like to see my aunt and stay for like 3 weeks b4 coming back home, my mom and younger bro are both here in naija, we have a family business of which my mom has made me the head, I have an ID card to that effect, I just finished serving, so I started work last May and have like 300k in my account as savings, (do you think it will be enough) my aunt is paying for my flight ticket,shes a US citizen, has a kid and is happily married too, I only paid for the passport and Visa fee, like 80k, never left naija b4, its a new passport, the groom actually filled the form for me and told me my interview date has been fixed for August, I have 2 plots of land too and I'm planning to go for the interview with these documents, I have architecture projects im currently supervising, do you all these are strong ties, what are my chances please, what else should I prepare for?
Thanks.
Cc madam LadyGuinivere

Getting a US visa depends on how you present your case and also, how the VO analyse the case before he/she. First and formost, be prepared to answer these questions;

1. What are you going to do in US?

2. What do you do/ How much do you earn?

3. Have you travelled before?

4. Who is funding the trip?

The moment you can provide convincing answers to these questions , be rest assured that you are good. But a major thing you should note is that getting a visa is a 50-50 thing and also, granting of visa is at the discretion of a VO. You could be over qualified in every sense but when the VO is not just satisfied with what he/she has at hand, guy, the VO will deny such application.

A tip I will give you is that, if you are asked what you do, simply respond that you run and manage the family line of business, from this, am very sure the VO will want you to make a clear explanation of the type of business is in question here. Your getting a visa now depends on what you say here if you are able to make clear and convincing points.

Wish you the best of luck!!!