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Exactly .....the same way Agbaje stopped other credible candidate in Lagos PDP

LibertyRep:
Kashamu played his part of the bargain very well.

He was to stop Ladi Adebutu from contesting which he achieved. Had the young man contested, the dynamics would have changed.

Time to send him to the US to face corruption charges

Time to send him to US to face corruption charges

So bros Onaiyekan is now free to nacks or what?

LORDofODDS:
Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja

His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as the co-adjutor Archbishop of Abuja.

With his appointment, Kaigama will take over from His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan who clocked the retirement age of 75 on January 29, 2019.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) in Abuja.

Kaigama who is currently the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Jos and immediate past President of the CBCN, is a priest of Jukun origin from Taraba State.

“We congratulate and pray for Archbishop Kaigama. I know that it is not easy for him. But I told him like Abraham, go out of your land in the land God will show you and God will bless you and make you the father of many people,” Filipazzi said.

Born on July 31, 1958, Kaigama studied for the priesthood at St. Augustine’s Major Seminary in Jos, and Rome respectively.

He was ordained on June 6, 1981, and was appointed Bishop of Jalingo by Pope John Paul II, now Saint Pope John Paul. Kaigama was consecrated as bishop on April 23, 1995.

In 2000, Kaigama was again appointed by Pope John Paul II to succeed the late Archbishop Gabriel Ganaka as Archbishop of Jos.


https://www.sunnewsonline.com/breaking-pope-names-archbishop-kaigama-as-onaiyekans-successor/

Ha! Who's the second prof?

MediaLife:
Boeing 737 max!!!! This is second time.

But how can Four months Plane develop mechanical failure Boeing want to be sucking blood abi.

Don't forget, Nigeria lost two professors today

Stop guilty tripping people.... Haba!

How come dem all come turn oyinbo now?

danieljoel759:
What do you think about this throwback photo of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome with his girls?

Source: https://www.musictori.com/2019/03/see-throwback-photo-of-pastor-chris.html

Looks like preeeek to me

Thanks for the clarifications. I really wish you would take time and set things right before reapplying. Get an operations bank account separate from your business account and run it smoothly for the next 6 months before reapplying.

The ECO thinks logically that most probably the funds in your business account were paid in by customers awaiting service delivery and if you use such funds for traveling and by chance the customer wants a refund, there would be no money to cover that (just an example) which is why the ECO stated that s/he does not think the funds in the business account would be available to you for your trip.

If you have the operations account and you push in funds monthly to settle salary, make purchases for office use and other sundry, the various activities therein would convince the ECO that funds in that account is unencumbered (free of potential debt or other financial liability) unlike using your business account. Its a general mistake many applicants make. Whatever fund account you are presenting in support of your visa application MUST be proven unencumbered.

Again, it depends on how you drafted the letter ....ECO don't have time reading through lengthy letters. Use either an excel spreadsheet to explain all the entries in your bank statement. Most banks allow you to export to Excel use this. I know someone here on this thread who had a template for this ....search through and you will see where she explained same

Fekeri:
@ bigtt76:

Thank you for your contributions. I own the company and there is no side hustle. We have one account for business and as well operations.

I did not use my salary account for side business. The deposits into that account since 2017 till date were strictly salaries except 3 payments - school fees refund from post graduate school 165k, refund of 110k from 3D wall papers and approved travel allowance for 2018 and this were all clearly explained.

I own the company but business payments are dealings are handled separately from personal accounts and the in the sponsorship letter, the amount and purpose being for return ticket, accommodation, feeding and transportation was also stated and hence I added the business account statement.

I feel the ECO did not read the cover letter. I really do want to reapply to explain the last 3 deposits in the company account of 5th and 11th. Although I did not see that as lodgment because the transactions were genuine transactions and the last transaction was made 10days before I printed the statement. I want to reapply but want to be sure what went wrong or how to draw their attention to these explanations on the cover letter.

Exactly and that's why you now have all the likes of PiggyVest etc mopping up loose cash through the use of Technology platforms.

ChineduObinna:
The form you fill from CBN for a bid , cannot, accept <₦50m.
But you can invest less than ₦50m in TB by using banks that have pools(all banks have one) the down side is that if say CBN offers 16% at the end of the tenure, the pool may get 10% from their bank, or broker

It is a fact since 2017 see here https://nairametrics.com/2019/01/15/this-is-how-to-bid-for-the-second-treasury-bills-sale-of-2019/ you can only participate through the secondary market - banks, stock brokers and discount houses who pool together funds to participate at the primary market.

flyingdutchman:
Nah nah nah!!! Not true. Check your facts tittie!

Bros you harsh o! Shei na Onepunchman you de fraid? Guy is legit and I too have traded with him close to a million plus now. No cause for alarm. If he's not legit, Trust me he won't still be here on Nairaland

Waterlrd:
pls.....can you help us too to build our own confidence with this guy by showing us '' the screenshot of all your dealings with him pls.
Most of us are in dare need but no one is to be easily trusted especially in this era of ''next level''

TBills are restricted to 50 mliion and above best bet is money market funds or investing in TBills at the secondary market and a much lower rate

I'm a bit confused myself. Are you self-employed? Meaning do you own the company or you have a side hustle?

Company is sponsoring you for the business meeting need to submit an operations account.... that is one from which they draw funds to foot monthly expenses (salaries, office maintenance etc) instead of one which handles funds used for business (customer payments for goods and services).

The company bank statement the ECO saw probably gave him or her a wrong impression that the funds paid into that account are meant for business strictly and not for sponsorship of trips etc hence why having an operations account is advisable.

I also advise that as a salary earner, avoid using your salary account for private business inflows you cannot adequately defend or explain convincingly.

In the sponsorship letter your company issued you, did they state the expected cost of the trip and or what would be covered?

In summary, the ECO wants to be sure that you are gainfully employed with a steady salary paid by your company monthly and also the company is capable of sponsoring you without dipping hands into their business funds.

Fekeri:
I attached my personal account statement and explained everything in the cover letter. I’m convinced the ECO didn’t read the cover letter because I clearly spelt out how the deposits came in as salary and tallied with the company salary payment. And the other two smally refunds. I also referred to the previous denial in which my salary was judged excess. Anyways I need someone to give me idea because even the company up there are wondering of the refusal too

She's not 13 years old naaa see breast wen she hang How come de guy camp her in a hotel for 3 days but was still going home to assist her parents search for her? He must have pimped out the girl

Na so ....on Saturday now dey all wee go an be voting ACD, ADC, BDC, ADP, DPD, PDA, PDC or APD ....God of Sanwo-Olu is watching you all

megist80:
Apparently 24 hours to states election Lagos state APC Governorship aspirant Babajide Sanwo-Olu hots top Nigerian Entertainers in his apartment, Reekado, Mc lively, Lasisielenu and other present.

Photos below :

Gist Via :- https://nairatrend.com.ng/24hrs-to-election-babajide-sanwo-olu-hosts-top-nigerian-celebrity-lasisi-reekado-and-others/

Comman see bus jammed packed on Saturdays during EPL - #FreeBrowingTinz and #StreamingTinz

Opinionated:
LOL NO.3 be like

Conductor: Only standing remaining
Passenger: Ikorodu wey no far

Number 2 tho ......Alaaye be like 'Hol ya change for charging oo'

Opinionated:
These are some amazing facts about the new BRT buses that you may not be familiar with as explained by APC Nigeria on Twitter:

1. All the buses are equipped with CCTV cameras.

2. They have USB points where you can charge your phone, etc.

3. All the buses have free WiFi (Internet) for all users.

4. There is never a dull moment for passengers as the buses all come with TVs for news, sports, music, and entertainment.

5. There are special spaces for the physically challenged, pregnant women and the aged.

What do you think about these features? How do you think they can be maintained? Let us know with a comment.

Source: Lagos State Government has taken delivery of new BRT buses With Awesome Specs

cc: lalasticlala mynd44

Late may might be too late because of application surges during the summer. Best to start now.

WNKQI:
It depends what he means by process, for application, its way too early, at-least late in May

Ewwwwwww ....thats nice! I pity Lekki residence shaaaa but God Safe Us all

Award dem Durex Certificate of Return jooooooor

filipthompson2:
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not issue certificates of return to any candidate declared winner of an election under duress.


Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, made this known during a meeting with the inter-agency consultative committee on election security held in Abuja on Thursday.

There was widespread intimidation and harassment of the commission’s staff during the last presidential and national assembly elections.

In Imo, for instance, Francis Ibeawuchi, INEC returning officer for the Imo west senatorial election, said he was “forced” to announce Rochas Okorocha, Imo state governor, as winner of the poll.


Yakubu said the commission will not tolerate the intimidation of its staff during Saturday’s elections.

“I am confident that working together with the security agencies, we will consolidate on the largely peaceful conduct of the presidential and national assembly elections while also taking decisive steps to deal with the minority of violators intent on disrupting the conduct of peaceful elections,” he said.


“However, the commission will not tolerate the act of holding our officials hostage and forcing them to declare winners under duress. Where such occurs, the commission will not reward bad behaviour by issuing them certificates of return.”



https://www.zenzireporters.com/2019/03/no-certificate-of-return-to-candidates.html

Start the process now. Read through this thread for more information and ask questions thereafter.

lekzey:
I want to visit uk in July, when can i begin the process ,and what are the procedure or steps to take?

You need bill of lading and invoices if you're applying for a business visa but in this case, you're going for visitor's visa ...you might not need all of that.

Like mentioned earlier, the ECO only wants to be sure s/he is not approving a visa to an applicant who would not return back to his or her home country hence the need to show adequate tie to your home country (motivation for you to want to return back) and this is usually (but not limited to) high paying jobs or business, landed properties, immediate family and personal investments.

1. You have a thriving business .....good!
2. You are well paid .....good but you need to justify that salary (the ECO would be wondering how come you earn that much as salary for selling cars, most people would have stated something in the neighborhood of N300K with the rest stashed as commissions on cars sold...to me that looks more realistic) - do you pay PAYE tax to government? If you do ....include the tax certificate.
3. Do you have other landed property in your name?
4. Close family ties?

I would advice you either decide to apply strictly on your personal terms and you won't have to include all the bill of ladings & invoices but rather your personal bank statement, family ties and property documents. On the other hand, if applying as company director, then submit your company documents and a board resolution awarding you an all expense paid vacation as part of your benefits. But again 95% shareholding of a company doesn't sounds good to me but might not be an issue. It makes it all look like a one man business masked as limited liability company .....those ECOs read meanings into all things we take for granted.

Last but not the least, it appears you did not correctly state how much you earn salary monthly and yearly in total. The salary inflow on your bank statement should also correspond with the outflow on your company bank statement. Some businesses maintain multiple accounts - one strictly for business (receipts from goods or services sold) and other for operations (funded with profits made and used to service the company's bills, salary and other expenditures).

All the best though.

Micafe:
Thanks again for your contribution, it has been helpful. However, every month, I state ‘’Salary including the month.
There are frequent transactions. Both inflow and outflow with description of what the money is meant for. There was never a lump sum, its a car business which means every credit is in millions and for every car Sold, I have the bill of lading used in importing it.

I think henceforth I will start using my company name as the consignee, I never knew it could be an issue later.
But reapplying now, can I do without adding the bill of lading?
Also, I’m thinking of attaching 6months invoice of cars that were sold and give an explanation in the cover letter and explain how I import them.

I will consider the board resolution. God bless you.

The ECO wants to see monthly entries tagged as salary (if you claim to be a salary earner) in your personal bank account statement.

In your business account, they want to see frequent transactions in and out of the account and not some lump sum deposit at varying intervals, if you claim to be a business person.

You also mentioned being a director with 95% shares good, why not include a board resolution stating the company is footing part or whole cost of your vacation as part of your director's benefit?

Depending on how you want to push your case, you might or might not need payslips. You might need to however, state how you arrived at paying yourself the salary.

On the bill of laden being in your name, I think that's a wrong move, it would have been good if it's in the company’s name. I mean, what company would order goods in the name of her employee? Rather in the name of the company with the employee's name as contact person

Micafe:
Pls, When you say source of income, you mean the source of the credits in my business account or the 950k paid to my salary account?
Because all the credit that comes in into the business account are strictly car sales credits and the only credit in my personal account is my salary paid from the business account. I’m not hiding
anthing, that’s why i added all those bill of lading and car purchase invoice from U.S to show that I import cars steady.
Should I add additional invoices that shows the car I have sold which will tally
with the credits in the business account?
Also, do I need to get a payslip?
Thanks alot for your time

Gbam!! Said it all.

tolani4real:
You were denied because the officer doesn't believe your story. The problem about your application was mainly your source of income as shown in your documents. The officer doesn't believe that you actually owned that money. Next time you apply make sure you explain the source of the income. Also separate company fund from personal fund.

Possible the gatekeeper gave the dog some kai kai hence the aggression sad over the loss of life though

That's how. Drake made Serena Williams lose her US Open final game that year

Won ti get eh Awon village people

He's a wise man now!

PlugBlogng:
Gernot Rohr Omits Nigeria From Possible Teams To Win AFCON
https://i1.wp.com/www.bigbamzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Gernot-Rohr-is-the-next-TA-for-the-Super-Eagles.jpg?w=640&ssl=1

Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, has played down the chances of the Super Eagles winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

He argued that Nigeria are not among the top three ranked teams in Africa.

The German gaffer noted that Nigeria did not qualify for the last two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, hence their poor Fifa ranking.

The former Burkina Faso coach picked three North African countries, as well as Senegal as the favourites for the title.

“No, I do not think we can say that. When we look at the ranking of Africa and FIFA, we are not the first African country,” says Genrot Rohr

“There are other countries in front of us, I think we are fourth. There is Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt that may be favourite at home for the AFCON, there is also Senegal in front of us.

“The ranking is not just the latest results, but for a few years. In 2014, 2015, Nigeria was not great and did not qualify for the last two AFCON. It has somewhat handicapped its ranking at FIFA and Africa,” he added.

Gist From Bigbamzz
https://www.bigbamzz.com/gernot-rohr-omits-nigeria-from-possible-teams-to-win-afcon/

What lot did he do? When he and his mother were cornering FG allocation? Anyway ...its your state and you alone know where it pinches!! I'm sure Aba town was not part of Abia state when he was governor naaaaa.

He was PDP governor when PDP was the central government ....he didn't do anything! Las las una all go de alrite! Have a good day shaaaa

AustineCJ:
Pls keep quite joor....he did a lot,in fact with the little allocation as of then......Major roads ,I got free education under him far back as 2001,he paid his salaries.... mind you am from abia state and He is far better to TA Orji,and the present mad Governor doing cement road in abia....All I want now is for APC to take over Abia state,enough is enough.

Campaigning door to door and at the end of de day ...wee commission community toilet as if that's the only thing befitting them

GidifeedNews:
Nollywood Actor turned Politician, Desmond Elliot shares some photos on his page as he went on a door to door campaign in his constituency in Surulere, Lagos.

Desmond is seeking for help to be reelected come this weekend into the Lagos Sate House.

See photos below..






Source: https://nollyzone.com/photos-from-desmond-elliot-door-to-door-campaign-in-surulere/

Toh! A somersaulted car would have its roof flattened buh what do we know Cars also do not drink Ace of Spade or Rose for it to 'lose control of itself'

Summary ....don't mind that idiat! She drove into a ditch

candlewax:
That car doesn't look like it somersaulted two times. And it wasn't the devil that gave you whatever that made you high

When he was state governor ....what did he do? Is it now that he's a senator who obviously would put him at logger head with the state governor that he will do something?

Shobowalebola:
In what could be described as the mother of all political collaborations winner of the keenly contested Abia-North Senatorial election Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday met with APGA Chieftain and 3rd runner up in the Abia-North Senatorial election Chief David Ogba also known as Bourdex.

It can be recalled that Kalu was declared the winner of Abia North Senatorial District in the February 23rd Presidential/National Assembly elections.

The former Governor polled a total 31,203 votes to defeat the incumbent, Ohuabunwa who polled 20,801 votes and the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance Chief David Ogba who scored 11,410 votes.

Dr. Orji Kalu who had just returned to the state after his brief visit to the nation’s Abuja capital arrived the Abriba residence of the APGA Chieftain at exactly 7:15 PM. He was warmly received by the APGA Chieftain and Senatorial candidate both of them immediately proceeded upstairs for a closed door meeting.

Emerging from the closed door meeting Kalu recalled his long apolitical relationship with Chief Bourdex while also stating his resolve and total readiness to establish a formidable collaboration for the upliftment of Abia-North and Abia State at large.



According to the Former Governor, he and Chief Bourdex had maintained long standing family ties despite their political differences.

He said: “I and bourdex are brothers beyond our political affiliations, Infact his family and I have maintained close ties for many years. His children and my children are best of friends to the extent that their visit each other timely.

Orji Kalu and Bourdex
Orji Kalu and Bourdex meet in Abriba
Elections has been conducted and a winner has been democratically chosen. Irrespective of our political differences I and bourdex have decided to join hands to move Abia-North and Abia State forward.

As stakeholders in our various political parties we have realised that there is so much to be done especially in the area of infrastructure and empowerment of our people in Abia-North because of people have suffered enough. We have decided to jointly work together towards the emancipation of our people. Let me also salute the statesmanship of Chief Bourdex during and after the election it is worthy of emulation.

Orji Kalu and Bourdex meet
Abia North: Kalu, Bourdex meet vow to establish collaboration
Kalu also reinstated his commitment to use his position as the Senator of Abia-North to facilitate rapid development of not just the Senatorial Zone but Abia State in general.

In his response the APGA Chieftain and Senatorial Candidate Chief Ogba corroborated Dr. Kalu’s statement by recalling their long standing relationship.

Orji Kalu and Bourdex meet
Abia North: Kalu, Bourdex meet vow to establish collaboration
He also stated his willingness to work with Dr. Kalu for the progress of Abia-North and Abians in general.

In his words: “Although Dr. Kalu and I belong to different political parties but we have both come a very long way from many years back.

Orji Kalu and Bourdex meet
Abia North: Kalu, Bourdex meet vow to establish collaboration
“Just like he said elections has come and gone and a winner has emerged.

“As a party we put in all of our very best but the people have spoken with their votes and INEC has declared a winner. We have since moved decided to move forward because what’s most important now is working towards rebuilding all that has been destroyed and also empowering our people.

Orji Kalu and Bourdex meet
Abia North: Kalu, Bourdex meet vow to establish collaboration
“I congratulate Dr. Kalu on his resounding victory, it is a victory for the people. In my capacity I would ensure that we work assiduously together towards the general upliftment of our people.

Also present were Mr. Festus U. Mbisiogu, CEO blue diamond logistics., Hon. Chief Paul .O. Uche., APC Chieftain, Hon. Nnanna Kalu, former Member House Reps Aba North.

https://abacityblog.com/2019/03/05/abia-north-kalu-bourdex-meet-vow-to-establish-collaboration