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slightlyMad: it is not ebola jor.

ebola is extremely rare in nigeria at the moment.

.........coming from a 'slightly mad' person

nabsprada: In no particular order,these people are beyond cool,they are simply amazing!

Taiye4Christ
mrPero
sodiqyinka
PrinxArthur1
dstnd
Claroo
NABSULTIMATE
Meeky
Heineken
noordean
Horlawoomey
Feyifahm
trendiitee
rokiatu
luvlycutebay
Akerry
Brunel
Xfire
Darrellrivers

You are all celebrated!

Prada, u are a RARE gem. and u are and always will be celebrated!

I came 3rd in the Mr 'Corporate' competition. my first attempt at something of this kind. got a gen!

it is not IDEAL as there are certain protection and coverings that come with living in a family setting for a young woman getting ready to begin her home.

platoon 9 representing!

Hopefully, this experience of a Nigerian will spur a positive change.
So many things can be made right through a collective effort.

"It’s difficult sometimes to walk in the thin line of
presenting your country in bad light, and genuinely making
public, ugly experiences one encounters with the Nigerian
civil service. I have decided to make public my
experiences with Nigeria immigration services lately. This
is to also help other Nigerians in diaspora who might be
going through same thing with me or about to experience
it. No one will care to listen in Nigeria, so one won’t
bother sending any complaints to them because it will
never be attended to. I have refrained from every
temptation of criticising Nigerian officials in government
and in civil service, but such a posture is detrimental to
the development and continual improvement process I
have always advocated, hence this my true life story.
In April this year, I noticed our passports will expire in four
months’ time. So my wife and i decided to start the
process of renewal, knowing how our civil service work:
that things can’t get done on time. It was an ample time
for me to take care of any delays, albeit the fact that 3
months was the official time we could start. It took 2
months for me to be able to complete the application
process due to challenges posed with SW global online
payment system i.e. my son's surname did not match
exactly with name on my credit card so I had to register
the card online. I did and followed the procedure listed on
their website but it failed. The SW global contact details
were not operational as mails and phone calls were
neither responded to nor calls answered. In any case,
payment was eventually made.
We booked appointment with Nigeria High Commission in
Canberra. We requested for an earlier date but they
refused and asked us to come on Tuesday 28th July 2014.
We booked our flight for the entire family at the cost of
over $2,000 AUD and locked in the date. Four days to our
scheduled date of travel, precisely on Friday 25th July, my
wife rang the High Commission to confirm that our flights
have been booked and we will be coming on Monday 28th
July as discussed. She was told by the official that
Tuesday is and there will be no consular services. Why did
you give us appointment on public holiday and we had
paid for flight that is not flexible? She queried. The officer
claimed they did not know the holiday will fall on that day.
Knowing where we are coming from, it wasn't difficult to
understand. So what do we do? I asked. Due to the nature
of our case, and because the date was given by the High
commission, we were asked to come anyway but we will
be attended to by 11am. We agreed and thanked them for
making out time to be at the office, despite the holiday in
Nigeria that day.
We left by 11:45 pm on Monday from Perth Western
Australia with a stopover at Melbourne and arrived
Canberra the next morning, Tuesday by 8:20 am. Flight
time from Perth to Melbourne approximately was 4 hours
plus one and half hours of wait at the airport for
connecting flight to Canberra. From Melbourne to
Canberra, over 1 hour flight duration totalling 61/2 hours
spent on travel.
We arrived at the High Commission at 9:20 am and
decided to wait till 11:00am as scheduled. The officers
came few minutes after 11:00 am and made us
comfortable and told us the ambassador will also briefly
come to the office later in the day. They took all our
papers and proceeded to process the application for
renewal. After a long wait, one of the officers invited me
into the office and broke the bad news to me,” We cannot
connect to the server in Nigeria “, he said. “Could it be the
public holiday?” I queried. “The server should work for 24
hours, 7 days a week, irrespective of public holiday or not
in Nigeria”, was his response. He assured me it might be a
minor technical glitch which happens sometimes. My
heart started racing because I know what Nigeria is and
how things operate. Someone can switch it off and travel
to his/her village to celebrate Salah since it’s a long
weekend. I prayed that this shouldn’t be the case. The
officer asked me to be patient and wait. Then the
ambassador arrived.
The ambassador, Ayo Olukanni welcomed us and we told
him why were at the High Commission. Apparently, he was
aware we were coming that day from Perth. He was
informed of the situation that the server was switched off
from Nigeria and they couldn’t do anything. The
ambassador asked us to wait till 3pm Canberra time which
is about 6am in Nigeria to see if any contact could be
made. We waited. As the day went by I kept asking
questions, why can’t our data be taken and stored in the
system and it can be uploaded anytime the server comes
on so we can head home. After all, we never planned to
collect the passport same day. The response was its
impossible, the data cannot be captured unless the server
in Nigeria is on. Jesus Christ! In this age and time? This a
renewal and not a new passport, our identity have been
confirmed, can’t we go and you can later retrieve the data
and print the passport for us at a later date? I kept
prodding. The official said it’s a No because our faces
have changed since the last time we first had the e-
passport in 2009. I suggested that they can take our
photos now and upload into the system later. The answer
was no as they have to do it on real-time when the server
is on. This is preposterous! I have residency in Australia
and I access all the benefits therein without setting my
foot at any immigration office from visa application till
date, why are things different in Nigeria? I protested. Until
the server in Nigeria is switched on, my trip was coming
to a headless, fruitless and frustrating end. The staff of the
High commission looked helpless and I guess they were
wondering how to tell me to go back to Perth and come
back again when the server is switched on.
It was 3pm and they put a call through to Nigeria…guess
the response? The server was switched off because the
system was being upgraded! So why didn’t they inform
their mission in Australia that within this period, there will
be a system upgrade and that no e-passport application
will be successfully done? I became numb! Are you people
aware of this and you asked me to come with my entire
family from Perth to Canberra? I muttered in frustration.
We were not aware, they informed me.
I had become frantic and made few calls to Nigeria to see
if anything could be done and was later told that the server
was switched off because immigration is increasing
passport fees and making changes. Why was Nigeria High
Commission in Canberra not informed? This is a dream, I
tried to assure myself…but it’s true. We were told to go
back to Perth and come again when Nigeria immigration
decides to switch on the server. No official apologies, no
compensation for all the costs and above all the risk I
subjected my family to during this travel. The terrible
turbulence we experienced landing at Canberra and the
weariness and toll of this unnecessary trip on my children.
It was such a horrible experience!
I headed to the airport with my family and wondering how
I am going to explain to my children that we will have to
come back on this tortious journey again simply because
they are born in a country where the system is inefficient,
corrupt, hopeless, incompetent people occupy sensitive
positions and because of these reasons, their passports
couldn’t be renewed and that this country is called
Nigeria.
I have to also explain to my friends and colleagues that
the unbelievable trip to Canberra for passport renewal
was unsuccessful and that I my boss will have to approve
another days off to go back and get this passport renewed.
I need answers! I need to get this story out to the
authorities in Nigeria, otherwise I will go to air my
frustrations in a foreign media!!! "

hardizzle: Plz wat r d requiremnt nided in d camp?

Here are the list of things that you will need for the 3weeks NYSC Orientation Camp.....
1. Call up letter(Original&10 Photocopies)
2. School I D card(Original&10 Photocopies)
3. Notification of Result(Original&10 Photocopies)
4. Passport photographs (About 10-15 copies)
5. Stationery e.g pen, Jotter for lectures, stappler&tippex. (Note:- The 1st 4 are for registration&do not laminate your call-up letter pls)
6. Round necked white T shirt atleast 3
7. White shorts atleast 2
8. Plain white sneakers/tennis shoes(rubber) (1)
9. White socks atleast 2pairs
10. Mosquito treated net (to guide your belongings)
11. Basic drugs panadol,paracetamol,etc (not necessary because it will be available at the NYSC clinic)
12. Padlocks
13. Waist pouch
14. Beverages
15. Dettol, bath soap&Detergents (if you don't wanna spend for washing)
16.Towel&face towel
17. A pair of slippers
18. Bedsheets
19. Flashlight (Torchlight phone)
20. Food flask, bowl and cup
21. Sunglasses
22. Extra phone batteries and charger
23. Cash from N10,000 upward( if you want to enjoy Maami Market).

Wish us the best

no sister, Plz DON'T break up. move in to d village and fry garri. I'm really surprised how u want to trade ur happiness and peace of mind on d platter of marriage..........marriage dat won't last.!!!

lambvard: ...

reserving space ?

timely info for my project presentation. Tnx OP

Tom and Jerry. anytym anyday....... lol

I've been secretly waiting to meet my first friend from NL and dis just passed me by like dis!!!! come to think of it I wasn't even busy dat day. abeg make una rewind am or replay . Chai! ow did d party go?

tnx to Seunpayne, Marcjoe, Dmangai and odas who hav in one way or d oda contributed in adding value to ppl lives.........ppl u may neva get to meet.......im grateful because my getting my first andriod was hinged on this thread........u guys r d bomb.........big thumbs up.....

kulyie: no mind am. both im and the mumus wey dey follow am like im rubbish post no tell am say the person wey im dey bring am come sef no dey house

this is d first time i'd b doing this. kulyie i want to believe u r aged......u hv brougt disrespect to yourself. pray tell, y would u call over 33 users on NL mumu? u know u don't hv a monopoly of wisdom......u canNOT force down ur opinion on everyone. ...please live and let live sis. do not bother quoting me as i've been here long enuf to know ow to behave.

brother with 3 consecutive slaps and punches to d face for effect all u wrote above will b quickly forgotten in a blink of an eye

i have a VERY clean golf 4 registered and used for 5 months in Abuja. willing to do business with n750k

tecno leading the way

007truthbetold: Yes, Port Harcourt is working! And Yes Governor Amaechi has done and he's still doing a lot to transform Port Harcourt and the entire Rivers State. Segun Oshogbo's dubious photos purportedly showing bad roads to discredit the Governor Amaechi administration is the biggest fraud that I have seen on this forum. Segun showed us a bad patch on Woji road but did cleverly refuse to tell us that Amaechi is reconstructing and expanding that road and work is ongoing right now as the photos below show. He also insidiously refused to tell us that the other entrance to Woji from Rumuomasi, Rumuogba and Oginigba has been reconstructed and expanded. Erstwhile tiny one lane roads are now expanded to brand new two-lane, three-lane roads. He also didn't mention that Trans Amadi- Garrision road is been reconstructed and expanded by Amaechi. Work is actually on going on that road. The roundabout at the Slaughter end of the road is almost ready. The pictures of Abacha road he posted is alien to those who live in Port harcourt. Those photos of roads posted by Segun is a big fraud, a deliberate attempt to deceive. Amaechi has done a lot in terms of road construction and reconstruction in Port Harcourt and the State. Some of the roads include, Elekahia/Rumuomasi road, Rumuola/Rumuokwuta road, Rumuobiakani/Old Aba road, Oginigba/Slaughter road, G U Ake-Eliozu road/flyover, Stadium road, Nkpogu road, Eleme junction flyover/interchange, Obiri-Ikwerre/East-West road flyover/interchange, Agip flyover, Ikwerre road, Olu-Obasanjo road, Azikiwe road, internal roads in Old Port Harcourt Township and in Dioubu. most of these roads are reconstructed into dual carriageways with integrated underground drainages, streetlights and greenery. The pictures below tell a fraction of the story.

The pictures of Abacha road he posted is alien to those who live in Port harcourt



the above statement is a BLATANT lie please

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been kidnapped by militants from his residence in the capital Tripoli, a well-placed source in his media office has told the BBC.

Mr Zeidan has been taken to an unknown destination by a group of men believed to be former rebels, the government website said.

Mr Zeidan was arrested by anti-crime department militia, sources say.

On Tuesday Mr Zeidan called on the West to help stop militancy in Libya.

In an interview with the BBC he said it was being used as a weapons base.

The prime minister told the Newsnight programme that his country was being used to export weapons throughout the region.

Two years after the revolt which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's government has been struggling to contain rival tribal militias and Islamist militants who control parts of the country.

On Monday Libya questioned the US ambassador over the capture of suspected al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Liby in Tripoli.

Mr Liby was wanted over the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. He was seized by US commandos in an early morning raid on Saturday.

Last month Mr Zeidan visited the UK and appealed for British help to remove weapons from the country amid fears of increased arms smuggling to Syria.

In April he urged Libyans to back their government in the face of "people who want to destabilise the country".

He also complained at that time of other attacks and "acts of sabotage" carried out by separate groups, against the interior ministry and national TV headquarters.

better u post it here cos i aint clicking on dat link no mata wat!

this man is taking it TOO far.

she's a builder, wife material (1 gazillion yards), beauty+brain, neater than neat,principled and honest, charming and etc.....BESTEST.........the Future She is

my issues with all this lopsided perspective is this, ppl hav CHOSEN to prioritize some sins over odas. please d same bibile dat says women shldn't wear wat blongs 2 a man (trouser??) also said we shldnt eat UN-SCALED FISH which many bishops consume summarily. every sin is equal. if dey r punished for supposedly engaging in pre-marital sex, dey shld also b punished for idol worship (of men of God).......

deejay_harry1: DEPENDS ON WAT U NEED IN A PHONE...

GO GOOGLE GIONEE E3, NEXU 4,SAMSUNG GALAXY S2 AND JIAYY G4... those are the very best phone u can get within ur price range

thank u. more suggestions plz

i need to use an andriod phone. i'm torn between choices, i need a quad core phone @ price range of between 30-35k. the name doesn't matter to me as much as the quality of the phone. which would u advice me to go for?

somebody help

marcjoe: HBD TO ME.....TODAY IS MY DAY.. ..

u and odas who have taken out time to add value to ppl's life na God go bless una............i feel so challenged and if i were in lagos we coulda @ least hang (abi na hung) out. wishn u d best bro! continue blessing odas.

awesome99: HBD BRO,......i hope we're not derailing the thread??

he deserves it! there could hv been no thread to derail without ppl like him

this P3 just stopped browsing and whatsapp. plz guys wat do i do?

the gods aren't just on iker casillas' side