₦airaland Forum

guobe:
Why have you not eaten today ?

I eat once a day late in the evening and it's not evening yet. I'm going to go have my one cup of coffee now because I am waking up late after not going to bed till early in the morning.

My one meal is because I might snack in between. Today's snack is two cracker biscuits and fruits.

basilico:
Wow I didn't consider St Jesus of Chicago

The shįt you swallow makes you stink.

descarado:
When we support politicians blindly and become disappointed and shocked when we see their actions that are hidden from us

After your uncorroborated lies about most things, this new lie of yours is no surprise. A smart person would wonder how they'd hide it from the IRS, but guess you don't need to bother.

Regardless, the claims are false — there's no evidence that any of the individuals mentioned have received any illicit payments from Ukraine in return for their pushing of support for Kyiv against the Russian invasion.

There are no legitimate news outlets reporting on the news, and it's also implausible that a Ukrainian official would release the statistics and incriminate the very politicians the country is relying on for financial aid.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/15/old-false-claims-resurface-about-ukrainian-kickbacks-to-us-politicians

Adebishow:
I have checked and I see that the president, with the approval of the National Assembly, can declare a state of emergency in any state in Nigeria provided it is necessary.

And I also observed that the executive and legislative government of the state can be suspended under state of emergency.

You are the lazy one who doesn't want to read and comprehend the Constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.

I checked too and could not see where the president has the authority to suspend the governor, so please point it out to me.

kmst:
You can check the constitution and see if there's "suspension" or "remove" there

The language is rather obtuse but I don't see where it says the president may suspend or remove an elected governor.

https://nigerian-constitution.com/chapter-8-part-2-section-305-procedure-for-proclamation-of-state-of-emergency/#google_vignette

Also released Tuesday were 14 documents related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., totaling about 1,050 pages and 21 documents regarding Robert F. Kennedy, totaling about 2,500 pages.

Like the JFK documents, at least some of the files appear to have been previously released.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/government-releases-thousands-declassified-records-related-jfk-assassination/story?id=119926288

I wonder if this is legal.

https://nigerian-constitution.com/chapter-8-part-2-section-305-procedure-for-proclamation-of-state-of-emergency/#google_vignette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22Lq2C0GWI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLgo0HTi-I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2CXLXGPc4

Some of VOA’s local-language radio stations have stopped broadcasting news reports and switched over to music to fill the airtime, according to listeners

I didn't believe this, so checked.

https://www.voanews.com/live/audio/60

Sad.

muyico:
Gud! How Ur father house look like
Next time, don't spike rubbish again

Likely not very good after they killed her father.

https://www.nairaland.com/8371795/father-corper-called-tinubu-terribledied#134581988

Lucifyre:
Interesting and quite depressing.

You shouldn't let yourself be quite depressed by just a post on Nairaland.

I hate when such cases are filed without suing for legal costs and emotional harm.

If you win N3,205,000.00, you'd pay legal fees out of it thereby reducing what you get, while emotional harm could triple what you do get if charged for.

Lucifyre:
No offense but why you referring to the child as it, when it seems you even had a connection to the child. Had to do a double take on if you were talking about your cow's calf.

It's an affectation or it's opposite, designed to make you double take and think about what you read.

codemaniacs:
It shows racism..

Actually, it shows ignorance. Ignorance of African countries that allow themselves to be controlled.

India and even China were equally controlled at one point, but they removed the controllers and created a system that favours them, which is what we Africans ought to do instead of remaining in slavery and blaming the masters.

I put 'charms' around my farm because it scares off thieves. My favourite is a simple white piece of cloth dipped in palm oil tied around chicken bones and tied to a tree. People like you see it and believe the power will overpower them. It worked even much better when a person who stole my cows fell ill. His family came to beg when his child fell ill too. He died a few days after the father died. The only sad thing now is I'm known for killing father and child, when the truth is he likely died of tramadol overuse and his child died of malnutrition.

It really hurt because I used to feed that child to nourish it. The mother sold bread, and would let her son demolish a huge loaf of bread she hadn't sold so the father would have to pay for it. We were making progress too. Its 2 year old legs had strengthened and it had begun to walk. It couldn't talk properly yet, but could rhyme the alphabet song, both the Yoruba and English ones, and could hum 1 2 3 up to ten.

Guess they saved me having to sponsor its future education, which I'd have gladly done. My eyes still wet up when I remember little Jamiu whom they wasted due to their ignorance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md9-jG4RzXs?si=EPiAPqdYbhMeiGNB

Yes, it should be removed. Not because they might be kidnapped, but because they are being used as cheap labour and a subsidy for employers.

We hardly have trained teachers in my Osun State because of use of untrained corpers, who impregnate underaged girls and run off after they've 'served'.

In fact, now I think of it, perhaps we should kidnap corpers to deter them.

https://www.nairaland.com/7730960/should-nysc-not-scrapped#123842658

basilico:
Do you have any American made product in your home before you start boycotting them?
You can boycott Showmax, ,FB, Hollyweird, Netflix , etc but you think in their language.
Every penny you use is affected by and pegged to the dollar.
That video I posted earlier about Soros will increase the number of neurons your brains are utilizing.

I have hardly any American products in my home. Gmail perhaps, but that's about it. You'd be hard to find much made in America in most homes here apart from media. I also don't have any George Soros products in my home neither.

basilico:
But businesses also eye China 600 million middle class.

And this is why China has an upper hand where these tariffs are concerned.

In fact, China does not need to tariff US. Nationalism and boycotts will have the same effect.

I'm gonna kick that Piastri's ass!

And Ferrari with their shîtty strategy, again!

Revised result, as A.K. Antonelli penalty rescinded.

otipoju:
Don't worry. You are talking way more thank listening and because you are not listening you are not learning anything new.

When you number is called , you go before the Visa officer and after the greetings you hand over all your supporting documents. From Passport, I-20 ( which contains the school admission information) to bank statements.

The ViSA officer takes a cursory look at them and begins to ask questions while confirming the information that you already presented.

A valid reason to travel in her case means she needs to convince the VO by her response that she genuinely wants to go to school in spite of the documents she presented and does not have other intentions.

The next thing to convince the VO of is that there is funds available or will be available to fund her education. It is only after convincing the VO orally that he will bother to even take a more detailed look at the bank statements that you already handed over at the beginning.

The third thing you want to convince she needed to convince the VO of is that she has enough social and economic ties that will make her return home after her studies. Living parents, young children, a thriving business, landed property, leave of absence from work all fit into this category.

The interview did not even get to that stage because her responses were way to short and tepid. Everything depends on the quality of your responses.

The whole interview successfully or usually does not take more than 3- 4 minutes.

It is your convincing oral responses that will make the VO even double check your packet to confirm that it is okay to issue the Visa.

It is a default NO until you convince me to give you a YES mode of interview.

Her oral responses were simply not convincing enough. But there is no doubt that she submitted financial proof of funds to cater for her schooling.

You can't even get the I-20 from the school that will.permit you to attend the interview in the first place without your bank statements.

I have said more than enough.

Her oral responses were obviously not convincing, and neither was her paperwork it would seem, since her responses to financial queries would just have been her stating what was already in her paperwork which she ought to know.

That said, you are not teaching me how to get a student visa since I have no need for one, but I am certain the op would have learnt from our discuss and would perform better next time.

I wish you luck Ola1ola1. Do let us know how you fare.

otipoju:
Can you show where in her post that the visa officer requested for financial evidence.

Ola1ola1:
VO - OK, so who would be paying for your tuition

otipoju:
Why? She did not mention her school, she did not mention her course of study nor did she talk about why she chose the country, school and course.

Ola1ola1:
V.O - I can see that you are going for a bachelor’s degree in Biological science

And I expect she would have stated the school in the application and provided evidence of admission for the school, and if given the opportunity, would also have given reasons for her course and school and country.

otipoju:
So because the visa officer concluded that she had did not have a valid reason to travel, it was easy to deny and not even bother with the third criteria.

Where did you get that she was refused because she had no valid reason to travel? Is going to study not a valid reason to want to travel?

I agree her application was easy to deny. Evidence for her tuition fees, at the least, should have been provided so there'd be no need to ask her for it again.

otipoju:
No wahala. Let me leave you to you. If she provided proof of funds as an integral part of the process, how could you now reach the conclusion that she was likely denied because of a lack of financial evidence.

I never said she was "denied because of a lack of financial evidence"! She herself said she was denied after questions about her finances!

otipoju:
As one who has gone and guided a good number of others through the process successfully, and a handful who did not succeed with their interview, I know that her responses were not comprehensive enough.

Her response would have been supported by her evidence I would have thought, and since it wasn't, she was refused. Basically, her evidence was not comprehensive enough.

otipoju:
I know she provided financial evidence but she failed to pass the remaining two criteria required.

Could you elaborate on how you know she provided financial evidence please, since they asked her for evidence of her finances, which is unlikely to have been the case if the evidence had been provided already?

otipoju:
I don't know why I am bothering to do this with you. Proof of funds is not an optional document for a student visa interview. It is an integral part of the application.

Presenting it does not guarantee a visa approval.

I've had someone get a full masters scholarship ,yet was denied.

In her case, what I see is too short and tepid answers that failed to change the mind of a visa officer who already had an inclination not to issue the visa.

I don't know why you are bothering to do what it is you are doing at all.

Proof of funds is not an optional document for a student visa interview. It is an integral part of the application. Though doesn't guarantee a visa since that's not all that is looked at.

Unfortunately, financial evidence seems to have been lacking in this application, which I hope applicant corrects next time.

Shows how poorer than South Africa Nigeria actually is.

Tjra:
with African economic powerhouses like Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria and Egypt excluded.




Why exempt South Africa? 😡

I wonder too.

otipoju:
She was not asked for anything again. She was told she was going to be denied and her documents were returned to her.

That's why her documents should all be in order to start with. She could after all included documentation showing her funds source, as some have advised here.

I hope Ola1ola1 has learnt from this thread, and I wish better outcome next time.

basilico:
I'm honestly frustrated at the slow pace of Joe Biden evils not being spelled out.Regarding the autopen Trump grumbled loudly when he addressed the DOJ,what are they waiting for?

basilico:
That tells you there was nothing wrong with what they did There is no crime there. .

Are you unhappy?

I'd like my government to want to distribute land that was taken from black Africans and given to white Africans.

If whites owned so much land in Nigeria we'd likely be up in arms.

https://theconversation.com/land-reform-in-south-africa-5-myths-about-farming-debunked-195045