₦airaland Forum

Sammyfemy:
I'v seen developement in Edo state in the past 3 years than the 10years PDP government spent. There are more dual roads today than before, drainage systems, effective transport system, even in aspect of education than before.
I'm not saying there are no grey areas, but the progress in Edo state is seen. Those from Other states mind what you hear or see in our news. Osho Baba is working.

he's done some work but has a LONG way to. i haven't been impressed with his slow pace

Oshiomole has been a BIG dissapointment!!!!

he is soooooooooooo overrated. and NO, there is NOTHING wrong with setting our standards a bit higher and drawing REASONABLE comparisons as far as infrastructure is concerned. some nigerians sure like mediocrity

one man's trash is another man's treasure

why is this a surprise to anyone? nigerians are lovers of mediocrity.

but seriously, nigerians like to underrate themselves and their value. Julius Berger co. is considered low-end in Germany. They are NOT the cream of the crop over there but we treat them like gods here     They could never dream of earning what they do here over there

mikewills:
Let's look at some facts about this Toll road.
1. Toll roads are built primarily to reduce traffic (95% of the time). The other 5% of the time, they serve as a source of “indirect” tax to raise revenue for governments.
2. In other to reduce traffic, they are “newly” built and serve as “alternate” routes to existing roads. (Toll roads are ALWAYS “Alternate” routes).
3. Lekki Exp Way was an existing road with functional dual lanes. It was the only access road to Lekki axis.
4. As at 2006 before the LCC started road construction, it used to take a maximum of 1 hour to move from Sand fill to Ajah (on a very bad day). Forget all these 3 hour crap people bandy around. It’s a freaking lie. I worked in that hood.
5. The traffic logjam and delay started from 2007 when LCC started construction.
6. What exactly did LLC do? They added an extra lane on an existing road and “tolled” it.
7. People are now being told to take “alternate” routes which were nonexistent prior to LCC “Occupying” the only access road. These roads came about because people had to look for how to avoid the traffic logjam thereby creating routes such as the beach road and those “kurukere” roads through Jakande.
8. The entire logic of LCC tolling an existing road, which was the only access road, is totally flawed.
9. This is just a calculated attempt by some cabal in Lagos to enrich themselves by perpetuating their monopolistic and money grabbing tendency to the detriment of the entire populace.

VERY VERY well put.

BUUUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank for all the pic Eko Ile

Fashola is too much

congrats to him!!! african queen was a trending topic on twitter, so kudos to him! it's not easy ooo

another question:

though i'm a british citizen, i'm not settled there (though the intention is to do so). anyhoo, i don't have a national insurance card/# (though i'll request for one upon my arrival there)

looking through the application that my hubby has to fill out, i'm seeing that this is something they're requesting for. i was told that it wasn't necessary for me to have in order to sponsor my hubby. can anyone confirm this for me? that holding the passport was enough

hello all

i'm going through the application (my hubby will soon apply) and i'm having a difficult time understanding if he needs to take that test or any other english language requirement test. please advise and please please provide additional info if need be. i'm following the links and still not getting it

stress wan kill me die, i think i'm losing it lol

dis guy: thanks

i haven't adopted his name in canada yet but our baby has his name (which is obvious, i guess lol)

anyway, he will definately get the letters and documents from his office in nigeria, no problem

any idea as to how much we should have in our accounts? as in savings? and yea, he can definately state that he's just there to visit me while i'm also there and will return and that he won't stay because i'm also returning to canada

i was going to get my uncle to send him visitation letter

@all:

please,
i'm a canadian and british citizen with a baby who is also a canadian citizen (and soon to be british). my hubby is in nigeria and i'm in the process of sponsoring him to canada. we can't stand to be apart but the travelling back and forth between canada and nigeria has become exhausting and much too costly (i've been back and forth 4 times since late 2009 and plan on going back in april)

long story short, i'm not settled in the uk and have no real intention to settle there with family. we much prefer canada. but since that process takes a bit of time, we figured we'd try to get him to the uk (either on visit or by me sponsoring him as a spouse) so that baby and i can see him without going all the way to nigeria.

in other words, he'd still be based in nigeria and i'd be based in canada but with a visit visa to uk, we can meet up there periodically until his canadian papers (permanent residency) are approved.

we'd normally go straight for entry clearance to uk (2 years) but we don't feel that we have enough savings or real strong ties to the uk yet, other htan job offer and reasonable accomodation for all of us upon arriving there. we're nervous that he'd get rejected if they think we might end up depending on public funds or assistance in any way because our savings are really lacking.

would a visit visa be better becasue my hubby just got a new job in nigeria and i have strong ties to canada so he can say that he has no intention of staying in uk, only to visit?

please advise

^^^^

thanks dear

i'd want that answer as well

@tenhap: please, your advice for first time applicants.

what savings and ties to nigeria do you recommend? i'm told they make it difficult for young men and i'd really like for my husband to go htere and have myself and our baby visit him there,

@all:

please,
i'm a canadian and british citizen with a baby who is also a canadian citizen (and soon to be british). my hubby is in nigeria and i'm in the process of sponsoring him to canada. we can't stand to be apart but the travelling back and forth between canada and nigeria has become exhausting and much too costly (i've been back and forth 4 times since late 2009 and plan on going back in april)

long story short, i'm not settled in the uk and have no real intention to settle there with family. we much prefer canada. but since that process takes a bit of time, we figured we'd try to get him to the uk (either on visit or by me sponsoring him as a spouse) so that baby and i can see him without going all the way to nigeria.

in other words, he'd still be based in nigeria and i'd be based in canada but with a visit visa to uk, we can meet up there periodically until his canadian papers (permanent residency) are approved.

we'd normally go straight for entry clearance to uk (2 years) but we don't feel that we have enough savings or real strong ties to the uk yet, other htan job offer and reasonable accomodation for all of us upon arriving there. we're nervous that he'd get rejected if they think we might end up depending on public funds or assistance in any way because our savings are really lacking.

would a visit visa be better becasue my hubby just got a new job in nigeria and i have strong ties to canada so he can say that he has no intention of staying in uk, only to visit?

please advise

thank you all for your information. it was very helpful. i'll keep you guys posted

(and for the record, my hubby always planned on applying FROM Nigeria. i guess i wasn`t too clear in my previous explanations)

can someone also clarify the accomodation and financial requirements? i didn't see anything about this anywhere (except for here)

thanks

can someone also clarify the accomodation and financial requirements? i didn't see anything about this anywhere (except for here)

thanks

help please:

i'm a dual citizen (canada and uk) but live in canada. my hubby lives in nigeria. we got married last year and i'm in the process of sponsoring him to canada. on average, the canadian sponsorship takes about 12-18 months (though we're hoping for less). long story short, someone suggested that i sponsor him to uk in the meantime, until his canadian papers come through. this will make it easier for us to see each other more frequently (if I decide to return to canada). in essence, nigeria is no longer an option for us. we simply do not want to be there for many of reasons and are now exploring the best option for us to be together outside of the country

my questions and issues are as follows:

- don't work or live in the uk . no real strong ties to uk/proof of living there (such as bills, work or bank statements) but but can provide proof of accomodation (with relatives) and job offer letter in the uk

I was told to apply for my hubby anyway and just state my intent to live there. I was told NOT to mention my applciation for canadian sponsorhip (though they could still make enquiries)

my questions are as follows:
1) are my chances good? providing I cite a job offer and reasonable accomodation (though the accomodation would be shared with relatives)
2)what info can anyone provide about the language test requirement. is Nigeria not considered an English-speaking country? Is there a fee for the test? My hubby is a university graduate. does that count or do they absolutely need the test?
3)do you guys think the fact that i'm already applying for canadian PR status, will harm this uk application?

thanks

help please:

i'm a dual citizen (canada and uk) but live in canada. my  hubby lives in nigeria. we got married last year and i'm in the process of sponsoring him to canada. on average, the canadian sponsorship takes about 12-18 months (though we're hoping for less). long story short, someone suggested that i sponsor him to uk in the meantime, until his canadian papers come through. this will make it easier for us to see each other more frequently (if I decide to return to canada). in essence, nigeria is no longer an option for us. we simply do not want to be there for many of reasons and are now exploring the best option for us to be together outside of the country

my questions and issues are as follows:

- don't work or live in the uk . no real strong ties to uk/proof of living there (such as bills, work or bank statements) but but can provide proof of accomodation (with relatives) and job offer letter in the uk

I was told to apply for my hubby anyway and just state my intent to live there. I was told NOT to mention my applciation for canadian sponsorhip (though they could still make enquiries)

my questions are as follows:
1) are my chances good? providing I cite a job offer and reasonable accomodation (though the accomodation would be shared with relatives)
2)what info can anyone provide about the language test requirement. is Nigeria not considered an English-speaking country? Is there a fee for the test? My hubby is a university graduate. does that count or do they absolutely need the test?
3)do you guys think the fact that i'm already applying for canadian PR status, will harm this uk application?

thanks

u guys should remove oshiomole from the best lists, abeg

this is actually King's Square aka Ring Road in Benin city, Edo state

that's about the only major thing Oshiomole had done in that state but I suppose it's a start

Dream chaser:
@poster, only AGBANI AND STEPANIE are the pretty girls that the mbgn has produced? i beg to disagree, MUNACHI ABI and ANNIE-UNIVERSE(2007), ADAEZE IGWE(she might not have an ultra preety face, but she's got a v. hot body), U also forgot to add NIKE OSHINOWO and the most beautiful of all, BIANCA OJUKWU.

i said SINCE agbani,

i never said that agbani and stephanie were the only pretty ones, just that stephanie has been the only pretty one since aganbi

munachi abi is only ok to me. i don't find adaeze pretty and her body is whack. no ass, saggy boobs, no waistline,

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Obaseki for NFF president

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CnSArI_e_s&feature=player_embedded

miss universe nigeria video

swinsuit pic

official swinsuit and close up pics of misses ghana and nigeria

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Ifygurl:
@ Concerete

I know where i got those pictures. I might have gotten the second pics wrongly but the first See for yourself http://www.listasw.com/actualidad/1290-miss-universo-2010

Exactly, the girl that won, i actually thought she one of the pretty girls in the show but the runner-ups. I don't even know what the heck Nigerian judges were smoking when they picked them. There were better looking girls in the show than Ngozi.
I think it's time they start letting Nigerians pick. You know we should be the ones that pick who wins or lose. Stephanie is the only pretty Miss. Nigeria Universe. I don't think they've picked a pretty girl apart from her.

that website got it wrong. again, people make mistakes all the time on unofficial sites like those b/c they post pictures from google without doing proper research. they just googled her name, clicked "images" and literally posted the first close up pic of a black woman that showed up even though it wasn't her. you can check the girl's facebook, official MBGN and official miss universe pics and see with a NAKED eye that she looks NOTHING like the one whose pic u posted. height, complexion, nose, cheek bones, breasts, it's pretty obvious.

it simply isn't the same girl. period. if it makes you feel better, you can go ahead and think so