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Afam4eva: If Americans are native English speakers then how come they don't speak like other native speakers(English). They have an accent and spellings unique to them. Why did they have to come up with their own way of speaking instead of speaking like the British.

native Americans where not English speakers but Indians(|Red Indians)English was introduce by the English

Lilimax: I detest fake accents. I only speak their accent(American) when I'm in their midst but always speak my Nigerian English(especially pidgin)when I'm in the midst of my Nigerian friends. There is no need of faking it...

I can understand where you are coming from but lets think out of the box for a bit, are we pronouncing written English the way its meant to be spoken? I will give you two examples, 1.LISTEN 2 ILLEGAL, most guys pronounce 1 as LISTIN 2 as ILEGAL
in reality if you try and pronounce things right you will sound western.Listen to ur 9 O'clock news

[quote author=~ZN~]I want to believe this is not true. What?

Do we have UK citizens "over-staying" their visa dates here? The FG wants to hit back at the Brits?[/quote]yes ofcos, one of them is a famous name dealing in arms illegally in one southern African country.he is of the thatcher family if you remember.

4bobo: Eh?
The tyres are produced in nigeria
The mirrors are produced in nigeria
The chokes are produced in nigeria
The batteries are produced in nigeria
The springs are produced in Nigeria
The petrol container is Produced in Nigeria
The plugs are produced in Nigeria
The engine is made in nigeria

PLEASE TELL ME MORE.
Besides ,see as our oga they ride as he wanted to fall( i saw it in news yesterday and i was laughing), Na this go carry mama Godwin for my street with BIG Ikebe
Na the rider and ridee will fall to gutter together

as ,uch as I see where you are coming from check this, not all part of toyota are produced in Japan, even teh BMWs are built in Germany, also check your phones most of its parts are made in china

Men don Betray guys

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Troyphelis: I applied for a tourist visa for 14days and i was refused. This is what the officer said:
 it says:1. "The onus is on you to qualify for entry clearance based on your own circumstances and your own intentions. I note that you have been previously issued a visit visa and travelled on 28/12/11. However each application must be treated on its own merits at the time the application is made".2. "You have stated that you are a student doing a Bachelor of Science at Central University College. In support of this you have provided a letter from them confirming that you are a second year student. However it does not state your progress and attendance to demonstrate your course commitmentand incentive to return to your studies after your proposed visit.3. "You also stated you are been supported by your mother who will pay for all of the expenses of your proposed visit. In support of this,she has provided a sponsor letter,business documents and bank statements. However,she has not provided any details of her income and financial commitments to demonstrate her abilitu to support you and I am unable to determine this from the evidence provided. Also,she has not provided any details as to the origins of the funds deposited into her bank account and whether they relate to her business,and I am unable to determine this from the evidence provided. I am not satisfied that the funds held in the account are under her exclusive control or that they are available for the purposes of your travel to the UK. I am therefore not satisfied that you have provides an accurate reflection of your personal and financial circumstances in Ghana as stated on your application.4. "I have noted that you are single and have not indicated anyone being reliant on you nor have you declaref any savings or assets. On the the balance of probablities,this demonstrates only limited ties to Ghana.Given the above,on the evidence before me,and the balance of probabilities,I am not satisfied that you have accurately presented your circumstances or intentions in wishing to enter the UK. This means that i am not satisfied that only a short visit is intended,or that you will leave the UK at the end of the period stated. I am also not satisfied that you will be adequately maintained and accomodated in the United Kingdom or that you can meet the cost of your return or onward journey.
Please help,i dont get it

your case is clear cut, first and foremost, where you given right of appeal? if so you got to prove all them things the ECO said he was no satisfied with, if not right of appeal then you got to re apply including all them mew evidence, mostly ur mum need to include her personal bank account and you will need a letter from your HOD to confirm ur attendance in school etc

aurenflani: He he he... You're another joker from where these terrorists came from. Thank God that some of the terrorists where caught and summarily lynched by the brave Daura yan tauri

Your igbo christianism brothers thought the town is that vulnerable !

if you checked very well in the aboved thread no where was religion mentioned, and nowhere was any one tribe mentioned, why must you mention the igbos? are they the only Xtians? that average Muslim says these guys are terrorist and not Muslims they don't support any teaching by any one religion Plz be civilized in ur comments and face the reality on ground they are simply terrorist and no religion in the world or language support their ideology.

Hoodrat: War in Africa: it is the imperialist elites who insist on inventing imaginary, shadowy,enemies, when the enemy is the Imperialist elites themselves. Imperialist media War propaganda manipulates us into intensifying genocide as the imperialist capitalists corporations rake profits.

The imperialist capitalist philosophy is predicated upon the destruction of humanity, the annihilation of the will of the people. imperialists do not save lives, they save money.

The imperialist capitalist system is designed to help the powerful continent and enslave Africa;it is the very vessel of slavery.

Imperialist capitalist global system thrives on stealing the resources of the poor,and starving them so they can't complain. imperialist international police state,designed to ensure that the oppressed remain silently oppressed.
You r SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sad.

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.

In order for capitalism to generate greater profits than the home market can yield ,Imperialist merging of banks and industrial cartels produces finance capitalism.

We must straighten our backs and strive for our freedom. No one can ride you, unless your back is bent to be rode on. Straighten your mind. Seizing power from the Imperialist capitalists and their local puppet and putting in the hands of the struggling masses. We thought Hitler was the worse of the worst but we have many of Hitlerians today in Africa causing genocides, mass destruction, unnecessary wars etc.

You are so SAD

Kslib: See your mouth. It took the police 30 minutes to appear at the scene where a soldier was killed on a busy road for that matter WHILE in naija those two guys would have been dealt with before 25 seconds sef..

Errrm, For those of you who do not like reading long posts,let me summarize:
[color=olive] THIS GUY SAID "HE NEVER WISHES TO COME HOME" [/color]

U av to take out the negetivity out of a situation eh?,it did not take the police 30mins rather it took the armed police 30mins to respond

Chinom: You are very correct. Your analysis with an "apple" is okay but does not bring the message home to all those Nigerians and other Africans who are quick to claim being British or American.
This brings it home : An African Elephant is a specie of Elephants quite distinct from an Indian Elephant. An African Elephant BORN in a London zoo or in a zoo in NYC will always be an African elephant. It can never be refered to as an African-american Elephant. The SPECIE never changes. The genetic make-up will always be the same,
So this crazy guy is a Nigerian. His parents failed us as Nigerians.

I get that logic but come to think of it, if there was a little bird y singing in his ear that he was going to be hanged or face firing squad he would have thought twice before doing what he did in broad daylight

obadiah777: BUT HE IS A NIGERIAN. YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU ARE BORN. YOU ARE YOUR HERITAGE. IF I PLANT AN APPLE SEED IN CHINA WHAT WILL COME OUT ? AN APPLE. IF I PLANT THE SAME APPLE SEED IN NIGERIA WHAT WILL COME OUT ? AN APPLE. YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU ARE BORN. THATS A PREPOSTEROUS CARNAL AND SHALLOW ASSERTION. WE ALL HAVE LINEAGES. JUST CUZ A CHINESE MAN IS BORN IN NIGERIA DOES NOT MEAN HE IS NIGERIAN

Thats rubish, cos in NIgeria, That will never happen

hardbody: All you guys goading the MASSOB and taunting them, did you ever read of the peaceful clamor of Mahatmah ghandi? He achieved without towing the part of violence. Violence only begets more violence without resolving the issues on ground.new are urbane in igbomland and very willing to tackle issues without allowing the state apparatii to chase us into adamawa highlands . At least we have been there before, first fool no be fool, second fool na proper fool. Apologies to Michael okpara

Sometimes its necessary to post your message across with violence

van bonattel: Same way guys in Nigeria should be adviced to buy themselves an air ticket and hop into the plane to buy themselves a car in the US, who trusts all our naija guys in the diaspora with our 419 mentality and ripping off Nigerians who send money for stuff to be bought for them?
The Nigerians wey dey abroad are more criminal minded than the ones in naija.

is there any teason for making them statements or is it ur emotional mind at play here?how could U compare a car that is not a stationary object and a land wbich is stationary?or did OP strike a nerve?

brainpulse: I believe the FRSC should do their Jobs by telling the various road maintenance agencies to repair and put the roads in top shape. Most of the accidents on Nigeria roads are due to the poor condition of the roads. The road safetiness should begin from the government maintaining the roads rather than using common Nigerians as scape goats and instruments of government and personal extortion.

The FRSC should tell the Government- Things you must do on the road to make it motorable

well spoken from a wise one.Sometimes one can bit laugh at how so call bosses of agencies reason.I was once driving from Benin to warri when an FRSC officer flagged me to stop,as I was pullingunto the sboulder of the rd.I saw to cars go past one dont have side mirror to the pas.I senger side and the other has no drv side head lamp.so I asked the officer to tell me the rational pf him asking me to provide proof of rd worthingness wen he can physical see mh car is ok n them ones where not ofcos no answer

Kx: Fan belt?
At least it is not timing belt.
Does it mean anybody can replace fan belt?
All my years of driving, I have neva had issues with fan belt;but relay has always bn d common cause of over heating. Fixing dat is not a novice territory but an electrician's.

yep I hear U,U can only fit ur fan belt if U dribe an old car.New cars ava complicated pulley system fitting a new belt aont a job for the faint hdarted some. ars have more than one tensioner

lanetrips: With the influx of fake fan belts,I think dats necessary.I av had to change my belt 3 times dis yr

what car do you drive?get someone abroad to buy you at least 3.they would be genuine and U wont use them all till the car dies unless ur phlley system is wack

Hey guys,the Door fob to my 2003 Jeep liberty had been misplaced, does anybody know who can reprogram a new blank fob for my car? thanks

Its a Jamming device they use, ie prevent ur car from locking hence the double clicks OP noticed

Kalif: Well I think a learner shouldn't be on a public lane,dazul!

where are learners suppose to learn then?

Sheyy OP you just fall your hand, abeg try and visit one of the western worl more importantly you need to be Y2K compliant, plz upgrade to the 21st century, its always safe to ask questions when you dont understand, it dont mean you are stupid but its a very secure means of adding to your knowledge.Its normal practice for a Coach/Bus of that size to have the L plate on with an instructor and from the Pic I can peer through and Im sure there are no passenger so the driver is simply trying to attain his/her PCV Licence, Kudos to that state's ministry of transport for implementing such practice, it should be extended to the rest of the country.

Godvilla: Hahahaha...... U ARE ONLY CLOUDED BY BRAND NAME!!!
THEY'LL KEEP ON DRAINING UR POCKET.....................

you are wrong MINI is actually better than toyota camry because MINI carries the BMW Engine and its made in Germany.

[quote author=Becacia_Barbie]Okay leme add to this....

You dont actually find the good people online, because its either they are too busy wit heir lives preparing hard for the future or hooked up already! Btw not all.

It should be noted that, most people who are in-love dont usually surf the internet except for important reasons muchless social netwrks! Nd even if they do, its not alwys on a constant basis.

It has been confirmed that, most people who surf the internet are either single, heart-broken, lonely, flirts, spoilt brats, lazy or fraudsters! So the probability of finding a good guy or girl online is 2/10, while the probability of finding a bunch of lazy azzes, rude, idiots, criminals, etc is 9/10. So its up to you now. [/quote]Your write up is anti social and contradicts your argument, in this 21st century communication is knowledge and knowledge is power, I believe you live in a non E-environment if not you would have noticed the real busy and decent people spend 90% of their working time on line, its through social media people get update and learn what is going on around them more so everything revolves the internet this day, its just sad most guys in Nigeria have no access to it yet.You can learn almost how to do anything from the NET if you are kin to know so along these process you get to chat to people of different race and nationality and of different sex, you interact and get to know about each other, you decide to meet, you might fancy yourselves and walaa there begins a new relationship, might go good might go bad, but heey thats the mysteries of life.

houstonia: What makes you feel your social network partner wouldn't surf the Web for someone better when you start tripping, just like he/she did to meet you? Na my own question be that.

Cos U might just give them reason not to?

Greenslim: i advice u do something before u put to bed, going to registry will not cost u much cuz aman u know today may later change.

So if they go to the registry can he the man not change thereof??

Na wah 21st century people still use the word Court marriage?

bulletproofmonk: Diplomacy is not cowardice or bootlicking. More like intelligence. If its the likes of Asari, Tompolo, militant youths etc. that speak for the Niger Delta, then imagine a Niger Delta nation ruled by these same hooligans!
In the event of a split, I still see the North making headway faster than the Niger Delta.
Recent utterances have shown how uncouth and disorganized the ND "leaders" are.No proper strategy, no blueprint for the future...NOTHING!
Was this what Isaac Boro and Saro-Wiwa fought for? hoodlums going to disrupt plenary sessions to show solidarity for senior hoodlums

mention one time when diplomacy ever workes in Nigeria.even if a Norther president comes to be the ND boys will still stand their ground.we are no longer in the military era,as for the Isaac boro and co dont forget we where under the. military juntas amd their slaves.One day everybody will mind thier region

joseph1013: You are not a taxi-driver and not in the US. It's okay bros. But I have a question for you: where are you and what are you doing for a living since you have been released by your club?
Thank you,
Your fan.

Guy you get time ohh, wetin this guy do you?

bakynes: Cosmopolitan may refer to:

Internationalism
A city/place or person that embraces its multicultural demographics
World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship
Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community
Cosmopolitan Society/Cosmopolitan City, where people of many ethnicities, religions and cultures meet and live in close proximity (especially applied to busy sea ports).


After reading this I think am inclined to change my opinion.Lagos embraces multi-ethnicity.However,Abuja embraces all except for d fact dat am nt too sure Abuja accommodates all tribe in Nigeria
Bt it still accomodates the three major tribes in Nigeria wit little from other tribes so I think it shd go to Abuja.If the topic were to be d most multi-ethnic city dat wld ve gone to lagos.But the fact still remains that lagos is the only state known to most Non-Nigerians.Am yoruba and am from lagos by the way

Now according to ur definition and conclusion I got these question for you, If a kid born in Lagos say 1980 and schools in Lagos tell me what local language would he or she addopt, put that in perspective with Abuja and PH, you will get your answer

fados4sure: Lagos
Benin City
and PH

nah it should be Lagos then PH B4 anywhere else

otunbaneyo09: You are talking about all the beautiful and expensive area in Nigeria ? The majority of the house owner of this area are from overseas my brother and our so call polithiefian. Go and find it out my brother cos you don't know what you are saying

Bro dont waste ur sweat, you know some people value a grand as if its a mill.

AjanleKoko: I would agree with you, however I'd say we need more Nigerians to relocate and see how things are done elsewhere.
Look at Indians, Chinese. They are all over the place, and many of them maintain strong links back home. We need more people to move outside Nigeria.

Enlightened and exposed Nigerians will go a long way towards the social, economic, and political reformation of Nigeria. The current inbred middle class is largely self-serving and selfish. Look how people come on Nairaland and posit about how great Nigeria has become under Jonathan. Just because some people have become slightly enriched, they have lost any sense of truth and purpose.

You are dead on point my friend, people should see traveling as social stratification, they should see it as way of upping one's game, a way of either looking for initial capital or a way of having more knowledge of how things should realy work