₦airaland Forum

chidichris:
is this visit part of the take over campeign since jonathan has forced ibori out of the country?
jonathan must learn to thread with caution.
to u jonathan, LET MY PEOPLE GO.
remember what happened to pharoh when he refused to let the ppl of isreal go back to their promised land.
the biafrans want to go and now u jonathan is our pharoh.
i wish u luck jonathan but if only u will mind aso rock and leave delta for ibori tpo avoid clash of interest now or in future.

This is the problem we have in Nigeria, People dont know where to pul the breaks,lets just wait and see what happens,can you immagine police going fru people's hood in Oghara? anyway God help them

lol you guys still buying that militant Crap abi, sorry to swear but honestly I can say for surem No Militant is in Ghana or on Rehab of any sort,Im from the Niger Delta and i can tel you those boys had real money at least 2M from Oil sales etc, do you think they need FG money or even be bothered bout petty crime, ie Armed robery on roads etc?when they can still bust pips?come on guys be realistics, these so called Ex militants are Jobless people who aint got nothing to do and are very willing to feast off the FG,not a bad idea though as there is no Job in 9ja,what Im saying is let us all not be fooled by the FG of Nigeria in thinking that the got one solid program to help one particular group of people(Ex Militant)when infact these groups of so called Ex militant had been inflated and money is being collected on thier behalf,(The Nigerian Way)

I feel Crap when I hear it

the FG has just opened another can of worms! Plus they are just going to agrivate an already angry people, these guys dont realize whom they are dealing with

WhiteOne:
So and what is if an guy from Nigeria is married to a british-nigeria lady as first wife and than he married again a second one the traditional way and never divorced the first one. What will the british home office do with him, if he has been reported.

Answer,NOTHING,the home office recongnise that polygamy is practised in other parts of the world but you are only allowed to bring one wife at a time to the Uk.

sulaiman1:
Hey please can anyone advise me on what to do. i applied for renewal of my visa and its two months now. i traveled to uk and i came back as stipulated. i dont know why it takes so long. i mailed BHC 2wks back and i was told its been differed for checks that they will get back to vfs as soon as they get response to their checks. please advise me on what to do as its getting too late. i only went to renew so that i can go for summer but now i want to apply 4 US student visa, i have all my document and i ve canceled appointment three times. please what can i do

Man you just have to keep mailing them, there is no sure way of making them do anything faster, i tell you, them lot there are xtreemly slow at times.

Akainzo:
You need to check more and not make it based on your beliefs. The person that signs the marriage doducment is a Registrar of the Magistrate Court of the area where it resides. That the Registry is not within the court premises does not invalidate it from being an arm of the court.

You seem to have allowed the going on to affect your rationality. That Nigerians are not law abiding as you claim, does not mean that the law does not exist. Don't let the fact that people smoke everywhere deceive you into thinking that smoking in public is allowed in Nigeria. It is when you want to be nailed that you would realize your fallacy and by then, you'd learn again, that ignorance is no excuse (or defense) in law.

You do not think it the Registry Wedding protects against polygamy, hmmmm, well since it is sanctioned by law and the law is Nigeria is secular which respects one man-one wife, you'd be better advised to steer clear of this type of marriage should you plan to acquire more than one damsel to yourself.

BTW, why do people go to customary courts to dissolve a customary marriage or why have a customary court in the first instance if a registry wedding is only called a court wedding because people go to the court to resolve issues there. By that definition thus, all weddings in Nigeria would be a court wedding since its the court that all resort to for settlement of issues.

Ok you realy dont think Im just talking from whats going like you said, well let me put you straight, Even though I live in England I actually got married in NIgeria and we did go to the registry to get married the reception afterwards, SO,I know what Im talking about first hand, and I know the people who joined us together there, they definately dont work or have anything to do with the judiciary plus I do know where the customary court is and what they do
Bytheway, has anyone gone to a white wedding recently,?did anyone notice someone from the registry turns up in the church after the pastor has joined the couples together and the person from the registry gets them to sign the registry there and then,thats what happened at my cozen's wedding,
More so the registry came into be by the citation of the marriage Act and guess when this came to be in Nigeria 31st Dec 1914, you may not believe but its true,it was re drafted 1990, but stilalmost same check this link about Nigerian marriage act chapter 218 here is the link http://www.nigeria-law.org/Marriage%20Act.htm

Akainzo:
I would like to share with you my understanding of marriage after going through the marriage act.

@erico2k2 : It is generally referred to as Court wedding because the local registry is actually an arm of the magistrate court. Do get your facts right before you harangue people.

1. The Nigerian law recognizes 3 types of marriages - Customary, Registry (Court) and Religious weddings.
2. The differences between the three is what happens to the remaining spouse should one die intestate.

Now from the Nigerian Marriage Act, here are what obtains.
a. Traditional Marriage.
This is governed by the laws, culture and traditions of the husband's place. What this means is that both have decided to be have estates shared using the husband's tradition as a basis. What this implies is that if the husband's tradition allows for 2nd wife, so be it; if the tradition says the Uncle/Brother inherits everything, so be it.

b. Registry (Court)
This is governed by strict laws spelt out under the marriage act in Nigeria. It forbids polygamy or bigamy. It also states that it is only the will of a deceased spouse that can alter the statutory provision that the surviving spouse inherits everything. This is the best form of protection and that explains why even some churches require you to do this before you are wedded in a church.

c. Religious Marriage (Church or Nikkai).
This is governed by the laws, culture and traditions of the church of the husband. Note that the church wedding is the same as the traditional English wedding and thus governed by the traditions of the church. One needs to be careful here as this is also based on tradition and it is open to various interpretation, and thus it depends on who the lawyer is and who the judge is. Note that there are different traditions for various churches, some churches support polygamy while some don't frown at bigamy. Example what obtains at Christ Embassy doesn't necessarily obtains at Rev King's church, so ladies beware.

Where it can get confusing is because the 3 types of marriages since the review during IBB years now issue the same certificate. Yes the certificate are the same but whoever signs it dertermines the statutes that would be used to decide a court case for teh couple. Signed by the local governement, customary; signed by the registry, registry/court; signed by a Rev father/Pastor/Imam, Church/religious.

So be guided as you make the right choice for you and your spouse/children.

O dear, you got it al wrong, where did you here it or read or saw that the registry is an arm of the magistrate court,and if you think so could you tell me what part? arm, and beside I dont think people reffer to it as court marriage becous of that, I believe its cos if the marriage breaks down, one can sue for damages or go to court for settlement
I dont think it protects the wife against competitors or polygammy within the Nigerian context cos we aint law abiding loloh yeh, it definatetly protects the wife and kids against family members trying to kick em out in case the husband passes on,this is very common

Can someone plz define court marriage?Can someone plz tell my what kind of marriage the court in Nigeria or anywhere in the world do?this is the reason I said I was ashamed of most of us here,its the 21st century for God sake,thought it was customary V Registry,dunno where court marriage came into it,plz beware other nationals read these, we should act civilized
@kufreabisi
This why Im ashamed now at this point peple are still using the term COURT marriage as if anyone gets married in a COURT, or did you?

Im greatly ashamed of some of us here,in this 21st century we still dont know the kind of marriages we have in our country, could any of you explain the meaning of Court marriage  and what it involves  and why its termed COURT marriage?Im wating for your definitions.

Yorubah:
Hello my fellow country people on Nairaland, please i need a clear advise on what i can do to get a UK visa to spend my holiday there. I have received an Invitation letter from my Inlaw and the passport biodata page, also i have the certificate of incorporation of my company with my company bank statement. Please make una advise me oo what more do i need to meet the Visa requirements and which type of visa should i apply for.

Thank you all in advance and i look forward reading from my good people on here.

well you will need thier proof of income either in thierMain bank account ie one which thier salary is paid to or you can submit thier Payslipt if they are willing to hand you it.They should alos send you thier proof of address,this can either be Telephone Bills,BT or Virgin or other utility bills ie water/Gas or electricity bills .Now on your part you should be able to prove beyond reasonable boubt that you are returning back to Nigeria once your Hols is spent how do you do this, prroof of income, family tires,solid bank account,the list gos on

jpamela:
hi guys, pls anyone help me,
i was refused a visa because the bank certificate that i submitted was not genuine, i had a consultancy who processed my bank cert in order to expediate the process of obtaining pertinent bank documents but they did not deposit the amount that i had them deposit, i was so silly to believe that the bank documents that they presented to me were genuine, what i fear now is in my refusal letter it was stated that my future application MAY attract an automatic refusal of 10 years because I was refused under paragraph 320 (7a), if i will file for fresh application with genuine bank cert would that still merit an automatic refusal of 10 years? would it help if i will include in my new application all the affidavit of complaints that i will be filing against those who misled me about the authenticity of my account just to prove that it was not my intention to submit a false document? Or can I just file an administrative review to plead that I will not merit an automatic refusal on my next application considering the evidences that I will be presenting that I myself was misled that I had a genuine bank certificate? please enlighten me on what to do, thanks

well you should ty and go 4 a J review and address the issue on ground cos a brand new application will def attract a 10yrs ban.I recon you should write a comprehensive statement detailing how it was not your intention to provide or falsify you Docs.just out of curiosity,what is a Bank cert?aint you only just told to bring your bank statement for 6 months?Anywya, you should be able to proove beyond resonable doubt that it was not your intention to provide falsified Docs only like that you can avoid the 10 yr ban,if that dont work better apply for fresh VISA so that the 10 yr would start counting.

babydoc:
thanks, but how do i go about it?

Well you can transit there ie taking a flight via London?

babydoc:
dear nairalanders,how possible is it to travel from naija to US through london using 2 different airlines?

Very possible

emmanuel93:
LOOLZ!!! and here's me galavanting bout somethin else!, lol. sorry, ermm, im hoping for in bout 2 years or so, i wanna finish my university first. so wen I gt bak i can geta reasonably well paid job, u know

lol in 2 years? thats what we all say, B4 you know it, its 5yrs lol howlong have you been here now? I have been 11 yrs now so i think I know my onions lol well to be totally honest with you,nigeria is such a crap state that you need innitial capital to progress and the sure quick way to get that without stealing and loads of humilation is here lol then you can return and invest.but trust me, two years aint anough time for al that.cos its bloody xpenssive to live here.

Im waiting for the day somebody would take them Banks to the Court and win,that wil teach them something, here in the Uk,banks are laible if your money was stollen as far as they cant prove you did the withdrawal yourself.But in Nigeria i think most of the banks still operate in the one layer security system on bank cards, but last time I was in 9ja I noticed some banks have upgraded to the 2nd layer technology in first bank they call it Verve card I think. and it seems most people on here are confusing CHip and PIn technology with the ordinary swipe cards even though there is a chip and you use pin code,in swipe cards which are the ordinary cards there is an intaraction between your card and the bank Via interswitch but with verver car which has 2nd layer security its intaraction is just with the ATM and the card end of,so for your card to be compromised the thieves physically need to have your card in thier hand and cloned or you put your card fru a compromised ATM and also they very importantly,they dont need your pin.

PLzzzzz
Somebody wake me up when they have done it, until then ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

erico2k2:
ah what do you mean by is it stil working, I think you are getting this al totally wrong, what in your own opinion DO YOU THINK COULD GO WRONG WITH IT?,just asking so I know we are both talking about same thing.

snowdrops:
Dont read any meaning to my question. I was not trying to be sarcastic. 25,000 for a borehole including labour, even in delta state sounded cheap. So i was only curious to know if that amount was sufficient the quality of work needed.

you have answered my question, now,that cost N25K only include labour and the pipe plus stop valves,by the time I bought the Tank N18K,scafolder n17K and pumping maching N17K and that labour, the price got up to N77k plus, and like I said earlier we are close to Sea level,we found water within erm I cant tell but its a full lenght of that PVC pipe and a quater,now how many mitres is that?

snowdrops:
Good on you then. Is it still working ok?

ah what do you mean by is it stil working, I think you are getting this al totally wrong, what in your own opinion DO YOU THINK COULD GO WRONG WITH IT?,just asking so I know we are both talking about same thing.

emmanuel93:
What do you mean by when?, you must have seen the BNP by now, The recession has HIT everyone!!! so what are you talkin about London is not great at the moment. The only thing that is keeping it is the education and even that has been suffering lately with the government decreasing the amount of money given to universities, right now, london is not a very nice place. SO DONT COME NOW, OR YOULL END UP SUFFERING EVEN MORE

when I said Whn, I meant when are you returning to Nigeria lol
by the way RECESSION is Global,its not limited to just the UK so we have it in Nigeria too but no one is talking about it cos we cant associate ourselves with it cos we aint economicaly inclined.So whoever wanna come let them come, they will discover thier talent when they get here

snowdrops:
It seems some people dig wells and call it boreholes

I know what you are thinking, its too cheap,mind you mine was done in Delta state, took less than 2 hrs to do,cos ground water is not that far plus it was done manualy by just 5 guys,the 25k is inclussive of labour and renting of equipments and transport,I even took pics of how they where doing it lol

Opeyinka:
Good day all,

I know this is UK Visa Enquiry. Please I need help from people who are in UK or have been traveling to UK.

My sister got her Visitors Visa to UK last week. The person she was suppose to stay with told her after she got the visa that she cant stay with her again. Maybe the person felt she wont get the visa when she was promising.

The person who invited her already has two extended family members staying with him and cant accommodate her

My sister is looking for a bed and breakfast to stay in Reading which will not be to expensive for about 2 weeks or max 3 weeks.

Please make suggestion.

Thank you

Google for cheap b & B in Reading, you will get loads of results.

I saw it on the papers this morning on the tube,(Metro) to be precised,a private firm has appointed to put Dangote on the bidding list,it also says he is worth $200B omg.

I did one for my crib,cost of drilling only 25K,mind you its Delta state

emmanuel93:
I dont know why everyone is rushing to London. LISTEN, people in london, like me are looking forward to getting back to nigeria!!! London is EXTREMELY BORING, there are RASCIST PARTIES popping up and they are expirencing high levels of UNEMPLOYMENT. LOOK, if your not coming here for the education, DONT COME AT ALL!!! dont be fooled into the steriotype that London is great because it is not!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

when?

[quote author=Sean-Lewis link=topic=2396.msg6055753#msg6055753 date=1274197189]Why not use forking as a sign of covenant? [/quote]you 2much guy lol

jokingmary:
i was also around in the 80s and never saw any beetle like that

This ajadudu guy is a nut case, why cant we for once appreciate our own, has anyone bothered to read his post from his so called link? it says there the Old 66 Beatle was modified to the old Rolly,so the 66 beatle is same shape as the one we got in the 80s ok!,just cos U cant change a flat tyre dont make you a Judge over others.

Storey storey Stooooooory

gabrieli:
@erico2k2.
Thanks for your swift response, too bad i got know know this section on NL late even though i have been a member for about a year. i will work on the advice you have given, She gave birth four months later after returning to naija. i am just curious on the hearing type that may put the AIT decision in her favour( to pay abt 70k for the baby and mother as application fees during this crunchy times is not easy)

Cheers

I know ,cash aint easy to come bye these days, I went fru the appeal process myself, but under diffrent circumstances,but appeal is appeal,you are better off with an Oral hearing so that ones feelings could be impacted into the case,now this is very important cos the jury will note this andquestions would be asked to which is not possible in paper hearings.

gabrieli:
hi guys, wife tried to renew her 1st visa in Nigeria and also applied for our six month old baby as a first timer in nov 2009. she utilised the 1st visa in jan 2009(1 week trip) before it expired in june 2009. but alas, both applications were placed on applied despite supporting it with her salary bank account statement as a banker, her pension saving papers, introduction letter from her employer,investment documents, daughter birth cert., naming pics, evidents of her return to nigeria, invitation from her uk sponsor and other.
Reasons for refusal are as follows;
1. Not convinced that relationship between sponsor and her is a close one
2. source of income into her a/c not stated
3.Not sure whether her sponsor had a house in Uk to accommodate her

We submitted the appeal in Lagos with sponsor`s morgage docs in uk and another writen letter, sponsor`s bank statement and council tax payment paper, her pics when she was there and necessary explanation on refusal points. But, ECO still referred the appeals to AIT for determination. Now a date has been fixed in june 2010 for hearing.
WOULD THE ECO SEND ALL HER DOCUMENTS TO THE TRIBUNAL IN UK BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT ASKED TO SEND ANY DOC BEFORE THE FIXING OF HEARING DATE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES HERE. ALSO SHE STATED THAT SHE WANTS HER SPONSOR TO BE PRESENT DURING THE HEARING (PAPER HEARING SELECTED), BUT IN THE HEARING DATE NOTIFICATION SENT TO HER, IT WAS STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT STATED THAT HER SPONSOR WILL BE PRESENT. WE INFORMED THE SPONSOR ABOUT THIS AND HE PROMISED TO STILL GO THERE ON THAT DATE ARMED WITH A COPY WE HAD SENT TO HIM, WOULD THEY ALLOW HIM IN SINCE HE WAS NOT COPIED AND WOULD HIS GOING THERE MAKE ANY POSITIVE DIFFERENCE?

Hope to read contributions on this issue from gurus in da house. thanks

You have gone abouth all this %50 the wrong way, why did you not come here much earlier, anyway let me set it straight for you, there are two types of hearing, Oral and paper, as the names stipulates, Oral means that the applicant can represent themselves if they are in the Uk or nominate someone to represent them in the person of thier sponsor or a barister but PAPER hearing means you dont get represented,all you gonna get is determination,now i dont know how long you've got till the hearing date andif you could change the type of hearing, you could always write to the AIT via thier website.Now the ECO are meant by Law to submit a bundle to the tribunal thats all teh Docs,but we all know they sometimes dont but the hearing still goes on anyway,but then again, you can always ring up the AIT to find out if they have the complete Bundle relevant to your case,Now at this point I will assume you have an appeal or refrence number you could give them when you ring up,can I just ask,when your wife visited the last time, did she have the baby with her? 70 never attends an Oral hearing.

ther is the BMW and others.

salamander:
@shesi

Please dont draw me into your arguments. And there is no where in my previous submission that I said 90% of Ghanaians are Christians.

And on the history of Ghana, I believe if you have had a little patience, you will have known that the Ga people of Accra migrated from Ile Ife from Nigeria. There is a suburb in Osu called Osu Alata. The people of Gonjaland are from Northern Nigeria. The word 'Gonja' comes from a corrupted Hausa word 'Gwanja' - trading. My Hausa speaking brothers could attest to that. Go to Salaga in the North and you will see it all there.

The word 'Zongo' is actually Zango, a temporal place of abode and guest who are living there. I must say you have not taken notice or it did not occur to you that places like Tudu, Cowlane, Makola, Kasoa, Okaishie, Zongo lane, Accra Newtown (formally Lagos town) all Accra are of Nigerian origin. And it is the same thing all over the country.

There are prominent Nigerians who are deep into our politics and there are still a whole bunch of them who are holding key government positions. I can talk of the Bankoles, in the early 50' the Brimah's, in the 90's. Even our former Vice president Aliu Mahama had his root from Nigeria. For your information, our current National Chief Imam origin is from Zamfara. Come to our Mosques and guess what language is used for sermons. The list is endless. I'm telling you this on authority. I have done research on them and I'm still doing it.

As I keep saying, the issue is not about the country. It is about individuals who can make a difference. I live in a place where 90% of the people are originally from Nigeria. So it is easier for a newcomer to be roped in because of the language. Come to the streets in Accra or go to the Mosques on Fridays. All the beggars that the authorities in Lagos and elsewhere were sacking have all ended up here.

So please shesi let us be civil on the issue. As long as the world spins, we may find ourselves in different environments one time or another. And who knows, one day, the trend will change again and Ghanains will be trooping back to Nigeria!

FYI: There are people on this forum who personally know me because I hosted them in Accra . They will tell you my story

Now this makes sence.