Bolz11:


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I can't use a virtual card to book a hotel. Even if payment was successful online, by the time you show up during your arrival, a physical copy will still be required to swipe and confirm identity. God just saved me from embarrassment in June in the US. The receptionist didn't even collect cash as an alternative. I had to look for another hotel nearby, where cash was accepted. I'd have been stranded.

In as much as the virtual card is good, the physical one is much better.

True. Forget what those feminists are saying. They love marriage genuinely more than anything. They also love children . Ask Linda Ikeji nah. She's not even trending on social media anymore, unlike when she used to be a feminists mentor.

Anyone who's in doubt that ladies love marriage genuinely should reason with the below:

Why is it that ladies always talk of marriage more than guys?

Why do ladies get happier during their wedding preparations and on their wedding day, regardless of their financial status and family background?

Why are they more populated than guys at marriage seminars and prayers for singles?

The above do not have anything to do with poverty or dependence on men as many guys have wrongly posited. There are super rich single ladies out there who aren't happy cos they don't have someone to call her husband.

gr8nex:


Thank you. I have been worried because I was denied a Canada visit visa last year with the same generic reason of financial assets . But I didn’t have a US visa then. I got the US visa this year. Do you think the previous visa denial would be a problem this time?

Now you're talking. The Canadian visa denial was the main reason your visa application processing is being delayed. With this information you just provided, your app will go through the normal processing time oo. But expect a positive response. Usually, once you've travelled at least once to the US and you came back without abusing the visa status(i.e,you didn't overstay your visit receive medical care without fully settling your bills), your Canadian visa app shouldn't take the normal processing time to conclude, regardless if you've traveled to Canada in the past or not. You automatically qualify for Can+ treatment

Kobicove:
The airplane was always breaking down and needed to be changed, which other explanation do you need?!

See a leader of tomorrow talking, shame!. The one number one country in the world is using is almost 2 to times older than those used by the nigerian president. Do you think it's only one that Nigeria has? Do all the 5 fleets breakdown same time each time. I'd not be surprised tomorrow if a notable politickan floats his airline. They've sold all of them secretly to themselves. Most of the places I fly in Europe and usa are over 30 years old. Ours is 19 years old. I remember Thomas cook and jetblue. Spirit airways isn't left out. Our leaders don't care about you guys defending them

gr8nex:


Yes, I have traveled to the US with the same visa.

Then, your decision is around the corner. At times, these people consider a lot of things when taking a decision but your travel history to America will influence their decision a great deal. With the usa visa and travel experience to same country, a lot of stages will be skipped on their assessment scale. Just hope for the best. Good luck

Only Nigerians are busy destroying Africa's image out there. This is really shameful. You left your country destroyed by your mentors for an organised country to also destroy it? Some people get mind shaa. Awon da, bi moti da eeyan

gr8nex:


I applied since April and I haven’t gotten a response from IRCC. I have a valid US visa and thought it would make it faster. Is there anything I need to do now?

Have you travelled to the US before, either with the same valid visa or an expired one? If no is the answer, your visa will most likely go through a normal processing time, though could be shorter than those without travel history.

forerunner022:
do drugs like tulumbu?

Yea, Imagine tinubu saying he's 71 years, when his profile is with the US authority since he first stepped his feet in the US soil. His 1st wife died at the age of 70 in 2018, if still alive by now, shed be 76. How do you expect them to respect our age data when the number one citizen isn't sincere with his?

forerunner022:
Someday just posted his grandma who is 194. How Dem dey do Africa?

Oyinbos don't believe we have a history, talkless of believing our age data. Our leaders have ridiculed Africa's image, they pad their age, engage in fraud, do drugs etc. The onus is on our generation to redeem it

gr8nex:


Welcome back Sir. Please, what do you think about my case?

Pls share it with me. I've not been here in a long while.

Good evening everyone. It's been a while

Babydaddymateri:
Application submitted 21st Sept., 2023

Biometrics 2nd Nov., 2023

Visa denied 20th of Aug., 2024



I give all Glory to God for my life 🙏

Moving on

Don't give up dear. Just work on the reason(s for your refusal and try again)

Nigeria's case is becoming alarming. There are many ladies doing hookups and registered on several dating apps with different names, looking fresh but battling HIV virus secretly. They're looking so fresh because they're constantly taking their ARVs . Same with guys who are registered on those apps. If you like yourself, just stay away from sex and stick to your spouse if you're married. Avoid sugar mummies abeg

Biodun556:
So who's dangote's enemy?

He's one of them, including the Mr man, who's operating petrol import by proxy from the blending facility he built in malta, using one of his economic team members. So that nobody would suspect him. Nigerians cannot be distracted by Sayyu's news, cos the blending facility is still very hot in the news. Sayyu is just one person, out of many.

May God expose all the enemies of the land

Oru ko męni owo

Ikaeniyan0:
It's no more August again

I know someone at the Dangote refinery, he said the refinery will start working in 2027

The utopian someone lied to you and in your usual habit, you took and swallowed it. Those of you supporting this corrupt regime pretend to love this country whereas, you're her worst enemies. Your reactions have shown on NL. That's what they said that his diesel refining arm won't commence operation in 3 years. He proved them wrong and they came up with sabotage, first setting his refinery ablaze and secondly, saying his diesel was substandard. The enemies of the masses are the government, just because of their selfish interest

I smelt rats when they asked dangote to be buying crude locally after he had said his petrol will flood market in August. I knew it was a move to frustrate him and prevent him from carrying out his plan. Had dangote remained adamant and pursued his plan to purchase crude from abroad, the same people would have accused him of unpatriotism.

Recently, they said crude supply to dangote was delayed but they gave no reason. How would dangote flood the market again with the non availability of crude? If I were him, I'd jettison that arrangement becasue with these same saboteur in place, September may not be sure for him.

FreeStuffsNG:
He got no buyer and was pictured dozing off but these days, people and collectors are ready to pay millions of dollars for such authentic relic. He looks like a black man in the picture though

@sweetkev. I had not even read you guys' posts before I sent mine. We all need to take caution when studying history posited by all these white guys. They've distorted history about africa and world history massively. We also don't value ourselves and no thanks to our corrupt leaders who always play stooges to them. They hid a lot from us , making it look like we had no history. They made us believe we're inferior. Thank God for the discoveries of those mummies which proved the history of Egypt and the pharaohs were true and accurate.

We migrated from Egypt back in the days. Why are we not white in yorubaland just the way those who migrated from Arab country of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, iran and entered Nigeria via Burkina Faso down to Niger and Chad? When our forebears left Egypt, they took along idols which the old Egyptians were worshipping before ottoman turks invasion. The moment the man declared jihad in Egypt and started killing idol worshippers and those who refused to embrace Islam, our forebears fled Egypt. If all the decentants of of oduduwa could be blacks but those Arabs who migrated from the aforementioned countries who are up north today and called fulanis with their pointed nose are light-skinned, then the Egyptians of old were black as seen in that picture.

I read in the bible that the man who carried the cross of Jesus Christ was a black man from the part of what's called Libya today. Libyan early occupants were blacks but succumbed to the ottoman war. The skin colour of most of them had shown. The white skinned among them were migrants from the arab world who later settled there after the ottoman conquered them.

Only Ethiopians resisted the ottoman war and the reason they still retain their real black skin till date. The war ended at their border. Though some Arabs later mixed with them by way of marriage during the mass migration era

Rapmoney:
31. A man selling mummies in Egypt, 1875.

These were indigenous Egyptians, not the strangers who later invaded from nearby countries across the nile and settled, then called Egypt home and sent the real owners away, those who are now mainly in sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and south sudan today.

Rapmoney:
28. A man begging for his wife’s forgiveness inside Divorce Court. Chicago, ca. 1948.

29. Sting giving his autograph to a teenage Gwen Stefani (1983)

30. This was Las Vegas in 1947.

History of Las Vegas and Dubai made me believe when you get leadership right, the impossible become possible. Just look at

Rapmoney:


You can move to the Jokes Section. This thread is meant for learning. It is not a comedy thread.

lol

ruggedtimi:
"ole"...which kind accent be that. They want carry out jungle justice for Europe. They are luck not to harm the guy furtheŕ.

I laff when I watched the video yesterday on tiktok. He's shouting ole with an oyinbo accent

ukaface:

Nigha, it’s Chukwudi

I know..that's how we pronounce it . It was deliberate

Nice . They won't learn from this guy's entrepreneurial prowess now. Shukudi will leave Anambra with nothing, come to lagos to learn trading. After gaining freedom, his boss will open a shop for him as their tradition demands. Shukudi will sleep inside his shop for months, later he will rent one room apartment. He will cook and eat inside same room. He doesnt have time for feferity. He's only seen with 2 clothes and 2 trousers. Later shukudi will open another shop, now invite someone from his village to stay there.

Meanwhile the landlord will wake up in the morning and be playing ludo with awon omode adugbo who are jobless. His children too are indolent, chasing girls around. Instead of the landlord to ask his son to be following shukudi to his shop and learn trading, he won't look in that direction cos to him, it's a waste of time. One day, shukudi will ask the landlord to give him a flat and he will pay a higher rent and the landlord will chase the occupants away and convert the rooms into a flat, out of the advance paid by shukudi, who would invite boys from his village as he opened the 3rd shop to stay there.

They'd all be staying inside the flat. A few years later, shukudi will meet with the landlord and ask him to sell the house to him for an attractive price. He will gladly accept and shukudi will pull down the entire building and erect his mansion or a shopping complex with 3 bedroom flat on the last floor where he will be staying with his family.

Later, the landlord and his children will be threatening shukudi to leave their land....which land is that?

Life is a process. Follow it and you'd not be disappointed. If you can't beat them, join them and stay happy. Don't be a spectator. Only spectators end up threatening others cos when others are busy shaping their future, spectators will be busy looking. When these guys are suffering, nobody sees them but when the money comes, they'd say they're ritualists. Money rituals don't last. Don't join them in indulging in it if you dont want to die miserably and untimely. Learn from others instead of being envious of them. That's the secret successful people won't tell you.

Advice of the day

opamoses1:
After exit of the US, terrorist activities would shoot up by a large percentage in Niger republic.

Believe the FG lies at your own risk. They're Nigerians and from Nigeria. Niger Republic has been relatively peaceful since the ousted alquaeda sympathiser leader was shamed.

They once told us bandits and cattle rustlers ( who were still same boko haram but called different names) were foreigners from Burkina Faso. Today you and I know it's nothing but lies. Turji and their ring leaders in zamfara are known but they can't near them. Most of the children of Northern emirs and religous leaders are members of boko haram. The last time I checked, military leader is now in Niger not civilian. It will be tough for any group to cause chaos there as we speak.

Tonnyray:
Èmilókàn.

Not August again? Unserious government

MKO l'anaa, Dangote Lonii, talokan lolaa? Life!

RodgersAkpafu:


I would take your assertion with. pinch of salt...
As someone who worked in the financial sector in Nigeria, extended credit facilities to quite a number of them (worked in a tier 1 bank so we had the balance sheet to actually do so)
I am telling you with ALL authority that MOST of them, Indians and Chinese alike are opening divisions in Nigeria and are not building here


it's against ethical practice to call names, if not I'd have loved to

I have seen enough behind the scenes to know for a fact that Nigeria and indeed Africa, despite the fact say we dey try, we are not "all that" as some are led to believe

A loan asset that one corner bank will carry with ease in UK or India
we will need syndicated loan package as tier 1 banks to carry same in Nigeria

Abeg abeg I no wan laugh

I can praise the talent pool in Nigerian because I worked with them and save for very few exceptions, they aee very very good hands

that's why when we left en masse
it was a big blow to the industry

like I said
I no wan laugh

big up to yall really doing well in Nigeria though
you guys are warriors and dragons

I on the other hand had to escape to save my sanity and health abeg

I agree with you on the fact that there are conglomerates operating here...those who had well-established companies in their home countries but came here to have an extension. Those ones have the financial muscle to carry on. But that's not to say there are no individuals too, who came here with one travel luggage and became a multi millionaire in less than a decade of arrival doing legit business. There's a story of one Cuban old man I heard on tiktok. He was interviewed and asked if he ever ran at a loss and he said never! That he entered USA in '79 with just $400 but today, he's a multimillionaire, he made 10m in a year in revenue. Meanwhile people must have existed before he came,only livingng on salary but can't boast of 100k usd balance btw 1979 and now in their account. He's even retired meaning his wealth keeps working for him.

As you're no longer in the system, it's no more unethical to mention names my broda. I always support my comments with proofs. I mentioned names in my previous comments cos most of us are always in doubt or skeptical whenever someone tries to proof a point, especially on NL. Dola Adelegan is a popular name, likewise Xantrex engineering, the US company, which he represents . Go to a First Bank branch, look at the atm side and you'd see a Xantrex inverter powering it, installed by the wall side in their banking hall. It's not hidden. Sky cargo is popular too. Nobody can arrest anyone by doing this. We all remain anonymous here. As a matter of fact, I can't even remember the email address I used to register my moniker on NL anymore.

Feel free to mention names cos it could invoke some people's courage. The business terrain in Nigeria isn't smooth, tbh. But the chances of survival are still there. Risk taking isn't for those with monthly salary mentality, just to survive, or a weak-hearted, not in any sphere on earth bro.

I came in with an hazardous management solutions system in the oil and gas industry, later, I delved into Healthcare software solutions. Nobody is bankrolling me. Recently we added another line.

RodgersAkpafu:


This una talk about Indians and Chinese coming into Nigeria is just funny and downright delusional talk to my ears

First of all, a Chinese person coming into Nigeria has ALREADY established multiple profitable divisions in China and elsewhere.
HE IS NOT COMING HERE TO BUILD

It's like Netflix coming to Nigeria
if Netflix fails in Nigeria, they cut the division off like a cancerous organ and keep it moving

it's the same with Chinese and Indian investors
The biggest (well one of the biggest ) Indian family investors in Nigeria, the Mittal family ALREADY have big big conglomerates in India Australia and even here in the UK

to them, whatever they are building here is more exploratory and yet another division that they can cut off without affecting the parent company

Nigeria and Africa is not special in anyway
poor people everywhere
because u see some of them come to Africa does not mean Africa is special
Shebi mtn was operating in Syria and I think Afghan sef if I remember properly.

I mean I'm not against investments in Nigeria or Africa, but what I am against is delusional thinking.

I've given you enough instances and have wished you good luck wherever you are as well. I think that's enough. Nigeria is a great investment destination despite all the threats. It may not be for everyone, including yourself. I'm a living witness. I've got 3 thriving investments already.

That said, let me correct you on one of your submissions. Most of the Chinese who came to invest in Nigeria that I know had nothing back home and that's a fact, there's nothing delusional about it. They've got no profitable divisions anywhere as you said. I had a Chinese friend back in the days in Buffalo, upstate NY. I'd say he's inspired me a lot on investment. He once told me Chinese always thrive where there's crisis because they're number 1 risk takers and it's really working for them. They're world largest economy today.

In 2003, my Chinese friend said he's going back to China to start a business, then bring it back to the US and make money. I Invited him to Nigeria. He spent 2 weeks and went back. He said he's found an opportunity within 2 weeks of visiting. He had no single investment in China, he's a fresh graduate. He came back and established a logistics company called Sky Cargo. I was the one who gave him a guy to assist with CAC. Today, he's a leading Chinese cargo and sea freight company in Nigeria. Google is your friend. Their warehouse is in Ajao Estate in Ikeja. We graduated same year in US. He's a big boy today.

I know of another Chinese who deals in building materials All the Gerald roofing sheets used in Nigeria come through him. He came to Nigeria with nothing. I know his hometown in China to tell you how close we are. The Gerald called milano, which he gave me free still dey my warehouse. It was this guy who told me of his friend buying computer and phone scraps . Their factory where they recycle it is located after Shagamu interchange. I see it along the road when traveling to ibadan each time though I've not been there. He didn't go to school as much as we did. He spent months in lagos with his friends at Aromire street, Ikeja where Chinese stay. He was always researching. Today, he's successful.

Go to oshodi you'd find hustling Chinese on shorts and slippers taking wax clothes orders from sellers. Once they agree, they'd bring them to their doorstep and collect their money on delivery. Some of them came with nothing but today, they're big boys.

nairalanda1:


I do, most of you don't know it, but I do...

Ye want cheap fuel.

I want reality.

But in your mind...agbado.

Apparently selling at a profit means you are a tinubu supporter...which means that 98% of the country really voted for tinubu.

Anyway, I can't make you see.

I reiterate, you didn't get my point so, no need for explanation. The emboldened was a clear proof cos I'm number 1 critic of this administration. I hate them with passion. My point was so clear in such a short post still, you didn't understand it. Go back to it and reason

RodgersAkpafu:


That's true

Risk taking is for the brave
but the price of failure is too steep in Nigeria for many to risk it out in the first place

Over here, if you fail, there is still some soft landing

That's why its called risk cos you never know what the outcome will be, despite having your feasibility and business plan done. Only risk takers are always outstanding. Tell me one among the billionaires or successful guys in the world both past and present who had never taken risk? There's no softlanding anywhere for risk takers. If you failed, you rise again by not giving up. Just read about those who are successful today.
Imagine Chinese, Japanese, Indians who keep coming into Nigeria despite all the security and economic threats. Nigeria is way cheaper that mostt of the African countries. I know this because we work across the border.

I ate eba with vegetable soup at an African restaurant in New York in June during my visit. That money will feed 4 guys in Nigeria to the fullest.

I had shared the story of my uncle by the name Dola Adelegan here b4, a distributor of Xantrex Solar Inverter. He left America for Nigeria to market solar inverters late 90s. The company first rejected his application to partner with them back home. He was a store keeper at Walmart then. Later the company reconsidered his application and invited him for 2 wks free training and told him he must leave america for nigeria to market it and take along a few samples which he did. His friends told him that village people had won the battle over him when he said hes going back to nigeria. When the ATM revolution erupted, the CBN mandated commercial banks to patronise him. That's how he became a billionaire.

How did he win the heart of CBN? On arrival from the USA, he marketed the inverter at CBN and other govt parastatals. CBN said they'd not need it cos they had 3 standby generators, in case they take light but he said but the demo installation was free and he'd remove it later if they don't like it. He now installed one at their IT unit .

As God would have it, the national grid collapsed and they were running a gen 24/7 for 2 weeks. All the 3 gens packed up. The day the 3rd one packed up, the directors were panicking. By the time they got to IT dept, they discovered they were working as normal. The solar inverter did the magic. That's how they called my uncle to an emergency meeting in Lagos. They first thanked him for saving them data loss. They now asked him to install the inverter on all the CBN branches nationwide. Those saying village people had won the battle are neither here nor there today. He's the one taking them out each time he visits the US. None of them had finished paying their mortgage till now. Meanwhile my uncle now owns estates .

RodgersAkpafu:



Thank you for your "service"

But for the vast majority of the young and middle aged professionals that jaapaed (like myself)

there is no "returning" back to Nigeria
It's like planting a good seed (ideas, good ethical businesses, all that ) in a bad soil (Nigeria and indeed all of Africa with its chaos and unscrupulous unseriousness)

To each his own sha

Yea, good luck to you wherever you may be. Risk taking isn't for everybody. It's for the brave