Fake news

learnedman:
I am not a fan of ESN but I don't believe they were responsible for the attacks on UN personnel, the attacks were sponsored by the state and security agencies to throw the IPOB struggle in bad light

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pls let's don't even go there.
I am very conversant with the community and can confirm that the woman and her husband are very culpable. They are fully responsible. the woman in question is a native doctor. her name is Franca aka Ezenwanyi. She prepares charms for those UGM/ESN/IPOB boys. she dictates to them who to kidnap and kill. lots of people have lost their lives as a result of that cruel woman. guns and bullets were found in her house during the arrest. they have tried to arrest her several times, but somehow, she has always managed to escape in mysterious way.

Whimpykidz:
I used the new link.
Submitted application Jan 24th, biometrics was done Feb 6 and visa granted Feb 15th

That was pretty fast. Can you drop the link for the new portal pls?

Following the completion of her study, my wife applied for a PGWP along with mine and our two children in Canada. That was in Sept. 2022. However, due to some pressing business and family needs in Nigeria, I had to travel back to Nigeria in Oct. 2022.
Now my visa has expired. Incidentally, the PGWP has recently been approved this Feb. 2023. Although I submitted a visit visa application in Nov. 2022 just to be able to visit my family in Canada while we were awaiting the PGWP approval, and still undergoing processing at IRCC.

Anyone with any useful advice on the best and quickest way to obtain a visa given that I now have an approved Work Permit.
Really missing my family in Canada. Thanks.

The risk is low as saliva tends to neutralize most infections

Why don't you try KLM. Am not sure Nertherland require transit visa so long you are not leaving the airport

Can only happen in SA.

Town and location please? It could just be in Maiduguri who knows?

One Nigeria!!!

conyema12: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ebola-outbreak-japan-offers-experimental-antiflu-drug-to-world-health-organisation-for-ebola-treatment-9689715.html
I think the Asians will have better capacity to handle ebola problem because they ve been faced with so many viral outbreak in recent times. Ranging from Bird flu to SARS.

I prefer Asians too. They are more practical and straight forward than the west

Wakanow is even the worse. They just did same thing to me last week

I had similar experience last month - with Konga; I had ordered and paid for HTC phone. It took several weeks of calling and shouting before I eventually got my order. As far as I am concerned, those guys are not serious and I doubt if they are ready for business. I don't even bother to use them again.

Hello All, I am hoping I coud get some tips here on how to spend transit time at Frankfurt airport. I have a flight that should arrive Frankfurt airport on a Sunday evenning at 10.25pm, and depart to Abuja from same airport the following day (on a Monday) at 11.00am. Please is anyone in a position to advise how to possibly while away the time at the airport consdering the long period of transit. Do they have some sort of hotel within the airport area since I cannot go into the town as I do not have a schengen visa. Please your suggestion/advise is highly needed.

Is this for real?

I got same call.... i took my bath with warm water and salt this morning anway...

hmmmnn... na wao....just dont know what to say........

Had same experience two woks ago on a GTB ATM. Filled similar form and up till now, no refund has been made. Frustrating!

.,  did any one ever get the chance to see this? a friend of mine sent it to me. pls read on and let's have your views, 


http://www.saharareporters.com/article/my-arik-airways-flight-nightmare


My Arik Airways Flight Nightmare
Posted: August 30, 2010 - 08:24

Flight Ticket
By Mr. Akaninyene Inyang
Dear Mr. Brunner: First of all, I want to thank Mr. Dele (Supervisor in Arik Airways New York office) who took my call on 09 August 2010 . Per our conversation, I am following up that phone call with a formal letter of complaint regarding my recent experience on Arik Airways.

I have included with this letter a copy of my ticket on your airline, flight 108 and 107, flight cancellation  notice given to passengers at Lagos International Airport.  Also included with this letter is a copy of my New York itinerary with appropriate email confirmations from orbitz and Delta Airline Ticket & Invoice. Below is a written account of my experience as explained to Mr. Dele over the phone:

   On  5th August 2010, my daughter (3 years old) and I arrived Lagos International Airport from Calabar (local airport in Nigeria) at 1730hrs to board a scheduled return International flight to JFK New York with Arik Airways (Arik Air 107). We were informed (alongside other passengers) that the flight was canceled due to aircraft technical issues. We were told to return the next day for a tentative flight that was scheduled to depart by 1800hrs. The Arik Airways Airport Manager, Ms. Adaobi Molokwu then told us that Arik Airways will not provide accommodation & feeding for passengers and will not be liable for connecting passengers who will miss their connecting flight in New York JFK due to the flight cancellation. Ms. Molokwu was extremely uncooperative in assisting passengers or addressing our concerns. The same attitude was exhibited by other Arik Airways staffs that were present. One pregnant Arik Airways staff member said “when we the passengers were tried of complaining, we will return home”.  They ignored us, while they all stared at their computer screens. They would not respond to many of our questions. This lack of concern from Arik Airways airport management and staff, angered the passengers greatly and resulted in several heated exchanges. Due to all the frustration from them ignoring us, I became vocal and demanded answers to our concerns by turning the computer monitor away from the closest Arik staff. This led to the staff  member jumping to his feet to start a fight with me and the other passengers. In the process I was shoved into a 3ft wide X 4ft long window, which broke and injured me. I was bleeding heavily from my right hand.  The commotion inside Arik Airways office alerted the Nigerian Aviation Authority, so they came to find-out what was going on. Arik Airways did not provide any medical treatment for my injuries, the Aviation Authority were the ones that called in a paramedic to clean my cuts.

            The Aviation Authority on arrival calmed  all of us down and moved all passengers including Ms. Molokwu, to their office and we commenced dialogue for the first time since the ordeal began. During the meeting, Ms. Molokwu still insisted that Arik Airways will not provide accommodation but the Aviation authority reminded Ms. Molokwu that it is the responsibility of the Airline to provide accommodation for all passengers in situations like this. Ms. Molokwu was forced to oblige and agreed to make accommodation available. However, once we were outside the Aviation authority’s office, Ms. Molokwu decided to provide accommodation to passengers that could prove that they entered Lagos airport via a transport mode that originated outside of Lagos . This decision further infuriated the passengers. After several rounds of another heated argument between passengers and Arik Airways Staffs, some of us were finally taken to a sub-standard hotel at about 2200hrs. We were reminded that our flight would depart the next day by 1800hrs tentatively.

The next day 06 August 2010, a bus picked over 30 of us from the hotel, and we arrived the airport at about 1500hrs. When I tendered our U.S. passport (my daughter & I) to the check-in staff, he turned it over to another man that was standing with Ms. Molokwu, who confiscated them. He walked up to me accompanied by Ms. Molokwu and introduced himself as the person in-charge of Arik Airways security. He commanded us to hand over our luggage to him and then follow him. At that point Ms. Molokwu looked at me and my daughter and said “I am going to teach you a lesson”. They took us away from other passengers to a secluded room. While there I was informed by the Arik security officer that a compliant was filed against me for damages to the company’s property. He then told me that I had to pay the equivalent of $1,200 USD (180,000 Naira, Nigerian currency) before we could fly. The Aviation authority official present reminded him that this case was settled yesterday during the meeting we had but the Arik Airways security staff insisted that Ms. Molokwu had lodged a fresh compliant.  We were detained for about 3hrs without access to food, or water. Our luggage was taken away from our sight, our passport was held as ransom for us to pay the alleged damages to Arik Airways property.

For fear of my 3 year old daughter becoming too traumatized from the stress we were going through, I offered to get a guarantor for them but Ms. Molokwu accused me of trying to run away by playing tricks on her, she then said she will not let us get away. The Aviation Authority personnel then pleaded with her to be merciful and understand that we are still her customers and that she was making a mountain out of a mole hill. Seeing her rigid position, I then offered to pay her with my credit card but she outwardly laughed at me and said that Arik Airways ‘does not use credit cards’. She said she will only receive cash from me. I reminded her that I used the same card to buy my ticket but she replied by saying that it was done on the internet and not in the office. I scrambled and came up with $700 USD and offered it to her but she turned around and said I was wasting her time. I looked down to my daughter and I could see the pain she was going through. She was uncomfortable throughout our stay in the hotel the previous night, she refused to eat any food offered, and now we were under detention for daring to ask for our right as air passengers.

Out of compassion, Mr. S.M Mamman (Aviation Authority Secretary) gave me $500 USD of his own money (as a loan) just to free us from the abuse Ms. Molokwu was meting out to us. Mr. Mamman however made Ms. Molokwu promise to put us on the flight leaving by 1800hrs for JFK as a condition for receiving the money. She agreed but after her security officer took the $1,200 USD, she then said that It was no longer possible for us to make the 1800hrs flight. I requested a receipt of payment for what she claimed I had damaged but I was told that the agent that gives out receipts was not available. She (Ms Molokwu) then said we had to stay behind and join another Arik flight on Sunday 08Aug10. I requested to be put on a Delta flight that was leaving in 4 ½ hrs but they just ignored my daughter and I. Ms. Molokwu walked away and left us behind with her security officer. I then enquired if it was okay now to release our passport to us which he did. They left us to cater for our transportation and lodging needs. Not one staff of Arik management apologized for all the trouble they put us through; rather we were treated as criminals.

            I then took my daughter to Delta booking office and paid $4,397.43 USD (with the same credit card Ms. Molokwu refused to take) for a one way ticket from Lagos – New Orleans . I was reliably informed by another passenger Mr. Verem Turugty who was also a witness to our ordeal at Lagos, that the Arik flight that left Lagos at 1800hrs, arrived JFK by 2330hrs on 07Aug10. Most of the passengers on that flight including him ended up sleeping at the airport due to the arrival time and the lack of out-going flight from JFK at that time. This was further compounded by the lack of Arik Airways representative at JFK to attend to passengers needs. Mr. Turugty told me that he could not find one passenger on that flight that was pleased with the treatment they received. On his part he is willing to testify to the accuracy of the account of event I have narrated.

            This is the first time I have flown with Arik Airways. Our departure Flight on 19Jul10 was about 2hrs late to depart JFK, which meant that, our flight was late in arriving Lagos , Nigeria . We ended up missing our local connecting flight with Aero contractor to Calabar. We were stranded in Lagos that night and had to pay $233 USD to acquire another flight the next day for Calabar. The cancellation of the return flight on 05Aug10 meant that our connecting flight from New York – New Orleans was missed, which cost us $299.80 USD to purchase. The stress and strain this ordeal has taken on my family is unimaginable; my wife was on the phone all night & day on 05Aug & 06Aug and was forced to take 2days off from work (losing over $750 USD in revenue plus cost of local/international calls), talking with different travel agents trying to arrange flights for us.  My parent’s in-laws and parents in Nigeria were very worried about our fate especially when they couldn’t reach me by phone while we were under detention. Financially we are at a loss of over $7000 USD plus the pain and suffering we have experienced. My 3 year old daughter told my wife on our return that “she does not want to visit Nigeria again”. Her statement broke my heart because she was very excited to see her grand parents before our departure. I don’t know what my wife and I will do to help her get over the psychological damage she went through, we are also at a loss reggaerding how to recover financially and emotionally from this sad event.  I will never wish this experience on my worst enemy. 




For my aforementioned troubles, I expect, at a minimum, that the Management of Arik Airways will do the right thing  by complying with Article 19 of the Montreal Convention, governing international flights and credit me back for my financial losses immediately. If this matter is handled properly, It will help start healing the wounds this ordeal has done to my family.

            I appreciate your attention in this matter.

Best Regards,

Mr. Akaninyene Inyang
email: akan4uk@yahoo.co.uk
Robert Brunner
VP Marketing, Arik Airways U.S.
One Penn Plaza
Suite 1416
New York, NY. 10119

Hi Nlders,
I am planning a holiday in the UK towards the end of September, and I will need to rent a studio apartment during my stay in London – preferable around Barking. Can any one assist with a contact, and at reasonable price?

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justwise:

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Since its free why not paste it here?

Abi oo!. My brother u no see that kind thing?

Is VIN checks relevant to cars that were used in Nigeria?

Pelpelly is a Great guy indeed!!.
I met him on this forum, and without even meeting him face to face, ordered a brand new Honda Pilot 2010 worth over $45k (cash upfront). He has just delivered to full spec, and in top condition. Order management was great, he was providing regular updates.

Bonny Island is small nice island. about 1hr speed boat cruise from Phc. If you have someone that works in NLNG, he/she could help you book a sit on their coy boat (which is bigger, comfortable, and safer) or their fixed wing Twin Otter plane, which is about 25min from phc.
The island is generally comprising of two towns, Bonny (which is bigger) and Finima. It used to be very busy back in 2000 till about 2006/7 during the NLNG contruction era of trains 1 - 6; there were a lot of expatraites then. As a matter of fact, it used to a place with the highest concentration of people from different nationalities. Now that construction of train 7 is on hold, the island is not too busy again, but it is still ok. In terms of safety, all i can say is that the JTF has brought some sense of safety on the island for now.
what else again is there to say, well feel free to post any other questions. i am currently based on Bonny Island.

uuppppppppp Black Starrsssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!! Well doneeee!!!!!!

, meen, the babes no bad sha o!

I consider Onovo as corrupt as the ordinary roadside checkpoint policeman, for the simple reason that the Nigeria Police, under his leadership has refused to be transparent. For example, in the past, the police website used to specify documents that you need to present to policement on checkpoints. This info used to be on http://www.nigeriapolice.org/ . This information is no longer there; am sure they realize it was a mistake for them to have it there in the first place. The NPF have always been corrupt, they are corrupt and they will continue to be corrupt. may God have mercy on them

My Questions is

“if the weather in Lagos was bad, therefore making it difficult for the plane to land, could it not be better to simply go back to Abuja, or even to the nearest safest airport to land rather than risking the lives of about 100 passengers. I am just struggling to understand why a pilot would make seven unsuccessful attempt; spend two hours hovering under “bad weather” condition, and yet insist in landing in same airport – would that not be a decision error on the part of the pilot?.

yes

Hi All,
I am planning on a business trip to Houston in April. I have not been there before, and therefore would appreciate all information I could get.
• Can anyone please advise/recommend any cheap and decent hotel around G[b]rady Park - Yorktown St[/b]?
• What is the transport system like? Is it well organized like the UK - cabs, buses/coaches, trains, etc?
• Any good Nigeria restaurants - where one could eat good eba? Etc,
Endless questions indeed, but I would really be glad to have as many information as possible. Thanks.

"INTRODUCING THE TROPICALIZED FUEL SAVER FOR FUEL DRIVEN-ENGINES".

@moderator, i think such rude deviation from the normal flow of threads should not be allowed. The poster can start his/her own thread, and in the appropriate section if he/she is so keen about any issue/advert.