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That no human that can not be tempted. Only God that can not be tempted.

This is how Grace looks like.. Some may think otherwise. But for the Elect, all they have to say is thank you Lord.

This man is too fat for a public servant. II hope he hits the gym every now and then.

A Welsh tourist who was detained in a US immigration centre has spoken of her experiences.

Becky Burke, 28, spent 19 days in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing centre in Washington State after being denied entry into Canada, over a "visa mix-up".

Ms Burke believed that her case was "prioritised" following a combination of media, social media and diplomatic pressure since her case was first made public.

A spokesperson for US Customs and Border Protection previously told the BBC they could not discuss specific cases but travellers were treated with "integrity, respect and according to law".


Speaking to BBC World Service's Outside Source, Ms Burke said she had planned a four month backpacking trip across North America, Canada and other areas.

She had flown from New York to Portland, Oregon, where she spent time with a host family, helping with household chores in return for accommodation.

At the end of February she travelled to Seattle with plans to travel to Vancouver in Canada to stay with another family.

"After I bought my tickets I saw that Trump had come into power so I was making sure that I left the country well within my ESTA," she said.

She described how she spent six hours at the border waiting while officials were "trying to determine if what I had been doing in America counted as work".

"I was getting quite worried.

"I then had an interrogation for about an hour in a small room where they were asking me loads of details about what I had been doing in America and at the end of that, they had determined that I had been working in America and violated my ESTA.

Ms Burke said while in the ICE centre many people were telling her that she was "lucky" to be in this one, as it was known as "one of the better ones".

"A few of the woman had come from San Diego and they were telling me how awful [it was] and how they were treated.

"The officers would shout at them and throw them in the shower for like five seconds [max]."

She added that she wanted to use the spotlight on her to share the stories of the other woman in the centre.

Ms Burke believes pressure from the press coverage helped with her early release.

She said an ICE officer told her that her case had been brought to "the top of the pile" after they received an email from the British consulate.

The following day she was told a flight had been booked to take her home on 18 March.

Paul Burke Becky Burke stood on Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The sun is shining, and New York's skyline can be seen in the background against a bright blue sky. Becky smiles at the camera with her hands in her pockets, she wears a navy and green raincoat, and has a tote bag over her shoulder.
Paul Burke
Becky Burke had planned a "life-changing" trip around North America
A Welsh tourist who was detained in a US immigration centre has spoken of her experiences.

Becky Burke, 28, spent 19 days in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing centre in Washington State after being denied entry into Canada, over a "visa mix-up".

Ms Burke believed that her case was "prioritised" following a combination of media, social media and diplomatic pressure since her case was first made public.

A spokesperson for US Customs and Border Protection previously told the BBC they could not discuss specific cases but travellers were treated with "integrity, respect and according to law".


Tourist in US chained 'like Hannibal Lecter'
Tourist detained in US back home in Wales, dad says
Speaking to BBC World Service's Outside Source, Ms Burke said she had planned a four month backpacking trip across North America, Canada and other areas.

She had flown from New York to Portland, Oregon, where she spent time with a host family, helping with household chores in return for accommodation.

At the end of February she travelled to Seattle with plans to travel to Vancouver in Canada to stay with another family.

"After I bought my tickets I saw that Trump had come into power so I was making sure that I left the country well within my ESTA," she said.

She described how she spent six hours at the border waiting while officials were "trying to determine if what I had been doing in America counted as work".

"I was getting quite worried.

"I then had an interrogation for about an hour in a small room where they were asking me loads of details about what I had been doing in America and at the end of that, they had determined that I had been working in America and violated my ESTA."


Paul Burke Becky Burke smiles as she hugs Bo Jangles. She has long plaited brown hair and is wearing glasses. A bottle of sparkling wine - possibly champagne - can be seen on a table behind them.
Paul Burke
Becky Burke has been reunited with the family dog Bo Jangles
Ms Burke said while in the ICE centre many people were telling her that she was "lucky" to be in this one, as it was known as "one of the better ones".

"A few of the woman had come from San Diego and they were telling me how awful [it was] and how they were treated.

"The officers would shout at them and throw them in the shower for like five seconds [max]."

She added that she wanted to use the spotlight on her to share the stories of the other woman in the centre.

Ms Burke believes pressure from the press coverage helped with her early release.

She said an ICE officer told her that her case had been brought to "the top of the pile" after they received an email from the British consulate.

The following day she was told a flight had been booked to take her home on 18 March.


A spokesperson for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) previously said it could not comment on specific cases for privacy reasons, but added: "All persons arriving at a port-of-entry to the United States are subject to inspection.

"CBP officers treat all travellers with integrity, respect, professionalism and according to law."

The spokesperson said in the event of a foreign national being found inadmissible to the United States, CBP would "provide the foreign national an opportunity to procure travel to his or her home country".

"If the foreign national is unable to do so, he or she will be turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) for repatriation," they added.







https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj4w91vz7jo

Don't think everyone you meet on nairaland is like you.

I am LARGE but I don't brag.

kiddkash:
You a man of wisdom, have you achieve quarter what he has at your age?

In recent years, China’s dominant position in the rare earth resources sector has attracted widespread global attention. On April 14, a report from The New York Times once again focused on China’s global influence in rare earths, pointing out that China, with its absolute advantage in the rare earth supply chain, has a significant impact on the U.S. defense industrial base.


Rare earths refer to 17 elements, including neodymium, yttrium, scandium, and dysprosium. These elements are not rare in the Earth’s crust, but the extraction and refining processes are complex and environmentally costly. Rare earths are widely used in high-tech industries,including aerospace, defense, new energy vehicles, and electronic devices, and are often referred to as “industrial gold.” For example, each F-35 fighter jet requires about 408 kilograms of rare earth materials, while certain models of nuclear submarines require more than 4,173 kilograms of rare earth materials.

China holds an unshakeable position in the global rare earth market. As of 2023, China produces 99% of the world’s heavy rare earth metals and 90% of refined rare earths. Additionally, Chinahas mastered the core technologies for rare earth refining and processing, forming a complete supply chain from ore extraction to finished products. For instance, the Mountain Pass mine in California is the only rare earth mine in the U.S., but two-thirds of the rare earths extracted still need to be sent to China for processing.


This dominant position is not accidental; it is the result of decades of meticulous work by China in the resource and technology sectors. China not only possesses the largest rare earth resource reserves in the world (accounting for 40% of global reserves) but has also become the global center for rare earth processing through technological innovation and industrial chain integration.


Although the U.S. government has long been aware of the potential risks of dependence on Chinese rare earths and has attempted to reduce this reliance by promoting domestic mining and stockpiling of rare earth minerals, the results have been limited. The Pentagon once attempted to replace a component containing a Chinese alloy on the F-35 fighter jet, but ultimately found that it could not circumvent the supply chain controlled by China.

This predicament exposes the shortcomings of the U.S. in the rare earth industry chain. Even with abundant rare earth resources, it lacks complete processing capabilities and technological reserves. Moreover, the U.S. rare earth stockpile can only sustain demand for a few months, rather than providing long-term supply. This high level of dependence makes the U.S. extremely passive when facing Chinese export controls on rare earths.....



China’s dominance in the rare earth sector not only reflects its economic strength but also serves as an important indicator of its global strategic position. This phenomenon offers valuable lessons for third-world countries and presents new possibilities for reshaping the global resource allocation pattern. In the future, finding a balance between resources, technology, and policy will be a common challenge faced by third-world countries.



https://thenationonlineng.net/chinas-advantages-that-the-u-s-cannot-circumvent/

One thing is certain in all this. Trump is a fraud and a rabble rouser. To settle dispute of this magnitude. It entails wisdom which he's deficient of.

Brainless. Mofo. The same native doctor that will give arm Robbers, kidnappers and yahoo boys charms to be successful

That's shows that this young man has low I. Q problem.

Your phone is note for pornography, rumor Mills and chatting.

Most phones are offices important documents , ongoing business transactions and account details are stored.

This is a typical insecure people mindset.

Obi effect. Is massive. Now send those envious. Accusers to jail for slandering.

Buhari is. Now the epitome of Nigerian politics. Nigeria is doomed. This is a man that ran the. Once booming. Economy. To the ground.

APC have destroyed Nigeria

dawnomike:
Glad he was rescued unscathed... Africa is fast becoming something else

Me too! I hope fulanis have not infiltrated SA.

Randigital what's happening in SA

An American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a "high-intensity shoot-out" that left three people dead, police say.

Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening - the area where the 45-year-old was taken last Thursday.

There were no immediate details on the kidnappers, who had made a ransom demand.

There has been a dramatic increase in kidnappings for ransom in South Africa over the past decade.

Mr Sullivan's kidnappers had made a ransom demand, prompting the intervention of South Africa's elite police unit, known as the Hawks.

In a statement released on Wednesday morning, the Hawks said that Sullivan had been rescued following "verified intelligence wherein a coordinated team… moved swiftly to the identified location".

Hawks spokesperson Avele Fumba said that as the officers approached the house, the suspects attempted to flee inside a vehicle, while opening fire.

"The officers responded with tactical precision, leading to a high-intensity shootout in which three unidentified suspects were fatally wounded," Mr Fumba said.

South Africa kidnapping: 'I survived but part of me died that day'
Mr Sullivan's family and friends had made impassioned pleas for his safe return since his abduction.

Jeremy Hall, the Sullivan family's spokesman, told local newspaper TimesLIVE that he was at the church with his wife and their children when he was kidnapped.

"They knew his name," he said at the time.

Mr Sullivan describes himself as "a church planting missionary" on his personal website.

On it, he says he moved to South Africa with his wife and children in 2018 to establish a church for Xhosa-speaking people.





https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9ez20mgvdo

All the talk about queer., binary, non-binary, trans and straight. If Obama that daft had gone about his business with wisdom the world will not be where it is todsy.

How will you achieve that.

By allowing repentant jihadist /bokoharam join the military.

By granting amnesty to jihadist and terrorist.

By allowing sharia on the poor even though the concept is useless.

The only way forward is to kill the jihadist/boko haram and their synpathizers.

This video is really interesting, I praise both parties for doing their job.

I was afraid that the cop let the woman reach to her boot backing him,

also the woman was composed she didn't start to hit the cop because that was what he wanted.

In this video I learnt one thing in America do the right thing and peace will reign.

Thanks op for bringing this up very educational.

The beginning of the end loading.

Double standard trump. You conduct your business unopposed yet oppose. How China conducts her business.

BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters)


- China has announced visa restrictions on some U.S. personnel who have "behaved badly" on Tibet-related issues, its foreign ministry said on Monday.
The announcement at a regular press conference came after Washington imposed additional visa restrictions two weeks ago on Chinese officials involved in policies governing foreigners' access to Tibetan areas.
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The U.S. accused the Chinese Communist Party of refusing to afford U.S. diplomats, journalists, and other international observers access to Tibet and other Tibetan areas of China, and demanded "unrestricted access" to the areas for U.S. diplomats and others.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said Tibet-related issues were China's "internal affairs" and the "U.S. abuse of visa restrictions on Chinese officials" over Tibet "seriously violates international law and basic norms governing international relations''

Foreign tourists are allowed to visit the far western region of Tibet providing they travel in groups and obtain a permit in advance. Diplomats and foreign journalists need to get the approval of Tibet's local authorities to go there.
Tibet is open. China welcomes friendly people from other countries to visit, travel and do business in Tibet," Lin told reporters.
"But China opposes the interference of any country or person in Tibetan affairs under the pretext of so-called human rights, religion and culture," he added.
China seized control of Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a "peaceful liberation" from feudalistic serfdom.
International human rights groups and exiles, however, have routinely condemned what they call China's oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.
Reporting by Xiuhao Chen, Liz Lee and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Kate Mayberry



https://www.reuters.com/world/china-imposes-visa-restrictions-us-personnel-over-tibet-issue-2025-04-14/

Atiku had his chances but wasted it. He should make way for a younger Southerner this time.

What happened to Northern elders voice.

Why was the Nigerian army swift to apprehend hundreds of uromi killing mob yet they have not arrested a single jihadist.

What is the purpose of this WhatsApp update. To make phone easily out of date.

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps with approximately two billion monthly users, including Nigerians.

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, is making changes to WhatsApp’s compatibility with operating systems, meaning some older smartphones will not meet the necessary operating system requirements. The iPhones expected to be affected include models released in 2013 and 2014, such as the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.


Also, Android phones unable to update to version 5.0 (Lollipop) or later will also be affected. Some of the android phones include Samsung’s Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Ace 3, Galaxy S4 Mini; Motorola’s Moto G (1st Gen), Razr HD, Moto E 2014; HTC’s One X, One X+, Desire 500, Desire 601, LG’s Optimus G, Nexus 4, G2 Mini, L90; and Sony’s Xperia Z, Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V.

WhatsApp stated in a statement that the changes are part of regular updates to ensure the app stays secure and functional while working with newer phones


https://businessday.ng/technology/article/whatsapp-will-stop-working-on-these-phones-in-may/

So sad. That's why no body take education serious. Now the youth pay much attention to yahoo yahoo, blood money, kidnapping etc.

Enyi Paul Onyebuchi’s quest has always been to be the holder of the highest academic qualification in his Ikelegu village and the larger Ndiebor community in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

That dream has now come to reality, as he has acquired a PhD in Mathematics.

But his hope of getting a bigger position in the civil service after obtaining the certificates has remained a mirage. He is still in the position he was 18 years ago when he was employed in Ebonyi State University (EBSU) as a cleaner.

Enyi was employed by the university with an O’level in 2007. He went back to school and has subsequently earned a first degree, a Masters and a PhD in Mathematics.

He got a BSc in 2013, an MSc in 2017 and PhD in 2022. But despite the degrees, the 45-year-old man has remained on the same level and position. This has generated concerns from his friends, well-wishers and admirers who want the university to elevate him.

During an interaction with Saturday Sun, Enyi noted that he was earning a paltry N32,000 monthly after he was employed. He said he had been pushing for a conversion from his present position to a better one, but all to no avail.

He narrated the hurdles he crossed with his N32,000 before he earned his degrees, even as he expressed dismay that he is still on the level he was 18 years ago.
His words: “The current administration in the university just assumed office few months ago and the past administration couldn’t do anything after many write-ups and submissions that I made. I have not written to the current administration since they assumed office.

“There were so many obstacles I passed through before getting to this my present academic position. One of them is financial challenges. Looking at the meagre salary I was receiving and the huge amount of money I was paying as school fees.

“Many of my friends and my brothers helped me to cushion the effect of the financial problem I was passing through. Even the university assisted me equally because the school gave me a waiver to do the programmes. I was not paying the full school fees; they gave a 25 per cent waiver. Other ones, I managed and paid through my friends and brothers, because I couldn’t pay the fees from my salary.

“My salary at the time was N32,000. But I was moved to embark on the programme for many reasons. One of the reasons was that my family had not had anyone that had attained any high academic level, so, it was a challenge for me.

“Today, I am the first PhD holder in my village. So, these are the things that made me to go into the programmes so that I could change the narratives. I was not doing the programmes to be a lecturer or anything. I wanted to get better job and set the pace in my community and my village.

“I was employed here as a cleaner / messenger.”

He stated that his dream was to become an engineer or a medical doctor, but ended up in Mathematics. But he said he was still determined to actualise the dream.

Enyi, a father of two, said he is also into agriculture, which he claimed has been sustaining him and his family. He urged the youth to also do the same to survive the current economic crisis in the country.

“I got married when I was doing the PhD. I didn’t marry as early as that. I was almost done with my course work on the PhD when I got married. I didn’t depend on my N32,000 salary when I was doing my programmes. I am a farmer; I was doing so many things. I farm with my hands and I employ people to farm for me.

“If I should sell the cassava I cultivated last year, I will not sell it for less than N1.5million. Then I am into piggery. I have many goats. So, these are the things that I do that helped me to do what I did,” he stated.



https://thesun.ng/bizarre-cleaner-with-a-phd-in-mathematics/?amp

Oh. Really letting the immigrants stay.


Somebody should give trump more colorado, e bi like say the one him get Don finish.