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@MissTechy,pls what's the name of the track you played to test the volume. Thanks

Bakare on Buhari’s health: The next in line does not always become king

Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, says the next in line to the throne does not become king in all cases.

Speaking on ‘The birth pangs of a new Nigeria’ at his church auditorium on Sunday, Bakare said those attempting to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari are doing all they could to outperform him.

He said such people “are full of show-offs in their bid to register star performances and outdo their benefactors”.

Drawing parallels between Buhari and King David in the Bible, Bakare said the king may be old and cold, but the king is not dead, and residual power belongs to him.

He said those acting in the corridor of power could keep acting but power still lies with the king to appoint who will succeed him.

“The next in line does not translate automatically to the next king. I kept quiet since because I know the day I will speak, all arrows will begin to fly, but guess what? I’m beyond the enemy’s reach,” he said.

“What is happening in Nigeria is not new, it’s not strange, but if you don’t have the wherewithal, and your wife is in intense labour, you will panic.

“What is happening in this nation is not new, it’s not strange; our nation is going through birth pangs, Nigeria is in intense labour.”

He said there are two types of labour; painful or painless labour.

He added that protracted labour is fatal, whether painless or painful, stating that “it appears that the Nigeria of our dreams is in protracted labour”.

Bakare said a cursory look at Nigeria will make anyone lose hope in the country’s future.

“Personally, I have been bombarded with requests for interview by the organised press for a very long time now, regarding the situation of the country but I have granted none. I hope the message today will answer their questions and allay all our collective doubts and fears.

“Our president who I believe is on the path to sure recovery has recently been serving the nation he loves with diminishing energy due to his ill health.

“As a result of the president’s present condition, all over the land, Absaloms and Adonijahs are springing up. Again this is not unusual.”

Bakare said the Absaloms, who seek to overthrow the king, “embraces everyone” and “warm their hearts into the minds of the simple and gullible till they steal the heart of all men”.

He added that people like Absalom do not mind if they plunge the nation into a civil war, adding that he “hopes that those within the polity with inordinate ambitions to take over power, fully, understand that all that will be left to their name at the end is a monument and not a movement”.

Bakare said as for the Adonjahs, they confuse birthright with leadership rights, and “assume that the next in line is automatically the next king, whenever the current king is no more”.

He said they forget “one major fact, that the king may be very cold, may be very old and in need of warmth, but the king is not yet dead”.

“You don’t know what prayer requests are flying in this country, left, right and centre…people who do not learn from history will repeat the blunders of history till they themselves become history.”

The preacher said Adonijah is more strategic than Absalom, that he connects himself with “Emirs, Kabiyesis, Obis…the chief of army staff,” but often has a hole  in his armour.

“The king may be cold, the king may need warmth, but the final  authority is still in his hands. All the actors in the corridor of power can keep acting, but the residual power is still in the man who is cold,” he said.

Bakare said he is outrightly against a military coup, adding that he would take to the streets if the military seize power in Nigeria.

He told civilians in power, that what makes sense is not always God’s plan.


Source: https://www.thecable.ng/bakare-buharis-health-next-line-not-always-become-king

TokyoBulls:
A bundle of cassava stems typically contains 50 (practically between 40 to 50) stems. Each stem is approximately 1m long. The picture shows bundles of cassava stems

Bro,pls can you advise on the kind of hybrid one can use that can mature in 9 months time. Thanks

Please, what's the average working days it now takes to get a response for a tourist visa. I know it's the peak period already,but has anyone gotten a response within 5 working days or less recently.

scottd:
hi guys, how many months can someone wait for, after being denied southy visa to reapply again?

Like the next seconds....if you are genuine and all your document are authentic,pls go ahead and apply immediately again. This time,include a letter with application,telling them why you think their early judgement of refusing you wasn't correct and further address their reason for the refusal. Come back here and testify. Cheers

honeyoluwatoyin:
What more can I say than to be grateful 2016 has been a blessed year for me I must confess .. Am into buying and selling ... AV got no1 to ever invite me for visa application from anywhere (got family abroad though but...:.::: So I got my business registered and legit .. I started visa hussling since 2012.. I started wit Dubai .. I visited 2 times before applying for uk same year .. Got rejected wit a flimsy excuses I felt bad cos have never seen myself hussling outside Nigeria (I love Nigeria that much) so no plan to abscond ... A friend hosted me about USA visa and how easy it is.. I applied and I was rejected as well wit blue paper.. I never stopped going to Dubai neither do I stop applyin for both uk and USA at the same time ... I wasnt desperate but I believe nothing makes me diff from those getting approval.. I made up my mind I wasn't gonna use agent NEVER ... I never mind dashing them the money but I will never pay agent .. I was denied uk/USA 4times .. I decided to try turkey last year, I traveld to Abuja on my birthday dec 10 for my turkey visa and I was denied but I stil dint give up. As usual i applied again for uk wit a note i try to counter all their precious excuses and I got approval 6months (I went 3times) visa expires July and I reapplied for 2years .. I got my 2years renewed Within 4 working days before then I applied for my schengen and I got ( I don turn agent ... I felt so good) I paid for USA again and mistakenly I clicked on Dropbox (money wasted) I paid again 53k and here comes the HARMORICA interview

Vo- pass me ur passport
Me- hello (passed)
Vo- why are you going to the USA
Me- going for xmas hols
Vo- what state are you going in the USA
Me- New York
Vo- are you married
Me- no
Vo- do you have a child
Me- no
Vo- do you have any relative/ friend in USA
Me- not anyone am close to
Vo- that means you will be staying in a hotel
Me - yes
Vo- what do you do
Me- I own a fashion store and also work as a customer care rep at xyz coy
Vo- have you ever traveled b4
Me - sure! Have been to Switzerland, Rome, Dubai and London
Vo-- do you have the visas here
Me- yes it's on my passport (was like)
Vo- pick up ur passport on wed

Stepped out and teardrops


My advised to all entrepreneurs.. When filling d form and you have choose self employed .. There's a ? That says how much do you earn (if employed) pls make sure you put in somethings don't just neglect because you are self employed .. Have always been neglecting the ? But this time around I put in something who knows maybe that got approved .. Thanks to all the gurus though their info help

Congrats..So inspirational! Love your-never-give-up attitude. So happy for U.If you dont mind,can you kindly drop a mail address or i can go ahead and drop mine (toinmet @gmail.com). Would like to ask somthings from you. Cheers

worry359:
You are using the word entrepreneur
but what you mean is HUSSLER!

Their success rate is low because they have been seen to be most likely to overstay
or become involved in illegal activities!

Then that will be an unfair categorisation..Not every entrepreneur wants to overstay as they are even making more money here; raking in millions with each turnover,employers of labour and dont renege on their tax obligations. Can one now decide to claim to be an employee in his own company to beat this unfair generalization?

Pls house,from the little have read here,it seems entreprenueurs dont really stand a huge chance of securing a visa. More of the success stories here has been of employees and professionals. Why is it like that? What can an entrepreneur do additionally to boost his/her chances?

[quote author=samuelUMOH post=50125357]Not necessary 3 months but address the reason for the denial and re apply after weeks or a month . Not immediately if you apply immediately it shows desperation and the consulate assumed that most young people in Nigeria wants to relcoate to SA because of recession .Unless you want to attend an event or conference or study then you can reapply immediately provided that reasons for denials have been addressed .[/quote

If he's very geniune,he can re-apply immediately.Contrary to being desperate,it sometimes suggest to the VO that the applicant might be geniune afterall. I was denied at my first attempt. The reason given was that my documents lack credibility. I re-applied the next day and submitted a letter as to why thier initial assumption was false. The VO called me after submission to ask some questions based on my application (thats why its advisable you do it yourself and even if you used an agent,make sure you go thru the application yourself). I answered correctly.I got the Visa afterwards. The take-away here is just be geniune. All the best.

kaffy4tope:
Hello fam, is it possible to re apply for S.A visa immediately after being denied?

Even the next minute,oh YES!

Nipple:
Thanks to all the information i got on this thread. Submitted my application on the 9th of September at vfs global Lagos and got it on the 27th. Got my visitor's visa stress free.

Congrats,where in SA are you visiting

inspire77:
Hi Everyone,

I thought i would come here to say thank you to one of the forum members "Know"' who responded and assisted with my inquiry someone bringing a few items from Lagos for me. This member assisted me wholeheartedly.
Trust is a big issue amongst us Nigerians, but its something still exclusive to a few.
Thanks "Know"'.

Whenever you return to SA, give me a shout and i will make your stay memorable.

You are welcome bro. Great meeting you. Such a pleasant and kind personality. Thanks for the Gold Guantrain card too.That was a lot.

Mille:
Please I'm really interested in the question by mzJennypher.

1. Do you need a boarding pass or just the ticket alone?

2. Any idea on Travelex closing time? My flight time is 8:40pm and I'm not sure if they will be there later in the evening.

3. Any idea on the rate for Euro.

Please I'm really interested in your answers urgently. Any one who has an idea should please help.

cc: justwise

U need both.

They work 24 hours

No idea of d Euro

mzjennypher:
@know enjoy ur trip. was it same day u were travelling that u got the pta? can i go there before my travel date to get the pta?

Yea,its got to be the same day. Your ticket and the boarding pass will be presented before you are attended to.

friendly101:
@know good to hear.
1) what was ur experience at the poe with the immigration in jonzi?
a) where u asked of how much pta u are holding?
b) where u asked about your hotel and did dey call the hotel?

2) the repatriation where will I pay and who will I pay it to ? please explain more.

have beautiful weekend.........

Experience at POE was pretty straight forward...Confirmation of hotel booking and return ticket..Nothing to be scared of,if your are geniune.

No, they dint ask of d PTA at d POE

Before boarding,you will be asked to go and pay the repartration fee their office at d airport. It is refundable.

So I arrived South Africa yesterday. Flew Ethiopian airline. Flight was very good,meal on board was fair and connecting time was short. The only snag wit this airline is the repartration fee of $150 one has to part with. It is refundable after five working days if you dont have issues with the immigration at the port of entry.

You can also buy PTA at the Travelex stand at the Lagos airport. I bought a dollar @ 356. You have to get there say 5 hours before your flight to get this because of the usually long quenes.

Jonzi is a beautiful city, fantastic rail infrastructure, good road networks. Things actually works here. Our leaders are just so evil. They wont escape God's wrath.

staggerlee:
Flew them in July, I didn't pay a dime but I was I was mada to sign an undertaking that if I was refused entry into SA I will pay for my return flight cos they didn't understand my PR ceryificated and I.D. But deposit/money was paid.

Sorry bro,you said you don't pay a dime, pls which deposit was made and how much. Thanks

Ethiopian airlines seems to be collecting $300 repatriation fund as against the $100 earlier reported. Pls,can anyone who has flown with them recently confirm. Thanks

Pls does anyone know the exchange rate of the Dollar to Naira at travelex at MMIA. Someone told me its the same as the inter-bank rate.Any idea pls

mojohnny:
Okay. My colleagues that came in on Saturday came in via Ethiopian airlines.theybhad a stop over in Addis Ababa for 2 hours. They however told me that they had to pay $100 at immigration in Nigeria which they said was impaction fee and they were given receipt for and they said they were told it will be returned to them upon arrival ( I and my friends weren't asked that though)
At the Point of Entry here I had a smooth entry, the guy just asked me what I was here for and I told him and he stamped me in. It took less than 2 minutes.
In fact my friend wasn't even asked his reason for coming while my other friend was delayed for about an hour while they were trying to confirm our accommodation. So I must say it depends on luck.
Just be confident and ensure you have the following
A. YELLOW CARD (it's very Key)
B. Return ticket
C. Proof of accommodation
D. Any other documents supporting your reason for entry.
Have a safe trip whenever you are coming.

Nice one,bro.

friendly101:
lol......
please keep me posted ur flight experience and also ur POE experience.......
are u going to johburg?

Sure bro..definitely! Yea,Joburg. Anybody goin around this time shud pls hola.

friendly101:
I am also flying Ethiopia but this is my 1st time .the 1st stop is addis ababa.....
what date are u going?
I will be leaving 1st week October.........

It seems i ll be the one briefing you abt the experience first lol. Travel date is 21st sept. Anybody travelling around this time too for a possible hook up?

mojohnny:
Kenya Airways.
180,400 via wakanow.
I bought it on Monday afternoon that's why it was that expensive.
Interestingly it was more expensive on Kenya Airways website.
Try Wakanow, they will give you good choices and they are very reliable.
And no, I am not in Joburg,
I am in Pretoria . The weather is quite cool.but not COLD

Thanks bro..i already booked tho! I booked on ethiopian airine. I actually wanted to know if it was ethiopian U flew so i can have a fair knowledge of their service.

To the house,anyone who had fly on Ethiopian airline to Joburg can pls share their experience

mojohnny:
Arrived here yesterday bro. Left Nigeria Tuesday.
All the best with your reapplication.
Thanks a bunch.

Which airline bro? Are you in Joburg,how's d weather like. Should be in by two weeks from now

"The PDP of today, if you can talk of a party again as PDP, its soul has been taken out of it and those who allowed that to happen are, unfortunately, either in the country or out of the country unperturbed about the fate of the party and indeed the fate of the country.”


See how baba tackle Jonathan again haha

inspire77:
Thanks for responding. Appreciate that. In the absence of no-one arriving soon, I don’t mind waiting. Hope you get your visa soon.
If anyone wants adequate information about life in SA, feel free to ask me. I will answer

Do me a mail at toinmet@gmail.com. I ll be in Joburg 22nd Sept.