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olyrayy:
Lol. Have you heard Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, speaking? Does he use a fake accent? Most Indian-born people in the US speak English with their native accent. Doesn't prevent them from being hot cakes. The person you're responding to also gave an example of Okonjo Iweala.

Sundar Pichai speaks with mainstream US accent, compare his speeches side-by-side with a native Indian speaking English and you will see the difference. I work with Indians as well, they are highly skilled and adjust their speaking skills as they move into management.

Ngozi had her initial career introduction in the USA, she speaks with the mainstream US accent. There are a hundred and one accents in the US, she uses the mainstream one. Again, no matter how you adjust in your speaking, there is also that foreign undertone from your native country and you hear that from Sundar and Ngozi.

casualobserver:
My friend you are talking to someone who lived abroad for over 2 decades and had high profile jobs without having to change my name to charles or victor or develop a fake accent like many low self esteem Nigerians do. Again I repeat, if you have something to offer you will be embraced. the problem with many Nigerians is they dont have anything to offer.

The only job abroad where your accent can be an issue is a call center job. And quite frankly if you leave Nigeria to be a call center rep, you clearly have nothing to offer!! its one of the lowest paying no skill jobs in any society.

if you are an engineer and your calculations are correct no one cares about your accent.
if you are an architect and your drawings are beautiful no one cares about your accent
if you are a lawyer and your legal arguments are sound , no one cares about your accent
if you are a programmer and your programm works, no one cares about your accent
if you are an artist and you produce beautiful paintings, no one cares about your accent
i can go on and on

the people who worry about accent are those with low skills with an inferiority complex.

NOI is DG WTO, everywhere she goes she dresses in Ankara and gele and speaks in a uniquely Nigerian accent!!!!

what you people dont know is that people can smell your fake accent and can immediately smell your inferiority complex.

I have the same pedigree as you and those jobs e.g. Engineering, Architect, etc you mentioned are mid-level job.

Also you are discounting the reality that, there are many Programmers who are equally as good or better than you and the employees have to make decisions based on other criterias.

Many Engineering and Programming jobs also include the requirement to be an effective communicator. As an Engineer after doing my designs, I have to stand in front of upper management to do Presentations, in some cases convince them about my design solution against another solution, communicating in an accent they do not understand will not go a long way.

Also High End Presale Network Architects, who go into Boardrooms to convince CEOs, Presidents and Company Directors to adopt a new technology from their provider must be good communicators and in many cases, the only option is to speak in the common accent everyone at the table understands.

Low & Midl evel Engineers or Programmers who just interact with keyboards don’t need these skills.

casualobserver:
In this Nigeria? The problem with an inferiority complex is most who have one dont even know they it. Your problem is you are not qualified for the job. if you are good you are good, focus on being the best in your field and the world will embrace you.

What you have described is like a beautiful woman who has slept around and complains she cant find a husband because she is beautiful. No the problem is you have slept around and no one wants to marry you so you conveniently blame your beauty and say it intimidates men. The reason you cant get a job in Nigeria has nothing to do with your accent!!

I think you have to take your own advice, read three times so to comprehend.

My first two paragraphs is not talking about getting a job in Nigeria, rather about getting a job abroad where the accent of the interviewer and accent used in the office is different from your foreign accent and the job is not in-demand.

The last paragraph talk about intentional changes even within Nigeria as people move abroad and acquire a new community.

Google ‘accent change for job interview’ and you will get many hits abroad for people who offer that service for a fees.

Onyiiobi7735:
Rephrase your delusional statement.
You should say " get a surrogate mother"
Baby mamas are ladies who dated a man and had kids for them,but they broke up due to one reason or another.

Not true though!

Baby mama is baby mama and can result from a one night stand or a private arrangement between two between two people who never dated! And usually both have legal rights to the baby unless one of them thereafter gave up such rights in a legal setting.

Surrogate mom is more of an official arrangement where the mom gives up her rights from day one, and it can result through a third party company without sexual contact or through consensual sexual contact.

casualobserver:
inferiority complex and slave mentality on display!!!

Not true!

It is a survival instinct, some people had to paid good money to learn that accent after been rejected in many interviews especially when you job or career is in a crowded field.

However for exceptional professionals in in-demand careers with fewer competition the employer or interviewer are usually forced to strain their ears to understand your foreign accent.

Also some people do it unintentionally, a Warri boy who speaks English very very fast with Warri accent, usually would adjust their accent and speed if e.g. they find themselves in Sokoto and have to live there, integrate with the Society there and make a living there.

ismhab:
The lady is American but unfortunately found her self in Nigeria under druggie administration.

That is British and not American accent.

You deal with them by completely ignoring them.

All that is being done is to instigate a response from you and given the heights of the manufactured lies against you, what they are not counting on is a non-response from you.

They are patiently waiting for that response and hopes in anger you will say or do something they will then hold on to in order to justify and placate their throbbing conscience.

Ignoring their existence would further heighten their guilty conscience.

Georgry:



No be Tinubu go tell me wetin I go use my money do, I no go gree for anybody this year.

He is not talking to you!

That is code for those who hide corrupt money from the banking system to evade tracing and prosecution.

He will give them reprieve from prosecution for them to want to play ball.

That tells you the extent of our problem, our Government is now bargaining with criminals to play ball.

TopBanter:
The immediate term recovery and economic success of Nigeria, post the horrid and 'locust' rule of Buhari, is dependent on success in some critical areas.

Refining our crude endowment locally, into PMS and other commercially valuable derivatives of crude, is one of those critical 'anchors'.

Unless Tinubu deliberately wants to fail, then I am confident he will do all in his power to ensure our refineries work and remain working. I will even bet on that with anyone here.

Bottom line, you are entitled to your pessimism but let us not ignore proven reality to begin peddling wholesale lies and negative scaremongering propaganda up and down to satisfy our own agenda or bias.

Say what you will of Tinubu , and even hate him for whatever reason, but match that with a proven history of failure, rather than the reality of how Jagaban is universally acclaimed arguably the biggest political success story of Nigeria since our 1999 democracy began, and we can talk.

You cannot just begin arguing innanely that Messi and Christians Ronaldo are useless at football when the opposite is true and both are indeed two of the greatest footballers ever. That is what many of you show up here to argue daily in regards to Tinubu.

Bros, I don’t hate Tinubu and sincerely pray and wish that he succeeds. Nigeria is my motherland so if and when Tinubu succeeds, I will also reap the dividends of those success.


But, when you say, ‘proven reality of economic recovery’ what do you mean? What economic indicator are you citing?

What is the point of locally refining crude oil when the cost of the refined product is out of reach and will never come down?

The exclusive few rich have hijacked Nigeria and that has not changed under Tinubu, at least I have not seen any evidence.

TopBanter:
Different scenario and intention entirely. PH refinery will work because a lot is riding on it.

If you love Nigeria and wish her to succeed then you will stop focusing obdurately on the delay alone and look at the bigger picture.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride!

If you like focus on the biggest picture from now to thy kingdom come, it will not bring about a thing!

Zonefree:
Who brought this idea of kneeling to beg a woman to be your responsibility?

The first sign of an unstable marriage is "kneel and propose."

My two cousins that went on two knees to propose to their wives are single fathers today.

Why you come dey drink Panadol for another person wahala?

Based on the statistics you have quoted, since kneeling to propose is the primary and main cause of marital problems and divorce, when it get to your turn just stand up and propose and BOOM 💥 all your potential marital problems would disappear.

Nackzy:
Daddy's child, this is really a bad sign, but the guy isn't smart enough to decipher the meaning, the dad will practically dictates everything that happens in that marriage, my guess though

Not true!

Rather, in my opinion it is a good sign for the guy that he is of good morals and character.

She is very close to her dad and have learned the ingredients of a true love from a guy to a lady, because she have seen and experienced it from her dad.

These type of ladies can detect a fake guy and fake love from a mile away which will make them to choose correctly most of the times.

The father is married and knows the importance of non-interference in marriage and man are less emotionally and dramatic compared to women.

So he will analyze future potential issues factually without emotional attachment and since the daughter is very close to him and would listen to him, the father would help affirm some of what her husband wants to communicate in the future to her that is causing friction.

The only negative, which I don’t think is truly negative is, if the guy starts behaving in the future she will get the clues very early.

Interesting

Please do yourself, your future and unborn kids a favor and kill all the plans of marrying her.

She is not for you, yours is coming. The thought of marrying someone should make you feel happy, joyful and exciting not apprehensive.

I don’t know why you even have to post this here and ask for people opinion when the answer is obvious.

She has options and you are not her best option at the moment, she is just hitching a ride with you and want the ride as far as it could go.

Blacklion3:
How did they know he is Nigerian.

Na the OP @tsephanyah na him add that one to shade Nigerians and her own race.

The New article only said..."....a man...."

We were not even told if he is black or white.

When people eventually reveal who they truly are, treat them as such.

The Bible even said you should love your neighbor as yourself and not more than yourself.

You don’t owe anybody anything and stop showing people who have proven to you that they don’t care about you that you are nice.

They will feel that the only reason you are showing niceness towards them despite their despicable attitude towards is because they are entitled or you are trying hard to please them.

I will call her her that, I am sorry ma I can’t give at this this time, you know I just put to bed.

fasho01:
Hope the delay in getting the autopsy result from the pathologists isn't indicative of foul play cos if the autopsy has since been done, why hasn't the result been given to the police to continue investigation

Which continue the investigation?

Police is saying they need the pathologist report in order to conclude the investigation, you are saying to continue.

What the Police PR is basically saying is that, they got nothing!

The report is just going to tell you how he died and the chemicals he was injected with, all that information is already in the public domain and the person that be prosecuted will be the Nurse who injected him.

Every other thing around his death and people calling other people’s names are mere noise.

Bros, them even bill you 499 pound, you no clue say dem bi 499, dem first use that one check if you dey daft and you come fall mogu!

Oya na, go dey gather all those irrelevant documents wey dem ask make you gather, but for the ones wey you no get, dem go bill you another 499 pound fees again make dem take go write waiver.

And you say the guy wey refer you na your friend? Himself don cover him base as him tell you say him nova use them, this way when dey scam you finish him go defend himself.

Just chalk that 499 pound up as school fees wey you take learn wisdom….some people dey pay more than that, if you never still learn the wisdom finish, send them another school fees, no how, no how you go pay reach the time wey you go learn finish come graduate!

mignone:
I perfectly understand u sir, but I wish I cld give further insight cos life is full of deep mysteries, dt only d Holy Spirt can reveal as we genuinely seek Him. However, most ppl assume more than they truly receive from the Almighty.
I wish everyone well.
By d way, I'm happily married to d glory of God.

Congrats you are happily married!

But, let me ask you a question and please be sincere and you don’t have to respond back with your answer…

That happily part in that married, as a child of God that you are, I know you will not lie….

Are you saying and believing that the happily part is by faith or it is unequivocal?😝

mignone:
Whether or not kids are publicly dragged into marriage crisis, they're always in d middle of it all.
The question is: were they meant for each other in d first place? We ignored d good old culture of due diligence (spiritual, moral, family, health, etc.), now we have d results everywhere.
Most prospective couples see red flags or even danger signs ahead but still go on with false optimism.

My guess is that you are not yet married, correct me if I am wrong!

I pray the Good Lord lead you to that perfect immaculate man to be your husband.

When you have worked in the shoes of married couple, you would realize that those moral, spiritual, health, etc qualities wears off with time.

There are no perfect man or lady out there for marriage, both have to be committed to do the work and the time in the marriage to make it work.

I have seen couples of the year stumble and fall, spirit filled and God lead couple divorce and morally & immaculately brought up couples fail woefully.

1 Kings 20:11 “…. Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.”
——because it get why.

Sprints3:
What the pope said is not bad, even God will not be angry at his deposition. He said no one is devoid of blessing, and stated he is not approving same sex marriages but sinners also deserves blessing from God. But the so called media outlets will rebrand the headings and make it easier. God created humans as beings with free will be wateva u want even the greatest sin is not sodomy but pride and too much knowledge. That was why he banished Adam and eve from garden of eden now Persia/iraq. They ate tree of life exposing God' powers and abilities...

Good point, it amazes me how myopic some so called Christians are and thinks.

He causes the rain and sun to shine both on the sinners and believers but so call Christians religious Pharisees thinks their mortal blessings coming from their smelling breath and mouth are more superior.

He blesses both the sinners and believers with good health but Christian zealots thinks they should be in poor health and lack peace until they repent.

He commanded that the weeds and the seeds should be left alone to grow together until the harvest day, but His followers would not want any of those nonsense commands, they would rather uproot the weeds and throw them away right now.

They only want to bless those who blessed them or who are the same as them, and don’t mind that they are contradicting the word of God that says, if they bless only those who bless them, of what use are they that even sinners did the same.

Christians are usurping the power of the Holy Spirit. It is only the Holy Spirit that can convict anyone of sin and bring them to repentance all we can do is preach until then, the Bible commands us to love our neighbors as our selves.

Our neighbors include sinners, gay, etc and if we love them as we love ourselves we will want them to be blessed just like we all want ourselves to be blessed.

Jesus loved us, blessed us and died for us even when we were still sinner and abominable, extend a little of that same unmerited favor aka Grace to your fellow human being that you already adjoined to be a ‘sinner’…..be Christ-Like.

DeepSight:
The support of these two countries is limited and in the case of China in particular, probably ambivalent. Also any such support simply does not compare to that of the EU and Uncle Sam.

What counts is that they are supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine and no body asked them to limit their supports, they might even be supporting to the best of their ability at the moment.

You will also agree that USA and Europe supports are also limited. They are not putting all their gears out there as if they are in direct confrontation with Russia.

Support in general, it is relative and depends on your pockets and abilities.

DeepSight:
They are not fighting just Ukraine. They are fighting Europe and the USA - both of whom have cleverly found a way to fight the war without getting directly involved.

The same way Ukraine is not only fighting Russia but also fighting Iran and China?

Keepamsafe:
I feel so sad and devastated. Why are ladies treating good men like this

Today, I had to borrow money from 3 different loan app because im meeting a new girl today.

Luckily, we met and had our date and I spent roughly 45k I borrowed from loan app and still gave her 5k for pocket money and yet, she refused to follow me home.

Im home now, lying in bed alone and sad.

Hook up 7k, but I spent 50k today because i wanted to build soul connection. yet I gained nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not even sex and im now in debt, broke like a church rat and no woman to console me. I feel scammed.

Im in a dilemma. help please.

You deserve to be in debt, huge debt, broke, heavy super broke and poverty without measure!

Until you learn!

Next time you have sex, please ensure you use double layered condom, the world must not reproduce your kind again!

The excuse of December 25th not been the birth day of Christ for not celebrating Christmas is selective practice and does not pass the smell test.

These same churches celebrate Easter, the death and resurrection of Christ despite these dates not known to the Bible.

Even the Sunday we go to church is alleged to be associated with idolatry and the worship of the Sun God.

All these dates are symbolic, we know that we don’t know the actual dates because they were not recorded but we believe these events took place hence the symbolic ceremonies.

Even the date January 1st is a different date and day back then because we used different calendar and counting systems.

So chill out and enjoy your Christmas meal without quilts.

The blame is on you!

He paid the account you instructed him to pay to. Not everyone check account name, some use USSD code and just ignore or overlook anything that pops up and simply press okay or continue.

Many only recheck the account or just copy and paste. It is not his duty to second guess you in some cases the name returned might bear similarity to yours.

Next cross check.

coputa:
like what, name them.

These are some IBB projects, name another Nigeria President that have performed likewise and list those achievements:

- He created Yobe state,
- He created Katsina state,
- He created Taraba state,
- He created Jigawa state,
- He created Kebbi state
- He created Enugu state,
- He created Edo state,
- He created Delta state,
- He created Osun state.
- He created Akwa Ibom state,

- He created Federal Road Safety Corps

- He created State Security Service (SSS)
- He created National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
- He created Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

- He built Asorock Villa.

- He built Third Mainland Bridge, the largest bridge on the continent at the time.

- He completed the Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station.

- He constructed Toja Bridge in Kebbi.

- He created the Jibia Water Treatment Plant.

-He built Challawa Cenga Dam in Kano.

- Kano - Abuja Dual Carriageway FCT, Abuja.
- Dam in Kano Others includes:

1. ECOWAS Headquarters Secretariat Abuja.

2. He constructed International Conference Centre Abuja.

3. Constructed FHA Estates Nationwide.

4. Constructed High Court Buildings in the States.

5. Constructed Fed Secretariat in 36 States/Abuja.

6. Constructed 2 Political Party Office in 36 States.

7. Constructed the 4 Divisional Headquarters, Nigeria Army.

8. Constructed Military Barracks in Abuja.

9. Constructed Army School of Armour Bauchi.

10. Nigeria Army Amphibious school Calabar.

11. Constructed Quarters for the 4 GOCs

12. Constructed Nigerian Navy Dockyard.

13. Constructed Nigeria Dockyard Snake Island.

14. Constructed Estate for workers of Federal Ministry of Works Housing & FMWH) Nationwide + FCT & Gwagwalada.

15. Constructed Site & SVC’s Satellite towns of 20. Constructed Federal Supreme
Isheri, Lagos, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Prototype Housing Schemes.

16. Constructed FEPA Hdqrt, Abuja.

17. FEPA Zonal Offices Nationwide & Central Laboratory, Yaba Lagos.

18. Constructed National Eye Centre, Kaduna.

19. Aluminium Smelter Company Ikot Abasi.

20. Constructed Federal Supreme Court, Abuja.

21. Constructed the Ajaokuta Steel Project Engineering Works.

22. Constructed Abuja International Airport Phase 1&2.

23. Constructed the National Assembly Abuja.

24. Constructed the Presidential Villa Abuja.

25. National Intelligence Agency(NIA) Headquarters.

26. State Security Services(SSS) Abuja.

27. Constructed Federal Mortgage Bank Hqrtr, Lagos.

29. Federal Mortgage Bank branches nationwide.

30. Constructed CBN Headquarters Abuja.

31. Security & Minting Hdqters Abuja.

32. Constructed Jabi District Abuja.

33. Abuja Central Area Phase 1&2.

34. Constructed Asokoro Area.

35. Constructed Secretariat Buildings for States created in 1991.

36. Houses of Assembly Complex for each States created in 1991.

37. Judiciary Buildings for States created in 1991.

38. Constructed Maitama Gen Hospital Abuja.

39. Wuse Gen Hospital Abuja.

40. State House Hospital Abuja.

41. National Hospital in the States.

42. Gusau Water Supply Scheme.

43. Asokoro Water Supply.

44. Kubwa Water Supply.

45. Abuja Municipal Water supply.

46. Gboko-Yandev Water Works.

47. Boreholes for 1004 Housing.

…….

Donwilson88:
Yet we can’t say we are proud of you!
You embraced corruption and taught others

Corruption apart, IBB is the best President Nigeria ever had!

Majority of the infrastructure you see still standing today were implemented by this man.

Righteousness2:
Beware of your soul!
Beware of any soothing words or grammar used by religious title holders to go against GOD ALMIGHTY.
The foot soldiers of the man of LAWLESSNESS are taking their place on the World stage.

Listen!
God's word and standards will never change no matter how the world changes.
[b]

There are no middle grounds to modify abomination.
GOD is Good, Merciful, kind, loving does not mean HE en dorse evil under any guise.
GOD does not Bless Evil.

Gay, lgbt or lgbt2q+ or whatever it is called is Abomination. It is wickedness. It is against God's order.
It will send you to Hell Fire!!!

Run from abominations! Run from sin! Embrace JESUS CHRIST. He will wash you , make you and clean you up

Hell fire is real
Heaven is real

Jesus said he came for the sinners and not self righteous Pharisees like you.

That is why you self righteous Pharisees would nerve understand and stumble when you read in the Bible that Jesus welcomed and dinned with sinners.

In your myopic self righteous mind, He should only welcome the believers.

The Church today should be open to all and welcome everyone, teach them the word and leave it. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts people of their sins and lead them to repentance. Get out of the way and allow the Holy Spirit to do His work.

Yankee101:
Her visa is based on his applying for her
I they may interpret his inability or refusal to give her more supporting document as a change in mind
You can try using an American immigration lawyer

I hope the case has no K leg were the guy no longer wants to file for her but she wants to go behind him

They gave you more time to produce more evidence, pictures, joint accounts, joint leases, joint assets, affidavits of support, wedding documents, signs of previous cohabitation etc

If the guy is having a change of mind, even an America immigration lawyer can’t help help.

The man can change his mind and withdraw the application anytime before the visa is issued and can also refused or oppose the removal of conditional residency.

juliuscaesar:
I am sure there are questions they must have asked her about her husband, that she could not answer. Consulate visa officers usually base their refusal or approval based on basic questions that any normal married couple would know about each other. When she was refused they 1st time and asked to bring more evidence. The only evidence she could have brought was for your uncle to return to Nigeria and follow her to the interview. If he has not returned to Nigeria since they got married, and she can not provide evidence that they have been communicating almost on a daily basis since they got married. Then she will be refused. Don't forget, they are most times judging marriage from their own society than the country of the applicant. How can you say you are married to someone, and you don't speak almost everyday. You don't know the company they work for or business they do abroad. You can answer basic questions about your spouse and you want them to believe it is a good faith marriage. No way.

Sponsors are not allowed to attend interviews with Applicants unless in the case of minors or language interpretation is required.

But the other stuff on evidence of marriage are spot on.

NiceLegs:
Hello everyone.

Please I need you inputs on this.

My Uncle who is a Citizen in USA filed to bring his wife in Nigeria whom he married in 2020 to the United States in that same year 2020.

Luckily after a very long wait time, the USA Embassy in Nigeria called the wife for interview after 2 years in the year 2022.

She went for the interview and was not given the Spousal visa or Green card or whatever they call it

They told her to get more evidence of their marriage as the Visa Officers were not convinced they were married.

They fixed her to come after 2 months from the first interview date.

Before the second interview date, my Uncle in USA fell terribly sick were he could not speak atall.

They could not communicate with themselves at this stage.

She went for the second interview after the two months and was not given visa again.

My Uncle's case got worse that he was even brought back to Nigeria in January 2023.

Now my question is this, in such case, can the wife still get the USA Spousal Visa on her own at this stage?

What can she do to still get the Spousal Visa from here?

My Uncle is still in Nigeria as we speak.

Experienced USA migration experts, what can she do?

When she was denied the first time, unlike non-immigrant visa where they will give you a very vague catch-all reason for the denial in immigration visa like spousal visa, they will tell you specific documents you have to produce, in fact in many cases they will give you a piece of paper containing various categories of documents and check off the items you are missing.

Before the next interview try to get those documents. It appear she did not get them in 2020 and may have gone there with a plausible excuse which they did not accept.

By now it is possible her visa may have been denied by the embassy and returned back to USCIS in the US for further processing or final denied from USCIS, so even if you contact the embassy they may no longer have your case with them.

The good news is that, your uncle can also refill another application anytime, he has to meet the requirements e.g. must be resident in the USA, must be working and making at least the minimum required salary for his family size as stipulated in the I864 that he will later file, evidence of a bonafide marriage, evidence that they are planning to, living as husband and wife, etc.