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BAZZZZZZ:
MRes programs allow you to bring dependents, but not all schools permit this. For example, some MRes programs, like those at the University of Derby, do not allow dependents.

Thank you.

GeeKlasic:
I’d be glad if anyone can recommend a not so expensive option for MRes that allows dependent. Not MSc by research

God bless y’all, Amen.

Please, I need clarification on this.

Is it only the MREs that allows dependants? I'm of the opinion that the Msc by research is also a research degree and hence qualifies to bring along a dependent.

Now that the Gaza genocide is gradually coming to an end, which Middle East conflict do you see next?

- Syria-Lebanon war
- Syria civil war
- Lebanon civil war

Regex:
I am not Iran lost much in this war. It depends on how you see it, I believe they are gearing up to getting that which they need. LordAdam16 what do you think?

Iran lost many things. Not directly in the Hamas conflict but as a result of the conflict.

- Their own top commanders without adequate response. They did show some strength when they fired missiles into Israel twice. I didn't see a tit for tat response.

- Lost Syria to Turkey and now slowing losing influence to Saudi in Lebanon.

- Proved to the world they cannot be trusted as their own military has been infiltrated. The assassination of Haniyeh in a military complex in Tehran is a perfect example. Even the assassination of Nasrallah happened when he was meeting Iranian Generals, including Gen. Abbas Nilforushan.

- The axis of resistance is gradually dismantling. Syria is gone, Hezbollah has unlinked their Israel conflict with Gaza, and for some reason the 250k strong Iraqi PMF that was marching to Syria did not fight.

Patiently waiting for the official ceasefire agreement.

Hamas has held on far more than anybody expected. And there will also be reprieve for Palestinians who have survived genocidal attempts.

I can't even believe Hamas is holding on strong at this stage with the Israeli prisoners still in their possession especially when "Hamas has lost its military capabilities", "Israel has destroyed almost all the tunnels", and "killed 17k out of their 20k members". Imagine Israel still having "difficult days" at this stage where almost all of Gaza is flattened.

By the way, the biggest loser of the conflict is Iran.

The way this thread is moving faster, it's hard to keep up if you don't check it in a day

Make una help us stop the abuse abeg so we can catch up easily.

WriteerNg:
Send to me please.

I tried to get the one with a full English sub I watched, I couldn't find it anymore.

Here;

https://twitter.com/SentimentalCook/status/1876508625096810809?t=C8zOvTLW9PCSwITceppW0Q&s=19

For the drone footage of the closing stages;

Drone footage shows grueling hand-to-hand knife combat between ethnic Yakut Russian warrior Andrei Grigoriev and Ukrainian soldier

Angle really shows what fight to the death looks like in real life, not Hollywood#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/qHtlcEzxe4

— Global Conflict Tracker (@Kiraguri254) January 5, 2025

From a close range gun battle to suddenly being face to face with each other. Horrible.

Cc: Alamkiir

Who has seen the full footage of the hand to hand combat between a Ukrainian soldier and a Russian soldier?

So chilling.

rayvelez:
Just dey play and be acting like a novice was it not this same country useless bubu rehabilitated deadly boko haram and call them repentant Boko haram baba even give them green and white uniform.

Same group of stupid decisions.

I criticized bubu too.

afadi2410:
God pardoned you, that is why you are still alive otherwise He would have squished you like a common roach long time ago

I hope you're not talking about the same god famed and praised for killing Innocents in large numbers from Babylon to Egypt to Canaan. The same god who sanctioned the killing and smashing of innocent children against rocks (Psalm 137:9)?



What a merciful god he is

I'm not interested in US politics but it's funny to me how someone can basically "pardon" convicted violent mass killers.

People that are supposed to be used as an example to others to let them know what awaits them. No wonder all these mass shooters get copycats in the US.

Almiron:
City look defeated, both physically and mentally. Look how they reacted to conceding. Broken.

Not even sure this side finishes in the top 4 anymore; NEVER thought I’d be saying that about a Pep Guardiola side.

They will most likely finish in top 4.

What other options are there?

Spurs or Man United. City has been losing for weeks but both clubs have not even taken advantage. Maybe Villa can spring a surprise but I'm not sure.

At some point city will get back to winning ways.

The event in Magdeburg is confusing.

- Saudi National
- Wanted in Saudi for terrorism charges
- Seeked asylum in Germany in 2006
- Germany refused to extradite him
- Well known for his pro-Israel stance on X
- Also for his anti-Islam stance
- Retweets racist accounts like Radio Genoa
- Supports the AFD Party in Germany
- Pro Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson


Crazy development

Ghostagain:
Those who live in Nigeria and act like the fate of 200 000 unemployed battle hardened soldiers doesn't matter should have a rethink, just 10 000 of them hired as mercenaries could march on Nigeria and cause huge problems for the Nigerian army. Don't think they will all remain in the middle east, people all around the world are going to be looking to hire them.

What will they be looking for in Nigeria? Armed groups in Nigeria do not have the financial capabilities to pay them.

For the rest of the developed world, a destabilized Nigeria is not in their best interests. With over 150 million youths, most of whom are eager to leave the country, a destabilized Nigeria is the perfect reason for many to claim asylum in these countries, especially in Europe. Add that to the fact that the country is very corrupt and nationals of other African countries can easily get Nigerian passports.

Nigeria might suffer from terrorism and increase in violent crime, but I don't think we will ever get to the stage of civil war or a group marching on the capital in the next 10 years.

paulpostles:
@digitaccountant, I need your advise.
Should I drop Malta for Germany (Opportunity Card) or I continue with Malta processing.
My Malta Institution MCAST postponed my resumption to January 2025. Visa processing will start in October 2024.
However, Germany has given me a date for Opportunity Card Visa Appointment; which is earlier than that of Malta.

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Hello Bros,

Please the opportunity card appointment you got, did you apply in Nigeria?

And how many months after application did you get the appointment. I'll really appreciate your response.

digilexsolution:
What about student visa that takes about 2 and a half years. They know about it. For me is a deliberate way to cut down numbers of applicants from some particular countries. But again waiting that long with dwindling exchange rate is very risky.

I understand.

I called the embassy and they didn't pick up. I emailed them and got a generic reply. How about applying in other African countries like Ivory Coast and Ghana. Is it the same for all of them?

Hannania:
The application was launched on the 13th of June. People who booked that same day are yet to get appointment completely. There's no easy route to leave Nigeria "as soon as possible" for Germany besides having a job and getting it pre-approved. That takes just 3 weeks.

Thank you. I can't imagine waiting over one year for an appointment.

Can someone even call the Lagos embassy to ask these things. One year is a very long time.

I'm sorry to bother you guys since this is for student visa but I'm urgently in need of advice about the opportunity card.

Does anyone know how long it takes to get appointment for opportunity Card/Chancekarte? I have someone that needs to leave the country as soon as possible. Before we go ahead with the blocked account, we would like to know if the person can get an appointment and travel in 3-4 months.

The person finished a masters in Germany if that changes anything.

WrriterNg:
😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

Conflicts can never end in this life

I doubt the person that wrote this is even a lawyer sef. So many grammatical errors in one small print.

Btw op, it's not legal. No one gives a yearly tenant a 7-day notice. But then, this is Nigeria where the rule of law is tossed aside most times. I hope you don't have any outstanding rents.

WrriterNg:
Cc Appleyard, BoldBrainz, Ghostagain, LordAdam16, Masterviolence, Regex, Shoodboi2, MILLE, Usmanpogo

What are your thoughts on this?

To be honest, I can't even give a honest opinion on the events in Syria. I haven't had time to follow them properly, except just seeing periodic updates.

I am still waiting to see how this works for Hezbollah. But one thing is clear now, Syria is the new Libya.

Hopefully,

I couldn't believe this is a newspaper headline.

From the Telegraph about HTS. Al Qaeda is being rebranded in my lifetime. Unbelievable.

WTF is diversity-friendly jihadists?

So refreshing to see Ilamina on this list.

I don't even know him/her and never had any exchange with him/her. I just wish whoever it is can disappear from nairaland.

Creates senseless and very annoying threads. Makes me wish nairaland has a block or mute button.

Life is funny Sha.

Never in my life did I ever envision mainstream support and active cheering for Al Qaeda, especially from those who kept calling us Islamists because we support freedom for Palestinians. One slave was blabbing all about when I said Al Qaeda was not attacking US and her allies again because they are now fighting for US interests.

A former ISIS, Al Qaeda and Al Nusra terrorist leader now being rebranded as a suit-wearing "rebel leader".

Interesting. I await the day when these "house slaves" will tell us Boko Haram are freedom fighters

motayoayinde:
E be like say na small difference dey between the Syrian army and the Lebanese army.

Not really. The Syrian army is definitely much more better armed and capable than the Lebanese Army can ever dream of.

That's the problem with frozen conflicts. The Syrian army got too relaxed after fighting stopped, the others built up. During a blitz like this, you have to choose where could be easily defended.

The LAF on the other hand had a year of announcements to prepare. They don't even deserve to be called an army.

obedience4:
Obama wife crime according to you was snaping a picture with the Hashtag. It was a global movement alot of other celebrities and world leaders also participated. The Pakistan girl right activist also participated. While single out Obama wife?

From your propaganda of LGBTQ rights being the reason of the arms blockage to now puting the blame on the US for your security woes. How was a group of terrorist able to move in large numbers attack a school for hours and be able to move that number of girls with such ease without security agencies being able to intercept them??

The south African authorities were the ones who arrested the arms dealers, not the US, everything shouldn't be propaganda, we all followed the news live.

Since you started buying the Russian weapons has the terrorist attack in the north stopped?? Is nigeria security better off now than it was during GEJ??

Black man with black mentality. Blame others but themselves.

Maybe if she actually cared about the movement and the girls, she would have told her foolish husband not to stand in the way of bringing those girls back. Just saying..... Sekuseye eeyan

I did not see where I said US seized cash nor arrested arm dealers. Your eyes dey work so?

Imagine a country who cannot live and let live. Trying to impose barbaric cultures and going out all the way to hurt the country and her citizens by standing aggressively in the way of the country legitimately defending her citizens, indirectly causing thousands of deaths of our countrymen.

Should the last question even be a question? I'm sure Northerners on the thread can answer you definitively. Imagine Yobe, Adamawa and Borno when GEJ was doing beggy-beggy for weapons. Let me refresh people's memories a bit.

Abuja collect sef plenty times, most notably Nyanya and Wuse bombings. 88 deaths and 200 injuries in Nyanya bus station alone.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2014_Nyanya_bombing

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuse_bombing

Jos, Plateau was also collecting, most notably the May 2014 double bombings that killed 118 of our countrymen.

Baga Massacre, January 2015. 2000 people . Baga suffered a massacre twice.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Baga_massacre

By now, maybe we would have been talking about Boko Haram in Kogi, Nasarawa, and Illorin sef.

Na GEJ I blame na. E put eyes for only one place. As much as I dislike Buhari, when it comes to terrorism and infrastructure, baba no dey sideline anybody. Always shopping around from anybody.

Anyway, thanks to former President Trump for removing most of the evils of Obama from our dear country. It will not be well for Obama and whoever defends Obama in Nigeria.

Lebanese people returning to their homes.

Peep the flags being flown.

In other news, it seems a new front will be opening in Syria now.

US-supported HTS, a coalition of anti-Assad rebels which includes 'former' terrorists and Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra have just begun a large offensive towards Aleppo in Syria.

Hezbollah, which is the main force in the defense of Aleppo was pre-occupied and is now 'technically free. Will Hezbollah take the bait to go and defend Syria instead?

Will Russia also divert manpower and resources from Ukraine towards Syria?

We await. Seems the Middle-East will never be free of war

Jovi10:
So because Nigeria is not producing weapons gives USA the right to do what they do? And you have the guts to say the USA stands for democracy. You belong in the kitchen. 😁😁

We have addressed the issue here before. I have no plans to revisit it but it's funny how they are even trying to twist history of just 10 years ago. A history where almost all involved are still alive. Imagine what they'll say 50-100 years from now.

It wasn't just about selling us weapons. They have the right to sell to whoever they please. But they were actively blocking all efforts by Nigeria to purchase weapons from other countries. Nigeria had to be smuggling cash to buy from black market dealers, hence the large amount of cash seized in South Africa. The stupid wife of foolish Obama was now hypocritically carrying BBOG banners when it was her husband standing in the way of bringing those girls back.

GEJ was a fool to not have turned to Russia much earlier. It was only when elections was close that he turned to Russia. By then it was too late. Thank God for Russia sha. Boko Haram was capturing local government by local government. Maybe them for don capture like 7 states for Nigeria if Russia didn't come through for us.

Adebisi444:
See the way you narrated it as if you were there fighting with them or they call you to explain to you.

I guess it shattered your expectation about Israeli prowess. That it destroyed your outlook on Israel doesn't escape reality. Most of the details are even hidden in many of the news reports. You only have to read it with a brain. I hope you know how to read maps.

"Wadi Saluki is located around 10 kilometers from Israel’s border, and the Litani River in the eastern sector is around four kilometers from the northern Israel town of Metula." - Times of Israel

"Since Friday, Israeli forces have advanced from Kafr Kila, a border town in the southeast, approaching the town of Deir Mimas, town mayor George Nakad told Mada Masr" - This was just three days ago.

Now that you have been educated. Next time, don't quote me with nonsense.

Cc; shoodboi2

This asslicker always makes me laugh. Will Hezbollah man the borders before? Wasn't the borders manned by UNIFIL and the LAF before? Trying to force a victory where there is none.

The LAF is only returning to where it was before. It's the official Armed Forces of Lebanon and basically returning to its duties of manning the country's borders and policing the country.

And btw, the LAF is a weak-ass army no one rates. 60k strong army that couldn't protect her country's borders. Experts in announcing its own causalities by calling its soldiers who died from Genocidaire Israel aggression martrys. Martyrs of Cowardice.

Lawag3:
What's the poll about I don't understand Hebrew.

Use Google lens and then translate.

Do you think Israel defeated Hezbollah

61% - No
26% - Yes
13% - Not sure