Hi all,

I have a small project for anyone with bash scripting knowledge.

Please ping me. Thanks

@Amefrica, bro you try....love those dance steps. Enjoy!

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zeezahbee: am in houston texas. Oya come

Zee, I sent you a PM. Pls acknowledge, thanks

@Everyone,

Any nairalander in Denton Texas. I am actually looking forward to meeting someone. Am in Denton for vacation and I have been an avid follower here. Cheers!

For those who need GRE & TOEFL materials, I have the e-copies of kaplan, barons, manhattan, cracking the Gre 2013, grubber 2013, gre math bible(nova), ETS official guide for both gre & TOEFl. I am very ready to copy them out to anyone who needs it for free. Preferably for those in Abuja cos I can't upload them. They are heavy files. Thanks.

@Amefrica,
Congratulations!!! Truly, I praise you for your tenacity, perseverance and faith. Though, am a bit silent on this thread but I have made follow-ups. Woow! with all the denials, you did not loose sight of your goal. Bro, your story is like that of Abraham Lincoln who fail several elections but did not loose hope. Infact, success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Congrats

Nice one but how many ladies believe this? Its pity! Truth be told, some of us have lost our sense of morality. Thumbs up Amerinancy. You are rare in rarity. I bless the womb that bore you. This is nothing but the bitter truth.

exceedinggrace: Hi naira landers, God has it done for me, first I give all glory to God almighty and my savoir Jesus Christ who's EXCEEDING GRACE singled my out for favour at the US embassy today at approx. 11:45 am this morning. I want to also hail all the gurus in the house for their enormous contributions and advise. Only God can reward you guys.
I had one of the STRANGEST interview at the Us embassy today. I call it strange because only the unimaginable favour of God could make things happen like this.
I got to the Embassy today some minutes after 6 o'clock, my interview was schedule for 8:30 AM. After the arduous security checks and protocol, I got into the interview hall about some minutes after 10 o'clock, got my token number and waited for my finger prints to be collected.
My finger prints took unnecessary time to be collect, even those I came before had their bio-metrics done sharply. It made me uneasy, I was wondering what is going on.( not knowing that Baba God was working in mysterious ways) While various interviews were conducted simultaneously. I listened and watched carefully, I discovered that the BOLD, CONFIDENT & "SWAGGERLICOUS" were rejected. I didnt know what do because my mind was falling me. I just prayed silently in my mind for Gods grace to intervene for me.
Finally, my number flashed for my bio metrics. fast forward>>
When my numbered flashed for the interview, I carried my self( with my heart almost breaking out of my rib cage because it was pounding so hard that I thought people around could here it). I was interviewed by a fine american lady
This is how my STRANGE interview went.
V.o: Good morning
me : good morning
v.o: why are u going to the US?
me: to study for my masters degree in petroleum geology
me: petroleum geology, thats my specialization( I emphasized)
v.o: ok, how did you choose ur schools?
me: I used google search engine, my gre scores and choose schools within the oil patch region
v.o: who is paying for ur fees?
me: my dad
v.o: what does he do?
me: He is a Technician by profession, he works as a shift supervisor for .....
V.o : ok, come on Tuesday and pick ur visa,( hands me the pick up white paper) u know ur resumption date is near( 13th Jan), ( Interview has ended)
me: (cuts in) I have an letter of extention
v.o : ok, u can try tomorrow, to see if it is ready or monday
me: ok ( but I was not really listening)
my brain was still trying to understand what just happen. The interview took less than 3 mins. I turned around, people were looking at my as if I used one kind of charm, I carried my documents and left
No documents were requested, no gre,toefl or bankstatement
Naira landers am not saying you should not prepare well for your interview, but this is what am saying, please pray for God's exceeding Grace to single u out for unimaginable favour and dont depend on your abilities. Trust God to favour u even when u dont merit it.
It is the God factor that makes destinies great not abilities nor effort.
It is indeed my year of Exceeding grace.... strange works

God at work. Congrats

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@zynnnie,
All the best in your new course but pls I need to make some enquires from you cos am interested in physical therapy. I sent you a PM. Pls, kindly reply. Thanks

@jesunro, if u need help with correcting ur date of birth on the passport, i could be of help. PM me or send me a mail on angelsonguard2001@yahoo.co.uk

eucharia64:

Calu: california university of management n science, CIT: california institute of technology. IIT: ilinois institute of technology

@eucharia64, thanks. May God Almighty be with you as you travel.

eucharia64: Interview details vo: gd morn
Me: morn
Vo: Y u going to d us:
Me: for a master degree in computer info system with concerntration in info system security.
Vo: how many skuls did u apply to?
Me: 3, calu,cIT,IIT(just one i applied to tho. Lol)
Vo: y dis one
Me: i am interested in d present research being carried out in info system security i want to help fyt cybercrime in nigeria
Vo: what will d cos do for u?
Me: i can position myself to benefit from d opportunity nig industry wil offer. Nig need one million cyber security expert to help tackle cyber crimw and i want to b one
Vo: did u do gre
Me: yes
Vo: who is sponsoring u
Me: my aunt
Vo: what does she do?
Me: shez an IT professional and also owns an IT solution company bla bla
Pick up ur visa on weds bla bla bla. No documents asked oooo. Baba God noni. He is really worthy to b praised.

I am goin to orange county in california any female going to calif in d aws? Holla. Abeg only females ooooo. Lol

Congratulations eucharia on your visa success. pls, what do these accronym (calu,cIT,IIT) means cos am also interested in schools that offers info system security. Thanks. Also, I sent u a PM. pls reply.

Salient Info:


I-901 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Fee[/b]

Effective July 31, 2013, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) will no longer mail I-797C receipts. The payment confirmation that can be printed from the FMJFEE website (www.fmjfee.com) will replace the I-797C mailed receipt. The payment confirmation can be printed anytime by clicking on the "Check I-901 Status / Print Payment Confirmation" button below. After entering your SEVIS ID, Last Name, and Date of Birth you will be able to print your payment confirmation.


http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/

Pls, can someone help with this. Yale University, Esat Tenneessee University, Princeton University, Indiana University and University of North Texas: pls do US embassy easily issue F1-visa to applicant with such universities? Thanks

@VisaOfficer,
Thanks for responses on this thread. I appreciate your imput and concern. I want find out if its possible to change a valid B1/B2 visa status to F1 (student) visa status while in the states? if it is possible, will the applicant be granted multiples entry F1 status that will enable him travel to his home country while studying? I also want to know the procedures/requirements involved if its possible. Thanks in anticipation.

imperiouxx:


You will come back home (Nigeria) to apply for the student visa. Note that your visiting doesn't have any bad influence on your F1 application.

O@imperiouxx Okay! Thanks but what do mean by "bad influence on F! application".

Hmmmm....I am falling in love with this thread. Its quite educating. Please, can anyone help me with this question. Can someone with US visitor's visa apply for admissions with the visitor's visa and subsequently change your visa status? Or do one need to make a fresh visa application for the student visa?

Thanks in anticipation for your responses.

gogetter09: I HAVE SENT YOU A MAIL

sorry i did nt get ur mail

pls, I also need the videos for MS SQL server administrator training
angelsonguard2001@yahoo.co.uk
thanks

Nadoson: My dear, its a natural occourance. I'v learnt & it haz bin comfamd staticaly dat 75% men liks company of girls likwiz girls 2 men.
Even in a family, 1st daughter always lik ha dad mor dan ha mum & same 2 boys ova dia dad.
Evn in an organizatn where men or women leads d top, women liks kipin men mor cloza dan ha felow lady & same 2 men ova his. So my dear, it has bn dia & notin can chang dat.

I like this, pls tell me more....

Thanks Katespade and acidosis for ur insightful comments. My phobia about ladies like this is that i think they possess "male minds". They may likely have power issues with their spouse. wht do u think?

pls can someone help explain the psychology behind the behaviour of a lady who likes the company of men i.e. she only has male friends and do not keep females friends. Ladies like this do they make good wives? your reponse will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

@poster, pls wake up....dnt be carried away. if care is not taken nd u marry that girl, there is a likelihood that she will still cheat. i will advise u find urself another gal cos i hv made similar mistake. Am not suprised at wht is happenning to u cos most gud guys end up with bad girls likewise gud gals end up wt bad guys.....cheers

Anthony, Kubwa. bionics4real@yahoo.com

rare pearl: Ur name, where u live in abuja, pin, email, numbers....whatever means

@ rear pearl, give us ur details pls

Recruitment scandal hits Immigration

Written by Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar & Turaki A. Hassan of Daily Trust Monday, 24 December 2012 05:00
Job slots offered to Jonathan’s mum, wife, others

*Reps ask Uzoma to stay action

A controversial recruitment exercise which allegedly favoured a section of the country is going on at the Nigerian Immigration Service with jobs slots being secretly allocated to top government officials, sources told Daily Trust.

This is happening just three months to the exit of Controller General of the service Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma, who is accused of favouring her kinsmen from the Southeast in the distribution of the vacancies.

A source in the House of Representatives said already the committee on Federal Character has opened investigations and asked the Immigration service to suspend the exercise.

The source said Uzoma appeared before the House committee last week to defend accusations of failure to publicly advertise vacancies and giving undue favouritism to the Southeast.

Uzoma, according to the source, told the lawmakers that the service did not advertise the jobs so as not to unknowingly employ terrorists, but the lawmakers reminded her that even the Military and Police are advertising their vacancies in spite of the prevailing insurgency.

She also said she had already obtained approval from the Head of Service of the Federation to employ 4,560 people.

The committee therefore asked her to provide details of the present distribution of the Immigration work force based on state of origin.

A committee member said they found out that out of over 25,000 Immigration staff, Uzoma’s husband’s state of origin Imo has the highest number with 1,190; Kano has 350; Lagos has 400; while Sokoto has the least with 200.

The committee therefore ordered her to stay action on the recruitment until she provides details on how she intends to share out the slots, but with priority to be given to the states that at present have low representation in the service.

Daily Trust learnt that before the lawmakers tried to pull the brakes, Uzoma had already offered hundreds of job slots to top government functionaries, including the Presidency which is offered 250 slots, Jonathan’s mother 40 slots, First Lady 100 slots, Interior Minister Abba Moro 100 slots, two commissioners of the Immigration board 30 slots each, and the Federal Character Commission 250 slots.

A source said the Federal Character Commission was given those job slots for giving the Immigration service waiver on the advertisement of the vacancies.

Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati did not respond to text a message sent to him asking for his comments on the alleged offers of Immigration job slots to the Presidency and Jonathan’s mother and wife.

For its part, the Federal Character Commission, through its spokesman Usman Jimada, denied being compromised by the Immigration Service. Jimada added that the commission will continue to pursue its mandate of fair and equitable recruitment in a manner that is transparent and beneficial to all Nigerians.

When asked for comments, spokesman for the Immigration service Mr. Olumbar Joachim said he was not aware of the Presidency getting offers to fill certain vacancies but added that there was nothing wrong with the Presidency or other officials making recommendations to the service.

“I am not aware of that and I don’t think it is correct,” he said, adding: “But for the Presidency giving recommendations, it is a different thing. Assuming that you, you know this person is of good character and all that, it’s a different thing. You are recommending somebody; it is not as if it is mandatory that that person would have to be recruited. What it means is that you are saying this person is not a criminal, you are saying that this person is a Nigerian.”

Joachim also denied that the CG is recruiting massively from her state of origin Abia and her husband’s state Imo. He said the exercise was open to scrutiny from the Federal Character Commission since it is mandatory that every state filled its quota.

“You cannot say madam is from Abia her husband is from Imo, Immigration is recruiting 1500 now Imo is producing 500; it is not possible anybody will ever do that,” he added.

He said all state controllers of Immigration were involved in the recruitment exercise.

Joachim said also the service introduced stringent vetting measures including having a guarantor to ensure it does not admit criminals, referring to a recent incident where an Immigration officer was arrested on suspicion of being a Boko Haram member.

“One thing is certain, the service will not engage in any exercise that will endanger the lives of innocent Nigerians. Two, considering the situation we are in now we will go the extra mile to ensure that criminals and terrorists are not brought into the service,” he added.

‘This cannot stand’

When Daily Trust contacted chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character, Rep. Ahmed Idris (ACN, Plateau), he said they have opened investigations into the “illegal” recruitments in the Immigration service.

“We have met twice with the Comptroller General, the last was on Saturday and she told us that they are recruiting 4,500 new officers out of which 1,200 is for senior cadres or degree holders while about 300 is for Diploma and secondary school leavers,” he said.

“Based on the reports we got, we have asked for their nominal roll and her last recruitment which will be given in a template that will reflect state by state distribution and even local governments. Section 4 of the 1999 constitution is very clear about Federal character in every government organisation and we won’t allow anybody who violates it to go scot-free.”

On whether the committee will reverse the recruitment, Idris said: “Certainly we will not only reverse it but we will go further and apply for their prosecution for perpetuating illegality.”

Source:http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/other-sections/lead-stories/184124-recruitment-scandal-hits-immigration

Hey girl, i feel for u. the pains are truly unbearable bt u must carry on. Life is wht u make and it must be lived to the fullest. See girl, we are our greatest enemies. If u love urself u must carry on with ur life. it only takes u to convert ur obstacles to miracles, ur failures to sucesses, ur stumbling blocks to steping-stones and ur disappointments to appointments. I know how u feel cos a girl like u has delt wt me seroiusly bt I thank God I am still strong. Pick up the pieces of ur life and carry on. Thank God he did not put u in the family way. Every lady is a queen and must be treated as such. May Peace be upon ur troubled soul. Dont forget God cos this is a trying moment. I do believe u will pull tru.