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I doubt that any rational surgeon would perform a 'rib removal' surgery (Although there have been a few quacks, and physicians without conscience). The fact that ribs protect the human heart and the lungs from any external impact, is enough for any doctor to run the other way, if she went to his office to request such a surgery.
Probably caused by the corsets she wears.

wooleyboi:
Recently, i noticed that when you make reservations online for a VN flight, and decide to pay in their outlet, the amount you pay become higher, the last one that happened to me was in February, when i made a reservation for my wife online to Dakar, the value was about 89,000, but when it was time for her to pay, she had to pay 139,000, and this was printed on the ticket receipt, indicating that the cashier was not fraudulent , something is wrong some where can someone enlighten me. This had also happened to someone else.

Taxes and other airline/aviation fees.
These are usually not included in the base price you see when viewing the ticket. It's usually added on when you are checking out (At least, that's the way it is in North America, I am not sure about the location where you are trying to book your ticket).

opsy4real1:
@ Vicjustice
Thanks a lot for your word of advice and hope if the NIPOST accepts the responsibility of the controversy. Howbeit, i plan to establish a legal suit in this regard because of the loss I have suffered even though they accept the responsibilitiy. I know how much was invested in this regard and i still think iam entitled to Damage as a result of being pictured as a liar in the 1st place due to that event, (if im sounding right and if not worth it, let me know)
secondly, I cant re apply again for the visa because this is my 2nd refusal for the UK student visa(I was not given an appeal form in the 1st refusal) and even I will say i was fortunate this time around that they gave me appeal form(I guess its a mistake because they dont give chances of appeal to appplicatnts with courses dat are of 6 months or less and im enrolled for a 5 months professional course)
thirdly,i do not think i will be given the visa if i realpply the 3rd time because the reson i was refused in this current case is that i have been unemployed since 3 yrs of graduation and failed to secure any employment and didnt have any evidence to show my financial circumstances and that was the reason for my refusal, If I now reapply, How do i bridge that gap regarding 3 yrs of unemployment? it wont favor me rather than this appeal which i was sure i will win, please let me know if iam making senses with my statements,

I wanna take NIPOST to court and they will pay the price of these shit in a big way because it has to do with my own career.

Based on the reason for your 1st visa refusal ( 3 years unemployment), it is unlikely that you can bypass this issue in future visa applications when you were unable to satisfy them about it in your first attempt(s). If you were involved in volunteer work or some other productive activity while unemployed during those 3 years (provide evidence of these to the Consulate), this may help your application in future, but of course, not a guarantee.

Plus, if you had no evidence of your financial circumstances, why did you apply for a visa in the first place??

@ Sonny:

You won't be able to reach the Visa Office through here.
The Kentucky Consular Center in the U.S. is responsible for processing your DV visa. Call them as soon as you can at 1 (606) 526 7500 to ask about your interview letter.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/about/how/how_1463.html

Hope it works out for you.

europegirl:
@ogidiboy

Thank you. I was thinking K1-visa but I was wondering if they would let him have it since he has never been out of the country. That's the tricky thing getting out for the first time. I really don't like dealing with immigrations it is horribly discouraging and discriminating.
We definitely want to marry so that would not even be the issue.
Thank's for the suggestion!

Europegirl, I am not sure if you have posted additional details about your relationship somewhere on Nairaland before, but if your boyfriend has never left Nigeria, would it be save to imply that you have never met him in person? Is he, in fact, serious about you? Did you promise him a green card? I know it sounds sadistic, but I have seen several posts on Nairaland from American/Western women, lashing out at Nigerian men, and accusing them of using these ladies to obtain papers to the West.

If you don't want to be another statistic, maybe you should do your homework carefully about the long distance relationship. It is a bad image that Westerners give our Nigerian men as "Users" when said ladies did not do their own research. PS: I am not trying to belittle your relationship, but hindsight after disappointment, as they say, is 20/20.

Jakumo:
Omonla toucheth not our anointed Becomerich. lest he lose his cool and deluge this thread with thousands of badwidth-hogging satellite pictures, thereby causing Oga Seun to ban him, which will in turn cause him to rise once more from the dead with yet another name.

On second thoughts though, pushing him over the edge might just be the best course of action YOU could do for Nairaland and Nigeria as a whole.  Praise the Lord !

LOL 

Becomrrich:
omonla

i assume you are hausa,
if you claim the yoruba desire is past. I said we all know what those OPC boys can do. you are a coward. why not post your address, name and others, so that OPC boys in nigeria can reach.

we have a problem and we are trying to solve the problem and get the yorubas out of a future war and you come  making noise. there is no future for nigeria, if we do not solve the issue and the solution is clare for anyone with brain. get the yoruba out and it change the configuration of nigeria political structure.

the tiv man already a minority in nigeria, removing the yorubas from nigeria would not change its status. or what change in the igboman. nothing. it only gives the igbo a better chance to become president. yoruba out of the way. the igbo have only the hausa to share power with.

Becomerich,
This has got to be the most entertaining hour I have had in a long time. 

So, at first, you make me out to be Igbo. Next, you decide that I am Hausa. And this is because I am telling you the truth that a Yoruba like me thinks you are making no sense? Have you noticed that non-Yorubas on all the threads you have started, believe that you may have a mental impediment as well? I do not say this to insult you. It is the image you have projected of yourself. (Yorubas want to join Benin Republic. Ha, Ha, HA!)

Okay, I will humor you this time, since I believe you are just misdirected, and need authentic Yorubas to show you the way.

1) You want me to provide you with my name, address and family's location for "Oduua People's Congress" boys (whoever they may be). Is this the best of a threat that you can give me? I am shaking in my girly Yoruba boots! OPC boys are going to visit my family in my Yoruba village so that my family will believe that Becomerich wants to join the Benin Republic. OPC was formed after Abiola's death. They were in favor of nationalism. Of course, thugs have joined them now, and I would probably be close to the mark if I assume that you are one of those thugs. As a result, your propaganda to join Benin Republic is self inflicted, and no honest-to-goodness Yoruba would agree to the "bufoonic" idea of seceding from Nigeria.

Considering the fact that your rants, and illogical propaganda makes you non-credible on Nairaland, who would want to associate with your OPC boys when the image you give of yourself, is of someone that should not be taken seriously?

2) You call me a coward: Why don't you set an example for me, and post your name, address and family details on here so that everyone can see the face behind the Benin Republic secession madness? Once you do that, then your status as a non-credible ranter-without-a-face will graduate to that of a non-credible-ranter-with-a-face. That way, I will not call you a coward without a backbone as well. 

Now, because I find this argument with you non-stimulating, this is my last response to you, unless you have something tangible to add to 'what you have done for Nigeria' - Just like Revmallam has been asking you.

Omonla:
Alright, Becomerich, you really need to cut out the crap (And I say this in the most respectful way).
The first time I ever heard of this nonsense that Yorubas want to join Benin Republic was when I finally had a chance to read one of your threads, complete with diagrams.

Stop the attention seeking, I speak as a Yoruba, and I can assure you, there is no present, future or realistic desire for us to leave Nigeria. If there is any Yoruba who shares your views (and I seriously doubt it), you are all clearly in the minority. You speak of the Phillipines being once part of the U.S. on an earlier post you made on this thread. Yes, the Phillipines was once annexed by the U.S. and they broke away. But have you noticed how many hundreds of thousands of Filipinos are literally begging to get into the U.S. and become Americans today? The country they 'shunned' in the past is now their dream land.

Becomerich, if you read my post above, you would have noticed that I wrote that Yorubas have no "present, future or realistic desire to leave." Did you notice that I did not include 'past'? The goal today is to consider the possibility of salvaging what is left of Nigeria, not create unnecessary problems. Your topics about joining Benin Republic lacks a certain element that makes it - How shall I say - Impractical.

Becomrrich:
Omola i do not think you are yoruba. i think you are igbo. but you claim we have no desire to leave and have never had. where are you from the moon,


1. What did they charge chief obafemi awolowo with,   way it not treason.

2. Did my father form OPC.  And what is OPC about,   is that not desire,

3. What was the agreement of the Yoruba during the nigeria civil, what they call the aburi conference. They agreement was we were to leave and form our own country.

And you say we have no desire.

Omola post your picture , name and address. I know those OPC boys are online, they want visit you in your house and show you the official agreement. it is black and white.  please post your picture, name and addre

No.

I am not Igbo. I will neither post my picture, name nor address (Are you kidding me?)

Ile oba t'o jo, ewa lo busi
(When a king's palace burns down, the rebuilt palace is more beautiful)

Nigeria has its current problems, but it can be rebuilt. Speaking of which, may I respectfully ask if Benin Republic has indicated that they want you?

By the way, stop usurping Revmallam's thread and lets stay on topic, shall we?

Becomrrich:
And to show you how a federation works. State can leave a federation or join the federation in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii join the federation of the USA.

And Puerto Rico's  later join the federation ,  So in the federation of nigeria. state can leave or join. And we yorubas, bendle and bayelsa want to leave.

Alright, Becomerich, you really need to cut out the crap (And I say this in the most respectful way).
The first time I ever heard of this nonsense that Yorubas want to join Benin Republic was when I finally had a chance to read one of your threads, complete with diagrams.

Stop the attention seeking, I speak as a Yoruba, and I can assure you, there is no present, future or realistic desire for us to leave Nigeria. If there is any Yoruba who shares your views (and I seriously doubt it), you are all clearly in the minority. You speak of the Phillipines being once part of the U.S. on an earlier post you made on this thread. Yes, the Phillipines was once annexed by the U.S. and they broke away. But have you noticed how many hundreds of thousands of Filipinos are literally begging to get into the U.S. and become Americans today? The country they 'shunned' in the past is now their dream land.

Yes, the same is true for Nigeria, as there are some disunifying morons who constantly talk about their ethnic group/groups leaving the country. Do not drag the Yoruba name into such stupidity as well.

And by the way, perhaps you should stay on topic? The question posed on this thread is "What have you done for your country?" Answer it, or quit discussing federlism and federations, which is obviously not the question here.

RevMallam:
Strange that you elaborate on financial crimes but then you encourage lawlessness. I also visit Nigeria, but I have never contributed to the scheme you mentioned although I have been asked several times. The worst that has happened to me was being detained between Owerri and Aba road for a total of 3 hours for refusing to comply. When I was released, I promptly filed a complaint against the officers at Owerri and in the end, they were transfered out. Currently, my lawyers are working on a case against another police division, but I will not go into details. You see, you can stand your ground if you do it the right way.
On the second point, I do object to the branding of Nigeria as the only country with financial crimes problems by various postings. The truth is that, it is a global problem and what is happening in the western world now proves me right.
But,I was looking for Financial or some other Tangible contributions. All the same,  have you considered investing or contributed to your community by making a small loan to one poor woman or man? Be sure they present you with what they intend to do with the money THAT WILL YIELD MORE money. Never give money to consumers. You will be amazed how far 50 thousand invested in selling Garri will change the life of a poor woman or man and how happier you will be seeing your contributions change a life. Give it a try.
revmallam

@Revmallam,

Awesome question. Let me give you an illustration of why Nigerians who truly want Nigeria to succeed, are not bothering to do so at this time:

1) Anyone who attempts to make a positive contribution (financial, time or otherwise) will most certainly fall victim to the majority of Nigerians who will take advantage of that goodwill to line their pockets with someone else's hard earned money. You may contend that those who take advantage of someone's goodness were forced to do so because they have been treated unfairly by someone else in the past - You would be right.
Therefore, it is a catch-22. Vicious cycle. You con me, I con you, and the good guy who comes along and tries to end the cycle will not succeed until the majority of Nigerians decide to pay forward some good, no matter whether evil was done to them previously.

2) Then, there is the issue of disunity, and here are a few examples: You may have noticed that Nairaland is rift with one tribe or the other exchanging insults, constantly on edge when their particular ethnic group is discussed to the point of responding on such threads with only verbal attacks at the average neutral poster (I stumbled across one thread like that, and was amazed at the lack of intellect behind the ethnic arguments I saw, only emotional outbursts that had no logical conclusions); and then there is the low self worth of certain tribes/persons on Nairaland, who have self-ostracized themselves because of a mass hysteria within such tribes that the rest of Nigeria/the world is out to get them. Paranoid disunity.

3) Consider the land mass of America. Texas alone, is almost the size of Nigeria. America became great because of factors like its huge land mass with the different areas pooling their resources. Nigeria would have a greater chance at success in West Africa, and then perhaps Africa again, as it is the largest land mass in the West African area, if ALL Nigerian groups pool their resources. Success could still be possible if Nigeria became fragmented (since it appears there are various threads on Nairaland about why the Yorubas or some other goodness knows tribe, needs to join some other Earth region).

3) America and the U.K. are diverse, with blacks, and whites, and we all know the different colors. Yet, those various groups put their differences aside and join their armies, or work their jobs in such a way that the countries succeed, no matter what the different people, white, black, native indian etc think of each other. What makes them so unified, despite their obvious background quarrels? When Nigeria can answer that, it would be the first step to a diverse, but successful country.

So tell me, Revmallam, if Nigerians should be doing something for Nigeria, don't you think it is a losing battle when these issues still exist?

alansam007:
I didn't say Nigaria have a problem, ok, What i simply mean is that the YORUBA race have to look and know who they are,where they coming and the sons of who they are(ODUDUWA).

:Slips into an armchair, considers amusement potential of thread:


And this is relevant to achieving what, precisely??

teaman01:
Dont criticise me for this. i nneed the friend for secret/private discussion so nigerians keep off and stop criticising

If you want Nigerians to keep off, don't you think that you are effectively telling Nigerians who are based in London and Canada not to "become your friend"? In other words, you will not receive a response from 98% of London based and Canadian based people on Nairaland because they are Nigerians 
The remaining 2% non-Nigerians on Nairaland would probably not be willing to indulge in this secret discussion.

otb.lanre:
Our organization Impart Academy is currently working with organizations in Austin Texas to put together a summer camp for teenagers, mostly Christian youths.

Here are the requirements that must be met in order to attend:

1. Complete and be able to pay for all paperwork, including VISA, Passport and application for Letter of Invitation

2. Arrange and pay for airfare from Nigeria to Austin, Texas, USA. [b]Once delegate arrives in Austin, we will be able to take care of he/ she from here.
3. Personal references. We require three letters of personal reference along with each reference's contact information.

4. A photograph and a copy of the delegate's passport

5. Delegate must fill out the Application that will be available soon and answer all of the essay questions. We are still working on finishing this up, I can send this to you when it's ready.

You can mail me and i will keep you posted.

Lanre Olabode
impartacademy@gmail.com[/b]

@OP

Are you in Austin? If not, who will be taking care of the kids when they arrive in Texas? Just curious.
Provide a web address on here for Impart Academy, so that parents can go research your organization and its history before turning the children over to your group for the summer. It is only appropriate.

teaman01:
Pls i need a london or canada base  friend. You can reach me on my number 2347025888646 or mail ayowole_olajide@yahoo.com.
                                                                       thanks.

Define "friend"

OBVIOUS:
Why should we care?  

Because immigrants are critical to the country's long-term economic health. Despite the fact that they constitute only

12% of the U.S. population, immigrants have started 52% of Silicon Valley's technology companies and contributed to

more than 25% of our global patents. They make up 24% of the U.S. science and engineering workforce holding

bachelor's degrees and 47% of science and engineering workers who have PhDs. Immigrants have co-founded firms

such as Google (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News), Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC - News), eBay (NasdaqGS:EBAY - News), and Yahoo!

(NasdaqGS:YHOO - News).


http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20090303/bs_bw/feb2009tc20090228990934

The operative question is indeed "Why should we care?" Immigrants leave because there are better options elsewhere.
I have no problem with America, but the fact is that the life cycle of a world power always comes to an end. America is  reaching its decline sooner rather than later. It looks like the EU will be taking over, as it increases with the strength of its member countries and their respective currencies.

Down the ages, one would note that Egypt was a world power for a certain period. Then Rome followed somewhere down the line. Then the U.K (among others). Their dynasties ended, and the closer each civilization got to the modern age, the shorter its lifespan.

This is not hate propaganda, but the fact is, other countries are attracting the best immigrants and those countries have more to offer than America in this new climate.

sammyafrik:
where is the best easy country to seek for aslummer ?or as a refugee

Omonla:
Somalia has a history of violating human rights. Not a country to seek asylum from.

sammyafrik:
i have a south african passport which is free visa to dublin but am in love with swiss .what should i do?

Wait a sec - I thought you were from a country with human rights violations, which was the reason why you were asking questions about getting asylum.

You are from South Africa? As in, a genuine SA citizen or fake passport carrier?
Why the heck are you asking for information about asylum when you are not from a country with human rights violations? You want to move to Switzerland by force, therefore you are planning on seeking fake asylum there?

Your audacity is unbelievable.

sammyafrik:
where is the best easy country to seek for aslummer ?or as a refugee

sammyafrik:
what about somali

Somalia has a history of violating human rights. Not a country to seek asylum from.

Jorryy:
ifthey ask you  why will you want to leave your country for another country on your political opinions? what will you say

You mean, applying for asylum in another country?
You would need to answer their questions regarding fear of being persecuted. By the way, asylum applications can't be 'faked' like other visa applications. Unlike applying for a visa to study or work (or every other category), all agencies approving asylum applications have knowledge of "countries' conditions" and whether political, religious or any other unrest exists in that country, or for the person/group seeking asylum. Making up a story of persecution will not fly.

Just saying. Not accusing you of anything o.

Siena:
Omonla, it's just humour.

I've learnt not to take Bigmodo seriously.

DeltaVAG^TM

Busy_body:
Omonla stop sweating yourself, Bigmodo was born and bred in Yankee, he is a shon of the shoil, check out his profile picture

Ah, I see 

I always wondered if anyone could be this desperate. Bigmodo, you should consider a career in stand-up comedy

dotmund:
everything in this life is a risk,if you do not try you will not know the real agent.even agent is not embassy they are just trying for you they have only 60% assurance so just try one first

You mean, let the person "try" fake Visa Agent A, and 50,000 naira later, Visa Agent A runs away with his/her money. Then person "tries" Visa Agent B and 70,000 naira later, Visa Agent B has disappeared.

Here is a better idea - You know the road to Embassy? Why you no fit go without Agent?

stev872:
Thanks Omonla

To be honest am really scared as i just got my I-20, My friend was at Abuja embassy Jnauray and he was denied visa by the consular officer and thats has got me really depressed.

Do you know the reason why he was denied? You can learn from his experience, so that you don't make the same error.