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justwise:
Trump does not care about Christians or peace in Nigeria, its all about the natural resource, Muslims are getting killed more than even Christian but he did not mention that., He wants to turn Nigeria to another Iraq in the name of fighting terrorist

He’s just appealing to his white evangelical friends and voters ahead for the midterms. Remember there is really nothing much to campaign than religion right now, especially when the economy is not going the right route.

Goke7:
He’s just appealing to his white evangelical friends and voters ahead for the midterms. Remember there is really nothing much to campaign than religion right now, especially when the economy is not going the right route.

My fear is that he is desperately looking for a way to take the headlines away from Epstein files release and the shutdown..starting a needless war will help him achieve that

justwise:
My fear is that he is desperately look for a way to take the headlines away from Epstein files release and the shutdown..starting a needless war will help him achieve that

Yea that’s true cos he’s been doing so much to distract from that issue even for the house to swear in a new elected democrat congress woman from Arizona has been on hold cos of the Epstein files in fact the house itself went on holiday 😂 chai American voters really did us dirty last year November

justwise:
I see many ignorant Nigerians are celebrating this post from one of the dumbest president America has ever elected.

If America is allowed to attack BokoHaram and other militant groups in Nigeria then this is the start of our own Afghanistan, Iraq etc.

American military intervention in any country has never lead to peace, infact all the countries American troop went into is now in the hands of those they went to fight.

The little peace Nigerians enjoy now will be a distance memory if Trump is allowed to carry out this threat.

I hear you — I agree Donald Trump is a racist, authoritarian, corrupt etc. POTUS.

However, the tension he is giving Tinubu and the useless APC aides is giving me so much joy. They thought they were untouchables, acting with impunity.

Whether Trump attacks or not, the message is clear. I expect them to sit up and stop junketeering and stop buying off opposition politics to defect to APC (two years before a general election). Kai, I have never seen a more useless Nigerian administration.

Jamesclooney:
I hear you — I agree Donald Trump is a racist, authoritarian, corrupt etc. POTUS.

However, the tension he is giving Tinubu and the useless APC aides is giving me so much joy. They thought they were untouchables, acting with impunity.

Whether Trump attacks or not, the message is clear. I expect them to sit up and stop junketeering and stop buying off opposition politics to defect to APC (two years before a general election). Kai, I have never seen a more useless Nigerian administration.

I really hope so, probably the only good thing that might come out of this.

My own is a need a job , as a new student here in England . Unfortunately emails are tearing me apart. Pls can someone refer me to vacancies in warehouse or care homes ,teaching assistants hospitality I can work in these fields

Try Indeed Flex for shifts and look out for Royal Mail employing for the festive season. Another good strategy to use is walk into the likes of Tesco and Sainsbury's and tell them you are looking for job as replenishment Assistant, you might be lucky.

You can't stop the unfortunate emails for now cos of your status but you also speak to your school's career and employability department to help you restructure your CV, might just be what you need.

Felista:
My own is a need a job , as a new student here in England . Unfortunately emails are tearing me apart. Pls can someone refer me to vacancies in warehouse or care homes ,teaching assistants hospitality I can work in these fields

Hello good people, my student visa interview at the UK embassy is tomorrow, I don't know what to expect but i have some documents of past interviews questions. Please can you guys help me with guidelines because i am really scared! thanks

Hello

I need advice.

I'm on a dependent visa. My partner is on SWV and we started visa extension on September 11 but no decision or communication till now. I have a very critical need to travel and I'm thinking of withdrawing my application.
I have like 3 questions and I'd appreciate any response

1. We applied together. Will my withdrawal affects her or they treat it as separate applications?

2. If I apply for the new visa in Nigeria when they finally approve her extension, am I going to need to provide TB test and police report again or just biometrics?
Note: the plan is to use super or priority.

3. Will it invalidate my time spent already if I'm applying for a new visa ?

Thank you

Please note: the reason for going home is critical and I won't be risking this if it's not important.

Raytento:
Hello

I need advice.

I'm on a dependent visa. My partner is on SWV and we started visa extension on September 11 but no decision or communication till now. I have a very critical need to travel and I'm thinking of withdrawing my application.
I have like 3 questions and I'd appreciate any response

1. We applied together. Will my withdrawal affects her or they treat it as separate applications?

2. If I apply for the new visa in Nigeria when they finally approve her extension, am I going to need to provide TB test and police report again or just biometrics?
Note: the plan is to use super or priority.

3. Will it invalidate my time spent already if I'm applying for a new visa ?

Thank you

Please note: the reason for going home is critical and I won't be risking this if it's not important.

Have you tried sending them a paid email telling them about the urgent need to travel hence your wanting an update or for them to expedite the decision making process?

If you have up to two weeks, this could work.

Raytento:
Hello

I need advice.

I'm on a dependent visa. My partner is on SWV and we started visa extension on September 11 but no decision or communication till now. I have a very critical need to travel and I'm thinking of withdrawing my application.
I have like 3 questions and I'd appreciate any response

1. We applied together. Will my withdrawal affects her or they treat it as separate applications?

2. If I apply for the new visa in Nigeria when they finally approve her extension, am I going to need to provide TB test and police report again or just biometrics?
Note: the plan is to use super or priority.

3. Will it invalidate my time spent already if I'm applying for a new visa ?

Thank you

Please note: the reason for going home is critical and I won't be risking this if it's not important.

Contact the Home Office and state your reason and ask for them to expedite? Might work.

If you do decide to withdraw and leave, it won't affect the primary applicant's application. I don't know what current requirements are for applying from Nigeria, but last I was aware you would only need a TB test if you've spent 6 months or more in Nigeria.

And in response to the last question, any period for which you do not hold a valid dependant visa would break your continuous residence for the 5 year route to ILR (so your qualifying period will restart when you get the next dependant visa); but there is an exception depending on lengths of time for gaps between visas in the 10 year route to ILR.

Of course, UK immigration rules are currently in flux and likely to remain that way for a while, so even if something applies now, it may not apply when the time comes for one to avail of it.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-continuous-residence

This is very helpful. Thank you

Cyberknight:
Contact the Home Office and state your reason and ask for them to expedite? Might work.

If you do decide to withdraw and leave, it won't affect the primary applicant's application. I don't know what current requirements are for applying from Nigeria, but last I was aware you would only need a TB test if you've spent 6 months or more in Nigeria.

And in response to the last question, any period for which you do not hold a valid dependant visa would break your continuous residence for the 5 year route to ILR (so your qualifying period will restart when you get the next dependant visa); but there is an exception depending on lengths of time for gaps between visas in the 10 year route to ILR.

Of course, UK immigration rules are currently in flux and likely to remain that way for a while, so even if something applies now, it may not apply when the time comes for one to avail of it.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-continuous-residence

Ohraykon:
Hello good people, my student visa interview at the UK embassy is tomorrow, I don't know what to expect but i have some documents of past interviews questions. Please can you guys help me with guidelines because i am really scared! thanks

First, though it nay not seem so to you, one needs to understand that the UK wants students coming in.
There would generally be three ways why you might not scale thru
First, your nerves- easier said than done but you need to gain some composure.

Secondly would be external factors such as predetermined outcomes or quotas which you largely cannot do much about.

Lastly would be documentary errors which is where I hope you have all documents in order.

Ohraykon:
Hello good people, my student visa interview at the UK embassy is tomorrow, I don't know what to expect but i have some documents of past interviews questions. Please can you guys help me with guidelines because i am really scared! thanks

No personal experience but these seem helpful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/1e704n5/just_had_my_study_visa_interview_today/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/1f5tg33/15hour_ukvi_interviewdid_i_mess_up_seeking_advice/

Best of luck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W89rWOKzOCo

Thinking abour real estate in 9ja always wondered why the risk/reward sometimes didn't add up.

This was a good watch. Where do folks think there's value to be had in 9ja?

jedisco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W89rWOKzOCo

Thinking abour real estate in 9ja always wondered why the risk/reward sometimes didn't add up.

This was a good watch. Where do folks think there's value to be had in 9ja?

This has made me laugh so much this morning.

That first 1 billion monstrosity of a house in Pinnock has to be the most absurd thing I've seen in a long time.

I do think there's still value to be had, and we have purchased some large tracts (several acres each) in places in the outskirts of the city we went to Uni in and believe based on our knowledge of the place will be in demand decades from now. The idea is that we'll use them for mini estates or similar in 20, 30 years' time years or just sell them, but it's not a core part of our investing thesis. Mostly a fire and forget thing with non-essential funds (and honestly there's probably a big sentimental aspect as well). I think the same thing will apply to many University cities/towns.

I don't think anyone seeking medium-term returns should be investing in real estate in Nigeria from the UK. There are a plethora of ways to invest your money in the UK with much lower risk (although with the currency stablizing that factor seems to be going away so the risk profile might change significantly).

The only exception I previously looked into was short lets in Lagos/Abuka but I concluded they aren't particularly viable given the kinds of prices covered in this video.

justwise:
I see many ignorant Nigerians are celebrating this post from one of the dumbest president America has ever elected.

If America is allowed to attack BokoHaram and other militant groups in Nigeria then this is the start of our own Afghanistan, Iraq etc.

American military intervention in any country has never lead to peace, infact all the countries American troop went into is now in the hands of those they went to fight.

The little peace Nigerians enjoy now will be a distance memory if Trump is allowed to carry out this threat.

With the way things are, the killings and desensitisation to them have become too much.

Without being a fan of Trump, the Nigerian government has failed to step up and address this. Yet, our politicians increasingly feed fat. I cannot in all honesty tell someome who has seen their family and many more murdered not to seek help especially if I'm not providing a reasonable alternative.

With what I know about the north and direction of travel so far, this menace may ultimately lead to the end of Nigeria if not well handled.

justwise:
I see many ignorant Nigerians are celebrating this post from one of the dumbest president America has ever elected.

If America is allowed to attack BokoHaram and other militant groups in Nigeria then this is the start of our own Afghanistan, Iraq etc.

American military intervention in any country has never lead to peace, infact all the countries American troop went into is now in the hands of those they went to fight.

The little peace Nigerians enjoy now will be a distance memory if Trump is allowed to carry out this threat.

I know two people who had near death experience in the Northern part of Nigeria, and both are Christians. One had his head butchered by Fulani herdsmen in the middle of the night and left him in the pool of his blood. Thank God grace saved him. The second person, a lady, living in southern Kaduna then. While the Islamic Jihadists were on rampage when El-Rufai was the Governor, she took to her heels for safety and had no place to hide save a pit where they already dumped about 30 dead bodies. She jumped in and pretended to be dead. She was there for almost 12 hours before help came.
These ones, and many other Nigerians who were victims have a different opinion from yours. By the way, both of them are in the UK now.

Goodenoch:
This has made me laugh so much this morning.

That first 1 billion monstrosity of a house in Pinnock has to be the most absurd thing I've seen in a long time.

The first house was truly an eyesore. At first, I thought it was something bespoke until it became obvious the house was just a mess. I dont understand the general love for all white exterior walls and concreted exterior floors.

The issue with investing in 9ja is the sentimental value it holds for us. Manytimes, the economical value fails to add up. There's the advantage of diversification and the fact that stuff in 9ja is out of reach from any western brouhaha should things go awry. But then, the currency devaluation and poor property laws remain an issue.

Buying in 9ja is mainly via cash. That 1b when converted to pounds would set one up with quite a few standard buy-to-lets in the UK. Investments one can retire on reap the reward of in any part of the world. To me, main advantage of property investment is leverage, without that, index fvnds are a much better option.

I also looked at the Air bnb ish but the maths didn't add up for the cost of property in good parts of Abj/Lag. However, I've heard of someone abroad who does this in Lagos- quite bespoke apartments. Chap reports it adds up. Afterall, little/no operating tax is paid.

Finally, e be like say na empty land e go be but that also has its issues. Even after securing it, one might return and see it's been sold off or bandits don relocate there.

babajeje123:
I know two people who had near death experience in the Northern part of Nigeria, and both are Christians. One had his head butchered by Fulani herdsmen in the middle of the night and left him in the pool of his blood. Thank God grace saved him. The second person, a lady, living in southern Kaduna then. While the Islamic Jihadists were on rampage when El-Rufai was the Governor, she took to her heels for safety and had no place to hide save a pit where they already dumped about 30 dead bodies. She jumped in and pretended to be dead. She was there for almost 12 hours before help came.
These ones, and many other Nigerians who were victims have a different opinion from yours. By the way, both of them are in the UK now.

Quite harrowing stories I can relate to them after living in the north and witnessing many riots.

The one that did it for me was when I witnessed a truck of bodies being brought to the hospital where I worked. They were the result of a riot that happened on the far outskirts of the city. As of then, the mortuary of other state hospitals around had filled up with casualties. I looked at bodies of young and old that had been butchered like cattle. I told myself I was done with that town. Not surprisingly, the government declared a local curfew and later claimed it was less than 10 that died.

If one has witnessed the other end of this menace, it gives perspective. It shouldn't take Trump to remind us the value of human life.

Please my people, urgent advice needed for a family.

His wife is the main applicant and on a CoS that will expire soon . Her employer said she has applied for CoS and paid for premium (£8000).
Ten days has past and no good news. The family planned applying for FLR while wait for the CoS. The issue now is, they are short of funds (£3900) per person. Can both parent applied theirs and do for their daughter (less than 16 years old) later?

Please urgent advice

Raytento:
Hello

I need advice.

I'm on a dependent visa. My partner is on SWV and we started visa extension on September 11 but no decision or communication till now. I have a very critical need to travel and I'm thinking of withdrawing my application.
I have like 3 questions and I'd appreciate any response

1. We applied together. Will my withdrawal affects her or they treat it as separate applications?

2. If I apply for the new visa in Nigeria when they finally approve her extension, am I going to need to provide TB test and police report again or just biometrics?
Note: the plan is to use super or priority.
3. Will it invalidate my time spent already if I'm applying for a new visa ?
Please note: the reason for going home is critical and I won't be risking this if it's not important.

If you reapply from Nigeria, you will restart your clock to ILR. To answer question 3 yes it invalidates the time you spent here.
If you are applying from within the UK it is leave to remain, if applying from outside it is LEAVE TO ENTER, so your clock restarts. I am very sure of this one. If that’s fine by you, then go ahead.

babajeje123:
I know two people who had near death experience in the Northern part of Nigeria, and both are Christians. One had his head butchered by Fulani herdsmen in the middle of the night and left him in the pool of his blood. Thank God grace saved him. The second person, a lady, living in southern Kaduna then. While the Islamic Jihadists were on rampage when El-Rufai was the Governor, she took to her heels for safety and had no place to hide save a pit where they already dumped about 30 dead bodies. She jumped in and pretended to be dead. She was there for almost 12 hours before help came.
These ones, and many other Nigerians who were victims have a different opinion from yours. By the way, both of them are in the UK now.

Sure but when American military intervention in Nigeria starts they will share the same opinion with me, throughout the history American military intervention never lead to peace and American never won any war against terrorism, but America have destroyed every single country they went into.

Nigerians are getting killed by militants, both Christians and Muslims, Trump is trying to start a religious war by making it look as if only Christians are getting killed.

jedisco:
With the way things are, the killings and desensitisation to them have become too much.

Without being a fan of Trump, the Nigerian government has failed to step up and address this. Yet, our politicians increasingly feed fat. I cannot in all honesty tell someome who has seen their family and many more murdered not to seek help especially if I'm not providing a reasonable alternative.

With what I know about the north and direction of travel so far, this menace may ultimately lead to the end of Nigeria if not well handled.

Totally agreed but military intervention by a foreign govt is never the solution as that never worked anywhere in the world.

American defence contractors are rubbing their hands together now waiting to start selling guns and other aminations to us and laugh their way to the bank. We will pay for this war with our resources while the country is destroyed and the war will never end.

harrrry:
Please my people, urgent advice needed for a family.

His wife is the main applicant and on a CoS that will expire soon . Her employer said she has applied for CoS and paid for premium (£8000).
Ten days has past and no good news. The family planned applying for FLR while wait for the CoS. The issue now is, they are short of funds (£3900) per person. Can both parent applied theirs and do for their daughter (less than 16 years old) later?

Please urgent advice

I can't speak to the COS issue, but regarding the FLR application, have you/your friend consulted a reputable immigration lawyer and are they advising you/them to make this application?

justwise:
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Sure but when American military intervention in Nigeria starts they will share the same opinion with me, throughout the history American military intervention never lead to peace and American never won any war against terrorism, but America have destroyed every single country they went into.

Nigerians are getting killed by militants, both Christians and Muslims, Trump is trying to start a religious war by making it look as if only Christians are getting killed.

It is unfortunate that you people say this. So, Trump is trying to start a religious war, whereas he did not burn Deborah Samuel Yakubu to ashes?

It is important the victims and those from the affected areas know who their enemies are. It is not just the jihadists, but those who fervently defend the jihadists' views and actions. Justwise would never live in the affected areas, but he disregards their experiences.

Thankfully, Trump is the president and not anyone on this thread.

justwise:
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Sure but when American military intervention in Nigeria starts they will share the same opinion with me, throughout the history American military intervention never lead to peace and American never won any war against terrorism, but America have destroyed every single country they went into.

Nigerians are getting killed by militants, both Christians and Muslims, Trump is trying to start a religious war by making it look as if only Christians are getting killed.

Justwise, Nigerians are not getting killed by militants. They are getting killed by Fulani Herdsmen, Islamic Jihadists, and Boko Haram. Let's start by calling a spade what it is first. That said, the killings started in the North with Christians as the main victims. The silence of the Nigeria government, coupled with the supports these terrorists received from some state governors and Islamic leaders like Gumi, made the killings continue, and the Muslims are now becoming victims.

Trump is not starting any religious war in Nigeria. The war started many years back in the North and gradually, it's coming to the South. We need all the external supports we can get to end these ethnic cleansing and religious genocides since our governments, both state and Federal, are highly useless.