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Pweetiebabe:
TEAM NOVEMBER BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT/ ROLL CALL


With joy in my heart and a heart full of gratitude to God I receive the Barton from Team October cappo and welcome us all to our month...
We bless God cos our long awaited month of testimony is here. I pray as you all walk to the delivery room this month none shall return empty handed in Jesus, you shall all return with your bundle of testimony.

For those of us that Ported,the Almighty will continue to keep us and our babies in Jesus name.
I am also glad to announce the birth of Mama Opsycal prince, she already declared the floor open with ease.

NAME.....................EDD....................SEX

1. Pweetiebabe.....Nov 2..........XX(Ported to oct30th BA seen)
2. Voucher.............Nov19..........XX(team pink)
3. Awesomejah......Nov24.........Unknown
4. Opsycal...............Nov18.........Unknown
5. Haafiness
6. Mmadimma.........Nov17.......XY(team blue)
7. Missviva..............Nov12......XY(team blue)
8. desaie............... Nov17.......XX(team Pink)
9. HopefulBee......Nov21......Unknown
10. Onyi4classic.....Nov13.....Unknown
11. Brownsmoothie....Nov15.....XY(team blue)
12. Stenvee.................Nov19....XX(team Pink)
13. Callola..........Nov 18 &21.....XY ported to Oct5....BA and Bs seen
14. litubow..........Nov25..........XY(team blue)
15. Pweetyoge......Nov25......... XY(Ported to Oct23rd....BA seen
16. LadyMessi.......Nov12....... XX(team Pink)

Oya now team no loss ,we are getting closer to meeting our LO's
#TeamNovemberForEasyDelivery#
#TeamNoLoss#

Present o Cappo
I'm super excited so we will finally get to rest before this month ends, no two ways about it.
I pray for all November mamas, easy peasy delivery to us all

Opsycal:
BA!!!!!

God has done it again. Today, our prince arrived weighing 4.86kg. Indeed, God is ever faithful!!!

Team November I don port o

What!!! 4.86!!!!!

Congratulations ooo
Mamas are heros

Pweetiebabe:
BA! BA!! BA!!!

Jehovah overdo has done it again, to the glory of God Almighty I welcome my princess around 2:30pm weighing 3.2kg with shikini tear.... Labour was so short and bearable till the last minute.. Mother alive, baby alive, daddy and big sister super joyous.

Oya Team November una cappo don port o

God be praised! Cappo don port leave us ooo
Congratulations teamie! I tap into this testimony o. Now I'm super excited we are in November oya ooo November mamas show thine faces, let us dance these babies out

kbower:
This is exactly what I did over the last 2 days now, and guess what, she has been stalking me with calls. I only call her when there is something important to discuss, but calls based on, i miss u and all of that nor even dey again, the moment she noticed I have drifted from showing affection over calls, she started bombarding me with calls complaining that I dont call her.

My dear, be very careful with the advice you heed to online. It can make or mar your home. Most people telling you to ignore her are not even married and do not know the level of commitment that marriage requires.
If your home breaks today, they won't be there to help you cope.
Choose a suitable time with your wife, call her and talk about all these. Try to be calm and polite, do not judge or accuse her. Let her know your fears and how her actions are making you uncomfortable.

If after talking to her, she is still stubborn and not willing to change, you can just stay back in Nigeria and let her know that it was her attitude that made you take such decision.

Pweetiebabe:
Someone should come and give me e-hug, Just feeling tired and emotional since.....But I already told hubby d only thing to help lift my spirit at d moment is money.. Waiting For my apart from him.

sorry mama (plenty hugs). Na your baby dey give you sign so o. Get ready, it's almost time
May God make it easy

yemology:
Visa alert
My mum biometrics 17th march
I got a call about her application on 25 th of April
Picked up visa today.
More testimony today.

Can I dm you please?
I need some guidance as I'm about applying for my mum too

yemology:
Hello house please iam trying to apply visiting visa for mum though am on maternity leave will be resuming back soon working with NHS and my balance statement is 4k)pounds. Please did I need to include my mum statement BC iam the one the one sponsoring her. Please is there any information I need to include in the application.
Also my mom is retired am trying to include her retirement document plus her land properties and she has 550k in her account too . Please I need advice

Hello, please how did your application go?

Hello house
I want to apply for a visiting visa for my mum and I need guidance on the documents to submit and how much I should have in my UK account as the sponsor.

Anyone who has successfully invited someone should please put me through
Thank you

justwise:
https://www.nairaland.com/6969367/general-uk-visa-enquiries-part

Thank you very much

Please anyone who has successfully applied for a visitor's visa should help give me insight abeg or refer me to a page where it has been previously discussed. The information I have been getting is quite conflicting and I don't want to make mistakes

Cc Justwise

Good morning my people

Please what's the least amount of money I should have in my account if I'm planning to invite someone to the UK?

If you have successfully invited anyone, abeg let's connect so you can put me through. I have tried watching a lot of YouTube videos and I'm hearing stuffs like "6 months bank statement" "6 months pay slips"
How true?
I need first hand experience

Gemma11:
I don't think you need to change your accent. However you need to understand that Nigerian English is a lot different from British English, from phrasing down to pronounciations.

i.e.
Nigerians: "They are telling me I did well!"
British: "They've said I did well"

or
Nigerians: "I have spent years doing retail banking in Nigeria"
British: "In Nigeria, I spent several years working in retail banking"

Thos are the areas of speech you need to be mindful of when trying to communicate. We Nigerians tend to talk fast as well so that is another area to focus on if you want to be understood by your colleagues.

Nigerians talk fast?
To me o, I think it is the oyibos that rap when they talk

ugoonuoha:
So sorry, I know the feeling! Accomodation is now kryptonite. I feel there should be a law to limit number of applicants per advert. Should be illegal for landlords to be using would be tenants to catch cruise. It should be basic info...where you work, income level, background check etc. For like maximum 5 ppl. Then you proceed with your candidate. If person falls through, go with backup option. Not dozens of application per house. Just compare with the ease of paying for house you like on the spot in Naija. First come first serve!

No mind them. There was this house that we were the first to view. We were so positive about it because we met all the criteria but the agency said they have to wait for more applications before sending it over to the landlord to decide. It took them about one week to gather applications and we were not picked in the end. E pain me
They called afterwards to say that the person chosen by the landlord is no longer interested and asked if we still want the place. We said yes! Our hopes came alive again but guess what? They had to go gather other applications again to submit to the landlord for the second time and we were disappointed again.
The one we finally got, we were the first to view the house and the agency did not waste time in pushing our application to the landlord. That same day, he approved it and that's it.

ugoonuoha:
Spot on!
I just laughed when I saw his comment and "aspire to perspire" reply. This country is going through a serious housing crisis ATM! I went through everything you did...but for 2 months. Used all the sites possible plus word-of-mouth. It was so depressing. Ontop the expensive rent that you're willing to pay...no one was willing to accept. Some landlords/agents even rejected upfront rent payment and opt for others applying.

Imagine the pain of going for viewing, doing paperwork etc. And then being told someone else has been given the place. Same outcome....over and over and over again. Accomodation is more rare than gold in the UK today! Thank God the word-of-mouth search finally paid off and it came at the nick of time. Bypassed all the rubbish process and got my keys same day. Such a huge relief!

I was almost depressed. Filling different application forms like you are looking for a job and being told off at the end of the day. Sometimes you go for a viewing and meet like 10 other people viewing same apartment. Before you get home and submit your application, boom the house is taken.
Mind you, me and my husband work full time, non smokers, no pets, no children . I thought these would help but for where?

hustla:
I wonder why Nigerians feel the need to provide evidence of whatsapp chats and personal stuff, reeks of overdo and desperation etc

This is sufficient

Nigerians no dey play with visa matter
But sometimes we over do it really

frankadrian:
Hello People, what a job Yall have done here. It feels so good to read about everyone's experiences. I will be very happy to get your inputs in my situation.

This November, I'll be getting married to my fiance who's a nurse in the Uk, and hopefully join her by January. We want to have just the traditional and court wedding at this time. We'd like the court wedding to take place in Asaba, but I saw on the ministry of interior's website that only marriages conducted at the Federal Marriage Registries are recognized and legal.

Asaba doesn't have a Federal Marriage Registry, does this mean that if I have my wedding in Asaba, the UK embassy will not recognize our marriage as legal?

I saw there's an option to get married at a local marriage registry and afterwards, request for a federal marriage certificate via the online portal. I would like to know if anyone has ever done this and how fast is the process of getting the certificate as I wouldn't want unnecessary delays.

Finally, I would like to know what would be considered a strong proof of relationship by the UK Embassy, or would federal marriage certificate and pictures suffice?

Thank you all very much for your kind replies.

For my husband, we used just our court marriage certificate and wedding pictures (traditional and white) as evidence.

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Blessedmum:
The round ligament pain is something else o,to turn wahala, to sit another stress, to stand up issue. May God make it easy for us all.
After October is November so we are together, safe delivery to us all.

Honestly o, sometimes I feel like crying especially when my bladder is full at night and I have to turn and get out of bed . This journey is something else but God dey

Pweetiebabe:
TEAM NOVEMBER OCTOBER ROLL CALL

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!!
September Thanks so much for being so good to us, daddy we commit this new month into your hands let your umbrella of protection forever be upon us...
Congratulations in advance to all team October, xoxo happy for you guys o.....To all team November that will be porting to this month I pray the Lord will make it an Easy journey in jesus

Mama Haafiness I hope all it's well ma, Grace and mercy of God overshadow u and our baby in Jesus name

NAME.....................EDD....................SEX

1. Pweetiebabe.....Nov 2..........XX(team pink)
2. Voucher.............Nov19..........XX(team pink)
3. Awesomejah......Nov24.........Unknown
4. Opsycal...............Nov18.........Unknown
5. Haafiness
6. Mmadimma.........Nov17.......XY(team blue)
7. Missviva..............Nov12......XY(team blue)
8. desaie............... Nov17.......Unknown
9. HopefulBee......Nov21......Unknown
10. Onyi4classic.....Nov13.....Unknown
11. Brownsmoothie....Nov15.....XY(team blue)
12. Stenvee.................Nov19....XX(team Pink)
13. Callola..........Nov 18 &21.....Surprise(team green)
14. litubow..........Nov25..........XY(team blue)
15. Pweetyoge......Nov25......... Unknown
16. LadyMessi.......Nov12....... XX(team Pink)

Oya now team no loss ,we are getting closer to meeting our LO's
#TeamNovemberForEasyDelivery#
#TeamNoLoss#

Present o Cappo
Seriously counting down. This round ligament pain is no joke oo. I'm always in pain when turning. I pray for all my teammates, may the remaining days be easy for us.

October mamas Congratulations in advance, I envy you all

N3TRAL:
It doesn't matter.

The opposition will always joke about irrelevant things online while they cry behind their keyboards.

This is a true story.

I almost missed my flight in June when I went to pick up a man I was to travel with.

When the driver drove to his residence, the man was complaining of a headache.

We had to divert to a pharmacy to get his B.P drugs that morning. This was the morning after APC's Presidential Primaries.

Tinubu was not declared winner yet but the amount of aspirants who stepped down to support him made the man's hypertension terrible. It was later that day that I realized that the man was sick just because Tinubu won.

He's from a particular part of the country. That's how much Tinubu is hated there and I know from experience that everyone who jokes about his little moves cry inside that the man keeps going despite unprecedented envy, hatred and adversity.

You can lie
Anyways make una enjoy una naija politics

Solumtoya:
I was in your exact position last year and I took the Electric cos "what's the alternative? Keep searching with no end in sight?". True, the bills were higher: when gas folks were doing £80, I was doing about £240 so 3 times more. Thankfully, I could afford it. I also had to make changes in the way I used my heating to reduce the bills. I have a feeling if I had reduced my Thermostat to 19°c, I may have gone well below £200.

Funny story: my first month, I had my heater on 24/7 with Thermostat at about 30°c, my bill was about £900 for a month. Electric heating doesn't forgive such carelessness.

So, yes, electric is more expensive. Should you take it? it's up to you to decide.

Thank you very much for your response

TheGuyFromHR:
Only you can decide that, taking into consideration the effort and time you expended in securing the place you've got now, the tight housing market and your pocket.
Electric heating costs more than gas, that is true. In Aberdeen back then, I think the rough estimate was anything from 2 and half times to 3 times more expensive (although energy was way cheaper then of course). Do some research online and get an idea of what the differential is like now. I think there are some time of use tariffs such as Economy 10 and all that that are supposed to ease wet heating costs a little, not sure if those would be obtainable where you are, you'd have to check with the supplier(s).

Thank you very much

Good morning my people. I have been looking for an apartment for a while now and I just managed to get accepted by a landlord (the competition is real). But my issue now is that the house fully runs on electric. I have heard so much about how electric is way costlier than gas. Right now, I don't know if I should just go ahead with it considering the fact that it is very difficult to secure an accommodation now or wait for an apartment that uses gas.

Is gas worth the wait?
Is electric as bad as people make it sound?
Please I need your suggestions