₦airaland Forum

fergie001:
Oshiomhole was wrong, that Judgement didn't nullify Asuen or this one.

That judgement was an interlocutory appeal and didn't negate this one even though it went against Asuen and I understand he is heading to the Supreme Court on it but it doesn't invalidate this judgement.


That is not the case Oshiomhole was talking about, because the Appeal Court has not ruled on it.

In the case of the delegates, the judgement did not invalidate the Primary or Asuen, that's why his name is on the INEC list however, there are parts of that judgement that needs some appealing, Asuen surprisingly did not appeal but PDP is appealing that.

ExplorerReturns:
This is very wrong and I don't know why people don't see it. This will lead to a complete state capture by the ruling party.

In true democracies like america, federal agencies are not responsible for conducting state elections. We have seen how the ruling party removes and makes governors at will.

If inec, a federal agency, is allowed to decide the electoral process of states in Nigeria, then the state agency for elections should be totally responsible for the conduct of local government elections in their domains.

In my opinion inec should only conduct federal elections while state elections agency should be responsible for state elections while local government elections agency should be responsible for local government elections.

This is the opposite of true federalism and we are just concentrating everything in Abuja which is very wrong. States needs their independence. We can't continue in this unitary system of government that is stifling development and promoting tribalism and political rascality.

senatordave1:
Chai,you are good.where have you been

Excellence100:
Please who paid SEVIS fee recently?

My people in the US are saying western Union is down and I'm wondering if that could happen for days...

Could it be that there is something they are not doing right?

Fairview1:
I appreciate the fact that you are willing to share this journey with us. More like we are traveling with you to the USA on virtual visit. I'm certainly going to follow this thread to the end. Hopefully, I am going to learn one or two things.

Macphenson:
I said it yesterday, the House of Assembly will appeal the ruling till Supreme court, by that time, their tenure must have expired.

The aim of applying for stay of execution and appealing rhe justment is just a distraction and to keep Shuaibu busy doing nothing while the elections take place.

fergie001:
When I discuss issues from a legal perspective, I don't introduce the political aspect of it

Let me restate again for emphasis that these delegates have no locus standi been that they are not aspirants in the primary process.

These courts have restated this only recently in George Orlu v Tonye Cole and the SC in Osagie Iyore v Enoghama.

The SC was emphatic that the Apex Court will not open the floodgates for delegates to invade the Court. Only aspirants can..... There is nothing fantastic that Ekwo had done except what he did also in 2022.

In the same issues in 2022, he also ruled like this, the appeal Court upturned it and the SC also dismissed it.

If you are not an aspirant, you have no locus standi to sue, it has been chorused many times, everybody should go to the field and contest.

BrTune:
Do you mean the CEAC portal? It just shows "Submitted"

fergie001:
The Certified True Copy of the Judgement delivered by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja shows that the ruling did not invalidate or nullify the Edo PDP Governorship Primary.

The judgement also did not make any pronouncement on the validity or otherwise of Asue Ighodalo or his running mate, Osarodion Ogie.

The suit was filed on 8th February 2024 by Kelvin Mohammed, on behalf of 375 Ward delegates allegedly barred from participating in the 22nd February Primary.

studyless123:
If you've received a letter/email similar to the attached, please note that you've been DQ.

DQ simply means NVC have reviewed your documents and fees and you're good to go.
The next stage is waiting for an interview date.

BrTune:
Is there anyone here waiting to be DQ’d ? I submitted all my documents to NVC several weeks ago but still waiting to receive notice that I have been documentarily qualified

PearlnPearl:
Your case is very similar to mine.

I applied from Nigeria and had a similar experience. I submitted my documents to the NVC in late October 2023, even though my Priority Date (PD) was January 2023 and not yet current. In November 2023, I received an acknowledgment from NVC that they had received my documents and would contact me when a visa was available. However, this acknowledgment did not mean I was documentary qualified (DQ).

My PD became current in the June bulletin for July 2024, and on July 1, 2024, I received an email from NVC indicating that I was now DQ. This means the NVC acknowledgment is different from the DQ notification.

So, my advice is for you to hang in there. My wait period after receiving an acknowledgment of the receipt of my documents from NVC was about 7 months.

olig:
On the DQ

I think I now understand a bit better.

I would conclude that DQ is a function of being current. It seems one can not be DQ without being current. One can only receive the acknowledgement email.

Also, I think the acknowledgement of the "receipt of the fee and all required documents needed for the scheduling of an interview" is the last important thing that an applicant needs to achieve on his/her own (that is, within his/her power). The rest are based on the movement of dates.

I have received the acknowledgement email in November 2023. I was also partly wondering if that was the DQ. But now I know.

Anyway, to me, the most important thing is the content of the email which says I "have everything in order, and awaiting interview". That was why I didn't bother. And I know I'm not current yet.

Indispensable85:
Una eye go soon clear. How will Oshiomhole suffer if Monday Okpebholo loses the election? Lol 🤣🤣🤣 I just dey laff u.

Monday Okpebholo has since lost this election. Asue Ighodalo is even closer to Oshiomhole than Okpebholo. Save this comment.

Indispensable85:
Una too funny ooo 🤣🤣🤣
What's the use of a voting population you can't get majority votes from? It's not just about the population but the votes you can get from it. It's like choosing datti Ahmed as LP vice presidential candidate because of the population of Kaduna. How much votes was he able to get from the Kaduna eventually? Lol 🤣🤣🤣

When you pick a deputy, pick someone that has a substantial influence on his district or at least can win his LGA to complement his principal.

It's about the capacity of the person to gather votes not necessarily the population of the LGA. You can pick a person from Egor or oredo or ikpoba okha and he ends up losing his polling unit, ward and LGA. You can't give what you don't have bro

EdoGovernor2024:
Point of CORRECTION.

Rev. Okpebholo is NOT Senator Monday Okpebholo's father.

Rev. Okpebholo is a native of UROMI.

Senator Monday Okpebholo is a native of UWESSAN-IRRUA.

Senator Monday Okpebholo suffered and grew up as AN ORPHAN. That is why he is a KIND man.

Senator Monday Okpebholo is MY YOUNGER KINSMAN in Uwessan-Irrua and I was his TEACHER in Ujabhole Grammar School, UWESSAN-IRRUA.

senatordave1:
This is the next governor of Edo state but first of all he must take the following steps;
Firstly,visit senator oshiomhole and apologize,pledging your total loyalty.offer him the running mate slot,ssg,chief of staff,70% of commissioners,all federal slots and a huge amount of gift.

Secondly,visit and liaise with hon denco and offer him a hand of friendship and reconciliation.do same to other aggrieved party stakeholders and aspirants like indispensable85.

Thirdly,strike a deal wit deputy governor shuaibu and other aggrieved members of the Dan orbih faction

Ofunaofu:
While I am not holding a brief for the national chairman of LP, why arrest and humiliate him in such a manner over some trump-up charges? Moreover, the current national chairman of APC was caught on camera stuffing his babariga with dollars, which are proceeds of bribery and corruption, when he was governor of Kano State, and today he is walking free.

MasterTeeUSA:
You are teaching an educator active listening, verbal and non-verbal cues lol. Anyways, listen and shake your head and don't inform, educate and enlighten your clients about differences not being deficient. It is up to you. I know we can be difficult...if I was a white man now, you would listen and understand my point as well Lol.

Hx1x:
Just got this email from WorldRemit.

Seems CBN has quietly re-introduced their policy where people abroad can no longer send foriegn currency directly to folks in Nigeria. Folks in Nigeria now can only receive the naira equivalent of the money sent.

I've checked Western Union and seems to be the same as well. Moneygram still allows dollars to be sent, but can only be picked up. Can't send to a dorm account any more.
I have checked and haven't seen any news on this.

airsaylongcome:
What is the problem with storing wealth in USD to retain value? In 2018, I lost my well paying job and was left with a “huge” amount of over 2m in RSA. Today that 2m is worthless compared to what I could have done with it in 2018. There’s absolutely no need to go after foreign remote workers with your proposal. Otherwise, many would hold their money in offshore accounts using apps like Wise or Payoneer to the detriment of the banking system here

Beautifulday:
There are many ways to do it. Nigerians like more money. Since they cannot have their dollar either in bank or in cash, why would they send dollar?
They will get someone who will send naira and collect dollar. Dollar remain in dollar economy and naira remain in naira economy.
If you don't know, europe discourge nigerians send foreign exchange home.

ITbomb:
Bank FX rates and BDC are almost the same now, so it won't matter much.

My only issue is that they should leave dom account for people who wishes to transact internationally (send out)

Mavor:
Nigeria will have a serious FX inflow problem. No one will use banks with their rubbish FX rate. Crypto all the way!

ifinger:
Does it mean one can now withdraw naira equivalent from a domiciliary account in Nigeria?

ifegen:
You're missing my point, the category was for performance... Unless the performance is referring to performance on the charts, of which I'd say it was undeserving. I guess Grammys have to tell us the criteria for awarding any song from that particular category then.

MasterTeeUSA:
We cant be timid o...I remember seeing all our Nigerian folks naming their children American names...cos Americans cant pronounce Nigerian names. I was livid. Do they change their own names for us, no? I named my daughter my Yoruba name...she wanted to use middle name to help the teachers cos it is in English...I told her...teach them how to pronounce your name...that is your official name. Now, everyone calls her by her name .... OLUWATOSIN. You cannot conform...everyone must meet in the middle. I learn your culture, you learn mine. When we remain timid, we set a precedent for future generations. We can correct without being disrespectful.

ifegen:
We forget that the award was for performance, the artist with the best performance for the submitted song for the year under review. And with Rush, the song was a hit no doubt, enjoyed international and local radio play, but there's just a hand full of live performance of the song from Ayra. Unlike Water by Tyla. Her team promoted the song so well, booked her shows on many live TV shows and her dancing and live singing skills won the voters over.

Water isn't as big as any of those songs in that category, but her live shows outperformed all the songs there. Davido would be the first Runner-up for me. His performance of unavailable on Jimmy Kimmel Live show was dope too.

Kobicove:
It is grounds for dismissal because if a client sues the business for negligence the fact that a staff said "Sorry" could be tendered in court as evidence that they are guilty as charged!

sukkot:
actually they do. true story. 2 months ago. this gas station on ahmadu bello way victoria island. this white woman pulled up as passenger in a SUV. na so she begin tell everybody say MAKE I NO CHANGE AM FOR YOU OOOO. everybody burst into laughter. it was too funny

MasterTeeUSA:
lol and just like that you have become a conforming slave...you stay silent and they talk to you like they own you. You can take a stand and speak with confidence to defend your point. You should have said when I say it's okay, it means I've heard you. I come from a different culture and as much as I am willing to learn, you need to understand we will be different and that's okay too. You use it as a haha moment to educate them as well.

qtguru:
I was referring to tosinhtml statement as fact driven. Guy the tech industry is tough, even me outside of Nigeria is facing constant rejection. Never seen anything like this. I'm just holding on to freelance

tosinhtml:
Andela as a company has lost most of their gigs, companies in the US are moving away from remote work in Africa. A lot of experienced devs left with no jobs. Other agencies like Toptal are experiencing decline too.

So trust me, you don't know 1% of what you're saying at all.

qtguru:
More like fact driven. There are still jobs though, just that recruitment is going to be hell, however I think people stand more chances on their own, but that's another tough road not for everyone.

Gerrard59:
One-in-ten black people come from outside the US, and particularly from Africa. Also, the constitute the fastest growing group of black migrants in the US. In fact, combining both second generation immigrant black folks and the newcomers, they would make up a third of the overall black population in the US by 2060: https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/01/20/one-in-ten-black-people-living-in-the-u-s-are-immigrants/

If the black population in the US is to sustain itself and maintain the demographic dominance over say, Hispanics, there has to be an inflow of migrants from Africa into the US.

cc; studyless123 (As you see, I was right regarding the migration of black folks from the north and the preponderance of black people in Southern US. Texas is home to more black people than any other state.)

OyoTunjiUSA:
Hey 🤠

My fellow Nairalander , we are both doing a voluntary work or job and we still have to gain from one another . For the sake of others who may not know ... In the DS 160 section or if the visa officer says ..Who is paying for your trip ? Or who is covering your trip ?

1. Its a tricky question , most people thinks because trip means a short journey or travel , therefore it means who is paying for your flight ticket or air fare . NO !

*** It means Who is your sponsor ?

Best Wishes 🙏

OyoTunjiUSA:
Hey 🤠

Is this comment for fun or real ? And nobody has seen this as misinformation ?

1. Any one (a fresh graduate can sponsor his friends or family to attend graduation ..where did he or she gets the money ? ). The op is an individual , we are not talking about organisation and not just any organisation can sponsor you.

2. You don't need to be a PR or living in the US before you can sponsor someone but the op lives in the US and wants to invite a cousin , if her visa is expired or she is living illegally can she invite her cousin ?

3. The most important thing is what are you going there to do and your status ( whose status ? The status of the person visiting from Nigeria or the status of the person living in the US ? You re just contradicting yourself , this is the real misinformation.


Best Wishes 🙏