Bokajimike:
Hello Nairaland,

I am seeking advice on relocating to either Germany or Canada at the beginning of next year. I currently work remotely as the sole UI/UX designer for a tech company in Nigeria. I am married and in my late 20s. The idea of relocating has been on my mind for a few months now, and I have seriously been considering leaving the country. I hold a degree in Electrical Engineering.

A friend suggested that I could move through a study program, but I am not sure if I can focus on academics at the moment. I am keen to hear how others have successfully and legitimately relocated. My wife is insistent that I shouldn’t leave the country without her, so I am planning for both of us to move together.

I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed with relocating to either Germany or Canada. If you prefer to share detailed information privately, my email is in my signature.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Check out the 'opportunity card' for Germany. This will be good for you. Read it up:

https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/-/2660860

Yoruba female kingdoms
• Thumbs up for Oba Obirin
14th April 2022

Yoruba female kingdoms
By Christy Anyanwu


The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the House of Oduduwa recently launched Unspoken, a chronicle of women kings in Yoruba land, “Oba Obirin” in Lagos. It was in line with celebrating women’s history in March.

Author of the 125-page book, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, said it is about women who had made indelible marks in the Yoruba kingdoms centuries ago:


“I got to know about the female Ooni of Ife because Oba Ogunwusi proudly talks about the female Ooni of Ife, which is Ooni Luwoo Gbagida. I just became curious to see if she was actually the only woman had been a king.

“In my research, which started in 2018, I found out that there were others. There are so many things in the book. A lot of research work done to get our facts right. We decided to tell these stories to inspire other young women to go into leadership roles.

“You do not necessarily have to be a king, whatever you do, try to be a leader. Create a legacy, the same with these women. It is like a reawakening of their legacies to inspire women of our generation and younger generation.”


Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, the Erelu Kuti of Lagos, traced the origin of female kingship in Yoruba land, saying it gave rights to sons of female royals to ascend the throne: “The creation of the stool of Erelu Kuti was the patriarchal answer to prevent the female royal from aspiring to be king of Lagos.

“Female kingship is as old as mankind itself and the list is inexhaustible. The creation of stool of Erelu Kuti was the patriarchal answer to prevent the female royal from aspiring to be king of Lagos.

“The book will no doubt jump-start a renaissance of female leadershipvand activism.”

Wife of Kwara State Governor, Olufoluke Abdulrazaq, spoke on the importance of women actively partaking in decision-making at various levels on government and urged them not to relent.


Unveiling the book, Oba Ogunwusi, gave thunderous remarks to celebrate womanhood. He said women are the pillars and bedrocks in any society:

“The place of the women should not be relegated in all spheres of life.

“We are here to celebrate the epic centre of human existence. Women are the binding cords that make the world goes round. They are our mothers, as well as women of substance. They are the only persons that tied us and brought us to this world but we don’t give them the recognition. Like the name of the book, Unspoken, we just have to speak about them.”

Chairperson at the occasion, Mrs Toyin Saraki, noted that women have been relegated to the background for long: “It is only through our joint efforts that we can bring to current and contemporary life, the Yoruba tradition and culture and its pillars of female leadership enshrined in our history by Alaafin Omopoto, the first woman to become king of the Oyo Empire and Ooni Luwo Gbagidi, the 21st Ooni of Ife in the 10th century.”

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olasaad:
The question is where are your children sir Are they also in Redeemer's University or Obafemi Awolowo University

Elite hypocrisy! His kids are probably schooling in the UK or US.

He's waiting to possess you before turning you his punching bag. You still have the chance to run now. Don't wait till you or the people around you regret pushing you into the pit.

It is the quota system that should be stoped. It has been continuously abused.

otokx:
Someone known to me very well who is an Urhobo from Delta State which is a catchment state for Uniport went to fill Bayelsa State which is an educational less developed state in order to increase the daughter's chances of getting admission into Medicine.

On few occasions we see Emeka Uche with state of origin as Kano state all in a bid to beat the system.

The linkage of NIN would have put a stop to all that.

The embassy is just trying to save face. As long as the person does not suffer bodily harm, even if you're fined, it will just be a token. And of course, they know assault without an intention to kill can't send you to jail in Germany. People knows this here.

Keep in mind she could ask one or more of those guys to brush you if you broke her heart. Though you're in a dilemma, your best bet is to leave her.

'Breaking Bad' Nigeria? Fear of a new narco-state

Nigerian drug enforcement officials guard a methamphetamine lab in the village of Obinugwu in the southeast of the countryNigerian drug enforcement officials guard a methamphetamine lab in the village of Obinugwu in the southeast of the country (AFP Photo/STEFAN HEUNIS)

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Obinugwu (Nigeria) (AFP) - In the early hours of a humid November morning, a 16-car convoy rolled into Obinugwu village in southeast Nigeria and stopped outside the iron gates of a non-descript house.

More than 50 drug enforcement officials crept through the compound and surrounded the methamphetamine lab hidden by overgrown jungle behind the property.

The bust happened just before daybreak. Dozens were arrested, including the suspected kingpin at his mansion in the nearby city of Owerri.

"It took one year of surveillance," a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officer, who was involved in the raid, told AFP. "They were all sleeping. We took them by surprise."

Inside the lab there was 78 kilograms (171 pounds) of meth -- a drug as notorious for its exhilarating highs as its life-destroying, addictive lows.

But the haul, worth tens of thousands of dollars, was not for domestic consumption.

Instead, it was probably destined for South Africa and Asia, investigators said.

Drug trafficking is nothing new to Nigeria, which has long been a transit point for cocaine and heroin going to Europe and North America.

The difference is that now Nigerians are producing the drugs.

With vast quantities of chemicals entering the country, porous borders and corrupt law enforcement, Nigeria is an ideal place to produce the drug.

Since the country's first meth lab was discovered in 2011, authorities have found 14 more producing mass quantities of the stimulant, while seizures of the drug have jumped from 177 kilos in 2012 to 1,363 kilos in 2016.

"It (meth production) is on the increase, significantly on the increase. Meth today is a serious threat to Nigeria," said Sunday Zirangey, NDLEA Special Enforcement Team commander.

"If this continues, Nigeria may turn into a narco-state."

Glen Prichard, Nigeria project coordinator with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, agreed.

"Nigeria is potentially following the same footsteps as Mexico that led to instability, organised crime and an infiltrated government," he added.

- Church massacre -

Reliable data on meth production in Nigeria is hard to come by and seizures are small compared with global giants Mexico and Myanmar.

But evidence on the ground points to a much larger industry.

Nigeria's estimated need for the stimulant ephedrine, which is used as a medical decongestant, is 771 kilos, according to a US State Department report on international narcotics.

Yet Nigeria imports over eight tons a year, with the difference suspected of either being used to produce meth or trafficked elsewhere.

Despite the risks of arrest and even execution for traffickers in Asia, the profits are irresistible in a country where the minimum wage is just 18,000 naira ($50, 44 euros) a month.

A kilo of meth sells for $3,500 on the streets of Lagos but by the time it reaches South Africa it is worth $12,000 and $150,000 in Japan -- and the stakes are rising.

Last year, the fight for control of the lucrative South African market more than 6,000 kilometres (3,700 miles) away came to St Philip's Parish in Ozubulu, a village in the southeast Nigerian state of Anambra.

Thirteen people were shot dead in an apparent reprisal attack between Nigerian drug barons operating in Johannesburg.

Piles of trash line the dirt road leading to Ozubulu, where an endless stream of people hawk everything from adulterated fuel to plastic flip-flops.

But among the grinding poverty are huge villas with grand columns and intricate wrought iron gates -- glaring anomalies in a region with epileptic power and disintegrating roads.

In August last year, unknown gunmen interrupted the 6:00 am Sunday mass in Ozubulu, hoping to kill Aloysius Nnamdi Ikegwuonu, a Johannesburg drugs kingpin known as "The Bishop".

He wasn't there but his father and a one-year-old child were among the victims. Details of the shooting remain clouded in secrecy.

"What we had is gunshots, sporadic and reckless shootings. That's what I can say," said parish priest Father Jude Onwuaso standing by the victims' marble graves wearing a sky-blue cassock.

Ozubulu has made headlines for drugs before. In 2015, the NDLEA busted a meth lab belonging to Ikejiaku Sylvester Chukwunwendu, also known as "Blessed Benita".

He was charged with meth production and trafficking in the village.

"He's one of the biggest kingpins we've got," said state prosecutor Lambert Nor, who said some of Chukwunwendu's couriers had been executed in China for drug trafficking.

- Ideal conditions -

As the popular US television series "Breaking Bad" showed, meth can be made by almost everyone in their own kitchen if they have the right ingredients and background knowledge in chemistry.

Cocaine and heroin, on the other hand, are bigger-ticket enterprises. They require land dedicated to plantations and a specific climate to grow the crop.

But Nigerians were paying thousands of dollars a week to Mexicans, Colombians and Bolivians to teach them a new form of production that pumps out bigger, purer batches of meth.

Two years ago, Nigerian authorities arrested four Mexicans from Sinaloa, the epicentre of one of the world's biggest drug trafficking cartels and birthplace of the infamous drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

"When you found labs before you always had Mexicans and Bolivians behind it but now the Nigerians are on their own and they do even better," said Kayode Raji, NDLEA assistant commander in Imo State.

Experts fear that as production increases, meth will find a domestic market like in South Africa, where "tik" -- as it's known on the street -- has been described as an "epidemic" and is the most abused drug in the Western Cape province.

But there is no easy way to stop the rise of meth in Nigeria.

"It will become uncontrollable unless decisive measures are taken," said Nor, warning: "Otherwise what we have in Mexico will be a small thing compared to Nigeria."


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/breaking-bad-nigeria-fear-narco-state-040604301.html?guccounter=1

*DEVELOPING STORY: #EkitiDecides: Fayemi in early lead*

From the results collated at the local governments, Mr Fayemi has won in Ilejemeje (4153 to 3937), Moba (11837 to 8520), Irepodun-Ifelodunh (13,869 to 11,456), Oye (14,995 to 11,271), Ido-Osi (12,342 to 11,145), Ijero (14,192 to 11,077) and Gbonyin (11,498 to 8,027).
Olusola Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in Efon Alaye local government (5,192 to 5028).
A tabulation of the eight results shows that the APC has 87,914 votes while the PDP has 70,625 votes, a difference of 17,289 votes.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/276480-developing-story-ekitidecides-fayemi-in-early-lead.html

jayson87:
You are still a feeble mind when it comes to politicking. Southwest is so important in the polity of play. Buahri and the Cabal know this. They need to use the errand boy Jagaban again to secure their 2019 aspirations then dump again as he was served months ago.

If you say so. But you can't ignore the fact a sitting president attended a birthday of a private citizen. Whatever that means to you. One take away from this is that in politics constitutionality of an issue matters more than what someone thinks is rational.

Which country is your friend advising, and to do what exacly studying, visiting etc? If its to study a course, in USA or Canada, where prospect of getting a job after graduation could be higher, then you might reflect on that.

Whats the possibility of continuing with your trade while you do HND? Considering this might further enlarge your customer base.

hatchy:
This is why I said that Awolowo,Azikiwe and Amadu Bello will rot in hell for bringing us into this unfortunate and disastrous marriage called Nigeria.

Meanwhile, its all about politicking and no action. Tinubu,Atiku and all those who have presidential ambition have now capitalized on the restructuring phrase for their own selfish interest and nothing more. After all these same people are not just ordinary members of the ruling party but movers and shakers and who ought to stamp their feet and ensure the party restructure the country rather than this constant rhetorics without action.

Hypocrites!

Those people you mentioned were for regionalism. It's Ironsi that created a Unity govt. that lays the foundation for the structure we have now. Subsequent regimes only built on it.

Check www.daad.de for courses for in Germany. I may help you with more info, just in case. If you're sure to continue you blogging business during your study, then you'd be able to finance the study.

PrettyCrystal:

Meanwhile, Yahya Jammeh, personally flew out of the country he ruled for 22 years into exile on a plane owned by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Falcon jet which ferried Jammeh out of The Gambia on Saturday to Equatorial Guinea where he is expected to settle with his family belongs to Mauritanian president.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2017/01/see-moment-jammehs-luxury-cars-were.html

What's this?

Very similar issue I had in my 100L then. I don't even give a damn. I was expecting him to treat my so call "Bleep-up" but he just came about a week later to warn me never to repeat such again.

Since you have crossed out the "joke", I'd guess the examiner didn't award you any score on it. And may be it got the examiner upset because s/he might fall in the category of people with mouth-odour.

Are you sure the questions you answered correctly are worth more than a D7?

Thanks op. What are the signs to notice before a car break fails?

@ Op.
How old are you, please?
Which country did Sammy traveled to, and for what purpose?

Your answers to those two questions will determine my advise for you.

chukwudi44:


If the president does not sign or veto the bill within 30 days of passage,it automatically becomes law.If he vetoes it and 2/3 of the NASS overrides his veto,it will also become law!! The way it is as long as the NASS is united,they can pass any bill into law

In that case, I can only hope the bill won't pass at HOR.

The president do not need to veto the bill. He only needs to keep it on the shelve where it belongs. He can just inform the press, he's studying it.

MTN is not the only telecom coy operating in the state. The coy should pay-up it's bebt.

Why can't you just bargain with her and play smart. Use him. Get a recorded phone discussion and/or video of him trying to molest you. Then ask him for a long term contract or permanent position in the company in exchange for not exposing him.

their lawyers have studied this case very well and realized it'd likely not end in their favour. if the govt., is to settle out of court then empty hen should be ready to cover any expenses incurred by ncc on the case so far.

That's for refreshment. Besides most airlines, even in Europe, don't offer food to passengers on short trips.

This YouTube video explains this mess ;-)


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

mylordship:
Have you ever had a supernatural experience? share your experience.

One i had was one night at about 11pm when i was out with my uncle, actually he took me to a club, on getting there i saw three ladies walking with their heads as in their legs are upwards and their faces were downwards, in fear i told my uncle, and on seeing the ladies he said i'm just hallucinating, well i know what i saw that day.

My other experience is seeing a machine rider with his head on his hand, gosh up till now i have stopped entering a bike. 'you can share yours. cc

@op, tell me something about myself and I'll believe you.

Do we have anti-competition law? I fear for Nigerians.

I suspect her sister encouraged her to move to your flat so she can hook up with you. Let your fiancé know all that's happening. She'll definitely fights for her love. Good luck.

I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength. (‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ CEB)

Burning all documents so GMB won't nabbed them.

Are you smarter than a Singaporean ten-year-old?