Ayo relocated to the USA with the help of his parents and stayed with his uncle in a very small apartment in Houston together with his uncleās family,
He quickly dropped his African identity, trying to imitate the American lifestyle, He got a job in a food factory where he worked 9 hours daily, obtained a credit card, and the moment he received his first paycheck, he moved out of his uncleās house without informing him,
Ayo rented a $1,400 apartment with a roommate, leased a car with $450 monthly payments, and bought the latest iPhone to match his coworkersā lifestyleā¦.
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If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don't quickly call the Governor of Ondo state @LuckyAiyedatiwa to order, he may end up destroying our great party in the state. Only you can't have all Federal and state Assembly to yourself,make concessions....
Now Ategbole that has won the Primary has been changed in Abuja by some powers that be. They want the governor to allow the incumbent to continue after the primary has been won... These are the concessions that the Governor should have made before the primary but he hardened his heart by forcing consensus Candidate on everybody.
@LuckyAiyedatiwa you are just too greedy and Proud. For the peace and progress of the party you ought to have made some concessions on some positions in the state and work with the BTO camp, just give them some slots for peace to reign. Now you scuttled the chance of Dr Victor Ategbole instead of negotiating and finding a solution.
I know you are all currently talking in Abuja about this but try to learn some politics from Bola Ahmed Tinubu who even appointed some people that worked against him in 2023. Try get the book title "48 laws of power" you will understand how Bola Ahmed Tinubu is playing his politics.
In politics you don't fight blindly with a hardened heart because those that are against you today may be in your support tomorrow. That's why they say "No permanent friends but permanent interest".
My advice, we need Ategbole in the SW/SE constituency so please, give them the State Assembly and Akoko NW/NE Constituency slots, so we can have Ategbole in the Akoko SW/SE constituency for peace. You can't do winners takes all, that's not politics that's greed.
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I received an admission offer from Uppsala University for a Masterās programme in Drug Discovery and Development, a moment Iāve worked toward for years š
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This is more than a career path for me, itās a calling.
I have applied for several scholarships to make this dream possible, including the Swedish Institute Scholarship for 2026, but unfortunately, I was not selected š. That opportunity was my strongest hope š¢š.
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I believe I have the potential to contribute to life-saving discoveries in areas like cancer, HIV, and chronic diseases. But more personally, I am driven by a loss. I lost my brother to complications related to metabolic disease, and since then, I have committed my life to researching conditions like diabetes and obesity, not just to understand them, but to help find lasting solutions.
This opportunity at Uppsala University is a critical step toward that goal.
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*TRANSCRIPT*
VISA Approved ā ā ā
School: XYZ university
Attempt: 1st and Last
13th November,2023.
Time: 8:00am
Course: Pharmaceutical Sciences MSc.
COA: $37000
Fellowship : $10880
Deficit : $26120
V.O- tall slender American woman at window 10
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.
V.O : greeted me with smile before I even got close to her , I returned the gesture immediately and dropped my I-20 and Passport before she asked .
Me: good morning, how are you doing today?
V.O: Iām doing good. Thank you for asking .
Me: youāre welcome. Can I please place my files on here ?
V.O: Sure , you can.
V.O : Xyz university, Pharmaceutical sciences
Me : Yes .
V.O : so are you working in a pharmaceutical company ?
Me: I am a Research assistant in the Department of Chemistryā¦ā¦.. where I work with Prof Xyz in investigating pharmacologically active heterocyclic compounds that can target the T-cell lines of breast cancer . Cuts me off
V.O : Can you come again?
Me: I repeated myself .
V.O : oh Prof Xyz thatās the name of who you work with, okay.
Me : tries to continue
V.O : No thatās fine ( with a smile )
I shut up immediately with a smile š
V.O:Who is your sponsor?
Me: in addition to the fellowship awarded to me by the department. My dad will be sponsoring my deficit and my living expenses. Heā¦ā¦ā¦.. ( cuts me )
VO: He has filling stations ?
Me: he has 4 filling stations across Lagos , Ogun and Oyo state ( with hand gestures showing that 4 )
VO: Thatās great.
VO: Are you married ?
Me: Iām not married yet ( with a smile on my face while replying her )
VO: started typing......looked at me, do you have kids ?
Me: I donāt have any yet ( with a smile on my face )
V.O : but you plan on having some ?
Me : Definitely, upon the completion of my program Iāll be coming back to my country . (with a straight face ) .. cuts in ..
V.O : thatās alright .
V.O : do you have any relative in the U.S ( with a smiling Face )
Me : I donāt have any relative in the U.S
V.O : where will you be staying in the U.S ?
Me : Iāll be staying at XYZ university international house , upon approval of my Visa Iāll be contacting my DSO to secure my accommodation .
V.O : types for long..
Me : would you like to know about my program ?
V.O : no thatās fine ( still smiling )
Me: alright Ma , ( I smiled back )
She kept typingā¦
I asked again , is there anything else youād like to know ?
V.O : no Iām totally okay .
Right here , my eyes don deh enter , e don deh filled with tearbagsā¦
She types for longā¦
V.O : is this fellowship for teaching or research ?
Me :itās for Research
V.O : did you apply to other schools?
Me : Yes I did, I applied to University of xyz and Xyz University
V.O : can you repeat the last school?
Me : Xyz University
Me : I was accepted in all these schools, but I chose Xyz University because⦠( cuts me off )
V.O : types for a while ) I still maintained eye contact throughout the interview.
V.O : turns back and said congratulations Iāll be approving your visa
If you want to study in the US, hereās the actual process:
1. Apply to a SEVP-approved school
2. Get accepted
3. Receive your I-20 form
4. Pay SEVIS fee
5. Book visa interview
No I-20 = no visa
No SEVIS = no interview
This is the system behind every US student visa.
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š¤ If you have gone through this process, share your experience
Iām at the private jet wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, and I donāt know which foreigner just landed, but the level of protocol attached to this person feels like those soldiers from the movie: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
Theyāre all tall, well-built, white, bearded; wearing combat trousers and boots, with tactical glasses and full gear. No visible weapons, but theyāre clearly well kitted.
This is the first time Iām seeing this kind of setup in person. The entire convoy is tightly secured.
These guys look so scary.
TODAY, THE SAME PwC will not employ HND Graduates, look at the irony of life ā¼ļø
FROM VILLAGE BOY TO GLOBAL IMPACT: TAIWO OYEDELE'S JOURNEY ā BE INSPIRED!
1. Born in a village in Ondo State in the mid 1970s.
2. Almost denied admission into primary school at 5 because he was small and his left hand could not touch the right ear.
3. Accepted only because his twin sisterās hand could do. And they were born the same day. You canāt say Kehinde is ripe for primary education and not Taiye born on the same day.
4. He was consistently the best student in his class through primary and secondary schools.
5. Mostly struggled to pay the N50 school fees but weekend farm work helped. Got paid N5-N10 per weekend of farm work.
6. Then the struggle to pay the big fee for the WAEC exam - N495. Needed to do at least 6 months of farm support before being able to raise that. Dropping out looked imminent.
7. Until his villageās parapo group (association of indigenes of his village working in Ajaokuta Steel) came to his school and said they wanted to give a scholarship to the best student, which happened to be him. That was how he funded WAEC and avoided extra year or outright dropout.
8. Passed WAEC in flying colours.
9. Like many village kids, had no clue of what was next.
10. An uncle advised the family: let this boy go for social sciences and write an exam called ICAN. Taiwo said that was the first time he heard about ICAN in his life.
11. He would write UME, choose Accounting in Ife and Unilag, score circa 220 but rather than being given Accounting, Ife and Lag would give him Estate Management or Economics Education. He would reject them: Accounting or nothing.
12. Then he settled for a polytechnic - Ado Ekiti - which gave him Accounting that he wanted.
13. That was the beginning of his journey into the profession that would give him fame (& š°)
14. During his ND in Ado, he registered for ICAN simultaneously, having sold his allotted Jambite hostel bed space to raise funds to register for ICAN.
15. After his ND, he came to Lagos for IT. He extended his IT to raise more funds to finance his ICAN exam.
16. Got admission into Yabatech for his HND. Won prizes at the penultimate level of his ICAN exams. Awarded scholarship by his ICAN tuition center for final exam.
17. Qualified as a chartered accountant in 1999. Got his HND in 2000.
18. So what next? The journey to PwC
19. Staying in Surulere, a friend told him one firm called PwC would be organizing a job test for fresh grads in a few daysā time.
20. Whatās PwC? Well, he decided to follow the friend to the test center and also presented himself for the open test. PwC office was also in Surulere.
21. He passed. The friend did not.
22. As he hadnāt served, he couldnāt be offered full employment. So they asked him to serve with them.
23. He resumed as a corps member in the firm in 2001.
24. The rest is history. By 2009, less than 8 years, he had risen from a corps member in the firm to being a partner (compare Executive Director in a multinational).
25. Been a partner for the past 14 years, rising further to become Tax Leader for the entire PwC in Africa.
26. From that village boy tilling the soil to pay school fees in the early to late 1980s, he became a polished, extremely smart and articulate executive, and arguably the face of PwC (one of the worldās top 4 accounting/tax firms) in Nigeria, and the most visible voice in fiscal policy analysis in Nigeria.
27. He was appointed as the chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, a team poised to transform Nigeria's tax system and set the country on the path to greatness alongside the world's leading nations.
28. Today, he is the Minister of State for Finance.
Despite these feats, he remains a very humble gentleman with no airs, no primitive accumulation, and always willing to support other people. And a patriot.
Copied : @SirJarus
March 3, 2026 - I defended my PhD dissertation. It has been five amazing years at @ChemistryFsu, and Iām still in awe of how quickly time has flown. Grateful for the journey, the people, and the lessons along the way.
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STOP Waiting for Express Entry CRS to āMiraculouslyā Increase.
If youāre serious about relocating to Canada in 2026, you need to understand this:
PNP might be your fastest route.
Today, letās break down how to relocate to Canada through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in 2026 step by step ā no agent hype, no confusion.
What Is PNP?
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows individual Canadian provinces to nominate immigrants based on their labour shortages.
Translation?
Instead of competing with the whole world, you compete within a province that actually needs your skill.
And when a province nominates you?
You get 600 additional CRS points if itās Express Entryālinked.
That means an automatic Invitation to Apply (ITA).
Provinces Running PNP in 2026
Here are popular provinces actively using PNP:
1) Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
ā¢Healthcare workers
ā¢Tech professionals
ā¢Skilled trades
ā¢International graduates
Ontario does targeted draws, especially for healthcare and tech.
2) Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
ā¢Lower CRS score sometimes accepted
ā¢Strong oil, trade, and agriculture sectors
ā¢Healthcare and construction in demand
Alberta often selects candidates directly from the Express Entry pool.
3) Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program
ā¢Popular for Nigerians and Africans
ā¢Occupation-in-demand stream
ā¢No job offer required in some categories
4. Nova Scotia Nominee Program
ā¢Healthcare
ā¢Early childhood educators
ā¢Transport and truck drivers
How PNP Actually Works (Step-by-Step 2026 Strategy)
STEP 1: Check Your Eligibility
You need:
ā¢Valid IELTS (General)
ā¢ECA (WES or other approved body)
ā¢Skilled work experience
ā¢Proof of funds
STEP 2: Choose the Right Province
Donāt choose a province because your friend lives there.
Choose based on:
ā¢Your occupation
ā¢Your CRS score
ā¢Demand list
ā¢Processing time
Strategic relocation wins.
STEP 3: Create Express Entry Profile (If Required)
Some PNP streams are:
ā¢Express Entry aligned
ā¢NonāExpress Entry (paper-based)
Express Entryālinked means faster PR.
STEP 4: Wait for Provincial Nomination
If selected:
ā¢You receive nomination
ā¢CRS jumps by 600 points
ā¢You get ITA
ā¢Apply for PR
STEP 5: Apply for Permanent Residence
Submit:
ā¢Medicals
ā¢Police clearance
ā¢Financial proof
ā¢Biometrics
Wait for decision.
Move to Canada as PR.
Who Should Consider PNP in 2026?
ā¢Nurses
ā¢Healthcare assistants
ā¢Teachers
ā¢Truck drivers
ā¢IT professionals
ā¢Skilled trades workers
ā¢Construction workers
If your CRS is low (below 480ā500), PNP may be your golden route.
Relocation is not magic.
It is documentation + eligibility + strategy.
If Express Entry looks impossible,
PNP might be your open door.
2026 is about smart migration, not loud migration.
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