John and Others, WHATS YOUR ADVICE?

Hello Moderators and Good day to you lots who has been contibuting positively to this forum, i appreciatte all your work.
I would like to bring to your notice my present situation at the moment..i was in the UK illegally for about 3 years under another name, and while driving i was stopped for drink driving and was fined for 200 pounds and banned for a year, still i was also transferred to 3 detention cenbters within 2 months till i was given administrative removal to nigeria.., that was about 2 years ago..and since then i have been able to pick up the bits and piece of my life...I had a girlfriend then who stood by me all thru my detention but immediately i got to nigeria , she backed out.
Sometimes about a year ago, i joined a christian website where i met a lady whos about 7 years older than i am, our frienship blossomed as we would called each other, she is british and she lives in england, since we met she calls me almost every week and we email each other everyday,shes a divorcee and has 3 kids, youngest 1s 17th, shes well okay finacially, she has a good job as a teacher.
she was in nigeria with two of her kids to visit me some weeks ago and she had a great time, she took the leap of faith against all odds and she came and immediately the connection continued and we have plans of veing with each other, i have a good relationship with the kids too.NOW she wants me to come to england on a fiance visa and from there we could arrange marriage , she wants us to live together for some months and then we could get married,her kids are fine with it as she doesnt want to get married in nigeria or foreced into marriage, shes an absolutely wonderful woman and she has all the requiremnts the high commission might need, she has a house on mortgage, a good job, divorce cert,passport, beirth cert, payslips,photographs of us and the kids during their visit, and all, she intend coming to see me again in nigeria by january so that we can apply for the visa..BUT MY WORRIES are would i be given a visa due to my immigation history, i entered the uk illegally and i did told them the truth when i was detained, i ve had a civil offence,drink driving though i didnt hit anyone or crashed a car(i was just stopped for routine check).would they beleive in internet dating as they might think its false, am presently a student and i ve not much finanve...pls what are the odds against me, my girlfriend believes we will scale through as long as we have faith but am scared cause i know these ECO s will want to nail me down...Pls john and others advise me on what to do, what should i get ready and what is the next stage.hOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.Thanks

Why post again? You application is too complicated to get good, detailed advice here, and you should definitely seek legal advice.

Victoria