Sissie: if you think oil is the only interest the west have in Nigeria, then u probably don't understand fully the world economic systems and it's dynamics, Africa is a dumping ground for the west and also a source of natural resources. It used to be asia, south America and Africa, but this other continents are getting developed, reducing the control d west has on it, and the truth is the african man sees the White as superiors ( mental slavery).
We need tolerance, understanding and most of all respect, Nigeria has diverse culture, and there's stereotype thinking.
Don't do business with the Igbo man he's a cheat
Don't marry a yoruba woman, they are dirty
Hah igbira people are wicked
Nupe are witches
Hausa are all illiterates.
Edo girls are prostitutes, the list goes on and on.
When we decide to overlook this, and realise we all Hav our rights and it must be respected, either we lik it or not.
N put our multicultural diff to our advantage.
And make sure we choose the right leaders, maybe Nigeria will move forward.
Instead we Come on nairaland and insult the Muslims and the north thinking that's where all Nigeria problems lie.
There's always an action and reaction.
If we continue the way we are going hmmmm, this will just be the beginning.

Sissie: if you think oil is the only interest the west have in Nigeria, then u probably don't understand fully the world economic systems and it's dynamics, Africa is a dumping ground for the west and also a source of natural resources. It used to be asia, south America and Africa, but this other continents are getting developed, reducing the control d west has on it, and the truth is the african man sees the White as superiors ( mental slavery).
We need tolerance, understanding and most of all respect, Nigeria has diverse culture, and there's stereotype thinking.
Don't do business with the Igbo man he's a cheat
Don't marry a yoruba woman, they are dirty
Hah igbira people are wicked
Nupe are witches
Hausa are all illiterates.
Edo girls are prostitutes, the list goes on and on.
When we decide to overlook this, and realise we all Hav our rights and it must be respected, either we lik it or not.
N put our multicultural diff to our advantage.
And make sure we choose the right leaders, maybe Nigeria will move forward.
Instead we Come on nairaland and insult the Muslims and the north thinking that's where all Nigeria problems lie.
There's always an action and reaction.
If we continue the way we are going hmmmm, this will just be the beginning.

4 Play: @ Topic , NL on full re-tard mode. This is nothing but an opinion piece from a person with a feverish imagination. In a calculated attempt to mislead, the article purports that the source of its allegations is Wikileaks yet there's no shred of evidence for this.

I really shudder at the level of intelligence, or lack of, running riot here. Does anyone seriously think that the cause of Islamist violence in Northern Nigeria is America? We are suppossed to believe that Muslim fanatics in the North are simply puppets of Americans who are largely Christians or agnostic/atheists.

There is a related bizzare claim, that the West seeks to control Nigeria by destabilising it. People who subscribe to this dross think that economic development is a zero sum game, that you only develop at the expense of others. The reality is that Nigeria's prosperity will mean that Nigerians will buy more Western products from Blackberries to Dell computers to Peugeot vehicles. Only stark raving ignoramuses think Nigeria's poor state serves Western interests.

Ultimately, what this thread illustrates is the human tendency to avoid facing hard truths about personal failures by ascribing failures to external dark forces. For tribalists, lack of progress is merely down to the conspiratorial forces unleashed by other tribes. For the pseudo-intellectuals who think they're above tribalism, disorder is due to conspiracies from external forces like the West. Anything to avoid facing up to the uncomfortable reality, that we are largely the authors of our own misfortune.

Capnd143: This is no conspiracy theory guys, its the truth! CIA did not invent the boko haram, thats true. But the are indirectly funding the group, giving inteligence, etc! I have piles of document that can prove this conspiracy and i will gladly share with anyone who whishes to know the truth.

4 Play: @ Topic , NL on full re-tard mode. This is nothing but an opinion piece from a person with a feverish imagination. In a calculated attempt to mislead, the article purports that the source of its allegations is Wikileaks yet there's no shred of evidence for this.

I really shudder at the level of intelligence, or lack of, running riot here. Does anyone seriously think that the cause of Islamist violence in Northern Nigeria is America? We are suppossed to believe that Muslim fanatics in the North are simply puppets of Americans who are largely Christians or agnostic/atheists.

There is a related bizzare claim, that the West seeks to control Nigeria by destabilising it. People who subscribe to this dross think that economic development is a zero sum game, that you only develop at the expense of others. The reality is that Nigeria's prosperity will mean that Nigerians will buy more Western products from Blackberries to Dell computers to Peugeot vehicles. Only stark raving ignoramuses think Nigeria's poor state serves Western interests.

Ultimately, what this thread illustrates is the human tendency to avoid facing hard truths about personal failures by ascribing failures to external dark forces. For tribalists, lack of progress is merely down to the conspiratorial forces unleashed by other tribes. For the pseudo-intellectuals who think they're above tribalism, disorder is due to conspiracies from external forces like the West. Anything to avoid facing up to the uncomfortable reality, that we are largely the authors of our own misfortune.

Bluemosquito: sory to say this bro, bt you are miseducated, ill informed and mislead, why would Nigeria buy more technological products from the west, if it economy can produce such products, if nigeria's economy is to be industry-intensive, dnt you knw that nigeria would produce those bb,del laptops,cars,bikes etc themselves and thus no need to buy from foreign sources? God some Nigerians are really slow and circular thinkers, why the f.u.c_k do you think Us is opposing the siting of chinese industries in naija?

Capnd143: This is no conspiracy theory guys, its the truth! CIA did not invent the boko haram, thats true. But the are indirectly funding the group, giving inteligence, etc! I have piles of document that can prove this conspiracy and i will gladly share with anyone who whishes to know the truth.

Bluemosquito: if you are not retarded you would have known most wikileak leaks are classified files and are available only to major contributors! Even if i paste the link, you would just end up being redirected to a different bt related web page bcause you are nt a privilegde member!!! Retard.

D5484: Y do people always ask for evidence,references even wen D answer steerd dem in D face.Doubters! Men i tire O! Those things u want to see bfore u believe are dey written by spirits? U will still ask for evidence to prove God exist. The new world order is at hand, like the once before, after the World wars and the US will champion dis one. If u think they will come seek ur permission or present u with all there plans then u re mistaken. Keep disbelieving and lookin for proof that they re bigger forces at work in Nigeria as well as other parts of the world until u see it live. I pray ur advance intellectual prowess help u then wen it happens. Its happenin right under ur nose weda u believe it or not

4 Play:

You're a typical benighted Naija pseudo-intellectual passionately wedded to ignorance.

And you are smart, clap for yourself. U belong to the class of educated who think insulting the other party only makes you sound smarter.( how dumb). Now mr smarty pants, let me ask you, why was d America involved in Libya and Iraq to emancipate the ppl frm it's leader lik dey said I.e ghadafi and saddam, and d same country turned a blind eye during the rwandan genocide refusing to help a ppl dat needed help, considering u said an industrialised nation means import, why didn't they help this countries after all it will mean more imports for dem.

You are effectively saying that Nigeria's industrialisation will mean no further imports. This is ignorance on steroids. An industralised economy means more imports, not, less. The biggest importer in the world is the US. The country I live in, the UK, imports more in a year than the whole of Africa does.

Us imports, because they can't produce some of the things, and because it's cheaper importing from countries lik china, did you knw us tried makin china revalue their currency, to reduce importation, which lead to d downfall of some American companies, you do knw dat American industrial system is going down and dats why evn do Us opposes china's political system they still do business.
Yes we are so poor we make do with less no of trade (import), but we are so naturally endowed and strategically placed we provide the raw material for some of their industries, Africa provides oil, gold, diamond to name a few, why where our ppl taken for slavery, and why did the Dutch settled in cape town?
Get your head out of the White mans butt and see.
No one said they formed boko haram, dat will be stupid. But the west had always funded rebel groups in countries they re interested in this is not a peculiar Nigerian situation, it happened in south america, Asia and Africa.
It's simple, you have an interest in a country, you look for the extremist or the tribalistic or the people who re not happy bout their leader and help fund indirectly, causing unrest. And making more money, after all there re ppl who make money from arms deal, the west is a capitalistic society, you get the cheapest resources possible and make the highest profits, one of the reasons wall street almost crashed.




An industralised economy means people have more money in their pockets. The wealthier Nigerians become, the more goods and services they can afford which will mean greater consumption of Western products.
Most of the products we import isn't only from west, china is one the greatest exporter in nig,

The present situation where we are so poor that the whole of Africa only makes up about 2 percent of world trade does not serve anyone's interests.

As for the fabricated dross about the US opposing the siting of Chinese factories in Nigeria, can you provide evidence for this.

So the non-existent Wikileaks link which the article refers to is only available to subscribers like you? You can disprove all doubts about the source of the article by posting it here. Or are sworn to secrecy by Wikileaks too?

I don't blame you for your ignorance, I blame the abysmal Nigerian educational system which and others on this forum are testament of.

gameaddict:

So you are asking us to believe people who think every non-religious successful person is an illuminati.

And you are smart, clap for yourself. U belong to the class of educated who think insulting the other party only makes you sound smarter.( how dumb). Now mr smarty pants, let me ask you, why was d America involved in Libya and Iraq to emancipate the ppl frm it's leader lik dey said I.e ghadafi and saddam, and d same country turned a blind eye during the rwandan genocide refusing to help a ppl dat needed help, considering u said an industrialised nation means import, why didn't they help this countries after all it will mean more imports for dem.

Us imports, because they can't produce some of the things, and because it's cheaper importing from countries lik china, did you knw us tried makin china revalue their currency, to reduce importation, which lead to d downfall of some American companies, you do knw dat American industrial system is going down and dats why evn do Us opposes china's political system they still do business.

Yes we are so poor we make do with less no of trade (import), but we are so naturally endowed and strategically placed we provide the raw material for some of their industries, Africa provides oil, gold, diamond to name a few, why where our ppl taken for slavery, and why did the Dutch settled in cape town?
Get your head out of the White mans butt and see.

No one said they formed boko haram, dat will be silly. But the west had always funded rebel groups in countries they re interested in this is not a peculiar Nigerian situation, it happened in south america, Asia and Africa.
It's simple, you have an interest in a country, you look for the extremist or the tribalistic or the people who re not happy bout their leader and help fund indirectly, causing unrest. And making more money, after all there re ppl who make money from arms deal, the west is a capitalistic society, you get the cheapest resources possible and make the highest profits, one of the reasons wall street almost crashed.

Igbudu1: just 10 pages only?

I am disappointed!

Olumidzti: That's not too difficult to believe coz they predicted Nigeria 'll break by 2015 & they'll want to prove themselves right. Well, I think they'll be wrong on this one.

deols:

I know it is religious bigotry that is affecting you. Nevertheless, you need the chance to be told.

it has always been amazing how boko haram, became so sophisticated within a few months. someone needed the chaos no doubt. It isn't surprising that the same people predicted our breakdown.

I have always been that much cynical on the Abdul Mutalab case. while he had become radical without a doubt,some people watched him and allowed him carry out the act. they allowed him free pass through air port checks and stopped him just as he was going to carry out the act.

benefit was seen in Obama prolonging the guantanamo bay issue. it was supposed to be closed days aftet the Mutallab issue. just after that, they had enough reasons to delay.with claims that majority of the inhabitants were from Yemen, d same place where Mutallab got his trainings from.