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Foreign Affairs / Re: Russian Cruise Ship "Moskova" Destroyed By Ukrainian Neptune Missiles. by 4Play(m): 9:27pm On Apr 14, 2022 |
Russia’s flagship cruiser Moskva has sunk in “stormy seas” while being towed to a port in the Black Sea, the Russian defence ministry has announced. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |
Foreign Affairs / Re: #mariupol: Ukrainian Armed Formations Surrender by 4Play(m): 10:28am On Apr 09, 2022 |
seunny4lif: That's fine, but you can't be claiming that you have taken a city and destroyed the people defending it when there are large numbers of armed units still fighting against you. This is like Buhari "technically" defeating Boko Haram. An untrue claim cast doubts on subsequent claims. |
Politics / Re: Soludo Has Started Wrongly by 4Play(m): 10:16am On Apr 09, 2022 |
DoctorOlasDesk: The state has no chance of economic growth if armed gangs are running around imposing economic blockade every Monday. ESN was supposed to combat Fulani herdsmen. Shutting down Onitsha market for example every Monday does nothing to tackle herdsmen. If anything, you need Igbos to prosper to have the resources to defend themselves. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Foreign Affairs / Re: #mariupol: Ukrainian Armed Formations Surrender by 4Play(m): 9:58am On Apr 09, 2022 |
babyfaceafrica: The problem is that "Mariupol has fallen" has been a recurring claim for weeks now only to announce in the last few days surrender by significant numbers of uniformed armed Ukrainians in the last few days. If Mariupol fell weeks ago, where were these Ukrainians all this while? I have no doubt that the Russians will fully take over Mariupol but their account of events is very suspect given their inconsistencies. |
Politics / Re: Terrorists Attack Nigerian Military Base In Kaduna, Kill 11 Soldiers - SR by 4Play(m): 12:55pm On Apr 05, 2022 |
AchalugoNwa: Buhari is a symptom of the way Nigerians reason and behave, not the cause of it. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Pope Francis Blasts Russia’s ‘infantile’ War On Ukraine by 4Play(m): 11:36am On Apr 03, 2022 |
Karlovych: Here you go:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2654109.stm This is very simple, just because the US does wrong things doesn't mean everyone should do wrong things. Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't justified because US invaded Iraq. 2 Likes |
Investment / Re: Us Stocks Pick Alert by 4Play(m): 8:00pm On Mar 30, 2022 |
OakPearl: Nielsen Holdings rose sharply because it is being sold. The stock will eventually stop trading: March 29 (Reuters) - Nielsen Holdings (NLSN.N) on Tuesday agreed to go private for $10.06 billion in a sweetened deal with private equity firms led by Elliott Management and Brookfield Asset Management , days after the TV rating firm rejected a bid from the group. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Deeper Life Pastor, 3 Others Killed In Fresh Herdsmen Attack On Benue Communitie by 4Play(m): 9:00am On Mar 30, 2022 |
gambia: Separation doesn't solve our problems and substitutes a set of problems for another. The main problem is that Nigerians, like in many sub-Saharan African countries, have no recent history of demonstrating the capacity to develop a modern state. There is no shared institutional memory and habits we can draw from. Even if you assume that the process of separation will be efficiently executed (highly unlikely), the resulting states will still be bedeviled by underdevelopment and strife. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Simon Ekpa Declares Sit At Home Across Eastern Nigeria Tomorrow. by 4Play(m): 8:19pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
"Brave warrior" based in Finland. Sometimes it's the Nigerians abroad or with capacity to move abroad that do the most to pour petrol on an ongoing inferno. 33 Likes 3 Shares |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ukrainain Soldiers Execute & Shoot The Legs Of Russian Prisoners Of War (Video) by 4Play(m): 8:15pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
Very cruel and counterproductive for Ukrainians. It will discourage Russians from surrendering if they hear this is happening. 73 Likes 6 Shares |
Politics / Re: Hope Igbo Get It Right This Time by 4Play(m): 6:15pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
Is getting it right voting for someone like Buhari twice and enduring the continued impoverishment and insecurity which has marked the country's existence since 1960? It's funny how in Nigeria, astute political decision making is seen as the ability to get "our son" into power when 62 years after independence, the country's residents lack basic amenities that European countries achieved in the 19th century: regular electricity, pipe-borne water, universal education and healthcare. Nigeria has a long way to go. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Dollar Share Drops In Global Transactions by 4Play(m): 12:55pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
Mooh247: I think there are 3 main types of Putin stans: 1.) The first and most important are the bitter/resentful envious anti-Westerner who channels the frustration of being from a sh**hole country outwards and bears animosity toward the West as they represent success. 2.) Some Muslim compatriots who see everything through anti-West lens. Not much needs to be said here other than they are oblivious about how Russia treats its Muslim minority and how it has acted in Chechnya. 3.) Conspiracy bros who are susceptible to conspiracy tales that are proliferated across dubious internet sites/platforms. These ones are cognitively challenged and imagine they are "independent" thinkers as they distrust anything from mainstream media. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Dollar Share Drops In Global Transactions by 4Play(m): 12:46pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
Babapyro: Ruble was 73 to $1 in January and is now 103 to $1. It has even lost ground to the Naira! Check any long term time frame, the Ruble is losing value irrespective of what may happen over short 1-month periods. You saying it's gained in the last month is like saying a team losing 5-0 in a football match but which manages to score 1 and makes it 5-1 is now winning 1-0 since it scored. Spouting brainless Putin troll points can't disguise what is happening to the Russian currency. When are you going to go to your local bank to open domicillary account denominated in Rubles? Do you even know what the currency looks like? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Dollar Share Drops In Global Transactions by 4Play(m): 12:04pm On Mar 27, 2022 |
According to the Russia Today article you posted, dollar share is up year over year, Euro is up year over year, and Chinese Yuan is down year over year. Where is Russian Roubles, I keep hearing Russia is a great power. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia Accuses Azerbaijan of Violating Ceasefire by 4Play(m): 10:57am On Mar 27, 2022 |
doctokwus: The war in Ukraine has undermined Russia's standing in international affairs and this will be long lasting as the long term economic effects will continue to compound negatively for Russia due to renewed efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas and loss of investor confidence in the economy. There is a strong need for other forces to counterbalance Western hegemony but Russia has gone about it in counterproductive fashion. They should have taken China's lead: fewer military campaigns and more efforts on turning their national economy into the biggest in Europe. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Russia Accuses Azerbaijan of Violating Ceasefire by 4Play(m): 2:01am On Mar 27, 2022 |
[left][/left]Moscow on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of violating a ceasefire agreement by entering the Russian peacekeeping mission's zone in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the first time Russia publicly assigned the blame for violating the 2020 deal. The Russian defence ministry also accused Azerbaijani troops of using Turkish-made drones to strike Karabakh troops, while the foreign ministry in Moscow expressed "extreme concern" over the spiralling tensions in the region. Turkish-made drones to strike Karabakh troops, while the foreign ministry in Moscow expressed "extreme concern" over the spiralling tensions in the region. Incidents between the armed forces of arch enemies Azerbaijan and Armenia have been frequent in recent months but Saturday's announcement was the first time since the end of the hostilities over Karabakh in November, 2020 that Moscow has accused one of the parties of violating the uneasy ceasefire. Moscow denounced the flare-up on the 31st day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with signs indicating that both sides were digging in for a protracted conflict in the pro-Western country.Turkish-made drones to strike Karabakh troops, while the foreign ministry in Moscow expressed "extreme concern" over the spiralling tensions in the region. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220326-russia-accuses-azerbaijan-of-violating-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire |
Travel / Re: Bandits Attack Kaduna Airport, Stop A Lagos-Bound Aircraft. Kill One by 4Play(m): 8:57pm On Mar 26, 2022 |
BlueRayDick: The only new development is ESN as what you listed from 1 to 4 were all existing during GEJ's era but many Southerners didn't care or pay attention. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Sit At Home Order: 100% Of Anambra Citizens Support Gov Soludo! by 4Play(m): 9:02am On Mar 26, 2022 |
trutharena: Do you think the Fulani care if you sit at home for the next 10 years? You need to explain how sit at home practically leads to the betterment of Igbos. You people always reason emotionally like a pregnant woman. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Breaking! Russia Downgrades It’s War Aims In Ukraine by 4Play(m): 10:33pm On Mar 25, 2022 |
Vicotex1: This is the just word salad using nonsensical talking points widely circulated on the internet. How do you demilitarise a country that because of this war is constantly being replenished with weaponry by outside forces? How is Donbass region secure? Maybe you should go visit or at least Putin can do a publicity visit as it's secure. You have denazified a nation of 40million you claimed it's full of Nazis within 1 month? So all the Ukrainian Nazis are gone. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: List Countries Invaded By Russia by 4Play(m): 9:03pm On Mar 24, 2022 |
duro4chang: Please explain to me: Is your reasoning that because the US invades, Russia should invade too? 3 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Vladimir Putin's Defence Minister 'vanishes With Heart Problems' As War Stalls by 4Play(m): 10:45pm On Mar 23, 2022 |
Drenimarcus: Can you read Russian? You just need to show us a recent public appearance by the missing defense official. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Twitter Mocks Russian Missile That Refused To Explode After Lodging In Kitchen by 4Play(m): 9:43am On Mar 21, 2022 |
princeeze1: It's not about personal but national success. No matter how personally successful you are, you ultimately see yourself as a Nigerian. As a person from a country associated with failure, your sense of national identity is associated with failure. What do a lot of people who have strong association with failure do? They find it easy to resent those associated with success. It's not about NATO criticism, I too believe that NATO had no business expanding into Eastern Europe. Where I draw the line is the way Nigerians like you gloat about the killings in a war that has nothing to do with you. Have you not realised that even the Russian government describes the war as a special operation (they don't refer to it as war) and don't take responsibility for the civilian deaths because they think the Russian people won't approve of such deaths? If the Russian government thinks this way, why do Nigerians like you gloat about such deaths? As for China and India being major economic powers, of course, they have populations in excess of 1bn each but if you combined their economies, it's still smaller than the US which has a fraction of their populations. So of course, people there easily resent Western powers because they view the West as more powerful and successful than them. Maybe you as a black man should relocate from the West to China and India since they are such a success. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Twitter Mocks Russian Missile That Refused To Explode After Lodging In Kitchen by 4Play(m): 12:38am On Mar 21, 2022 |
princeeze1: What has Western hypocrisy and double standards to do with the facts that people are being killed in a war of choice and you gloat about these killings like a mindless savage as if you have a personal stake in the dispute? You abhor the Western world you reside in and applaud Russia, have you ever considered moving to Russia where they obviously don't exhibit any of the hypocrisy or double standards you so gleefully denounce? This idea that Zelensky is to be condemned for resisting the invasion of his country or that it is even entirely up to him as to whether Ukraine should resist Russian invasion is absurd. Do you seriously think that if he died today Ukrainians will immediately surrender? Also, who takes a morally degenerate wife beater like Fani Kayode seriously apart from Nigerians? As a government minister, he was a corrupt failure. In the West where you live, do people like him still have public platform to opine on things? You don't care for an international relations professional like Geoffrey Onyeama's view but it's Fani Kayode who you listen to. FFK is an idiot's idea of an intellectual and the fact you take him seriously speaks volumes of your limited intellect. In my view, the popularity of anti-West diatribes amongst Nigerians is fueled by resentment/envy about how much better off they are compared to us. This is even more pronounced amongst people who live in Nigeria (not all) and is amplified amongst our Muslim fellow Nigerians who absorb a lot of anti-West hate mongering. Generally speaking, in any walk of life, people associated with failure envy/resent people associated with success. Nigerians are more likely to jump on the anti-West bandwagon as our country is a woeful failure. Why is Nigeria a failure? Because it is full of people like you who do not value human life and accord charlatans like FFK respect and elevate him to positions of authority. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Any Young Nigerian That Vote For old men Next Year Isn't Patriotic by 4Play(m): 8:15pm On Mar 20, 2022 |
The fact that after 62 years of abject failure following independence, the likes of Tinubu and Atiku are serious contenders for president tells you a lot about how hopeless the country's prospects are. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Foreign Affairs / Re: American Journalist Exposes The Truth About Ukraine. by 4Play(m): 8:08pm On Mar 20, 2022 |
Difrent: It took the US a few weeks to defeat and remove the Iraqi and Afghan governments. After this, the next phase is military occupation which takes years and proved failures. Russia is yet to succeed in the first phase of the removal of the Ukrainian government. The chances of them being able to successfully occupy Ukraine in the next phase is very slim. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Is It True Zelensky Banned 11 Opposition Parties In Ukraine by 4Play(m): 7:59pm On Mar 20, 2022 |
Investigative: Do you think Putin being in power for 22 years and members of the opposition being in prison might prompt a lot of criticism of the Putin regime? 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Twitter Mocks Russian Missile That Refused To Explode After Lodging In Kitchen by 4Play(m): 7:50pm On Mar 20, 2022 |
princeeze1: Seeing these kind of bitter anti-west posts, I have a theory. A lot of Nigerians gloating in the slaughter of women and children in Ukraine like the stereotypical "African savage" are often based in Nigeria. This must be the frustration of living in a hellish country, whilst you think the West is a success story to be resented. Because you are confronted by the failure of the country you are from, you respond with bitterness to those parts of the world that you think represent success. That's the only explanation I can see as apart from Naija Muslims who automatically hate the West because the Arab world told them to, other Nigerians' bitterness stems from resentment when they compare status to the Western world. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Putin Agrees To Meet Zelensky In Person For Peace Talks by 4Play(m): 6:48pm On Mar 20, 2022 |
FERNANDEZISBACK: The Russian armed forces might take control of Kiev, Ukraine's capital, within 96 hours, Newsweek reported on Thursday, citing US and Ukrainian sources. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: U.S Increases Interest Rates, Signals Aggressive Battle Against Inflation by 4Play(m): 10:09pm On Mar 16, 2022 |
The sort of ignorance it takes to link this to Ukraine is baffling. Inflation has been heating up since covid and the US had committed to interest rate increases late last year: Americans who have been to the grocery store lately or started their holiday shopping may have noticed that consumer prices have spiked. The annual rate of inflation in the United States hit 6.2% in October 2021, the highest in more than three decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Other inflation metrics also have shown significant increases in recent months, though not to the same extent as the CPI. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/24/inflation-has-risen-around-the-world-but-the-u-s-has-seen-one-of-the-biggest-increases/ 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Jonathan Vs Buhari: What Has Changed? by 4Play(m): 10:21am On Mar 16, 2022 |
Protests are more likely where there is hope for change otherwise why protest? With Buhari, Nigerians are facing a situation of utter hopelessness. I also think many "protesters" from that era have been so completely disproven in their arguments that they see no reason to rally themselves for any new protests. A lot of the agitators from 2012 are linked to the present government so can't protest. Multiple reasons. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Buhari & I Haven't Had Any Dispute In 7 Years Despite Our Religions- Osinbajo by 4Play(m): 1:32pm On Mar 13, 2022 |
You shouldn't expect him to say anything else but considering all the policy misteps by the Buhari government, it's hardly a laudable thing to claim not to have any disagreement with Buhari. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: The Story That Didn't Hug The Headlines By Femi Adesina by 4Play(m): 1:20pm On Mar 13, 2022 |
The main reason is the displacement of Shekau's Boko Haram by Islamic State (ISIS). Boko Haram's modus operandi was mass slaughter of civilians which didn't go down well with other jihadists. That the operation against Shekau was launched on the direct orders of the leadership of Isis in the Middle East, which is concerned by Boko Haram’s indiscriminate targeting of “believers”, underlines the continuing global reach of the group through its affiliates and the possibility of further expansion in Africa. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/07/boko-haram-leader-abubakar-shekau-killed-on-direct-orders-of-islamic-state 1 Like |
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