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Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Asour: 11:30am On Nov 12, 2021 |
optionalY09: The "West" would continue to explore opportunities both for themselves & the World whether with 1 Nigeria, 2 Countries or 3 Post Nigerian countries. This is not about them being superior to us. It's about how fast a Nation wants to go. Partner with them wisely like Singapore , South Korea & Japan have done or stay on the fringes like RUSSIA & North Korea like to pride themselves. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Emir01: 11:39am On Nov 12, 2021 |
CSTRR: |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by ASOG1985: 11:41am On Nov 12, 2021 |
naptu2:God is coming to Nigeria |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Kosoco(m): 11:43am On Nov 12, 2021 |
Malory:You are just a daft with Andriod phone..... Tell me any stable country of the world in this troubled time... must you people disgrace your own country. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by perragy(m): 12:06pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Another Horrible Traffic loading in Lagos and Abuja naptu2: |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Amodi470(m): 12:08pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
They are not serious, Why not the president |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by johnmartus(m): 12:13pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Therefore with this your submission Boss mustapha secretary to federal government should get ready to receive blinkings. Instead Buhari. naptu2: |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by NwokoloOwa: 12:14pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
So no Ghana, No South Africa. We should hype ours naa. Not only when we are not there |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Amodi470(m): 12:18pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Hangmnk: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by discusant: 12:44pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Let the US Secretary of State impress upon Nigerians the need for peace before development can come to a country. REFERENDUM ON BIAFRA. How countries solve their problems: Between Nigeria and Malaysia I count the Malaysians among the most reasonable and practical people on earth. Why? When they noticed that the Singaporeans were creating problems for them in the former Malaysia, on August 9, 1965 they convened the parliament and excluded the Singaporeans. (The State of Singapore was only one out of the 14 states in Malaysia then). The Malaysians knew they had the majority. The parliamentarians locked the doors of the parliament and tabled a motion: to expel State of Singapore from Malaysia. Fiam! All the 126 parliamentarians voted in favour of the motion, and Singapore was expelled from the Malaysia. One thing that had been the source of conflict between the two sides was what we call quota system in Nigeria. Malaysia wanted quota system for the Malays but Singapore wanted merit to be applied across board. There was no agreement between the two sides. See this: "The Federal Government of Malaysia, dominated by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), was concerned that as long as Singapore remained in the Federation, the bumiputera policy of affirmative action for Malays and the indigenous population would be undermined and therefore run counter to its agenda of addressing economic disparities between racial groups." Singapore was also not happy with the recognition of Islam as the official religion. The 1964 race riots claimed lives and showed how divided the country was. With the expulsion, the Singaporeans left Malaysia in sadness, becoming the only country in modern history to gain full independence against its will. Singapore was a tiny, resource-poor island. However, they began to implement all those lofty ideals of merit, justice, national integration and zero-tolerance for segregation and religious extremism they had been preaching as well as adopting free-trade and business-friendly policies. Expectedly, Singapore began to grow speedily. Today from being a third-world, tiny and poor country, Singapore is usually rated among the top 3 in the world in all human development indices. Singapore has a population of 5.9 million. Because of how tiny Singapore is, it has been embarking on land reclamation to expand its land mass. The land mass of Singapore has grown to 728 square kilometres - about the same size as Lekki peninsula in Lagos State - compared to Malaysia with 329,613 square kilometres. In Singapore, 18.7% are Christian, 14% are Muslim,11% are Taoist, 5% are Hindu, 0.6% practise Sikhism or another religion, while 17.5% of people have no religion at all. So what happened to Malaysia? It has peace because it no longer has the "troublesome" Singaporeans to contend with. Malaysia has not risen to the height attained by Singapore, but it is not doing badly economically. "Malaysia is a multicultural and multiconfessional country, whose official religion is Islam. As of the 2010 Population and Housing Census, 61.3 percent of the population practise Islam; 19.8 percent Buddhism; 9.2 percent Christianity; 6.3 percent Hinduism; and 3.4 percent traditional Chinese religions." The population of Malaysia is 32.3 million. Singapore is in peace and progress. Malaysia is in peace and progress. Both are good neighbours. Writing about its relations with Malaysia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore says: "Singapore and Malaysia have a long-standing, broad and multifaceted relationship. Bilateral trade, investment, and tourism ties are robust. There are regular high-level exchanges such as the Leaders' Retreat, Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) meetings on Iskandar Malaysia, and Ministerial level visits." Why was peace and progress achieved in the old Malaysia? Because Malaysia was sensible to realize that being in the same country with Singapore would perennially bring conflicts, deaths and backwardness, as they were ideologically, religiously, economically, and racially opposed to each other and would never agree. There is one country called Nigeria that does not understand this basic human principle. If a group of people like the Igbos are "difficult creatures" and a source of perennial headache to you, expel them legally and peacefully. You will have your peace and they will have their peace. You will achieve progress and happiness once you have peace. But Nigeria is a country that is hard to understand: a country that constitutionally divides its citizens based on their ethnicity and religion and still insists that the unity of the country is non-negotiable! � Copied. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by kayusely70(m): 1:06pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
quote author=discusant post=107550351]Let the US Secretary of State impress upon Nigerians the need for peace before development can come to a country. REFERENDUM ON BIAFRA. How countries solve their problems: Between Nigeria and Malaysia I count the Malaysians among the most reasonable and practical people on earth. Why? When they noticed that the Singaporeans were creating problems for them in the former Malaysia, on August 9, 1965 they convened the parliament and excluded the Singaporeans. (The State of Singapore was only one out of the 14 states in Malaysia then). The Malaysians knew they had the majority. The parliamentarians locked the doors of the parliament and tabled a motion: to expel State of Singapore from Malaysia. Fiam! All the 126 parliamentarians voted in favour of the motion, and Singapore was expelled from the Malaysia. One thing that had been the source of conflict between the two sides was what we call quota system in Nigeria. Malaysia wanted quota system for the Malays but Singapore wanted merit to be applied across board. There was no agreement between the two sides. See this: "The Federal Government of Malaysia, dominated by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), was concerned that as long as Singapore remained in the Federation, the bumiputera policy of affirmative action for Malays and the indigenous population would be undermined and therefore run counter to its agenda of addressing economic disparities between racial groups." Singapore was also not happy with the recognition of Islam as the official religion. The 1964 race riots claimed lives and showed how divided the country was. With the expulsion, the Singaporeans left Malaysia in sadness, becoming the only country in modern history to gain full independence against its will. Singapore was a tiny, resource-poor island. However, they began to implement all those lofty ideals of merit, justice, national integration and zero-tolerance for segregation and religious extremism they had been preaching as well as adopting free-trade and business-friendly policies. Expectedly, Singapore began to grow speedily. Today from being a third-world, tiny and poor country, Singapore is usually rated among the top 3 in the world in all human development indices. Singapore has a population of 5.9 million. Because of how tiny Singapore is, it has been embarking on land reclamation to expand its land mass. The land mass of Singapore has grown to 728 square kilometres - about the same size as Lekki peninsula in Lagos State - compared to Malaysia with 329,613 square kilometres. In Singapore, 18.7% are Christian, 14% are Muslim,11% are Taoist, 5% are Hindu, 0.6% practise Sikhism or another religion, while 17.5% of people have no religion at all. So what happened to Malaysia? It has peace because it no longer has the "troublesome" Singaporeans to contend with. Malaysia has not risen to the height attained by Singapore, but it is not doing badly economically. "Malaysia is a multicultural and multiconfessional country, whose official religion is Islam. As of the 2010 Population and Housing Census, 61.3 percent of the population practise Islam; 19.8 percent Buddhism; 9.2 percent Christianity; 6.3 percent Hinduism; and 3.4 percent traditional Chinese religions." The population of Malaysia is 32.3 million. Singapore is in peace and progress. Malaysia is in peace and progress. Both are good neighbours. Writing about its relations with Malaysia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore says: "Singapore and Malaysia have a long-standing, broad and multifaceted relationship. Bilateral trade, investment, and tourism ties are robust. There are regular high-level exchanges such as the Leaders' Retreat, Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) meetings on Iskandar Malaysia, and Ministerial level visits." Why was peace and progress achieved in the old Malaysia? Because Malaysia was sensible to realize that being in the same country with Singapore would perennially bring conflicts, deaths and backwardness, as they were ideologically, religiously, economically, and racially opposed to each other and would never agree. There is one country called Nigeria that does not understand this basic human principle. If a group of people like the Igbos are "difficult creatures" and a source of perennial headache to you, expel them legally and peacefully. You will have your peace and they will have their peace. You will achieve progress and happiness once you have peace. But Nigeria is a country that is hard to understand: a country that constitutionally divides its citizens based on their ethnicity and religion and still insists that the unity of the country is non-negotiable! � Copied. [/quote] Sooner or later it shall become a reality!!! |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by leibish: 1:55pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
optimusprime2: MY BROTHER, ask Lai Mohamed oh |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by UnabashedIPOB: 2:54pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Hangmnk: Have you looked in the mirror lately you freaking M0R0N? All the above statements you made are a total reflection of your low life, sorry ass state of being. |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Konquest: 2:58pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
naptu2:You're right... It was embarassing. When Muamar Ghadafi also visited Nigeria, his elite female bodyguards were stationed all over the place. It was like the Libyans telling the Nigerian intelligence teams: "We don't trust you guys." |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Ochys87: 3:03pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
wink2015: The US occupied Afghanistan for 20yrs without building a road or hospital for d Afghan people while they occupied their land. The Taliban took back their land from their occupier, u are here saying d Taliban unleash mayhem on their people, a lie propagated by western media, the same western media that lied against Sadam hussein possessing weapon of mass destruction, d same media that lied against Gaddafi b4 they invaded and destroyed lybia. I bet u didn't know 90% of US drone warfare targets and kills innocent Afghanistan citizen, this was revealed by Daniel Hale a US soldier. Believe western media at ur peril 1 Like
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Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by naptu2: 3:05pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Konquest: That was one of the advantages of FFK when he was minister of aviation. Ghaddafi had a habit of pulling a similar stunt, but FFK refused to allow it when he was minister. It led to a standoff. There's usually an agreed number of armed bodyguards that are allowed by the host country, but the Libyans brought more than the agreed amount and wanted them to be allowed into Abuja. Airport security refused. There was a standoff and Ghaddafi began walking away from the airport on foot. President Obasanjo was finally able to pacify Ghaddafi and a solution was reached, but the Libyans were still not allowed to bring all those armed women into Abuja. Modified: Aha! Here's a report about the incident. https://allafrica.com/stories/200611290269.html https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=27036&page=archive-read 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by naptu2: 3:13pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Konquest: I can still remember the news reports when George Shultz came. The marines weren't part of his motorcade, neither were they there to guard him directly (that was the job of the Secret Service). Rather, they arrived a few days beforehand with sniffer dogs and other equipment and began screening people that were going through the airport. That's exactly what annoyed Nigerian journalists. I remember that Vanguard had a huge front page headline about the incident. They said that it was a shame and that the government should never have allowed it. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Konquest: 3:28pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
naptu2:Ah! Naptu2, thanks for reminding us of the behind-the-scenes details of that event, some of which I had almost forgotten. Ghaddafi was as enigmatic as the different methods of spelling his names. Thanks for the Web links. |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by IJEYdiamond(f): 4:08pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
I no want talk.... The last one that came. Was Sacked automatically by POTUS T... recently BuBu went to visit Ethiopia.... hmmm u kokoma know whats is going on there... i no talk pass that one oooooo |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by OldBeer: 4:16pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
timesup234:Hello! I read that your legendary thread in 2017 but I never believed you. Not until I discovered the antiwork subreddit. I saw Americans living from hand to mouth and even calling their country a shithole. Some were even asking for Europe to colonize them. These guys are graduates but still working till 80years just to afford basic necessities. Most of them have three to four jobs. And these are white people o! Which means black people's case is worse. Mehn thank you for all you do. I know your work is unappreciated here but my eyes are now opened. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by UtuokeAlcoholic: 4:28pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Malory:Tell me a single US secretary that visited the drunkard in aso rock from 2009 - 2015 1 Like |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Konquest: 4:30pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
naptu2:Great feedback Naptu2! U.S. Marine sniffer dogs screening folks in a supposed Sovereign Nation... What kinda cockiness is that? SMH. The Star Wars Program was in full swing then and it ensured a sort of American cockiness after the Vietnam War misadventure and the eventual pullout of the final U.S. presence in 1975. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by shigishege: 4:36pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
But I think some people said they reported Nigeria to America so that America will flog Nigeria for them. |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by optimusprime2(m): 4:40pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by akilo1: 6:32pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Watch how baba will address him as president biden |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by Nobody: 6:54pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
"Capital of Africa's largest democracy. " So funny. World's capital of poverty |
Re: Antony J. Blinken To Visit Nigeria This Month by timesup234: 7:18pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
OldBeer:You're welcome |
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