zicoraads: He never said so. [s]Tinubu's media machines are the ones at work.[/s]
@Zicoraads,
The OP is NOT a Tinubu guy or a part of Tinubu's media machine, and created his silly moniker in 2016 to troll and insult the VP Osinbajo, while making inciting posts. Yet this thread got to the front page when it shouldn't have been moved by the moderator to the front page.
A lot of impulsive posters on "both sides" here were fooled and quite stupid to have thought and believed that the Olu of Warri or any king for that matter would openly endorse any politician in absolute terms like this OP portrayed on this thread!
salesbloo: Why So Much Negative Reactions to Osinbajo Declaration from both APC and PDP peeps?
They felt intimidated because he spoke in the declaration video with a Presidential and commanding presence. Period.
The APC still has the time to remedy the situation and get more security assistance from the U.S. and U.K in terms of tracking devices to decimate the terrorists and bandits in Nigeria and the West African Sahel so that folks can get back to their farms and drive down the price of food items and commodities for the benefit of Nigerians who are distressed right now because of inflation which is also happening in the Western countries and others.
Second, fortunately, the 600,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery which the FG now has investments in will be ready in the 3rd quarter of 2022. This would enable the FG to finally withdraw the petroleum subsidy and utilise the freed up funds for more massive infrastructural development.
Athemisia: He is the king of the Itsekiris not everyone in Warri. There are three (3) kingdoms in Warri with three different monarchs. He is just one of them. Okumabga kingdom Abgarha kingdom Itseriki kingdom.
@Athemisia,
The domain in the second spot after Okumagba sounds Urhobo to me... is it?
There's a Supreme Court judgement stating that Warri belongs to the Itsekiri and that the other ethnicities are tenants. Itsekiris won all the cases right up to the Supreme Court.
All the court judgements were posted on NL and other online platforms, including the mainstream media.
Another Supreme Court judgement even affirmed that the so-called "Okerenkoko" is an illegal name and the land does not belong to the Ijaw. The Court affirmed that "Okerenghigho" is the original name and the Itsekiris of Omadino own the land but only rented it to some ethnic groups including the Ijaw who have now turned around to illegally claim ownership of the land as that of the Ijaw.
TAO11: His claim that the name “Yoruba … is a 20th century construct within the context of Nigeria” is an ignorant FALSEHOOD.
The name “Yoruba” may be seen in a writing from the year 1615 (and perhaps another earlier writing from the year 1597). Refer to the red highlight of the first screenshot below for its presence in the 1615 writing.
The existence of these writings of 1615/1597 further proves that the name had obviously been in existence (in non-written form) even long before 1615/1597.
I would like to think that the years 1615/1597 comes prior to the creation of Nigeria ✌ Moreover, the 2nd attachment is from an 1863 work. It clearly shows the existence of this name. It also goes to show the geographical delineation.
Again, I like to think that the year 1863 comes prior to the creation of Nigeria ✌
Cheers.
Hello @TAO11,
First off, are you a Professor of History and/or an Archaeologist by profession? I forgot to ask you this back in the day here on NL.
I've been thinking that you could even make an awesome moderator for the Culture thread since advanced history is your core specialty and you kinda spend time there with your footprints clearly embedded.
You're one woman who has always been dogged about providing historical evidence and end up schooling some folks here. I've always admired your deep insights.
There's hydrocarbon deposits already in Ipokia and Ogun Waterside of Ogun State sharing boundaries with hydrocarbon-rich areas of Ondo State leading right into the hydrocarbon-rich areas of Itsekiriland in Delta State.
The huge bitumen belt also runs from Ondo to Ogun to Lagos and Edo States.
XDaBOSS: Nawa for these people ooo...thank God i no de that state again. Always fighting themselves because of piece of land.
Similar thing happened last year between the Izzy LGA and the Ikwo LGA (the experience wasn't funny). Which was later transfered to the state capital (Abakaliki). See Ishielu vs Ezza North own.
I can't forget the unending fight between Aboamege community and Ishinko community (both in Onicha LGA). Those ones, their fight be like seasonal film, e no de end...na only break them de go.
Those people value their lands pass their lives, backward mentality sha.
juman: He hailed from Ijebu-Ijesha in Osun State. But was born in ikole, ekiti.
@Juman, Oh wow, that's some cool history there starting 79 years ago in Ikole-Ekiti for the legend.
Ijebu-Ijesa in Osun State... Seems like a town founded back in the day by Ijebu immigrants in Ijesaland.
Ijesas and Ekitis are direct neighbours anyways sharing beautiful hilly land boundaries, and a common love for pounded yam and efo riro as their national food.
The African-American soul music legend James Brown visited Ibadan (the city of many hills) in the 1960s and met Orlando Julius Ekemode and the Godfather of Soul sampled Orlando's song in his hugely popular "I feel good" song.
Orlando also said he is the original creator of Afrobeat music and not the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
Kingsnairaland: EU fell right into US trap! The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to its primacy in Europe and has tried to sabotage the project at every turn. Even so, Nord Stream has pushed ahead and is now fully-operational and ready-to-go. Once German regulators provide the final certification, the gas deliveries will begin. German homeowners and businesses will have a reliable source of clean and inexpensive energy while Russia will see a significant boost to their gas revenues. It’s a win-win situation for both parties.
The US Foreign Policy establishment is not happy about these developments. They don’t want Germany to become more dependent on Russian gas because commerce builds trust and trust leads to the expansion of trade. As relations grow warmer, more trade barriers are lifted, regulations are eased, travel and tourism increase, and a new security architecture evolves. In a world where Germany and Russia are friends and trading partners, there is no need for US military bases, no need for expensive US-made weapons and missile systems, and no need for NATO. There’s also no need to transact energy deals in US Dollars or to stockpile US Treasuries to balance accounts. Transactions between business partners can be conducted in their own currencies which is bound to precipitate a sharp decline in the value of the dollar and a dramatic shift in economic power. This is why the Biden administration opposes Nord Stream. It’s not just a pipeline, it’s a window into the future; a future in which Europe and Asia are drawn closer together into a massive free trade zone that increases their mutual power and prosperity while leaving the US on the outside looking in. Warmer relations between Germany and Russia signal an end to the “unipolar” world order the US has overseen for the last 75 years. A German-Russo alliance threatens to hasten the decline of the Superpower that is presently inching closer to the abyss. This is why Washington is determined to do everything it can to sabotage Nord Stream and keep Germany within its orbit. It’s a matter of survival.
That’s where Ukraine comes into the picture. Ukraine is Washington’s ‘weapon of choice’ for torpedoing Nord Stream and putting a wedge between Germany and Russia. The strategy is taken from page one of the US Foreign Policy Handbook under the rubric: Divide and Rule. Washington needs to create the perception that Russia poses a security threat to Europe. That’s the goal. They need to show that Putin is a bloodthirsty aggressor with a hair-trigger temper who cannot be trusted. To that end, the media has been given the assignment of reiterating over and over again, “Russia is planning to invade Ukraine.” What’s left unsaid is that Russia has not invaded any country since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and that the US has invaded or toppled regimes in more than 50 countries in the same period of time, and that the US maintains over 800 military bases in countries around the world. None of this is reported by the media, instead the focus is on “evil Putin” who has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border threatening to plunge all of Europe into another bloody war.
All of the hysterical war propaganda is created with the intention of manufacturing a crisis that can be used to isolate, demonize and, ultimately, splinter Russia into smaller units. The real target, however, is not Russia, but Germany. Check out this excerpt from an article by Michael Hudson at The Unz Review:
“The only way left for U.S. diplomats to block European purchases is to goad Russia into a military response and then claim that avenging this response outweighs any purely national economic interest. As hawkish Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, explained in a State Department press briefing on January 27: “If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another Nord Stream 2 will not move forward.” (“America’s Real Adversaries Are Its European and Other Allies”, The Unz Review)
There it is in black and white. The Biden team wants to “goad Russia into a military response” in order to sabotage NordStream. That implies there will be some kind of provocation designed to induce Putin to send his troops across the border to defend the ethnic Russians in the eastern part of the country. If Putin takes the bait, the response would be swift and harsh. The media will excoriate the action as a threat to all of Europe while leaders around the world will denounce Putin as the “new Hitler”. This is Washington’s strategy in a nutshell, and the whole production is being orchestrated with one goal in mind; to make it politically impossible for the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to wave NordStream through the final approval process. Hi
Russian bullying and delusion of grandeur is very similar to the wild actions and inactions that Hitler's Nazi Germany exhibited back in the 1930s right into the 1940s till Hitler commited suicide.
AutoReportNG: BUHARI, OSINBAJO WILL, TOGETHER, SCRIPT A GLORIOUS FUTURE FOR NIGERIA
The Presidency wishes to confirm that there is, on-going, an unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising from which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.
The exercise, which has been ordered by the President, is to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration.
It is also an appropriate response to the general perception that the Presidency has an oversized and bloated workforce which acts as a drag on efficiency.
As may have been noticed by discerning members of the public, a number of political appointees among the few that served in the office of the President were not returned for the Second Term.
The office of the Vice President, His Excellency Yemi Osinbajo has, in compliance with the directive of the President, equally been shed of a number of such appointees.
In carrying out these exercises, the overriding objective is to save taxpayer money and deliver needed service to the public. As far as the President is concerned, there is no scope for an excuse for administration after getting a huge mandate to run the country for four more years.
In the light of this, the Presidency wishes to strongly deny rumours of a rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The relationship between the two leaders remains excellent and trusting. Together, they will script a glorious future for the nation.
The media reports of a soured relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public. This ulterior motive is the basis of the wrong interpretation given to the recent exercise in the Presidency.
There has been a streamlining of staff going on for a while. The President has always had fewer staff than the Vice President, and there were always plans to reduce the number of staff at the Villa.
The streamlining was not personal or targeted to undermine the Vice President's office, as the so-called insider sources quoted by the media appear to make it seem.
The President is in absolute control of his government. The media should stop attributing non-existent powers to some people. There cannot be anyone too powerful for President Buhari to control.
Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity) November 8, 2019
sosanova: Russian Navy Confirms Severe Damage to Black Sea Cruiser Moskva, Crew Abandoned Ship
The Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship has suffered major damage and the crew has abandoned the ship, state media said late Tuesday in reports following Ukrainian claims of hitting the ship with a missile strike.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the mishap on RTS Moskva (121), a ship in the country’s Black Sea Fleet, according to state-run outlet TASS.
The crew of the Moskva the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet was severely damaged and the crew abandoned ship, the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS.
A fire broke out on the ship, causing ammunition to detonate, according to TASS. State media did not elaborate on the cause of the fire.
Ukrainian officials claimed that shore-based anti-ship guided missiles hit Moskva which had been operating from the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea.
“It has been confirmed that the missile cruiser Moskva today went exactly where it was sent by our border guards on Snake Island!” Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko said in a Telegram message on Tuesday. “Neptune missiles guarding the Black Sea caused very serious damage to the Russian ship.”
Neptunes, first fielded in 2021, are based on the Soviet AS-20 ‘Kayak’anti-ship missile which is similar to the U.S.-built Harpoon missile.
Moskva was commissioned into the Soviet Navy in 1982 and is one of three Slava-class guided-missile cruisers.
The three 11,500-ton Slavas were designed around launchers that can hold 16 SS-N-12 Sandbox anti-ship cruise missiles – each about the size of a telephone pole. Developed in the 1970s, the Slavas and the Sandboxes were designed to take on U.S. and NATO aircraft carriers by overwhelming them with a barrage of high-speed cruise missiles to sink ships.
The two other Slavas are RTS Marshal Ustinov (055) and RFS Varyag (011) have been operating in the Mediterranian.
Moskva is not the first Russian warship to be damaged in the nearly 50-day invasion of Ukraine. A landing ship sank off the port of Ukrainian city Berdiansk after being attacked by Ukrainian forces, USNI News previously reported.
The ship’s fire ultimately damaged a merchant ship at port in Berdiansk, causing damage.
Ayodele20: It's official! Russian Central Bank announces that the ruble is tied to gold! 5000 rubles per gram.
The Central Bank of Russia has officially announced that the Russian ruble will be tied to gold as of March 28, 2022, The rate is 5,000 rubles per gram of gold ingots. There are 28 grams in each ounce. 28 grams for 5,000 rubles per gram is 140,000 rubles.
Are you following me this far?
The conversion rate of rubles into US dollar is 100 rubles, 90 pounds, for each US dollar.
If the rubles are tied to gold at 5000 rubles per gram, and there are 28 grams per ounce, which means that an ounce of gold would cost 140,000 rubles, then the conversion into US dollars means that gold costs 1400 dollars per ounce when used the rubles, instead of 1,928 dollars by ounce using the dollars.
Russia just wiped out about 30 percent (30%) of the US dollar worldwide when it comes to gold ingots.
People all over the world are literally throwing their money on the ruble and throwing away dollars and euros to do it. What Russia just did is the financial equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb.
FYI, the last guy on this planet to try to support a currency with gold was Muammar Quadaffi of Libya.
NATO entered Libya, bombed it to death, until the Libyan people took Quadaffi on the street, beat him with blood and planted a bullet in their head. As of now, 10:39 PM EDT, I suspect bankers around the world are on the phone between themselves and the heads of state, instructing them that what Russia has done will totally destroy both the US dollar and the euro, and those bankers of Frog to the heads of state that world war 3 must start immediately.
Let me explain why.
Today, the Central Bank of Russia anchored the ruble to gold.
Last week, Russia said it would sell only OIL and GAS in . . . . Ruble!
This means that Russian oil and gas are anchored in gold with rubles like gold proxy.
EFFECT: Europe (which needs Russian gas and oil) will now have to buy rubles from Putin using gold, or pay for oil and gas with gold itself.
Currently, the FOREX rate for Rubli to Dollari is around 100:1
BUT... with 5,000 Rubli now equivalent to a gram of Gold, and oil being priced directly into Gold, we will see a MASSIVE price disturbance in the FOREX markets, in terms of how much Gold a Dollar can still buy.
Foreign countries holding our dollar debt notes as a reserve will see an immediate and much less use for them and want to start downloading them in favor of something more stable; something that holds its value.
Basically, any currency anchored in gold will fit into the account. which means countries like that - like Japan - will start unloading their dollar debt as soon as possible - are not going to go down with the ship! They'll move to more stable values like... The Ruble.
This will have a DE-flationistic effect on the Rublo, making it more precious with time. This also means that Putin can re-find the ruble whenever he wants, at 500, or 50, or 10. He just keeps getting more precious to him.
The immediate result is that all those foreign countries dumping their dollar reserves will make all those excess dollars start going home, triggering a worse hyper-inflation than we already have in the USA.
Praxtech: Hal Turner Radio Show - UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT - 27 March 2022 Hits: 42977 (UPDATED 10:39 AM EDT SEE BOTTOM) The Central Bank of Russia has officially announced that, as of March 28, 2022, the Russian Ruble currency is BOUND to Gold. The rate is 5,000 Rubles per gram of gold bullion.
(NOTE: This story has been corrected to report "TROY" ounces as opposed to dry ounces, and the values recomputed to reflect there are more grams per TROY ounce than in a dry ounce.)
There are 32 grams in each TROY ounce. 32 grams times 5,000 rubles per Gram is 160,000 Rubles. Ya with me so far?
The conversion rate of Rubles to U.S. Dollars is 100 Rubles, 90 Kopecs, to each US Dollar.
If Rubles are bound to Gold at 5000 Rubles per gram, and there are 32 grams per TROY ounce, meaning one ounce of gold would cost 160,000 Rubles, then converting that to US Dollars means Gold is $1600 per ounce when using Rubles, instead of $1,928 per ounce using Dollars.
Russia just wiped out about thirty percent (30%) of the value of the US Dollar, worldwide, when it comes to Gold Bullion.
Worse, because Russia will only sell its oil and gas in Rubles, and Rubles are now fixed at 5,000 Rubles per gram, anyone wishing to buy Oil or Gas will need to either pay in Rubles or pay in Gold, and they won't get the US Dollar value for the gold they tender as payment!
People around the world will be literally THROWING their money at the Ruble and DUMPING Dollars and EUROS to do it.
What Russia just did is the financial equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb.
FWIW, the last guy on this planet who tried to back a currency with Gold, was Muammar Quadaffi of Libya.
NATO went into Libya, bombed the shit out of it, until the people of Libya grabbed Quadaffi on the street, beat him bloody, and put a bullet in his head.
As of this hour, 10:39 PM EDT, I suspect Bankers all over the world are on the phones with each other and with heads of state, instructing them that what Russia has done will totally smash both the US Dollar and the EURO, and those Bankers will be telling the heads of State that World War 3 must commence immediately.
Let me explain why.
Today, the Russian Central Bank pegged Rubles to Gold.
Last week, Russia declared they would only sell OIL and GAS in . . . Rubles.
This means Russian OIL and GAS are pegged to Gold with Rubles as the proxy for Gold.
EFFECT: Europe (that needs Russian Gas and Oil) will now have to buy Rubles from Putin using Gold, or pay for the Oil and Gas with Gold itself.
Currently, the FOREX Rate for Rubles to Dollars is about 100:1
BUT . . . with 5,000 Rubles now equaling one gram of Gold, and oil being priced directly in Gold, we are going to see a MASSIVE price disruption in FOREX markets, in terms of how much Gold a Dollar can still buy.
Foreign countries holding our Dollar Debt Notes in Reserve, will see an immediate, and far less use for them and will want to start dumping them in favor of something more stable; something which holds its value.
Basically, any currency pegged to Gold will fit the bill. which means countries like that -- like Japan -- will start dumping their Dollar Debt as fast as they can -- they are NOT going to go down with the ship! They will move into more stable currencies, like . . . the Ruble.
This will have a DE-flationary effect on the Ruble, making it more valuable over time.
This also means Putin can re-peg the Ruble any time he wants, to like 500, or 50, or 10. IT just keeps getting more valuable for him.
The instant result is that all those foreign countries dumping their Dollar Reserves will cause all those excess Dollars to start coming home, triggering worse hyper-inflation than we already have now in the USA.
Is it any wonder why Biden was on stage last week calling for Regime change in Russia? He is about to have masses of angry and literally starving Americans marching through the streets here at home demanding answers.
UPDATE 10:39 AM EDT --
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a public statement on video about what has taken place with binding the Ruble to Gold.
In that statement, he points out that Western Nations have simply STOLEN Russia's foreign currency reserves and Gold Bullion Reserves, and by doing so, worldwide trust in so-called "First-Class" safety of investing in the West, has been smashed.
He goes on to predict that people will now dump their holdings of Dollars and EUROS to safer investments like land, food, and raw materials.
Here is the video with English language caption:
Putin is correct.
The impact of what Russia has just done is a literal dagger to the heart of the US Dollar and to the EURO. No one will want those currencies anymore, and since the US barely manufactures anything domestically, when foreign countries cease accepting the dollar for payment, shortages of everything will slam the U.S. and Europe.
Russia will beef up security along its Western borders if Sweden and Finland join NATO and there would be no more talk of a nuclear-free Baltic, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russia President (2008-2012), Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday.
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
Finland gained independence from Russia in 1917 and fought two wars against it during World War Two during which it lost some territory to Moscow.
Sweden has not fought a war for 200 years and post-war foreign policy has focused on supporting democracy internationally, multilateral dialogue and nuclear disarmament.
It is already sealed!
Finland will def be attacked by Putin the same way Hitler invaded Sudetenland and the rest of Europe.
This paranoid dude called Vladof and his Russian goons should go ahead and attack Alaska since it is so close to Russia too... Can we find a way to take this guy out of power using some kind of laser or sonic device projected from the atmosphere or space before he takes most of mankind along with him?
plaindealer: Den don start again, next is to go buy roadside and akara and corn..
PYO is starting on a predictable, laughable and very immature note...
@plaindealer, The person that opened this thread is a troll not a Yoruba Christian but a tribalistic non-Yoruba. Don't be fooled by the OP's fuel station pics post. This thread was created to knock the heads of Yoruba folks together and insult PYO.
I'm really pissed off that this inciting thread was pushed to the Front Page. I have been a member of Nairaland since 2005 and this is an example of what we have been complaining about... The use of many FAKE NL monikers by tribal bigots to spread covert and overt hate speech.
VP Yemi Osinbajo is the clear target of attack on this thread by the OP and the other tribal bigot trolls here!
Go through the NL profile and signature of this OP, and the hate speech, and insults written there... then you'll further realise that the OP of this thread is NOT a Yoruba Christian and the moniker and thread was created by a known non-Yoruba to create the feeling of disharmony between the Yoruba Muslim Ummah and Yoruba Christians where there is NON, and should have been deleted and NOT have been on the Front Page.
@Seun, @Dominique, @Mynd44, give this OP's moniker a total BAN from using NL ASAP to prevent further discontent with Nairaland.
FCT, Abuja - The declaration video of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, for the 2023 presidency has set a new internet record having fetched a total of 345,000 views and over 3 million impressions in less than six hours. An expert, Oluwafemi Popoola said the viral online video which was posted around 7:00 a.m. has garnered mouth-watering social media numbers, breaking the Nigerian social media record.
With 345,000 views, 27,000 likes, 18,000 retweets, and over 3 million impressions in just 6 hours, he said the declaration video became the most engaged political post in the Nigerian Internet landscape.
Before the declaration, Nigerians had waited endlessly to know the next step of the vice president after repeated calls were made for him to throw his hat into the ring as the country prepares for a new election year.
In the said video currently trending online, the vice president reeled out his achievement and stated why he is the right person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
That Presidential declaration video was a class act. The first ever declaration via social media in Nigerian history.
Awesome... VP Yemi Osinbajo truly has the gift of the garb. That video signified creativity, energy and renewal for the folks if global and regional insecurity is tackled on an elevated scale using satellite tracking systems, Air Force power, and other scientific means.
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