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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised the gantry price of fuel to N995 per litre, reflecting a increase of N221 over the past four days.

India has invoked emergency powers and directed refiners to maximize production of liquefied petroleum gas to prevent a shortage of the cooking fuel after supply disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis, a government order showed. Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: ILLEGAL LITHIUM MINING AND EMERGING SECURITY THREATS IN IGBETI-OLORUNSOGO LGA, OYO STATE.

In an earlier report, I highlighted how illegal mining operations in parts of Oyo State are gradually evolving into organized community-based activities, creating significant security risks for the state and surrounding regions.

Recent video evidence from communities in Igbeti and Kisi indicates that lithium is being openly displayed and sold in public markets, almost as casually as staple commodities. This activity appears to be taking place without visible enforcement actions from relevant security agencies or regulatory authorities.

This development is particularly concerning given the recent kidnapping incident along the Igbeti–Kisi road, near the Old Oyo National Park axis in Olorunsogo Local Government Area. Preliminary local reports suggest that the attack on travelers may have been carried out by armed bandits believed to be providing protection for illegal mining operations in the area.

The situation raises serious governance and regulatory concerns. Lithium an increasingly strategic mineral due to its role in global battery supply chains is reportedly being traded openly in Igbeti, suggesting that illegal extraction and distribution networks may be operating with minimal oversight. The Oyo State Government should urgently investigate these activities and clarify enforcement measures being taken to curb illegal mining and the public sale of mineral resources.

Further field reports indicate that illegal mining activities have expanded into Soro Village in Kisi, where motorcycles are reportedly being used to transport lithium from illegal mining sites to nearby collection points. Local sources also claim that a large illegal mining site is located approximately 1.5 kilometers from the location where the Illegal Mining Task Force was previously established, raising questions about the effectiveness of existing monitoring structures.

Experience across several mining regions in Nigeria shows that communities that tolerate or benefit from illegal mining often become vulnerable to organized criminal networks, banditry, and kidnapping, as armed groups move in to protect extraction sites and supply routes.

For this reason, the Federal Government of Nigeria must also strengthen mechanisms to prevent the open trade of illegally mined lithium in markets such as those reported in Igbeti and Soro (Kisi). This will require coordinated enforcement by mining regulators, law enforcement agencies, and local authorities.

Without swift intervention, the illegal lithium trade in this corridor could evolve into a larger security and economic threat, undermining lawful mineral governance while creating safe havens for criminal actors operating around the Old Oyo National Park axis and the Igbeti–Kisi corridor

Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut ​down exports within weeks and drive ‌oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an ​interview published on Friday.
"Everybody that has ​not called for force majeure we expect ⁠will do so in the next ​few days that this continues. All exporters in ​the Gulf region will have to call force majeure," Kaabi told the FT."

BREAKING: Pentagon preparing for US war with Iran to last until September according to Politico.

OasisX:

Isn't God not wonderful

DissTroy:
We remember your comments here on October 7, 2023. Iran funded that incursion by Hamas; so, by extension, you support the terrorist Ayatollah.

Stop trying to gaslight anyone. You've always made your stance on these issues known, implicitly or explicitly.

You remember nothing as usual.

Ironic how those who support a wanted criminal are those accusing me of supporting evil men

I took a position on Aradel and my portfolio is up by 50% since the start of the war, if I were to be inhumane like some of you- I would say let the war continue because it favors my investment. But no, I won't do that

Ellexy:
Buhari, Ayatollah etc

I don't support Ayatollah, and LPMB is not an evil man

Emaprince:
What was the cost of cooking gas before the evil men you support took over Aso rock?

Imagine a supporter of evil.and terrorists trying to gaslight

I don't support evil men

The cost of cooking gas in 🇳🇬 increased to N1400 per kg because of the Israel/🇺🇸 - Iran conflict

Wars: you always know how, why, and when they start. You never know how, why, and when they end. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"BREAKING: CNN reports the CIA is 'working to arm Kurdish forces' in Iran."
Tomorrow when these same set of people turned against US and their interests, we will be inundated with calls for war on terror. What many won't ask is who armed them in the first place to achieve a policy goal?
I'm putting this here because the Internet never forgets, so that people will know that we opposed the move to arm separatists when the move was touted by an immoral empire.

Pedro Sánchez
@sanchezcastejon
The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain.

Our response then must be our response now:

NO to violations of international law.

NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs.

NO to repeating the mistakes of the past.

NO TO WAR.

Military Air precision bombardment neutralises over 50 terrorists after attack on Ngoshe in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised over 50 suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists following precision air strikes on their withdrawal routes after a failed attack on Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the officer said the terrorists had, at about 7:30 p.m. on March 3, launched a coordinated assault on artillery positions in Ngoshe, a community located about 12 kilometres from Pulka and 31 kilometres from Gwoza town.

“The insurgents attempted to overrun the artillery positions in a surprise evening attack. Troops on ground responded effectively but conducted a tactical withdrawal under intense fire to preserve personnel and equipment while reinforcements were being mobilised,” he said.

The sources explained that the insurgents had adopted a hit-and-withdraw tactic, abandoning the scene before reinforcement troops fully secured the area.

The sources added that additional troops were immediately deployed, while surveillance platforms tracked the fleeing terrorists along identified withdrawal corridors.

“Upon receipt of real-time intelligence from ground troops, the surveillance aircraft were scrambled to engage the terrorists on their egress routes. The terrorists were sighted moving in clusters in both locations.

“Precision bombardment was conducted on confirmed target clusters and movement trails. Battle Damage Assessment indicates that over 50 terrorists were neutralised in two separate strike runs,” the officer said.

“The air-ground synergy under Operation Hadin Kai ensured that although the terrorists attempted to escape into forested enclaves, they were decisively engaged from the air.

“The strikes also disrupted their logistics and mobility capability within the Ngoshe–Pulka corridor,” he said.

The sources further stated that clearance and area domination operations were ongoing to forestall any regrouping attempts by the insurgents.

He noted that the Ngoshe–Gwoza axis remains a historically volatile corridor due to intermittent activities of Boko Haram and ISWAP remnants exploiting difficult terrain and proximity to cross-border forest zones.

“Operation Hadin Kai remains resolute in sustaining offensive pressure. The message is clear any attempt to attack our positions will attract overwhelming and coordinated firepower,” he said.

He assured residents of Gwoza and surrounding communities of the military’s commitment to protecting lives, supporting resettlement efforts, and consolidating gains recorded in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign in Borno.

Ihebu4chelsea:
You are high.

I don't consume intoxicants.

QatarEnergy declares Force Majeure

Further to the announcement by QatarEnergy to stop production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products, QatarEnergy has declared Force Majeure to its affected buyers.

QatarEnergy values its relationships with all of its stakeholders and will continue to communicate the latest available information.

U.S. commanders across more than 30 military bases told troops the Iran war is part of “God’s plan” and linked it to “Armageddon.”

A commander said Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon.”

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received over 110 instance describing the war as “biblically-sanctioned” and a sign of the Christian “End Times.”

Donald Trump's commanders have been accused of telling troops that the war with Iran is part of God's plan for Armageddon.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), a non-profit civil rights watchdog, said it has received 110 complaints from troops since the war broke out on Saturday

The complaints span more than 40 different units across 30 military sites, first reported on veteran journalist Jonathan Larsen's Substack.

A non-commissioned officer (NCO) wrote to the MRFF Monday that his combat-unit commander had claimed Trump was 'anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.'

'He urged us to tell our troops that this was “all part of God’s divine plan” and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ,' the NCO said.

The NCO, anonymized by MRFF, said they were writing on behalf of 15 others, including 11 Christians, a Muslim and a Jew. The troops are currently outside the Iran theater but on 'ready-support' status, meaning they could be deployed at any time.

PRESS RELEASE

TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI CRUSH MULTIPLE ISWAP ATTACKS IN GAJIRAM, GAJIGANA , MAYANTI, RECOVER HEAVY ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated resilience and battlefield dominance by decisively foiling coordinated ISWAP attacks on Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram, while intensifying offensive operations across Sector 2. The failed assaults, launched between the late hours of 28 February and early hours of 1 March 2026, underscore the growing desperation of terrorist elements under sustained pressure on their enclaves, logistics corridors and leadership structures. While the attack on Gajigana was successfully thwarted troops maintaining full control of their position, the encounters at Mayanti and Gajiram resulted in significant terrorist casualties and the recovery of substantial combat equipment. OPHK’s sustained offensive posture continues to deny terrorists freedom of action, forcing them into disorderly retreats with heavy losses.

On 28 February 2026, FOB Mayanti came under heavy attack by a large number of terrorists. Gallant troops held firm despite intense enemy fire, as reinforcements fought through ambush and IED threats to rout the attackers. Exploitation confirmed five terrorist corpses and the recovery of three PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, two RPG-7 tubes, four AK-47 rifles, two FN rifles, three RPG bombs and large quantities of 7.62mm ammunition, with blood trails indicating additional casualties. Sadly, an officer paid the supreme price. Similarly, at about 0115 hours on 1 March 2026, terrorists armed with PKT guns, RPGs and armed drones attacked FOB Gajiram but were repelled by determined troops supported by air assets. Three terrorist bodies were recovered along the withdrawal route, alongside four AK-47 rifles, five anti-tank bombs, three locally fabricated mortar bombs, one armed drone, six fully loaded 7.62mm NATO magazines, barbed wire cutters, specialised ammunition, poisoned arrows and other items abandoned in flight, while one wounded soldier was airlifted by a Nigerian Army Aviation helicopter for advanced medical care. In related offensive actions under Sector 2, troops engaged terrorists at Kayawa Village, forcing them to flee and abandon a tricycle, 3 motorcycles and five bicycles. Troops destroyed identified life-support structures, arrested two confessed ISWAP logistics suppliers and recovered drugs and medical consumables used for treating wounded terrorists. Additionally, during an ambush around Bulturam Corner and Dadingel in Gujba LGA, troops neutralised two terrorists and recovered two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, a bicycle and other sundry items. All locations remain firmly under own control, and the scale of recoveries and confirmed enemy losses further underscores the degrading combat capacity of ISWAP elements.

SANI UBA
Lieutenant Colonel
Media Information Officer
Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)
Operation HADIN KAI
1 March 2026

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Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش
@citrinowicz
Killing Khamenei: Tactical Gain, Strategic Risk

In the backdrop of #Khamenei’s killing, it is essential to look beyond the operational dimension and consider the broader strategic consequences. Eliminating Ali Khamenei is not be comparable to removing another hostile head of state. It might be a move with potentially transformative regional and global implications.

A. From Geopolitical Conflict to Religious Confrontation
Khamenei was not only Iran’s political leader. He was also a senior Shiite religious authority whose influence extends far beyond Iran’s borders. For millions of Shiites worldwide — in Iraq, Lebanon, the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond — he represents more than a ruler; he embodies religious legitimacy and ideological continuity.
Targeting him could shift the framing of the conflict from a geopolitical struggle to a religious one. Once a confrontation is perceived as an attack on a major religious figure, the emotional and symbolic dimensions intensify. The conflict risks becoming less about deterrence and national security and more about identity, faith, and retribution.

B. The Iranian System Is Bigger Than One Man
While Khamenei has shaped Iran’s political trajectory for more than three decades, the Islamic Republic is not a personality-driven regime alone. It is supported by deeply institutionalized structures — particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the clerical establishment, and the Guardian Council.
History shows that revolutionary systems under external attack tend to consolidate rather than fragment. The assumption that eliminating the Supreme Leader would cause regime collapse is speculative at best. It could just as plausibly produce elite cohesion and a more hardline posture.

C. The Risk of Miscalculation
One of the most significant dangers lies in misreading Tehran’s likely response. If Iranian leaders perceive the killing of the Supreme Leader as an existential escalation, they may feel compelled to respond proportionally to restore deterrence credibility, hence - What may be intended as a decisive blow could instead open a prolonged cycle of retaliation.

D. The Nuclear Question
Paradoxically, removing Khamenei could increase nuclear risk.
Despite his ideological rigidity, Khamenei has historically demonstrated caution when it comes to overt nuclear weaponization. Since 2003, Iran has stopped short of openly crossing the weaponization threshold, maintaining strategic ambiguity while avoiding direct military confrontation with the United States.
A successor may not share that restraint. A less experienced or more ideologically driven leader could conclude that only a nuclear deterrent can guarantee regime survival after such a dramatic strike.
In that sense, a move designed to strengthen deterrence could accelerate the very nuclear breakout it seeks to prevent.

E. The “Axis of Resistance” Test
The reaction of Iran’s regional network — Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite militias, the Houthis — would be a critical indicator. A unified and forceful response could broaden the conflict regionally. A limited response might signal erosion within the Iranian-led axis.
But even calibrated retaliation over time could entrench instability and prolong confrontation far beyond the immediate moment.

The Strategic Bottom Line is that
Eliminating Iran’s Supreme Leader might appear to offer a powerful symbolic and operational achievement. Yet the strategic risks are profound mainly
Transforming a geopolitical contest into a religiously framed conflict
While Strengthening regime cohesion instead of weakening it
And empowering a potentially more radical successor that might
Accelerat Iran’s nuclear decision-making.

In the Middle East, high-impact actions rarely end with the event itself. They reshape incentives, identities, and risk calculations. The day after might not be more stable as we are hoping, but maybe far more dangerous, than the day before. Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش

GloriousGbola:
deja vu

the us trying to take down a monster of their own creation with no plan beyond shock and awe brute force - pushed by the most incompetent corrupt and callous president in us history.

nothing can go wrong. we will not have an insurgency, a flood of refugees, a new islamist terror group or any of the fallout we had with well meaning but ultimately misguided presidents



unfortunately, it is the rest of the world that will reap the whirlwind of another military misadventure by a belligerent draft dodger

People don't learn from history even when the said history is recent. The pretext of Iraq invasion of 2003 was to prevent Saddam from using his nonexistent WMDs, we all know that was a lie and that singular move unleashed Daesh. In Vietnam we were told that they went to fight Communism, we know how that one ended. In Afghanistan they went looking for Osama but na puppies and natural resources they looted and caused massive deaths till they disgracefully left. In Libya, th3y armed criminals to topple Gaddafi only for the country to be ruined and the subregion suffered the consequences.
I oppose the Iranian regime but a violent change will lead to chaos and instability in the region. Most countries in the region have shia population in large numbers and they mostly defer to Iran, so any attack on Iran will lead to uprising.
Also, the Strait of Hormuz is where 30% of world oil is transported a war in Iran will lead to blockade of the strait leading to increase in fuel price. As a Nigerian this is both good and bad news, the good news is that price of crude oil will increase if the crisis is prolonged meaning more revenue to government, and the bad news is that fuel marketers will increase their pump price to reflect the cost of crude oil.

Unlimited22:
My brother in Passport colours, Iran have steadily called for the eradication of Israel and the USA. No be today wey e start


Nobody sowed anything

Iran are just mouthing that off to gain economic concessions, they're not interested in any large-scale confrontations. They still talk with the aforementioned countries behind closed doors. It is just like Reno calling President Tinubu a drug-lord or Bwala shouting no to Muslim-Muslim ticket only for both of them to get appointments later

If both sides don't deescalate be prepared to pay more in pump price, make you no blame Dangote later sha

Who he sows a wind should be prepared to reap whirlwind

Ellexy:
Trump warned him the last time that they know where he's hiding, now everywhere don blur.

Shaa make Allah increase his number of virgins, 72 go too small for a supreme leader.

You're never beating the allegation

The population of Iran is about 92 million.

In 2003, almost exactly 23 years ago, when we rolled into Baghdad, the population of Iraq was 25 million. So, Iran is more than three times bigger. The landmass of Iran is six times bigger. It's huge. It's a huge, pretty advanced country compared to Iraq. So that's a problem right there.

This is a serious thing to start a war with a real country. Are we in a position to do that?

Well, there's some debate about that. The U.S. military performs in a remarkable way under certain circumstances, but is the U.S. military right now ready for a prolonged conflict with a big country?

Current estimates suggest that the United States is so low on some munitions, partly because we've used them in the defense of Israel already in the last 12 months. But whatever the cause, the United States is so low on certain kinds of munitions that were we to have even a brief but intense engagement with Iran, our military would not be ready for like 10 years to fight a real war against a peer or near-peer adversary.
So out the window would go any hope of defending Taiwan, whether or not this is a good idea—kind of up to you to decide, but that would not even be on the table because we wouldn't be able to. We would be much weakened by this because we don't have the stockpiles and we don't have the necessary industrial capacity to replace them quickly.

So we are not in a position to have a lengthy engagement, and everyone at the Pentagon who's gaming us out understands that. And again, this has been reported. Publicly, though not necessarily in the New York Times or the Washington Post, at least not on the front page. But it's widely known.

Watch the full monologue here: https://tuckercarlson.com/monologue-show-feb-25

BREAKING: U.S. advises ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz ⚠️

The United States has recommended that vessels keep clear of the Strait of Hormuz if possible, amid escalating military tensions and rising risks to commercial shipping in the region.

The strait is a critical global oil chokepoint, handling nearly 30% of the world’s seaborne crude trade.

BREAKING:

51 Iranian children killed, 60 students wounded after joint US-Israel strikes hit girls' school in Iran.

Etiquettes of Du’ā

Imām ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

If a supplication is combined with:

1- Presence of the heart
2- Coinciding with times of acceptance
3- Observing submissiveness
4- Facing the Qiblah
5- Being in a state of purification
6- Raising one’s hands
7- Praising and extolling Allāh
8- Sending salām upon the Prophet ﷺ
9- Mentioning one’s need for repentance and seeking of forgiveness
10- Being persistent in one’s request, humbling oneself and calling upon Allāh with hope and fear
11- Seeking intercession through Allāh’s names and attributes
12- Preceding Du’ā with charity
13- Using the Prophetic supplications

”Indeed this Du’ā, it is rare that it would be rejected.”

[Paraphrased from “The Disease and the Cure” (p. 16-17) by ibn al-Qayyim]

Has regime change ever achieved any sort of good in most of the interventions other than devastation and outpouring of refugees? We saw how the so called Arab-Spring led to the spread of instability and insecurity in the region and beyond. You complain about insecurity in Nigeria and you don't seem to understand the ripple effect that Western intervention helped fueled. We all saw how the fell of Saddam and Gaddafi led to influx of arms and battle tested fighters into neighboring countries.

Trump will end up making a bad situation become worse because you don't invite a party to dialogue with you and then proceed to launch attacks calling them pre-emptive strikes. You're putting millions of lives in danger by doing so because there's going to be retaliatory strikes which have already begin