Nigerian IDF’s said the war is not affecting the US.
Americans should be patient. We are still going to 200/barrel.
What of Nigerians who have been patient for Tinubu to crash petrol price since May 2023 when he hit the ground running cluelessly like a headless pig 🐖?
What happened to the renewed hopelessness
Deltafirstson: Although the pump price of fuel was N197 when President Bola Tinubu took over on May 29, 2023, the product now sells for N617 per litre – less than two months after.
In his inaugural address, Tinubu announced that subsidy was gone, fulfilling a promise that all leading presidential candidates made during the campaign.
Nigerians have been lamenting the hardship occasioned by fuel price hike. Amid the lamentation, a video where Tinubu campaigned to slash the price of fuel went into circulation.
Checks by Daily Trust affirmed the authenticity of the video uploaded on the YouTube page of Channels Television.
At his campaign rally in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on January 25, 2023, Tinubu spoke on a number of issues, but those of fuel scarcity and naira redesign made the headlines.
However, Tinubu who spoke in Yoruba language, also assured the crowd that though people were saying petrol price would hit N200, it would be reviewed downward under him.
“The great Nigerian youths, the great Nigerian students, the confident Nigerian youths. This is a revolution. This election is a revolution. They are plotting, but they will fail. They said fuel price will increase and reach N200 per litre. Go and relax, we will bring it down,” he had said in the 7th minute of the video.
marlow1962: Bro forget about minimum wage. You can still have that minimum wage for 1000%, (but) as long as the economy is useless, your 1000% minimum wage too is useless..
Even if the government increases Nigerians minimum wage to 500% today, that money is still useless. Your currency can never amount to anything if the countries economy is dying and trust me Nigerians will still cry that the 500% is not enough.
The solution is to fix the country, but Nigerians can't, because an hardcore tribalism mindset has been long installed and upgraded to the latest version.
How do we fix this country without REDUCING the total package of public office holders to reflect their value added to the society, compared with civil servants?
How do we fix the country without EXPECTING government to employ well paid workers to make education free for all children and water available for all residents
Even we that didn't vote here, didn't Tinubu hit the ground running on his first day
Who & what prevented you from being part of the 10% of our population that voted for Tinubu to have his own turn at continuing APC shege in 2023
Racoon: The ranking placed Nigeria in 186th position, only after Haiti, among 187 countries of the world. Nigeria is the second country in the world with the lowest voter turnout, worse than war-ravaged Afghanistan and Libya, a new ranking by Picodi has shown.
The ranking placed Nigeria in 186th position, only after Haiti, among 187 countries of the world. Nigeria also ranked worst in Africa. Nigeria’s low voter turnout
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Nigeria recorded a new low in voter turnout during the last general elections. With a national turnout of 29 per cent, a Premium Times analysis showed that the last election had the lowest participation rate in the country’s six decades of independence.
It further revealed that of the 93.4 million registered voters this year, 87.2 million people collected their Permanent Voters Card and the total number of actual voters on election day was only 24.9 million..The winner of the election, Bola Tinubu, had less than nine million votes, roughly 10 per cent of the total eligible voters.
Another analysis by this newspaper revealed that all the 18 candidates in Nigeria’s February elections received only 27.55 per cent of the total eligible votes.
May Day: Hunger, unemployment, insecurity real— Tinubu
According to him: “The theme demands our collective attention and serves as a stark reminder of the need to create an environment where every worker feels safe, valued, and empowered to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our nation. As your President, I assure you that this administration is committed to creating such an environment for the common good.”
On the economic hardship, he noted that while it is a global phenomenon, its effects on Nigerians are particularly severe.
Tinubu said: “I am aware of the peculiarities of the economic hardship Nigerians face—rising living costs, hunger, insecurity, unemployment, and the loss of livelihoods. These challenges are real and demand definitive solutions, which I am poised to address as your President.
It’s the same way that their OK noises will be knocked out KO’d as if was the case in 2023!
Kwankwaso is obviously eyeing 2031, and luring Obi to use for his own agenda, just like Tinubu used him for his own turn in 2023 to continue APC extreme poverty shege.
anonimi: Wike lobbied PDP committee to be Atiku’s running mate – Ex-gov’ship aspirant
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:04 WAT
Muazu Magaji, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State, has alleged that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, lobbied members of the party’s committee constituted to advise the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the choice of his running mate.
Magaji disclosed this while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, on Thursday.
The Kano politician also argued that there was no proof that Atiku promised Wike the vice president position as claimed.
The PDP committee had recommended the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel and Wike.
The committee, however, scored Wike above the other two contenders but Atiku decided to settle for Okowa. A decision that has since unsettled Wike’s camp.
Magaji, however, claimed that Wike lobbied to be scored ahead of others, adding that the Rivers State governor should not be trusted with important positions in the country.
k2money: You see that anonimi guy he can fool himself with rubbish PDP prosperity . They think we are baby doing PDP time.
Wale Edun and reputable organisations were also baby during PDP’s 16 years of widespread prosperity, cheap petrol, low debt burden, less corruption, low taxes, low insecurity etc
thisweekng: The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Chief Olawale Edun has said the last time Nigeria’s economy looked stable was about a decade ago.
He made this statement during his maiden press conference as Minister of Finance where he outlined President Bola Tinubu’s vision, agenda and strategy for the economy.
He said, “I think as we all know, we are not where we should be. The economy is barely growing above the rate of population growth.
“But it was not always so, and I think in trying to look at the way forward, if we now have a situation of slow growth, double-digit inflation, weak/depreciating exchange rate, as well as security concerns that are resulting in an economy that is not growing and not taking Nigerians out of poverty.
“If we think back to the last time when the economy was stable- when it was growing, when inflation was low, and the interest rate was affordable, that period was about a decade ago. Growth was about 6% in 2013 and 2014.” Private sector to drive the economy
Jaylord12: All we want is Nigeria to flourish....APC has done more harm than good to Nigeria....
What was Obi and Kwankwaso doing in laying the deregulation and privatisation groundwork for PDP’s 16 years of widespread prosperity, cheap petrol, low debt, low corruption, low insecurity etc
The issue with Obi is that he is a pretentious liar who has made people believe he’s something that he is not.
aduboy: Anambra distributes 177 vehicles to traditional rulers Posted by NAN Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, on Monday in Awka, distributed one SUV each to the traditional rulers of the 177 communities in the state.
Obi handed over one of the vehicles’ key to the state Chairman of the Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha.
He said that the gesture was aimed at helping them run and build better communities, adding that the vehicles would also help the traditional rulers to function effectively.
“If you have better communities, you will have a better Anambra, Anambra today is changing for better and I want this sustained,” the governor said.
“In doing that, the state government and the local government will do what it can to support the building of a better Anambra.”
Achebe said that he was overjoyed because the governor cared about the well-being and welfare of the traditional rulers.
“It is completely unprecedented in Anambra and probably elsewhere in Nigeria,” he said.
“It is a mighty gesture from the governor and for the government of the state to make a distinct impact on the well-being of the traditional rulers in the state.”
According to him, it was one of the several measures the present administration in the state had taken to improve the wellbeing of the traditional rulers.
“We pray that God will give us a successor that will continue from where Obi has left and lift Anambra to the next level.”
NLCreator: Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has defended the purchase of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for members of the national assembly.
There have been reports that the leadership of the 10th national assembly has bought SUVs for all lawmakers.
Each SUV is said to be valued at N160 million.
The LP had asked members of the party in the national assembly to kick against “wastage”.
While responding to questions during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the former governor of Anambra said the SUVs are not personal cars of the lawmakers, noting that they are for official use.
“Let me start with the issue of Labour Party members in the house. I have actually discussed this issue with them,” Obi said.
“Surprisingly, I can tell you I heard that these vehicles are official cars. They have to use it. It is meant for office.
“So it is not as if it is their vehicle. They said it is official cars and you are meant to use it while you are in the senate.”
Obi also hinted at contesting for the country’s number one position in 2027, adding that Nigeria deserves dedicated and visionary leaders who will lead the country towards a brighter future.
Journalist: how do you intend to engage members of your party who are members of the house, so that they can stand different.......?
PO: Let me start with the issue of labour party members in the house, have actually discussed this issue with them, surprisingly, I can tell you ,… pic.twitter.com/svybrcY4t3
— Senator Baruch Chinanu Boniface (@SenatorBaruch1) November 7, 2023
indigenous234: If Obi could do what he did in 2023 with an underwhelming Datti Baba Ahmed and an obscure Labour Party in such a short time frame, the possibilities of what could happen with a Kwankwaso is left unexplored
What did Obi and his obscure communist LP labourers achieve three years ago, apart from helping Tinubu get his own turn to worsen APC extreme poverty shege unleashed on 200 million Nigerians since 2015
jameshankss: Arguing that Obi’s presidential bid would only work in favour of Tinubu, Soludo said, “Indeed, if I were Asiwaju Tinubu, I would even give Peter Obi money as someone heading one of the departments of his campaign, because Obi is making Tinubu’s pathway to victory much easier by indirectly pulling down PDP.”
Obi, according to Soludo, would only deplete the votes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and pave the path for an APC victory.
He stated, “The current fleeting frenzy, if not checked, will cost Ndigbo dearly for years. The South-east has the lowest number of votes of any region, but it is also the only region where the presidential race might be a four-way race (it is a two-way race in the other five regions) thereby, ensuring that our votes won’t count in the making of the next president of Nigeria.
Ofunaofu: Expect plenty of tears and gnashing of teeth on this thread, particularly from those burning the current expensive fuel to power generators just to charge their phones, only to log in and defend a regime synonymous with notoriety, deception and propaganda, all while Nigerians endure deepening hardship, insecurity, and relentless blackouts.
skultrick: My landlord has increased my rent by 108%. So instead of paying 1.2m I will now pay 2.5m for a 2bed.
That's above my budget. So I am moving out.
I wanted ask, is it okay to inform the landlord a month before rent expires that I am not renewing or is a month too short?
Rent expires July ending, so it okay to inform in May or June?
Thank you.
Why move out when you can just move on to Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC for a big slice of the $84 billion subsidy savings that should build 40 roads?
What are you waiting for to make the move
"I know of States that have received over 500 billion Naira from the Federal Government as palliative, but I have never received anything.
I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in APC.
Lordhanzo: It was atiku hope to trap obi inside adc. Just like he trapped Wike and rendered him mad 😂
Obi repeatedly said there should be direct primary. Atiku did not have the numbers for that. He ran to Ibadan to recruit makinde, insisting on selection.
Why is atiku running away from direct primaries ? He owns adc ? Did Buhari build apc ? Did obj build pdp ? Atiku is not statesman. His last outing will end in disgrace
For all the Apc sycophants talking about obi. You do this out of frustration. Obi will run. !!!!!
Atiku is not a statesman yet he left his EXECUTIVE governor position to be Obasanjo’s spare tyre VP in 1999
Atiku is not a statesman but in 2003, he was loyal to his boss and resisted northern pressure to make Obasanjo a one term president. This was the first time Buhari asked for the job of president and was rejected.
Atiku is not a statesman but in 2007 he led other democratic heroes to defend the constitution and defeat Obasanjo’s 3rd term agenda for life president.
Atiku is not a statesman yet he offered to step down in 2023 if PDP microzoned the presidency to the south east.
Wickedtruths: Because Nigeria started existing in 1999, abi?
The north has ruled Nigeria for more than 40 years out of Nigeria's 66 years and this one is here crying.
Let this sink in. The South MUST complete it's own turn of 8 years whether you like it or not. Must.
1. The south should organise its own military coups to make up for the gap before 1999, noting that southern soldiers opened the floodgates of military coups in January 1966.
2. In which of our japa destination countries are they using unevolved tribalistic zoning and rotation to have public servants in local, state and federal governments both in their legislative and executive branches?
3. Should we forever be the lowest class of people in the world due to our preference for tribalistic values over merit?
SadiqBabaSani: Farouq has always been an Atiku Pen for hire.
Dear Farouq We respect your writing prowess but Alh. Atiku is not the one we clamour for, you can't seek equity and still be pushing for an Atiku from the Northern region to succeed Tinubu after just 4yrs of Southern Rule
The south would have been president for 17 years against the north’s 11 years rule next year.
If you care about equity in your tribalistic zoning and rotation system, then you should be rooting for a northern president next year.
Common interest in exploiting Nigerians while pretending to fight for us
Or what other common interest does Tinubu have with Obi?
aduboy: Anambra distributes 177 vehicles to traditional rulers Posted by NAN Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, on Monday in Awka, distributed one SUV each to the traditional rulers of the 177 communities in the state.
Obi handed over one of the vehicles’ key to the state Chairman of the Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha.
He said that the gesture was aimed at helping them run and build better communities, adding that the vehicles would also help the traditional rulers to function effectively.
“If you have better communities, you will have a better Anambra, Anambra today is changing for better and I want this sustained,” the governor said.
“In doing that, the state government and the local government will do what it can to support the building of a better Anambra.”
Achebe said that he was overjoyed because the governor cared about the well-being and welfare of the traditional rulers.
“It is completely unprecedented in Anambra and probably elsewhere in Nigeria,” he said.
“It is a mighty gesture from the governor and for the government of the state to make a distinct impact on the well-being of the traditional rulers in the state.”
According to him, it was one of the several measures the present administration in the state had taken to improve the wellbeing of the traditional rulers.
“We pray that God will give us a successor that will continue from where Obi has left and lift Anambra to the next level.”
NLCreator: Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has defended the purchase of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for members of the national assembly.
There have been reports that the leadership of the 10th national assembly has bought SUVs for all lawmakers.
Each SUV is said to be valued at N160 million.
The LP had asked members of the party in the national assembly to kick against “wastage”.
While responding to questions during a press conference in Abuja on Monday, the former governor of Anambra said the SUVs are not personal cars of the lawmakers, noting that they are for official use.
“Let me start with the issue of Labour Party members in the house. I have actually discussed this issue with them,” Obi said.
“Surprisingly, I can tell you I heard that these vehicles are official cars. They have to use it. It is meant for office.
“So it is not as if it is their vehicle. They said it is official cars and you are meant to use it while you are in the senate.”
Obi also hinted at contesting for the country’s number one position in 2027, adding that Nigeria deserves dedicated and visionary leaders who will lead the country towards a brighter future.
Journalist: how do you intend to engage members of your party who are members of the house, so that they can stand different.......?
PO: Let me start with the issue of labour party members in the house, have actually discussed this issue with them, surprisingly, I can tell you ,… pic.twitter.com/svybrcY4t3
— Senator Baruch Chinanu Boniface (@SenatorBaruch1) November 7, 2023
Is it any wonder that insecurity has increased with this government of lawless agbero enforcers of Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Criminals, APC
iwaeda: The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has ordered officials of a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) currently occupying the union’s national secretariat, including the present management team led by Musiliu Akinsanya, to vacate the office in the Federal Capital Territory.
The judgment also directed the claimants led by Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa to take over the affairs of the union forthwith.
Delivering judgment in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/203/2025 on March 6, 2026, Justice E. D. Subilim held that the defendants and anyone occupying the office through them must immediately vacate the premises and hand over possession to the recognised leadership of the union led by Baruwa.
The claimants in the suit include Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, Bello Adamu, Eugene Eze Job, Dajuma Saidu, Prince Isah Dahiru Usman, Suleman Adamu, Odion Olaye (JP), Chief Herbert C. Iwuji, and Muhammed Bello Madu.
Others are; Olajide Abideen Abimbola, Lekan Salami Folorunsho, Monday Eleazar, Comrade Chukwudi Asogwa, as well as the National Union of Road Transport Workers.
In the suit, the claimants had approached the court seeking orders restraining the defendants from occupying or parading themselves as officials operating from the union’s national office in Abuja.
Justice Subilim, after reviewing the arguments and evidence presented by the parties, ruled in favour of the claimants and directed the defendants to vacate the union office and cease further occupation of the premises.
The court also ordered the defendants to hand over all property, documents and facilities belonging to the union within the office to the recognised leadership led by the claimants.
It further restrained the defendants and their agents from collecting tickets or fees from union members across the states of the federation.
The judgment is expected to restore control of the union’s Abuja secretariat to the leadership recognised by the court.
Willy2025: This guy has technically dump Peter Obi. It looks like he is contesting for the ticket himself or throwing support to Atiku
He and other opposition politicians should support Atiku, to return us to PDP’s widespread prosperity, less corruption, less debt burden, cheap petrol, less unemployment, less insecurity.
All these better things were achieved by deregulation and privatisation policies!!!
anonimi: How Indorama sustains manufacturers, boosts Nigeria’s FX earnings
Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IEPL) has emerged as a major value creator in the Nigerian economy. It is responsible for the survival, growth and sustenance of many manufacturing companies in Nigeria today. A large number of plastic and allied firms depend on the Eleme-based company for petrochemical resins (or polymer resins) which serve as their raw materials.
The petrochemical company is just one of the several subsidiaries of Indorama-Nigeria Group, which also comprises Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited (IEFCL), Indorama PET Nigeria Limited, and Indorama Port Operations.
Since Indorama Corporation of Indonesia became core investor in the old Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited (EPCL) in 2006 through privatisation programme of the Federal Government, the group has become a game changer in the Nigerian economy.
The petrochemical company has solved the major challenge facing a number of manufacturers— poor access to raw materials. Rather than scramble for foreign exchange to import inputs, the company ensures that manufacturers have access to their critical raw materials, enabling them to save costs and improve margins.
The major resins used by plastic and allied companies are polyethylene and polypropylene. Indorama produces about 45 grades of these products for various industries. About 600 of such companies in Nigeria depend on IEPL for their survival. They are estimated to have over 90,000 workers.
chopnaira: “I have therefore neither declared any intention to run for president nor endorsed any aspirant. All speculations to the contrary are premature and unfounded.” - Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso
Kwakwanso said he came 2nd in 2014. And said similarly, in 2019, he contested the PDP presidential ticket and immediately supported the winner, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, serving as the campaign’s coordinator in the North.
Are you seeing what I am seeing, he is basically saying he is a big fish and does not sound like someone that wants to be a 2nd fiddle.
So what made him run away from PDP in 2023, thereby making it easier for Tinubu to get his own turn to continue APC extreme poverty and insecurity shege
Gerhards: Well said, the drug lord represent everything evil, he even abandoned his parents until their deaths and never show face during their final funerals
How did we allow such a cruel man to be our leader?
How did we allow Ayédèrú JagaBaneet with a name different from his mother to ruin us?
Ofunaofu: What is the format of a notorious drug baron, identity thief, and certificate forger who has plunged this country into unprecedented debt, inflicted untold hardship, fueled hunger, worsened insecurity, and left Nigerians in darkness?
It’s very sad that this worst rogue is the one who is allowed to be the leading Yoruba politician, for a group that was previously led by Awolowo.
What a shame. What a horrible calamity.
anonimi: The eyesore on Bourdillon Road 2nd January 2025
Beyond his neighbours, there is something about the sight of people hanging around a president’s residence that does not speak well of his leadership capabilities. Maybe no one has nudged him to see it, but the impression that spectacle on Bourdillon Road generates is that Tinubu enjoys the sight of suffering humans and thrives in—and through— their poverty.
If all these years, impoverished people hang around you and you remain comfortable enough to keep them just so they can be handed tokens of your large heart, then it means you have a pro-poverty mindset. Such a frame of mind is oriented toward cultivating poverty rather than stimulating abundance.
That is why he could unproblematically relate the story of his “friend” who went from using five Rolls Royce to a far-less valued car and not consider the import of the nonsense he was saying. That spurious account was an indication that this is a man for whom poverty—of others, not himself—is an ideal.
Laple0541: Obi will be the most shameless individual in the history of Nigerian political class if he leaves ADC.
He is free to leave again, like he did in 2023, with Utomi’s help from privatisation and deregulation prosperity PDP to communist LP labourers.
He will be helping Tinubu’s reelection prior to his 3rd term agenda of life president, which Obasanjo failed to achieve in 2007.
Quite interesting that unreliable, untrustworthy, unprincipled, party-hopping Utomi was ADC’s first presidential candidate in 2007!
anonimi: Wike lobbied PDP committee to be Atiku’s running mate – Ex-gov’ship aspirant
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:04 WAT
Muazu Magaji, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State, has alleged that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, lobbied members of the party’s committee constituted to advise the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the choice of his running mate.
Magaji disclosed this while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, on Thursday.
The Kano politician also argued that there was no proof that Atiku promised Wike the vice president position as claimed.
The PDP committee had recommended the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel and Wike.
The committee, however, scored Wike above the other two contenders but Atiku decided to settle for Okowa. A decision that has since unsettled Wike’s camp.
Magaji, however, claimed that Wike lobbied to be scored ahead of others, adding that the Rivers State governor should not be trusted with important positions in the country.
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Where are the fat women in this APC extreme poverty country that waist-focused, Natasha-dreaming Akpabio mocked us with his useless advice instead of getting Tinubu to deliver promised jobs for earning a living in dignity
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evanpass: Na big man dey use airline,how about discount on petroleum,cooking gas and the rest for the mass Oga,if you can't do that at list subsidize something for the mass small
That wicked man of Aso Rock doesn’t care about us. He only cares about being in power forever ♾️ and ever ♾️ as a dictator life president of shege promax.
anonimi: The eyesore on Bourdillon Road 2nd January 2025
Beyond his neighbours, there is something about the sight of people hanging around a president’s residence that does not speak well of his leadership capabilities. Maybe no one has nudged him to see it, but the impression that spectacle on Bourdillon Road generates is that Tinubu enjoys the sight of suffering humans and thrives in—and through— their poverty.
If all these years, impoverished people hang around you and you remain comfortable enough to keep them just so they can be handed tokens of your large heart, then it means you have a pro-poverty mindset. Such a frame of mind is oriented toward cultivating poverty rather than stimulating abundance.
That is why he could unproblematically relate the story of his “friend” who went from using five Rolls Royce to a far-less valued car and not consider the import of the nonsense he was saying. That spurious account was an indication that this is a man for whom poverty—of others, not himself—is an ideal.
Guestmale: This is a well commendable step at easing air transportation cost, which will inturn have positive impact on goods and services.
I hope our airlines operators will make good use of this gesture and reduce the cost of air transportation.
What goods and services are transported more by air than by road?
If Tinubu cares about making a positive impact on goods and services, why has he failed to crash petrol price and dollar rate as he promised three years ago
Why is he subsidising flights but killing ordinary people with the removal of subsidy on petrol, instead of crashing the price as he promised before he was allowed to hit the ground running
Dogalmighty17: Adeboye is doing great harm to this country. He needs to shut up. The power for change lies in the hands of the people and not any god. Statements like what Adeboye has been putting out of late serves to dissuade the people from realising their true power.
Don’t mind him jare, has the god of men forgotten how Israelites worked to make their Lord God of Israel give them a king (Saul) instead of continuing to be ruled by Judges
alobright17: imagine what a grown African man is typing . Your useless god that supported slavery is saying what ?
What did we Africans do after the whites changed their minds about slavery by abolishing it
What useless god made us sell our own people into slavery in exchange for things that we considered fair value?
anonimi: The often cited biography titled Madame Tinubu: Merchant and King-maker, authored by Nigerian historian Oladipo Yemitan, paints her views regarding slave trading.
On one occasion, during her final sojourn in Abeokuta, she was alleged to have sold a young boy into slavery and was accused of it. When arraigned before Ogundipe Alatise over the matter, she reportedly explained: 'I have a large house-hold and I must feed them well. I need money to do that, that's why'.
— Oladipo. Yemitan, 'Madame Tinubu: Merchant and King-maker'
Another section of Yemitan's Tinubu biography, referred to as the Amadie-Ojo Affair, captures a slave trading deal gone sour in 1853 (notably after the 1852 Treaty abolishing slavery in Lagos) wherein Tinubu tells another slave trader (Domingo Martinez) that "she would rather drown the slaves [20 in number] than sell them at a discount".
Foreign Affairs › Re: We Didn’t Vote For This: Americans React As Fuel Prices Surge (Pics) by anonimi: 1:09pm On May 04
