₦airaland Forum

Segedinho:
I think it is actually good to have a flexible president who makes amends to nonsense policy/mistakes.


I wonder what will be d yardstick for people that were championing "schools are not for the poor"..


Just hope,he is being advised on the step by step measures that ought to be put in place b4 taking any kinda important decision.

We await d next important reversal

I think it’s now becoming a pattern for APC supporters , APC apologists , Buharists and BATists alike .

When Buhari makes a statement which is very clear , u have people come here to modify it, renovate it and make it seem like whatever he has said is justifiable under certain conditions . Then few days later, buhari clarifies his statement further affirming what he said earlier , then u have those that have spent a day or two defending him on a wrong end of the argument bringing another totally new narrative based on his new position .

The same thing was witnessed during Tinubu’s campaign when some of his gaffes were twisted and turned on its head to make sense out of , but later the man’s spokesperson comes out and says what his supporters have been spending days to make sound logical was just a Freudian slip and nothing more .

The chances that the pattern won’t continue now that he’s president is slim sha . But let’s hope for the best .

larride:
Fraudsters applications will normally be rejected.

Why will it be rejected when the person has already paid the price for the crime under the criminal code ?

CrystalTiger:
https://www.nairaland.com/7785367/kano-govt-revokes-licences-kannywood

Where Kwankwaso from get this him stooge?..Be like nigga dey on steady colos..

This one na political persecution .

I for advise the kannywood professionals to go to court and challenge the revocation, but na sharia law dem dey practise for Kano and na sharia grand Khadi go later decide the case .( We all know their decision will align with the state governor’s )

So the way forward is for them to go beg the guyman governor and promise loyalty going forward o .

larride:
Those ones cant normally.

Why can’t they ?

A40:
I just hope people can think and think very carefully. This is a country rich in uranium. Imagine a scenario Russia, Iran and maybe China stand behind Niger in exchange for unfettered access to their uranium. We will now send soldiers to die and die for nothing over internal Niger matter. Not forgetting the financial costs as well.

Me I always look at all scenarios especially the worst case.

Anything military aggression I'm 1000% against. Because the cons far outweigh the pros

It’s just foolhardy suggesting military action on our part because we are just not in a position to flex such muscles now.

We have our own citizens going through hard times due to economic hardship in the country. We are definitely not in a good financial position to push that agenda .

We have our multifaceted war against non state actors within this nation .

We also have the US - RUSSIA side to the crisis which may not be in our Favour to play host to a proxy war right at our backyard.

If ECOWAS and Nigeria didn’t go berserk on the Guinea and Mali coups in the past , why are they making an exception to this ?


I just hope we don’t end up being puppets in the hands of these super powers

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I swear

I only watch Sabinus or this guy.

The guy's jokes are quite intelligent[/color]

This guy, Sabinus and Nasboi are the top 3 skit makers I rate highest in the game….. effortlessly funny

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Overrated ke?

I strongly disagree[/color]

Na person wey no get good sense of humor go talk say LAYI is overrated or those used to all those Mr Macaroni’s skits that objectify women .

A40:
I like how we we are pretending Niger has been this beacon of democracy all this time. This has been an unstable country for a very long time so this idea that this coup will suddenly start one war that will lead to this upsurge of refugees Nigeria has never seen before is quite wild to me.

Invasion is very easy to start when it will end is what you cannot predict as even Putin is finding out.

Best case scenario is to try what they're trying in places like Guinea and Mali. Military coupists rarely enter and stay in perpetuity unless in few instances, I mean even Abacha and IBB tried transitioning to Agbada.

This is a pelepele matter, ko gba agidi. If you say Niger is landlocked, Sudan, Algeria will not act in interest of ECOWAS so don't be naive. Nothing consign them with us

This!

Make we just dey play

larride:
Who are the people that said democracy hasn't favored them? The coupist?

I read this morning that this ousted president coming to power in 2021 was the first peaceful transition of a new government since Niger gained independence. That means prior to 2021 democracy, (the way America wants it practiced ) hasn't been practiced in that country.

2021-2023 and the country is back to it's default settings.

I think a "big brother country" like France and USA interested in having democracy entrenched is such country with history of political conflict should first try to investigate the causes of these constant political instability and try to help them solve some of it. It should not just be America shouting "DEMOCARY OR NOTHING" when shiiit hits the fan.

raumdeuter:
What should America do in such scenario?
Every democracy has a constitutional way of resolving issues and removing leaders

What you are ignoring is that Niger like most African nations are multi ethnic. What do you think the president ethnic people will be doing now that their constitutionally elected president was removed in a coup and replaced by someone from another tribe? This scenario has led to more civil war than anything in Africa think January 1966 Nigeria

That's why it is their internal issue and they should be allowed to handle their internal matters. If the people in the country are saying democracy has not favored them why must America force feed them same?

All US cares about is democracy and their interests in West Africa; it's obvious by their body language

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Let someone be bold enough to list the sanctions that would make a coupist relinquish back power to a democratically elected government.

And also, would not make millions of Nigeriens flood our country[/color]

Maybe u should ask Larride for a list of what was presented to the coupists in Guinea before they agreed to handing over to a democratically elected govt in 2025

larride:
Ecowas itself is not going gun blazing at the first instance are they?

Just look at this thread from few pages back and u will see posts suggesting ECOWAS military intervention is what is needed at this time

larride:
You are the one that set the tone of the argument sir, I'm only questioning the logic of your argument.

Whether all country of the earth should practice democracy or not is another topic entirely.

What I'm asking you is that why do you think those who call themselves champions of democracy should resort to toppling down the same democracy that they champion? Don't you get it?

If a govt is democratically elected, remove them democratically also.

Well I can't but see America as meddlesome interloper if they will look away from countries they "mentor" when things do go right under democracy, but they will suddenly find voice the moment democracy is threatened in such countries. It's like, they actually do not care about anything aside democracy.

larride:
Chad is not part of Ecowas.

Burkina Faso was suspended from Ecowas after their coup.

There was intervention in Guinea but it was diplomatic and the agreement was that the govt will transition to civilian rule in 2025 with the coupist not being eligible to ever contest future elections.

It's not the first time Ecowas is intervening in coup in West Africa. Buhari and Ecowas sent forces into Gambia when the President that lost election refused to hand over to the winner of the election and force him to handover.

We share the longest border with Niger, whatever is happening there will have ripple effect toward us.

The bold is what I suggested, but Izzou's position is making it seem like if ECOWAS and Nigeria by extension doesn't go gun blazing and neutralizing the coupists, then no other solution will work.

larride:
What do you want America to do to a democratically elected government? Is the sane thing not to wait till election time and work behind the scene for another party/individual (which are usually their puppets) to take over?

A democratic elected govt means they were voted in by the majority of the people, I dont know what you want America who are "champions" of democracy to do.

Is it a must that every country under the sun must practice democracy ? Let's start from there.

If America's democracy permits them to look away when things go wrong under a democratically elected government, why do they suddenly gain interest when the citizens of the country resort to self help ? Is that not hypocrisy?

A40:
Most of them are ECOWAS states. Who do you think will bring the majority of resources?

You think Niger sef no get their backers? Our Army does not have the logistics and resources to waste on these people abeg. When Putin sends Wagner to come and play you people will know that to start chaos is easy stopping it is the problem

As far as we know Nigeriens are happy with the guys on ground. Let them release the deposed guy and everyone go their jolly way. Invading a sovereign country has consequences that frankly I'm not sure Nigeria is ready for

The funny thing is Niger is 1.4% bigger than Nigeria in land mass according to Google. If we have been battling insecurity issues in just Northern Nigeria for over 15 years with little results to show for it, How do we want to police a bigger Niger backed by Putin's wagner group?

Leyqute thanks, the link works

Make una share link o, dem don chop the link I been dey use watch am

Shaytun:
Unlike you, I've always been passionate about military history and have closely followed the regional politics of countries surrounding Nigeria. If you browse through my posts on this forum, you'll notice my engagement with these topics dating back six years.

lol

Shaytun:
Lol, they are not Russian backed anything.

This is an ethnic coup, the president was from a minority tribe, they tried something similar in the beginning of the administration.

Wagner group is just being an opportunist, and the Coupist are trying to whip up anti west sentiment. Hence sponsoring protest and distributing Russian flags.

The Niger Military in the diffa region, the region the president comes from are not in support of the coup.

U have made so many assumptions/submissions in this post. U sound so confident as if u know everything u posted to be fact.

Please share ur source so we can confirm this is also not “Western propaganda”

mostob:
Lol... Read a report yesterday that Trusty will be moving to Sheffield. Guess how much? 5M.

It’s obvious guys like Trusty don’t have future at Arsenal

izzou:
[color=royalblue]If that guy overthrows the president, VIOLENCE must erupt.

I'll take my chance with the one with a higher probability for peace[/color]

Alright

liveLongNprospa:
Exactly oo.
That wagner angle is a serious wahala.
It means that coup was probably backed by Russia and with the way the west has been vibrating since, let us not be dragged into a proxy war with how thinly spread our military is.

Thanks for this break down🙏

I detest the fact that America will look away when people are groaning under a democratically elected ; then the moment non state actors and coupists listen to the people’s groan; America starts saying “It’s democracy or nothing “

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Then what happens when another coupists overthrow this present ones?

These things are not new to Africa. From one coup, it starts to increase.

If ECOWAS does not stop this one now, forget it oh. It is over[/color]

So u support ECOWAS going heads-on with Russia-backed coupists ? It will only end in disaster for all concerned except RUSSIA and the US who will be financing the proxy war.

We have a lot to lose if violence erupts in Niger because ECOWAS wants to stamp its feet on a sovereign nation’s internal issues.

Personally I think ECOWAS need to intervene in the Niger issue , but the kind of intervention needed is what needs to be critically examined .

Nigeria and the rest of ECOWAS should not go into Niger gun-blazing with reports emerging that Russia’s Wagner group is backing the coupists. The Wagner group is capable of arming the coupists to repel any military intervention by ECOWAS and the USA . We might have a situation where the Niger crisis may be a continuation of the US-RUSSIA proxy war. Just like everyone had noted , any civil war in Niger will hit us hard security-wise.

Going by videos of Nigeriens jubilating following the capture of power by the coupists, it appears majority of the people are tired of the government of the ousted president .

I believe ECOWAS should dialogue with the coupists probably have them agree to form an Interim national government to fill the gap before the country’s next election where a new president will be elected . A military solution may not be in our best interest in Naija

I hope we are all seeing what is going on in Adamawa state. The state government announcing paltry N10k palliative for government workers and pensioners didn't stop people from going berserk when hunger and hardship from the subsidy removal hit hard.

Any kind of palliative focused at catering for only state & federal government workers while neglecting the millions of unemployed, self employed, under-employed and those working in the private sector will not scratch the surface.

iamoyindamola:
They have some good ones maybe average I use to rate Donovan and Dempsey

They are just average, I've not seen any American top talent footballer who is consistent at the top level.

iamoyindamola:
Turner want to leave, raya is the replacement

We should never sign an American again either as an outfield player or a goalkeeper. I don't rate Americans at all when it comes to football

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Yeah
Premier Hotel.

I took the picture from Agodi gardens. .

I say make i see the city on last time before I leave.[/color]

E be like say u don turn travel vlogger , share ur Tiktok handle make we dey epp u double tap, share , like and keep gifting

WhoDeyHause:
Even apostle Suleiman with all his spirikoko still got a bullet proof vehicle that saved his life. As much as they are real people with access to those levels of power there are also plenty fake specimens that have contaminated their numbers. And this guy would still do advertisement for people to get charms from him after the dust has died down.

Why do u think he did a video addressing the circumstances of his abduction ? He’s definitely trying to retain existing customer as well as lire more people by claiming both money and charms worked for him

raumdeuter:
This sounds like BlueRayDick holding a world press conference because of side chic wahala

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvN6mNzpX_G/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Why is Lucy the wife looking like patience Jonathan ?

Leyqute:
No be all of dem get giant TV screen. Anfield for instance doesn’t have a video display. Same with Old Trafford. Na part of d reason why we dey pray make dem pursue the Glazers komot for Man United.

So I will pay a handful of pounds, sit very far away at the top of that big old trafford and be struggling to see the players like flies 🤦‍♂️