datasthmagirl:
Dude your assertions are flawed.

1) A huge amount of crime - no one said all the crimes - (and the drugs that fuel it) come from illegal aliens. Another huge stash of the crimes are domiciled in DNC controlled areas. Chicago, for example. Americans who go on mass shootings sprees are monsters. But that does not mean that 'criminal' illegal aliens are saints.

2) The federal reserve did not just come into existence in 2016. It has always been there. So, if the economy is setting new historic records, the attributions should go to the elements that varied. In this case, the biggest historic variable in the US economy today is Trump presidency and its policies. Besides, contrary to your assertion, the US interest rate is currently higher than it should be. And Trump has consistently and publicly called out the federal reserve for this. The chastisement has been so hot that CNN and co started speculating that Trump wants to fire the chair.


3) The post WW2 purpose for most of those institutions and their instruments (as it relates to US interests) is no longer very favorable to US. In fact they have been weaponized against the US global hegemony and continued growth. Think of the PROCESSES that led to the so called 'Iran Nuclear Deal' and 'Paris Climate Accord' and how they amounted as threat to the US economic future and its national security and foreign policies - especially in the Middle East. Trump is changing this trajectory. But Europe won't be doing the US any favor per se by staying clear of Moscow and Middle East. Their very survival depends on reforming the EU, reversing its super state ambitions, and responsibly reinforcing its ties with the US - especially as it relates to trade and NATO.

Well said sir. Picked up a few things here.

Iamgrey5:
You are contacting yourself.

You already said there country is in shambles because of sanctions imposed by America earlier. Hence, they didn't bring their own economy to the ground all by themselves.

America can dish such crippling sanctions because the rest of the other successful nations like France and Germany mainly Europe supports those sanctions.

If those countries are forced to start reconsidering American influence, Russia would be happy and world order will start changing significantly.

Hope you now understand.

Lol there is no contradiction here sir. Have you heard of Alexy Navalyn? He is the head of the pro democracy movement in Russia. You can read up on his activities. He will give you an idea of how messed up and shambolic Russia is today. Yes the sanctions have helped exacerbate the economic decline in Russia but the sanctions are not the cause. Russia today is a country steeped in corruption. Nothing works without having to pay a bribe. Russia is like the European version of Nigeria. Plenty of corrupt public officials and billionaires with ill gotten wealth. I have studied Russian and I speak the language and know Cyrillic too. I know alot about Russia to tell you that it has nothing, absolutely nothing to contribute to the world. Its living on past glory. These weapons they're even selling today are remnants of the research and works of the Soviet Union.

frankmoney:
I'm not talking about election . I'm talking about policies and life in general . So u want to tell me all the things being said bout Nigeria on social media are lies and don't reflect what's going on in the country ?

Well let's watch out and see how the elections pan out in 2020. I don't know any serious American that will come out and vote for illegal immigrants to remain or for America to continue subsidising the rest of the world. Trump will win with a landslide.

frankmoney:
really ? From what I've seen on several forums , Twitter and Reddit , most of them do not like him ....a whole lot . I can't judge because I don't live in the USA , and forget cnn , even on BBC , and fox you still see so many bad news about him

Elections are not won on Twitter and Facebook. The 2016 elections taught us that. Even in Nigeria we know that. Ordinary voting Americans are with trump.

frankmoney:
It seems nigerians living in Nigeria likes Trump more than Americans ...
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.they seem to understand his policies more than Americans

Forget what you see on CNN. CNN is the mouth piece of a small section of the American population. Ordinary Americans absolutely love trump. Why do you think Hollywood and the liberal media gave the 2016 election to Clinton even after trump was announced as the winner?

Iamgrey5:
My point Exactly!

He thinks the American world order is responsible for this and he is not entirely wrong

America through her allies has frustrated Russian's interest and economic development.

Russia's aim is to reverse the world order and they see Europe as the start of that.

After all, the European union as a unit is the largest economic trading bloc in the world.

Trump can't afford to push Europe to the East, it is dangerous.

Well the thing I'm trying to make you understand is that Europe can never go East! Russia has no ideology to bequeath to anybody. Their country is in shambles! Why will a prosperous and fledging democracy like France or Britain start cozying up to Russia that is almost a third world country with a dictator that has been in power for 20 years plus? Russia that has invaded 2 European countries within the past 12years?

Iamgrey5:
Lol

Puttin was buying time

Puttin is former KGB agent that still believe in what the old USSR stands for. He has been the president for donkey years evading anything democratic and clamping down on anyone that is against his rule.

He is fundamentally going against America interest in the world, from middle East to south America and supporting extreme right wing nationalist in Europe.

More importantly, check the WTO history very well, Russia were only accepted recently. And Brics was coined to challenge the existing world order.

i.e how to facilitate trade between Russia, China Brazil and South Africa without necessarily involving WTO and American interest.

Well yours is the conspiracy theorists way of looking at it. I think Russia was on course for better relations with the West. But ultimately they wanted to do it on their own terms. The Russian economy today is in shambles. Apart from oil and weapons, Russia doesn't really contribute anything to the global economy. GDP growth is almost negative. Unemployment is high. There are anti government protests almost everyday. These are symptoms of a country in crisis and on the brink. If putin was such an expert super human ex kgb supremo, why is Russia in shambles today?

dermmy:


America didn't rescue Europe during the 2nd world war. It was a war fought through alliance of different countries. Infact the Russians were able to push back the Nazis when they attacked and overan stalingrad.

Even during the 2nd world war America was not a super power cause the Japanese kick their ass and gave them big problem. Japan had the most powerful navy in the world and was the first country that started operating an aircraft carrier and the Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese navy outnumbered that of US. US emerged a super power after the 2nd world war ended and we can attribute that to the Nuclear weapons she detonated on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and for US to enjoy the alliance it enjoyed during the 2nd world war she came up with NATO so as to counter the powerful USSR.

Please do your research very well.

America didn't rescue Europe during WW2? HAHAHA
And it's me that needs to do the research? Do you know what the NAZIS were doing to the Russians before the Americans stormed Normandy? Do you know America gave Stalin weapons to fight the Nazis? Do you know Germany had already annexed parts of Russia before D-day?

Iamgrey5:
Bro, whatever you see in London and Ukraine is mostly a proxy war.

The main target has always been America

Russia wants to take over Europe or at least its USSR part of Europe to level out the playing field against America.

America still dominates UN, IMF and world Bank policies till date and this significantly favors American foreign policies.

Nah I disagree. It's not as serious as that. America and Russia had been cozying up to each other before recently. Russia was admitted to the WTO, G20 and they even coined BRICKS with Russia in it. Western businesses were flooding into russia in the early 2000's. That was before Putin went rogue and started invading Georgia in 2007. And then the litvinenko assassination in broad day light with a banned chemical weapon in a major western capital (London). And then to crown it all, the invasion and annexation of another European country (Ukraine) in the 21st century!!! This rogue behaviour from Russia is primarily because of NATO. They are weary of allowing other CIS countries allow NATO to host military installations. That's why they quickly went for crimea, the home of their black sea fleet, when the Ukrainians voted to join NATO.

wirinet:


SMH. Ignorance at its fullest.
The major reason America and Russia are enemies is due to ideological differences - communism vs capitalism. They took the ideological war to other countries like Vietnam and Korea. During the cold war, you could be arrested on the streets of US for being a communist.

Communism vs capitalism in 2019!!!
Are you for real?

dermmy:


You are arguing out of point you are even arguing against your point. Oh yea US is the one paying the bulk of NATO bills but which country is actively using the alliance for its interest most? It's the United States, so what do you expect? The fact that US is the one paying bulk of the bills should tell you that America really values and need NATO and does not want the alliance to die.

Let me give you facts. If NATO dies today i can tell you western European countries would build their own military organisation that would protect them from Russia and any other percieved foe. Infact french president Emmanuel Macron has hinted on that last year when Trump was barking at European countries for their inability to pay up their bills.

US is the only country in NATO that has invoked article 5 during its creation. After the 9/11 attack on US. US triggered article 5 and declared herself under attack, NATO countries started flying intelligence misson over US in solidarity and moved to Afghanistan to smoke out the taliban govt that gave Osama a safe haven. So that alliance is very vital to US world hegemony. Do you think US can take on Russia and China alone without the help of her NATO allies?

US really need the cooperation of her allies to continue her hegemony.

Where was this western alliance during WW2 when the Germans over ran almost all of Europe? Americans had to travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic to rescue Europe. And you're here in 2019 talking about a mythical western alliance. Don't go and talk like this on American forums. They'll just insult the heck out of you.

Iamgrey5:
@ emboldened

This is a lie

America and USSR (now Russia) have always seen themselves as foes because they have different principles and political structures.

What makes America stronger today is because America is able to sell its own principles to the world and dominate the world order.

The Russians have always wanted to change that.

Bros there is no longer an ideological basis (communism vs capitalism) for any hatred between America and Russia. Russia is a fully fledged capitalist country today. The fundamental difference is Russia's aggression against NATO. Without NATO expanding into Europe, they would be buddies. Russian separatists shot down a commercial jet with innocent civilians over Ukraine in 2015!!!. Russia has annexed parts of Georgia, Ukraine and Maldova. Russia organised the broad day light assassination of people on the streets of London. That's why Europe fears Russia.

Iamgrey5:
You are naive in international politics

The only reason America and Russia are at loggerheads is because one sees eachother as a treat to the international order. or what do you take America not satisfied with Russia position in Iran

Or you haven't read the history of America buying Alaska from Russia because it feared that Russia will use it to spy on it in the future.


America has been leading the world order ever since the end of world war two. America has prevented Russia from joining world trade organisation and numerous other organizations


Inaddition, Russians have successfully spied, carry-out espionage and numerous activities on American soil since immediately after the cold war.

So what are you talking about?

I guess you missed the part where I said the only reason why they are enemies today? Not yesterday or during the cold war. Communism died decades ago. There is no longer any ideological difference between America and Russia. Someone was even ignorantly saying America hates Russia because of communism, in 2019? Russia is a full fledged capitalist country. Russia was admitted to the G20 and the WTO. They even coined BRICS with Russia in it to signify Russia's emergence as a global power. That was before Russia started assassinating people on the streets of London, invading Ukraine (in the 21st century!), flouting IN sanctions and providing assistance to Iran and North Korea. Western businesses have since relocated from Russia because of serious sanctions. Russia and America cannot be friends because Russia has no respect for the existing borders of Europe. And That is something that scares the rest of Europe.

Iamgrey5:
Lol I laugh at some comments on nairaland

Who told you that only immigrants are responsible for the level of insecurity in America? have you ever seen a foreigner involved in mass shooting in America.

Who told you Trump's policy is the only thing responsible for job creation in America? have you ever heard of the near zero interest rate policy adobted by the reverse bank of America.


Who told you world war two has long be forgotten? when institutions given birth to after world war 2 like UN, IMF and World bank are still the institutions that maintain the world order

Trump shouldn't push the Europeans to the wall. Russia is watching with great interest

See bros without the Europeans, America and Russia would-be serious allies. See what Russia did in Ukraine in crimea and in the east in donbass. See what they did in Georgia in 2007. See what they did in Maldova. The Europeans are scared shìt of the Russians. See what they did to sckripal on the streets of England!!!
That's why they all keep running to NATO. The Europeans can never ever side with the Russians. That's sucide. America can push Europe to any extent it wants. Russia can never ever be an alternative to the Europeans. China would even be a better prospect.

Iamgrey5:
You have no idea of what you are talking about.

if NATO and European countries in the security council starts supporting Rusia positions or starts taking a nuetral positions. America will be exposed.

i.e why did you think when America wanted to invade Iraq and Syria, it needed NATO assistance?

Oga please stop talking like this. The only reason America and Russia are enemies today is primarily because of NATO and EUROPE. The Europeans fear Russian dominance or occupation. America is the big brother that keeps watch over Europe. You will never find the Russians killing people on the streets of America like they have successfully done in England. Or invading a country and killing it's President like they did in Romania during the cold war. Europe needs America for protection. That's why NATO was created. How on earth can the Europeans support Russia on the U.N. council? That's like a death wish.

goldust777:

You are definitely a kid who still has a lot to read the moment you talked about Trump building a wall to keep out Fulani in Nigeria if he was president I know you only know how to press phone with zero knowledge on international issues.i hope Nigeria never make an ignorant kid like you president if not that is the end of Nigeria

I am the kid? We are here exchanging ideas and you are throwing insults and it's me that is the kid? I wont even dignify you with any kind of insult. You are not worth it. Next time go the the big brother section where you belong Instead of posting here. You clearly have no idea what the adults are on about here.

Sirwallace:


He puts americans first at the expense of ridiculing and putting other countries economy down. Thats what you call patriotism. But I call it patriotism with selfishness. Trump is acting because of america's biggest economy and military might. That was the case of Hitler too. The only difference between the two is the absence of land grabbing. Power intoxicate they say. Trump is pushing for his match across the globe, until he met his match in Putin or the short man in north korea across EU.
He forgot other countries too have their countries interest at heart and he is no respecter of their interest.
If you dont call that selfishness, I dont know what you are supposed to call it.

Bros forget story. The major issues in America are unemployment and crime. He has tackled those issues head-on. Unemployment is at its lowest in decades. He is tackling crime by getting rid of undocumented immigrants. Simple!
His foreign policy is "America first".
WW2 ended more than 70 years ago. America cannot continue giving hangouts to the Europeans, especially now that China is quickly knocking on the global power door. It's every country for herself today. If America continues to carry the weight of the EU and NATO and continues to subsidise the rest of the world, China will just promote itself to to global superpower status. Trump is simply shaking off the shackles that have kept America subsidising the world for the past 70 years. China is the motivation.

goldust777:

He is destroying America from the inside out.reminds me of Hitler who did the same to Germany and the Germans hailed him as a genius.funny enough Donald Trump idolizes Hitler.France is America's greatest ally and have been allies hundreds of years before Donald Trump was born they supported America for the fight of their independence from Britain if you are aware of that history.Donald Trump is already destroying the foundation of what made America great in the first place.he is getting rid of immigrants while his wife is an immigrant his grandfather a German immigrant.if you know your history America was originally inhabited by red Indians before Donald Trumps ancestors migrated from Europe to America.Call a spade a spade and not suffer from white supremacy inferiority syndrome

Point of correction, he is getting rid of illegal immigrants. And I don't understand why it disturbs you that he is doing that. Is it because your own President in Nigeria is sleeping while illegal and undocumented herdsmen are killing Nigerians? Just imagine if Nigeria had a trump and he proposed building a wall in the North to keep out those killer herdsmen. And if he got the immigration service to organise raids to arrest these herdsmen that are kidnapping Nigerians everywhere and deport them. Would you not be happy as a Nigerian?
Ordinary Americans love and idolize trump. Dey there dey criticise beta country when your own don scatter finish.

goldust777:
America's greatest mistake will be voting Donald Trump like Nigeria voted bubu for second term Nigeria is now on fire America will burn with internal hatred and violence

Are you kidding me? When polls have already given it to trump. Who doesn't want a President that puts his country first? He has even sidelined America's traditional allies just to prove that America is always first. No nonsense President. Go to American forums and see what ordinary Americans think about trump. The guy has won a second term already.

Ultimatezlant:
I noticed Nigerians supporting trump don't even know a thing happening in USA, all they know is that trump must be worshipped only to spite the first black president for not selling arms to gej who was deemed not functional.

Whenever trump issue is measured they just have to add their buhari frustration which everway they can.


Its OK if trump is the only succor you get after all your political frustration in Nigeria.


However that won't make trump give you visa or stopping seeing you as an invader from shithole.

You are talking nonsense oga. Check the stats, it's only illegals from Nigeria that hate trump. Trump has placed the American economy on a pedestal to be respected by all. Unemployment is the lowest in ages, stock market is booming. What else would anyone want? He has prioritised America first! How dare you even compare with Obama the was a specialist at giving speeches? Obama was all talk and no action. Remember the red line in Syria? He made America a laughing stock.
Trump may be a lousy President, but at least he's lousy with a cause and with action. Obama did nothing for anybody apart from writing a book that fetched him and his family millions. He didn't even do anything for his black constituency.

Hollywood movies are really turning people's minds upside down in this country. Why on earth do you need to propose to someone on the street or in a crowded place? Can't you sit down at home and look your woman in the eyes and explain to her why you want to marry her?
Why do you have to embarrass someone into saying yes to you? Complete nonsense! All these Instagram and Twitter boys please chill out o.

phekima:
That's just to show they've got so many things to lose than many people realize. Friends, backlash, public judgement, permanent stigma, money, trauma(regarding their kids), public ridicule.
Nobody risks the above because of one-minute fame, they are going through all this shit because they are pained. Anyone who fails to see this forgets they are normal people with friends and relationships too.
This will stay with their kids for life. Think about that. They are doing all this because they (feel) they have no choice.
The fact they might be doing this wrong doesn't rule out the fact that they are hurt.
If anyone doesn't read in between the lines here, it's simply because they don't want to.

Bros I'm sorry to say but this thing you have typed is not valid. How can you draw up conclusions and pass judgement on someone just because "Busola has too much to lose!" Is that enough reason to drag someone on social media and call him a rapist after 17 years without a single shrewd of evidence! How on earth do you know that Timi Dakolo and his wife are not up to something sinister with this unsubstantiated rape allegation? I don't know Fatoyinbo from anywhere and I don't know anyone he has raped. I can't join the public mob in lynching a man with rape allegations and throwing tyres around his neck to judge him when there is not even a shrewd of evidence that he raped Busola.
Plus is it advisable for a sensible and well meaning husband to go to town and allege that his wife was raped 17years ago without a shrewd of evidence? Is he not exposing his wife to public ridicule? See kids on social media calling Busola Dakolo a loose woman! Some people have even tracked her family history to allege that prostitution runs in her family! Is this the kind of protection and security a husband should offer his wife?
Anyhow in all, God knows best!

A man who has the time to go on Twitter to start swipping around pictures and sending messages to random women based on appearance or maybe the amount of skin they show, do you think he will stop after marriage? He will see a more attractive girl on Twitter to DM or one that will show him more skin.

Everybody has sad tales to tell about incidents that have happened in our lives. We all have had challenges. In my own personal experience, I have never even contemplated taking my life because I was raised to understand the consequences. I was raised to understand the everlasting torment, torture and pain that accompanies death by one's own hands. Whatever hard times you're going through now are nothing compared to spending eternity in everlasting torment.
And then, the .message of grace is sipping farther and farther away from this generation we live in. Parents are not teaching their children the way and the light. They don't know where to turn to in times of distress. Young people killing themselves because of bad grades!!! How can someone decide to live in everlasting torment just because of an F in a course? Or a relationship breakup? How?

Please what is the cost of the standard UK tier 4 visa. Then also what's the cost of the NHIS surcharge for a 1yr Msc program. I've been seeing different versions

I'm an old member of NL and haven't posted in a while but this thread has forced me to say something today. I'm disgusted and irritated by the audacity of the OP of this thread to post blatantly false information all over this article. To write that Amaechi awarded the PH rail contract to a firm with a higher bid is a blatant lie. To write that Amaechi abandoned the PH monorail before his administration ended is another blatant lie. To write that he dissolved his cabinet just so he could award an inflated contract is another audacious and daring lie. To write that Ghana awarded a similar project at a lower cost is another blatant lie. The first thing wike said when he became governor in 2015 was that he wouldn't pump any more money into the monorail and he woud abandon it. I remember contributing to the thread on that topic in 2015 and blasting Wike.
Ghanians were even in Nigeria last quarter to monitor progress on the Lagos ibadan link as they're using the same contractor as we are. The part that autojosh saw as a headline for the ghanians was a section of the rail which would obviously be cheaper, not the entire length as in Lagos to Ibadan.
Autojosh should better take this smelling nonsense article full of lies off his blog before someone calls the attention of Amaechi to it. Amaechi doesn't take nonsense from people. He will see this article and sue you to court. Nairaland mods should also beware as you're also liable.

Ladyhippolyta88:

I didn't watch the video.
Even if why wait till the big day to say you nor do again

He planned it maybe. Or he just found out that day. Or maybe he'd been bottling her infidelity up and something happened to trigger it off on the wedding day.

Ladyhippolyta88:
Wetin make am nor marry again?
I feel for the lady seriously it can be very humiliating to be rejected on the day you are suppose to say I do

Why did he not cancel it before the big day

He said it clearly in the video. She was cheating on him.

If only dami could read the comments here!

Hello all, please can anyone help me confirm the cost of the NHIS health charge paid during tier 4 application. Is it £150 or £300?

acevic:
Well, here is my own submission

Tonto is getting the very much needed attention she wanted.

She knows she's never getting back Churchill.

She's doing everything possible to cash in given the amount of attention and traffic this fracas has generated and still generating.

She's one sick biatch who cares less about tomorrow.

She's a dirty fighter and ready to drag anyone for attention.

She's never going to stop anytime soon.

Whether we like it or not. She's the winner here. How and why?
It's her plan all along and she's gonna get paid and paid .....

Exactly! Like those prostitutes that call up everyone on the street the morning after and draw attention to themselves to get more money from their clients.