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Wicked and tyrannical laws for the benefit of few.

Mankind2024:
Why Captain Ibrahim Traoré Is Playing with Fire by Detaining Nigerian Soldiers
Many people underestimate the capabilities of the Nigerian military and what it could mean for the government of Burkina Faso under Captain Ibrahim Traoré.

Don't be misled by Nigeria's ongoing internal security challenges—fighting Fulani herdsmen clashes, kidnappers, bandits, and jihadist insurgents in the North, or separatist agitation in the East involving IPOB and unknown gunmen. These are asymmetric insurgencies, complicated by local sympathies and complex socio-political dynamics that make total eradication difficult without massive collateral impact. No advanced military in the world easily wins such protracted internal wars.

In stark contrast, a direct confrontation with Burkina Faso would be conventional (symmetric) warfare. The Nigerian Armed Forces—Africa's largest by personnel, with superior airpower, logistics, and combat experience—have the overwhelming potential to overrun Burkina Faso's smaller military and, if provoked far enough, enforce regime change in Ouagadougou.

Dismiss any notion that Russia's support for Traoré would deter this. Nigeria could establish theater commands in neighboring countries like Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, and Togo for a multi-front operation, leveraging regional alliances and superior resources.

This detention risks escalating a diplomatic incident into something far more dangerous. Traoré's supporters—often vocal online pan-Africanists and certain political factions—may cheer the bravado now, but they would have plenty to lament if things spiral out of control.

Nigeria will fight Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali at the same time and it won’t be that easy. Nigeria military capability is greatly exaggerated compared to other African countries.
We are made to believe Nigeria can overrun these countries within days. Wars are unpredictable often come with economic challenges. A struggling economy like ours shouldn’t be involved in wars with our neighbours. Diplomacy is the solution. The government must continue to engage Burkina government for an amicable solution.
What did we even go there to do in the first place. Our action is provocative. Let’s thread carefully.

An anti people government that all it does is to impoverish its citizens.

JustSayHello:
Yesterday, I plugged my fridge when phcn restored light. When they took it off, I mistakenly forgot I had my fridge still connected.

Immediately I connected the switch over to Solar, the inverter started making a sharp dotted noise. I ran and disconnected the fridge.

Later this morning, I noticed the light from my bulb was blinking or flickering at intervals.

Please what can I do to rectify the flickering issue?
I don't know if it's the battery causing the flickering or the inverter.
What should I do 😔

Get an electrician to check it out. There’s an issue with your neutral connection. Nothing wrong with your solar/inverter.

17 months to the end of this tyrannical government bent on wiping out the working class.

Lithiumite:
What's the population of Saudi compared to Nigeria? What's the ethnic diversity in Saudi compared to ours? What's the GDP of Saudi compared to ours?

Saudi is an absolute monarchy where you can never question the authority of the ruling al sauds......Can any president in Nigeria try that? There is so much economic disparity in Saudi arabia that there are also discontented people over there too but the reasons for the silence of mainstream media is the cover up of the US which still sees Saudi as an indispensable ally.

How can you compare 2 countries where minimum wage of a teacher in one is 10 dollars while the other is 2,600 dollars. Which discontent are you talking about in Saudi? Any citizen of Saudi can walk in to car show room and buy a brand new car throughout mortgage yet you’re comparing them with Nigeria where we can’t feed our families. Even in western countries there are discontent folks due to 1 reason or another. Certainly you can’t compare Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Abi u neva see say their police no dey turn off car AC and engine? Oya compare that too with our police.

This is a welcome development as FRSC mostly target people at odd times of the day when one is traveling or has an emergency. Why would they have a check point at 6.00am in town on a Sunday while everyday they see vehicles that are unlicensed and unsafe plying our roads and fail to do anything. More of this please.

Full blown dictatorship by those who “fought Abacha and brought back democracy”. Where are those idol worshipping Tinubu area boys. Oya respond!!

Lol. The babe wan flex. Issorite!!

KEVIND:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/01/04/northern-elders-forum-again-opposes-tinubus-tax-reform-bills-calls-immediate-suspension

Not only suspension, it should be thrown away.

The issues that will inflict more pain on us are not discussed; increasing VAT from 7.5% to 15% and the inheritance tax.

aribisala0:
I am just allowing you to showcase your talent as an idiot

Interesting!! I’m certainly talented in my field but the idiot has to be the person responding to this.

The evil bills shall fail.

aribisala0:
I know you cannot explain anything
I am merely using you as an illustration of foolishness to the thread

A foolish person is one that couldn’t read the senate rules and comprehend.

The senseless extortionist bills will not scale through God willing. We have been punished enough by your wrong choices.

aribisala0:
You are the illiterate
The bill passed second reading
That is due process

How can you ask someone you called an illiterate to explain something to you. Isn’t that the height of stewpidity?

Yes it has passed second reading but will not be passed in a haste as you and your herd wanted. We are going to take our time to scrutinize it clause by clause.

Go and read the senate rules since you’re the only educated person here.

aribisala0:
I watched and I believe due process was followed so

Please explain how it was not

So who’s now the illiterate? You insulted me by calling me illiterate and you the educated. How can you fail to comprehend.

aribisala0:
Please explain to me how due process has not been followed

Go and watch the video and read the senate rules again and again maybe you will understand. If you don’t, come back to me and I will explain to you.

aribisala0:
You don't have to support it for it to pass
That reality will soon come home to you
The North does not have a veto

The NE and NW Does not speak for NC
So let us test who has the numbers in the National Assembly

I’m happy you now understand what I’ve been saying all along. Let due process be followed, let’s be heard even if we are a minority not the hasty way they’re trying to pass the law.

The issue of which region is minority or majority will be clear to everyone soon. Just be patient.

aribisala0:
Did Ndume say rhetoric is an insult? Yes or No?

Yes you are an illiterate because you obviously have not read the bill

How will increassing threshold so minimum wage earners pay zero tax cause pain

People from tha part of the country are illiterate and dumb

Just like with Islam most cannot read the Qur'an but follow what they are told is in it

You are doing the same thing here

Say whatever you want we are not supporting the tax bills after what happened with all the subsidy removal. And we shall prevail by God’s grace.

We are in a democracy and our voices must be heard. You can’t do anything about it other than ranting on Nairaland.

You will be humbled soon with all your insults, bigotry. May God heal you of this herd mentality.

Please go and check the meaning of illiterate. Obviously from what you’ve written you don’t understand its meaning.

aribisala0:
You sound like the illiterate Ndume who does not know the meaning of RHETORIC


Their rules allow them to REGULATE THEMSELVES

They are not robots
If the majority chose to vary procedure what is wrong with that?

So Ndume is an illiterate to you. You can’t make a sensible point without insults simply because we are rejecting a bill we don’t agree with.

Please look in the mirror for an illiterate.

We reject these tax bills. They will only inflict more pain on us like the subsidy removal and Naira floatation.

Buccalcavity2:
Please explain the undemocratic process.

Abeg let’s leave this matter like this. Since you watched the entire session and didn’t notice any wrong there’s no point in continuing this discussion. I’m of the firm belief that the legislative process was undemocratic as it was conducted by the DSP. I watched it too.

Buccalcavity2:
Please speak for yourself. I have read the document and you can watch a video on Twitter that reads the prints to you, if you thought it was bulky.
We are educated minds and saw the proceedings at Senate. The law that was relied upon to bring the committee in, was Senate's not draconian. Despite the objection from Ningi and Ndume (which is ok), majority had the way while minority had their say. That's democracy. Don't misinform the public.

Mr educated you saw what you wanted to see but doesn’t mean it was right. Yes I understand you, The same way Obasanjo impeached a Governor with a handful of legislators and it was okay at that time. The process adopted by the DSP was flawed and undemocratic. This wicked agenda will unravel in due course and will be rejected by Nigerians after all the pain and misery this government has subjected us to.

Buccalcavity2:
The joke is one you bud. You called me a bigot (a compliment in your world) and I reciprocated. Nobody has monopoly of anything.
Convo was decent until you went low.
You obviously didn't watch the session. I did and there's no democratic procedure that was violated. Please state one if you observed. So tell me the tyrannical part. At least you've conceded that the bill being in NA is democratic.

Why are you blindly supporting something you haven’t read? I am certain you haven’t read the 400 page document but only the highlights and you want it passed without scrutiny.

For the records I watched how the committee was brought in to the national assembly against laid down procedures and objections by distinguished senators. Did you not see how the DSP conduct the seating?

when there’s attempt at manipulation of a process it ceases to be democratic. But you’re entitled to believe anything taken to NA becomes democratic. We have before now seen how a minority group of lawmakers impeached a Governor and it was ok for some. Your position and understanding is not surprising.

Buccalcavity2:
If it was about North vs South, we will even go beyond VAT as nobody is a fool. South is not a tribe neither is North. And if there is anyone to accuse of bigotry, please ask Ndume to look in the mirror. Afterall, I'm not the one that said because a dept. of CBN moved to Lagos, it's anti-north. Neither am I the one that said fighting Boko Haram is anti north.
I only stated the fact wrt antecedents.
Your hypocrisy is so loud that you can't hear yourself. Name one item that you have criticized in the bill since you've been writing, none!
This bill is not related to subsidy, so what's the dependency? Arguably experts (world Bank and the investing public) have adjudged subsidy removal as progress.
Ask the governors that question(about opposition) not me. Did they deny attending the sessions?
Is English your problem or understanding? If anybody wants to have his way, he will not send it to national assembly for debate. So what is happening is democracy in action! Afterall, we know how many executive ORDERs Baba Buhari executed but you were mute! Name one ORDER that Tinubu has signed!

Did I poke the bear!! As usual you’re responding to the issues I raised with insults. I shall not go down the gutter with you.
What are the benefits of subsidy removal? (You will not see this question)
Did the senate deputy president allow a debate? Do you call that democracy?
Yes it’s in the national assembly and it was clear you wanted it passed without scrutiny.
Throw all the insults you want rest assured we are watching and will not accept tyranny.

Buccalcavity2:
Pleazeee! We live in literary world not the one of fables! What exactly is tyrannical or dictatorial about a bill being presented to NA? Just answer that!
Stop grappling at straws. Now it's about benefit of fuel subsidy, no longer IMF is involved? Which of my statements earlier can you debunk?
This Taiwo stated on National TV how he engaged students, business owners, MAN, CSOs, Chairman of revenue services of every state and a governor from each of the 6 geopolitical regions. Has anyone come to refute it? Now it passed to NA which consultation is required again.
Don't ask silly questions... When was the document released? And it has been with the legislators over 2months! Please what constitutes release to you then?
How many budget, loan or bill request did you read before it got to NA?
Hypocrisy!
We are watching! Every southern president is against the North....you seem to think North owns Nigeria!

This is not about the North vs south. If it was I wouldn’t have supported this government during election.

What are the benefits of all the previous policies of this administration. They said the same things about fuel subsidy removal and other policies but where are we today?

If truly they engaged stakeholders as stated by the chairman why the opposition now. Why can’t we ask genuine questions of concern to us without tribal bigots attacking us.

The real issue here is the myopic perspective of tribe/ethnicity you’re viewing this from. You can’t just have your way in a democracy, there are checks and balances. The earlier you understand this the better.

I have doubts about the intentions of this government based on their past policies.

Buccalcavity2:
Oga, if someone is against the scrutiny, why will he send it to NA? Where is the hastiness when a bill draft took 1.3years and is already with the NA for over 2 months, just scaling second reading. National anthem bill took 48hrs. Loan approval takes about 1wk in the same NA. No complaints! But now you look for every opportunity to critic this. From withdraw and then represent (which is senseless), to its the wrong timing, to IMF is involved, to why should outsiders be invited to talk to us....
How is a bill at NA imposition? Make it make sense!
We are all watching.
The committee has proof of consulting with all stakeholders.So debate it, even publicly.
VAT is even a state tax. So let each state collect it's VAT,maybe you'll prefer that!

What exactly are you watching? The tyranny and dictatorship worse than military regimes being hastily imposed on us? When was the full document ever released before the second reading at the senate? Can you share a link and dates where stakeholders were engaged before hastily rushing this bill through second reading?
Our biggest concern in all this is what have we benefited from fuel and electricity subsidy removal, and floating of Naira if not more misery and impoverishment. Why should we trust you guys again.

Image123:
Comedians. Taiwo Oyedele is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. He was appointed and the committee set up since July 2023. Despite the fact that Nigeria's economic problem is an emergency of sorts. This committee has taken time and detail to draft this reforms. The executive has done that bit and now presented it to the legislative to work on it. Someone says it's not the right time, when is the right, best time to make Nigeria better? Are the reforms not aimed at making our tax system better? Someone says it's too fast, what is the appropriate speed for it to pass to second reading?
He sent in the bill over a month ago, and we remember the Northern governors reaction was in October, this is end of November, tomorrow is December. Should we be proud of inefficient snail speed to do the right thing?
There's still Committee stage, then third and final reading, then signing of the bill, then president assent, then implementation. Implementation is like the very very slow part for the matter. Allow the committee stage do all the work, debate and distilling. Why do the usual Nigerian sitting on a file for no reason. Do we really want progress in this country or just our people in power?

Why are you against scrutiny of these bills if truly what you people say is true. This is a democracy and there must be fairness and transparency in enacting laws. We are worried about the hastiness and the way you guys are hurrying to defend the contents when we all are just seeing the full document.
You read highlights of a bill and conclude it must be imposed on us? That’s not how a democracy works. Let’s take time, go through the items clause by clause no matter how long it takes, understand the implications and take a decision as a country and people united not this tyrannical approach.

Great news!! I hope they will first start with the 100million they pushed down in to poverty.

With this making front page I guess it’s time to leave Nairaland. Adios!!

Transcript of El-Rufai’s controversial statement about role of religion in Kaduna governorship
The remarks have generated outrage, especially on the social media

ByMohammed Babangida June 7, 2023 Reading Time: 3 mins read
A five-minute 43 seconds video of the immediate former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is generating uproar, especially on social media.

Mr El-Rufai was addressing a group of Muslim clerics in Kaduna after his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the governorship election.

Below is the English translation of the statements Mr El-Rufai made in Hausa.

“Why did I pick Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe to be my deputy in 2019? First, I did a thorough calculation that most of those that are not Muslims don’t vote for our party (The All Progressives Congress). Most of them. So, why should I give them the deputy (governor) position? I did my calculation and I knew we could win the election without giving them (position of deputy governor). That’s first. That’s a purely political issue. It’s politics. You want to win an election, you’re looking for people that will vote for you. We have observed that since we started practising democracy, we know places we used to win elections and those places we don’t. We’ve done that calculation politically. That’s the political point of it.

“Secondly, what we wanted to prove to people, and thank God in the last four years, we’ve vindicated ourselves and proved that a government that has a Muslim as governor, a Muslim as deputy governor, a Muslim as SSG (secretary of state government), a Muslim as chief of staff, a Muslim as finance commissioner, we’ll not cheat Christians in Kaduna State. And everywhere we go we tell them “Yes, that’s it; the top government hierarchy in Kaduna State are Muslims but can any Christian in Kaduna prove that we’ve oppressed them? Is there any district that we didn’t renovate schools? Is there any district we didn’t construct a hospital? Is there anywhere that we didn’t construct roads? Is there anywhere that we didn’t help farmers whether they voted for us or not? We’ve given everyone their entitlements.


“Of course, Kubau (Local Government Area) voted for us the most (in Northern Kaduna), so I’ll add something to Kubau because they voted for us. What I’ll give Jaba, I’ll increase it for Kubau because Jaba didn’t vote for us. But we’ve given them their entitlements.

“What you Imams and Ulamas taught us is that leadership in Islam is all about justice. The Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions lived with those that were not Muslims including Jews, Christians and even pagans but they addressed him as El-Amin (trusted one) because he treated them with fairness. Caliphs like Abubakar, Umar, Usman, Ali; all of them did justice to those who were not Muslims. Nobody can say he was oppressed for not being a Muslim. But you’ll prefer the ones who support you. But don’t oppress any.

“I always tell them. When during this campaign season, they said “this and that ” and I replied ‘Yes, we’re looking for those who can deliver. We’re not looking at your religion’. Of course, we consider the religious aspect but I can’t say that. But what I am saying is who is being oppressed? Open up and tell us if this government has treated you unjustly. No answer. Well, no one can say he is used to being engaged in criminal activities, used to being idle but we stopped that. Or you were used to blocking the road and we said if you do it again, this will be the consequences and you know we can do it.

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“That’s what we’ve done for four years, myself and my team. And that’s what we still did and Senator Uba Sani and Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe still won their election (as governor and deputy) even with the religious gang up against us. And you the Imams and Ulamas that are here, you were the ones who did the work not even the politicians because the politicians even betrayed us. And he, Senator Uba Sani, knows this. We know it. We’re aware of those who collected money on election day but switched off their phones, slept off and didn’t even bother to come out for the election. But we know the First Aid group members that served as polling agents. Those we paid to protect the votes didn’t do so but the first aid group members did. And we’re grateful for that and may God reward you and the way you dedicated yourself and supported us, I beg you in the name of God to support Senator Uba Sani when he finishes his first four years, he should be re-elected then we can continue to prove to people that Islamic leadership doesn’t discriminate but doesn’t condone deliberate mocking. It doesn’t condone indignity. That’s the only thing we want to prove and we’ve started but this is not the end; we’ll have to do it for at least twenty years and that will make everyone understand.

“So, after Uba (governor) finishes his tenure and gets re-elected again that’ll be sixteen, right? (El Rufai served two terms of eight years as governor). Then we’ll have another tenure which will make it 24 years. That is when everyone will understand and say “Okay, we understand, we know our status” and “We know the Muslims will not oppress us.” That’s it. And you’ll see that there will be peace. I swear to God, this has been our plan from the first day we started APC in the state and God has been helping us with your prayers and commitment, we’re on the right path. May God bless you all.”

It’s better to be patient with her, she could be going through some difficulty in silence. Reach out and find out what the problem is and try to resolve. If nothing works you can marry a second wife.

I like the white colour…….. looks like a colonial building