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Infotubia9ja:
You see i will respect this forum and tell you this. If you insult me one more time you will regret that for sure because insult na my 2nd job.

Also you see what we call humanity I dont think you have any single feelings for humanity at all.
I have seen other people say thesame thing but I didn't respond till you did the advance one of insulting me.
I am nigerian and I see what happens everyday and do you think I am happy about the killings in nigeria and all those states..
Just FYI I served in Benue state where I was almost killed not once but twice during my service all this states you called i lived there for yeras so do the maths.

So why start with Gaza rather than Benue, where you almost got killed? Have you been to Gaza before?

If you think those people dont deserve your prayers or sympathy, wait till the westerners start supporting ISIS or bokoharam or herdsmen with fighters jet and advance drone weapon system for air attacks and wen they use just one bomb to take down a whole community in 1mins and then you come out and start crying for help and let the other part of the world say the same shit you saying now.

What about Gazans having sympathy for those in Benue and Ondo? Don't Benuians and Ondo people deserve sympathy? Why MUST it be Gazans? Are the lives of Gazans more precious than those in Plateau and Enugu?

I no blame you na the lack of human feelings or sympathy you no get that's why you come here and type as you wish.

You mean the same lack of feelings for fellow Nigerians like you and me? Where someone is pursuing rats from his neighbour's house when his own house is on fire? Talk about "Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye' while the log is in your own eye?"

Hypocrites everywhere. The one that concerns them, they don't have a say, but are experts on matters in far-flung places where the residents don't give a hoot about them.

If you are concerned about Gazans, go and do your NYSC 2.0 in Gaza after all you almost got killed doing the same in Benue where you have not called out the killings there.

Feldie:
Women hate condom. They are more concerned about pregnancy than infection. They will only be asking if you came inside instead of thinking what if you infected them with something bad. I have had to deny lots of girls sex because I didn't have condom and trust me, they were all furious, sad, ashamed at the same time. They start by trying to go ahead with the sex even when you say you won't, then blackmail (you don't like me, you are afraid of pregnancy etc) then anger, then begging finally shame. Sister just relax let me use fingers but they want more

Because women can harbour sexual diseases and infections much longer than men, a simple example is gonorrhoea. Also, in cases where the man is financially stable and unmarried, they can attempt to tie you down with pregnancy.

Ekele22:
This is just my candid observation and not to tarnish the feelings of anyone.

responsible for that child,they claim the father is no where to be found. Condom could have prevented that . Conclusively,,am not finger-pointing but as a civilize individual,protection is better than cure. The use of condoms should be reintroduced as ladies now prefer diving raw just because of money . This is my little observation here in belyasa state.

The case of Bayesla has more to do with geography, as island regions or countries witha great affinity for water have a very high level of promiscuity. As for condoms, you, as the man or even the woman in each case, should put it on.

Any woman who is sexually active and allows her sexual partners to deposit their sperm into her, anything she sees, let her take it like that. Women are adults as much as men are. The coddling is too much.

Another mumbo-jumbo post!

I did a search with the keywords:

- " Infotubia9ja benue"
- " Infotubia9ja plateau"
- " Infotubia9ja ondo"
- " Infotubia9ja enugu"

Not one result! So, people in Nigeria should pray for Gazans instead of their kin who have been butchered simply because they are farmers? How many Gazans have prayed for the people in Plateau, Benue and Ondo? Over 1000 people have been sacked from their communities and farms in Enugu. When would you pray for them?

You are very stoopid! Idiot!

grandstar:
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Trump is being a bully. China has refused to be cowed by US, and that pisses Trump off. The cancellation of the Boeing deal by China was the last straw.

He is trying to cripple China with 245% tariffs buit even at 134%, it was already a defacto ban on Chinese exports to the US.

Well, let's see how things go in the coming weeks. I am happy you accepted it had more to do with politics than economics. And yes, I do agree that China needs to consume more beyond raw materials from other countries. However, some countries such as the Netherlands and Japan restrict semiconductor equipment and chemical sales to China, so how do they expect China to buy goods from them? They literally do not want to sell what China wants to buy, but complain that China isn't consuming.

shoodboi2:
Funny thing is that some fools will join them. Then they will start running around when it becomes a problem for them.

Mumu countries full everywhere. At the end, inflation will skyrocket, investments will plummet (the US won't invest as it claims) and people will suffer economically all because the US said they should ditch China.

Reminds me of the current Argentine president who removed Argentina's bid to join BRICS only to end up romancing China. Like the US, his country too is heavily indebted to China.

Argentina is gone. Oversabi and initial gra gra. China is a major trading partner yet he withdrew because his white bosses in the US and Europe said so. As money dried up, nobody tell am to go see Xi.

See, my instincts and hopefully it happens, tells me that push comes to shove, China will unleash all its technologies and development across sub-Saharan Africa as we're the only place yet to experience prosperity. They will do this for three reasons:

- Ensure Africans become prosperous
- As a fvck you sign to the West which isn't interested in Africa's prosperity notwithstanding the historical relationship. Trust me, when this happens, the West will complain with tales of "China enslaves Africans".
- Create a new market as they've done in South East Asia.

The issues will be us grabbing every market access to the Chinese market, learning the A - Z of every technology and not scuttling the relationship considering most of our "educated" people and elites are hooked to the West. As an instance, rather than import soybeans from Argentina, do so from Nigeria and South Africa. The same applies to beef and every other major non-mineral imports

With this new development by the US for countries to either choose it or China, now is our greatest opportunity to grab every economic benefit from both parties. My bet is on the Chinese as the evidence is clear (a decade plus experiences to lean from).

grandstar:
Your analysis is illogical.

Why would corporate America or West want China to fail when it is a critical part of their supply chain? Why would they shoot themselves in the foot? A lot of consumer goods sold in US supermarkets or from online stores originate from China. Now that the tariffs are in place, US stocks are crashing. How will these retail chains find goods to stock their shelves? It will take years to find an alternative. You never DESTROY your supply chain and that's what Trump as done with the tariffs on not only China, but the rest of the world. Who really benefits from imports from China. You buy a product from China at $1 and sell in the US for $5 or $10. The over $500bn of Chinese exports to the US may be worth at least $3trillion within the US itself.

Since we know these things, why are US corporate political elites shouting that the trade with China is unfair to the US? Why did Biden keep Trump's first trade tariffs in place and initiated newer ones aimed at scuttling the growth of China's semiconductor industry? Why is the EU-China Business Chief lamenting China's "industrial over-capacity" (see below)? Why did Biden place over 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs when they are much cheaper?

See here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-told-by-eu-business-body-to-overhaul-its-industrial-policy

This has gone beyond economics, but it is now geopolitical. The same Trump put up a banner during the '80s against the Japanese for the same "unfair trade practices". However, unlike Japan, China is not signing any Plaza Accord deal, does not have US military bases on its soil and possesses nuclear weapons. There is a consensus amongst US elites, both public and private, to scuttle the rise of China. This has been discussed extensively here with links from Western media sources.

See here: https://www.nairaland.com/7801886/multipolarism-versus-hegemonism-great-power/16#134143015

Lastly, why is Trump threatening countries with access to the US market with deals that they ban Chinese investments and investors in their countries? Is this economic and supply chain as well?

See here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-plans-to-use-tariff-negotiations-to-isolate-china-177d1528

Pansophist,

Do you see China changing its industrial strategy (since it's the EU that complained) and why is the West so much interested in it? It's not like they can out-do or produce the quantity of goods the Chinese manufacture.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/china-told-by-eu-business-body-to-overhaul-its-industrial-policy?embedded-checkout=true

Mccollins042:
Do you know what's 3% of GDP of annual trade? I don't think you know.
Do you know what it means to lose 15% of your trade?
Hope you know that Vietnam and Cambodia they normally use as proxy countries have been tariffed over 30% each? China is in a very tight condition now, like I said, Xi's only leverage is because china is not a democracy otherwise he would be kicked out

Well, they've vowed to fight till the end and Xi has visited both nations.

Let's see how it goes...

You see that democracy and the way you proclaim that he would be kicked out? That's the reason China don't want any so-called democracy where foreign powers will instigate crises so a particular leader will be removed. Examples are Nigeria and the Philippines. In summary, "democracy" isn't every country.

pansophist:
Dead on arrival.

Any country that does it will have their politicians roasted on the streets like barbecue. As poor as most third world countries are, China is the only single reason why they have cheap, basic stuff like phones, appliances and new bridges.

Don't be surprised that many countries agree to it, especially when they are bullied relentlessly. See DRC. Although, if countries could still maintain relations with Russia for historical and ideological reasons, there is hope they could resist the same against China for economic reasons.

shoodboi2:
So countries should start buying expensive goods from the US and EU because the US is fighting with China. Okay o 😂

The same "don't buy Russian gas/oil" mentality, yet the US and the EU still buy Russian crude and gas. They want others to suffer from problems they initiated.

WriterrNg:
⚡U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China.

Trump plans to offer lower tariffs to over 70 countries in exchange for cutting economic ties with China.

Under the proposal by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, partner nations would be asked to:

— Block Chinese goods from transiting through their borders.

— Ban Chinese firms from setting up operations.

— Avoid importing cheap Chinese industrial products.

I knew it would come to this.

Let's see what these countries would have to do. So what about countries where there is a substantial ethnic Chinese population? Like dem Malaysia, South Korea, Vietnam and Japan? Thailand and Indonesia? Even Chile sef. Or what about Chinese nationals in these countries? Are they going to deport them simply because the US says so?

tunapawizzy:
The whole of Africa, over 50 countries bought $34 billion thereabout from US last year, if this dries up, i dont think US will flinch. secondly, the aide that US gave Africa in 2024 is $41billion.
Another thing US is home to many Africans that contribute so much to remitances to Africa, African countries cant afford to have that dry up.

China trades with MORE countries than the US does. That is the difference. Africa cannot afford Made-In-USA products, and even the ones which come as aid sef, Trump has cancelled USAID. The remittances sent by Africans in the US have nothing to do with African countries trading with China or anyone else.

Mccollins042:
China just lost 500b USD of annual trade, there is no way this isn't gonna cripple their economy.
The only leverage xi has is that china is a communist nation and their will hardly be an uproar from the suffering population but America has free speech and ppl will certainly protest. If not in any trade war, the consumer has the cards

Trade with the US is about 15% of the economy - both import and export. The Chinese have built alternative sources over the past five years. Export to the US is less than 3% of China's total GDP. The Chinese have vowed to fight on. This is not Canada, and this is not the first time Chinese entities have been attacked by the US, yet they bounced back. See SMIC and Huawei.

grandstar:
Trump frankly speaking should be taken to court by business.

Hhe second largest market for Starlink.

Jeff Bezos too was dumb. Didn't he know what Trump's proposed 65% tariffs on Chinese imports would do to Amazon? Yet, he stuck to Trump, not wanting to hurt a megalomaniac.

Corporate America stood by Trump despite knowing that Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportations would ruin their businesses. Farmers voted for someone determined to do away with their workforce by deporting. Now, they have no one to harvest their crops, because these illegal migrants won't show up for work, fearful they may get deported. them
No sense anywhere.

That is because corporate America wants to see China fail or be destroyed. Corporate China has been eating into Corporate America's profits and country source of revenue. The same in Europe.

The West wants to see China fail, and they believe Trump can do the work regardless of his antics. So they put up with him.

dominique:
Kk

Please revert the post I made in the foreign affairs section, which got hidden by the spam bot and unban me there. I use God take beg you.

Thank you.

"Whether the West likes the Chinese model or not isn't relevant. If we don't match China in education, industrialization, tech we are left behind. They are outworking us and therefore successful. No one has any inherent right to trade surpluses. It's like the Olympics: the hardest working athletes win"

"his article felt very weird. It seems to be warning about an impending disaster. But the truth is, it has happened in many countries already. Take, for example, Saudi Arabia, where we have cheap GAC and Changan cars flooding the market, depriving quality and premium brands like Toyota and Volkswagen of the middle class. A lot of my friends recently bought Chinese vehicles which have shorter waiting times and better technologies (cool features) at way cheaper prices. Now, even if the quality of some of these cars is debatable, the price they come with justifies it. You can now buy 2 cars in 15 years than 1 before. Basically, the entire sector has been transformed into something like a fast fashion market by being flooded with cheap, replaceable products. Not many countries in the world can compete with China in terms of industrial or technical capabilities, especially in manufacturing. I think tariffs are not just about the trade deficit, but, to stop China ripping off the rest of the world. Because, while globalisation looks good for brands and developing economies, the truth is that advanced economies take a hit even if it means affordability"

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Both comments got my attention when I read this article (see below) about how Chinese made goods will flood the world's markets (ex-USA) as a result of the tariffs. From the other comment section, it is clear that the West cannot out-do China's manufacturing prowess. Not just how to make things, but also how to quickly sell and do so in an enchanting manner. Let's not forget that China enjoyed almost a trillion dollar surplus as of last year and still enjoyed more based on recently published data.

People have to come to the realisation that this century is that of the Chinese. These people are roaring machines and do their job diligently. It is time to ask them "how una dey do am?" rather than try to antagonise them every eke market day.

See here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/business/china-manufacturing-exports-trump-tariffs.html

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In another article, this time about the biotech industry in the US - the world's most profitable and biggest, there are fears that highly skilled jobs could be lost and an entire industry could die off as a result of China's manufacturing and now soaring biotech research and innovative strengths. Some excerpts from the article:

"Predictably, the number of drugs in development in China has surged. In 2014, Chinese companies had fewer than 500 drugs in development, a far cry from the nearly 6,000 drugs that US companies had in development that year, according to the industry publication Endpoints. Fast forward a decade. By 2024, China had experienced massive growth, boasting more than 6,000 drugs in development. Meanwhile, the United States peaked at more than 9,000 drugs in development in 2022 and has dipped slightly since then."

"A key reason that American companies work with Chinese labs is that they have scientists who are on staff and ready to go. That means, Voren said, a company “can immediately get work started and make progress,” rather than “building your own lab and spending six months to hire people.”"

"Tim Opler, a managing director at Stifel, a New York-based investment bank, marveled that China’s biotech ramp-up is happening at the very moment that our government is slashing support for scientists.
Opler said some biotech investors have historically believed that Boston sits at the epicenter of innovation, and China just copies our breakthroughs. The thinking goes like this, he said: “Here in Boston, we’re next to The Broad, we’re next to MIT, we’ve got Harvard.” But after traveling to China in March, Opler concluded: “That view is no longer accurate. In a very short period of time, you’re seeing Chinese companies move at lightning speed into areas of high innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry.”"

"In a conversation with a CEO who makes an ingredient for aspirin, Opler asked if he was worried about tariffs. The CEO laughed and told Opler: “If it was a 100 percent tariff, it wouldn’t matter. It is so inefficient to make [an ingredient] in the United States, the tariff could be 200 percent, and it would be more efficient for me to make it in China."

See here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/business/biotech-boston-kendall-square-jobs-drugs-labs/

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This is the Chinese Century. The earlier everyone gets used to it, the better.

Mohisah:
smiles! Those people u received monetary help from, does it mean u hustled for it? Tipping is free money...

Anyway, have a good day ahead

I don't do anything with the hopes of getting free money or tips. If it comes, good. If nothing, one moves on. What if you live in a place where tips are forbidden? What would you do?

JaskanFactor:
The Europeans running the world have given black Africa to the Chinese, the Nigerian army and police are now Chinese organisation.

By the time all the European sponsored terrorists, bandits and kidnappers are done in black Africa, only Chinese will be left.

That is how the Europeans created china, they wiped out all the original black Chinese. The original black Chinese built the great wall of china to keep them out , the last remnants of black Chinese in tibet are still being wiped out by Chinese government.
Now they have come to black africa to do the same thing they did before to create china.

Oh please! Let's be serious for once. When were Chinese black in colour? Did the same wipe out of "black Chinese" happen in both Koreas and Japan? What about Vietnam? Were the black as well?

Mohisah:
You know them much. They'll tell u that the money u deserve is the one u work for😂

There's nothing like free money. What you get is what you worked for.

LordBiden:
I'm even surprised to see Chinese people being generous.

The Chinese that I have grown to know are some of the most heartless,stingy lots I have ever met.

Coming from someone who wants to cheat them. Na Indians and Chinese fit Nigerians very well. I love it so much!

nedekid:
Naija sha is a one kind place. People must talk, they must sha say something. The man showed love to some police folks, probably to get lunch or for their goodtime.. People are complaining, in this suffer head situation of the country?
If the fellow had kept money in his pocket same people will say the man is a stingy fellow, he does not treat people well. Even VDM has come out to conderm the Chinese fellow.
I have said before, if you have money, keep it in your pocket, eat it with you and your family, fly them to UK, Paris, Turkey, China for goodtime. Look at Queen that decided to do charity in Ibadan, where did she end up, in jail! It was the same people that she tried to help that called for her head. Peter Obi built borehole that provided water, some Nigerians said he did not build place where people will sit to fetch the water, if he built seats, same people will say he did not put AC to cool them while fetching the water. Lol
That's why I like the ariyo brothers, with all their billions, it is their policy not to give money especially as loans. We their friends know, if they need they wount ask you so don't ask them when you need. One man army, OYO tins.

You made a good point here and if one wants to help, do it from a distance and without cameras. I'm sure the Chinese embassy will warn their citizens not to offer any monetary assistance to Nigerians in full glare.

Aside celebrities, private life and enjoyment na eim sweet pass

Tightpussy2024:
Mumu

Of china is great,why do you see them in every country like mushrooms?
People that japa more thzn Nigerians are the people you hail as better than USA. Not surprised because most men love fascist or authoritarian(masked as conservative) countries

I am curious, when you bash men like this, I ask, don't you have men in your private lives? This applies to the dem alpha males. This is why extremes are not good because hey, they are extremes.

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As for China, even prominent anti-China Western media outlets have admitted that the Chinese have surpassed the US in most aspects of development. I am interested in only the US because any country that surpasses it has surpassed the entire West. Yes, we have Chinese emigrating, but that is the bane of a highly populated country, not necessarily a China thing. And even regarding migration, the Chinese are not so desperate as the Indians or we Nigerians. They are more selective these days, even though we have a few in the Darien Gap. I am not surprised you support, purportedly, the West since most women, especially from Anglophone countries or exposed to Western media, fantasised about the region. But from a geopolitical and economic point of view, the rise of China has benefitted many African countries. I am concerned about the continent as I am an African. China's rise has provided technical expertise, much more affordable loans, and affordable products for many Africans. Without Chinese affordable industrial equipment, there would not be many factories across the continent. Without Chinese affordable telephones and telecommunications equipment, many Africans would not access the Internet as we do. Without Chinese loans, there wouldn't be functioning railway lines in many African countries. There is still more to gain from the relationship with the Chinese, but so far, it has been great considering no one forces African countries to be so indebted to any bank or change their laws before being assisted.

Tightpussy2024:
Don't mind the idiots supporting him. She would continued dating him for five or six years then when he sees a woman he wants,he will leave her and marry her within three months. Then monkeys here will be calling her evening newspapers and saying she should be accountable for spending time on a time waster or claiming it's a flaw on her character. What of the number of abortions she has done for him or the sex he has been enjoying all this years? If he were paying hook up girls per sex,the money for three years can build ten of the shops
Gerrar.d59

Well, it is his fault for spending money on a woman he is not married to yet wants her to be tied to him for a long time. It is another reason I am against any romantic relationship after one's first tertiary education that lasts for more than two years. It is very unfair to the women as women lose a lot in such. I cannot, at my age, start dating a lady who is 29/30 and keep it at that level for three years. Additionally, this is why it is better to be platonic friends with females rather than the concept of "see a lady today, collect number and begin to profess love". There has to be a level of friendship between both persons.

Bookhub:
Nigerian men are the worst simps on earth, once they have little money they start looking for women to invest in and later complain they are entitled.

It is called cognitive dissonance. They buy the attraction of women yet complain that the women love money so much.

cococandy:
Your post about something he does that you don’t like could land you on the list of violent criminals with gang affiliation whether you’re convicted in a court of law or not.

Just because he says they’ll be criminals doesn’t mean they’ll actually be.

We can already see it happening.

And speaking of “regardless of nationality”, since when are immigrants deported to countries they’re not from? So a white guy from Kansas can also be deported to El Salvador?

You guys will for the sake of argument talk yourselves into a world where your very freedoms and existence can’t be guaranteed unless you’re glazing the guy in charge.

I’m gonna need us to be smarter than this.

The concept of nationality and citizenship can always be changed by any president. Biden anti-China semiconductor laws mandated ethnic Chinese who are naturalised Americans to choose between working for Chinese technology entities or being Americans. Does that sound right where someone of a different ethnicity/race is mandated to choose between his/her ethnic enclave and naturalised home?
My summary is that the world is changing, so individuals have to change with it. The concept of naturalisation and citizenship will change in the near future.

Also, I watched the video of this thread and there were clear examples Donald reeled out. So the headline isn't complete and fair to Trump. I'm all for dealing with criminals thoroughly, ruthlessly, mercilessly and brutally.

LegacyB:
I guess those Nigerians that supported this orange felon are happy now! Especially those who voted for him…….?

If Nigerians in Nigeria supported Trump, I'm curious, how is that a problem? Is Trump Nigeria's president?

Half of the commentators on the front page who mock Trump are demonic tribalists! It's always hilarious reading tales from monkeys who do worse to their fellow Black people lament about the antics of Donald Trump.

So, hey, he's gonna deport bonafide criminals regardless of nationality. What are you going to do about it? 🤷🏿‍♂️

Tayorshd87:
What he was trying to say is that majority in the northern region invest heavily in agriculture but in other regions in the south east and the likes depends on farm produc from the the north rather if all regions can develope their own agricultural produce food generally will drop more and the insecurity will die .

That's what he was trying to say ... 📌

Again, the tale that southerners aren't or weren't investing in agriculture is a lie. During Adesina's tenure as agric minister under Jonathan till early years of Buhari's first tenure, many southerners invested massively in agriculture - open large poultry farms, cassava plantation, corn plantation etc. There were many threads on Nairaland showing off their investments. What happened? Buhari unleashed his maraudring brothers on agric investments thereby ruining them. To be fair though, some of these southerners campaigned and voted for Buhari in 2015 and 2019. So no sympathy from me.


Rotimi Williams, the then second biggest rice farmer in the country after Olam, fled to Senegal because of the persistent attacks on his farms and outgrowers. Another big time farmer who studied at Harvard faced insecurity issues. Yet another Harvard alum (as couples) complained about the insecurity issues affecting farmers. I'm not making this up.

See here: https://www.nairaland.com/7723312/nigerian-kidnap-gangs-drive-big-time

Are people still investing in agriculture? Sure, one of such is in Ekiti but many persons, especially those with little connection to political power, have been discouraged, had their investments destroyed, have been killed or seriously injured etc. So the claim that southerners didn't or don't or would not invest in agribusiness and/or agriculture is a terrible and demonic lie.

TimeManager:
Honestly, Southerners are lazy to farm. At a time when the North is being plagued with insecurity, the south was supposed to step up and fill in the gap in food supply. Instead, they are only interested in . There's nothing wrong for Southerners to go large scale farming and transport food supplies to the north to feed, many are in IDP Camps, they need food. , each region was self sufficient, each region exported agricultural produce and also imported food items to complement local productions. Although, there were food supplies from one region to another but no one was overly dependent on each other. Anyways, I'm looking forward to a day Northerners riding okada in the south would be able to return to their farms and Nigeria once again become the food giant of Africa.
-Kiss the truth!

Another dishonest monkey!

So the communities in Enugu where over 1000 people were displaced is in which part of the country? What about farmers in Ondo who got maimed and butchered right on their farms? When their bodies were taken to the government house in Akure, the demon by name Lucky there refused to attend to their cries.

You people are terribly, diabolically and disgustingly dishonest!
Tufiakwa!!!