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Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 7:27pm On Feb 01 |
Christistruth00:It's not bigotry. We used to see Yorubas as smart people and sadly, the way some of them argue here is forcing us to change that opinion. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 7:22pm On Feb 01 |
ivolt:Like I said, it's okay to defend the failure you voted for without sounding Stoopid. I can't waste precious time on ignorant souls that don't know what's happening at their back yard. It seems only you don't know that Benin lifted suspensions on ALL imported goods to Nigeria through Cotonou ports. Yet, you kept arguing, throwing tantrums like a kid because you can't constructively argue yourself out. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 5:31pm On Feb 01 |
christistruth01: I said Niger's total IMPORT. When you add their nearly $2 billion export, that's about $5 billion in international trade. Our ports should be handling those goods. That's one of the reasons Jonathan started that rail project. christistruth01:Then go and build it. You want to challenge Togo that's already an established trading hub when trans-sahel trade is a blue ocean? Our Yoruba brothers can do better. |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 5:25pm On Feb 01 |
ivolt:Like I said, it's okay to defend the failure you voted for without sounding Stoopid. ivolt:It's rumour because your brain can't process the information. ivolt:You want me to litter the posts with external links to get banned by antispam not? Insane. ivolt:Everybody knows that. But if you get sense you should have asked why Benin lifted the suspension barely a month after the completion of the project. ivolt:Export will start February. Again, they are not exporting to Benin, instead through Benin ports. ivolt:Suspension was lifted December 28. About a month later, Niger left ECOWAS. ivolt:The reason we started building those rail ways to control those trade. ivolt:Already, answered the question above. ivolt: You are right. You are too lacking in experience to understand Niger - Nigeria trade relationships. Again, you are ignorant and grossly misinformed about happenings in WA, especially, as it pertains to Benin, Niger, and Nigeria. God will help you. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 5:07pm On Feb 01 |
christistruth01:Another lie. Trade between Cotonou and Nigeria is not coming from those countries you mentioned. They trade directly with Nigeria. Benin is just a transit route, and nothing more. The busiest border is Alfao - Lome border. Togo is the trading hub of West Africa and not Cotonou. See the attached image. We are already connected to them by sea, so no need building a rail line. What Togo is in West of WA is what we want to achieve with Niger, North of WA with that rail. Pulling it off will help us control TRANS-SAHEL TRADE. Smart Benin just isolated us from this market by opening their borders and sea ports to Niger and allowing their export crude pipeline through their land.
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Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 4:55pm On Feb 01 |
christistruth01:It's not.
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Politics / Re: Geometric Power Plant In Aba Set For Commissioning In February by IamAtikulate: 4:48pm On Feb 01 |
NaijaGoBetter2:Yoruba man develop your towns and stop writing long epistles. It's an advice not tribalism 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 4:45pm On Feb 01 |
ivolt:Leave your brown roof huts and travel but you said no. Let me break it down for you with questions: 1. Was there a coup in Niger? 2. Did ECOWAS sanctioned Niger, including shutting their borders? 3. Was Benin President in Abuja twice to give support to the ECOWAS resolution? 4. Has Benin lifted all suspension of imported goods to Niger from Cotonou port? 5. Is Niger now going to export their crude through Cotonou? 6. Is going behind ECOWAS to lift suspensions on Niger imports, when you know that most of those goods traditionally pass through Nigerian ports, not sabotage? 7. Doesn't Nigeria export nearly $200m worth of goods to Niger? I know you want to defend the failure you voted for, please do it with sense. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 4:33pm On Feb 01 |
christistruth01:That's not true. Nigeria - Benin trade is not more than $150 m. Again, Benin is not and has never been a strategic trade route. christistruth01: We are talking about controlling trans-sahelian trade through Niger and you're talking about Sapphire and Emerald. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 2:53pm On Feb 01 |
christistruth01: Niger imports over $3 billion of goods through Lagos port. Nigeria exports nearly $200m worth goods to Nigeria. That rail is our effort to lock in those trade and control trans-sahel trade through Niger, via Kano. We that do business in Kano understand the essence of that rail |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 2:49pm On Feb 01 |
hodari:I have a product that moves from Aba to Niger through Kano state. I am very scared what this (Niger exiting ECOWAS and Benin opening their borders to them) means to us. The volume of goods that move to Niger from Kano is too big for us to sweep this Benin threat under the carpet. Most big traders in Kano make their money through trans-sahel trade, which Niger is key to. Tinubu is not wise, walai 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 1:55pm On Feb 01 |
solex75:Yes. They are traitors. You don't stand with Nigeria and ECOWAS in the morning and then sneak in to the enemies at night to negotiate agreements you are fully aware will hurt the person you stood with in the morning. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Geometric Power Plant In Aba Set For Commissioning In February by IamAtikulate: 1:53pm On Feb 01 |
The plant is already working, but at below capacity. I think they have sorted their gas problems and are now set to operate at FULL capacity - 24/7 power supply. Aba is no longer on the national grid. The city now generates, transmits, and distributes it power. Our Yoruba brothers should learn how to develop their cities. 55 Likes 4 Shares |
Politics / ECOWAS Exit: How Benin Republic Is Sabotaging Nigeria by IamAtikulate: 1:44pm On Feb 01 |
It pains me when I see people dismissing Niger's exit from ECOWAS. Their argument has always been that the move will hurt Niger more than Nigeria since they depend largely on Nigeria for their imports. This would have been true if Benin Republic is not sabotaging Nigeria and ECOWAS. Here's the back story: Niger's military ceased power Q4 of last year. ECOWAS moved in to restore constitutional order. As part of efforts to squeeze the junta to return power to elected government, Nigeria-led ECOWAS imposed several sanctions, including shutting their borders. The two most prominent faces were that of Nigeria and Benin presidents. But December 28, Benin unilaterally lifted all suspensions on imported goods transiting to Niger through the Cotonou port. This was about a month after Niger competed the Niger - Benin pipeline that will allow them export their crude reserve through the port. Fast forward to January 2024, Niger pulled out of ECOWAS. Meaning? Benin deceived Nigeria to shut its borders against Niger, on the pretense it was standing with ECOWAS resolution against Niger. And then goes around to open their borders to the same Niger, effectively isolating Nigeria. Here's the catch. In 2022, Niger exported USD 1.256 billion in goods, and imported USD 3.802 billion. With this move, Benin has succeeded in isolating Nigeria's ports from handling Niger's annual USD 5 billion international trade. That's not even all. The same year, Nigeria imported $33.43m worth of goods and exported goods worth $192.91m to Niger. Now, use your calculator to see the amount of money we are about to lose due to this misguided geopolitics. Besides, Benin treachery means we are now completely surrounded by unfriendly neigbours - Benin in the West, Niger in the North and Cameroon in the east. Now, what if Niger decides to build dam across the Niger River to generate electricity? Nigeria now lacks leverage and non-kinetic deterrence. While our president was busy shouting "constitutional order," our Benin neighbours were busy working behind the scene to strength their relationship with Niger Republic and completely isolate Nigeria. The most painful thing is remedying this problem will not be a walk in the park. First, importing through Benin is far cheaper and the distance from Apapa to Niamey is about 36 KM longer than from Cotonou port to Niamey. We have lost Niger and their trade FOEVER. Well done, Tinubu. 15 Likes 1 Share
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Politics / Re: ECOWAS Exit: Niger Republic Importers May Dump Nigerian Ports — Agents by IamAtikulate: 1:05pm On Feb 01 |
aspabay:They didn't. We're the one losing. Are you aware that Benin has lifted suspension on imported goods transiting to Niger? And it's even cheaper to import from Benin? |
Travel / Re: I Visited MAKOKO, The Largest Floating Slum In Africa (pics, Video) by IamAtikulate: 3:10pm On Jan 30 |
Our Yorubas brothers are waiting for Igbos or other non-indigenes to develop the place for them |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Mali, Burkina Faso Send ECOWAS ‘Formal Notice’ Of Break-up by IamAtikulate: 9:39am On Jan 30 |
We stand with the Alliance For Sahel States. Mali and Chad should join too. ECOWAS is useless 1 Like 1 Share |
Politics / Re: GRAPHIC Photos Of Ekiti Monarchs Killed By Fulani Bandits by IamAtikulate: 9:36am On Jan 30 |
Slytiger:Some of you Yoruba people are grossly uninformed. Are you aware the same Zik rejected the post of PM offered by Awolowo to entice him to form a coalition? Azikiwe doesn't need your PM. If it's that lucrative, the Sardauna won't have passed it to Balewa, his boy. Again, if the position is just ceremonial, why was Awolowo so eager to form an alliance with Zik just to be a ceremonial president? Yoruba people should get wise nah. This is 2024 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso Withdraw From ECOWAS by IamAtikulate: 3:36pm On Jan 29 |
Paraman:Why would you have time when it is your brother that is killing the country |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso Withdraw From ECOWAS by IamAtikulate: 10:20am On Jan 29 |
seunmsg:You Yorubas know nothing. Which biting sanction? The same Benin Republic you think is on your side is entering into agreement with Niger that'll allow them to export through their seaports and export their oil through the same Benin. The same Benin is ramping up their relationship with Niger at the detriment of Nigeria. Niger is planning to dam the Niger. The same Niger is the key to the Nigeria - Algeria gas pipeline. If you know the volume of trade that happens between Nigeria and Niger you, won't be here saying nonsense. It's so massive that Nigeria is willing to build a rail line to link Niger to Nigeria seaport. Niger is abandoning that trade for the same Benin you think is on your side. Are you aware that Niger can dam the Niger to hurt agriculture, navigation and electricity generation in Nigeria? Keep supporting evil because it's been perpetrated by your brother. But Yorubas are taking a price that will take them forever to repay. Be guided |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso Withdraw From ECOWAS by IamAtikulate: 10:10am On Jan 29 |
Paraman:If you know the volume of trade that moves to Niger from Nigeria through Kano, you won't say this nonsense. You Yorubas are gradually killing this country wit gross incompetence and lack of foresight |
Politics / Re: Adeleke Demolishes Osogbo Beautification Wall Built By Aregbesola(pics) by IamAtikulate: 10:42am On Jan 28 |
maasoap:For business |
Politics / Re: Adeleke Demolishes Osogbo Beautification Wall Built By Aregbesola(pics) by IamAtikulate: 10:41am On Jan 28 |
Why are Yoruba capital cities, towns and villages so ugly? God forbid. No wonder they wan die put for Lagos |
Crime / Re: Corpse Of 8-Year-Old Pupil Killed By Suspected Ritualists In Ogun (Graphic) by IamAtikulate: 7:58pm On Jan 27 |
Y O R U B A 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Hausa Bakwai And Hausa Banza: The Ancient Division Of Northern Nigeria. by IamAtikulate: 2:27pm On Jan 27 |
We have known this for ages nah. I found out for the first time from a primary school history book in Katsina. While they banned history in the South, our Northern brothers are teaching their people that Yoruba (Oyo) is an Hausa banza state. |
TV/Movies / Re: Rating And Review: War: Wrath And Revenge by IamAtikulate: 10:17pm On Jan 25 |
safarigirl:I just finished seeing this movie now and it's a solid 9/10 for me. I am going to take enough time too review it alongside you. safarigirl:The story is well written. I have always known Binta to be the evil queen from the Sons of the Caliphate, but I couldn't have imaged that BK is even deeper into the shit. Dude was seemingly pious. safarigirl:All the characters delivered and were at their best. I don't think this is Rahama's best performance ever. She is naturally gifted and she always kills all their performances effortlessly as if she was born for it. For me, she is the greatest actress to ever come from the North. safarigirl:This is the only reason I didn't rate the movie 10/10. safarigirl:Whoever was in charge of the wardrobe deserves a tip. Binta's and Alicia's dressings inspired me with some ideas to start a female clothing line targeted at Southern ladies. I'll explore that option early next year once I sort the project I am currently working on. safarigirl:That movie is likely shot in Kano, not Abuja. safarigirl:I don't much about shooting angles. safarigirl:This oversight is the only reason I didn't rate the movie 10/10. safarigirl:At a point I got angry with him and even wished he was killed. safarigirl:I don't think I have a favourite scene. They were all too good for me. |
Politics / Re: Abia State New Modular Refinery Will Commence Operations In 2025. by IamAtikulate: 10:57pm On Jan 18 |
mrvitalis:Taxing has nothing to do with socialism or capitalism. It's a fiscal policy instrument used by both socialist, capitalist and mixed economies to achieve economic stabilisation. |
Politics / Re: Abia State New Modular Refinery Will Commence Operations In 2025. by IamAtikulate: 10:42pm On Jan 18 |
mrvitalis:What makes you think a Modular refinery in Abia is not viable? Again what Abia is building is an energy hub, officially called Energy Transition Hub. It'll house the refinery and CNG and LNG plants at the Abia Industrial Innovation Park (AIIP). But the refinery will be the first major project. The AIM of the energy hub is to secure a sustainable energy future for the state. As you probably know, Aba is no longer on the national grid. The city generate, transmits and distributes her electricity. So, it's no longer a victim of the incessant national grid collapse. Now, Aba Power is working to achieve 24/7 power supply to the city and this energy hub is critical to it. At the moment, it's struggling with steady electricity supply because the state depends on NNPC for gas and we know how we beg to get them. So, mrvitalis, we know what we are doing in Abia. Without this energy hub, we will be unable to power the Enyimba Economic City and our Aba Power. We know what we are doing. We don't want to depend on FG for any of our energy needs again. |
Politics / Re: Otti Appoints Okonjo-Iweala, Oteh, Sanusi As Members Of Abia Economic Council by IamAtikulate: 10:16pm On Jan 18 |
guass:We Abians like am like that. We need his wealth of experience. |
Politics / Re: Otti Appoints Okonjo-Iweala, Oteh, Sanusi As Members Of Abia Economic Council by IamAtikulate: 10:10pm On Jan 18 |
Pinicop:Yoruba man. REST. Abians stand with their GOVERNOR |
Politics / Re: Otti Appoints Okonjo-Iweala, Oteh, Sanusi As Members Of Abia Economic Council by IamAtikulate: 10:08pm On Jan 18 |
SharingIsLife:Everyone does. We know who we voted for |
Politics / Re: Otti Appoints Okonjo-Iweala, Oteh, Sanusi As Members Of Abia Economic Council by IamAtikulate: 10:06pm On Jan 18 |
immortalcrown:There is a reason our governor appointed her son as a member of the council |
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