₦airaland Forum

Christistruth00:
Must you bring bigotry into it

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.

ivolt:
The problem with local champions like you is that you think every other person
is just like you.

Your posts have been trashed already and your response have further exposed
you as mere political jobber speculating on topic area you are utterly ignorant on.

Processing and accepting lies are 2 different things.

To a delusional mind like yours, all information are truths and must be accepted!

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.

christistruth01:
Your claim of $3 billon trade between Nigeria and. Niger was a lie

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:
Exactly that is why the Railway was supposed to link Lagos and Cotonou because it was a major transit point for many West African nations Trade into Nigeria

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.

ivolt:
I knew you have nothing upstairs, this just confirmed it.

Like I said, it's okay to defend the failure you voted for without sounding Stoopid.

ivolt:
I see your ego is hurt because you thought you will be applauded for
posting useless rumors presented as facts here.

It's rumour because your brain can't process the information.

ivolt:
How is this relevant to the blatant lies and misrepresentation you typed above?


You made the claim, you provide the source!

You want me to litter the posts with external links to get banned by antispam not?

Insane.

ivolt:
When is now?
currently, 1 year or 5 years time?
FYI, discussions on Niger-Benin crude pipeline has been in the works
years before the coup plotters strike.

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:
Again, show that Benin republic now enjoys a increased crude export from Niger, post-coup.

Export will start February. Again, they are not exporting to Benin, instead through Benin ports.

ivolt:
You are lying once more. Prove me wrong by showing any reliable source that claims that Benin republic have lifted
all suspensions on Niger imports.
Contrary to your claims.

Suspension was lifted December 28. About a month later, Niger left ECOWAS.

ivolt:
Benin has always been a major transit route for Niger goods.

The reason we started building those rail ways to control those trade.

ivolt:
No need for epistle, just show evidence that Benin republic's export of
goods to Niger has increased post-coup. That should not be too hard for
you omnipresent itinerant to do, should it?

Already, answered the question above.

ivolt:
Next time, choose your audience wisely when concocting fairy tales.

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.

christistruth01:
the Truth is

Trade between Cotonou and Nigeria outstrips trade between Nigeria and Niger many times over

Trade between Cotonou and Nigeria is coming from Benin Republic , Ghana Togo Ivory Coast Liberia Gambia even the Guinea and Senegal they are all along that West African highway

Seme is the busiest Border Route in West Africa

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.

christistruth01:
that is the Truth

Trade between Contonou and Nigeria outstrips trade between Nigeria and Niger many times over

It's not.

NaijaGoBetter2:
Your points were valid until your last statement. Tribalism remains a significant issue in Nigeria, often between Yoruba and Igbo, with less involvement from Hausa/Fulani. Nairaland seems to foster division instead of unity, and if a civil war were to occur in Nigeria (God forbid), it might well begin here on Nairaland.

Yoruba man develop your towns and stop writing long epistles.

It's an advice not tribalism

ivolt:
Why is nobody challenging this beer parlor gist from the OP?

@OP provide a reliable source for your information for the so-called Benin sabotage.
The ECOWAS resolution is public document.
Kindly educate on the part of the resolution that Benin Republic has reneged on.

I am sure you are not aware that some goods meant for Benin Republic are actually through Lagos.

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.

christistruth01:
The value of Trade between Cotonou and Lagos far outstrips that and the FG didn’t build it there

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:
The Mambilla Plateau in Taraba has huge Potential

Do you know that Sappphires Gold and Emeralds are in commercial quantities in Taraba?

The Railway between Mambila Plateau and Abuja will Pay for itself in no time

It is the Equivalent of Linking New York to California in the 19th Century

Taraba is going to be a Super Star


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9UymgPCFZY?si=IyOYY20frHkmmBbh

We are talking about controlling trans-sahelian trade through Niger and you're talking about Sapphire and Emerald.

christistruth01:
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Don’t you want the resources wasted on the Railway from Kano to Niger back?
Buhari used Ecowas Membership to justify the Railway between Kano and Maradi,Niger

Taraba needs a Railway from Jalingo to Makurdi and Abuja, it currently has none

Niger just did Taraba a big Favour

Kano Maradi Railway doesn’t need to go ahead anymore they should just put Buses on that route

and concentrate on building a Railway between Taraba and Abuja where It is needed more

The Other alternative is to Link Jalingo Taraba Capital through Makurdi to Jos by Railway


FG should link Gembu to Jalingo and Makurdi to Abuja by Railway instead since Niger has pulled out of Ecowas

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

hodari:
That's what you get for electing a geo-politically naive drug trafficker to be president. Like were you expecting any different?

Geopolitics is conducted on the basis of interest, foremost of which are economic interests. But mugu Tinubu's own is to form "restoring democracy" on behalf of his French master. You never see anything yet.

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

solex75:
Do you blame Benin Republic?

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.

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.

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.

aspabay:
It will only make importation costly for them.

They loose.

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?

Our Yorubas brothers are waiting for Igbos or other non-indigenes to develop the place for them

We stand with the Alliance For Sahel States. Mali and Chad should join too.

ECOWAS is useless

Slytiger:
The irony when you called other people slaves.


1960 Azikiwe Saurdana (outsmarted Zik and gave him a ceremonial president position)

1979: Shagari/Ekwueme

1993: Tofa/Ugo

2003: Buhari/Okadigbo

2007: Buhari/ Ezeoke

2019: Atiku/ Peter Obi

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

Paraman:
I don't have time for beer parlour talk

Why would you have time when it is your brother that is killing the country

seunmsg:
lol. I can see some clowns masturbating over this news. These are pariah countries under despotic military rule that have been suspended from ECOWAS already. They won’t be admitted again until they return to democratic rule.

This is just an attempt to get attention and force ECOWAS to lift bitting sanctions already imposed on them. They and their Obidient supporters have all failed. More sanctions will be imposed on them until the despotic regimes crumble and give way for democratic administrations.

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

Paraman:
What are you benefitting from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali been part of ECOWAS? A lot of you things just love wailing over nothing.

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

maasoap:
Only if you know the population of your tribe in Osogbo alone! They are trooping here every fvcking day

For business

Why are Yoruba capital cities, towns and villages so ugly?

God forbid.

No wonder they wan die put for Lagos

Y O R U B A

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.

safarigirl:
Now, I must say, the trailer of this series alone was quite mouthwatering and promising in its own right. I've found something of a new interest in seeking out Nollywood stories told outside the Lagos hegemony, so, this production kept to that requirement for me. The exploration of the Northern political scene (and perhaps Nigeria at large) using a fictional state is quite refreshing. We see the depiction of a Northern elite jostling for power with strategic alignments and decisions.

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:
As regards the story itself, it is well told. Each of the characters is fleshed out in such a way that you can see them being actual power players in the political scene; we have the guy with good intentions, albeit poor guidance, his very ambitious wife who doesn't quite share his naivety, a power hungry incumbent willing to do whatever to remain in office, the upstanding police officer whose attempts to do right is often sabotaged by higher ups, the old friend with a vendetta after surviving a betrayal, and then the seemingly pious friend with no desire for political explorations, who is, in fact, the puppet master pulling the strings unseen.

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:
Each character is believable, but even moreso, beyond the believable nature of the characters, the actors who play these roles fully embody their characters. Rahama Sadau, Mofe Duncan, Yakubu Mohammed and Patrick Doyle reprise their roles from Sons of The Caliphate as Binta Kutigi-Bula, Nuhu Bula, Dikko Loko and General Umar Loko. Rahama Sadau puts in a glorious shift in that role, she manifests the ambitious wife of Nuhu Bula, willing to cross lines her innocent husband is never fully aware of. Binta is ruthless in her quest for power and every word, every inflection and every gesture from Rahama in that role, fully signifies this. It is perhaps, one of her best performances, if not her best. She becomes the villain you find yourself rooting for, or even more, wanting to be. She oozes the sort of power you imagine a woman should possess to be a power house. Of the main characters, we see the introduction of a new, but formidable character in Buba Koda, played by Ifeanyi Kalu. Buba is your quintessential Northern elite, a member of the royal family poised to be Emir after the unexpected death of Khalifa. He's also a loverboy of sorts, courting his girlfriend, Alicia Kama, who he's eager to make his Mrs. You get the feeling Buba is the new Khalifa, however, the lengths of his quest for power are not immediately obvious.

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:
Which brings me to another positive part of this series; the writing. Honestly, writing is something I am very particular about in productions. Not just with the story structure and plotline, but particularly with the dialogue. A story is as good as its dialogue and the dialogue in War: Wrath and Revenge is very very good. This is most obvious in the scene Binta confronts Nuhu with his infidelity, and then goes on to reveal to him that she was responsible for the plane crash that led to the death of Khalifa. The acting is top-notch, but the writing is absolutely thrilling itself. The infusion of Hausa in conversations is also commendable. To be honest, there may have been scenes that called for more Hausa than English, but I can't say if that failure is more on the writers or the actors inability to perhaps speak as fluently...but that's a different kettle of tea, I'd rather not digress.

This is the only reason I didn't rate the movie 10/10.

safarigirl:
Now, another thing I like is the wardrobe. See, the outfits each of the actors wore was giving Northern high fashion. Binta Bula's wardrobe is the stuff of dreams, each outfit is very much modest, but still very stylish, Alicia Kama also has an admirable collection of corporate wears, I'm not as versed as I'd like to be as regards Arewa male fashion, however, I have seen a good number of more attuned persons who have praise for the style on Nuhu Bula and Buba Koda, there is particular admiration for Buba's caps. Personally, the tailoring of the outfits caught my eye the most. I look out for fabric quality and tailoring a lot, and the tailoring of Nuhu Bula and Buba Koda's clothes are impeccable.

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:
The setting is also very good, like I said, it's set in a fictional state, but the actual shoot is done in Abuja I believe. We see the affluence associated with the Northern elite where necessary, and simplicity where necessary.

That movie is likely shot in Kano, not Abuja.

safarigirl:
The cinematography is nice. Once again, great angles. I particularly liked how the approach of certain characters are captured from behind them, so, we see everything ahead of them. It was my favourite part of the cinematography. Effects were good, the shooting scenes did not look ridiculous. Even when a character was shot pointblank in the head, it was well done.

I don't much about shooting angles.

safarigirl:
Now that we're done with the positives, a few issues observed, starting with the writing. As earlier stated, Nuhu should have used more Hausa in certain scenes, Pandita Agu as Alima, Nuhu's mistress, spoke more Hausa than Mofe as Nuhu in the entire production. There's a scene Nuhu Bula is addressing the people of a small village, and he uses English, which wouldn't apply in reality. Like I said, this may not be so much a failure from the writer's end, than an accommodation of the actor's limitations with the language.

This oversight is the only reason I didn't rate the movie 10/10.

safarigirl:
Furthermore, while well done, certain scenes just look like overkill eg. Why is Boston Bobby Brown, who is simply contracted to investigate an air crash, suddenly doubling as a detective, and martial arts blackbelt holder with a thirst for justice? Really, what is his business in all of this, aside his seeming infatuation with the beautiful Alicia Kama? He went to lengths he really shouldn't have bothered with if we're being real.

At a point I got angry with him and even wished he was killed.

safarigirl:
Secondly, once again, sticking to reality, there is no way on election day, that any media house will give you airtime to reveal some grand conspiracy about the Governorship aspirant and some other high profile personalities. It's another case of from where to where? And in today's Nigeria, such revelations won't have the impact that we see it have in the final scene. The outline of events in the final episode are quite iffy to be honest, not enough to significantly impact how good the story is in general, because the plot twist is still too good, but if you're particular about story seamlessness, it may grind your gears a bit, but if you're out for a good watch, you'll be fine. [?quote]
This shocked me too.

[quote author=safarigirl post=127743001]Now, to my favourite scene in this series. Aside Binta's confrontation of her cheating husband, my favourite scene has to be where Buba rescues Alicia from an irate mob, and reads his cousin the Riot Act. Ladies and Gentlemen, that's what an Alpha Male looks like, that's the sort of masculine energy that is appreciated.

I don't think I have a favourite scene. They were all too good for me.

mrvitalis:
Taxing is socialism na oga

In capitalism cooperation don't really pay tax as long as they reinvest the capital creating more jobs

Over taxation is the first sign of socially for even wealth distribution

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.

mrvitalis:
Create jobs? In a none viable project?

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.

guass:
Sanusi is the only barrier there. Pls remove Sanusi because of his hatred towards the southerners.
During his rein at CBN he racially persecuted southern entrepreneurs. He detest southern interest.
And like his friend Nasir El rufai, he has questions relating to 'terrorism financing' to answer.

We Abians like am like that.

We need his wealth of experience.

Pinicop:
Bullshit

SLS, through his evil policies when he was CBN governor, was among the major causes of Nigeria's current economic downturn.

I'm sorry for the economy of Abia state.

Abians should protest the appointment of SLS into the council.

Bullshit

Yoruba man.

REST.

Abians stand with their GOVERNOR

SharingIsLife:
This move seems to have Obi's shadow behind it. Who else thinks so?

Everyone does. We know who we voted for

immortalcrown:
Will Okonjo Iweala accept this appointment? 🤔

I think she is too big for this kind of appointment. Even as an honorary adviser, there are responsibilities attached. I doubt if she is not too busy for such.

There are Yoruba and Hausa names on the list. Those who say Igbo should not vote in Lagos State, how far?

There is a reason our governor appointed her son as a member of the council