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Politics › Re: Lagos To Recommence Monthly Environmental Sanitation (Photos) by Ironfaceman(m): 9:06pm On Jun 01, 2025
Bye bye to yamma yamma.

If you are one of does shitting in the gutters or under bridge or isolated corners in lagos state god will punish you. You are the problem.
Pets › Re: Heartbreak As Cash-strapped Nigerians Abandon Their Pets by Ironfaceman(op): 8:17pm On Jun 01, 2025
My brother don't blame them, as long as you understand what they mean.




zoedew:
That humans have lost it is shown in the use of the pronoun “him” and her to describe an animal! An animal is referred to using the pronoun “it”!
Pets › Re: Heartbreak As Cash-strapped Nigerians Abandon Their Pets by Ironfaceman(op): 8:15pm On Jun 01, 2025
Wow that really hurts, angry. We need a change.



Ballo1292:
To he candid, i even sold my dog last week Wednesday to feed.

It was painful seen it in chains taken away to be slaughtered. My children, wife and I shed tires to be candid.

I asked for its forgiveness.

Man will use what he has to survive this economy.

I worked on NGO until Trump terminated our new grant of 5 Year's
Pets › Re: Heartbreak As Cash-strapped Nigerians Abandon Their Pets by Ironfaceman(op): 7:31pm On Jun 01, 2025
You are strong ohh, four this kind time. How about. Your family, I hope you didn't abandon them.



Psoul:
Not easy at all taking care of these pets.
Mine (4 of them) have learned to eat any food available now not just only foreign dog food alone.
Pets › Re: Heartbreak As Cash-strapped Nigerians Abandon Their Pets by Ironfaceman(op): 7:29pm On Jun 01, 2025
With all due respect, the die has been cast. It is for Nigerians to awake.





onuman:
BBC, who instructed president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to jump into the most harsh economic policies he took immediately after his first days as president of Nigeria; policies he took without any ministers or advisers who would have told him the policies would decimate the population of Nigeria?
Pets › Heartbreak As Cash-strapped Nigerians Abandon Their Pets by Ironfaceman(op): 2:39pm On Jun 01, 2025
Preye Maxwell looks distressed as he leaves his beloved dog Hanks at an animal shelter in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub.

Fighting back tears, he says: "I can't afford to take care of him. I can't afford to feed him the way he should be fed."

His two-year old American Eskimo barks as his owner turns his back and walks out of the St Mark's Animal Rescue Foundation in the Lagos suburb of Ajah.

Dr Mark Afua, a vet and chairman of the rescue centre, takes Hanks and puts him in a big metal cage - one of many in the single-storey building designed for dogs, cats, snakes and other animals.

Hanks wheels around in circles in his cage - and Dr Afua tries to calm the distressed fluffy-haired dog.

Mr Maxwell, an online media strategist, was recently made redundant. His job-hunting means he is never at home and so feels unable to look after Hanks.

"I'm trying to get whatever I have to do to survive. I don't even have the time now [to look after Hanks] because I'm always out looking for jobs," he told the BBC.

The 33-year-old's decision was difficult to make, but it is one that many pet owners are taking in the face of the rising cost of living in Nigeria.

Africa's most-populous nation has been hit by high inflation since President Bola Tinubu came to power two years ago and removed a long-standing fuel subsidy.

The inflation rate surged from 22% in May 2023 to 35% in December 2024, a 28-year high, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS.)

Inflation has since fallen back to 24% but this means that prices are still continuing to rise, just not as quickly as before.

The economic crunch has meant that some companies have had to downsize to keep afloat in the face of rising operating costs, pushing young people like Mr Maxwell into an already saturated labour market.

Animal rights activists and animal shelters say that they are seeing an unprecedented numbers of abandoned animals as the cost of looking after pets spirals out of control.

Prices for pet food and veterinary care have jumped by more 100% as some things, especially medication, are imported - and the local currency has plummeted against the dollar.

"About 10 years ago when we started this project, we really didn't have people giving up their dogs because they were unable to feed the dogs," Dr Afua told the BBC.

"Right now, we have 10, 12 animals being dropped in a month.

Some, like Mr Maxwell, hand their pets over to a shelter for adoption but others simply abandon their animals.

Animal cruelty campaigner Jackie Idimogu, who is president of My Dog and I - a dog-lovers' community in Lagos who often helps to rehome pets, says she has noticed the change.

"Now they don't even have that patience [to find new owners]. They just tie the dog out to a post on the road or they just unleash it on the road," she told the BBC.

The 32-year-old says more that 50% of her income as a furniture maker and interior designer now goes on looking after her four dogs.

"I'm spending roughly 250,000 naira ($158; £117) every month on pets," she says, adding that this includes someone to walk the dogs and look after them when she was not around.

But Ms Idimogu says she cannot bear to give them up.

"As a single lady, I have no kids of my own yet. My dogs are my babies. I don't see any difference between myself as a dog mum and a human mum. I don't think I have it in me to give up any of my babies for any reason whatsoever."

Instead, she has chosen to adapt her lifestyle - fewer luxuries for herself like jewellery, expensive hair styles and spa visits and fewer treats for her pets like chicken, yoghurt treats and car rides.

"I used to be flashy, but now I had to tone down because of my dogs."
https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8nkr3yp88o.amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcy8nkr3yp88o

Celebrities › Jet Li Expresses Pride As All 4 Daughters Graduate College Despite His Lack Of.. by Ironfaceman(op): 2:21pm On Jun 01, 2025
Jet Li expresses pride as all 4 daughters graduate college despite his lack of primary school certificate
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Movie star Jet Li humorously remarked that he is now “at the bottom of the pile” as all four of his daughters have graduated, while he doesn’t even have a primary school certificate.

The Straits Times reported that in a post on Weibo, Li shared photos from his daughter Jada’s graduation ceremony, calling the graduations of all his daughters "the highlight" of his life.

He also acknowledged Jada’s hard work, stating: "She is finally free to pursue her dreams after more than 10 years of hard work."

According to Chinese-language media outlets, all four of Li’s daughters received their higher education in the U.S. Jada graduated from Barnard College, while Li’s third daughter Jane is a graduate of Harvard University. In a previous post, Li also revealed that his second daughter Taimi has become an ophthalmologist.

During his visit to New York for Jada’s graduation ceremony, Li took the opportunity to explore the city with her.


"My daughter accompanied me on a subway ride, a stroll in Central Park, and we grabbed a hot dog when hunger struck," he shared. "Taking a leisurely break, I felt truly relaxed in these ordinary moments."

Li, 62, was born in Beijing, China, and faced financial hardship after the death of his father when he was just two years old. Recognized for his talent in Wushu at the age of eight, Li went on to become the national all-around champion from 1975 to 1979 before retiring at 18 due to a knee injury. He later became an assistant coach for the Beijing Wushu team.

Li’s success in sports helped pave the way for his career in martial arts films. His 1982 film "Shaolin Temple" broke box office records in China, earning 161 million yuan (US$22.7 million), followed by the 1984 sequel "Kids From Shaolin" which became the highest-grossing film of the year.

Li made his international debut in the 1998 film "Lethal Weapon 4" and went on to star in Hollywood blockbusters like "The Expendables" and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor."

In 2011, Li confirmed that he had obtained Singaporean citizenship, according to AFP.


Jane and Jada are the two daughters Li shares with his second wife, Hong Kong actress Nina Li Chi. He also has two older daughters, Taimi and Si, from his first marriage to Huang Qiuyan, his Beijing Wushu Team fellow member and "Kids From Shaolin" co-star.




https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/jet-li-expresses-pride-as-all-4-daughters-graduate-college-despite-his-lack-of-primary-school-certificate-4892079.html

Properties › Lagos Luxury Estates Where Residents Live In Misery by Ironfaceman(op): 10:52pm On May 31, 2025
Affluent estates in Lagos command luxury prices comparable to those in Dubai, London, or Johannesburg, yet fall far short of delivering the essential services found in some of those cities. Despite paying millions for an upscale lifestyle, residents grapple daily with crumbling roads, erratic water supply, and deteriorating infrastructure. Chijioke Iremeka writes about the harsh reality inside these wealthy enclaves and how residents invest heavily in a lifestyle that remains frustratingly out of reach

In Lagos, where appearances often matter more than substance, the real estate market starkly mirrors Nigeria’s deeper urban dysfunction. Across the upscale neighbourhoods of Lekki, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Banana Island, and the emerging ‘premium’ estates on the mainland, thousands of residents awaken daily to a frustrating and sobering reality.

To Paul Omenka, who lives in Lekki Phase 1, the affluent estate represents a costly illusion.

There, residents pay millions of naira and dollars in rent, mortgages, and service charges for homes that fail to provide even the most basic amenities.
“In a place like Lekki, where the promise of elite living once enticed many, the reality today is far from glamorous,” Omenka said.

He noted that in many of Lagos affluent estates, residents still depend heavily on private boreholes or tankers for potable water, as the municipal supply remains unreliable.

Many roads within these estates are poorly constructed or left unpaved, washing away with every heavy rainfall and turning into muddy, impassable tracks.
Waste disposal is erratic at best. Drainage systems are either open, clogged, or simply nonexistent, creating perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes and escalating flood risks during the rainy season,” he added

Saturday PUNCH gathered that despite these glaring deficiencies, tenants and homeowners dutifully pay service charges that can run into hundreds of thousands, sometimes even millions of naira annually.

“It’s not just about potholes or the frequent power outages that Lagosians have long come to accept as normal; the problems run far deeper,” Omenka enthused.

He noted that diesel generators hum constantly due to the unreliable power supply, while security, something that should be guaranteed in gated communities, is often outsourced to ill-equipped guards.

“Sometimes, even after a light rain, the streets remain waterlogged,” he said.



“Sometimes, even after a light rain, the streets remain waterlogged,” he said.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that while Lagos residents in these overpriced estates struggle to manage their environment, similarly priced communities abroad, in cities like Dubai, London, or Johannesburg, offer flawless infrastructure, 24/7 utilities, advanced security systems, and efficient estate management.

There, service charges are transparent, maintenance is visible, and residents have a genuine voice. In Lagos, there is a huge gap in estate management, a system designed more to collect fees than to serve residents,” Omenka noted.


https://punchng.com/lagos-luxury-estates-where-residents-live-in-misery/

Politics › Re: Bauchi Man Donates Sallah Ram To Tinubu In Appreciation Of Kolmani Oil Licence by Ironfaceman(m): 10:24pm On May 31, 2025
Scammer.spotted. Which oily is that.
Foreign Affairs › Israeli Foreign Minister Says Arms Embargoes Will Lead To 'second Holocaust'.... by Ironfaceman(op): 10:21pm On May 31, 2025
Israeli foreign minister says arms embargoes will lead to 'second Holocaust' and end of Israel.
Israel’s foreign minister has said that an arms embargo on his country would lead to the elimination of the Israeli state and “a second Holocaust”.

Gideon Saar was speaking on Tuesday at an international conference on antisemitism in Jerusalem.

"If, God forbid, the calls and actions of countries and politicians for an arms embargo on Israel succeed, the result will be the destruction of Israel and a second Holocaust," he said.

The comments came as Spain this week called on European countries to suspend arms shipments amid Israel’s ongoing siege on Gaza.

At a meeting of the “Madrid Group”, Spain’s foreign minister called for an immediate suspension of Europe’s cooperation deal with Israel and an embargo on arms shipments.
Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Morocco and Brazil were among those present at the meeting.

“What is the meaning of actions or statements - by politicians or countries - to impose an arms embargo on Israel?” said Saar, in response.

“If such moves succeed, Israel will simply be destroyed. There will be another Holocaust - on the soil of the land of Israel.”

“This is essentially a way to deprive the Jewish people of the means to defend themselves. Means that they so lacked during the long years of exile and during the Holocaust.”

The largest suppliers of weapons to Israel are the United States, Germany and Italy.

Several nations, including France, Spain and the UK, have either paused the supply of some weapons, or have suspended export licences.

A report earlier this month found that the UK continued to send a wide range of arms to Israel even after the government suspended 30 arms export licences in September.

The UK, France and Canada have threatened Israel with sanctions if it fails to stop its military operations in Gaza and immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter.

"We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions," the countries said jointly on 20 May.

"If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response."

The three countries also urged Israel to halt settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they are "illegal and undermine the viability of a Palestinian state and the security of both Israelis and Palestinians".

In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the three governments of emboldening Hamas and being “on the wrong side of justice”.

Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed more than 54,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 120,000 since October 2023.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-foreign-minister-says-arms-embargoes-will-lead-second-holocaust

Politics › Re: No Unconditional Reopening Of Drug Markets – NAFDAC by Ironfaceman(m): 1:45pm On May 31, 2025
The problem with nafdac is corruption.

APC have taught most Nigerians criminality is the only way.

Why is it that when nafdac have been called out, all this shit is coming too.

2027.Nigerians vs APC
Politics › Re: Tinubu Inherited A Big Mess From Somebody He Installed In Office – Dr. Sobowale by Ironfaceman(m): 8:24am On May 31, 2025
Shameful.
Politics › Re: Edo: Okpebholo Offers Political Amnesty To Asue Ighodalo, Asks Him To Join APC by Ironfaceman(m): 12:17pm On May 30, 2025
APC is a criminal entity. If you judge by the cases opposition win against APC is 10 to 0. Meaning the system is rigged.

Under APC election doesn't count. Only the person selected counts.
Music/Radio › Re: ‘You Are Good' By Sinach by Ironfaceman(m): 3:39pm On May 29, 2025
Don't let detractors pull you down. You are blessed.
Politics › Re: 10,217 Killed, 672 Villages Sacked In Two Years Of Tinubu’s Government –amnesty by Ironfaceman(m): 3:31pm On May 29, 2025
So so sad. So who should we believe APC says Nigeria is getting safer under tinubu.

But the reality is obvious.

Where is Shetimma
Politics › Re: Bandits Raid Three Niger Communities, Kill Villagers, Burn JTF Camp by Ironfaceman(m): 9:06am On May 29, 2025
The thing about this security is worrisome.
Imagine the Nigeria army don't have reconnaissance drone.

So how are they going to fight Bandits in the forest by mouth.
Foreign Affairs › Carney Says He Wants Canada To Join Major European Defence Plan by Ironfaceman(op): 8:54am On May 29, 2025
Nadine Yousif
Role,BBC News
Reporting from
Ottawa
28 May 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants his country to join a major European plan to bolster defences by 1 July.

Speaking to CBC on Tuesday, Carney said he hoped Canada would sign on to ReArm Europe - a plan to dramatically increase defence spending on the continent to in the next five years - in a bid to reduce reliance on the US.

"Seventy-five cents of every (Canadian) dollar of capital spending for defence goes to the United States. That's not smart," Carney told the public broadcaster.

His remarks come amid tension with the US after threats from President Donald Trump - though Carney has also previously said he is open to joining a missile defence project proposed by Trump.

A day after Carney's remarks, Canada's defence minister told a military trade show that his country wanted to quickly boost defence capacity in the face of growing global threats.

"The global security environment is today volatile and uncertain," said defence minister David McGuinty on Wednesday, citing Russia's war in Ukraine, as well as a more assertive China.

McGuinty said there would be a future focus on the Arctic, where competing nations were challenging Canada's sovereignty.

Defence also featured on Tuesday in the Speech from the Throne - an event that opened the new parliament and outlined the sitting government's agenda.

The address was read in person by King Charles III, Canada's monarch, as part of a royal visit that was designed to highlight Canada's identity and sovereignty.

The speech contained commitments to "rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting" in Canada's military.

It also outlined the government's goal of strengthening defence relationships with European allies, and made mention of joining the ReArm Europe plan.

The remarks by Canadian officials come after Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said he expected members of his Western defence alliance - including Canada - to grow their annual defence spending to a level equivalent to 5% of each nation's GDP.

The Nato target was previously 2% of GDP, but Rutte said members must prepare to defend themselves from increasingly powerful adversaries like Russia and China.

"Russia has teamed up with China, North Korea and Iran," Rutte told a Nato forum in the US on Monday. "They are expanding their militaries and their capabilities. They are preparing for long-term confrontation."

The plan to increase Nato's spending target still has to be approved by member-country leaders, who are set to meet in the Netherlands in late June.

Canada has long faced pressure for failing to meet Nato targets, and was accused last year by US House Speaker Mike Johnson of "riding on America's coattails".

Canadian business leaders have also called on their government to majorly boost spending in the defence industry, touting this as a way to boost the economy.

In Wednesday's remarks, McGuinty told defence industry representatives that Carney's government would prioritise procuring military technology and equipment from Canadian companies.

Last week, Carney said that "high-level" talks were also taking place with the US about joining Trump's Golden Dome missile defence system. The King's throne speech noted that Canada wanted to continue talks with the US on security on trade.

The US president posted on his Truth Social network later on Tuesday evening that the Golden Dome project would cost Canada US$61bn "if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation."

"But will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," he added, repeating his often-repeated view that Canada should be absorbed by the US. "They are considering the offer!" he claimed.

In response, Carney's office said in a statement that the prime minister "has been clear at every opportunity, including in his conversations with President Trump, that Canada is an independent, sovereign nation, and it will remain one".

Meanwhile, Canada's UN ambassador reposted the US president's comment on X with the response: "In another context this would called a 'protection racket'."


https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15nped8znko.amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc15nped8znko

Phones › What The Us �� Feared Is Happening,, Video by Ironfaceman(op): 5:36pm On May 28, 2025
What the U.S. Feared Is Happening: China’s Chip Empire Is No Longer a Fantasy—Huawei and Xiaomi Just Opened a New Front
When Washington imposed sweeping sanctions on Chinese tech firms in 2019, the move was seen as a decisive step to curtail China’s growing dominance in advanced technologies. Companies like Huawei Technologies Co. were banned from procuring crucial components from American firms such as Qualcomm and Intel, severing their access to the most advanced semiconductors. But six years later, the strategy appears to have yielded unintended consequences.
Rather than stall Beijing’s momentum, the embargo has accelerated a sweeping campaign of technological self-reliance. The Chinese government has poured billions of yuan into semiconductor research, education, and local manufacturing. While Chinese-made chips still trail their foreign competitors in performance, recent developments suggest that the gap is narrowing — and fast.

A Surprise Comeback in Shenzhen
In August 2023, Huawei unveiled the Mate 60 Pro, a smartphone powered by a chip few believed China could manufacture under current restrictions. The Kirin 9000S, designed in-house and produced by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), marked a major milestone: for the first time since the sanctions, a Chinese firm had launched a device with a domestically made advanced processor.
The device quickly became a symbol of China’s resilience in the face of trade pressure. While the chip is not fabricated at the 3-nanometer or 5-nanometer scale used by competitors in Taiwan and South Korea, it demonstrates China’s ability to produce relatively high-performance components with limited foreign input. The phone’s release, described by industry observers as a “surprise” and even a source of “concern” in Washington, sent a clear signal: the sanctions may have forced China to adapt faster than anticipated.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLFoHvRg00c?si=TRw2lU1CCo3IXmln


https://indiandefencereview.com/the-u-s-china-chip-empire-huawei-and-xiaomi-just-opened-a-new-front/

Crime › Re: Four Killed, Five Injured In Suspected Cult Clash In Ondo State (Photos) by Ironfaceman(m): 3:42pm On May 28, 2025
. This is crazy. You useless cultist go and ight the herdsmen.
Politics › Re: Tinubu’s Midterm, From Reforms To Recovery - Sunday Dare by Ironfaceman(m): 3:39pm On May 28, 2025
Good Nonsense. 10 years of APC and Nigerians can not feed, they cant travel. No qualms I have my voters card.
Politics › Re: Tinubu Appoints Thompson Oludare Sunday As NDIC Managing Director by Ironfaceman(m): 3:37pm On May 28, 2025
Yoruba appointing yoruba. Government of yoruba. Nigeria is gone.
Crime › Re: Nigerian Who Was Arrested In India Unveils Underground Cyber Crime Syndicate by Ironfaceman(m): 8:43am On May 28, 2025
This India this India that is getting stall already
Crime › Re: How God Used Little Girl To Expose Billionaire Ritualist Ezeani In Enugu (video by Ironfaceman(m): 8:22am On May 28, 2025
Nigeria the country that glorifys money over the source.

Only in Nigeria a known thief will be exalted.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Trump Says Putin ‘Playing With Fire’ In New Jab At Russian Leader by Ironfaceman(m): 7:21pm On May 27, 2025
It's too. Late for that, apologise to Joe Biden he was handling the situation well.
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S. Unhappy With Japan’s Role In GCAP Fighter Development. Photos by Ironfaceman(op): 7:08pm On May 27, 2025
One of the down sides of America 🇺🇸 first. It has encouraged other nationals to self reliance.
Foreign Affairs › U.S. Unhappy With Japan’s Role In GCAP Fighter Development. Photos by Ironfaceman(op): 7:06pm On May 27, 2025
The U.S. and Israeli governments are reportedly unhappy with Japan’s involvement in the GCAP sixth-generation fighter development program, led jointly by the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan.

This is reported by the Infodefensa with reference to Intelligence Online.

According to Infodefensa, Washington is pressuring Tokyo through diplomatic and economic channels — including potential threats to bilateral security cooperation — over Japan’s participation in the program.


The United States is said to be concerned about the level of autonomy Japan would gain through GCAP. Since the end of World War II, Japan has relied heavily on American designs and technology for its defense aviation. But in 2020, Tokyo broke from that tradition by launching its own F-X program to replace its F-2 fighters, a derivative of the U.S. F-16C.

In November 2022, Japan reached an agreement with the UK and Italy to merge its efforts with the British Tempest program, forming the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). The program aims to produce a sixth-generation fighter jet by 2035.

Israeli intelligence services have also reportedly sought to influence the program over concerns that Saudi Arabia may eventually join.
Riyadh signed a declaration of intent to participate in March 2023. In November 2024, Italy’s foreign minister acknowledged the possibility of Saudi involvement.

While sources cited by Intelligence Online did not detail Israel’s actions, the report suggests pressure is being applied amid geopolitical sensitivities.



Meanwhile, GCAP partners are seeking to capitalize on divisions with the United States, including tensions triggered by former President Donald Trump’s confrontational approach to allies. Canada and Portugal were reportedly briefed on GCAP after their defense ministries said they were exploring alternatives to the planned procurement of American F-35 fighters.

GCAP
GCAP (Global Combat Air Program) is a trilateral initiative by the UK, Italy and Japan to jointly develop a sixth-generation combat aircraft. While the airframe will be common, each country is expected to equip the aircraft with different radar, sensors, weapons, and mission systems.

The program merges the UK’s Tempest project, Italy’s efforts centered around Leonardo, and Japan’s F-X initiative. Key industrial partners include BAE Systems (UK), Leonardo (Italy), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan). Engine development is being led by Rolls-Royce, Japan’s IHI Corporation, and other leading manufacturers.


In July 2024, BAE Systems began assembly of the first Tempest prototype, with completion expected by 2026. The aircraft design has been approved by both BAE and the UK Royal Air Force. The first flight is scheduled for 2027.




https://militarnyi.com/en/news/u-s-unhappy-with-japan-s-role-in-gcap-fighter-development-report/

Politics › Re: PDP Holds 99th NEC Meeting Today by Ironfaceman(m): 1:37pm On May 27, 2025
I don't expect any reasonable outcome from this meeting.

Most people think PDP is unserious because they are ignorant of Nigerias predicament.

As long as the judiciary is under the beck and call of APC, PDP like most opposition party are suffering from judiciary manipulation.

Wike has been suspended indefinitely by PDP but Judiciary keeps reinstating him.
Crime › Re: 27 Nabbed After Mob Killed Kano DPO by Ironfaceman(m): 9:01am On May 27, 2025
Very unfortunate. Islamist in any form is bad

Deborah comes to mind, if the police had dealt a deadly blow to the culprits. They won't try this shit.

Protest is different from jihad.
Politics › Re: May 27: Tinubu Pledges ‘renewed Commitment’ To Nigerian Children by Ironfaceman(m): 8:23am On May 27, 2025
What are we supposed to do with this news. undecided undecided : shocked
Crime › From Teenage Arsenal Prodigy To Convicted Drug Smuggler by Ironfaceman(op): 7:33pm On May 26, 2025
As a footballer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas seemed destined for greatness. But a drug-smuggling conviction has left his career and reputation in tatters. How did things unravel so dramatically for a player once tipped for the top?

Hailed by legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as a footballer who could "play anywhere", Emmanuel-Thomas was marked out early on as having elite potential.

Imposing, technically gifted and surprisingly agile, the striker appeared to have the world at his feet.

But a career that promised so much at Arsenal faltered and saw him spend years flitting between the second and third tiers of English football.

In 2020 he moved to play in Scotland and was still plying his trade north of the border when, on 18 September, he was arrested at his home in Gourock, near Glasgow.

Sixteen days earlier, Border Force officers had stopped two women at London Stansted Airport and found drugs in their cases.

It was not a minor haul; they were staring at cannabis with a street value of £600,000.

How did it get there? The evidence soon led detectives to Emmanuel-Thomas

Wind back a decade and a half, and things were very different.

It is 26 May 2009, and Arsenal's latest batch of academy talents can barely contain their excitement.

The young prospects, including Jack Wilshere and Francis Coquelin, have just won the FA Youth Cup.

One player in particular has stood out: their 16-year-old captain, Emmanuel-Thomas, who has scored in every round of the competition.

"These young men have a very bright future indeed," remarked one commentator.

But despite going on to make five first-team appearances, it was not quite to be for Emmanuel-Thomas.


He was shipped out on several loans before leaving the north London club for Ipswich Town.

It was a move that excited supporters in Suffolk, who were keen to see what the former Arsenal starlet could produce.

However, 71 games and eight goals later, Emmanuel-Thomas had not quite made the mark fans hoped for, and he moved to Bristol City in a player exchange deal.
Here, he helped the Robins secure promotion to the Championship and became something of a cult hero, scoring 21 goals in his first season.

A move to Queens Park Rangers followed, with subsequent loan spells at MK Dons and Gillingham.

But in 2019, Emmanuel-Thomas accepted a transfer to a Thai-based team that would alter the course of his life.

It is believed he was tempted into the country's drugs underworld while playing for PTT Rayong, a club that folded in the same year.

Despite later moves to an Indian side and several Scottish outfits, including Aberdeen, Emmanuel-Thomas never shook off the criminal connections he made.

By the time he took a six-month contract at Greenock Morton, a 40-minute drive from Glasgow, the game was almost up
As he lined up for them against Queens Park on 14 September, he would have surely known the law was about to catch up with him.

The women arrested at Stansted were his 33-year-old girlfriend, Yasmin Piotrowska, and her friend Rosie Rowland, 28.

Emmanuel Thomas, by then 33, appeared in court charged with orchestrating the attempted importation of drugs, and was sacked by his club.

Detectives discovered he had duped Ms Piotrowska, from north-west London, and Ms Rowland, from Chelmsford, into travelling to Thailand with the promise of £2,500 in cash and an all-expenses-paid trip.

Their job? To bring home two suitcases each, filled with what they were assured was gold, Chelmsford Crown Court heard

They flew business class from Bangkok, landing in Essex via Dubai.

Unknown to them, they were smuggling in cannabis with a street value of £600,000, vacuum-packed inside the four cases.

The pair were stopped and arrested by Border Force officers, before being charged with drug importation offences.

With the pair in custody, and Emmanuel-Thomas later remanded, police probed how the drugs made it to the UK.

They soon found the player was the intermediary between suppliers in Thailand and dealers in the UK, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

With the footballer's encouragement, the women had also made a near-identical trip in July, having been made similar promises of cash and a lavish holiday.

On his way to custody, Emmanuel-Thomas even told NCA officers: "I just feel sorry for the girls."




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Politics › Re: Lagos 2027: Tinubu, Gbajabiamila, Obasa, Others Top List For Plum Job by Ironfaceman(op): 4:50pm On May 26, 2025
I remember you saying obasa should forget returning as speaker. But I guessed it shocked you he returned.



helinues:
Anyone putting Seyi Tinubu as a potential governorship aspirant in Lagos state in 2027 is purely a political noob

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