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Lame propaganda. That's the best APC can do.

That guy needs a rehab fast. All these drug addicts - Regina, tuface, Natasha, Annie. They should all getout

If not that the world is watching, they would have caged Rvd. Dachomo too. These people are soulless.

ShobayoEmma:
In all of these, one thing is sure, you cannot stand Tinubu's resolve. Terrorists are still having a field day because he hasn't resolved to tackled them head on, politics in mind.
But when you come for his life or things dear to him, you may not be able to differentiate between Nethanyau and Tinubu at the end.


Nevertheless, one way or the other, the enemies cannot win.


Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions

Lolz. Head dey pain u. Sorry to say

ViceGovernor:
Why are countries buying Israeli weapons, missiles surface to air defense systems and not Iranian made?

Those noise makers used the best weapon in their arsenal, their hype missiles and they couldn't touch a single mosquito 🦟 just destroying buildings in residential areas.

Imagine what would have happened if Israel decided to use JERICHO 111 missiles on populated areas? they would still be burying the ded up till now.
Israel does not target residential areas they go after the barons and irgc commanders, all 40 of them ded like barbecue......and this moomoo that is raking is now squarely under the all seeing radar of the IDF.....they never miss target.

They'll surely get him.

Before any talks about U.S. collaboration or with any other country, the first condition that must be set is a total revamp of the military.

There should be in-depth third-party investigations carried out, mass releases, corporal punishments, and all the top commanders should be relieved and replaced ASAP, especially in the northern states where insecurity has been prevalent.

Those replacements must be based on merit and not political appointments. An end must stop to the politicization of the military and the police.

A nation whose military is compromised is already a sinking ship.

If this doesn't happen, the U.S. should not agree to any collaboration. They should create and train local covert units and operatives versus direct interference.

floss:
We the Apc laptop boys knows that all you said is the truth but if we are not polite and ready to defend them, we won’t be paid our monthly 30k naira and 1GB data…

Helinues and yarimo knows this is the truth… we’re all going to die defending Tinubu and Apc weda they steal away the future of our children, it doesn’t matter as long as Obi doesn’t become president, we’re ok.

Those ones including the NL mods that keep selling them fake likes sold their birthrights for a morsel of porridge.

This one completely lost relevance

Pakute:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/836356-i-dont-want-regina-daniels-back-ned-nwoko.html

This girl sounds like my ex with her long messages. Always deflecting, using "you" statements and not addressing the issue at hand. It won't be surprising that she'll be the one to later beg the man to take her back.

koning:
You are 100% correct. I have come to realize that really fine and sexy girls are much more easier to get along with.


These worwor ones mask their insecurities and low self esteem in aggression and being rude. They hardly smile. It's an eye opener.

It's true. Beautiful girls and the smart ones don't get as much attention as ugly idiots like this because most guys themselves lack self esteem and fear rejection (rejection is hogwash). That's what makes them easier to date if you have some money and can carry yourself with at least some confidence.

EyeCumInPeace:
Na their wahala be dat.

Who else has noticed Fake and Manipulated LIKES on Nairaland. 🤔
You see some sense-less posts attracting many LIKES. 😁

It seems Tinubu's Stooges and the bots operated by them can now buy likes to further their propaganda. For NL, it's all about the money.

But blocking is the number 1 sign of immaturity or emotional hyper-fragility on either side. A man or woman that blocks all communication at the first sign of trouble is a child and shouldn't even be in a relationship. I was there.

Samantha125:
What she did is nothing compared to how some people would drive across provinces in the middle of the night simply because their lovers told them that they were going to bed early and immediately stopped answering their calls...

I'm sure this is something you did

SpencerForbes:
The bolded got me laughing because ‘many’ ?
That’s what they definitely want you to see. She might be cheating on her husband with her boss or even a total stranger. So I doubt the ‘many’ you used there.

You’re kinda funny 😁 you said many fall into the category of emotional damaged and you still stated that many stay in sexless marriages. Seems you’re contradicting yourself🤔
Where are the few categorized?

Alright. I heard you. Read between the lines: women vs ladies

SpencerForbes:
At the bolded, that’s the same point I stated. A woman might love or respect a man and still cheat.
Yes or no??

They have biology and psychology. Maybe a few might be able to curb it due to tradition and religion; but if not properly suppressed it’s bound to show its ugly face.

A woman might love you (conditionally) but if you ain’t satisfying her sexually and there’s someone to take the blame while she fulfill her innate nature, she’ll definitely do it.

Those that haven’t done it are just looking for opportunity and once it strikes (alcohol and loneliness) she’ll definitely fulfill her fantasy.

Nah. I agree with the bolded as I pointed out. But it's going to take much more (not even money) for a normal woman who loves or respects you to cheat on you. That's why many women stay in sexless marriages today. Not that there's no opportunity. It's just a kinda of societal construct or code they adhere to. Well unless we're talking about the emotionally damaged. Many ladies today fall into that category.

SpencerForbes:
Women seem to walk a tightrope with societal expectations, balancing what they want (satisfaction) with looking virtuous – society can be tough on women perceived as not fitting the role. They're smart and often want men to protect them, but not many men want to take on something that's kinda “general”

They've got sexual fantasies like anyone else, probably want sex as much as guys do, but might be cautious about showing it openly. They don't wanna be seen a certain way that limits their options, so sometimes they find roundabout ways – like getting involved with someone in their partner's family, friends or a total stranger.

Some guys who are into sex aren't great providers; others chasing big dreams don't have time for intimacy. It’s hard finding a sexually focused man that can really provide for their wives and children. (Majority of them aren’t ready to settle down). Women dealing with these mixed messages want stability and satisfaction. If they're feeling hot and their partner's not cutting it, they might use something like alcohol as an excuse that lets them follow their instincts without societal scorn and reproach.

That’s why majority of church girls once given the opportunity or excuse are always bad girls 😊

Too much generalisation. It's not always cut and dry. Women feel urges too, sometimes as much as men. But they have more control than men. If a woman cheats or does something like the above, she goes all out to cheat because she has lost all respect for the man.

omojeesu:
Trump Is Not After Nigeria but China — The Hidden War for Nigeria’s Soul

By Anngu Orngu

I am following with deep interest the ongoing debates that are erupting over Donald J. Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom violations. Many Nigerians, including analysts I respect, are rushing to interpret that decision through the narrow lens of Western imperialism or anti-Islam bias. Others are dismissing it as another of Trump’s theatrics; a foreign leader speaking loudly to his conservative Christian base.

But as someone who is studying policy, governance, and environmental security — and as a Nigerian who lovws his country deeply, I am insisting that President Trump is not after Nigeria. He is after China. And Nigeria, whether we are realising it or not, is standing today as one of the hidden battlegrounds in the long-running strategic rivalry between the United States and China.

Trump’s Silence on China and His Sudden Shift to Nigeria

What is capturing my attention is how Trump is behaving immediately after his meeting with the Chinese President in Tokyo just some few days ago. He said nothing too detailed about the content of the meeting. Instead, he is stepping out and talking about Nigeria — about the mass killings of Christians, the destruction of rural communities, and the rise of religiously-motivated violence in the Middle Belt.

To a casual observer, that shift looks random. But in the language of global diplomacy, it is a signal. You don’t move from Tokyo to Nigeria in one breath unless there is a linking thread. Trump’s intelligence briefings are showing that Nigeria’s crisis is being tied to Chinese economic interests. That is what many of us are failing to see.

China’s Deep Hand in Nigeria’s Bloody Mining Economy

We are not deceiving ourselves when we say Nigeria is sitting on gold. Real gold. And not just gold — we are sitting on columbite, tantalite, lithium, and other rare earth minerals that are vital to modern technology: electric cars, smartphones, satellites, even weapons. Whoever is controlling the supply of these resources is controlling the future of global power.

China is dominating global rare-earth production and refining, but as its domestic reserves are depleting, it is expanding into Africa — and Nigeria, with a weak regulatory system and persistent insecurity, is looking like a prime target.

Across Zamfara, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue, Taraba states, illegal mining is exploding. Beneath the surface of that chaos is a powerful network of Chinese-backed miners, local collaborators, and militia protection rackets. In some communities, entire villages are being emptied out by attacks so that the land is being “freed up” for mining.

A visit to some communities in Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa where the soil is carrying visible scars of reckless excavation. Locals are speaking of strange foreigners arriving at night and trucks loaded with ore moving under military escort. These are not fairy tales — they are the daily reality of a nation losing its wealth to foreign hands under cover of terror.

Terrorism as a Tool for Resource Control

We often view terrorism in Nigeria as purely ideological — a religious war or a clash of civilizations. But when we look closely, we are seeing that terrorism is becoming a deliberate tool for resource control.

Groups that label themselves as herders, bandits, or insurgents are aligning with illegal miners. They are attacking Christian farming communities, killing or displacing the inhabitants, and leaving behind ungoverned zones/spaces ready for exploitation. Chinese middlemen and local cartels are moving in to dig, extract, and export. The minerals are leaving Nigeria illegally, ending up in Dubai, Hong Kong or Shanghai — enriching foreign economies while Nigeria bleeds.

When Trump is talking about Christian persecution in Nigeria, many people are thinking he is pandering to faith-based voters. But he is also responding to strategic intelligence. His government is discovering that China is using Nigeria’s instability as a shield for illegal extraction — and that thousands of Christian lives are not being lost randomly, but as collateral damage in a global economic war.

The Buahri Waterways Bill — China’s Trojan Horse

We are remembering how, under President Buhari, the Water Resources Bill was being pushed. Nigerians from every corner resisted it and rightly so. On the surface, the bill seemed like administrative reform to bring all inland waterways and adjoining lands under federal control. But beneath that surface was something far more sinister.

Those waterways; rivers, streams, wetlands are not just water routes; they are mineral corridors. Many of Nigeria’s richest alluvial gold and rare earth deposits are located along these river systems. By centralising control of the lands, the bill if pass was paving the way for foreign interests especially Chinese-linked companies to gain access through federal licences, bypassing state governments and local communities.

I believe Chinese advisers and investors were quietly lobbying for that bill. They were seeing it as a legal shortcut to Nigeria’s mineral heartlands. Fortunately, Nigerians resisted it fiercely. But the attempt itself exposed how deeply Chinese mining ambitions are penetrating our policymaking corridors.

Trump’s Intelligence Briefing and the Bigger Picture

Now imagine Trump sitting in the Oval Office, reviewing a classified intelligence briefing ahead of his meeting with the Chinese President. The report might read:

“China is funding illegal mining operations in Nigeria through proxies. Minerals are being smuggled to China. Terrorist groups are clearing Christian farming zones to open mining fields. Nigeria’s government is aware but failing to act.”

If I put myself in Trump’s shoes — a man obsessed with America First, economic nationalism, and confronting Chinese influence, I see why he is doing what he is doing.

That explains why after his meeting with the Chinese President he is saying nothing about the trade war or Huawei. Instead, he is focusing on Nigeria. He is not only expressing moral outrage, he is sending a geostrategic message to Beijing and Abuja alike: “We see what you’re doing in Nigeria, and we are watching.”

The CPC designation thus becomes a diplomatic weapon; not just to defend religious freedom, but to pressure Nigeria’s leadership to confront internal terrorism, regulate its mining sector, and cut off China’s exploitation routes. It is also telling China that the U.S. will not silently allow Africa’s mineral corridors to slip into Beijing’s hands.

The Blood of the Poor, the Gold of the Powerful

As a development professional, I am telling ourselves that underdevelopment is not accidental. It is a system maintained for the benefit of those who profit from chaos. The violence ravaging Nigeria’s north and middle belt follows an economic logic. It is driving farmers away from ancestral lands, weakening resistance, and clearing the field for predatory extraction.

In many of these regions, the victims are overwhelmingly Christian farmers. Their lands sit on mineral deposits. Their displacement often labelled as “herder-farmer clashes” is enabling illegal mining. Every truckload of gold leaving Zamfara or Niger without record is carrying stolen wealth plus the blood of innocent people.

When Trump is referring to “Christian genocide,” it may sound dramatic to some. But to me it is truthful. He is naming what the rest of the world is refusing to name: a systematic campaign of dispossession combining religion, resource greed, and geopolitics.

Nigeria at the Crossroads of Global Power Politics

Nigeria is now standing at a dangerous crossroads. On one side is China — aggressive, patient, and comfortable operating in the shadows. On the other side is the United States — loud, moralistic, and determined not to lose strategic ground. Both are seeing our country as strategic: China for minerals; America for influence.

For Beijing, Nigeria is a silent goldmine. For Washington, Nigeria is a partner slipping away. And for Nigerians like us, we are caught in the middle — a proud nation being turned into a chessboard for foreign powers.

The truth is uncomfortable: our leaders allowed it. Through negligence or complicity, they permit foreign powers to profit from our insecurity. Every village burned in Benue or Plateau, every displaced farmer in Nasarawa, every illegal mining pit in Niger is part of the same global script — the conversion of African lives into raw material for foreign profit.

What Trump’s Move is Actually Signalling

Trump’s move is not hostility toward us. It is a wake-up call. He is using America’s legal and diplomatic tools like the CPC designation to jolt our leadership into action. He is highlighting the shootings in Plateau, Benue and Southern Kaduna not just out of empathy, but because those regions sit atop mineral deposits that feed China’s industrial machine.

When he says “The persecution of Christians must stop,” he is also meaning “Nigeria must stop enriching our biggest rival through the corridors of instability.” His message, though blunt, aligns with what every patriotic Nigerian should demand: a state that protects its people, its land, and its resources.

Nigeria Must Wake Up

Nigeria cannot continue to live in denial. We must stop pretending our insecurity is purely domestic. It is not. It is being sponsored, exploited, and sustained by global powers who see profit in our pain.

We must press for urgent reforms — a national mining framework that shuts down illegal foreign operators; a security architecture that protects communities; and leadership that understands that when a Nigerian village falls, the nation’s sovereignty is being stripped.

We must draw the connections from the blood on our farmlands to the gold in Chinese vaults. From Christian families fleeing in the Middle Belt to the wealth fueling Asian factories. From the failed waterways bill to the shadowy corridors of global mining diplomacy.

Conclusion

President Trump is not after Nigeria. He is after China and Nigeria is just one of the theatres where this global confrontation is playing out. His warnings about Christian killings and religious freedom are carrying more than moral weight; they are linked to strategic intelligence.

As a Nigerian, I accept his message not as an insult, but as a challenge — a reminder that sovereignty lies not only in our flag, but in how we protect our people, our land, and our resources.

If we fail to act, the silent war between the United States and China will keep being waged on our soil — not with tanks or missiles, but with shovels, mineral flows, and human suffering.

It is time for Nigeria to wake up.

Anngu Orngu writes from Koti-Yogh, Ute, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State.
oranngu@gmail.com

Useless propaganda. Find something better to do with your time. Every sane person knows Nigeria cannot solve it's insecurity problem, nor any other problem for that matter.

This idiot will put Tinubu in problem. Trump has a very fragile ego. If they start with the drones, they can finish book haram and Fulani herdsman in 1 month. The problem is, not only boko haram will be touched. All these paid social media warriors will now start crying foul on social media. This fools need to encourage diplomacy, not this show of false strength!

He pays your salaries. Yet you connived against him because some greedy people convinced you. Dangote showed kindness here. If they don't like it, they should reject the offer.

This is like a business venture to these scammers. Time to cash out.

SmartPolician:
Did he grow up in isolation?

Did he live an irresponsible lifestyle while growing up?

I have met several virgins in my life. The question is, "What kind of lifestyle do you live?" If a lady still maintains her virginity after attending a university, it says a lot about her character.

There are good girls everywhere, but our lifestyle choices determine whether we meet them or not. An irresponsible man attracts his kinds.

You have no idea what he's talking about. Your input is out of place here.

This one contain too many speculations. It should be an opinion piece, not actual news.

callmemakaveli:
SAFE TRADING

Currently chatting with you on WhatsApp.

Sowore knows what he's saying when he demands they change that inspector general. He is practically useless, already past retirement age, bereft of new ideas. Yet this same incompetent government and their attack dogs keep fighting him.

AI face lightening

It's a character and values problem, not about beauty or ugliness. I've seen pretty ladies with the most virtuous characters and ugly, mannerless ladies that are just too loose. In fact, I see much of the later.

The average IQ of most Nigerians is less than 70. Just give them rice and chicken, they'll sing your praises. If you don't want to do that, you can't be president. That's why it's a tough job for people like Sowore and Obi to rule. I support Atiku and will continue to do so because of the policies he proposed. But I don't think Nigerians deserve a leader like Sowore. If he gets there, they might kill him. And that's facts.

Xammie001:
This is True, But one thing must be added CULTURAL BELIEF

Social studies thinking

Just always trying to distract and deflect with irrelevancies. If he likes, he can be party chair and presidential candidate as long as he delivers. And right now, he's giving them all back to back

emkz:
"Rescue Nigeria" as if Nigeria is in bondage.

Who led Nigeria to bondage?

1. One of them led Bayelsa as governor. Despite the small size of the state and the oil wealth, how was Bayelsa under him?

2. Someone was governor of Anambra. What are his bragging rights? 'Anambra came 1st in WAEC', 'They didnt buy fuel whenever I am not in the car', 'I left over 75 billion naira in savings' (what they never told us was that the money was diminished within weeks of his handing over. Post-dated cheques had been issued deliberately to make a claim that savings were left behind). If Anambra was an El dorado, we can trust him to run Nigeria. But Anambra was a mess and he knows it, which is why he drew example from Bangladesh, Indonesia, China and strange places.

3. One was vice president. He presided over the privatization that ruined many businesses and families. Sale of government assets were mismanaged. NITEL that could have become a national telecom carrier was mismanaged and lives of NITEL staff were ruined as some of them have not had meaningful employment till date. Same man admitted to paying power sector contractors 100% upfront, who ran away. He said he felt emotive about it. They held the levers of power and never arrested contractors who took our patrimony and disappeared. It seems the funds were used to settle party boys. Same man told us he'd make his friends rich because his friends were entitled to be rich from government patronage so long as there is no tinge of corruption in it. He forgets there is conflict of interest.

Those talking about rescuing Nigeria had their time. They failed. They can take the backseat and allow purposeful leaders take the reigns.

1. Tinubu removed the subsidy which was draining our finances. Crude oil were mortgaged to pay subsidy.
2. The forex market was equilibrated. Government stopped subsidizing dollars.
3. Student loans were activated and the indigent could go to school without breaking a sweat.
4. Tinubu stopped talking and started the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway which would open new economic frontiers through the south-west and Niger Delta. Arise News, Atiku, Peter Obi and Rufai Oseni campaigned vigorously against it.
5. Tinubu started the national health fellows programme to harness manpower for the health sector.
6. Allocations were increased to states. States could be solvent and meet their debt obligations. Some people argued that the allocations decreased in dollar terms. Why exactly is that relevant if the local currency is not dollars?
7. Universities received projects for off-grid electricity.
8. They lied that he bought a yacth. Until today, no one has seen any yacth. No one bothered to ask.
9. They said he bought a new presidential jet. Is presidential jet Tinubu's property?


There are some who pray for Nepal to happen in Nigeria. They don't love the country. They want it to burn because they are not in charge.

Ogbeni shut up.
Stick to one point and stop rambling. What has the subsidy removed achieved in almost two years of Tinubu's presidency? Where have they gotten with the white elephant coastal highway project in over one year of starting the project? What has been the effect of increased corporate tax revenue on the masses?

Your job is a really tough one.