₦airaland Forum

joyd200:
Government

Zooposki:
That’s the white man for you. They have no empathy. There’s nothing like forgiveness and second chance in their vocabulary.

Kuginzi:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/04/13/mixed-reactions-trail-proposed-5-year-jail-term-for-exams-malpractice/

gidgiddy:
You guys are funny. You people actually expect Igbos to join a group that that systematically erected checkpoints all over Igbo land, commiting every crime from extortion to brutality to human rights abuse? If it were you, would you join such group?

I laugh in Igbo

Chenu60:
VIDEO: Woman catches biggest fish in Benue



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqa18UJ97b0

gidgiddy:
Join what? Let others join and change it, the Nigerian Army is not for Igbos

ImpartialGuy:
Funke Akindele must think that politics in Lagos is same as Jenifa's diary. Only Ambode would've snatched Lagos State from the hands of APC when he was denied their ticket, but dude was too weak to challenge the establishment.

helinues:
His Excellency, enjoy your holiday In France

All work no play na brain redundant

gidgiddy:
The South East does not trust the Nigerian Army as an institution

We see the Nigerian Army as nothing more than a tool of oppression, suppression, thuggery, abuse of power and human rights abuse

Recruitment into the Nigerian Army will always be low in the South-East.There are very few Igbos interested in fighting for Nigeria

nairalanda1:
2014 again

One reason why I say that tinubu is just doing what his predecessors did, and why we have never had good leaders in Nigeria....is the simple fact that all of them have run resource dependent economies.

I have been on Awo's case for some time...Awo, and his fellow premiers Bello and Azikiwe, all of them had one thing in common...they used the funds from the resources they sold to 'develop' their regions.

There is nothing wrong with that. The problem was that it essentially made our economies dependent on price controls from oversease. Cotton, cocoa, palm oil, etc...their prices are set abroad. Not set by us. It also meant that when oil came along, we were in the perfect position to fall into its trap.

Today, our economy is 80% dependent on oil. Yes, it is. 80% of our revenues come from oil. And when oil prices are high, things look good, when they fall, things look bad. But the truth is, they have been bad...all the time.

One thing I would like to tell Nigerians is that, until you are ready to vote for a government that would use what we have to develop stuff the world needs, you will never have good governance.

malali:
Tinubu’s grandstanding infrastructure obsession has all the markings of another debt-fueled disaster in the making. With oil crashing into the low $60s per barrel ( far below Nigeria’s budget breakeven) the only logical question is: who funds his dreams? His answer appears dangerously obvious ,more loans, higher interests, and a financial dependence on creditors who will eventually dictate Nigeria’s policies.

What Tinubu is building are not assets that generate future revenue or foreign exchange, they are legacy projects for ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Railways that cannot pay for themselves, roads without tolling strategy, power projects without market reforms. This is not visionary economics , it’s political optics borrowed at premium rates.

Nigeria is staring down a future of ballooning debt servicing costs, currency devaluation pressures, and even more taxes squeezed from an already battered population. Without structural reforms, productivity expansion, or genuine export capacity,

Tinubu’s current path feels like a fast-track to fiscal captivity.

Botragelad:
Russia at it again! 😂

First Germany sometime ago, now Estonia. These oil tankers just keep getting busted. Maybe it's time they accept the sanctions and stop playing hide and seek on the seas. Lol

SamGift0817:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzH0SFzB2OA

Righteousness2:
ISRAEL does not just talk. ISRAEL works the talk
Great job by the Children of ISRAEL.
Promised Fufilled!

You will likely read that they were 11 humanitarians, widows, Doctors,orphans or journalists.

What I Love about ISRAEL is that irrespective
of whatever names or title these TERRORISTS decide to bare, ISRAEL has their Medicine. BOMB, POUND and DELIVER TERRORISTS to their much cherished place.

nairavsdollars:
https://thescrutinyng.com/nigerians-mock-2faces-lover-natasha-osawwaru-over-nee-idibia-comment/

PlasmaTV:
While the Lagos/Calabar coastal road would be an interesting sight, I have many problems with it:

1) The government should first tidy up federal roads and make them drivable and safe. I've been to many parts of this country, and our federal roads are a deathtrap. Roads should be easily drivable, without senseless potholes.

AmazingGenius:
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/7-reasons-application-for-canadian-visa-get-rejected/

BlueStripper:
We have built our life around the USA for too long.

The country doesn't want migrants, so leave them alone. Return home or go to somewhere else where you will be welcomed.

kingamaa:
Niger seems to be making all the right moves.

He appears to be more of a patriot than a dictator. Anyway, time will tell.

He is towing the path of emancipation. Good move

Antichristian2:
Apapa must go!

Abure must go!

Who una want?

Red cap!

ricson11:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mio3OeEHwc?si=npCjWQo8tnvuQOrb

Gospel singer Yinka Ayefele's mansion in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, stands as a symbol of luxury and resilience — a sprawling architectural masterpiece that reflects his journey from tragedy to triumph.

Exceed15:
Women are the happiest during wedding ceremony because it's a day they have always dreamt of. In this case, something is wrong. May be he coerced her into marriage. I pity the man eh!

Jamestown123:
The way some of you just talk ehh. How can you fight an enemy that only attacks at mid night? Or attack and kill when they only see 1 or more people without a gun working in their farms. You won use matchets fight AK47? Nigeria Government's are busy arresting any farmer with gun, or anyone that dares to retaliate, still yet you guys are busy insulting the people, asking them if they can not fight for themselves. Just pray this doesn't before you or your community.

Willy2025:
Since the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, security lapses have been occurring in the state, unlike before. Ayedatiwa appears clueless. Before now, late Gov. Akeredolu had succeeded in sending the killer herdsmen out of the state, but the rising spate of kidnapping and killings in Ondo State and Kogi St border is alarming.

God1000:
Why is china getting involved in this war now?


Small Ukraine is fighting Russia+ USA+ north Korea+China and Belarus

fergie001:
Trump imposed 20% in tariffs in the first weeks of his Presidency and then an additional 34% in April, a move Beijing reacted to by placing a 34% retaliatory tariff

Trump had warned that Beijing will see more tariffs unless China retracts her 34% retaliatory tariffs on US goods

According to the office of the USTR, the U.S. imported $438.9 billion in goods from China last year, up 2.8% from 2023.



https://x.com/EdwardLawrence/status/1909645258729594976?t=bO2Q34h7B9J8NgjlGDJfyA&s=19

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IyfeNamikaze:
Germany and Japan don't have it I'm sorry. That thing is not someone you can hide. There's a reason why every country that has it is known to the public along with their estimated capacity, and why any country that approaches that capacity is immediately publicised like in the case of Iran. For years Israel claimed that they don't have it but everyone knew that they were lying, it was not until mid last year that they finally own up to the fact that they had it and no one acted surprised.
Besides Japan is the last country that would ever move towards nuclear armament and you should know why that is so, and it's related to Why Germany never moved towards that direction. UK is no longer in the EU remember? Brexit means Brexit .
Putin just might actually start such a war, Russia have more nuclear warheads than the entire EU combined and they have MAD capability ( Mutual Assured Destruction) which means that whatever you do, there's a 100 percent assurance that their nukes will hit anywhere in the world even if it's the USA. That's why EU are being very very cautious with how much help they give to Ukraine because Putin have threatened to use those nukes if they get too comfortable. That's also why Trump told Zelensky that he's risking starting WW3 with Russia. All these countries are aware of each others estimated capacity and they're all being very careful as not to Push Putin to the wall and make him feel cornered.
Buying conventional weapons is all well and good but that doesn't help you that much and it also puts a huge strain on the economy and budgets, Europeans don't want their grocery prices to triple, they will protest and vote out any government who's policy threatens their comfort. That's just how they are.
Only Russia is in war economy, Ukraine have no choice but to do same but "carve me the same hair wey you carve Obi-- But Obi head and your own no be the same thing" is What's happened to Ukraine. Their economy can't stand it and most aids they're getting from EU and US were to keep their economy from totally collapsing. They have ramped up their production of drones, kudos to them on that though but that's still not enough as they're losing ground every month. Poland are gearing up to enter a war economy in the eventuality that Ukraine losses, the rest of European countries close to Russia only announced to follow suit but they haven't done anything towards that yet, their economy is not that strong for that yet.
Besides, Russia can just off Nord stream and everyone would be on their best behaviour.

Russia is a threat because EU countries messed up for too long and are now just playing catch up.

TimeManager:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/everything-is-not-money-nurse-on-leaving-us-to-seek-quality-life-in-nigeria/

IyfeNamikaze:
Germany may be able to achieve something but it won't be enough to threaten Russia. They never achieved nuclear armament , all their nuclear power plants are for civilian uses like for generating electricity. Besides, they're signatory to the NPT(Non prolific Treaty) which prevents them from going beyond that. It takes time to achieve nuclear armament anyway. And Don't be fooled by the news coming from the West, Russia is not war weakened, in fact the opposite is the case. They have transitioned to a war economy since last year and are producing and ramping up their military above expectations. There's a reason Poland keep screaming that Putin would come for the rest of Europe once he's done with Ukraine. They're getting more stronger and more experienced and that's a problem for their neighbours.
You just don't buy nuclear armament, it's not really practical. You might be given the warhead but no one is selling their Launch codes to you. Even to get the warheads at the moment is tricky because everyone who has it is on alert, Canada and France don't have enough for them to be selling anything, neither does Turkyie, Israel is very concerned about Iran and they don't have much, America will not sell theirs because of Russia who has more warheads than they do. Maybe you can get US to bring their warheads to your territory like they wanted to do with Ukraine, maybe.

IyfeNamikaze:
It's not caution, EU dropped the ball massively in terms of their military output and that was because America was doing the heavy lifting until recently. Most of them are struggling to meet their military quota, can't even achieve a 5 percent earmark on defense budget. Apart from Turkey and France ( which is all talks and no show) the rest are wimps.

DriveByKiller:
Trump's objective is to stop America from haemorrhaging from liberal naivety