₦airaland Forum

yarimo:
Always in Lagos state, he can't even stay in anambra state that he claims to have governd very well for 1 hour .

bad belle and bitterness is the leading cause of cancer

AsomughaChuks02:
Truth is that we need well educated Igbos like Governor Soludo, Dave Umahi, Sullivan Chime or Peter Mbah to be President of Igbo extraction to bring tangible benefits to the south east, not a crook like Peter Obi who will not be able to achieve anything in his self-restricted 4 years, other than gifting Catholic bishops huge sums of government money like he did in Anambra.

everyone you just mentioned are the most useless politicians in the south east, you also in agreement with such idea defines who you are.

obojememe:
lol, i go like comment but mesef no dey 100% so i did let this one slide but then at a point in time a great percentage of couples wil regret y they chose their partner but it is just a phase which wil def pass so yea i have my regrets but then it’s al part of what i sign for.. a very big shout out to my side chick for keeping my marriage running smoothly, a very understanding babe wey dey understand my silence and all , she don promise me better doggie over d weekend sef

her period go come tomorrow night

BlindAngel:
Please help me, it's draining me so much, I'm so tired, please help me.

check your oxygen sensor

thunderfireyour:
19 year old Gift Ayoola

Ayoola why?

this one life don condemn

princepee:
USA is Israel and Israel is USA ..
They are giving them the bombs to do the lord's work.

It's about to rain somewhere!!!

trump should double the supply. God America God bless the state of Israel a country that really knows how to deal with terrorism.

Odewaleadesoye:
Who else experienced the crazy traffic around Iyana-Oworo, Ojota, Berger and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday?

I was travelling yesterday and spent over four hours just trying to get to Ikeja.

At some point, I had to turn off around 7UP and try the Secretariat/Alausa route, thinking I would escape the traffic. That side was also seriously blocked because many other motorists were apparently trying the same alternative routes, while some still needed to connect back to the expressway.

It was crazy.

I later found out that the major problem was around Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Repair work is already ongoing on the bridge, with some lanes restricted. Then yesterday, accidents involving heavy vehicles around the Kara axis made an already bad situation much worse.

The traffic eventually stretched through Berger and reportedly as far back as Iyana-Oworo, also affecting traffic coming from the Third Mainland Bridge.

Reports this morning say some motorists were trapped in the gridlock for several hours.

The Kara Bridge repair itself is expected to continue until September 22, so people who regularly use that route may need to plan their movements carefully for now.

I am also hearing that the traffic is still bad today and that some ride-hailing drivers are already cancelling trips around the affected areas. I haven't independently confirmed that part yet.

Who else experienced yesterday's traffic?

How many hours did you spend on the road?

And for those around Berger/Kara today, what is the current situation?

bro I left home as early as 3:45am at ojota bridge leading to berger the traffic was crazy I had to return and choose another route, on my way back I got to ojota by 6am l left there by after 9am

Imalwayshorny:
Clout chaser just like Peter obi and his supporter

Una go suffer for this country. Mark my word, people like you many will get tired of living and commit suicide.

merits:
Weldone good one from east

yet we have one useless governor with head like a ring light, paying a hype man to hype him while he does nothing.

CyynthiaKiss:
Very disgusting behaviour..

hypocrisy in the highest order, wait until one trailer fail brake enter una. Una eyes go clear

ManirBK:
Fellow Nairalanders,

I come bearing a story that might make you laugh, shake your head, or even drag me. 😂

So here goes:

My little baby was born on 12th May 2026. She's now at that stage where we're trying to teach her how to sit up on her own.

Now, instead of buying one of those expensive baby sitters or chairs, my family decided to go the "creative" route. We got a carton of Indomie noodles — you know, the big one — and we put her inside it. Just like a little nest! 😂

Why we did it:

· The carton provides support around her back and sides
· It keeps her from falling over
· And from my own understanding, she actually enjoys sitting in it! She smiles, plays with her toys, and doesn't cry to come out.

So far, it's working — but I know Nairalanders will have plenty to say! 🤣


Now, over to you:

· Is this a smart (cost-saving) idea or is it straight-up "village people" parenting?
· Has anyone else done something similar?
· Could this be harmful to her spine or development?

Criticisms are 100% allowed — I'm ready for the roasts, the advice, and everything in between. Just be honest! �

cute little princess, please watch her weight she looks overweight.

BrickandLace:
Is 12pm at noon ?

Go and ask your father

byinks:
I don't know what they're trying to achieve or maybe they just don't care anymore that the world knows that they're the pinnacle of corruption.

so my tax will be used for tinubu campaign?

Very soon aso rock will be under water

ppogba:
Reminds us of how RUFAI OSENI did his own too.

" I will call the Governor........"

rufai used the brt lane not one way ozour.

And na that grass u go eat die

TemplarLandry:
I'm married to one. South Korean movie are addictive kind of.

I don leave my tv give them tay tay

seunmsg:
It is so sad seeing how Adeleke and his party thugs have unleashed so much violence on the innocent people of Osun state in his desperate bid to win reelection by all means. Oyetola did not turn the state into a killing zone just to win in 2022. If APC had behaved this way when they were in power in the state, would you have been able to defeat the incumbent governor? So, why the desperation?

The blood of every single person killed in the state because of the election is on Demola Adeleke and all the members of their murderous family including David who has been supporting the criminal venture of his family in the Osun.

when you join APC you don't need your brain again it automatically stops working. That is why this platform can never grow because of your alleged political bias and affiliation to the ruling party. You accused adeleke immediately,what did you say when they threatened to kill anyone who will vote other parties apart from APC, what did you do when they were killing people before, during and after the Edo State election.

Islamic children don reach there

FreeStuffsNG:
Rotterdam Port's Active Role In Gaza Genocide.

Indefensible: Dutch support to Israeli arms manufacturers

Written by:
Jasper van Teeffelen
Published on:
30 June 2026

SOMO’s ‘The Netherlands-Israel Investment Files’ series explores how the Netherlands became Israel’s investment clearing house.

Key insights

Two of Israel’s largest weapons manufacturers are using the Netherlands as their base to invest in Europe and acquire arms manufacturing companies in various European countries.

These two companies, Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, are “deeply integrated into Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories”, according to Amnesty International.

Rafael, one of Israel’s largest weapons companies, uses a Dutch letterbox company to hold its subsidiaries in Germany, Spain and the UK. Rafael is a state-owned company and falls under the responsibility of Israel’s Ministry of Finance, headed by Bezalel Smotrich.

Elbit, Israel’s largest publicly traded weapons company, uses two Dutch companies to hold its subsidiaries in Austria, Romania, and Germany. These subsidiaries produce and sell military systems and components to European governments.

Two of Israel’s largest weapons manufacturers are using the Netherlands as their base to invest in Europe and acquire arms manufacturing companies in various European countries. These two companies, Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, are “deeply integrated into Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories” .

Amnesty International has determined that these companies are critical suppliers of weapons and equipment to the Israeli military, which are used in the commission of crimes, including genocide.
Both companies have seen revenue and profit increase since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza, with Rafael announcing its 2025 financial results as “another record year”.

These companies use Dutch holding companies to own their weapons manufacturing businesses in European countries like Spain and Germany.

Europe is a critical market for both companies. Elbit’s largest market outside of Israel is Europe, generating nearly a third of its revenue . The arms manufactured by Israeli arms companies in Europe may or may not go to Israel, but the profits made by the arms companies do. Profits enabled and likely enhanced by their ability to be Dutch.

This file shows how.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Rafael, one of Israel’s largest weapons companies, uses a Dutch company to hold its subsidiaries in Germany, Spain and the UK. Rafael is a state-owned company and falls under the responsibility of Israel’s Ministry of Finance, headed by Bezalel Smotrich.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Rafael) is one of the three largest weapons companies in Israel and is owned(opens in new window) by the Israeli government. According to its CEO, “Rafael is the largest and most central supplier to Israel’s defense establishment”. Rafael has 10,000 employees and recorded $3.8 billion in revenue and $159 million in net profit in 2024. In 2025, Rafael made record profits, with over $6 billion in sales and $391 million in net profit. Rafael annually transfers 50 per cent of its net profit to Israel’s state treasury, and in 2024 paid 444 NIS million (approximately €129 million) in dividends to the state.

Since 2004, Rafael has expanded its footprint in Europe through acquisitions of arms c­ompanies in Germany, Spain and the UK .

These companies are all owned by the Dutch company ERCAS B.V., as shown by the corporate structure in figure x. Rafael set up ERCAS B.V. in 2004 specifically to “market its products (…) in Europe” and to “act as a holding company” for companies Rafael would incorporate or acquire
.
ERCAS B.V. has zero employees in the Netherlands.
According to its 2024 annual report, the company had £181.2 million worth of assets (ca. €210 million)
. It does not have a street address in the country and only lists “The Hague” as its legal seat
. It registers its annual accounts with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and is subject to Dutch law
. However, the person registered as director of ERCAS B.V. is located in London, which is where the company has a “UK branch”, with 3 employees engaging in market activities
. ERCAS B.V. is also listed as Rafael’s UK representative(opens in new window) .

The registered address of ERCAS B.V. in London was found, by investigators from the media organisation Declassified UK , to have been closed and unused for several years. Because ERCAS B.V. has no employees in the Netherlands, but has sizable financial assets, it is referred to here as a letterbox company.

The contradictions at the heart of Dutch policy: who ultimately controls Rafael and ERCAS B.V.
Because Rafael is wholly owned by the State of Israel, the benefactor and controlling party of ERCAS B.V. is the State of Israel
. Israel’s Ministry of Finance is responsible for the activities of all state-owned enterprises. Since 2022, Israel’s Ministry of Finance has been headed(opens in new window) by Bezalel Smotrich.

In July 2025, the Dutch government declared Smotrich persona non grata and banned him from entering the Netherlands because of his statements inciting settler violence against Palestinians and “calling for ethnic cleansing in the Gaza strip”. Yet the Netherlands continues to host ERCAS B.V. which is part of a corporate group over which Minister Smotrich has responsibility. Bezalel Smotrich cannot enter the Netherlands because he advocates ethnic cleansing in Gaza. But Rafael – the company that manufactures the weapons used in the commission of grave crimes in Gaza – is welcome.

Rafael’s gateway to Europe: European subsidiaries owned by Rafael’s Dutch letterbox company
Rafael’s Dutch holding company, ERCAS B.V., provides it with a gateway to Europe. As the graph on ‘Rafael’s corporate structure’ above shows, it is used to hold its investments in three European countries. Because of a shortcoming in Dutch legislation, ERCAS B.V. is classified as a “small company” and only has to publish a short balance sheet in its annual ­report. Details of its activities and transactions are therefore not public information. Rafael did not respond to SOMO’s requests for comment.

The next section gives an overview of the subsidiaries held by ERCAS B.V.

Germany
Rafael’s first foray into Europe came with the acquisition of Dynamit Nobel Defense in 2004. The aim of this acquisition was to “enter the shoulder-launched rocket launcher business”
. Dynamit Nobel Defense produces missile launchers, software systems, and vehicle and fire protection systems. It produces for the German government as well as other NATO partners , including the US, Croatia and Belgium, and recorded €146 million in revenue in 2024
. Six of the eight members of Dynamit Nobel Defence’s supervisory board are senior Rafael officials
.

In 2024, Dynamit Nobel Defence opened an R& facility and arms factory in Hungary that will produce anti-tank grenade launchers, a joint venture with the Hungarian government.

United Kingdom
In 2022, Rafael acquired the UK arms manufacturer Pearson Engineering through ERCAS B.V. for £100 million (ca. €118 million)
. This acquisition was intended to give Rafael “access to British Ministry of Defence tenders” and a “manufacturing center for Rafael in the UK”
. The acquisition was financed by ERCAS B.V.’s issuance of capital notes to Rafael
. Pearson Engineering manufactures countermine and IED (improvised explosive device) equipment and combat engineering equipment for armoured vehicles
. Key expansion markets for Pearson include South-West Asia and Africa
. Pearson has provided “decades of support to the US Army and US Marine Corps”. According to its 2025 annual report, 28 per cent of its revenue is made in the UK, 44 per cent in Europe, and 27 per cent in the rest of the world

Spain
PAP Tecnos is a Spanish arms company and a key provider of military solutions to the Spanish Armed Forces. It sells weapons systems for land, air and naval as well as cyber defence. The company was founded in 1996 and acquired by Rafael in 2010. It recorded €24.5 million in revenue in 2024. Its main customer is the Spanish government, but it also has an international customer base. In 2025, the Spanish government suspended a €285 million contract it had awarded to PAP Tecnos to provide anti-tank missile systems, over its ties with Israel.

SOMO contacted Rafael prior to publication for comment on its Dutch subsidiary and that entity’s role in holding subsidiaries in other European countries. The company did not reply.

Elbit Systems
Elbit, Israel’s largest publicly traded weapons company, uses two Dutch companies to hold its subsidiaries in Austria, Romania, and Germany. These subsidiaries produce and sell military systems and components to European governments.

Elbit Systems (Elbit) is Israel’s largest publicly traded weapons manufacturer, with $8 billion in revenue in 2025. It is the country’s most valuable company, worth $40 billion. Elbit paid out $112 million in dividends to its shareholders in 2025.

It produces weapons systems for all domains – land, naval, air and cyber – as well as a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones). Europe is the company’s largest market after Israel, accounting for 27 per cent of its sales, worth $2.1 billion. In addition to selling its weapon systems to European governments, Elbit has also acquired a range of European military technology and arms manufacturing companies. It has subsidiaries in several European countries , including the UK, Sweden, and Switzerland. Elbit’s subsidiaries in Austria, Germany, and Romania are held through two Dutch companies: Truley Investment B.V. (incorporated in 1983) and Talla-Com Wireless B.V. (incorporated in 1999)
. The annual reports of Truley Investment B.V. and Talla-Com Wireless B.V. contain very limited information about their activities due to their classification as micro-companies under Dutch law. They only contain a limited balance sheet and no information on the number of employees or their financial activities. Both companies are registered at the address of a corporate service provider.

Elbit’s Gateway to Europe: European subsidiaries owned by Dutch companies
This section provides an overview of Elbit’s subsidiaries in Europe owned by the two Dutch companies.

Germany
Elbit’s Dutch subsidiary Talla-Com Wireless B.V. is the holding company of Elbit’s German subsidiary, Elbit Systems Deutschland.

This company traces its origins to Telefunken Racoms, a German company specialising in communications technology for military systems. Telefunken Racoms was acquired in 2004 by Tadiran Communications, an Israeli military communications technology company. Elbit acquired Tadiran in 2005, and Tadiran was fully merged into Elbit in 2007
. Talla-Com Wireless B.V. takes its name from Talla-Com (Tallahassee Communications Industries Inc.), a US subsidiary of Tadiran at the time of its acquisition by Elbit.

In 2020, Telefunken Racoms was rebranded as Elbit Systems Deutschland. The company sells a range of products, including communications systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), and weapon sights. According to its annual accounts, the company earns 45 per cent of its revenue in Germany and 55 per cent from other countries (not specified)

In 2025, Elbit Systems Deutschland agreed to sell 350 drones to the Austrian army. In 2026, Elbit announced that Germany would become the main production hub of missiles for the EuroPULS system, a joint venture with German arms company KNDS. The system has already been sold to the Dutch , German, and Greek military. Elbit Systems Deutschland will manufacture the missiles, together with other German companies.

Austria
Elbit set up a subsidiary in Austria in 2000: ESL Advanced Information Technology GmbH (ESLAIT). This company has been owned by the Dutch holding company Truley Investment B.V. since at least 2008.
Nearly all of ESLAIT’s 2024 sales revenue was recorded in Austria
. Elbit has sold a number of weapons systems to the Austrian military through this subsidiary.

Romania
Elbit has been active in Romania since 1996 and claims to be the country’s largest exporter of military equipment. Elbit exports products from Romania to the US, Germany, and other European countries, and has three subsidiaries in Romania (A-E Electronics, Simultec and ELMET), all of which have been owned by Truley Investment B.V. since at least 2008
. ELMET is the largest military exporter in Romania. It operates a 12 km2 weapons factory and produces tank upgrade systems and the SPEAR, a mortar system. Simultec is a training and simulator company. A/E Electronics produces and tests critical electronic components for military and civil purposes.

SOMO contacted Elbit prior to publication for comment on its Dutch subsidiaries and their role in holding subsidiaries in other European countries. The company did not reply.

chiiraq802:
Wow!!!! nice......

Hope the snow they fall for the black occupied side of Satan-african.

soon they will protest that snow is taking their jab 🤣🤣

BlackViper:
Sowore Calls For Coroner's Inquest On Mary Habila's Death



Source

there are signs of torture in many parts of her body.

Yeah

BATified2023:
so na only for presidential election una go vote?

You are high

yeah very high on your boss supply

prof2007:
How?

If APC is somehow "managing to rig" all the state and LG elections that are not even being conducted by INEC, what makes you believe the presidential elections won't be easier to "rig"?

Sentiment blinds. Let's put sentiment aside. How will the opposition win in 2027?

No need to argue, we are just months away we will all find out that Good can still overcome evil

BATified2023:
No b same Edo wey b obidient headquarters?

Abi wetin I dey see soo?

Some people will learn the hard way in 2027, them go understand say no b by noise

just wait for presidential election e go too be somehow for una body

Even in death one is not safe in tinubu Nigeria

FreeStuffsNG:
Prayer held for Khamenei’s 14-month-old granddaughter
As we’ve been reporting, funeral prayers were also held today for the four members of Khamenei’s family who were killed in the joint US-Israeli strike on February 28.

Among them was his granddaughter, Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani, who was only 14 months old.

Footage posted online by Tasnim news agency shows her small coffin placed beside her grandfather’s during the funeral proceedings. The agency said her father, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Golpayegani, also attended the prayers.

Zahra’s mother, Boshra Khamenei, was also killed in the same strike.
https://x.com/Tasnimnews_Fa/status/2073641038745395357

rip to the young girl, she didn't have to die with her useless grandfather

Hezzyluv:
The worse thin that ever happened to Nigeria, was Buhari becoming a president. All thanks to Tinubu who forced him on Nigerians just to pave way for his own ambition.

even for hell fire wey buhari dey, thunder go still fire am for there.

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

yours is better, I spent close to 700k every month, most especially if you have infants, baby food go make you rethink why you born. My monthly utilities is over 120k. Savings gone, even this month will be worst because we don't have light for almost a week now, I have been buying fuel 20k everyday, despite investing millions to install solar the weather is not helping either. As I dey here now if my hand touch any APC supporter like yarimo. He go remember how e mama breast taste like

KOMBE:
My Toyota Camry 09 vibrates at high speed and sometimes when I apply brake or reduce speed. I have changed all tyres, done wheel balancing and alignment. Also checked the CV joint, rotor, shaft. Yet the problem continues, please help.

change your brake discs it has happened to me before.

naptu2:
https://punchng.com/oluremi-tinubu-unveils-kidney-disease-clinic-health-tech-academy-in-jigawa/

audio project, Mark my word that project will not leave the foundation stage it will remain fully completed in a 3d format. But billions will be shared

Islie:
https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-how-fg-approved-recruitment-of-300-staff-members-for-fake-presidential-council/

you will not see those senseless animals like helin*†*** and the upsidedown yarimo in this thread, supporters of iniquity and destruction.