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BlueRayDick:
Funny enough I’m quite aware u supported the miliatry action in Ukraine cos I remember vividly well how almost everybody on the Chelsea thread argued during the start of the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio. In fact that’s the reason I was surprised and thought u would support any other means of getting the issue in Niger sorted without any kinda military involvement(either at the ECOWAS regional level or as a neighboring border country ).

Bro, the truth is the most effective way of get getting desired result in Niger is military action. We saw how the west pummeled Russia with loads and loads of sanctions yet it has not deterred them from carrying on with their @special military operation “ in Ukraine. I read Algeria plans to supply Niger electricity after Nigeria cut them off( Tho I don’t know how true it is) , there are already economic actions against Niger yet the coupists are not giving up .

As regards ur post to olowun101 in which u talked about the importance of having the upper hand during negotiations; well I’ve listened to different political analysts and read their thoughts on how poorly we’ve handled the whole negotiation thing with the coupists thus far.

Most political analysts I’ve read/listened to believe ECOWAS and most especially Nigeria goof in the negotiation aspect. We started with what should’ve been the last option on the table . We gave an ultimatum for the junta to vacate seat of government , we cut-off their electricity which we supply them by virtue of a bilateral agreement , blocked their access to our ports and made it practically impossible for them to access the outside world from our end. That in itself is already a declaration of war before any negotiation took place.

That was the probable reason they didn’t treat Sultan of Sokoto and Abdulsalami Abubakar well when they were sent as part of delegation to negotiate cos they felt why negotiate with someone who already has his boots on ur neck ?

Whatever action the government of Nigeria in conjunction with ECOWAS decide to take eventually; I just hope military action is ruled out totally cos the optics shows that Northern Nigerians do not support military to the extent that they staged protests to express this. Also, any military action will leave a huge strain on our finances at this point in time when Nigeria is telling its citizens it can’t afford to fund a whole lot of welfare packages we’ve been enjoying before now.

If you check my post here on this Niger issue, I'm not necessarily pro war. I am pro intervention. Which means Nigeria and Ecowas should intervene in Niger and make sure that side is peaceful. I don't really care whether they practice democracy or dictatorship as long as they secure their side of our border.

The essence of sanction is to bring whoever you are sanctioning tail in hand and at your mercy during negotiation. Niger is not Russia. So far the sanctions are having effect and they are already proposing a 2yrs transition plan. Its left for Ecowas to set terms and make sure they follow the terms. (I want to believe part of the terms will be they securing their border and allowing a smooth transition of power).

Most of the terrorist up north recruits from these countries and use them as hideout and retreat route whenever our military are on the offensive. Look at Mali, with the way their coup leader was talking, you'd think they have a hang of things. Northern Mali is currently in the hand of Rebels. Do you know the ripple effect it will have all round west africa? The same Mali coup leader that lost 1/3 of his country to rebel is talking about supporting another country to fight war.

BlueRayDick:
lol. E don turn fight ?

No be fight my brother.

If you check the Chelsea thread during the start of the Russia v Ukraine war, you will see that I was one of those that actually supported Russia.

No same country won't react and respond to crisis or intended crisis especially in countries that surround them.

It is in our interest that countries that border us are at relative peace.

Olowunl01:
Thousands are being killed in your country annually between ISWAP, Boko Haram, Herdsmen, UGM we are not able to intervene successfully, but people want to send military to intervene in Niger where no one was killed?

Did Niger intervene in the Abacha years? The military option is not an option.

Oga military intervention is expensive, we are constantly being told the country is broke; we need to kill fuel subsidy, education subsidy ati bebelo. So how would we fund this military intervension?

If na concern; we are very concerned, Akpabio can even send them prayers as well - but not concerned enough to kickstart what we don't know how it will end; cos defo it will not be bloodless.

Bros BH, ISWAP and the likes are not fighting conventional warfare, its guerilla. Attack and run into hiding. Even at that, our military men has done considerably well fighting those criminals.

Infact it's because some of our neighbors are not even securing their borders that we continue to have these terrorist use them as a gateway whenever our military guys are on the offensive. Just imagine what will now happen when there full blown crisis there. It's the same way Buhari intervened and made sure that was no crisis in Chad after the death of Idris.

Ecowas has been talking tough and till this moment they have started a war, theres a reason why. It's necessary to have the upper hand during negotiation of any kind to ensure that the junta doesn't get comfortable.

I doubt any war is going to happen but Nigeria will surely intervene and make sure they dont compound the problem we are facing and dealing with.

BlueRayDick:
This one na amala turning .

What people on this thread and beyond have been speaking loudly against is the proposed “military intervention “. Almost everyone against military intervention have always advised that ECOWAS or any other body can intervene (if they must) but not militarily.

Military intervention is what Russia said they are doing in Ukraine and it has led to loss of thousands of lives and properties . The moment one country or coalition invades another country , nobody knows where it’s going to end.

If u look well around this thread , u will still see people clamoring for military action for reasons best known to them even when all fingers point to the fact that we cannot afford another war considering the ones we are already fighting internally .

My initial post on this subject shortly after the coup was that Nigeria May intervene in the Niger issue, but not militarily.

Its better you speak for yourself and not for others and my post was not directed at you, you are the one that jumped at my post.

When the issue of Niger coup started on this thread, alot of people said what's Tinubu problem with whats happening in Niger that whatever is happening there does not concern him.

My post was directed at them and not you but if the shoes fit, wear it bro.

Till today Ecowas still hasn't sent military into Niger to begin any war.

Some people don't know the meaning of Power show off which basically gives you the upper hand during negotiations.

liveLongNprospa:
Tell me who is against any form of intervention except actual military invasion.

Just point out the person

Tell that to your comrades that says we should leave Niger alone and allow them do whatever they want.

BlueRayDick:
The irony of this ur post and the previous one is funny as hell. Russia calls what is happening in Ukraine as special military intervention, but the rest of the world calls it war. Yet u say military intervention is not war.

Intervention doesn't necessarily has to mean war. There has several ways in which Ecowas can intervene in whats happening in Niger without it getting to war.

I do not subscribe to those that say we should leave Niger alone and let them do whatever they want. No reasonable President will just sit idly down and allow chaos to go unchecked on their border.

It is only on this thread that intervention automatically means war.

E dey scratch my balls.

Olowunl01:
Should we still go to war/intervene in Niger? I think with this now - Wagner group would now be answerable to Lord Putin. Tinubu better behave - leave Niger to sort themselves out... Make dem no use our head break coconut.

Russia that embark on special operation in Ukraine because it doesn't want NATO close to his border?

How you people think what's happening in your backyard to your neighbor doesn't concern you still dey amaze me.

Emaprince:
Na monies point dey sponsor this current one.

I don't think Betnija ran away. May be its a thing of the highest bidder.

Moniepoint has been around for a while, they were formerly TeamApt.

They also have a solid user base with their product.

UK has charged Diezani Alison Madueke with bribery and corruption when she was Nigeria petroluem minister between 2010 to 2015.


Source: Reuters.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]The way people delve into crime here and get away with it, it starts to bother me if being a good citizen is of any use.
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The audacity dey shock audacity itself

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Nigerian crude payments?[/color]

Yes. The crude oil was supplied to Duport Midstrem Company Ltd.

He diverted the payment of Duport Midstream.

No be another story of Akintoye Akindele trend last week with how he use his Platform Capital to divert crude oil payment worth hundreds of millions of $$.

Alot of things dey happen for this country at the same time.

seankafor:
if not fraud, how'd they survive?

Most of these VC's are notorious of various kinda of A level fraud called inside trading..

That's why one has to be rugged in this space..

You think big VC's like blackrocks , gensler, CZ... These people are what we call market makers and price movers..

Even peeps like musk can decide to rug the whole market with just one tweet..

Why we re catapulted here is even because words got out tesla sold BTC.. they sold months ago.. but these media giants holdled the news 🗞️, till now, maybe they wanted an entry position, hence they unleashed the news and market comes crashing.. when they have filled their bags, boom you'd see one positive news maybe ETF approval that'd send the market green , then they take profit.. rinse and repeat 🔁

The whole market is a fraud bro.. just have to choose your pains

No be so Musk pump and dump Doge?

KingTom:
Meanwhile sources say that the club is being urged by fans not to reinvest the transfer funds gotten from the sale of Greenwood on another player, but rather donate the proceeds to women's rights charities. I think that's a step in the right direction

It won't be well with those fans and the women's right charities.

seankafor:
bwhahaha.. there is something they use to say

"During a gold rush, the sellers of shovels are the most profitable"..

Crypto is the highest risk venturing investment cum gambling one can make..

Their re many aspects of crypto by the way depending on the department of crypto you want to venture into..

Crypto can take you out of trenches and as well can send you into the deepest part of the trench...

The worst mistake you can do is to listen to influencers, they don't love you.. they'd just use you as exit liquidity.. even rug you join if they have to..

Many tech/crypto broa monetize their friends /followers

Na wetin Danny dey do for Twitter be this.

E even rug his friend project join.

liveLongNprospa:
This scam ehn.. Kai

Meanwhile these guys been dey sponsor bb9ja like 3yrs back or so

Na people money them use run bbn, what they were looking for, they didnt get.

They think it was a joke that bet9ja sponsored them once and japa. Even betway.

These are bookies that have deep pocket oo.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I read that comment thrice.

I even see say Nihilistjnr feature for the EP.

Ahn Ahn.

Never knew this day would come in my lifetime.

I feel fulfilled. [/color]

Hes simply reminiscing on the good old days.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]So something good can come out from Dayo?

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E shock me too.

Fight go soon start. No worry.

BlueRayDick:
I know na; I dey always see am.

I always shake my head when I see people hyping him all up when he wins cos I know it’s just a pool of funds. The few times he wins, he gets all the money every other person has staked on his previous games which he also lost .

When people say Ekitipin don kill bookies , I just laugh at them cos he’s only getting paid from the proceeds of those that have lost his games consistently and have given up

You gerrit.

afrodoc2:
Okay this sounds more plausible. Several quiet losses and a few loud wins. Very few people make significant profit from gambling in the long run. Gambling is a potential disease, and nobody knows who has the addiction gene for it, so the best thing is to never start. It destroys destinies and wrecks families.

This is important.

No amount of responsible gambling awareness can defeat gambling addiction.

My roommate in school used his school fees to play virtual (bet9ja virtual) and lost everything.

If not for his aunt who came through got him, he wont graduate with us. The day he paid his school fees after graduation was the day he stopped playing bet in total.

BlueRayDick:
He's actually not running scam, he just chose a specialization and took the gambling highway.

He mostly forcasts Basketball games which is his forte and only bets on other people's football and tennis games occasionally.

He is also wise enough to bet on few games instead of amassing so many games with hope of winning millions with few thousands.

People like that are professional gamblers, they lose alot and win alot. People only focus on their wins while neglecting their losses. There are times the guy bets 50k to win N40m for straight two weeks and he will be on a losing streak. Then he can win N50m the third week with just 36k stake.

I used to know one man like that, a man who is maried and his first born was already in the university that time. He is a professional gambler who plays pool, Baba ijebu and bet9ja. I heard the man usually has at least one tokunbo car in his garage he is yet to drive. So if he starts going on a losing streak and almost going broke; he will sell that tokunbo car and he's so sure before he finishes spending the money on staking he would've won back enough money to buy the car and even get back on his feet on the street.

I only pity those who do not have his deep pockets and want to emulate him. Its those people u will see lamenting say sportybet don collect their house rent

Ekiti dey stake 100k, 200k, 90k on games and he dey lose consistently like mad.

afrodoc2:
I don't know much about betting/gambling but i suspect Ekitipikin and others of his ilk who appear to keep beating the odds with astronomically high winnings are running some sort of scam. What the scam is i am not sure but it sure looks suspicious and illogical.

I won't be surprised if they are running a PR scam with the betting companies.

The guy can go 2 months without winning but one winning dey cover him losses and give plenty profits.

People dey win from him games sha but you go just ready to lose also. His win rate is below 15% sef but if e win once, e dey loud.

A40:
Lmaoo reason am nau. No be Ekitipikin dey steady knack 50m every 2 months. At least twice I don see am chop 100m in a 1 week span. Which FinTech wan run that one?

Ekitipikin own na something else. His stakes are other people potential wins.

Imagine staking over 100k on games consistently.

BlueRayDick:
I hope nobody will come back and claim Tinubu never promised this like Femi Adeshina did after Buhari’s 8 years o

https://www.nairaland.com/7812173/edu-president-tinubu-determined-lift

Na Betta Edu know wetin she dey talk. Tinubu no send her work as spokeperson.

WhoDeyHause:
We have to beat Luton like a thief who stole phones in computer village but remembered he forgot his own phone and wallet and went back to take it. One point out of six when others are getting their own six is not acceptable.

I'll be there.

Leyqute:
Don't be ungrateful. The Glazers have spent money.

Make i no hold you and ETH neck ooo.

elrony:
Sad to see the curtains close on the golden boy, cos I'd have to be stuck with the agony of watching some one legged fraud week in, week out.

I do hope Mason finds happiness somewhere, for him and his new family, and hopefully he's become a better man.

elrunning

Benjamin Pavard don go Inter.

Useless club.

akwesenana:
So as biggest suppliers of oil, they can suppress human rights of others and get away with it?
Omo.

Donjazet is known to be an hypocrite.

Social justice only for the less privileged.

donjazzet:
Surely larride, an intelligent person in countering a point of another will attempt to address the point made and not just deride it as "rubbish" while not offering a counter argument. Surely you see that only grossly stupid, irreversibly dumb and recaltricant pre teens would reply in the manner just stated?

Your head is paining you.

Someone beat a 10 count charge twice and you are here typing rubbish that not guilty doesn't mean hes not guilty.

Them suppose tie you for market square and flog sense into your head.