₦airaland Forum

Whyem15:
Let's not forget that the US government under Donald trump banned TikTok too without anyone complaining.

Apt, these guys and their insatiable hunger to rub their self-righteousness in our faces, When DT banned TikTok, there was no outrage on Western media, no talk of the restriction of the freedom of expression and the sudden descent into Authoritarianism, only "Concerns" about user data and the treats of a rising China.

Hypocriptic bunch.

Whyem15:
Nigerian ports will serve as port of choice for some of these countries too because of reduced logistics cost due to the rail an improved speed of delivery rather than the Ports of Benin and Cameroon they currently use.

We have a unique opportunity of leapfrogging regional competitors, any reasonable person would see how Lagos - Maradi project should be prioritised.

Sizzorkay:
you get time sha.
anyone with common sense gets what he meant. road and rail should link us all together within West Africa, and if financially feasible the entire continent. makes it easier for people and goods to get to their destination.
when tribalists accuse others of same. weird huh

E de tire me sometimes, the country them de find, abi them no go follow trade too?

Truthshots23:
Benin republic and southern cameroon are more economically relevant than Niger republic, so you are talking in a void.

Many cities within nigeria are more economically relevant than niger republic, yet these cities are not well connected by train and we have to go and get trains to niger republic ?
Look, your man buhari has just confesses he did this because of his tribalism. What is there to debate ?

With a railway to Maradi, you could access Mali, Burkina faso, Chad etc landlocked countries that need access to the Sea, Nigeria could provide refined petroleum products, human capital, steel, consumer goods, Etc. have you thought about this too?

Truthshots23:
1) you seem to believe you have a "broader scope" than me.
2) I am a mathematician, a french citizen and from the southsouth.
3) I schooled in France right from primary school, we learn real history not your usual nigerian myths.
We actually really learn geopolitics, not like you guys who pretend to know geopolitics.
4) stop assuming yourself to be smarter than others whom you don't even know.
5) the ethnic bigot in question here is buhari himself. The guy is even confessing, what will it take for you guys to open your eyes ?

From what I can deduce from what he said(which I'm sure everybody thinks fairly would agree) Africa and Africans have locked ourselves out for far too long.

Barriers that didn't exist 200 years ago exist today because of the scourge of colonization.

We trade more with Europe and Southeast Asia than amongst ourselves.

Rectifying that oddity would help fasten economic integration, and provide the jobs that our populations desperately need.

The Lagos - Kano, Lagos - Calabar, Warri - Kano projects etc are all part of a wider project, the National railway Masterplan, they are only carried out in sections because of the paucity of funds

lebuhsi:
If you don't have a broader scope of how you view the world, comprehension and understanding would always have limitations.

Europe is doing well today because of how sophisticated infrastructure is, you can work in Germany and live in the Netherlands for instance. Buhari is not our problem, ethnic fundamentalism is.

Nigeria can very quickly position itself as a beacon in the region and beyond with unfettered access to the "economies of the hinterland" with the building of critical infrastructure such as this.

I'm sure you must have heard of the ACFTA agreement, Nigeria can be a source of raw materials, energy, human capital, steel, etc. Since we are talking about jobs here, double-digit growth, economic progress on a scale that has never been seen.

There is a scramble for the proverbial piece of the pie in Africa right now, even Saharan countries like Morroco are not left out(They recently tried, and failed to join the ECOWAS) why do you think that is?! Access to the free market!

Truthshots23:
I guess niger republic is part of "one nigeria" now.
People wake up, buhari and his northern click do not believe in "one nigeria", all their actions have shown it, they are only exploiting the hell out of the south to further their personal ethnic agendas.

What buhari and his brothers are saying is "what is mine is mine and what is yours is debatable"

If you don't have a broader scope of how you view the world, comprehension and understanding would always have limitations.

Europe is doing well today because of how sophisticated infrastructure is, you can work in Germany and live in the Netherlands for instance. Buhari is not our problem, ethnic fundamentalism is.

ugo4u:
Dangote will be buying Nigerian crude in naira, that's the deal proposed with the NNPC. Don't be surprised when his refinery becomes fully operational nothing much will change FOREx wise and even the price of PMS.

Exactly, all this CBN defending the Naira is just funding the importation of inflation.

All the currency to float then peg it when you have an alignment with the unofficial rate, we are spending whopping amounts of Forex to keep the Naira at artificial rates to the dollar, inflation has been largely unbothered by that.

Dangote's refinery would save Nigeria about $3bn of importation cost singlehandedly, Nigerians would be like

" hang on a minute, that's free $3bn to spend of needless importation and hoarding for Forex speculation"

Until we make currency speculation unpalatable, we would always continue to have forex problems

Sizzorkay:
Every so called developed countries out there are mostly in debt, if not all.
increasing tax revenue is also important, otherwise we won't be able to fund anything. and we gotta increase our debt, most countries do it. right now our debt is too low. we gotta borrow more and put that money into good use.
Tiny Israel is over 200 billion dollars in debt, USA is over 14 trillion in debt. even Saudi Arabia.
We gotta give out long term loans at low interest rates to our companies, so they can expand and hire more people, upgrade how we do things, establish trade schools across the country so our youths can get modern skills acquisitions, rather than hiring construction workers from china.
These things aren't rocket science. its sad how we lag so far behind

The rate of youth with skilled labour has been dwindling at alarming rates no thanks to the prevalence of fraud and sundry.

Substance abuse has risen dramatically due to the "disposable income" available, up until last year I bin never see crack and molly with my eye before, na normal weed boys bin de on.

For my yard now na like normal thing now, with an average spend per individual at ₦5k a day.

It has opened a new industry of sorts, even drug dealers now the chop.

Fighting for territory by local gangs would soon be the new security "frontier" in Urban Nigeria, they just too much ill-gotten money on the streets, it wouldn't be too long before "boys" have ideas.

Nigeria used to be a transit country for Narcos, that story is quickly changing.

All those so-called "Nigerian Mafia" men for Italy go soon start to come back.

What's even worse is that there's really no appetite amongst the youthful population to learn a skill, dem go rather go de for "HK" when you see your 23-year-old friend de drive $50k machine oppression no go kee you?

seunmsg:
In simple terms, we don’t earn enough foreign exchange to keep the Naira strong. We don’t produce anything that other countries require other than crude oil. The little forex we earn from crude oil, we spend almost everything to import refined petroleum products and sell in Naira at subsidized rates.

Political elites and even the citizens are not helping matters. Our elites steal money and horde them in foreign currencies. Citizens also gave a very high taste for anything foreign. So, we keep using our little forex to meet all these demands.

There is, however, a green light at the end of the tunnel with Dangote refinery. Once it comes on board fully next year, we should be able to significantly reduce our importation bills. With other government policies in the Agric sector, mining etc, the Naira May start getting stronger by end of next year other things being equal. I’m just being optimistic.

A whooping $3bn per anuum, that would be significant you have failed to add the fertiliser plant too(also Crude oil would be bought in Naira)

While I would admit that there certainly are double standards in terms of Twitter's approach to Nigeria, which I believe stems from the lack of understanding of the complexities of the socio-political environment in a lot of places. I mean why have a U.K, US bureau then have a single bureau for The middle east and Africa?!

Those are how many countries fit in a single band again?

Facebook's approach is a lot different(because they have the financial muscle to do so?) They work with top tier think tanks and work with countries on an individual basis.

That's why I believe their approach to the endsars protest was a lot different than Twitter's(deliberate attempts to spot and flag fake and inaccurate post and fact-checking)

A lot of their decisions I believe comes from a lot of ignorance and perhaps arrogance? They have a generalized(radical?) View to how the world works, black & white


Twitter is filled with fake and inciting tweets, from secessionists to ethnic Nationalists etc.

A lot of violence this country has seen in the past 12 months undoubtedly generated from Twitter, mostly spurred by fake news, they must agree that they too have a lot of work to do in that regards a country as complex as Nigeria should have had a bureau like yesterday.

Just to add, the ban of Twitter is most likely to cause devastating effects on OSINT and data mining, the intelligence community would suffer for this.

Very few people used a VPN before now, the people that knew about it felt lazy to use it, that would not be the case now.

ugo4u:
A congenital nonentity and an irritant thinks otherwise without coming up with an alternative.

The 1999 Constitution was crafted by solely by civilians

Town hall meetings, consensus and all that.
This thread would further explain this

The 1999 Constitution is not exactly new, it's a replica of the 1979 Constitution with very slight adjustments.

https://twitter.com/yinkanubi/status/1392393437207572483?s=19

kabe1:
Man this is heartbreaking and painful!!

This country deserves a break from bad news.

I mean.......... man!!!

It's really mentally exhausting tbh.

Now, I think "what's the next bad thing that can happen"? And another thing happens that just sends me on another emotional spiral

lebuhsi:
https://prnigeria.com/2021/05/21/chief-of-army-staff-dies/?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Oh my God! I just saw this too

Names of victims on board the ill fated aircraft.
1. LT GEN I ATTAHIRU.
2. BRIG GEN MI ABDULKADIR.
3. BRIG GEN OLAYINKA.
4. BRIG GEN KULIYA.
5. MAJ LA HAYAT.
6. MAJ HAMZA.
7. SGT UMAR.
8. FLT LT TO ASANIYI.
9. FLT LT AA OLUFADE.
10. SGT ADESINA.
11. ACM OYEDEPO.

Rest in peace heroes!

JOSCOFELIX:
oga na hear i hear first. but i do see

You don see am now na

JOSCOFELIX:
I call some....... he say that the coas and the rest are in icu. he said they where breathing when being rush to the hospital. this happen 2min close to the airport.assin. .... Should not be rule out

Oga JOSCO everything was engulfed in flames, it's impossible anyone survived, see for yourself

Plane crash site scenes https://t.co/wfcjp6vL5g pic.twitter.com/gyqGMA5Bs7

— Saj. (@sajawalshahbaz) May 21, 2021

lebuhsi:
It's really funny what's going on on social media, the same Lt. Gen Attahiru they said was sacked as Sector Commander Op LD, and was made COAS because of the "quota system" is the same man being praised today with stories that he was assassinated by powers that be, Nigerians will always agend.

Woe be tide us of he was a southerner sha

God rest his soul and the souls of all of those in that plane, they've served their country well.

X

It's really funny what's going on social media, the same Lt. Gen Attahiru they said was sacked as Sector Commander Op LD, and was made COAS because of the "quota system" is the same man being praised today with stories that he was assassinated by powers that be, Nigerians will always agend.

Woe be tide us of he was a southerner sha

God rest his soul and the souls of all of those in that plane, they've served their country well.

shadowprimezero:
Chief of Army Staff is dead!!!!!!

https://prnigeria.com/2021/05/21/chief-of-army-staff-dies/?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Oh my God! I just saw this too

JOSCOFELIX:
make i go do combat referee for them, may they know too kill themselves

A sub-faction of Boko Haram loyal to Abubakar Shekau and led by one Ba Koura from the Lake Chad islands is heading towards the Sambisa/Timbuktu area to attack ISWAP, HumAngle has learnt. This is in retaliation for the invasion of the group's stronghold as well as Shekau's death.

More blood bath guys

JUST IN: Video footage of the Deep Blue Project - Maritime Asset Demo at Navy School of Underwater Warfare, yesterday.

JUST IN: Video footage of the Deep Blue Project - Maritime Asset Demo at Navy School of Underwater Warfare, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/5HosIyIjYc

— Eons Intelligence (@eonsintelligenc) May 21, 2021

ISWAP-Boko Haram Clash Consumes Shekau in Sambisa Forest

A situation report by one of the intelligence services sighted by PRNigeria said that, the notorious terrorist leader must have been killed during struggle for power between the Boko Haram and the ISWAP groups

The reports stated that “On 19th May 2021, about 1829hours, ISWAP top Fighter Baana DUGURI-on this selector – geolocated around sambisa forest Pulka Gwoza LGA BRS, informed ISWAP logistics commander MODU SULUM- geolocated opposite General hospital Konduga LGA Borno state that, they killed ABUBAKAR SHEKAU over all BH leader in Sambisa Forest date.

“DUGURI disclosed that the ISWAP fighters team surrounded the BH leader with his team and shooting ensued between the 2 factions.DUGURI further added that SHEKAU detonated a bomb and killed himself when he observed that the ISWAP fighters wanted to capture him alive.

“Furthermore, DUGURI informed SULUM that the two sides also lost some fighters during the shooting .He avered that even Yesterday ISWAP was pursuing ABUBAKAR SHEKAU and he SHEKAU discarded his cap and ran but today the pursuit continued and he was finally killed.DUGURI asked MODU SULUM if the other BH members who fled are returning to their houses?

“In his response,, SULUM rejoiced over the death of ABUBAKAR SHEKAU and glorified God over the success.He also said few BH members are returning to their houses.”

https://prnigeria.com/2021/05/20/iswap-boko-haram-shekau/?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Very detailed convo, possible SIGINT?

Odunayaw:
I hope NAF/NA artillery utilizes this window. SF teams should be out marking targets. Let's give these fucktards a farewell 21 gun salute

ISWAP units would be riding around in their technicals unperturbed. they might as well swap their heads out for bulbs.

We really miss those ATF videos

Odunayaw:
This is the part I hope is true!!

He went out in a bang, and then some

Boko Haram Strongman, Shekau, Dead As ISWAP Fighters Capture Sambisa Forest

Shekau had surrendered and engaged in an hours-long meeting with the ISWAP fighters, where he was asked to voluntarily relinquish power. He refused and instead opted to blow himself up.


Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead, HumAngle has been able to gather from multiple sources.

This incident took place on Wednesday evening following the invasion of the terror group’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest area by a column of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters.

ISWAP, which had broken away from the Shekau-led Boko Haram faction in 2016 after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), raided the group’s hideout using multiple gun trucks.

Shekau’s enclave was tracked down by ISWAP using its forces based in the Timbuktu Triangle. His fighters were killed in the process, followed by a long gunfire exchange between the invading group and Shekau’s bodyguards.

HumAngle gathered that after his bodyguards were subdued, Shekau surrendered and engaged in an hours-long meeting with the ISWAP fighters. During the parley, he was asked to voluntarily relinquish power and order his fighters in other areas to declare Nai'a (allegiance) to ISWAP’s authority. They had expected Shekau to issue a statement.

Sources within the insurgency, however, said that Shekau who secretly had a suicide vest on eventually blew himself up alongside everyone present during the negotiations.

The identities of the people within ISWAP’s leadership who lost their lives to the explosion remain unclear at this time.



https://humangle.ng/boko-haram-strongman-shekau-dead-as-iswap-fighters-capture-sambisa-forest/

JOSCOFELIX:
two intel with me 1 say it was military artillery strike 2 he blew himself with grenade

It's more likely that it's the latter

Xbee007:

Unconfirmed reports are saying Shekau went out Al Baghdadi style, I would have preferred a severed head tbh.

JAS identity is/was? built around Shekau, if they were finished before, there are very dead now.

The remnants of the sect will join ISWAP or seek green pastures elsewhere, there's no way Al Musab will let any sub-set have any kind of control.

Bakura faction in Niger and Chad is next in line on the list of annihilation, when Nurman Nur was beheaded most of his fighters and commanders joined ISWAP

With Ba Idrissa out of the way, they is really nothing holding his ambitions anymore, there is no one else to challenge him for leadership anymore, Nur is dead, Abu kaka is dead, Ba Idrissa is dead, now Shekau? it leaves only him.
His hubris might lead to his downfall, his rise to power may be short-lived Borno Afterall, is a large expanse of territory, with limited resources his forces will be spread thin, the arrival and deployment of A-29 would prove a game-changer, pilots wouldn't bother about making several passes to hit their target, a CT-COIN Christmas.

They will only be interesting times ahead of us.

JOSCOFELIX:
yes.
i heard military advancing to some location . but they are still heavy artillery bombardment . local and intel say they spot a m35 helicopter with alpha jet and f7 fighter jet

Interesting...

SuperSixSeven:
That's what they say whenever he is on the run. We need a clear picture of his dead body or it didn't happen.

Tbh, until I see his corpse on AMAQ or something, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I believe we'll get a clearer picture tomorrow....... or not.

JOSCOFELIX:
I AM WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM MILITARY AND LOCALS. BUT ARTLITARY BOMBARDMENT IS WORKING

Is it ongoing at the moment?