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Karemarealty288:
Lol when China's economic growth is dependent on America and the West. CHINA get sense na.

Unlike Russia, China and the West (majorly USA) are in a suicidal embrace. Anyone who tries to kill the other will die likewise.

Russia's economy for all Intent and purposes wasn't fully integrated with the West. Yes, they bought and sold, but everything was at an arms length

I think Unionpay is also the way to go.

Mastercard and Visa be forming fake liberal values but don't mind ripping people off when there is profit to be made. Nigeria should take a cue from this and start boosting Verve as our independent financial settlement system.

AntiTerrorists:
aljazeera is the best right ?

Aljazeera are only reliable for mideast news. They are now pro-west.

This is false.

Op, you need to verify information before posting.

British sources are NOT trustworthy

neuf:
really so why did the same NATO reject Ukraine and Georgia membership plan in 2008?

you guys are so shallow in international relations but will be quick to be shouting western propaganda because that makes you seem enlightened instead of actually being enlightened

Don't be a dullard. How does my post and your response correlate?

As to the point raised, perhaps you should do better research on the outcome of the Bucharest Summit of 2008 viz a viz Ukraine and Georgia. I won't help you to do that.

bestman09:

If Russia is a good neighbor to Ukraine and other neighboring countries, would they be willing to join NATO or seek protections from somewhere?

Everything should be done to stop the war before more destructions and lives lost

Russia was a good neighbour to Ukraine up until 2014 when the American sponsored Nazis took over and committed fraternal genocide against the people in Donbass region.

uniquetechng:
[s]Ukrainians revolted against him because they dont like him,[/s] Putin bringing him back to power may turn Ukraine to Afghanistan with many rebel factions.

A radical section of Ukrainians (west of the Dnieper river) sponsored by the Western powers, revolted against him to fulfil their our hegemonic desires of using Ukraine as a springboard against Russia.

Fixed.

Stevenson20:
All these would've been averted if only Putin agreed to dialogue. Now your countrymen are bearing the brunt of the sanctions.
The sanctions are not even up to a week and Chelsea is up for sale. Only God knows what'll be up for sale next week.

Soon, Putin will face uprising from his citizens or generals.
Farewell Chelsea, though i'm not a fan but i love the club.
I pray you get a good buyer.

Putin agreed to dialogue by standing as a guarantor to the Minsk agreement which Ukraine failed to honour from 2015 to date.

Putin also agreed to dialogue by proposing a legal agreement requesting NATO not to expand further eastward and to remove offensive weapons from Eastern Europe.

What was the outcome of the dialogue?

With regards to sanctions, Abramovich already had plans to sell Chelsea as early as 2019/2020 when the UK government first revoked his visa. This is not new.

Might be best to look at issues without emotions.

seanwilliam:
Like for USA share for Russia

This is childish �

Yes, let him come and complete his legitimate term

You absolutely get the picture. Flights to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China and other South East Asian countries will become terribly expensive due to increased fuel consumption. Seems Uncle Johnson didn't think this properly

pansophist:
I know this will happen. People can't really fanthom how huge Russia is. If they ban you from their airspace, you're toast. For example to connect Asia and Europe, you have to fly through Russia. Imagine skipping Russian territory from aviation route, its basically suicidal. Its like you want to go to Abuja from lagos, but have to fly to Benin republic first, then to Niger Republic, then southbound to Abuja. Suicidal.

Irrespective of the pains of war, if the root cause is not examined and addressed, humanity will repeat same mistakes in the future.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the nation early Thursday, directing Russian forces to conduct a special operation in the Donbass region to protect people who have been facing genocide perpetrated by the Kiev regime for eight years now.

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Read the full text of his speech:
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Dear citizens of Russia, friends,

I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia.
I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western politicians created for Russia consistently, rudely and unceremoniously from year to year. I am referring to the eastward expansion of NATO, which is moving its military infrastructure ever closer to the Russian border
It is a fact that over the past 30 years we have been patiently trying to come to an agreement with the leading NATO countries regarding the principles of equal and indivisible security in Europe.

In response to our proposals, we invariably faced either cynical deception and lies or attempts at pressure and blackmail, while the North Atlantic alliance continued to expand despite our protests and concerns. Its military machine is moving and, as I said, is approaching our very border.
Why is this happening? Where did this insolent manner of talking down from the height of their exceptionalism, infallibility and all-permissiveness come from? What is the explanation for this contemptuous and disdainful attitude to our interests and absolutely legitimate demands.
The answer is simple. Everything is clear and obvious. In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union grew weaker and subsequently broke apart. That experience should serve as a good lesson for us, because it has shown us that the paralysis of power and will is the first step towards complete degradation and oblivion. We lost confidence for only one moment, but it was enough to disrupt the balance of forces in the world.
As a result, the old treaties and agreements are no longer effective. Entreaties and requests do not help. Anything that does not suit the dominant state, the powers that be, is denounced as archaic, obsolete and useless. At the same time, everything it regards as useful is presented as the ultimate truth and forced on others regardless of the cost, abusively and by any means available. Those who refuse to comply are subjected to strong-arm tactics.
What I am saying now does not concern only Russia, and Russia is not the only country that is worried about this. This has to do with the entire system of international relations, and sometimes even US allies. The collapse of the Soviet Union led to a redivision of the world, and the norms of international law that developed by that time – and the most important of them, the fundamental norms that were adopted following WWII and largely formalised its outcome – came in the way of those who declared themselves the winners of the Cold War.
Of course, practice, international relations and the rules regulating them had to take into account the changes that took place in the world and in the balance of forces. However, this should have been done professionally, smoothly, patiently, and with due regard and respect for the interests of all states and one’s own responsibility. Instead, we saw a state of euphoria created by the feeling of absolute superiority, a kind of modern absolutism, coupled with the low cultural standards and arrogance of those who formulated and pushed through decisions that suited only themselves. The situation took a different turn.
There are many examples of this. [b]First a bloody military operation was waged against Belgrade, without the UN Security Council’s sanction but with combat aircraft and missiles used in the heart of Europe. The bombing of peaceful cities and vital infrastructure went on for several weeks. I have to recall these facts, because some Western colleagues prefer to forget them, and when we mentioned the event, they prefer to avoid speaking about international law, instead emphasising the circumstances which they interpret as they think necessary.

Then came the turn of Iraq, Libya and Syria. The illegal use of military power against Libya and the distortion of all the UN Security Council decisions on Libya ruined the state, created a huge seat of international terrorism, and pushed the country towards a humanitarian catastrophe, into the vortex of a civil war, which has continued there for years. The tragedy, which was created for hundreds of thousands and even millions of people not only in Libya but in the whole region, has led to a large-scale exodus from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe.
A similar fate was also prepared for Syria. The combat operations conducted by the Western coalition in that country without the Syrian government’s approval or UN Security Council’s sanction can only be defined as aggression and intervention.
But the example that stands apart from the above events is, of course, the invasion of Iraq without any legal grounds. They used the pretext of allegedly reliable information available in the United States about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. To prove that allegation, the US Secretary of State held up a vial with white power, publicly, for the whole world to see, assuring the international community that it was a chemical warfare agent created in Iraq. It later turned out that all of that was a fake and a sham, and that Iraq did not have any chemical weapons. Incredible and shocking but true. We witnessed lies made at the highest state level and voiced from the high UN rostrum. As a result we see a tremendous loss in human life, damage, destruction, and a colossal upsurge of terrorism.
Overall, it appears that nearly everywhere, in many regions of the world where the United States brought its law and order, this created bloody, non-healing wounds and the curse of international terrorism and extremism. I have only mentioned the most glaring but far from only examples of disregard for international law[/b]
This array includes promises not to expand NATO eastwards even by an inch. To reiterate: they have deceived us, or, to put it simply, they have played us. Sure, one often hears that politics is a dirty business. It could be, but it shouldn’t be as dirty as it is now, not to such an extent. This type of con-artist behaviour is contrary not only to the principles of international relations but also and above all to the generally accepted norms of morality and ethics. Where is justice and truth here? Just lies and hypocrisy all around.
Incidentally, US politicians, political scientists and journalists write and say that a veritable "empire of lies" has been created inside the United States in recent years. It is hard to disagree with this – it is really so. But one should not be modest about it: the United States is still a great country and a system-forming power. All its satellites not only humbly and obediently say yes to and parrot it at the slightest pretext but also imitate its behaviour and enthusiastically accept the rules it is offering them. Therefore, one can say with good reason and confidence that the whole so-called Western bloc formed by the United States in its own image and likeness is, in its entirety, the very same "empire of lies".
As for our country, after the disintegration of the USSR, given the entire unprecedented openness of the new, modern Russia, its readiness to work honestly with the United States and other Western partners, and its practically unilateral disarmament, they immediately tried to put the final squeeze on us, finish us off, and utterly destroy us. This is how it was in the 1990s and the early 2000s, when the so-called collective West was actively supporting separatism and gangs of mercenaries in southern Russia. What victims, what losses we had to sustain and what trials we had to go through at that time before we broke the back of international terrorism in the Caucasus! We remember this and will never forget.
Properly speaking, the attempts to use us in their own interests never ceased until quite recently: they sought to destroy our traditional values and force on us their false values that would erode us, our people from within, the attitudes they have been aggressively imposing on their countries, attitudes that are directly leading to degradation and degeneration, because they are contrary to human nature. This is not going to happen. No one has ever succeeded in doing this, nor will they succeed now.
Despite all that, in December 2021, we made yet another attempt to reach agreement with the United States and its allies on the principles of European security and NATO’s non-expansion. Our efforts were in vain. The United States has not changed its position. It does not believe it necessary to agree with Russia on a matter that is critical for us. The United States is pursuing its own objectives, while neglecting our interests.
Of course, this situation begs a question: what next, what are we to expect? If history is any guide, we know that in 1940 and early 1941 the Soviet Union went to great lengths to prevent war or at least delay its outbreak. To this end, the USSR sought not to provoke the potential aggressor until the very end by refraining or postponing the most urgent and obvious preparations it had to make to defend itself from an imminent attack. When it finally acted, it was too late.
As a result, the country was not prepared to counter the invasion by Nazi Germany, which attacked our Motherland on June 22, 1941, without declaring war. The country stopped the enemy and went on to defeat it, but this came at a tremendous cost. The attempt to appease the aggressor ahead of the Great Patriotic War proved to be a mistake which came at a high cost for our people. In the first months after the hostilities broke out, we lost vast territories of strategic importance, as well as millions of lives. We will not make this mistake the second time. We have no right to do so.
Those who aspire to global dominance have publicly designated Russia as their enemy. They did so with impunity. Make no mistake, they had no reason to act this way. It is true that they have considerable financial, scientific, technological, and military capabilities. We are aware of this and have an objective view of the economic threats we have been hearing, just as our ability to counter this brash and never-ending blackmail. Let me reiterate that we have no illusions in this regard and are extremely realistic in our assessments.
As for military affairs, even after the dissolution of the USSR and losing a considerable part of its capabilities, today’s Russia remains one of the most powerful nuclear states. Moreover, it has a certain advantage in several cutting-edge weapons. In this context, there should be no doubt for anyone that any potential aggressor will face defeat and ominous consequences should it directly attack our country.
At the same time, technology, including in the defence sector, is changing rapidly. One day there is one leader, and tomorrow another, but a military presence in territories bordering on Russia, if we permit it to go ahead, will stay for decades to come or maybe forever, creating an ever mounting and totally unacceptable threat for Russia.
[b]Even now, with NATO’s eastward expansion the situation for Russia has been becoming worse and more dangerous by the year. Moreover, these past days NATO leadership has been blunt in its statements that they need to accelerate and step up efforts to bring the alliance’s infrastructure closer to Russia’s borders. In other words, they have been toughening their position. We cannot stay idle and passively observe these developments. This would be an absolutely irresponsible thing to do for us.
Any further expansion of the North Atlantic alliance’s infrastructure or the ongoing efforts to gain a military foothold of the Ukrainian territory are unacceptable for us. Of course, the question is not about NATO itself. It merely serves as a tool of US foreign policy. The problem is that in territories adjacent to Russia, which I have to note is our historical land, a hostile "anti-Russia" is taking shape. Fully controlled from the outside, it is doing everything to attract NATO armed forces and obtain cutting-edge weapons.
For the United States and its allies, it is a policy of containing Russia, with obvious geopolitical dividends. For our country, it is a matter of life and death, a matter of our historical future as a nation. This is not an exaggeration; this is a fact. It is not only a very real threat to our interests but to the very existence of our state and to its sovereignty. It is the red line which we have spoken about on numerous occasions. They have crossed it.[/b]
This brings me to the situation in Donbass. We can see that the forces that staged the coup in Ukraine in 2014 have seized power, are keeping it with the help of ornamental election procedures and have abandoned the path of a peaceful conflict settlement.
For eight years, for eight endless years we have been doing everything possible to settle the situation by peaceful political means. Everything was in vain.

As I said in my previous address, you cannot look without compassion at what is happening there. It became impossible to tolerate it. We had to stop that atrocity, that genocide of the millions of people who live there and who pinned their hopes on Russia, on all of us. It is their aspirations, the feelings and pain of these people that were the main motivating force behind our decision to recognise the independence of the Donbass people’s republics.
I would like to additionally emphasise the following. Focused on their own goals, the leading NATO countries are supporting the far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine, those who will never forgive the people of Crimea and Sevastopol for freely making a choice to reunite with Russia.
They will undoubtedly try to bring war to Crimea just as they have done in Donbass, to kill innocent people just as members of the punitive units of Ukrainian nationalists and Hitler’s accomplices did during the Great Patriotic War. They have also openly laid claim to several other Russian regions.
If we look at the sequence of events and the incoming reports, the showdown between Russia and these forces cannot be avoided. It is only a matter of time. They are getting ready and waiting for the right moment. Moreover, they went as far as aspire to acquire nuclear weapons. We will not let this happen.
I have already said that Russia accepted the new geopolitical reality after the dissolution of the USSR. We have been treating all new post-Soviet states with respect and will continue to act this way. We respect and will respect their sovereignty, as proven by the assistance we provided to Kazakhstan when it faced tragic events and a challenge in terms of its statehood and integrity. However, Russia cannot feel safe, develop, and exist while facing a permanent threat from the territory of today’s Ukraine.
Let me remind you that in 2000–2005 we used our military to push back against terrorists in the Caucasus and stood up for the integrity of our state. We preserved Russia. In 2014, we supported the people of Crimea and Sevastopol. In 2015, we used our Armed Forces to create a reliable shield that prevented terrorists from Syria from penetrating Russia. This was a matter of defending ourselves. We had no other choice.
The same is happening today. They did not leave us any other option for defending Russia and our people, other than the one we are forced to use today. In these circumstances, we have to take bold and immediate action. The people’s republics of Donbass have asked Russia for help.

In this context, in accordance with Article 51 (Chapter VII) of the UN Charter, with permission of Russia’s Federation Council, and in execution of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance with the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic, ratified by the Federal Assembly on February 22, I made a decision to carry out a special military operation.

The purpose of this operation is to protect people who, for eight years now, have been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kiev regime. To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation.

It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory. We do not intend to impose anything on anyone by force. At the same time, we have been hearing an increasing number of statements coming from the West that there is no need any more to abide by the documents setting forth the outcomes of World War II, as signed by the totalitarian Soviet regime. How can we respond to that?
The outcomes of World War II and the sacrifices our people had to make to defeat Nazism are sacred. This does not contradict the high values of human rights and freedoms in the reality that emerged over the post-war decades. This does not mean that nations cannot enjoy the right to self-determination, which is enshrined in Article 1 of the UN Charter.
Let me remind you that the people living in territories which are part of today’s Ukraine were not asked how they want to build their lives when the USSR was created or after World War II. Freedom guides our policy, the freedom to choose independently our future and the future of our children. We believe that all the peoples living in today’s Ukraine, anyone who want to do this, must be able to enjoy this right to make a free choice.
In this context I would like to address the citizens of Ukraine. In 2014, Russia was obliged to protect the people of Crimea and Sevastopol from those who you yourself call "nats". The people of Crimea and Sevastopol made their choice in favour of being with their historical homeland, Russia, and we supported their choice. As I said, we could not act otherwise.
The current events have nothing to do with a desire to infringe on the interests of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. They are connected with the defending Russia from those who have taken Ukraine hostage and are trying to use it against our country and our people.
I reiterate: we are acting to defend ourselves from the threats created for us and from a worse peril than what is happening now. I am asking you, however hard this may be, to understand this and to work together with us so as to turn this tragic page as soon as possible and to move forward together, without allowing anyone to interfere in our affairs and our relations but developing them independently, so as to create favourable conditions for overcoming all these problems and to strengthen us from within as a single whole, despite the existence of state borders. I believe in this, in our common future.

Source[i]
https://sputniknews.com/20220224/putin-authorizes-special-operation-in-donbass-1093318890.html

Guys, these are not Russian soldiers nah. So much fake news online.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/02/24/russian-troops-ukraine-kyiv-region-airbase-chance-nr-vpx.cnn

Please watch the video from CNN's Matthew Chance who had a close up view of Russian soldiers at Kiev Airport.

Russians are marked with black/yellow armbands and not red or white armbands.

This was long overdue.

On the Tactical chessboard, this is a loss for Russia as Ukraine was never ready to implement the Minsk agreements and was just stringing Russia and by extent France and Germany on a wild goose chase. Ukraine refusing to implement the agreements and grant the Donbass Republics "special status" was to prevent the Russians from having a say in its affairs using those republics.

Strategically though, this is a win. Ukraine as a state has lost a considerable portion of its territory and seems to have overplayed its hand. Its ability to join NATO is now seriously in doubt.

ShobayoEmma:
Gov. Oyetola has won the war, let's see how he will win the battle. I wish him the best



Buhari a good man with evil Intentions

I think you meant it the other way round.

Battles exists within a war, while a war comprises of several battles.

He has won the battle, but the war continues.

Governor Ganduje still needs to reachout to Shekarau in the insterest of peace.

Right from the onset, the legal backing Shekarau thought he had was standing on a faulty foundation.

Mooh247:



$1.2 billion... Haba Kilode

Unit cost per one is $20,000,000 x 24 = $480,000,000

Training + Logistics + lobbying + building of Facilities, new airstrips and Hangars = $ highest $120,000,000

Total = $ 600,000,000


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You missed a vital component of the purchase price and that is SPARE PARTS.

When purchasing military assets of this nature, the cost of spare parts and maintenance is also factored in upfront.

Cost of spares over the service life of an aircraft can even exceed the initial unit outlay of each.

Although for this one, egunje must have been factored in sha

WhatCanIsay:
The treaty compels Russia and America to maintain the national sovereignty of Ukraine and that the borders should be maintained as it was. Also it compelled Ukraine to surrender their nuclear warheads, which they fully complied to.

Did Ukraine release their nuclear assets to Russia? Yes.

Did Russia stand by the treaty? No, they invaded and took Crimea.

Has Ukraine joined NATO? No.

Who defaulted, by actions taken?

Don't nitpick my response. Why did Russia take Crimea? If you cannot answer that logically then so be it.

With regards to Ukraine joining NATO, do note that joining NATO is enshrined in Ukraine's constitution.

They haven't joined and hence no action was taken. However, preparations are in place in case they do join. Hope you get that?

WhatCanIsay:
From which angle you look at it, Russia is wrong in their actions.

You signed a treaty with Ukraine, you went ahead to default by taking over Crimea after Ukraine has fulfilled their obligations in the treaty.

That one no do you, today you want to invade the same country that has not posed any direct threat to you.

Funny enough some Nigerians support the idea simply because what their mind can only process is Russia vs America.

If the treaty being mentioned here is the "Budapest Memorandum" then Ukraine didn't fulfil its obligations as claimed in your post.

Ukraine joining NATO was a violation of that treaty as the Busapest memorandum implied that their borders will be respected in return for them giving up Soviet nukes on their territory and staying neutral.

Now Ukraine, after toppling its elected government in 2014 with the support of the West now proposes to join NATO. So the Russians should fold their arms right?

Maybe you should study the Cuban Missile Crisis and the history of Ukraine to gain more insights.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Local production of goods do not happen with a magic wand.

It needs power, security, favourable economic policies, good road network, boosting the supply local raw materials, and a list of others

You guys should stop singing this local production, as if Dangote and Flour mills are enjoying the way they import wheat do we can eat bread[/color]

You are so on-point.

Honestly, if I could offer advice to any of the candidates on boosting local production, it will be as follows:

1. Create an Industrial zone (Manufacturing hub) preferably in the South West or South South that has access to the sea. It could be one of the already existing FTZs i.e. Olokola, Lekki or Ikot Abasi.
2. Develop massive infrastructure there i.e. Seaport, Airport, Independent Power Supply Structure, Massive Road/Rail network that connects to other existing arterial transport systems to move goods to the hinterland.
3. Provide comprehensive and business friendly security framework.
4. Provide an enabling business environment. Preferably digitized and highly optimized to guarantee smooth processing of permits and ease of access to getting things seamlessly done with government regulators. Maybe even establish an Agency for this purpose.
5. Massive Tax holidays perhaps up to 10 years. In return, extract commitment for each company to contribute 2.5% of Gross profits towards an Industrial Development Fund.
6. Build on a massive scale, low and medium cost housing projects adjacent to the FTZ with dedicated transport links to convey persons in and out.
7. Provide a comprehensive guarantee to any company willing to invest in the Manufacturing hub of an investment payback of up to 70% if their project fails due to any shortcomings the government's part.

This is just a rough idea, but if this is done successfully in one place, it can be replicated to another location, and on to another and in due time we also will become a Manufacturing centre. This in addition to our growing Service industry will make us an economic superpower in Africa. It will have a ripple effect on the strength of our currency, unemployment will be tackled and the GDP base will rise even further.

This is what China did step by step with the help of the United States to become the economic superpower that they are today.

The only problem though is labour. While we have abundance of labour here in Nigeria, majority of them are unskilled labour. We need serious educational reforms on a short-medium-long term basis to correct this.

Is the population of Lagos in 1960 same as its population today?

Secondly with regards to orderliness, there is no orderly traffic in the world.

You are taking a snapshot of one segment of traffic on a particular road and juxtaposing it to another segment on a different road with a timeframe gap of almost 60 years!

Not a fair comparison.

I thought same intelligence claimed that Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014.

Are the Russians planning to "re-invade" Ukraine?

Funny that people still believe all this crap.

Inflation is rising in the US, Covid is rising in the US, Biden's approval rating is falling in the US, UK Prime Minister is being investigated for breaking lockdown protocols.....but viola!

It is Russia "invading" Ukraine that is on the news. Lol

Kudos, this is a concise summation of events. Unfortunately, many on Nairaland and even the world are ignorant of these things. Even when such facts are presented to them, they choose to remain in denial. No matter how far a lie goes, the truth will always catchup to it

MangekyoAlt:
You don't like russians because they oppress sovereign nations? I challenge you to go and start reading the history of USA. I almost guarantee you that you will start liking the russians, as did I. Because I used to be like you before.

The USA did much, much worse than Russia is currently doing. The western media's tried to cover all of it and I'll tell you they actually succeeded. But then, if you go deep, you will definitely see books or even articles that explain their brutal history.

Anyway, since you claim russia doesn't respect other countries sovereignty. Let me give you a few examples of when USA attempted what Russia is currently doing with Ukraine. USA even kill their own citizens to make it seem like it is other "sovereign" countries that did it, to justify invasion.

in 1898, for instance, the US exploded USS Maine in Havana killing 266 American mariners to blame and declaring war on Spain.

Please I advice you to Google operation north woods. Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against American citizens that originated within
the US Department of Defense of the United States government in 1962.
The proposals called for the CIA operatives to both stage and actually commit acts of terrorism against American military and civilian targets , blaming them on the Cuban government, and using it to justify a war against Cuba. Ukraine...sound familiar??

Now you see that Cuba that I mentioned? That country Don see hell fire for USA hand. I'm willing to write about the suffering that was meted upon them by USA, but I'll leave that for another day. Let me talk about NATO, USA, RUSSIA & UKRAINE.

So many of you nairalanders actually think Russia is the aggressor and the cause of the current tension. Well that is false! NATO and the USA are both the problem. Here do you know why? Well, the West been led by the USA had been expanding its DS Military infrastructure footprint throughout Europe; deploying NATO nuclear missiles, U.S. missile defense systems and special forces along Russia’s doorstep.
Putin hasn’t been toppling governments in Eastern Europe, installing proxies, or deploying Russian missiles and Soviet defense systems. As you nairalanders make it seem. It’s been the West, moving East. Since the end of the Cold War, the West has been systematically cutting Russia off from the rest of the world, using NATO.

What’s happening in Ukraine today is the same thing that happened in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. please go and read about the Cuban missile crisis if you can. America put nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey. The Soviet Union ‘RESPONDED’ by putting missiles in the Caribbean (via submarines) and Cuba.
America learned about the Soviet missiles in the Caribbean and Cuba and freaked out bc of the extremely close proximity of the Soviets’ military infrastructure. With Soviet missiles that close, America would not have sufficient time to analyze, evaluate and respond to a potential threat. America went nuts, demanded the Soviets immediately remove the missiles.
The Soviets had made the same complaints and demands about America’s nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey. The United States said those missiles were defensive. After the Soviets responded in kind putting the same in the Caribbean and Cuba, America said the missiles were an aggressive threat.
The Cuban Missile Crisis had begun. The Soviets were not the aggressors, they were the respondent.
The United States wasn’t having it and began plans to invade Cuba, put 100,000 plus troops on Florida beaches, set up an illegal Naval blockade in the Caribbean blocking all ships from reaching Cuba and the United States, flew Spy Planes over Cuba (which got shot down, killing Air Force Pilot Rudolph Anderson). The U.S. also attacked Soviet submarines which were lawfully patrolling in international water and hadn’t fired on anyone.
Pretty hypocritical, right?
The Soviets were simply responding in kind, and refused to back down. In the end, in order to avoid nuclear war, America agreed to remove its nuclear missiles from Italy and Turkey, and thereafter the Soviets agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, restoring the status quo and balance of power to the position the parties were in before America dramatically expanded its military footprint.
Today, we see the EXACT SAME scenario happening. The West has been building up its NATO footprint, putting NATO weapons, nuclear missiles, missile defense systems and special forces in former Soviet states.
Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan we’re a step too far for Putin inasmuch as this is literally on the doorstep of Russia.
Putin has amassed his extraordinary military machinery and has told the world that NATO missiles are NOT going into Ukraine. Putin has also demanded the West remove its missiles from the former Soviet states surrounding Russia.
Sound familiar!
Putin will win this battle, NATO and the rest of the world will agree to restore the status quo and remove NATO missiles. If the Biden / NATO missiles currently on their way actually enter Ukraine, you will see Putin respond with the use of his vast military.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwWW3sbk4EU

Lalasticlacla, Mynd44 move to fp for people to be enlightened

I hope they can lobby successfully and this should be across party lines.

Same way women lobbied for 35% Affirmative Action for representation in governance, youths should also lobby for same.

The next government must make youths an inclusive part of governance.

When I heard Abdulmunin Jubrin say that on Journalists Hangout, I was also surprised.

As BAT's aspiration gathers pace, I believe more will be revealed about him either for good or for bad.

To those accusing him of being a thief without any valid proof, na wa for una o.

Michelle70:
I dont think PMB even has a preferred candidate, even when u hear those in APC, they keep saying how Buhari isn't partisan or favours some set of people.
I feel he will choose his preferred one after talking to them

It might not be the President per se who has a preference, but some of the powerful persons around him. Let's watch and see.

I wonder what is the point of the meeting.....

Is he trying to tell them to step down for one particular candidate or is he trying to intimate them of his preferred candidate in the meeting?

Methinks the president(cy) should be focused on ensuring that:

1. Ticket goes to the south for purpose of equity
2. That he does not impose one person over others

BAT and BMB nah correct padi from time nah.

Condolences to the Murray-Bruce family.

What about Taiwan's partnership servitude to the United States, should we term it as contemptible?

Afterall, what's good for the goose is also good for the gander.

This match will be a clash of Titans.

Very difficult to predict.

Will watch and enjoy the game as a neutral.

@OP, not every Nigerian is in that "desperation" category.

Yes, a lot of things are not working as it should when compared to other climes. However, not everyone is as desirous to run over there because the grass is not always greener on the other side, even if it appears to be so.

Some of us can and will still make it here.

Each to his own.