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Foreign Affairs › Re: Israel Recovers Body Of Hostage Ilan Weiss From Gaza, Pm's Office Says(photo) by malali: 12:29pm On Aug 29, 2025

How many children have been murdered.

Israel has lost public sympathy from everyone including fellow Israelis

This whole charade has proven to be a land grab and territory grab from the start.

More Israeli's were killed by the IDF during Oct 7th as reported by Israeli national security.

This drama script and attempt to steal more land is obvious to the whole world.

Did they steal Israeli land on oct 7th ? Why and how did their land(Palestinian land) enter the fight.......LMAO

Lets say it for what it is, Israel is trying to steal their land(Palestinian land) and they are murdering them en-masse to achieve this aim.

GBAM.

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Politics › Re: Ojulari alleges plot to unseat him, says NNPCL under attack by malali: 2:06am On Aug 29, 2025

Nigeria will never truly move forward if we continue to judge leaders based on their origin or affiliations rather than their capacity to serve.

Since this man assumed office, he has faced relentless attacks, not because of his policies, but simply because he hails from a politically northern yet culturally southern enclave. Why can’t he be allowed to serve his tenure just like his predecessors?

Do we honestly believe that removing him and installing a so-called “core north” or “core south” leader will magically bring peace? Let’s be real, there will be no peace. The cycle of resentment will only continue.

Every time it is someone from a so-called minority, the knives come out:
• If it’s Kaduna minority, there’s a problem.
• If it’s Plateau minority, there’s a problem.
• If it’s Niger minority, there’s a problem.
• If it’s Kogi minority, there’s a problem.
• If it’s Kwara minority, there’s a problem.
• If it’s Borno minority, there’s a problem.

But tell me, are these people not Nigerians? Or are we saying that some citizens are destined to be treated as second-class in their own country?

Until we confront this hypocrisy, unity will remain an illusion.

Health › Re: Kidney Disease Mortality Rate Per 100,000 People by malali: 11:31am On Aug 27, 2025

Nigeria’s “low” kidney disease mortality figures are misleading. Most deaths go uncounted because many patients never get tested, can’t afford dialysis, or die under the care of traditional healers without a medical record. Weak death certification systems mean the cause is rarely coded as kidney failure.

Key drivers include: poorly managed hypertension and diabetes, fake or substandard drugs, toxic herbal remedies, environmental pollutants, and misuse of painkillers. These factors silently fuel kidney damage.

In reality, Nigeria’s true burden is likely closer to countries reporting much higher rates. The “low numbers” reflect under-reporting, not fewer deaths, making kidney disease a hidden epidemic in the country.

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Politics › Re: I’ve Been To America; It’s Not Better Than Nigeria – Odumeje by malali: 8:09am On Aug 27, 2025

Alot of people are afraid to support him because of the 5 years social media history required for American Visas

grin

Politics › Re: Osun Monarch Jailed Four Years In US For $4.2 Million COVID-19 Fraud by malali: 6:28am On Aug 27, 2025

More Nigerian VIPs are jailed abroad than in Nigeria.

1. Ike Ekweremadu – Former Deputy Senate President, UK – convicted in March 2023 for organ trafficking; sentenced to 9 years 8 months.
2. Beatrice Ekweremadu – Wife of Ike Ekweremadu, UK – convicted alongside her husband; received 4 years 6 months.
3. James Ibori – Former Delta State Governor, UK – convicted in 2012 for money laundering; sentenced to 13 years, served about 4 years.
4. Obinwanne “Invictus Obi” Okeke – Tech entrepreneur, USA – convicted of $11 million fraud; sentenced to 10 years in Virginia.
5. Rahman Abbas “Hushpuppi” – Instagram celebrity/fraudster, USA – sentenced to 11 years, plus restitution.
6. Abidemi Rufai – Ex-SA to Ogun State Governor, USA – convicted for identity theft/fraud (COVID-19 relief); sentenced to 5 years.

If you’re involved in fraud, stay far away from America. The game has changed. A company like Palantir can pull every email linked to your devices, trace all your online aliases, and even map out who calls you most frequently. Coupled with advanced AI, it doesn’t matter if you text or speak in your mother tongue, the system interprets everything. WhatsApp, iMessage, hotspots, even random online accounts, you’re woven into a digital web.

Phones today can be remotely activated to listen in, as long as the battery is inside. Even a single email you once used, dropped at the embassy, is enough to open your entire online footprint to scrutiny.

The technology of 2025 isn’t the 1990–2020 era, it’s lightyears ahead. If you still insist on fraud, your only option is to remain in Nigeria and enjoy your money, because stepping outside is practically walking into a trap.

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Travel › Re: Japan Denies Plans To Create Special Visas For Skilled Nigerians by malali: 10:20am On Aug 26, 2025

JAPAN already has JAPA in the spelling.

Tinubu went to tell them to remove the "N'.

Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 10:17am On Aug 26, 2025

erad:
Well... Guess his principal sees no harm in it till it sinks them both.

This is why a lot of them can't survive outside politics. No corporate organization can tolerate their unprofessionalism.

Exactly....!!!

Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 9:54am On Aug 26, 2025

erad:
Now this makes a lot of sense.

I agree with you. I feel there should be a dedicated account for his official duty and another for personal bants.

It's free for all out there, no rules of engagement. Very unethical.

Exactly my point, when he gets caught in friendly fire, his supporters suddenly claim he was speaking as a private citizen… lol. What he’s actually doing is parroting privileged inner caucus discussions he had no right to broadcast. That’s extremely wrong. I can gauge Wike’s thoughts and capabilities simply by listening to what Lere Olayinka leaks.

Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 9:39am On Aug 26, 2025

ogmask:
I think the fact that he is an official spokesman to the fct minister disqualifies him from making some utterances. Whatever comes out of his mouth is seen as an official position of his master. It will be difficult to seperate his personal opinion from his official position. For me, he should concentrate on his job of spokesperson to the minister until such. a time that he seizes to be.

God bless you....!!!

Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 9:28am On Aug 26, 2025

erad:
Bro... I get you once again.

But the same right you have to speak on societal issues and air your opinions without being an elected official is the same right Lere has. That's why I said you were being emotional.

Lere is stakeholder in Nigeria as well as you and me. He has a right to air his opinions according to his constitutional right to freedom of speech that you spoke about earlier.

He aired his opinion, he's not trying to enforce it. He only made his thoughts known like most of us do in a more civil way than most people I've seen online. We can have a different opinion from him without trying to villainize him.

We've seen people say worse things than him and and we look the other way because we like them or they belong to our part of the divide.

In mature politics, Lere cannot blur lines between official duty and personal opinion. If he wishes to speak as a private citizen, he must explicitly declare: “I am speaking as Lere Olayinka, not as Wike’s media spokesman.” Around the world, a spokesperson cannot publicly voice opinions, then later claim they were private once called out. The rule is simple: you either serve as a spokesman or as a private citizen, especially when your statements contradict the stance of the principal you represent. No gray area.

Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 9:01am On Aug 26, 2025

MaiDeribe:

Lere Olayinka should be fired. He is political baggage. He has no idea what his Job is.....He is not a legislator. Tinubu is allowing all the appointees without mandates run around and insult his electoral base.

He should set an example with one of them. Fire him out of the blues. And tell Nigerians he wont tolerate anyone that tries to trample on Nigerians rights to freedom of speech. We are not in the military era. This is democracy.

Well said !!!!

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 8:49am On Aug 26, 2025*

Zincfingers:
Please show us where Lere Olayinka was appointed by Tinubu ?
I’m sure your own version of democracy is when only you have the monopoly to malign others .
If you don’t like what Lere is doing , seek redress in the courts . That’s what democracy is all about

Lere Olayinka is an appointee in Tinubu’s administration, whether he personally serves Wike or anyone else is irrelevant. The shepherd controls the flock, not the other way around. He should be fired, reassigned, or firmly reminded that his private opinions are neither requested nor appropriate in his official capacity. As a government spokesman, his words should reflect the official stance of his principal, not the whispers of neighbors, friends, or his girlfriend. Only a fool parrots what elected officials think while lacking an electoral mandate himself.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Australia Expels Iran Ambassador Over Antisemitic Arson Attacks by malali: 8:39am On Aug 26, 2025

jaxxy:
I don't see Israelis attacking random Iranians or Palestines in other countries just because of their differences.

Do you lie this well everyday ?
Or was that sarcasm ? LMAO

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 8:33am On Aug 26, 2025

Zincfingers:
They should sack him for airing his opinion Abi .
When have you called for the arrest of Sheikh Gumi and his co terrorist sponsors ?
When will you call for the carpet bombing of Sambisa and other terror hubs .
You better gave your front

Totally irrelevant discuss.
Not defending sheikh Gumi...but sheikh Gumi is not a government spokesman.....all his crazy talk is as a private citizen.
Lere Olayinka too can talk as crazy as he wants....but as a private citizen.
Democracy has rules...you cannot use a government appointed office to turn yourself into a lawmaker...or mention things above your pay grade.

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 8:30am On Aug 26, 2025

erad:
OK... I get where you're coming from.

But his suggestion isn't preventing freedom of speech in any way. Freedom of speech has never been the issue, the abuse of it has. If social media existed when the constitution was written, I'm sure it wouldn't be as vague as it is.

I get you, but I also want you to understand the constitution has to protect everyone, as well as laws. Now when random people come and harass/bully someone online, that's freedom of speech, right? But what laws protect the person being harassed/bullied? At least if you'll throw stones at me, do it with your full chest and with the understanding that there will be repercussions if you're doing it maliciously.

So if his intention is to gag people from expressing themselves rationally, then that's just wrong. But if his intentions is to protect those at the receiving end of cyber bullying and online harassment, I think he has a point.

Freedom of speech and reckless statements are different.

Why is Lere Olayinka suddenly a social media visionary, seemingly outpacing even Mark Zuckerberg? Where was this same energy when politicians openly siphoned government funds? Nigerians are fed up with unelected appointees wielding power without accountability. We are not living under an autocracy. If Lere truly wants to push laws, he should resign, run for office, secure the mandate, and then present his case. As a private citizen, he can propose anything, even mandatory picture IDs for social media, but as an appointee, his duty is to serve within his role and respect the people he represents.

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 7:16am On Aug 26, 2025

LagosOrigin:
He's only de-marketing tinubu amongst the youths
Nothing like wotowoto in what he's saying .

Exactly....!!

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 7:15am On Aug 26, 2025

DeLaRue:
He doesn't work for the President, and I don't see what he has done to warrant your call for his sacking.
You don't like what he says about the people you support?
I thought you people were advocates of unrestricted freedom of speech. Let him talk now.

I do not stand with any politician. I stand with Nigerians. Lere Olayinka’s utterances are condescending and outright anti-constitutional. If he wishes to continue talking recklessly, then he has no business holding public office and should be fired immediately. As an appointee, his duty is to respect the electoral mandate that put his boss in office, not to insult Nigerians.

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Politics › Re: Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 7:11am On Aug 26, 2025

LibertyRep:
Wait, is this because of the NIN and ID for opening and managing social media accounts as suggested by Lere?

Does he not have a right to his own opinions again?

He has a right to his own opinion.....Thats why they need to fire him. So he can spend the whole day voicing his opinion.

Its wrong to be voicing his private opinion as Wike's spokesman........He is violating his contract and assignment.

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Politics › Editorial: Tinubu Must Fire Lere Olayinka Now. by malali(op): 6:43am On Aug 26, 2025*

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot continue to look away while his administration is hijacked by reckless loudmouths like Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to Nyesom Wike. This is a man who has built a reputation not on defending Nigerians, not on exposing corruption, not on championing reforms, but on threatening citizens with impunity and disdain.

For years, Olayinka has made treasonous remarks, speaking as though Nigerians should be decapitated for daring to comment on national issues. And now he dares to call for gagging social media, demanding bottlenecks and gatekeeping to silence Nigerians. What he has never once called for is the prosecution of looters, the dismantling of corruption networks, or accountability within government.

This is the face of a deeper rot: unelected aides who talk down to the electorate as if they were mob enforcers, not public servants. Nigerians did not elect Lere Olayinka. He has no mandate. His only qualification appears to be a reckless mouth and loyalty to a political boss. Yet his voice is amplified from inside Tinubu’s government, poisoning public trust and making the president himself the target of growing resentment.

Enough is enough. If Tinubu is serious about discipline and respect in his administration, he must fire Lere Olayinka immediately. Political appointees can squabble in private, but when addressing Nigerians, they must do so with humility and respect. Anything less is abuse of the very people who gave Tinubu his mandate.

Every day Olayinka remains in office is another day Tinubu’s presidency is undermined by arrogance, contempt, and disregard for Nigerians. The time to act is now. Fire Lere Olayinka.

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Politics › Re: Wike’s Aide Proposes Mandatory NIN, ID For Social Media Accounts by malali: 5:56am On Aug 26, 2025*

Gorem2013:
If you're picked up now to come and defend this, another story about how there's no more press freedom in Nigeria will surface

Why not ask your fake news Nigeria coroner and his 40 thieving friend to swear if they're clean. Pandora dey there oo

Nobody can pick me up....
Keep living in fear...allowing fellow humans and mortals to steal your generation and your grandchildren's generations.

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Politics › Re: Wike’s Aide Proposes Mandatory NIN, ID For Social Media Accounts by malali: 5:47am On Aug 26, 2025*

Lere Olayinka should be fired. He is estranging his principal from the very democratic voter base that sustains any government. He talks like a hired enforcer for El Chapo, not like a democrat who understands that power comes only through the people’s grace. Immature, condescending, and reckless toward Nigerians, he crosses a dangerous line. Yes, tackle political opponents if you must, but when you start tampering with constitutionally protected freedom of speech, without a single electoral mandate, you become a liability. Olayinka is just an appointee. He has zero votes from Nigerians.

After Wike’s Miami houses were exposed, bought with stolen funds from his time as Local Government Chairman, the true cost was laid bare. That Winter Springs, Florida property stands as a monument to deprivation: Rivers children robbed of education, clinics starved of medicine, and infrastructure funds eaten alive.

And now, conveniently after Wike’s U.S. mansion was revealed, Nigerians are suddenly being threatened with NIN and BVN requirements for social media accounts. Instead of confronting corruption, they are moving to silence the people.

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Politics › Editorial: Tinubu Must Match Trump’s Boldness In Fighting Corruption by malali(op): 5:44am On Aug 26, 2025

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud was swift, bold, and decisive. Whether one agrees with the politics or not, the message was clear: allegations of corruption in high office cannot be ignored. That is the kind of courage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must summon if Nigeria is ever to turn the corner.

For years, Nigeria has been trapped in a cycle of borrowing without visible results. Loans meant to power our electricity grid, modernize infrastructure, or ease the lives of ordinary citizens too often vanish into private pockets. The government rolls out new policies, yet corruption quietly drains them before they yield fruit.

Mr. Tinubu must understand: policies alone won’t save Nigeria. Money alone won’t save Nigeria. Only decisive action against corruption at the highest levels will. Imagine if, the moment a minister or director-general was credibly implicated in siphoning funds, Tinubu fired them publicly, froze their assets, and made them face justice. It would shock the system. It would show Nigerians and investors alike that the old impunity is over.

The alternative is grim but familiar: inaction, endless probes with no punishment, and the recycling of tainted officials. That path guarantees perpetual corruption, wasted loans, and policies that remain good only on paper.

If Tinubu is serious about leaving a legacy beyond borrowing, he must be bold, bolder than any of his predecessors. Even if it hasn’t been done before, he must act fast and act decisively. Otherwise, Nigeria’s future will remain mortgaged to corruption.

Politics › Re: Bayo Ojulari Says International Syndicates Involved In Crude Oil Theft by malali: 3:17am On Aug 26, 2025

Like we do not know who are the oil thieves............

There are people in Nigeria with Private jets with no employment or any active business under their names.

When you ask them what they are doing they will tell you "Its God"

God of Oil theft and bunkering ?

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Politics › Re: Wike’s Aide Proposes Mandatory NIN, ID For Social Media Accounts by malali: 6:53pm On Aug 25, 2025*

Because they exposed Wike's house in Florida ?

All of a sudden NIN and BVN for social media accounts ?

Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 6:48pm On Aug 25, 2025

Enice:
Stop writing rubbish! DMO publishes our debts. That's our official record. Stop manufacturing silly records

And by publish, you mean lump it together ?
Without really classifying or analyzing so many parameters
Where were you when IMF and world bank said our statistics could be better
Which is akin to saying DMO is practicing voodoo statistics to compute our debt matters.

Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 6:44pm On Aug 25, 2025

Putinofrussia:
Thrash is when you deny the obvious

"The Obvious" must be the name of a night club in Markudi.

Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 1:30pm On Aug 25, 2025

[quote author=Putinofrussia post=136576136][/quote]Strip the spin:
• NELFUND & consumer credit are loans, not free gifts.
• Kidney dialysis remains out of reach for the average poor Nigerian despite token subsidies.
• Technical institutions “free” claim ignores underfunding, poor facilities, and teachers still owed arrears.
• Old pensioners getting “free medical care” is largely paper policy, walk into a government hospital and test it.
• Lagos “best tech city in the world”? Laughable, global rankings don’t place it anywhere near top 20.
• Nigeria didn’t pay off IMF debt; Nigeria hasn’t owed the IMF since 2006 under Obasanjo.What was left was accrued interest and charges

Hardship isn’t “easing”—inflation just crossed 33%, food inflation near 40%, and naira volatility remains brutal.

Tinubu hasn’t delivered more than past governments, he’s delivering more pain with more propaganda.

Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 11:51am On Aug 25, 2025

Putinofrussia:
What would you now say about South Africa?
They borrow 5 times more than Nigeria borrows.
All nations of the world borrow.

South Africa’s borrowing is better positioned despite higher debt:
• South Africa’s external debt is approximately 22% of its GDP, indicating manageable debt relative to economic size, while Nigeria’s debt-to-GDP ratio is higher and more burdensome .
• South Africa has stronger debt servicing capacity, with debt service payments on external debt about $23 billion in 2023, reflecting stabilized creditworthiness .
• South Africa’s borrowing supports a more diversified and resilient economy with better access to formal credit markets, unlike Nigeria where formal borrowing levels are lower, constrained by high interest rates and less financial inclusion .
• Nigeria faces currency depreciation pressures inflating its debt burden, while South Africa’s rand is relatively more stable .

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Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 11:45am On Aug 25, 2025

FIRDAUS3:
this loan of a thing is a fast major setback for Nigeria, after collection no transparency, non-efficient utilization,

That’s exactly my worry, loans must be treated as income, with every condition, repayment plan and utilization breakdown updated consistently.

We are no longer funding forex subsidy or oil subsidy… SO WHY ARE WE ACCUMULATING MORE DEBT THAN EVER

Politics › Nigeria’s Borrowing Spiral: The New Slavery By Debt by malali(op): 11:34am On Aug 25, 2025*

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly secured another $238 million loan from Japan, ostensibly to “improve power transmission.” To the casual observer, this looks like progress. But the seasoned Nigerian, scarred by decades of déjà vu economics, knows it’s a rinse-and-repeat cycle.

In 2022, under Buhari, Japan already loaned Nigeria $220 million for the same sector. Three years later, there has been no measurable improvement in power supply nationwide. Nigerians still endure darkness, endless generator noise, and unaffordable tariffs. No clear audit, no transparent breakdown, no accountability.

Now, in 2025, after Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies and forex subsidies, moves that were sold as “fiscal discipline”, we are ironically demanding an even larger loan. If subsidy savings were meant to free up cash, why are we borrowing more, not less?

The Questions Nigerians Should Be Asking
1. What happened to the 2022 Japanese loan?
Where is the project? Which substations were upgraded? Which metrics improved?
2. Why borrow bigger now when subsidies are gone?
The fiscal hole was supposed to shrink. Instead, the hole seems deeper.
3. What is the loan-to-loan pipeline?
Is this now a treadmill, borrow $220M, then $238M, then $300M, each time with no results?

The Hidden Agenda of Borrowing

When governments borrow aggressively in short windows, especially near the start of their term, it often signals one of two things:
• Kickbacks & patronage networks: Loan contracts are tied to contractors and consultants who orbit the ruling elite.
• Strategic debt entanglement: Leaving office with a country shackled in obligations so crushing that the next administration cannot maneuver.

This is Buhari economics rebranded, borrow, announce “infrastructure,” but deliver nothing measurable. By the end, the naira is devalued, inflation soars, and the debt-servicing bill swallows the budget.

The Global Contrast

While the world invests in AI, renewable energy, and digital economies, Nigeria is still mortgaging its sovereignty on crude oil backbones and opaque loans. Other nations build wealth engines; we build debt pyramids.

The New Slavery

The old chains were iron. The new chains are debt obligations. You don’t need colonizers if you can keep Africans permanently owing. Every loan signed without transparency is another shackle.

What Must Be Done
1. A bipartisan Senate committee must publish a transparent loan register:
• How much borrowed
• For what purpose
• What has been delivered
• What is projected
2. Independent audits by civil society and international watchdogs must track outcomes.
3. Shift from loan addiction to revenue innovation: AI, renewable energy, fintech exports, diaspora remittance leverage, agricultural processing.

Tinubu’s borrowing spree feels less like “reform” and more like loot now, let the next generation pay later. Without radical accountability, Nigeria risks becoming a nation that doesn’t own its future, just the paperwork of its debt collectors.

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Business › Re: Aliko Dangote Tops Forbes List Of Top 10 Black Billionaires In 2025(pix) by malali: 2:39pm On Aug 22, 2025

[quote author=SmartPolician post=136539881]How does Forbes determine these things? I am 100% certain that these people didn't disclose their earnings to anyone because rich people, probably because of safety concerns, don't like discussing their wealth.

Forbes’ billionaire lists are not as transparent as they look, but they do have a formula. The key is verifiable wealth.
1. Source of Wealth Must Be Traceable
• To make the list, a person’s wealth has to be linked to something measurable: stock holdings, real estate, dividends, company valuations. Rumors, whispers, or “we all know he’s rich” don’t count.
2. Public Listings Help
• Most Africans who appear on Forbes have publicly listed businesses (e.g., Dangote Cement). This makes their stakes and market value easy to calculate. If your empire is hidden in shell companies, private oil wells, or unlisted mines, it won’t show up.
3. Americans Are Easier to Track
• In the U.S., people file taxes, disclose assets, and many companies are public. Even private billionaires often have some paper trail — real estate, investment funds, or company valuations that leak into the open.
4. The Invisible Billionaires
• Yes, there are African power brokers, ex-military rulers, politicians, and private resource owners with fortunes bigger than Forbes’ poster boys. But they stay off the radar. Why? Their wealth often comes from embezzlement, looting, state capture, and opaque deals. That kind of money isn’t counted because it’s deliberately hidden — sometimes offshore, sometimes in proxies’ names.
5. The Dangote Illusion
• To assume Dangote is the richest black man alive is naïve. He is simply the most visible, measurable, and “presentable” for global media. Nigeria alone has shadow figures with deeper vaults, but because their cash pipelines are rooted in corruption and secrecy, they will never be Forbes-approved.

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