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Let me quote you again just in vain...
Wish you the best in you relationship.

bdon123:
Unlike u,m not biased based although based on my relationship u will tink i should be.bt fck that wat makes me a diff nigerian frm u.I was born n bred in Lagos so i say it wit my full chest,yoruba lagosians are xtremely tribalistic.i suffered too frm yoruba teachers back then i. Sec schl.

With this your orientation, no amount of love can sustain that your relationship. RhiP to that relationship in advance

bdon123:
U should know by now that 98% of men of God in naija are jst business men wit plenty branches. DADDY g.o saw a yoruba muslim man becoming president n he kept quiet while d whole christian community were against muslim muslim ticket all becos of tribalism.He chose tribe than his fate becos yoruba men no matter how educated will always be tribalistic.it pains me saying this knowing i hav a yoruba gf i luv so mch .

RIP to that relationship in advance

bdon123:
U should know by now that 98% of men of God in naija are jst business men wit plenty branches. DADDY g.o saw a yoruba muslim man becoming president n he kept quiet while d whole christian community were against muslim muslim ticket all becos of tribalism.He chose tribe than his fate becos yoruba men no matter how educated will always be tribalistic.it pains me saying this knowing i hav a yoruba gf i luv so mch .

Customer please don't let your prepaid meter out of sight!!!

It is either it is upgraded right where it has been installed or swapped with another one. If you at any point go meter-less¦ sope otilooooooø

Inorganic chemistry guru

Hopez456:
Professor wood! Baba don old o. The Don of UI's chemistry Dept.

What! How!? Despite all the exautic yoruba girls and women out there! You too yeye... quote me when you get sensible thing wey you fit yarn.

BitterTruth0001:
Nobody does . They respect you to your face and talk shit at your back when you’re not there.
They neither have good food/soup nor beautiful women.
I have never seen anyone boast of dating or marrying a yoruba woman .
Even their men are chasing other tribes to marry like their lives depend on it .
Bini , akwa ibon, calabar , kalabari, Fulani, Igbo : all these ones have exotic women .

But I like their Aje butter girls sha. Shout out to my Aje butter babies back then in Uni 😘

Hmmm

The facts will be coming out gradually. It will still be interesting though, to see how and when ECOWAS soldiers will match into Niger with the alleged presence of US military camp in the country. Or should we just focus on Niamey

DaddyJapan:
I have been hearing that uranium from Niger powers one in every three light bulbs in France for the past two weeks. But how does this claim stand up to close scrutiny?

(1) France derives 70% and not 100% of her energy supply from Nuclear power.
(2) Over the past 10 years, Niger accounted for 20% of the 88,200 tonnes of natural uranium imported into France.
(3) According to French state-owned nuclear energy company, Orana, in contrast to earlier years, France currently sources less than 10% of the uranium required to power its nuclear plants.

The devil is always in the detail...

Excellent review sir. As the developed world compete (in elephant battle) to move from fossils (petroleum) to non-fossil (cleaner) energy, locations rich with the raw material deposits of this new energy will either encounter great advancement or great crisis. Niger is unfortunately falling into the latter category, and Nigeria being its big bros have alot to do to save Niger, else Nigeria (especially the northern part) will be badly degraded by an extended Niger crisis. As you have rightly said in your rare wisdom, I also believe BAT is currently playing a smart one on the big boys, by giving them a quick impression that hes ready to rapidly do whatever it take to bring Niger back to order. However, in reality he will take his time to carefully weigh his options, particularly as it may affect his firm leadership of the country.

IndexMode:
We all know it was never about democracy.

Niger, very likely, is doomed to go the way of Libya.

The west might instigate some supposed supporters of Bazum to start shooting the army, or another set of coupists, using promise of trinkets and power, then provide weapons and let it degenerate into a civil war.
I don't see then ever leaving that uranium to Russia.
Africa is already several steps behind, to simply do the 'right thing '. Infrastructure? Implements to farm our own food? Energy? If we simply turn our back to the west.

This is why I think Tinubu is doing something smart by pretending to go along with the west but foot dragging just to prevent some of our neighbors punishment coming our way too in sanctions. Nigeria will have to become involved eventually, if the place becomes a crisis. Just the storyline would matter- peacekeeping maybe.

Don't be dull bros. FG can easily get the loan to fix refineries (they have been getting much more loans for less relevant projects). Alternatively, less priority projects and expenditures can be suspended to facilitate the comebacks of the refineries. The excessive annual cost of leadership in Nigeria is enough to build modular refineries. If corporate and even individuals can build refineries, govts (with intentions) can also do it without killing the citizens.

Holla911:
How could he have repaired the refineries while paying subsidy ?
One had to go for the other. We have no choice but to endure the difficult time while hoping and praying our leaders get it right.
The current hardship is a global pandemic.

... This your FTC fit derail the important review and comprehension of the critical research findings in this post sha..

Justiceleague1:
Lion please roar nahhh..
Btw, everyone, everybody should please always pray and be very careful of how you move any time of the day o, especially in the ronu territories including even Lagos state.

Today's punch online reveals a lot of skull mining activities and mining industrialists in action with the police recovering mined skulls being transported by same skull miners/transporters and mining industrialists!!!!!!!

A word issa enough for the wise!!!!!

"A Lion Doesn't Concern Itself with the Opinion of Sheep"_
- Tywin Lannister of Game of Thrones


It was exactly 6.23am this Saturday morning that I casually engaged a cerebral friend of mine on whatsapp.

That decision to engage was a mistake on my part.

I say it was a mistake because I was billed to start my every-Saturday 20km walk at exactly 6.30am. 3 and one half hours later, I haven't left my laptop.

And I have researched and written what has now essentially become this short article - the Part 2 of yesterday's piece on How Nations Become Powerful. I have captioned this Part 2: On Niger's Uranium, Lions and Sheep.

And I have opened this piece with same quote I opened Part 1 with - the wise words of Tywin Lannister - The Great Lion on the Rock; Lord of Casterly Rock; Head of House Lannister; and Father of Queen Cercei, Queen of the Andals & of the First Men:

_"A Lion Doesn't Concern Itself with the Opinion of Sheep"_

By 6.43am, I was still chatting with my friend when he dropped the bomb that changed my entire morning.

Speaking of the Republic of Niger, Uche Egwu Esq, a well traveled Attorney who happens to be a polygot and a very independent thinker, said, _"That's why America and their allies have military bases there. And those coup guys don't dare approach those mines"_

I stopped dead on my tracks and my head raced in a million different directions at same time. I immediately articulated and shared some of the questions that popped in my head with a group of 45 fun-loving intellectuals that I associate with. I hoped they would provide enquiry and resistance that would motivate my research. They didn't fail.

Here are the questions:

Are there still US troops in Niger?

If yes, why are they quiet?

And why is there no confrontation between them and the coup leaders?

Where are the US troops?

What are they doing wherever they are?

And who is in control of Niger's Uranium mines?

Here's the outcome of my research:

A few days ago on Tuesday the 8th of August 2023, Ms Sabrina Singh, the spokeswoman of the US Defence Department, in response to a question on US troops in Niger said, _"We are going to continue to engage from a military standpoint. I think the fact that our force posture has not changed sends a message that we're committed to the region, we're committed to Niger."_

Further asked why the US is not pulling its troops from Niger, she continued, _"We will not abandon Nigeriens that we've partnered with that, we've trained with over many years. Niger is, of course, an important ally within the region when it comes to counterterrorism and other operations"_

So, long and short of it? There are still US troops in Niger.

Infact, some 1,100 of them. And that is the uniformed ones.

They are stationed in the Agadez Region in North Central Niger about 850km from the capital Niamey

They have a Military base there manned by soldiers and civilians. The number of American civilians there has never been released (you will see why this is important shortly)

They also have a Drone Base there. Operating out of the Arlit Airport. Now, Arlit is a small town of a little over 100,000 people situated in Agadez Region. And the Arlit Airport is a small commercial airport that has largely been taken over by the US.

For a small commercial airport in a small town, Arlit sure sees a lot of planes. Many of them Cargo Planes.

Back to the Drone Base. The Drone Base in the Arlit Airport is officially run by the US Airforce. But in reality, its actually run by civilians. Civilians that work for an organization known as the CIA.

What are they doing there?

_"To assist American and Nigerien forces in counter-terrorism operations, monitor routes used by militants in Niger into neighboring nations, and to assist ongoing operations in Libya"_

Quite incidentally, Niger's Uranium happens to be found mainly in the twin adjoining towns of Arlit and Akokan in same Agadez Region. Here you would find Africa's largest deposits of Uranium.

With an annual production of 3,000 tonnes, Niger is the 4th largest producer of Uranium on earth. And their Uranium happens to be the highest grade Uranium on planet earth.

According to the UNDP, Niger's Human Development Index (HDI), is currently 0.4. Up from 0.27 twenty three years ago. This means that, for most of the last 23 years, Niger has been the poorest nation on planet earth. Overtaken only by Chad and South Sudan in the last 3 years.

Outside of capital Niamey, Niger has experienced considerable development with Road Construction. Many kilometres of roads have been built. Incidentally, most of these roads lead to Arlit. To Arlit Airport to be precise. And they are mainly from small towns like Tahoua. Incidentally again, Tahoua and other similar small towns with road networks to Arlit Airport are all Uranium mining towns.

Meanwhile, according to WorldData, Niger's network of roads and highways has a total length of 18,949 km. For each of the country's 26.21 million inhabitants, this corresponds to 0.72 meters. This puts Niger in 217th place in the global ranking. Put simply, Niger is one of the road-poorest nations on earth. But it has managed to build many hundreds of kilometers of new and good roads to Arlit Airport.

Niger is also one of the electricity-poorest nations on earth. They rank 7th. But Uranium from Niger still manages to power one in every three light bulbs in France. Incidentally once again, a good portion of the electricity outside of capital Niamey is concentrated on powering the areas between Arlit and small Uranium mining towns like Tahoua.

Life expectancy in Niger is a mere 45 years old. And if reading were required to save lives, 71% of Nigeriens would be dead, as 71% of them can neither read nor write. And that right there, is the literal definition of Illiteracy.

In 2015, Niger was ranked the Most Illiterate Country on planet earth with a rating of 19.1%. The runner up behind Niger in this inglorious ranking had a rating of 30.47%. While the top nations, Finland and Norway, each rated 100%.

The 2 major Uranium mining companies in Niger are Somair and Cominak. Between them, they mine over 90% of Niger's Uranium. And they have been doing that since Niger gained its independence from France in August of 1960. Both companies are owned by another company named, Areva.

On the 23rd of January 2018, Areva rebranded itself to Orano but still maintained ownership of 60% of Somair and 64% of Cominak. Speaking of the rebranding, Chief Executive, Philippe Knoche said, _"We had to change our name - we are a new company with a different perimeter, focused on the fuel cycle"_

Others have suggested the rebranding exercise had other goals.

On 16 February 2017, the "Uranium Gate scandal" broke out, causing the French group Areva to lose $101 million on the sale of a uranium stockpile. Through Russian and Lebanese intermediaries, millions in retro commissions were paid out to several "agents" including Nigeriens. AREVA's headquarters were searched in Paris in November of 2017 by the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office, and a judicial enquiry opened on _"bribery of foreign public officials, private corruption, criminal conspiracy"_ concerning this sale of Uranium from Niger.

Only 2 months after, Areva rebranded to Orano. Some schools of thought say the rebranding was related to this Uranium Gate Scandal. Nothing ever came of the Judicial Enquiry.

Keep somehwere at the back of your mind that Areva was an SOE (State Owned Enterprise). And so is Orano. This means that they are officially owned by the State and Government of France.

Back to their operations in Niger. As a rule, Somair and Cominak does not disclose (and in 63 years of operation, has never disclosed), their payment to the government of Niger for extraction and export of Uranium. It's a black box operation. Total Black Box.

What is not Black Box however, is that under the terms of a decades-old agreement, Samair and Cominak are only required to pay 5.5% of revenues to the people and government of Niger. And yes, that wasnt a typo. You read it right. 5.5%. (Five and one half percent). Thats all they pay to the Republic of Niger.

With all these stupendous profits being airlifted out of Arlit Airport, you may wanna ask yourself again:

What are US troops doing in Niger? And why are they quiet?

What type of air cover is the US Drone Base in Arlit Airport providing? And for who?

Does the new regime in Niamey control Arlit and Akokan? Or are Arlit and Akokan controlled by the US Airforce and the CIA? Who is currently in control of Niger's Uranium deposits - Lion or Sheep?

If Lion is in control of Uranium deposits in Arlit, why has Niamey not moved on Arlit? Can Niamey be said to have control of the whole Niger presently?

If Lion is so interested in sustaining Democracy, why is Lion containing itself in Arlit while Democracy is being 'assaulted' in Niamey? Why has Lion not moved on Niamey?

Why does it appear Lion is instigating ECOWAS to move on fellow Sheep in Niamey?

What Lessons may hold from all these for Sheep?

Can Sheep become Lion?

I know I suggested I would provide answers. But here I am leaving you with more questions.

My sincere apologies.

"A Lion Doesn't Concern Itself with the Opinion of Sheep"

Emeka Orjih. 𝕿𝖞𝖊 𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖘𝖙
Finance & Development Strategist.
Twitter: @emekaorjih

Even t-shirts dey the ban

Cemsorcems:
Even face cap?

Una for kuku sew School uniform give them.

Eleyi tun red ju!

Guyman01:
Impressive but he should know that Yahaya Bello doesn't believe in free and fair elections to the point of digging up and cutting up federal roads to prevent INEC from reaching areas he considers as opponents strongholds

Just like Lagos is no man's land abi

hahn:
The story never happened.

You can rest.

Hmmm.. O sé! But can you please back this up with some Bible verses?

illicit:
Adonijah was already guilty of death for rebelling against his dad, king David

When King David was dying, he instructed Solomon to put Adonijah and some other collaborators and offenders to death albeit diplomatically

So that was it...

King Solomon was waiting for the opportunity...

When Adonijah approached King Solomon's mum, Batsheiba, to talk to the king for him so as to marry king David's last wife.
That was the last straw that broke his camels spine...

It was easily perceived that he wasn't contented with his position/situation and wanted more

Very soon, he might want the throne

So Solomon just carried out his father's last instruction

He wasn't wrong

Engine oil, hope say eh nor be mobil1 o! That na expensive engine oil

zoer:
Carrying
Engine oil

That school is not in the bush o! It's in center town in ilesa, a very metropolitan location. How eh take get abandoned till bush take cover the facility like this na only Adeleke go know!

Jokerman:
Lol .. people wey no get brain... Who wan go school inside bush .

But but white elephant project anyway

But he went for the screening and was tentatively disapproved by the senate. I guess he's finally tired of the embarrassments

helinues:
El Rufai actually said it before the election that he won't be part of this government, I argued earlier about it before the presentation of Ministers list but was surprised to see El Rufai's name

Future oil money loading...

If Tinubu get wetin him wan do, Niger nor be any hindrance to ram...

Tchalalala:
They should do with this coup of a thing and allow Tinubu focus

Omo eran!

These politicians see the people as though they are mere animals on their farm.

This na still dump talk bros!

TheNiceGuy:
It's for the poorest of the poor.

Stop complaining about everything.
You expected everyone to benefit from it before? Where's that done on Earth?

Remaining ASUU.

Sister Aisha, so you still don't understand that politics in Nigeria is "the more you look the less you see" abi.... Just wait till Datti himself decamp to APC.

Nice!

Dose it seriously work that way, paying someone to pray for you? Does God really accept such prayers?

mosaicafrique:
Brother, you can't just want AA without spiritual commitment, have you fasted and prayed all night? You don't just go into marriage ordinarily, it's either you are doing the prayer and fasting or you pay for it. Get spiritual with your intentions and you will get results.

Dey play

Tombrown3:
Funny enough, I'm AS.

Never been with a girl that's not AA, in fact, all my life I've never had sex with a girl that's AS.

It seems like I'm automatically attracted to only AA.

Deep!

DataAlchemist:
And what if he is not as lucky as you are? cos it worked for you doesn't mean it will work for someone else, stop misleading people.
And why not refer your sister to talk to God too? or does God only answers genotype issue?