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basilico:
Refer to this post I made a few hours earlier.

https://www.nairaland.com/7481160/russia-ukraine-war-world-news-weapons/4151#137867038

The resources belong to Venezuela. It's not rocket science they can hire people to run the oil extraction ,transportation ,refining and export.




If American companies were exporting , the Venezuela govt should have been getting royalties No ship should leave it's shores without having paid the necessary dues.
In 2000 Royalties earned Venezuela $19.1B .Today the amounts are in the low $5B with Venezuela in charge u

wetin this one dey talk sef?

basilico:
I didn't know this. Venezuela oil has to be diluted with naptha to make it flow through a pipeline.
Venezuela exports it's heavy crude oil to American refineries A byproduct from the same refined oil , naptha is then shipped to Venezuela .

In other words Venezuela oil needs naptha in order to be pumped into storage or to distant refineries. Venezuela imports this naptha, which is a byproduct of oil refining. It cannot produce it's own dilutent. With sanctions back , it's no longer getting the dilutent from America, Russia is now it's source.
The source cannot sell it's product without a byproduct from its own source that it has to import.

When socialists come into power they must get rid of anyone who can impede their grand march to utopia. How is this not stupidity from Venezuela? Chavez fired 18,000 workers and replaced them with cronies , now only 3 out of 6 refineries are operating .

what was the percentage of revenue that was Venezuela received from her oil, when America was in charge?
Are you trying to justify America seizing control of Another nations resources? America virtual stole Venezuelas crude for years after WW2 (even when America and Chevron controlled Venezuelas oil, there was still scarcity).
You also failed to mention that the major reason for downfall of these refineries was also as a result of American sanctions and economic sabotages aimed at Venezuela for Taking back control of her resources. It had nothing to do with corruption in Venezuela.

Endinjustice:
While you're the obstacle Nigerians are facing.

it's now our turn to face obstacles

Lifestone:
I thought we were told these guys have gone to Portugal

I believe that plane was never meant to get to Portugal. Burkina Faso was it's destination.

@WriteerNg

did putin talk about Venezuela?

yarimo:
PDP lawmakers and poor representations are like 5 and 6 🤣

never panic very soon na this kind treatment your lord and masters go collect.
And Them no go survive am😂

stoopied boi, cant even comit proper suicide...

WriteerNg:
⚡Ghana:

Government deported three Israelis in response to Israel’s ill-treatment and removal of three Ghanaian nationals.

Nigeria get this kin ballzz🪨🪨
na to vote mumu people wey dey think like stone we sabi, then compare ourselves with one African country till they start getting better, then we find another country to compete with.

Ricchmoen:
nobody is belittling Nigeria?
Aren't u seeing what WritterNg is typing or.??

Wetin em talk na lie? Na you choose to see am as insult na fact.

Alamkiir:
I was not using our population to brag, Infact I actually think our population is a curse for us. It was WritterNgg that keeps jumping from one topic to another.

I was marely using the population to point to him why it's way easier for smaller countries to achieve some development while Nigeria is still struggling with the same thing.

I just went back to read what you wrote earlier, I think I understand you better now.

but I will still argue that our population is not a curse as a matter of fact i see it as one of our greatest resource if we really want to meet up globally, population only becomes a problem when it is ill managed. As a matter of fact if Nigeria had a smaller population and the government still dey F up, e go still be the same story.
Look at USA Russia China India these are the countries with highest population in the world, it's not by accident that they are super powers. Human resources is the most important resource.

Gerrard59:
Bros,

No mind young Nigerians. To us, every other country in Africa is bad, even though some haven't actually lived in those countries. Yes, Nigeria has its issues - big big ones - but when analysed and compared amongst other Black countries, we are much better off. Those countries are Tarabas, Kebbis and Yobes. The major issue we have is our incompetent elites in tackling insecurity and toxic/religious politics.

Also, as I have written in my diary, when one spends too much time on TwitterNG and follows certain handles, one begins to pick up anti-Nigerian vibes. Untarred roads is a West African issue, just as open gutters. The other day, Moe, a popular Twitter personality, showed the picture of an elite area in Cotonou only to tag it "a random place". How can the Maitama of Cotonou be a random place? How many ordinary Beninese can live there? Not long ago, my friend in Canada, who is chatting with a babe in Freetown, Sierra Leone, told me their currency is stronger than the naira; thus, Sierra Leoneans are living better than Nigerians! I wan craze! I had to do a long VN explaining basic economics to this dude and why having a strong currency isn't a good thing.

Also, there is nowhere Sierra Leone is better off than Nigeria till thy kingdom come, and certainly not because the currency is strong. Dem fit find work for there? What is the purchasing power of the average Sierra Leonean? This extends to everywhere in the sub-region. For one, I don't consider Mauritania to be a country, just as Somalia. Tensa20 said women in those countries should remove their wombs as nothing good fit comot from there.

Nigeria has its issues, and I will continue talking about them, but we are better off than every country in West Africa, and this is till thy kingdom come. Only Kenya and South Africa should be mentioned alongside Nigeria. The rest of the continent are just mini Oguns, Akwa Iboms, Kogis, Enugus, Bauchis etc.

you wetin you dey talk, the Kenya and South Africa you dey talk about, used to be heavily influenced by Nigeria as a matter of fact we where better than them. But while they have been growing all this while what has Nigeria been doing? Do you think if we were still in 2007, Nigeria would have allowed 3 of her neighbors carry out successful coups.
Yes, you can easily make up a list of countries that make Nigeria look like paradise, but one thing is certain we are not as powerful as we used to be. And E suppose dey pain every reasonable Nigerian, once again a large economy is not stable economy.
Ok, militarily look at our conscription rates. Do you think in the next 30 years Nigeria would be able to project half the military strength she has today (knowing our military power comes from size not tech capabilities)? Why do you think now Trump has the balls to trash talk Nigeria?
Nigeria has never been internationally weaker than we are today and that is a fact.

Ricchmoen:
I can't believe I'm actually supporting you for once.
Yes our country is doing bad doesn't mean u should belittle us,look at us with there gun violence does that mean greenland economy, security or even power supply is better than the US?
WritterNg please do better with ur critism

From what you're saying Nigeria should be better than swizz. Bro Nobody de be little Nigeria, You are not aware of the international damage corruption is causing Nigeria. Most of these African countries una dey blast have way more stable economys than Ours. It's not by being a Giant, managing what you have that counts economically.

Ricchmoen:
are you the one saying this?

so una no sabi difference between a big economy and a stable economy

Alamkiir:
Nigeria: about 239.5 million people

Benin: about 14.9 million people

Benin Republic is like only kwara & Niger state combine

Bro this population and fat economy wey we dey use brag for other African states sef, .
Ok make I give you small example, take a look at Ghana. we have a much larger population and economy than them, but bro anybody wey tell you say the average Nigerian dey enjoy pass Ghanian na thief. As a matter of fact Ghana is developing at a much faster rate than Nigeria. a Higher percentage of Nigerians are in multidimensional poverty compared to Ghanians. Mind you a massive economy can be a disaster if not handled properly (which is practically the case in Nigeria today), I don't need to start explaining that of population to you.

If you think that our large population ensures military superiority in the region, take a look at Israel and the middle east😎.

LagosOrigin:
I love this new crop of Igbo politicians . They are doing well unlike there counterparts in Lagos .

See better constituency projects that the south east people are enjoying ..

but, go to Lagos and see the eye sore that they give them for constituency projects . Desmond Elliot constructed a wooden bridge that looks like something that will break the same day it was commissioned.

Igbo land is now in safe hands.

bike and Keke na empowerment 🥲

Michaeltreasure:
You just mocked Christ, and of course you'll get away with it.
Meanwhile, you fell like Mohammed...

Narrow minded monkey 😂 now I'm a Muslim?

GanagiBitrus:
Can you imagine.

The Raccoon get luck say no be for Naija,
or else...

Acholol flavoured BBQ🥲🥲

WriteerNg:
⚡German Horten vs American B-2 Spirit.

omo you see this HO fighter Omo I too love am. When I still dey play warthunder Omo I over flex the jet.

shoodboi2:
Mark my words, Pokrovsk will not fall. It has fallen o. Sorry for your loss 😂😂😂😂

"mark my words" 😂 nigga dey fell like Jesus 😂😂

LordAdam16:
na why dem dey run up and down make russia for feel say dem serious to end the proxy war
and dem warn satanyahu make e no near iran for the time being

dem feel say dem wise

all diz tortoise sense
after dem don kill russians and iranians inside their homelands, dem feel say hand no go touch dem
when dem start to collect e go b like film trick

-Lord

exactly 💯

Michaeltreasure:
I just said the US military strategy this time will change.
Nobody will also back Maduro, everyone's busy right now. China is focused on building herself to a true world power status, she won't give into fruitless wars right now. She doesnt even have Taiwan's time yet.

By the way, who'll rain missiles and drones on the US mainland? The already infiltrated Venezuela forces? It will take a miracle for Maduro to escape a mutiny. Maduro himself knows this, hence, the intense negotiations with the US.

The only armed force I trust won't sell their leaders to the West is Russia. I don't even trust China, until they step foot in Taiwan..

So for 20 years and 4 regimes they couldn't switch tactics abi? incase you don't know American still follows the doctrine of surgical strikes and air supremacy.
Venezuela would be a major campaign, one trump aims to win quickly That's basically the reason he is so desperate to end the war in Ukraine that he basically agreed to all Russians demands in his so called peace deal. He's also trying to create a deterant system against China to at least stall their conflict with Tiwan (by involving Japan in the mess🥲) and also he has been advocating for calm in the Middle east. He is doing all these because he wants Venezuela to face his full military might, if the war in Venezuela last for a year Oga trump would be doomed. Also if you think Iran Russia and China are simply watching them you no sabi wetin dey sup...

Michaeltreasure:
Na your boy ooo Chief

ahhh you no learn work well na.

Michaeltreasure:
Russia produces weapons for defense. US produces for BUSINESS. US defense firms will shock you with their productivity, as long as money is to be made. The US military industrial complex is supper large! Presently, weapon production is the only industrial sector the US still surpasses China. That's why they can arm multiple allies at once.

Only Russia can match the US in weapons production today, and it's not even 100% match.

Also don't forget that the US goes to war with its squad, she never moves alone

I repeat, Maduro is in deep shit...

wow who be this abeg

Jovi10:
As per who you be? 🤣😂😂😂😂Here no be Facebook o

demented people dey nairaland oh

N3cR0mAZc3R:
Wii emulation.

installed dolphin emulator last month on my laptop at home, I never see the laptop since, talk more of to play game😂

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
I think Kogi & Kwara are surrounded by this islamic terrorist cum jihadist. If you dey travel go spend Christmas holiday 4 Kogi make u dey careful. If possible avoid going to church when you reach villa.

Omo Koji has been suffering from these kidnapping, since o no be today something.

Uprightness100:
BOLD SCOTTISH RUBBUSH.
HOW CONFIDENCE AND BOLD UOU AND YOUR LIKES EMITT RUBBISH.

TRASH ALL THESE NONSENSE AND PICK UP AND STUDY THE WORD OF GOD THE HOLY BIBLE TO HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST , PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GOD'S CHOSEN NATION.

YOU DONT LEARN ABOUT GOD'S COVENANT NATION ISRAEL ON GOOGLE , CNN OR ANY NONSENSE IMAGINATION OF MERE CREATURES.

YOU SEARCH, READ AND STUDY THE WORD OF GOD THE BIBLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THIS LITTLE NATION WHO THE EARTH CANNOT DO WITHOUT.

ITS ALL BEEN WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF YRS AGO.
EVERYTHING PLAYING OUT LIVE BEFORE US HAS BEEN WRITTEN

Dump all these in the thrash and Get the word of GOD.

typical fanatic, sha I blame person wey dey engage religious extremist for political discussion.

yns4real:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/6-parties-3-decades-one-dream-will-atiku-get-it-right-in-2027/

we dot give 2 shits about his political career, Nigeria is facing security challenges