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Much easier to use up their stock than to ask the Chinese for restocking.

If USA another devil, can prolong the war, Russia cannot last the distance.

The same reason US bolted out of Afghanistan after Russian helped Afghan resistance.

Botlord:
I love the kind of method most of you guys are using to console yourself.

It keep shocking you how Russia is dealing with Ukraine and NATO soldiers disguise as foreign mercenaries. I can feel your pain and notice every means to make it seems otherwise.

With those bombardment, it's almost impossible not to find consoling words like yours

People need to wake up. The days the Catholic Church dictated one man one wife is gone. The Church inherited properties left to it by rich men that had no other wives or children.

Only the minority of the world practice one wife one husband. The Western world, even then they are serial monogamists.

Majority of the world have younger wives to take care of a man in his old age or by girlfriends.

Today, women are liberated and can make more money than their mothers and can spend it how they wish including on younger men that can service them.

No man should expect a woman as old as he is to be strong enough to take care of him. They need help too. Much younger children, relatives, house helps and girlfriend would if he can attract them - with money of course.

Especially, in countries without good health system.

Stop selling marriage. It is outdated. Nothing last forever.

Stay with yourself as single or stay with your best friend as partners.

Save your money for your old age to hire who you need. Your children have their own responsibilities too.

Sooner or later, your loved ones will put you in a nursing home. If you have money, you can hire anyone, children, girlfriends or health aides to stay with you.

Even beautiful ladies will give you a Mouth Action.

Russia fell into a big trap. United States wants to retaliate after Russia opposition in Syria and Afghanistan.

After the Russian War in Ukraine, United States that have produced some war criminals, now claims the moral ground.

Nevertheless, the hypocrisy of these super powers have been exposed. They sacrifice human lives playing chess.

No conscience, even for their own people and you expect them to treat others as humans.

One good lesson here is for those laundering their countries resources. It only takes the whim of a Western leader to turn your money into Zimbabwe dollars.

If Nigerians are willing to pay to fight for Ukraine, Syrians are getting paid to fight for Russia.

This time they are asked to pay to go and fight to death! It is not the first time African children have insanely given their lives to civil wars: did in Libya, Middle East between Arabs and Israelis. There was a time they flooded the American Army because of the signing bonus. Tell them to fight at home, they run because they know their families will not be compensated. Since their money and gratuities would be embezzled before it gets to their families.

NOwazobia:
That sentencing is too much, to be frank. It should be reviewed.

Judge please temper justices with mercy and back to justice again.

Life!

Without introducing gender war, men have done worse without life improvement.

For starters, the talk about forcing a "beauty" lie back and take

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/europe/putin-coarse-remarks-ukraine-intl/index.html

This is what used to happen when girls are married to their husbands with their approval.

Yet, Putin made derogatory sexual remarks as if Ukraine President is his wife.

Ladies please speak out. Those days are over.

PUTIN's GOAL: INVADE WESTERN DEMOCRACY & RESTORE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

The world was warned about the coming of Putin's reign to restore the Russian Empire beyond the old Soviet Union. Though Russia is not as wealthy as the Western countries, Putin appealed to some Western greedy instincts by financing their business, giving and promising generous contracts inside Russia. While African countries do worse for greener pastures abroad, like Ajaokuta Steel, Putin does this to capture Western Democracy for the Russian Empire.

All evidence pointing to the breaking of Western alliances were ignored, suppressed and used to elect governments hostile to the building base of Western Democracy: suppression of votes and election of parties with extremist minority votes. Historians and other experts that warned and knew of the consequences were called elitists that were out of touch with the common and working class. Autocracy in any country in the West or East, by any form, must be exposed.

Consequently, emotional issues were capitalized to exploit the fears of the masses and vote against their own interests. Russia watched as their investment to destroy the European Union through Brexit and the election of the extreme wing of conservatives in the United States bore fruit. Indeed, Russia was kicked out of G-8 for their overbearing and authoritative tendencies in neighboring countries.

Yet, the USA almost single handedly wanted Russia readmitted. Germany and other members of G-7 stood against it. The famous picture where leaders of the European Union sat down the President of the United States to educate and put him in his place, demonstrated more resolve than ideology. After losing the Presidential Election in the United States, some still support Putin over their own President. Tolerance in a democracy that could be treason in Russia.

Russia underestimated the people of the United States, hoping more American soldiers would be withdrawn from Europe to reclaim Ukraine without objections. He never anticipated Biden would be elected the President. So he proceeded to reclaim Ukraine as planned under the hands-off policy of the previous American Administration. A complete miscalculation that United NATO and European Union than ever, reminding them of their creation in the first place.

When the Truckers invaded the seat of Power in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to protest the vaccine mandate, the world was surprised. Ninety percent of Canadian truckers were immunized against COVID-19 and the fringe group did not have the support of the Union or most Canadians. Yet, they claimed their protests were against the immunization mandate, and blocked the busiest bridge between Canada and the United States threatening a vital economic lifeline. Not in Canada, eh?

They turned COVID-19 mandate into a political driving force to win elections as in the United States. More bullies from Western countries imitated the Canadian protests. Credit must be accorded to the people of goodwill in Canada that refused to be overwhelmed by these loud bullies. How can anyone expect any country so close to the United States, the most powerful country in the world, not be influenced by the Insurrection at Capitol Hill on January 6 that still divides them?

It turned out the Canadian protests were funded by big political donors from the United States. The same Rebels without a Cause, except to overturn Western Democracy anyway they can; including help from Putin. They are so powerful, they elected President in the United States and Prime Minister in Britain. Russia accomplished both by supporting Brexit in the United Kingdom that shook the European Union. The United States had threatened financial suspension and troop withdrawal from NATO countries.

Time is changing but conservatives hold on to the good old days of subjugation of the minorities and poor countries to make themselves richer. It is as unproductive in the United States, Russia, China as in any other country. You could have heard but not understood the echo of Russia when the former President of the United States wondered out loud that the USA had invaded other countries just like Russia. It is not a big deal to them but competition between world powers dominating weaker nations. China also joined them.

We must not forget that China became a member of the Rich Countries Club and got admitted into the World Trade Organization to spite Russia. Indeed, it was Indira Gandhi the late Prime Minister of India that first cried out that developing countries are not looking for Aids but want equal trading partners. China got wealthy in the Rich Countries Club. The bottom line is, China is not going to jeopardize all their economic gains from Western Democracy just for Russia.

Russia has miscalculated on how much the former United States Administration could have done for them. The danger for Russia's ambition to recapture the old Empire against economic sanctions from Western countries may increase dependency on China. It is not going to be free for Russia. China will demand it's pound of flesh back. If Russia does not want to rekindle the old adversarial relationship with China, it must pay.

There are two ways for the richest countries to get wealthy. 1. Exploit the serfs in Europe or Africa's rich resources by using unfair dealings and disadvantageous relationships. 2. By exclusive trade within the World Trade Organization, the Rich Countries Club. They trade with one another on a fair and equal basis while developing countries are relegated to suppliers of raw materials where finished goods prices are dictated and dumped.

Powerful countries' traditional way of getting rich is through exploitation of Africa. China has joined the rich countries exploiting the raw materials of Africa in return for finished goods and services. Even some African countries are renegotiating the terms of their agreement with their Western trading partners because China gives them a better deal. Therefore, Russian reliance on China may not be sustainable.

Putin recklessly pushes ahead as if he had Trump in the second term. It has backfired on him, if anything, NATO is united than ever. There are more Western troops around Russia today than Putin wanted. They have alarmed other countries formerly in the Soviet Union and now in NATO like the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, three members of the former Warsaw Pact: Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia, the seventh, Slovenia. Even Non-aligned countries such as Finland, Sweden and Switzerland may now join NATO.

Source: Farouk Martins Aresa

They are still asleep.

VeryWickedMan:
Afonjas are very good at stealing other tribes properties.

Mark my words, once Nigeria breaks up, Oduduwa Nation will be colonized by either Arewa or Biafra

Nobody can capture the others by force for long. You have to give them reasons to remain loyal to your force.

This is why Russia failed. It has no economic power at home and cannot collect royalties forever.

United States succeeded because it is also an economic power, so is China.

When Nigeria was seen as potential Regional Power, it was based on the economic power of Western Region with many Firsts in Africa and wealthier than many European countries.

These are the reasons Nigerians, Africans and the world "go West Young Man Go West".

Until Western Region stop chasing oil loots at the Center and embark on the brains that turn little cocoa money in economic power base that attracted others, Western Nigeria is going down as the rest of Nigeria.

Money does not make you wealthy, ask a country called Nigeria.

Nigerians have to wake up and realize that no matter who becomes the President again, it is controlled by kingmakers you willingly submit to.

Even when these makers are not interested, you crave their indulgence on a silver platter.

If your choice is between becoming the Prime Minister of Nigeria and the Premier of Western Region,

Which will you die for?

No matter which part of Nigeria you come from.

Danjikanbauchi:
trusting an Afonja man mostly the Muslim is like taking snake as a pet.

This can be avoided if you stay away from their land until trust can be established between all the groups. Nobody has to wait until the country separate.

Hatred in one another faces is more tolerable from a distance, not on one another's land.

How can Idi-Igbo, especially their Youths declare war against their best Ally in Africa from all fronts: At home, Abroad, Cyber, On Yoruba land?

Nobody wins such battle.

They won respect and accommodations in Yoruba land by peaceful means, until the bullying started.

Let Igbo and Yoruba go back to Square One for peaceful coexistence.

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Nevertheless, this reputation of patriotism with little tolerance for corruption brought him back from two election defeats to being elected civilian President that won a reelection. It became clear that we trusted him to lead a great country despite all its faults and the Civil War as if he ever had allegiance to the whole Country. Just as another great country elected an idle leader.

Indeed, Jonathan the most promising President Nigeria ever had, by and large, single handedly made it possible for his own defeat and election of Buhari. Ebele Jonathan was the Acting President installed by all Nigerian Activists from the South to the North and subsequently voted the President. As any complacent Nigerian, he got overbearing labelling his friends and kingmakers, motor park touts. Even worse he left the Environmental Degradation where he comes from in Niger Delta worse than he met it. He would rather boast about how many Nigerians he made billionaires.

Therefore, Buhari had an easy pass to power in view of Jonathan's failure. The unfortunate point is that a potential Regional Power always had to contend with the lesser of all evils. No country can grow that way and Nigeria remains stunted. This is a country that has talents, more educated citizens and earned more foreign income than anywhere on the Continent. But competent people did not get the opportunity to serve, only cronies that enhanced corruption were invited to lead crucial productive sectors.

The number of brains and talents Nigeria has directly on the Equator under the Sun should have made the Country a leader in the production and export of Solar Power. We are still struggling to build and discover yesterday's fuel for our future needs. It is not only shameful but embarrassing that a country that should have been a regional power yesterday is still running after past technology that has been discredited for its contribution to global warming with no future for a better world climate. While International Oil companies still waste and flare gas. If gas production cannot be achieved without Oil companies, individual institutions can do Solar.

However, when it comes to terrorism, fraud and drugs, the world can point to specific regions in Nigeria. Buhari, who had pointed out what was wrong in Nigeria and even jailed Nigerians in violations of regulated foreign currencies, now champions waste of foreign income on personal care and travels. He has more planes at his pleasure than the Country's epileptic Airline. The Country's medical services and schools are in shambles while he and his cronies jet outside for medical treatments and graduation of their children. Buhari, why are you leading any government?

Na by force?

We do not need to speculate or accept the patriotic reasons Buhari and Idiagbon gave for overthrowing Shagari. Many writers stated their opinions on Buhari's junta motivation, some claimed he beat others to it. Buhari changed Shagari Civilian Rule to Military Rule. He was so blindly ambitious like most fanatics with desire but lack direction, clarity, raw and unlettered. Another civilian overthrow by the Military before him was: "invited" by the Acting President Nwafor Orizu; until he was contradicted by his colleagues.

Richard Akinjide and others made it clear, they did not invite the Military, it was a coup. We have to reflect on that history in view of 20/20 insight and Buhari's impunity today. Compared to the 1st coming of Rawlings in Ghana that queried the audacity of the Military to overthrow Kwame Nkrumah Civilian Government. Though the motive of Rawlings and his Opponents were heavily contested, it never resulted into civil war as we witnessed in Nigeria.

But we should have held on to our suspicion and those expressing doubts when Buhari went to Ibadan to question Lam Adesina, the Governor about the treatment of Hausa/Fulani, threatening violence. It certainly was not the behavior of a patriot but of an ethnic champion.

The mission after his reign with Idiagbon, quickly overthrown by Bambagida was to reassert himself at Ibadan "ole afajo" - "on 13 October 2000, when words went round that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was leading the Arewa team to the governor’s office to confront the state over alleged killings of Fulani cattle rearers in Saki, Oke Ogun Area.” vanguardngr.com/2012/11/day-lam-adesina-clashed-with-buhari-marwa-others/amp/

BLIND AMBITION OF GEN. BUHARI OVERTHREW PREZ SHAGARI

Nigeria has not recovered from any coup d'etat. Buhari could have been the best President Nigeria hardly had until he came back as a civilian President to demonstrate how clueless he is. One factor Buhari had on his side then, was patriotism. A fake leader of a whole nation is worse than a fake doctor or lawyer on an individual basis.

Nigerians refused to blame themselves for abdication of responsibility for governance to terrorists, bandits, looters and fraudsters. When Funho Williams was killed, we wondered why a man of such integrity would even venture into politics. It is the attitude that turns politics to the game of do or die. It got worse, the upper class in Nigeria today are militricians, money launderers, ritualists and drug pushers.

The hooligans and thugs that used to protect and fight for politicians realized that they could become Chief Security Officers, Governors and Ministers. It did not make any sense to lose your life fighting for someone when they could assume their positions.

They all bow to the even least educated; callings of Voodoo, Pastors and Imams of fortune. Those wondering how leadership lost integrity, ran away from home expecting those they left in charge of the country to turn it into El Dorado. If we think we could have done better, why didn't we fight it out with those we thought should not even govern or become the head of dog catchers or maja maja?

After all, there was a time Africans could not wait to finish their education abroad before rushing home. If you do not want to kill your waiting mother. There were people waiting after four years to ask why you were not back home. It was the days Mbadiwe called those in political circles: men of "timber and calibre".

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https://www.modernghana.com/news/1120281/prodigals-use-african-wealth-to-enriched-other.html

Every African must look into the mirror and ask if they see themselves in this mirror. Think about the good exemplary character you can build for your family, village and country that passes on and how it could multiply after you are gone. It may be appreciated, ignored or wasted but in your own way, you do the best and leave the rest. Better still, make the world a better place than you met it.

Vanity upon vanity has taken another meaning in greedy cultures. They rationalize it as caring and enjoying what they can get at that moment, no matter how the wealth is obtained. They do not want to accept that immediate gratification can be so temporary, remorseful and the painful end nullifies whatever joy we had. As past ecstatic moments are so quickly forgotten, we would wish we had another day or another year of bliss when regrets set in.

All the Prayers in the world, miracles, rituals, fraudulent activities, money and greed cannot change the character of a man or country for good; these are soothers that only dig deeper into our false hope of better days. They are pacifiers that keep us idle knowing heaven only helps those who help themselves.

Indeed, the richer we are, the more difficult it is to accept the end as those who were rich enough to know reflected: no amount of money can hire someone to take our painful end. Even if they promised you the magic wand to increase your lifespan and take your pain away, you would be dead before you realize they are heaven promises and fake makers. This is why vanity upon vanity is relevant.

PRODIGALS USE AFRICAN WEALTH TO ENRICHED OTHER CONTINENTS

There was a man that loved his family, village and country so much he almost sacrificed his life working to death anywhere he could find jobs. Even in the mines outside his country. Luckily, he accomplished all he could for his family, village and country. No matter how gifted a man, family, village or country is in talents, wealth and natural resources, only good character can manage and keep them in place, productively. Otherwise the wealth will be lost to those that are smarter.

We know that charity begins at home. Contrary to popular assumption, wealth is not limited to money. Wealth in many cultures are among those that are highly respected because of their contributions and skills in Arts, Sciences, Crafts and Culture, not necessarily in money. Indeed, the richest are not the most respected. Things Fall Apart taught us that in Umuofia, age was respected but achievement was revered.

Despite all his struggles and effort for his family, his village and country, another man died realizing only his personal dream, not that of his family, his village and country. He was driven by the wise saying that good exemplary character is the best inheritance not material wealth in the family, village or country. Those can be wasted and fade away through idle fingers that did not toil day and night for wealth.

E tu Brutus experiences teach us that love for, and to one another are not exactly the same in return. It can be more or less. We may find out that some of the people we love the most are the least to trust. Yoruba folks put it succinctly as: we know who we love, we do not know who loves us. Eni afe lamo ao meni to feni.

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How do you expect anyone from the most religious country in the world to admit to such when most of them including their Pastors and Imams are hustlers.

Most if not all do not believe in God like the Christians and Muslims that lie to them.

Dollar is god.

Only God knows where or who is in charge of the country bought for Ijaw outside the country like Dangote for Talikawa.

Di OP wan kill me with laff. Know 10 Yoruba in an area and 2 or 3 Yoruba that built their own houses in another area.

How long is it going to take to count Igbo in any Yoruba land where they are well accommodated and tolerated?

You are one of the ingrates Yoruba point to that make it hard for decent Igbo.

Nicetry:
How poverty use to make this sad wasted people feel like they are accommodators defy logic.. how are you accommodating when I arrange my money and buy land at exorbitant price , build house at a place I dim fit .. what would you have done if you can't accommodate the person, like do you have option?
What business will these afonja eediot would successfully establish outside their region other than selling poison cocontion called agbo..

Here we go again.

Begging for validation.

Until the West find ways to extricate itself from these unholy union, once debased in their regions, they will always run to the West for solace.

Allow all Nigerians the freedom to do anything they want in the West without any regard for their hosts.

But never in the North or East. When you are in the North or East, accept your status or leave.

If your Western hosts tell you to respect their culture or their political leadership, they are hypocrites, not accommodating and intolerant.

In Europe and America anybody can flaunt their laws, culture and become their political leaders.

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Could have been unchecked delusion

The children of the privileged that gained their high status are not going to let go just from the goodness of their hearts. They still scout the world looking for cheap labor and talents that will further their interests at home and abroad. It is not by accident that your own leaders in developing countries are even worse, furthering foreign interests, perpetrating violence, laundering your earnings and resources abroad like the businesses and missionaries that did it before independence.

There must be another way except for the fear that without hunger people would be too lazy to work. So love is not the solution to the market. If you do not work, you cannot eat love, you have to buy food. Otherwise hunt or grow your own food in your own countries. Animals kill for food but humans fight and kill humans for money that controls the privilege we want and buy.

Therefore, parties are formed along the interests of workers and business owners. The greatest accomplishment of the workers is the establishment of Unions that eliminated child workers, negotiated working hours and benefits. Union brought decent living wages that expanded the middle class and brought their wages closer to that of employers.

These gains are being eroded today by the children of slave owners from their workers. But these days they do it with the help of their victims voting against their own interests. They broke the Unions and exported jobs to countries that provided cheapest labor. In the first place, our Youths cross over the sea and desert as laborers because big international corporations preceded by their missionaries were in our countries to exploit you on plantations for raw materials.

Politicians used violence in the name of law and order to keep you enslaved. The shareholders make it unbearable as the laborers of raw materials. So, you take to the sea and desert to escape. But your escape does not give you the desired freedom because you are also the cheapest labor in your new country. Comparing dollars to local currencies only gives you a comparative observation of how exploited old countries are. More in conversion of money but more stress when a fish is out of water. Suffering and Smiling!

However, as wages grew in developing countries, employers found political means of getting their ways, by any means necessary. Even through denial of unfavorable votes to deny your contributions or express yourselves in a democracy. They get their ways and bully you into compliance by violence to burn the house down with fear of losing everything.

Unfortunately, violence has pervaded our peace no matter where you live. We were building and planning for the future until angry men all over the world rose up asking for a bigger share of the same pie. They either get more as demanded or burn down their communities, the same societies that fed them. Money is the measurable means they see today, so they must get more. This is the root of all their violence, money!

We see money as power that buys privilege and subject others to their whims and caprices. People have realized this for ages building philosophy on retaining the advantages money brings. Children of those who fought to retain serfs in Europe and slaves around the world, feared the loss of income they derive from mercantile trade, would dilute their power.

Nobody gives up a position of privilege easily. The only way to do their job is to introduce violence. There are very few ways to create violence without getting people to become mean spirited. Anger erases love for one another and turns people against themselves. The way to increase anger is to poison the love that unites people against violence.

Even in communities where most people have the same ancestry or ethnicity, leaders created parties by class to fight one another as we see in Europe and America. If they belong to the same ethic group, speak the same language and worship the same God, as the Somali fight each other. The same is true about the Shiites and the Sunnis or Catholics and Protestants used until lately in Ireland. It boils down to dominance and suzerainty either by economic, religion or violence.