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franchasng:
Ukraine President have said it openly that they aren't joining NATO, that Ukraine will remain neutral but that Russia should assure them security.


Russian demands are:


Ukraine should not join NATO which has been off the table as Ukraine President have dropped that idea.



Russia want Ukraine to change their constitution and add that Cremea Russia forcefully took from Ukraine in 2014 belongs to Russia.


Russia also want Ukraine to also recognize Ukraine breakaway regions of Doneskt and Luhanskt as independent nations in their new constitution.


Russia also want Ukraine to destroy or surrender all their military defense and munitions and remain demilitarized even as a sovereign nation.



If these demands are just to you, my prayer for you today is that may nature, God and man grant you same justice and may everybody support such justice when it comes to you.

If they arent ready to negotiate properly, they should keep taking bombs then.

franchasng:
The world have decided to unite against Dictator Putin to bring an end to his massacre in Ukraine.



Don't sit on the fence doing nothing against this injustice against fellow humans like you because it could be you tomorrow.


Anonymous is you

Anonymous is that activists that fights bad governments!


Anonymous is that protester on the street protesting against injustice!


Anonymous is anybody against war, against racism and against injustice!


Join the war against Putin Russia, don't be a bystander, join us here and lets tell Russians the truth.


Join here https://1920.in/

The demands of Russia in this war are legitimate and justified. In my opinion, Russia isn't the real aggressor here, so I dont see any reason I should join hands with the actual aggressors to defeat Russia. If the US and its European NATO puppets truly love and care about Ukrainians as they claim, they know exactly what to do to stop the war.

Mickykarim:
Turn of event. I may not be reading this well. People in support of Russian aggression against another sovereign state. The world has just turned a MESS when people justify infringement on another. God help us all.

IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO LIVE HERE, ALL SENSES ARE NOW LOST AND NO LONGER STRAIGHT. I MIGHT BE HEADED FOR THE MOON.

Protesting against their governments sending weapons to Ukraine doesnt mean they support the invasion. On the contrary, it means they're opposed to the perpetuation of the needless war.

EU countries pumping weapons to Ukraine only means one thing; it will prolong the war . A prolonged war entails more destruction of lives and properties and a worsening of the already terrible refugee crises.

Odogwu aburo guy name!

letristian:
FTC
Dedicated to helpless Ukrainians

As the World outlived Adolf Hitler,
So shall the world outlive Putin.
It's just a matter of time!

Everyone, including you and I will be outlived. So that's nothing new.

dangermouse:
It may interest you to them know that the Niger bridge is gateway linking delta state and Anambra state. The high way it is situated on is a gateway where even those coming from Abujaand other states uses it. Those coming from the western states use it too to access the main market and connect to non ibo states too on daily basis. Your statistics is flawed. Not even up to 60%.

My statistics isnt flawed, but yeah, we're all entitled to our opinions.

DMerciful:
Oga, they've built tolls on 2nd NigerBridge before completion so why not build tolls on those ones? Or are they going to build the tolls after commissioning?

Like I said, let the projects be completed before further comments. Those other projects don't seem to be anywhere near completion like the 2NB.

DMerciful:
If it is PPP, SE will be ok to pay but if its fg, insofar no other fg bridge is tolled in Nigeria,
then its unacceptable

Well apparently they claim the project would be concessioned after construction.

The 2NigerBridge, Lagos-Ibadan and Kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads are 3 projects being financed by the NSIA. According to Fashola, all 3 projects are to be tolled. So let's watch and see what happens when they complete the other 2...

Investorozay:
LOOOOOL
IPC a safe investment?
the one that has already started having stories?
or the fake bot that manipulate results and is shrouded in secrecy?

Lol... which stories?... stories ypu hear online? Fake BoT that still works?.... At least it's still working unlike some others that have hit the rock. Yeah of course it cant last forever (everyone knows that); but at least the returns are better than these Agro invest schemes which give tiny returns and still end up folding up one day like everyone else.

dangermouse:
Baffles me how you came to that percentage
Obviously you don't know where you are talking about and you have not been there.

Just like saying 95% of yourubas use the third mainland bridge

I know exactly what I'm talking about regarding usage of the Niger bridge; I know where the niger bridge is, I've passed the niger bridge a thousand times, I'm from the SE and I am 100% certain that even that 95 percentage I mentioned was a conservative figure.

And NO! comparing demographic usage of 3rd mainland bridge to that of the niger bridge is totally flawed cos Yorubas may not even make up to 50% of Lagos state's population.

Forgodsgrace:
Which wan be IPC ?All of Una be the same and not different from fraudsters .

Lol.. Oga this aint fraud; but yeah, all investments have some element risk. If you want a risk free investment, maybe you can leave your money in a savings account in the bank (and of course return to meet lower balance each time).

id4sho:
Y'all, the bridge was funded under Public Private Partnership PPP and the loans needs to be paid. It was designed like this right from the on set. It better than 5-8hrs traffic congestion commuters face most especially during festivities

The bridge isnt PPP. Was originally planned to be PPP and tolled by GEJ but PMB cancelled the PPP arrangement and FG funded the bridge 100%.

I guess the reason they still chose to sustain the tolling idea (despite it not being PPP anymore) was cos the SE already seemed to have accepted the tolling idea from the start (just a case of the govt taking advantage of the silence of the SE).

Bonessaw:
Toll Gate seems to be the new idea of the present government. I suppose Fashola who was a champion of Toll Gate in Lagos brought up the idea as Minister of Works.

Well before calling the toll evil, we need to look at the modalities before complaining. And also see if it will be implemented in other zones with similar Chinese loans.

The idea of tolling that bridge didnt start from this administration. The original idea when GEJ initiated the project was for the bridge to be built on a PPP arrangement and tolled.

Fast forward to Buhari, the PPP arrangement was shelved and the FG opted to fund it fully. What then is not clear is why the FG still has to toll the bridge despite it no longer being a PPP. I guess the current administration just took advantage of the fact that the SE appeared to accept (and even applauded) the tolling idea under GEJ.

Let's watch and see how things unfold, i.e. whether the Lagos-Ibadan and Kaduna-Zaria-Kano roads will be tolled too (as stated by Fashola) when completed. If they arent tolled, then anyone who plants the dynamite in the 2NB toll stations deserve very chilled Hero beer.

dangermouse:
My thoughts exactly.

The second Niger bridge should not be and never would be all about the Igbo's

As if only the Igbo's will be using the bridge when fully constructed.

The level of ignorance on this forum is just saddening. Lots of people who can't think right!

Can we please just shove this meaningless logic in the bin already? Whilst anyone can and will use the 2NB, the bridge will undisputably be most beneficial to Igbos. When completed, over 95% of its users will be Igbos, so what's this argument really about?

Reason why those looking for passive investment opportunities should consider safer options like IPC (which the govt cant interfere with).

orisa37:
The Russians should kick Putin out and save themselves from unnecessary stress.

Ukrainians should kick their president out and just remain 'Neutral' in the US vs. Russia dickk measurement exercise that's been going on for a century. That's the wisest thing they can do to avert bloodshed and destruction of their country.

HardMirror:
300k for where? That is like 5k week. For lagos na N100 per wrap.

He said it was for personal consumption, no for sale, and that makes sense. He was heading out for a series of crusades across east africa and probably needed the substance to lift his spirits.

THe power of fresh igboh

ManirBK:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60702619

Now it gets clearer and clearer that the human rights, behavioural decency and decorum being preached in modern day society is just hypocritically one sided. The world has always and will always be a jungle where the strongest survives, makes the rules and bends them as they wish.

Mehnnn... This must come from a place of deep deep hurt and depression; oga should have just waited a bit longer for her to heal physically and psychologically from childbirth before dropping this bombshell...

LAst last, the way that girl whines, twists and turns in her videos, she must have some bedroom acrobatic skills and cravings which one man (no matter how strong) may never be unable to match up with. Some people are meant for the streets (not judging her anyway cos I don't know the inside story).

God1000:
lol, if that's your own understanding and definition of sophistication

I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but you just have to be ignorant to even remotely think that the Russian Mi35 / Mi24 gunships aren't sophisticated. Haba! Make una try dey do small research before coming to mock yourselves.

Tip101:
Cutting it off isn’t the problem for Putin you know. But then, he knows how much that’s going to cost him also and he needs the money. I’m sure Europe’s already looking into other sources of energy. I read an article where most of them said they’d fast track their green energy project to reduce the dependence on Russian oil and gas.

As much as I’d have loved it if they come to us for their supplies, I just don’t really see it being possible and the reason is this…. Most of these countries are moving into renewable energies and what just happened is going to be an eye opener for them.

What I think they’d do is, considering the amount it’s going to cost (building another pipeline), they’d rather invest it on renewable energy and reduce dependence on Russia’s oil to a bare minimum, while also making up for it from another European country instead of coming to Africa.

Trust me, it would take longer than a decade for these countries to develop sufficient renewable energy capacity to match their daily energy demands. Oil and gas would still be around for a while, forget the renewables hype.

seunny4lif:
You think it’s easy
Insecurity in Africa especially Sub Sahara is a big problem for the pipeline.
Europeans are already losing companies to China and its will get worst.

Necessity is the mother of invention; if they're desperate enough, NATO would line soldiers up along the pipeline route from Algeria down to Bonny terminal

Bizibi:
how many years does it take to build gas pipelines to north Africa

Just curious because I am really interested in gas revolution in Nigeria.

Well, I guess it could take well over 3 years, from the conceptual design to actual construction and commission. If maybe Russia is gracious enough to cut that gas supply and render the EU desperate, maybe they can provide funds and sufficient incentives to hasten the actualisation of the Trans-Saharan GP

Tip101:
Thank you for the link. I read it through….

But then, you’d see that, they all are trying to get alternatives. One thing is sure, no one knew something like this would ever happen again, and it’s normal. Now they’ve all learnt their lessons and it’s a matter of time before their dependence on Russia’s oil and gas gets cut off.

Once again, thanks for the link. Take care and God bless.

I think Europe isnt desperate enough to diversify their gas sources yet. Would be nice to see Russia cut off that supply for just 1 month, it could force the European union scrambling to Nigeria to sponsor the trans-saharan gas pipeline and possibly a new LNG plant (benefits for Nigeria)

Jackanda1:
Russia started this whole crisis by taking over Crimea(Ukrainian territory).

Instead of finding peaceful ways to settle with ukraine, they gave arms to certain part of ukraine close to its border,(Donbas) leading to chaos and fighting inside ukraine.
Imagine Cameroon giving arms to IPOB.

The leaders of ukraine getting frustrated and afraid of what might come next, decide to ally with America and join NATO because of bullying from dictator Putin. Russia claim this is a threat to it security and decided to invade and kill ukranians.

It's the oppression, lies, land grabbing adventure and bullying from Russia that caused almost every country around Russia to want to join NATO, But russian trolls want you to think it's America's fault

I'm guessing the reason the US is obsessed with winning over and placing deadly weapons in countries around Russia is purely to 'protect innocent countries from Russian invasion' right? The yanks are just benevolent messiahs who want to see everyone happy; thats why they've been obsessed with capturing countries around Russia.

ayindejimmy:
Many countries are working at alternatives

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/what-are-europes-options-case-russian-gas-disruption-2022-02-28/

Yeah but those alternatives can't be achieved overnight. Do you know how many years it will take to complete a gas pipeline from say Nigeria to Spain? Or alternatively, do you know how many years it will take to build like 10 new LNG plants in Nigeria to cater for Europe's needs? Even if the entire European union donates money to help Nigeria complete the planned trans-saharan gas pipeline, it cant be completed in under 3 years.

Sure they'd eventually find alternatives one day, but that 'one day' isnt today, isnt tomorrow and isnt even in 5 or possibly 10 years. If Russia stops pumping gas today, it would cause a major disruption in economies across Europe; the effect on economies would be worse than the Covid effect.

ayindejimmy:
Before Russia 's oil were people dying in Europe?


Russia only supplies 40% and there are alternatives. Moreover, Russia needs to sell too

Trump had complained to NATO members about too much dependent on Russia's gas before

Seen this comment from several people on this forum and I wonder where you guys get this weird idea from. Who told you there are 'alternatives'? Alternatives for 40% of energy supply exists and Europe is still running to Russia?

https://punchng.com/ukraine-european-leaders-oppose-banning-russian-energy-imports/?amp

...“The painful reality is we are still very much dependent on Russian gas and Russian oil,” he said.

Cutting off Russian energy imports without ready alternatives could “generate unmanageable risks” for European economies, he warned."

...

@Tip101, I think you need to read this report to better understand the situation.

Tip101:
I totally understand you my brother… But then, with the way things are going, Putin needs Europe more than they need him right now and you know why?

Putin needs the money to finance the war, and the only way to get that is through the gas to Europe because of the sanctions right now which has made it difficult dealing with Russia. As for Europe, they can source for the gas elsewhere, but how will Putin get to sell his or who’s going to be able to buy that much gas from him? I’m sure you know no single country can get that %… Putin is really handicapped right now. He needs Europe more than Europe needs him.

You still don' get the point do you? You keep repeating that "Europe can get the gas from elsewhere"; from where exactly? from the sky? Wrong wrong wrong! Europe cannot get the gas elsewhere; if they could, they would have done that ages ago and suffocated Russia of all that dollars.

Europe needs Russian gas as much as Russia needs Europe's money. Even in the peak of the sanctions, Europe isn't crazy enough to sanction Russian gas just as Russia isn't crazy enough to sanction Europe's gas money (the juju never reach that level).

Europe cannot manufacture or conjure a new source of gas overnight and Europe desperately desperately needs that gas. We're currently in winter season with sub-zero temperatures in parts of Europe. If Russia stops pumping that gas today, the effect across Europe would be crippling; people would hit the streets in massive numbers and protests could even turn violent, thereby disrupting Europe's economy so badly. Countries are still struggling to recover from the sweeping Covid recession and you think they're crazy enough to add a gas shortage bombshell to their problems? No they aren't that crazy.

Tip101:
Brother, the buyer will always be “King” no matter how you look at it. Remember one of the reasons why crude oil price crashed? It was because supply was more than demand. Now that Russia has been cut off, the price keeps rising, that’s one thing that shows the buyer will always be king.

Russia isn’t the only country with gas in Europe, people only went for them because it’s cheaper and due to trade agreements by the EU.

And more over, Russia/Putin needs the cash, that’s how he’s sustaining this war. I will say it again, let Putin decide to cut Europe off…. Or has he not been cutting of the west’s? Placing sanctions…. Why can’t he cut off the gas supply to Europe or why hasn’t he

Lol... Of course Russia isnt the only country supplying gas to Europe, but over 40% of Europe's gas supply comes from Russia. Dont get it twisted, if Europe really had alternatives, they would have dumped Russian gas ages ago.

40% is not beans; if you cut off 40% of Europe's gas supply, there would be critical gas shortage which can push gas prices through the roof; we talking up to 300-500% inflation in heating cost for homes. We're still in winter period and gas demand is currently high; should Russia cut off that supply and the scarcity inflation starts, streets will be filled with protesters.

Even prior to the Ukraine invasion, there's been inflation in gas costs across Europe with heating cost in homes in the UK for instance, expected to rise by up to 60% from April this year. When this happens, there'd be a major public outcry. I wouldnt even want to imagine what would happen if that increase hits up to 300% because of regional politics - the protest would be massive.

Well that's his opinion,what do you want him to do?
Fold his hands while the Invaders overrun his nation?

He's a puppet that's respected and loved by his people,they are ready to defend their nation.

All he needs to do is 'remain neutral' in the US vs Russia beef. That cant be too difficult for a wise leader to discern. All the deaths and destruction recorded in Ukraine presently are on Zelensky's head. He should keep fooling himself by willingly being a western puppet to the detriment of his people.