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PoliticsRe: Nigerian Soldier Supports August 1 Protest Of #endbadgovernanceinnigeria by Oilwell(m): 3:51pm On Jul 19, 2024
Toh, Toh and another Toh.
PoliticsRe: Northerners Are Threatening Protest, But Igbos Are Taking Blame. Funny Country by Oilwell(m): 5:41pm On Jul 17, 2024
No mind them. 3ok monthly boys must show working na.
Their propaganda no go work this time. The street is soo tensed.

PoliticsRe: Why Does Peter Obi Want A Religious War In Nigeria? by Oilwell(m): 5:33pm On Jul 17, 2024
Yes it's Peter. Blame him

PoliticsRe: Omokri To Obidients: ''Go And Protest For Your State To Be As Good As Lagos'' by Oilwell(m): 5:29pm On Jul 17, 2024
Same reno

PoliticsRe: Omokri To Obidients: ''Go And Protest For Your State To Be As Good As Lagos'' by Oilwell(m): 5:28pm On Jul 17, 2024
Na so

PoliticsRe: Arewa Youths, Students Announce Withdrawal From Planned Nationwide Protest by Oilwell(m): 5:28pm On Jul 17, 2024
Na so

PoliticsRe: Don’t Join Protest, Gov Uzodimma Urges South East Youths by Oilwell(m): 1:55pm On Jul 15, 2024
NothingDoMe:
Smart.

I suggest that the North and Southwest regions take the lead in organizing the protest.

The South-South and Southeast regions will provide moral support online.

May God be with you. 🙏
Eggxactly. grin grin grin grin grin grin lol. Make them lead the protest since that those regions feel say na them wise pass. grin grin grin
PoliticsRe: Igbo This South East That, Obi This Biafra That by Oilwell(m): 8:39pm On Jun 30, 2024
They have to Work for their 30k monthly na.

PoliticsRe: History Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op): 7:26pm On Jun 26, 2024
DMerciful:
Why are you defending criminality?
no mind him
PoliticsRe: History Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op): 7:30pm On Jun 25, 2024
DMerciful:
Why are you defending criminality?
grin grin cheesy
PoliticsRe: History Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op):
Someone will still be defending daylight impunity and criminality.
PoliticsRe: History Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op): 1:35pm On Jun 25, 2024
Noblechykk:
Make una look well before Una go begin curse the Igbos. The name of the writer no be Igbo ooo
grin grin grin grin grin
PoliticsRe: History Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op): 11:37am On Jun 25, 2024
Nigeria is under siege.
PoliticsHistory Is Repeating Itself - The Chagoury Connection. by Oilwell(op):
History is repeating itself

The Abacha - Chagoury Connection VS the Tinubu - Chagoury Connection.

History, they say, repeats itself.
This statement is supported by the Geologic Principle of Uniformitarianism which states that “The present is the key to the Past”. Loosely interpreted, it means whatever happens today has occurred in the past
I accidentally came across an excellent piece of investigative journalism in TheNews publication dated 10 November 1997 and titled “*The Chagourys- How a family hijacked Nigeria”.*

It was quiet an interesting read and it detailed the heinous financial crimes and criminal business relationship between The Chagourys and General Abacha.

The article was a big revelation which almost cost the then young journalist, Senator Babafemi Ojudu his life.
Journalist Babafemi Ojudu could not however escape arrest and was kept in solitary confinement for 8 months.

The revelation by Babafemi Ojudu as published in the 10 Nov 1997 TheNews article was further collaborated by the Premium News publication of July 13, 2022, titled “*The men, women who helped Abacha plunder Nigeria.”*
The name Gilbert Chagoury was No. 2 on the list.
Extract from Premium News
“Mr Gilbert Chagoury is a Nigerian-born businessman of Lebanese descent. He is the founder of the Chagoury Group, whose multi-billion-dollar assets span construction, manufacturing, real estate, and hotels. He has accrued an infamous track record for decades. Mr Chagoury was convicted in 2000 of money laundering and aiding a criminal organisation. In the 1990s, he set up accounts with SG Ruegg Bank in Geneva for the Abacha family enabling them to benefit from illegal transfers of over $120 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria and secured immunity from prosecution, court documents showed.
He later paid $600,000 in fines to the court in Geneva, Switzerland, and refunded $66 million to the Nigerian government.

Nuhu Ribadu, current NSA was reported to have said “You couldn't investigate corruption in Nigeria without looking at Chagoury," and Ribadu actually made an attempt to arrest him in July 2004.

TheNews publication of 10 Nov 1997 and the revelation of the Chagoury-Abacha connection occurred during the active days of NADECO in the struggle to return the country to civilian rule.

Now that we have civilian rule in place, it seems that not much has changed for the Chagourys.
What appears to have changed is that Chagoury may have simply replaced General Sani Abacha with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his continued hijack of a country. This is quite evident in the abuse and flagrant disregard for procurement act in the award of LOS-CAL Coastal Highway.
The unconfirmed news of President Tinubu official visit to South Africa in Chagoury’s private jet as well as the news that Nigeria recently ordered 2 presidential jets through Mr Chagoury is worrisome to us.

It appears that corruption cannot differentiate or discriminate between Military and Civilian regimes.

Welcome to “*From Chagoury-Abacha TO Chagoury-Tinubu.*”

For how long shall Mr Gilbert Chagoury continue to hold a nation by the scrotum?

….. To be continued

Olufemi Adegbulugbe writes from Alberta- Canada.
21 June 2024

PoliticsRe: Labour Party Is Secret Society, Led By Bunch Of Jokers – Kenneth Okonkwo by Oilwell(m): 1:38pm On Jun 23, 2024
Ola9ja23:
You know get shame at all

A presidential spokeman just make a revelation about the fraud LP of IPOB yet you derailed as a coward and start foaming in mouth like a drunking master 😊😁
I want to drum it into your thick agbado empty skull that your druggie is fast destroying this country. grin cheesy grin

PoliticsRe: ‘some People Have Turned Into Monitoring Spirits Because Of Tinubu’ – Joe Igbokw by Oilwell(m): 1:35pm On Jun 23, 2024
Richtaiwo:
Are you aware poverty rate in Anambra increased from 25% to 65% under pandora gringory obituary? Are you also aware pandora gringory obituary did not build a single school for 8 years as the governor of Anambra? Infact, mention two achievement of the third class illiterate in Anambra state.
I want to drum it into your thick agbado empty skull that your druggie is fast destroying this country grin grin grin

PoliticsRe: ‘some People Have Turned Into Monitoring Spirits Because Of Tinubu’ – Joe Igbokw by Oilwell(m): 10:24pm On Jun 22, 2024
Richtaiwo:
Pandora gringory obituary will never be president of Nigeria.
The Drug Lord that hijacked the presidency what has he done with it but to tumble the economy.


I agree with you Obi may never be president but your great great grand children go feel the impact of Tinubu's disasterous term as president .

PoliticsRe: EMBRACE FARMING: What is Wrong with this APC/Tinubu Government? by Oilwell(m): 10:06pm On Jun 22, 2024
Vinnie2000:
The 'TAKE TO FARMING Advise I see on this Site these Days is becoming Annoying to me. angry

First of all,
*IS EVERY NIGERIAN A SKILLED Farmer? Some Persons are City Boys and Girls and have never Held a Hoe or Cutlass before. Can Tinubu Farm? Can Osibanjo Farm?😏😕

*IS IT EVERYONE THAT HAS TIME TO FARM? A Banker that Work 7am-7pm, how can he or she Farm?😒

*IS IT EVERYONE THAT HAS SPACE TO FARM? Can a person living in a Face- me -I -Face- you Farm?

*IS IT EVERY FOODSTUFFS THAT CAN BE PLANTED? Can Bread, Spaghetti, Bournvita, Milk for Children, etc be Planted? undecided

*MOST CROPS TAKE 6,7 MONTHS TO GERMINATE. During that Waiting period, what will be Planter be feeding on? sad

As Someone have said, APC Supporters will soon claim Nigerians should bake Own Their 🍞 Bread, Buy Cow and extract Milk from their Udder, Build Illegal Refineries at their Backyard and make their own Petrol and Even create their Schools inside their Houses, instead of complaining of School fees. embarassed undecided
grin grin grin grin

No be to hijack car be the problem but can they drive?

PoliticsRe: #pbatspaces by Oilwell(m): 9:46pm On Jun 22, 2024
SisterAnn:
Awon oni iranu that thought a man whose faculties cocaine destroyed could take them to the promised land.
grin grin grin grin grin grin

You are wicked oh
PoliticsRe: Labour Party Is Secret Society, Led By Bunch Of Jokers – Kenneth Okonkwo by Oilwell(m): 9:33pm On Jun 22, 2024
If Labour party is a secret cult, then APC party will be a public cult, vampires and a looting society led by thieves and drug barons.
PoliticsRe: Rising Cost Of Food: Presidency Urges Nigerians To Embrace Subsistence Farming by Oilwell(m): 8:14pm On Jun 22, 2024
grin grin cheesy grin

Tinubuconomics. Government of Agbado for Agbado by Agbado.

PoliticsRe: APC To Kwankwaso - Your Allegations Are Insensitive, Unhelpful by Oilwell(m): 7:04pm On Jun 18, 2024
APC= Boko Haram = APC

PoliticsRe: Enugu Residents Turn To Charcoal Stove As Kerosene Prices Surge by Oilwell(m): 6:52pm On Jun 18, 2024
This is still Genesis by the time we get to Matthew all man eyes go clear.

PoliticsRe: Turkish Investors Visit Gov Otti by Oilwell(m): 9:41pm On Jun 16, 2024
Toh
PoliticsRe: Stop Economic Hardship, Sultan Tells Leaders by Oilwell(m): 9:41pm On Jun 16, 2024
Toh

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