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Nigeria is fast becoming what Albania is to Europe. A place that becomes a safe haven for criminals.

The Sandesaras built Nigeria’s biggest independent oil firm, but India has accused the pair of scamming its public banks.
At a ceremony in November, the Nigerian government celebrated the discovery of as many as 1 billion barrels of oil in the country’s arid northeast, almost 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away from the crude-rich Niger Delta.

The state’s partners in the multi-billion dollar project in the impoverished, landlocked corner of the country is a company founded by two brothers from India. The siblings have built the largest independent oil company in Africa’s biggest crude producing nation even as India pursues them as criminals — accusing them of perpetrating “one of the largest economic scams in the country.”

Now, as newly elected President Bola Tinubu sets ambitious targets for Nigeria’s hydrocarbons sector, companies created by the brothers, Nitin and Chetan Sandesara, seem poised for an increasingly prominent role — especially as international oil giants such Shell Plc and ExxonMobil Corp. retreat from the West African country.

The selection of a firm owned by the family of the duo branded as fugitives by India to drill wells for the project is just the latest sign of how Nigeria has provided the brothers a haven, effectively insulating them from troubles back home. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has accused the tycoons of absconding after defrauding public banks of more than $1.7 billion. Nigeria has refused India’s request to extradite them.

More:https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/sandesaras-brothers-scam-indian-brothers-fighting-fraud-charges-at-home-flourishing-in-nigeria-101686037063612.html

That's the job of a firing squad

Failure2019:
If they give you gun

You fit sacrifice yourself kill politician way day steal funds

Therefore we will continuously remain backward for the next 500 years...because we are not yet serious.

Ogilinsaka:
Who will kill who? When all of 'em are criminals


Is it Tinubu or Wike or Akpabio

Absolutely. That is the only way progress can me made. You see some political office holders in Nigeria mention China in their speech and am like wtf!!! .

China is where it is today because of the very very serious accountability of public office.

LikeAking:
African's are not inteligent enough for such.

Federal government will not behave like this.

The sleeping Giant of Africa is coughing and others are catching cold. This is just the beginning. Una go get sense by force.

If Nigeria is to become a great nation like China, any politician who steal state funds should killed by hanging or crushed in a blender.

If you are doing well in Nigeria and you don't want to japaa, surround your house with electric fence, have two rottweilers, two cutlass, a gun, bullet proof car, and go to church.

A nation as rich as Nigeria paying a minimum wage of 30,000 naira. Nigeria is not a country but a business.

A challenge to the man who gave the order to shoot innocent protesters at lekki toll gate on October 20th 2020. That man now sits in Aso rock, haven taken power by force. I wonder how many people they will shoot this time around

Parents who believe in the process of what it takes their child to achieve success will enjoy the result.

When it comes to power, Igbos don't bow to cowards.

joyandfaith:
I think igbo people are too confrontational.

A hoe will always be a hoe. After all most women are mentally lazy...cannot think of any other means to make money but to use their body.

Majority of African leaders are PUPPETS who still lick the ass of the western world....rubbish.

No worry, their own water never boil.

sonature1:
Nigeria is too ununited for an all-round protest...even northern Nigeria refused to participate in ENDSARS protest because they said it was a protest against Buhari.

Any woman that falsely accuse me of rape, will never ever bear children and will have very very painful menstruations.

The law should also apply to false accusations. If a rapist goes to jail for 10 years, a false accuser should also go to jail for 10 years.

He can provide the solution with his drug money . Pablo Escobar did well for Colombia back then, even if he killed a lot of people

Some actions taken in anger can be regretted for a lifetime.

The gathering of criminals. CORRUPTION WILL SINK NIGERIA and we will learn the hard way.

Living in a country that places the cart before the horse.

Some Beninese business men have been benefitting from this for several years.

Welcome to the latest FAILED STATE in Africa, where elections are won by the side who is more violent and after everything, they will tell the docile side to move on and join hands in nation building. Maybe it's the Sudan style that fits Nigeria...if you want power, just come out with your own gun.

The cult war in Rivers state will continue for a long time to come. The same cult gangs that were used since the time of Peter Odili are still breeding more members today. As long as politicians use these guys in their dealings, these killings will continue.

Until a society builds its foundation on justice, it will continue to swim in the murky waters of injustice and underdevelopment.

iLoveYouToo:
Ah! West go soon chop this guy

Yoweri Museveni, I hope you are ready for the white devils in human flesh. Be ready for their sanctions and if you don't want to die like Muammar Gadaffi, guard yourself like Fidel Castro.

July 29, 2020
By Ifemosu Michael Adewale

OPINION
It’s clear that the formation and naming of our beloved country is shrewd in dubious inconsiderable dealings.

My name is Ifemosu Michael Adewale and I am compelled to write this article on the One Million Dollar Question begging for answer; Who Sold Nigeria to the British for Eight Hundred and sixty five thousand Pounds?

The above question appeared on Guardian Nigeria Newspaper in the year 2014, no one took the story serious, we all waved it away, but it became imperative for me to write this after listening to Damini Ogulu a.k.a Burnaboy track "Another Story" on his just released album titled African Giant.

Nigerian History told us Flora Shaw Lugard coined Nigeria and her inspiration was the river Niger, but apparently the History is Faulty, Taunted , Biased and Distorted!

Republic of Niger was named after River Niger not Nigeria, but the white historians want us to believe Nigeria was coined out of River Niger.

Nigeria simply means “The Nigger Area” or “Land of the Black slaves”.

Nigger was a common derogatory slang used for slaves!

I don’t understand our mediocrity as a black man, we have so much information at our disposal but we choose not to research but dwell and believe all the white man says. Why?

The West African Region identified as Nigeria today was known to have supplied more slaves than any other country.

The quality of human “cargo” was supreme and priced much more than slaves from other West African countries.

Nigeria is blessed with men who were strongly built and were expert cotton farmers.

It was only wealthy plantation owners that could afford slaves from “Nigeria”.

No Little wonder, slaves from our country were nicknamed “black gold” and the British slave ship named “White Lion” brought them into Virginia. Damn!

Nigeria is simply a geographical expression of the imperialists’ greed and spite.

Who gave River Niger its name?

It is the European Slave traders and they did it for easy mappings! Who on Earth could have thought of that if not the European slave traders having foresee what will become of us as the most Populated Black Nation.

River Niger was the longest cutting accces across many black lands.

River Niger simply means the River of Niggers or Negroes as you wish to say.

Nigerians must have an open mind to first agree that most of what we were taught in Nigerian history is distorted and made to confuse us the people and also disconnect us from the truth.

The imperialists were very brutal with no humane sentiments to Africa.

Their business was simply to exploit and trade for their advantage, and not to advance Democracy as we were falsely deceived.

The Berlin Conference of 1885 legalized Africa as distant colonies to the imperialists.

Most African countries were named by what suited the colonial masters, Pathetic!

Have You taken your time to understand why Ghana was named Gold Coast? Simple because the abundance of gold Britain exploited.

Zimbabwe was also named Rhodesia by Mr. Cecil Rhodes who treated the country like his company.

Do You know that the oil colony of the Niger Delta part of Nigeria was called the Slave Coast?

It was so when Asaba was the capital of the Southern Protectorate under the ownership of Sir. George Goldie the founder of the Royal Niger Company which had its headquarters in Lokoja.

Sir. Goldie sold the Southern Nigeria protectorate (land and people) to the British Government for £865,000 (eight hundred and sixty five thousand pounds) in the year 1899.

There was a debate on whether to name Nigeria as a country Negroland or Nigritia as we remain the most populated black nation.

However, those on Nigritia won and the word was added in the Century Dictionary in 1904 to mean a large territory of niggers/ negros”.

Listen, I am sorry if I sound crazy to you but our country is greatly admired world wide for its great resources especially its people.

What happened to them is distortion of facts to enable indirect rule function at the detrimental discord of its people.

All Nigerian people need to reach out to their core and harness a common vision which can bring forth the missing patriotism.

Nigeria is a potential supplier of world power in no time with our natural resources and Human potentials.

However we must do these Three things, Reach our core, find the truth and most importantly build our Nation.

Can we Ask for the Southern and Northern amalgamation contracts?

These should be made public for all Nigerians to know and also help us to know what terms Nigeria was married upon.

The Royal Niger Company was given some dubious rights to half of all mining revenue for 99 years from 1900.

These documents should be with the British government, United African Company and Leventis companies as there were parented from the Royal Nigeria Company.

Because I know they are missing at our government’s administration.

It a fact! UAC and Leventis are owned by ex slave traders and still grow their empires in Britain.

You can search the Century Dictionary, the Slave ship named “White Lion”, Flora Shaw and the naming of Nigeria (what a story), the naming of the Republic of Niger; the Slave Coast of Niger Delta, Sir Goldie, Royal Niger Company, History of UAC & Leventis, the amalgamation contract. You will definitely find some interesting stories about them.

But try searching for the 1914 Nigeria Amalgamation contract, you will find no answer.

We know the English men to be high on documentations and record keeping so where are the amalgamation papers?

Who signed on behalf of Nigeria?

- Awolowo was born in 1909 and was 5 years at 1914

- Azikiwe was born in 1904 and was 10 at 1914

- Balewa was born in 1912 and was 2 years old at 1914

- Ahmadu Bello was born in 1910 and was 4 at 1914

It’s clear that the formation and naming of our beloved country is shrewd in dubious inconsiderable dealings.

Little wonder we have become strangers filled with ethnic bitterness hanging unto the foreign man’s religion, government and education.

We are lost, but we can find our bearing if we begin not only to have discussions about our existence but take proactive remedial steps.

Some would shove this off as “mere history”. However, remember that to understand Nigeria, we need to know where it came from.

Until then, Nigeria is just a name given to a lucrative land for colonial exploits, a land of strong black negros, a land which bears the poverty capital of the world, a land afraid to be great, a land now turned graveyard for our National Thieves and Rogues.

A land which feels it doesn’t deserve to be industrialized, educated, healthy and wealthy.

It high time we start asking Questions! Until then I see no Giant of Africa walking tall because the sufferness has been Pre-Determined by some set of Business Men long ago.

The Pseudo country called Nigeria needs REVOLUTION!!!

Ifemosu Michael Adewale is the Convener Youth In Good Governance Initiative YIGGI, Ogun State Secretary African Action Congress AAC.

Reference: Natasha A.

Tweets: @ifemosumichael

2027 is coming, go and get your PVC... . I laugh in Swahili. PVC that is worthless.
BVAS will also be used.

If una no wan learn from this one, I wonder when una go learn. Country wey don die since 2014.

Goodluck Jonathan tried the referendum, but the vampires said they have not finished sucking the blood from the neck of Nigeria.

In case you don't know, Nigeria is not a country but a business (Royal Niger Company) started by the British and handed over to the current theives.

NIGERIA OFFICIALLY BECOMES A FAILED STATE TODAY. WELCOME TO THE DEAD GIANT OF AFRICA.

Sanusi lamido is a better fit for that seat. When he was there he always burst the bubble of those self-serving northern elites and politicians.

If you live outside the shores of Nigeria and you travelled back into the country to vote after being assured of the usefulness of the BVAS, please never you ever stress yourself to do that again. NIGERIA IS OFFICIALLY A FAILED STATE FROM TODAY.

The bandits and other terrorists are sharpening their weapons and will resume full assault from where they stopped. If you live on the middle belt, make sure you are ready with your own guns and weapons.

What has happened before will be a child's play compared to the avalanche that is coming.