₦airaland Forum

OVB123:
I really don't understand your question.

I suppose Edo respects the zoning formula, right?

And the general sentiments in Edo is that it is the turn of Edo Central since Oshiomole from Edo North has done 8 years and Obaseki from Edo South is doing 8 years now.

Again, it’s claimed that Edo Central hasn’t really governed the state.

That’s why I’m asking, is the person you are suggesting that he’s Obaseki’s preferred candidate from Edo Central or Obaseki doesn’t care about zoning?

greatiyk4u:
That's cool
Happy new month

Same to you baba

Tor

Must be Agbado students in Agbado High School.

Una go do propaganda tire, Nigerians will still not like you nor ever warm up to you.

Ndi ala!

UnusualEmissary:
That "pig" though

No be crime say person big abeg

It’s not crime to be big (pig).

But it becomes a crime when someone is big and ugly, both morphologically and in character.

That’s sacrilege.

jonapeters:
Is that the reason behind the pains and suffering in Nigeria ?

Why are we shopping for unreasonable excuse for our bad governance in Nigeria

There they go again….

You are already looking for a way to exonerate Tinubu from what is currently going on right?

So you don’t know that 100% removal of fuel subsidy at one fell swoop is what has brought the current hardship in the country?

Or it was still not Tinubu that said “subsidy is gone”?

In defense of fuel subsidy removal and its biting economic consequences, actress Eniola Badmus, a Tinubu supporter, claimed that even with the subsidy removal, fuel still sells cheapest in Nigeria. Her fellow Tinubu supporters popularized this claim by sharing it across all platforms.

But a little fact check has shown that in fellow oil producing country like Venezuela, fuel sells as cheap as N3.12.

It sells for N22 in another oil producing country of Iran.

And equally sells for N24 in war ravaged Libya.

Additionally, fuel sells cheaper than it does in Nigeria in 16 other countries some of which are not even oil producing nations.

And the question is, why try to popularize lie?

Eniola Badmus, a Nollywood actress, has said that despite the recent petrol subsidy removal, the price of fuel in Nigeria is the cheapest in the world.

The actress, a popular supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made the claim while speaking as a guest on an Instagram live hosted by Daddy Freeze, a media personality.

Badmus said many of those criticising the Tinubu-led administration do not know the benefit of the removal of petrol subsidy.

“As a citizen, I have a right to my opinion. I can support whoever I want to support,” she said.


“A lot of these keypad warriors do not even have an idea of what subsidy is. It was when they removed it that they knew what the government was doing. Even till now, I think we still buy the cheapest fuel in the world.

“President Tinubu remains unshakable. Aside from supporting him, I have seen what he has done and I know what he is going to do. I have never seen a philanthropist as our current president. Till he leaves the position, I will stand by him.”

PETROL SUBSIDY REMOVAL

On May 29, President Bola Tinubu while delivering his inaugural speech as president said the petrol subsidy regime is over.

“On fuel subsidy, unfortunately, the budget before I assumed office is that no provision is there for fuel subsidy. So fuel subsidy is gone,” he said.

He added that subsidy can no longer justify its ever-increasing costs in the wake of drying resources.

“We commend the decision of the outgoing administration in phasing out the petrol subsidy regime which has increasingly favoured the rich more than the poor.

“We shall instead re-channel the funds into better investment in public infrastructure, education, health care and jobs that will materially improve the lives of millions.”

Shortly after Tinubu’s pronouncement, the price of petrol skyrocketed from N190 per litre to over N500 per litre.

On July 18, oil marketers again increased the pump price of petrol at retail outlets to N617 per litre in Abuja and N568 per litre in Lagos.

Is Nigeria’s fuel truly the cheapest in the world? TheCable reviewed the global petrol prices and here is what we found.

REVIEW OF GLOBAL PETROL PRICES

According to Globalpetrolprices, a global market leader known for tracking the retail prices of motor fuel, electricity, and natural gas in over 150 countries, oil is sold in Venezuela for the cheapest price across the globe. The current price goes for N3.1274 per litre.

Further research by TheCable revealed that aside from Venezuela, petrol is sold for less than N617 in 20 other countries.

The countries include; Iran, Libya, Algeria, Kuwait, Angola, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Iraq, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Russia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan.

VERDICT

The claim by the popular actress that Nigeria’s petrol is the cheapest in the world is false. Currently, 19 countries of the world sell petrol below the N568 pump price in Lagos.

For this report, the exchange rate used is $1 = 781.85 according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as of July 24, 2023, when the actress made the claim.

https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-is-nigerias-fuel-price-the-cheapest-in-the-world-as-eniola-badmus-claimed

Lol

greatiyk4u:
Thanks my brother
We go fit time share some cold bottles of beer and share ideas one of these days at New berries park Enugu

Oh! So thoughtful of you but I actually don’t stay in Enugu now. I moved since 2021.

But I won’t mind having it anytime I’m in the city.

I’m gonna hit you up through your mail.

Xammie001:
Seeing many of you wail all because of the loss of your candidate made me realize FREEDOM of SPEECH should be revoked because all the points given so far are as USELESS as the WAILERS.
you sabi interprete constitution na him you no go study law
shame on you all for putting NIGERIA in a bad light because you don't want to accept defeat.
how can someone be declared winner after coming distant third in a an ELECTION?
people's choice but no support from the grassroot , only few youth with voters card voted but you are here shouting scream,calling President Tinubu names for calling all his foot soldiers to mobilize people to get there PVC, for providing vehicles to the elderly ones with PVC to come vote during the election

See una go EXPLAIN tire
una no get evidence but you wan explain.

Instead of calling him wailer, why not attack his points?

Did INEC not switch off IREV?

Was your Tinubu not declared by 4am? The first in history.

Did MC Oluomo not threaten Igbos?

Did he not carry out the threat by preventing most from voting and butchering others who dared to resist?

Are you saying these things did not happen or since they were done by your people, then it’s ok?

greatiyk4u:
You don’t love coup, but you love “grab it, snatch it, and run with it”.

You don’t love coup, but you enjoyed watching MC Oluomo threaten a whole tribe in Lagos for your candidate and actually carried out the threats.

You don’t like coup, but you loved thousands of blurred election results from various polling units that were doctored in favor of your candidate almost all over the country.

You don’t like coup, but loved when INEC officials were dumping PVCs in drainage and forests in regions where your candidate is unpopular.

You hate coup, but love voters suppression and intimidation so long as it favors your candidate.

You dislike coup, but was very happy to hear that IREV was switched off during the election so results won’t be transmitted in real time so they can be manipulated for your candidate.

You don’t love coup, but you enjoyed watching Mahmood Yakubu continued to collate fake election results even when asked not to continue in error by well meaning Nigerians.

You hate coup, but had orgasm when Mahmood Yakubu announced your candidate as the election winner at a wee hour of the morning when millions of Nigerians were still asleep, even though your candidate did not meet the election requirements to be declared a winner, like 25% in the FCT.

Now you see, you don’t really hate coup in the real sense of it, you simply hate to see those in uniform carry out one, but love when your candidate is the beneficiary of a coup like the one that was carried out on Feb 25 this year.

Written by
greatiyk4u@yahoo.com

Thank you for this. Couldn’t have been better captured.

Can’t you see that the coup plotters in Niger are not respecting him because they know he’s no different from them.

I’ve said it one million times and I don’t mind repeating myself….

If our courts work,

Dapo Abiodun will not retain Ogun

Uba Sani will not retain Kaduna

Abdullahi Sule will not retain Nasarawa

Peter Mbah will not retain Enugu.

Rivers and Lagos are hanging on the line too.

But this is Nigeria, so I won’t be surprised to see all of them retain their seat.

Rubbish!

I’m prepared to turn my frustration into nuclear weapon if that’s what it would take to rescue Nigeria.

OVB123:
No! He only want Asuan Ighodalo to suceed him.

Is Ighodalo Esan or Obaseki doesn’t care about zoning?

Emekaonline:
Your governorship candidate in Oyo has just joined the APC and you are ranting that no new members are not joining APC. Just continue to deceive yourself thinking that Alaigbo is the only section that make up Nigeria.

Wow!

I never knew Olumide Akpata is now IPOB.

Lol!

They will soon argue the meaning of “is”🤣

chidiokay:
Is these the 1st time Peter Obi is ranting on twitter ?
Since May 29, president Bola ahmed Tinubu have addressed the nation @least twice .. was that also Peter OBi influence

NLC is threatening to go on a nationwide strike and you think it ia because peter Obi did a skit on twitter that is why the sitting president wants to address the nation

what is the color of your problem, even simon Ekpa is more influencial, when will peter Obi influence sit at home in East to stop

Tinubu is so unpopular that he will continue to live under Peter Obi’s shadows. QED

Lol

Usually, it’s party in power that attracts influx of new members.

But miraculously, it’s the party that they claim came third that has been attracting new members in droves. And not just new members but high profile people.

APC has not registered any new member and I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

In fact, currently, no one in his right senses would go and register as APC member and post it in public. Shame go dey catch am.

One now wonders, why is Tinubu’s victory so lonely?

Botragelad:
You don't seem very smart, do you? Just because there are hundreds of people waving flags in support of the coupist doesn't mean they represent the majority. They're a drop in the ocean compared to the millions of people who voted for the elected president and who want democracy and peace.

Going by your logic, does that mean that Wagner and Russia are the external forces behind the coup that support the coupists? Because there are reports that Wagner Chief hailed them. Or are you going to ignore that inconvenient fact and keep blaming France and the US for everything?

By majority, I mean the people who are not in support of the coupists. The people who respect the constitution and the rule of law. The people who value their sovereignty and dignity. The people who reject violence and oppression. The people who have been protesting and resisting the coup since it happened.

You should listen to them, not to the propaganda of the coupists. They are the ones who know what's best for their country, not some power-hungry generals who want to impose their will by force. They are the ones who deserve justice and freedom, not some traitors who betrayed their oath and their people.

If there are people in support of the elected president, and they are in the majority, where are they?

Why are they not in the streets showing solidarity with the president?

See, the essential feature of democracy is rule by majority and this is only possible through a transparent election process.

A situation where the election managers run into “technical glitches” while counting the ballots and end up imposing an unpopular candidate on the majority, you are going to have a disillusioned population who would be looking for an escape through whatever means like Nigeria is currently going through. I can assure you that if a coup happens today in Nigeria, people would cheer the coup plotters because democracy has failed Nigerians.

Now, what if Niger was in a similar situation? What if their votes didn’t count and they were being ruled by an unpopular president?

Curse777:
Are you sticking to your lies

1: Are Chagoury brothers French?! Or Lebanese Nigerian choose so that you can be educated

2: Are you saying just as Tinubu owns a house in Paris and UK he suddenly has the intrest of UK and France

3: Actually no Diplomat visited Obi... He did the visitation while they visited Tinubu if you have contrary evidence kindly provide

4: My view are personal opinion same as yours

6: You haven't seen WikiLeaks then Google it and don't embarrass yourself


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Ogbeni try and have sense na…

1) Somebody can be a citizen of more than 2 countries. The Chagourys are originally Lebanese who became Nigerians after business brought them to Nigeria and they flourished. Now they are French and live in France. Why is that difficult for you to understand.

It’s just like how Elon Musk was born a South African and later became Canadian, and now an American. Or you don’t know about that?

6) The question was simple, can someone be a double agent? You will say yes. But are double agents trusted? Only an agent who has switched sides act as double agent, feeding the two sides with information, but when they are discovered, they are never trusted again. In some climes, such an act attracts capital punishment of execution or something similar.

Botragelad:
Just because a few people cheer and hail the coupists for toppling the Niger government doesn't mean the majority support them, or that their action is right. They're a minority of misguided and brainwashed folks who don't care about democracy or the rule of law. They're just pawns in the hands of the power-hungry generals who want to loot and oppress the country.

You don't have to keep making up theories to justify the coup. How about you back them up with some sources and proofs, eh? You can't just spout nonsense and expect people to believe you. If you make assertions, you have to back them up with facts and evidence. Otherwise, you're just talking rubbish.

I have no business with Thomas Sankara or whatever you call him. My initial post was about the coup in Niger, not him. He's irrelevant to the discussion. He was a dictator who ruled Burkina Faso, not Niger. He has nothing to do with the current situation. Stop bringing him up and changing the topic.

You asked for pictures and links to reports that support my claim and you have them. If they are not enough, lemme know so I provide more.

Now, looking at these images, do they really look like minority to you?

Do they look like they were rented? If yes, do you not think that an regime that can rent this number of people must be popular? Or can Tinubu rent this amount of crowd in Southeast?

Again, if these are pictures of the minority, where are the pictures of the majority protesting against the coup? Where are those that voted for the president?

https://apnews.com/article/niger-coup-mohamed-bazoum-military-junta-sahel-88ccaa2f004db44601e59475199c5fbe

Curse777:



1:Chagoury brothers are Lebanese Nigerian

2: Tinubu owns a house in Paris and vacations there

3: International comiunity favorite was Tinubu as many International diplomats came to his house to negotiate during campaign

4: US and UK can't punish France a Global power house and Nuclear country

5: French Government owns almost all Electricity company powering UK

6: Tinubu had been working for British and United States Intelligence comiunity according to WikiLeaks report since Abacha era... He is very trusted by them


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1) The Chagourys have French citizenship and now reside in France.

2) Doesn’t owning a house in Paris further buttress the probability of his deal with the French?

3) Lol! Many International Diplomats equally visited Obi.

4) These guys come at each other many times especially when their interests diverge. Possibly you have poor knowledge of global history.

5) So what? If they leave, they run out of business. And with raw materials from their colonies no longer at their disposal due to coups, they have no option than to run protect whatever business they have anywhere so they can generate income. France has no natural resources.

6) I’ve not seen such report. But usually, one is either a CIA or an MI5, are you suggesting he has been a double agent? Doesn’t that show he cannot be trusted? Besides, being an agent doesn’t mean you are useful all the time.

Botragelad:
There's something about most Africans that I don't get. They never take responsibility for their own actions, or lack thereof. They always blame someone else for their problems, whether it's the colonialists, the imperialists, or the neocolonialists. They never look at themselves and ask what they can do to improve their situation.

France has bugger all to do with the ongoing coup in Niger. They're not behind it, not being punished they're not supporting it, they're not benefiting from it. They're just watching from the sidelines, like everyone else. The coup is a result of internal politics and power struggles, nothing more.

The coup cannot be justified in any way. It's a blatant violation of democracy and human rights. It's a slap in the face of the people of Niger, who voted for their president in an election. It's a setback for the whole region, which has been trying to promote stability and development.

Only psychos and people who haven't got a clue what military rule is like would support and try to justify the coup. They don't know the horrors of living under a dictatorship, where you have no voice, no rights, no freedom. They don't know the pain of losing your loved ones to torture, disappearance, or execution. They don't know the fear of speaking your mind, or expressing your opinion.

I'm all for ECOWAS sending troops to Niger to oust the unlawful ruler there. They have a mandate to protect democracy and peace in West Africa, and they have done so before in other countries. They should not stand by and let this coup succeed. They should intervene and restore the legitimate government as soon as possible.

At the bolded, have you not seen the people rejoicing and hailing the coupists?

How are you sure they voted for the man that was their president? What if their election was rigged and an unpopular candidate foisted on them like it happened in Nigeria?

And by trying to restrict the coup to a product of internal wrangling, are you foreclosing the role of foreign support in coups? You think coup plotters act alone?

Do you really think France had no hand in the assassination of Thomas Sankara for coming against them?

When they say that Nigerian election is not usually determined by Nigerians alone but some other vested interests, both locally and internationally, some people with poor understanding of the intricacies of politics downplay this obvious reality but sooner or later everyone gets to see it that our votes are near useless in determining who presides over Nigeria.

Last presidential election was one of the mostly keenly contested in recent memory.

It got the stakeholders and friends of Nigeria so divided that no one could barely tell where which one was standing. This is unlike previous elections where we see these people openly identifying with one candidate as their preferred choice.

But regardless of the divided opinion of the stakeholders and friends of Nigeria, it seemed that majority of the powerbrokers favored the emergence of Peter Obi as president.

No one knows anything for sure but feelers from international community during the election tended to show that both the US and the UK seem to be at home with the candidature of Peter Obi.

At home front, some ‘owners of Nigeria’ also threw their weight behind Obi as seen in Obasanjo and Theophilus Danjuma’s endorsements. Some people suggest that other members of this elite class of kingmakers like IBB, Abdulsalami, etc, were also in support of Obasanjo and co’s decision but all that has remained in the realm of conjecture. What is evident however is that they did not support Tinubu either.

But somehow, after the election, Tinubu emerged winner in the most controversial of circumstances that included shutting down the digital infrastructure that was set up with billions of Naira to ensure transparency in election results management.

Before then, reports have had it that Tinubu’s greatest international Allie’s are the Chagoury brothers who are French but have a lot of investments in Nigeria. Tinubu further tended to confirm these rumors as he was constantly in France during the electioneering process either for medical or for rest. Recall that it had been reported that the Chagoury Brothers had gotten the buy in of Emmanuel Macron, the president of France in the Tinubu project m.

As if the rumours were true, immediately after the election and he was declared winner, Tinubu left Nigeria for France and stayed for about one month while waiting for his inauguration.

Similarly, after his inauguration, his first foreign engagement was in France.

Not to forget that recently, all his medical engagements have been in France.

One is now tempted to ask, why always France?

Now, the last thing we should expect is that if truly countries like US and UK indeed had a contrary interest in who emerged Nigeria’s president, and France helped thwart that interest, that they (France) would go unpunished.

Tinubu has nothing upstairs.

He has nothing to offer Nigerians.

His appointees have even gotten more confused than him.

Right now, the only available option is to return subsidy but they know that it would make Tinubu look like the fool he is.

So, they just have to continue in disillusionment while hoping a miracle happens one way or another.

Meanwhile, Peter Obi is somewhere laughing at their stupidity and foolishness.

Ndi ala!

chidiokay:
How do you live with fooling yourselve everyday, these there anything going on in your live that take cognisances of reality

The sitting president want to address the nation you are mentioning a Peter Obi that as being regelated to twitter, simon Ekpa frm finland is controlling East where can Peter Obi that had 95% vote from East control ? twitter


check all the dailys did peter obi engagement make an headline thats how irrelevant peter Obi is fast becoming

Peter Obi’s engagement didn’t feature on any dailies but it was influential enough to get your urine-dispensing paymaster to wanna address the nation.

That’s unparalleled class!

Tinubu that broke the window to enter the house he’s occupying now,

Wants to attack another person for breaking the door to enter another house.

And you say Tinubu is not mad?

Onye ala😏

Awon “APC is a cancer” is arriving to be confirmed as minister under APC government.

A man without honour😏

Beremx:
your thoughts have been confirmed. Chai!!

My instincts rarely fail me.

Lol

Peter Obi has reminded him that he needs to speak to Nigerians.

I’m sure he’s doing because of the positive response that greeted Obi’s engagement with Nigerians on Twitter. Now Balablu wants to do the same.

Peter Obi leads, Tinubu follows.

Oga will always be a master.

Tinubu will forever leave in Peter Obi’s shadows.

Must be Justice Centus Nweze.

Maybe dem don poison the man.

Just to make sure Southeast has no representative on the Supreme Court bench😏

Peter Obi continues to be taught harsh lessons in Adamawa.

At least four persons were reportedly killed during the youth rampage and looting of government warehouses in Adamawa State on Sunday.

SaharaReporters learnt that at about 8 am on Sunday, youths in their thousands attacked the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warehouse at PZ Roundabout, adjacent to the Yola International Airport and carted away grains among other items.

SaharaReporters reported that over 200 tricycle vehicles loaded with grains and other items left the NEMA warehouse alone, on Sunday morning.

As further gathered, armed hoodlums took advantage of the situation to dispose residents of personal belongings, including cell phones.

At least, four of the alleged looters were reportedly shot dead by security operatives during the rampage.

"Here in this car is my own share of the loot, but it actually came at a cost, because four of us (looters) were shot dead. But I blame the youths because they attempted to engage the security guys; possibly to snatch rifles," a looter told Saharareporters.

This was corroborated by a military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he lacked the authority to speak on the matter.


He said, "We had to fire gunshots because the hoodlums were advancing to attack us. Yes, I think about three or four may have been neutralised in the process."

However, the police could not immediately confirm the fatalities.

The spokesperson for Adamawa State police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said, "I won't be able to confirm any casualty as of now because I'm awaiting an assessment report. But I can confirm to you that 47 persons arrested in connection with the crime are in our custody."

The general feeling is that the current hardship occasioned by the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol may have triggered the looting spree.

In the state, prices of foodstuffs have risen astronomically, with a bag of rice which was sold for N27,000 in May, now being for N46,500.

As things stand, the streets are empty, just as businesses and shops have closed in compliance with the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

In the meantime, armed security personnel comprising soldiers, police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps are patrolling the streets to enforce the curfew.

https:///3KkbknQ

DomPerignon:
Marxist/LP affiliated NLC plans a major nationwide strike for first week of August .

Zionist IPOB plans for 2-weeks curfew .


There are no coincidences.

The Internationalists in the WEF are hell bent on seeing our country revert back to its corporate existence as the Rothschild owned Royal Niger Company.

Change your dealer bro.

He’s serving you shit.