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malali:
You can kill physical people and destroy physical buildings
But you cant kill an ideology.

Look at Hamas after Israel killed over 50,000 people and leveled the whole city.
Israel still doesn't feel safe.

You can kill the man in the fight easily.
But don't forget the fight in the man.

malali:
“If Donald Trump invades Iran, it will go down as the most strategically catastrophic decision of his life.”

Here’s why:

The Domino Effect of an Iran War

Engaging Iran isn’t a regional conflict—it’s a global ignition switch.
The moment U.S. forces hit Iranian soil or airspace:
• Russia will counter by ramping up its military offensive in Ukraine.
• China will seize the window to launch a preemptive move on Taiwan.
• Iran, in turn, will bleed U.S. troops through asymmetrical proxy warfare from Lebanon to Yemen to Syria.

The Strategic Quagmire: 3 Theaters, 1 Superpower

The U.S. may be a superpower—but no empire, no matter how mighty, has ever successfully fought three different mature and resource-intensive wars on three continents simultaneously.
1. Middle East – unpredictable guerrilla terrain and suicide proxy warfare
2. Eastern Europe – NATO entanglement, logistical overextension
3. Indo-Pacific – naval dominance vs. a rising China on its home turf

Each is a hydra. Together, they form a triad of imperial collapse.

Strategic Counsel: Let Israel Lie in Its Bed

Israel’s current predicament is not random—it’s the product of years of calculated escalations, encroachments, and political stubbornness. If it is now facing blowback, the wiser U.S. move is not to plunge headfirst into the fire, but to strategically contain the flames.

Let Israel handle its consequences.

Because rushing into Iran isn’t a show of strength—it’s the very trap your enemies laid for you.

Biggeststar01:
Oga, oyo is still a poor state with undeniable poverty, the situation is palpable, figures don’t erase what we see in real life. VATs don’t say anything about how productive a state is. A state could have the highest rate of poverty and still have high revenue in taxes from the few companies there that are taxed to stupor.

DesChyko:
VATs are paid by the headquarters of the business, not necessarily the field of their business or where the highest consumption is recorded. That not withstanding, VAT is borne by the final consumer.

Take for example, Milk and Egg products. Most of the headquarters of these companies are in Lagos (possibly Ogun too), but the highest VATs on them are actually paid by the South Easterners who consume more of this, closely followed by South-South, but the VATs remitted to the Nigerian purse through their headquarters in Lagos.

So while it counts as VAT remitted by Lagos, it was actually paid by other regions. This explains a bit of why Lagos (and possibly Ogun) have VATs that dwarves the remaining states. Another advantage would be states with high oil and gas sector activities, and government presence too.

Does that do a bit of justice?

LivingSage:
An advanced Israeli F-35 fighter jet has been shot down over the skies of Tabriz.

This marks the fourth Israeli warplane destroyed by Iran’s air defense forces.

Aftermath of this is the plummeting of Lockheed Martin’s stock, the American manufacturer of F-35 fighter jets, moments after news broke of another F-35 being shot down.

LivingSage:
An advanced Israeli F-35 fighter jet has been shot down over the skies of Tabriz.

This marks the fourth Israeli warplane destroyed by Iran’s air defense forces.

Aftermath of this is the plummeting of Lockheed Martin’s stock, the American manufacturer of F-35 fighter jets, moments after news broke of another F-35 being shot down.

beardedboy:
India would have been in ruins by now if Trump didn't beg for them.

Of course Trump's call for peace is hypocritic. He wouldn't have called for peace if India was defeating Pakistan.

WritterNg:
OK so where is that President today? Last I heard he fled the country.

Who rules the country today? The same Taliban they fought.

The problem with the west is they're quick to declare victory, just to look powerful to the rest of the world.

But they end up losing on the long term.

WritterNg:
Lmaoo!!! Your so called super power country fought the poorest country in the world Afghanistan for 20 years.... and lost.

Is Afghanistan as powerful as Ukraine? Did Afghanistan receive support from 50 nations like Ukraine? Did Afghanistan even have up to 100 tanks?

Just a bunch of goat herders with rusty AKs.

Despite receiving military support from all 30 NATO nations, including Ukraine and the Gulf States.

If that isn't the definition of a proper paper tiger then I don't know what is.

jmoore:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/igbo-migrated-from-ife-ooni/

Nigerian archaeologist Babalola wins $300,000 Dan David Prize

Nigerian archaeologist Abidemi Babatunde Babalola has been selected as a 2025 Dan David Prize winner.

The Dan David Prize, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University, is the largest history prize in the world.

The Dan David Prize was first established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, to reward innovative and interdisciplinary work that contributed to humanity.

Each year, up to nine researchers are awarded $300,000 each in recognition of their achievements and to support their future endeavors.

In a statement to The Nation, the award organisers said: “Babalola has used material science to uncover the history of technological development in premodern West Africa.

“His research showed that glass production in Africa predated European colonialism and was developed independently. Babalola is active in public outreach in Nigeria, bringing the knowledge he produces through archaeological work to the communities that are connected to this history.

“He served as lead archaeologist ahead of construction of the upcoming Museum of West African Arts set to open in Benin City, Nigeria this year.”

The nine 2025 Dan David Prize winners, whose work explores the human past through exceptional scholarship and research, will each receive $300,000 (USD) in recognition of their achievements and to support their future endeavors.

The nine winners, all in early and mid stages of their career, are researchers and filmmakers who work in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

The winners are selected after an open nomination process by a global committee of historians that changes annually.

This year’s selection committee members are affiliated with leading academic institutions including the University of Toronto, the Cyprus Institute, and the University of Cambridge.

“The work of this year’s winners ranges from enlisting the methods of archaeology to explore Nazi death camps to rewriting what we know about the development and use of glass in Africa,” said Ariel David, board member of the Prize and son of Dan David, the founder of the Prize.

“By making groundbreaking discoveries or applying new methods to historical research, our winners constantly challenge us to think about the past while rethinking how we shed light on it.

“We are also particularly excited that two winners this year work in the film industry, helping bring scholarly findings to broader audiences and thus highlighting the importance of historical research for society at large.”

In addition to authoring academic articles, Babalola – a research archaeologist at the British Museum – is active in public outreach in Nigeria, bringing the knowledge he produces through archaeological work to the communities that are connected to this history.

He served as lead archaeologist ahead of construction of the upcoming Museum of West African Arts set to open in Benin City, Nigeria this year.

Other winners include: Mackenzie Cooley, Hamilton College; Bar Kribus, Tel Aviv University; Fred Kudjo Kuwornu, Do the Right Films; Dmitri Levitin, University of Utrecht and All Souls College, Oxford; Beth Lew-Williams, Princeton University; Hannah Marcus, Harvard University; Alina Șerban, Founder of Untold Stories; and Caroline Sturdy Colls, University of Huddersfield.

“We’re delighted to add another nine outstanding individuals to our growing community of scholars, curators and filmmakers from around the globe,” said Professor Tim Cole, historian and Academic Advisor to the Dan David Prize.

“They will join the 27 previous winners who, together, research varied aspects of the human past. The originality of the questions being asked and the methods deployed show how archaeologists and historians are creatively working within and across disciplines to offer new understandings of our collective past.”

The 2025 winners recently received the Prize at a gathering in Italy.

Covid19lockdown:
Russia should open the gate for migrants. Our brothers and sisters in Nigeria are willing to migrate and become a citizen.

Goodlyhrt:
But people still paying top dollar to go see their teams in the stadium. I mean some people don't like watching football matches alone; I for one find it boring and the apps consume data. I don't buy this sir, sorry!

Of course I don't have such outlay of cash to put up such a place ie bar/viewing center but i think a stand alone viewing center will sell in my area. Thank you for your input though. Much love ✌️

money121:
Yes have told her already that i didn't have any child out of wedlock and No single sidechick in my marriage

Na that man respond dey give you headache you will be already don't worry
I get your time Today

If na you dem send come tell dem say you no meet me for House

Elesin muri kan

The Ogun State Government has announced the successful linking of the Agbara end of the 19.1 KM Atan-Lusada-Agbara road project, to the Lagos-Badagry expressway.

In a statement by Gov. Dapo Abiodun on Friday, said the roads have been linked, with with both the on and off ramps completed and covered with binder asphalt.

He wrote, “We are pleased to report significant progress on the 19.1 KM Atan-Lusada-Agbara road project. The Agbara end of the road has now been successfully linked to the Lagos-Badagry expressway, with both the on and off-ramps completed and covered with binder asphalt.

“This milestone brings us closer to the full realisation of this critical infrastructure, which will greatly enhance connectivity and economic activities in the region. Our commitment to delivering quality road networks remains unwavering as we continue to push forward with the project.”

Ofodirinwa:
pollution follows industrialization and the establishment of a middle class (car ownership). In the foot treking states, pollution will be low because we're not counting open defecation and skull mining.

Ezeama400:
We know the hygienic and dirty people in this country