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LordAdam16:
On that foreign air fare, I had a back-and-forth about that on NL and the dude was saying there's nothing off about charging $3-5K for a 6 hrs flight.

Nigerians don't mind being fleeced.

Imagine that as of today, none of the Big 3 telecom operators offer a flat plan with Unlimited Calls and Text. In 2023.

-Lord

Nigerians love suffering and enjoy complaining.

orisa37:
FINANCE DIGITAL TECH AND CBN ARE RUSHING US.
LIKE THEY WANT TO BURY US ALIVE.

Ah swear.

LordAdam16:
Please, if someone provides a plausible answer, do mention me.

I see fares in Asia and I'm flabbergasted by ours.

-Lord

If them mention you, mention me. Flight from UK to USA, can be gotten for £350 BA direct flight. Yet one for Nigeria is fucking expensive. Nigeria is 6hrs and USA is 9hrs 30min.

Jane74:
And finally the most interesting thing. Why I think that the catastrophe is the work of Ukrainians.

Ukrainians have a peculiarity. PR is more important to them, loud noise in the information space, in the media, on the Internet, than reality.
They often come up with nonsense themselves, believe in it themselves and begin to act in reality as if their own fantasies are true.

If Prigozhin and Wagner's commanders died in the crash and the cause of the accident was a terrorist attack (a mine on board), then the following is most logical.

Prigozhin owned a very large media empire. And all the time of the special operation, he made himself a very loud advertisement, something like this: "Wagner knows how to fight, but the Russian regular army does not; only Wagner did everything in Syria, only Wagner achieved success in Africa; Prigozhin is a holy disinterested hero, the whole of Russia loves him, he is a hero-hero-hero and the hope of Russia, he is Putin's chief aide and protects Putin from his enemies - traitor ministers and oligarchs." In that spirit.

Unfortunately, Prigozhin, while advertising himself, unwittingly dug his own grave.

The same thing happened with Dugin. Someone advertised him very much in the West "Dugin is the main theorist of the Putin regime, the chief philosopher, Putin's adviser" - and the Ukrainians staged several attempts on Dugin and eventually killed his daughter.

Ukrainians staged a terrorist attack against Prigozhin, BELIEVING powerful advertising on the Internet and media around the world.

Counting on that. that a) if the people's hero dies and everyone finds Putin guilty, then a popular revolt, revolution in Russia, "Maidan" will begin, and b) since all Russia's successes in Africa are only because of Wagner/Prigozhin, if you kill the main ones, then Russia will not be able to do anything in Africa and it will be expelled from everywhere in disgrace.

See for yourself what the authoritative Ukrainian telegram channel writes:
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✅ Russia has lost "Plan B". Prigozhin was a scarecrow for the West. Do you remember how the West banned ALL activism on 24.06, so as not to help the rebels?

They were very afraid of a more radical ruler coming to power in the Russian Federation. Now they have nothing to fear.

The position of the West has clearly strengthened on this issue, but Prigozhin no longer played in Ukraine, but played in Africa.

✅ Russia will lose Africa. All the REAL influence was provided there by the PMCs, not the Foreign Ministry. It is unlikely that someone will be able to make a structure similar in efficiency for the Russian Federation on the continent.

And this is already a geostrategic blow, strongly affecting the global positions of the parties.

Therefore, today's event is not a game of Britons against the United States or GUR against someone, it is a plus for the entire Western Front and a minus for the Russian Federation.
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I have a question for those who live in African countries. Is it true that your countries prayed for Prigozhin and Wagner and all cooperation projects between your country and Russia are being implemented only because there is a holy and cool Prigozhin?

it is especially funny to listen to this, remembering Algeria, Morocco and the fact that even in the CAR Wagner did not steer at all..

in general, Ukrainians as always.. they wanted to do more harm to Russia, and as a result, everyone will breathe a sigh of relief. And African countries (even with putschists in power) and Russia, too.

After all, after the mutiny, Wagner lost huge funding from Russia - and now it needs to find a job and money somewhere..

who knows what order Prigozhin would actually undertake to fulfill?
at least, his position on Niger was directly opposite to Russia's position.

and who needs "the best fighters in the world" who have a habit of turning their weapons against the customer at a critical moment?

PS. Funny. I found this forum and began to study what people were saying; and also found regional press in English and French and began to look at it regularly. do you know why?

Because in the Russian media after the uprising in Niger, short reports began to appear "look. people on the streets with Russian flags and Wagner emblems."

I didn't like it terribly and I wanted to find out what was really going on and whether Wagner really had such a strong influence in the Sahel region and what the hell was the Russian flag being molded to him, on which he wiped his feet.

I felt an inexpressible relief, reading both in the media articles and here on the forum a very reasonable and balanced attitude towards mercenaries. mercenaries are mercenaries and the fee for contacting them can be extremely high.

You have inept knowledge of this war, I had to say it again. On Prigozhin dying, whether Putin ordered it or the Ukraine, that man needed to go as he was very dangerous even to our people, the people of Russia. The MOD and Putin was very smart the way they handled him in Rostov. America thought Russia would respond in their usual manner as a hot head but, Putin applied wisdom and patience.

Leviseed:
Flyover go plenty for FCT very soon

I deh tell you.

iykofias:
Wagner PMC Chief Prigozhin among passengers killed in plane crash over Russia’s Tver region according to Russian aviation authorities.

So this guy don go like this.

Shoodboi:
Omor. You fast o. Just saw this on BBC and you don post.

Guy Russia has eliminated Prigozhine just like that. You can't cross the Kremlins and go free.

Not me. I love them tattoos!

[quote author=pansophist post=125302035]That's something I also do not understand about US politics. The idea that they believe they are operating from a position of strength, but are the one asking for open communication, spreading propaganda, doing visitations, and engaging in bloc confrontation.

China did none of these, they are just existing but the US won't let them be. This is a case where you have to look at actions not words. The US is in a position of weakness, and their actions speaks louder than words will ever say.

Now listen to this clown Vivek Ramaswamy. Let me not say anything, listen to this man who is a US presidential candidate and imagine how stupid the kinds of idiots that are qualified to be US President.

My plan to achieve peace in Ukraine and stop the China-Russia military alliance is the mirror-image of President Nixon’s diplomatic maneuver that distanced China from Russia in 1972, except this time Putin is the new Mao. pic.twitter.com/z2PtiHkVDT

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) August 20, 2023

listened to the hooligan, he is stupid beyond all measures. What is America's problem if countries decide to have a relationship without them? That's a narcissistic behaviour there and it's off putting.

Someone said he was dialoging like an undergrad in Havard university having a debate with his counterpart in Yale.

Sharap!

These guys like suicide oh... Honestly.

mysticwarrior:
You have time responding to that clown.

Omo eh sometimes the way them deh reason deh piss me off.

pansophist:
By their fruit, you shall know them, or by the beginning, you should know the destination. That is how you know the truth.

Human operations are not esoteric secrets or planetary science. If you have lived long enough for at least three decades, you should be able to see the end of everything from the beginning.

Also, lots of people may not be able to determine the truth because they let their biases and prejudice interfere with the process. One thing everyone must train themselves to do is to see things for what it is.

An example. You may have a friend that is always tough on narcissists, making you think he/she is not, but in reality, what the person is doing is trying to shift your focus away from them, so when they are exploiting you, you won't ever think that this person is exactly who is/she criticized.

That is what I mean by not allowing your bias, prejudice, and what you know to interfere with the process of determining what is the truth. Situations always leave trails and signs, and have a starting point.

Also, don't outsource your thinking to others. That's like submitting to brainwashing. And he who can make you believe in lies, has effectively become your master. Everyone must forge their own intellectual path.

In the determination of truth, you need the following four tools. Experience (to compare and contrast the situation with other experiences), data (information/evidence from the particular situation that aids judgment), outcome (who does it benefit), and bearer/carrier (who bears the consequence of the situation or carry the responsibility).

In any situation you find yourself, make sure that you scrutinize the whole issue with these four horsemen (experience, data, outcome, and bearer). I can not think of a way you will be deceived if you apply these tools well.

If you noticed people that are victims of lies or manipulation, they are either inexperienced and can't read the signs, have no data to analyze the situations appropriately, are not thinking in the line of winner and looser, and do not understand the price they are paying in such fraternity.

When someone lies or conceals the truth, it can be comparable to buying a product with fake currency. The idea is to put you in a deal where you lose, therefore, bearing responsibilities and consequences while they bear none or little.

It can also help to operate from a position of trust deficit. Trust no one, even your shadows, also scientifically, trust has been defined as a form of cognitive bias. So not trusting make you see things as they are.

Also, many times when you are lied to or deceived, it is basically the enemy using you against yourself. They are using your naivety, inexperience, bias, and lack of understanding of who they are, or who carries the burden.

And a kind of pain you do not want to ever experience is to be used to defeat yourself. Like trusting the enemy that stabbed you.

Even further, you do not want to bear the pain of allowing injustice to be done to you, and you can't bite back. It's like watching someone rape your daughter and you can do nothing.

Ok, I have written a lot, download this one first. I will like to clarify further any paragraph that you want me to shine more light on. I have a whole lot more to say on this topic of the determination of truth.

I for say you have said enough, but I sha enjoy your writeup... 😂 😂

iykofias:
Ukraine needs to mobilize 3 million people to succeed in the conflict with Russia - German Die Welt newspaper.

“There is only one way forward: to wage war as seriously as befits a national liberation struggle. The population of Ukraine, it is true, has declined, but is still more than 30 million people, so that the total number of armed forces can reach up to 3 million...As for the Russian economy, the news, however, is not gloomy enough. The war will not end due to the economic capitulation of Russia.”

These guys are still dreaming...😂 😂

pansophist:
Nato secretary General Jen Stoltenberg suggested Ukraine might be required to cede land to broker peace and become a Nato member state. Seems like they are beginning to accept defeat.

Also, observe that Western media have backpedaled on the war and prepared the masses for Ukraine's defeat. News about Ukraine is not as sharp anymore.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/15/ukraine-hits-out-at-ceding-putin-land-nato/

How they thought it, didn't go through.

Jane74:
Of course I understand Russia and Russians
I am a citizen of Russia, I was born in Russia, I live in Russia and I have the best education in the world

Omo. Can't wait to visit Russia.

Jane74:
Let me explain the Russian character a little.

If there is some dispute with neighbors, allies /opponents, the Russians first try to negotiate. at this moment, for the very first time, the Russians offer the most advantageous agreement for neighbors/allies/enemies.

Almost always Russians make the first offer to the detriment of themselves.

But we must understand that Russians are actually calculating, cold-blooded, insidious and VERY CRUEL.

Russians are very insidious.

Russians ALWAYS make the best first offer in a way that the other side thinks: Russians are weak, Russian are fools, we need to apply a little more force to them, and we will be able to snatch even more."

It's a trap. It's a death trap. as a result, the Russians will destroy everything

Russians have been doing this for more than a thousand years - and it always works out

You have a very good understanding of Russia.

Gerrard59:
At least, those women will not outrightly refuse to prepare food for their fathers like what I read on TwitterNG for the past two days.

Bro I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that. I was like shay them do naming ceremony for this one...

Gerrard59:
At least, those women will not outrightly refuse to prepare food for their fathers like what I read on TwitterNG for the past two days.

Ah swear...😂

pansophist:
I mean that the US is committed to fight to the last Ukrainian, and in the grand scale, reduce Slavic populatiom.

Omo make them do jareh, more slavic women for us weh deh like white women...

pansophist:
You get it.

Just early this year, China cut off every high military communications. Blinken and US defense minister where busy visiting China and asking for a resumption of high level communication, but China refused.

I mean, the US have sanctioned the Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu, so why are they desperate to want a resumption in discussion?

But what you said is true. They want to know China's response, and china is not loud like the Russians that are busy testing all kinds of weapons and uploading it on YouTube.

The Chinese are so dark in operations, you can never guess their next move, and that scares Washington to their bone. Their plan is to ignite a little conflict in South China Sea, using their vassals such as Philippines.

Then if China responded, they will determine their military capabilities and plan their next move. But the Chinese aint idiot. They know the game the US is playing.

Well, I have come to think of it this way that both Russia and China are using both the ends of the spectrum that ranges from unknown to known to their advantage and it calls for the situation. Without Russia brandishing their weapon, the USA may use that advantage to poke them. Russia wants to be left alone and not poked. On the other hand, if China brandishes her weapon, it will present fear to her trade partners and USA can rewrite the script.

Right from the second war, Russia has already register herself as weapon producer and if they decide to stop the branding, people might think they're weak and of course spin the narrative. Yes, unlike USA, Russia is living to her expectations.

emmaodet:
Interesting time is really ahead of us and I pray these guys don't annihilate us all.
A Russian I worked with of recent said when the Ukraine Russian war started last year, it all started small with light weapons but as the day progresses now, more and more dangerous and extremely dangerous weapons are been brought to the war front and things are really going out of hand

I just hope it doesn't go out of hand

emmaodet:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-japan-develop-hypersonic-missile-interceptor-yomiuri-2023-08-13/&ved=2ahUKEwjouJL5iemAAxVWgv0HHSFzAIMQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1BNTW8iXUr4dSdzHMHTGFC

The US and Japan are planning to build hypersonic missile interceptor.
Again, so as to contain China and Russia to their own region hole US is safe from any attack.
The US is ready to go all out and fight dirty to retain the present system that benefits them alone and will do anything possible to fight and bring down any competition on the way.
Funny enough, most people who are supporting US in retaining the present system see everything wrong in Nigeria running a one party system of APC where all other parties like PDP and LP are subdued and turned to toothless dog.
A one party system turns the citizens and on the global scale weaker countries to Slaves. Simple as that.
There is no one to check the excesses of the ruling party or leading country in the case of US. That is disaster waiting.
Also, US would have gone all out to destroy Russia long time ago but what held them back is the Russian nuclear missile submarine called Poseidon and Belgorod.
They are invisible to radar thereby throwing the US off guard and putting them on edges.
The US fears an attack on Russia will make Poseidon strike US with no time to intervene.
During the cold war era, the US beat the Russians to the air power.
The US feared the Russians can strike them with missiles thereby developed satellites to detect early shots of missiles, track it and detect it's course, speed and direction and thereby trigger a and intercepting missile from a land station to neutralize it but the advent of Poseidon was a game changer.
It is hard installing a sonar (water radar) that can detect early warning for underwater missiles shot unlike open air satellites and this singular factor has kept the US in check

That singular mistake is their very undoing. China isn't really loud with their military progress and that's what scares the USA the most. For Russia, to an extent they know her capability but can't match it still.. Which is really worse.

CoronaVirusPro:
Who goes to war without thinking of allieds?

Did Nigeria fight Biafra alone, or did Biafra fight Nigeria alone? Didn’t both party’s have allieds that were supporting them?

That excuse won’t fly! Since ancient of days, warfare has always involved allied support, and using that as an excuse won’t fly!

Same Russia that wanted to capture Kiev and had to retreat when they were suffering heavy losses and had to retreat to outskirts cities.

Stop hyping that shithole! They sell propaganda to sound powerful. Take away nuclear weapons from them, and Nigeria will annex Russia!

Can’t you see the hungry looking things they parade as soldiers? Can’t you see the old outdated trucks they are parading? Everything is outdated about them. Noise they are only good with!

Even the hardwares the US left in Afghanistan is more sophisticated than all that Russia has paraded.

The way you guys think marvels me oh. Like a country sat down and thought of nuclear weapon and created it themselves and you are saying if you take it away, a nincompoop of a country called Nigeria, a 304 and folw mouthed one at that will annex Russia? Take nuclear weapon away and they will come up with something deadlier.


If you understand the rules of war, you will know that the best form of attack is defence and that the attacker is at risk of losing more soldiers than the defender... Which country managed to turn the narrative despite support from 31 sovereign countries? Tell me? Yet atomic bomb is not used. And you say Nigeria that has not gotten her shit together, still suffers from epileptic power supply and is riddled with corruption to the point her passport is blacklisted nearly all the countries in Europe and North America heck even her sister countries in Africa wants nothing to do with her is the one you said can annex Russia? Have you by any chance been diagnosed with learning disability or perhaps autism? Maybe that will make me understand why you made such statement?


Your last paragraph, if it was sophisticated, how come the talibans were able to defeat the almighty USA? You see where I doubt your mental capacity?

heartofcity12:
Wtf 😯. I hope this boy doesn’t fall into depression with this..

Good thing he found out now. My god!

rectitude:
You really thought outside the box. You made some valid point

As long as Nigeria is not at war or any insurgency, such claim can't get them asylum in Cyprus. They are not minor, he never made any advances to them and he sponsored them to Cyprus. So what claim have they got? This is more of a slanderous blackmail and attention seeking than anything.

IconicR:
They have proof and evidence against him, I saw the story somewhere.
Keep supporting evil till it happens to someone close to you.

How come you are speaking as though you are the one with proof of the act?

IconicR:
Dickheaddd, we ain't talking about whom he picks and where he picks them.
The topic is about raping a minor with strong evidence against him. This is how you fail exams and blame the lecturers for failing you.

Where is the evidence then?

Are these boys still on this? I thought they said they would face their life?


To help Nigerians is a big crime one would commit.

sweetgala:
It's not necessarily free in Europe either. Make she go remove her tooth and let me know the coats. To get rid of my wisdom tooth it cost me over 500 euros.

And my family medical insurance part funded by my employer is over 3000 euro annually and that is considered cheap. In US you're looking at over 10k USD

Omo USA is bloody good expensive oh...

COMPAQ:
Not only is it not free, but it's probably the most expensive in the developed world.

Few months ago I fell down the steps in houston and broke a toe. Even with insurance I paid $900 out of pocket for a minor corrective surgery. If I didn't have insurance it might have cost like $3k

In the UK or Europe, that's free.

RaptorX:
Let that person be believing whatever fairy tale they were told. Health care cost in the US is the biggest cause of bankruptcy.

People with dual citizenship usually go to their country of birth to treat themselves if they reside in the USA.