₦airaland Forum

Alamkir:
Discuss not insult

Where is the insult ?
Calm your ego down and accept constructive criticism.

dvkot:
lol.. China no like wahala

It takes two people to start peace, it takes only one person to start war. You can't decide to have peace with someone if that person decides otherwise.

Alamkir:
What will be the gain of the Chinese? because they hav to hav something to gain to do that

1.So you didn't see the Americans arming Taiwan (a rebellious province of China) to the teeth ?
2. So you didn't notice USA officials and NATO officials clearly stating that they want to fight China before China becomes too powerful?
3. So you didn't notice the USA and NATO making it clear that it wanted to destroy Russia to send a message to China which it sees as its real enemy.
4. Perhaps you are not that aware of what is going on in the world. Because your question is extremely naive.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/mar/18/story-of-cities-5-benin-city-edo-nigeria-mighty-medieval-capital-lost-without-trace

Now ask yourself why all these obvious things which I have shown are not fully understood by Nigerian adults who believe that if a structure doesn't exist today, and it is claimed to have existed in the past, then it is nothing but a fable. History, my friends, is not about what exists today, it is about what existed in the past and which was written down (in one form or the other) by eyewitnesses.


(Yet the average Nigerian believes he can access things which happened 300 years ago by just stepping outside his home and talking to people whom are alive today and somehow "witnessed" what happened 300 years ago, the average Nigerian also doesn't understand that our people didn't have a written form of language and that the one we have today was given to us by Europeans. The average Nigerian doesn't even understand that Nigeria was created by the British, he thinks the British met a Nigerian president during colonisation...If you went to school in Nigeria, then please be aware that your level in history is below that of an European teenager. Seriously educate yourself with the knowledge that you are extremely bad at history)

Some more Benin architecture.

Picture of an imperial palace roof (Benin city, 1897).

Before photography was invented:
drawing of Benin city by European explorers.

Again, Ringroad 1897, this no longer exists today. Thanks to God pictures of it were taken, if not the African conspiracy theorist would be saying it is a fable.

I believe this is s picture of a part of the wall, this structure no longer exists today in this shape. Nigeria failed to do what Benin empire had been doing for hundreds of years: maintain the structure.

I don't know why most Nigerian adults are extremely bad with history and confuse basic things which 15 year olds in Europe master perfectly: Benin city is not Benin kingdom, it is only the capital of the kingdom.
I keep having to say this to Nigerians who don't seem to know the most basic thing.

Rossikk:
It was PRECISELY because the Benin Kingdom was “on its own” that the British could brazenly invade, destroy, and burn down the place. If Benin was part of a ‘Nigeria’ at the time, or better yet an African federation at the time, the British would have been repelled. In fact they wouldn’t even have dared to invade.

Benin kingdom was bigger than Nigeria.
What are you talking about. The British had the maxim guns, and other military tools which us Africans didn't have, that is how they defeated us, the only country in Africa which defeated the European colonisers was Ethiopia which had access to the same military technology as the Europeans thanks to Russia.

You see, to the dumb hater, whatever is claimed to have existed in the past, must also exist today, otherwise it was a fable.
This is just the manifestation of stupidity and the lack of understanding of the notion of time, things change with time, empires rise and fall, architecture does the same. All you need to do is look at the history of the Americas. There are s few instances of European explorers writing down their findings and then hundreds of years later, other European explorers come to the same location and find nothing. You see they believed at that time (the time of the explorers who came hundreds of years later) that the earlier European explorers were lying, that is because they like some Nigerians didn't understand the concept of time, archaeologists of our era have proven the earlier explorers to be truthful.
Things disappear over time in 1000 years, almost nothing of what you see in Nigeria today will still be part of the landscape.

Structures of Benin city which no longer exist:
Thank God the photograph had been invented before 1897, if not these African jealous conspiracy theorists would stick to their conspiracy theory.

Odibembem:
My friend think, use your head and think. The pyramids of Egypt were constructed 4000 years ago, they suffered pillage and vandalization for 3000 years yet their ruins are still there for anyone to see. The ruins of d Incas cities in Peru over 500 years old don't need a satellite or helicopter to see, they are still there for d naked eyes. U say the walls of Benin were felled by d British in 1897, that's just about 125 years ago yet zero sign of them. Did d British carry their army with bombs and dynamites all around Benin blasting d walls? If they were as majestic as d great walls of China with d length u are claiming, how reasonable for a 19th century army to effectively bring down such a wall without any trace of rubble just 125 years later? Look, there is Legend, there is Myth and there is Fable. This is 100% fable, even worse than that of Arualan who used to use palm trees as broom to sweep and as chewing stick and Iyenugholo his witch doctor. BTW Arualan's statue is adorned in Ring Road with a tree in his hands in a sweeping position, u can also argue that he aactually was a historical reality and used palm trees to sweep. What Benin has is d great Moat, not Walls.

It is tiring talking to fools who believe they have cracked the code of human knowledge.
Things disappear over time, some things don't, it is as simple as that. The British destroyed the walls of Benin in 1897, not just with bombs and fire, but also by destroying Benin empire which had the duty of maintaining the wall. Obviously I'm not an architect, nor an archaeologist, but the latter have been complaining that Nigeria was failing it's duty to maintain the wall leading to it fading away.
Picture of some Benin city walls taken in 1897.

This is what Ringroad looked like in 1897. These walls are also similar with the defensive walls of Benin city, walls which were observed by European visitors right from the 1400's and whose trace were still noticed by archeologists. But yeah the likes of you think it is all a conspiracy, even though we are talking about a thing which was written about by eyewitnesses since the 1400's (hundreds of years of people witnessing it and writing about it) and even today, archeologists write about it. You of course have cracked the code of human knowledge.

If I were the Chinese President, then I would arm Syria to the teeth, so that they can expel the Americans from Syrian land.

Precolonial map of Africa.
By Emanuel Bowen.

You can spot Benin kingdom on it.
Notice that Benin Kingdom was around the same size as Nigeria (It actually kind of looks bigger than Nigeria). Benin was a great kingdom, Benin bronzes didn't happen by accident.

Your hatred of Benin is clouding your judgement.
Only traces of Benin defensive walls still exist today, the British leveled those walls in the war of 1897 which opposed Benin empire to the British empire. So asking to see the walls today is a little bit strange, like asking to speak to a dead man which you also ask for when telling people to go and speak to egherevba. By the way, contrary to your claim, egherevba was not in anyway "the leading authority" in Benin history, actually egherevba is just a man who wrote stories for his PhD in university of Ibadan, he called his stories: short history of Benin. But he seems to not have known how to actually conduct historical research, he just put a bunch of stories with no substantiation, his stories were oriented towards a pro-yoruba perspective which was very well received by his Yoruba university (mystery solved). You also do not seem to understand how history is researched, you seem to think all you need is to quote a person who has the same views as you and then hype that person as "the leading authority", therefore making your argument like a word from the gospel.
History is researched through eye-witness written documents! All the Europeans who visited the capital of Benin empire/kingdom (the capital is Benin city), talk about the walls, you see: eyewitness written records.

It is also strange that you think these infos can be found on archives even though, our ancestors didn't have a written form of language! You clearly have a learning disability. You don't understand the concept of time, I see many Nigerians with this mental disability.

Odibembem:
I lived and worked in Benin for 11 years besides d years I spent in Uniben as a student. No axis of Benin I don't know. I have friends and family in Benin and I visit d city at least once every month. Where exactly are d ruins of this phantom wall? Have u ever lived in Benin? If so u should tell me yourself where d ruins are. I was on ground in Benin,some dreamer-writer is telling u he used helicopter and satellite to locate d walls, are helicopters sharper than eyes on ground? Hear u talking of helicopter and satellite as if Benin is an inaccessible jungle like d Amazon. I can tell u that u don't need helicopter to access anywhere in Benin City, u have no idea of d city, simple. What rubbish and infantile thought process. Why not interview d custodians of Benin history and archives themselves, go to d Palace Chiefs, go to d Edebiris, d Osuans, d Isekhures and ask them if Benin had these phantom walls. The leading authority in Benin ancient history was Jacob Egharevba, he wrote a comprehensive book on Benin history, he is d undisputed authority. No where in d book did he mention anything about Benin wall. Have u read d book? Visit Chief Osuan at Vegetable Mkt, he is d custodian and holder of d keys to d shrines of d Oba, their family came with Oranmiyan from Ife, he is an a good position to tell u if those walks existed, his family meticulously keeps records. It is not remotely in your place to have this discussion with me. As far as Benin issues are concerned, u are 'igbon'.

Ekemeze:
Was having an argument with a friend and he kept saying that Isreal is directly supporting and possibly sending weapons to Ukraine.

I don't think that's true, never seen anything like that. Isreal seem to be neutral in this war or am I wrong?

@all

Not trusting Israel is the best advise you can get about Israel. Israel, Turkey, the west, they are always two steps away from putting a knife to your back if you don't pay attention.

WriteerNig:
⚡Fugitive Wagnerian traitor was caught near the 🇷🇺 Russian border while trying to escape from Norway - Barents Observer

The publication writes that Andrei Medvedev’s detention occurred a few hours after the meeting with the media. During the conversation, the newspaper notes, Medvedev looked agitated and expressed fears that he would soon be extradited to 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

The 27-year-old former PMC fighter also told the reporter that he intended to cross the border and was looking for someone with a car. Shortly after this, Medvedev was detained by 🇳🇴 Norwegian police.

Is Norway at war with Russia? If not then the man did nothing against Norwegian law and he should be released immediately.
European countries are becoming more and more lawless everyday, since they all lost their minds for love of Ukrainian poop.
Look at Russell Brand's case for example, his own government is pressuring social media companies and his employers to blacklist him. Accusation is now the same as guilt.

Antiochus:
US and it allies are helping Ukraine to escalate the war seriously. Take a look at the naval command in Crimea that Ukraine hit and I know it was western intelligence that helped Ukraine to carry out that attack. Ukraine is now emboldened and and it is about to receive the long range ATACMS system from US. I ask, does Russia even have redlines anymore?

They do have red lines, but what you need to realize is that fighting a crazy person is tricky, and contrary to what western media says, the crazy side in this fight is clearly the west.
Imagine you have a gun and a knife and so does the guy next to you, then for some reason he starts to try to verbally humiliate you, you win the verbal argument, then he tries to start a first fight with you, you win that as well, then he starts a knife fight with you...
You know that when it gets to the gun, you both die, but the mad guy next to you doesn't seem to know or to care...
To tell you the truth, if I were president of Russia, western Ukraine would no longer exist, I would have used my nuclear arsenal right from the beginning, and if NATO wants to talk, me and my allies China, North Korea and Iran would ask them if they want a nuclear Tango.
But I'm a little bit of a hot head when provoked.

Shoodboi:
That's it on UN's website: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1115782

Thank you.
The way the USA has basically bought most international organisations (sports, political, scientific...) makes me think Russia and its allies should consider creating parallel organisations to all these.

Shoodboi:
The proof is all over the Internet. The UNHCR is a council of the UN. It has 47 members or so.

If the proof is all over the internet (but I couldn't see it) then it must be extremely easy for you to provide that proof to me. So why waste time in a long writeup instead of simply providing the proof ?

Segun2222:
do su 34 vs f35 non combat loss i want to see something

Your problem is that you are a fan boy, you hate Russia and love the USA, and all your comments could be resumed by that. So why waste people's time by giving us millions of versions of "I love USA and I hate Russia" ?
Bring up real analysis, not fanboyism. You have the right to have a preference, but temper it with logic.

Segun2222:
do su 34 vs f35 non combat loss i want to see something

Do age comparison (of the services of both aircrafts), I want to check something.

Also tell me about your knowledge of all military accidents in the two biggest military powers. If we can all access these informations from publicly available data then why do spy agencies even exist ?

Shoodboi:
Countries are sovereign entities, so it's impossible to issue a warrant or arrest their presidents or ministers. But the US and EU often issue warrants anyway to embarrass the president, but they can never arrest them. How the warrants works out depends on how powerful your country is. For a small country like Sudan, well, they can throw them around. But for a medium one like Nigeria, it won't even work, not to talk of a powerful country like Russia.

Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council and not from the UN itself. I should add that the UN only works because Russia and China are there. If the UN dares to expel them, then they will form their own association that will rival the UN. That alone defeats the purpose of the UN.

Russia and China have a veto, so to exclude them from the un, you need them to not exercise their veto power.
Imagine a hitman was sent to kill you, but his gun needs your permission to shoot, what will you do ?
I don't know how the human rights thing works, but I would like to see your proof of Russia being suspended from it.

WriterNigg:
⚡️🇺🇦 Ukrainian president with 🇺🇸 Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, left, and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, right, at Capitol Hill.

Look how they are proud of their baby boy 🤣

WriterNigg:
⚡NATO is not expanding to the east, but the east is moving into NATO, Jens Stoltenberg

This statement was made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in the United States.

"It is not NATO that is aggressively expanding to the east." Not. These are the countries of Eastern Europe that join NATO.

It is their free democratic decision. These are fundamental ideas and we must respect them," Stoltenberg said.

He can talk like this until Cuba and Mexico decide to enter a military alliance with Russia and China. Then it is a matter of security threat, it no longer matters that those countries decided to join out of their democratic wishes.
The reason NATO killed so many foreign leaders is that they were getting closer to China and Russia ( Lumumba for example), I guess some people's democratic wishes are of no importance.

WriterNigg:
⚡🇷🇺 Russian peacekeepers vehicle that was hit by 🇦🇿 Azerbaijani forces in Karabakh.

How do you attribute guilt like that without investigation?

WriterNigg:
⚡️Turkish President Erdogan:

We will start energy drilling with 🇮🇱 Israel.

We will start operating energy transmission lines not only to 🇹🇷 Türkiye but also from Türkiye to Europe.

2face erdogan is back and he backstarbs everybody.

seunny4lif:
“Canada is a safe haven for terrorists,” said the Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

Canada is a third-tier country just slightly above the likes of Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Not only does Canada harbor Khalistani terrorists, but it also supported Al-Qaeda and other Islamist outfits in Syria.

Right after WW2, Canada welcomed a bunch of Ukrainian Nazis and their families in order to shield them from the USSR. Those guys kept their Nazi ideology intact and even built monuments to some famous Ukrainian Nazis like Bandera. Many of those Ukrainian Nazis occupy big positions in the Canadian government today.

WriterNigg:
⚡CNN report claims 🇺🇦 Ukrainian special services were likely behind a series of drone strikes and a ground operation directed against a 🇷🇺 Wagner-backed militia near 🇸🇩 Sudan’s capital.

Ukraine doesn't have such capability, and I know how these western web of spies operate, they do "jobs" for each other. Ukraine could ask for an attack against Sudan and Canada would conduct the attack and then the NATO propaganda (CNN...) would say Ukrain did it.

They operate like this all the time, one country asks for an operation and an other country in the web which has the capability conducts it.