MarketDispatch: South Africa should refund the $61billion dollars Nigerian Government spent on South Africa
Nigeria was at the global forefront of the fight against apartheid. Between 1960 and 1995, Nigeria contributed an estimated cumulative total of $61 billion to liberate South Africa.
This investment encompassed direct financial aid, institutional support, and lost oil revenues from embargoes.Key Actions Against ApartheidFinancial and Material Aid: Nigeria established the Southern African Relief Fund (SAFR). This included the "Mandela Tax," where civil servants and students sacrificed up to \(2\%\) of their monthly salaries to support the African National Congress (ANC). Nigeria also provided \(5\) million in annual subventions to the ANC and PAC.Economic Boycott:
Nigeria refused to sell oil to the apartheid regime and nationalized British petroleum assets, causing an estimated loss of $41 billion in oil revenue.Travel and Asylum: Nigeria issued over 300 Nigerian passports to exiled South Africans (such as future President Thabo Mbeki) and sheltered freedom fighters so they could travel and lobby internationally.
Educational Support: The country provided free university scholarships to thousands of Black South Africans during an era when their basic education was restricted by the apartheid
You now want pay back from helping a country in distress. Lets fix Nigeria and respect SA freedom and independent.
insidelife22: We will be here when all this nonsense starts backfiring. Seems Africans freed this lots from aparteid of the flesh but never freed them from the one of the mind
You want SA to become the next Nigeria or DR Congo. How has freedom of movement from Niger, Chad, Mali , Sudan benefited Nigeria. SA needs to close it borders.
TEYA: What is the business of US in this? This is you and me's business. Have you people not learnt that lesson yet? US that helped to empower a drug baron as your president is the one you are hoping to come to your rescue ko? No problem, keep waiting.
Right now there are 200 USA troop in Nigeria working with the Nigeria army to fight the terrorist. If they can't help then they must leave.
The problem with Nigerians is that they are always looking for someone to blame. We blamed GEJ and replaced him with Buhari and the insecurity got worse, if we we replace Tinubu with either PO or Atiku do you think insecurity will end.
Until Nigeria face the root cause of insecurity across West Africa that is linked to Fulani radical inslamic culture nothing will change.
The former governor of Anambra State noted that Tinubu had highlighted an increase in government revenue from N16.8 trillion in 2022 to N35 trillion in 2025, representing more than a 100 per cent increase within three years
You support PO, but you can't share his political ideology.
The first republic produced ......
Obafemi Awolowo championed social democracy and fiscal federalism, Nnamdi "Zik" Azikiwe advocated for anti-colonial Pan-Africanism and republicanism, and Ahmadu Bello rooted his politics in progressive conservatism and regional autonomy.
Obafemi Awolowo: Social Democracy and Federalism Ideology: Social democracy, federalism, and welfarism.
Core Beliefs: Awolowo was a staunch advocate for a true federal system in Nigeria. He believed federalism was the only constitutional method to balance the country's vast ethnic diversity while allowing each region self-determination. As the founder of the Action Group (Nigeria), he was a pioneer of the welfare state in Africa, heavily prioritizing free, universal education and state-led infrastructural development.
Nnamdi "Zik" Azikiwe: Pan-Africanism and Republicanism Ideology: Pan-Africanism, African nationalism, and democratic republicanism.
Core Beliefs: Zik was a continental visionary who championed a "New Africa" freed from colonial rule and ethnic fragmentation. He utilized his journalistic platforms (such as the West African Pilot) to spread his Pan-African ideals. Guided by the philosophy of "mental emancipation," he envisioned an independent Nigeria as the democratic engine for a broader African renaissance.
Ahmadu Bello: Progressive Conservatism and Regionalism Ideology: Progressive conservatism, traditionalism, and regional autonomy.
Core Beliefs: As the Premier of Northern Nigeria and head of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), Bello believed in preserving the North's Islamic heritage and traditional political structures. However, he adapted these values into "progressive conservatism," modernizing Northern Nigeria's education, judiciary, and economic infrastructure to bridge the gap with the South. He staunchly advocated for a strong federal framework that preserved Northern independence from centralized control.
Brendaniel: That's because Tinubu has never planned to stop the Fulani invasion, it has never been in his plan, if you can for once show me one single report of Tinubu condemning Fulani killings in Nigeria since 2015, I will apologize to you...
Tinubu is ready to sacrifice the whole Nigeria for his ambition, how you people can't see it or totally ignore it is what makes me give up on the unity of Nigeria with the south west because it clearly shows that tribalism is more important to you people than the well being of Nigeria...
Someone who openly said he supported a president who allowed Fulanis to kill his own people for 8 years just so that he can become president, would any person in his right senses believe that such person will come and fight those he had a compromise with?
This is common logic now, someone who was supposed to be stoned after making such a statement was cheered by his own people as a master strategist for playing politics with their lives, doesn't it speak volume on the type of dangerous ideology you people carry?
Then you claim that Peter Obi will not be able to stop the killings, that is a very big lie, because that is the very reason why the northern Fulanis don't want him there and people like you in the south west don't want an Igbo president, so looking at it, it is still the south west and the Islamic north that does not want an Igbo man to be president for the same reason I have been shouting here( tribal and religious supremacy)
They know once an Igbo man gets there, all these nonsense will end because Igbos will not tolerate it like you people are doing...
Thirdly you talked about restructuring, you people are there with the power and they are killing your people anyhow, why are you people not doing the restructuring if you people really believe that is the solution?
Which of your lawmakers have raised it as a concern now that you people are in power and they are killing your people anyhow?
Is that how valueless you people's lives are to each other?
go to the links below and be sincere with yourself with everything I have been telling you, you people's ideology and that of the Islamic north is one of the biggest problems of Nigeria today, when you see comments like the ones in the screenshots below, you know there is a very big problem in Nigeria with the Islamic northern ideology and that of the south west, how can Nigeria become a nation with such dangerous ideologies?
Some criminals, likely fulani, kidnapped those unfortunate souls. There's nothing indicating almajiri. The founders of boko harama and iswap did not attend al majiri schools.
So where's the basis for your claim?
The foot soldiers are those out-of-school children.
Brendaniel: Seems like you like twisting issues... Is OBJ not a fellow Yoruba man like Tinubu, why do you people love Tinubu more than OBJ even though Tinubu has done more evil to you people?
Secondly, you claim Fulanis are killing people all over west Africa, I have just 2 questions for you.
1. Why are you people not reacting to the Fulanis when they kill your people including your kings like the way you people react on a mere statement(Lagos is no man's land) by the Igbos?
2. If Fulanis are killing other tribes in Nigeria, what then did Tinubu become president for the Yoruba people, if he wasn't going there to protect his own people or even stop the killings in Nigeria by the Fulanis, what then did he become president for? Even if he doesn't value other tribes lives, is that how valueless his own tribesmen lives are to him?
Thirdly, We are supporting Obi to get there to stop this killings you people are allowing by the Fulanis even on your own lives, if Obi gets there and doesn't stop it especially on Igbo land, Igbos will be the first to start fighting him, his house will likely be burnt in his hometown, that is the difference between we and you people, we are not obsessed for power to the extent we will be sacrificing our lives just to have our brother as president or have partnership with the north.
That is the dangerous ideology that you people have that is destroying but yourselves and Nigeria, that is why somebody like Tinubu can emerge from amongst you people and still have support from your people despite the evils he has done and still doing to both you people and the entire Nigeria.
If Tinubu, who supported two Fulani presidential candidates, cannot stop Fulani insurgency in the SW and across Nigeria.
What makes you think that an Igbo Christian in the name of PO can end the Fulani insurgency?
We don't have a nation, and until we recognise that only restructuring can solve the current problems.
Nigeria’s Failure to Overcome Terrorism is Driven by the Failure to Be a Nation - Moghalu
Brendaniel: The question you should be asking is why many Yoruba [people love Tinubu more than OBJ despite OBJ doing more for Nigeria than Tinubu and Tinubu doing more evil to Yoruba people than OBJ...
The answer to the question above is the reason Yoruba people are being dragged into what Tinubu is doing...
Secondly, so you are admitting that the north will be against regional government, so why are the Yoruba people not even trying to get regional government under Tinubu and see if the Igbos will not join them in support, are you people afraid of the north?
Thirdly, you claim your people are ruling over my people, at what cost?
Fulani killing and your raping your women. killing your kings and beheading your men?
You people are ready to be sacrificing your lives just to brag that you are ruling over Igbos?
You people can't face Fulani even with the presidency with you people, just because you people want partnership with the north...
The same reason is why many Igbos love Peter Obi/Nnamdi Kanu and Fulani/Hausa love Buhari. Nigeria is a tribal society and has always been. Everybody loves their own.
Fulani are killing all over West Africa, including the South East, but that hasn't stopped PO from joining a Fulani-controlled party, ADC. The Igbos will do business with any group if it serve their interest.
Brendaniel: Firstly, it seems like you are an expert in mixing, twisting and trying to force your false imagination of perception on people who don't reason like you, I actually praised OBJ and he is far different from Tinubu, since you decided to drag Igbos into the cause of Nigeria's problems, I decided to ask you a simple question too.
If Igbos were the ones who removed regional structure, why haven't the Yoruba people put it back if that's what they truly want after over 50 years of ruling with the north?
So somebody spoilt something and then you claim you are the best to fix it and it was handed over to you, then after 50 years you are still complaining about the first person who spoilt it, look at the way you reason na...
so is that you people are not smart or intelligent enough to put it back or you people are just telling lies?
If you praise OBJ and dislike Tinubu, why don't you just say so and focus your hatred on Tinubu and leave the Yoruba out of your frustration? Nobody will come to the defence of Tinubu.
How can anyone reintroduce regional government? You think the North will not fight to keep it. You should be ashamed to suggest that Yorubas are not smart or intelligent, are they not ruling over your people?
Dpaulie: You just creating problems for yourself where there's none, your hatred for the south west is eating u up without u knowing it; I deliberately mentioned south east because I know the writer was from there... Look, I'm a Yoruba man and I can't wait for a president to come from the south east and do the magic, if he got it right, the benefit is for all Nigerians...at least president should be produced from there, at least you guys will be able to rest, and allow the rest of sw, ss etc to breate too.... wahala yin ti poju.... una hatred for the south west is satanic
The Igbo man would be just as useless as the Northern and Western man. As long as Nigeria has a centralised system of government dependent on oil rents.
Nigeria needs political leaders who want regional and decentralised government with state police, regional control of resources and taxation, and a system that will force all regions to be accountable to their people.
Brendaniel: And the south west has been ruling with the north for over 50 years and could not correct it?
It is this dumb statement that has forced me to give up on Nigeria due to the Igbo's ignorance and victim ideology.
You said the South-West has been ruling Nigeria; OBJ and Tinubu have been ruling Nigeria at the expense of Nigerians. Where is the evidence that Yorubas voted and supported both men? They both had minority support from the SW.
I'm tired of Igbo victimhood and tribalism. It was the Igbos who ended Nigeria's regional structure.
Your man, Peter Obi, has not said he would return Nigeria to regions; instead, he has the man who introduced Sharia law/Hisbah police to Kano as his running mate.
Brendaniel: Some people seem not to still get it, there are 2 major reasons why I gave up on the unity of Nigeria:
1. The Islamic northern ideology
2. The tribal south western ideology
Most of the problems and insecurity you see today in Nigeria is as a result of the 2 listed ideologies above, as long as these 2 ideologies are carried by these 2 sets of people, I doubt Nigeria will ever make progress the way it should, why it is more prevalent since 2015 is because these 2 sets of group got into explicit partnership for the first time since after the civil war in a democratic settings, so there was no military ideology or intervention to water down or restrain their ideological agendas, so it's like a free bazaar of ideological display, sadly this is what they call sophisticated politics which is destroying the country.
The PDP government tried to to manage them, reason why they ended up hating PDP as a party so much because the founding fathers of PDP like OBJ were more nationalistic in ideology, the very bad part of it is that the partnership of these 2 regions did in order to achieve religious and tribal supremacy over others is hurting and backfiring on them so badly because it all stems from injustice and hatred.
But somehow it looks like some of them are very comfortable and satisfied with it as long as they believe they are achieving their supremacy agenda, That was why it looked like Buharis hands were tied for 8 years in solving these issues and now Tinubu is towing the same path.
I gave up on Nigeria due to the South East victim ideology.
The coup that ended regional government was by Igbo officer and a former Igbo president. The Igbo want the SW to hand over the heritage to the Igbo.
Sheuns: Oga. Tell us when Naira lost its level and Tinubu found it.
I remember clearly that during GEJ’s tenure at least for the first 3 years the rate of USD at the banks and bureau d change were the same. If there’s any difference, it’s usually not much, same as under Yaradua and Obj.
The large disparity started under Buhari which Tinubu says both of them are the same.
Now I need you to tell us when Naira ever had its real value or not.
Under GEJ, Nigeria was exporting 2 million barrels of oil @ $120, with a very low external debt of less than $ 10 billion.
Insecurity was bad, but not at the level of 2019, when insecurity was all over the country. I supported GEJ in 2015, and I have no sympathy for Nigerians who voted for Buhari, who had no record of leadership.
We can blame Tinubu for supporting Buhari, who was a complete disaster at managing the economy, but the fundamentals of unifying the currencies and removing oil subsidies should have been implemented in 2003.
I would support Tinubu's replacement if the opposition is prepared to maintain the removal of oil subsidies and the floating of the Naira. Economic reforms must be sustained to prepare for industrial reform.
Sheuns: It’s that large because Tinubu has dangerously devalued the Naira. If we say this, his supporters will say “Naira only found its real value” and also say “Naira has been heavily defended”.
One question they’ve not answered is at what point in Nigeria’s history did the government start defending the Naira?
Let’s not also forget that the budgets under this federal administration are overly ambitious and underperforming.
Naira found its level; you can't have three separate currencies. The currency had to be unified. The real issue is that Nigeria doesn't produce anything; we import everything, including bottled water and toothpicks. If your currency is chasing imports, then the value will be low.
helinues: Imagine still asking what the Government is doing. Aren't you the same people who said this government hasn't done a thing, so what's the repetitive question for?
The Naira was devalued in 2023. GEJ should have removed fuel subsidies in 2012.
Continue borrowing foreign exchange to fund subsidies and FX Control, and watch as the Nigerian economy collapses .
CodeTemplar: in your view, the above is only applicable to private schools abi?
Be reasonable dude.
It applies to both private and public universities. You are being selective in your reasoning. You. responded to my first post, which explicitly stated that 90% of private universities and 40% of public universities should be closed down. It's obvious your response has an agenda.
CodeTemplar: long before private universities started operating, i have been hearing about fake certificates. I wonder how the phenomenon of fake certificate shifted to private schools and disappeared completely from public ones where it is cheaper.
The logic is too flawed.
The logic is that Nigeria has too many universities at this stage of its development. The country is producing low-standard graduates in an economy that lacks limited industrial and economic capabilities.
The logic is that Nigerian students are failing at the nursery, primary, and secondary levels, so by the time they qualify for graduate education, they lack the basic intellectual capability to absorb academic knowledge to develop Lateral and critical thinking.
kedeojo: except you want to keep losing to yourself. obi increases school fees as governor and when anambarian protested, he simply told them that school is not meant to the poor. look most people already knows that. obi started doing donations to school becos of presidency. no doubt Kwankwaso invested massively on education as governor. he was far far a better governor than the failure. there was a report on several newspapers back then, when he sponsors about 500 Kano indigene on scholarship at igbinedion university. he also sponsors others abroad. obi is even the least on impact made on education as a public servant.
Then why are there millions of children out of school in Kano
Education starts at nursery, primary and secondary schools. The majority of these universities, including the Indian owned Mewar International University Nigeria, are glorified secondary schools
Wizardslayer: The only viable solution to Nigeria problems is a coordinated disintegration along religious and ethnic lines.
Ethnicity, corruption and religion holding Nigeria backward.
I have to agree with you.
If Burkina Faso and Mali were united to CIV and Ghana, the security situation in CIV and Ghana would have been similar to Nigeria. The North have to choose between Sharia and Nigeria.
LordIsaac: Regardless, it is for moments like this we have a commander in chief. If he cannot secure the land, his time in office is over...he should let anyone who will. Your so called prayer request is to be answered by the government, not God. That's why they are elected to provide leadership.
No Nigerians can secure Nigeria unless we are prepared to face the real issue - Islamist insurgency across West Africa
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