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forgiveness:
Is that what they told you?

Total didn't pullout of Nigeria rather they pulled out due to not wanting to comply with Nigeria ecosystem laws. Shikena.

They are divested to gas. Do you understand?

Now, for those pharmaceutical companies pulling out. They didn't come to manufacture with local contents rather were importing goods here then assembly them in the name of manufacturing.

That's why they couldn't keep up. Comprehend?

You are a confused person. You believe that Total would give up a profitable business just out of stubbornness and refusal to clean up the environment?
Just so you know, Total is still a major player in the Nigerian offshore sector.
Our offshore sector is far more profitable and comes with little to no issues.
This is only a business decision.
I hope you one day get to own a business so you get to understand how the world works.

pocom16:
You just made a senseless point..

Oil anywhere is highly profitable..

If there is anything driving them away ..it is the bunkery and sabotage by militants..

Government doesn't tamper with their revenue in fact they are completely immune to any economic issues of Nigeria as they sell their crude to the international market only in USD..

The fairly high oil prices guarantees their profits..


They are even the ones who cheat the government by reporting low sales to loot what suppose to go to the government account..

They are all running to offshore where supervision is less and militants can't near them.
Meanwhile

Oil is not always profitable. You are very ignorant.
But to educate you, I will just give you a link.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2022/04/24/if-oil-companies-control-prices-why-do-they-ever-lose-money/amp/
Please take the pains to do some research before coming online to disgrace yourself and those who paid for your education.

SoNature:
I think it's high time we started taking responsibility for our actions in this part of the world. This blame game will take us nowhere.

I have lived in the (Niger) Delta, worked in oil and gas, and I can tell you a few things about that industry and people:

1. Nigerians, especially ND people, have made life miserable for those companies. You cry that those companies don't give the locals jobs, they ask your CLOs to give jobs to their people and they sell those jobs to the highest bidders.

2. Local people burst their pipelines to steal crude oil. They always say it's their oil. The flow becomes overwhelming, they abandon it and run away. Later, the oil spill destroys the environment, and everyone starts shouting that the oil company should spend billions of dollars to clean up the environment. Very funny.

3. These oil companies want to fix your road, equip your health facilities or schools, your kings tell them to settle them before they do those things. Out of frustration, they abandon it. Tomorrow, you turn around and say they did nothing for the people.

In conclusion, the day we begin to admit that Nigerians are evil people, that's the day we genuinely start making progress as a people. Whatever evil the white man brought upon us today was achieved through our own people, and it can't equate it to what we do to ourselves.

You just gave a picture of a lawless and badly managed country. If any other country has the kind of leaders we have in Nigeria, you would get the same outcomes. Don't blame the people, all blame go to the leaders.
I bet you, not up to 5% of the people of Niger delta are involved in oil theft. But I am certain that most of our leaders are criminals.

forgiveness:
You mean oil is nolonger profitable?

See pikin talk.

You really don't know much. Why else do you think a business will be pulling out. You really think 8f they are making so much profit, they would love to pull out?
Now let me teach you kid. Oil isn't always profitable. Many times, oil companies sell at a loss.
If a company keeps losing from some of it's facilities, it would sell.

forgiveness:
“We want to divest our share of SPDC, and we are looking to reshape the portfolio. Fundamentally it’s because producing this oil in the Niger Delta is not in line with our (Health, Security and Environmental) policies, it’s a real difficulty,” Patrick Pouyanne,

See them. They didn't take note of the comment above.

The French are not interested in obeying Nigeria laws. They develop these oil wells without taken consideration of the environment. They destroyed the ecosystem will oil spillage and leave like that.

Now that laws are in place to check them, they don't want to continue because they were never interested in keeping the environment in good shape.

You take like a child. The only reason the French want out is because business is no longer profitable. Mind you, Totalenergies continue to operate in countries with tougher environmental laws than Nigeria.
For businesses, it only boils down to profit. You should be asking, what is making the Nigerian business environment unprofitable and not trying to defend the indefensible.

OyinO:
Chai! This goes a long way to show that the win pained them deep down to their bone marrows. They should be ashamed for letting the same Generator Republic to knock them out of the AFCON competition. When we fought to liberate them from Apartheid regime by sending trained cadets and millions of naira to support the geurilla resistance force in their country, they didn't know we are generator Republic. Cry me an ocean. Nansense an ingredient

This was before the match

Max24:
Prove to me that all these negative stories are not coming from developers. While everybody are feeling the expected birthing pains of a reconfigured economy only developers are behaving like there is no hope for Nigeria just because their hero lost to Tinubu. Some of us can see light at the end of this short tunnel. It will surely end in praise for the Patriots and shame for the Saboteurs !

I thought the birthing pains of reconfiguring the economy was what we felt the first 8 years under APC. Oga, this is year 9. Keep fooling your age.

hafeeanubasy:
And so ooo


So,if things go wrong under your Peter OBI,you will have kept quiet.



You guys are mumu

Elections have consequences.

datola:
Buhari finished the economy kpatakpata!

Yet all the people that helped him to power are still in government. Nigerians are finished.

Ebubu2:
Let Nigerians source for food produce from neighbouring countries and increase its supply into Nigeria.

All of us are enjoying ECOWAS free import duties.

With a failed naira? Buying food from neighbors is now more expensive than ever before.

Goodnewsforlife:
u igbos are just pained u lost

Every Nigerian buying a crate of egg for 4k lost. Every Nigerian finding it hard to survive lost.

idealogical:
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The US was not on the ground counting dead Hamas fighters so, your figures are mute and irrelevant.

According to you and your article, Hamas still has a majority of their fighters, so, of what relevance are your dead Hamas fighters? Or you do not know the meaning of majority?


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When you retain nearly all your fighters and your weapons and return to a contested area to rule and establish civil authority and to even pay salaries means you won.

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When you return to a contested battlefield to install civil authority, deploy police, and pay salaries, it means you are in control, deploying police, establishing law and order, and paying salaries means you are in control.

I think confusion and inability to read, comprehend, and apply elementary logic are your favorite pastimes and maladies.

You are really confused here. You are celebrating the fact that Hamas still has 70 to 80% of it's fighters when the have lost 20 to 30 percentage in only 4 months.
I am sure that the Hamas members see this as tragic.
It's clear indication that Israel is winning.
If they keep dying at same rate, Israel would have accomplished it's mission in only 20 months.

idealogical:
There's no math in estimation, they estimated and if you truly know the meaning of estimation, it's meaningless, it's nothing but guesswork. The US is not on the ground counting Hamas figures.


In the article you posted, it clearly stated that Hamas retains a majority of the fighters. Do you not know the meaning of majority, it means they are still largely intact with their weapons to keep fighting for months.

The title of this thread is Hamas returns to Northern Gaza, but you are still asking me for proof? Are you serious or you are just playing dumb?

I posted the caption below, but I guess you missed it of just don't know how to read it.

You are a waste of time.

I think you are getting confused here. Yes, if Israel has killed 20-30% of Hamas, it means that Hamas has 70-80% of it's fighters. So yes, they still have majority of their fighters.
But if you know anything about war, Lossing 1 in 5 of your soldiers in less than 4 months is very bad. It only indicates that you are losing the war.
About Hamas in northern Gaza, I never said Hamas has been eradicated but they do not control northern Gaza as you claim.
So stop selling the front page of a paper. Please do yourself some good and read the article.

Jeon:
You men threw away the abusive and violence parts of the story.


















She found her way to blessings because of the way the former husband maltreated her.

Her own side of the story. Hope you have not forgotten Amber Heard

Dotherightthing:
We shall overcome!!!

Piiggggggs can go and die.

Pathetic sore losers!!!

People are actually dying and they are not the people you call pigs. The Ekiti monarchs that were killed, are they among the pigs? Nigerians are the losers here, all thanks to people like you

idealogical:
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This is from your link, Hamas, retains the majority of its fighters with enough weapons to firing at Israel for months.



Israel is not in control of any Northern Gaza because Hamas is already back to govern the are and it's still sending rockets from the same area into Israel.

This is from your own link, I bet you did not even read what you posted.

Read, comprehend, and stop arguing like a baby.

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Do the maths, if on 4 months Hamad has lost 20% of it's fighters, how many fighters would remain in one year? Now ask yourself, who is winning. Meanwhile, Israel has lost 300 soldiers in combat so far.

Please can you link to any newspaper or reputable news thats says Hamas is back in control of northern Gaza?
Again, the article never said that Hamas has control of northern Gaza. It's either you did not read or your lack understanding.

Dpharmacist:
On the 4th of February every year, the world unites to raise awareness on fundamental cancer issues.

Between 2022 and 2024, the focus of World Cancer Day is to help “Close the cancer gap.” This year marks the third and final year of the campaign.

The theme for this year is “Together, we challenge those in power”. This theme encompasses the global demand for leaders to prioritize and invest in cancer prevention and care and to do more to achieve a just and cancer-free world.

The cancer situation in Africa is disheartening. In the year 2020, approximately 1.1 million new cancer cases occurred on the continent, with around 700 000 deaths. About 50% of new cancer cases in adults in Africa are due to breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal, and liver cancers.

If urgent measures are not taken, cancer mortality in the region is projected to reach about one million deaths per year by 2030. Also, in 20 years, cancer death rates in Africa will overtake the global average of 30%. This is more so because cancer survival rates in the WHO African region currently average 12%, much lower than the average of over 80% in High-Income Countries.

Source: WHO AFRICA

Please what do you mean by closing the cancer gap? In fact, what is the cancer gap?

panafrican:

I'm responding to two Netanyahu agents at once you and Petrallen
Can you , at least, tell us why you guys are saying the Palestinians are refusing a two state solution in this month of February 2024 when
your boss Netanyahu is on the News saying he opposed the very same the two -state solution ?

1)
https://www.dw.com/en/netanyahu-rejects-us-calls-for-two-state-solution/video-68030468


2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvszq05GL5w

You are confused. When you organize yourself, I will reply you.

RepoMan007:
It is both ways. How many Igbo men will vote a competent Hausa or Yoruba man if one contests?
Stop being bitter because you lost in the bitter game of politics and bigotry.

Oga, it's not both ways. Igbos voted for Obasanjo, Yaradua, Good luck, and Atiku, all nonIgbos.
But that's not even the issue here, I thought you guys say that the falling Naira would increase local production. How come it's the opposite here.

panafrican:
You are funny ! don't you know that old man Netanyahu knows a lot about how Hamas was created? ! He has something to hide on that matter , and also on other issue such as ISIS.
isn't curious that ISIS one of the outmost radical Islamist groups is going thousands of miles away to Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to bomb mosques, but never attacked Israel next door ?
Isn't curious ISIS militants are attacking the peaceful Christians and secular Africans of Northern Nigeria, Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger whom they see as "infidels ", still ISIS never waged any attack against Israel?
They even attack Mozambique and struck some parts of the RDC ( former Zaire) !
Doesn't this ring the bell ? No-one wished they attack Israel, but we question why they don't see the Jews as infidels
the way they see a African catholic in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Don't be surprised if ISIS targets South Africa in the upcoming year.



The evidence is cannot provide evidence that it happened.
It is curious the Jews are the only one being oppressed when we all know they killed thousands of Palestinians, forced them into exile, and benefited from African slave trade. Don't be surprised that Jew funded Hollywood keeps protecting the slave masters and blaming Africans in the slave trade.




Do you hear yourself ? You compare BRICS to NATO ? how light is that ?
Are BRICS countries pointing nuclear weapons at Nigerian cities ? Did the BRICS provide billions of dollars to Ghana to
attack Nigeria ? come on now.




When the West was fighting against Pan-Africanist patrice Lumumba in the Congo that said it was a war on communist , today we all know Lumumba was NOT a communist ! Himself said it on several occasion, but the hate -driven King of Belgium and his allies wanted him out by all means necessary, hence the genocide in the Congo in the 1960 .
Same thing in Cameroon when UPC wanted independence et the reunification of British Cameroon and French Cameroon.
When president Olympio of Togo decided to leave the CFA Francs , he was portrayed as a communist although he said on several
occasions that he did not want to get involved in West and soviet rivalry. Olympio was killed in a French / CIA sponsored coup.
Until today, the family of coup leader Yassingbe Eyadema is running Togo.




See how we can recurrently go back in History and demonstrate that you engage in falsehood about facts.
Netanyahu is saying NO the US two state solution and you are still saying it is HAMAS. This is happening now in this first week of February 2024 , it is on the News, and we see the video of Netanyahu but you still saying it is the Palestinians
who are refusing. How can we trust you when you argue that 5000 years ago , the Jews were slaves in Egypt or how
the Palestinians were kicked out of their lands in the late 1940 early 1950s?

Read this
"
Netanyahu again rejects Palestinian sovereignty amid fresh US push for two-state solution
Sophie Tanno Kevin Liptak MJ Lee
By Abeer Salman, Mitchell McCluskey, Ibrahim Dahman, Sophie Tanno, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN
4 minute read "
Updated 4:47 PM EST, Sun January 21, 2024
CNN
—
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday rejected calls for Palestinian sovereignty following talks with US President Joe Biden about Gaza’s future, suggesting Israel’s security needs would be incompatible with Palestinian statehood.

“I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan - and this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” Netanyahu said in a post on X
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/21/middleeast/netanyahu-palestinian-sovereignty-two-state-solution-intl/index.html

I would have love to reply you but I can see you lumped many arguments together clearly showing that you have no interest in having a discussion.
I also see that you show zero references to buttress any of your points so clearly you are unserious

Rostikol:
I’m older than you, have done infinitely more historical research than you’ve ever contemplated, and have more experience than you in international affairs. Deal with it.

And no, I’m not looking for any link to “quote” whatever you think should be “quoted”, because I’ve nothing to prove to you.

First, I can't remember telling you my age. I guess you assume that you are older than even one you meet online.

Secondly, if you have aged with wisdom and knowledge, then you would be able to point others to relevant authorities to buytress your point.
Thirdly, the only intelligent way of showing your honesty is by pointing me to your reference. I could claim 5jay I am 100 years hence everything I say on Nairaland becomes facts.

Rostikol:
You think say I be small pikin like you?

How will I start explaining to you “how I know” that the Chinese did not label their products “Made in USA” to their own markets, in order to make their people buy?

Just the mere fact of their adoption of Confucianism many years ago should tell you that.

Confucianist principles are taught to Chinese kids from age 8!

They are raised to be proud of, and honour their country and know its history.

That’s why as adults, they prefer to buy MADE IN CHINA, no matter the quality.

So when you know China and their history, and what drives them, nobody will need to tell you that their manufacturers do not label their goods ‘Made in Italy’ for the Chinese people to buy.

That is something only LOST PEOPLE like Nigerians do.

So you can't even qoute a single site but you big argument is that you are not a small boy so anything you say, the world should believe simply because you are very old right? I see.

Rostikol:
That was for their EXPORT market, to convince your type, conditioned to worship western goods, to buy their products.

It wasn’t for their own Chinese people!

In China there, they labelled their goods Made in China!

Jibiti man!

How do you know? Where are you getting your info from! Send me your links please or are you just making up stories to argue your point?

panafrican:
Israeli special forces committed war crimes by disguising as hospital staff and patients, they enter a hospital and kill patient on hospital beds.
The nazis even didn't do that during WW2, but no -one talked about it.
This UN staff colluding with Hamas is another rip off in the making. Jews want to sue the UN to make money.
They want to steal history again !

Are you kidding? When your enemies are known for using hospitals as their military base and armoury, you can't be guilty of attacking.
Now answer the following questions
1. Please list the wars you know that had no civilian casualties?
2. How would you have undertaken this war with 2 million civilians trapped in one of the most densely populated cities without the same outcomes as Israel's?

Emu4life:
Now I can see you are going back to the 'usual rhetoric'
It is bigger than you know, do have a great Day

Stop fooling yourself and claiming to be an expert on war.
People like you keep accusing Israel without offering a better way to defeat the terrorist.
Please have a good day and only continue this discussion when you are ready to be honest and humble.

Emu4life:
Killing Children, Women and unarmed Civilians while 100+ Israeli citizens are held Hostages by Hamas. So much for an 'advanced Military '.
I mean Gaza is just a City and it's been Months of indiscriminate bombing of Schools, hospitals and old peoples home. Even the Nigerian Military will do better with such Western support. Seems the IDF is overrated.
As for Iran having a part in stopping Hamas aggression, you can read my previous reply, this time, slowly.

You obviously know nothing about war so it's not like your opinion means much.
Please explain how to do a better job when Hamas is using the civilian population of a very dense city as shield.
Also, do you even you the meaning of indiscriminate bombing?
What evidence do you have to show that the bombing is indiscriminate?

Emu4life:
Iran is the Chief Sponsor of Hamas in collaboration with other anonymous sponsors.
Although it sounds so absurd and impossible to achieve Israeli-Iranian relation, in international Politics, you can never say never.
US used to be Iran's biggest ally b4 1979.
During the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, Iran didn't take part.
With both having their interest sorted out, we can begin to dream of a resolution otherwise, even in 200 years, Israeli-Hamas war will rage on. Forget the Propaganda you see online, it's far more complicated.

Besides, the War between Israel and Hamas didn't start today, it's been on for decades, with breaks.

You are not explaining how a relationship with Iran ends this war.
Yes we all know the history but how does that end the war.
Again, you forgetting than most of the Arab world actually hate Iran.
Yes the Israeli/Palestinian fight is very complicated and it's much older than the Israeli/Iranian fight. But to think than Iran is the solution, I wonder how you came to such conclusion.
Let me ask you, why should Israel seek peace with the Hamas?
To me it's very unwise to encourage peace between Israel and Palestine. Let's give Israel all the time it seeks to weed out these bastards from the face of the earth. It's just 4 months and so far, they have done a perfect job.

Emu4life:
Israel was built by the Westerners. They were spoonfed, Funds and technology. With Western support, South Korea and Japan are also dominating world economy.

Without the West, Israel is just another Palestine. Enough of the overhyping please. If Nigeria got half the financial and technological knowledge transfer Israel was fed, it will be in top 10 Global economy.

That's not a very wise opinion to hold and actually there is no evidence of that.
If Israel was built by western world, how come it has a GDP per Capita more than many European/western countries. Are you saying that the westerners built a nation better than theirs?
How come it has a more advanced agriculture than almost all western countries?
How come it has more startups per Capita than every European country?
Do you really think that the westerners woke up one morning and decided to build a more advanced society is a far away land?

idealogical:
Even though the topic is Hamas returns to governance in Gaza to pay salaries..


Hamas is still in control of Gaza with their instruments of government in tact after facing a powerful enemy with the best and sophisticated weapons and the most powerful countries in the w
orld.

Hamas weapons, command centers, weapons and weapons manufacturing centers are still in tact.

9000 dead Hamas fighters is your own fabrication.

So instead of arguing with you and saying things with out proof like you, I will link you to some articles so you can learn and stop embarrassing yourself. Meanwhile, Israel has control over more of northern Gaza than your Hamas bros.
Please go through the links below.
[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war[/url]

https://nypost.com/2024/01/21/news/israel-has-only-killed-20-30-of-hamas-terrorists-us-says/

Emu4life:
Anything short of Completely eliminating Hamas and Freeing the 100+ Isreali hostages is considered a Failure in Isreal's part, that's why Netanyahu is saying the War will not end soon.

Israel -Hamas war has always been happening with reports of '50000' Hamas terrorists killed. But what happens after months, another Israeli attack and the Cycle continues.

Fact is, it is nearly impossible to 'eliminate Hamas'. Do you know that the only freed Isreali hostages so far are the ones freed during the negotiation? And they were well fed and taken care of?
Since last year and Israel has been unable to detect and free these Hostages and you think they are in control?

To me, it is just propaganda. Israel carried out indiscriminate bombing of the City including Schools, Hospitals, Market Places and Mosques yet haven't seen the Hostages while Hamas is still sending Rockets into Isreal, from God knows where....

The only way Israel will completely eliminate Hamas is if they have the Support of Arab nations (Iran inclusive). So long as the arab nations are indifferent or support the Palestinian cause and in extension, Hamas, then it will be hard to defeat Hamas. That's why Israel have been trying to Liken Hamas to ISIS so as to get more support but neighboring Countries aint buying it because Hamas has never attacked thier territory.

You need to read interviews of veteran ex-IDF/MOSSAD and US Military Veterans to get a glimpse of how complicated the fight against Hamas is.
Netanyahu is just another Politician giving the Isrealis promises that have always exceeded timelines and ended in failure.

I hope this issue is solved some day honestly.

Well the war has only been fought for 4 months so no need so complain yet.
Even with the enemity of the Arab world, Israel has evolved into of of the most advanced societies on earth.
Please explain why they need Iran to defeat Hamas?

Emu4life:
He only came back, he was removed prior. He is just another Politician giving the Israelis vague promises like the Nigerian Politicians.

That's the point, he came back because he couldn't be permanently removed and there is a big reason why. The gov that took over from him couldn't last a year before he regained power.
Now comparing Israeli politicians to Nigeria is just being stupid. These guys have built one of the most advanced societies with a GDP per Capita bigger than that of the UK

Rostikol:
Aba shoe makers said they usually label their shoes ‘Made in Italy’ to sell them!

None of them labels their shoes Made in Aba!

Or Made in Nigeria!

Because nobody will buy it!

Not only for shoes. Handbags, clothes, spare parts, everything.

For spare parts they would label it Made in China. Or even Japan!

Can’t you see you have serious psychological issues as a people?

How can any nation progress with that kind of mindset?

You need to jettison that mentality or you can FORGET about Nigeria moving forward!

I am sure you have never been to Aba but you feel very comfortable writing what you don't know.
I have been to Aba, and I have seen traders from all over Nigeria and other African countries buying made in Aba shoes.

Now let's talk about the labeling. Did you know that in the 80s and 90s, Chinese and Taiwan products also carried European and American labeling?
This is only normal and expected. In fact, this is a great way to grow and increase market share.
But the idea that made in Nigerian products don't sell is a pure lie.
From made in Nigerian drinks to detergents, to mechanical parts, made in Nigerian products do not have a made in Nigeria problem.