₦airaland Forum

AMINDA:
Peter Obi got over 2.4m votes from the North in 2023. That's higher than what Kwankwaso got in the North and higher than what Tinubu got in the Southwest. Data is stubborn.

Most of his votes came from North Central...
(FCT... Nasarawa and Plateau)...
These areas have a high Xtian population

press9jatv:
If you’ve been wondering why the EFCC reportedly froze Osun State Government accounts, here’s why.

EFCC have all the right to demand the frozen of an account that's been used for money laundering and other corruption cases.

If you’ve been wondering why the EFCC reportedly froze Osun State Government accounts, here’s why.@officialEFCC have all the right to demand the frozen of an account that's been used for money laundering and other corruption cases. pic.twitter.com/Ruxgdo9Blu

— Adegbola John (@AdegbolaJohn3) August 5, 2026

EFCC must apply for a court order Under Section 34(1) of the EFCC Act

nairalanda1:
Yes, in the petroleum sector. No more fake subsidy claims, no more transporters lying about transport costs, etc. No more stealing money via bogus TAM, and now more refineries are coming up.

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Even Aso rock cant paid Band A charges
They have to move to solar...
It shows you that your cost reflective theory cant work
If FG too is running away from it...
As far as Naija is concern, there is no opposition ....

nairalanda1:
Set a cost reflective tarrif. ,watch corruption end and growth happen

The fuel subsidy BAT removed, did u see corruption end ?

Where are the CNG buses promised to states by the FG...
FG is still owing workers 35k allowance for 2 months to cushion effect of subsidy removal...
PMS smuggling has started back again...
Even Aso rock moved from Band A to solar ...they said its not sustainable
Na common masses go pay Band A

Guyman02:
Meaning that Iranians were far ahead on drones technology before Ukraine copied them, how does a person who copies answers in exam become the guru and not the person who supplied the answer?
Is like common sense is not common here

Try and read.
Ukraine drones are far cheaper and effective than Iranian Shaheds
Shaheds cost btw $20,000 and $50,000 per unit
Ukraine drones is a the range of $1,000 to $5,000 each
Shaheds are low-cost, one-way offensive weapons
Ukrainian drones are specialized, highly maneuverable interceptors built to hunt and destroy those attacking drone
They are engineered with thermal imaging and computer vision to intercept and ram aerial threats.

Expanse2020:
You forgot Pakistan have it in the middle east but not treat anyone with
But someone had in Europe and use it to wipe some innocent soul in the Asia .,.have yi forgotten...
Who is now terrorist
Who is now reforming

Go and read the Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) written by the late Ayatollah....
U will understand why every one is against Iran going nuclear
Even Saudi and most gulf countries are against it
Sincerely. Iran cant be more holy
than the Custodian of Islamic principles, Saudi
Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally of the United States
Dem no dey carry religion for head like Iran,,,,,

helinues:
You are outdated with your data. Shell if I am not mistaken that rushed out of Nigeria when some reforms was put in place, they are back with billion dollars investment.

The banking sector have been upgraded to some extent, if you are into Nigeria stock market, , no way you won't be praying for president Tinubu. Things are hard but money still circulate

Outdated from where....
I am a trader
I closed all my real businesses cos they are not sustainable....with BAT reforms
and become a portfolio trader...
I am talking about manufacturing ..agriculture. Services and construction... and not financial economy...
Real Economy focuses on employment, tangible production, physical trade, and consumer consumption.
Shell did not technically leave Nigeria entirely....
but rather shifted its focus away from messy onshore Niger Delta operations....
to reinvest heavily in deep offshore and gas projects....

HacheNoire:
Trump was a blessing in disguise.
He was destroying to bring the US to her knees.

Destroying from where ...
Iran should have a nuclear weapon by now ..
With that Obama Nonsense deal....
Hamas.. Houthi..Hezbollah... etc will have access to dirty bombs...via Iran
All the MEast countries will be screaming to the US to get their nuclear deal now ..
The world will be dealing with proliferation of nuclear materials....
in the hands on non state actors...
Most of you reason upside down once that religion dey una head....

FreeStuffsNG:
Seven districts of Kyiv were affected by the attack. Eighteen residential buildings, a school, the Lithuanian Embassy and infrastructure facilities were damaged, while numerous fires broke out across the city.

Those who moved from Europe to present day Palestine to commit Gaza genocide on Palestinians today are originally from these areas of Ukraine.

As they are killing innocent Palestinians in Palestine and babies in Iran, Russia is giving it back to them by killing their people in Ukraine.

Trump started an unjust war of aggression on Iran without a plan. Smh.

Unjust War ..
for terrorists seeking Nuclear Weapon...
U must be joking ..
If the US and Isreal start firing drones to Tehran...
the way Russia is currently doing..
It would create an immediate, catastrophic humanitarian crisis..
Refugee crisis and infrastructure ruin..

Guestmale:
This is what they call boldness and to have ball is all about. Now that Israel have come out boldly to say this what is Iran going to do about it.

Even Bulgaria recently approved the use of its Bezmer Air Base by the U.S. military .........
to support ongoing American operations in the Middle East...

helinues:
You are outdated with your data. Shell if I am not mistaken that rushed out of Nigeria when some reforms was put in place, they are back with billion dollars investment.

The banking sector have been upgraded to some extent, if you are into Nigeria stock market, , no way you won't be praying for president Tinubu. Things are hard but money still circulate

I agree with you ...
that the banking sector and NGX have a better rating overall.
But Until BAT and his team address
the stark disconnect between Nigeria's thriving financial sector and the struggling real economy
which is the country's most pressing macroeconomic paradox.
Sincerely, its a poor overall performance from BAT

helinues:
The opposition can resort to bully and tantrums while the government can show their working with projects and development which are scattered across the country

The Apc vs Nigerians really make sense as the Nigerians are the beneficiaries of all the government moves and efforts

Zero salary delay under this government

ASSU hardly go on strike which is the lowest from any government

Even the opposition can't remember the last time they queued to buy fuel

Nigerians are the beneficiaries of those 3 things plus others. So whichever Nigerians the opposition are referring to as versus Apc are experiencing and benefitting from this government, they will be the one to secure the reelection easily

Sincerely, these are good facts....
But at what cost is the key question,
Almost 8 million SME shut down as a result of BAT reforms...
Estimated 50m Nigerians slipped into extreme poverty cos of BAT reforms..
Poverty rose by 63% nationwide.
Entire middle class functionally decimated...
When you compare these facts...
U understand BAT performance is poor..
Immediate physical survival will always outweigh long-term development.

HacheNoire:
Afghanistan would have fell if they believed you!

The US spent 10 years, lost 2000+ soldiers (excluding the injured), granted asylum to Afghanis, replaced Taliban with Taliban government and fledgling. Also gave them a bonus- abandoned military hardwares that Afghanistan would have never been able to afford.

Might sound stupid yo you, but that’s just what played out.

US dont need boots on ground...in Iran
Target containment with precision strikes ...to degrade Iran's military and nuclear capabilities....
Economic Warfare and Regional Alliance with Gulf countries...
are part of the broad strategies...

aswani:
A renowned criminal that has no criminal conviction, very strange.

Anyway, only in Nigeria can a corrupt politician whose name is in Pandora papers wants to be President.

You don't pay your taxes and hide money in a tax haven, how would you prosecute others that don't pay taxes?

BAT also have at least 12 offshore shell companies incorporated in tax havens like the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles, Panama Papers (2016)

Whats the difference btw BAT and Obi now?

[quote author=Always82 post=140175486][/quote]Go and read the Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) written by the late Ayatollah....

Its core tenets is Islamic Divine Sovereignty and anti imperialism....

Its got nothing to do with any stealing...

Every country is entitled to self defense, I am happy that the gulf countries are warming up to the occasion ..

Saudi has a right to respond to any aggression it faces....

esnbrutality:
Ukraine is also now Attacking Iran.

God1000
Madridguy
FreeStuffsNG

Good Morning

Ukraine has developed low-cost anti-drone system,
that are significantly cheaper and more economically sustainable than Iran's offensive drones.
It is backed by Europe and the US...

Its cost is between $1,000 and $5,000 per unit

Iran should have taken the deal...

DarkJeddi:
You can't bomb Iran into submission.

Which other Military options do they have left than to invade?

Iran can't wait to lay down a welcoming party.

That's fallacy.. when hospitals and emergency services face critical system collapse .. ...even citizen will flee Iran..we hope it does not get to this stage

HacheNoire:
Which option were they using before? Civilian option?

They are only hitting critical infrastructures....

We hope it will not get to the extent Iranian hospitals and emergency medical services would completely break down.

HacheNoire:
🤣😃🤣😃

No one could have predicted in 2022 that one day, Iran will humble the US and Israel AT THE SAME TIME.

Dem dey prepare for military options ...

And dem dey whine Iran say interceptors don finish...

Iran is truly gullible...

ajalawole:
I don't even understand why those country keep mute since those year. Even Oman they Iran share the strout with are just doing like f**l. US should take over that Stroud at all cost.

UAE and Saudi dey give Iran back to back.. It's a good thing Kuwait and Bahrain join the party. Na madness dem dey use cure madness.

PepeXKermit:
when bad guys come your house kill your children and rape your wife, clap for them...Yuse less africans that dont have any philioosphical standing, always afraid to die for what they believe in.

Gerrat.. Is Iran more holy than Saudi.. Bahrain ..Kuwait..Oman.. UAE.. Jordan...

motymop:
Iran remains one of the most influential regional powers in the Middle East because it has multiple ways to project influence beyond conventional military force

All these points are on paper.. it's a different reality now. Israel ..US .and gulf countries are all watching Iran moves now... They have better intelligence than Iran Iran should have taken the deal.

hi

NwokoloOwa:
Are these countries you named really allies of US? Go and read history.

These Gulf nations are just transactional partners rather than unconditional allies of the United States. Their relationship is built on shared ''security'' and energy interests that's all. If they had no oil, our all loving USA would not be there. Why do you think US is there? Because the love them? Haba, this is world politics of interests.

Know this, and know peace. Good morning

Go and read up the meaning of allies. It seems na night school u go..

NwokoloOwa:
The only country that has ever used nuclear weaponry during war out of all the countries that have nuclear capabilities is the US. So it's laughable when you guys talk like this.

US devised slavery as a way of economic development using the blood of Africans for decades. What else is worse than this.

US supported apartheid with all their might leading to the death of 100s of 1000s of South Africans and other Africans.

US and other western countries decided to eliminate the aborigines (the real owners of Australia) so they can take over their lands and resources of Australia.

The US armed Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda to fight Iran because Iran stood up to them. Later Al Quaeda became the prime cultivator of terrorism.

US uses International Criminal Court to try even sitting Presidents that they forcefully removed but you can you can use the same court to try their citizens indicted. What kind of Mumu is this? Let's not be Mumu abeg.

I don't want to start with Israel. They are just muderers

Come on! Its all nonsense.

And yet most Gulf countries in the middle east,
Kuwait ..Bahrain ..Saudi Arabia ..Oman ..Jordan..UAE and Isreal are allies to the same USA...
Is Iran more holy than Saudi Arabia the custodian of the Islamic tenets ?
Go and read Islamic Government (Velayat-e Faqeeh): by Ayatollah...
U will understand Iran better...

Lastly..pls relocate to Borno for one year ..
U will understand the slavery of these Islamic Jihadist...
When elites of the Iran are relocating their families to the same USA
and taking citizenship of the US

Seyed Eissa Hashemi (son of former Iranian vice president Masoumeh Ebtekar) is in California enjoying life.
Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani (daughter of political insider Ali Larijani) is in Emory University..
Sarinasadat Hosseiny and her mother, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, are currently physically in the United States
.Sarinasadat Hosseiny is the grandniece of the late Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani,

NwokoloOwa:
US its just a bully.

Its just a stupid war. I dont believe Iran can use nuclear weapons on any one if we all maintain. Even North Korea with their crazy leadership, they have never used their nuclear weapons on anybody.

It's only this same America that has used nuclear bomb on others. Only them policing others no to have. But they went ahead and used on others.

Very difficult to understand.

Once Iran got nuclear weapon,

Saudi will have to get. U can stop other middle east countries not to pursue their own nuclear ambition.

Its a doubled edged sword.

U cant also stop Iran from transferring it to their proxies. Hamas. Houthis.etc

All they need are dirty bombs and proliferation of nuclear materials...

For example

A dirty bomb detonated in Lagos would cause highly localized contamination,
keeping the physical radiation damage confined to specific blocks or neighborhoods
rather than spreading across the entire South West. region.

malali:

I would have continued our conversation, but you are typing your feelings.....you have no clue on history. You are only repeating what Netenyahu has said.....Netenyahu has killed more children than Iran in the last 100 years.

But you somehow subscribe to the narrative that the world should be afraid of Iran.

LOL......Do you have your own comedy show ? I will like to bring my kids to watch you.

Feelings from where ?

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has consistently stated that while the Kingdom does not want to acquire atomic weapons, it will immediately develop a nuclear bomb if Iran succeeds in building one.

if the custodians of Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia feel fundamentally threatened by Iran's nuclear path,, it underscores that a nuclear-armed Iran is not a localized issue, but a profound global instability.

At least ..you cant have more intel than Crown prince on this matter

Lastly, Read Ayatollah book Islamic Governance of the Jurist :

His core political thesis, establishing the framework for a state ruled by Islamic jurists.

You will understand perfectly why Iran is the way they are.
By reading that foundational text, the global community understand the critical aspects of Iran's worldview:
I rest my case

malali:
Are you the bogeyman ? This is just a bunch of whataboutism.
North Korea has Nuclear weapons.
Pakistan has Nuclear weapons.
Iran never fought anyone back in the days......Irans pariah status started after they nationalized their Crude oil from the persistent theft.

You sound like a typical consumer who swallows mainstream headlines whole and calls it analysis.
Shallow takes parroting the loudest Western narrative, recycling the last 5–10 years of CNN talking points while ignoring decades of actual history.
Go read properly , 40 to 50 years back. Understand how we actually got here instead of recycling recent media scripts.

I’m not an Iran supporter, but I prefer depth over echo-chamber noise.

Real insight demands looking at all sides, not just the one with the bigger microphone and better PR.

Saudi Arabia has pledged to have nuclear bomb, if Iran goes nuclear.
24 hours ago, Trump signed a nuclear deal for civilian nuclear program for Saudi...
That's a simple clue to my position.

North Korea is not an Islamic nation with Jihadists...not have history of funding proxy militias...

Pakistan quest to go nuclear was catalyzed by its severe conventional military asymmetry with India...

Iran quest for nuclear weapon is to nuke Isreal and the US, thats the core difference.
The Late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Doctrine fight against Israel and the United States is framed as an existential, religious, and strategic imperative. The struggle against Israel not merely as a geopolitical conflict, but as a binding religious obligation (Jihad) for all Muslims.

malali:

Classic selective timeline. Iran funded Assad, Hezbollah, Houthis, and built missiles for decades before JCPOA, under heavy sanctions.

The "windfall" was mostly their own frozen money, much of it already earmarked, and sanctions relief was partial.Trump's max pressure after pulling out? Iran enriched uranium to near-weapons levels, accelerated missiles anyway, and proxies kept getting paid.

If cash was the issue, why did behavior get worse post-2018?

JCPOA wasn't perfect, but it temporarily lengthened breakout time with verification. Killing it without a better deal just gave Iran both money and nuclear progress. That's the real flaw, not "enriching" a regime that survives sanctions like water off a duck.

Iran is not going to backed down on Uranium ...
Whether JCPOA exist or not..
JCPOA was just a life line for IRGC......
Most military top guns know that .
its simply just a classic postponement of evil days....by the Obama Administration.
That's why JCPOA was a bad deal.
Let Trump and Isreal continue their pressure...
Its not yet maximum....when it gets to that stage ..
The whole world will know .... No one will sit on the fence...

D other side of the coin is simple...

If Iran get nukes..
Saudi Arabia will push the US for its nukes...
Other actors in the gulf countries will push for their own nukes...
Hamas...Hezbollah.. Houthis etc will have access to dirty bombs ....via Iran
We will have loose nuclear material falling into the hands of radical splinter factions in the Middle East.
Then we have a bigger problem across the entire globe.. Boom Boom Boom
Just imagine dirty bombs in the hand of ISWAP and BH in Nigeria here..

Everyone will understand better

malali:
Well, Mr Problem Fixer.

The whole world is watching in real time how you fix the problem. The strait of Hormuz is closed, The Red sea strait is also closed, USA soldiers are dead and wounded. The Nuclear enrichment has not been categorically stopped.

I think you mean, they have made the problem worse.

U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies confirmed that a notable portion of the liquid capital of the unfrozen JCPOA deal was diverted to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Syrian Civil War: [/b]The influx of cash coincided with the peak of the Syrian conflict, where Iran spent billions annually to prop up the government of Bashar al-Assad through direct cash transfers, subsidized oil, and militia salaries.

[b]Proxy Proliferation: Funding to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various Shiite militias in Iraq saw a measurable uptick during the 2016–2018 window.

[b]Ballistic Missile Development: [/b]Because the JCPOA did not legally restrict conventional weapons development, the IRGC utilized freed-up state revenues to accelerate its precision-guided ballistic missile and drone research programs.

JCPOA deal was a deeply flawed agreement that enriched a hostile regime without fixing the root problem.

malali:
The US-Iran conflict lacks clear, attainable goals.

[color=#990000][b]This is the most lack of strategy war in the last 100 years.
Obama was a true visionary when he signed that JCPOA deal on July 14, 2015, in Vienna. Under the agreement, Iran accepted limits on its nuclear program and increased international monitoring in exchange for sanctions relief.

JCPOA deal was a deeply flawed agreement that enriched a hostile regime without fixing the root problem.

masterfactor:
When Russia, China and North Korea decide to sell to them, will the United States of America stop it ?

The implication is that every country in the middle east will have nukes...
The Middle East features a dense network of powerful non-state militant groups and proxies.
There will be a global insecurity with the risk of dirty bombs and loose nuclear material falling into the hands of radical splinter factions.
Then most of you supporting these Mullahs will understand.