₦airaland Forum

drakeli:
You mean Ghana case for worse pass Zimbabwe be that where 100,000 Zimbabwe dollar only buy a loaf of bread.

That's true. If Ghana did not redenominate their currency, GHC10,000 in 2007 for don reach for GHC70,000 today. Meaning 1 cedi would have been equivalent of 70,000 cedis.

stagger:
Another fool talking.

The Ghanaian economy is a highly dollarized one. Why? the currency has become more worthless in the last three years.

100 GHS cannot even buy 20 litres of fuel. Fuel in Ghana is pegged to the US dollar.
How much are hotel rooms in Ghana? You cannot get a hotel in Osu area for anything less than $100 (540 GHS) a night. This is for a cheap hotel. The high end ones are far more expensive. In the hotel, they will even tell you to pay in US dollars if you have.

Infrastructure: apart from better electricity and a better educational system, where are the infrastructure? Is it the roads? The roads are narrow and many have craters, not potholes.

Tax: Ghana pays VAT of 13.5% to 17.5%. A bottle of Malta Guiness is on the average, 3.5 GHS. N245 on the average; what we buy N150 here. Very expensive. One egg costs 80 pesewas for a small one and 1 GHS for a big one. That is between N56 to N70 for one, as opposed to N30 for a raw one.

Things are bloody expensive in Ghana and even cost of foodstuff is high. Enter the streets of Ghana and ask the average Ghanaian if their living costs are low. They are all complaining and their standard of living is definitely not higher than in Nigeria.

People like this fellow can talk lies thinking they can deceive everyone. I go to Ghana and stay sometimes a month there and I know what's up.

That's why I am laughing louder than a hyena when someone says Ghanaian economy is better managed than Nigeria. Ghana Cedi that was redenominated in 2007 due to hyper inflation . Ghana Cedi had a 20,000 note before the redenomination.To make the cedi look strong, they removed 4 zeros from their currency, so 20,000 GHC became 2cedis.
Even with the redenominations, inflation has continued to devalue the currency.

After the redenomination GHC0.92 exchanged for one $1, today GHC5.48 exchange for $1, a 700% increase. In comparison, N120 exchanged for $1 in 2007, today it's at N360, that's a 400% increase.

Wyttcat:
Nigeria can't survive war against Ghana because Ghana with US base is actually a country but Nigeria is not a country. Nigeria is a giant fraud and confusion.

My brother bone that thing. US that will withdraw their troops before the first shots are fired. US that ran away from Northern Syria because Erdogan threatened to invade. They were even still on the run while Turkey was bombing the Kurds.
As I said Nigeria and Ghana should never fight, as we share the same history of colonialisation and exploitation by the British. We were the same under British West Africa and people were relocated within the two countries seamlessly. We should see each other as brothers. I hate this new trends of unhealthy rivalry and competition.

Babaken:
stop reasoning upside down do you think Nigeria Alone buy those made in Nigeria good's or imported goods all the surrounding countries patronized Nigeria market the same way Nigeria patronized other countries we all need each other. Ghana make enough Money from their land borders same with Togo I don't know about Benin republic is because their borders and custom are well organize. Nigeria has more custom on the road yet they complaining of smuggling what are those customs doing there. If foreign rice Turkey are the problem why not put laws that Will scared people way from smuggling it into the country like five years in prison for any driver found with one bowl of rice or a kilo of Turkey and after six months any shop within the country that is selling foreign rice or Turkey will be close down you tell me if it will not work.

Forget customs. Customs is one of the most corrupt organization in Nigeria. They exist basically to collect bribes. If you enact stricter laws and penalties, you will only succeed in increasing bribe money and making custom officers richer.

All governments in the past have grappled with this border issue. I remember Obasanjo closing the border on numerous occasions only to open it after pleading from Benin Republic. The only difference this time is Buhari is deaf.

winterfell007:
This is the only point I agree with coming from a Nigerian like me. We've got to make ourselves competitive. Protectionism policy of the Buhari's administration will kill innovation which sparks development

I say you guys only regurgitate economic theories you read in text books, you have no idea of how it works in the real world.
Most countries of the world employ protectionist policies. Donald Trump is a hardliners protectionist. He has imposed tarrifs on almost all goods coming into the US. He does not believe in free trade and open borders. Same with China. China is over protectionist. You cannot import anything freely into China, not even technology. It is only weak developing nations that the western developed countries through the world Bank and IMF tries to force to open their borders to free trade.

psychologygh:
Do you think Ghana have your time to be exporting rice to your country. We're having the same issue when government spends more than 1 billion dollars a year to import rice into our country for consumption. Do you realize we are the 2nd largest consumers,market and economy in West Africa and our consumption alone is a huge chunk on our foreign exchange. We have a population of 30 million and a GDP Purchasing power of almost 200 billion dollars. Did you see me telling you Nigeria exports goods worth 306 million dollars to Ghana in 2018 alone.Our exports to Nigeria is just 80 million dollars. Togo exploits us due to their free port just like Benin does to you.We have the same issues.Our exports to Nigeria is mostly Nigerian companies who relocated to Ghana and use the ECOWAS free trade route to export some of their goods to your market. We both loose if we start a trade war buh Nigeria loses badly. That's why your government have agreed with Ghana to open a temporary corridor for Ghanaian trucks to enter and leave Nigeria amidst the border closure .GUTA still refused for that and wants a ban of Nigerian goods and traders in Ghana. Our rice is even very different from yours and you will never find your type of rice in Ghana. Our rice cooks in just 20 minutes.

I am highly disappointed by your stance on this issue. Nigeria is hemorrhaging from our borders, and instead of you guys to understand and help profer a solution, you are threatening trade war. You even said you have similar issues with Togo, I expected you work with Nigeria diplomatically to solve the problem.
Do you know the damage the western and Northern borders are doing to our economy? Are you aware that we import (and pay subsidiaries on 40 million litres of petrol everyday) one would think we drink petrol like alcohol. Since the border closure, our fuel consumption is said to reduce to 30 million litres per day. Imagine multiplying 10 million by N50 subsidy everyday (apart from depleting our foreign reserves from the actual importation). Then there is the vexatious issue of using Benin and Togo as a transit point for smuggling all sorts of goods into Nigeria, cars, rice, poultry, second hand clothing including socks and bra, etc. The smuggling activities undermine all government policies. No other country in this world would endure the kinds of sabotage to its economy as being done by our neighbours.

You are saying the same falsehood that enemies of Nigeria are propagating, that Nigeria banned importation from other countries. This is very far from the truth. What was banned was importation through the land borders (for now). Ghana, being our closest west African brother should look for ways of addressing our concerns by suggesting alternative solutions, like creating a fool proof corridor or using shipping lanes, instead of threatening and emotional rants.

Believe me the $300 million yearly trade Nigeria does with Ghana pales into insignificance, when compared to the daily damage to our economy by smuggling.

dalongjnr:
Our culture frowned at unclothedness, nudity and what of you. All these tantrum you are throwing doesn't even answer my question. All your answers are OP.

When did our culture start frowning are unclothedness? Has it been been up to 100 years?

And which pdart of our culture frown at nakèdness, Christianity or Islam?

dalongjnr:
Lol,depending on the culture.
And to go inline with your submission, are you trying to say that we are going back to pre medieval era? This is adverse negative socialism. And if our grand parents walked naked due to poor resources, exposure, and knowledge. What does this generation lacks?
Stop encouraging what you can't do. And if you feels it's good, show us your naked pictures to prove that the world is going the way of our ancestors.

What are you yapping about? Your first argument is that unclothedness is foreign to our culture and that dressing like a nun or wearing burka and hijab was our culture. After some if us showed that dressing up fully is a fairly recent recent phenomenon, you then went on to say your own culture has always been fully dressed up in leaves, animal skin and hemp. After someone show that even your culture did not and could not have embraced full body clothings. You now brought up the argument of poor resources, exposure and knowledge. Are you now insinuating Kim Oprah has poor resources, exposure and knowledge due to her dress sense? People have always dressed according to climate, culture and personal preference. It would be stupid to suggest Africans living in the tropics will be fully covered from head to toe in leaves, animal skin or hemp.

Now, are you suggesting South Africans young girls that go naked in their yearly cultural festivities have poor resources, exposure, and knowledge?
What of Spain that have similar festivities, do they also have poor resources, exposure, and knowledge?

What's worrying most people in Nigeria is religious fundamentalism. You feel everyone else must live according to your values, and hate everyone that does not.

There is even a topless day held on August 26th of every year in major cities in the US and the West, where women (and men) go around town topless.

dalongjnr:
The absorption of western culture.
Our mothers never wore something like this but they were way more beautiful.
A celebrity should be a role model but what can my daughter learns from this one! How to become ½ naked?

That's not true. Our grandmothers, especially
Great grandmothers walked around naked or semi-naked. Infact nudity was celebrated back in the days. We are just going back to our roots.

coluka:
You're tying yourself into a knot, let me untie you a bit;

1. You said no crime has been alleged against Joe and Hunter Biden, at the same time you are saying Guiliani and his associates made allegations against them so you have already admitted that there are allegations against them. Rudy Gulianni is a citizen and
has a responsibility to report
allegations of corruption if he finds any.

You are the one behaving like a slithering snake that has tied itself into a knot, and looking for ways to untie itself.
What is the allegations exactly? That Joe Biden used his influence to stop and instigation into a company that Hunter Biden is a board member? Now, who is alleged to have committed a crime, Joe Biden for influence peddling or Hunter Biden for being on the board of the company. Now, has any allegation of corruption been brought against Burisma? How could Hunter and Joe Biden have been alleged to have committed a crime, while the company he works for have not been accused of any crime?

If Rudy Gulianni is a citizen and has a responsibility to report allegations of corruption he finds, aren't there official channels to channel those allegations. Are you telling me that all US private citizens channel allegations through the US president. Then after channeling the allegations, then the Onus now rest with him to investigate the allegations, abi? Maybe he would prosecute and sentence the accusers also, as he can complete the cycle of accuser, investigator, prosecutor, jury and judge.

2. It is normal for Trump to ask for the assistance of Ukraine's president in the investigation of the allegations against Biden because of the ''United States Treaty With Ukraine On Mutual Legal Assistance In Criminal Matters'' signed in 1998.

You can read all about it here;
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1177074977348235264.html

or see a full copy of the treaty here;
https://www.congress.gov/106/cdoc/tdoc16/CDOC-106tdoc16.pdf

I don't have time to read the treaty now, but I doubt the treaty is on a personal president to president favour level. I am sure that there are laid down channels to initiate assistance in criminal matters under the agreement. There is no proof that Trump initiated the Treaty On Mutual Legal Assistance In Criminal Matter, outside the rogue operation by Gulianni and phone call by Trump. Using the treaty as an excuse was an after thought. Was there such treaty also with China, as Trump also asked Xi Jinping also to investigate the Biden's. It seems the treaty was signed specifically for the Biden family.

3. Trump knows the official channels to initiate crimes commited by US citizens abroad is through the DOJ and that's why the phone conversation transcripts said he would ask the US attorney general to talk with the Ukraine President’s people and get to the root of the matter.
The attorney general is the head of the DOJ.

If Trump knew that the attorney general is the head of the DOJ, why give Gulianni the responsibility of the investigation. Should it not be the responsibility of the attorney general to assign FBI agents to investigate the case? What has been the role and response of William Barr in all these?

garetz:
l don't see anything wrong with that letter, were you expecting him to be all nice and cuddly with
Erdogan?

Can you ever see any thing wrong with anything Trump will ever do? Trump was referring to you when he said " even if he shoots someone in broad daylight light in the middle of 5th avenue, he will not lose any support.

Please read the letter slowly and tell me if he was not begging and pleading with Erdogan. I am certain in Erdogan's mind he will be thinking "what an idiot". Upon all the huffing and puffing Trump did last week about complete destruction of the Turkish economy, Erdoghan just ignored him. The Turkish lira has even strengthened since then.
Imagine, it was Putin that was threatening Turkey, Erdoghan would shake, but he knows Trump is a spoilt baby with a loaded gun, throwing tantrums up and down. He has very short attention span. Ignore him and he moves on.

feedthenation:
Our dear president is losing it.

Pelosi said Trump appeared "very shaken up" after the House overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning the U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria and the abandonment of its Kurdish allies. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), GOP Conference Chairman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) were among the 129 Republicans who crossed party lines and voted for the Democratic-drafted measure, a dramatic slap at Trump in the midst of one the most serious foreign policy crises of his presidency.

And Nigerian Abobakus will belch this nonsense

zendi:
Trump is the definition of an anti-war President and I'm sure the vast majority Americans are happy about that.

According to the source, Trump cut Schumer off and responded that Mattis was "the world’s most overrated general. You know why? He wasn’t tough enough. I captured ISIS. Mattis said it would take two years. I captured them in one month." . I thought Mr Trump employs the best people.

Trump's type of madness is so severe that he will be rejected at Yaba left. He is talking as if he went to the war front and captured ISIS fighters. It was the Kurds that went into the battlefield to capture ISIS and appreciation from Trump is to abandon them at the first sign of trouble.
In fact he has released ISIS again within a week, and this is what General Mattis is pointing out to him.

This satirical song summarises Trump's crimes. It's called crime after crime.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6FJOL2RPdI

It's hilarious!

basilico:
The whole impeachment charade is about protecting Obama. He made them do illegal stuff- spying on his birther opponent using the 3 letter agencies. The other reason they want impeachment is because they are all corrupt.
Nancy Pelosi son sits on the board of an Ukraine gas company.
Hunter Biden was paid 83k USD per month for 5 years for sitting on an Ukrainian gas company while.offering nothing in an industry he knew zero about.
The impeachment issue became big because Trump mentioned Crowdstrike , the company that supposedly determined that Russia hacked the DNC. Crowd strike is owned by an Ukrainian.
Trump mentioned Crowd strike in his call.
Thus impeach. Because he will drain the swamp.
Adam Schiff who is running the impeachment charade was fundraised by an Ukrainian thug.

You people just make wild allegations without bothering how ridiculous you sound.
Which illegal stuff did Obama do, that he is being protected from. Where is the evidence that Obama was spying on his birther opponents, and how many opponents was Trump spying on?

So Nancy Pelosi's son sitting on the board of an Ukraine gas company and Hunter Biden being paid 83k USD per month for 5 years is now a federal crime in the US. In that case we need to investigate all public officers in the US, from federal, state and county officers to see which members of their families sit in boards both in the US and abroad and jail all of them.

obixcel:
Nancy Skeletal Pelosi holds off Vote on Impeachment Inquiry
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/15/house-democratic-leaders-impeachment-vote-047136
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders will hold off on a full House vote authorizing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to multiple lawmakers and aides.

Democratic leadership sources caution, however, that the decision could be "reassessed at some point."

Scared roaches, Cowards are fleeing

Nancy Pelosi had never supported impeachment, not necessarily because she thinks Trump is not culpable, but because knows the Republican dominated house will never remove Trump. She feels it will be a waste of time.

Pelosi is reluctantly going ahead half heartedly with the impeachment because she would face a rebellion in the party if she continued holding out. The vast majority of Democrats favour impeachment, even if it does not lead to a removal from office.

coluka:
And how is Trump's asking that allegations of corruption by Hunter and Joe Biden be investigated a crime? he has the power to do that as president.

And who was making allegations against Joe and Hunter Biden? Did the Ukrainian government complain to Trump that Hunter Biden have a corruption case to answer in Ukraine? Was the whole allegation not raised solely by Guiliani and his associates? When did Rudy Gulianni become James Bond, that is mandated by his majesty to investigate criminals abroad? Is it the norm to ask foreign leaders to investigate US citizens as a favour even then no crime has been alleged against them and the person is a potential political rival (let's even forget the alleged quid pro quo for now).
You mean to tell me Trump does not know the official channels to initiate crimes commited by US citizens abroad?

obixcel:
What's going on, Libtards, So the Whistleblower can't testify again?

White Nationalist worshipper, ,what's the whistleblower going to testify that was not in the rough transcript released by the white house?
What's the whistle blower going to testify that is different from what the former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, has not testified

What is the whistle blower going to testify again, when Trump and his personal lawyer have confirmed, they indeed pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Hunter and Joe Biden?

MetaPhysical:
OP, stop worshipping Israel. Not good for your health. Lol.

Israel cannot feed itself, much more another country. Israel survives as a dependent of US subsidies but it flexes muscle like it is self-sufficient. Truth is it is not.

Beside that,how does Israel and Nigeria in food production? No link!

Watch yaself!

It surprises me also.
A country the size of cross rivers state feeding the whole world
Have they been able to feed their 10 million odd population? Approximately 80% of the grain consumed in Israel is imported from other nations. Besides only about 20% of Israel's land is arable to support agriculture.

This Israel worship by a certain group of Nigerians us embarrassing.

zendi:
The Commander-In-Chief of the world's greatest military knows next to nothing about wars?? Haba, brother wirinet!!! Two retired Generals are against, and you think the CNC never takes counsel of his SERVING Generals?
Europe cannot quickly send in troops to take custody of ISIS prisoners, only to sit in Brussel calling Trump populist, nationalist and waiting to roast him for "dangerous military escalation" if should do a troop surge to roll back the Turkish machine. And have we even forgotten Turkey is a NATO ally of America and Europe. Governments face hard choices. Big sympathy for the Kurds, but NATO allies will not fight each other to protect them from Turkey they had lived and fought with since I dont know when.
I know the frustration of leftists at home. Trump has refused to give them something to howl about by starting a new war or escalating an old one. Trump is the definition of an anti-war President and I'm sure the vast majority Americans are happy about that.
He wants to fight as a last resort, and fight to win, from his interview I read.

What does the Commander-In-Chief of the world's greatest military know about war? Had he ever been in any war? Had he had any military training? A Commander-In-Chief of the world's greatest military that faked injury to avoid going to Vietnam. In fact Trump avoided draft 5 times.

It's not just two retired Generals that was against the pull out, most serving or retired military officers are against the pull out. Even those serving in Northern Syria that Trump claimed to be concerned about are all against the pull out.
Read more about reactions of US military personnel here - https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/10/15/politics/us-troops-syria-anger/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F

You are as ignorant as Trump in anything to do with warfare. You expect Europe to deploy soldiers and equipments into Syria (a war zone ) within one week? You think the men and equipments will just be teleported into northern Syria from Brussels.

Which vast majority of Americans support Trump's withdrawal from Northern Syria. You must be living in an alternative universe or maybe right inside Trump's ass. Even Fox have come out to condemn the withdrawal.So also the evangelical Christians, who are Trump's main base. Here is what Pat Robertson said in a broadcast on Monday;
“I believe … the president of the United States is in danger of losing the mandate of heaven if he permits this to happen,”

Zico5:
And APC said fuel subsidy is a scam. God bless GEJ. The elites in this country owe GEJ an apology. Despite the massive increment in the price of fuel, the fuel subsidy will still gulp 450 billions. I wonder what the members of APC are thinking now. PDP might be corrupt but things are not this hard. Who knows, may be God is punishing us for all the insults against GEJ.

Under GEJ, Fuel subsidy was N3 trillion (that's 3 trillion naira ). Buhari was still paying for GEJ's fuel subsidy when he took over.

Sirjamo:
There are more than 300 apartments in aso rock and this woman wants to have access to every one of it!

Soon, she would evict the dogs in aso rock from their cage and claim that she needs it to host a tea party. Greedy woman!

Even if there are 1000 apartments, it's her home. She is the lady of the manor, She takes over the running of the estate when her husband was absent. She was a figure of authority. That's why she has an office called "office of the first lady"

Jimi24:
Cowardly young liar. Buhari ejected the family of a man he used to know as a brother decades before his wife was born to satisfy his wife and immediate family based in her request.

We know most young Nigerians are incapable of critical thinking and depth but try to READ and UNDERSTAND what is put in front of you. I.know its difficult for you ..but try.

Aisha has misunderstanding with extended family ...that is 90% of all families in the world.

However since Buhari ejected Daura's family to accommodate his recovering son, we can surmise he is not being controlled by anyone.

There is a kitchen cabinet in Aso Rock... you calk them cabal ..there ia a kitchen cabinet in the White House, Kremlin, everywhere.

Aisha should stop making a spectacle of herself. In the UK, the royal family has internal tension.. Meghan is at odds with her in laws. No biggie ....welcome to life.
Aisha can oppose APC policies publicky and even ctiticize her husban and Buhari has not ever stopped that BUT she should apply wisdom in managing her family affairs. In Yorubaland, the Daura guy would actually be like Father In Law even though he us younger than Buhari

So because a man knew someone as a brother decades before his wife was born, he should leech on him and also bring his whole family to leech on him. So what would have happened if Buhari was not elected president? Mammam Daura would have moved his whole family into Buhari's house in Daura?

I am surprised you mentioned Yorubaland, we are of the impression that Yoruba culture forbids disrespect of elders or seniors by children. I also thought absolute respected are accorded wife of the patriarch of the family. I never knew Yorubas support the disrespect and disregard of wives by children of cousins or "father in laws".

Gandollaar:
Oga borrow data and watch the video. Aisha was screaming repeatedly that enough was enough.

Fatima daura clearly stated she shot the video as evidence of the Aisha's incessant harassments.

Are you in Mars or is the usual asslicking?

Aisha's incessant harassments in her own home? Even though I was not a fan, of Patience Jonathan, I love her ability for fight for her rights. If any of Jonathan's cousins or uncles, not to talk of their spoilt children, try this shit with mama peace, she will tie her wrapper around her waist and show them Okrika style.

What is the fatima herself doing in Aso Rock, leaching on her father's relationship with the president? Should she not be lording it over her husbands house? Afterall most girls her age have had 3 or 4 children for their husbands.

garetz:
The whistleblower appears to have developed cold feet and doesn't want to testify again. first his lawyers asked if he could testify in writing, and now Adam Schiff is saying they may not invite him to testify anymore. i think the recent revelations that he is a Democrat who worked for Biden and that he coordinated with Adam Schiff's staff before writing his complaint has destroyed his credibility and exposed him to serious legal danger should he accept to testify under oath.

Far right nationalists love to throw red herrings in the guise of conspiracy theories. So it's no longer the deep state out to remove Trump, it's the Democrats and Adam Schiff that planted a spy in the state department and then make Trump say the things in the Ukraine phone call.

Usual Trump strategy of attacking the personality his accusers, instead of attacking the allegations itself.
Don't worry, the impeachment inquiries is just beginning, many more whistleblowers will come out. You can label them all Adam Schiff's or Hillary Clinton's staff if you like.

OLAADEGBU:
Here is the Christian's stand on homosexuality.

And here is a Muslim's stance on infidels.

And let me also add jewish stance on adultery.

zendi:
Bushman above, why are you triggered by my use of the term 'open-border', which describes the western left-wing's idea of immigration and border control? Why does the term resonate so sourly to you that you erupted into such hateful, confused and junked tantrum.
Anyway, no time for endless rebuttals. President Trump, from his utterances, is not unsympathetic to the plight of the Kurds, but for how long will American troops remain in Northern Syria to deter Turkey? Turkey will threaten the Kurds forever.
Trump is not a President of confusion but of commonsense. So better leave Turkey and Assad, backed by whoever backs him, to sort out who owns sovereignty over Syria. If Assad, allied with the Kurds and backed by Russia succeeds in chasing out Turkey, he will then crush the Arab Spring, re-establish authority over the entirety of Syria and prevent ISIS Caliphate from re-emerging. The ISIS prisoners presntly will be released in the fighting, there's nothing anybody can do about it. Nobody has agreed to take them. But in the absence of a territorial caliphate, there is nothing they can do except to melt back home to terrorize Europe as lone wolves. To stop that, Europe should rush in troops now.
As for your other junk points, those military Generals disagreed with their President and bowed out, free to run for office and market their foreign policy ideas to the people.
And you are not a mind reader to know that servicemen would oppose Trump if an opinion poll is conducted.

Meant for wirinet. There is a reason I couldn't quote him directly.

Illiteracy at its worst. Please demand a refund of your school fees (if it was not a free public school).
Europe should rush in troops abi? You think that it's easy to rush in troops (especially to a war zone, just like that)?


The US is already in the middle of the conflict, whether they like it or not, the only problem now is that they moved from a position of strength to a position of weakness.

Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries
The US has sanctioned two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials in response to the country's military offensive in northern Syria.

President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike Pence said.

Mr Pence said he would travel to the region "as quickly as possible".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50050264

A week ago the US had some military leverage to negotiate with turkey, but now, Trump's is using sanctions and begging for truce.

They have strategic interests and allies in the middle east to protect, so they will always be involved in the middle east.

So the opinions of Generals do not matter in a war situation, only that of Trump who knows next to nothing about war or international politics and who ran away from the draft during the Vietnam war is knows all. To you guys, Trump must be greater than Jesus.

Melison:
Bros northerners dey cry pass abeg,I know many die hard APC supporters that have cursed this present govt, a mudu of local rice is almost 1k so how u expect local man to survive,don't think this is a regional matter,the thing reach everywhere

Is it by force to eat rice? Many other countries don't eat rice like we do and they survive. How many rice do Britain, Germany, France, Russia, etc eat? Are they not surviving?

Wallade:
Why must importers of unbanned products use airport or seaport? Why not the border if it is cheaper after paying the import duties and levies required?

Honestly, banning importation via the borders is not a good move.

Border cannot be cheaper. You are meant to pay the same duties you pay at the ports at the borders, but custom officers connive with smugglers to short change the duties or avoid them altogether. Remember, the shipping cost is the same to Cotonuo and apapa ports, Benin government charge about 5 - 10% duties on imported items, and you transport items to border posts to pay Nigerian duties again, before you drive through the horrendous Badagry Road to get to mile 12.
Now, how is it cheaper going through the land borders?

If the items originate through Benin or west Africa, yes it would be cheaper, but not when coming from China, Thailand or India.

surgical:
nothing,they are confused,how can you ban import and export,what of the goods produced by your country men for the west African markets

As explained earlier, goods are not banned, only smuggling is banned.

The seaport is in a bad shape
Manufacturers and exporters are in for a serious issues, the cost of getting to and out the port is enormous
It's next level hardship for the people

Yes, the sea ports are in bad shape. We should advocate, the opening up and use of more ports across the country ie, warri port, Portharcourt port, Calabar ports, etc.

The hardship of getting goods from Benin republic through Badagry road is harrowing. That road is in a very very bad shape.

Sirnuel:
What exactly are they aiming to achieve??

Can someone tell these people you don't ban food importation at the end of farming season, you are supposed to do it at the beginning of the year so farmers will know what crops to cultivate.

What do I know, none of these men knows the real cost of goods in the market, all they do is sit around and make useless policies. This is going to be the worse xmas ever.

They did not ban food importation, they banned importation (smuggling ) through the land borders.
If you want to import food into the country, import it through Apapa port, Tin can Island ports, Calabar ports, or any other Nigerian sea ports.

LocalNietzsche:
Ignorance is wickedness. Woe to the ignorant people and government officials that support this ban. I just have to buy rice at a much much higher price just because some of you want to eat local rice only. Something has to be unaffordable to me because of your preferences. Woe to the supporters of famine because the manna falls from heaven and not from their hands. Woe to all of you that block heaven is only you that will die in this hell.

Which famine? Beans, yam, Garri, akpu, amala and even bread don finish for market? Na by force to chop rice? If we want chop rice, why can't we grow rice? Afterall rices is grown and harvested within 3 months.

What you guys fail to understand is that imported rice and fuel is putting too much strain on our foreign reserves and exchange rate. If dang dangote refinery becomes operational and we grow our own rice, our exchange rate will improve tremendously, maybe $1 to less than N200.

zendi:
Let the EU send troops to takeover the ISIS prisoners. Most of the foreign fighters among them are said to be EU open-border citizens.

You have a psychological condition called self hate. It a condition that affect people from extremely poor homes, like people living in mud huts in villages. If by a stroke of luck, they escape poverty and start living in big cities, they loathe everything and everybody that reminds them of their poverty stricken background. They will hate their parents, sisters, uncles and even village folks. They will not want to see anyone from their village escape poverty like they did, and do everything to prevent that.

Trump's parents were immigrants escaping poverty from their home countries. Trump's wives were immigrants that came to America to look for a better life. In fact Trump helped last track the naturalisation of his current wife's parents. But Trump has a rabid hatred for immigrants.

Same with the poster. He is probably immigrated from Nigeria to the US to escape poverty. But now, he does not want to see any other countryman escape poverty like him by immigrating to the US (or even Europe for that matter), and have developed a rabid hatred for immigrants and those that support immigration.