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This quote is wrong and might even result in more coups.

When I mean loyalty, your loyalty must start with the Commander in chief of the Armed Forces who is the President. That’s first, and then down the ladder. Loyalty to the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, down to your Brigade Commander.

The loyalty of a soldier should first and foremost be to the constitution of the Republic, before loyalty to the Commander in chief of the Armed Forces. This is what makes the US unique and prevents executive tyranny. A soldier would not obey an illegal order that is contrary to the constitution, either from his Commander in chief or a superior officer. The only other remedy for executive illegality is a coup to topple the whole government.

GlorifiedTunde:
The want to kuku finish the entire economy patapata!

Manufacturing is in its lowest state

SMEs have folded up

Industries are packing up

Naira is failing by the day

Everything is now beyond expensive ...

This is what happens when the government loses fear of the people it governs. They believe that they can take any action without any consequences. Even military regimes fear the people. IBB increased fuel by two and a half naira and the whole country almost burnt with protests. Now civilian government can increase price of fuel on a daily basis and no one can dare to protest. The irony is that military regimes obeyed court orders more that the so called civilian governments.

Bakrabas:
It's beyond my Problem, If you think you're good Christian, you'll agree with me that LGBTQ is a global inferno that's ready to consume the entire humanity if action is not taken irrespective of the religion.

First of all I am not a good Christian. Christianity as forced on us Black Africans is a tool of colonalisation and subjugation.

How is LGBTQ a global inferno that will consume the entire humanity? As I asked earlier, how many people have LGBTQ killed? To me LGBTQ are a tiny minority making a lot of noise to get noticed. I believe sex whether straight or queer should not be a subject for public debate.

You remember what the Bible says about the sinners when they're punished? What happened to the righteous?

The Bible is the book employed to achieve their aims. Ever ask why the colonialist gave us Bible but not book on Calculus, Science and philosophy? Why they translated the Bible into our local languages but not books on science, mathematics and history? This was planned deliberately to make us hopelessly dependent on them for our basic survival. And to make sure we will not be technologically advanced enough to manufacture weapons that can challenge them.

Islam shouldn't be your problem rather those who perpetrated evils and hide under Islam


Islam forbids killing and the Quran says "If you kill one soul is as if you've killed the entire mankind"

Islam doesn't preach violence rather those who want to satisfy their stupidity to justify the Killing of any innocent soul

#Shallom #As-Salaam

Islam is a very violent and intolerant religion. It is a tool for political domination and conquests employing physical violence. The Christians sometimes use subtle means and persuasion before resorting to violence. The Islamists use direct violence to covert and then forcefully take over other peopes lands.

Bakrabas:
Guy man, think deeply before you talk now


If you think Islam is your problem, LGBTQ that's about to consume you is around the corner

How many people have LGBTQ killed, how many wars have been stated by LGBTQ? Of all the multitude of problems in this world, you think LGBTQ is your greatest problem

Cmanforall:
Maybe the FG should allow importation of cement

Of course, if importation is more expensive, no business man will go into the business

That's what I am saying. FG should lift ban on importation of cement, then we will know which one is more expensive.

Dogalmighty17:
Is Benin the only other country in West Africa? Dangote is been clever by half here. The other day, major construction companies met David Umahi and complained bitterly about how expensive local cement is compared to imported cement. That even with the dollar rise, imported cement is still cheaper.

I'm not aware if Dangote pays any of the communities he operates in for extracting the limestone deposits. He is still in contention with communities in Obajana for not properly paying the fully agreed sum to the state for accessing its mineral resources.

Dangote has never operated in a level playing field. And yet even with that, we are being price gauged.

If Dngote Cement was to prove that its cement are the cheapest in the world, they should encourage government to lift ban on imported cement and see what prices independent importers will be willing to sell.

Imagine comparing the price of wholesale cement from their factory in Nigeria to the retail price on the streets of cotonou, and using dubious exchange rates at that. These people think we are fools.

basilico:
Did they go through the sworn affidavit of one Cathay Latham?

Or better still have you read her affidavit?

First and foremost sworn affidavits are not evidence by itself. They are used to support actual or physical evidence. Secondly, sworn evidence are useful only in a court. You cannot expect the secretary of state to nullify already certified results without a court judgement. Thirdly, Trump and his lawyers should have presented the sworn affidavits as evidence when Brad Raffensperger gave the State Senate (republican), the state House (republican also) and the government committee (republican executives) the opportunity to argue their case. These are the constitutional process of opposing the outcome of an election. Let me mention once again, maybe it would get pass your ears and into your brain - Trump has no role in the counting, processing and ratification of an election in Georgia or any other state, except of course going to court.

The call itself was unappropriate and incriminating. I am surprised that Mark Meddows made the call. Even a secretary of state who is running for governor of his own state cannot unilaterally find himself votes because he thinks the election is not fair to him. If what Trump and his MAGA crowd attempted to do was allowed to happen in America, that would be the end of US democracy.

basilico:
Do you believe in CNN?
There are cobwebs in your mind that this article can remove

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/03/politics/trump-brad-raffensperger-phone-call-transcript/index.html

This response by Brad Raffensperger should have put paid to all of Trump's allegations of election rigging.

What we have done is we gave our state Senate about one and a half hours of our time going through the election issue by issue and then on the state House, the government affairs committee, we gave them about two and a half hours of our time, going back point by point on all the issues of contention. And then just a few days ago we met with our U.S. congressmen, Republican congressmen, and we gave them about two hours of our time talking about this past election. Going back, primarily what you’ve talked about here focused in on primarily, I believe, is the absentee ballot process. I don’t believe that you’re really questioning the Dominion machines. Because we did a hand retally, a 100% retally of all the ballots and compared them to what the machines said and came up with virtually the same result. Then we did the recount, and we got virtually the same result. So I guess we can probably take that off the table

What did Trump do? He not only ask Brad Raffensperger to find him votes, he further went ahead to organize electors different from the ones already presented by the state. Is that not an infringement on the rights of states to present their own electors to the US Congress. A US president has no role in the elections conducted by states much less a role in the selectors of electors to the Electoral College.
Trump going from state to state trying to insert himself into the electoral process is unconstitutional and illegal

WonderMan76:
Same Lincoln project that couldn’t save Liz Chaney from an absolute humiliation in Wyoming despite all the money she and her father sent them?

You are jonsing if you honestly believe that the Lincoln project are consequential in GOP politics.

They are a bunch of grifters who make their living by ripping off desperate democrats with the false promise that they have influence in the Republican Party and can elect the republicans that democrats like. Lol.

Better stop sending them your hard earned money bro.

The how do you explain Georgia, where Brian Kemp an anti Trump defeated Trump backed candidate with over 50 points in the primaries. Meanwhile, you guys will allege Trump is popular and that he won in Georgia.
Note that almost all the witnesses that are billed to testify against Trump in Georgia are republicans

basilico:
They will not allow the Georgia evidence to be aired in public during the trial.
Trump made a phone call quoting figures from an audit that showed numerous irregularities eg 19702 votes from vacant addresses, 10315 individuals dead before election day, 2560 incarcerated felons etc.
CNN has the full transcript of the call from Washington Post.

You don't need CNN to listen to the full transcript, it all over the Internet.
Here is the full transcript.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIJU3M-kKhI?si=3plPFvuuBSGu8_8t

Apart from Trump threatening the secretary of state of a member of a federating unit, he went ahead and organised his own electors. He inserted himself into a process he had no role whatsoever. Trump and his MAGA illiterates are not aware that in the US electoral system, the State's are solely responsible for organising the elections, ratifying the elections and sending electors to the Congress for final ratification. The president has no role at all. Trump even phoning the state to demand "finding 11,780 votes for him is clearly unconstitutional.

basilico:
You are incorrect. Not a single case went to discovery.
In all cases, judges dismissed them with whatever reason they could give .Lack of standing or moot being a favourite or just appellate judges refusing to take up the case.

So the judges are deepstate too? Or are they all Obama appointees, RINOs, democrats, etc?
Judges did indeed take up the cases, the only problem most judges had with Trump's suits were that they were all frivolous, a judicial waste of time. Trump did not show actual fraud in any district. He asked elections in whole counties to be dismissed because as he alleged without providing any proof, ballots were switched in bidens favour, or that mail in ballots should be nullified. No judge including Aileen Cannon will do that. Even the supreme Court with 3 Trump appointees did not see merit in Trump's cases.

basilico:
One case Trump filed, had a witness take the stand but lost would be which one according to you?
Just one

Did Trump make a case for election fraud in court?
Did Trump bring any witness to court? Did Trump bring any criminal allegations against anybody?
Most of the cases Trump and his associate brought to court were frivolous. Most had to do with asking the court to reject legally certified votes after statutory deadline for election disputes and certification of results have elapsed. Now you expect the court to annul legally certified results?

basilico:
They never lost 60 cases. Here is the actual outcome. Stop taking leftist media as the gospel truth.

57 cases were never heard
2 Trump won
1 Trump lost

Bare faced senseless lie.
All cases were heard. Trump lost because he could not provide any evidence outside affidavits.

Trump won 2 election cases? That's news to me. Abeg educate me on which 2 election cases Trump won that has to do with his fraud claims.

WonderMan76:
Lol you do realize I just showed you a poll on CNN saying the exact opposite of what you’re saying right? Trump and Biden are statistically tied right now in NATIONAL polls!!

So CNN is now a reputable news organisation and CNN polls are accurate. I though you guys have always said that polls are bullshit, except of course the ones from Fox news, newsmax and right wing media. Arguing with MAGA cult Members is like arguing with a chameleon about its colour.

LMAO you actually think the Lincoln project hurts Trump among Republicans ? Hahahahahahaha

So You are one of the people who fall for those grifters?? 95% of their donations come from DEMOCRATS! They are playing on TDS of you liberals to scam you into giving them money claiming they can turn republicans against Trump.

Bro use your common sense. If the Lincoln Project were effective at doing what they claim they do then Trump wouldn’t be winning the GOP nomination by 40 points right now!!

And you think 100% of republicans support Trump? The current poll puts Trump at 54% as against the other republican presidential candidates. That means he has just over half of the party supporting his presidential bid. Even if the Lincoln Project is able to convince 10% of republicans voters not to vote Trump, that would have a significant impact on his chances of winning the election.

wirinet:
I can't wait for Lincoln Project to start rolling out campaign adds. They are hilarious 😂.

I spoke too soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlKCUGR764k?si=XtxVMzAoUZfPgXCO
Epic

WonderMan76:
I won’t even bother with lengthy responses to you people anymore.

Na screenshots I go just dey drop. You can choose to keep living in delusion.

Biden is NOT as popular as you think.

We all know Biden is not very popular, even within the democrats. What is obvious is that on a national scale, he is more popular than Trump.
Trump will bring out the democrats enmass. They will not necessarily vote for Biden, but against Trump.

I can't wait for Lincoln Project to start rolling out campaign adds. They are hilarious 😂.

basilico:
In all elections that a president won, would you care to let us know the stats behind every win And how Biden was able to surpass all those stats.
Let me save you the trouble. Biden underperformed Obama and every other president in history in every stat except for the topped up votes.

Which top up votes? You are just writing nonsense probably to justify your paymaster. Your are behaving as if you are being paid for each post, so you must post something no matter how nonsensical.
If you were in the US you or the organisation you are working for would have been sued to bankruptcy. Even newsmax now put out disclaimers after people like you make stupendous claims on their platform.

Ray Epps and Ruby Freeman would have made a fortune from your character assassination and defamation.

WonderMan76:
Oh you thought it was gonna hurt him with the base? Hahahahhaha

Fanny pack Willis just have his campaign it’s biggest symbol ever. Even fat Alvin in NY knew better than to do this.

Trump is making at least $50 million for his campaign from this picture alone.

It never intended to hurt his base. Everyone knows that even if Trump grabs their mama by the poosie, members of the base would still worship him. The indictments would have effects on the 30% to 50% republicans who are not his base. It will have effect on the independents and most importantly of all it will galvanised the anti-base, that is the liberals, leftists and democrats to frenzy levels to come out and vote during the elections. It does not matter who the democrats nominate, as long as the republicans nominate Trump, the anti-Trumps (who are far more in number than the trumpists) would come out massively.
Remember the 2022 elections was about Trump and that's was why the democrats were able to keep the Senate and avoid a blowout in the house.

ambale:
Has it been proven? Yes or No? Cos until we see some of the marketers being prosecuted for the scam policy as your government said, theres no subsidy in my books

Thank you for asking the pertinent question. If there is indeed a subsidy scam, where is the evidence? Who has been investigated for subsidy scam before we even start talking about prosecution?

Then the real question is "is there really subsidy"? The government told us that NNPC had a crude oil swap agreement with refineries abroad, whereby we give them crude and they give us fuel while they keep the other by-products, who is NNPC paying subsidy to again?
Nigeria will never make progress until we resolve the subsidy question of the last 20 years. Some people needs to be shot as restitution for the actrocities they have commited against our motherland.

maasoap:
That's why I didn't get it when I saw some people here giving their full support to petrol subsidy removal. I'm sure it is becoming clearer to some of them that this policy is nothing but economic suicide mission.

It's either got to do with selfish self interest or primordial sentiments such as tribalism, religious affiliation or political correctness.

jumper524:
Obviously some bodies are hell bent in making sure subsidy returns.
I mean even though this report is pure false as no fuel shortage in any Abuja stations which I can confirm, some element are still sponsoring this reportage.

The naira didn't loose value so why the forceful negative speculation of making things hard?
Who dey sponsor these people sef??

The negative economic impact of removal of subsidy is far worse than the keeping it despite all the corruption associated with it. The problem of the subsidy regime was corruption and not the subsidy itself, afterall Nigeria was not the only country with a subsidy regime. Instead of Tinubu to fight corruption within the subsidy regime, he found it more convenient to fight the poor masses instead, because the beneficiary of the subsidy theft are his friends and political associates.

Tinubu's mission is to nuke the already fragile Nigerian economy. As of today, most small businesses are shutting down. The ones still opened have little or no Patronage. University of Ibadan is thinking of a 3 day working week for its staff. Even transporters are finding it hard as people either trek or stay at home. Is this the way to run an economy?

I shudder to think of what the Nigerian economy will be like and the consequent security challenges one year from now.

WonderMan76:
A few inquiries is what you call weaponized? LMAO. Baba stop moving in circles. Tell me when a Republican led government ever used its DOJ to indict a former Democrat president or Major Democrat candidate. That’s the level we are talking about. They could have easily gone after both Bill and Hillary Clinton. But I assure you Biden won’t be spared.

They did go after Bill and Hillary Clinton aggressively, but they found nothing. Trump's tag line for the 2015 elections was "Lock Her Up"
You think if Trump has any evidence of a crime by Hillary Clinton, he will not go after her directly.

Trump demanded directly Jeff Sessions investigate Hillary Clinton.

American Oversight has uncovered the signed directive from former Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructing a federal prosecutor to carry out President Trump’s authoritarian demand to investigate Hillary Clinton.

The document, obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation by American Oversight, is a formal, November 2017 letter from Sessions to U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber and has never before been released to the public. In a sworn declaration filed in November 2018 in response to American Oversight’s lawsuit, the Justice Department had insisted that no written directive existed and that all guidance to Huber had been delivered verbally.

Trump has repeatedly tweeted demands for DOJ to investigate Clinton. Throughout the 2016 presidential general election campaign and at multiple rallies after taking office, Trump and his supporters have used the rallying cry “Lock her up” to call for the prosecution of Clinton.

“’Lock her up’ was wrong at campaign rallies, and it’s even worse coming from the Department of Justice,” said Austin Evers, American Oversight executive director. “Even after this long, it’s still deeply shocking to see the black-and-white proof that Jeff Sessions caved to President Trump’s worst authoritarian impulses and ordered a wide-ranging investigation of his political opponents based on demands from Congress instead of the facts and the law.”
https://www.americanoversight.org/sessions-letter

Which of the Bidens are you talking about? If you are talking about Hunter Biden, then you guys have can knock yourselves out. If you are referring to President Biden, you guys need to alleged a valid crime first, then present evidence before a grand jury to obtain an indictment first, then take the indictment before a jury in a competent court to obtain a conviction. Up till now there is no evidence of a crime by Joe Biden.

Trump is a walking crime magnet. All his activities - political, business or social involves criminality. He induces crime in everyone he interacts with.

WonderMan76:
🤣

And phone conversation between Joe Biden and his son is now a crime? It seems the Republicans have no other legislative or policy agenda apart from Hunter Biden. His phone calls, his business life, even his sex life is a legislative agenda to be discussed on the floor of the house.

WonderMan76:
Meanwhile in Africa; shit is getting real. Russia is not playing around. America and the west will be soundly defeated if they interfere in this. The people of Africa are fully behind the efforts of those fighting to end western Neo-colonialism and exploitation on our continent.

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BREAKING: A Russian plane has landed in Niger capital, Niamey, carrying hundreds of Wagner fighters it allegedly picked up from Syria. Wagner has recruited thousands of veterans of the Syrian civil war, mostly men who fought on behalf of the Syrian government and defeated ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the FSA. These men have incredible combat experience against terrorists. Syria is one of the first places where Wagner proved its combat superiority to the whole world. Without their efforts, the Syrian president would’ve gotten the Gaddafi treatment from the west a long time ago. But he prevailed. Thanks to RUSSIA and its elite fighting force, Wagner PMC.

Upon arriving Niger, Wagner had reportedly told the new Nigerien administration never to worry about any foreign army on Niger soil and specifically assured the leadership that Wagner will take on the Americans head on, if they ever dare to get involved in the conflict with ECOWAS, or try to deploy their drones.

Not sure if this threat is in anyway connected with America’s sudden readiness to evacuate two of its drone bases in Niger. The US maintains in Niger a large base of reconnaissance drones operating across AFRICA, Europe and the Middle East, as well as about 500 troops. France maintains a little over 1,200 soldiers in Niger.

At the moment, there are about 5,000 RUSSIAN funded volunteer fighters in AFRICA: They are mainly active in Mali, Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As reported earlier, Wagner will undertake the protection of the presidential palace in Niamey and the main infrastructures of the country potentially threatened by the impending Nigerian-led military action. With a personnel capacity of about 230,000 men, Nigeria is expected to contribute far more soldiers to the operation than any other country in the bloc. However the two countries with the strongest armies in AFRICA, Egypt and Algeria have warned against any military intervention in Niger, and vowed they’ll not stand idly and let that happen.

Reportedly, the morale of Niger’s military personnel is at an all time high right now, given that nearly the entire population of Niger are in support of the military and thousands have reportedly signed up to fight with the Russian volunteer force, Wagner PMC, in defense of their homeland.

Tinubu will be the most stupid human being on earth if he actually goad ECOWAS to attack Niger Republic. Niger coup was not the first in Africa and it will not be the last. In fact under General Buhari, there were 3 or 4 coups in ECOWAS countries,and Buhari did not utter a word. A war in Niger will completely destabilize not only Nigeria, not only West Africa, but the whole of the African continent. Africa would be the new battleground for the proxy war between US and its allies and Russia in alliance with China.

basilico:
Theyshould be happy yes. Whythe cases did not proceed in the first instance? The subpoenas would have worked.
I am not sure about this but after 24 months the states can erase all data related to the elections.
Which I think many have, the most possibly damning evidence of machine logs, ballot verifications, video footage, email communications etc has been wiped out. Witnesses who had filed affidavits may have moved, died,been disappeared or blackmailed.
So the DAs can now proceed and charge anyone, knowing there is little evidence to be availed.
Trump and his distinguished fellow indictees will have to rely on bodies like voterga, 2000mules.
Just total Dem corruption.

Wild allegations without any semblance of reality. First and foremost the Georgia elections was conducted and ratified by Republicans and not democrats. The current governor and secretary of state are still all republicans.
Please be informed that according to the US constitution elections are a purely state matter.

Secondly, Georgia's ballot had been recounted multiple times - at least 3 times and no fraud was uncovered.
Thirdly, since you guys have been shouting "rigged elections" since 2019, particularly in Fulton County, one would have thought you made the allegations based on evidence you already have. It's inconceivable that you guys want to start searching for evidence now. I thought you guys already have all the affidavits you need. Please note affidavits by itself does not constitute evidence without physical evidence.

basilico:
Lies by the feds to show Biden won.
At the time the video was taken, where were the rest ofe poll counting team..
They had gone home , Because ey had been told there was a toilet leak. The audio clearly captured Rudy saying they increased the count
At the same time,four other swing states stopped counting.
Trump leading in all of them.

Shouldn't you guys be happy that the case us finally going to court? Trump's lawyers now has subpoena powers and can subpoena anyone including Ruby Freeman or any other election official to prove his election fraud claims. In fact all his lawyers that claimed they have evidence of election fraud in Georgia has now been presented with a golden opportunity to present those evidence including Sidney Powell (with her kraken).

oz4real83:
Dumb policy coming out again, the BDC operators don't determine the value of our currency, the level of productivity of our country determines the value the naira will have, too much foreign exchange is leaving the country through import, foreign education, healthcare and others, with just little coming in, an economy dies when such a situation happens . Fix the economy, power, repair our refineries, provide quality healthcare and education, stop dollarising party primaries, effectively fight corruption in all sectors and watch the naira will come back to life

Ko ju iyen lo (en o pass that). But government and its supporters would be beating around the bush with useless ill thought out policies that tend to exasperate the problem.

Rich4god:
Above all... Just like you said, the best way to go about this issue is to increase our productivity that will reduce demands for imports.

I want you all to follow the track of Alex Otti. Politics apart, ABIA state will soon be transformed. For now, the first step is to rehabilitate all the roads before enhancing the industry.

I am glad that you agree that only way out of our economic doldrums is increasing productivity. Nigeria is a very unproductive country.
I hope Alex Otti is able to improve productivity and quit relying on handouts from Abuja as done by almost all other governors.

Now productivity starts from Education, and when I say education, I mean practical education relevant to the economy. I don't see getting a degree in astronomy as relevant education when we don't have an observatory. A sane government must invest heavily in education, at least primary and secondary education. Its only educated and skilful people that can be productive. Illiterates end up being Abgeros, IPOB, militants or Boko Haram. Then investment in infrastructure is a must, particularly power. All human activities are driven by power.

All Tinubu's policies since may 29 has led to increase in productivity. I cringe when I hear some state governments want to revert to a 3 day working week or than Unibadan want to give its staff a 3 day working week. Can you imagine the impact on our already abysmal educational system? And the graduates of these universities are expected to compete in the world market.

Read up on how China was able build a modern advanced society in 30 years.

Rich4god:
O boy.... You don't know what you are talking about.

Let's even forget about all I mentioned before. Have you heard of the I and E window. Do you know whats going on there? Abi you will still ask how they get the dollars too.

I have been a business nan for over 20 years, I am not a white collar worker or a civil servants. I understand the practical aspects of business.

All these policies are window dressing, they cannot address the elephant in the room, which is low or dwindling productivity against growing demand. A sane government would invest heavily in increasing productivity and not curtailing and stifling businesses. What will increase productivity? - Constant and relatively cheap power, less government restrictions, some degree of currency stability, available and relatively cheap capital, actual regulations by government agencies. CBN and the banks are behaving like partners instead of regulators.

owagbeba:
Honestly I don’t know what you are getting at, but if CBN is letting BDCs back into the FX market, and allow them to buy from FX market and sell within a band, doesn’t it mean CBN will allow them to buy FX in CBN regulated FX market. Aren’t we back to the system of old?

Don't mind them very confused people. They will introduce one useless policy, when the economic repercussions starts biting, they quickly reverse policy. By then we are far worse than where we were. Examples are Naira redesign policy, fuel subsidy, BDCs and now I and E window.