Riz Khan - Nigeria's Oil - 22 July 08 Part 1

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Awash in oil, yet its people, for the most part, are destitute. Nigeria discovered "liquid gold" half a century ago and today is the world's eighth largest oil exporter. But the country is plagued by corruption, inefficiency, underdevelopment and an uprising in its Niger Delta -- the area where most of its oil reserves are located. So why, some 600 billion dollars later, are Nigeria's people still among the poorest in the world? Is it the 'resource curse' or something more?

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Riz Khan - Nigeria's Oil - 22 July 08 Part 1

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  • did yall see why we ...

    did yall see why we struggle and suffer ,all nigerian citizen live like destitude and vagabonds at every corner of the world.35 billion barrels what of crude black gold is deposited in the land left to us by our fore fathers before 9th B.C and we are still sphycologically and emotionaly depressed ,so there fore posibility of having 35 billion barrerls times by $120.00 per barrel int.price is equivalent to $4 trillion,still i have no respect in united state.

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  • F**k off F**k face

    F**k off F**k face

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  • Got ten years on me ...

    Got ten years on me! LOL

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  • Har har har dee har ...

    Har har har dee har har. Goooood one. Don't you respect your elders?? Ok, it's a DVD - I'm old, but not that much, LOL!!

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  • You still watch ...

    You still watch videos? lol Have you discovered fire yet?

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  • Not yet - have the ...

    Not yet - have the vid tho.

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  • Have you seen Blood ...

    Have you seen Blood Diamond?

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  • Sorry chocolate ...

    Sorry chocolate face I didnt know that will affend you.

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  • Oil is a curse to ...

    Oil is a curse to the world, and to the people of the Niger Delta, who get no benefit. This "liquid gold" is killing the cultures, the environment, and the lifeways of the Niger Delta. The world remains ignorant of this problem, all we can do is wring our hands and complain about the continuing rising cost of fuel. Oil companies continue to reap tremendous profits while we all stand by and we all suffer. We need to find alternatives to oil and stop this madness!!

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  • We are not " ...

    We are not "nigerians". "nigeria" is a british construct. It's a private corporate artifitial entity that's headed by the queen BITCH! in small britain. Off course "nigeria" is corrupt, what do u expect? It was founded on corruption, it's sustained by corruption & will remain corrupt until we, the locals, dismantle it & contrive a true sovereign polity from our own consciousness. We must cease any further participation in that criminal corporation called "nigera". This is a new age, do or die.

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  • We are not " ...

    We are not "nigerians". "nigeria" is a british construct. It's a private corporate artifitial entity that's headed by the queen BITCH! in small britain. Off course "nigeria" is corrupt, what do u expect? It was founded on corruption, it's sustained by corruption & will remain corrupt until we, the locals, dismantle it & contrive a true sovereign polity from our own consciousness. We must cease any further participation in that criminal corporation called "nigera". This is a new age, do or die.

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  • are you retarded? ...

    are you retarded?
    calling shoyinka who da F**k is dat N****r ?
    you must be a shame to the human race,extinction is your title..
    am from the nigerdelta and i know how my world is even if i dont live there..
    when ever am home and i want to go to the country side of my native i cry for the people there..
    and you have the gods to talk this s¤¤t!!!
    extinction is your title.

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  • shell`s licence as ...

    shell`s licence as been revoked a week ago and they no longer have anything to do in nigeria any more...
    they messed up the whole nigerdalta including the help of the past 4governments that we had...

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  • The white haired ...

    The white haired guy is right. It went back to the government. Just look at what Sani Abacha, the now dead president has done. In 5 years in office, he stole over 2 billion of dollars, more than a million for everyday, including weekends. He accepted a billion in bribes and awarded another billion in contracts to foreign companies. Funny enough he died while together with three prostitutes, viagra fuelled. It's disgusting actually. Corruption is everywhere, not just in Nigeria. Humans are evil

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  • F**k the oil ...

    F**k the oil companies. F**k Shell. The Nigerian government, like most African governments (and to some degree like most governments period), is incompetent, malicious, and corrupt. It's for exactly these reasons that they can form such friendly relationships with business like Shell. Wole Soyinka has a right to attack them specifically because that's where he's from and he's familiar with it, but we don't. It's our responsibility in the West to stop OUR role, which is arguably much worse.

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