Of Russia and Nigeria: crazy coincidences

Between Russia

and Nigeria:crazy coincidences and developments  by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,London,England

Russian Billionaire, Alister Usmanov and ex-Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Buba Marwa were both born on September 9 1953.
Usmanov second Richest Man in the Uk studied International Law at the Moscow Institute of International Relations whereas Marwa ex military administrator of Lagos, Nigeria"s Richest state, studied International Relations at the Pittsburg University.
Usmanov and Marwa have both been arrested on suspicion of Bribery and corruption and Financial crimes respectively.
They were both discharged later on....

According to  Branchout Nations a Book by  Ruchir Sharma ,an expert in emerging markets at the world renowned Morgan Stanley Investment Management the Russian Financial sector resembles that of Nigeria.
Around the same period the central banks of Russia and Nigeria injected funds into struggling banks.
Russia and Nigeria are both below number 100 on the list of ease of doing business.
Most people in Russia and Nigeria pay cash for property.
Russian and Nigerian public officials are known world wide for bribery and corruption.
The economies of Russia and Nigeria are mainly based of solid minerals, Oil and gas.

Population of Russia is 142 million and Nigeria 167 million.Nigeria has 130 private jets worth on  average 50 million Dollars and 400 billion lost to public officials in the  last decade
  March 5 1937 saw theBirth of the Woman loving Olusegun Obasanjo,now ex Nigerian President.
March 6 1937 saw the birth of Valentina Tereskhova, first President Soviet Women"s committee.
Obasnjo and Tereskhova are both ex soldiers.
Obasanjo initiatedNigeria"s Space research Programme and Teresknova was first woman in outerspace.
Russia leads Europe in applications of Space science,

Nigeria leads Africa in applications of Space Science.
 March 9 1934 saw the birth of the Pioneers, Cosmonaut Yuri  Alekseyevich  Gagarin

and Otunda Subomi  Michael Balogun.

Gagarin,first Man in outerspace and Balogun founder of the first fully owned indigenous   Mercahnt Bank.

every letter in "otunba" except "b" you find in "Cosmonaut" , Yuri rhymes with Subomi, every letter in Michael except  M you find in

Alekseyevich.  Gagarin and Balogun are both seven letters
 Vladimir Lenin was first President of Soviet Union and Bola Ige Nigerian Presidential aspirant.
Lenin and Ige were both Lawyers, both of socialist orientation and both emerged best students of their respective secondary schools
Lenin and Ige both studied the classical languages of Latin and Greek.
In addition to Russian,Lenin Spoke Three other languages,German,French and English.
In addition to English ,Bola Ige spoke three other languages,Yoruba,Hausa and Igbo.
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Lenin and Ige have both been described as Orators.

Lenin and Ige were both Publishers.
LLenin belonged to the Marxist Circle and Ige belonged to the Zikist movement