PetroDolla2020:
Ghana is inexperienced? Where did you get that nonsense from? Reading too many crappy reports on the internet? What exactly do you know about the Ghana military apart from all the crappy nonsense you read online?

Do you know how ecomog was able to land in Monrovia to conduct ecomog operations in Liberia during the civil war in that country? Some of you sit on nairaland and write pure crap, even when you have not set a foot outside your own country

ecomog made that spectacular landing at the free port of Monrovia that Sunday morning due to the heroics of Ghanaian troops under General Quaynor (the Buffalo Soldier). Despite coming under heavy fire from Charles Taylor’s men, our brave men were able to land and secure territory , which made it possible for the entire contingent (including Nigerian soldiers) to land safely in Monrovia.

I laugh when I hear you Nigerians claim the credit for ecomog in Liberia. But who gives a fvck

Do you know the number of times Ghanaian troops have fought and defended important positions during foreign engagements, particularly under the UN? What more experience do you want? Fuckeduppedness You guys need to go to the sports section and stop talking about things that are too heavy for your fragile heads

See this one claiming our success as theirs. Do you even have Air force that will carry your troops?

Tinfoil:


I meant on the dam. I don't know if Ethiopia can defend it or retaliate

With or without Tigray issue Egyptians have everything to take the dam out cleanly without casualties but I don't see Egypt taking down the dam. Even when both parties were boiling over the issue nothing happened.

If Egypt takes it down I don't see how the Ethiopians want to retaliate. They have no Navy, I can still say they have no Air force and they don't share border with Egypt. It will only result to diplomatic issues not military.

Tinfoil:
Does anyone think that the defeat of Ethiopia by rebels, and their capitulation makes it more likely that Egypt will carry out an airstrike on the dam?

Airstrike on the dam will be the easiest thing to do militarily.

If you were talking of capturing Ethiopian soldiers like the rebels did in Tigray? That I can't confirm.

DubaiLandLord:
Just the way you're joyfully typing trash. I now know you're senseless sef

I compared the Taliban's to Boko Haram in terms of finance, your foolish sef is comparing Taliban to the USA in terms of finance.

Now let me show you how foolish you're

Is ISWAP and Boko Haram more equiped than the Nigerian military? Do they have more support from the world militarily, economical or even emotionally? Is ISWAP and Boko Haram wealthier/ richer than Nigeria?

You dey compare milo with peak milk, instead of comparing Milo with Bournvita.

Wo, this talk don tire me jawe... I don move.

You are the senseless one here.

The comparison was how Nigerian military dealt with BOKO Haram vs how US military handled Taliban.

Your small sense could only tell you that Talibans are better equipped than ISWAP and BOKO HARAM forgetting than US military is more equipped than any military in the world.

This is even coming after your failed attempt to prove US would do better if they were on home soil. Have they even solved the little mess they have at home? More people die yearly in US to gun misuse than the number of people killed by bandits + terrorist in Nigeria over 3 years.

Have they solved their immediate problem not to talk of solving terrorism issues if it happens?

DubaiLandLord:
The USA removing the Taliban is just like USA coming to Nigeria to remove the GMB Government.

Is just like Fulanis herdsmen attacking the USA, then the USA feel they will remove the GMB Government since GMB Government is giving them the chance to operate freely.

The taliban's are more equipped than ISWAP and Boko Haram. They have more support of the people than Boko Haram, they have more money than Boko Haram and ISWAP, they have a Neighboring country they can always run to and train from etc.

Una go dey talk say Nigerian military don try for cornering Boko Haram to the North East, do you know the Americans also push the taliban's from operating freely throughout the country to just rural terrains in Afghanistan? If limiting ISWAP and Boko Haram to just the North East Is doing very well, why shouldn't we commend the USA for limiting the talibans to rural terrains in Afghanistan?

Do you even know what it is to push out a legitimate Government of a country? See, make una stop all this comparison abeg.

The Americans took out 2 talibans leaders while the Nigerian army couldn't even kill Shekau. Just imagine how disastrous this war will turn out for if Chad and Niger stop treating ISWAP as a terrorist group and give them the freedom to train, live and operate freely on their territory. That's what is happening between the Taliban and the Pakistani Government. See the war in Afghanistan is not a child's play and is nothing to be compared with what is happening in the North East. USA wanted to dislodge the Taliban from power, they have done so.

The Taliban Government was the legitimate body ruling Afghanistan and was recognized by countries like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Are the Talibans more equiped than the US military? Do they have more support from the world militarily, economical or even emotionally? Is the Taliban wealthier/ richer than the US?

How many ISWAP leaders have been taken out or even arrested by Nigerian security Agencies? The fact that shekau wasn't arrested doesn't mean other leaders were not.

Don't just talk without knowledge of what has happened.

Believe me you are joyfully typing nonsense.

Illumined939:
I remember when the strategists here were waxing lyrical about how a government can't be defeated, when the Tigray people were being decimated by the Ethiopian Army. Well, the Tigray revolutionaries went underground, strategized, recruited, then struck back. The Ethiopian forces just declared a seize fire, after weighing the dangerous turn of events.

It is on this platform some of you rejoicing, months from now, will type phrases like, "the ipob people should be dialogued with; we don't need another war", after the bombs start coming off in various places. And this time, it won't just be in the east. Lagos, Kano, Portharcourt, Abuja, etc. aren't immune from bombs.

The right questions aren't being asked:

Why the alliance with the Armed Ambazonian fighters?

Could ipob have fronts for dealing with arms dealers in the international black market?

What benefits do foreign arms dealers stand to gain if a war breaks out in Nigeria. Are they really backing him?

Kanu promised to return with hell, why is he so confident about his claims of burning Nigeria down.

Kanu stated somewhere that if the jews hadn't bombed the British, the British wouldn't have left the Jewish lands (now israel). Does Kanu have bad plans of shaking the economic hubs of Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja, Kano, etc.)?

How about Ipob planting bombs in the north, just to cause ethnic tensions engulfing the whole country.

Well, it's easy to call Kanu a rabble rouser, but I do know he is a psychopath. And psychopaths go far.

This guy must have cried overnight

seankafor:
Egypt go just smoke them out of world map

Even Egypt is struggling with sanai region. We think it's only Nigeria that have problem.

SamuelAnyawu:


The quietness didn’t come because of all these arrest stories. Igbos will not allow unrest to affect businesses.

An average Igbo man is more concerned about his business over any other thing. Immediately this restiveness started affecting businesses and night outings I knew it will be over

NK didn't order them to go into forest and Police is not killing innocent civilians again abi?

You people will never stop deceiving yourself.

Biodun556:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96w6P1tQT4


South Africa gripen and Nigerian jf17

South Africa uses Gripen C/D not Gripen E/F.

Nemesis4you:


No idea bro

All i know very expensive the metros , even the outskirts

Bros, the one melon will buy you a 3 bedroom flat in a average environment here in Abuja at current exchange rate.

Am sure the question looks stupid to you at first but funny to know I have been working on that for pass few week. I will have to pay that housing loan of similar amount for 25 years and someone is using it to buy melon �.

Nemesis4you:


No

Forty five thousand dollars it is

How much will a 3 bedroom flat cost in an average environment in Delhi or any major town in India?

Nemesis4you:


Wetin be this eden

Origin Japan

Japan is home to very expensive varieties of mango apple grapes watermelon melons et

Eg one melon was sold for 45000 dollars , one watermelon for 6000 dollars , one bunch of 24 grapes for 11000 dollars etc

Sorry o, did you make mistake with 1 of the zeros?

sizzorchan:
You are shifting things, no one is saying countries shouldn't spend on security, Issue was can a country like Nigeria arm itself enough to fend of an attack from the US, once again, the answer is HELL NO. enough said. We arm up to be the neighborhood strong guys, that's about it, other than that let's focus on our people

Who asked the question?

You don't need to be as armed as the US or NATO or Russia. Just give who ever your enemy is a reason to reconsider their actions just as North Korea did with US, same with Iran. That is all that matter.

No nation is as armed as US but they select who they want to go to war with. They will reconsider their actions more than 100 times to engage some country in war, some like 10X and some need no consideration at all.

This is not because US won't win any of them but they also want to avoid losing citizens not even their military personnels.

SuperSixSeven:


If there is no infrastructure what would you want to defend and fight for then?

Defending life of citizens comes first. If there are no citizens who will use the infrastructure?
Even the few left can't use it.

sizzorchan:
I've answered why, and my answer is simplified of course

When life of citizens is threatened you think security before infrastructure. Be it internal or external threat. Even during peace time reasonable amount of money should still be spent on security Incase of emergency.

Nigeria have been spending far less on security even now that her citizens life is threatened not to talk of peace time.

Libya made same mistake even though they were way better than Nigeria.

No one is saying you shouldn't build infrastructure, but safety of the people comes first and you have to spend base on the threat facing the Nation.

sizzorchan:
Libya was attacked by countries that are way more powerful than Libya itself can ever be, they could spend billions more, the result would have been the same.
Assad last this long because he had a strong country behind it, and that's Russia. A poor country can only arm up to defend against powers within it's own league, other than that, it's just a waste of money, spend that money on your infrastructure instead.
The billions needed would have to come from somewhere, even if they all sell their kidneys, still won't be enough , so why bother

Russia came in much later. At least the war was over a year before Russia came in. The whole invasion of Libya didn't last more than a week or 2 (at least to have dominated militarily). Mauman Gadafi had to run/hide before he was killed months later.

Why haven't they attacked North Korea or Iran?

Nemesis4you:
Do you the cost of this mango

Approx 4000 dollars per kg

Will it cure cancer?

Whyem15:



Let's not forget that the US government under Donald trump banned tiktok too without anyone complaining.

Not only tiktok sef. Vskit too I think.

Sizzorkay:
The U.S. Department of State condemned Nigeria's Twitter ban and its threat to arrest and prosecute Nigerians found using the app in a statement Thursday, saying the policy "has no place in a democracy."

Why it matters: The department requested that Nigeria's government respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression and reverse the ban on the social media platform, which has been extremely popular in Africa's most populous nation.

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Context: The country banned the platform after Twitter temporarily froze Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its "abusive behavior" policy.

Nigeria's attorney general and minister of justice also directed the country's communications regulator and federal prosecutors over the weekend to start charging and arresting people who circumvent the ban through virtual private networks.

Twitter and other platforms are routinely used by citizens around the world to voice their dissent or concerns to their governments.

What they're saying: "Unduly restricting the ability of Nigerians to report, gather, and disseminate opinions and information has no place in a democracy," Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department, said.

"Freedom of expression and access to information both online and offline are foundational to prosperous and secure democratic societies," he added.

"We support Nigeria as it works towards unity, peace, and prosperity. As its partner, we call on the government to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression by reversing this suspension."

The problem is Nigerian constitution didn't say freedom of speech should be on Twitter. A social media not paying tax to you, not regulated by your laws and promoting fake News and violence.

Come to think of it, who denied the other freedom of speech? Our president was denied freedom of speech and Nnamdi Kanu and other terrorist organizations are free to talk.

Twitter and US are crazy. They should continue paying tax to Ghana as it's more important to them.

Truthshots23:
Now my ancestral resources are being used to build train lines and roads into niger republic, what the hell is this ?

You are free to be bitter cos it's your right. We read the full speech and am sure that is not the only reason he gave.

DubaiLandLord:
Is this a latest picture?

This guys have enough bullets to shoot. All this police I dey always see they patrol for Lagos go have to withdraw if dem come in close contact with this guys because I have not seen them with more than one extra magazine before.

Even the police guy is still in shock.

Lurker4Long:

I would've loved for our shipyards to have got the work. SAS, Paramount/Nautic Africa and Damen SA would have done it cheaper.
But regardless of where it was done, well done to the Nigerian Navy.

It's all about building local capacity. Cost doesn't matter for now. You have to spend money to save money.

SuperSixSeven:


You forgot the the SU30s in the Angola and Uganda Air Forces inventory.

Old SU30s. They weren't even bought new. Not well equipped.

Which way Nigeria?

kabe1:
Nigerian navy LST

Beautiful

Salatavor:
my words have made their mark... Sorry for yourself.

ok

Covert1:
Nigeria's brand new 4.5 generation JF-17 THUNDER multi-role fighter Jet. It has extended SOW, first-look-first-kill capability and capability to launch a nuclear armed missile warhead.

Today the NAF is sub-saharan Africa's most advanced, capable, active and experienced Air Force both in training, combat and platforms.

Hmm I no want wahala o.

Let's say arguably most advanced and most capable in Sub-Sahara Africa and definitely the most active and most experienced in combat and platforms.

Salatavor:
My father's house might be below substandard, my village might also be below subs standard. But for you or anybody to accept such bare faced stealing of our national treasuries in exchange for these 3 unfortunate aircraft, at a time when the war against terror has entered its most critical stage; Ever wondered why our senators and leaders drive the most sophisticated vehicles, use the most sophisticated phones and appliances but when it comes to our military, technology does not matter. Do you think any Nigerian politician will allow himself to be flown in a private jet made in Pakistan or even China. You guys don't think deep and this tells a lot about your own father's village, your own father's taste and your own father's decision to breed his substandard and unfortunate gene with another substandard gene to come up with the misfortune that we now regard as Iblawi.

now i see your brain is substandard too. sorry i quoted you in the first place

Salatavor:
A country that knows what it needs. Not these ones that are defending the purchase of three substandard jets from a sub standard 3rd world country that took almost 9 years.

May God not let me be the one to be supporting incompetence in my lifetime.

its not our fault that even your village is below sub-standard not to talk of your fathers house.

SuperSixSeven:

Talking about the IRST i clearly said that the IRST is not integrated on the air frame. We fly the Block II version of the JF17, a budget fighter jet for 25m per air-frame. This is anything but a descent amount of money in todays world where even a MIg35 starts at 50m but this is exactly what we need now. We see certainly not a Gen 4.5 aircraft here and note that even the PAF doesnt fly the Block III. Even the Block III is not remotely comparable to the Rafale - this platform is complete different league. Dream on dreamer.

Nigeria bought 3 JF-17 for $180m and it's a deal no middle man. Requirement was actually different from regular JF-17 block 2.