gottfried21:
Namibian Celebrity Dilish recently posted a picture of her biological father serving in Afghanistan...Her father is a member of the Kenyan army...does this mean that Kenya has boots in Afghanistan?

Mercenary?

1. The River Niger Bridge at Onitsha was constructed between 1964 and 1965 by Dumez- a French constructioncompany and cost £5 million.
2. Patience Jonathan is one of Nigeria’s most-educated First Ladies, with an NCE, a B.Ed, and a PhD from University of Port-Harcourt.
3. The highestpeak in Nigeria is located inTaraba and is called Chappal Waddi which means “The Mountain of Death”.
4. There are 196 countries inthe world and at least one Igbo person from Nigeria lives in every one of them.
5. The Pidginword ‘Sabi’ came from ‘Saber’, Portuguese and Spanishfor ‘to know’. Both country’s ships traded slaves from theBight of Benin.
6. Katsina College (now Barewa College inZaria) has produced5 Nigerian Presidents/Heads of State since it was foundedin 1921 inKatsina.
7. Ojukwu taught Murtala Mohammed and Ben Adekunle at Regular OfficersSpecial Training School, Ghana. Both ‘fought’ theirteacher during thecivil war.
8. At Nigeria’s independencein1960, there were 41 Secondary Schoolsin theNorth and 842 Secondary Schoolsin theSouth.
9. In 1983, Senator Arthur Nzeribe spent $16.5 million to win a Senatorial seat inOrlu (in Imo State).
10. In 1973, theFederal Government of Nigeria considered officiallychanging the name of “Lagos” to “Eko”. Regarding “Lagos” as a colonialname.
11. The geographicalarea now referred to as Nigeria was once referred to as ‘Soudan’ and ‘Nigiritia’.
12. Offencespunishableby death sentence after the 1966 coupincluded embezzlement, rape and homosexuality.
13. MKO Abiola was named Kashimawo (Let us wait and see) by his parents. He was his father’s twenty-third child, but the first to survive infancy.
14. Jaja Wachucku was the first person to refer to Lagos as a “no-man’s land” in 1947, provoking a nationalcontroversy.
15. Jollof rice, chicken Bosom , serve of ice cream, tea, coffeeor Bournvita, with full cream milk and sugar: Meal Cost = 50Kobo- Unilag inthe late 1970s
16. At thepoint death in1989, Sam Okwaraji was a PhD candidate and qualifiedlawyer with an LL.M in International Law (University of Rome)
17. When British Bank of West Africa (now First Bank) opened a branch in Kano in 1929, Alhassan Dantata (Dangote’s Grandfather) opened an account depositing 20 camel-loads of silvercoins.
18. Jaja Wachuku is reputed to have owned thebiggestone-man library inWest Africa. Balewa sometimes referred to him as “Most Bookish Minister
19. The colonization of Nigeria took more than 40 years to achieve and the territories were integrated by theuse of force.
20. Yoruba is spoken as a ritual language the Santeria cult in Carribean and South-Central America.
21. Slavery existedin theNigerian territory before the15th century and was abolished in the19th century- 1807 by theBritish.
22. At least 55 women were killed in South-East Nigeria, in 1929 whenthe women forcedthe Umuahia warrant chiefs to submit to theirrule.
23. The coinage ‘Supreme Court’ was first used in1863 by the colonialadministration through the enactment of the SupremeCourt Ordinance No. II.
24. MKO Abiola died suddenly on July 7, 1998, exactly one month after General Sani Abacha died mysteriously on June8, 1998.
25. Agbani Darego was the only one to wear a maillot as opposed to a bikini during theMiss Universe contest in 2001.
26. The ‘Ankara’ material is not indigenousto Nigeria. Our indigenoustextiles includethe Akwete, Ukara, Aso-Oke and Adire.
27. Aloma Mukhtar is the first female lawyer from the North and went on to become thefirst femaleChief Justice of Nigeria.
28. The area known as Makoro townin Lagos was first a swamp, later sand-filledby the colonial government and served as thefirst bridgeto the Island.
29. Esie Museum is Nigeria’s first museum, established in1945. Once reputedto have thelargest collectionof soapstone images inthe world.
30. Aminu Kano formed the Northern Teachers’ Association (NTA) in1948, the first successful regional organizationin thehistory of the North.
31. George Goldie,who played a major role infoundingNigeria, placed a curse on anyone who attempts to write his biography.
32. In 1996, John Ogbu, a Nigerian Anthropologist firmly advocated for theuse of African-American Vernacular to teach inthe U.S
33. Hause Language indigenousto Northern Nigeria is spoken in 11 African States. Germany, French, U.S., and British International radio stationsbroadcast inHausa.
34. The surgeon who ‘killed’ Stella Obasanjo was sentenced to 1 year inprison, disqualifiedfor3 years and fined€120,000.
35. The word ‘asiri’ means ‘secret’ inHausa, Yoruba, Nupe and Igarra. It also means ‘gossip’ inIgbo.
36. Igbo-Ora inOyo State, Kodinji in Indiaand Candido Godoi inBrazil are thetowns that produce the highestnumber of twin births in theworld.
37. Bishop Ajayi Crowther, a Yoruba, in1857 produced a reading bookfor theIgbo Language and a full grammar and vocabulary of NUPE in 1864.
38. The first TV broadcast inNigeria and Tropical Africawas on October 31, 1959.
39. In 1978, a 50Kobo increase(from #1.50 to #2) inthe cost of University Students’ meal per day caused the‘Ali Must Go’ protests.
40. Albert E. Kitson discovered coal inEnugu in1909. This discovery led to the building of Port-Harcourt townin 1912.
41. Today, only Nigeria has a larger blackpopulation thanBrazil. More than3.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved and transportedto Brazil.
42. Groundnut pyramids were the inventionof Alhaji Alhassan Dantata to stack bagsbefore export.
43. In 1967, old traditional ruler, Oba Akran and A. Ademiluyiwere jailedfor 14 years (7 each) for stealing £504,750 (#2.5b).
44. Since 1960, Nigeria has been either ruled by an ex-lecturer/ex-teacher or military man. The only exceptions are Azikiwe and Shonekan.
45. If you visited Lagos in 1975, you could spend a day at thePresidential Suite of Federal Palace Hotel for#100, single room for #19.
46. The first aircraft to land in Nigeria landed inKano inJuly 1925. A British fighter jet flewfrom Khartoum (present day Sudan).
47. In 1895, Koko of Nembe (now in Bayelsa) took 60 white men hostage. When theBritish refused his demands, more than40 of those men were eaten.
48. The ‘Naira’ was coinedby Chief Obafemi Awolowo whenhe was serving as the Federal Commissioner of Finance.
49. Koma Hill (settlement in Adamawa where peoplelived and practised thekillingof twins) was discovered in1986 by a NYSC corps member.
50. The pilot (Francis Osakwe) that flewOjukwu away from Biafra (1970) was the same pilot that flew Gowon to Uganda (last flightas Head of State).
51. In 1986, ShehuShagari was banned from participationin politicsfor life. The ban has still not been lifted.
52. As the wifeof the deputy Head of State (Vice President of Nigeria) in1984, Biodun Idiagbon personally ran a small ice cream shop inIlorin..
53. Koma Hills (Adamawa State) inhabitants whendiscovered were observed to engage in thepractise of borrowing wives among themselves.
54. Juju, Dashiki, Yam and Okra are words inthe English dictionary that originated from ethnic groups located .
Source:
http://www.akposupdate.com/2015/10/54-incredible-facts-that-you-might-not.html?m=1

Africa Random

- Troops from Gabon

- Troops from Burkina-Faso

- Ethiopian MI-35p

- Ethiopian APC

MikeCZAR:
Mercenary?

He must've left the KDF to become a PMC

Nigeria COIN

stillchris:


Read somewhere that a Russian mig-29 locked on Turkish f-16 jet along turkish-Syria border but didn't shoot.

The surprise was that the Turkish jets were scrambled to intercept the Russians and guess who locked on it's target first

I just hope this whole fiasco doesn't lead to another war
http://www.france24.com/en/20151006-mig-29-harassed-turkish-jets-syrian-border-monday-army?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&aef_campaign_date=2015-10-06&dlvrit=66745

Reading the Turks and Americans hyper-ventilate on this issue is so hilarious!

There is yet no evidence that the Russians have a MIG-29 in Syrian. It's likely a Syrian or Iranian MIG-29.

Truth is though, I wouldn't want a conflict between the Russians and Turks, i mean for one, the Turks are no push-overs, the have the world's 3rd largest F-16 fleet behind the U.S and Egypt at 260 planes.

They also fly the most modern, all over 260 Turkish F-16s are of comparable standard as American F-16s. They are better than Block 52s.

Henry120:


Reading the Turks and Americans hyper-ventilate on this issue is so hilarious!

There is yet no evidence that the Russians have a MIG-29 in Syrian. It's likely a Syrian or Iranian MIG-29.

Truth is though, I wouldn't want a conflict between the Russians and Turks, i mean for one, the Turks are no push-overs, the have the world's 3rd largest F-16 fleet behind the U.S and Egypt at 260 planes.

They also fly the most modern, all over 260 Turkish F-16s are of comparable standard as American F-16s. They are better than Block 52s.

Not a single chance against the Russians.

I also believe they are better trained.

MikeCZAR:
Not a single chance against the Russians.

I also believe they are better trained.

It would be unwise to under-estimate Turkey. They are a very significant NATO power, not a push-over.


Who is better trained?



*In hindsight, looking at what does corvettes in the caspian sea did from over 1500km away, Turkey might not stand a chance.

Henry120:


It would be unwise to under-estimate Turkey. They are a very significant NATO power, not a push-over.


Who is better trained?



*In hindsight, looking at what does corvettes in the caspian sea did from over 1500km away, Turkey might not stand a chance.

The Russians are better trained and equipped.

Syria is being turned into a test and evaluation ground for Russia's new weapon systems.

The performance of the SU-34 will cause the Americans to miss the now retired F-111 Aardvark.

MikeCZAR:
The Russians are better trained and equipped.

Syria is being turned into a test and evaluation ground for Russia's new weapon systems.

The performance of the SU-34 will cause the Americans to miss the now retired F-111 Aardvark.

Agreed on all counts.

From one crisis to a potential bigger one. talk of jumping from a frying pan into the fire


http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2015/10/somalia-thankless-ag-says-over-maritime-boundary-row/

MikeCZAR:
The Russians are better trained and equipped.

Syria is being turned into a test and evaluation ground for Russia's new weapon systems.

The performance of the SU-34 will cause the Americans to miss the now retired F-111 Aardvark.

They wont miss the F-111 when they have the B-1 Lancer

denisfidha:
From one crisis to a potential bigger one. talk of jumping from a frying pan into the fire


http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2015/10/somalia-thankless-ag-says-over-maritime-boundary-row/

hahahahahaha

This made me laugh

Both countries are being dicks with such boundaries. Ooh man, every now and then international politics is so fvcking comical.

Patchesagain:


They wont miss the F-111 when they have the B-1 Lancer

The B-1 is strategic asset and a bit huge for the task. Carries a massive punch!

What I am trying to saying is that the performance of the SU-34 in Syria will demonstrate the "importance" of having a plane of its class.

You are a greater heroe when you die to save my motherland.

Henry120:
Africa Random

- Troops from Gabon

- Troops from Burkina-Faso

- Ethiopian MI-35p

- Ethiopian APC

That first pic

"hey guys, do you know what would be a great idea?"
"what?"
"lets put our HMG on the soft skinned land-cruiser and not on the up-armored MRAP"
"yeah, seems like a good plan"

MikeCZAR:
The B-1 is strategic asset and a bit huge for the task. Carries a massive punch!

What I am trying to saying is that the performance of the SU-34 in Syria will demonstrate the "importance" of having a plane of its class.

But Mike

Su-34 is "pew-pew"

when Lancer is "Dakka-Dakka"

When both have simular flight characteristics... only thing being the Su-34 has *some* air-to-air capability

Yeah, I get what your saying... dont get me wrong. I kinda have this weird fantasy where RSA buys Su-34's... but come on bugger, the Ameri-fats have the Strike-Eagle/A-10(soon to be F35/F35) and Lancer combo which is waaay better than the Su-30/Su-25 and Su-34 combo

This is why I dont like the Hind

Designed around Russian attack helo doctrine which is a bad doctrine... strafing runs get pilots killed and assets knocked out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJ6oFBqdJc\

It works for the Russians because they can replace their Hinds and pilots... can the rest of the 3rd world say the same?

African nations should start looking elsewhere for their attack helo needs

MILITARY INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE REFORMS



The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin has inaugurated a 10-member committee to study the doctrines and procedures of the military and come up with workable plans to renew the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).
The committee which has until 16 November to submit its reports is expected to identify real and urgent measures and recommend short, medium and long term reforms needed to reinvigorate AFN’s professionalism. The committee’s suggestions would be used to enhance Nigerian military’s performance in the current security challenges in the country, especially, in the North East.
Terms of reference include; to re-appraise previous AFN’s transformation activities and suggest options for realistic reforms, to determine ways of improving on operational efficiency in the services, to examine ways of fostering mission-oriented training in the armed forces.
Others are to evaluate the foreign courses that are currently attended by AFN personnel and suggest ways of ensuring that such courses tally with desired milestones, consider measures for improving on troops adherence to Law of Armed Conflicts in Internal Security and Peace Support Operations, determine impediments to effective logistics support and recommend the way forward, identify current constabulary engagements of the AFN that could be relinquished to the Nigerian Police and other paramilitary organizations, examine ways of fostering value orientation of service personnel through nationalism and the promotion of services’ core values, and suggest ways of improving on career planning in the AFN.
The Committee will also take a critical look at personnel welfare, civil-military relations, policy formulation and implementation, media operations, participation in UN/AU/ECOWAS missions, personnel spouses and barrack youths, plights of ex-service men, career review and national development.
The Committee which may also consider other matters that may result in reforms that would reinvigorate the AFN, is empowered to seek inputs from the Service Headquarters, serving and retired senior officers, relevant MDAs and other stakeholders to enrich its recommendations.

9ja

dakingsman:
9ja

Nice pictures.

MikeCZAR:
Not a single chance against the Russians.
I also believe they are better trained.

agreed. turkey against russia will be like somalia against south africa.
not a chance

Henry120:


Reading the Turks and Americans hyper-ventilate on this issue is so hilarious!

There is yet no evidence that the Russians have a MIG-29 in Syrian. It's likely a Syrian or Iranian MIG-29.

Truth is though, I wouldn't want a conflict between the Russians and Turks, i mean for one, the Turks are no push-overs, the have the world's 3rd largest F-16 fleet behind the U.S and Egypt at 260 planes.

They also fly the most modern, all over 260 Turkish F-16s are of comparable standard as American F-16s. They are better than Block 52s.

there is no report of iran deploying jets in syria. so it's either russia has some MIGs not reported in syria or it coukd be the syrians themselves because they've strayed into turkish terrritory like twice at the early stage of the war.

dakingsman:
9ja

Nice pictures man!

Your photos are always what is needed! Welcome back from your sabbatical.


Keep the photos pouring in!

.

Patchesagain:


That first pic

"hey guys, do you know what would be a great idea?"
"what?"
"lets put our HMG on the soft skinned land-cruiser and not on the up-armored MRAP"
"yeah, seems like a good plan"

On the use of HMGs on soft-skins in general, we learn't that the hard way in Nigeria.

Terrorists only understand the language of a 12.7mm and above, now we mount those big brothers on little Panhard VBLs. Nigerian VBLs now come with ZSUs.

bidexiii:

MILITARY INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE REFORMS



The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin has inaugurated a 10-member committee to study the doctrines and procedures of the military and come up with workable plans to renew the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).
The committee which has until 16 November to submit its reports is expected to identify real and urgent measures and recommend short, medium and long term reforms needed to reinvigorate AFN’s professionalism. The committee’s suggestions would be used to enhance Nigerian military’s performance in the current security challenges in the country, especially, in the North East.
Terms of reference include; to re-appraise previous AFN’s transformation activities and suggest options for realistic reforms, to determine ways of improving on operational efficiency in the services, to examine ways of fostering mission-oriented training in the armed forces.
Others are to evaluate the foreign courses that are currently attended by AFN personnel and suggest ways of ensuring that such courses tally with desired milestones, consider measures for improving on troops adherence to Law of Armed Conflicts in Internal Security and Peace Support Operations, determine impediments to effective logistics support and recommend the way forward, identify current constabulary engagements of the AFN that could be relinquished to the Nigerian Police and other paramilitary organizations, examine ways of fostering value orientation of service personnel through nationalism and the promotion of services’ core values, and suggest ways of improving on career planning in the AFN.
The Committee will also take a critical look at personnel welfare, civil-military relations, policy formulation and implementation, media operations, participation in UN/AU/ECOWAS missions, personnel spouses and barrack youths, plights of ex-service men, career review and national development.
The Committee which may also consider other matters that may result in reforms that would reinvigorate the AFN, is empowered to seek inputs from the Service Headquarters, serving and retired senior officers, relevant MDAs and other stakeholders to enrich its recommendations.

what we ve all being waiting for. Standardisation should be the watchword.

NIGERIA MILITARY WARNS NIGERIAN ON CLUSTER BOMBS

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to inform Nigerians living in the North East and any other parts of the country to keep a lookout for Cluster Bombs sometimes called scatter bombs as the Nigerian Army Engineers serving in Adamawa State have recovered some catches of these bombs in the contested areas in recent time.
The military high command has discovered that the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the areas have used such lethal instruments over time to push their callous terrorist cause. For easy identification, it is important to note that cluster bombs are bombs that house submunitions, that is, smaller explosives contained in individual cases. These bombs are used against large areas containing many targets, such as columns of vehicles, marketplaces, places of worship or large troop concentration as the case may be.
Some cluster bombs carry several hundred of very small explosives wrapped in a metal container like a pot while others carry larger submunitions that can find specific targets such as tanks. Some of these submunitions do not blow up immediately, but remain behind and act as landmines. This can be an acceptable explanation for the recovery of catches of these bombs by Nigerian Army Engineers in the area.
The general publics are hereby requested to be wary of such concealed dangerous equipment now being used by the terrorist elements to cause havoc to both innocent lives and property. The public is also advised to report such objects/materials if seen to security agencies for prompt action. The terrorists are desperate and frustrated and could use any cruel instrument to actualize their evil intention.
Members of the public are hereby urged to continue to cooperate with the security agencies by giving timely information to secure our great country

Patchesagain:
This is why I dont like the Hind

Designed around Russian attack helo doctrine which is a bad doctrine... strafing runs get pilots killed and assets knocked out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJ6oFBqdJc\

It works for the Russians because they can replace their Hinds and pilots... can the rest of the 3rd world say the same?

African nations should start looking elsewhere for their attack helo needs

1:55 "Hit them with the TOW
Hit them with the TOW"

overhypedsteve:
what we ve all being waiting for. Standardisation should be the watchword.

Yep

Standardization could save allot of money ANND dramatically improve operationability of equipment (economies of scale)

You dont want to end up like India... because of their fvcked up procurement system and the fact that they operate an outrageously diverse ammount of equipment they can barely maintain spares/ammo stocks for 20 days of combat