patwilly:
Quick question folks, I read about French bases all around Nigeria especially in francophone countries around us, the question is, Why do the British not have similar bases in Africa or around the world like the Americans? is it that its not part of British foreign policy or is Britain no longer the power it once was? Your thoughts on this please.
@Kabe2
@bidexiii
@GabrielYulaw
@Odunayaw
@S400
@Komen
@BlackBaron
@Fynline

Odunayaw:
The guy on black cap in pic 1 looks like he's holding a MGL?

[/b]pic 4...been long I've laughed this hard over a dead body.[b]

Barka da Sallah

Xbee007:

This is the sort of news Sahara reporter enjoy posting.
A terrible mistake from the soldier. This, in fact, is the best propaganda for terrorists.

bidex111:



Hello mate ?

How come you’re “janjaweedi”
Named a dead BHT this morning janjawii , so close to your name .

patwilly:
Quick question folks, I read about French bases all around Nigeria especially in francophone countries around us, the question is, Why do the British not have similar bases in Africa or around the world like the Americans? is it that its not part of British foreign policy or is Britain no longer the power it once was? Your thoughts on this please.
@Kabe2
@bidexiii
@GabrielYulaw
@Odunayaw
@S400
@Komen
@BlackBaron
@Fynline

patwilly:
Quick question folks, I read about French bases all around Nigeria especially in francophone countries around us, the question is, Why do the British not have similar bases in Africa or around the world like the Americans? is it that its not part of British foreign policy or is Britain no longer the power it once was? Your thoughts on this please.
@Kabe2
@bidexiii
@GabrielYulaw
@Odunayaw
@S400
@Komen
@BlackBaron
@Fynline

bidex111:


I love the answers distinguished mates made in response of your question but I have another slight angle or view to your comments.
France and Turkey are just emerging modern day super powers trying to flex their muscles, we can say France was once a dominant force in part of Northern Africa but they can’t try building there bases there now.
They can only flex there muscles in some poor Western Africa economies, Ghana is a small country but a better economy without the presence of Western or European military there ?

I once heard Ghana and the United States, had a proposal which was controversial due to some concerns (raised primarily by Ghana's National Democratic Congress party) that the agreement would offer undue privileges to the United States, including a particularly controversial section allowing the construction of a United States military base in Ghana.
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, has denied the agreement includes permission to build a military base in Ghana.
The British on the other hand does not have the financial/military capabilities to waste money around building military bases around just any how. And even France are not there to help this countries to fight terrorism 100% but for there own strategic self interest.
My conclusion is that France can only flex it’s muscles in this poor African countries like Chad, Mali, Niger etc.

Janjaweedi:

So as to confuse confusion.

rka2:
Back in 2019, Nigeria showed an interest in Russian Naval vessels, so who knows.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia Navy Commanders as well as high ranking delegations from Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam displayed special interest to AK Bars products including frigate GEPARD 3.9, the Project 21631 small missile ship, the Project 21980 special-purpose boat and the Project 22160 patrol vessel, according to the AK Bars Holding representative.

https://euro-sd.com/2019/07/news/14146/naval-show-is-going-well-but-future-is-unclear/

And further:

Nigeria's military attache, the delegations of the UAE, Saudi, Vietnamese navies and the armed forces of Namibia, Ghana, Thailand and others viewed the exposition at the St. Petersburg naval show

ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. /TASS/. Military delegations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam have displayed interest in the Russian-made frigate Gepard-3.9 and Project 22800 ‘Karakurt’ missile corvettes at the St. Petersburg International Maritime Defense Show, the press office of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard reported on Friday.


"The military attache from Nigeria, the delegations of the UAE, Saudi and Vietnamese navies and the armed forces of Namibia, Ghana, Thailand and other countries viewed the exposition at the St. Petersburg naval show, the press office said.

"The visitors displayed a special interest in the frigate Gepard-3.9, Project 22800 small missile ships, Project 22160 patrol vessels, Project 21980 anti-subversion boats and Project A223 amphibious assault boats," the Shipyard’s representatives said."

https://tass.com/defense/1068360

bidexiii:
35 years In Mind…….A Hero Of Our Time..
we’re yet to have such a talented officer.
At the time he was arrested on Dec 17th, 1985 and charged for conspiracy to commit treason, Wing Commander Ben Ekele was 36 years old and an Igala from Kogi State, he was a Fighter Pilot and Commander of the Air Defence Group based at the NAF Base Makurdi, a dogged flight pilot Air Force officer in the Nigeria Air Force, best fighter pilot in Nigeria, Africa & third in the world during his time.
He began his flying career in 1969 after completion of basic flying training. In 1971 he was deployed to the operational conversion squadron first on the Czech made L-29 Delphin, then the MiG 15, and then on to the MiG 17. He went to the Soviet Union in 1974 for conversion to the MiG 21 (training and fighter versions).
From 1976 to 1977 he was sent to the Royal AirForce in Britain where he qualified on the Jet Provost Marks 4 & 5 and also flew the Gnat fighter and Hawker Siddeley Hawk, in addition to attending a weapons employment course. Missile training took place at armament camps in Sardinia, Italy and the west coast of Wales (Abeforth).
From September 1977 until December 1980, Ben Ekele set up Nigeria’s first Mig 21 operational conversion unit as the Officer Commanding. Ekele trained practically the entire first generation of locally trained Nigerian MiG 21 pilots. From December 1980 until December 1981 he attended the Joint Services Staff College in Wellington India.
When he came back from India he was simultaneously appointed the Staff Officer, Operations Strike Group and the Officer Commanding the Operational Conversion Unit and the Air Defence Unit all based in Makurdi. Then Squadron Leader Ekele was the ground commentator during the fly past of AirForce jets at the 1982 Independence parade in Abuja, while then Major Iyorshe organized the ground parade. After the Buhari coup of Dec 1983, Ekele was promoted and became the Commander of the combined Strike Group (comprising MiG 21s for interception/air defence and the SEPECAT Jaguar for Ground Attack/Strike) and NAF Station Commandant. On November 11, 1984 the Strike Group was split into Strike and Air Defence groups respectively, relieving Ekele of simultaneous control of both groups of aircraft. A new Station Commandant was appointed in the reorganization.
Wing Commander Ekele took part in several AirCraft Acquisition Evaluation trips on behalf of Nigeria. In 1978 he was on the team that assessed the French Mirage F-1. In 1980 he was on the team that evaluated the Sia Machetti 260, the Agusta 109 helicopter and the MB339 jet trainer. In September 1984 he went to the USSR to familiarize himself with the new MiG 21B air-superiority fighter which Nigeria had acquired. During that visit he also took part in negotiations with the Russians to purchase more modern bombs for the MiGs. Apparently the Russians had been supplying Nigeria with WW2 stock bombs with large profile – which increased fuel consumption merely for flying during operations.
In Nov 1984 he was in the US evaluating the F-20 Tiger Shark. In 1985 he was sent to India to evaluate the HP 34 Hindustan Aeronautic Trainer (Indian version of the Agusta).
During the Nigeria-Chad border conflict of 1983 Ekele led a strike aircraft group that straffed islands in the Kinasara area of the Chad basin, in support of the 21st Armoured Brigade to repel the Chadian invasion. He also commanded the AirForce detachment during Operation SeaDog in Calabar – a joint exercise designed to test responses to situations in the Bakassi area. Interestingly Lt. Col. Bitiyong was an observer during that exercise.
He was arrested in Benue state Airforce base in Dec 17, 1985 for being part of the plan to overthrow IBB’s Gov’t and was executed alongside 12 other officers in March 5, 1986 by Firing Squad.
May his soul continue to rest in peace...����

bidexiii:


I just pray we could get one or two of this missile ships/frigates, we really need this babies it will really serve has power projection in the region.

bidexiii:
35 years In Mind…….A Hero Of Our Time..
we’re yet to have such a talented officer.
At the time he was arrested on Dec 17th, 1985 and charged for conspiracy to commit treason, Wing Commander Ben Ekele was 36 years old and an Igala from Kogi State, he was a Fighter Pilot and Commander of the Air Defence Group based at the NAF Base Makurdi, a dogged flight pilot Air Force officer in the Nigeria Air Force, best fighter pilot in Nigeria, Africa & third in the world during his time.
He began his flying career in 1969 after completion of basic flying training. In 1971 he was deployed to the operational conversion squadron first on the Czech made L-29 Delphin, then the MiG 15, and then on to the MiG 17. He went to the Soviet Union in 1974 for conversion to the MiG 21 (training and fighter versions).
From 1976 to 1977 he was sent to the Royal AirForce in Britain where he qualified on the Jet Provost Marks 4 & 5 and also flew the Gnat fighter and Hawker Siddeley Hawk, in addition to attending a weapons employment course. Missile training took place at armament camps in Sardinia, Italy and the west coast of Wales (Abeforth).
From September 1977 until December 1980, Ben Ekele set up Nigeria’s first Mig 21 operational conversion unit as the Officer Commanding. Ekele trained practically the entire first generation of locally trained Nigerian MiG 21 pilots. From December 1980 until December 1981 he attended the Joint Services Staff College in Wellington India.
When he came back from India he was simultaneously appointed the Staff Officer, Operations Strike Group and the Officer Commanding the Operational Conversion Unit and the Air Defence Unit all based in Makurdi. Then Squadron Leader Ekele was the ground commentator during the fly past of AirForce jets at the 1982 Independence parade in Abuja, while then Major Iyorshe organized the ground parade. After the Buhari coup of Dec 1983, Ekele was promoted and became the Commander of the combined Strike Group (comprising MiG 21s for interception/air defence and the SEPECAT Jaguar for Ground Attack/Strike) and NAF Station Commandant. On November 11, 1984 the Strike Group was split into Strike and Air Defence groups respectively, relieving Ekele of simultaneous control of both groups of aircraft. A new Station Commandant was appointed in the reorganization.
Wing Commander Ekele took part in several AirCraft Acquisition Evaluation trips on behalf of Nigeria. In 1978 he was on the team that assessed the French Mirage F-1. In 1980 he was on the team that evaluated the Sia Machetti 260, the Agusta 109 helicopter and the MB339 jet trainer. In September 1984 he went to the USSR to familiarize himself with the new MiG 21B air-superiority fighter which Nigeria had acquired. During that visit he also took part in negotiations with the Russians to purchase more modern bombs for the MiGs. Apparently the Russians had been supplying Nigeria with WW2 stock bombs with large profile – which increased fuel consumption merely for flying during operations.
In Nov 1984 he was in the US evaluating the F-20 Tiger Shark. In 1985 he was sent to India to evaluate the HP 34 Hindustan Aeronautic Trainer (Indian version of the Agusta).
During the Nigeria-Chad border conflict of 1983 Ekele led a strike aircraft group that straffed islands in the Kinasara area of the Chad basin, in support of the 21st Armoured Brigade to repel the Chadian invasion. He also commanded the AirForce detachment during Operation SeaDog in Calabar – a joint exercise designed to test responses to situations in the Bakassi area. Interestingly Lt. Col. Bitiyong was an observer during that exercise.
He was arrested in Benue state Airforce base in Dec 17, 1985 for being part of the plan to overthrow IBB’s Gov’t and was executed alongside 12 other officers in March 5, 1986 by Firing Squad.
May his soul continue to rest in peace...����

rka2:


It was a travesty at the time.

rka2:
Back in 2019, Nigeria showed an interest in Russian Naval vessels, so who knows.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia Navy Commanders as well as high ranking delegations from Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam displayed special interest to AK Bars products including frigate GEPARD 3.9, the Project 21631 small missile ship, the Project 21980 special-purpose boat and the Project 22160 patrol vessel, according to the AK Bars Holding representative.

https://euro-sd.com/2019/07/news/14146/naval-show-is-going-well-but-future-is-unclear/

And further:

Nigeria's military attache, the delegations of the UAE, Saudi, Vietnamese navies and the armed forces of Namibia, Ghana, Thailand and others viewed the exposition at the St. Petersburg naval show

ST. PETERSBURG, July 12. /TASS/. Military delegations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam have displayed interest in the Russian-made frigate Gepard-3.9 and Project 22800 ‘Karakurt’ missile corvettes at the St. Petersburg International Maritime Defense Show, the press office of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard reported on Friday.


"The military attache from Nigeria, the delegations of the UAE, Saudi and Vietnamese navies and the armed forces of Namibia, Ghana, Thailand and other countries viewed the exposition at the St. Petersburg naval show, the press office said.

"The visitors displayed a special interest in the frigate Gepard-3.9, Project 22800 small missile ships, Project 22160 patrol vessels, Project 21980 anti-subversion boats and Project A223 amphibious assault boats," the Shipyard’s representatives said."

https://tass.com/defense/1068360

Kabe2:


Nigerian Navy in Turkey showing interest.

We are the undisputed kings of showing interest.

rka2:




We will buy them all

Kabe2:


We showed interest in MIG-29, that's what Toju200 told me, MIG-29 we didn't see.

We have not even since the complete 12 units of MI-35m we signed contract for?

When will those come in?

I don't see Nigeria buying a Russian ship, we have never bought a naval system from Russia.

When we are ready, the race will be between a Chinese or European ship.

rka2:


That was when the then defence minister, Dan Ali, visited Russia and he said the Mig family was something they were looking at as well as other systems. It is good to shop around, then you get an idea of what best suits your budget. I am confident that something will come out of it as has been happening recently.

If it was before, I would have dismissed it, but we can see tangible results already emerging.

I brought up the Russian ships because someone posted about Nigeria being interested in Russian corvettes[b]. I know there was a trip not long ago concerning someone visiting a shipyard in Russia and I wondered why at the time. I will see if I can find it[/b].

Kabe2:


I just did some research on the KARAKURT class corvettes.

They are so small, essentially missile boats in navies like the US navy.

If you're looking at rebuilding your missile ship capability, then the Karakurt would be the best place to start.

So, I change my mind, perhaps Nigeria would be really interested in them as they won't really be expensive. They can also carry out coastal surveillance.

Your link is dated though, last year.

Please post the stuff you have, referring to the bolded statement.

BabaOwen:
With how dangerous Chikun LG is, driving through it you might not see a single military checkpoint most of the time. All the MOPOL checkpoint on this road, I don't knowif they have been abandoned, you no go see one single mopol for the road .

6 different villages were over run in Faskari LG on Saturday in katstina state.

Kabe2:


We showed interest in MIG-29, that's what Toju200 told me, MIG-29 we didn't see.

We have not even since the complete 12 units of MI-35m we signed contract for?

When will those come in?

I don't see Nigeria buying a Russian ship, we have never bought a naval system from Russia.

When we are ready, the race will be between a Chinese or European ship.

UltimateDreamer:
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