AlaIgboRepublic:

This is a problem i have noticed with a lot of our youth. I know you would never talk like this face to face. Behave yourself youngboy and stop embarrasing Ndigbo on the web. This place is for development ideas not childish and rude talk. Am not sure you are even Igbo or an impostor trying to tar our image. You are a weirdo!

My brother, the thing tire me with these people. No discourse can be had without them insulting your father or mother or somehow claiming to be more patriotic, it's toxic

somalianprince:
See this fool, pain me? How? You were the one that's so pained no wonder you first quoted me because I never knew that a cursed frustrated hopeless idiot like you was even existing. Ndo ooh. Imagine this useless anu mpama feeling funky


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I first quoted you? You replied to my post calling out the idiots in the thread for insulting and jumping down everyone's throat, I guess that means you are one of them, and now you have switched that I replied to you first.
Chai, some people are fools through and through.

Here is some vapor rub for that salty wound.

somalianprince:
It is you and your useless father that are idiots. This thread was not created for idiots like you and mktinsight. You can open your own thread with mktinsight to continue your madness there. It doesn't cost a dime to open a thread on nairaland, it is free. We can never allow you guys have your evil way on this thread. Open your own thread.

Idiots from hell, why is Anambra airport bothering you people? What's it that's breaking you guy's hearts that Anambra is gonna have the international airport soon? Has those states with airport done anything better than Anambra in the areas of infrastructures? NO. Instead Anambra has done far better than them in all areas of development.

Make una continue crying, I dey here.


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Nwokem go and sit down, sọ gị bù onye bú Anambra ni ịsị, only you.

Maybe instead of jumping down everyone's throat, start making coherent arguments and stop ranting like a paid beggar, nonsense.

Mktinsight, I applaud your energy in debating complete idiots and presenting hard facts.
Unfortunately some of the people in this thread are precisely why we cannot develop, they are the ones that get handed a bag of rice and sell their souls. Seems they can't take simple criticism that points to a truth we all know, it's ridiculous.

There are many developments that could be done in Anambra, an airport is not the most important, nevertheless it is certainly not useless.

vankelvin:

Someone was taking the piss when they made that list.

bidexiii:
Concl

No weapon will impress me more than how quickly we standardized our uniforms, whilst not 100 percent eliminated, the days when everyone wore whatever camo they liked seems to be behind us. Nothing makes a military look professional as rocking the same camo and gear.

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
everybody is like everybody is like everybody is like everybody is everybody is lying and you are the one telling the truth you just look at your country everybody is like

Are you having a stroke?

SUFFERInSMILIIN:


Breaking news
Mambilla dam power project and other dams in Nigeria abandoned in 2021 budget because of lack of water. It looks like Nigerian government has finally come to their senses that when they are building the dams there is not enough of water. In the 2021 budget a lot of power projects have been abandoned including three huge dams which they'll be no funding for them. This is what I call a failed state

I usually don't participate in these threads, but your lie had me scrambling thinking that you had any merit.
Why do you have to lie over information that is easily verifiable? It's so stupid.

kabe1:
4 x Manta class boats set to be delivered to the Nigerian navy from Malaysia

These boats seems like something our shipyards can make, a bit perplexed at ordering them from Malaysia. Hopefully the push towards indigineous production is accelerated.

A new generation of architects are popping up not just in Nigeria but all over Africa, and slowly you are seeing African influenced architecture. We have been stuck in the colonial mindset for a lot of things and are just beginning to find our own identity, so just give it time, a lot of traditional style housing with a modern twist will start popping up.

sholay2011:

Are you kidding me?? Temi did an almost perfect job. One of the best lead performances in recent times of Nigerian cinema. You don't even recognize good acting when it's staring at you. Nigerians are not the best at reading subtletly of screen acting but prefer the overacting that involves screaming, shouting, tears, hyperventilating and more screaming. Shiorr.

And I am surprised this thread made frontpage when the OP is clearly stating he watched a pirated copy of a movie he can watch on Netflix...and even provided the link on the same thread. This is just...sad.

Movie could have been shorter but I loved the gradual build-up. Temi, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Gabriel and Madam Awosika killed their roles. Ini Edo tried her best but her character was just flat...mostly due to writing imo. Very good cinematography and direction. The feasibility of certain events in the movie remain questionable but a very good effort from Nollywood imo.

Lol, I cannot recognize good acting.
I love when random internet people that don't know who they are talking to starts telling that person what they can and cannot recognize.
If you enjoyed her acting then that's perfectly fine, but it's not worth it to discuss anything with you when you say she "did an almost perfect job".
To call that statement laughable would be an insult to laughable statements.

The movie needed a better lead actress, I think in Nigeria we could have found a lead actress that would better translate the emotions of the character.
This movie sorely needed the main actress to display that emotion and temi was not capable of that.
I don't know how the selection was made, nor who provided the funding for the movie, I just hope she did not get the role due to nepotism, though it's no better if she was chosen based on her acting ability, as that would imply that the people handling auditions have no clue what good acting looks like.

Overall I would say the movie was beautifully shot the cinematography was good, colours where not vibrant but was well suited to the theme of the movie, music choice was questionable but acceptable. Sound mixing was hit and miss, and overall atmosphere was acceptable.

DeejaywonDJ1:


It was invented by India mathematicians not Arab

Don't be an idiot, the numbers we use today are Arabic.

Toju200:
Nigeria CH-4 and Wingloong 2 drone

I cannot wait for these bad boys to start kicking some butt.

Chai, you are not yet tired, or does your contract end January 20th?

My man, your guy don lose o.

UltimateDreamer:
We should all be quick to condemn The NA when they commit atrocities
Just as quick to congratulate The NA when they excel spectacularly well
Ezugwu Version 3/4/5/6 is a beauty.... Hats off
Ezugwu keeps impressing....I no fit lie
Impressive, absolutely impressive.

They are coming along nicely, the pace at which we are progressing in MRAP development always surprises me.

Odunayaw:
Answer honestly.

A scenario where a US citizen is kidnapped for ransom in the volatile Sinai region and is held hostage. Do you think the US will not operate in Egypt?

No, they wouldn't.

Deathstroke00:


Abeg don't reply him again, you have done your best, bunch of ungrateful and un patriotic nigerians, I wonder how we will move forward as a country when there are people like them

When people like you consider it unpatriotic to say that Nigeria should not invite foreign powers to conduct military operations inside our borders but rather build up our own power, I start to wonder if any of you actually knows what being patriotic means.

Patriotic definition:
having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.

Between me, that doesn't want any foreign country operating their military in our country and you all who are celebrating another country conducting military operations inside our borders, Who is more patriotic.

You all are the ones that will sell your country and call those who are telling you not to do so unpatriotic, what a load of nonsense.

dp

kabe1:


Really, this is pathetic.

I didn't read that hubris you typed above.

Ofcourse you did not.
I think everyone has seen clearly your ignorance in full display, you can now go back to what you do best, posting photos and insulting people (I do enjoy your pics so don't stop posting those)

kabe1:


Go and rant at DHQ.

This has become drab and boring.

Go to National Assembly, go there and cry for them.

Don't come to this thread to rant.

When you are outclassed and you can't make a coherent argument, this is what you resort to.

kabe1:


You are so naive, and it's embarrassing to read.

Let me take your 2 African examples, Egypt has received military aid in excess of 2 billion dollars annually from the United States since the 1980s.

1. That is essentially the United States operating in Egypt since 1980.

2. South-Africa does not suffer the sort of security challenges that countries in the sahel region suffer. If an American citizen were to be kidnapped by ISIS linked terrorists, the US government will send soldiers there.

3. I can't believe I need to reiterate this, the defence budget is the primary indicator of a country's military might, it is not the only indicator, but it's the primary indicator.

4. If the countries in Europe can guarantee their own security, the US will not need to have military bases there. It doesn't matter if you are an ally or not.

Israel is an ally of the US, but the Americans don't have a permanent military base there.

Dutate was President when American special forces operated in the Philippines.

You need to read more widely, the Philippines and US military relationship dates from before world war 2.

Nigeria is the number 1 security partner of the united states in West - Africa, Nigeria this year alone has conducted 3 major military exercises with the US.

Again you post reeks of a general lack of information & understanding. Terrorist groups do not recognize borders, this is one of the reasons the MNJTF exists, this is why Exercise Flintlock exists, this is why the G5 sahel security partnership exists.

The US Embassy in Nigeria clearly stated it was a cooperation, you have decided to read whatever meaning you like in the statement.

But a Mail & Guardian investigation can, for the first time, reveal where US special operators have been active on the African continent — and offer exclusive details about low-profile missions that have been largely kept under wraps.

In 2019, US Special Operations forces were deployed in 22 African countries: Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania and Tunisia.

https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/exclusive-inside-secret-world-us-commandos-africa#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20US%20Special%20Operations,%2C%20Somalia%2C%20Tanzania%20and%20Tunisia.


I have cited sources for you, I have broken down my post in a manner that would ensure an ease of understanding. If you continue to remain ignorant at this point, that's on you.


Your last paragraph, most people in this thread want a fact based argument, citing credible and verifiable sources.

Claims should be backed up with credible evidence, not the sort of emotions we have all read in your post.

A fact based argument should be encouraged.

It is not a crime to ask for evidence.

1. What kind of stupid argument is this? I told you that they hadn't operated in the country and you are telling me that their military aid to Egypt is essentially the same as operating inside the country, what? you honestly cannot be serious. Maybe educate yourself as to the reason the United States provides military aid to Egypt and then come back.

2. They have shown to be competent enough to rise to such challenges and as i said, the united states has not operated within their borders

(Note how you could not dispute what i wrote, instead, you chose to make excuses)

3. I myself cannot actually believe you just wrote that, confirms your complete lack of any understanding of military affairs. Stick to posting photos and defending the Nigerian military.

4. Once again, a complete failure in retorting my point, you rather choose to diverge and make useless points. I told you there was a difference between having bases in an allys country (AS A DETERRENT AGAINST AN ENEMY) and Operating in said country, and your response is that "If the countries in Europe can guarantee their own security, the US will not need to have military bases there"? Again, what does that have to do with the United States carrying out operations within the borders of these countries?
(And you think that if Europe chose to that they could not guarantee their own safety?)

My lord, fact-based argument? your article is supposed to convince me on a point i never disputed?
You consistently side skirt what am talking about, you make other points that i never mentioned, then you post sources to support your point and then declare yourself the fact finder. A lot more ignorant points in your post but i really don't have the time, so carry on.

For those who only read bolded, HE NEVER ASKED FOR EVIDENCE. And certainly nothing I posted needed to be cited.

kabe1:


Ashamed of what?

Please reign in your emotions. The US military budget is 700 billion dollars, what is the national budget of Nigeria?

The United States has a military base with over 30,000 troops in South-Korea, what is the defence budget of South-Korea?

The US has an Air Force base in the UK, American F-35 fighters jets make up the bulk of the UK's fighter carrier wing.

America maintains an air base in Sigonela, Italy. With F-16s deployed.

American special forces fought in the battle of marawi in the Philippines.

And so what if the Americans conducted a joint operation in Nigeria, and why should you be ashamed?

You need to grow up.

There is no country on earth the US cannot conduct a military operation in.

If want to go on being ashamed, well, I can't help you.

I need a lengthy response to this but 2 things stop me, time and the fact that whatever I say is unlikely to change any opinion you hold. Nevertheless, here is a summary.

The US budget is not an indicator of its might (certainly it paints a picture that is far too simplistic and incomplete) when making an argument of a countries military, you should steer clear of using budget as some holy grail of measurement.

You seem to lack an understanding of having military bases in the country of an ally (usually as a deterrent against an enemy) and conducting military operations in said country.

The United States does maintain a lot of bases around the world but they are all in countries that they are allied with (obviously, but I thought it needed to be mentioned).
The U.S, rarely if ever, conduct military operations inside the borders of its allies (The Phillipines today hardly constitutes an ally considering the actions of duterte)

The United States with or without government approval has not conducted any military operations inside Egypt or South Africa, the other two big nations in the continent. Why? Because their security services are competent enough to tackle issues that arise inside their borders without the need for outside assistance.

The United States CANNOT conduct a military operation on any country it wants, that statement is either hyperbolic (giving you the benefit of the doubt) or grossly ignorant.

Nigeria is a non aligned country, if we started inviting global powers, whenever their citizens are abducted, to conduct operations you begin to lose respect, your autonomy is slowly chipped away and slowly but surely your country becomes their playground. We cannot afford to let countries start operating withing the borders of our country.

If you have any patriotic bone in your body it will equally make you feel ashamed, from what I see however I don't think that's you.

IGpro1:
you are wicked man!!! Look how you destroyed the duos, salatavor and daverytimes.
Now they will have to summon their last shame to post another rant so they'd feel ok. Shekau will be jealous of your WMD

I do sometimes wonder if you guys loyalty lies to the country of Nigeria or to the military, because the posts you all make is sometimes baffling (just a general observation that is not based on your particular comment)

kabe1:


The statement from the embassy is clear, go and cry to Donald Trump.

The utter stupidity.

With or without the consent of the Nigerian government or the corporation of the Nigerian military, I did not think I will see the day were Nigeria will become yet another country that the USA conducts operations in.
We are running down the route of Pakistan and it is shameful.
If there is any pride left in this country we should build up our services to handle any and all manner of threats instead of inviting a foreign power (regardless of whether their citizen is involved)
I really am ashamed of the whole thing.

NobleEngineer:
YNWA.. abeg una watching the game, how's that Philip boy at the back doing?


firmino you see your life? ordinary jota

Man of the Match performance, he was incredibly solid, not flashy but did his job very well.

benalvino3:
Dems Lead at 114k and down 49k for the day. Another milestone set today: surpassed 2016 Rep early voting performance in percentage terms!! Trump wins FL easily, and EC!
Like 2016 Dems have 96k early voting lead and Rep won by 113k vote election day.

All those unaffiliated (of which I am one) are not voting for Trump, Infact the majority of them in this election cycle are voting for Biden.

LordReed:


LMFAO! OMFD the freaking irony! This from a person who literally believes the end is near?! I didn't know hypocrite was spelt OLAADEGBU. Bwahahahahaha!

The guy is getting paid, you don't do this amount of work without being paid.

OLAADEGBU:


What scandal? Trump was did not have orɑl sex in the oval office. Trump is a leader and not your typical politician.

You mean trump that was having sex with prostitutes and paying them off?
The same trump that was the best friend of a notorious child trafficking and molesting gang?
that trump>

DCatt:
OLAADEGBU you are a soldier, God bless you!

Paid soldier, it seems a check cleared.

Am glad we are finally purchasing in quantity military gear, however, there does seem to be a creeping dependence on Chinese weaponry that i am not comfortable with. Before it becomes too late we need to diversify, get from the Russians, and the Turks. Standardization is a good thing when you produce your own weapons, it is a hindrance when all your gear is produced by another nation.