₦airaland Forum

iterator24:
shut up! its an earth observation satellite..... I dont know who you're "spying" on in soweto.. even togo has earth observation satellite

You sound desperate. Do you even know what "earth observation satellite" means? Let alone "spy satellite". I don't think even know what you are saying.

Graphic video, be warned. Boko Haram executes young men who refused to join them.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ebe_1418914796

ActivateKruger:
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It's now officially proven by the law - Nigerian soldiers are cowards.
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Oh yeah.

Now nigeria didn't just kill their soldiers. They also killed what's left of the military's morale.

http://fortune.com/2014/12/17/textron-airland-scorpion/?utm_content=buffer9e681&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How ISIS and Boko Haram could change the way countries purchase air power

jl115:
I definitely agree with the number 1 spot, Botswana is one awesome country, South Africa at number 2 im still happy with that.

Yes, same here. Botswana deserves the spot. Here's the full index http://media.prosperity.com/2014/pdf/publications/africa-report-2014.pdf

Africa's most prosperous countries.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/18/business/africa-prosperity-rankings-2014/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook

overhypedsteve:
what we and our allies against terrorism have learnt from the fight against boko haram, would not and cannot be thought in any military academy. And what we ve learnt, we will live to protect and teach to generations and generations of our children that will make that noble decision to serve in the nations army.

Miss me with that, fam. Which allies would that be, that have "learnt" together with you? The US, that is now the subject of Nigerian frustration or Cameroon that now is feeling the heat of Boko Haram?

Or better yet, which lessons are you on about? Lessons that have led to the kidnapping of the 200+/- villagers today?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30529178


Miss me with that.

overhypedsteve:
the scourge of terrorism have helped us to build a formidable well equipped army. That is familiar with all the theatres of operation available in Africa from the sahara to the sub sahara. I sometimes wonder how clueless a bunch of SADF men would look in the dusty heat of the northern nigerian theatre. Lol, thats when they will know the different between photography and desert warfare.
SMH@ the ogas in the pics. How them take manage carry those comfortable white chairs go desert for training.

You can't mend your roof DURING the storm. You've built nothing as a result of Boko Haram. Instead, you've lost money, trust between your men, confidence in your military and the ability to strike fear in the hearts of opponents. Assuming you had all that in the first place.

Ah, aluta continua here.

Mark this date y'all. SA's spy satellite will be launched (tomorrow).

Thursday, 18 December, 07:55:03 Moscow Time (04:55 UTC)

agaugust:
All the weapons South Africa depends on to win war are imported from your white masters in Europe :
1. Gripen Jets
2. Hawk Jets
3. Rooivalk Combat Helicopter engines, it's cannon and rockets
4. Oryx Helicopter is Puma Helicopter
5. Hercules C-130 transports
6. Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
7. Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles
8. Olifant tank is Centurion tank
9. Valour Frigate warships
10. Heroine Submarines
11. Torpedoes
12. Exocet anti-ship missiles
13. ...And many more !!
Remove all these European made heavy weapons from South Africa and watch Ghana defeat South Africa in war !
.

You have not dealt with my simple request.

DieVluit:
Define "most valuable".
And then tell us how far Nigeria is from "self-suffiency".
South Africa boasts of military equipment exports, regardless. What does Nigeria boast of? Major purchases as shown in this thread?

Once you have done that, show us how much self-sufficiency Nigeria has and compare that to South Africa.

Once that is done, list Nigerian exports and compare those to South African exports.

overhypedsteve:
that's very true. South Africa cannot boast of full self sufficiency on military equipment when her most valuable military assets are still controlled to a great degree by European condition of sales policies.

Define "most valuable".

And then tell us how far Nigeria is from "self-suffiency".

South Africa boasts of military equipment exports, regardless. What does Nigeria boast of? Major purchases as shown in this thread?

ActivateKruger:
Woolies anyone?

Haha. Thought you'd never ask. We have upwards of $15 mil to burn. Just because.

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Fark off this thread. Tsek!

MduZA:
lol...i told Agaugust 3 weeks back

The money will go into our Christmas fund, thank you very much.

South Africa still holding Nigeria’s seized $15 million arms money.



Contrary to widespread reports in the Nigeria media (PREMIUM TIMES not included) the South African government has not returned the $15 million seized from arms dealers purportedly buying arms for the Nigerian military.

PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report that the money remains frozen in South Africa and has not been returned to the Nigerian government.

In October, several media articles quoting the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, reported that the money seized in connection with two dubious arms deal had been released to the Nigerian government.

However, Mr. Mnguni has told PREMIUM TIMES that the reports are false. Apart from the High Commissioner, the spokesperson of the South African National Prosecuting Authority, NPA, Nathi Mncube, and a South African source that is knowledgeable about the matter but requested not to be named, told PREMIUM TIMES in separate correspondences that the money was yet to be released to the Nigeria government.

Rather than return the money, there is possibility that the money may never be returned to the Nigerian government again.

Responding to PREMIUM TIMES enquiry about the extent of the investigation into the seized arms money, Mr. Mncube, who declined to give specific information because the NPA does not respond to matters under investigation, however, said the money may be forfeited to the South African government.

“In terms of our law, proceeds of crime are forfeited to the state,” he said.

On his part, Mr. Mnguni vehemently denied the reports credited to him that the matter has been resolved diplomatically and the money returned to the Nigerian government.

He said it was not procedural for the South African government to return frozen money in the manner suggested in the reports quoting him.

“We don’t refund money that way,” he said during a telephone conversation. “I said the matter would be resolved within the legal and legitimate means. That was what I said. I did not say the money has been refunded. And I did not follow up since then on whether the money has been refunded or not. It has to be done through the legal and legitimate means.”

PREMIUM TIMES investigation also revealed that instead of providing document that validated its claim that the deals were legal, the Nigerian government has been vigorously pursuing a diplomatic resolution of the matter.

Hard as it is trying, it appears the Nigerian government is merely chasing the wind, as the matter is no longer in the hands of diplomats and politicians.

Unfazed by subtle threat of the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to come hard of South African business interests such as MTN and DSTV in Nigeria, NPA obtained court orders freezing the money.

Now, Nigeria has to go through the full hog of court processes to secure its release – something the government, which claimed ownership of the money, appears incapable of doing following the backdoor manner the deals were reached.

“The money was frozen by two court orders and the court requires the documentations before the money is released,” Mr. Mncube said. “The money is still here and is not going anywhere. We would not release it if we don’t have a surety where the money is going. It is a court process.”

http://nigeriana.org/blog/105206.html

MikeCZAR:
It seems BH has launched some sought of a campaign, with consistent bombings, raids and attacks.

Shame! Shame! Shame! Nigerian army.

Nigeria's anti-insurgency campaign is really going nowhere guy.

lezz:
so you haven't been picked up by chickens like the roach you are!!! ********spits******

Spitting because you're a chicken that swallowed a roach, Evarn? I see.

Very much on point. Sit back. Read.


Needle on zero.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/needle-zero-nigerias-economy-tanking-u-s-oil-exports-dry-n256236

Hahaha I laughed soooooo hard when I read that the stoves that the Nigerians were bragging about - the stoves...the slow cookers to be stupidly bought by the government are...

...

SOUTH AFRICAN

That's soooo funny!

http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-buy-n9-2bn-cooking-stoves-for-women/

patches689:
Also known as trash.
The 1960's called, they want their doctrine back

Ngihleka izibunu zam zaphuma zahlephuka

Guys, this is what happens when you don't have Boko Haram.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAgFEDee0ew

Minute 9:00

agaugust:
Define target acquisition and name one of it's equipment.
Let's see how informed you are

"Target designation", he said. Come, Augubugubububu

Reutech delivering Land Rogue turrets for Malaysia

Reutech’s Land Rogue remote controlled weapons stations are being delivered to Malaysia after recently passing factory acceptance trials. Reutech is supplying 54 Land Rogues to Denel Land Systems (DLS), which will be used by the Malaysian Army.

The contract for a range of different turrets was awarded to Denel Land Systems via Malaysia’s Deftech, with Reutech Solutions being subcontracted for the 12.7 mm remote controlled weapons station turrets.

Reutech said since receiving the contract, Denel Land Systems requested a few changes on behalf of the Malaysian Army, with changes to the human machine interface so it matches that of other Denel turrets; the installation of the same electro-optical sights as other Denel turrets and the installation of 76 mm smoke grenade launchers. After these changes were made, Reutech requalified the turret, culminating in successful factory acceptance tests and shooting trials witnessed by DLS and the end user.

Delivery of the first production units has now started and production is expected to run over a three year period.

The Land Rogues supplied by Reutech are armed with 12.7 mm Browning M2 machineguns. The Sea Rogue is service with South African Navy and the UAE Coast Guard.

The Land Rogue turret is part of a larger turret order from the Malaysian Army for its AV8 8x8 vehicles. In July 2012 it was announced that Malaysia had signed a 343 million euro (R3.5 billion) contract for turrets and weapons. This includes 69 x two man turrets fitted with the South African GI30 30mm main gun and 54 x missile turrets equipped with the GI30 30mm gun and Denel Dynamics Ingwe anti-tank missile system. The order also includes the supply of 216 laser-guided Ingwe missiles and 54 x remote control weapons systems. Similar turrets are being fitted to the South African Army’s new Badger infantry fighting vehicle – the Malaysian contract would not have been possible without Badger.

Malaysia has ordered 257 FNSS/Deftech AV-8 8x8 armoured vehicles, to be manufactured by Deftech of Malaysia.

The Nigerian military will not be making any significant purchases for the foreseeable future.

A.U.S.T.E.R.I.T.Y.

http://leadership.ng/business/391875/naira-devaluation-will-lead-high-cost-production-ops

Naira Devaluation Will Lead To High Cost Of Production – OPS

Olushola Bello
— Nov 27, 2014 |

Following the measures taken by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the nation’s economy, the Organized Private Sector (OPS) have said that this would push up the operating cost of business enterprises in the Nigerian economy.

Among other measures put in place, the CBN devalued the national currency by N13 from N155 to $1 to N168 to the $1, moved the benchmark interest rate known as the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 100 basis point from 12 per cent to 13 per cent and increased private sector’s Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) from 15 per cent to 20 per cent.

Others include widening the band around the mid-point by 200 basis points from +/-3 percent to + -5 percent as well as retained the foreign exchange trading position at one percent.

Reacting to these measures by CBN, the president of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Remi Bello said, “As a result of the import dependent character of the economy the increase in the MPR will push up the operating cost of enterprises in the economy.”

He pointed out that many firms were already feeling the heat across all sectors, remarking that, “in the few weeks, the naira exchange rate has depreciated by about 11 per cent in the interbank market and over 12 per cent in the parallel market. The impact of the depreciation on operating costs is very profound.”

Bello noted that cost push inflation would be pronounced in the next few months as this would be driven by high cost of production and high cost of imported finished goods.

Also speaking, former acting director- general of Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN), Rasheed Adegbenro noted, “Generally when you devalue your currency, the intention is to reduce import and facilitate export. But unfortunately, the Nigerian economy does not have the productive edge to facilitate export. So, it means that it will decrease import, which cannot be decreased and so the effect will be inflationary. It will lead to inflation in the economy.”

However, he noted that in this present situation the government has only two options, to increase the fuel pump or increase the MPC, adding that the government will not want to increase the fuel pump because of the forthcoming general elections.

Adegbenro pointed out that “this tells the government that the economy is not well structured and has to be in the future to absorb such reoccurrence, saying that the measures are going to hurt both the business and manufacturing sectors of the economy.”

Thiza:
SANDF LIVING CONDITION CANT BE COMPARE WITH NAIRA

Nigerian soldiers "don't like free things"

I just saw a very graphic picture of the head of the girl that bombed Maiguduri.

This one is hard to deal with.

Centrifude:
its amazing how these guys will deny this and then a fews or weeks from now they'll PROUDLY post information saying that the Army took back the town from B-H but yet they've been denying the fact that B-H is able to take up territory, they guys are a joke.

Do you even give their denials the time of day?

Patchesagain:
This guy is talking about limestone when we are talking about Coal, Gold, Platinum, Uranium and Shale Gas?

South Africa has the worlds biggest Mineral reserves - valued at $2.5 trillion. Our top 13 Mining companies dominate 95% of the worlds market cap.
http://www.wealthwire.com/news/global/2372

Nigeria is a giant. A giant failure.

Haha Augububu dreaming as usual.

He should stop dreaming and accept that Nigeria is the grass that got trampled on by two elephants fighting:

"The big game changer for Nigeria has been the free fall in the price of crude oil. Brent crude is around $80 a barrel and at multi-year lows. Lower prices have eroded Nigeria's income. Nigeria is collateral damage in a red hot crude oil and geopolitical war, where the US (and Saudi Arabia) have tipped the oil markets into surplus in order to exert enormous pressure on Russia [in particular] amongst others. Nigeria will be hoping that OPEC (The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) will cut supply on November 27 in Vienna."

http://allafrica.com/stories/201411241232.html

...Conclusion
Nigeria has managed to find itself in an almost perfect storm where practically everything that can go wrong is going wrong. These days the world produces roughly 90 million barrels of oil. But of that amount, only about 30 million barrels are produced by OPEC members. So the weapon of cutting supplies that OPEC used to use to raise prices won’t really work anymore. It’s a bit hilarious to hear the CBN accuse someone of spending money ‘lavishly’ given that this is what the Nigerian government has done for the past 4 years when oil prices have been high.

The banks also now know that if you apply pressure, the CBN will concede a goal and devalue again. It is a matter of when, not if. Within a few weeks, the new trading band for the Naira will be blown apart (if it hasn’t already as we speak). Cost of borrowing will also go up for everyone else due to the MPR and CRR squeeze. Things are going to be a bit rough for the next few months and if you have cash or better still, forex, you’re the (wo)man right now.

As bad as things were for Wilkins Micawber, he never stopped living in hopeful expectation. Indeed he lived by the maxim – something will turn up. ...

http://aguntasolo.com/2014/11/25/cbn-and-the-nigerian-economy-a-short-story/

ActivateKruger:
With it comes the fall of the over inflated GDP

No foreign reserves to defend the naira.

Nigeria imports most of what it consumes.

No foreign reserves.

No imports.

No...

N...

zzzzzzzzzzzzz......

And the giant sleeps.

And then as it dreams... Auguby wants to talk about buying things.

DEVALUED is the naira.

That's all.


http://m.bbc.com/news/business-30196496