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Nah. Skimmed through the page before and after, didn't see nothin

What is there to be impressed about?

Haha, "Black Scorpion", taking orders from his British masters to destroy Biafra. And there was a "Black Scorpion" there to destroy Benin. And there was a Black Scorpion there to round you up into Nigeria. And there was a "Black Scorpion" that sabotaged several African revolts around the continent. "Black Scorpion" is nobody, he's just another one of those body's used for European means, no one mention any "Black Scorpion" in Biafran War videos, they mention people who held off several super powers and their pet monkeys, while their wife and kids ran across Igboland looking for shelter and things to eat. Anyway, that was 40 years ago, bounced back, snatched the crown back.

Again, if it makes you feel better to think that it was a British/Soviet/Egyptian plot against the noble Biafrans, so be it. If the lie makes you feel better, who am I to begrudge you? 

The reality is, you were slapped silly by Nigerians. Nigerians who purchased weapons from others? Sure. Not Nigerians gifted stuff by 3rd parties. Or by the Soviets with their Nigerian collaborators.

ezeagu:
"Shell and BP company were taking Biafran oil but paying the royalties to Nigeria to help it buy weapons and ammunition."

[url=http://books.google.com/books?id=g5NAZMBK5hsC&pg=PA214&dq=%22Shell+and+BP+company+were+taking+Biafran+oil+but+paying+the+royalties+to+Nigeria+to+help+it+buy+weapons+and+ammunition.%22&hl=en&ei=wBR3TffqM5G08QO8n_WfDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Shell%20and%20BP%20company%20were%20taking%20Biafran%20oil%20but%20paying%20the%20royalties%20to%20Nigeria%20to%20help%20it%20buy%20weapons%20and%20ammunition.%22&f=false]Link.[/url]

. . . . call it what you want.

Do you have the book I mentioned handy? Pages 138-140 or so pretty much deal with that. I don't have a scanner handy, though. . . so if you don't have a copy I cannot post it here.

What aspects of the Nigerian economy do the biafrans control?

The smug mile means you don't know anything about Egyptian pilots aiding Nigeria, or the amount of shells provided by Britain, or the amount of planes and other ammunition the USSR made sure Niger never lacked. It's a thing of pride.

How many Egyptian pilots? How many shells provided (for free, I guess you are saying?) by Britain? Same for planes, ammunitiion from the Soviets (provided for free, I guess?)

Yes they have been distorted, like how the Yoruba 'conquered Igboland' when 1. the Yoruba didn't make half the military, and 2. the war was between Biafra and Nigeria. If you people don't want to be shown for what they are (muppets) then they need to be more careful selecting insults. Cheeeers

Well, largely speaking Yoruba didn't have much involvement in the war. I've never really claimed otherwise. However, we did have this one general who conquered large swathes of your territory. . . his name is the Black Scorpion

This beef is getting hilarious

This culture of dependency, waiting on the FG to do everything in Nigeria is part of the reason Nigeria cannot move forward. Smh.

OP has doomed the Libyan rebels to failure by associating them with Biafra

Please delete the 60 spammy posts of this poster and ban him:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?action=profile;u=650102

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?action=profile;u=650102;sa=showPosts

Just 60 posts about some goddamn university in Ukraine. Spammed EVERYWHERE. Fvcking annoying as hell.

jamesugo:
If Kano citizens are fools, they will vote him and he will use their heads as grinding stone.
Like father like son.

That is the beauty and peril of democracy. The people get what they want, even if it isn't any good for them

^-- So in your delusional mind, Biafra really fought both the UK and the Soviets in addition to Nigeria? 


Na wa o. Please, do what I did. Purchase the book The Nigerian Civil War by John de St. Jorre. A lot of rumors, myths and legends bandied about (by both sides) have distorted reality, it seems.

Tinubu, Ribadu and Adeola should travel in separate planes if possible, imo. Mysterious "accidents" seem to frequently occur when dealing with the PDP

I've no problem reducing the adminstrative costs of collection the taxes. This will reduce the take of Alpha Beta consultancy, which is reportedly controlled by Tinubu.

But attempts by the FG to interfere with Lagos's ability to collect tax? That is a different matter entirely, and must be resisted.

Gbawe:
Lets not forget that the PDP always runs wasteful and over-bloated Government (obviously to aid corruption) that can be 'streamlined' for better efficiency and reduction of waste so money is made available for deliverance of greater value.  Oshiomhole hints at that below. Aregbe may simply be saving money elsewhere . We don't know the detailed macroeconomics of Osun State but we know that it  is not difficult , as a sincere person committed to serving the electorate, to deliver greater value than crooks who use every opportunity to steal.

http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/wikileaks-cable-reveals-how-goodluck-jonathan-engaged-multiple-voting

Solid point, thanks.

Those commercials are actually pretty funny.

But not really clear to me how it references naija leaders? Haven't been led by military since '99

Really wonder how he managed to pull this off. How do they make up the shortfall in money?

LagosShia:
there are no sects in shia islam.if you say there are sects,then name them.you are either shia or you're not.

i hope you're not refering to ismailis or zaydis both of which are virtually non-existent in iran.calling those 2 sects shia is as good as calling ahmadiyyas sunnis,when they're not even regarded as muslims.simply because they sprang out from shia islam,doesnt make them shia.when you become an "offshoot" you're no longer within the main body or the mainstream.

Next time I see my buddy I'll ask him the name of his grandmother's (Shia) sect. They were persecuted and eventually fled Iran for Canada (this was after the Islamic revolution there.)

^-- Fair point. But how many people here realistically have created software of note? Say, software that is used by 1000s of others or is a mainstream solution for a problem?

How many here are "true master's"? Fraction is very small.

Ultimately, that is the point. . . your typical IT professional adds a lot less value than your typical doc.

;d ;d :p

Neither have pig products in it, they are just preservatives/additives:

E211: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate
E224: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_metabisulfite


First one seems to be a bit dangerous though.

Omenani:
Having "sophisticated weapons" in war mean nothing when you have an entrenched enemy. Look at Vietnam. Americans had superior firepower, but they were up against an enemy who was fighting on behalf of their homeland. I rather choose valor than "weapon quality." A crude weapon can still provide terror for armies.

I'd rather have quality weapons, personally.

If people copy the design of the AK-47 which is not hard, this weapon is cheap to create and it is cost effective. The weapon has dealt damage to many armies who had superior firepower.

There are different levels. Not all Ak-47s are the same. I don't think you should just buy from anywhere. The reason why I like Pakistan as a source is because the quality is likely to be higher, while the cost is good. This is where I'd start if I want to learn how to manufacture good weapons in large #s at low prices.

Anyway, to each his own.

Omenani:
You do know small arms production is very common in Aba?  That is why the FG wanted to site a gun factory in Abia to tap into the gun making culture that is found in that area. You have whole communities dedicated to making guns.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200912110157.html

Supplying guns for armed-robbers and kidnappers is a bit different (in both volume and quality requirements) than weapons to fight the Soviets, Taliban, Americans, in Kashmir, etc, no?

Not to mention. . . they've really found ways to reduce the costs there in Pakistan.

So in terms of money vs. quality, that'd probably be where I'd want to learn about gunsmithing (with all due respect to Aba.)

Omenani:
Yorubas were in the periphery during the 1st Republic. No one ever considered you all a threat. Sometimes I think you Yorubas can be your own enemies. Even though we Igbos do not have centralized leadership, you do not see us maiming each other in the names of politics. Political assignations is more common in the South-West than any other region in Nigeria.

Look at how easy it was for the North to use Akintola?

I wish when the British left, we'd also each had 3 separate armies too. This was the major mistake we made in the 50s and 60s. Awo tried to correct this, but failed. . . if we had not made this mistake, Nigeria would be a very, very different country today.

Omenani:
Do you know the East is more awashed in weapons than any region in Nigeria besides the North? Who do you think supplies the Ijaws and other militant groups with weapons? If you knew about Nigeria, you would know who are the weapons deals. And we have the production capabilities. Aba and Onitsha are the manufacturing capitals of the region.

There a cluster of villages in Pakistan that are renowned for their small-arms production. Check out this video for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDiwRFaJv-A

Dollars to donuts one of those villages produces more weapons than all of the East. Yet. . . somehow I don't think it'd be hard to take those villages, push come to shove.

Anyway, if you think you are ready. . . be my guest.

^-- Toothless threats. W/o military strength, pretty much empty words. If you rise up, you'll face a war more devastated than that of the 1960s. But you are even less prepared now than before.

Aigbofa:
More like children playing with fire, without knowing it burns.

Nah, think about it this way. Nigeria comes into being, Western region, Eastern Region, Northern Region.

East and North ally. West is partitioned by its enemies (North and East.) Awo gets locked up. So you've successfully weakened your enemy to the West. Then you execute a coup, knocking off all the leadership off the North.

You then dissolve the powers of each region, centralizing power under the Igbo.

Really quite a well-done job. If the latter stages had been handled by more competent men (e.g., me), the Igboman would rule Nigeria today, rather than being it's footstool and being hated by all.

Aigbofa:
Like ibos have ever done anything remotely similar to that in their entire history.

They came very very close after their coup. But of course. . . fcked it up due to incompetence. Nigerian history would have turned out far, far differently if they'd pulled it off.

henry101:
I can seize power today and lock up all yoruba generals and have the Ooni of Ife saying is the will of God.

Smh. Wish I could respond to that, but I cannot. That Ooni needs to be sacked and replaced. . .

This cannot be real. 200 dudes? Is she a porn star? Did somebody and his 40 closest friends run a train on her?

Most girls I know around my age are at 10-20, max. Median might be 4 or 5. 200 is way too many if true. Run the other way.

^-- Why would I bother to compete with my inferiors?  What is the point of that?

On a serious note, his argument was pretty well done. Yours imo was not. I try to say this without bias or favor.