₦airaland Forum

TayserMahiri:
We prefer links. I only know of maglev trains

Hbuyosh:
Ghana is a great country, nobody denies that. However, just like any other country in Africa, and indeed in tge world, it still has problems,, some societal issues it still needs to resolve.

I cannot recall that topic which contained those terrible inter- tribal invectives.

But I found this; check this one out. Are these friendly banters really?

http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=216176&comment=0#com

Hbuyosh:
Hehehe, yeah, I do visit their forum site, Ghanaweb.com, and boy, u thot tribalism is only in Kenya? I have seen instances when the debate would get so heated, they would exchange insults, referring to the other tribe as dirty dogs, thieves blood suckers etc.
Now, to the extent that a person from one Ghanaian tribe is unwilling to mention the name of the other tribe owing to the tribal animosity is quite disturbing.
I had no idea that tribalism in Ghana was that bad till, till I discovered Ghanaweb.

Anyway, it is not only the words in the African language that would have such amusing meanings when translated into other African languages. Japanese, for example (I think) contains the highest proportion of words, sounding very similar to Kiswahili, and often with really hilarious meanings. Ever heard Japanese names like Tumehara Nyamamoto?

popizaino:
ode shut up there are you the only Ghanaian on this forum mumu .y didn't nigerians and Kenyans ask us to go to Google before posting their pictures ?animal

Nowenuse:
https://www.nairaland.com/3844400/7-nigerians-make-list-most

Where are all those Kenyans, South Africans and Ghanaians fond of insulting Nigerians?

I want to know how many Ghanaians, South Africans and Kenyans made this list of 100 most reputable people in the world.
8 Nigerians made the list

lethalbeast, Jayceon, TayserMahiri, Just30, Muafrika2, mtis, MtuMsuper, Nairobiwalker, MPSA et al

68816419:
please tell me?

68816419:
more prove that your president and his cabinet are criminals why would a distance of only 500km be constructed with a whopping sum of $3.9 billions?,kenya really needs new government and new system.

Nowenuse:
Hahahaha Some people are really crazy.

68816419:
lol still trying hard to justify bullshit, now compare it with Nigeria with even worst terrains ?

forgiveness:
Now that you have learnt that Ghana never influenced our independent, rather Nigeria influenced Ghana, I am satisfied.

If you want to how we shed bloods during the course of our figh for independent then Google is ya friend, than rather come here to mock the victims of our liberation.

uzzyfire:
guy stop lying, Kenya's GDP is higher than Ghana's own

Kenya has a GDP of 78bn

Ghana own is 45bn

make I support kenya small

shervydman:
ok.....u didn't come to Nigeria abi?

u can ask those that came.....why would Nigeria send Ghanaians packing if they weren't really much?

shervydman:
the first bolded sentence is FALSE.

the second line.............

freshest4live:
You hosted us not because our economy was going down, but we hosted you when you had almost nowhere to go.

TayserMahiri:
Don't be surprised if Somalia deploys troops to Nigeria soon

freshest4live:
Nigeria first provided UN peacekeepers to Congo (ONUC) from 1960 to 1964. Since then, Nigeria has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping missions, deploying military contingents, unarmed military observers, military staff officers, formed police units, police advisors and civilian experts to over 25 UN missions. Nigeria is currently one of the largest UN contributing countries with military and civilian personnel deployed in ten UN peacekeeping operations and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

nigeria

Nigeria has also played pivotal roles in other non-UN missions in Africa. As the preponderant power in West Africa, Nigeria has been the main provider of military and other resources for ECOWAS peace operations to the tune of US$8 billion[4] in its various missions in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, and Sierra Leone. During the peak of the Liberian and Sierra Leonean civil wars in the 1990s, Nigeria provided over 70% of ECOMOG’s military and civilian personnel, as well as logistical support. In 2003, it deployed 1,500 troops to the ECOWAS Mission in Liberia (ECOMIL), and a medical and signals team to the ECOWAS Mission in Cote d’Ivoire in 2003 (ECOMICI). In 2004, 1,500 Nigerian troops were deployed in Darfur as part of the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Recently, Nigeria also provided 1,200 troops to the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), and 200 police officers to AMISOM. Nigeria deployed the first set of individual police officers (IPOs) in Africa in ONUC in 1960 while the pioneer Formed Police Unit (FPU) of 120 officers was deployed in Liberia in 2004.

However, since the mid-2000s, Nigeria’s domestic security challenges have affected the country’s ability to sustain its troop contribution to peace operations. Troops are increasingly deployed to trouble spots across Nigeria, most especially in the Northeast which is heavily affected by the where the Boko Haram insurgency. In fact, the need to tackle the Boko Haram menace was the main reason given by the Nigerian federal government for the postponement of the recently concluded general elections in Nigeria by six weeks from February 14 and 28, to March 28 and April 11. The insecurity caused by Boko Haram is also the reason for the establishment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) which is expected to fight the militant group in northeastern Nigeria and its border regions. Troops are expected from the Lake Chad Basin Commission Countries (LCBC) – Nigeria, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon; as well as from Benin. Nigeria is expected to contribute 3250 of the MNJTF’s 8700 troops when it becomes operational. However, the exact date for the operationalisation of the MNJTF is yet to be finalised. But while the planning of the MNJTF is finalised, tremendous gains have been recorded in the battlefield against Boko Haram in recent times after the postponement of the general election by the Nigerian armed forces with support from the Chadians, Nigerien and Cameroonian forces. Nigerian troops are also deployed to the oil-rich Niger Delta region in the South-south geopolitical zone which continues to experience threat of militancy and oil theft. The security challenges faced by Nigeria have resulted in a reprioritization of troop deployments. An increasing number of troops are being recalled from peacekeeping missions as in Mali, and redeployed to restive regions within the country.

Nigeria’s peacekeepers receive training at the Peacekeeping Wing (PKW) of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps Centre. Established in 2004, it was upgraded and made an autonomous training institution in 2009 with a new name: the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre (NAPKC). The center undertakes research and delivers training that contributes to peace support operations worldwide. NAPKC was established primarily to give Nigerian troops pre-deployment training on Peace Support Operations. To date, NAPKC has delivered over 230 courses and trained over 53,000 peacekeepers.[5] It has also expanded its scope of training to include individual courses accredited by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and meeting the training requirements of member states of ECOWAS and the AU. The Centre also collaborates with Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) and Pacific Architecture Engineers (PAE) to enhance pre-deployment training (PDT) for Nigerian units. The Center’s other partners include the German Technical Assistance Team (GTAT), Peace Operation Training Institute (POTI) and The British Training and Monitoring Team (BTMAT).

Nigerian nationals have also occupied strategic positions in UN peacekeeping. Three Nigerians – Prof. Ibrahim Gambari (Joint AU-UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission in Darfur [UNAMID]), Olu Adeniji (Central African Republic (CAR) and Sierra Leone), and Margaret Vogt (CAR), have served as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General. In addition, six Nigerians have served as UN force commanders: Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (ONUC Congo), Major General Chris Garuba (Angola), Lt. Gen. Isaac Obiakor (UNMIL Liberia), Major General Joseph Owonibi (Liberia), Gen, Martin Luther Agwai (UNAMID Darfur), and Maj. Gen. Moses Obi (UNMIS South Sudan). Generals Obiakor and Agwai also served as Chief Military Adviser and Deputy Military Adviser at UN Headquarters respectively.

freshest4live:
You hosted us not because our economy was going down, but we hosted you when you had almost nowhere to go.

Joonana:
you know the issue here .. you mentioned that Nigeria provides 60% of resources but omitted the fact that same Nigeria accounts for over 50% of the population in the ECOWAS region. let's learn to make full disclosure of issues and stop distorting facts. Anyway, why will over 50% of the regions population be contained in an area less than 20% of the regions land mass?

Which countries did Nigeria help to liberate from colonial rule? i know most African countries gained independence in the early 60s after Ghana had set the stage for independence in 1957 .. .. unless you mean Nigeria helped other countries gain independence same time Nigerians were fighting for their own independence .. i'm confused here.

Marcelo290:
I thought you claimed to be a Nigerian? I forgive your lies anyway, now let's continue..

The very thing that makes Nigeria giant of Africa is just the size and population, to some extent, it's influence in Africa. The economic and military strength is not to be left aside, Nigeria played the most role for the liberation of most African countries from the shackles of imperialism and colonialism, it also helped to restore relative peace in most of these countries, this is what earned her the tittle from the British government and the world beyond.

Take a look at ECOWAS for instance, imagine if it would had/have or still exist without Nigeria, 60% of the resources used to run the organization is provided by the Nigerian government, but would you all see this? We housed you Ghanaians when your country was in shambles, I remember having some Ghanaian teachers in primary school then, but now you all go about to insult and make mockery of Nigeria and her problems.

forgiveness:
Yes! Ghana contributed but Nigeria was the major actor in most cases.

Even in West Africa, Nigeria is not Ghana playboy in terms of military strength

TayserMahiri:
Well put, its like the blackest kettle calling a lighter pot black. Nigerians don't even have manners! A fellow African country is colonizing them.

NairobiWalker:
Sure.......but when he keeps spewing stupidity like that lol. He gets mad when anyone dares challenges Nigeria. He believes Nigeria is so great and the bad part of it he acts like everyone should know that and gets offended when 'you don't know that'. lol

NairobiWalker:
He just makes me tired.......like he kills my last hopes for humankind.

NairobiWalker:
This sounds mean but I'm sorry I have to agree - though forgiveness follows close.

NairobiWalker:
Ouch! That hurt.

NairobiWalker:
The standard of Africa is not low. If the whole of Africa was managed like Botswana Africa would actually have a larger GDP than Europe.

TayserMahiri:
No, people imitate nigerian accent when trying to troll. That is when trying to not make sense but still talk. Maybe west africans imitate naija accent but not east africans