₦airaland Forum

Ipheyemmy01:
It was on record that that was the only election in Nigeria where ethnicity and religion was set aside by all eligible Nigerians to vote the leader of their choice.

Babangida and Obasanjo are the two leaders I pity most because they could have pened their name in the golden book of history in Nigeria but they fumbled.

The respect and recognition Abubakar Abdulsalam is enjoying now is what Babangida should be accorded. Now he says they wouldn't listen to him, why should we..

givan:
Nigeria is long lost.

ihitenansa:
see impunity o. They shot,killed a whole village head,.. pursued the villagers and den came back to leisurely graze their cattle on farms,.. without fear of any kind of reprisal!!



what exactly is happening??

akinszz:
thousands are like that... that's what they turn Nigeria into. when u don't have job, you become a living dead man.

Pierohandsome:
The landlord of the house should appear in court

Buffalowings3:
I'm not an athlete

Thegeneralqueen:
Men! men!! men!!!
Ritualist,yahoo yahoo,theives.....just name it every bad thing in this world was being originated from a man.... smh imagine how peaceful the world would have been if there are No men.....

lonelydora:
Dying/getting injured for a politician is the most stupid thing to do.

izzou:


Nigerians are very docile

Don't give them power for 29 days and bring a bill for them to pay on the 30th day. Then watch them race to your office on the 31st day to pay it

If only we all can boycott paying these bills and demand the prepaid meters. I'm sure all these yeye discos will sit up

partnerbiz4:
Worst state in north central.

BrokenTV:
You are not only a fool but also an idiot for voting a man that has failed to improve himself since 1983,

and who told you that Buhari has never embezzled Nigeria money since 1983, how many people has Buhari improved their living before he became President.

You mention suffering like Nigerians enjoyed his leadership when he was in power in 1983 and now.

Buhari is bereft of idea like me and you know.

Buhari lacks the brain to engage in tactical thinking.

Tochyodiks:
Well at least he's in the US and hence opportunities for degree holders are vast, why must it be different in this shithole

DerscomTQJ:
Is this guy father Christmas?
He is just busy sharing out enugu state's money with reckless abandoned, and he's cheered on.
It's all for 2019 election

BrokenTV:
Looking at their personal Life and personal business and achievement you cannot match them with Buhari, they are far better than him.

enomakos:
do you know how much Bahrain pay their athletes?

SakuraSimiola:
I think Nigeria is quite different to the colonies where the majority population was other europeans.

4kings:
Not everyone in Nigeria is under the umbrella of bad economy.
Some use their skills to make profit both money wise and in research contributions, while others sit still and wait for the government to help "someday".

BrokenTV:
Buhari only major standing point is fighting corruption which is a facade. All the other candidates contesting for the Presidency are better than him intelligently. 2019 Buhari needs to go back and take care of his cows in Daura. He has nothing to offer Nigeria.

obonujoker:
Lol... bro... if a Yoruba candidate even wins, and he is competent, I m very very OK....it will even sweet me... buh Buhari must go home by 2019.... Nigeria must be better....

KanwuliaExtra:
I will donate money for Sowore ooooooo


Time for YOUNG BLOOOODZ!!!

Enough of al these OLD GOATS!

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omogin:
Sowore is a criminal. He has been collecting money from politicians to write fake stories about their opponents. Hmmmm, Nigerians get mind o, after all the fraud this guy don do he wants to be President. Well buhari has so lowered the standard, any fool now wants to be president

mjbaba:
It amazes me how some Nigerians will still bash guys like Sowore and Fela Durotoye. Isn't it obvious that Nigeria needs a radical change Even if you are directly benefiting from useless and corrupt APC, PDP administrations, are you not thinking about your future generations? How long do we have to spend on this earth?

Dont we want to see a great Nigeria in our own time? I am not saying it is 100% certain Sowore will deliver but we have to keep trying likely solutions until we get it right. At least, it is obvious that when people like that come on board, the kind of excess baggage Buhari came on board with, that is pulling him back, will not be there. Buhari has a good heart but he is moving with the wrong people. He can never achieve anything that way. And he is old and sorry to say, not so intelligent. He just has a good heart. But it's not enough. He has to go.

Hygist:
It will be better

AnonyNymous:
His chances seem extremely slim. Especially with Obasanjo's "Third Force" and Fela Durotoye splitting the non APC/PDP votes. Let's see how it plays out. . .though Buhari still seems like the heavy favourite to win.

freeze001:
This is so true. I've never seen the need to be excited over the Nigerian population when it's practically a big for nothing giant with clay feet. Some remain stuck on that factor and attach so much importance to it which is why the moment a separation is demanded for the start kicking abd trying to point out the great advantages of the large population. What has it translated to?
We remain stuck at tribe and religion when there's so much to achieve; we keep electing myopic, dull, uneducated, aged, unintelligent and slow vagabonds in positions of authority and that is why we remain this way. Such a shame...giant indeed!

Some will still find reason to critique these home-truths until the inevitable happens. By all means be proud of your country but never take pride in mediocrity! Nigeria can and should do better and when that isn't happening as is the case, the best form of loyalty and patriotism is to call the culprits out until something is done!

If nothing gets done, by all means pull out and chart a new course! Don't stay stuck!

SSGN:
The importance of close air support is an often overlooked aspect of ground operations. The uncertainty of receiving air support if called upon really hamstrung the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian army, forcing them to improvise in ways unbefiting of a national army.

Let’s be honest here, we all know the Nigerian army wouldn’t have fought toot and nail for an independent aviation unit if ground troops didnt fund themselves marooned and in most cases killed because they went into dangerous territory assured of air support that often times never came.



To be fair there might be some utility in using the A-29. Why should Nigeria go for the Super Tucano ?

Here are some of the selling points.

This light attack aircraft is designed to operate in high temperature and humidity conditions.


Its highly maneurvrable, has low heat signature, and incoprates 4th generation avionics and weapins systems to deliver precision guided munitions.


The A-29 is capabke of performing a broad range of missions that include light attackm aerial surveillance and interception, all important aspects of COIN operations.


Can carry a wide ran of armament including PGM’s, advanced 4th G avionics and communications and sensors that can operate from remote, unpaved airstrip.


Light attack capability. Low cost counter insurgency aircraft able to operate from remote bases with unpaved runways and minimal ground support .


The A-29 can carry Piranha and Sidewinder air to air missiles, Griffin laser guided bombs, Maverick anti-tank missiles and 20 milimetre gunpods…. for good measure.
SPECIFICATIONS

Crew : Two (Pilot and navigator in tandem seat)

Max speed : 590km/h

Steal speed : -158km/h

g limit : +7/-3.5 g

Range : 720 nautical miles. (827 miles,

1,330 km)

Combat radios 550 km.

Endurance : 8 hours 24 mins (under any condition )

Service ceiling : 35,000 ft

Why this is quite frankly the dumbest military aquisition in the history of mankind.

The term “low cost” looses relivance considering the price tag. In February 2018 the Nigerian government paid a cool $600 million to the United States for 12 Super Tucano fighters.

This is the most expensive single aquisition program in the history of the Nigerian armed forces. Twelve Super Tucano’s ! You cannot make this up. This has to be the dumbest deal in military aviation history.

To put things into perspective, an Su-35 fighter costs between $40 – $45 million . Israel recently paid $1.1 billion for 17 F-35 fighters.

Suffice to say the amount spent on the Super Tucano is financially irresponsible, operationally and tactically unnecessary, and may actually undermine the counter-terrorism campaign if improperly deployed.

….But Why?

The Defense Ministry says the Super Tucano fighters are needed in the ongoing military operations against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east. Statements like these gives the impression the MOD is woefully incompetent, thinks Nigerians are gullible, or both.

Before the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari, Boko Haram occupied an area the size of Belguim, encompassing 17 local governments councils in Borno State and called 2 million Nigerians its own. Within a year the Nigerian army succeeded in seizing back these territories from Boko Haram, pushing the Jihadi group back into the Sambisa forest. A year later the Nigerian military was able to take back the Sambisa forest, converting it into a shooting complex and holding sporting competitions.

This feat was achieved WITHOUT the Super Tucano. Currently no Nigerian territory is under the insurgents, and over 30,000 people, mainly women and children held by Boko Haram have been freed. 21 of the 27 local councils of Borno State were under the total control of the insurgents. But today, they are all liberated. Without the Super Tucano. Justifying this white elephant project in tactical necessity does not hold water.

Threat perception

One of the characteristics of counter insurgency operation is the fluidity of the threat. Boko Haram has given up trying to hold territory and engage the Nigerian military in a conventional sense and have reverted to assumetry and now operates in the shadows, conducting suicide bombings and other kinds of asymmetric attacks.

Yes maybe the Super Tucano could have been useful years ago, in todays threat environment its useless. It might be devastatingly effective against covert insurgent bases and groups of fighters operating in remote territory outside government control, as they have in Colombia or Afghanistan. But since the fall of its Sambisa Forest stronghold, Boko Haram hasn’t been vulnerable to the Super Tucano’s powerful air-to-ground attack capabilities. It’s useless at this point. Even the use of heavy artillery is getting pointless as the group tries to blend into the population .

Military Balance

Despite spending over half a billion dollars on aircrafts, the military balance remains unchanged. We saw how effective the MiGs were in the mid eighties. Today in the event of a rapidly escalating conflict with our geopolitical and military adversaries, can Nigeria conduct a limited airtrikes to coerce the aggressors to back down like was done against the Cameroonians in the nineties? Does the Nigerian Air Force have the capability to guarantee the aggressor of punitive strikes in the event of military adventurism on Nigeria’s territory or those of our allies?

This is a real question the Nigerian President must ponder over. Thinking Nigeria can defend itself from an attack by a poorer less powerful adversary is a dangerous fantasy.

Here is the hypothetical scenario. Let’s forget about Bakassi, Nigeria lost Bakassi and will never get it back.

Chad decides to annex part, or all of the oil rich Islands in Nigerian controlled Lake Chad basin, much like it did in 1983. Chadian ground forces backed by amoured vehicles and helicopter gunships cross the border, and Nigeria is forced to respond with a mixed force of amoured brigades and air power.

All of the sudden, its threatening to morph into full-fledged war, threatening to engulf Borno State and push further inland because resistance at this point is minimal.

Fearing that the fighting will spill over into the rest of Borno or even break out as far inland as Maiduguri, Nigeria’s only option is to try to halt the advance of the enemy by harassing air strikes long enough for Nigeria to mobilize for full scale war and take advantage of its superior man power, in the hope is that this will cause Chadian commanders to pause amidst the destruction, and take a second to reconsider their options about going to war with Nigeria.

Does the Nigeria Air Force have the necessary assets to pull it off ? Especially if with the help of their ally France they manage to pull off a propaganda painting Nigeria as the bully, the aggressor attacking a smaller state, forcing France to come to the defense of its tiny lesser powerful ally.

In theory, a blistering defense, led by air attacks would be enough time for cooler heads to prevail  and for the invading army to try to hammer out some kind of ceasefire before Nigeria is able to mobilize for full scale war.

This is not a fantasy, this scenario is a legitimate one.

While wars are fought and won by boots on the ground, the most important part of a nation’s military in the begining of hostilities is the Air Force. Its faster to deploy. Beyond deterrence, a strong Air Force force provides the president with uniquely flexible options in an extreme crisis, particularly the ability to signal intent and control escalation.

DUMB PRIORITIES.

The Nigerian military claims to have embarked on an extensive plan to replace, and enhance the lethality of its fighting force. To this end the President just approved $1 Billion taken from the excess crude account to buy new weapons. The $600 spent on aquiring an aircrat that looks remarkably like the forebearer of the Second World War, the P-51 Mustang is an incompetence that borders on criminal. The Super Tucano is not designed to stand up in front conventional air and ground battle field forces .

Since 2014 Nigeria has spent $25 billion on its military, yet the status quo of Nigeria’s strategic assets remain the same, or in some cases have degenerated. With only between 6 to 8 F-7Ni fighter jets in the NAF with air to air capabilities and the only supersonic fighters, Nigeria has consistently proven we are not a nation to be taken seriously.

The Nigerian Air Force has a capability gap that poses an existential threat to the Nigerian Federation in a scale even Boko Haram will say “I don’t believe this” . The leaders of Africa’s wealthiest economy at determined to drive this nation to the ground with their ineptitude, and it seems there is nothing anybody can do to stop them.

https://defensenigeria.com/2018/04/15/say-hello-to-quite-frankly-the-dumbest-military-aquisition-in-the-history-of-mankind/

Igba123:
Nigerians, including falana, are inevitably corrupt. Solution needed pls.

haywire07:
It's all about money

Make I hear say u attend public Nigerian schools and you can achieve this.

Let's assume she finished secondary school at 14.

She attended a foreign university and spent 3years (there are courses abroad that are 3 years. Our overhyped architecture of 4-5 years is 3years in UK)

So at 17 she did Msc of two years and finished at 19.

Six years after she completed her PhD. (how many years is PhD?) even naija no de do phd for 6 yrs oga unless strike and beef from elders

I'm sure she's just about to go for NYSC.

I repeat It's all about money !!!!

HigherEd:
Well if she studied in Covenant uni for BA and MA she might not make it at 25 for a PhD because of national youth service year plus CU masters is nearly two years and PhD is four.. But if I am not wrong Masters in UK is just 1 year. That sort of amplified her chances here.

AntiRiot:
NB doing very well despite hostile economic environment. That's a sign of effective management.