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Politics › Re: Today Is Remembrance Sunday (100th Anniversary Of The End Of World War 1). by naptu2(op): 2:58am On Nov 11, 2018*

From the Nigeria Handbook 1970

The Second World War

During the Second World War, the Regiment served in many parts of the world and played a distinguished part in the defeat of the Italians in East Africa and the Japanese in Burma. The Royal West Africa Frontier Force provided the largest colonial expeditionary force to leave any colony and it was a West African division which was the first ever to be entirely supplied by air. The following paragraphs give, but a brief outline of the most complex and diverse operations in which the Nigeria Regiment took part.

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Troops of the Nigeria Regiment, 3rd West African Brigade (Thunder), boarding a Dakota Transport plane (circa 1943).

At the outbreak of the war, the Nigeria Regiment consisted of five regular battalions with supporting arms and services. In the early part of 1940, plans were made for the move of the 1st West African Brigade to East Africa. The Brigade consisting of 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions, Nigeria Regiment, 1st Light Battery, 1st Field Ambulance, 1st Infantry Brigade, Signals, and the 1st Field Company, R.E.; left Nigeria on June 3rd, 1940, together with a Gold Coast brigade. After taking part in the defence of Kenya, these brigades distinguished themselves in the Abyssinian Campaign. The Gold Coast brigade secured the west bank of the Juba after defeating the Italians at Bulo Erillo, whilst the Nigerian Brigade, by the capture of Merca, played an all-important part in the capture of Mogadishu. On February 13th, 1941, in company with the 22nd East African Brigade, the Nigerian Brigade advanced on Brava.

Despite their training in bush warfare based upon the lessons of the First World War and their short training in mobile warfare, they covered 600 miles between Mogadishu and Harar in twenty-six days, pushing the enemy before them and taking a number of guns, machine guns and prisoners. In the opinion of experts, this advance was the most rapid in the history of the East Africa Campaign.

The Brigade returned to Nigeria on September 5th, 1941 when it received an enthusiastic welcome and it provided the leaven of war-trained men for the great Expeditionary Force which was later to take part in the final defeat of the Japanese in Burma.

In 1940 it had not been anticipated that further troops would be required except for reinforcements and no further units were raised in the earlier part of the year. On the collapse of France in May and June, 1940 however, it was immediately decided to expand the Royal West African Frontier Force on a large scale and an extensive recruiting campaign was started. By the end of 1941 the Nigeria Regiment had, apart from other services, raised thirteen battalions.

These wartime battalions were built around a nucleus of 150 men from the old Reserve Battalion. The 7th Battalion came into official existence on June 8th, 1940 and from a cadre of this battalion a few months later and by local recruitment, the 12th battalion was raised.

Meanwhile the Reserve Battalion had moved to Enugu where the 9th Battalion, which was originally composed chiefly of Nigeria Police (including officers) with a few regular soldiers, was raised: after some time, some of the police were recalled and the battalion on its arrival at Sokoto in January 1941, (after a few months in Calabar) absorbed a large proportion of local recruits. At the same time, the battalions which were at first to make up the 6th Battalion, the 4th Brigade Group, were being formed at Kaduna and the 6th Brigade group was being established in Sierra Leone with the 4th and 11th Nigerian Battalions under command together with a Sierra Leonean and a Gambian battalion and mostly Sierra Leonean supporting arms and services.

In the early months of 1914 the 3rd Brigade Group consisting of 7th, 9th, and 12th Battalions, 3rd Light Battery, 3rd Brigade Group Company W.A.A.S.C, was formed with headquarters at Zaria. Later the 9th Battalion transferred to the 4th Brigade Group at Kaduna and the 6th Battalion came from that group to join the 3rd.

The 81st and 82nd West African Divisions were then formed for service in India and Burma. The Nigeria Regiment provided the 1st (West African) Infantry Brigade (1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions) the 3rd (West African) Infantry Brigade (5th, 9th and 10th Battalions) whilst the 4th and 11th Battalions had gone to Sierra Leone as part of the “mixed” 6th (West African) Infantry Brigade. When the Divisions went to India, the 11th Battalion remained in Sierra Leone and the 8th Battalion in Nigeria as holding battalions: the 13th Battalion was eventually disbanded and used to strengthen the 8th. In addition to these units with them supporting arms and services, the Royal West African Frontier Force also raised 43 Pioneer Companies and other group of 20 Garrison Companies which saw service in the Middle East, Palestine, Morocco and Sicily.

On their arrival in India in 1943, the 3rd (West African) Infantry Brigade was detached from the 81st (West African) Division and came under the command of General Wingate who was forming a “Special Force” to carry out the Second Chindit campaign. The remainder of the two divisions took part in the campaign in the Arakan.

A detailed and authentic history of the 1st (West African) Infantry Brigade in the Arakan has been published in “A Short History of the 1st (West African) Infantry Brigade in the Arakan 1944-45”.

It has been seen how the brigades came into being and that the history of the Arakan campaign is available for the students of the roles played by the 1st and 4th Brigades, but this account would be woefully incomplete, as there is nothing published without some special preference to the 3rd and 6th Brigades. The two West African Divisions were made up as follows: The 91st from the 3rd Nigerian Brigade Group, the 5th Gold Coast Brigade and the 6th Brigade with the 4th battalion of the Nigerian Regiment and Brigade groups from Sierra Leone and the Gambia and their supporting services, the 82nd from the 2nd Gold Coast and 1st and 4th Nigerian Brigades and the Nigerian Recce Regiment which became one of the greatest thorns in the Japanese side in Burma.

The original role of the 3rd Brigade was defence against Vichy French to the north and north-west of Nigeria and training was pursued with a view to fighting in open country and orchard bush. A similar role was the part of the 6th Brigade in Sierra Leone.

In August 1914, the 3rd Brigade Reconnaissance Company was formed and by January of the following year it had become a complete unit with a full complement of equipment. Meanwhile the first Auxiliary Group was being formed in Ibadan. They were originally W.A.A.S.C and enlisted as first-line carriers trained to arms and as stretcher-bearers: their services earned much praise later on in Burma and in Nigeria they undertook important duties on works of construction.

Training was interrupted intermittently from the middle of 1941 due to supposed threats of French invasion. The most important of these alarms was at the time of ‘Richelieu’ incident at Dakar and the last at the time of the British and American landings in North Africa in November, 1942. At that time, a brigade with a squadron of Free French Tanks was massed along the northern frontier of Nigeria ready to start a counter-offensive if the Vichy French should attack. All however, went off peacefully.

Following exercises in January 1943, the news of the future employment of the West African Expeditionary Force was divulged and from then onwards till embarkation there was feverish activity. Training in thick jungle fighting was carried out at the Olokemeji Battle School and in swamp fighting around Lagos.

On September 27, 1943 the brigade embarked at Lagos and landed in India on November 5, 1943.

The 3rd Brigade which was detached from the 81st (West African) Division was introduced to a very specialised form of warfare. Shorn of its Field Battery, Recce Squadron, Group Company and Auxiliary Group, the remaining units were reorganised into ‘columns’ two to each battalion. The columns were trained for long range penetration. Equipped with unfamiliar weapons including flame-throwers and carrying their heavier weapons on mules they were required to operate behind enemy lines dependent on air-supply drops and living for long periods on the rations they carried in their packs.

The brigade went into action alongside British and Ghurkha troops in March 1944. The Special Force’s object was to establish itself in the heart of Burma on the Japanese lines of communication supplying the Japanese forces including Assam and those retreating slowly in front of General Stilwell’s Chinese-American Army advancing on Myitkina from the north. Third Brigade’s initial role was to hold ‘fortresses’ on the lines of communication, based on which other columns operated against the Japanese.

The six Nigerian columns, having being flown into Burma from Assam, were concentrated near Mawlu in two fortresses, ‘Aberdeen’ and ‘White City’, 6th Battalion was at the road and rail block at White City, and 7th Battalion was allocated a mobile role in the White City area. White City was almost immediately subjected to a very strong Japanese ground and air attack which was successfully resisted during the whole of April. In May it was decided that Special Force should move northward to join forces with General Stilwell. White City, was evacuated, a column of 12th Nigeria Regiment being the last to leave and the brigade moved northward, fighting a series of actions on the way.

Concentrating in the area near Mogaung at the northern end of the “Railway Corridor”, later to be the main axis of the final victorious southward thrust into Burma, the brigade mounted a series of attacks on a strong Japanese defence position known as “Hill 60”. This position had orders to resist to the last man and succeded in holding out until eventually reduced by the British 36th Brigade heavily supported by artillery and air craft. Third Brigade had almost succeeded in capturing the feature on one occasion and only failed through lack of artillery and air support.

By this time the brigade had suffered heavy casualties. It had fought in the most appalling conditions through the heaviest rain for four months, living on hard rations – sometimes lucky to get five days rations in a week – and seldom having a roof over its head. When hill 60 had been taken, the brigade was therefore withdrawn and after a period of recuperation, started training again in Central India at the end of 1944 for a further campaign. This time, the three battalions were divided up among composite brigades of British and Gurkha troops, with whom the Nigerians established excellent relations.

The third Chindit campaign did not, however, materialise. The successful British advance in Burma had made long-range penetration no longer necessary or practicable, so Special Force was disbanded

Reorganised once more on orthodox lines, the brigade joined the 81st (West Africa) Division in an arear near Madras, where training was commenced for a sea-borne invasion of Malaya.

The 6th Brigade, including the 4th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment and the 6th Light Battery and a Field Survey Section, were in August 1943, the first West Africa troops to land in India. After training they proceeded to the Burma frontier area in the Arakan and before the end of the war, the 4th Battalion was established over the frontier on the headwaters of the Kaladan River valley which was the scene of its operations for nearly 14 months. The 4th Battalion was supplied entirely from the air , whilst a jeep track , known as “West Africa Way”, was constructed behind it through what seemed impossibly precipitous country. This remarkable feat covered no less than 73 miles. The rest of the Brigade and a Gold Coast brigade (the 5th) together forming the 81st Division, from which the 3rd Brigade had been detached to serve with the Chindit under General Wingate, followed and together were the first large force ever to be supplied entirely by air.

In the early months of 1944 the brigade advanced down the Kaladan valley as a left flank guard to the main 15th Indian Corps’ attack on Akyab. This attack for various reasons failed and though the 4th Battalion reached further south that year than any other large body of troops on the whole front. The division had to withdraw with the rest of the corps; after delaying tactics supported by detachments of the Reconnaissance Regiment, which up to this time had been undertaking aggressive landing operations along the coast towards Akyab, it held positions near the frontier throughout the monsoon and so forestalled the much vaunted Japanese advance on Calcutta.

The 4th Battalion led the return to Burma after the Monsoon by driving the Japanese off the precipitous slopes of Frontier Hill and the brigade advanced again down the Kaladan and parallel valleys. So successful was this outflanking movement, which was joined in January 1945 by the 82nd West African Division and resulted in joint capture by the two West African Divisions of Myohaung, that little resistance was put up in Akyab to the rest of the Corps. After the capture of Myohaung, the 81st Division, including the 6th Brigade, returned to India for rest and further training for an attack on Malaya, but an armistice was signed before this was launched. During the operation in the Kaladan Valley, the troops lived and fought in extreme jungle conditions, the only adjuncts of civilisation in the way of weapons, food, clothing, or shelter, being what they could carry themselves or what could be dropped from the air they faced these conditions for months on end in a way no other troops were ever called upon to do for such long periods. They acquitted themselves well and played a major part in driving the Japanese out of the Arakan.

The end of the war came before the West African Divisions could carry out their plans for the attack on Malaya and so, after a period of rest and vocational training in India, they returned to their home countries in 1946 with a record of which they could be well proud.

The Japanese were usually contemptuous of their foes and the following extract from a captured Japanese war diary is therefore worth recording.

The enemy soldiers are not from Britain but from Africa. Because of their belief, they are not afraid to die, so even if their comrades have fallen they keep on advancing as if nothing had happened. It makes things rather difficult. They have an excellent physique and are very brave, so fighting against these soldiers is somewhat troublesome.

The following are some of the honours won by Nigerian troops of the Royal West African Frontier Force during the Second World War 1939-1946: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 8; Military Medal, 58; British Empire Medal, 20; Mention in Despatches, 243; Certificates of Good Service, 39; Act of Gallantry, 1.

Myohaung Day ( January 24th) is the annual day of remembrance in honour of Nigerian soldiers killed in Burma. November 11th of each year is the annual commemoration day of Nigerian soldiers killed in the two World Wars.

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Politics › Re: Today Is Remembrance Sunday (100th Anniversary Of The End Of World War 1). by naptu2(op): 2:57am On Nov 11, 2018*

From the Nigeria Handbook (1970)

naptu2: Nigerian armed forces

The Nigerian Army grew out of the Royal Niger Company Constabulary and the forces of the old Lagos Colony and Niger Coast Protectorate.

When in 1886, the Royal Niger Company received its charter, it organised its constabulary which at first consisted of five British and two African officers and about 400 rank and file, of whom more than half were Fantis (from the Gold Coast). In view of the critical situation that followed French encroachments on the territory of the Niger Company in 1894-1897, the British Government decided to raise a local force and Colonel (later Lord) Lugard was sent out to raise and command it.

By the beginning of 1900, the force had become a thoroughly well-organised and disciplined corps which was called the West African Frontier Force. In that year, the greater part of it under Colonel (later General) Sir William Wilcocks took a very prominent part in the Ashanti campaign.

At the end of 1901, all the colonial military forces in British West Africa were modelled on the same basis and constituted into the West African Frontier Force, each dependency being responsible for the maintenance of its own regiment or battalion. The Northern Nigeria Regiment consisted of two batteries and two battalions, to which was added a third Mounted Infantry Battalion. At the same time, the Lagos Constabulary became the Lagos Battalion and the Niger Coast Protectorate Force, with a portion of the Royal Niger Company Constabulary, became the Southern Niger Regiment.

On the amalgamation of Lagos and Southern Nigeria, the Lagos Battalion became the second battalion of the Southern Nigeria Regiment.

When the Northern and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated on January 1st, 1914 the two Regiments became one, which was designated the Nigeria Regiment.

First World War

On the outbreak of war with Germany in August 1914, steps were immediately taken for the defence of Nigeria and for offensive action against the neighbouring German colony of The Cameroons. The Nigeria Regiment and Police were mobilised and volunteers from the European community were enrolled as members of the Nigeria Marine Contingent and the Nigeria Land Contingent.

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Colonial troops of the 1st Battalion, Nigerian Regiment, about to depart for action in German Kamerun (1914).

An early advance into German territory along the Benue and Cross Rivers met with failure, our troops in the north being driven back from Garua, a strongly defended position and in the south being similarly overpowered by superior forces at Nsanakang, after inflicting very heavy losses on the Germans.

However, a large expedition under Brigadier-General (later General) Sir Charles Dobell compelled Duala, the chief town of the Cameroons, to surrender unconditionally on September 27th 1914. The expedition consisted of African troops from all the British West African Colonies and French African troops. It included two battalions and a battery of the Nigeria Regiment and a large number of civilians were attached as temporary officers and non-commissioned officers. Ships of The Royal Navy and of the Nigeria Marine co-operated with the troops. After the fall of Duala, General Dobells troops secured both lines of the railway, but the heavy rains prevented a further advance till the end of 1915.

Early in 1915 Colonel (later Brigadier-General) Cunliffe. Commandant of the Nigeria Regiment, who had taken over command of the troops on the Nigerian border, had invaded Garua. He was assisted by French troops from the Chad district by a naval gun, the moral effect of which so affected the native garrison that the German commander was compelled to surrender on June 10th, 1915.

Leaving a small force to watch the German garrison at Mora, an almost impregnable mountain position, General Cunliffe then marched south to Banyo, where a powerful German force had deliberately prepared a very strong position on an extended hill feature similar in many ways to Mora Mountain. Cement had been freely used in the construction of fortifications, there was an ample water supply and the Germans had announced their intention of holding out there till the end of the war.

General Cunliffe advanced on the position under cover of darkness and at daybreak became heavily engaged at close quarters. The attack was pressed for two days and nights, but on the third night, under the cover of a heavy tornado, the larger part of the Germans succeeded in making their escape from the hill. However, a considerable number remained and surrendered at daybreak the next day. General Cunliffe continued on his way south to effect a junction with General Dobell’s troops and a simultaneous advance was made by another column from the Cross River.

Towards the end of 1915, a general advance was made on Yaunde, the new German Headquarters.

General Cunliffe’s troops from the north, General Dobell’s from the west and French and Belgium troops from the south-east converging on the town left the Germans no option but to evacuate it and it was entered by our troops on January 1st. 1916. The German troops retired towards Spanish Guinea and in spite of a close pursuit, succeeded in escaping into neutral territory, where they were disarmed. Mora, the last stronghold of the Germans, capitulated on February 18th, 1916 and the conquest of the Cameroons was completed.

In November 1916, a contingent from the Nigeria Regiment proceeded to East Africa under the command of Brigadier-General Cunliffe. It consisted of nearly 200 British and over 3,000 African and later 330 British and 3,000 more Africans were sent to reinforce the contingent. In addition to this, about 4,000 carriers were recruited in Nigeria for service in East Africa and a number of men were also recruited for service with the inland water transport in Mesopotamia. The Nigerian troops took part in some of the severest fighting in East Africa and they suffered heavy casualties, but their gallantry in action and the uncomplaining way in which they bore the hardships of a particularly arduous campaign won for them the highest praise. Over 80 decorations were awarded to the British and about the same number to the African ranks.

The contingent returned to Nigeria in March 1918 and received an enthusiastic welcome. After the return of the contingent from East Africa, it was reorganised as a brigade for further service abroad and was about to proceed to Palestine when the armistice was signed. The brigade was then demobilised and the regiment reduced to its normal size. In recognition of its services during the Great War, His Late Majesty, King George V of Britain awarded Colours to the Regiment, bearing the following honours: Ashanti 1873-1874, Ashanti 1900, Behobeho, Nyangao, East Africa 1916-1918, Duala, Garua, Banyo and Cameroons 1914-1916.

On March 14th, 1928, His Late Majesty King George V approved that the title of the forces be changed to the Royal West African Frontier Force.

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Politics › Re: Today Is Remembrance Sunday (100th Anniversary Of The End Of World War 1). by naptu2(op): 2:57am On Nov 11, 2018*

naptu2:
Isaac Fadoyebo was a Nigerian soldier that fought against the Japanese in Burma in World War 2. His unit was ambushed while moving in the Kaladan River Valley and Fadoyebo was badly injured. He was rescued by Burmese villagers who hid them from the Japanese for 10 months.

A British journalist called Barnaby Philips, who had been the BBC's Nigeria correspondent and later worked for Al-Jazeera, made a documentary about Fadoyebo's exploits. He was able to track down the Burmese family that hid Isaac Fadoyebo and deliver a letter of gratitude from Isaac Fadoyebo to them. The documentary, called Burma Boy was shown in 2012. This is the documentary.

(Isaac Fadoyebo died in November 2012)

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

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Politics › Today Is Remembrance Sunday (100th Anniversary Of The End Of World War 1). by naptu2(op): 2:57am On Nov 11, 2018*

Today Is Remembrance Sunday (100th Anniversary Of Armistice Day).

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.

Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month", in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am.). Today marks exactly 100 years since the First World War came to an end.

Remembrance Sunday is held every year on the Sunday closest to November 11. This year the 11th of November is a Sunday.

Prince Charles has been touring some West African countries that contributed troops to the British war effort and he laid wreaths at the National Cemetery, Abuja on Thursday, November 8th, in honour of Nigerian soldiers that died in the First and Second World Wars. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yusuf Tukur Buratai’s father was among those honoured at the event. General Buratai’s father fought in the Second World War and he passed away earlier this year. Other members of the Royal Family have been visiting other Commonwealth countries that contributed troops to the British war effort in World War 1 and World War 2.

In Nigeria, Remembrance Day was formerly marked on 11 November of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) for the World War II veterans in the British Commonwealth of Nations, but it was changed to 15 January of every year in Nigeria in commemoration of the surrender of Biafran troops to the Federal troops on 15 January 1970 thus signalling the end of the Nigerian Civil War.

Many Nigerian soldiers fought and died during the First and Second World Wars.

Sky News: “Prince Charles lays wreath in Abuja.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFE-T9wOie4

Channels TV News: Prince Charles lays wreath in Abuja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLS4MC2cs_8

Pictures below: Prince Charles and Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Retired General Mansur Dan Ali, lay wreaths at the National Cemetery, Abuja. This section of the cemetery is partly maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Prince Charles and Nigeria's defence minister, Retired Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali, lay wreaths at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Names of some Nigerian soldiers that died during the First World War.

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The Nigerian National Flag, the Nigerian Defence Flag, The Royal Standard and the British Flag fly above the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Prince Charles arrives the National Cemetery and is introduced to the service chiefs and officials of the Ministry of Defence by the Minister of Defence, General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd.)

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General Dan Ali, Prince Charles, Paul Arkwright (UK High Commissioner to Nigeria), the UK Defence Attaché and Nigerian service chiefs.

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Politics › Re: Maiduguri Is Currently Under Attack By Boko Haram Militants. by naptu2(op): 8:15pm On Nov 10, 2018

tolufase:
I just called my younger brother who lives in Maiduguri he said is he wasn't aware of such in Maiduguri.

Why should people be spreading fake news?

tolufase:
Thanks for the information. My younger brother promised update me, so I'm waiting for the update.

He might not be aware because the area that Boko Haram attacked is at the outskirts of the city (Bala Shuwari and Jiddari Polo area).

Politics › Re: Maiduguri Is Currently Under Attack By Boko Haram Militants. by naptu2(op): 8:00pm On Nov 10, 2018

Residents flee homes as Boko Haram attack village near Maiduguri

By Olatunji Omirin, Maiduguri | Published Date Nov 10, 2018 18:50 PM

Scores of civilians are fleeing their homes as Boko Haram insurgents are currently attacking a community near Maiduguri, the state capital, a local source said.

Residents of Polo area and Giwa Barracks are running as a result of gunfire exchange near their area.

Ba’ Modu a residents of Polo told our reporter that there is confusion in Bala Shuwari about 2 kilometers away to the area as a result.

“We are running now, there is heavy gunfire going on at Bale Shuwari. As I am speaking to you, there is confusion everywhere, ” Modu told Daily Trust via Phone.

Details later…

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/residents-flee-homes-as-boko-haram-attack-village-near-maiduguri.html

Politics › Re: Maiduguri Is Currently Under Attack By Boko Haram Militants. by naptu2(op): 7:40pm On Nov 10, 2018*

Residents flee homes as Boko Haram attack village near Maiduguri

By Olatunji Omirin, Maiduguri | Published Date Nov 10, 2018 18:50 PM

Scores of civilians are fleeing their homes as Boko Haram insurgents are currently attacking a community near Maiduguri, the state capital, a local source said.

Residents of Polo area and Giwa Barracks are running as a result of gunfire exchange near their area.

Ba’ Modu a residents of Polo told our reporter that there is confusion in Bala Shuwari about 2 kilometers away to the area as a result.

“We are running now, there is heavy gunfire going on at Bale Shuwari. As I am speaking to you, there is confusion everywhere, ” Modu told Daily Trust via Phone.

Details later…

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/residents-flee-homes-as-boko-haram-attack-village-near-maiduguri.html

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Politics › Maiduguri Is Currently Under Attack By Boko Haram Militants. by naptu2(op): 7:36pm On Nov 10, 2018

TVC News and residents of Maiduguri report that Boko Haram militants are currently attacking Maiduguri.

https://twitter.com/tvcnewsng/status/1061321232178655232

Travel › Re: Ikeja BRT Bus Terminal Dismantled, 7 Months After (photos) by naptu2: 1:21am On Nov 09, 2018*

AutoReportNG:
The much celebrated Ikeja BRT Bus Terminal seems to be in the news again and this time for the wrong news. AutoReportNG has been seeing tweets and mentions about the Ikeja BRT Bus been a shadow of itself and that the Lagos State Govt seems to have abandoned the project and start to dismantle the terminal.

We can confirm that truly the much celebrated Ikeja BRT Bus Terminal has been dismantled, demolished. The buses have been moved and so also the canopies, the ticketing stalls have been closed.

According to insiders, we are meant to understand that there need to be some finishing works on this terminal that the commission was hurriedly done for Pres. Buhari to the commission that's why no activity has taken place since it was commissioned for use.

We hope and pray this is true for renovation purposes.

The facility, which is sitting on 10,000 square meters land space is equipped with Intelligent Transport System (ITS), Fully Air-conditioned terminal, Food Court, Shops, Toilets, ATM Gallery, Free Wi-Fi, Electronically Controlled shades, among others.

Pres. Mohammed Buhari in March 2018 commissioned this world-class terminal amidst fanfare and ever since the terminal is yet to come alive.

See more pictures below...

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Powerexpert:
There should have been an official release to this. Abi scam ti takeover

https://mobile.twitter.com/LAGOSGMT1/status/1060496202666598400

Sports › Re: 2018 African Women's Nations Cup Draw And Fixtures by naptu2(op): 5:15pm On Nov 08, 2018

Updated fixtures for AWCON 2018 (Equatorial Guinea has been included).

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 11:44am On Nov 08, 2018

toscolee:
Thanks, but I think it's a recent development.

It has always been the case.

In fact, once upon a time there was no age limit for the Olympic football competition. FIFA imposed an age limit to prevent the Olympic football tournament from competing with the World Cup (furthermore, the Olympics only allowed amateurs to play while the World Cup allowed professional players to play).

FIFA and the IOC had a clash in the 1990s. The IOC wanted FIFA to remove the age limit, but FIFA didn't want to. The IOC threatened to suspend football from the Olympics. They eventually settled on a compromise. 3 overaged players were allowed to play in the Olympic football tournament (beginning with the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta).

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Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 11:19am On Nov 08, 2018

toscolee:
I thought FIFA doesn't recognize football at the Olympics

FIFA organises football at the Olympics. It is a FIFA tournament.

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 10:38am On Nov 08, 2018

Ojukwubucket:
[s]Equatorial Guinea beat Nigeria in the semi-final of 2008 African Women’s Championships, the first team to have ever achieved the feat.[/s]
Ghana female team were the first to ever beat Nigeria in the awcon ...I think 2004 edition in the group stage.

Equatorial Guinea are the first team to beat Nigeria in the final of the Nations Cup (they are also the only other country to win the competition).

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 10:32am On Nov 08, 2018

Group B is now the group of death. It features 3 former finalists, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa.

There are two former finalists in Group A, Cameroon and Ghana.

Only two teams go through from each group.

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 10:26am On Nov 08, 2018

Statement on CAF Appeals Board decision to reinstate Equatorial Guinea to the 2018 AWCON

November 8, 2018

https://i2.wp.com/footballkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FKF-logo-1.jpg?resize=696%2C608

We are profoundly astonished by the Appeal Board of Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) decision to reinstate the Equatorial Guinea women football team to the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, 10 days to the commencement of the tournament.

As Football Kenya Federation, it is our position that the decision by the CAF Appeals Board is a great injustice not only to the Kenya national women football team Harambee Starlets but also to the millions of Kenyan fans spread across the world, the Kenyan government and the federation, which has since dedicated enormous resources in preparations for the 2018 AWCON.

Moreover, the timing of the decision, which comes on the back of a FIFA ban on Equatorial Guinea for fielding ineligible players during the qualification competition for the Rio 2016 Olympic women’s tournament and CAF’s decision to include Kenya, for both the Draw of the 2019 Women World Cup and the recently released 2019 AWCON fixtures, is not only retrogressive but also goes against the spirit of fair play.

That notwithstanding, in our protest to CAF dated August 22, 2018 we stated and still have reasons to believe that one Annette Jacky Messomo is not eligible to play for the Equatorial Guinea women football team, as she is not a bonafide citizen of the country, having lived and played all her football in Cameroon and Europe.

This has not changed.

However, in light of the recent development and in the spirit of fair play we have been left with no option but to seek redress as per the statutes of CAF and FIFA, with the sole aim of promoting fairness and integrity of the sport.

Consequently, we have written to CAF expressing our displeasure with November 7, 2018, ruling and initiated an appeal process at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with a view to having Kenya included in the tournament and/or stopping the same from commencing until the matter is heard and resolved.

It is our belief that both CAF and CAS will treat the matter with the seriousness that it deserves, this even as Harambee Starlets remain in camp in preparation for our AWCON opening fixture against Zambia scheduled for November 18, 2018, at the Cape Coast Stadium, beginning 1830hrs local time.

http://footballkenya.org/statement-caf-appeals-board-equatorial-guinea/

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 9:57am On Nov 08, 2018*

There is confusion about qualifications for the World Cup in France next year. The Nations Cup serves as the qualifiers for the World Cup. The top 3 teams at the Nations Cup will qualify for the World Cup. However, FIFA had banned Equatorial Guinea from the World Cup for fielding ineligible players in the qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games, so what happens if Equatorial Guinea gets to one of the top 3 positions at the Nations Cup?

Statement on CAF Appeals Board decision to reinstate Equatorial Guinea to the 2018 AWCON

November 8, 2018

https://i2.wp.com/footballkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FKF-logo-1.jpg?resize=696%2C608

We are profoundly astonished by the Appeal Board of Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) decision to reinstate the Equatorial Guinea women football team to the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, 10 days to the commencement of the tournament.

As Football Kenya Federation, it is our position that the decision by the CAF Appeals Board is a great injustice not only to the Kenya national women football team Harambee Starlets but also to the millions of Kenyan fans spread across the world, the Kenyan government and the federation, which has since dedicated enormous resources in preparations for the 2018 AWCON.

Moreover, the timing of the decision, which comes on the back of a FIFA ban on Equatorial Guinea for fielding ineligible players during the qualification competition for the Rio 2016 Olympic women’s tournament and CAF’s decision to include Kenya, for both the Draw of the 2019 Women World Cup and the recently released 2019 AWCON fixtures, is not only retrogressive but also goes against the spirit of fair play.

That notwithstanding, in our protest to CAF dated August 22, 2018 we stated and still have reasons to believe that one Annette Jacky Messomo is not eligible to play for the Equatorial Guinea women football team, as she is not a bonafide citizen of the country, having lived and played all her football in Cameroon and Europe.

This has not changed.

However, in light of the recent development and in the spirit of fair play we have been left with no option but to seek redress as per the statutes of CAF and FIFA, with the sole aim of promoting fairness and integrity of the sport.

Consequently, we have written to CAF expressing our displeasure with November 7, 2018, ruling and initiated an appeal process at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with a view to having Kenya included in the tournament and/or stopping the same from commencing until the matter is heard and resolved.

It is our belief that both CAF and CAS will treat the matter with the seriousness that it deserves, this even as Harambee Starlets remain in camp in preparation for our AWCON opening fixture against Zambia scheduled for November 18, 2018, at the Cape Coast Stadium, beginning 1830hrs local time.

http://footballkenya.org/statement-caf-appeals-board-equatorial-guinea/

Sports › Re: Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 9:44am On Nov 08, 2018*

Equatorial Guinea's bad reputation had a negative effect on their star player, Genoveva Anonma Nze. Nigerian and South African players at the 2010 African championships accused her of being a man. She was almost in tears during a BBC interview in which she revealed that she had to strip naked before officials in order to prove that she was actually a woman.

Genoveva was the 2012 African player of the year and she also played for Atletico Madrid in 2016 and 2017. She is the captain of the Equatorial Guinean team.

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Sports › Danger For The Super Falcons As CAF Reinstates Equatorial Guinea To AWCON 2018 by naptu2(op): 9:44am On Nov 08, 2018*

CAF have reinstated Equatorial Guinea to the 2018 African Women’s Nations Cup, which will hold in Ghana later this month. Equatorial Guinea had initially been banned by CAF after Kenya protested the inclusion of Annette Jacky Messomo in the Equatorial Guinean team that played against Kenya in the qualifiers.

Equatorial Guinea has been infamous for fielding Nigerians, Cameroonians, Brazilians Ghanaians, Burkinabes and even men in their female national team. They were banned from participating in the last Nations Cup because they fielded an ineligible player in the qualifiers.

The most infamous case of cheating by the Equato-Guineans was the case of the Simpore “Sisters”, Salimata and Bilguisa. Nigerian, Ghanaian and South African players at the 2010 African Championships complained that the Simpore Sisters were actually men. A journalist conducted an investigation into the matter and he discovered that the sisters were actually boys from Burkina Faso who had played in a regional tournament in their home country. Equatorial Guinea hired a Brazilian coach ahead of the 2011 World Cup and he refused to include the sisters in his team. He later confessed, after leaving the job, that the sisters were actually men.

Annette Jacky Messomo is a Cameroonian and she was in the Cameroonian team to the 2014 Nations Cup, although she did not play a single game. She started playing for Equatorial Guinea in 2016 and she played for them against Kenya in the Nations Cup qualifiers. Kenya protested her inclusion in the team (stating that she had not been cleared to play for Equatorial Guinea) and CAF consequently banned Equatorial Guinea from the Nations Cup. However, in the past week, the Kenyans have been complaining that they don't have enough money to send their team to Ghana and the CAF appeals committee has now reinstated Equatorial Guinea to the Nations Cup. This means that Kenya is out of the Nations Cup.

Equatorial Guinea beat Nigeria in the semi-final of 2008 African Women’s Championships, the first team to have ever achieved the feat. They are also the only other team, apart from Nigeria, to have won the championship. They beat South Africa in the finals of the 2008 and 2012 championships. However, Nigeria defeated Equatorial Guinea in the final of the 2010 edition of the competition.

Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Equatorial Guinea are drawn in the same group in the 2018 Nations Cup.

The president of the Football Kenya Federation has vowed to proceed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports if Kenya is excluded from the Nations Cup

DECISIONS OF THE APPEAL BOARD OF 7th NOVEMBER 2018

07 November 2018
06:47

On November 7, 2018, the Appeal Board of Confédération Africaine de Football held a meeting in order to decide on the appeal of the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol of the decision of the Disciplinary Council of September 8, 2018.

Regarding the eligibility protest against player Annette Jacky Messomo during the match no. 30 Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya played in the frame of the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations 2018, the Appeal Board decided as follows :

1. The appeal lodged by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol is admissible;

2. The decision no 001-CAI-08.09.2018 is overruled;

3. The player Annette Jacky Messomo is eligible to play for the National Team of Equatorial Guinea;

4. The National Team of Equatorial Guinea is reintegrated in the Total African Women's Cup of Nations 2018.

http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=Qv%2BEuYC0pxaO9uLG%2BRhVRg%3D%3D&utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Pic 1) Salimata Simpore

2) Bilguisa Simpore

3) Annette Jacky Messomo

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs South Africa: (AWCON) 2018 Women Cup Of Nations - 0 - 1 (Full Time) by naptu2(op): 2:24am On Nov 08, 2018*

Watch the matches live on these channels.

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs South Africa: (AWCON) 2018 Women Cup Of Nations - 0 - 1 (Full Time) by naptu2(op): 2:24am On Nov 08, 2018*

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Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs South Africa: (AWCON) 2018 Women Cup Of Nations - 0 - 1 (Full Time) by naptu2(op): 2:23am On Nov 08, 2018*

Thomas Dennerby: Why I included Rasheedat Ajibade and Anam Imo in Nigeria squad

Samuel Ahmadu
Correspondent

00:12. 12/11/2018

The Falconets striking duo could make their first Africa Women's Cup of Nations appearance and the Swede has explained their inclusion

Thomas Dennerby says he included Rasheedat Ajibade and Anam Imo in Nigeria's 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations squad to help the U20 Women's World Cup stars gain experience.

The Falconets duo were named in the 21-woman final squad by the Swede despite their uninspiring display at the 2018 Fifa U20 Women's World Cup in France in August.

Earlier in February, both starred in the Super Falcons' bronze-winning campaign at the 2018 Women's WAFU Cup in Abidjan, where they defeated Mali 2-1 in the third place match.

Despite their lack of experience, the 59-year-old is unmoved as he believes both strikers can build upon their World Cup experience from France in Ghana.

"As a coach, it is always good if you can show that you trust them, especially when it's young players because they need more support," Dennerby told Goal.

"As long as you are a player and the older you're, you will need less support and less instruction. It is like when you start in school, the young you're - you need more instructions.

"And after a couple of years, you have to start to learn some by yourself. In the end, you can be part of teaching younger girls on and off the pitch, especially on how to behave when in camp.

"That's why it was good some of them were at the U20 Women's World Cup tournament and being aware of what if takes to play on the big stage and being part of such long camping is quite different from being at home."

Dennerby further pledged to offer Ajibade and Imo some minutes to gain experience at the tournament, while stressing his side's determination to impress and retain the title.

"I think Ajibade have a unique playing vision and she really has the feeling of what to do and where to run when on the field." he continued.

"She also has something that is really important which is making players around her do better because she is smart and also creates space for others.

"For Anam, she also has her own special strength, using her speed, good touches and energy. In our friendly game against the boys (Dominion Hotspur), we had a good period on the right side in the last 30 minutes and we created chances and scored from it.

"Of course, they are young and we don't expect that they are the one that will run the team. We hope during the tournament we can bring them in to gain experience for the future but when it comes to the big games, we have to win and perform well.

"It all depends on how the games look like. I and Jorgen and the rest of the coaching staff will have to take the decisions when we see what happens in the games. You could have a plan going into a match but it could also change quickly."

https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/thomas-dennerby-why-i-included-rasheedat-ajibade-and-anam-imo-in-/y3jdtkk88xqe1ejyzvcbuh3iy

Crime › Re: Drunk Lagos Policeman Goes Viral by naptu2: 4:55pm On Nov 07, 2018

Drunk Policeman In Viral Video Has Been Dismissed By The Inspector General.
https://www.nairaland.com/4832703/drunk-policeman-viral-video-been

Crime › Re: Lagos Drunk Policeman Dismissed By The Inspector General by naptu2(op): 4:46pm On Nov 07, 2018

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Crime › Lagos Drunk Policeman Dismissed By The Inspector General by naptu2(op): 4:46pm On Nov 07, 2018

The drunk policeman that appeared in a viral video has been dismissed from the Force by the Inspector General of Police.

Inspector Kadima Useni served with the 22nd squadron of the Mobile Police Force (Mopol 22) in Ikeja before his dismissal.

His dismissal was announced by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on their Twitter feed.

https://mobile.twitter.com/rrslagos767/status/1060184159015108608

See previous thread here.

https://www.nairaland.com/4831814/drunk-lagos-policeman-goes-viral

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Politics › Re: Sunny Dike Odogwu Is Dead! by naptu2: 3:13pm On Nov 06, 2018

ajl:
Finally, it seem the angel of death is in turbo mode against our oppressive "ancestors" that are holding people in the jugular. It was Anenih and now Odogwu.

Was it not this one that claim Niger-Delta oil belong to Northern Nigeria. Hope he already paid the N26 Billion he was debt owing Diamond bank.

Nigerians would be shocked between now and February as more of the expired ancestors go where they belong. Enemy of the masses.

https://www.nairaland.com/16374/oil-nigeria-belongs-north

www.sweetcrudereports.com/2015/02/10/diamond-bank-sues-sunny-odogwu-over-n26bn-debt/

Sunny Okogwu (a Kaduna based businessman that was Mariam Babangida's brother) is different from Sunny Odogwu (who just passed away).

It was Sunny Okogwu that allegedly made the comment about Niger Delta oil, not Sunny Odogwu.

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