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That series of names is just one of the many series of names that he has adopted since 2006 (others include Becomerich and Nigeria1). His current series of names begin with the word love. For example https://www.nairaland.com/love21a

Kokolett:
All my life as a Nigerian I have never seen or heard about any female that attained the rank of a general, be it major general or lieutenant general.

I'm aware that there are many women in the force but have never heard about any female general. Is there a Nigerian law against women reaching that rank or is the usual glass ceiling in play? Does anyone know any female general or even colonel?

Brigadier General Cecilia U. Akagu
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Major General TA Amusu
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Major General Aderonke Kale
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StoneColdBiceps:
No pun intended. There r many bridges on dat axis so d best description is Onikan/Tarkwa Bay. Takwa Bay water is under Onikan bridge. D bridge linking Onikan to Napex Bonny Camp, bonny camp still has a fly over so...ya dig?

That's Independence Bridge. It links Onikan with Victoria Island. That body of water is called Five Cowrie Creek.

Tarkwa Bay is a bay on the Commodore Channel, near Apapa.

leighcon:
Your highness!!!

No be only Onikan/ Tarkwa Bay bridge the thing affect. If you check Apapa/Lekki bridge it has been like that since 1942.

StoneColdBiceps, do you know where Tarkwa Bay is?

The ADC of the president of Ghana is usually of the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel or their equivalent in the other armed services.

However, President John Dramani Mahama caused controversy when he appointed a policeman (a chief superintendent of police) as his ADC in 2013. Presidents of Ghana had always had a military officer as their ADC since independence in 1957 and President Mahama had actually had a navy commander as his ADC on inauguration day, but he appointed the policeman as his ADC a few days later.

Retired military officers had condemned the move because it broke with tradition. Some said that the policeman cannot be called an ADC, because only military officers can be ADCs (they suggested that he should be called an orderly).

Some people said that the president is the commander in chief and so he could do whatever he wanted. They said that there was no law that said that the president must appoint a military officer as his ADC.

Some said that the controversy was just much ado about nothing. They said that there were much more important things for the country to pay attention to than who was the president's ADC and who was not.

Ghanaian president John Mahama and his ADC.

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OrlandoOwoh:
Yes, that action was taken by the Congress.

I want to know how powerful the Secret Service agents are to the extent of verbally and physically "assaulting" the President when he fails to heed to an intel on his safety in the public.

I had already typed a response, but something happened and it vanished before I could post it. Then I had a lot of things to do. I hope I can remember everything that I wanted to post.

Presidents usually take the advice of the Secret Service. There are a few exceptions though and the most notable recent example is President Clinton.

President Bill Clinton was criticised for being too fat, so he decided to take up jogging. This was a nightmare for the Secret Service, particularly because Clinton wanted to jog in public.

They repeatedly tried to stop him (they even constructed a running track within the White House compound), but Clinton had his way.

The Secret Service had to select agents that were fit enough to keep up with Clinton and still respond to any threats to his security.

There were many times when the president sprinted past his guards and they had to run like crazy to catch up with him.

Another example was when Clinton wanted to travel to Pakistan (in the late 1990s) and the Secret Service told him that it was too dangerous to go. Osama Bin Ladin's Al-Qaeda had been issuing threats against the US and the Secret Service had intel that the trip would be too dangerous.

However, this was just after Pakistan had detonated its first nuclear bomb and Clinton wanted to ensure that there were no problems between Pakistan and India, so he insisted that he had to go.

The Secret Service mounted a humongous security operation for the trip. The usual two Boeing VC-25 planes (Air Force 1) landed, but Clinton wasn't in any of them. He flew in on a much smaller plane (this is so that any terrorist that was trying to hit the Air Force 1 would not get Clinton).

There are usually 2 limousines in the president's motorcade, but there were three limos on this trip and they kept switching positions during the journey from the airport to the hotel (so that nobody would know which limo Clinton was in). There were electronic counter measures suburbans and helicopters hovering above. It all looked quite funny to me.

But most presidents usually take the advice of the Secret Service (eg, Obama giving his Blackberry to the Secret Service when he first became president. They eventually allowed him to use it. President Bush was told to take off his watch and hand it to an agent any time he goes to work a crowd, etc).

OrlandoOwoh:
Naptu2, I'll to see you write on the US Secret Service that has been providing security for the President since 1901.

The Secret Service was originally like the EFCC. It was set up in the 1800s because lots of people were making counterfeit US dollars and the government wanted to arrest and prosecute them. It was charged with curbing financial crimes.


However President William McKinnley was shot and killed in 1901 and the government then decided that it needed to provide better security for US presidents. So the Secret Service was then tasked with providing security for the President and his family, Vice President and his family, diplomats and diplomatic compounds and some other top government officials.

By the way, the new presidential limousine will soon be ready and it's a Cadillac again.

toluxa1:
So where in the report does it say we turned down an invitation. I have heard on CNN many months ago when the coalition was formed and Nigeria was listed then. So which one is being turned down again?

Nigeria was erroneously listed as a member of the coalition in the initial media reports. This was based on a list of potential members that was drawn up by the Saudis.

Garba Shehu then issued a statement to clarify things (check the third link I posted earlier). Garba Shehu said that

“Nigeria has been formally invited to be a member of the alliance”, but that the “decision to join has not been taken yet”.

That's the invitation that you asked for.

And in this report, President Buhari said:

"Even if we are not a part of it, we support you. I must thank the Kingdom of SaudiArabia for the recent creation of a coalition to address the menace of international terrorism.

"Nigeria will support your efforts in keeping peace and stopping the spread of terror in your region. This is in consonance with our own commitment and on-going efforts in seeking to stamp out Boko Haram terrorists from the West African sub-region and Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)."

President Nestor Kirchner of Argentina caused controversy when he decided to promote his ADC, Lieutenant Colonel Graham from lieutenant colonel to colonel one year ahead of his classmates.

President Nestor Kirchner was succeeded by his wife, President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner and she appointed the first female aides-de-camp to the President in Argentina's history.

I referred to Yar'Adua when I said that President Roosevelt usually leaned on his ADC when he had to stand in public because he didn't want the public to know that he had been crippled by polio. I'll explain that reference.

Olusegun Adeniyi wrote about an incident that happened in Lome, Togo in which President Yar'Adua had difficulties inspecting a guard of honour and had to be helped by his ADC, Colonel Dennis Mustapha Onoyiveta.

Nobody anticipated any trouble, until the President took about 20 steps and could not move again. Since the drummers and dancers were carrying on excitedly, there was not much attention focused on him at that point. He whispered to the ADC, who had by then moved close to him, that he may fall if he took as much as another step. Moving quickly, Mustapha draped the lapel of the President's babariga over his uniform, so that no one would see his right hand, which he had used to support the President while pulling him forward with his shoulder and right leg. Many in the ecstatic crowd watched the awkward and slow movement of the President. The ADC succeeded in dragging him forward until he could make a detour to enter the nearest room at the arrival hall. It was a public place, but all the officials were immediately cleared by a visibly worried Togolese President, who helped the ADC to sit President Yar'Adua on a chair provided for him.

Olusegun Adeniyi, "Power, Politics & Death", Kachifo Limited, 2011, p184

A friend of mine has drawn my attention to the fact that Lieutenant JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi served as aide-de-camp to the Governor Of Nigeria, Sir John Stewart Macpherson, in the early 1950s.

It is rumoured that President Vladimir Putin is grooming one of his former ADCs, Alexei Dyumin, to succeed him as president of Russia.

He promoted Dyumin from colonel to major general, then made him deputy minister of defence and has now made him the governor of Tula.

Lieutenant General Alexei Dyumin.

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muhsain299:
Correction Nnamdi Azikiwe wasn't The No 1 citizen as that time....Nnamdi was a ceremonial president. ...Tafawa Balewa was the Number 1

Read carefully. Nnamdi Azikiwe was the President, Head of State and Commander In Chief of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Tafawa Balewa was the Prime Minister and Head of Government.

France

In general, there are three ADCs of the president, including one who traditionally serves in the French Army, and all of whom are at the rank of lieutenant colonel. In essence, their mission is to transport the briefcase permitting the use of nuclear weapons. They can also provide general assistance to the President: For instance, at times aides-de-camp are seen placing the president's speech on his lectern when he arrives, or holding up notes during award ceremonies to remind him of the official words to be pronounced when handing over medals.


French President Francois Holland (C) gives documents to his aide-de-camp after a meeting entitled 'Climate, Energy and Society: the College de France in Paris, France, 09 November 2015.

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When the president travels, an aide-de-camp often rides in the front passenger seat of the presidential car. He is one of the people who are closest to the president.


Nicolas Sarkozy and his ADC
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The UK

In the United Kingdom, an aide-de-camp is a senior member of the armed forces or a member of the royal family. Equerries on the other hand are usually of the rank of major, lieutenant colonel or colonel and are appointed only to senior members of the royal family. There are now three equerries to the Queen of the United Kingdom, at least one of whom is in attendance on the Sovereign on a daily basis.

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Queen Elizabeth, President Obasanjo, the Commander of the Brigade of Guards and (behind) Major James Duckworth-Chad (the Queen's equerry). Major Duckworth-Chad is from a very influential family.


Lieutenant Commander Andrew Canale (Royal Navy) was the Queen's equerry from 2012 - 2015. In the pictures below he helps the Queen to hold a cake that was presented to her by an Asian Women's Group during a visit to Chadwell Heath Community Centre on July 16, 2015 in Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom.

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Wing Commander Samuel Fletcher (Royal Air Force) is the Queen's current equerry. In the picture below he welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family to Buckingham Palace as they arrive to meet the Queen.
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The United States

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President Ronald Reagan and his ADC, Colonel John Kline (US Marines). Colonel Kline is carrying the nuclear football. He later became a member of the US House Of Representatives.


The President of The United States has 5 full time ADCs (one each from the army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard) and 45 part time ADCs. One of the full time ADCs must be with the president at all times (hence the nickname "elbow man".



The ADC also acts as the Presidents Personal Assistant when the Personal Assistant is unavailable. The President's ADC is usually of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or its equivalent.


[size=8pt]President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was crippled by polio, but he didn't want the US public to know about it, so he often leaned on his ADC when he had to stand in public (he also used the Secret Service to prevent photographers from taking pictures of him when he was in his wheelchair or had to be assisted in public).[/b]

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his army ADC, Major General Edwin Martin "Pa" Watson. Notice that the President is supporting himself with his cane on his left hand and he has his right hand in his ADC's arm (remember Yar'Adua?). (Roosevelt was usually assisted by his son or his ADC when he had to stand in public).


General George Washington retained his aide-de-camp when he became the first President of the United States. All US presidents have had military ADCs since then. The job of the full time ADCs initially included coordinating the military units that provide services to the president, eg The White House Mess/kitchen (navy), The Old Guard (army), HMX1 (Marine Helicopter Squadron), the 89th Airlift Wing (Air Force 1), Marine Security Company Camp David, Marine Presidential Guard (The White House), etc, but these services are now coordinated by the White House Military Office.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Naval ADC, Captain Daniel J. Callaghan, taking the salute of a composite Battalion of the 14th Infantry at Gatun Locks, Panama Canal Zone, as they were disembarking from USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) on 18 February 1940. (Daniel Callaghan attained the rank of Rear Admiral before he was killed during the 2nd World War when an enemy shell hit his flagship).

The full-time ADCs also assist the president at military parades, military and state funerals, wreath laying ceremonies and medal presentation ceremonies. The ADCs also act as the president's personal assistant when his personal assistant is unavailable.

President Barrack Obama's former ADC from 2012-2014, US Marine Corp Lieutenant Colonel Lee Meyer (extreme right on the stage) assists the President as he presents medals of honour to military veterans.
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Colonel Meyer said that he was told, when he was appointed as the President's ADC, that it's a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week job. “I really realised that I was married when I told my wife that I couldn’t do something she wanted me to do because my president needed me ... and she said that wasn’t a good enough excuse,” said Meyer, who has been married for about a year


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US President Jimmy Carter at Dodan Barracks. Beside President Carter is the parade commander. Behind them is the Commander of the (Nigerian) Brigade of Guards, Colonel Mamman Vatsa and beside Vatsa (in white) is President Carter's ADC.


The full time ADCs carry the president's emergency nuclear satchel, aka the nuclear football (a Halliburton Zero briefcase). This has been the case since the early 1960s when John F. Kennedy was president. The nuclear football contains options for launching a nuclear strike, a code book and a communication system by which the President can transmit his orders to the National Command Centre. The main purpose of the nuclear football is to authenticate that it is actually the President that is giving the order to launch nuclear weapons and to ensure that he can give that order from where ever he is in the world.

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Presidents Obasanjo and Clinton with their ADCs. I think President Clinton's ADC in this picture was Colonel Dana Pittard, while President Obasanjo's ADC was the late Colonel Solomon Giwa-Amu.

The president also keeps a plastic card called "the biscuit" in his pocket. This card contains launch codes for nuclear weapons and is used in conjunction with the nuclear football.

The president has been separated from his ADC (and the nuclear football) a few times. John Hinckley shot President Reagan in 1981 and Reagan's chief detail immediately pushed him into the limousin and ordered the driver to drive to the hospital. The ADC (and thus the nuclear football) was left behind. The nuclear biscuit couldn't be found at first, but it was later found amongst President Reagan's bloody clothes in a plastic bag at the hospital.

On one occassion President Clinton left his ADC behind when he suddenly decided to leave a hotel at which he was attending a function. The ADC had to run all the way back to the White House (it wasn't safe to take a taxi while carrying the nuclear football).

President Clinton also once misplaced the nuclear biscuit and this earned him severe criticism from several of his ADCs many years later.

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US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson and President Bill Clinton. Lieutenant Colonel Patterson was President Clinton's Air Force ADC from 1996-1998.

In an extremely unusual move, Colonel Patterson wrote a book (after he had retired from the Air Force and Bill Clinton had left the White House) in which he viciously criticised President Clinton (I think it was in this book that he revealed that President Clinton once lost "The Biscuit" [a small notebook that contains the codes for launching a nuclear strike). The book is called, "Dereliction of Duty: Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America's National Security".


US Marine Lieutenant Colonel David Kalinske was President Obama's Marine ADC until 2010. Interestingly, Colonel Kalinske was a footballer in school and he ended up carrying the most important football in the world for the US President.

President Obama with David Kalinske and his family.

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President Obama with David Kalinske and family on Colonel kalinske's last day as the President's ADC.
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Muhammadu Buhari, President, Head Of State and Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

ADC = Lieutenant Colonel Muhammed Lawal (Nigerian Army).

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Lieutenant Colonel Lawal has been President Buhari's ADC since 2015.

Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President, Head Of State And Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria

ADC = Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe (Nigerian Army).

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Colonel Adegbe served as the ADC to President Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015.

Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy with a BSc in Mathematics. He also has a masters degree in Intelligence and International Security from Kings College, London. He has served in the 26th Motorized Battalion, Ecomog in Sierra Leone, the Office of the Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in London, the Intelligence Production Centre of the Headquarters of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and the 81 Division Intelligence Command, Lagos.

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President And Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria.

ADC = Colonel Mustapha Dennis Onoyivetta (Nigerian Army).

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Colonel Mustapha Onoyiveta from Delta State served as ADC to President Yar'Adua from 2007-2010. He played a controversial role while protecting the President during his illness, especially when the President suddenly returned to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia.

He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and posted to the Army Headquarters as head of the Army Operations Monitoring Team. He later served as Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff (Generals Ihejirika and Minimah).