₦airaland Forum

shymexx: Fair enough. However, this wasn't a recon mission (according to the article), they were preparing for attack on the BH camp when the ambush happened. So it was a surprise attack/ambush and I doubt anyone would be able to deploy a UAV in that scenario. The onus was on them to fight their way out of it, while calling for reinforcements.

I don't know and I'm not trying to blame the dead people for what happened, since I don't know what weapons the BH guys had and the total number of jihadists who laid the ambush - however how two platoons of soldiers were completely destroyed is definitely a mystery to me.

Something similar also happened to the Nigerian army in Darfur when the supporter of APC militants ambushed their base. We definitely need to start asking questions, to be honest.

shymexx: Are you telling me that without the bolded, the men and women of the Nigerian army can't fight their way out of an ambush? How about battles like: urban warfare and counter-insurgency - where all these assets are next to useless? These guys need proper training, to be honest.

Come on now, the militants destroyed about two platoons of the naija army - and almost a company. Someone definitely needs to be sacked!

shymexx: Very sad!!

However, even without air cover and let's say they were even compromised - 100 men should still be able to dig in and fortify their position(s). Unless the BH were in their thousands. This is definitely more than a loss, this is a disaster for the Nigerian army. Their methods and professionalism have always been questionable, but you can't the men and women of the Nigerian armed forces who risk their lives to protect the country - the blame is solely on the system and how every facet of Nigeria is basically useless.

R.I.P to the brave ones!

eGuerrilla: Since you've decided to stretch credulity even further, I cannot stop you from taking a leap of faith while basking in the illusion of attainment. You are not the first and certainly won't be the last.

FBS: Oh I bet that makes you feel like a champion dirty slapping a 2 year old. Keep it up.

igbo2011: Exactly. This rocket will protect nigerians from invaders whho want to kill us. So this benefits us

voltron: Science indeed, Space Research indeed.. how do illiterates get to be in charge.. how many of our Scientists (and We have Hundreds) have published in a Science journal? how many have nobel prizes for Science, how many in recent times have done research that uncovered a major or even minor cure for malaria.. They have not even explored numerous published scientific discoveries they want to venture to discover ... Nuclear research.. how many Students have you sponsored to study science and or Nuclear Science.. you have satellites in Space that you cannot even control.. 95% Failure rate in WAEC, FG cannot sponsor any thing in Science and Infrastructure development, but if it is to invite Alingo or Dbanj and give awards to Aki and Pawpaw you will see them there..

danikik7: Nigeria is defficient in space technology /exploration. Alll these project is based on buying, construction and installation from Japan.At the end Nigeria is being feed with third class information like Surrey in UK does.My candid opinion is that ,it should be put on hold until we have bright boys from our tertiary institutions in conjunction with well articulate Profs in the field to build and propergate the agency to our test.For now all I see are more fat-cats that will bleed the nation in the name of we shall soon get there with nothing to show for it. They can commense if the Agency has the capacity to buld at least 70-80% of its satellite and deploy them into orbit without foreign aid.

ilugunboy: Even the most ardent GEJ supporter will see there is no way Jonathan Goodluck will be President in 2015 if things continue the way they are.

The only blind supporters that have failed to properly put what is going on into proper context are the handful of crumbs munching SE fellows and the SS it's our oyel people

eGuerrilla: I disagree with you here. If we are adding no value to the field of rocket research - such as using locally sourced materials, for instance - we might as well pack in and divert our attention elsewhere. There is no point trying to re-invent the wheel in 2013, when custom built rockets can be easily sourced from South Africa.

0key: it's definitely a paid review. Wishing him d best.

ayobase: The state of California's minimum wage of $10 (N1,500) per hour to start by 2016. It seems it is about $8 (N1,200)at the moment.

A US citizen that works 10 hrs daily for 20 days gets approximately N300,000 ($2,000) per month!

Nigeria's is N18,500 ($123) per month. Meaning N92 ($0.6) per hour pay.


Why won't people wanna run go greener pasture.

#Im just saying ni o#


http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/12/bill-set-to-raisecaliforniaminimumwageto10.html

donigspain: Did I just read 3 kilometers peak ascent by a national rocket? That's just within the troposphere and ridiculously not even half of Mt Everest.
Better late than never. A step in the right direction even though it came 50 years after independence.

Danhumprey: When we have a lot to worry about as a nation,our leaders are busy pursuing "white elephant" projects. How would this be of benefit to the citizens of this country who have bear enough and have continued to be patient,hoping that change would come soon.

Would this make other countries to begin to fear us? Or would it make us a super power

Bunch of clueless people.

laykhorn: Hyundai is Japanese
KAI is Indian

sweetcheecks: You guys always speak from both sides of your mouth thats why the world does not take you seriously. Is it not what you always screaming about? That you want the North devided from the South becouse of the same? Religion that is? Not that you had any power to change America's decision to attack Goddafi with or without Nigeria's support they would have attacked. America does not recognise you as a strong force in the politics of Africa. See how Obama refused to visit Nigeria against your whinning. Go figure! Kenya is more respected by America becouse they have succesfullyy fought off the Somali rebels without your help and you think Kenyata is safe becouse of you when you cannot even fight a tiny, ill armed Boko Haram. Delusions is your problem. Thats it! It takes ballz, iron ones at that t and selflessness to be a "giant" of a continent. Any continent for that matter. Nigeria lacks sound political comradie-ness to stand for something except money into their thieving politicians poockets while they continue to bleed poverty stricken immigrants who woupd do anything for survival to the rest of the world.

agbameta: I'll ignore the comical side of boasting with some village prison. Even the fact that you need new prisons to house criminals instead providing basic necessities for the citizenry is a reflection of Akpabios akwa ibom's status as the most violent state in Nigeria and also the murder capital of Nigeria.

The village governor built a prison in his village, but he stashed his own precious family in peaceful Lagos under the care of Fashola and the Lagos state government far far away from Akpabio's murder capital of Nigeria..smh.


This is the silliest and pointless thread ever....

KnowAll: How many miles is Duste to Lagos = 800 km.
How many miles is Dutse to Abuja = 450 km



[size=16pt]This gentleman with all intent and purposes, living 100's of miles from Lagos(the media capital of Naija and also doubling as the propaganda capital of the nation) and Abuja(the Political Capital) Has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is the most astute, best Financial Manager amongst all the Governors in the nation, considering his low-income based allocation. He is the best when it comes to service-delivery to his people. He has transformed a dusty, back-water called Duste in particular and Jigawa State in general into a sahelian wonderland that one can only envy.

To have this kind of ingenious silent performer at the centre would be like " a second manna-from heaven ". Let us make it happen, Lamido has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he can deliver. What are we waiting for, that is our next President, so boys and girls let us get started.

Forget Fashola, Forget Akpabio, Forget Amechi and Forget Sullivan, Lamido is the real deal. He is a thousand times ahead of the aforementioned, so let us vote-in Lamido.

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VULCAN: First Off, let me hail everyone on here. People say that Nigerians don’t discuss issues that don’t concern their bellies and this is evidence that that assertion may be untrue,

Let me dive in. Some people here are ready to lay down their life swearing that Assad used chemical weapons. But I have to ask- based on what proof?

Based on an intercepted phone call between two Syrian Army war commanders?? Intel supplied by Israel. I'm disappointed how someone will sit in front of their TV and swallow whatever CNN and Al J report.

You wanna convict me of murder cause you "claim" you have a record of a phone call between my bodyguards discussing a murder. Even in a court of law you can’t convict a man on such flimsy evidence.

It’s also interesting to note that the Germans say that the Syrian Army commanders asked for permission to use CW “9 TIMES” and were refused. That’s a story that needs to be looked into.

Permit me to attempt to put you into al-Assad’s mind.

I am al-Assad. I have been fighting the rebels for 1 and half years. They are being funded by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the US. None of whom can provide military support for obvious reasons.

Then suddenly from out of the blue the President of the US announces that the use of CW is a “red line” that I should not cross. My enemy has spoken. He has just informed me of the ONLY circumstance that will allow him to intervene militarily because he needs an excuse before his people who are war weary.

Then a year later, the day after I receive UN inspectors to Syria.......

…….I use CW to kill 1,400 people ,100km away from where the UN inspectors are.

Really? Really, REALLY, I give the ONLY one of my enemies who can take me down in a matter of months the very reason he needs to come in and do that.

REALLY!!!!

REALLY!!!!!!

REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!

Symphony007: i'm so loving this arguemet because as it goes futhur. Your ignorance becomes more glaring.

You are talking of france who has the 5th largest military on earth, the country that has the third largest stockpile of nuclear weapons on earth, the country that bombed libya? The country that rid northern mali of toureg rebels in weeks, the country that ended the ivory coast civil war and arrested gbagbo in weeks? The country that subdued algerian independence...wow! I can go on forever. You want to define the 5th most powerfull country in the world by their surrendering in world war 2 over 60 years ago? How pathetic.

Lordave: You're trying harder.
Russia knows really well that they would profit from America's invasion of Syria, cuz Syria will order for more weapons from their ally Russia in defence of their country against the Yanks. And also they know they lack the ability to confront US and it would be a big disgrace and disappointment to those countries that has always looked up to them. That's certainly why they are trying to look like they are preventing a looming war.

The truth is that Russia would like America invade all arab countries so that they can keep milking them in the name of supplying weapons.
Inshort you know the truth but I don't know what America did to you, I don't know how much Russians paid you to be advertising their weapons on every thread.





You better refund their money cuz GEJ is buying no shît from them.

Lordave: you're just trying very hard to convince a lot of people that Russians ain't sissies in this case.
They certainly know that they have more to lose if it brakes out, hence, Putin is begging in a style.

You really know what Putin is feeling so I wouldn't say don't be deceived. And for those that're seeing putin as a saint, I've nothing to say to you all than to urge you guys to stop buying Shymexx's cheap propaganda. He sounds paid, like America has denied him something important in life.






Clueless Underdogs usually looks like Saints

plaetton: Master stroke. No condition is permanent.
A former communist is now teaching Americans the importance of law and due process.
Obama should give his Nobel Peace Prize to Putin.