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@ Imurboss. Thanks so much! I will call Mrs Duncan right now!!!!!

@imurboss. Thanks for your prompt response. Please where did u buy it? Though I live in Abuja but if you bought it in Lagos, please tell me the place. I will send someone in Lagos to buy and send it to me in Abuja.

@Imurboss. Please what is the name of the drug your sister recommended! Please send me reply!!!!!!!

Dear Nairalanders,

Pls I am expecting a car from US next week and I need you to enlighten me on what it takes to clear the car from Lagos port. Pls tell me what and what I need to do to clear the car ( the cost, time etc). Thank you all!

Hi all,

Pls can someone give me the directory to the Kwara Express Booking Office in Abuja? Phone number of the booking could also be useful!

Thanks

The armed forces of Egypt are the largest on the African continent and one of the biggest in the world (ranked 11th), consisting of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Command.

Egypt maintains a large paramilitary force under the control of the Ministry of Interior. They number around 250,000 strong and are known as the Central Security Forces. The government also has a relatively strong National Guard and Border Security Forces however they, unlike the Central Security Forces, come under the control of the Ministry of Defence and are reported to number 60,000 and 20,000 respectively.

The Commander-in-Chief is Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. The Chief of Staff is Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez Enan.

The armed forces inventory includes equipment from the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Equipment from the former Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern American, French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1 Abrams tank. To bolster stability and moderation in the region, Egypt has provided military assistance and training to a number of African and Arab states. Although not a NATO member, Egypt remains a strong military and strategic partner and is a participant in NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue forum. The Egyptian Armed Forces is considered to be the strongest military power in Africa and the Middle East. Egypt is the only Arab country with a spy satellite and will launch another one by the end of 2007.

Army

The armed forces inventory includes equipment from the United States, France, Brazil, the United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China. Equipment from the former Soviet Union is being progressively replaced by more modern American, French, and British equipment, a significant portion of which is built under license in Egypt, such as the M1 Abrams tank which makes Egypt the owner of the biggest number of latest generation MBTs, and the second after Syria in case of the older generations.

The Egyptian Army having the largest number of equipment, and personnel, beside having many co-training operations with other countries like the United States, and a leading modern technology warfare, is thought to be the strongest in both Africa and the Middle East.

Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force or EAF is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Currently, the backbone of the EAF is the F-16. The Mirage 2000 is the other modern interceptor used by the EAF. It has over 579 combat aircraft and 149 armed helicopters as it continues to fly extensively upgraded MiG-21s, F-7 Skybolts, F-4 Phantom, Dassault Mirage Vs, and C-130 Hercules among other planes. The Air Force is undergoing massive modernization. Mikoyan confirmed that talks with Egypt are underway for the possible sale of Mig-29SMT jet-fighters.

Navy

Although the Egyptian Navy is the smallest branch of the military, it is large by Middle Eastern standards. It has a total of 20,000 personnel.

The Egyptian Navy is known to be the strongest in Africa and the Middle East in spite of the rapid growing of other countries navies within the region.

Some fleet units are stationed in the Red Sea, but the bulk of the force remains in the Mediterranean. Navy headquarters and the main operational and training base are located at Ras at Tin near Alexandria.

Paramilitary Forces

Paramilitary Forces number around 330,000 and consist of the Central Security Forces, the National Guard, the Border Guard Forces and the Coast Guard.

* Central Security Forces: under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. It is the law enforcement authority in the country. The Central Security Forces, number around 250,000 personnel.

* National Guard: under the control of the Ministry of Defense and numbers about 60,000.

* Border Guard Forces: under the control of the Ministry of Defense and numbers about 20,000.

* Coast Guard: is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. With a force of 2,000 personnel, it has an inventory consisting of about thirty large patrol craft (each between twenty and thirty meters in length) and twenty smaller Bertram-class coastal patrol craft built in the United States.

Pls How Do I Go About Using A BlackBerry PIN number sent to me by a girlfriend on Facebook who declined sent me her mobile number but instead sent a BlackBerry PIN number? I did not ask her how to go about using it so as not to expose my 'ignorant' of it (you know now Guys)!!!!!!! Pls note that I dont use Blackberry, my own mobile is Nokia E71. Any idea pleaseeeeeeeee??

The Nigeria's National Flag as presently designed (Green-White-Green) represents Agriculture and Peace. Right from the pre- independence and part of post independence especially in the early 70s before the Crude oil (petroleum) was discovered, agriculture was the ma, instay of Nigeria's economy accounted for nearly 100% of the country's national income.We had Cocoa in the south-west, Groundnut in the North (remember the famous groundnut pyramid in Kano?), and Palm oil in the South-east. The National flag as designed then was highly relevant!!!But since the discovery of petroleum in the 70s and because it now accounts for over 90% percent of the national income for Ni, geria, I think the national flag should be redesigned to take the petroleum into consideration!!As Nigeria celebrates 50 years of nationhood, our national flag should be redesigned as Green-White-(and another colour , say purple to represent petroleum and royalty). My thoughts!!!!!!!

Hi Nairalanders,

Pls what do I do when my car is moving slowly and the accelerator is not responding to speed. Thanks, very urgent. It seems my mechanic is not competent to handle it.

Ok. Thanks

Please how do I continue subscribing to Multilinks internet. I am on N6,000 monthly subsription which expire tommorrow. Can I just recharge my phone with the same amount or How do I go about it?Can someone put me through?