₦airaland Forum

Posted by: tpia@

I already did? Huh

I said there are indigenous people of hausa, nupe, igala, egbira, etc ancestry in the areas you mentioned.

I hope you are not insinuating that these groups are indigenous to Anioma land.
Be clear about that. I'm waiting for Chyz to clarify more.

Posted by: Dawgpound

@Jason. Please mind how u address me. One more unruly outburst from you and I will reduce to nothing.

Quit displaying your rabid ignorance. U are full of bias and yes even hate and I can read it all. The same Ogonis that hated Biafra and Igbos also produced Kogbara and Kobani who supported Biafra. Do u see how moronik u come off using certain incidents to prove your point? Like Onlytruth asked why do u shyt in your pants @ the thought of non-Igbo Easterners supporting Biafra? River state was created by Gowon not by Ogoni ppl so we are not responsible for it. You really give to much credit to the Ogoni please. Asika, Elechi Amadi, Ike Nwachukwu were Igbos who fought against Biafra so are all Igbos now responsible for their actions? Banjo fought for Biafra so are all Yorubas responsible for his action? You don't know anything about my people and the contribution they made in Biafra. You don't my family either. The Ijo, Ogoni, even Igbo sabos who fought for Nigeria were given more power and clout. Many of us nurse pro-Biafra feelings but do so in silence due to our fear that we may not be able to withstand the onslaught of Nigerian murderers. Ken Wiwa had his personal hatred towards the Igbo but even apologized for it so u really can't throw it in our faces anymore. The Igbo can't even use that against us because he made his peace with them before he died. Wiwa is Wiwa and Ogoni is Ogoni. He might be the most popular or widely known Ogoni man but he didn't represent many of us. Kobani and Kogbara are my heroes not Wiwa but I appreciate his efforts in the 90s to save Ogoni land. He did a lot for us too. Its a shame he realized his mistakes in the past. Even his fellow Ogoni threw him under the bus and FG killed him so please hold it right there.

Main thing here is that Nigeria haven't achieved anything the Biafrans were able to achieve and u should be ashamed of yourselves. Ogoni land is part of the Eastern region. If trouble hits and we have to flee won't we seek refuge in Ijo, Igbo and Ibibio land?

My family during the war took refuge deep in Ibibio land and when that side became too hot many hid in Igbo land. During the Abacha onslaught against us in the 90s, Ogoni land was not safe guess what some of my ppl ended up Enugu capital and my cousin who had a job in Asaba housed his fam. Its silly and laughable how u assume that every Ogoni man believed in Wiwa. Some of us went with Wiwa while other went with Kobani, Kogbara. Truth be told many Ogoni were more pro-Biafra. Don't be fooled by Saro-wiwa who had the protection and support of the FG to be anti-Biafra. If FG could kill off 3 million Easterners what do u think they could have done to a mere less than 250,000 of us? Please be quiet.

My name is Onlytruth, and I endorse this message.

Posted by: Obiagu1

Don't mind them.

I'm confused and worried because Nigeria claims to be the giant of Africa. Biafra by 2011 would have been launching its own satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles. Does Nigeria do either today? Answer is NO.

I've often said that Israel is the Giant of the Middle East. In fact Isreal is IMHO the most innovative country in terms of military technology apart from US. Even Russia and China beg Israel for certain military asset.
Size has nothing to do with innovation. Biafra would have continued in the path of technology. No doubt about that. Giant status is acquired. It is not automatic. I would rather have the type of Israeli giant than the Nigerian one.

Eureka! I found a name for it - ALAPATI (Mr box) lmao.
Nice try prof.

@jason123

Why do you always 5hit your pants anytime you see an Ogoni or Ijaw support Biafra?
Do you think folks from Eastern minority are too foolish to see the FACTS for themselves?
You would be shocked when the final 5hit hits the fan.

When I say that an average One Nigerianist is basically daft, it would seem as if I'm insulting them. Now I'm praying for any foreigner reading this to follow the flow of the exchange below.

Posted by: Obiagu1 -Biafran/Eastern Nigerian

Nobody made a false claim, the OP asked a question, but Biafrans corrected him on what was actually done.
Everyone seem to ignore were such claims were corrected by Dede and co. including me.

If anyone thinks that modifying a plane is easy, let him try it in 2011.

His position is supported by another Easterner below:

Posted by: afam4eva

Has Nigeria modified anyone? It's easy only for mouth. Go and create a match stick and i'll hail you.

Now here is a One Nigerianist:

Posted by: lagcity

[b]But Nigeria doesn't need to. [/b]We have access to whatever planes we need and we are not fighting any war as underdogs. Did Biafrans modify any planes b4 the war?

How can anyone from a country claiming giant status make this type of daft statement

I am truly befuddled.

^

Thanks Bro!

Posted by: Katsumoto

What is with the unnecessary beefing? Why not direct your comment at the poster who claimed Biafra built planes? You opened a thread; I am at liberty to comment on any part as I deem fit.

But there is no "Biafra Babies" in the Original Post, unless I'm wrong.
I really want folks to learn from this thread instead of it descending to unnecessarily bickering.

Posted by: ndu_chucks

What a shallow commentary. Your generalization smacks of bigotry my brother. Repent O ye biafran!

Killing people just because they MAY NOT be Muslim is evil.
Repent oh ye closet Boko Haram.

Another interesting term for me is:

“Quisling”
Another Biafran radio nickname for Ukpabi Asika. [Derived from the name of the Norwegian Minister who served the Nazis during the Second World War].

@Katsumoto

So you are more concerned with the fact that Biafra built planes (or modified them if you like) than the thread itself?
Dude, na wa for you o.

@topic,
I am more interested in the FACTS represented by this Opening thread.
All unsure information are also indicated.

freaking thieves!

My favorite terms and their meanings:

Annabelle
Operational code-name for Biafra’s Uli-Ihiala airstrip


Vandals
Name frequently used on Biafra radio to describe federal forces.

Nicknames, Slogans, Local and Operational Names Associated with the Nigerian Civil War

Nickname, Slogan, Local Name or Operational Name
Definition/Meaning
A
Agbekoya
Yoruba term for “old peasant farmer.” The tax revolt of the “old farmers” proved to be a serious internal security issue during the war.

“Ahiara” Declaration
Modeled after Tanzania’s Arusha declaration, Ojukwu issued this ‘Biafran revolutionary’ declaration on June 1st, 1969 ostensibly to address nepotism and corruption within the Biafran military and society. 

“Air Raid”
Nickname for Biafran Colonel Joe Achuzia, acquired during attempt to retake Okigwe in late 1968.

Ajuku soja
Nickname for Biafran troops among illiterate and semi-illiterate Nigerian soldiers.  It stands for “Ojukwu’s soldier.”  The term “soja” has entered mainstream use in Nigeria.

Alalaba tactics
Alalaba means “sneaking” in Hausa.  Designed by then Major MJ Vatsa, it was an infantry method of tactically gaining ground on a Biafran armored vehicle before destroying it at close quarters.   

Annabelle
Operational code-name for Biafra’s Uli-Ihiala airstrip

Apollo Battalion
This was the nickname given to a 3rd Marine Commando self contained independent Divisional reserve battalion created by Colonel Obasanjo after the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon in July 1969. It was used in a “fire brigade” role as a “special forces” raiding unit.  It was, therefore, similar to Ojukwu’s “Umuahia Brigade” and may well have been inspired by it.

Araba
Araba in Hausa means to separate.  The term first appeared on placards carried by rioters in Bauchi in May 1966 after promulgation of the ill-advised Unification decree #34.  That is why the May riots, which quickly spread to other towns in the north, are sometimes called the araba riots.

Atomati
Nickname for “automatic weapon” among illiterate Nigerian soldiers. 

B
“Baba”
Used fondly, this was the nickname for Lt. Col. David Ogunewe, the last Commander of the 1st battalion in Enugu before outbreak of the war.  He played a critical role in containing tension between northern and eastern soldiers during the July 29 northern counter-coup.

“Basha”
Federal Nigerian nickname for temporary makeshift billets (tents) constructed for troops using zinc sheets or tarpaulin.   The term survived the war and is still in use.

“Biafra Gin”
Home made Biafran Incendiary weapon produced by the Chemicals and Materials Workshop subsequently subsumed under the Research and Production (RAP) Organization.  Used against federal personnel, defensive positions and armored vehicles.

‘Black Eagle’
Nickname for Colonel Hubert Julian (Biafran mercenary)

‘Black Jack’
Nickname for Col. Jean Schramone (Biafran mercenary)

‘Black Scorpion’
Nickname conferred by foreign correspondents on Colonel Benjamin Adekunle, Commander of the Federal 3rd Marine Commando Division

“BOFF”
Acronym for Biafran Organization of Freedom Fighters. Colonel Aghanya led it.

‘Boozy Bonzo Bond’
Nickname for a South African mercenary who flew jets for the Federal Nigerian AirForce, drank whiskey while flying and liked to fly his aircraft back riddled with bullet holes – as evidence.

“Bottoms”
Residue of Biafran fuel refining process which was then used as fuel oil

The “Brave”
Nickname for Armand Iaranelli, a Corsican mercenary fighting for Biafra

C 
Corporal Nwafor
Named after the Biafran soldier that captured it, the nickname ‘Corporal Nwafor’ was bequeathed to a federal Nigerian Army Saladin armored vehicle captured from the federal 2DIV during one of several Biafran attempts to retake Onitsha.
 
‘Corporal Nwafor’ was recaptured by federal troops of the 3MCDO during the unsuccessful Biafran attempt to retake Ohoba in July 1969.

D
Exercise Damisa
Damisa is the Hausa word for “Leopard”.  Code-name for the Kaduna component of the January 15, 1966 mutiny

Delfin
Czech L-29 armed fighter jet/trainer used by Federal Nigerian Air Force

“Doctor Wise”
Nickname of a Biafran spiritualist who wielded great (and controversial) influence over military operations, particularly in the latter stages of the war. He was a kind of Rasputin for many elements of the Biafran political and military leadership.
 
The use of juju men and spiritualists was common to both sides during the war and remains a common practice in modern Nigeria.

F
“Final Offensive”
Nigeria launched many unsuccessful “final offensives” during the war until the real final offensive of December 1969/January 1970.  The term became an object of scorn on Biafra radio.

“FOB”
Acronym for ‘Forward Operating Base’.  This was a term used by the Federal Nigerian Air Force for bases located in Makurdi, Benin, Calabar and Lagos.

‘Foot cutter’
A type of home made Biafran mine

G
Operation “Giwa”
Giwa is the Hausa word for elephant.  This so-called operation was alleged as the final act in the complete Igbo take-over of the country in 1966 after execution of Operations Damisa, Kura, and Zaki. The existence of such an operation has never been independently confirmed. Nevertheless such propaganda was widely disseminated in certain northern circles and may well have been believed.

“Genocide”
Call-sign/code-name for a South African mercenary who flew for Biafra
 
Also the nickname for a home made Biafran armored vehicle used during the battles for Ikem and Obollo Eke in 1967. Federal forces destroyed it.

“Genocide Squadron”
Biafran nickname for Federal Nigerian Air Force IL-28 Bombers, converted DC-3s and DC-4s at the Benin City Forward Air Base in the Midwest.

“Go on with One Nigeria”
Federal Nigerian wartime slogan created from the alphabets in GOWON.

‘Good morning’ artillery barrage
Biafran nickname for highly predictable Federal Nigerian Army harassing artillery fire aimed at nobody in particular, usually the trees and bushes, but occurring at exactly the same times every morning.   Used as an “alarm clock” by Biafran units.

‘Gowon’s Boots’
Biafran nickname for swelling of both feet caused by Kwashiorkor – resulting from wartime protein malnutrition.

‘Guitar Boy’
Nigerian nickname for the Soviet AK-47 automatic rifle. Likely related to the curved shape of its ammunition magazine and unique sound it makes when switched from full automatic mode to semi-automatic grouped shots of three rounds each.

Gwodo-Gwodo
Biafran nickname for very huge “Nigerian” soldiers suspected (but never confirmed) to be of Chadian origin

H
‘Hannibal’
Nickname for Biafran Colonel Joe Achuzia, acquired after the Federal Nigerian Army Abagana disaster.  Inspired by Carthaginian General Hannibal who defeated Roman troops at Cannae.

Lord “Haw-Haw”
Federal nickname for Okokon Ndem, a minority easterner who nevertheless, worked as a highly effective Biafran radio propagandist.  Biafran radio also used the same nickname for Mr. Ukpabi Asika, a pro-federal Igbo intellectual who was appointed on October 27, 1967 by General Gowon as Administrator of the East-Central State.
 
The term dates back to the Second World War. ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ was the name British radio fans called William Joyce, an American born British man with an English mother and Irish-American father.   He had nazi sympathies and worked for Goebbels as a German weekly radio broadcaster. The British hanged him for treason in 1946.
I
‘Intruder’
Biafran nickname for a specific Federal Nigerian Airforce Ilyushin IL-28 Russian bomber based at the Benin City Forward Air Base in the Midwest.  By flying at altitudes above 10,000 feet, usually at night, it avoided Biafran ack-ack and home made ground to air rockets.  It was part of the so-called “Genocide Squadron.” 
 
The Intruder was destroyed on the ground in May 1969 during Count Von Rosen’s Operation Biafra Baby

“Ironside”
British nickname for Major General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi, first GOC Nigerian Army and first military Head of State of Nigeria.  Killed during the northern counter-coup of July 1966.

J
“Jack”
British nickname for General Yakubu Gowon. Derived from YAKUBU.

“Jet” 22
Federal nickname for the 22 Battalion under Major Abdullai Shelleng in the Nsukka sector of the 1st Infantry Division.  The name was acquired on the basis of a sitrep Shelleng sent back to 1DIV HQ stating that he had advanced with “jet speed” after successfully catching up with his fellow 21 and 5 battalions during the drive towards Opi junction. Both sister battalions had originally left him behind in Nsukka while he was awaiting weapons, ammo and support units.

“Jet 77”
Biafran propaganda company attached to the “S” Division when it was under command of Lt. Col. Onwatuegwu.

K 
“Kaduna”
One of the middle names of Major Patrick Chukwuma “Kaduna” Nzeogwu, leader of northern operations during the January 15, 1966 mutiny.

‘Kamikaze Brown’
Nickname for a Czech mercenary pilot called Brown who piloted Biafra’s B-26 bomber until it was destroyed on the ground at Enugu airport.

Operation “Kura”
Kura is the Hausa word for Hyena.  This was the alleged Igbo operation to eliminate northern traditional rulers at Ibadan on July 28, 1966, as a follow-up to “Damisa.” The existence of such an operation has never been independently confirmed. Nevertheless such propaganda was widely disseminated in certain northern circles and may well have been believed.

L
“Land Army”
A subgroup of the Biafran “Science Group” dedicated to production of food under economic blockade.

M
“Mad Mike”
Nickname for Col. Mike Hoare (Biafran mercenary)

“Marshals”
Extra large, home made, Biafran multiple mine throwers

“Monty of the Midwest”
Drawing inspiration from Britain’s Field Marshall Montgomery of Alamein, this was a nickname for Federal Nigerian Lt. Col. Murtala Mohammed, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division on account of his successful campaign to contain and evict Biafran forces from that region in 1967.

N
“Na Cinema”
Nickname for Colonel Benjamin Adekunle, mainly used among his people, the Yoruba.

“Ndidi”
Biafran nickname meaning “patience.” It was given to a captured Federal Nigerian Army Armored Personnel Carrier at Uzuakoli.

“No Victors; No Vanquished”
Federal Nigerian Wartime slogan, particularly after the war

O
Ogbunigwe
Very deadly home made Biafran multipurpose bomb produced by the Weapons and Equipment Workshop subsequently subsumed under the Research and Production (RAP) Organization. Ogbunigwe was based on the physics of the “Monroe” effect.  It killed and maimed by wave effect percussion and dispersal of shrapnel.  It was shaped either as a cone or cylinder and could be used as a land mine, a ground to ground projectile against troop concentrations or ground to air anti-personnel “air burst” cluster bomb.

“Oguta Boy”
Biafran nickname for a Nigerian Panhard armored vehicle captured at Oguta in September 1968.   The vehicle was later destroyed using “Alalaba” by elements of the Federal Army 21 Battalion under Major Vatsa during the battle for Uzuakoli in April 1969

Operation ‘Aure’
Aure is the Hausa word for “marriage”. When planning for the northern counter-coup of July 1966, conspirators in southern Nigeria made coded reference to it by talking about “Paiko’s wedding”, Paiko being the nickname for (and hometown in Niger Province of) Lt. Garba Dada, a northern subaltern at the 4th battalion who was to be the spearhead.

Operation Biafra Baby (Babies)
Biafran mercenary Count Von Rosen’s Minicon air raids against Federal Nigerian AirForce aircraft at Port Harcourt, Enugu and Benin airports on May 24 and 25, 1969.  Later on, raids were carried out against oil and shipping facilities at Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri and Forcados.

Operation Do or Die
Biafran offensive in late October 1969 to reopen the route to the Otuocha food producing area between Onitsha and Abagana.  This was a direct response to the Federal Operation ‘Finishing Touch’

Operation ‘Finishing Touch’
Federal Nigerian Army HQ offensive launched in October 1969 to break the stalemate of ‘trench warfare’ that characterized the preceding months.

Operation Hiroshima
Unsuccessful Biafran offensive to retake Onitsha in November 1968

Operation ‘Kinshasha Special’
Alleged coup attempt uncovered on September 21, 1967 against Biafran leader Emeka Ojukwu by Colonel [Brigadier] Banjo, [Major] Alale, Major [Lt. Col.] Ifeajuna and [Major] Sam Agbamuche.  All four men were executed within four days after a court-martial.

Ojukwu claimed in his diary that Ifeajuna was seen coming out the premises of the British High Commissioner and that Banjo had thousands of pounds given to him by the British, and that British-paid saboteurs were indoctrinating Biafran troops in the trenches. He later accused Banjo of deliberately withdrawing from Benin in the wake of Lt. Col. Mohammed’s 2DIV offensive.

Operation Leopard
Federal Nigerian Army 1st Infantry Division military offensive to take Umuahia in March and April 1969. Umuahia was then the capital of Biafra. 

Operation Mabel
French Secret Service airlift operation directed by Jacques Foccart to supply Biafra with weapons (It began in September 1968, after an earlier public  declaration on August 1st that France was in support of Biafran “self determination”)

Operation OAU
Federal Nigerian Army Offensive of September 1968 launched by 3MCDO Commander, Colonel Benjamin Adekunle.  Originally announced by Adekunle on July 30 at an international press conference.   It was aimed at the near simultaneous capture of Owerri, Aba and Umuahia by Independence day October 1st 1968.  Intended as a “present” for Nigeria’s Head of State, it ended in disaster.

Operation Tailwind
Final Federal Nigerian Offensive of the war, launched in December 1969 by 3 Marine Commando Division under Colonel Olusegun Obasanjo.

Operation Tallman
“Final” Federal Nigerian AHQ Offensive of August 1968

Operation Tiger-Claw
Federal Nigerian 3MCDO Offensive led by Colonel Adekunle to take Calabar in October 1967.

Operation Torch
Biafran invasion of the Midwest, August 9, 1967. Colonel Victor Banjo led the 101 Division.
The same code-name appears to have been used for the unsuccessful Biafran offensive in September 1967 to retake Nsukka.

Operation Unicord
Code name for federal strategic effort to keep Nigeria united.  The term was originally used in an operational order by 1 Area Command dated July 2, 1967.
Ore
Better known as a rest and recreation stop for road travelers, this small junction town inside then Western State (now Ondo State) was the site of a decisive battle on August 23, 1967.  There are historians who consider that battle (“The Battle of Ore”) the turning point in the Nigerian Civil War.

P
“Paddy”
Nickname for an Irish mercenary fighting for Biafra

“Paiko”
Paiko is a name of a town in Niger State.  However, it was often used to refer to Lt. Garba Dada, adjutant of the 4th battalion Ibadan in July 1966.  He was one of the storm troopers during the northern counter-coup.

“Papa”
Nickname for then Commodore J. E. Akinwale Wey, Federal Nigerian Chief of Naval Staff during the war.

“Police action”
Initial public description of “Operation Unicord”, the 1 Area Command federal offensive launched at 5am on July 6, 1967 by Colonel Mohammed Shuwa, then ‘Northern Front’ Commander, Major Martin Adamu, then ‘Ogoja Sector’ Commander, and Lt. Col. Sule Apollo, ‘Nsukka Sector’ Commander.  OP UNICORD was supported by ‘southern front’ operations led by Lt. Col. Benjamin Adekunle.  Major General Gowon first publicly used the term “Police action” in a Press Conference on July 13, 1967, in which he said inter-alia, “I must emphasize that this is not a civil war.  It is not an attempt to crush the Ibos.  It is a police action restricted to the purpose of bringing down the Ojukwu regime…” The phrase was, however, discarded when, on August 11, 1967, in reaction to the Biafran invasion of the Midwest, Gowon declared “total war.”

Q
“Quisling”
Another Biafran radio nickname for Ukpabi Asika. [Derived from the name of the Norwegian Minister who served the Nazis during the Second World War].

R 
RAP
Acronym for Biafran “Research and Production” Organization. This organization brought together and coordinated the efforts of different science groups focusing on Airports and roads, chemicals and materials, Heavy equipment and industrial materials, weapons production, biological processes, fuel refining, rocketry, explosives, electronics and essential foods.

Rebels
Name frequently used by federalists to describe Biafran troops and the Biafran leadership.

“Red Devil”
Biafran home made Armored vehicle adapted from tractors and other earth moving equipment or captured or old vehicles.   Produced by the Heavy Equipment and Industrial Materials Group.   

“ROB”
Biafran pneumonic for “Republic of Benin”, the republic declared in the Midwest State on September 20, 1967 by Major Albert Okonkwo, acting on behalf of Ojukwu. It was a last ditch effort to win support from the minority ethnic groups in that State by purporting to change its “status” as Biafran “Occupied Territory” to one of an independent nation.  Less than 24 hours later the “ROB” collapsed when federal troops took Benin City, its capital.
The 101 Division, which originally invaded the State under Colonel Banjo on August 9, 1967, was later renamed the “ROB” Division. Under Colonel Achuzia, it carried out numerous raids into the Midwest in 1968 and 1969 from across the River Niger.

S 
“Sabo”
Nickname for “saboteur”, a common Biafran tendency, encouraged by the Ojukwu regime, to refer to any Biafran commander who lost a battle to federal forces irrespective of the odds.  Virtually all senior Biafran commanders (except General Odumegwu Ojukwu) were branded saboteurs at one point or another.  The custom began after the disastrous withdrawal of the Biafran 101 Division from its ill-fated Midwest campaign of 1967.

“S” Brigade
“S” stood for “Special”.  It was a Brigade originally conceived as a personal protection force for Biafran leader Ojukwu, with direct reporting relationship to him, outside Biafran Army control.
This created a lot of envy and operational  problems.

“S” Division
When the Biafran “S” Brigade was expanded to Division size it became known as the “S” Division.

“Shettima”
Nigerian nickname for the Spanish CETME automatic rifle – a variant of the Gewehr 3
(G3) German rifle.   [Shettima is a real northern name, particularly in the northeast amo
ng the Kanuri.   It appears its phonologic similarity to CETME led to its adoption as the local name of that rifle.

‘Shore Battery’
Biafran home-made weapon system.  It was a combination of many different weapons including Ogbunigwe, conventional bombs, rockets etc. set up together for mass effect, electronically connected in series along coastlines and detonated in predetermined sequences.  The idea was to make casualty evacuation, retreat and tactical dispersal extremely hazardous from secondary detonations.

“Show Boy”
Nickname shared by Federal Lt. Cols. Abdul D.S. Wya and Sotomi.  It is not entirely clear why they were called “Show Boys”
 
T
“Taffie” or “Taffy”
Nickname for a South African mercenary (Major Williams) fighting for Biafra along with Steiner. Some say he was of Welsh origin.

“Tel”
An important chemical used in  petroleum blending by the Biafran Refinery and Fuel Group

“Thunder Division”
Name given (by Ojukwu) to detachment of the “S” Division that took part in the siege of Owerri

‘Tiger’ Battalion
Interestingly, both Nigerian and Biafran units used this nickname.  The Nigerian 82 Battalion under Major Ibrahim Bako at Uzuakoli was nicknamed the “Tigers.”
Similarly there was a “Tiger” Battalion in the 66 Brigade under Major Osuagwu during Biafra’s Operation Do or Die.

“To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done”
Federal Nigerian wartime slogan

“Tortoise Division”
Federal Nigerian Army HQ nickname for its 2nd Infantry Division – which made very little progress after March 1968.

“Twiggy”
Nickname for Jack Mulloch

U 
Umuahia Brigade
Nickname for Colonel Ojukwu’s special reserve force based at Umuahia under Major Njoku.

Uzuakoli Boy
Biafran nickname for a recommissioned Federal Army Ferret armored vehicle captured at Uzuakoli

V
Vandals

Name frequently used on Biafra radio to describe federal forces.

Y
“Yellow Bar”
Nickname for a Federal Nigerian Air Force mercenary Pilot

“You are keeping Unity between us”
Federal Nigerian wartime slogan derived from YAKUBU, Major General Gowon’s first name.

Z 
Operation “Zaki”
Zaki is the Hausa word for Lion.  This was the alleged Igbo inspired ethnic cleansing operation against the North to follow-up ‘Operation Kura’ in 1966. The existence of such an operation has never been independently confirmed. Nevertheless such propaganda was widely disseminated in certain northern circles and may well have been believ


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Posted by: Beaf

Lol! Don't be fooled by the snakes on and outside NL.

How many of those people can join hands to create a site anybody can tap into and access FREE technology (including, yes. . . inventions) for any use they deem fit? All because we want to see the common man grow, to see communities actually dabble into technology as a means of self enrichment and growth. How many of those snake oil merchants can do that?

No be maut, go and explore for yourself at: www.afrosciencecommunity.com

The website will take off before the end of this year.

Beaf, do you by any chance have any training or background in embedded system programming? Can you program micro controllers? I have a reason for asking.

I am not trying to diss Islam or anything like that, but I am yet to meet a true Muslim that can have a REAL smile or laughter; you know what I mean, the type of laughter that lights the whole face including the eyes. Carefree laugh.
I am yet to meet one.
When a typical Muslim (the true ones who practice most of the Muslim laws and rites) smiles or laughs, every part of the face moves or lights up, except the EYES.
I believe that the eye is the window of the soul.

Need I say more!

@Ileke-IdI

I was only advising your brother because I am beginning to think that his obsession with GEJ might spill out onto the streets and he gaffes! The advise came with love.

^ lol

^^ lol

I quoted Chuba Okadigbo for them earlier. I would quote him again (paraphrase).

Statistics is like the bikini. What is reveals is interesting. However, what it does not reveal is intriguing.

In a country like Nigeria (lacking national identification data), if you want to know who is who, it is almost impossible. However, the easiest way to know is from things like buildings/houses (the types, their age, design etc). Other indicators are education, health/life expectancy, household poverty levels/hunger levels, and state budget debt/budget deficits.

If your state ranks low in these, but it mysteriously turns out billions in"IGR", then, may be you are deceiving yourself.

lol@ dayokanu's nihilistic and sadistic jokes

dayokanu, one of these days you would make the mistake of abusing GEJ in front of some guy from the East who would gladly knock all your front teeth out with a primed left hook. hehe! Next time you may not want to crack such jokes because you would not be able to join in the laughter, having lost your beautiful smile permanently. Beware dude!

People just want to be mischievous.

Ogbunigwe was not a single weapon. It simply means "mass killer" or bomb in Igbo. It came in different designs, shapes and missions. The most popular one (the Ojukwu bucket) came from an attempt to invent an anti-aircraft weapon. It ended up as a ground anti-personnel and anti armored vehicle weapon. One only needs to know that it killed enough Nigerian soldiers to earn its own respect.

There was the guided missile version used mainly to target vessels on the Niger or far off. It helped foil most of the attempts by the Nigerians to cross the river Niger.

Then of course there was the Biafran shore batteries which I don't know how effective they were.
All the same, like Beaf said, the main thing to learn is that they were all products of self belief and determination; both attributes are almost non-existent in current Nigeria.
Methinks it is also cultural because Igbo generally have that. Other Nigerians can copy that, but they would rather hate and sabotage Igbo than copy from us.

All European groups never delved into technology simultaneously. The Greeks started European interest in technology by stealing from Egyptian knowledge. Others copied.
In Nigeria, they kill instead of copy.

Posted by: Ileke-IdI

An hausa man one-handedly invented one of the best 21st century cars in american about 3 yrs ago.
Cant remember the thread, you can search for it if you want.

I hope you don't think that I would be sad for the bolded achievement by that genuis Hausa dude.
Babe, you have no idea how proud I am and happy for him as a Nigerian.

The problem with Nigerians is extreme wickedness and zero-sum mindset.
We need the Nigerian govt to liberate the creative genius of Nigerians irrespective of where they from in Nigeria.
Though something tells me that if the Nigerian govt does that, my folks would kick a-s-s.

Never even mind the Nigerian govt.
Consider JEALOUS Nigerians who can't even put that thread on the front page to make the whole nation proud.
Also consider other Nigerians who decided to poo on that thread as if it was a mean feat to attend a competition that no other black nation has ever attended.

Nigeria is even only the second African nation after Egypt to attend.

So, Nigerians have to search themselves.

He who holds another to the ground, holds himself too.

Buy Innoson for starters.

Here are the boys!

Posted by: Ileke-IdI

So what stops SE'ners 50+yrs after? They could have continued with the construction of air planes. That's serious business if you ask me. It's not onto Nigeria alone.

What stopped us is Nigeria and her inherent contradictions.

Through the years, the Nigerian govt ensured that such things are either sabotaged directly, or pushed to the North where (of course) it would die a natural death.

But to prove that we are still very much in the business of technology, look at these boys!


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-798602.0.html

The thieves have all run away now! freaking cowards!

But I'll be back later!

Iddiiiiiiiiiiiottttttttttttttttttts!

Take a look at Igboland carefully and take a look at the whole East and West.
Using a GIS software to map international airports in that part of Nigeria, Igboland appears like someone jumped over it to site international airports all around it.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

COWARDS!

For fear that we may want to tear off, you thieves refused to build an international airport for us for 40 years!
Even when you FINALLY agreed to build one (a federal project by law), you are still sabotaging it!

What are you afraid of?

If we are a burden on Nigeria, what are you afraid of? Why are you ALWAYS combative anytime we say we want out?

WE WANT OUT OF THAT JUNGLE, HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

morafucking iddiooots.

I am waiting for answers to my questions!

In fact I DARE YOU to conduct a referendum among IGBOS ALONE, about pulling out of Nigeria, and see if you won't get at least 99% YES vote.

mscheeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! buncha goats!

A thread opens to find out whether the North can stand alone or not; YORUBA people and their almajiri thieving allies from the North come to start dividing land in Eastern Nigeria.
What a jump!

Now I ask you, if Igbos cannot stand alone (JUST IGBO), why did you kill almost 3 million of them to FORCE them to stay in Nigeria?

If Igbos are parasites, WHY HAVE YOU NOT GRANTED US BIAFRA OR IGBOLAND? ('cos y'all know we want out!)

Why are you hounding and jailing MASSOB members all over Nigeria?

Bunch of iddiiots!

BTW Thanks Chino11 This is where you special skills are needed.