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GAR3TH: The hell are you talking about? Travel a large distance? You do realize Nigeria is a small country in terms of size. Second, military academy is like any other university, you apply from your home, recruiter or online. local "advertisement" as you put it does not matter at all nor does it effect enrollment. So your telling me that all the Nigerians in the university of Manchester needed the school to relocate to Nigeria and be advertise for them to apply, nonsense.



Can you explain to me what is wrong with the current military academy expect for it location, NOTHING. Relocation's the schools will solve Nothing and wont change a damn thing to the education and skill they get. Its just a complete waste of money, time and resources to be building military academies in every regional zone or state, Not only that but its also pointless.

Almost every military academy in the USA is located on the east coast, but do you see the west coast complaining about such a mundane and stup!d situation, NO. Why because its pointless. You Nigerians are such f00ls, complaining about the location for a military academy base off your f00lish tribalist sentiments and egotistic regionalism. Instead of addressing the main situation and calling for reform and transparency so every one has a fair chance of getting into the academy, you do what Nigerians are known best. Ignore the main situation and spend billion without solving the original problem.

Tell me If we build a military academy in the south west geo zone, who will dominate, Yoruba, in the south east who will dominate, Igbos. What about the minority groups in the south west and south east, they to will start complaining of domination and not being able to get in. You just created the same exact problem that you were trying to solve. many times I question the intellect of Nigerians, Why not address the issue of transparency and every person having a fair share of getting enrolled in the academy, than wasting billions of dollars not even addressing the main issue at all.

Dede1: Bros, I salute you for such a rare compliment. I guess you receive same from your peers.

ilugunboy: Keep your trap shut!!

You are the mentally challenged and unthinking dolt here...

So only Yorubas patronize your traders? or you junks have different prices for different tribes that are in Lagos?

As if we don't know how your brothers rush at new customers at spare part shops undermining one another.

Olodo!

Dudu_Negro: oh my brother, i do not doubt it. that all the institutions are unfairly located in the north. is self evident and a matter that need quick correction.

however, the post itself is an agenda for bashing. i beat them to it otherwise they would soon start running their slimy mouth against yoruba. they are talking about an issue targeted at hausa. how many hausa do you know that come here? point B was silently soliciting yoruba response so that they can gang up to run their mouth on who is brave and who is coward. i know their signature.

Onlytruth: Guy but do you even acknowledge that there is time for everything in this life?
Do you know that there is time for bravery; I mean REAL bravery, not one of hiding behind someone to throw punches.
If you cannot acknowledge this universal truth, then you and I have nothing to agree on.
We have been in Nigeria under captivity for 41 years after a brutal civil war in which at least 2 million of our people died. We have kept calm and quiet for FOUR DECADES!

Like I told you before, please face your front and mind your people. You can be slaves for ever if that suits your psychology, but it is not in ours.
That is part of why Igbo never had an emir or an overbearing "Oba".
That is who we are. Accept it or leave us alone. Thank you.

Onlytruth: I did not join the Nigeria army because I was warned that Northerners would stifle my rise, and even frame me up for a coup if I rise fast.
That advice was given to me by a Lt. Col in the Nigerian army.
People don't understand what used to happen in the Nigerian military before Obasanjo's second coming (I have to credit him with some of the changes!).
So, aboki should calm down and let us build a balanced military in Nigeria to ensure a lasting peace in Nigeria.

I say spread military schools across at least the old regions.

bashdecash: I hope u hv enough land in Bayelsa, Imo or Akwa ibom to contain big Academy with such facilities like in the north where we hv a vast flat land.

If only u know hw vast NDA or NAF both in kaduna looks like...hmmm

One_Naira: If Ogugua being eze nwanyi is causing this much controversy then the right to do is just give it to her runner-up. If half of the people she is suppose to rule do not view her as Igbo, while the other half do, all it's going to do is bring chaos. The half that do not see her as an Igbo will probably never listen to her which in fact will destroy the purpose of this whole organization. We are seeing this right now on this thread. That's my own advice on this.

FG hunts for Boko Haram commanders in Mali •Security agencies develop cold feet about ceasefire
February 2, 2013 by Our correspondents 8 Comments
Imam Abubakar Shekau

Imam Abubakar Shekau


The Federal Government is in a desperate manhunt for the leaders of the Boko Haram Islamic sect believed to be hiding in the desert and mountains of northern Mali.

Security operatives are believed to be acting on the information that key figures in the sect were sighted in northern Mali in December.

Saturday PUNCH investigations reveal that the Nigerian government is committing a huge amount of money to the prosecution of the campaign against the Islamists in northern Mali because of the belief in security circles that the area has been a haven for wanted commanders of the sect.

GAR3TH: Does location actually matter? If you move the schools you'll still have the same military personnel enrolled and life will still continue as normal, nothing will change. Moving the schools is pointless and in reality is a waste of time and money. Once again, these are military schools, not bases, moving them will have no significance. You dont need to go to an academy to enroll in the military!!!

Toaskarity: 100 % right! Infact every region shld have one built by fed govt and ppl living inthat region shld have special admission(90% of the student in each skool must come from that region)

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) at Kaduna is the only Military University in Nigeria.

The NDA was established in January 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC), which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on independence. The military institution trains the officer corps of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force. The initial class was only 62 cadets, and trainers were mostly officers in the Indian Army. The NDA grew to an all Nigerian training staff only in 1978.[1] In 1981 itself began training bilateral training of foreign militaries. In 1985 the academy opened up its doors to the civilian population, offering undergraduate programmes and post graduate studies both for Msc and Ph.D students both for the military and civilians studies. The central mission remains the five year cadet officer training "Regular Combatant Course", although from 2002, a four year military programme is also offered. As of 2008, its total cadet class is around 1500.[1]

High school training:
Nigerian Military School, Zaria - Nigerian Army military school for boys;
Air Force Military School, Jos, Nigeria, located in Jos - Nigerian Air Force military school for boys;
Air Force Girls Military School, Jos - Nigerian Air Force military school for girls.

Undergraduate officer training:
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna - Nigerian Armed Forces university school;

Postgraduate officer training:

Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, at Jaji, Kaduna - joint Nigerian Armed Forces higher studies institute for both indigenous and international students.
Nigerian Army College of Logistics, Lagos - school for training middle career Nigerian Army officers on military logistics;
National Defence College, Abuja, - school for training senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces and also some members of the civil service.

ifyalways: The problem my comment seek to address is you butting into a question i asked Only Truth.
You tried to make a dry sarcastic joke out of my suggestion that the eze can and should besides screaming and fighting here,engage in other meaningful ventures offline aimed at addressing and correcting the ills in our current society especially with the youths.
I demand you read and apply ya advise to your very self before quoting me next time.In other words;stick to your lane.

I repeat,the bolded is ridiculous and lame.
Thank you

ifyalways: The problem my comment seek to address is you butting into a question i asked Only Truth.
You tried to make a dry sarcastic joke out of my suggestion that the eze can and should besides screaming and fighting here,engage in other meaningful ventures offline aimed at addressing and correcting the ills in our current society especially with the youths.
I demand you read and apply ya advise to your very self before quoting me next time.In other words;stick to your lane.

I repeat,the bolded is ridiculous and lame.
Thank you

manny4life: How do you know I'm Igbo?

How do you know all the tyrants of "whose state is better" are Igbo?

How do you know our last Eze (Onlytruth) is Igbo?

Josh090: I don't think things like this that are potential igbo/yoruba dispute shld be on frnt page...pls let's stop all these bickering.

Malawian: abeg, this your "constitution", who and who prepared it? or are you handing down directives to your subjects? dont mistake the igbos for the other noise making tribe from across the niger. biko.

9ja_I_hail: I think there is no need debating and arguing these things, we have a laid down rules guiding us and title holders, the constitution was handed over to Eze for review, the key members of this organization was as well allowed to review the constitution before Eze went ahead to publish it.

My point here is very simple, our Eze need all our support to succeed. Meanwhile Eze/Eze nwanyi knows their responsibilities hence they are part of the body that drafted the Constitution, i pray they abide by it not to work against the constitution they were part of.

Thank you all.

ifyalways: Ridiculous right?
Whats more ridiculous is having Only Truth declare commenting as the only job of the eze.Please,put on your reading glasses and check the whole thread.Thank you.
Their should be a healthy balance and moreover,the Eze elect have given us a preview of his plans.To work online as much as he does offline.

On the flip side,some of the baby men here do need help with getting a wife and all what.Seriously.