mcbreeze:
BBC is evil, nothing but evil.
Would they allow Boris Johnson to threaten them like that. Scotland got referendum but nobody threatening them or killed them.

naptu2:
Threat analysis, need analysis, cost benefit analysis. People who engage in comic book fantasies do not do any of these. For them it's more about bragging. That's all. "The US has it, therefore, we should have it, whether we need it or not, whether we can afford it or not".


Aircraft carriers are used for force projection by countries that have overseas territories to defend or countries that have enemies that they have gone to war with. We have neither, yet some people want us to spend huge amounts of money on an aircraft carrier that we will not use, just to satisfy their egos.

We have actual threats. There's the threat of piracy, there's the problem of smuggling, there's the issue of maintaining peace in our neighbourhood via Ecomog. We have not finished with that, yet some people want us to divert money that we would have used to address these threats and also used for healthcare, education, etc. and instead use that money to fund an aircraft carrier.


When the UK instituted austerity measures in 2010, David Cameron's government scrapped its only aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal, because it knew that the cost of running it would put a strain on their finances. This is the UK that is many times wealthier than Nigeria, has many overseas territories and has far greater threats than we do, yet some people want us to buy an aircraft carrier.

The question that people repeatedly asked Cameron back then was how the UK would defend the Falklands, because that's what aircraft carriers are used for, and he said that they would borrow from the French if necessary, yet Poloyanabo2 wants us to have an aircraft carrier.

South Africa, which is wealthier than Nigeria at the moment and has less citizens to take care of, does not have an aircraft carrier, yet Poloyanabo2 wants us to have an aircraft carrier.

The US has the most aircraft carriers in the world and it only has 11. The UK only has 2, yet they want us to have an aircraft carrier. Only 17 countries in the world have aircraft carriers, yet they want us to have an aircraft carrier.

The US has aircraft carriers because it has obligations to protect Japan, South Korea, etc and it has overseas territories like the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to protect, while countries like India have aircraft carriers because of the threat of China and Pakistan. . .what overseas territories does Nigeria have and what is that big threat that we are guarding against, yet Poloyanabo2 wants us to have an aircraft carrier.

You know, when I was a kid I often wondered why my driver was not overtaking every car on the road and driving at excess speed. Now I'm an adult and I don't drive the way that I wanted my driver to drive. People like Poloyanabo2 still have the mentality I had when I was a kid, so there's no need for me to continue to read his posts.

naptu2:


This is precisely what I was referring to. WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE TRYING TO INVADE NIGERIA AND WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE TRYING TO INVADE THE US, CHINA AND RUSSIA?? ARE THEY THE SAME? It is comic book fantasy to say that we should get an aircraft carrier just because the US has one and not because we need one. WHAT ARE THE BUDGETS OF THE US, RUSSIA AND CHINA AND WHAT IS NIGERIA'S BUDGET? CAN YOU COMPARE THEM??

Do you know how much it costs to acquire and maintain those things? Do you know how much it cost us to acquire Sepecat Jaguars in the early 1980s? Di we ever use them? Wouldn't it have been better if that money went into education and healthcare??






Why do we need to project power? Who are we projecting power too? We haven't yet funded electricity, education, healthcare, yet this one is talking about projecting power, to where and for what??

This is precisely the comicbook fantasy that I was referring to. Buying things that you don't need with money you don't have just because you have seen it in a Hollywood movie or a comicbook. IT IS MADNESS!!!

What Nigeria needs are vessels to protect shipping in its territorial waters (corvettes and frigates), vessels to support Ecomog operations (like the LTs), and vessels for emergency rescue operations. We haven't even finished with that, but this guy is talking about aircraft carriers. Do you know the number of people it takes to man an aircraft carrier and how much it costs to run it??

Which other navy in West and Central Africa is as large as the Nigerian Navy that would force us into a pointless and senseless and downright stupid arms race??

Even the United Kingdom, as rich and powerful as it is, gave up its aircraft carrier during the Cameron years because it could see the economic realities that it was facing, but this one wants Nigeria to buy an aircraft carrier, because it will be financed with comic money. It reminds me of the guy that said that we should drop a nuclear bomb on Boko Haram.

naptu2:


This is precisely what I was referring to. WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE TRYING TO INVADE NIGERIA AND WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE TRYING TO INVADE THE US, CHINA AND RUSSIA?? ARE THEY THE SAME? It is comic book fantasy to say that we should get an aircraft carrier just because the US has one and not because we need one. WHAT ARE THE BUDGETS OF THE US, RUSSIA AND CHINA AND WHAT IS NIGERIA'S BUDGET? CAN YOU COMPARE THEM??

Do you know how much it costs to acquire and maintain those things? Do you know how much it cost us to acquire Sepecat Jaguars in the early 1980s? Di we ever use them? Wouldn't it have been better if that money went into education and healthcare??






Why do we need to project power? Who are we projecting power too? We haven't yet funded electricity, education, healthcare, yet this one is talking about projecting power, to where and for what??

This is precisely the comicbook fantasy that I was referring to. Buying things that you don't need with money you don't have just because you have seen it in a Hollywood movie or a comicbook. IT IS MADNESS!!!

What Nigeria needs are vessels to protect shipping in its territorial waters (corvettes and frigates), vessels to support Ecomog operations (like the LTs), and vessels for emergency rescue operations. We haven't even finished with that, but this guy is talking about aircraft carriers. Do you know the number of people it takes to man an aircraft carrier and how much it costs to run it??

Which other navy in West and Central Africa is as large as the Nigerian Navy that would force us into a pointless and senseless and downright stupid arms race??

Even the United Kingdom, as rich and powerful as it is, gave up its aircraft carrier during the Cameron years because it could see the economic realities that it was facing, but this one wants Nigeria to buy an aircraft carrier, because it will be financed with comic money. It reminds me of the guy that said that we should drop a nuclear bomb on Boko Haram.

naptu2:


1) Military equipment are acquired to meet challenges, not to fulfil comic book fantasies. The money that is used to acquire military equipment is also competing with money for healthcare, education, etc. Therefore, you buy what you need, not what fulfils your fantasy. That was the mistake we made in the late 1970s and early 1980s when we bought a lot of equipment that we never used.

2) Secondly, we do have sophisticated ships that perform the task that we require, eg. NNS Centenary, NNS Unity ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_056_corvette), the new LST that has just been built in the UAE, etc.

3) NNS Aradu was commissioned in 1982 and it suffered from neglect during the Abacha years due to sanctions on Nigeria. We are already ordering a new frigate to replace her (https://www.africanmilitaryblog.com/2021/04/nigerian-navy-explores-frigate-acquisition). The Aradu was a sophisticated and advance warship when we commissioned it. It was the first ever MEKO 360 warship

masterchi:
NNS Okpabana and NNS Thunder are not frigates. NNS Aradu is our only Frigate and it is not even in good shape. Nigérian Navy no too get good ships.

naptu2:


Hahahahahahahahahahaha

Those are patrol boats! Is there any country that does not have patrol boats?? You can actually see the "P" written on its side!

Kai!

femijay8271:

Alright then, thanks man.

femijay8271:

Na money jare

femijay8271:
Just like the ones wey dey my area for Ibafo....them don't steal from almost all the shops in my Area. The thing wey pain me pass b say Dem enter my shop wife through ceiling last 2months, that one make my wife fall sick (I just dey laugh her), Dem steal from your shop, u dey fall sick...na wao.
Now I don turn her shop to night vigil church... waiting for those thieves to come back because na area those boiz dey....hmmmm, na that time I go show them all the Jet li skills(DANNY THE DOG AND CO.) wey I don dey watch since I dey small pikin for them

sulasa07:

I'll accept the Huawei without the play store just wasting my phone's RAM

Omeizadean:
Apple will surely loose a lot of customers with this. US is a land of depravity with many sitting on top of millionaire dollar stash from illicit business which of them is child porn. the insiders tails of silicone valley will shock you to the bone.

sulasa07:

What about Huawei?
Is it non-existent cause it's from China?
Keep on disregarding the Chinese but still yet all phones including iPhones still have to pass through China

dragunov:

Then go back to using flip phones.

emae009:


You're moving all over the place, which is exactly my point same as what the privacy advocates did. Apple has slipped into tyranny, point noted. Now my question which you haven't answered is: How can big tech help in fighting child pornography and other related offense without invading people's privacy. Because I've never seen anyone publicly flaunt that they are into that sort of things

DubaiLandLord1:
Not every Northerners worship politicians.

Anytask:
I thought the North said they are the ones feeding the South.

mrdharkchild:
What an excuse to invade people's privacy.
Which phone Yahoo boys go switch to now?
E choke.

toxtimmy:
That means apple as an American company many is a tool for thier intelligence agencies such as CIA to spy on everyone.

Its as good as the government coming to your house to scan and search for whatever.

Oh by the way since you have nothing to hide please go ahead an walk naked on the street.

emae009:


so how can they fight against child abuse. Everybody be acting like they are the moral compass.. Whatever way you come up with someone's privacy will be trampled upon

Zenithpeak:
This is against privacy policy every users entitled to. I suspect this isn't about child's porn alone but a kinda unrestricted access to the privacy of persons of interest at any given time.

themanderon:


Says who? Do you think you have exclusive control over that phone in your hands? Think again. They can do this and even more.
@ Topic This might be a good idea on the surface but other forms of surveillance would follow. This is what Edward snowden Warned about. Big brother is watching you.

tillaman:
Pakistans, Indians, Bengali are all famed for this sick act
He is a sick bastardd who shouldn't be allowed to move freely in the society, his Wife should get one of those padlock for his schlong before he starts raping all the ducks and geese or even Kangaroos since he has no control

southniyikaye:
a swear

southniyikaye:
a swear

southniyikaye:
a swear

Akwamkpuruamu:
Local Nigerian Award. Global award is what we go for

Kandeed:


You even suffered at that Navy screening, at NAF base we enjoyed more better

in essence, you don't expect Navy, NAF and Army to go thr same tough trainings, when you talk bout Army anywhere in the world expect the toughest training of all arms of the military tho Nigeria's own is a lil to extreme. but really, if you really wanna get into N.Army prepare for this and something a lil more worse

mu2sa2:
Maybe they don't trust rivers guys, perhaps they're domestic terrorists ( aka militants). But those borno boys are going into the army for the love of their dear country. May God continue to bless our dear native land of Nigeria and shame her detractors.

Kandeed:


because the training starts from there.....surviving even at the worse condition