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jacksonPolloc:
God go punish all those babes wey dey gv their ynash to fellow woman to rock. ..but if na guy they begin the form attitude...black thunder from trump smash those fake asses

u deserve a bottle of orijin

The show of force was intended to highlight Hezbollah's growing military capabilities in addition to their expanding role in the region; 'We are armed, well trained and more capable. This is all to protect Lebanon and Lebanon's interests. Everyone needs to read this message exactly as it is.
'A military parade staged by Hezbollah in the Syrian city of Al-Qusayr has caused a stir in the Arab world. According to Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General, Naim Qassem, "This military parade is a clear and visible message to everyone and there is no need for clarification or interpretation of the meaning of that message."Qassem's comments are the first reference made by a senior Hezbollah official on the parade, which depicted photos showing hundreds of men carrying military equipment, including Russian-made hardwareAdditionally, diplomatic officials told Asharq al-Awsat that the matter of how Hezbollah came to possess American-made M-118 armored vehicles is under investigation. Some believe that the equipment was taken from the Lebanese Army.

Qassem went on to say, "Cooperation between us and the Syria regime is at an all-time high. This military parade is a part of field operations. We have a trained army. The Resistance is not based on gang warfare. We are armed, well trained and more capable. This is all to protect Lebanon and Lebanon's interests. Everyone needs to read this message exactly as it is."The Hezbollah Deputy Secretary further added that, "We are in Syria and there is no need for interpretation or justification. We stand beside the Syrian army and the Syrian state. If we weren't involved in Syria, terrorists would enter into every sector of Lebanon. Our intervention in Syria is no longer a subject of discussion among the Lebanese."

Hezbollah's show of force comes at a time when there is political order in Lebanon, following the election of Michel Aoun, an ally of the Shiite organization, as President. Aoun is now working with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on forming a government with the participation of Hezbollah.The parade included self-propelled, Russian-made artillery pieces, Kornet anti-tank missiles and light tanks and armored vehicles.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri of the March 14 Alliance, which opposes Hezbollah, officially condemned the rally, saying the parade shows that Hezbollah prefers Iranian interests over those of Lebanese interests. "This shows that the organization does not care about the new era after the election of Michel Aoun as President. This era is supposed to restore the role, presence and dignity of the Lebanese state.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4879936,00.html

The Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri.

Abdullahi said that two of the suspects were drivers of the insurgents’ groups, while one of them was their agent who was based in Maiduguri.

“You will recall that we had raised alarm that there are some agents of Boko Haram who are aiding activities of Boko Haram, especially at the Maiduguri cattle market known as ” Kasuwar Shanu”.

“They normally transport cows from Boko Haram and sell them for the insurgents. The bad elements will then transport the proceeds to Boko Haram in their hideouts,” the commandant said.

Abdullahi said that the command was working withwith other security agencies to curtail all Boko Haram activities, their sympathisers and collaborators in the country


Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nscdc-apprehends-3-boko-haram-insurgents-in-borno/171965.html#J43GoTVJbyxoYulq.99

The Northern Nigeria Christian Politicians (NNCP) yesterday said former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan failed to address peculiar challenges of northern Christians while in office.
The group however, appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing northern Christians into key positions, where the two former leaders failed.Chairman of NNCP, Keftin Amuga said at a press conference in Abuja yesterday that for the first time, a northern Muslim president would recognize the northern Christians as a political factor and political force.
“Since the third republic, the Christian north has variously given its support to our southern Christian brothers, the likes of Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan to be president of Nigeria, but unfortunately, because they have limited knowledge and do not appreciate our challenges, they have variously failed to address the peculiarity of the northern Nigerian Christian population. This is in sharp contrast to what President Buhari promised and has done for the Christian north,” he said.

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/-obasanjo-jonathan-failed-northern-christians/171928.html#mYgv76DP9HL0jx9L.99

Implements JV exit model January 1 •Records over 1,500 cases of pipeline vandalism in 2016
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has stated that following the acquisition and processing of over 1,900 square kilometres of new three-dimensional seismic in the Chad Basin, the corporation will commence drilling in early 2017 after evaluating the results collated from the interpretation of the data.

In his keynote address delivered yesterday in Lagos at the 2016 conference of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Baru also stated that the corporation would begin the implementation of the Joint Venture (JV) cash call exit model by January 1, 2017The NNPC boss further added that in 2016 alone, the corporation has already recorded over 1,500 cases of vandalism of its pipelines, adding that the cost of repairs was quite mind-boggling.

Baru said the corporation would resume oil exploration activities in some of the inland basins, which include the Chad Basin and the Benue Trough because Nigeria’s neighbours in Niger and Chad had successful commercial discoveries of oil and gas within their portions of the Chad Basin and have since been producing from these fields.

“There is no need re-inventing the wheel. We are now progressing with the use of exploratory techniques that have worked on their own side of the Basin to prove up our side. This will also provide a vista for NAPE and its professionals to further analyse the concept of oil generation, expulsion and entrapment in rift basins which we now know is different from the Niger Delta Basin that we are used to,” he explained.
Baru said by commencing drilling in the Chad Basin, the NNPC would have diversified the country’s production mix and terrain of operation.He lauded Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum for its successful pioneering efforts in the exploration and development in the Dahomey Basin, adding that the feat has opened up the basin for further exploration and development.
Baru also stated that the chronic JV funding shortfalls being experienced in the industry have resulted in declining JV oil production from about 1 million barrels of oil per day three – five years ago to about 800,000 barrels of oil per day.

“In contrast, production from the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) arrangements where NNPC does not provide the funding for the production has increased almost proportionately to the JV production decline over the same period thereby making the national oil production relatively flat,” he added.
Baru said he was working assiduously with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and the Joint Venture partners to see that Nigeria exits the JV cash call system and also clear the funding arrears.

To address the JV funding problem, Baru said the corporation was exploring alternative funding mechanism that allows the Joint Venture Business finance itself by retaining its operating costs and Capital Allowances (Fiscal Costs) in order to sustain and grow the business.
According to him, “where the fiscal costs for any year are not sufficient to fund the budgetary requirements of the JV, part of the profit margin could be retained to fund the budget and where necessary, external financing could also be sought to finance commercially viable and bankable Capital projects without recourse to government treasury”.

“The import of the above is that the Joint Ventures will relieve government of the cash call burden by sourcing for its funds for its operations (estimated at $7billion-$9billion annually). In 2016 alone, underfunding of NNPC Cash Calls is estimated to be about $2.5 Billion. This is aside the inherited arrears estimated at over $6 Billion,” he added.

Baru said the JV cash call exit model being pursued would guarantee government most of the revenue that normally accrues to it from the JV operations by lifting the Royalty and Tax Oil upfront.
According to him, this contributes 75 per cent to 85 per cent of the accruable revenues to government.
“Consequently, the effect on government take would be minimised. We are working assiduously to kick start this from 1st January, 2017,” he added.

He added that in 2016 alone, the corporation has recorded over 1,500 cases of pipeline vandalism.
“What are we doing? During my visit to the Chief of Defence Staff, a few weeks ago, I informed him of my intention of setting up an all-inclusive Advisory Council on Security mainly to address all security and host community agitations at the Industry level. The Advisory Council is expected to be made up of representatives of key stakeholders,” he explained.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/11/16/nnpc-to-begin-drilling-oil-wells-in-chad-basin-early-2017/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook

Chinese aircraft maker China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has for the first time publicly displayed a prototype of its latest and most capable attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Caihong 5 (CH-5), or Rainbow 5, was showcased during this year’s 11th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held in Zhuhai from November 1 to 6, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reported on November 7.

According to a senior CASC official, the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) CH-5 has a wingspan of 21 meters and can carry a payload of up to 1,200 kilograms (previous reports indicated 900 kilograms), which is 2.6 times more than previous combat drones of the CASC CH series. In total, the CH-5 can carry up to 16 air-to-ground weapons including Lan Jian 7 (Blue Arrow 7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, TG100 laser/INS/GPS-guided bombs, and AR-1/HJ-10 anti-tank missiles. The UAV has a maximum take-off weight of more than three tons.

The drone’s operating range is up to 250 kilometers via line-of-sight datalink, or 2,000 kilometers when satellite communication is used, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reports. However, other reports indicate that the maximum range of the UAV is 6,500 kilometers and will eventually be increased to 10,000 kilometers. The flight time of the CH-5 will also be expanded from the current 60 hours to 120 hours.

IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly also reveals that the CH-5 is equipped with a “330 hp heavy-fuel engine (HFE) that provides it with an operating endurance of up to 60 hours with high reliability, although this can be substituted with a 300 hp gasoline engine that offers up to 39 hours of endurance… the HFE option enables the CH-5 to achieve a loiter speed of 180-220 km/h and a maximum speed in excess of 300 km/h, with a service ceiling of 30,000 ft (7,000 m).”

Furthermore, the CASC official confirmed that the drone will be able to operate autonomously using pre-programmed waypoint navigation. According to the chief designer of the CH series at the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, Shi Wen, the CH-5 is capable of linking up with other combat drones to conduct joint missions.

“Another advantage is that the CH-5 is capable of making a joint strike together with its predecessors, the CH-3 and CH-4, because they can share the same data link and control system. Therefore, it is very easy for current users of the CH-3 and CH-4 to introduce and integrate the CH-5 into their drone network,” Shi said.

CASC intends to export the CH-5, including licensing the technology to manufacture the UAV in other countries. “Several foreign nations have expressed intentions to purchase the CH-5, and we are in talks with them,” Shi said. A number of other countries have purchased drones of the CH series in the past, including Egypt and Iraq (See: “Revealed: Chinese Killer Drones in Iraq”).

As I reported previously (See: “China Unveils its Largest Killer Drone to Date”), the CH-5 conducted its maiden flight at an undisclosed airfield in Gansu province, China in August 2015. The CH-5’s maiden flight latest for about 20 minutes. It is unclear whether the drone is already operational and in service with the People’s Liberation Army or not.

The CH-5 is reportedly equipped with cutting edge technologies including a wall-penetrating radar system capable of identifying targets behind walls and within a building. ‘Terrorists have their hideouts. They can hide in a bush or in a house. That requires us to go through walls and identify the objects inside,’” explained the drone’s chief designer, Ou Zhongming, in August 2015.

While CASC claims that its drone is superior to the United States’ MQ-9 Reaper UAV — the CH-5 “can perform whatever operations the MQ-9 Reaper can, and is even better than the U.S. vehicle, when it comes to flight duration and operational efficiency,” according to Shi — it is generally assumed that Chinese combat drones lag behind their Western counterparts in terms of detection capabilities and endurance.

Nigerian girls food for kitty cat has arrived go and buy before it runs out

africaken254:
ISIS destroy russian MI-24 Hind helicopter on the ground near palmyra ,syria

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC644Ol9U2M

did they use an ATGM?

Henry240:
How are these guys funded?

the Islamic Republic of iran pumps billions every single year to Hezbollah plus they have businesses all over the world from car dealerships, to commodities trading, narcotics, currency counterfeiting in the bekaa valley.
Hezbollah is the most powerful political /military organization in Lebanon I bet you they can give most Arab armies a blooded nose

Henry240:
How are these guys funded?

the Islamic Republic of iran

Multi choice have Toyin subair to thank for the never ending cycle of insults they are fond of dishing out to nigerians, dude was on course to achieving greater tins but the nigerian in him made him loss focus and ultimately lost that company sad indeed.

bidexiii:
CION

one gut feeling is telling me that THIS lieutenant is no one but oga Bidexii himself

Propaganda rice next please

Two Jtown guys

Op why did you ask her to wear leggings

obailala:
As long as the management and operation would be concessioned and managed by the private sector, possibly foreign airline operators, then this is a beautiful decision. But anything short of that would be another monumental waste and disaster. The only government assets which function properly are those whose operations are totally outside the control/management of government (e.g. NLNG).

you have nailed the salient points my brother, during the days of The defunct Nigerian airways ministers, military officers and other so called Big men were fond of demanding free tickets and other perks
Believe me nepotism and corruption really hampered the airline 's profits hope a competent private firm will be allowed to run the day to day operations of the airline govt should restrict it's participation to ownership of shares and providing the enabling environment for its smooth operations and other oversight functions

hopeforcharles:
Confession time, hope u didn't do what u did with your daughter in law with her,
Obj give and take personalised.
We are waiting for her reply

hmmm my brother u have taken the words out of my mouth

The day adenuga and glo will realize that Nigerians don't worship celebrities is the day they will understand that world class service delivery is what will help sell your products rather than spending a fortune on these so called ambassadors they should divert such funds to means through which they can enhance and improve on their various services like cheaper data bundles, scholarships for the brightest students etc

I wonder who is that lady co owner of the blog who happens to live abroad, some olofofos were calling Stella dimokokorkus 's name of course trust aunty Stella she released a statement where she vehemently denied owning that site anyhow my own na sidon dey look

Ksa is a polygamist....

I wouldn't be surprised to discover that this old guy is smashing that

Mrs adeoson u mean the fg can't employ sons and daughters of nobodies not dambazau's children, just try and be honest with nigerians

Thank heavens they didn't spray that red paint on the building

The man who killed Thomas Sankara

Ibrahim babangida

Rot in hell scum, my regards to Bin Laden when you get there

If that's the case then turn to China, they will offer loans on favourable terms ,Chinese expertise will be available, this government is funny

Do you mind dj Khaled, say it right Nelly Furtado, girl you know it's true Milli vanilli

Big ups to you girl, u Hv made the right decision to join the army, hope you will utilize every opportunity that comes your way in terms of free college through the GI bill, good pay and other perks that comes with being in the army uhhmmm besides do you have a boyfriend *just kidding *

And some where wondering how could buhari get close to one million votes during the last elections, well this is your answer. Northerners dey born children like they are running out of existence