obedience4:



The aircraft carrier is just a big defenceless slow moving ship, it's faster than most cars and also it is constantly on the move

The key here is it's strike group, the destroyers that accompany it are especially made to protect it from threats like the drone you just said,

Carrier are more vulnerable to cruise missles than drone, any drone that comes near a carrier it's toast, before it even makes visible contact with it

Like you rightly said, it is the other components of the strike group that makes it an elite fighting force.

But the impression that a "carrier" is a big defenseless ship is not entirely correct. These are not carriers used in World War 1. Aircraft Carriers have their own defenses too like anti-air self-defense system so it is not entirely a sitting duck.

ehikwe22:


You're clearly biased. Israel's mode of operation has always been indiscriminate killing of civilians as much as possible. If you attack Israel today, the next minute they'll strike as much civilian infrastructure as possible including airports and hospitals

Well, we may go back and forth on the above. Perhaps you have access to some information I am not privy to.
However, from available evidence as regards what you just said, Israel always give advance warning for civilian evacuation before those targets are brought down inside Gaza. It is alleged that Hamas is using them as command centres or launch attacks against Israel from those locations. Whether Israel is telling lies in saying Hamas is using those locations for military operations, we certainly cannot tell from here since we are far away from the theatre. But trust me, Hamas has never denied using civilians or civilian infrastructure as body shield whenever there are confrontations like this.

I am not trying to support any party here because I understand that there are no angels in a war theater. But on this particular attack, Hamas is wrong on many fronts and innocent people will pay dearly

Babangidapikin:

[b]Since we don't know who is currently funding Hamas , it is better to be on a safe side , [/b]especially when we can see with our eyes the complete failure of the intelligence unit Mossad and co, or should I say something was compromised somewhere. Remember Iran supply Kama Kazi drones to Russia, but then I don't think they are sponsoring Hamas , they are unfortunately the likely suspects,but we all know they are other players .. People can draw you into a conflict without your consent via manipulation.

Hamas is fully funded by Iran. It is not hidden. Iranians own up to it. But if cause, they receive support from other sources too especially with their ability to carry out an attack of this magnitude.

In the coming days, we may or may not fully understand how Israeli intelligence failed as they are renowned for their advancement in detecting threats.
My individual interest is in learning why and how Israeli was a bit lackadaisical in responding to the attack. Israeli response was not swift like previously. Hamas operated almost unchallenged for hours before there was counter response against the militants that were already on Israeli soil.

hkidola00:
what you listing here is what israel been doing to palestine more time,direct shot to civilians....so why you bias or yo need youtube videos,isreal are wanderers that had to grab land from palestine cos they were almost finished by egypt and germany historically

Carrying out a military operation where civilians become casualties as collateral damage is a different ball game. Israeli forces may have shot civilians during protest/confrontations with Palestinians but it doesn't fall within the context of what Hamas just did. This is not the first time Hamas is killing Israeli civilians but this one is different because it was unprovoked at least not immediately and Hamas basically just launched this operation to kill civilians. How do you define when a gunman just go into the streets and start shooting anybody on sight, dragging people out from their homes and shooting them at point blank. What about the Israeli holiday dance festival that they attacked and shot over 200 civilians dead. Out of the reported casualties from the Israeli side, dead soldiers are less than 50 with civilians making up the other number. How about the massive kidnappings.

Like I said, what you are accusing Israel of does not fall within the context of what Hamas has done. There is hardly any military in the world that has not killed civilians in small pockets whether deliberately or inadvertently during confrontations but basically targeting civilians in a military operation is a different dimension and can only be described as a terrorist attack.

Babangidapikin:
The U.S should be careful of bobby traps 🙄 ensure you control the sky's ...make they no use Drone destroy destroyers .

Nobody in that theater of war would do the mistake of deliberately firing on any US military asset.
The US is not there to fire on anyone, at least no overtly. The strike group and show of force is to deter Iran and co I strongly believe

While Israel is notorious for their heavy hand on Palestinians, Hamas just destroyed the little sympathy they enjoyed from some state and non-state actors with this barbaric attack especially on civilians.
How can you go into the streets and start shooting anybody on sight, forcing people out from their homes and shoot them at point blank, and burning down civilian buildings with people inside.

While this attack may have succeeded in terms of its core objectives of destabilizing relations between Israeli and some gulf states, and showing the Israeli government that they are not invincible. Hamas equally has dug a new grave that so many of its people would be buried inside.

This show of force by the US no doubt is to send a message to Iran and other terrorists from Yemen

shinacology:
how many countries has Iran attacked, the whole infrastructural advancement of the country was destroyed by the US no problem weapon of mass destruction was no where to be found, I feel everyone believe what they choose to believe

Not sure with the context of your above question, but Iran has never hidden their sponsor of terrorist organizations unlike other countries of the west that do so covertly.

Then the second part of your submission, I don't understand what you mean. We are not discussing USA, weapons of mass destruction or Iraq.
I only threw more light on the issue of the UN Resolution for a two state solution that Palestinians and the Arab League foolishly rejected in 1948 that has now backfired

Akwamkpuruamu:


Why did Palestinians reject the two state policy in 1948

It is the Arab League, most especially countries like Egypt that deceived them then. Egyptian generals even boasted that defeating Israel would be like walking from Cairo to Tel Aviv. They declared war afterwards, and they lost. It was what gave Israel the grounds to cease more territories like Golan Heights and the West Bank from Syria and Jordan especially after the war in 1967.

Now that they are seeking for two state solution, Israel and her partners are no longer interested because it would be like formally recognizing and giving state support and backing to a terrorist organization in their description, believing that Hamas will use the new state as a launch pad for terrorist activities just like Iran.

The current round of violence is totally uncalled for especially the unbridled attacks on civilians.

How do you go about shooting civilians in the streets on broad day light. Hamas got this one wrong.
Israel needs to be careful in their response as it can snowball into something catastrophic

BoldBrainz:


Lol.

Bros, we have gone past the days when Israel could massacre Palestinians and the rest of the world will just return to watching tv afterwards. Israel might have the capacity to wipe off Palestine as you've insinuated, but this particular battle get K-leg.

Muslims all over the world are not going to sit down and watch that drama repeat itself this time. That, I can assure you.

Most of them will sit down and watch, except for the usuals that we know like Iran and Hezbollah, that I can assure you.

There is growing evidence that Hamas carried out this barbarity because of the gradual normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Ariabia. Qatar, Oman, UAE etc were already normalizing relations with Israel. No Arab nation is going to stand behind Hamas now, at least not overtly when Hamas just finished shooting hundreds of civilians in the streets on broad day light.
No matter the corresponding action from Israel now, no Arab state is going to invade Israel not even Iran, Israel's most notorious foe in the Middle East.

MatrixCircle:


they can refuse to start producing in Nigeria because of instability in all sectors , again will heavy duty solve the problem ?
The problem in Nigeria is corruption and incompetences in governance, otherwise fixing our refineries should not be an impossible task, after all Dangote built one from the scratch, then why can't a country fix it's refinery . Spending billions on staff that don't refine any product.

@bold

Exactly the thought I was waiting for.

All the blames, suggestions, theories etc all still boil down to government corruption and incompetence.
Nothing is going to work when a government is corrupt beyond repair. Even the Dangote refinery has not worked yet largely due to corruption and incompetence especially from the government side. They majorly used that refinery project to steal forex. It is the reason the refinery has been delayed for several years.

During colonialism, the prime reason for building any infrastructure was how the project was going to aid the easy movement of resources abroad. The primary intention was never development.
The same playbook is what our leaders are reading from.
They first consider how much they can steal before anything is done. Their real intent is never seeing the people develop, it is how they can develop themselves from doing things for the people.

Just like some classical realists believe "peace brings poverty, and that war brings wealth" the chaotic situation is what makes them rich and powerful. In war, once you conquer your enemies, their wealth becomes yours.

None of the theories suggested above, some very good ones are going to work optimally. It is when the Nigeria state is ready to free itself from corruption which is impossible, but at least reduce it to a reasonable extent, it is such time that we shall see real progress.

Ijaycool:


Because it is in LA it can’t be in Lekki?

It is not about whether such place cannot be in Lekki. It is no hidden news that some people live fake life especially in Lekki and environs.

Joe Igbokwe posted a fake picture to support his claim. What it means is that Joe is likely telling a fake story too. He even started with "I was told"

He did not have to domesticate what happened abroad to sell another lie at home. It is that simple.

stewiepeter:
So this can make front page, now I know this nairaland is tribalistic.
Before you start quoting me, am not igbo, I am from the north and don’t care about LP, PDP and APC

You don't even need to prove to anyone whether you are Igbo or Yoruba, Nigeria is bigger than Yoruba and Igbo or belonging to any political party.

Nairaland is now a dumping ground for every form of nonsense. One can hardly see any meaningful thing here except for the daily dose of rubbish the unscrupulous lowlifes push down our throats.

Bigchristo:
is only in Nigeria where lawyers use insensitive words and languages to issue statements that’s shows the kind of people we have in the judiciary some of them aren’t even morally up right to defend the constitution of this country, that’s why everything was bend to favor only one man, it’s a pity

Exactly what I was looking for.

In nine years and especially in the last four years, our judiciary has moved from little something to nothing. Judges, lawyers are falling over themselves to display how bastardized our judicial system has become.
If they are not using insensitive words like motor park boys, they use derogatory language in their judicial interpretations. They can't even hide it anymore... Lawyers and Judges like agbero

badoh:

You people will always find excuse..instead of you to condemn them for being late to work which has been their usual way, you decided to make excuse for them. How is federal ministry different from state ministry? So federal workers have the right to report late to work despite being paid salaries at the end of the month?

Is locking civil servants outside the gate the punishment prescribed for late coming in the civil service code of conduct?
Umahi is doing same wrong thing as the civil servants that came late. Going above or beyond what is prescribed by the rules is same wrong thing.

With each passing day, Umahi is proving that he wants to be in the news rather than doing his job.
Yesterday he shed tears, today he is locking workers outside

Phantom233:
Healthy criticism is necessary for a better country. By the way this fuel subsidy sham or scam of a thing is something to really consider cos something tells me Atiku might be right on this. I mean Why is fuel price not increasing alongside gas and diesel considering that all those products are imported with dollars?

Might be right you said?

There's already available evidence from government records that they paid N169 billion pms subsidy payments in August.
NNPCL has already deducted the above sum from the taxes and royalties they are suppose to pay into the federation account while they settled the subsidy payments from their cash flow. Same thing they've been doing since 2022.

Couldntfigurean:
You summed it all
They were the ones that were acting like they were about to die when Jonathan partially removed fuel subsidy
Now they are telling us you have to suffer to enjoy tinubu because he is their brother

It is not Yoruba people, it is Tinubu and APC supporters.

Do you mean to say all Yorubas support Tinubu/APC? Are there no Igbos, Ijaws, Hausas etc that support APC/Tinubu.
This ethnic profiling because of the actions of certain people is wrong.
Anybody doing that needs a brain reset whether such person is Igbo or Yoruba given that it is those two groups that predominantly do that nonsense on this platform

mAskA78:

may God curse you .
May Allahu ta,ala feed to the worst hell.
You an infidel and will continue to duel in your infidelity.

Don't curse him. He simply asked a question...tell him the true position of what happened so assuming he believed a lie for years, he can now know the truth with your response.
Replying him with curses is only laying credence to what he is saying or you are giving off an idea that you are hiding something.

Every idea, belief etc can and must be questioned. None is exclusive.
Tell him what happened and stop commanding God to do what he will never do to that guy.

fk002:
Instead of calling him names, why not prove him wrong by bringing out what he asked.

Insult can't cover lies

It is shocking that some of you are falling for the bunkum Reno is saying. Well, I guess it is because it falls within the purview of your premeditated narratives.

Those are English words, the Bible was not written in English so how do you expect them to be in the Bible? Reno that bears the title of a "pastor" is pastor in the Bible?
Because I call God "Tamarau" in my tongue, and it is not found in the Bible does not mean I am lying or I am fake.

Is "Lent" the same thing as Lent in Hebrew, German, Yoruba, Igbo, Spanish? Lent is just an English word to describe the period before Easter.
It is actually foolish for Reno and whoever that is listening to him to ask a section of people to prove the whereabouts of "Christianity" in the Bible or where "Bible" is written in the Bible.
Christian/Christianity is coined from the word "Christ" with Christian meaning "Christ-like"

There are better ways of asking to prove if Christianity is genuine or not rather than rely on certain words coined from a particular language.

Artiiclebeast:


Just sit in your corner and try imagining all of the idle youths roaming about hashtagging justice here in different factories according to their states or regions

There wouldn't be any need for this my much needed hashtag #JusticeForTheNaira.

Na me coin this hashtag for my poor innocent naira.

It is very clear that Nigerians are mostly triggered by trivial issues than issues that actually threaten their human dignity and their ability to function as proper human beings.

That young man's death, though unfortunate like every other young person cut down in their prime is now a source of national worry in the face of all the many socio economic problems bedeviling the country. Even leaders that are suppose to look for solutions to the many problems they created are now preoccupied with it.

What can be more important now than a hashtag for our free falling currency....absolutely nothing but Nigerians are not interested in that one.

Artiiclebeast:
This is a very sad confirmation of the fact that most Nigerians are indeed dull, lack critical thinking, and only thrive on being herded like cows. What the fck?

Do you mean a body that's been enclosed underground for over a week is expected to be exhumed without the expectation of any body fluid seeping through? The illiterate idiots and cheap clout chasers can't even figure out a simple decomposition process..what a shame.

It is indeed true that the leaders and government that we get and have are a reflection of the citizenry and thus, very well deserved.

No one is allowed or expected to think differently or have differing views from the mob or else such one will be termed either a "hater, enemy of progress, insensitive, or jealous".

Majority of the youths who have been pinned down by successive failed governments and a raging level of joblessness have found an opportunity to trend on a "poor" dead boy's sad tale and want to use it as an opportunity to venge their frustrations by way of protests where they'll go destroying and looting people's source of livelihood.

The latest with them now and a very annoying one is hearing all the idiots coming online and on TikTok analyzing and saying all sorts of nonsense. Adults will come in to be fooling themselves that since the boy passed on they can't sleep because they keep seeing him in their dreams. Are you idiots okay at all?

What do you expect to see in your sleep when you are fixated and looking to milk a boy's death for clout all day due to your joblessness?

Disgusting to say the least.

Illiterates with access to phones and the internet.

What I don't understand is whether they wanted the blood to have vanished from his body to somewhere other than the place he was buried.

They found blood from the corpse they exhumed is now news.
To even imagine some people are attaching some kind of mystery to the discovery is really amusing

Kukutente23:



I was patiently reading through waiting to see your post. I would have been massively disappointed if you didn't share your thoughts. But I'm more disappointed you're still blaming APC, PDP, Tinubu, Buhari, Africans, socialists etc when the elephant in theroom is the fact that your theory is a failed theory at best and a farce in reality.
You can accuse Tinubu of anything but certainly not commitment to subsidy removal. He's even a victim of that policy in the end cause he's now looking clueless from every angle.
The naira floating to achieve unification failed
The Niger/Ecowas strongman approach failed
This is the only thing he was holding on to and it has failed.
You think it's because he's a socialist? No sir. It's cold stark reality starring him in the face. You can say whatever you want when you're not on the seat receiving reports and forecasts of the status of things and outlook both from security and political angle.
Go and reread your economics man.

This one you mentioned is still reasonable in his submission.

I'm still waiting for the other one that was using gutter language the other day while arguing NBS statistics about subsidy.
Such airhead but was very proud displaying it

inoki247:
Lol be like say they're after the girl...


First I no believe that theory now again Dem resume....



Make dem run test for her na even if na multiple times abi wetin them want....

it has gone beyond the level of arranging test for her for that incident. Of course they get them tested every now and then.

The idea behind the "whereabout failure" is that she might have had something in her system so decided to avoid testing...using the period to clear up.
It is the reason athletes are given three opportunities to do the needful. At the third, if they still fail to get tested then it is believed to be wilful absence to avoid getting caught.

Athletes hardly come out unscathed with this "whereabout failure" issue because missing three consecutive dope tests is huge.
Tobi may have a very good reason in her case because she has scaled the first hurdle already. We await the outcome of the appeal

tesppidd:
Who be this Mohbad sef? Which song wey him sing?

KPK...Ko Por Ke

Atleast you should be familiar with that one when you hear it. It was a popular street song by Nigeria standard

izonborn098:
Before involving urself in politics, have it in mind that it's a dirty business.
God should comfort his love ones..

Politics is not a "dirty business". It is the people playing it that is dirty especially here in Nigeria.
If politics was the dirty one, you would hear this nonsense do or die that we do here to the point of killing another in this gruesome manner in the developed world.

Power is a tool of transformation. You negotiate and campaign to get it and use same to serve the people.
Politics has evolved to a zero-sum game here because it is largely sort after to steal and oppress.

kenny714433:
Explorer and one "Royal.." used to give us such educative threads.

There's one other guy that was always posting about Dinosaurs and other fantasy topics


Today, they're all gone and left room for Yourbas and Igbos tribalist.

It is very sad.

One can hardly learn anything reasonable from Nairaland these days.
Front page topics are now aways filled with people I don't even know how to describe them. They are always there day and night saying the same nonsense

IconicR:
Is this missing of penis real story?
Like how will it miss, will that place just be plane, I don't understand

That thing is fake, at least from one experience in Delta State several years ago.
This time, it was a young guy that accused a girl of stealing his penis.
We later got to discover that he was fed with Marijuana laced bean meal, his first time of consuming the lethal herb.
When he was checked, the penis was there but looking a bit smaller. Of course penis shrink when it is resting.

We still mock him with the incident whenever we all meet around Christmas holidays.

All the ones you read on the internet are always claims claims, they never show it to anybody to prove the place is empty

What most people don't understand is, all these is wasting the resources of the Nigerian State.

Is it that things cannot be done well and according to regulations at one time? Even the new election might not be different from the previous one, that's if it would not be worse because of the tension this is going to create

ORIENTATION101:
oponu aiyarada my comment is still didn't change on fuel subsidy not appearing in 2023 budget. If you have contrary evidence show it here or you keep shut!!!
Should we start lecturing you again that nnpc is now a limited liability company

The NNPCL makes subsidy payments from their cash flow, that is, they pay and net off from their fiscal obligations of taxes and royalties they pay to the Federal Government. The balance is the over N2 trillion NNPCL is claiming the government of Nigeria is owing them after all deductions.

So is the NNPCL paying the subsidy for itself or they are paying for Nigerians on behalf of the FG. If the NNPCL is making those deductions from the taxes and royalties they pay to the Nigerian State, is it not the FG that is paying same subsidy through another means.
Like I said, you are all just noise with a rattling tongue.

smokinloud:

Calm down it's talking about Q2 and not 6 months

I don't understand what you mean.

The over N2 trillion trade surplus given in the report is for Q1 and Q2, indicating first half of the year which is 6 months.
If you mean something else with your comment, draw my attention to that detail.

ORIENTATION101:
oponu aiyarada my comment is still didn't change on fuel subsidy not appearing in 2023 budget. If you have contrary evidence show it here or you keep shut!!!
Should we start lecturing you again that nnpc is now a limited liability company

You really do not know anything. You're just being boisterous from the ocean of delusion.

If I don't know NNPC is a limited liability company, I will write it as NNPCL?
Who did the NNPCL pay the subsidy on behalf of if not the FG and the Nigerian people. Why is the NNPCL claiming over N2 trillion debt from the FG as the amount they've spent for subsidizing PMS. Like I said, you really do not know anything.
What's the difference between the FG paying subsidy or the NNPCL paying subsidy on behalf of the FG and the Nigerian people.

Subsidy was provided for by the 2023 Appropriation Act until June. I don't even understand what you are arguing especially when you already laid credence to the point with your own screenshots.

Is it who paid the subsidy that is your problem.
Suffice to say, you are very uncouth too.

Kukutenla:

I'm sure you'll call yourself a graduate o.
See how you're disgracing your school online.
How does your link negate what I've been saying and posted?
You foolishly claimed there was no subsidy this year yet you brought a link that says NNPCL paid 307bn in May alone and 1.82trn in 5 months(January-May) which is even higher than the amount paid in 2022!
Is 1.82trn not even higher than the 1.2trn in 6 months that NBS is claiming was spent on fuel import? You must be a special kind of stupid.
I'm beginning to suspect I'm chatting with a slowpoke

Stop responding to that person, you are wasting your time.

Somebody that is arguing subsidy was not provided for by government in 2023 yet posted a link showing subsidy payments from Jan-May. When caught, he shifted goal post to NNPCL paying subsidy.

That guy is really slow. Apologies to him.

This NBS report is nonsense. It is a sea of contradiction