₦airaland Forum

ciphoenix: they did not perish in the flood

bongila: If so,I should start praying for the soul of my uncle who died a MASON to be forgiven and accepted into heaven. HOGWASH.

musKeeto: Is Nigeria a safe country to reside?

honeric01: GEEEZ.. wine means alcohol? are there not wine made from fruits?
I guess proverbs is not in your bible just mention anywhere Christians [/b]are allowed to drink [b]alcohol

Msauza: . Point of correction, Nigeria never helped South Africa by any means. This is just misconception that had been spinning around the heads of Nigerians for many years and this fallacy needs to be corrected. Remember that South Africa under apartheid was a wealthy nation that needed no any financial support from any country. Despite being sanctioned for many years, it continued to sustain itself by developing its own military weapons without importing any from other countries. In fact, SA under a white rule was more wealthier than it is today and was a dream land for every white people in the world. That's why many Jews, Greeks, English and Portuguese relocated to SA during this era as it was a land of milk and honey for white people. To be more exact, Nigeria financially helped the ANC(SA political party) across the borders, after it was banned by the SA apartheid government and having many of its members arrested for treason. ANC members outside the borders of SA needed financial support to cater for their day to day needs in order to keep the struggle going. They requested financial support from many countries including Nigeria and their main financial providers being Britain and Russian. Russia provided them military training while Britain educated many of them including Mbeki( the former SA president) and now AU chairlady Nkosazana Zuma. Just check the profiles of many SA ministers, majority of them are foreign educated while they were in exile.

Msauza: . Point of correction, Nigeria never helped South Africa by any means. This is just misconception that had been spinning around the heads of Nigerians for many years and this fallacy needs to be corrected. Remember that South Africa under apartheid was a wealthy nation that needed no any financial support from any country. Despite being sanctioned for many years, it continued to sustain itself by developing its own military weapons without importing any from other countries. In fact, SA under a white rule was more wealthier than it is today and was a dream land for every white people in the world. That's why many Jews, Greeks, English and Portuguese relocated to SA during this era as it was a land of milk and honey for white people. To be more exact, Nigeria financially helped the ANC(SA political party) across the borders, after it was banned by the SA apartheid government and having many of its members arrested for treason. ANC members outside the borders of SA needed financial support to cater for their day to day needs in order to keep the struggle going. They requested financial support from many countries including Nigeria and their main financial providers being Britain and Russian. Russia provided them military training while Britain educated many of them including Mbeki( the former SA president) and now AU chairlady Nkosazana Zuma. Just check the profiles of many SA ministers, majority of them are foreign educated while they were in exile.

Msauza: . @Solbil. I was born of a SA mother and Nigerian father. I have both or dual citizenship of SA and Nigeria, so I did not come to stumble to this forum by accident. It was suggested to me by my Nigerian friend, as I was always complaining about slow service delivery and infrastructural development in Nigeria as compared to South Africa.

ocelot2006: Seriously, did you just mention the Ethiopians? The same Ethopians that got their collective asses handed to them by Al-Shabaab in Somalia? The very same group that are currently being trashed by the Ugandans, Kenyans, and even little Burundi?! Haba.

As for North Africa, pls don't even mention Libya, cos the old Libyan army got its bum whooped by the Chadians during the disastrous Pick-up War in the 80s. As for Algeria, yes they own a quite sophisticated and experienced army. 'don't really know about the Moroccans and Tunisians. The Egyptians also own a strong armed force that were quite successful against the Isrealis during the Yom Kippur war.

Phillone: Just curious...does the nigerian army have da air'force and navy?
Cos i tend to realise they rely more on land soldiers

duni04: You definitely don't live in Nigeria. The Nigerian Army we know of and see everyday on our streets extorting innocent people and fighting with policemen is the Nigerian Army the report is describing. The same Nigerian Army that is still battling with Normads and cattle rearers with bows and arrows in Jos. Its the same Nigerian Army that still cannot contain oil bunkering in the Niger Delta. The same Nigerian Army soldiers that small boys with AK-47's and home made bombs are killing with so much ease in Bornu and Yobe.

duni04: You definitely don't live in Nigeria. The Nigerian Army we know of and see everyday on our streets extorting innocent people and fighting with policemen is the Nigerian Army the report is describing. The same Nigerian Army that is still battling with Normads and cattle rearers with bows and arrows in Jos. Its the same Nigerian Army that still cannot contain oil bunkering in the Niger Delta. The same Nigerian Army soldiers that small boys with AK-47's and home made bombs are killing with so much ease in Bornu and Yobe.

VolvoS60: ^^^^Good point. I notice no one has really countered the points made in the OP's second post. Are those points valid or not?

Some posters here have become very defensive about the newsreport. I can assure them that the same things said in the newsreport about Nigerian troops have been said about the british army & the US army for years - these major shortcomings (low morale, lack of kit and indiscipline) were brought into sharp relief in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The press in the US and the UK did not hide these things - a web search will confirm this.

This is not the time for false nationalism. If there is no merit in the newsreport,then ignore it. If there is, act on it. That's what serious people do.

bashr8: if raping women in those countries and producing over 300 thousand bastards in liberia alone is what you call peace keeping then something is wrong with you. you cant even keep peace in your own country.

bashr8: can you point out one lie in that article, that article just repeated what we all already know unless you dont reside in nigeria.

DayTrader: OK you are the only 1 that passed your English WAEC good for u. So why didn't the general advice the way you have put it by simply saying BH to stop killing the innocent (come to think about who is this General to decide who is innocent and who is not), or is he speaking A-level English and the normal people show read between the lines. My friend get a life and stop kissing butt and if you are the general's lawyer advice him to speak the type of English the masses can understand without the need of you to interpret his words to us.