₦airaland Forum

Faithful007:
I read your posts and sincerely don't see a reason why you should be apologizing to anyone. I said it sometime earlier that most folks here are too polarized and respond harshly to differing opinions. They can boldly make their own sides known and always feel they are the good guys while others are pessimistic or negative. The same trait can be seen in Nigerian leaders. Their misguided optimism and detachment from the common Nigerian, leads them into further administrative errors. If you make a contribution and someone who responds cannot objectively disagree, you shouldn't be guilt tripped into believing you made a mistake. The person who can't argue properly should go f*ck himself. Look at my past criticisms of South Africa and note the way they respond here. Then compare it with Nigerians. You'll see how you were not wrong to point out some level of immaturity.

Now coming to what you said about Nigeria, it is both sided. Actually Nigeria was once "great". In a similar fashion to Saudi Arabia, she controlled a huge part of the global oil market and bankrolled peacekeeping efforts in Africa as a "big brother". She spent heavily and attracted international interest. She was way less populated, so less suffering and less competition. Tribalism was low before the civil war, skyrocketed shortly before the war and slowly died down again after the war. Corruption was astronomically high in those "great" days. Human rights were piss poor.

In the current Nigeria, governance has improved, the government is less brutal and way more transparent. Human rights and press freedom have improved to a level. However, Nigeria is now caught up in some serious socio-economic issues that currently threaten to severely weaken or even collapse the government. These issues are more complex and deep-rooted than even the previous issues that led to the first war. I don't think a sudden violent disintegration is looming, however, there would likely be prolonged insurgencies on different fronts. Think of what is happening around West and Central Africa. Something similar to Nigeria has started cropping up in Ghana as well. Generally it is a sub-Saharan issue. Nothing is peculiar to Nigeria except the golden opportunity she had to build a country in the last century with vast amounts of oil revenue.

Issues facing Nigeria can be attributed to the failure of the "great" Nigeria to invest in the future Nigeria, which is the current Nigeria.

Fantastic take

Stormtrooper11:
Okay, I'm not replying anymore. Yall won, let's all act like there is no issues because Americans act like they ain't have issues too. I know how much I love the Federal Republic of Nigeria and dedicated my time for it since I was born even though I'm not even an old guy or something but if criticising the deployment of troops to Guinea and handling of the situation in Nigeria is offensive to yall? Then so be it. I'm not loyal to the Nigerian government, I'm not the one that will act like nothing happens and sweep everything under the carpet in the act of "marketing" Nigeria because my loyalty is to the Nigerian people and its constitution.

Since here is a military thread which we've been on since 2013, I saw it fit to criticize the lax attitude of the federal government and its attitude to the Nigerian economy. Every country have their problems for sure, but I won't watch and see Nigeria to be like "other countries". We're Nigeria the supposed giant of Africa but we've been shiit lately and not a good "big brother", I won't keep grinning at shinny technicals, glorified crop dusters and 1985 vintage jets. I'll talk, commend our troops and criticize their failures, but it doesn't change the fact that I fully support the Armed forces because after all I'm a patriot not a blind bandwagon.

But bru, why you come de vex like this?

Odunayaw:
On one hand Nigerians are a self-defeating lot and on the other hand we are a very hopeful lot.

Two supposing opposite virtues. I don't know which other citizenry says "we're FUBAR" and "we would be great" from the same mouth!

lol

sultaan:
For those not versed new lingo, what is sapa?

when someone is low on cash or broke

nnewsnjobs:
Has ondo put up any application for sea port approval? Not sure of any.

Stop sounding like the way you did, is Good luck from Akwa Ibom, Buhari never give full approval, he gave priliminary approval initially and after everything is set, he has refused to give final approval because of politics, go and verify.

You talk without having facts, I blame witches and wizard plus village people for my failure, how do you arrive at this your assertion, stop being an attack dog.

Try to be fair in your reasoning.

which wan bi preliminary approval Boss?

Naijaspanishguy:
You are very right on this.
I think the language formation was heavily influenced by Yoruba and igbo.

They are all from the Niger-congoid family of languages. They all emanated from a Proto language, no one is superior to the other.

Friction In Cross River APC Over Consensus On Running Mate To Prince Otu

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State is embroiled in disagreement over who should be the running mate to the governorship candidate, Prince Bassey Otu who is from the Southern District of the State. Before now, the Majority Leader in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey, representing the Ogoja State Constituency in the northern part of the State, was seen as the best choice for the party’s Deputy Governor. But critical stakeholders of the party in the State, including a former governorship candidate, have disagreed, calling for consensus as to who becomes the authentic deputy governorship candidate for the 2023 election. They have expressed worry that the governorship candidate himself has not been given the freedom to choose who he wants as running mate in keeping with the country’s constitution in Section 187. In a letter dated 26 July 2022 to the State Governor, they said, “We are constrained to note that the constitutional provision in the case of our party the APC in Cross River State has not been followed. “Our Governorship candidate; Senator Bassey Otu, has not been given the constitutional right bestowed on him to nominate another candidate.” The stakeholders mentioned that the constitution does not permit the sitting Governor to appoint or foist a candidate on the governorship candidate as is the case in Cross River State APC.

They stressed that the non-involvement of critical party stakeholders in the deputy governorship candidate selection process has been not only curious but very unacceptable to a majority of the stakeholders. “This alienation of the critical stakeholders, if not urgently addressed, could adversely affect their utmost commitment and zeal to contribute assiduously to efforts aimed at ensuring a total and resounding victory for the party at all levels in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.” They informed the Governor that the matter is disturbing. They called for the review of the selection or nomination of Odey whose emergence was allegedly done without consultations with critical stakeholders of the party. “The process should be subjected to wider consultations for the purpose of arriving at a consensus before the expiration of the window for substitution of candidates as set out by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.” They stressed that “whoever will emerge as the consensus deputy governorship candidate should be one with electoral value, competence, and general acceptability to effectively complement our governorship candidate in our march to making history by returning to the Peregrino House in 2023.”

Source :

https://crossriverwatch.com/2022/08/friction-in-cross-river-apc-over-consensus-on-running-mate-to-prince-otu/

udumosam23:
The good ones or bad?

Whatever you like, as far as it relates to CRS and stimulates conversation amongst CRians on NL and Nigerians at large

Calabar Carnival rolls off after two years lull as 7 bands compete in the 2022 fiesta

The Cross River State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson, has disclosed that second bands would be competing in the 2022 Calabar Carnival fiesta after two years of lull. In a media briefing held in Calabar on Tuesday to herald the annual festival, Anderson said as usual the event would be loaded with activities to entertain the people and tourists. He said the Calabar Carnival could not hold in 2020 and 2021 due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Omicron variant of COVID-19, adding that it was important to save humanity from these creeping scorch. He said: “We have learned lessons on the contributions and vacuum the Carnival Calabar and festival have on the state tourism and local economy. Thus, the determination to host the 2022 fiesta. We have expanded the brand with innovations for increased participation and patronage while ensuring the socio-economic benefits trickle down. “In expanding the brand and development, the competing Carnival bands have been increased to seven, with the constituting of two new bands being Calasvegas and Diamond Carnival bands to add to Seagull, Bayside. Passion 4, Freedom, and Masta Blasta Bands. “As we gear up for the 2022 experience, we are starting with full engagement of the public and private sector with participatory innovation. We, therefore, call for entries for a suggestible carnival theme for 2022 and the person with the selected theme will be carting home a cash reward of N1m. Entries open on August 2 and close ten days from today,” The Commissioner acknowledged the contributions of the creative industry and called on the sponsors to embrace the event, adding that the first Carnival Dry Run would kick off in October, the second one in November and the third one in December with the final Calabar Carnival on December 28. He listed other activities slated for the fiesta to include performances by local artists, stage plays, essay competition, movie awards night, and a children's party. Others are Atom Obong and Ejagam festivals, gospel experience with Ekwueme band, Calabar food festival, Cultural carnival, African Beauty pageant parade, African Nigth festival, Bickers parade, Calapiano night featuring brass and Jass bands, and Marian Street party. In his welcome address, the Chairman of Carnival Commission, Mr. Gab Ona, said: “Africa is the new frontier for tourism and entertainment. So we have to tap into it as we are still at the destination point. “Those coming to savor our Carnival Calabar would not regret it as it remains the biggest street party in Africa. “We have had it for 16 years and it has become a research point for scholars across Africa and Europe. Until we celebrate ourselves nobody would celebrate us and that is what Calabar Carnival has done. “Our thematic and choreographic contents have remained our unique selling points. It is our oil well and we shall explore it to the fullest.” On her part, the Commissioner for local government Affairs, Dr. Stella Odey, said the ministry would collaborate with the Carnival Commission to promote the local government cultures and cuisines.

Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/calabar-carnival-rolls-off-after-two-years-lull-as-7-bands-compete-in-2022-fiesta/

Cross-River State, The Nation's Paradise.

Cross-Riverians, let's gather here and discuss the politics, Infrastructure, Social Development, etc of our dear State.

Posting pictures and Youtube Video links, and News articles are highly recommended

JooEeL:
Dont change it to "motherland"...

Say it as it is: proud NIGGER-arean.

The people of the 'Niger' area(after the River) so what's bad about being being a N*gga, NiGeR?

keep2silent:
FIBUA engagement can happen in metropolitan AOR because Nigeria now has red level insecurity, so for our Army patrol on Abuja city streets, Guards Brigade mounted light infantry personnel should not ride soft skin Toyota Hilux, they should ride Toyota land cruiser TLC200, TLC300, its available armouring level B7 protected from 7.62mm armour piercing bullets, with options retractable RWS 7.62mm PKM GPMG plus coaxial 35mm AGL.

It blends well with environment, tainted glass so nobody sees soldiers uniform and retracted remote weapon station. It has option roof mount day/night vision tv camera not retracted but size reduced signature, also painted to blend with autobody color.

Correct asset for commercial - administrative capital city without signs that may cause public panic.

500k per vehicle but fit for purpose medium intensity combat. Over two hundred remain on offer to FGN in the files of Aso Rock with OEM finance funding for procurement without cash, but FG not serious with it.

Careless I don't care attitude has joined Naija Govt incompetence, while insecurity is cracking this helpless country from top to bottom and my life your life is not worth 10 kobo. We are just unlucky to be Nigerians.

Contract hustler, you like making claims of "discount prices" of military equipment on Nairaland.

Follow Sierra Nevada open lobbying shop for Abuja no be for Nairaland

Sweetboilooks:
The world will listen to us and think we all speak yorubas. The image and soft power yorubas are getting from our collective music internationally is too much. How can we stop this?

Spoken like a tribalist you are. everything is not politics, Jesus!

bigfrancis21:
Pazienza is well-versed in history. I get what he was trying to say. Ancient Hebrews were not light-skinned as you have them today. They were black people, being related to/brothers to the ancient Egyptians who were also dark-skinned. One clue to this is when Herod sought to kill all little and newly-born hebrew males and Joseph and his wife were asked to go to Egypt and hide. Now as of the time of Herod, the Egyptians were known to still be black. Why would Joseph and his entire family be asked to go hide in a predominantly black country if they weren't black themselves? How does that make sense if they were white as the modern day jews? Would a white man escaping being caught hide in a black country where his skin color makes him stand out? No. Instead, a white man runs to a predominantly white country to hide. Same for a black man who would escape to a black country where he blends in easily. A white man doesn't hide in a country where it is full of blacks where he stands out and will be obviously detected easily. Joseph wasn't asked to run to nearby Jordan, nor modern-day Iraq nor Iran etc but to far-away Egypt in Africa. Egypt, being mostly black as of the time of herod, and Joseph escaping to the country to hide for many years and remain undetected all those years is an indication that the ancient Egyptians and Hebrews looked the same skinwise/racially. That should tell you something. Another example is when Joseph, the Hebrew, was raised in Egypt and grew up to be a governor in Egypt and the Egyptians could not tell he was Hebrew/Non-Egyptian, the reason most likely being that both groups must have been the same racially for Joseph to grow up in the house of Pharoah as an Egyptian while still being Hebrew ancestrally. Nigerian Christians need to begin to reason certain things.

I get you, and him.

you're both on the right track, only with different perspectives.

Hebrews were and are black, if anything Africans are more rad

seunny4lif:
Things AU or ECOWAS should have done long time ago.
Nigeria and those ECOWAS leaders are useless and I said it before that this war will open many opportunities for countries to learn even Algeria is doing anyhow to Spain because whosoever own oil, gas and food owns everything.
ECOWAS currency just disappeared

While Russia that have been sanctioned left and right is still making €1B everyday with gulf nations that have already made billions while in Nigeria will are losing more than Russia that was sanctioned.

why is it so easy for Nigerians and Africans to disparage and malign themselves?

Methinks inferiority complex.

https://www.afreximbank.com/pan-african-payment-and-settlement-system-launched-by-president-akufo-addo-foreseeing-5-billion-annual-savings-for-africa/

shadowprimezero:
Thats an FV-107 Scimitar. Has a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon on the Scorpion. This was previously not in NA inventory and most likely a new purchase. This gives NA their first IFV platform since the BTR-4E. This is ideal for the kind of was NA is waging.

Possibly an arms transfer from Jordanian stocks.

jl115:
I said they were powerful and yeah they were at the forefront wrt the fight against apartheid

In SADC?

jl115:
I'm not talking Zimbabwe of today I'm talking Zimbabwe of the 80s

How did Zim and/or it's foreign policy influence Africa in the 80s?

rvp20182:
Ruto has solid record since he was mp in 1990s..listen first.To reach where he is now from deep poverty at age of 55 he has proven himself..he delivers .Ruto by early 20s was doing great things because he great orator, hardworking, natural leader, go getter and name it.He has phd science and is great businessman himself...the man is incredibly hardworking and incredibly brilliant..in the mould of Meles Zenawi the late Ethiopian leader.Ruto is not prof Lumumba who talks a storm mimicking 1960s civil rights leaders ..Ruto has very impressive track record..he is his office by 5am and work extremely hard until midnight everyday.

Well, I wish your candidate the best, but don't forget about the reality in your country(fiscal, political etc)

He can dare to dream but it's the reality of the situation they dictates how he fares in the real sense

rvp20182:
Self deprecating humour is good coping strategy when you elect someone without primary school certificate.Listen to one best brain in Africa roll facts

Idealists are fun to listen to, but terrible administrators.

wanna guess why?

jl115:
comparing Ethiopia to Botswana is comical my bru and I don't think i gave to explain why...... Zimbabwe was at one stage one of the most powerful African countries even though it was landlocked.

Zimbabwe, powerful only in SADC you mean?

rvp20182:
Study what their quiet diplomacy on Zim issues did to the subregion

Ok, Thank you

VulgarVulvas:
Every single Pentagon and NATO war games against Russia be it in open field display or computer models have always had Russia winning any direct conflict.

America sucks ass at war because American officers are by and large the most stupid mongrels to ever attempt the noble arts of warfare.

The US military tactic still remains the same from WW2 - zero planning and deliberate orchestrated chaos.

A German officer in WW2 even complained about this bizarre pointlessness of American strategy that is not only very dangerous to their own men but also resource drain.

In response an American General was quoted as saying: "If we don't know what we are doing, then how the hell is the enemy going to figure us out".

At the end , the Germans lost not because they were outsmarted by the Americans but because they just got outgunned by both Russia and US who had unlimited stream of supplies and men to throw into the meat grinder called the Battle for Europe.

American military strategy has not changed and will never change from that point on.

But such brazen madness will not work with a Nuclear armed Russia that has all the resources and energy to equip, replenish and support their armed forces in a major war.

How the hell will Europe even fight Russia when they don't even have the resources like oil and gas? Will their tanks run on solar panels?

As for America, their industries are all rusting away and depend on Chinkwares from the tiniest screw to state of the art chips to maintain and operate their MIC inflated and overrated F35 stealth jets.

you are welcome to join our telegram group Sir.

https:///battlefieldgroup01

rvp2018:
Economically yes, South Africa remain the Sub-SaharaAfrican giant with it's companies in almost all Africa countries, politically ever since you elected Zuma, and messed up Zim, nobody really look upto South Africa anymore for political solutions.

South Africa messed up Zim? Can you expanciate on this, please?

Maybe because I'm W.african I'm ignorant of this

AfriqueDuZuid:
Since you have internet you can research it

lol

AnfieldFan:
With the Naira steadily declining, not looking good...

Oops! you quote me in the middle of your conversation!

Peacecore:
Even though NL doesn't reveal ya identity, we ought to learn how reply respectfully bcoz we're not of the same age. He was gentle on his response to ur comments until u became emotional n turned it into insults.

Are you ignoring the fact that he tried(very poorly) to negatively stereotype an entire ethnic group?

Both of them were emotional, but Cherry picking who to attack only shows your bias.

His point is still very valid I don't agree with the insults, but let's try to be objective and avoid generalizations

jl115:
Well then you missed the part were I was talking about BH deployment my bru

NAF's been flying from Diffa, Niger.

Jokes on you bru.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/296929-boko-haram-nigeria-to-deploy-attack-aircraft-from-niger.html

jl115:
We talking about BH muppet.....read the entire conversation before jumping in and looking like an id1ot

Don't be stu.pid now, I have been reading from the beginning

GreenandGold:
The NAF;
1. Present, 2. and future

oh C'mon!
You've been preparing for this from time

jl115:
I said you haven't deployed outside Nigeria....not that you haven't conducted operations just outside your borders

Was Sierra Leone and Liberia a joke to you?

GeneralDae:
That, added to work on the dams and AKK gas pipeline, Nigerian electricity issues would definitely be solved before or around 2024. These are things Obasanjo and Jonathan should have worked on.

Yeah even Kainji is getting upgraded to 1,000MW


https://leadership.ng/expansion-of-kainji-hydroelectric-power-plant-begins/