NDLEA Arrests Pastor Daniel Akintola With Drugs At Enugu Airport

When God said he will start his judgement from the church some people wonder why. A pastor, Daniel Akintola who is one of the pastors at the Gospel Faith Mission International, Olayemi Assembly, Ipaja, Lagos (strange name of church tho) has been apprehended in Enugu airport by NDLEA men on his way back from Uganda.

According to Daniel who tried to abandon his luggage and flee when he noticed the men had to recheck his luggage again, but was apprehended however admitted he owns the luggage but said he knows nothing about the 1.9 kilogrammes of heroin found in it.

“I am a pastor with the Gospel Faith Mission International, Olayemi Assembly, Ipaja, Lagos. I attended a ministers’ conference in Uganda. This bag containing heroin is my bag, but I am a pastor and not a drug trafficker,” he said.

When asked to prove if he truly attended the minsters’ conference in Uganda as claimed by him, the 43-year old pastor couldn’t prove it. He is presently in the custody of the NDLEA men.

Kehinde Oshadipe Releases Tribute Song For Late Twin Sister (Must Hear)

Kehinde Oshadipe has released a tribute song for her late twin sister and member of the Oshadipe Twins, Taiwo Oshadipe titled ‘My Reflection‘ and produced by Ace producer, Wole Oni.


The beautiful emotional track describes the ordeal of losing a loved one who holds a special place in her heart.

She describes her twin sister Taiwo as her reflection, the only close friend, family and partner she had known all her life, someone who was and will always be a source of joy.

Speaking about her sister and their passion for music – “Taiwo’s sudden passage has created a huge vacuum in our musical career but living the dreams we both shared is a priority with no options at all” .

She admits it will be a huge task but she expressed hope in God that she will be strengthened to take the brand “Oshadipe twins” to greater heights.

The duo are known for their Gospel/Inspirational genre of music with three albums to their credit as well as an acting career with their most popular role in TV series, Super Story produced by Wale Adenuga.

Taiwo Oshadipe passed on to glory on October 3rd 2014 after a brief illness and seven months after, Kehinde recently staged a comeback concert for the rebirth of the Oshadipe Twins brand…pictures and full story will be released shortly.

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There has never been a fight between me and Fashola - The Jagaban !

Ex-Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu, says he has never had any battle with his successor, Governor Fashola. He took to twitter to dishonor gossipy tidbits that they have battled severally over affairs of the state.

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Obsessed Fan Breaks Into Chris Brown's Home, Makes Herself Food & Waited Naked On The Bed

Chris Brown just took to instagram to say he found this lady in his home and a some of the things she did inside. No word on the off chance that she’s in police custody. Terrifying!

Niger Republic Troops Deport More Than 3,000 Nigeria fishermen and refugees.

The Niger Republic troops have deported more than 3,000 Nigerian fishermen and refugees escaping from Boko Haram, Associated Press has reported.


AP quoted the refugees as saying they were compelled to return to Nigeria after Boko Haram last week attacked an island in Lake Chad.

They also said the soldiers arrived at the fishing village of Lelewa and ordered them to leave. Niger officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

On Monday, Niger said it was planning a military operation in the area to rout Boko Haram extremists and ordered its citizens to move further inland.

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said it was alerted by Niger and sent trucks to collect the exhausted refugees at the border.

The agency’s director of search and rescue, Charles Otegbabe, registered the new arrivals in Gaidam town in the Northeastern Borno State.

“We thought there would be about 2,000 but we have already registered more than 3,000 and there are still more people coming,” he said.

The refugees said there are hundreds more on the way.

“They didn’t even give us time to collect our clothes. We had to abandon everything,” said Lubabatu Isa, a 21-year-old girl.

Isa and Nura Auwal, another refugee, said about a dozen people died during the three-day walk to the border, including a woman and her newborn twins.

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See The bold Woman Who Saved Buhari From Coup Plotters In 1984 - Pic

Internationally acclaimed herbal practitioner, Mrs. Flora Ifenyichukwu Nkemakonam Ilonzo, has recalled how she ‘saved’ President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, from “a well planned coup” when he was military Head of State.

Ilonzo said she was the savior of Buhari in 1984 in Enugu when a coup was planned to eliminate him.  She said she used her power to botch the plot. Ilonzo is today the Director, Centre for Psychic and Healing Administration (CPHA), Awka.

“Buhari would have died in that planned coup in Enugu while in office as a military Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces,” she claimed.

Ilonzo has practiced her trade in both Enugu and Awka for over 30 years, especially on herbal research, health education and in resolving human problems. She has published books, among them, ‘Questions and Answers on Phystomedicine’, ‘Herbs and Your Health’ and ‘Food and your Health’.

Now that Buhari has been democratically elected to govern the country once again, Ilonzo has also re-surfaced to warn him to beware in his actions and inactions.  She warned Buhari to “be vigilant as ever at all times as he presides the affairs of the country” and congratulated him for winning the 2015 Presidential election.  “I warmly felicitate with and congratulate your Excellency on your well deserved victory at the Presidential election. I am thrilled by your emergence as the next civilian President of our dear country.

“Thirty-one years ago, when Your Excellency was the Military Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I foresaw and exposed a plot to assassinate you during an official visit to Anambra State.  “I immediately contacted the authorities for further action and for the postponement of your visit. At that time, General Y.Y. Kure was the General Officer Commanding the 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, while Emmanuel Akojie was the Signal Brigade Commander. When your visit commenced at the appropriate time, Your Excellency arrived Enugu Airport and demanded my presence to appreciate my gesture. In your entourage were the former Chief Judge and Attorney General of the Federation, Justice Belgore, and the late Chike Ofordile, respectively.

“Today, as the President-elect, providence has given you yet another opportunity to complete the national assignment you started three decades ago. Your mandate is by no means a gift to be squandered by anyone who is not committed to national rebirth and reconstruction. I advise that you pick your team

for the best results irrespective of ethnic, religious and political cleavages.  “I pray that you replicate the legacy of the Late Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew in Nigeria to make this nation a prosperous, proud and respectable entity in the comity of nations; I urge you to restore discipline, morality, excellence in quality of goods and services offered to our nation for the upliftment of our patriotic spirit and common good.  “My word of caution is that you remain as vigilant as ever to keep sycophants at a safe distance. Our unity, security and the reduction of ethno –religious tension should occupy a premier position in your new administration.

Thanks and God bless,’’ Ilonzo said. Ilonzo, an old Anambra State Artist, was known then as Mrs. I. Eze, according to Ogbuefi Charles Onyechi, Amalunweze of Awka, a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Awka who revealed the woman to newsmen in Onitsha. Onyechi also agreed that the President-elect would have been killed in Enugu when he was military Head of State but was saved by Mrs. Ilonzo.

Onyechi showed a book yet to be publicly presented containing the story of how the Igbo woman saved Buhari with vivid account and details.  The book tagged, ‘Peace…the legacy of an Icon of our time,’ captures the roles of Ilonzo, Anyafulugo Enugu-Ukwu na Umunri, Ozouwandu Aguleri Kingdom.  Hear her: “I was in a dream and saw the shooting to death of several Igbo leaders as they lined up to welcome the Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari in 1984.

The visit was still nine days away, so something must be done, and fast too, to forestall the calamity. As a civil servant, I could not approach the Governor directly, but I wrote a letter to the Governor through his Principal Secretary, Mrs. Ossai. I copied the same letter to the Commissioner of Police, the GOC, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander Signal Brigade in Enugu. I undertook to deliver personally that of the Governor, and the GOC 82 Division. In view of my vision, I urged them to defer the visit of the Head of state, emphasising that once I have such a revelation, it surely must take place.

“At the receipt of the Governor’s letter, the

Principal Secretary read it and instructed his staff to call me back. In my presence he told them of the content of the letter and called me names, insinuating that I was one of those women hanging around army barracks running after soldiers. He tore the letter and warned his staff never to allow me inside his office again.

“By the time I got home, my staff who went to deliver copies of the letter had returned, followed by the GOC 82 Div Major General Y.Y Kure. He confirmed the receipt of my letter, and wanted to know what to do. I maintained what I said in the letter — that the visit must be postponed till the bad boys have been fished out and dealt with. Within thirty minutes, the Commissioner of

Police and Brigade Commander also arrived at my 22 Savage Crescent, GRA, Enugu residence, where they met the GOC.

“During my discussions with them, I asked to first of all take inventory of the armoury to determine what was stolen. I also informed them that the blank bullets used for ceremonial occasions had been replaced with live bullets, to enable the plotters kill all those they wanted to kill.

I also confirmed to them the place the stolen ammunition was hidden.

“They left and first of all visited the armoury where it was found that some ammunition were actually missing.They came back and sought my help to locate the missing ammunition. I agreed, but sent them back to collect some gunpowder and sand from the location of the armoury, while I went to collect leaves my grand father, Akunne Onyido, used to trace lost items. I

mixed the leaves and sand and used the gun powder to set it ablaze. When it has been burnt, I collected the ashes and gave them two portions, one to sprinkle around the barracks, I  told them that it would make those involved to confess,

which is better than my revealing their names. Before then, they had arrested  the Armourer, Lt. Anyaka. But I told them he was innocent.

“The following day they sprinkled the powder on the parade ground before the arrival of the soldiers for the

parade. Immediately after, one of the soldiers residing at the Thinkers Corner confessed that he was to kill the Head of State. He named some of his collaborators after which he shot himself. They called another parade to which I was invited. I was there disguised as a groundnut seller. After the GOC’s address, one of the plotters stood up and pointed out his accomplices. He took the GOC, the Signal Brigade Commander, Emmanuel Akoji, to the armoury to demonstrate how they entered the place. He rubbed his back on the wall and the doors opened.

Immediately the powder was rubbed on him and he could not come out the same way. He was arrested. I then took them to where the stolen ammunition were kept, there were all together nine bombs, two cartons of hand grenades, and 12 crates of ammunition, hidden in a bunker.

Pics: President GEJ & His Team Inspects Abuja Rail Mass Transit Line

The president and some of his team inspected the Abuja Rail Mass Transit Line.

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You are lying to the whole world & The Family Does Not Need You Again - Adebayor's Sister Lucia Hits Back At Him (Read 7787 times)

Being an African, it’s impossible to understand why footballer-Emmanuel Adebayor will lie about the kind of support he gives his family—more also, he is pretty good at giving to even strangers.

The fact remains that, Africans are greedy and when they know you have some money coming through, until they milk you dry, they wouldn’t consider anything you give to them as enough. Following Adebayor’s recent facebook post in which he stated bitterly how his own family has treated him—taking more and more from him and yet claim he has done nothing for them, his sister-Lucia Adebayor has hit back, claiming the footballer is a goddamn liar.

Commenting on the story on facebook, the sister wrote;

“Keep on lying to the whole world brother… where is the car you got for mum… you took it back… The house you claim you bought for sister are all lies… The phones Rotimi stole are all lies….Money is not everything oooo… we the family don’t even need you again just be on your own so we do the same…de fact you have it today doesn’t guarantee your tomorrow… May God Allah forgive you… you sent your own little nephews packing from your house at 12am….The Alphas and Mallams have done great harm to your life. You need God… Only God can save your soul…@peace”

Emmanuel Adebayor surely has a lot on his hands to deal with—if such people are the family.

In that lengthy post Adebayor posted on his Facebook two days ago, the Tottenham Hotspur forward tears into his entire family. His sisters, his mother, his brothers; the only person spared was his late brother Peter Adebayor.

He talked about the house in East Legon, which he said he bought for his sister Yabo to inhabit, yet she rented out without his knowledge. When he called to enquire, she rained insults on him.

He also recounted how he gave huge sums to his brother Kola to start a business, yet nothing materialised of that. He got another of his brothers Rotimi into a football academy in France, yet all he did was steal the mobile phones of other players.

At a family meeting in 2005, each family member requested for a house and a monthly wage; how indolent. He also said for years they opposed his efforts to establish a charity.

It’s a long rant, detailing how at every stage his attempts to help is met with mismanagement and greed from his family members.

Saudis Behead 5 Foreigners, Hang Bodies from Helicopters for Public Display

With the execution rate in Saudi Arabia soaring to record highs this year, the government has reportedly beheaded five foreigners convicted of murder and robbery, and then strung their bodies from a helicopter to deter would-be criminals.

 

The report comes from the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula. On Monday, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced it had beheaded five foreign nationals. Khaled Fetini and Ibrahim Nasser from Yemen, Hassan Omar from Chad, Salem Idriss from Eritrea, and Abdel Wahhab Abdel Maeen from Sudan, were all convicted of murdering an Indian guard and then stealing his money.

The executions occurred in the city of Jeddah along the Red Sea, and according to the report, after beheading by sword, officials then “dangle[d] their corpses from a helicopter for the public to see.”

The deaths bring the kingdom’s execution rate to a total of 78 so far in 2015, an alarming statistic which has already faced criticism from Amnesty International. The human rights group described it as a “macabre spike” when compared with last year’s execution rate. In 2014, 87 beheadings occurred throughout the entire year, a number being quickly eclipsed by the first five months of 2015.

Saudi authorities maintain that executions are necessary for “maintaining security and realizing justice,” and by law, rape, murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, and apostasy, are all punishable by death.

In March, the Saudi criminal court wanted to re-try an atheist blogger who was sentenced to prison and 1,000 lashes for allegedly insulting Islam on the Liberal Saudi Network website. That retrial could result in the death penalty.

Earlier this month, the interior ministry announced the execution of three Saudi nationals, two for murder, and one for “smuggling a large amount of banned amphetamine pills.”

Filming of the beheadings is also forbidden by the Saudi government. An activist who released a video of a January execution was arrested and put on trial.

“We emphasize respect for the right to life as one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the law,” Mohammed al-Muadi of the government-backed Saudi Human Rights Commission told CNN in January. “It should not make us forget the rights of other parties violated by the perpetrators, which has to be seen with the same degree of respect.”

According to Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia ranks third worldwide in total number of executions performed. In 2014, the kingdom’s total trailed Iran’s 289 executions, while China ranks highest, with an unconfirmed estimate ranging in the thousands.

Iraq ranks fourth, with the United States coming in fifth place.

 

Queen Elizabeth II Pictured Changing Princess Charlotte's Diapers, Making Her Milk and Feeding Her

Queen Elizabeth II who has 4 children she could call her own, 8 grandchildren and 5 Great grandchildren was pictured changing Princess Charlotte’s diapers, making her milk, testing its warmth and feeding her.

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Buhari meets Tunde Thompson

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday met with Tunde Thompson, one of the journalists jailed for violating Decree 4 in 1984 when he was a military Head of State.

Buhari met with him when he hosted members of his Media Team and Social Media Influencers at the Defence House, Abuja on Tuesday.

The President-elect cracked jokes with Thompson and praised him for rising above his jail experience to forgive and support his presidential bid.

He reminded Thompson, who is a member of his media team, that what happened under his military regime was one of the challenges of that period.

Buhari also applauded his campaign media team led by Mallam Shehu Garba for running “a very decent media campaign” despite the hate campaigns mounted against him by the Peoples Democratic Party.”

He added, “I want to commend you especially for two things. First, is the decent media campaign you conducted despite the PDP’s dirty tactics, you stayed focused on issues and avoided the temptation to sling mud.”

The President-elect particularly commended Garba for providing leadership that led to the success of his team.

He said, “I thank you for your uncommon motivation to do the work. Despite the lean budget on which we ran our campaign, you did not allow the lack of adequate remuneration to stall the work at any point in time. You continued to give your best.”

The President-elect also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for deploying technology in the conduct of the last election.

Two Chinese Naval Ships Enter Black Sea Heading to Novorossiysk !

The purpose of entry of the ships into the Black Sea waters is still unknown, as there are no reports of previous visits of the Chinese ships.

China’s 19th naval escort task force consisting of a Type 903 replenishment ship and two Type 054A guided-missile frigates entered the Black Sea through the Bosphorus on May 4.

Both frigates are of the type Jiangkai II-Class and are part of the Northern Fleet of the Chinese Navy, based in Qingdao.The purpose of entry of the ships into the Black Sea waters is still unknown, as there are no reports of previous visits of the Chinese ships.

However, some media have reported that the frigates are headed to Novorossiysk to participate in activities in the connection with the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II.

President Xi Jinping of China has accepted an invitation from President Vladimir Putin to attend the Victory Parade in Moscow and is due to arrive in Russia on 8 May.

Ayo Fayose is at it again, says Mu’azu sold PDP to APC, claims to have cogent evidence

Ekiti state Governor Ayo Fayose says he has evidence to prove that the chairman of PDP, Adamu Muazu sold their party to the opposition, APC before the elections.

In a statement he released through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka today May 5th, Fayose said he wondered why President Jonathan will lose Bauchi state to the APC when the party chairman Adamu Muazu, FCT Mininster and the state Governor Isa Yuguda are from that state. What he said after the cut…

“How do we explain the PDP losing so scandalously in Bauchi State, despite the presence of the National Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Minister and the state governor? I am even more particular about the National chairman because he sold the party to the opposition. I have cogent evidences of his unholy alliance with the opposition before the elections and if they go any further, I will expose all his underhand deals. I want to say it again that I have no apology for calling for the resignation of the NWC members, especially the National Chairman. After all, someone resigned his position as the National Chairman for Alhaji Mu’azu to assume office. Lastly, let me say it categorically that they can only attempt to destroy this party for the moment, not forever. Sooner or later, they will all fade away and PDP will rise again.” the statement read

"I was more against Jonathan, than I was pro-Buhari. “ - Prof. Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka said he was more  more against Jonathan, than he was pro-Buhari and also described the Igbos as people who can be predicted when it comes to voting.

According to him, the Igbos vote based on their stomach and have an incurable money mindedness. Prof. Soyinka said this while delivering a lecture titled ‘Predicting Nigeria, Electoral Ironies’ at Harvard University Hutchins Centre for African and African American Research”, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

“Igbos remained unrepentant and resolute towards their strategic objective of secession at worst; or a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction at best,” he said at the lecture which held on April 29.

“The climax of MASSOB’s war against the Nigerian state was the call for sit-ins and civil disobedience that shut down markets and public services, as Igbos stayed at home in a symbolic gesture to assert Biafran independence. The call was honoured by governors in the two principal Ibo states, though without fanfare.

The Igbos are probably the only group of Nigerians that you can predict with great accuracy whom they will vote for in an election, because they tend to put their votes where their stomachs take them; suffering as it were, from incurable money-mindedness, as they would stop at nothing in their quest for personal financial gain. Muhammadu Buhari was the better of the two evils as the incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan had been an unmitigated disaster and failure. It was a painful decision to tell people to vote Buhari, but the country needed a new beginning. I was more against Jonathan, than I was pro-Buhari.

“Nothing is more unworthy of leadership than to degrade a system by which one attains fulfillment, and this is what the nation witnessed time and time again under Jonathan, who was increasingly becoming intolerant of opposition in an escalating streak of impunity and authoritarian madness, which was most blatant and unconscionable. The ‘militricians’ – soldiers turned politicians in power – aren’t looking for excellence; their civilian cohorts are worse. Short cuts and how to circumvent the system for the profit of a few are the norm of governance. Those who do honest work are derided as lacking the skill to fit it. Ironically, things haven’t quite changed a bit after 16 years of democracy in the country.” he said

Source: The Cable

Photo: An unidentified man drowns at the river in Ubu Osigbo

The story has it that the man came to the river to swim as usual.


After washing his machine, and was about to enter the water to swim, a young lady followed him. As he noticed the presence of the lady, he called her and made some advances to her. One thing led to another both of them started romancing each other in the water. According to an eye witness who narrated the incident to me said that as the romancing was going on, both of them dived into the river at same time and could not be seen again.

Some individuals who were aware of their disappearance searched for them on that fateful Sunday to locate them but they could not be seen. The search continued on Monday with nobody locating them. Until this Tuesday morning the man was brought out lifeless while the Lady that dived into the water with him to swim is no where to be found. As at this moment the lifeless body of the man is still as the shore of the UBU OSIGBU. Some people said that the man is from Kogi state. Those looking for their son or brother or husband can go there to check the identity of the man.

We have seen Buhari Trekkers, Otuoke Trekker, Meet Jiga Trekker !

This is getting to be humiliating! Haha. Muhammad Auwal (in pic bellow) is from Hadejia LGA in Jigawa state.

He trekked for four days from Hadejia to Dutse the state capital with a separation of more than 200km to praise the governor for what he says is the governor’s excellent accomplishments. He was invited by the representative in government house, with other board individuals. The representative offered him settlement in 3-star lodging for five days prior to meeting him formally.

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The Russian Defense Ministry’s decision to publish high-resolution photographs of its new military hardware, including the T-14 Armata tank, caused quite a stir among readers worldwide who filled comment sections of Western media outlets.

Armata tank

Most readers were awe-struck, amazed by Russia’s new tank, admitting it has no equals among other tank models around the world.

“In 2008, I was in Moscow and witnessed this parade in Red Square, what can I say it was awesome, it sent shivers down my spine,” user Nikko from Bulgaria commented on the Daily Mail.

User Thinking man from London added:

“More reasons to disband British army as a sign of friendship. Cameron will negotiate non-aggression pact with Putin and there will be peace in our time.”

“Never underestimate Russian resolve, scientific prowess and resourcefulness. It is a country capable of great feats. Hitler made that mistake. We did not defeat the USSR — it dissolved because of its internal contradictions.” — Washington Post reader MJR3 said.

“Looks like sanctions don’t work,” concluded a reader, named hardwood.And of course, there were few haters, who were quick to sling mud at the new technology.

Grant Fisher from Brum, UK did not seem to believe that the Russian tank would have a chance against NATO hardware:

“Armoured vehicles are so out dated on the battlefield of today’s world. Mechanised infantry and fast air would just tear these armoured vehicles into coffins for the crews driving them. Troops carrying javelin misses wouldn’t have any trouble with any of the vehicles above. An if they have air support from the American A-10 tank buster you’re going to have a bad day.”

The only thing Mr. Fisher forgot was that Russia also has great air defense to protect its tanks from aerial attacks, unlike countries, against which NATO launched its attacks during the last decade.

Russia’s new Armata tank is set to undergo trials in 2016. Uralvagonzavod is expected to supply over 2,300 of the new tanks to the Russian military by 2020.

Russian Tu-160 Heavy Bomber to Be Invisible to Air Defense

Russian KRET concern is developing a new aircraft guidance system, a targeting and navigation complex, a weapons control system and other electronic equipment. A total of 800 firms and organizations are involved in the modernization of the Tu-160 aircraft.

The Tupolev Tu-160 strategic missile carrier/bomber will be equipped with an advanced radio-electronic warfare system, which is highly effective against anti-aircraft missiles, Russia’s Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) reported.

KRET is developing a new aircraft guidance system, a targeting and navigation complex, a weapons control system and other electronic equipment. A total of 800 firms and organizations are involved in the modernization of the Tu-160 aircraft.

KRET companies are designing engine control and fuel consumption systems as well as a maintenance service which would help the crew in force majeure situations.

On April 29, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the Kazan Aircraft Production Association and ordered to resume production of the Tu-160.

“There is no match to the Tu-160 among supersonic aircraft,” Shoigu said.The Tu-160 is a supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber/missile carrier designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s – early1980s. The aircraft entered service in 1987.

In the Russian Long-Range Aviation the Tu-160 was nicknamed “the White Swan”. Its original construction is stealth-ready and allows the aircraft to stay unspotted during long-range combat missions.

The Tu-160 holds 44 world records in flight altitude and operation range. The most recent was set when it made a continuous flight of 18,000 kilometers in 24 hours and 24 minutes.

The Tu-160 is the largest, heaviest and the most powerful supersonic aircraft in military aviation. During modernization, the aircraft will be equipped with advanced communication and navigation systems, new targeting systems and electronic warfare complexes.

Initially, the Tu-160 was designed to carry 12 Kh-55 cruise missiles with thermonuclear warheads. Currently the Tu-160 is rearmed with the cutting-edge Kh-101 and Kh-555 missiles with an accuracy of five meters.

Russia’s Armata Tank to Have No Match Among Western Analogues - Media

The T-14 Armata tank will be the main feature of the May Victory Day Parade on the Red Square in Moscow. The technical innovations of Armata platfrom make the Russian tank an absolute leader among its Western analogues, a US media agency claims.

Armata tank

Russia’s cutting-edge Armata tank which was previously unveiled during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Moscow will surpass all Western versions, according to a US media agency.Before the final rehearsal of the May 9 parade the T-14 tank was shown to the public with its turret masked with fabric. Monday was the first time the Armata was shown uncovered.

The tank is going to steal the show at the Victory Day parade on the Red Square, Moscow on May 9.

In addition, more than 16,500 servicemen and nearly 200 pieces of weaponry will be involved in the event.

The key feature of the new tank is its unmanned remotely-controlled turret, with three crew members seated in an armored capsule at the front of the tank’s hull. The crew controls the tank’s gun remotely.

Such a construction increases the safety of the crew and its firing efficiency. The technical innovations used in designing the Armata make the Russian tank an absolute leader among its Western analogues, AP says.Engineers designed the Armata platform also to be used for other combat vehicles, including an infantry combat vehicle and a self-propelled gun. The versatility of the platform will contribute to reducing production costs and to facilitating repair and maintenance works.

Currently the Russian Military is undergoing a major-scale re-armament program which is planned to be completed by 2020. According to the plan, the army will receive 2,300 T-14 tanks. However, the program could be hampered by the economic crisis Russia is going through now, AP claimed.

On May 9, a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held on Red Square. The parade will be the largest in its history. According to tradition, Russia has invited many foreign guests to the commemoration. This year, 68 foreign leaders were invited as well as leaders of the United Nations, the UNESCO, the European Union and the Council of Europe.

 The motorcade march during the event will be led by historic ceremonial units including a T-34 medium tank and a SU-100 self-propelled gun. The motorcade will comprise of the Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, the Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled gun, the Iskander missile system, the Tigr and Taifun armored vehicles, BTR-82A armored personnel vehicle, the T-90 tank, the Buk-M2 and Tor-M2U air-defense systems, Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile complex, and the S-400 missile launcher of the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces.The victory parade will end with a flight by Russian Air Force aircraft. It will feature planes and helicopters of the army, military transport and long-range aviation. Visitors will have a chance to see the Mi-35, Ansat-U and Mi-28N helicopters, the Su-30, Su-35 and the Yak-130 jet fighters, and the Su-34, Tu-22M3, Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry posted on its website a photo gallery of its latest and advanced pieces of military equipment which will be involved in the Victory Parade on May 9. The website features high-resolution pictures of never-before-seen weaponry, including the Armata medium tank, the Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled gun, the Kornet-D anti-tank mobile guided weapon, the Kurganets-25 infantry combat vehicle, and the Kurganets-25 armored personnel carrier.