₦airaland Forum

She is very right bt the male chauvinistic will not agree to it

Hiploko:
Better becos there is nothing to hide than hijab where bombs are hidden.....

Bigot

kcwitch:
If she wants to wear the hijab properly, it has to be beyond her waist level. God knows the heart and deeds of everyman

It is not a must it has to be beyond the waist level. She covered up well. That is what hijab is all about, making sure that clothing covered u well

timmyblast:
That dressing is so on point compare to what most of our sisters wear these days

What is so on point in that thrash that she wore?
What is bad is bad, no sugar coating.
That gown is too small nah. Haba, someone can easily peep into her undies

IbokUtoroh:
what happen to d first?

Divorce. Her first marriage was to the former VC of ABU Prof Abdullahi Ango

IbokUtoroh:
mama taraba alone don surpass those u mentioned.
sHE IS MISTRESS TO ALL both young, old, pdp or apc!
woman wey don marry 3men so far and all r still alive, she s a disgrace to wey alison diezani is!
alison still dey her husband house, wey mama taraba dey?
who be her husband?

Easy with lies abeg. Mama Taraba is married to an engineer in the person of Wngr Alhassan. That is her second marriage.

By Jaafar Jaafar
Among those lined up for ministerial screening at the Senate in October, if there is a man I was proud of his becoming minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet was Adamu Adamu – being a senior professional colleague and very fine writer in whom I draw inspiration.
I have shared my love for him on many occasions. But in saying the truth, I fail to see sense in elevating Adamu Adamu, a trained accountant, above a professor of Education as minister in charge of Ministry of Education.
Much as former President Goodluck Jonathan loved Barrister Nyosom Wike, he made him Minister of State for Education, below Professor Rukayyatu Ahmed Rufai – a professor of Education. That was fair. Even after sacking Professor Rufai, Jonathan still did not place Wike above Malam Ibrahim Shekarau in the ministry.
Peeping through Adamu Adamu’s junior minister, Professor Anwuka’s CV, I found this dazzling pedigree: “He did his doctorate degree programme in General Curriculum, System Analysis and Social Studies at the University of Washington Seattle, USA in 1977. Prior to this, he did his Masters in Educational Administration and Planning at the University of Portland, Oregon USA in 1975. At Fourah Bay, University of Serra Leone, (1974), he studied English Language and Literature and had Second Class (Hons) degree, Upper Division. Professor Anwuka had in August 2001, participated at the Commonwealth Vice-Chancellors Leadership Conference, Dundee Scotland UK.”
According to his CV, “Professor Anthony Anwuka has worked as a Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle 1976-1977, Curriculum Resource Person/Instructor, Specialist Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Centre (SOIC) 1977- 1978; Senior Lecturer, University of Maiduguri, 1983-1985; Reader, University of Maiduguri, 1986 1998; Curriculum Resource Person/Consultant, Nigerian National Teachers Institute, (NTI), Kaduna, 1983 -1986.
“He acquired the prestigious rank of Professor of Education from former Imo State University, now Abia State University Uturu, 1989 –1993. He was one time Dean, Faculty of Education, Imo State University Owerri, 1993 – 1994 and also the Vice Chancellor of the University for 5-yrs.”
I think producing Adamu Adamu’s CV here may not paint a good comparison. What I can simply say here is that Adamu is simply an Accountant and a journalist per excellence. Of this, I dare say elevating Adamu above this professor is archetypal of forcing a square peg into a round hole.
I think President Buhari so far made some mistakes on cabinet appointments more than Jonathan’s mistakes. If I recall clearly, one of the issues that put Jonathan at loggerheads with some governors was appointing technocrats in favour of politicians nominated by governors. Quite rightly, Buhari did similar thing, though with even less technocratic texture in terms of placement.
Kayode Fayemi would have been the “round peg in a round hole” if he was posted to Ministry of Labour, just as James Ocholi or Babatunde Raji Fashola would fit into the round holes Ministry of Justice. Let me reiterate here that Fashola and Ocholi are more experienced SANs than Malami.
While swearing in the ministers on Wednesday, which is unarguably the seminal point of this administration in the last six months, President Buhari harped on two key issues “putting square pegs” and “avoiding the mistakes of the past”.
“We are optimistic that bringing these set of ministers into the service of our country today, is a step in the right direction and timely move towards realising our positive goals for our country.
“Since we assumed office in May, I had been mindful of the need to ensure that the appointment of new ministers translate into a ROUND PEGS IN ROUND HOLES while showing sensitivity to our diversity as a people and our various positions as groups of stakeholders of our country. (Emphasis mine).
“I have also been conscious of the need not to repeat such MISTAKES OF THE PAST where the right people were allocated the wrong portfolios which translated into their performing poorly to our collective detriment despite their obvious capability (emphasis mine),” President Buhari said.
Despite his being dilatory, mistaken by supporters as meticulousness, I must say that I didn’t see round pegs being put into round holes in many of the ministries, just as I see President Buhari “repeating mistakes of the past”.
The merging of Ministries of Power and Works and Housing, in my view, may cause some operational glitch as they have very little correlation. It is like adding ewudu soup into pizza, if you are “forced” to combine the two on one plate. They are all edible but there may be some strains while relating them in your gut. Buhari should have left Ministry of Works independent of Ministry of Power, and then merged Ministry of Information and Ministry of Communication as obtained in the past to level the tally of the ministries he intends to have.
The Ministry Power, Works and Housing may be in dire straits as Fashola, a lawyer will be assisted by Baba Shehuri, a sociologist, as minister of state. Technical issues regarding power/energy, design and construction needs an engineer. Jigawa nominee, Engineer Sulaiman Adamu, would fit either as the main minister or minister of state if actually putting round pegs in round holes matters. The corollary of this decision is inefficient service delivery.
Udoma Udo Udoma, being from Niger Delta would have made a good minister of Environment. He would have handled better the issues of Ogoni cleanup in Rivers State or oil spillage in Bayelsa State or gully erosion of Anambra State.
But Baba, in his wisdom, thought otherwise. He believes Amina Mohammed, an aficionado in planning and connoisseur of development issues, could handle such issues better and speak the language and communicate well with pipeline vandals in the creek and the fiery environment right activists of the Niger Delta region.
Well, to me Amina would have roundly fit into the Ministry of Planning and Budget hole, in view of her experience in development and planning issues at both local and international stages. Nigeria would have had a magnet that will attract UN’s commitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.
Again, Buhari should have appointed Heineken Lokpobiri from Bayelsa State to be Amina Mohammed’s deputy in the ministry, not Ibrahim Usman Jibril from Nasarawa State.
If really there is a minister that fits into the Ministry of FCT hole is Usman Jibril, being a distinguished land administrator and expert in “orthophoto mapping, geographic information service and urban planning and urban renewal”.
Kayode Fayemi’s posting is another misapplication of peg. President Buhari should have thanked God that among the people he considered for ministerial appointment, there was a labour unionist, who could speak the unionists’ language and be respected among the labour leaders. Buhari, in his queer wisdom, thought Chris Ngige could do better.
The shoes of Ministry of Interior may pinch General Abdulrahman Dambazau a bit as that of the Ministry of Defense may suit him comfortably. As someone who had a distinguished career in the military and reached its pinnacle, taking him to issues affecting paramilitary is, in my view, not the best decision. Even issues of Boko Haram terrorism, Dambazau will speak and negotiate issues of arm purchase and military aid with the West better than Dan’Ali.
However, the president did not state where Culture and Tourism is merged into as Solomon Dalong’s portfolio only indicates Ministry of Youths and Sports. I believe this will be sorted out later.
Some ministers like Kemi Adesun, Audu Ogbeh, Lai Mohammed, Zainab Ahmed and a few others really fit into the hole, while majority of others were only forced into the hole for political expediencies or other reasons best known to the president.
By and large, with a sense of sincerity, Buhari’s allocation of portfolio to his ministers may be what the Hausa term as “gamin gambiza” or what the Yoruba call “orisirisi” or what the Igbo call “nwonwo” – all outside the culinary semantics.

igboboy3:
Brother, Iwuanyanwu married a full grown adult and not some 13 year old yarinya like Oga Yerima. SLS even waited for too long sef

Did u see me calling Yerima's name in my post? We are comparing between Emir Sanusi and Chief Emmanuel and trying to show the hypocrisy of ppl that tend to abuse anything north or Muslim. Is 18 not an adult anymore now? Am so sure if Sanusi was in the shoe of chief inwuanyawu, alot of hypocrites would have abuse him to high heaven, bt since it is their own person, they are trying to downplay it

boboLIL:
sharap there

Hypocritical bombaclat

basilo101:
18yr old is a teenager if u dnt kw d meaning of teenager check d dictionary

Is 18 years now the rightful age for someone to get married in Nigeria?

iykofias:
sorry to say, but u really lack knowledge especially wen u r tryin hard to sound smart.

It seem u are describing urself

Dancee1:
It is like u don't even know d meaning of teenager. Now teenage age is from thirteen to nineteen. Infact all d numbers with teen ok? Clap for me nah. Lol

According to Nigeria constitution and the believe all over the world, someone of 18 years is already an adult He/she can vote or be voted, drive and even charge to a court not juvenile court. So, 18 is no more a teenager br an adult

Dancee1:
It is like u don't even know d meaning of teenager. Now teenage age is from thirteen to nineteen. Infact all d numbers with teen ok? Clap for me nah. Lol

According to Nigeria constitution and the believe all over the world, someone of 18 years is already an adult He/she can vote or be voted, drive and even charge to a court not juvenile court. So, 18 is no more a teenager br an adylt

boboLIL:
. So the lady is underage? Ur stupidityyyyy is amazing

Did the 18 years Emir Sanusi married also a teenager? U guys are just hypocrites.
Am very sure if it was northerner or a muslim that did what Emmanuel Iwuanyawu did, most of you would have been raining abuses here and there now

I can agree with this. May God help PMB

But she is right. We have a lot of bad belles on Linda Ikeji blog and other sociak media too. They took any small opportunity to abuse ppl which is in contrary to ethic of social media

joseph1832:
MAYOWAAK and abdulkayus you too seriously need a rethink. What on earth makes you think those who shout that they're virgins don't masturbate the living day light outta their selves?.

I for one have seen many virgins who make masturbation their personal business. Many of those who shout about being virgins are chronic masturbaters just like many who shout about having sex all the time know little or nothing about it or have never even experience it before.

The world is rotten yes, that I know, but any girl who have any moral know how should keep her virginity to herself, not shout that she's a virgin every time, trust me, it gets old just like hearing a guy shout I'm not a virgin every time.

And those ones who are non virgins should keep drumming into our ears of their sexcapades abi? Let support what is good and condemn wat is bad.
Whether mastubated or not, a virgin is a virgin as far as she has not had a real sex.

PunkyVeer:
Guilty about WHAT? As far as I know, I've not committed anything punishable by law.

Guilty that u are not a virgin bt a borehole and someone is.
Guilty that someone can control her desire and u cannot.
Guilty that someone can maintain her sexuam dignity while u cannot.
Pls, PunkyVeer, give thumb up to that gal

Krystalzkris:
oh yes,I just did... U wey dey talk,u be virgin?

Whether I am virgin or not is non of ur business, and let call a spade a spade, what is good is good and what is bad is bad.
U being a non virgin doesn't give u the lee way to castigate those who are virgins. U can zip up and control ur flesh desire till marriage which is better for u.

Krystalzkris:
must i go about carrying a placard that says 'am a virgin'.. Too much importance is being placed on a woman's virginity,it doesnt make her a good person.. Chikina

Uh!!! Did u just say that?
Atleast her virginity make her as someone who has self control which is a virtue also. And yeah too much should be place on virginity cos it is not easy

PunkyVeer:
Medieval. There I said it again. Watchu gonna do?

Guilty conscience on u

PunkyVeer:
Yeah, I said it. I still think it's medieval. Puhleeze, if you're morally bankrupt, then you're morally bankrupt whether you're having sex or not. Having sex/not having sex is no indicator of ones moral compass, unless of course one is a hoe or a gigolo. I'm probably more "conscious" & goody-two-shoes than you with dust & cobwebs on your dick, thinking that somehow qualifies you as a saint, judge, jury & executioner of Moral Court. Yes, I'm having sex, with one partner...still waiting for you to explain how that makes me & others like myself responsible for the "moral depravity" in the world out of all the other things that are going on. Go on ahead & blame us for everything wrong with the world if that makes you happy when you sleep alone clutching a pillow tonight. Nonsense! Not everything is about sex but somehow you deluded mofos always make it about it. Is it because it's the missing link to your sanity? I think you need to get laid

Woman or should I call you kid cos that is what befit u more.
U having sex with either one partner or more is ur own cup of tea bt don't come here and call someone who tend to abstain from sex and have control over his/her flesh desire as medieval. No one is blaming u for everything wrong in the world bt u should blame urself for spewing out thrash. Atleast alot of ppl has castigated u here for that thrash u posted here just to show that u are on the wrong side.
I think u need to get ur sanity back.

Youngpo413:
Virgins deserves the HYPE jare,its not easy at all,assuming its easy you could have been one.

Guy, u dey mind all these ppl that have elevated bad things and downgrade good things. Pls help me ask them, who doesn't want a tear rubber things?

MAYOWAAK:
You know, sometimes we forget that we live in a morally depraved and wantonly polluted world;
A world completely opposed to anything pure.
That's the bad news.

But there is the good news.
The good news is that the consciences of the vast majority of people are still alive.
That explains the biting guilt that all too soon displays itself when something pure rears its head.
And it is that guilt that leads to the insults, the sarcasm, the vitriol and the hate that all too readily greet things like that.

Interesting isn't it?

This biting guilt results in questions like: "What about those who lost their virginity through rape?"

This response is like telling a young man who buys a posh car to hide it in his garage so that the man who lost his to armed robbers at gun point wouldn't feel bad.

Does that make any iota of sense?
Yes, it does.

It does make sense when you realise that the person telling you that, more often than not, feels the painful bite of guilt that he gambled away his own car at Baba Ijebu and therefore feels jealous that you still have yours.

Period.

Why is the world jittery at the mention of the word "Virgin"?
Guilt.
Guilt.
Guilt.

Every other question used to cover the real aetiology is nothing but a smoke-screen.

We want virgins to be ashamed of saying they are virgins, just to numb the pain on our consciences.
You see the brazen selfishness there?

Bia, listen up.
That armed robbers collected your car from you, or that you gambled it away yourself DOES NOT give you the right to shame the person who chooses to keep his own.
If he chooses to flaunt it, it is not your konsign!
We sympathise with you.
But, shaming the other person is enough evidence that you are still not healed.
Please, be healed.

That is how we would keep pushing the boundaries of morality till students start feeling ashamed of saying they passed their WAEC without exam malpractice.
Rubbish world!

Gbam Gbam Gbam. I have been waiting for someone to write something like this. Guy, u just finish them. Just as u said, we live in a morally depraved world bt conscience of ppl is still alive, that is the reason for the guilt and vitriol.
If non virgins has the right to blow about sexcapades to our face, virgins should have more right to talk about their achievement of abstaining from sex. Cos thay have more control over their desire than the non virgins, which is good.
Imagine someone like punkyveer saying being a virgin is medieval, just imagine that bullshit.

OrlandoOwoh:
O.A.U., Ile-Ife is second to A.B.U., Zaria. OAU's agricultural farm alone is far bigger than Unilorin.

Easy with the lie abeg

elopee3000:
guy Wetin dey vex u? no mind the op ,ABU can be biggest in the world for all I care land mass is nothing bornu state is bigger than Israel yet Israel can defeat the whole west Africa put together ,a lecturer in UNN nsukka is equal to professor in any northern universit

Chaiiii, SMH for ur bigotry and illiteracy. Guy, u know nothing and u too now wilkt call urself an educated person abi.

handie:
Does this size make it the best university in Nigeria? #BigForNothing. Or does it's size eliminate that annoying Hausa accent that's present in at least 75% of their graduates?

Mtwsssss, u talk as if u urself don't have accent. FYI, every tribe in this nation and even in the world general have accent and there is nothing bad in it as far as someone can be understood

Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, is also a public affairs commentator who often says it as it is in his analysis of the nation’s socio-political problems. In this interview with IBRAHEEM MUSA, Gumi takes exception to the way and manner President Muhammadu Buhari is fighting corruption, and paints a less than flattering picture of the country’s state of affairs. Excerpts:
In the run up to the last election, you had expressed fears that there will be violence during or after the polls. To forestall it, you had advised both President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, the flag bearers of PDP and APC respectively, to sacrifice their ambitions in the interest of peace. However, the elections were conducted peacefully in spite of your predictions. Will you say that your fears were misplaced?
No, I wouldn’t that my analysis was misplaced; in fact it was confirmed by events. Everybody was surprised how the former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat. It was an action that turned him from the bottom rock of failure to an international hero and a statesman.
It’s not usual for an African leader, with all the instruments of government, who can manipulate things, to just stay aloof until when he is drowned by evidences that he can not continue in office. So, he chose the path of peace despite the gross failure of his administration.
Had he not chosen that path, the situation in Nigeria would have been a completely different story. People prayed and preached for peace. And when God wanted to work, He changed the mind of the former president. On him, our prayers worked and he turned overnight from one of the worst presidents Nigeria ever had, to one of the best presidents that history will register as having handed over power peacefully, disregarding all the consequences.
Critics at the time had argued that as an Islamic cleric, you should have called for prayers for a peaceful transition instead of raising the red flag.
No. I called for prayers and also called for the right step to be taken. We are paying a price for that, after PDP mismanaged Nigeria for a long time, we have to swallow the bitter pill. There is nothing we can do. Right now, instead of having a united peaceful Nigeria, we have an apprehensive country.
Every one is on edge; no one can predict what will happen tomorrow. I mean within the human ability to predict. This is bad for the economy, bad for progress. So, Nigeria is not a stable country now even after the election. The parties are not stable; not even APC is stable.
PDP is in disarray. A stable Nigeria is a country which has two strong stable political parties, equally respected, to be able to check each other. Now, PDP’s image is so much damaged and destroyed and this is not good for Nigeria’s democracy. APC is not a stable party because they have not yet started ruling.
It is still a one man show. So, Nigeria is still in the woods. However, there is evidence of improvements from the mismanagement of the past because when you reach the lowest ebb of degeneration, this is what happens. Even if Jonathan had continued, things must improve because they had nowhere else to descend to. If you can remember, before he handed over, the military had started taking over the local governments that Boko Haram had earlier seized.
Ibn Khaludun said that when a government is almost collapsing, the leaders will use the remaining period that they have in trying to correct their mistakes but that time it will be too late. So , as it is now, Nigeria has no depth to fall further into. So, we must expect some changes.
But will the changes endure? They can only hold out if the right steps are taken and the right people are chosen and intelligence is brought to bear and not sentiments. Vengeance should not come in, hateful speeches should have no place and worst still, self righteousness should be out of place.
Nigeria needs men that will forget the past, that was why I wanted a new page for the country; clear the field completely and start a new Nigeria without looking back. Once you start looking back, that will be the recipe for failure. For one, how far back are you going to look? We need Nigerians that look forward, who are forgiving and merciful.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has just spent 100 days in office. How will you assess it?
I think it is wrong to asses any government after 100 days, truly speaking. But looking at the policies, the direction and the composition of the government, from there you can predict the likely outcome of the administration. Nigeria is volatile in the sense that we have people of different religions and ethnic groups and even differences in civilisation.
Even economic differences. If you apply an economic law in Nigeria, it will favour a section of the country and disfavour the other. So, there need is for a kind of balance. But the kind of leader that will succeed in Nigeria is one who is accommodative; someone with a large heart. Someone who can pacify, motivate and instil love not fear. This is the kind of leader that can bring Nigeria out of the woods.
Some people are arguing that Nigeria needs a strong leader who can lead by the force of his personal example, because the problems are endemic. But from what you are advocating, it seems that you wanted someone who will not rock the boat but allow the status quo to continue. Is that correct?
Not at all. You see, if you have a headmaster that is a strict disciplinarian, the school will be quiet but the moment he goes out of the school, there will be noise again. We don’t need that. What we need is to educate and convince people that it is wrong to make noise. Allow them to make mistakes so that they can learn slowly but not through the cane or fear.
If your children fear you, if you are not in the house they will do exactly what you don’t want them to do. So, remove fear out of the equation. You don’t lead by fear, you lead by love. Look at our Prophet Muhammad (SAW), his companions loved him.
They didn’t fear him. They challenged him if they didn’t understand an issue and he listened to them. He also took advice from them; that’s leadership. So we need to build institutions that will guide the nation and not rule by fear. Fear works just temporarily.
But don’t you think that in the fight against corruption, the president has to be very firm and stern in order to send the right message that it is no more business as usual?
Corruption is evil but not every evil is one hundred per cent evil. And not everything good is one hundred per cent good. Water which is the basis of life, if it’s too much, it kills. Like alcohol, it is said in the Qurán that it has some good and some bad but the disadvantages outweigh the good. That is why it is forbidden.
But there is something good in alcohol; it can be used as preservative and it can be used as a solvent and it is used in hospitals. Like I said, corruption is evil but unfortunately now, the world is corrupt. And unfortunately, this corruption has become the cement of society.
So, if you want to fight corruption, you have to bring something that will gradually replace corruption, that will bind people together. In particular, in Nigeria, what has kept this country together, unfortunately, is this corruption. A Yoruba man, the Igbo and Hausa man are together on the same table, the Christians, the Muslims and Pagans and everybody is there taking from the national cake. That’s what has kept Nigeria one, not because of any ideology or principles. The only thing that binds Nigeria is that we have oil which is feeding everybody and that kept the nation together.
So, what we should do is to go about the fight against corruption gradually. If you push hard it will fail. So, what I’m saying is that corruption crept into Nigeria gradually and if you want to cure it, you have to remove it gradually. To fight corruption, we should institute a check and balance system and go about educating people.
In America, it is not that people don’t want to steal but there is no way to do so. In a shop, every item is marked by a bar code; there is no way to steal. This is the kind of check that stops people from corruption and not the fear of some kind of head teacher who is watching over the society.
As a Muslim cleric, I’m surprised that you are against fighting corruption. I want us to be clear on this, are you faulting the way and manner that the present administration is fighting corruption?
No. The present administration was brought in by the masses to do exactly what it is doing. In fact, it is not doing it to their expectation because of the reality it saw. It is on the banner of fighting corruption that they came into power. So, they were elected by about 16 million voters to do so.
But the reality is that there is an equal number, or more Nigerians that are not looking at it that way. I mean the beneficiaries of this corruption. So, it is not even a popular mandate from the vast majority of Nigerians that corruption should be fought. Most want it to continue because they benefit from it. But I’m not faulting the government for trying to fight corruption or fighting it.
What I’m saying is that the 16 million people that voted for fighting corruption don’t know how to go about fighting corruption. So, how can 16 million people dictate to us how to run a nation of about 160 million people?
In your view, which is the correct way to fight corruption in Nigeria?
The correct way is that whatever comes slowly should go slowly. Diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis that come slowly are treated slowly but illnesses like malaria that are acute are treated acutely. Corruption crept into Nigeria slowly and so, it must be treated slowly.
And we must go about fighting corruption in a very intelligent way because most of it is being perpetrated by leaders because they want to maintain power and influence. Even the masses are so corrupt now that you need money in order for them to follow you.
Sometimes, it is the system that makes people corrupt. For example, you cannot be a governor if you don’t have billions of naira. So, the way out of it is education and good governance. Let’s not put the bar of anti-corruption too high that we keep emphasising it.
The appointments that President Muhamadu Buhari has so far made have been criticised as favouring the northern part of the country. Although he has not appointed ministers yet, what is your opinion about the president’s team?
Honestly speaking, I don’t think there is anything lopsided about the appointments so far because they cut across all regions. But as I told you, the appointments were geared towards fighting corruption and bringing credibility in governance. The president is not looking for one hundred per cent clean people but better people.
But in my view, this is not the priority of Nigeria. The priority is to bring everybody on board, whether they are clean or unclean people, in order to stabilise the polity. Let people feel relaxed, let the economy start growing as it was doing before. At this embryonic stage of a government, the very serious allegation of marginalisation can break a nation.
A section of the country can say that we will go our way because you are governing without us. So, let’s downplay this war against corruption. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not condoning corruption but let me give you an example with a doctor in the hospital.
When an accident patient is brought to the hospital emergency unit with fractures all over the body and bones protruding, you will see the doctor very calm. He will go about looking for the patient’s pulse and measuring his BP, trying to get intravenous fluid into his body.
The doctor will not look at the fractures. But a lay man will panic over the multiple fractures. The doctor will come to them maybe after two weeks. All that he wants to do at the initial stage is to make sure that the blood volume is enough to sustain life first. So, a government that inherited a battered society first has to bring the nation together, so that everybody will have a sense of belonging.
The government should make the good and the bad feel relaxed, not stir fear in the polity. When I heard that the former National Security Adviser who controlled all the security forces apart from the president was under house arrest, I became worried.
You mean it was wrong to have put Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) under house arrest even when the government had a court order?
Yes, it was wrong for whatever reason. He was in charge of the whole security of the nation and they handed over power peacefully; even for that, you have to respect his courage. This is not how you should pay back. So, what I’m saying is that nobody condones corruption but how do you deal with it? Like I mentioned in the example of a doctor, it is not as if doctors are not concerned about fractures. They are. But when a patient is in a state of shock, he is concerned about his heart so he leaves the fractures.
Nigeria’s problem is not one hundred per cent corruption. What the country requires now is to bring people of different persuasions and orientations in order to build peace and confidence. So, we have to be careful with what we do; radicalism is not the solution to corruption.
The only thing that can reverse this is good education and gradual enlightenment. Let’s not be in a hurry, let’s not be saints and angels in one day because we are not. Allah said that if He will judge people on the basis of what they do, He will not leave even an animal on earth.
So, it means all human beings are sinners. So, we should approach the war on corruption with mercy and gradually. We thank God that there was a peaceful change of government. There were people who prayed and worked tireless for this to be achieved and you have to appreciate that.
Whatever they did in the past, they deserve appreciation. It’s part of thanking people. Allah said that if you do not thank people, you will not thank God. As a government, no matter how good a policy is, if it will stir rancour or discord and fight, it is bad for the nation.
Are you in support of this administration probing former President Goodluck Jonathan?
He cannot be probed. Who will do the probing? It sounds good if it can be done but it can’t be done. You cannot put a former President and Commander-in-Chief in prison for stealing money. You cannot do that!
Why sir?
Where has it ever been done? In Egypt, Mubarak was put in jail because he killed more than 800 protesters; because of blood, not because of corruption. Mubarak will one the day be out and those people who are condemning him now will be in prison. So, there are things that are possible and things that are not.
So, let’s not deceive ourselves. Do you think you will put Jonathan in prison and your government will continue just like that? You think his people will not react? We are not children please. Whatever people have stolen, leave them with God if you have faith in Him.
Do you think that they will escape? No. Leave them with their conscience. Nigeria is a very rich country. When the British were here, they built railways linking Kano, Gusau, Maiduguri to Port Harcourt and Lagos to get our raw materials to the sea so that they will take them to their country. Nigeria has been milked by different people; whoever comes will milk Nigeria and still the country is a land of plenty. Let’s forget the past and build a strong nation now.
Don’t you think that this kind of amnesty that you are proposing will send a wrong signal to corrupt people? They will still loot the country, knowing that they will be forgiven.
But what will you do if God forgives them? You can steal all the things in this world and God can forgive you. Then why should a human being not forgive? So, the only way to stop corruption is to build institutions.
But don’t you think that these things can go side-by-side, educating people and building institutions on the one hand and punishing culprits on the other hand?
When you say that you want to punish culprits, the question is, are you stable enough to punish them? Will you not be stirring another problem that will uproot you? Murtala Mohammed attempted to stamp out corruption, but how long did he live? Even the first military regime of Buhari that was anti-corruption, did it last?
So, why will this one last? So, don’t clap for him to do something which is wrong. I want General Buhari to succeed; his success is my success because I have children. If he crashes, we will all crash. What I’m saying it that he shouldn’t be taken in by the applause of the masses and do the wrong thing.

source: newtelegraphonline.com/buhari-should-forget-about-corruption-sheikh-gumi/

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fratermathy:
Hello Nairalanders!

This article is about the best schools for Postgraduate studies in Nigeria. As we all know, almost all Nigerian graduates are taking the academic path to garner postgraduate degrees. This has become a trend largely because of the unavailability of jobs. Graduates attempt at getting Postgraduates degrees such as PGD, M.A, M.sc, M.Agric, LL.M, Ph.D, etc.These degrees are gotten mainly to increase and balance the odds in gaining a good job. Having a First Class or Second Class Upper is no longer a guarantee to secure a mouth watery job anymore. So PG degrees become handy in other to gain more experience, spend the time of joblessness and further one's educational status.

However, most graduates are in doubt about where to go to for their Postgraduate programs! Some are not aware of the costs for taking such a study and some are skeptical about the time they'll spend in the program. This list has thus been compiled to sample of the renowned and possibly, best Postgraduate programmes in the country in other to guide applicants. It should be noted that there is no school that isn't good or standard but there are some schools with a more profitable and fluid program and the factors that dictate this include; duration of program, number of academic staff, school fees, frequency of oral defence, quality of certificates and graduates, etc. Nobody wants to go to a school where s/he will spend 5 Years for a 1-2 Years program. On the average Masters program, the student undertakes course work for two semesters and the last semester(s) is devoted solely to Dissertation/Thesis work. The research proposal is first presented and defended and then the student writes the research under the guidance of a senior academic in the department who in turn approves the Dissertation/Thesis upon completion. Thereafter, the HOD shall notify the relevant Postgraduate committees and boards after which, both internal and external defences shall be done by the student. For PhD, the process is same but the duration is basically 6 or more semesters of which Seminar presentations shall be done and graded by a supervisor and a board of examiners. Any break in this protocol leads to unnecessary delays.

The schools I have compiled below were judged based on various variables of which include; Duration, Quality, Tuition, Location, Alumni, Research Pedigree, Journals/Publications, Acceptability of Results, Speed, Age, among others. Even though this may be a subjective research, I have been as objective as I possibly can and I would welcome any observations, corrections and contributions. Learning is a continual process. I hereby present the list as follows:

1. University of Ibadan:
The University of Ibadan is more or else Nigeria's most widely accepted and attended university for Postgraduate Studies. Students from virtually all of West Africa have eyed this school for so long largely because of the name it has garnered for itself. This institution is known for its quality and fast Postgraduate programs in Arts, Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, Business Management, among others. The programs in this school are designed to be dexterous, fast-paced and research-based. Cost of living is quite cheap for students and staff quantity and quality are excellent. Most people believe that UI rests largely on old glory while others believe that if it is not UI, they'll never undertake a PG program. However, UI has its merits and demerits just like any other school but its merits are more and better. Anyone who can ride along with the classic Yoruba city of Ibadan will have no problem schooling in UI. Journals from this school have high impact factors and are recognised authorities.
The tuition and cost of living for both Master and PhD can be placed between NGN100,000-NGN200,000 on the average. Students are also awarded fellowships and teaching/research assistantships in other to ease their financial burden. The duration of the program is a minimum of 3 semesters (18 Months), sometimes it takes less or more depending on the student, the department and the supervisor. The certificate has a high acceptability even in international circles and graduates are doing well as academics, technocrats and politicians.
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2. University of Lagos:
The University of Lagos is one of the nation's premier universities. It is a first generation school that has churned out tons of graduates and counting. The school is located in the buzzing city of Lagos, the commercial heart of Nigeria! It is reputed to have some of the best faculty members and programs in the country. The University is notable to have a diverse range of lecturers that cross ethnic barriers hence in this school, one frequently encounters lecturers who are of Igbo, Igala, Nupe, Edo, Urhobo, Hausa, etc ethnic group as opposed to University of Ibadan that has majorly Yorubas as faculty members. UNILAG has a strong alumni body like UI and it has carved a niche for itself in its PG programs. Programs include M.A., MPA, MBA, M.Sc, M.Agric, M.Fishery, M.Tech, M.Ed, Ph.D, etc and the school is renowned for Law, Arts, Sciences, Engineering and Social Sciences.
Tuition and cost of living is high! Infact, UNILAG is considered by many as the most expensive public university in the country. PG students spend an estimated average of NGN400,000-NGN500,000 per year on tuition, accommodation and miscellanies. The duration, however, comes as a succour to the overtly high standard of living. Students spend an average of 12-15 Months if they are serious with their studies. The certificate is widely acceptable in all spheres. Course work is relatively easy! Most students are mandated to learn another language (mostly French).
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3. University of Ilorin:
This University seems to find its way into virtually every listing and ranking of Nigerian Universities. The school is known mainly for one thing, SPEED!!! In UNILORIN, 1 Year is 1 Years, sometimes, even less. The school is located in the Yoru-Fula City of Ilorin in Central Nigeria. The school has adequate infrastructure in place and excellent administration. It has cultivated a good maintenance culture and the staff are up and doing. Students look up to UNILORIN for various reasons and these include, above all, the fact that its academic calendar is fast, stringent, unbreakable and unbeatable. However, staff strength cannot be compared to UI or UNILAG. UNILORIN has on the average, 4 Professors in every discipline whereas UI has 6 on the average. Most academic staff in Ilorin are domestically trained by the school itself because of its good retainment policy.
Tuition and cost of living in UNILORIN on the average can be estimated as NGN100,000-NGN150,000 which places the school slightly below Ibadan. The duration is 3 Semester which are run in a Year and at extreme cases, additional 3-5 months. However speed in UNILORIN depends largely in the student and his supervisor. Once dissertation/thesis is approved, the worst is over and candidates will have their degree within the soonest possible time. It should be noted that some departments mandatorily require 18-20 Months in UNILORIN hence adequate fact finding must be carried out by prospective students.
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4. University of Benin:
UNIBEN is another great school for Postgraduate studies in SOME departments. The emphasis on the "SOME" here is that some departments are known to have minor glitches that unnecessarily delay programs. These glitches mostly stem from the HOD of such department. However, the PG programs in UNIBEN are superb, fast-paced and solid. The academic staff strength is averaged at 4 Professors per department which is comparable to UNILORIN. Coursework is done fast and teaching/marking quality is moderate. Physical infrastructures are present but many are worn out and the maintenance culture is lacking in UNIBEN. The alumni strength is commendable and the academic staff are mainly Ibadan trained with a few percentage from Lagos and others are internally trained in the school. The impact factors of Journals is low but comparatively higher than most Federal Universities. This school is renowned for Law, Social Sciences, Arts, Medical and Pure Sciences.
Tuition and cost of living is comparatively low. The average cost will amount to NGN110,000-NGN180,000. The duration of the bulk of programmes is averaged at 15-17 Months. However it may take MUCH LONGER than that in SOME DEPARTMENTS.
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5. Ahmadu Bello University :
This is another premier university in Nigeria for quality postgraduate programs. This school is located deep in the heart of Kaduna and it has produced about 70% of all Nigerian Northern Academics, Technocrats and Politicians. This school boasts of good infrastructure with excellent maintenance culture. The staff strength is strong with an averaged professorial strength of 6 per department. Research is consistent with excellent teaching and fast-paced programs. Competition is relatively lower in this institution.
Tuition and cost of living is averaged at NGN100,000-NGN140,000. The duration is 18 months on the average and the certificate enjoys high acceptability. Most supervisors are quite easy going and the academic calendar is a little bit consistent. Journal impact factors are high in the Arts and Social Sciences.
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Beyond the top five, there are other schools with COMMENDABLE and QUALITY Postgraduate Programs. I'll briefly highlight some of them.
- University of Uyo: This school is largely UNDERRATED in terms of quality Postgraduate programs. The school has one of the best research orientation in the country. Students are tasked academically and nothing comes easy. This affects the quality of graduates because only sound graduates are churned out. The duration, however, is not quite fluid. The programs require a minimum of 4 Semesters (2 years average) while the cost of living and tuition can be pegged at NGN150,000. However, the staff strength is slightly commendable. Professorial strength can be pegged at 5 per department on the average. In terms of infrastructure, this school has very few to boast of. Maintenance culture is very high and the lecturers are mainly Ibadan and Calabar trained with a few percentage internally trained.
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- University of Calabar: Just like its progeny above, this school is underrated. The postgraduate program is also standard, of high quality and medium timed pace. The academic strength is strong and it is an overarching university in the subregion. It has staffed many newer schools such as UNIUYO, UNIBEN, UNIZIK, etc. Infrastructure is moderate and cost of living is high (averaged at NGN200,000). Duration is 3-5 Semesters (averaged at 2 Years).
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- Nnamdi Azikiwe University: This school is renowned for its SPEED. Just like UNILORIN, the school rarely partakes in strikes and other disruptive engagements. The staff strength is commendable(pegged at 4 Professors per department on the average) and the infrastructure is dynamic and photogenic. The duration is 18 Months flat. Everything works with speed and order in UNIZIK.

- Others include; University of Maiduguri (Known for Postgraduate Programs in Veterinary Medicine), University of Nigeria (Known for Education, Engineering and Sciences) and at the state level, Delta State University (Known for quality programmes in the Social Sciences).


Feel free to add yours with reasoned arguments as I have done.

Guy, under UNILORIN, remove that Yoru Fula city. ilorin is a Yoruba city not any yoru fula city. Even though we do have some few packets of origin of fulani in ilorin, they have been yorubanised now and can't even speak anything in fulani again. ILORIN is a YORUBA CITY

danjumakolo:
So if the hausas are 35m and the fulanis are 20m.
This makes the Hausa-fulani language 55m.
Also don't forget that parts of ilorin is fulani.

55m simply means they are approximately 33% of naijas population

Hey dude, know that the so call fulanis in Ilorin has been Yorubanised. So there is no more any fulani again in Ilorin