₦airaland Forum

homerac7:
@ ahj harem

Dats a game changer to me. Now, who coordinates all Nigerian Muslim community?

we don't need any coordination. A true Muslim does not need to be told what time to pray, what time to start fasting etc

We already have spiritual leaders like Imans, Alfa, Baba Adini, etc all this people don't mix politics with Islam.

Sultan (Bello) was a spiritual leader and as such was respected because he did not get himself involved too much with politics. Bello sorted out for peace between Muslims and Christians in the North, United the north as an entity and did his best to give free good education in the north that is why like of Sanusi, Atiku and co can talk today. He preached for peace among religion and ethnic groups.

But look at it now, the current Sultan is far more involved with politics rather than peace and development of the north. Why is he not telling like of Atiku and co that have stolen to reinvest in out education ? Rather the Sultan is involve in who the president is and what he does.

As a true Islamic religious Leader, he is meant to promote peace among Muslims and Also among other religion. Thus he is a portray of a True Nigerian Muslim.

The other day I was thinking of the way Nigeria is and all I can do is SMH. Sultan has not explained how GEJ won 40 % of Sokoto if not he had deals with PDP

muyoto:
I must say this is the first time I'm hearing this.

but are you sure this is the widely held view? the few I've interacted, with usually point to the Sultan as the spiritual head.

that is them, Not me

I don't view him as my overall spiritual leader. Not now, not ever

He is a political leader which makes more sense, I don't like the idea of mixing politics with religion. It is the most divisive force on earth

2 days ago, boko haram killed people in Niger, Abuja, Jos, yobe and borno, our security did not go to those places to find out who boko haram is, they are going to abia etc

What logic is there is that ?

more people are being killed in the north with no security and yet you are putting soldiers somewhere else ?

By ANAYO OKOLI
UMUAHIA— AS part of strategy to strengthen security and put troops on alert, soldiers from the 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu, who are currently maintaining security in Abia, Imo and other parts of the South East zone and South South, Sunday, embarked on show of force.

The show of force, which took place in major cities as Aba, Umuahia, Owerri, Enugu and Port Harcourt, amongst others, was carried by the commanders of the troops.

According to the Assistant Army Public Relations of 82 Division, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, who confirmed the exercise, the essence was to ensure security in the areas.

Musa said the exercise was also aimed at ensuring that troops remained on alert to detect crimes and criminality in those areas.

The troops under the commandership of Major General Sylvester Audu has brought sanity in the areas since they started operation over one year ago.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/insecurity-soldiers-put-on-alert-in-abia-imo-enugu-port-harcourt/

homerac7:
Aboki na, kwana biu! Yaya kake? Barka da sabo shekarau. Allah ya kawo lafia da alheri. Amin.

Did u deny dt Sultan is d head of Islamic community In nigeria? Then who is? Who declares beginnig and end of Ramadan? Who declares beginning and end of d new year? Who heads d supreme council of Islamic affairs? Who's d representative of holy land amongst Nigerian Muslims?

Amin my brother. I have just been resting

I would like to state some facts

All you mentioned might be coming from him as the leader that does not make him the leader of all muslims.

Calling him the leader of all muslims in Nigeria has some profound implications.

1. It means he is the muslim leader of all muslims from yoruba to igala to ijaw, edo, kanuri, jukun, beroms etc That is NOT the case

2. His great grand father introduced Islam to some but not all cultures in Nigeria. From time memorial, Kanuris have always been muslims even before Usman came south.

3. His power is limited to those places emirs are and not place were there are Shehu (Kanuri), Baba Adini (yoruba), Iman, Alfa etc

this people are Spiritual leaders of the Islam faith and not mixing politics with Islam/religion. They do not mix.

For the sake of unity and peace we need to accept that Sultan is NOT the Leader of all Muslims in Nigeria

Usman dan Folio did not introduce Islam to all Nigerian Muslims. Some have been Muslims way before Usman came to the geographical expression call Nigeria.

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Likes of Sheik is an actual Islamic leader NOT the Sultan

[size=17pt]SULTAN IS THE NOT THE MOST PROMINENT MUSLIM LEADER !!!!![/size]

people please get that into your heads. He is a Sultan of his Emirs and not Sultan of Muslims in Nigeria or any where. He is a traditional-political leader not religious leader.

He can exercise his power with his emirs not all the Muslims in Nigeria.

Now that is established

How do people expect Sultan to talk about boko haram ?

Who wants to die ?

people please lets be reasonable here, we have a president and a commander in chief. Why can't he use the power and command the military to fish out this boko haram people ?

@Eko ile

why are you attacking APGA ? Let me remind you that APGA is a political party just like ACN and PDP and thus they have every right to talk on the affires of any state they have members in. APGA is not a tribal party

Eko ile, you are doing ACN and Fashola a great diservice by mixing tribalsim with it.

ak47mann:
^^^
this guy you are a big joker,which university are you talking about?is it the one F.G planning to build in ebony state? it was 6 not 5 mumu.

so now it is paining you

When you make fun of people, do you expect them to keep shut ? Certainly not.

Personally, I think it is the highest stu.pidity by the FG (education) to build 6 more federal universities

The current FG universities are not upto scratch because of low funds and the FG to make things better are thinking of building more universities thus more funds wasting

Does that make sense to u and any bigot here at all ?

Anyway contiune with the yoruba bashing, I would leave this thread for una as I stated from the beginning

All I a just trying to do is to make my Yoruba brother and sisters know what is going on and be relax, that is all

Al47mann/dem_people. Contiune

sheyguy:
the yorubas have been kicked aside but we all know the story of the SS, SE, and North today. Bayelsa the home of our No. one man summaries the state of the above mentioned regions. If jonathans tenure was going to favor his ppl and their new found political allies then we would have started seeing the signs now. After going thru $30b oil reserve and accumulating $40b debt, they are yet to see any improvement in those regions dont also forget that interventionist agencies in those region are a mess, if well over $90 billion in 4 yrs couldnt do the trick i wonder what $10b X 4yrs will do for  gej  and his pple and their new found husband/lover.

DUUDDDEEE

I really pity you for replying this people.

1. The only people marginzed are the masses

2. Today federal dispensation, yorubas does not have the least appointment.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/how-nigeria-is-shared-under-jonathan/

3. Jonathan has NOT marginazed anyon, most especally the yorubas

4. Any clever or smart region would go for development and provision of employment to their region rather than some very very few people appointment.

Look at it today, Jonathan is building 5 new universities, NONE IN THE SE

building 3 refinarires and 1 big one in the SW region which even the SWerners are trying to reject, None in the SE
today Ohaneze is complaining of marginazation

So duuudeeee I would advice you to praise GEJ for that given the fact that OBJ just left few years ago.


CHino11 and co should be left to do their tribalsim and see who laugh last as usual. Ok!!!

afam4eva:
Pls tell me, i don't know.

if you decide to go through that path then I suggest you read Dayokanu's comment

afam4eva:
The rate by which people are defiled in south-west Nigeria is mind buggling.

you know why don't you. TOOOOO much una they der.

afam4eva:
South-west is the hub of desecration, why?

Yes and you know why don't you

LeoMax:
There are 2 cabals running Nigeria, each cabal is headed by a former head of State, IBB and OBJ, and these Cabals are somtimes at logger heads, so each time a new initiate of one of the cabals becomes president, there is always a tussle of allegiance and they will start awarding massive contracts to their kingpins with investment portfolio for themselves, the 2 cabals are headed by OBJ and the other headed by IBB, the 3rd Cabal stays neutral and rascal.

1. Mike  Adenuga
2. Atiku Abubakar
3. Dublin Green
4. Danjuma
5. Otedola
6. Aliko Dangote
7. Cecelia Ibru
8. Jonathan Goodluck
9. Add your names
10: NNPC crew
11:  Add your list

Abacha crew; defunct. compromises of rascals

Mak

12. Peter Mbah - Pinnacle Oil and Gas
13. Ifeanyi Ubah - Capital oil
14. Chima Anyaso - Ceecon Oil Boss
15. Dantata family
16. Tiunbu and family
17. Edwin Clark
18. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha


etc

xtianh:
Imo must be better,

Yes ooo !!!!!

Gayigaskia:
Title is misleading its not only Sanusi who talked for fuel subsidy removal here,lets face it it was our leaders in finance .

My friend, I have to be honest, I believe Sanusi has been forced or manipulated to follow the way of Madueke (20 million euro house) and Iweala.

I was really disappointed when I was learning to Sanusi's comment about subsidy.

otokx:
Is it not SANUSI that could not say when last he went to petrol station to purchase fuel? This man is totally disconnected from reality.

I saw that part and shock my head. If someone does not buy fuel to his car but gets it for free, How would he know the effect of the removal on US THE MASSES.

Abagbo Island is the last Island outskirt of Lagos

https://www.nigerianmuse.com/cartoons/Lagos_Iddo_EbuteMetta_map.jpg

Tin can Island

Ebute-Oko Island, an outskirt of Lagos

Main people are togolese, benin, Nigerians

http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/2001/04012001/sr387.htm

takwa bay island Lagos

Takwa bay beach which is one of the most popular tourist island in Lagos state to under go a short term and long development. The island is a tourist attraction for both local and international tourist, in recent time tourists have come to dread the beach because of security concern and lack of maintenance by the government.
http://www.odurinde.com/tag/takwa-bay-island/



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ogogoro island lagos

Araromi villages to Ogogoro Village main people are awori people

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Abagworo:
Where did you get that information from? The language I here Andoni people speak and the name they bear seem more like Efik mixed with Ogoni to me or even an entirely different language. There might have been a mix but I've never sensed anything Ijaw there. So do your research.

The Andoni people of Rivers State, of Nigeria, are considered to be an Ijaw tribe by some, a distinct ethnolinguistic group by others, and a people closely related to the Yoruba, Annang, Igbo, Ibibio and Efik people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State in Nigeria. Like these people, the Andoni people refer to God as Awaji or Owaji.

Historically, the Andoni (Idoni or Indo) Is the first son among the many sons of Ijo (Ujo) heir to the throne of Oduduwa (Adumu) of Ile-Ife before the colonial era and had commercial contacts with European traders and with neighboring Ijaw clans, such as the Bonny, Okrika, Kalabari, and Nkoro. The Andoni frequently fought wars with the Kingdom of Bonny. The Andoni people speak Obolo as the only native language. Obolo language is a combination of words from Igbo, Efik, Ibibio, Annang, Okrika, Ijaw, and Nembe.

There is a historical link between the Okrika and the Andoni people. The Andoni people are the fiercest warriors in the Niger Delta, they have fought many wars with the Ogonis yet they are the best of friends. The Andoni (Obolo) clan of Ijaw is very wide with Ohafia and Aro (Arochukwu) people in Igbo land, Eastern Obolo, Ibeno-Eket and Oron in Akwa Ibom states and Andoni, Kala-Ido and Ogoloma in Rivers State. The Andoni people are very cultural, among the key towns are Ngo (Gogo), Ebukuma, Ikuru (Ikwut), Ataba, Ekede, Agwut-Obolo, Okoromboko, Okoroete, Iko, (Eastern Obolo axis), Asarama, Unyeada, and Ilotombi. The Nwantam masquerade of Andoni celebrated every first January is one of the highlights of Obolo festivities, which they share with the Opobo, Nkoro, Bonny and Ndoki Ijaws. Their ancient practices includews a writing system known as nsibidi, ofiokpo cult and the war dance which both the Ohafia and Arochukwu clans still retain despite loss of original language. Some parts of the Andoni tribe can be reach by roads and all can be reached by sea. It is rich in Wildlife (Elephants, Monkeys, Species of Pythons, Tortoise etc. and Minreal resources. It is a growing tourist location in Rivers State

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolo_people

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=11359878978&topic=6926

http://www.ijawfoundation.org/resolution_001_08.htm

yd849ja:
Did you ever live or grew up in this country at all, you're so naive you about workings in Nigeria. who told you that GEJ and his cronies don't have stake in all this importation cabal's bizs, does it surprise you that we keep hearing cartel, fraud in the sector etc. and yet a single soul is yet to face the
wrath of the law. Sit down there and believe politicians even Okonjo acknowledge trust issue with government so what has changed between then and now. Is it not the same PDP (Old wine in new bottle).

Are you minding the mumu, Please ignore the mumu

he is very biased with his thinking along the tribal line

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=831046.msg9821551#msg9821551 date=1324630034]So with all the political appointments offered to ibos,they wont get a refinery.what a shame yet they would scream that yorubas are marginalized.[/quote]does it matter ?

Those appointments or so called zone ONLY REPRESENTS THEMSELVES and not the people of those zones they claim to come from.

Why they screamed marginalization of yoruba is because of comment of urs

take e easy pelu won o.

Bliss4Lyfe:
Correct and if we need more in the future, the Orient refinery in Anambra, will build it once dey master the technology. GEJ has to evenly distribute development. yet to see more for Bayelsa.

Correct, more devlopement should go to bayelsa. There is need to also clean up the oil community of the Niger delta region

Onlytruth:
This "Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos Branch" should not be making this statement, afterall there is the Ohanaeze MAIN headquarters in Enugu that should be making it, if at all this is important. They must not view Igboland with a "Lagosian" mindset.
Do we need another refinery in Igboland?
Do these people know the environmental impacts of a refinery?
How far are all parts of Igboland from the Orient refinery in Anambra, and the Port Harcourt refinery?

They should agitate for more important things like fixing federal roads and finishing the Enugu International Airport.
Since we are in Nigeria, we don't have to worry about any refinery in our backyard, unless of course they can prove that the economic gain is far more than the environmental impacts.

+ 10 Eze ndigbo well said

Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, a foremost indigenous oil and gas company said it would build a $250 million Single Point Mooring (SPM) facility at the Lekki Free Zone.
This is contained in a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian oil and gas firm, the Lekki Free Trade Zone Company (LFTZC) Limited and the China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation (CPTDC).

Speaking at the signing ceremony of the MoU in Lagos, Managing Director, Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, Mr. Peter Mbah said the undertaking of the $250 million SPM demonstrates the technical knowledge and financial strengths of the indigenous company.

According to him, the partnership with the CPTDC and LFTZC Limited would lead to the development of the Nigerian downstream sector as the free zone provided a more convenient alternative to loading of oil products.

He said the SPM facility at Lekki Free Zone would enable petroleum cargo vessels to anchor and discharge products via the network of undersea and onshore pipelines to respective tank farms.

Under the MoU, Pinnacle is expected to complete the $250 million SPM facility with over 11 kilometres of subsea and on shore pipeline network by December 2013 when many of the tank farms proposed for the Zone would have also been completed.

http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150592:pinnacle-oil-to-build-n39bn-mooring-facility&catid=3:business&Itemid=3

The first ever Imo trade fair being organized by Imo State through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has kicked off in Owerri. The fair, tagged “Imo Trade Expo”, which commenced on December 12, will run till tomorrow, December 23.
The trade fair, coming a few days after the end of interstate trade fair held few months ago, will showcase different types of goods and products of Imo people.

Chairman, organizing committee, Agu Osita said companies from Ghana, Lagos Port Harcourt and Abuja among others would be participating in the fair.

He said that the fair is the first properly organized trade fair by the state government, adding that it would be an annual event until it is able to attain international fair status.

He said that Imo State would enjoy the presence of investors and business giants who would come to the state for investment at the end of the event.

According to him, the trade fair would boost the economy of the state and offer employment to some Imo citizens.

Also speaking, the Trade Fair manager, Mr. Bright Chinedu Ikennadi, who is the Managing Director, Becklean Concept said the essence of the trade fair is to bring business down to the state at the end of the event.

He said that the fair has Zenith, Diamond banks as their official partners in banking while some companies like Yoyo Bitter, Nigeria Breweries, and Guinness would also feature in the fair.

http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150589:imo-trade-expo-kicks-off&catid=3:business&Itemid=3

Kano State government is mapping out strategies to sanitize the Sabon-Gari drug market in an effort to curtail the sale of fake and sub-standard drugs. The market has been posing as haven for fake and sub-standard drugs.
This was made known yesterday in Kano by the state governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at the national annual symposium and award ceremony of the Nigerian Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP), Kano State Chapter.

Kwankwaso, who was represented by the State Commissioner for health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, said Kano was facing enormous challenge in the area of drug abuse, saying government would however not relent in its effort to fight the menace.

He particularly expressed concern over the abuse of Codene which is used as cough syrup by the youths, saying about five places were discovered where such drugs were illegally produced. He further said that government was into partnership with the police in address the issue.

Earlier in his speech, the chairman of NAIP, Kano State chapter, Pharmacist Bala Maikudi said Kano is leading in the manufacture of good drugs in the whole country, assuring the state government of co-oporation in the fight against fake and sub standard drugs.

The state governor and two other members of the association were honoured for contributing positively towards the development of the health sector.

http://dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150584:kano-to-sanitise-sabon-gari-drug-market&catid=3:business&Itemid=3

13volts:
While other newspapers notably the THE SUN and other pro GEJ dailies have refused to published any news critical of the present administration. The SUN of example have concentrated in publishing fake and unconfirmed news about the north from an unnamed source, quoting another unnamed sources who do not wish to be named by another unnamed sources.

The Nation newspaper would soon follow.

I suggest both newspaper should take it easy on Mr President o.

The Sun newspaper, Odili newspaper and Punch alongside tribune would have a nice time praising and praising

Andoni Island, Rivers state

is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ngo. It has an area of 233 km² and a population of 211,009 at the 2006 census. Main ethic group are the Ijaws

Eko Atlantic.

Eko Atlantic city is a planned district of Lagos, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean.[1] Located on Lagos’ Bar Beach, the proposed development is anticipating upon completion 400,000 residents and 250,000 commuters flowing daily to the new island. The development will also have a positive environmental impact; its purpose is to stop the erosion of the Lagos coastline.

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