₦airaland Forum

SLAP44:
A whole commanding officer

No piim from the army, or army of utchins

If this happened in okigwe or Akure, they will kill hundreds and sack the whole city.

A tale of two countries.

dettolgel:
Naija I hail. Actually this is the first time I heard that it is normal for new notes to leave stain on white surface.

DispatcherLagos:

Serves him right. He thinks he can do that rubbish Ned did to Regina outside the shores of this dungeon.

Others travelled out for a greener pasture, your own na tighter kpekus you go find.

OldNairalander:
When Joe Biden won his first election as an American Senator, Obama was still a young naive college student.
But in 2008, he saw the potential in Obama and accepted to step down his Presidential ambition to become a running mate to the first black Presidential hopeful.
That singular act paved way for his Presidency today.
He may not say it publicly but I know he(Kwankwaso) is regretting the blunder.
As for his party, being PO's running mate will not affect his candidates cos political parties can adopt another party's candidate as their candidate for a particular position.

matex97:
I thought LP is non-existent in the north according to opposition parties because I am suprised that it is the state governor and APC chairman that are receiving the defectors.

Ceenachi:
Mumu talk, so you don't know that Bubu is in Aso Rock
Go there and target him

FuckFuckPastor:
https://guardian.ng/news/defection-of-apc-chieftain-threatens-party-in-jigawa/

kenny714433:
Do they really need this at this moment?

Only Lagos and Rivers State need this at the moment because of their unending traffic.



BRT? Yes.


Idiot, I'm from the SS.



Electricity before light rail. Will they use generators to power it?

ItsTutsi:
northerners supporting Tinubu

Yarimo
Bahaushe1
Kyase
Frank14011991
Jumper524
Ihordspy
Fiiznation
ArewaNorth
Arewaboy01
Nyamuri

These are the few that I know

frank14011991:
You are a liar, most northern buharists on nairaland like arewanorth, abdul05, nyamuri, and myself are supporting tinubu. All those monikers didn't support buhari in 2019. Bigsarah is a northern Christian

Ezeama400:
I said core northerners ( NE and NW)
Kyase is an APC supporter from NC who has once dismissed Tinubu's ticket on this forum , infact he once opened a thread about it.. You can check his threads and read his comments ..
Then Arewanorth is playing the same ostrich game quota system is playing...

Others you mentioned their names are clowns.. They are enjoying the anonymity nairaland gave them hence their games

Kyase:
Where you keep madridguy

seunmsg:
Happy birthday to Mr. President.

Btw, what’s Bala Mohammed doing with Buhari in US?

oyebanji44:
Atiku cannot win osun state cos of what fulani did to them ...

Kwara and osun state is for tinubu..

At least, 18 states are already earmarked for tinubu

Osamabinladenik:
The APC Muslim-Muslim ticket was specifically designed for PDP. For me, the idea of that ticket was based on the assumption that it can steal many votes from Atiku in the core Muslim northern region, it was never meant to factor a Christian southern aspirant.

This miscalculation is not surprising as APC didn't really see Peter Obi as a threat before now. They thought it was an euphoria that will soon die, obviously that isn't the case.

Is the Muslim-Muslim ticket working as expected?, No one knows for sure but from the body language of Nigerians, it seems to be backfiring. The reasons are as follows:

1. This has raised suspicion within the Christians voting Bloc in Southwest. Whether or not it's necessary but the truth remains that Tinubu will lose many votes on religious basis in Southwest because many Yoruba Christians will feel safer voting for another Christian irrespective of his tribe. This is because they are weary of supposed islamization of Nigeria.

2. Peter obi is taking full advantage of this miscalculation. It's no surprise he's getting warm reception at many Christian gatherings.
APC didn't expect that to happen because they underestimated him. He wasn't the reason for the Muslim-Muslim ticket in the first place

3. APC has automatically lost many northern Christian votes to Peter obi.

4. APC is now left with yoruba Muslims in the west then will battle with Atiku for the votes of northern Muslims. This wouldn't have been the case if they had just picked a Christian running mate because many people won't really vote for Tinubu on the basis of competence.

Conclusion: A christian running mate would have increased APC'S chances of winning the election

SadiqBabaSani:
The man that Nigeria missed, too bad

Revolution2022:
If the security operatives can kill fulani bandits this way Nigeria would have been a safe country

MondayOsunbor:
in fifty years time they will be claiming ownership of the land !

this is how problem starts

Gifted with a love for adventure and travel, Shuaibu Sodangi has gone on fishing expeditions, which took him from Ndoni, Rivers State through a large part of the rivers, tributaries, islands and creeks of the Niger Delta, ending up in the region of Equatorial Guinea.

In many parts of the Niger Delta, as well as some of the neigbouring countries, many fishermen of Hausa extraction can be found fishing with locals, learning languages, identifying fishing spots, marrying, mentoring fishermen and very much becoming part of the communities. This is a trading activity and relationship, which in some areas, maybe several centuries old.

King of water

Sodangi, who is the secretary of the Northern Community, Ndoni, comes from a family of fishermen who are well established in Ibi, Taraba State, and they number in hundreds.


There is the Nwunyo fishing festival at Ibi, which attracts countless fishermen when it holds, he said.

Sodangi’s roots, however, are not just restricted to Ibi, they expand handsomely and stretch back to Argungu in Kebbi State. And he is directly linked to the family of the Sarkin Ruwa or king of water, the traditional head who oversees the famous Argungu Fishing Festival.

Kebbi to Niger Delta

Many years ago, and this seems to have occurred while Nigeria was still under colonial rule, many members of the family left Argungu and took a course that headed southwards, positioning many of them in different parts of the Niger Delta, Sodangi said. His family members can still be found playing significant roles in the local fish economy across a large swathe of the Niger Delta.

“In Ibi there is a ward famous for producing fishermen; and there are up to 100 fishermen in our family. My elder brother is the Sarkin Ruwa of Ibi, and we cannot do anything without his knowledge,” he added.

Sodangi said he arrived Ndoni in 2011, shortly after the collapse of a business he was part of. “I called my brother and he asked me to come to Ndoni and fish. I was doing business in Port Harcourt and fishing was a part time activity for me at that time. Members of the family usually combine fishing with any other job or activity they are engaged in. Catfish and tilapia are some of the fish regularly caught around Ndoni.

“Right now, my boys are in Bonny, fishing. They will bring my share of the harvest soon. I am no longer interested in that area in terms of fishing.

“River Niger is peaceful, and there are no problems here. In a month we go out four times to fish. Each week, I spend three days and come back.

“There is no community you will go to in the Niger Delta and you will not find members of our family. At Asabase in Rivers State, for instance, my younger brother is very active there,” he said.

‘50 Niger Delta women in Hausa family’

On what makes the Niger Delta attractive to Hausa fishermen he said. “The people are very friendly and generous. We don’t have problems with them. That is why we are here. They take us as one. The link with the Niger Delta starts with my community. My father married from the region. There are up to 50 women from the Niger Delta in our family.”

‘We like to travel’

He said the Sarkin Ruwa title was domiciled in his family, stressing that the title has been in the family for up to 100 years.

“The family has roots in Argungu, Kebbi State. Some members of the family migrated from Kebbi to Ibi in Taraba to fish. They like to travel. We have always been like that,” he also said.

Sometimes his brothers travel from Ibi to Ndoni, using canoes to navigate a route that goes from Ibi to Lokoja, Makurdi, Onitsha and finally ends at Ndoni. This is a movement that continues to this day. His family has a mental map of all the excellent routes and fishing spots from Ibi to the Niger Delta.

“As we speak, one of my younger brothers is on the way from Ibi through the river. I remember that during the 1992 census, I travelled from Ndoni to Ibi, following the river,” he added.

Hausa mechanics

At the Ndoni riverside, many Hausa mechanics can be found repairing engines of speedboats and other types of boats in the area. It is a very busy part of the area.

Musa Abdullahi arrived at Ndoni in 2005 and engaged in fishing but ended up as a mechanic. He had worked as a mechanic in Ibi before travelling. Three mechanics work under him. He services seven boat engines every day, and he charges N10,000 to repair one engine.

Jukun boat builders

In another part of Igbo-speaking community, Daily Trust on Sunday saw young Hausa and Jukun men who were busy building boats, which is slightly new in Ndoni.

Emmanuel Morris, a Jukun, was building boats at Abinsi, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State before he recently moved to Ndoni to continue. The Jukun are excellent fishermen and boat builders.

Morris, who said he had been building boats for two months at Ndoni, added that iroko wood is the best for the job and it is available in large quantities in Omoku, a neighbouring community which lies 30 minutes away.

Ndoni to Cameroon by boat

Stressing that he was born with the gift of boat making, he said, “The boat we have just finished building can comfortably accommodate 50 persons; and can last five years before it will need any major repair. It can even be used to travel to Cameroon from Ndoni. The amount required to build this type of boat is N240,000.”

Sani Usman, the chairman of Northern Community in Ndoni also said, “I am Nupe. My father brought me to Ndoni in 1971. He was a fisherman, so he used a boat to bring us to Ndoni from Onitsha. I was born in Onitsha and I lived at AnaEze for many years.”

Visitors are welcome

Speaking of many communities along the waterways and islands where Hausa fishermen can be found, he said, “There are Hausa people in AnaEze and Abaragada, a nearby island in Delta State. At Aboh in Delta State, the Hausa are involved in fishing.”

Usman added that most Hausa people in Ndoni and nearby communities were from Ibi and Wukari in Taraba State, as well as Jukun. He explained that crises in Taraba State pushed some of them to Ndoni.

Like Sodangi, he explained that Ndoni is a peaceful community where visitors are welcome and given a free hand to find work and earn a living. He said engine repairs, carpentry and fishing were available for the people.

He further said, “The Rivers State Government is not taking care of the Hausa in Ndoni. We produce catfish, tilapia and many other types of fish. We do a lot for the local economy but there is no assistance from the state government. We have to struggle on our own. Anybody who leaves Port Harcourt to come here does so with the intention of buying fish produced by Hausa men.

Ndoni is peaceful

He added that the population of the Hausa is increasing in the area. He estimated the number of the people in Ndoni and nearby islands and communities at 1,500.

He also said, “Ndoni is a peaceful area. Anyone who comes will want to reside here. This is why the Hausa are increasing in number despite the fact that we are not assisted by the government. As long as you reside in Ndoni without any bad intention, you will enjoy it. We welcome people from different places, as long as you are here to do a legal business.”

Opene Peter Chukwunwike, a councillor representing Onelga ward 14, Ndoni, said the people of the community were closer to the Delta Igbo than those in Imo, Abia and Anambra.

On the alleged neglect of Hausa members of the community, he replied, “I will disagree with that. As far as Rivers State is concerned, every tribe has people representing them. There is a leadership in Port Harcourt. There is Sarkin Hausawa. Anything that comes from the state, the governor will call upon the Sarkin Hausawa, who will reach out to other members of the community’.

Ndoni, a four-hour drive from Port Harcourt and the hometown of Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State, is peaceful and located by the River Niger.

Thanksful:
Lol! Money is speaking

Beremx:
They give their children the best education life can offer while the poor people from their state suffer in penury.
It is well with 2023.

AntiTerrorist:
Muslim-Muslim ticket Why Middle Belt Forum adopted Peter Obi –Pogu, MBF president

•Says realities of today don’t support Muslim-Muslim ticket
•Monolithic North has collapsed

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/why-middle-belt-forum-adopted-peter-obi-pogu-mbf-president/?amp

buygala:
Same Borno that Boko Haram and ISWAP has turned into a Ghost state suddenly has 2 Million voters on ground?

Aside Maiduguri the state capital, can someone tell me any other part of Borno where can find even 200k people, including qualified voting adults?

Borno indigenes who have not been murdered or kidnapped by the Terrorists, most have overcrowded Christian refugee centres in neighboring states..

If Borno can have 2m voters, Enugu should have 9m voters.. What kind of joke is this?

socialmediaman:
These local APC politicians may win their elections but most of these people will vote Atiku or Kwankwaso at the presidential election

The ethnic bigoted campaign that bobo Chicago started is backfiring against him because Atiku is capitalizing on it in the north

Ofunaofu:
Buhari has done so much for Niger Republic than he has done for Nigeria

ArewaNorth:
These pictures were taken on Friday last week, 18th November, 2022.

Olowoeko11:
Please what’s the latest on the Kano kaduna rail project, anyone with useful information?

dynicks:
If only the donors would secretly follow up on how the money is gonna be dispensed...

They will be in for a SHOCKER!!

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, supervise the first oil drill in oil fields located in Bauchi and Gombe States.

The ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site will be the first oil drilling in Northern Nigeria.

Oil was discovered in commercial volume in the region about two years ago.

While Nigeria is already explore crude oil the southern Niger Delta, this exploration up north will be the first after an attempt in the Borno region was halted by insecurity.

NNPC Limited since 2016, launched a search for oil in some Northern states which led to the discovery of the oil in commercial quantity in Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Niger States.

According to officials at NNPC Ltd, the oil field in Bauchi and Gombe axis will developed by Sterling Global Oil, New Nigeria Development Commission (NNDC) and NNPC Limited.

“The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, 22nd November and will be attended by Mr. President himself together with most of his cabinet members including the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva,” an official told Daily Trust.

NNPC Ltd has continually spent on frontier exploration as captured in its FAAC report.

With the new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2022, funding for frontier exploration has risen to 30 per cent, which means the reformer NNPC Ltd would have more fund to develop oil fields in Nigeria.

At the moment, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said crude oil reserve is at 37 billion barrels.

Reports said the Kolmani fields holds over a billion crude oil reserve, which could significantly raise Nigeria’s oil reserve that has not grown in 10 years.

The oil discovery in the north is coming at a time when crude oil production in the south has dropped to about 1.2 million barrels per day mainly due to oil theft and vandalism.

Oil production in the north could be a backup to shore up revenue for Nigeria as it witnesses huge budget deficit so far, experts say.