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 Politics › Re: Tijjani Ibrahim Dies In Chinese Hospital by ArewaNorth: 5:49pm On Aug 14, 2022 |
emmykk:He was in a private hospital at Abuja for abt a week before taken to china when the condition didn't improve! |
| Politics › Re: Simon Lalong Inspects Tinubu National Campaign Office by ArewaNorth: 11:31am On Aug 14, 2022 |
Racoon:8yrs term Governor has nothing to lose and will always be seen as a successful politician. This religious fanaticism will shame you with big regret come 2023! |
| Politics › Re: Northerners On Edge Over Ethnic Profiling In South West by ArewaNorth(op): 5:32pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
backnbeta:Haven't u dee in the report wher they say insecurity push them out of their States especially those felm Zamfara. |
| Politics › Re: Northerners On Edge Over Ethnic Profiling In South West by ArewaNorth(op): 4:49pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
Minime10:Daily Trust wrote the truth of the matter but have u ever been to luxurious and other motor parks carrying Southerners to the North? Thousands of Southerners come to North on daily basis in luxurious snd other buses. The most ignorant Nigerians are those who don't travel. They say or agree with every lies feed to their empty head  1 Like |
| Politics › Gagi: Inside A Diverse Community In Sokoto by ArewaNorth(op): 4:39pm On Aug 13, 2022 |
Gagi is a multicultural community in Sokoto South Local Government Area. Igbo, Ijaw, Hausa, Berom, Itsekiri, Yoruba, Kaje, Gbagyi and many more populate this area. These groups are present in other parts of the state, but have higher numbers in Gagi. A friendly mixed population has evolved in the community, which is home to many places of worship. Sani Umar Jappi is the Sarkin Yakin Gagi and district head of Gagi. He is the ‘King of War’ in the community, or leader of warriors. Jappi hails from a long line of warriors, which have always defended Sokoto, a role they have faithfully played over the years. Gagi itself is over 200 years old and lies east of the state capital. Sarkin Yakin Gagi drew attention to his lineage. “Yerima Sambo was the first Sarkin Yaki. He killed Tambari Hurja from Niger Republic, a bandit who attacked many communities. Since that time, the Sultan appointed us the second Sarkin Yaki under the caliphate because of the success achieved during the battle with Tambari Hurja. My father, grandfather and great grandfather, all bore the title of Sarkin Yaki. I am the 11th Sarkin Yaki. There were five or six Yerimas on the throne before they were upgraded to become Sarkin Yaki.” Today, Sarkin Yaki is a warrior of a different mould. Although he may not carry a sword and shield or ride a horse to go after enemies of the Caliphate, as his forebears did, say 150 years ago, he is engaged in a war against hate, ignorance, poverty, neglect, injustice and exclusion in his community. His shield and sword are not physical tools but mental and ideological. Toby Ghaghara, the leader of the Igbo community or Sarkin Igbo in Gagi said, “Sarkin Gagi doesn’t discriminate. His exposure has contributed a lot. As you rightly said, churches and mosques share the same fence and everybody knows their boundary. You don’t just cross it anyhow. When there is any development, they come to me, we settle things amicably. There will be no going to court or police. People are buying land and developing.” is on a mission. He wants to see women and girls receive education. He wishes to end poverty, as well as begging, and to spread love among a diverse social and cultural group. A cosmopolitan, multicultural and multi religious community has, therefore, arisen in Gagi. Sarkin Yaki opened up on the high concentration of places of worship in Gagi. “You cannot count the number of churches in the area. And they have the right to own the churches and serve the Lord, based on their religion and scriptures. Close to the month of Ramadan, you will see youths organised in the community, coming together to celebrate the breaking of fast. And you will see pastors, Christian youths, women groups, Muslim groups coming together to break the fast. We have sustained this over the years.” “It is a very peaceful experience. We live in harmony. Today, I can go to the palace of Sarkin Yakin Gagi and will be welcomed. When it comes to interfaith dialogue, Gagi is a good example. Gagi should be a good example to other communities in Nigeria. There is nothing more than tolerance. We understand our differences. This tolerance is one of the guiding principles in this community and is the background to communal living here,” The Rev (Fr) Nuhu Bala, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto said in an interview with Daily Trust Saturday. Nasiru Alhaji, an author and historian also said, “Sarkin Yakin Gagi is a very hospitable, kind and patient person. He receives people with open arms. The number of churches in Gagi confirms this to you. They are given red carpet treatment, that’s why they come to Gagi.” “Gagi people, starting from their Sarki, are very accommodating. You accommodate people when your mind is free. If your mind is not free, it will be very difficult for you to accommodate people. They don’t harass non-indigenes. That’s why Gagi is peculiar. If you go to other parts of Sokoto, it may not be like that,” S.O Rabiu, a professor of Arabic Studies at the Usman Dan Fodio University said. Paschal Ofokansi (Passmark) is one of the major players in the pharmaceutical trade in Sokoto. He arrived in the city in 1986 and patiently built his establishment over time. He can be given more than a pass mark on account of his love for his adopted city, as well as his patience and determination. He said, “I came to Sokoto serving somebody. That was in 1986. By 1990 he settled me to start my own business. The story of ‘passmark’ started in 1990. I lived in the community from 1990 till 1995. My eastern brothers are on top of the game. Gagi is a model. How I wish other sections of Nigeria would emulate the Gagi model. It gives liberty to anybody no matter where you come from.” Abdulfatai Coker, the Sarkin Yorubawa or leader of the Yoruba community in Sokoto also said, “I think Gagi is one of the best things around. You are bound to be in love with such persons. “I represent the Yoruba headship in Sokoto State generally. I am the fourth Sarkin Yoruba. We have a history of more than 200 years here. “I was born here and started going to the Sultan’s palace at the age of five. My father was a very good friend to Sultan Abubakar III. That paved the way for us. When coming from Sokoto he would stop at our house in Mayanci, Zamfara State. That was in the 1940s, where the Sultan would be visiting the home of non-indigenes. When I was a child, the Sultan, in the course of his visits, would draw me close to sit on his thigh.” Northern minorities are also present in Gagi. Ishaya Bagai, Sarkin Southern Kaduna told Daily Trust Saturday that, “Sokoto is peaceful. This is our story here. When you go to other parts of the state, people are saying the same thing. The Sultan is always with us, we are always at the palace. “In the photograph there you will see the Sultan offering me something to drink. That is the height of tolerance, humility and respect, where an ordinary Southern Kaduna chief is offered a drink by the Sultan. He is a father indeed. “There is peaceful coexistence with the people of Sokoto. Seventy per cent of the churches are found in Gagi. If he was not good, such things would not take place.” A drive through Gagi revealed that there are many hotels and businesses in this part of Sokoto, and they are owned by Igbo businessmen. Igbo landlords are in their hundreds, many constructions are ongoing, and there are clear signs of huge investments in the locality. Gagi is a popular destination for many. This is also as a result of the various security formations located within or around it. Coker also said, “Gagi is a peculiar place. The hospitality of the people of Gagi is wonderful and commendable, with a higher concentration of all good things. The hospitality industry in Sokoto is concentrated there. Most churches and hotels are in Gagi. Yoruba mosques are in Gagi. “Gagi it gives you an attractive welcome. I know that Sarkin Gagi is very young and he is building on the legacy people before him left. He is doing it well and it is commendable.” Sunday Nwafor, who hails from the South East, lives in Gagi. A few years ago he turned to the kilishi trade and has become a big player in the business. He employs many young Hausa boys who help with the production of the northern delicacy. Mr Nwafor has brought in new production techniques, such as the use of a microwave, said Lilian Eze, the manager of Osinachi Agricultural Products, Sokoto. A part of Gagi has been named ‘Small Nigeria.’ This is a reference to the huge concentration of diverse groups from different parts of the country who reside there. “In Salame, we have a mini Nigeria. All tribes have their representatives here. We love one another. If you go to old airport you would think you were in Offa or Enugu. That is why I involve them in my Council. I involve both Muslims and Christians. I have pastors as part of my Council. If you go inside the old airport you cannot count how many churches you find there. We made a survey and saw 50 of them. But now, I am sure there are more,” Gidado Umar, Ubandawakin Salame said. Muhammadu Lawal Maidoki, the executive secretary, Sokoto State Zakat and Waqf Commission (SOZECOM) also said, “I foresee that Gagi will expand to neighbouring communities of Durbawa and Shuni districts. “Their leader is one of the charismatic district heads we have. He is carrying his people along with numerous social interventions and social programmes that will assist his community, not only in coming together but in fighting poverty and improving health care delivery.” An early warning system helps to keep the peace in Gagi. This system connects the various multicultural groups with their hosts in the community, Sarkin Yaki said. The warning system, which incorporates the police, vigilante groups and heads of various communities, has worked effectively on a number of occasions. The Sarkin Yaki Daily Trust Saturday that he has Yoruba, Igbo and Edo genes in his family, adding that a future Sarkin Yaki is likely to have Igbo blood. “My uncle is married to a Yoruba. One of the children can succeed me as the king of this community, so how can people like him fight the southern minority? My grandmother was married to a Yoruba man 80 years ago and some of her grandchildren are Christians in Ogun, and some in Lagos, partly Yoruba, Fulani Igbo. “One of us must protect the interest of Yoruba and Igbo because they are part of the family. One of my brothers, Gidado, is married to Igbo. I don’t have power to insult Yoruba or Igbo because of their presence in my family,” he said. https://dailytrust.com/gagi-inside-a-diverse-community-in-sokoto
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| Politics › Northerners On Edge Over Ethnic Profiling In South West by ArewaNorth(op): 11:55am On Aug 13, 2022 |
There is widespread concern among northerners in the South West over the continued harassment of their kinsmen traveling to the region for business as they are often intercepted and profiled by the South West Security Network code-named Amotekun, Daily Trust Saturday reports.https://dailytrust.com/northerners-on-edge-over-ethnic-profiling-in-south-west 10 Likes
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| Politics › Despite Odds, Train Boosts Economic Activities Along Kano, Nguru Route by ArewaNorth(op): 11:36am On Aug 13, 2022 |
Despite several odds, the Kano-Nguru train corridor has remained in operation, serving business interests. As a result of the train services, other activities, including social life, have been enhanced at the two train destinations, creating many opportunities and improving the cost of living for residents. In 1930 when the old model train was introduced during the time of the European missionaries, the locomotive travelled for 300 kilometres between Kano and Nguru, passing through various towns and villages with hundreds of passengers and goods worth millions of naira. With 12 coaches, the train operates four times a week, twice from Kano (Mondays and Thursdays) and twice from Nguru (Tuesdays and Fridays). Our correspondent who travelled in the train on Monday last week to get a firsthand experience of its operations and business opportunities on the route, discovered that it usually leaves Kano by 9pm on Monday and arrives Nguru on Tuesday by 6am or 7am, and on Thursday it leaves around 9pm from Kano and arrives at Nguru on Friday within the morning hours. Although majority of those in Kano know little or nothing about the weekly operations of the train to and from Nguru in Yobe State, it was observed that the locomotive aids business activities, not only between the two states but the entire North West and North East. To some extent, it also makes business relations between Nigeria and Niger Republic easier. Before the development of modern highways and airports in Nigeria, the railway was the only means of efficient transportation of humans and goods from one point to another. This created the leeway for the modest development witnessed from colonial times and before the early 1970s. Our findings also revealed that despite improvement in road infrastructure in the country, residents and marketers in the Nguru-Kano axis prefer the train for their daily activities. Among many other reasons, they told our correspondent that the railway was safer and cheaper than road transportation. During the trip, our correspondent discovered that despite all the odds, the train is highly patronised by businessmen and women. Also, women who are into petty businesses take advantage of the train services as it is cheaper and easier for them to move their goods without obstacles. A staff member in charge of coaches that carry loads, who asked not to be named, told Daily Trust Saturday that without the patronage of business people, the train would have stopped operation as the money generated from passengers cannot sustain its services. “You can see that from the arrangement, we prioritise the coaches that carry goods because they are the soul of the business. We have up to eight coaches for goods and only three or four for passengers. If you depend on passengers only you can’t survive. How many are the passengers? And they are mostly women who often come for business or wedding purposes; and they don’t usually pay for their loads,” he said. He said that whenever the goods were below seven coaches they won’t move the train. One of the passengers, Hajiya Adama Buhari, who supplies kettles and bowls to Nguru, said she had been patronising the train for over 10 years. She considers going to Kano from Nguru as easy as going from home to the market because of affordability and ease of moving goods. “Almost every month, I come to Kano for my business. The train has been of great support and advantage to me. I pay less and still put my entire load inside without paying a penny, unlike road transportation where I have to pay for myself and my load,” she said. A resident of Nguru, Sunusi Tanko, said that over the years, the train had been supporting small and big businessmen and women in the region by making it easier for them to transport their goods, especially farm produce, to Kano. “Although the train is old, it is still relevant and plays a significant role in helping people, especially women who supply goods to Kano. They can’t afford to pay for motor vehicles,” he said. It was also learnt that the major attraction for passengers is the fare, which is N650 for a one-way trip. This is against the N2,000 or N2,500 on road transportation for the same trip. Women with children are also allowed to pay N350 for each of their children. This indirectly includes the money for luggage as many of the passengers carry loads. Hajiya Adama also said, “I buy a lot of things from Kano to Nguru, depending on what my customers need. And from Nguru, I also supply many things to Kano. Sometimes I have two full sacks, but I only pay for my seat, which is N650. I don’t have to pay for my loads; I will find a place and put them inside the train, unlike motor vehicles where I have to pay for myself and the load, and maybe three to four times the train fare.” It was also discovered that businessmen who send large goods to and from Kano could pay for a coach at the rate of N75,000. A staff on the train explained that a coach was equivalent to one and half trailers, and can carry over 40 tonnes of load. According to the staff who spoke with our correspondent, a trailer-load of goods will cost over N200,000 to Nguru, “and it is not up to one coach.” Major goods supplied from Kano From Kano, the major goods transported to Nguru are mostly foodstuffs and other commodities. The foodstuffs include macaroni, spaghetti, sugar, noodles, cooking oil and other related products, as well as soft drinks they buy at wholesale prices from the popular Singer Market in Kano. Other goods include electronic gadgets, furniture, vehicles like tricycles, motorcycles, and animal feeds. Some of the traders said part of the reasons they preferred the train was how it reduced the risk of goods getting damaged as is the norm with road transportation. Alhaji Muhammed Madu Bukar, who owns a shopping plaza in Nguru town and often supplies foodstuffs from Kano, said that for over 20 years he had been enjoying the train as a single coach can accommodate all his goods. “The train is very simple for us here as it convenes all our goods. No matter the number of goods we have, the train will carry it. This is unlike trailers where you may end up leaving some of your goods until the following week because of lack of space. The 8 coaches on the train can carry all our goods. Each coach carries 40 tonnes, which is equivalent to 1.5 trailers. “It is also cheaper. On a trailer, we pay N60 or N65 for each carton, but on the train, it is N30 or even below. Those of us who have many goods always hire a whole coach; and it is cheaper,” he said. He said that with the train he would not have to go to Kano every week but would send money to his suppliers, who would put his goods on it and deliver to him, a development he described as more secure and economical. “I have been using the train for long. At the train station we also have people that will collect the goods and load, as well as look after them until arrival in Nguru. “Few people among us use motor vehicles to Kano but load their goods on the train and come back to Nguru in motor vehicles. They do this because the train operates at night and is not as fast as motor vehicles. It is the olden days train,” he added. Another trader, Jibrin Isma’ila, who is into animal feeds in Nguru, said the use the train had saved him a lot and generated more profit for him. “I have been using the train for my business for long. I am among the major dealers of animal feeds. You know we have an animal market here and many people are into rearing. I buy over 300 sacks of animal feed; that is wheat dust. I pay N100 for each sack because it is big. But if the load is too much, I usually pay for a whole coach. “The train is really helpful because it is what motivates us to remain in the business. I come to Kano every week, depending on what I think is needed in the market. When there is maize around the Kaduna and Zaria axis, I go there to buy and supply at Nguru, through Kano,” he said. Our correspondent also observed that the trip from Nguru to Kano is similar to that from Kano to Nguru as the train is also loaded with huge commodities. Most of the goods from Nguru that are supplied in Kano are said to be unique and needed for many purposes. It is said that such goods are the reason many women are into business and dominating the train. Among the major goods transported to Kano are mostly farm produce that do not grow much in Kano, such as gingerbread palm (goruba), rice dust (buntu), sesame, hibiscus (zobo), sesame leaf (karkashi), kajij (used in making fragrance), baobab leaf (kuka) and potash (kanwa). Others are empty jerry-cans, drink bottles, animal skin and animals, including cattle, camels, rams, goats and sheep, among many other things. One of the dealers in gingerbread, sesame, hibiscus and rice dust, Jibrin Ahmad, told Daily Trust Saturday at the train station in Nguru that Kano served as his largest market and the train has been supporting his business. “I send over 200 sacks of biri (goruba) and some other products to Kano every week. And my customers are always asking for more. In Kano, they are using it for different purposes. Companies are even buying from our people there. We are making huge profit because each sack is N7,500, but we get it at less than N7,000. If not for the train, it would have gone higher because of transport fare. “I send it directly to Rimi market through the train; I don’t go to Kano. I am running the business from here. I normally work to get the goods here and sometimes from Niger Republic and neighbouring villages. So, the train has been of great advantage to many of our people here. In fact, it is a blessing to the entire Nguru town,” he said. Also, a cattle dealer, Musa Alhassan, who often sends goods to Wudil, Larabar Abasawa and Jogana markets in Kano, said he had been using the train to transport his cattle from Nguru. He said that unlike other goods that are moved directly to the last terminus in Kano, cattle were offloaded at the Jogana station, an outskirts of Kano city for easy movement to the markets. “I am from Kano, but every week I come to Nguru to buy cattle and move to Kano via the train. The train is very cheap and really supports the business. I pay N5,000 for a cow in a trailer, but in the train it is N2,000,” he said. He also said the train was safer for the animals as they could move freely, unlike the trailers where they would be tied. Businesses along the routes Another aspect of the corridor our correspondent discovered is how the train also boosts business activities in the various towns along its route. The 12 stations or terminuses of the train have offered so many opportunities to the villages around them to make brisk businesses, either within or outside the train. It was gathered that the train normally stops at the 12 stations, either to drop passengers or carry others. At such places, children, especially females, sell various commodities. Notable stations where such businesses take place most are within the axis of Jigawa State, such as Kugama, Malam Madori and Birniwa local government areas. Also sharing her experiences, a widow and mother of six, Maimuna Bukar, said she had been transporting kajiji to the popular Rimi market in Kano and would buy earrings while coming back, to supply in Nguru. She said the business had given her the means to take care of herself and the children. “I was able to marry off one of my daughters with this business, which I have been doing since the demise of my husband,” she said, adding that many women like her are into the business because of the train. Challenges of the Kano-Nguru rail transportation Many challenges are associated with the train services. For instance, a journey that is expected to last for three hours sometimes takes more than 10 hours and amidst a crowd of passengers, who are usually pressed on one another due to lack of space. Movement from one coach to another, which a train is known for, is nowhere to be found as one can hardly find a place to stretch one’s legs. Also, the failure of the operators to adopt e-ticketing has provided the opportunity for the train to accommodate passengers beyond its original capacity. The sale of tickets keep going on until the last person on the ground is accommodated. Aside the congestion, the noise emanating from the engines of the old train, as well as the cry from children due to excessive heat, makes it almost impossible for one to take a nap during the trip. Unlike what was obtainable three decades ago as attested to by some people, the train no longer has light, not to talk of any cooling system, a situation that gives room for the invasion of mosquitoes. “You will enjoy the train, my son. I used it twice even before you were born. That time, it was one person per seat; there was no squatting. And you could move freely from coach to coach to stretch your legs. There was light and fans, so there is nothing to worry about,” our correspondent’s mother had assured before the trip. She did not know that the situation has deteriorated over the years due to lack of care by the authorities. It was also observed that there was no light at the surrounding of the train station and in the ticket collection room. One had to use one’s phone’s light to pay and rush back to the train to get a seat to avoid standing throughout the journey. There was also the struggle to get a seat near a window because of lack of a cooling system. Daily Trust Saturday also observed that the norm is to get a seat, place identification tag on it and go outside to wait because staying inside could lead to suffocation. About 8:30pm, the engine of the train arrived from Zaria after undergoing some repairs; that confirmed the readiness of the train to embark on the journey. While the passengers were waiting, on the other segment, traders were busy with their goods to ensure that they were loaded into the coaches allocated for them. About 10:09pm, the journey started, one hour and nine minutes late, according to the schedule. The journey was also not without hiccups as the train had to stop at least 15 times to allow the engines cool off as a result of overheating, thereby stretching the journey till 1:45pm on Tuesday when it finally stopped at the Nguru terminal. An old man who has worked on the train for many years said, “We are just not lucky today, we normally arrive at 6am or 7am. But look at what happened; the train is tired, honestly.” Why government should improve the system Many businessmen who spoke with Daily Trust Saturday said the rail system was so important that the government should not think of allowing it to collapse, saying such situation would not be good for both Yobe and Kano states, which are benefitting from the train services. They also said that if the government allowed that it happen, many businesses would collapse. “We want the government to intervene and find the best solution to the challenges associated with the train and its services. This train is helping the masses. The government should try to bring in modern ones to make it easier for us,” one of the traders in Nguru said. https://dailytrust.com/despite-odds-train-boosts-economic-activities-along-kano-nguru-route 1 Like
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| Politics › Re: Muslim-muslim Ticket: Gov. Lalong Tenders Public Apology To Catholics by ArewaNorth: 6:48pm On Aug 12, 2022 |
After many years of aspersions on others, finally the whole world have come to witness who are truly fanatics in Nigeria! 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: FG Procures Technology To Monitor, Prevent Grid Collapse by ArewaNorth: 4:35pm On Aug 11, 2022 |
Urchmantete:Because you aren't exposed to Nigeria very well ba! |
| Politics › Re: Akeredolu Confirms Arrest Of Masterminds Of Owo Church Massacre, Warns Ebiras by ArewaNorth: 7:29am On Aug 10, 2022 |
richiemcgold:Keep quite. No state in Nigeria has done much in terms of internal security structure like Kogi State despite being very vast. What has Ondo done that prevent the attacks? |
| Politics › Re: Akeredolu Confirms Arrest Of Masterminds Of Owo Church Massacre, Warns Ebiras by ArewaNorth: 7:26am On Aug 10, 2022 |
powerfulguy:This is why we have to be careful with insensitive statements and reckless suspicion. Amotekoun claimed to have arrested about 72 people some days after the attack and since then nothing comes out of it. |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Suspends $418 Million Paris Club Refund Plan As Ministers Clash by ArewaNorth: 7:18am On Aug 10, 2022 |
Parachoko:Why not in hurry when kickback is involved  In every payment, these people receive kickbacks to process them. Nigeria is made so deeply corrupt. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Japan: Hirosima Marks 77th Anniversary Of The First Atomic Bomb Attack by ArewaNorth: 7:07am On Aug 10, 2022 |
AlphaTaikun:I can't see the difference in mental inferiority between you and the current Japanese people. There has never been stubbornness and cruelty as displayed by Nazi, Germany was so powerful that only the half decade intervention of several ally forces stop them from destroying the world but because the west and Germany are two similar group of people they were never bombed with nukes. This is extreme of hypocrisy. There is no aorta of justification on the nuke bombing and US should've faced similar treatment in UN Security council as Germany. Japan was bombed after Germany surrendered, why didn't they do the same as they did to Germany because Japan wasnt as powerful as Germany? See how the mentally retarded, mentally inferior Japanese PM is derailing from telling world the truth. US and West should have solved the issue of escalating war between Russia and Ukraine by respecting the earlier demand and agreement between them and Russia that NATO should not expand to Eastern Europe, that is all! Can't the idiot PM clearly see the intimidation of other Nations by US as in the case of Taiwan and Ukraine? Ppl eace is bigger than ego. Democratic Party is a big disaster to the world! 5 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Pantami Emerges First African Fellow Of CIISec by ArewaNorth: 6:54am On Aug 10, 2022 |
ForumNL:The NIN can be used on its own for digital identity verification without the e-ID card. · The e-ID card cannot be used on its own for digital identity https://nimc.gov.ng/the-e-id-card/ |
| Politics › Re: Pantami Emerges First African Fellow Of CIISec by ArewaNorth: 3:34pm On Aug 09, 2022 |
phemmyfour:Have u forgotten to that plastic ID or paper has been suspended except if u so wish? Now we have moved to digital ID! |
| Politics › Re: Pantami Emerges First African Fellow Of CIISec by ArewaNorth: 3:32pm On Aug 09, 2022 |
ManirBK:Ameen ya rabbiy! |
| Politics › Owo Massacre Suspects Arrested-CDS, Gov. Akeredolu by ArewaNorth(op): 3:19pm On Aug 09, 2022 |
Owo massacre: Gov Akeredolu confirms arrest of those responsible Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed the arrest of five of the killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Akeredolu confirmed this in Akure on Tuesday. The governor said, “I can confirm what the CDS has said. They were arrested last week and the photographs of the suspects were forwarded to me. “About five of them have been arrested while they are on the trail of others. DAILY POST reports that on June 5, terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, during church service. The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, had earlier on Tuesday said those behind the Owo attack have been arrested. Irabor stated this during a meeting with editors and media executives in Abuja. https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/09/owo-massacre-gov-akeredolu-confirms-arrest-of-those-responsible/ Owo church massacre: We’ve finally arrested those responsible – Defence Chief, Irabor The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, on Tuesday said those behind the Owo attack have been arrested. Irabor stated this during a meeting with editors and media executives in Abuja. According to him, the suspects would be paraded after an investigation has been concluded into the matter. Irabor said, “We have arrested those behind the dastardly act in Owo. “It was my intention to present them to the public, but because of the investigation still going on, I had to change my mind.” DAILY POST reports that on June 5, terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, during church service. https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/09/owo-church-massacre-weve-finally-arrested-those-responsible-defence-chief-irabor/ |
| Politics › Re: Peter Obi Supporters In Kebbi Hold Town Hall Meeting, Target 150 Million Votes by ArewaNorth: 9:56am On Aug 09, 2022 |
Ridiculous |
| Crime › Re: Policemen Who Searched A Man's Phone In Lagos Arrested by ArewaNorth: 9:48am On Aug 09, 2022 |
nlfpmod:The common identity of NP all over the Nation is collecting bribes but honestly there is clear difference in approaches and wickedness between Policemen in Nigeria and this completely depend on their background. Almost all those who portray the greediness of excessive extortion in public domain or collecting suspects phone or engaging such nefarious acts which led to EndSARs protest are from the same group of people with similar identity.... |
| Politics › Re: 'Vote Out Zulum' Trends On Arewa Twitter by ArewaNorth: 7:45pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
eazyduzit:People sympathise with Borno people only for humanitarian reasons but they inflicted disaster on themselves while knowing fully well that it'll be difficult to manage the degree of damage done on them by themselves. It isn't easy managing aftermath of war life! |
| Politics › Not Even My Corpse Will Be Found In PDP – El-rufai Replies Bwala by ArewaNorth(op): 7:41pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that not even his corpse will be found in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. El-Rufai stated this while responding to a comment by Daniel Bwala, spokesperson to PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Bwala, who was an aide of the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, last month dumped the position and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s choice of a fellow Muslim, former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as running mate. El-Rufai had via his verified Twitter handle shared and laughed at one of Bwala’s TV appearances where he lambasted the PDP. Consequently, Bwala on Monday via his verified Twitter handle stated: “Hmm @elrufai is one of the finest we have from the north, I will never join issues with him, especially because I am optimistic he will be with us before the 2023 elections.” A few hours later, El-Rufai in his response wrote ” Thanks @BwalaDaniel but no, thanks. Never ever, not even my corpse will be found in the vicinities of your new-found political party. I still dey laugh!!! – @elrufai.” https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/08/not-even-my-corpse-will-be-found-in-pdp-el-rufai-replies-bwala/ |
| Politics › Re: 'Vote Out Zulum' Trends On Arewa Twitter by ArewaNorth: 3:17pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
Nigerians are very difficult people. How can somebody expect the little resources from monthly FAAC to make our states like Dubai over night? The expectations are too much. Zulum is loved not because of infrastructure in his state only but because of his emphathy, humility and clear effort in resettling the war ravaged people of Borno state through poverty alleviation programs and uncommon commitment to his subjects. Poverty will keep biting Borno people in the next two decades because of this war. Most people there lost their home and business completely and will start from scratch. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › Re: Betta Edu Hails Gov Ayade, Minister As 36,000 Women Get Conditional Cash by ArewaNorth: 2:22pm On Aug 08, 2022 |
lexy2014:The program targeting 1.6m households has been on for some years. APC has very poor media publicity. |
| Education › Re: ASUU: See What Seun Osewa Said That Got People Talking by ArewaNorth: 11:40am On Aug 08, 2022 |
Totilopussylick:Stop advertising your ignorance here if you have never seen the condition of service in the appointment letters given to civil servants before accepting their employment in govt MDAs. Lecturing is time consuming and need serious commitment, dedication and sacrifice. Stop comparing it with your 2 or 3 menial jobs in Germany |
| Politics › Re: Bwala: El-Rufai Will Join PDP Before 2023 Elections by ArewaNorth: 11:24am On Aug 08, 2022 |
Some comments are made out of ignorance. During the transition of Military to civilian govt El Rufai was in the transition committee from BPE and made an excellent presentation that attracted the attention of Obasanjo and made him Minister of Abuja, never Abuja had a Minister like El Rufai. His competence and expertise earned him the position he got but not Atiku or somebody! 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: Betta Edu Hails Gov Ayade, Minister As 36,000 Women Get Conditional Cash by ArewaNorth: 11:18am On Aug 08, 2022 |
God1000:The program has been existing since first tenure of this govt, it is just being extended... 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: How The North West Will Vote In 2023 by ArewaNorth: 11:13am On Aug 08, 2022 |
ImmaculateJOE:Millions? You people are deceiving yourself and it will eventually prevail.. |
| Politics › Re: How The North West Will Vote In 2023 by ArewaNorth: 9:05am On Aug 08, 2022 |
garfield1:It is impossible for LP to get the votes u mentioned in any of the NW States! LP will get less than 1000 votes in almost every NW state. |
| Crime › Re: Woman Arrested For Having Sex With Dog For 8years And Filming It In U.S(Pics) by ArewaNorth: 3:53pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
One stupid Nigerian calling and admiring their liberal life will still think this people have direction,very confused and unstable perver people |
| Politics › NDLEA Arrests Pastor With 3 Drums Of ‘meth’ Imported From India by ArewaNorth(op): 3:45pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong, with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called meth, believed to have been imported from India. The consignment weighing 90kgs and loaded into a commercial bus with registration number RSH 691XC at Ojuelegba in Lagos was intercepted during a stop and search operation along Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene highway on Saturday. Spokesman for the agency, Femi Babafemi, said the dangerous drug packed 30kg in each drum was meant for Pastor Effiong, who was arrested in a follow up operation at Oron beach in Oron. The recovered Meth drums were meant for onward delivery to the Republic of Cameroon. “This comes on the heels of four seizures of the same illicit substance weighing 4.074kg going to Australia, Indonesia and Philippines with a 3kg cannabis sativa heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates at some courier companies in Lagos. The consignments were concealed in body cream, hot burner iron and beads,” Babafemi said. Meanwhile, in Sokoto, a 90-year-old retired soldier, Usman Adamu, was arrested on Wednesday in Mailalle, Sabon Birni LGA for supplying bandits illicit drugs. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was caught with 5.1kg cannabis sativa. Also, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, a 37-year-old indigene of Ovia LGA, Edo State and resident in Italy; Solo Osamede, was arrested for ingesting 41 wraps of heroin. He was nabbed and taken into custody for excretion while attempting to board a Turkish Airline flight to Milan, Italy via Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday 30th July. The swallowed wraps of the illicit drug were recovered in four excretions, which the suspect completed on Monday 1st August. In the same vein, a female passenger Jatau Lydia Lami, was arrested at the Lagos airport for attempting to export 1,700 tablets of Tramadol 225mg concealed in her luggage to Istanbul, Turkey via a Turkish Airline flight on Sunday 31st July. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, a mother of three, hails from Zango Kataf LGA, Kaduna State and lives in Istanbul, Turkey with her family. She blamed her action on pressure to raise N5m ransom to free her mother from the captivity of bandits who kidnapped her since June. At the SAHCO export shed of the airport, attempts by some freight agents to export two consignments of cannabis in a consolidated cargo to Dubai, UAE on Thursday 4th August were thwarted by NDLEA operatives who also arrested two of them in follow up operations. Those arrested are Oladipupo Oladapo Fatai and Animashaun Qudus, while two others are still at large. In Zamfara State, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 4th August intercepted a truck from Benin, Edo State enroute Sokoto State with 50,000 tablets of Diazepam owned by a drug dealer, Umaru Attahiru, while in Kogi, 14 sacks containing 1,376 bottles of codeine based syrup weighing 190.4kg were seized along Okene-Abuja highway on Wednesday 3rd August. The exhibits were found in a delivery bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra State and heading to Abuja. Follow up operation in Abuja same day led to the arrest of Jude Ikenna and Ozoemene Cornelius. In Kaduna State, four suspects: Sulaiman Rabi’u; Sanusi Sha’aibu; Ma’aruf Habibu and Christian Nnachor, were arrested in Zaria, Tafa and Romi Kaduna with 106, 770 tablets of Tramadol 225mg, Diazepam, Exol-5 and 100 bottles of codeine cough syrup. In Enugu State, 143.5kgs cannabis sativa was recovered from locked up stores in new market area of the state capital on Saturday 6th August, while in Delta State, a suspect, Ike Okparachi, 42, was arrested at Abraka Junction, Asaba with 10,550 tablets of Tramadol 225mg; Swinol; Rohypnol; and 3,105 bottles of codeine syrup as well as 69grams of Molly. https://dailytrust.com/ndlea-arrests-pastor-with-3-drums-of-mkpuru-mmiri-imported-from-india |
| Politics › EXPLAINER: Simple Steps On How To Transfer Your Permanent Voters Card by ArewaNorth(op): 6:52pm On Aug 06, 2022 |
As the much anticipated 2023 general elections draw near, many people who had previously registered but changed their location are somewhat confused about what to do. Here are a few steps on how to transfer your PVC to your new location. https://dailytrust.com/explainer-simple-steps-on-how-to-transfer-your-permanent-voters-card https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJHAh9CSeCs |
| Politics › Re: If Your Are The President Of Nigeria How Exactly Will You Fight Unemployment by ArewaNorth: 6:46pm On Aug 06, 2022 |
dejol88:Did I mentioned Toyota in all my responses? What I want you to know is Nigerian car manufacturers' are receiving fair patronage from govt and you need to know that no any Nation in the world that monopolise or mandate her agencies to purchase only from local products because we all need one another! |
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