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It is unfortunate that the sultan involves himself in this public deception and propaganda. Building of classes will not solve the menace of Almajiri in Nigeria, the problem of Almajiri is not lack of classes or schools, it is parents who gave birth to children they cannot take care of and they send them to cities in the name of seeking Islamic education, that is it! Ban Almajiri and make it illegal, take care of the schools located in villages, build more classes there and the alaramma can teach them in those classes as extra lesson after normal school hours. There is nothing good in establishing Almajiri education, this is absolute error and it will not go anywhere.

[quote author=Okija_juju]10 Megawatts!!

Isnt that like 4 AAA batteries worth of current?![/quote]This shows how daft some nairaland users are, after all speaking english and ability to browse isn't the same as being educated.

Well we hope to see them completed soon. But!

The problem in Nigeria is not actually creating things, but maintaining them! Most of the times when good things are created you give it a maximum of 5 years before it will become so dilapidated that you will think it is century old. They need to contract with reputable property management companies to manage and maintain the airports, cleaning, repairs, reconditioning, etc. Like many people say here, the toilets are the worst part of Nigerian airports, a lot of effort must be made to change the situation. Janitors must be well trained, well equipped, and disciplined, with good salary as well.

Goodluck!

This is what may continue to happen

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What is wrong with this one.

Update:

Facebook now has 4million+ people from Nigeria
Nairaland now has 850,000+ members

Hmmm

Hehe, soon we will have Nairaland Nursery and Primary School, followed by Twitter, then maybe Google!

No wonder they are still struggling to fight BH, lacks communication equipments, lacks intelligence and strategy. Old machines.

[quote author=ndu_chucks]Is the bolded really true, do u have any evidence to support this? To be honest with you, El-Rufai needs to spend some money on scientific image makers and PR experts, he will not get very far with his current image and his expertise will go to waste at the rate he is going.[/quote]Nahh, joke! But, a game is on play, and soon we will know the result, game almost over.

Made in Nigeria

Nothing in Nigeria lasts for more than 10 years working perfectly. Nairaland is an SMF forum, should remain such, create sections, email, news, search engine, autos, etc... look at Baidu, Yahoo, Google, etc.

Look at alexa and see the drop in just 2 days!

Which radio station is your favorite in Nigeria?
Do they have online streaming so I can join the crowd??
Please share with us.

3 years and 3 months. This is what we get from Seun. New Template?

El-Rufai & Co are IBB boys! He decamped to CPC to discredit Buhari.

But hey, Buhari is wiser and he is aware of all those hiding under his shadow to make themselves relevant to the populace. Nobody can mention one contribution el-Rufai made to support Buhari in 2011 election. Nothing! He is also part and foremost PDP member till this day, he is being paid for tweeting! "Bring those boys to order el-Rufai" said Goodluck Jonathan, "OK Sir, I will make sure they listen to me always" replied el-Rufai.

Did he think we Northerners are all behind him? many people in North are not even aware of what he is doing, most of his tweeps never cast ballot, and many are even outside n9ja. So na useless people he dey mobilise for twitter.

^^^ That is what we should be reading!

YAKUBU GOWON SPEECH - MAY, 1967

COUNTRYMEN, as you are all aware Nigeria has been immersed in an extremely grave crisis for almost eighteen months. We have now reached a most critical phase where what is at stake is the very survival of Nigeria as one political and economic unit.

We must rise to the challenge and what we do in the next few days will be decisive. The whole world is witness to the continued defiance of federal authority by the Government of the Eastern Region, the disruption of the Railway, the Coal Corporation, the normal operations of the Nigerian Ports Authority,

the interference with the flight schedules of the Nigeria Airways and other illegal acts by the Eastern Region Government culminating in the edicts promulgated last month by that Government purporting to seize all Federal Statutory Corporations and Federal revenues collected in the East.

The consequence of these illegal sets has been the increasing deterioration of the Nigerian economy. It has also produce uncertainty and insecurity generally and pushed the country with increasing tempo towards total disintegration and possible civil war and bloodshed on massive scale.

In the face of all these, I have shown great restraint, hoping that through peaceful negotiations a solution acceptable to all sections of the country can be found.

Unfortunately, the hopes of myself and my other colleagues on the Supreme Military council have been disappointed by the ever increasing campaign of hate by the Governor of the Eastern Region. Lt. Col Ojukwu has continuously increased his demands as soon as some are met in order to perpetuate the crisis and lead the Eastern Region out of Nigeria. We know very well the tragic consequences of such a misguided step.

Not only will the regions themselves disintegrate further, but before then, pushed by foreign powers and mercenaries who will interfere, this dear country will be turned into a bloody stage for chaotic and wasteful civil war.

When the tragic events of 15th January, 1966 occurred, the country acquiesced in the installation of a Military Regime only because it desired that order and discipline should be restored in he conduct of the affairs of this country, that swift reforms will be introduced to produce just and honest Government, to usher in stability and ensure fair treatment of all citizens in every part of the country.

The citizens of this country have not given the Military Regime any mandate to divide up the country into sovereign states and to plunge them into bloody disaster.

State of emergency

As I have warned before, my duty is clear-faced with this final choice between action to save Nigeria and acquiescence in secession and disintegration. I am therefore proclaiming a State of Emergency throughout Nigeria with immediate effect.

I have assumed full powers as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Head of the Federal Military Government for the short period necessary to carry through the measures which are now urgently required.

In this period of emergency, no political statements in the Press, on the Radio and Television and all publicity media or any other political activity, will be tolerated. The Military and Police are empowered to deal summarily with any offenders.

Newspaper editors are particularly urged to co-operate with the authorities to ensure the success of these measures. I have referred earlier to some illegal acts of the Eastern Region Government.

You all know that about one third of the entire falling stock of the Nigerian Railways, including 115 oil-tankers, have been detained and that the services on the Eastern District of the Nigerian railways have been completely disrupted for many months.

You are also aware of the fact that they have disrupted the direct movement of oil products from the refinery near Port Harcourt to the Northern Region. They have
hindered the transit of goods to neighbouring countries and have even seized goods belonging to foreign countries. These acts have flagrantly violated normal international practice and disturbed friendly relations with our neighbours.

That refinery is owned jointly by the Federal Government and Regional governments. Illegally, since last year, the Authorities at Enugu have interfered with the flight routes of the Nigeria Airways. Only recently they committed the barbaric crime of hijacking a plane bound for Lagos from Benin.

They have placed a ban on the residence of non-Easterners in the Eastern Region-an action which is against the Constitution and the fundamental provisions of our laws.

They have continuously on the Press and radio incited the people of eastern Region to hatred of other Nigerian peoples and they have indulged in the crudest abuse of members of the Supreme Military Council, especially myself. Despite all these, I have spared no effort to conciliate the East in recognition of their understandable grievances and fears since the tragic incidents of 1966.

To this end I agreed with my other colleagues on the Supreme Military Council to the promulgation of the Decree No. 8 which completely decentralized the government of this country and even went further than the Republican Constitution as it existed before 15th January, 1966. But what has been the response of the Eastern Region Government? Complete rejection of Decree No. 8 and insistence on its separate existence as a sovereign unit.

Only recently, a group of distinguished citizens formed themselves into the National Conciliation Committee. They submitted recommendations aimed at reducing tension.

These included the reciprocal abrogation of economic measures taken by the Federal Military government and the seizure of Federal Statutory Corporations and Federal revenue by the Eastern Government.

These reciprocal actions were to be taken within one week that is by 25th May, 1967.It is on record that I accepted the recommendations and issued instructions effective from Tuesday, May 23. Indeed I now understand that certain vehicles of the Posts and Telegraphs Department which went to the East in resumption of services have been illegally detained in the Region.

The response of the east has been completely negative and they have continued their propaganda and stage-managed demonstrations for “independence.” Fellow citizens, I recognise however that the problem of Nigeria extends beyond the present misguided actions of the Eastern

Region Government. My duty is to all citizens. I propose to treat all sections of the country with equality. The main obstacle to future stability in this country is the present structural imbalance in the Nigerian Federation.

Even Decree No. 8 or Confederation or Loose Association will never survive if any one section of the country is in a position to hold the others to ransom. This is why the item in the political and administrative programme adopted by the Supreme Military Council last month is the creation of states as a basis for stability. This must be done first so as to remove the fear of domination.

Representatives drawn from the new states will be more able to work out the future constitution for this country which can contain provisions to protect the powers of the states to the fullest extent desired by the Nigerian people.

As soon as these states are established, a new Revenue Allocation Commission consisting of international experts will be appointed to recommend an equitable formula for revenue allocation taking into account the desires of the states. I propose to act faithfully within the political and administrative programme adopted by the Supreme Military Council and published last month.

The world will recognise in these proposals our desire for justice and fair play for all sections of this country and to accommodate all genuine aspirations of the diverse people of this great country.

I have ordered the re-imposition of the economic measures designed to safeguard federal interests until such a time as the Eastern Military Government abrogates its illegal edicts on revenue collection and the administration of the Federal Statutory Corporations based in the East. The country has a long history of well articulated demands for states.

The fears of minorities were explained in great detail and set out in the report of the Willink Commission appointed by the British in 1958. More recently there has been extensive discussion in Regional Consultative Committees and Leaders-of-Thought Conferences.

Resolutions have been adopted demanding the creation of states in the North and in Lagos. Petitions from minority areas in the East which have been subjected to violent intimidation by the Eastern Military Government have been widely publicized. While the present circumstances regrettably do not allow for consultations through plebiscites, I am satisfied that the creation of new states as the only possible basis for stability and equality is the overwhelming desire of vast majority of Nigerians.

To ensure justice, these states are being created simultaneously. To this end, therefore, I am promulgating a Decree which will divide the Federal Republic into twelve states. The twelve states will be six in the present Northern Region, three in the present Eastern Region, the Mid-West will remain as it is, the Colony Province of the Western Region and Lagos will form a new Lagos State and the Western Region will otherwise remain as it is.

I must emphasise at once that the Decree will provide for a States Delimitation Commission which will ensure that any divisions or towns not satisfied with the states in which they are initially grouped will obtain redress. But in this moment of serious National Emergency the co-operation of all concerned is absolutely essential in order to avoid any unpleasant consequences.

The twelve new states, subject to marginal boundary adjustments, will therefore
be as follows: North-Western State comprising Sokoto and Niger Provinces. North-Central State comprising Katsina and Zaria. Kano State comprising the present Kano Province.

North-Eastern State comprising Borno, Adamawa, Sardauna and Bauchi Provinces. Benue/Plateau State comprising Benue and Plateau Provinces. Lagos State comprising the Colony Province and the Federal Territory of Lagos. Western State comprising the present Western Region but excluding the Colony Province. Mid-Western State comprising the present Mid-Western State.

East-Central State comprising the present Eastern Region excluding Calabar, Ogoja and Rivers Provinces. South-Eastern State comprising Calabar and Ogoja Provinces. Rivers State comprising Ahoada, Brass, Degema, Ogoni and Port Harcourt Divisions. The states will be free to adopt any particular names they choose in the future.

Administrative arrangements

The immediate administrative arrangements of the new states have been planned and the names of the Military Governors appointed to the new states will be gazetted shortly. The allocation of federally collected revenue to the new states on an interim basis for the first few months has also been planned.

The successor states in each former region will share the revenue until a more permanent formula is recommended by the new Revenue Allocation Commission. It is my fervent hope that the existing regional Authorities will co-operate fully to ensure the smoothest possible establishment of the new states.

It is also my hope that the nee to use force to support any new state will not arise. I am, however, ready to protect any citizens of this country who are subject to intimidation or violence in the course of establishment of these new states.

My dear countrymen, the struggle ahead is for the well-being of the present and future generations of Nigerians. If it were possible for us to avoid chaos and civil war merely by drifting apart as some people claim that easy choice may have been taken.

But we know that to take such a course will quickly lead to the disintegration of the existing regions in condition of chaos and to disastrous foreign interference. We now have to adopt the courageous course of facing the fundamental problem that has plagued this country since the early 50s.

There should be no recrimination. We must all resolve to work together. It is my hope that those who disagreed in the past with the Federal Military Government through genuine misunderstanding and mistrust will now be convinced of our purpose and be willing to come back and let us plan and work together for the realisation of the political and administrative programme of the Supreme Military Council, and for the early restoration of full civilian rule in circumstances which would enhance just and honest and patriotic government.

I appeal to the general public to continue to give their co-operation to the Federal Military Government; to go about their normal business peacefully; to maintain harmony with all communities wherever they live; to respect all the directives of the Government including directives restricting the movements of people while the emergency remains.

Such directives are for their own protection and in their own interest. Let us therefore, march manfully together to alter the course of this nation once again for all and to place it on the path of progress, unity and equality. Let us so act that future generations of Nigerians will praise us for our resolution and courage in this critical stage of our country’s history.
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

nagoma:
@ak47mann

You may worship the US but we know that they are mortals, they are perishable. We saw saw them runnig for dear life with their tails between their legs in Lebanon, in Somalia and currently in afghanistan.

That is what they never understand. Please tell them!

If they are after BH, they will not come to Kano, they will go to Maiduguri.

ak47mann:
New Guantanamo

How is it going to a new Guantanamo?

swisscash:
I thought there is onne dia already!

Wala, it means 'it doesn't exist' in Fulani language.

^^ Really!

U.S. Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, Amb. Wendy Sherman, says the US will open a consulate in Kano to further strengthen bilateral relations with Nigeria.

Sherman announced this on Monday in an interview with newsmen after a brief meeting in Abuja with the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Prof. Voila Onwulere. ``I am absolutely delighted to be here in Nigeria; the real focus of our deliberation is on the strength of our bilateral relations, as the U.S. and Nigeria are partners on Bi-National Commission (BNC). ``The Minister and I have discussed what we will do to ensure security, peace and democracy in Africa,’’ she said.

The embassy has an office in Lagos and also operates American Corner, a nationwide information service centre. Sherman said the additional consulate which would be opened in partnership with Nigeria, would further buttress the strength of bilateral relations between both nations.

According to her, the U.S. will continue to assist Nigeria to deal with its security challenges and support Nigeria in any way possible to deal with any threat. In her remark, Onwulere said the regular visits of top U.S. officials to the country in recent times were evidences of the cordial relations both nations enjoyed. ``There hasn’t been a time that our bilateral relations are stronger than this; it takes countries with similar ideas to come together for a common cause. ``This visit underscores the strength of those relations, and we also exchanged messages from our presidents. ``We talked about key position of Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda, so these visits signal greater things to come not just in Nigeria but globally,’’ Onwulere said. The BNC was established in 2010 to among other things promote good governance, regional security and tackle corruption.

Source

kodewrita:
It is secular and will always be. Whether you like it or not.

Pushing religion down every man's throat is not my idea of freedom. And it should not be the idea of any same man.

Our laws can be partly motivated by our values. And our values can be motivated by our religions. But or laws must not be directly dictated by religion.

That is the nigeria you live in.

Disgruntled souls can throw bombs till kingdom come, it won't change a thing

Do we have any values?
Values differ from all sides of the country, what is considered good in South might be considered evil in the North.

Kobojunkie:
@Poster, after reading your post there, I have only one question for you, what exactly are you afraid of? Nigeria happens to be a very good example of a country that will gain a tremendous amount of freedom ,and control of radical elements, from secularism.
Your explanation above, I don't buy at all so, please , what are you afraid of?

In the case of Nigeria, Secularism means,

Christians putting Christianity aside on all political matters
Muslims putting Islam aside on all political matters

If the above is correct, then my point or rather topic is how possible is that? In my views it is not possible. The two are also clearly not compatible politically, therefore, only one reign over the other. Decide,

Jakumo:
Good observations Auwa, but the essential fairness and social balance inherent in secular democracies still makes them far preferable to any variant of theorcracy, no matter how seemingly benign they may strive to appear before the eyes of the outside world.

Secularity, therefore is an ideal eminently worthy of striving towards, given its fundamental insistence on the separation of church and state.   Of paramount importance too, the international community accords far greater respect to secular democracies than to any power structures based on religious faith, since the former are far more likely to embrace human rights protocol than the latter.

The path towards secularism can be attained gradually not instantly, it has to be nurtured from the grassroots, the point at which the people's belief presently is highly unattainable or very unfair to disconnect state with religion. One example, Nigeria hosts Hajj Operations every year, it is the same with Christians going to Jerusalem for Pilgrimage. Another example, Sanusi created a framework for Islamic Banking, and look at the reaction of Christians, especially the CAN leadership which is shameful.

So before trying to disconnect people from their beliefs you have to consider the possible consequences, like the Boko Haram, it is a big example of Nigeria's road to secularism.

naijaking1:
@poster
How about, The Federal Christian Republic of Nigeria

Nice try

Dede1:
Most of the people who have responded to OP have displayed the typical Nigerian attitude of attacking the messenger in a bid to kill the message. It is even funnier when Nigerians attempt to inject the sense of democracy into argument to support the pranks they claim to be democracy in their country.

Whether the poster is an English man or a stakeholder in Webster dictionary, he or she has just reiterated what many of us believed that the idea of One-Nigeria is a misguided approach and big farce.

It is good to known that a supposedly Muslim and from northern region of Nigeria is saying that the idea of One-Nigeria is a mockery.

Please tell them I didn't post here to pass an English grammar test.

People with good IQ will land at the conclusion immediately.

Since Nigeria cannot be a secular state, it can neither be an Islamic nor a Christian state, therefore it must be disintegrated for peace to reign. Because its people are religious, most religious in Africa.

ojogbontomoye:
There is something fundamentally wrong with your education if you have to resort to Wikipedia to defend your point. The issue here is that your grasp of the Queen's English is poor, and at best rudimentary. My 5 yr old nephew can do way better than you. I don't know what your problem really is, comprehension vs. articulation. Whatever it is, please, and for the sake of everything English, get your acts together. Secular ko, circular ni.

oya mr. English man! The wiki was to explain 'secularism' to those who think it doesn't even exist. I am not writing an english test here, so get the point or keep your dirty mouth shut!

Lasinoh:
Very badly constructed.
Your poor grammar and diction obscure whatever points you are trying to project.
Did you just discover the word 'secular'?

Just sayin' . . . . .

Beaf:
@auwal87
You have misunderstood the meaning of the word, secular.

mkmyers45:
I think the aim of the post is defeated by the poor construction structure, I can barely get the point

mkmyers45:
@OP try to re-phrase please,

A secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential treatment for a citizen from a particular religion/nonreligion over other religions/nonreligion. Secular states do not have a state religion or equivalent, although the absence of a state religion does not guarantee that a state is secular. In addition, secular states are not necessarily communist nations enforcing state atheism on the population by way of religious censorship and persecution. [from wikipedia.org]

The message is clear, some people, especially people with the 'one Nigeria' mentality are trying to regard the country as 'officially neutral in matters of religion'.

obowunmi:
All lies. They only want to recolonize Nigeria by placing useless labels in particular region and over analyzing it out of context.

Exactly as they want as response.

They are studying the country to understand how human behaviors changes over some circumstances. It is like doing a research on 'animals in the zoo', when you watch them over the years you will understand their behavior and then plan on how to solve your own particular problem easily.