Hello readers. We recently did some research and we’ve decided to rank the most popular celebrities (public figures) in Nigeria. The list below consists of Nigerian celebrities that we can tell are the most loved by the Nigerian people. The list below mostly feature entertainers, cutting across the music industry, Nollywood, comedy and more. The ranking is mostly based on the amount of love and attention we noticed these people have gotten from social media, on the street, and how much people appreciate their works and persona in general in recent months. We’ve also attached a poll down below the ranking for our readers to vote and see results of the poll after. The list below is based on knowledge gathered within the last 12 months.
Tekno became famous after his Duro hit song. His popularity grew with the continuous release of more hit songs with funny lyrics. Tekno gives out to help other Nigerians on instagram regularly. In 2017 alone he gave out 5million Naira to his followers on twitter. We’ve gathered Tekno is really loved amongst the youths and children. He has risen to the top really fast.
https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Kiss-Daniel-1.jpeg?w=644&ssl=1 The singer who just finished a battle with his former record label has been loved by many since his breakout single Woju. Kiss Daniel is appreciated and loved by Nigerians for his kind of music and also by many ladies for his looks. Since his record label bruhaha started he’s gotten so much support from fans and colleagues, He was voted the most handsome artist in Nigeria in a poll conducted by T.I.N Magazine
7. Odunlade Adekola
https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/odunlade.jpeg?w=489&ssl=1 The Nigerian king of meme. Odunlade even before social media has been the most loved actor in the Yoruba movie industry. And definitely the most popular actor in Nollywood at the moment. Odunlade his loved mostly for his skills as an actor and also loved by many for his persona.
https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-38.jpeg?w=522&ssl=1 She’s been a queen in Nollywood for so long and she is still loved. Loved by many for his non lousy and non scandalous lifestyle. Genevieve has been a sweetheart in the heart of many Nigerians for her acting skills, looks and persona. We gathered she is loved mostly by adults and youths
The singer is quite loved by many Nigerian youths, he definitely is one of the most popular Nigerians in history. Wizkid is appreciated mostly for his music and feats he has attained. The pop star have had fans fight for him both online and offline showing how much dedicated they are to him. We gathered he is loved mostly by the youths and children.
She is arguably the most famous Nollywood actress of all time. Nigerians love comedy and she does it best in her field. Her ‘Jeniffa’ movement have sold out and is still selling out to many Nigerians. Funke is very popular amongst the children, youths and and adults. She currently has over 5million Instagram followers making her the most popular Nigerian actress on Instagram.
1. Davido
https://i2.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Davido-1.jpeg?w=600&ssl=1 We at TINA Magazine conclude Davido is currently the king of Nigeria. The young man is loved for way too many things. Should we talk about his charitable lifestyle or his ever popular musical contents. An average Davido hit song is not just popular amongst the youths but to the adults and children too. His songs are unique and become an anthem loved by almost every single Nigerian. Davido has over 10 people signed to his label showing intents to help others grow. Davido is always among the most searched people in Nigeria on google every year. He is the most followed Nigerian on social media. Davido gives out and help the needy all the time, he’s also been said by many colleagues to be a simple person with a big heart. Davido is the most popular person in Nigeria as of 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucVJrja8r6Q This definitely is the most popular song of this month, and will go down as one of the biggest afrobeats songs this year. Both audio and video were released on the 1st of may. This song went so viral even non pop music listener know about it. Currently has over 7million views on YouTube. Click Here To Stream, Buy And Download
The Bahd Guy spits bars on this one, you will definitely find it interesting and captivating.
He releases it alongside a simple visual where he mimicks Childish Gambino’s gesticulation. The visual was directed by – Prodigeezy. We at TINA Magazine definitely rank this this music video to be the best out Africa this month of may. Click Here To Stream, Buy And Download
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmugUqXpJ-s After weeks of teasing “Fake Love“, his highly-anticipated collaboration with Wizkid, the track is finally here, and it lives up to the hype.
Produced by Killertunes — who’s been responsible for a lot of the jams we’ve gotten this year — “Fake Love” is a highlife-tinged banger that finds Duncan Mighty and Wizkid singing about an age-old celebrity problem: not knowing if someone’s only with them for the money and fame. Click Here To Stream, Buy And Download
5. Harrysong Ft Kiss Daniel & Reekado Banks – Selense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNGsnlqYvI Alter Plate music boss and front star Harrysong debuts another hit new song “Selense” featuring Mavin Records well doing artiste Reekado Banks and Fly Boy’s music boss Kiss Daniel.
Harrysong is the first Artist to sell out the 40,000 capacity Warri City Stadium.
Selense by Harrysong, Reekado Banks and Kiss Daniel was produced by Yung Alpha
10. DJ Big N Ft. Don Jazzy & Kiss Daniel – My Dear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-lSMNzEN3g Mavin Records official Disc Jockey, Dj Big N releases his 3rd single of the year titled “My Dear”. This time, Big N features label boss, Don Jazzy and Flyboy CEO, Kiss Daniel on it.
Kiss Daniel has been on the center of many features lately as the singer scores yet another collaboration.
Don Jazzy and Kiss supplied excellent vocals to the song and it is definitely a must live. This definitely is one of the hottest Nigerian songs of 2018
My Dear was produced by Don Baba J himself with extra hype provided by Big N of-course.
Ellis park stadium is one of the best, been there myself and its beautiful, i really wish Nigeria can improve when it comes to sport maybe we may host the next world cup for Africa African stadiums can still improve though
The 25-year-old sustained the problem when he was dragged awkwardly to the turf following a challenge with Sergio Ramos, leading some to claim the Madrid defender had deliberately tried to injure Liverpool’s star forward.
Speaking after the final, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had described the injury as “serious” amid fears Salah had suffered a dislocated shoulder.
That would have ruled him out of Egypt’s first appearance in the World Cup since 1990.
Salah was pictured with his shoulder in a sling when he got off Liverpool’s plane at John Lennon Airport on Sunday.
But it now appears there is a good chance Salah will be able to join his country for the tournament in Russia.
“It was a very tough night, but I’m a fighter. Despite the odds, I’m confident that I’ll be in Russia to make you all proud,” Salah wrote on his official Twitter account on Sunday.
“Your love and support will give me the strength I need.”
Egypt’s team doctor Mohamed Abou El-Ela said in a statement that, according to information from Liverpool’s medical staff, Salah has sustained only ligament damage.
And, just as Salah tweeted his fitness update, fresh reports in Egypt claimed he had only suffered a strain in the shoulder ligaments and is expected to be back in action in three weeks.
Salah’s injury played a major role in Liverpool’s failure to win a sixth European Cup.
Ramos apologised after the match, but Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson hinted the Madrid captain knew what he was doing when he collided with the Egyptian.
“I think it is just how he (Salah) has landed but Ramos is quite clever, isn’t he?” Robertson said.
“It’s unfortunate. It just disrupted our rhythm a wee bit.”
Salah had been instrumental in Liverpool’s unexpected run to their Champions League final since 2007.
In an incredible first season with the Premier League club following his transfer from Roma last year, Salah broke a host of record as he scored 44 goals in all competitions.
He was voted Liverpool’s Players of the Year and also scooped the PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year awards.
Salah had also scored the goal that took Egypt to the World Cup when he netted a dramatic late penalty in a qualifier against Congo in October.
“He has done unbelievable this season and for it to end that way for him was devastating,” Robertson added.
“I hope he goes to the World Cup because a nation is relying on him.
“Hopefully he’ll come back bigger and stronger.”
Egypt’s opening World Cup group stage match is against Uruguay on June 15.
The Pharaohs will then play against Russia and Saudi Arabia on June 19 and June 25.
Before that, Egypt will play friendlies, almost certainly without Salah, against Belgium and Colombia on June 1 and June 6.
Today we present to you 10 African top and young talents to watchout for in the FIFA 2018 World Cup. Yes.. We have five African countries qualified, they include Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal And Tunisia. Below you will find top players from each of these countries you should watch out for in the coming tournament which begins soon. The competition starts in June and ends by July. The football players you will find below are listed because of their recent brilliant performances. best African soccer players
Striker: Mohamed Salah Age: 25 (Egypt, Liverpool) https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mohamed-Salah.jpg?resize=630%2C420&ssl=1 Mohamed Salah has been one of the most exciting forwards in world football in 2017. Last season he was Roma’s best player, scoring 15 league goals and leading them to an impressive second place with 87 points, their highest so far in history even more than 75 they got when they last won the Serie A title in 2001. He also scored three goals in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) helping Egypt to reach the final where they lost to champions Cameroon. He was the hero for Egypt after he led them to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the first since 1990; Salah scored five goals in the qualifying series. After moving to Liverpool, Salah has continued with his insane form, scoring 20 goals already including 14 in the Premier League. He has already won the BBC African Player if the Year award and is overwhelming favourite to win the CAF Player of the Year honour.
Midfielder: Wilfred Ndidi Age: 21 (Nigeria/Leicester City) https://i2.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Wilfred-Ndidi.jpg?w=594&ssl=1 One of Africa’s break-out stars of 2017, Wilfred Ndidi joined Premier League side Leicester City in January and has put in a consistent shift since then. Ndidi has missed just one league game in 2017 and is also one of the first names on Leicester City starting XI under three coaches. For the Super Eagles of Nigeria, he was also massive, starting all of their games in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Alex Iwobi (midfielder, forward) Age: 21 (Nigeria/Arsenal) https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Alex-Iwobi-1.jpg?resize=696%2C392&ssl=1 Iwobi started as a youth international for England, with whom he won the Victory Shield of 2011. Iwobi went on though to play for Nigeria. He made his senior debut for the Super Eagles on 8 October 2015, replacing Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a 2–0 friendly defeat to DR Congo in Visé, Belgium. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was not a part of the 18-man final squad. In August 2017 Iwobi pulled out of Nigeria’s squad for that month’s World Cup qualifiers due to injury. On 7 October 2017, Iwobi scored for Nigeria in a 1–0 win over Zambia to secure the Super Eagles a spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
https://i2.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1200px-Youssef_Msakni_2015b.jpg?w=615&ssl=1 He played a major role in qualifying for the tournament after scoring against Togo in Monastir. He was also one of the leading players in the group stage after deliving an assist against Algeria in the 50th minute which they won (2-1) and scoring a goal against Zimbabwe in the 22nd minute (4-2), but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Burkina Faso after losing (0-2).
Defence: Kalidou Koulibaly Age: 26 (Senegal/Napoli) https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kalidou-Koulibaly.jpg?resize=631%2C420&ssl=1 Kalidou Koulibaly is not just one of the best in Africa, but one of the most sought-after defenders in world football. He had a solid 2017 and was massive for Napoli who finished third in the Serie A in the 2016/2017 season. In the summer,, he was linked to big European clubs like Chelsea but remained with Napoli. For Senegal he still had an impressive year, helping them to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Defence: Medhi Benatia Age: 30 (Morocco/Juventus) https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Medhi-Benatia-and-Lionel-Messi.jpg?resize=696%2C540&ssl=1 After playing fringe roles for Juventus, Medhi Benatia rose to become one of their main defenders in 2017. For he Morocco led from the back as they got to the quarter-final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and also qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After winning the Serie A and Coppa Italia double with Juventus in the 2016/2017 season, he has become an even more important player, featuring in the defence that has kept several clean sheets in the Serie A this season.
Defender: Ahmed Hegazi Age: 27 (Egypt/West Brom) https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ahmed-Hegazi-and-Mohamed-Salah.jpg?resize=634%2C420&ssl=1 We could not choose any full-back for this Pulse List 2017 hence the decision to set-up this list in a 3-4-3 formation. Ahmed Hegazi takes up the right side of this XI’s central defence after a fantastic 2017. Hegazi won the Egyptian league this year with Al Ahly before joining West Brom in the summer on a loan deal. At West Brom, the Egyptian defender quickly became a fans’ favourite due to his Man of the Match performances. Inevitably, links to Liverpool and Leicester City trailed his impressive performances for West Brom, The Baggies have however signed him to a permanent deal sparking celebrations among fans. With Egypt, he also had a good year, playing in all of their games as they got to the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) where they eventually lost to Ghana. In 2017, he played three 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, helping the Pharaohs to their first World Cup tournament since 1990.
Goalkeeper: Zouheir Laaroubi Age: 33 (Morocco/Wydad Athletic Club) https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Zouheir-Laaroubi.jpg?resize=610%2C420&ssl=1 2017 was not a great year for African goalkeepers after the era of some of the greatest from the continent, like Vincent Enyeama, Carlos Kameni and Essam El-Hadary. Amidst the absence of a breakout African goalkeeping star, Zouheir Laaroubi makes a case to be the best of the year. Laaroubi kept the post for Wydad Athletic Club as they won the Moroccan League and CAF Champions League double.
Winger/Forward: Victor Moses Age: 27 (Nigeria/Chelsea) https://i1.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/198abbc9f61c42c586b833411ffb558a.jpg?resize=696%2C588&ssl=1 Victor Moses had one of his best years in 2017 helping Chelsea to a Premier League title and the Super Eagles of Nigeria to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. Moses was converted to a right wing-back by Chelsea coach Antonio Conte who won the title thanks to the success of this three-man defence set-up. From the right, the Nigeria international gave them width and balance; he was also disciplined in defence. For the Super Eagles, it was a completely new role for Moses who was Nigeria’s star man up front. He ended up in CAF’s best XI of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series.
Forward: Sadio Mane Age: 25 (Liverpool/Senegal) https://i2.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sadio-Mane.jpg?resize=631%2C420&ssl=1 Despite a series of injuries, Sadio Mane remains one of the best African players this year. His impressive season helped Liverpool to finish fourth place, beating Arsenal to the last Champions League slot. He was also Senegal’s leading player as the qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Odion Ighalo Age: 27 (Nigeria/Changchun Yatai)
https://i2.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OdionIghalo_3136635.jpg?resize=560%2C420&ssl=1 After starting his career at Prime and Julius Berger, he moved to Norway’s Lyn in 2007. A year later he was signed by Udinese, spending most of his tenure loaned out, notably at Granada, before signing for Watford in 2014. On 31 January 2017, Ighalo joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for a reported £20 million. On 24 March 2015, after a series of strong performances for Watford, newly appointed Nigeria interim coach Daniel Amokachi selected Ighalo for the first time, and the latter stated, “I feel good because it is my dream to play for my country”. He gained his first cap two days later, starting in a 0–1 friendly home loss to Uganda. Ighalo was one of three overage players named in Nigeria’s squad for the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil.
https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tina1.png?w=1000&ssl=1 RockTime Media Partners, a new startup in charge of takemetonaija.com (T.I.N Magazine) a web portal focused on Nigeria and exploring the beauty of Nigeria has just launched their new flagship Startup TINA Magazine (www.tinamagazine.com), an online Magazine created to be Africa's biggest knowledge base on the internet, they also aim to connect more Africans at home and abroad with their web based magazine and interesting discussion forums on the site.
So, in a brief mentioning here are a couple topics TINA Magazine is covering: African Tourism, African Celebrities Bio And Net Worth, African Music, Sports, Culture/Lifestyle, News, Tech and Many more.
The platform is so detailed that every country has a section dedicated to them.
There is a Forum integrated with the site where users can have meaningful discussions with each other, there is a Wiki, and a Question/Answer portal integrated with the site for better information flow and storage.
Even with the already mobile friendly look the platform has an app already in place for the site, where mobile users can access whatever they want want on the site via the mobile app, available for Android and IOS smart phones.
They plan to make profit by selling ad spaces, and sponsored posts on the site. TINA Magazine is what Africa needs right now a platform that will showcase more of her beauty to the world. The Founder says they plan to be the most popular portal for African contents in 24 months. The site is already public it has just been launched for beta testing, official launching is 1st June 2018 the site is accessible via www.tinamagazine.com
https://i0.wp.com/tinamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tina1.png?w=1000&ssl=1 RockTime Media Partners, a media startup that is currently sponsoring digital media platforms all over the world, have just launched their latest flagship media platform; TINA Magazine (www.tinamagazine.com), a digital Magazine created to be Africa's biggest knowledge base on the internet, they also aim to connect more Africans at home and abroad with their web based magazine and interesting discussion forums on the site.
So, in a brief mentioning here are a couple topics TINA Magazine is covering: African Tourism, African Celebrities Bio And Net Worth, African Music, Sports, Culture/Lifestyle, News, Tech and Many more.
The platform is so detailed that every country has a section dedicated to them.
There is a Forum integrated with the site where users can have meaningful discussions with each other, there is a Wiki, and a Question/Answer portal integrated with the site for better information flow and storage.
Even with the already mobile friendly look the platform has an app already in place for the site, where mobile users can access whatever they want want on the site via the mobile app, available for Android and IOS smart phones.
They plan to make profit by selling ad spaces, and sponsored posts on the site. TINA Magazine is what Africa needs right now a platform that will showcase more of her beauty to the world. The website founder says they plan to be the most popular portal for African contents in 24 months. The site is already public it has just been launched for beta testing, official launching is 1st June 2018 the site is accessible via www.tinamagazine.com
questechie: What gave you the impression that WordPress gives more traffic than Blogger platform?
SEO optimization.. Has limits on Blogger, and studying all the blogger blogs I have known since I've been a blogger non has been able to get huge search traffic I'm talking 10k+ daily search traffic whereas wordpress sites get that easily if they optimize well.
I I'm in the process of moving to WordPress, I'm in the design stage I will be finalizing move in a couple days
Mandrake007: most women are obsessed with marriage cos they're weak and lazy and don't wanna do anything meaningful with their lives,matter of fact it's not like they don't,they can't do sh!t without depending on men and male feminist tho,that's a new special kind of arselicking breed,never thought it'd get this far.
You sounded great at the beginning, but guys common. Being feminist doesn't mean you are ars licking it means you support women and you want them to be better, independent and consider them your equal.
prahcetomi: Happened to me yesterday too.Just unzip the plugin file.inside the folder of the zip file,you will see another zip file smaller than than the 70mb file.Upload it.
Thanks. i did this so i saw a 10mb zip file i tried to upload but still giving me same error
SConnect: Contact your web host and request them to increase the limits on your upload_max_filesize and max_execution_time or alternatively you can upload the zip file in your wp-content/themes directory and extract (This is obviously more preferred, as it is faster).
Hope it helps. Cheers!
Thanks for your response.
do You mean to upload the theme through control panel file manager? cos i tried their maximum file to be uploaded is 15mb
Guys help out I have been trying to upload a WordPress theme called Newspaper a zip file via my dashboard it's size is almost 70mb but every time I try upload both on pc and mobile it later gives me an error message of timeout. It uploads too slowly. I try to use ftp filezilla but it's difficult to upload using that style Any idea or help for me?
Y0ruba: Dan Fodio was nothing but a criminal, an overrated and legitimized one at that. He was no different from modern day Al Qaeda folks who sent people to their death while he sought self preservation. Below are excerpts from Deham & Clapperton’s journals. These men lived with Fulani and had lengthy contact with Dan Fodio & his son, Bello. There are numerous other screenshots but I’ll share them tomorrow.
Seun: We need a competent moderator who is not a troll. For some reason all the moderators have lost interest. Who is interested in moderating?
You may not have noticed but I've always asked you that I want to help moderate Nairaland. I am totally interested. There are a couple other boards that have been ignored. I promise to do my best.
Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodio, Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye, Shehu Usman dan Fodio or Shaikh Uthman Ibn Fodio) (15 December 1754, Senegal – 20 April 1817, Sokoto)
Usman Dan Fodio was a religious teacher, writer and Islamic promoter, and the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate. Dan Fodio was one of a class of urbanized ethnic Fulani living in the Hausa States in what is today northern Nigeria. He was a leader who followed the Sunni Maliki school of Jurisprudence and the Qadiri branch of Sufism. He is considered by many Jad's spiritual father.
A teacher of the Maliki school of law, he lived in the city-state of Gobir until 1802 when, motivated by his reformist ideas and suffering increasing repression by local authorities, he led his followers into exile. This exile began a political and social revolution which spread from Gobir throughout modern Nigeria and Cameroon, and was echoed in a jihad movement led by the Fula ethnic group across West Africa. Dan Fodio declined much of the pomp of rulership, and while developing contacts with religious reformists and jihad leaders across Africa, he soon passed actual leader ship of the Sokoto state to his son, Muhammed Bello.
Dan Fodio wrote more than a hundred books concerning religion, government, culture, and society. He developed a critique of existing African Muslim elites for what he saw as their greed, paganism, violation of the standards of Sharia law, and use of heavy taxation. He encouraged literacy and scholarship, for women as well as men, and several of his daughters emerged as scholars and writers. His writings and sayings continue to be much quoted today, and are often affectionately referred to as Shehu in Nigeria. Some followers consider dan Fodio to have been a mujaddid, a divinely inspired "reformer of Islam".
Dan Fodio's uprising was a major episode of a movement described as the Fulani hegemonies in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. It followed the jihads successfully waged in Futa Bundu, Futa Tooro, and Fouta Djallon between 1650 and 1750, which led to the creation of those three Islamic states. In his turn, Shehu inspired a number of later West African jihads, including those of Seku Amadu, founder of the Masina Empire, El Hadj Umar Tall, founder of the Toucouleur Empire (who married one of dan Fodio's granddaughters), and Modibo Adama, founder of the Adamawa Emirate.
EARLY LIFE
Dan Fodio was a Fulani descendant of a torodbe family that was well established in Hausaland.
He was well educated in classical Islamic science, philosophy, and theology. He also became a revered religious thinker. His teacher, Jibril ibn 'Umar, argued that it was the duty and within the power of religious movements to establish an ideal society free from oppression and vice. Jibril was a North African Muslim alim who gave his apprentice a broader perspective of Muslim reformist ideas in other parts of the Muslim world. Jibril b. Umar was known as an uncompromising opponent of corrupt practices and a stuanch proponent of Jihad. He begain his intinerant preaching as a mallam in 1774-1775. Inspired by Jibril b. Umar, Uthman Dan Fodio criticized the Hausa Kingdoms for their unjust and illegal taxes, confiscations of property, compulsory military service, bribery, gift taking and the enslavement of other Muslims. Dan Fodio also criticized the Hausa rulers for condoning paganism, worshipping fetishes, and believing in the power of talismans, divination, and conjuring. He also insisted on the observance of Maliki Law in the commercial, criminal, and personal sectors. Uthman also denounced the mixing of men and women, pagan customs, dancing at bridal feasts, and inheritance practices contrary to Islamic Law.
Uthman was also very influenced by the Mushahada or mystical visions he was having. In 1789 a vision led him to believe he had the power to work miracles, and to teach his own mystical wird, or litany. His litanies are still widely practiced and distributed in the Islamic world. Dan Fodio later had visions of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, the founder of the Qadari Sufi Brotherhood, an ascension to heaven, where he was initiated into the Qadiriyya and the spiritual lineage of the Prophet. His thological writings dealt with concepts of the renewer "mujaddid and the role of the Ulama in teaching history, and other works in Arabic and Fulbe. Many people regarded him as the Mahdi (messiah) come in fullfilment of popular prophecies.
Dan Fodio broke from the royal court and used his influence to secure approval for creating a religious community in his hometown of Degel that would, dan Fodio hoped, be a model town. He stayed there for twenty years, writing, teaching, and preaching. As in other Islamic societies, the autonomy of Muslim communities under Ulama leadership made it possible to resist the state and the state version of Islam in the name of Sharia and the ideal caliphate.
The Fulani War
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xBf30CFqbSU/maxresdefault.jpg Uthman Dan Fodio's appeal to justice and morality rallied the outcasts of Hausa society. He found his followers among the Fulbe and Fulani. The Fulbe and Fulani were primarily cattle pastoralists. These pastoralist communities were led by the clerics living in rural communities who were Fulfude speakers and closely connected to the pastoralists. The Fulani would later hold the most important offices of the new states. Hausa peasants, runaway slaves, itinerant preachers, and others also responded to Uthaman's preaching. His jihad served to integrate a number of peoples into a single religio-political movement.
In 1802, Yunfa, the ruler of Gobir and one of dan Fodio's students, turned against him, revoking Degel's autonomy and attempting to assassinate dan Fodio. Dan Fodio and his followers declared hijrah and fled into the western grasslands of Gudu, where they turned for help to the local Fulani nomads. Uthman's followers at this time entitled him Amir al-Mu'minin and sarkin muslim - head of the Muslim community. The rulers of Gobir forbade Muslims to wear turbans and veils, prohibited conversions, and ordered converts to Islam to return to their old religion. In his book Tanbih al-ikhwan ’ala ahwal al-Sudan (“Concerning the Government of Our Country and Neighboring Countries in the Sudan”) Usman wrote: “The government of a country is the government of its king without question. If the king is a Muslim, his land is Muslim; if he is an unbeliever, his land is a land of unbelievers. In these circumstances it is obligatory for anyone to leave it for another country”. Usman did exactly this when he left Gobir in 1802. Yunfa then turned for aid to the other leaders of the Hausa states, warning them that dan Fodio could trigger a widespread jihad.
Usman dan Fodio was proclaimed Amir al-Muminin or Commander of the Faithful in Gudu. This made him a political as well as religious leader, giving him the authority to declare and pursue a jihad, raise an army and become its commander. A widespread uprising began in Hausaland. This uprising was largely composed of the Fulani, who held a powerful military advantage with their cavalry. It was also widely supported by the Hausa peasantry, who felt over-taxed and oppressed by their rulers. Usuman started the jihad against Gobir in 1804.
At the time of the war Fulani communications were carried along trade routes and rivers draining into the Niger-Benue valley, as well as the delta and the lagoons. The call for jihad reached not only other Hausa states such as Kano, Daura, Katsina, and Zaria, but also Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Nupe, and Ilorin. These were all places with major or minor groups of Fulani alims.
By 1808 Uthman had defeated the rulers of Gobir, Kano, Katsina, and other Hausa Kingdoms. He expanded territory south of Lake Chad and into Nupe and Yorubaland as far as the forest zone. After only a few years of the Fulani War, Dan Fodio found himself in command of the largest state in Africa, the Fulani Empire. His son Muhammed Bello and his brother Abdullahi carried on the jihad and took care of the administration. Dan Fodio worked to establish an efficient government grounded in Islamic law. After 1811, Usman retired and continued writing about the righteous conduct of the Muslim religion. After his death in 1817, his son, Muhammed Bello, succeeded his as amir al-mu’minin and became the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate, which was the biggest state south of the Sahara at that time. Usman’s brother Abdullahi was given the title Emir of Gwandu and was placed in charge of the Western Emirates, Nupe and Ilorin. Thus all Hausa states, parts of Nupe and Ilorin, and Fulani outposts in Bauchi and Adamawa were all ruled by a single politico-religious system. By 1830 the jihad had engulfed most of what are now northern Nigeria and the northern Cameroons. From the time of Usman dan Fodio to the British conquest at the beginning of the twentieth century there were twelve caliphs.
The Sokoto Caliphate was a combination of an Islamic state and a modified Hausa monarchy. Muhammed Bello introduced Islamic administration, Muslim judges, market inspectors, and prayer leaders were appointed, and an Islamic tax and land system was instituted with revenues on the land considered kharaj and the fees levied on individual subjects called jizya, as in classical Islamic times. The Fulani cattle-herding nomads were sedentarized and converted to sheep and goat raising as part of an effort to bring them under the rule of Muslim law. Mosques and Madrassahs were built to teach the populace Islam. The state patronized large numbers of religious scholars or mallams. Sufism became widespred. Arabic, Hausa, and Fulfulde languages saw a revival of poetry and Islam was taught in Hausa and Fulfide.
The Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio and the Sokoto Caliphate had a lasting impact and legacy on West Africa. The jihad inspiried other jihads in the western Sudan and Senegambia. The influence of the Sokoto Caliphate also reached Bornu. Bornu was already a center of Islamic learning, but it had a substantial Fulani population aggrieved by landlord domination. Inspired by Uthman Dan Fodio, the Fulani rose up to attack their rulers, but Bornu had squashed the revolt. The jihads of states south of the Lake Chad in Air, north of Sokoto, from among the Tauregs and in Masina were all inspired by Uthman Dan Fodio. The Jihad of Senegambian El Hadj Umar Tall (1794-1864) was directly inspired by Uthman Dan Fodio, and El-Hadj married the daughter of Muhammed Bello while living in Sokoto form 1831-1837.
Religious and political impact
The Foundations of Justice for Legal Guardians, Governors, Princes, Meritorious Rulers, and Kings (Usman dan Fodio)
Many of the Fulani led by Usman dan Fodio were unhappy that the rulers of the Hausa states were mingling Islam with aspects of the traditional regional religion. Usman created a theocratic state with a stricter interpretation of Islam. In Tanbih al-ikhwan ’ala ahwal al-Sudan, he wrote: “As for the sultans, they are undoubtedly unbelievers, even though they may profess the religion of Islam, because they practice polytheistic rituals and turn people away from the path of God and raise the flag of a worldly kingdom above the banner of Islam. All this is unbelief according to the consensus of opinions.”
In Islam outside the Arab World, David Westerlund wrote: “The jihad resulted in a federal theocratic state, with extensive autonomy for emirates, recognizing the spiritual authority of the caliph or the sultan of Sokoto.”
Usman addressed in his books what he saw as the flaws and demerits of the African non-Muslim or nominally Muslim rulers. Some of the accusations he made were corruption at various levels of the administration and neglect of the rights of ordinary people. Usman also criticized heavy taxation and obstruction of the business and trade of the Hausa states by the legal system.
The "Al Risalah" Magazine's 4th issue by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda praised the administration of Usman dan Fodio.
Usman dan Fodio was described as well past 6 feet, lean, light-skinned and looking very much like his mother Sayda Hauwa. His brother Abdullahi dan Fodio (1761-1829) was also over 6 feet in height and was described as looking more like their father Muhammad Fodio, with a darker skin hue and a portly physique later in his life.
In Rawd al-Janaan (The Meadows of Paradise), Waziri Gidado dan Laima (1777-1851) listed Dan Fodio's wives as:
His first cousin Maymuna with whom he had 11 children, including Aliyu (1770s-1790s) and the twins Hasan (1793- November 1817) and Nana Asma'u (1793-1864). Maymuna died sometime after the birth of her youngest children.
Aisha dan Muhammad Sa'd. She was also known as "Gaabdo" (Joy in Fulfulde) and as "Iyya Garka" (Hausa for Lady of the House/Compound). Iyya Garka was famed for her Islamic knowledge and for being the matriarch of the family. She outlived her husband by many decades. Among others, she was the mother of:
Muhammad Sa'd (1777-before 1804). Eldest surviving son of Shehu dan Fodio, he was noted for his intellectual pursuits and his early death.
Khadija (c.1778-1856). Preceptor to her sister Asma’u and Aisha al-Kammu, wife to her brother Muhammad Bello. She was married to the scholarly Mustafa (c.1770-1855), the chief secretary to Shaykh Usman dan Fodio. By him, she was the mother of the Sheikh Abdul Qadir dan Tafa (1803-1864), a Sufi, Islamic cleric and historian
Muhammad Sambo (c.1780-1826). A Qadiri Sufi Scholar, Sambo was the first to pledge allegiance to his younger brother Bello when the latter became Caliph in 1817.
Muhammad Buhari (1785-1840). Buhari was a scholar and a lieutenant to the Sultans of Sokoto. He was Sarkin of the ribat of Tambuwal, and was famous for his campaigns in Nupe and Yorubaland along with the Emirs of Gwandu. Muhammad Buhari is the great-grandfather of Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki.
Hauwa, known also as "Inna Garka" (Mother of the House in Hausa) and Bikaraga. She was described as being prone to asceticism. Among her children were
Muhammad Bello (1781-1837), the second Sultan of Sokoto. Author of a chronicle of the Fulani Jihad (Infaq al-Maysur) and a notable scholar.
Abu Bakr Atiku (1783-1842), the third Sultan of Sokoto. Atiku was known for having inherited many of his father's esoteric secrets. He ruled between 1837 and 1842 and died following the failed siege of Tsibiri
Fatima (1787-1838), also known as "Mo 'Inna" (Inna's child, to distinguish her from another Fatima). She was married to Sarkin Yaki Aliyu Jedo, generalissimo of the Sokoto armies.
Hajjo, by whom he was the father of Abdul Qadir (1807-1836) who was known as one of the best poets of Sokoto. Abdul Qadir died from battle wounds during Sultan Bello's last campaign, in Zamfara. He was buried at Baraya Zaki.
Shatura, by whom he was the father of Ahmadu Rufai (1812-1873). Rufai was Sarkin of Silame and later became Sultan of Sokoto (1867-1873).
By his unique concubine Mariyatu, Sheykh Dan Fodio was father to:
Uwar Deji Mariyam (c.1808- fl. 1880s). Mariyam dan Shehu was a scholar like her sister Khadija, Fatima and Asma'u. Following the latter's death, she led the Yan Taru movement which promoted women's education. She was first married to Muhammad Adde dan Waziri Gidado, with whom she had two daughters. Following the latter's early death, she married the Emir of Kano Ibrahim Dabo (r. 1819-1846). She had no children in her second union. Mariyam wielded much influence following her return to Sokoto in the later 1840s. She was an influential counselor to her nephews who became Sultans, and often served as liaison in their dealings with Kano. In the 1880s during the rule of Sultan Umar dan Ali dan Bello (r. 1881-1892), she penned a letter to her stepson Emir Muhammad Bello (r. 1883-1893) of Kano, rebuking the pretensions of her grand-nephew Hayatu dan Sai'd dan Sultan Bello (1840-1898), who was promoting mass emigration to Adamawa, as "amil" of the Sudanese Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad.
Mallam 'Isa (1817-c.1870), who was Shaykh Dan Fodio's youngest and posthumous child. Along with Asma'u, he translated in Hausa and Arabic, many of his father's works that were written in Fulfulde. Mallam 'Isa was also named Sarkin Yamma by his brother Sultan Bello. He died sometime during the rule of Sultan Rufa'i (1867-1873).
Writings
Usman dan Fodio wrote about 480 poems in Arabic, Fulfulde, and Hausa.
The rock formation is located in Riyom Town just 25 kilometres to the southwest of Jos, the capital city. The Riyom Rock is located in Riyom Local Government Area of the state and the area is predominantly populated by Berom people. When viewed from some angles, the formation resembles the map of Plateau State.
The formation is also popularly known as Three Rocks.
PICTURES OF The Mysterious Riyom Rock aka THE THREE ROCKS of JOS Riyom Rock Jos Naijarchives Riyom Rock, Jos ENCHANTING: Riyom Rock, Jos, Plateau State. Photo credits: Mike Blyth/Flickr Riyom Rock Jos Plateau State Map Naijarchives Riyom Rock, Jos The location of Plateau State in Nigeria. Plateau State is also referred to as the Home of Peace and Tourism. Photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
The following pictures below are courtesy of the Murmushi Photo Project
that is clamouring for the rock formation to be listed as the 8th Wonder of the World. The relevant authorities need to really work on making this fantastic tourist attraction a major hub for West Africa. It is just too beautiful!
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