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PoliticsRe: Undiluted Words For The Ibo by Controversy: 2:45pm On Jul 20, 2014
Politics of cooked rice without meat
PoliticsRe: History Sunday 101: My Questions On Ojukwu by Controversy: 2:21pm On Jul 20, 2014
Africa as a whole missed the opportunity to rewrite her history by refusing to supporting Biafra in 1967. If you ask me, Ojukwu was a man of wisdom and vision.
EducationRe: Crisis In UNN Between Post Graduate And Under Graduate Students Today(photos) by Controversy: 1:37pm On Jul 20, 2014
donphilopus: If it were from other part of the country now, they would have been attacking the tribe, not the situation!
Village goat. Is that all you have got to say?
EducationRe: Crisis In UNN Between Post Graduate And Under Graduate Students Today(photos) by Controversy: 1:29pm On Jul 20, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Liverpool and Dortmund have reached an agreement over the transfer of Reus.

They've agreed it's never going to happen.
Christianity EtcRe: Sleeping In Church: Share Your Experiences by Controversy: 1:26pm On Jul 20, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Liverpool and Dortmund have reached an agreement over the transfer of Reus.

They've agreed it's never going to happen.
PoliticsRe: Steer Clear Of Lagos, Southwestern Leaders Warn Boko Haram by Controversy: 6:00am On Jul 19, 2014
Hope this is not an empty thread. But who take OPC thread serious?
PoliticsRe: Iraq Christians Told To Convert Or Face Death by Controversy: 5:54am On Jul 19, 2014
drumstick: Good Job ISIS. All the damned christian souls in the caliphate land have three options 1. Embrace Islam 2. Keep their religion but pay Jizya 3. Face the sword(War) . I will implore ISIS not to overstep the boundries set up by Allah. Also increase da'awa to the infidels maybe they might see the truth of the message of islam. Go on and continue to revive the glorious islamic caliphate that fed the whole world with knowledge, Sunnah, Order and Justice. The unbelievers hate it, they despise it, they are full of venom seeing an islamic caliphate coming into existence again, However there is nothing they can do about it. Let us hold firmly to the Quran and sunnah.
A Muslim woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: “That’s the ugliest baby that I’ve ever seen. Ugh!”

The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: “The driver just insulted me!”

The man says: “You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I’ll hold your monkey for you.”
CrimeTwo Bank Workers, Eight Others Die In Modakeke Osun State Robbery by Controversy(op): 5:44am On Jul 19, 2014
The bank robbery incident which occurred on Thursday evening in Modakeke, Osun State, claimed no fewer than 10 lives.

Armed robbers were said to have invaded two banks located in the town and carted away a huge sum of money.

Our correspondent gathered that 10 people, including two bank workers were shot dead during the operation.

Sources told our correspondent that the eight robbers arrived in the town in a vehicle and moved straight to one of the banks and started using explosive to pull down its wall while some of them shot directly at the security door to break it open.

A resident of the town told our correspondent that the people were killed during the operation which lasted for nearly one hour.

The resident explained that some bank workers were killed while passengers in a bus passing by were hit by the bullets fired by the robbers and some of them died.

The resident said although policemen came to the scene, they could not match the robbers who he said were better armed.

He added that the policemen, however, shot at the tyres of the vehicle brought by the armed men and demobilised them.

He said, “The robbers came in the rain and opened fire on the bank. I closed my shop and ran away from the place. My neighbours also closed hurriedly because of the robbery.

“The whole town was thrown into confusion. The robbers threw explosive into the bank and that gave them access into the facility. They came after the closing hour and succeeded in carting away their loot.”

Another resident, who gave his name as Ola, said that the town was thrown into confusion as the hoodlums rained bullets on the bank.

He, however, said the robbers did not succeed in looting the bank, but killed some people.

Ola said, “You know that robbers cannot steal from Modakeke, it is not possible. Some youths rose up and blocked the road and the robbers ran away. I cannot say if any of them was arrested.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, said that six persons were killed during the operation.

“Six persons were killed and we are investigating the matter,” she said.

But the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Mr. Ayo Olowe, said 10 persons were shot dead during the robbery.
http://www.punchng.com/news/two-bank-workers-eight-others-die-in-modakeke-robbery/
PoliticsRe: We Will Not Aid Terrorism In Lagos – Arewa by Controversy(op): 7:11am On Jul 14, 2014
It is a welcome development that Arewa leaders in Lagos have risen in condemnation of BH.The war against terror is everybody’s business and should be tackled headlong.But then something puzzles me.Why did the Arewa condemn residents’ registration in Imọ only to embrace the same policy in Lagos?Is it the case of IGBOPHOBIA?
PoliticsWe Will Not Aid Terrorism In Lagos – Arewa by Controversy(op): 7:00am On Jul 14, 2014
The Arewa community in Lagos on Sunday said that they would neither aid nor tolerate any terrorist activities in Lagos.

In a statement issued in Lagos by the Chairman, Council of Arewa Chiefs and the leader of the Hausas in Lagos, Alhaji Sani Kabir, the group assured that ” the Arewa community will neither hide nor aid terrorists in any way”.

It also condemned the activities of the Boko Haram sect, saying that their activities do not represent the teachings of Islam.

“Nigeria is facing challenges that is unprecedented in our recent history perpetrated by terrorists disguising as a religious group.

“We have enjoyed peace in Lagos and for that reason, we are sensitising our people on the need to maintain peace and to be security conscious.
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“We have also directed all our Imams to consistently intensify the message of peace among the community. We have also directed that people should not be allowed to sleep in mosques and other places designated for worship” the statement said.

The group also said that its leadership had instructed its members against sleeping or camping under the bridge or indiscriminate parking of vehicles along major highways.

It, however, urged its members in Lagos to participate in the proposed government’s registration of residents.

“We believe that these measures will further strengthen the bond of friendship among other ethnic groups in Lagos,” it further said.
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/07/13/we-will-not-aid-terrorism-in-lagos-arewa/
CrimeRe: How I Killed, Drained Teenager’s Blood For Money Ritual – Suspect by Controversy(op): 5:14am On Jul 12, 2014
This people is sick in the head
CrimeHow I Killed, Drained Teenager’s Blood For Money Ritual – Suspect by Controversy(op): 5:12am On Jul 12, 2014
Muyideen Salaam, a 35 year-old apprentice at Aketegbo community in Seme, Badagry area of Lagos, gave this chilling confession of how he killed a 13 year-old boy, Rilwan Amuda, in his crave for materialism.
The Ibadan-born suspect claimed he was tempted to opt for money ritual after his wife left with their two children when feeding became an uphill task for him.
According to him: “ I was alone in the video shop club owned by my master when one of my friends named Nuru came and said he knew someone who could make us rich . He told me all that was needed was just the blood of a boy of about 15 years of age.
He said all I needed to do was to get the person since he had already contacted a herbalist. In my desperation, I told him we would take Rilawan, mama elewa’s son since I had easy access to him because he usually ran errands for me and sometimes I gave him money and used closthes. We felt it was useless to go out and get someone else since Rilawan stayed in the same area with us. I made him understand that getting someone was not the problem but taking him to the herbalist’s shrine where he would be killed.
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When we told baba our constraint, he gave Nuru a ring and instructed us to just touch whoever we wanted to bring with it , that the person would follow us without hesitation.
On that fateful day, I called Rilwan and touched him with the ring . To my surprise, he became dumb and followed us to the shrine. We kept him there until it was dark .
When it was midnight and there was no one in sight, we took him away from the shrine and laid him on the ground. While Nuru slashed his throat with a knife given to us by the herbalist, I held a bowl close to his neck for the blood to pour into it.
Rilwan did not put up any resistance as promised by baba because he was hypnotized. And his memory was gone.
After we collected the blood, we gave the bowl to baba and carried Rilawan’s body far away from the shrine to avoid suspicion and dumped it on the expressway so as to give an impression that he was hit by a vehicle. We thereafter, went to bath with the blood as instructed by baba.
He performed some rituals fore us and mixed the blood with a black native soap and gave us to bath with after which he said we would become rich.
But after bathing with the substance, by the third day, we did not see any money as promised by baba. We were as poor as we used to be . We were so angry and decided to go to baba’s place to fight with him.
But on our way, Rilwan’s mother held me and asked me to produce his son for him. She said she was informed that he was last seen with me. She vehemently refused to let go of my trouser even when I denied. This caused a scene and people gathered around me and started beating me. Nuru who was with me managed to escape. Policemen from Seme division came and took me away. It was at that moment I opened up.
But Nuru who lured me into it is nowhere to be found . I am left to bear the brunt alone . If I had known, I would have continued working for my master where I was paid N1,500 every month. The most painful aspect is that I do not have a mother, father, sister or brother. I am just all alone in the world. I do not want to die even though I partook in killing somebody “, he said in an emotional laden tone.
After his arrest, policemen reportedly took him to the herbalist shrine where the suspect showed them the bowl that was used to drain Rilwan’s blood. The herbalist identified as Soji Akodiya did not deny demanding for a human blood from Muyideen and his fleeing friend but he stated that the killing never took place in his shrine.
Out of curiosity , this reporter was forced to ask why he looked so haggard and tattered when he could make money to take care of himself. In response,he looked at the reporter , smiled sheepishly and said, “you will not understand”
Continuing he said : “ Yes, I told them what they needed for money ritual was human blood. Because money ritual is one of the greatest tasks in our line. I told them they could either use their own blood for it but I believe they never wanted to and brought that of the boy. I was not around when the boy was slaughtered . I did not even know when they brought him. He was not even killed in my shrine….”
But Muyideen interrupted saying “It is a lie. You knew when we brought him. It was even you that gave us knife and a bowl to put the blood. You even told us not to kill him in your shrine for security purpose and you were aware we were going to kill him that night”.
But the herbalist ignored the interjection and continued “ I am a herbalist who speacialise in attending to barren women. I also help people to get jobs and also give charms to traders to sell more than their fellow traders. I collect, N50 to N500 , depending on what the oracle demands. It is then left for my clients to appreciate me.  I got money ritual charm from a colleague ten years ago when all herbalists went for a meeting in Ijebu-ode . Usually, what we do at such meeting is to help ourselves. For instance, if I have the cure for any disease and others do not, I will give to them and vice visa.
That was how the baba gave all of us ogun owo (money ritual charm)and instructed us on how to administer  to our clients . I have never used it before, this is my first time. It was even when Nuru came to me that I realised I had the charm”.
Asked why it did work for the suspect and his fleeing partner in crime, the herbalist relied “ it did not work because they did not follow my instruction. The instruction was to bathe with the prepared concoction nine days after its preparation but they used it on the third day. Had they followed the instruction, they would have noticed a total turn around in whatever they set their hands to do . Their businesses would have been lucrative . And if they leave N1000 in the bag, they would wake up to meet triple of what was there”.
Mystics. Pure mystics. It’s unbelievable the extent many go to get rich. There are the politicians who believe that charms can make them powerful and transport them into powerful positions. Even when the efficacy of these rituals is in doubt, some people still believe that rituals can change their lives for the better. Evil men continue to chase their shadows. One thing is clear. Evil begets evil. There’s a price for every bad thing. Those who indulge in these primitive and devilish tendencies never end up well.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/killed-drained-teenagers-blood-money-ritual-suspect/
EducationHow To Decorate Your Student Apartment by Controversy(op): 8:50pm On Jul 08, 2014
Being a student, I know full well the painstaking challenge in decorating an apartment or dorm room. Finding affordable yet nice looking items is hard, but it is doable.
 
Have a transformer (sleeper) couch

In a student/bachelor apartment, it is challenging to make use of and optimise as much space as possible. With a sleeper couch, you can save on space and money, as there will be no need in getting an extra piece of furniture. As long as the couch is comfortable, you can sleep away!
 
Personalise your walls

Brighten up those dreary walls by using disposable hooks to place your memories on your walls. Use your pictures to make your living space personal and save on wallpaper. Your pictures will make the space more your own and will be a good conversation-starter at your housewarming party.
 
Tour second-hand shops

Second-hand furniture shops are filled with eclectic and retro pieces. The furniture at these shops is also much more affordable than new furniture. You can buy vintage pieces that show off your decorating skills without breaking the bank.
 
Get reversible sleeping accessories

Reversible duvets and comforters save you the time and money in repeatedly changing your sleep accessories. Also, if chosen well, these items can be trendy and fun!
PoliticsRe: Oko Poly Withdraws From ASUP Strike, Resumes Lectures Next Week by Controversy: 8:04am On Jul 04, 2014
Good 4 them
PoliticsINEC Sends Osun REC On Compulsory Leave by Controversy(op): 7:16am On Jul 04, 2014
Ambassador Rufus Akeju, Osun state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has been requested to proceed on leave of absence – for his own safety and as his contribution to ensuring the credibility of the state governorship election scheduled for 9 August 2014.

The action taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) came hours after it had been widely reported that he has not been removed or redeployed.

In a statement issued by Kayode Robert Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, Akeju was requested by the Commission to step aside against the backdrop of intense partisan acrimony over his person.



“He acceded to the request, knowing the effort being invested by INEC to make the Osun governorship election free, fair and credible. He has not been indicted for any offence, and the appeal by INEC for a stay of execution of the interlocutory order restraining the Commission from recognising him as Osun REC still subsist”.

The statement further read that, “For avoidance of doubt, Ambassador Rufus Akeju remains INEC’s substantive Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State. But another Resident Electoral Commissioner will hold fort for the period that Akeju will be away on his leave of absence.”

“The Commission hereby reaffirms commitment to spare no effort in ensuring that the upcoming Osun state governorship election is successful, and that it meets the best possible standard of credibility. It urges all other stakeholders to join in this commitment,” the statement read.
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/07/04/inec-sends-osun-rec-on-compulsory-leave/
PoliticsMeet Prince Uzomah The Man who Introduced Food Biz In Ekiti State by Controversy(op): 11:28am On Jun 29, 2014
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Up to the year 2002, Ekiti State had no single eatery. Residents were longing for one but no one wanted to invest in the business, probably because of the belief that Ekiti people love pounded yam so much that no food business outside this could fly. It was in that year that Prince Nathaniel Uzomah decided to plunge into the murky waters of eatery business in the state.

However, in going into the business, he failed to observe business rule number one, which is, know the business that you want to go into like you know the back of your palm before you dabble into it. He went into the business as a novice and had his initial investment burnt. But as somebody who believes that failure is nothing but a sour taste that only needs to be sweetened to turn it into a success, he hung on and today, Prince and Princess Eatery has become the number one food and drink centre in Ekiti State in particular and the other neighbouring states in general. According to Uzoma, it was after he had gone into the business and made a success of it that others such as Mr Biggs, Tantalizers etc gained the confidence to venture into the state.

“I want to  say that I broke the jinx that Ekiti people would not patronize eatery centres because of their love for pounded yam. It was after I had established Prince and Princess Eatery which was the first in the state and made it a success that Mr Biggs,Tantalizers and the other eateries began to come in.

In this interview, he spoke on the challenges of pioneering an eatery business, how to make money from it, his management style and other issues.

Excerpts
My name is Prince Nathaniel Uzomah, managing director of Prince and Princess Eatery which is located in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Apart from the eatery business, I have a construction company and also deal in plumping materials.I came to the old Ondo State in September,1996 as a contractor and in October of the same year, Ekiti State was carved out of Ondo State and the  area that I was living fell into the new state.

From that 1996 to 2002, there was no single eatery in Ekiti State as a whole. The residents were longing for it because when they go to other states such as Lagos and Oyo, they would see eateries but back home, nothing like that existed.When I inquired, I was told that Ekiti people love pounded yam so much and as such any food business outside the normal restaurant would not fly I decided to plunge into the business, knowing full well that business, like life, is all about risk.I saw the lack of eatery centre in the state as a very big gap and I decided to fill it.

Setting up Prince and Princess Eatery

As I said, the reason why I set up Prince and Princess Eatery was to fill a gap, I told myself that I would try an eatery and see for myself since Ekiti people do not eat much of other foods except pounded yam, I decided going into the business, even though there was already doubt in the minds of the people concerning such a business, I had to start in a very big way but in doing that, I did an overkill. For instance, I bought a 100 KVA generator which was by far higher than the equipment that I have in the place.I also bought an ice cream making machine that cost more than N2 million then which nobody could operate and it was damaged even before we started the business.

Initial challenges

The initial challenges that I encountered when I started the business in 2002 was legion.You know, to start something new is usually difficult. Being the pioneer eatery centre in the state, we did not have people with experience to hire. It was trial and error because the management staff then were all novice in the business and I paid dearly for it.

As I said earlier, the ice cream making machine that I bought never made ice cream for one day because nobody could operate it. The 100 KVA that I bought was higher than the equipment that it was meant to power so I abandoned it and bought a lesser one. Another challenge was that I left the business for the team to run while I was running the other of my businesses. Because of my absence, they were behaving as they like and before I realized what was happening, the business was going into liquidation.

Initial response from Ekiti people

When Prince and Princess came on board, there was joy everywhere in the state because that was what they had been  longing for. They were asking themselves, this thing that we see in Ibadan, Lagos and other places, when would it come  to Ekiti but nobody had the guts to go into it. When I eventually plunged into what I felt then was murky waters, a lot of people were very happy. Even people from Ondo town and Akure were coming there every Saturday and Sunday to relax and enjoy themselves.

We started with pastry foods like doughnuts, meat pies, fish rolls, burger, ice cream and others. Later, somebody advised me to make it departmental and introduce beer section. Thank God that I still had empty space where Prince and Princess was located, so I added the beer section with the things that go with it like goat head, ox tail, grilled meat, pepper soup, fish pepper soup and all that and that even became the hit. Again, some weekends, we would invite live bands to play. The response was massive and made Prince and Princess the place to be in Ekiti. Mind you, there was nothing like that before it.

How to make money in eatery business

Food business, though very ordinary is very lucrative.It is a business that you cannot fail. Remember the saying, “man must whack”. The reason for this is because food is the first basic need of man. Before you think of buying a car, you must first of all satisfy the need of your stomach. Before you think of building a house, you must first of all have food in your stomach. Even before you think of buying clothes to cover your unclothedness, you must have food in your stomach, which will give you the energy to wear the clothes. That is why I said that food business is the best business in the world. However, it is not the kind of business you spend money recklessly on. We make money through repeated patronage.

The more people patronize your eatery, the more money you would make.So I can say that the business, like most other businesses, is customer based. The more the customer, the more the money. However, it is not the amount you make that determines how rich you are but the amount you are able to save and plough back into the business for expansion and growth. Money comes very easy in the business depending on the level of patronage one has but it  is not a business you  spend money recklessly.You must know the difference between gross and net profit and the things that your customers need at any point in time.If one is in a very good location and is prudent in spending, he would make money in eatery business

Our edge in the business.

I want to say that what has given us edge in the business is the adage which says that wine tastes better with age. The saying is applicable to Prince and Princess Eatery. As the first eatery in the whole of Ekiti State, we have come of age.We have also been tested and trusted. People are now emotional about our services because it is now  part of their subconscious mind. You know that it takes a very long time to build a successful brand but once it is built, it stays in the mind of the people. Prince and Princess has become a successful brand as far as eatery is concerned and as such nobody would jump the fence and take the market from us.

People would ask,where is he coming from? What are his  antecedents? You know that Ekiti is filled with enlightened minds who are very critical of everything.You cannot come yesterday and try to pool the wool over their eyes.They would put you in your rightful place until you pay your dues as Prince and Princess Eatery has done.

Management Style

I want to confess that I  learnt the business in a very hard way. I have told you earlier that my initial staff  almost grounded the business owing to lack  of experience. It was when I left most of the other businesses that I was doing and then focused on it that it picked up. So, my management style is building a large customer base and treating them very well. Those things that make my customers to continue to come back is my  priority. I have told my staff that if they offend me, I can forgive but whoever offends a customer would never get my forgiveness because it is because of them that we are in business.

Apart from making sure that my customers are satisfied, I also make sure that my staff are happy with their work. I am a team player.I am not the bossy type I welcome ideas from staff and implement them if the idea would help our customers to value us the more.I make sure that they are well paid and that they get the reward for every extra effort they put in the business.I understand the fact that if my staff are not happy, they would not relate well with the customers and that can affect the business.So my management style is to make sure that my staff and customers are happy.

Competitors

I don’ t believe that I am competing with any other person in the business. Rather I feel that I am competing with myself. It is like somebody who is involved in a 100 metres race. Though he has other people in the track, he is competing against himself because the more he lowered the yards, the better runner he becomes. But if he feels that he is competing with people and they are so lazy that it would take them 20 minutes to run hundred metres and you feel that you are competing with them, you are harming yourself. Naturally, I have very high standards and I always like to make impact.In order to do that, I set my own standard and work towards it rather than wait for others to dictate the standards in the name of competition.

We have come of age in the business and I know what the market demands from us. Once in a while, I also make some innovations to avoid my customers feeling bored because if they continue to eat and drink the same thing year in year out, there is the tendency for them to feel bored.Variety, they say, is the spice of life. So I am on top of my game in the business and doing what my instinct tells me.

Advice to would be entrepreneurs

The advice that I have for people who want to go into any type of business is to be  patient and prudent in spending. They should know that they cannot sow and reap at the same time. Everything in life has time and season. They must not mix the season, rather they should allow it to run its natural course. Nigeria is a very difficult place to do business but if you persevere, you would enjoy the fruit of your labour. We have a huge population which is the desire of every entrepreneur. However, we must make sure that we are giving the best because if you are giving the best to others, you would also be getting the best because what you sow you must reap and with what you measure, you would be measured with.

Job creation

Eatery business is one that needs a lot of hands because of the services it is rendering to the public.In Prince and Princess at the moment, we have over 20 staff. Some companies that are bigger than us have more hands.That is why I feel that government should try and make its policies friendly so that they would be favourable to local investors because the more our businesses grow, the more hands we would be able to employ. One of the reasons for the insecurity in the country is  unemployment. A lot of hands, mostly graduates are idle and a saying has it that an idle mind is  the devil’s workshop. That is why I am appealing to governments at all levels to start providing support and incentives to local investors so that they can grow.
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=69848
PoliticsRe: Hoodlums On The Rampage In Ogun, Attack Residents, Journalists by Controversy: 11:30pm On Jan 09, 2014
Nigeria and thug smh!
PoliticsFour Feared Dead As Cultists Clash In Ilorin by Controversy(op): 11:25pm On Jan 09, 2014
No fewer than four people were feared dead after clashes between suspected  two rival cult groups at Baboko in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,  in the early hours of Thursday.

Though the immediate cause of the clashes was not certain, a source told our correspondent that the suspected cultists fought over an unnamed young lady.

As of the time of filling this report, only one of the dead victims had been identified as Babatunde Sulyman.

Our correspondent learnt that Sulyman’s corpse was later  conveyed in a Sienna space bus with number plate Lagos BDG 330 XH to a hospital.

It was also gathered that the corpse  was accompanied by police officers in a Hilux pick up van marked NPF 2525 C said to belong to the ‘C’ Division of the Kwara State Police Command.

It was also learnt that while the police were preparing to take the corpse to the hospital’s mortuary, the suspected cult members reignited their bloody clashes in the same area.

After the clash, three people were feared dead.  A relative to Sulyman, who pleaded for anonymity, told journalists that his late brother was killed by yet to be identified people allegedly from Adabata area of Ilorin.

According to him,  Sulyamn died almost immediately after being hit by a bullet during the first clash  as the suspected cultists allegedly shot indiscriminately into the building where the deceased reportedly slept.

The source  added that another person, who was also asleep in the building, was lucky to sustain bruises on his cheek.

The  new Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Command, Mr. Okasanmi  Ajayi, in an interview with journalists said only Sulyman died. He stated that the police had brought the clashes under control, adding that the police had returned normalcy to the trouble area.
http://www.punchng.com/news/four-feared-dead-as-cultists-clash-in-ilorin/
PoliticsRe: Ogun Community Protests Herdsmen’s Killing Of 4 Kinsmen by Controversy: 8:03am On Jan 08, 2014
OPC.NAIRALAND:
You should not worry about what Yoruba can do. Newsspread when Fulani kill our people because that is also part of their propaganda to put fear in every ethnic group in Nigeria. After killing then they call cops and report and its how it gets out in news. We dont call anybody when we kill them. We dont need anyone to know matter of fact. If it wasnt Emir of Ilorin running mouth the other day no one in Nigeria would have known what we did to them in Ilorin. 100s of them were killed in Osun between October and November last year. Nobody knew this because we did not report it. You would think they will report it, no because they dont call when they loose, they dont want anyone knowing their shame. They only call to alert media and police when they kill and escape the scene.

This situation is under investigation. You will not get an update unless somebody out there run their mouth again and let the cat out of the bag.

Yorubaland will be their graves, there is no 77 virgins to collect here.

These were the ones reported by alarmists. There is no cause for alarm. Yoruba blood is sacred, Fulani must perish!


https://www.nairaland.com/1413480/11-herdsmen-killed-oyo#17700121

http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/news-headlines/item/29441-how-i-prevented-yoruba-fulani-communal-clash-%E2%80%94emir-of-ilorin.html
Sing your song to the birds! We know the real yoruba and their cowardice
Chyz*:
[size=18pt]Hausa, Yoruba clash in Lagos over murdered youth[/size]

March 20, 2012 by Kunle Falayi





Agiliti, Mile 12, Lagos, erupted in violence that lasted for hours on Monday as some Hausa youths clashed with their Yoruba counterparts.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the clash, which started around 7am, began when some Hausa youths allegedly attempted to dump the corpse of a man they had reportedly slaughtered in the Maidan River.

A man, who declined to give his name, told our correspondent that, “This morning, we were not far from the river when we saw the Hausa youths trying to dump a corpse in the river. We immediately accosted them and demanded to know where they got it from and what happened to the man. The youths told us he was caught during a robbery.

“The body showed that the man had been brutally beaten. It was noticed that he had been slaughtered too. So, we asked them why they killed him and why did they not hand him over to the police if he was a robber.

“Before we know it, the whole area had been roused and we had been overwhelmed by the Hausa youths. We had to leave the scene after some scuffle.”

The youth told our correspondent that the Hausa residents who stayed behind later burnt all motorcycles in sight.

When our correspondent got to the scene, a large crowd of youths, who were speaking Hausa, were seen destroying shops and kiosks on three streets in the area.

A police helicopter hovered in the sky, while nine police patrol vehicles and a Rapid Response Squad’s Armoured Personnel Carrier were stationed at the scene, but this did not deter the youth from destroying shops.

Three streets; Nuhu Oluwo, Oniyanrin and Adeyeye, were completely taken over by the Hausa youth who wielded clubs, pipes and machetes and other weapons while they ransacked every shop on the streets.

Some of them broke into a shop, pulled down the door and carried away two air conditioners they found inside.

Some of the youth also attempt to pull down the roof of the shops.

Our correspondent noticed that they had earlier broken into other shops on the streets. Other youths were seen grabbing loafs of bread in a shop they had broken into.

However, some older Hausa men were seen appealing to the youth to stop the violence.

A youth who brought out an amulet and wore it on his arm, was told to pocket it, while another man, Alhaji Gambo Limani, slapped a youth who broke a bottle on the ground and wielded it as a weapon.

When our correspondent later spoke to Limani, he said, “I had to caution them because most of these youths are hoodlums. They would blow the problem beyond proportion.

“I really don’t know the basis for this whole crisis because I just got back from Sokoto this morning. My main concern is to ensure they don’t cause crisis in this area.”

When our correspondent asked Limani about the whereabouts of the Sarkin Hausa (head of the Hausa community) of the area, he said the Sarkin had travelled.

Our correspondent reports that Oniyarin Street was completely deserted and the majority of the residents locked themselves up in their residences.

When asked why the area was deserted, a youth said, “These people (Hausa men) are many in this area. They inhabit most of the houses here. Anybody who has his life to protect should not attempt to go close to that area.”

Our correspondent watched from a safe distance as the rampaging youths smashed the windscreen of a bus in the presence of the policemen who made no effort to stop them.

The youths spoke in Hausa, occasionally pointing their sticks at the policemen to dare them.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations in the state, Mr. Tunde Sobulo, later came to the scene and dispersed the youth. He addressed the policemen and gave them directives on how to man the area.

When our correspondent attempted to speak with him, he simply said, “This is operation. I don’t have any comment to make now.”

But the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said the police were being cautious because the clash was between two ethnic groups.

Jayeoba said, “The police got a report early this morning about a corpse of a man that was allegedly killed in Oniyanrin area of Mile 12. Policemen were quickly drafted to the area to remove the corpse. The clash was due to perenial accusations between the Yoruba and Hausa residents.

“In any case, the DCP operations and the area commander have been there to restore peace. The area commander has also invited the heads of the two ethnic groups in the area and all other stakeholders to resolve the issue. Right now the area is calm.”


http://www.punchng.com/metro/hausa-yoruba-clash-in-lagos-over-murdered-youth/
PoliticsRe: Ogun Community Protests Herdsmen’s Killing Of 4 Kinsmen by Controversy: 7:57am On Jan 08, 2014
The day i created thread on spate of Hausas/fulani in Owerri, here are some nairaland response
torkaka: How time flies and how things change, growing up as children we were never aware of our cultural, political and social differences. To us everyone was the same regardless of whether he/she was ibo, hausa, jukun, tiv or yoruba. Being muslim or christian was of no importance and our teachers in primary school made no effort whatsoever to enlighten our consciousness on how different we were/are. Then we grew up and turned to teenagers and influences from those before us became more defined, we started being aware of certain things around us, our eyes opened to our socio-political surroundings, ibo's as we were meant to believe were traders who will do anything to get a good bargain, money was all they thought about and they will do anything to get it even if it means killing a man. Hausa's(there was nothing like hausa/fulani then) were uneducated people divided into two, muslim alhaji's with a lot of wealth who controlled the country and dirty beggers who roamed the streets. Yoruba's as we believed were dirty noise making cowards stinking of tribalism. Fulani's we associated with cattle and nunu, they were also thought to be honest and straight forward. These opinions were formed not based on our interactions, but on merely what was passed on to us by those who themselves had little information and knew absolutely nothing about those they were stereotyping. We are aware now, technology has opened our eyes and as events keep unfolding, we now know better. Political and social tribalism has not been and was never the ideology of the yoruba's, it has been and was always the child of the ibo's nurtured by perceived marginalisation and the losing of a war. This has always been the card, as the "they don't like us" and "we are victims" theories have been passed from generation to generation. Suspicion and the sense of injustice has fuelled the spirit of political tribalism, mediocracy is put on the front burner as double speak is the order of the day. Looking back, one has come to realise that our socio-political conciousness was not just awoken by stereotyping from our hosueholds but by our intereactions with peoples of different ethnic/tribal backgrounds, with the ibos who used every opportunity to remind us of how they are better, how they are marginalised politically and how if the country had divided, they would have prospered. This raised the ethnic/tribal fire in the rest of us as we were constantly reminded of the solidarity of the ibos....................Excerpts from an unfinished book (Author's permission taken)
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Ddaji: @ op my sincere advise to you is to deport those Hausas back to their state.Have you ever been to out of ibo land.in sokoto the present councillor of rijiya ward is an ibo man,the Special adviser to the governor on non resident community is an ibo man and your people are enjoying free education in the state like indigenes.Ibos Kidnapped and collected N5o million from the family of late Abu Dankure(an associate of the Gov),just on saturday they kidnapped and release a state house of assmbly member.There is no village or harmet, that you will not find an ibo in the state.To be honest with you they threat to us.Crime rate like arm robbery is high in the state due to the large presence of ibos in the state.pls.let the deportation begins,I promise you it will be a blessing for us.I belief you are a lion in the cage
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Even Afam
Afam4eva: Both of you are obviously ignorant because you don't know the difference between Hausa and Fulani. even the people the OP saw may not even be Hausa. Even if it's Fulani people, so they should be stopped from moving freely just because other fulanis are soiling their name?
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Theben: When they unleash mayhem, the government should take the blame for not providing adequate security. Not all Hausas are Boko Haramists and not all are violent. The Hausas did not react to the influx of the igbos into their land with statements like "they are criminals, they are kidnappers". Whoever commits a crime should be prosecuted. The individual should take the blame and not the tribe.
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donphilopus: I love the comments I'm seeing! If you check the number of Igbos in other part of the country, the OP won't spew this trash! They used to say, anywhere you go, and you do not see an Igbo man and Egbira man there, better run from there.
PoliticsRe: Ogun Community Protests Herdsmen’s Killing Of 4 Kinsmen by Controversy: 7:51am On Jan 08, 2014
geeez: Across Southern Nigeria, it's only in Yorubaland that these Fulanis have been dealt with mercilessly

The Ogun State Government had tried to come up with a peaceful means of resolving conflicts between the farmers and the herdsmen

However, it seems these herdsmen will not learn

They had better be guided by what happened to their kinsmen in Oyo and Kwara

By now they should know that only flatheaded farmers are the ones that flee and have never in their history stood up to any attack by the Fulanis. Never in their history

I think in their interest, they should desist from further attacks or the people may resort to defending themselves
https://www.nairaland.com/896254/hausa-yoruba-clash-lagos-over
Help your self out. Olodo!
PoliticsRe: Ogun Community Protests Herdsmen’s Killing Of 4 Kinsmen by Controversy: 7:45am On Jan 08, 2014
geeez: Across Southern Nigeria, it's only in Yorubaland that these Fulanis have been dealt with mercilessly

The Ogun State Government had tried to come up with a peaceful means of resolving conflicts between the farmers and the herdsmen

However, it seems these herdsmen will not learn

They had better be guided by what happened to their kinsmen in Oyo and Kwara

By now they should know that only flatheaded farmers are the ones that flee and have never in their history stood up to any attack by the Fulanis. Never in their history

I think in their interest, they should desist from further attacks or the people may resort to defending themselves
You have succeeded in contributing nothing to the topic.
PoliticsRe: Ogun Community Protests Herdsmen’s Killing Of 4 Kinsmen by Controversy: 7:24am On Jan 08, 2014
We're observing.......
PoliticsRe: Let's Have Your Complaints, Suggestions & Enquiries Here by Controversy: 7:57pm On Jan 07, 2014
OAM4J and Afam4eva what sort of madness is this with superstar, are we celebrating bigotry here or what? I hope some people (tribe) are not above law
www.nairaland.com/1584286/r-a-p-e-murder-top-2013-ekiti
Do the needful now
PoliticsRe: Gej's 2015 Ambition Will Lead To Civil War by Controversy: 10:05am On Dec 20, 2013
Donmams: All these comments about GEJ till 2019 or 2050 are made just to spite the north and the south west. Ironically the north and south west have 80% of the country's voting strength. I wonder how power drunk GEJ thinks he's going to win elections when he's successfully alienated the two biggest voting blocs in the country. I think GEJ has no intention of conducting free elections which explains why he treats these two regions with utmost disdain. It is becoming apparent that GEJ believes that nothing will stop him from rigging the 2015 elections. Which is why he thinks he doesn't need the PDP, the north nor the south west. His body language tells me that GEJ is ready to plunge the country to war if his attempts to rig are unsuccessful. However i foresee this turning out very bad for GEJ, the south south and south east. I just hope nigerians are ready for another civil war in 2015.

However let me be clear about something. The north has had enough. We faced Igbo treachery in 1966 and still forgave the igbos. This time around, the north will not forgive the south east and their south south brothers. As soon as the SS/SE fire the first shots of the 2015 civil war the north will destroy most of the SE/SS with the exception of rivers and imo. The few people that will remain will be treated as slaves and second class citizens. We will show these arrogant SS/SE that the north can be more aggressive than the tiger.
I'll advise you to pay a visit to any Psychiatric Hospital in North ASAP, before your condition becomes more outrageous and irreversible.
PoliticsRe: Gej's 2015 Ambition Will Lead To Civil War by Controversy: 9:57am On Dec 20, 2013
Mod what are you waiting to tie up this lunatic infested dog jumping up and down on this thread

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