₦airaland Forum

I agree too.

If the subsidy(1.38trillion) was on petrol and kerosine and they had no plans of removing subsidy on kerosine then how did they hope to raise the 1.38trillion?

fighting to be El Rufai's friend.

I hope they are not complaining? It must be a lifestyle for them, let them enjoy jare.

[quote author=ola_pluto link=topic=848590.msg9990640#msg9990640 date=1326878938]How silly can IGP Ringim be?
-Suspect arrested in Abuja by a combined team of police, soldiers and SSS
- Suspect home in [b]Abaji, Niger state [/b]needs to be searched
- Suspect handed to a suspect CP previously linked with extra judicial killings and corrupt practices
-CP Biu an indigene of Borno state, homebase of BH
- CP Biu previously suspended twice from NPF for Apo killings and Abacha crimes
-CP Biu reinstated few months back when BH was killing people
- CP Biu now told to 'look after' suspect arrested with truckload of police in Abuja
-CP Biu sends 5 police officers to follow suspect to his house for search
-CP Biu summarises the problem with the Nigerian state[/quote]Abaji is in FCT not Niger. How come none of the police men was killed during the escape? Why didn't the policemen shoot like they did to protesters in Lagos and Kano? Questions and more questions. Going to search a Boko Haram hideout with five policemen? What is the IGP still doing in office?

LeoMax:
NASS should pass a law legalizing public Execution of Terrorists Boko Haram, they are using the WMD against innocent citizens

Public execution was what brought us to where we are now.

Korrection:
And who protested when their groundnut pyramid was booming, let them stay at home and never go to work, after all what are they contributing in this country other than killings and bombings, Retards!!!!

And if this is all you have to contribute then you are worse than them.

I am pained by the escape of the Madalla bombing suspect. Pissed with the police.

Nice one.

Nchara:
Emerging trend of social almajiri in Yorubaland
By Hakeem Jamiu

There is a social malaise which is gradually creeping into the lexicon of Yorubaland and this is the ugly spectre of hungry children begging for food and alms at social events. Older women are equally not left out in this ugly but strange practice in Yorubaland. It is strange in Yorubaland because the concept of[b] almajiri which simply means street urchin is common in the Northern part of the country[/b]. Yorubas use to refer derisively to anybody soliciting for arms in Yorubaland in the olden days as almajiri. The almajiri of the North are usually children between the age bracket of 7 and 20 in most cases. Almajiris are so desperate for food that any unsuspecting visitor to the Northern part of the country who goes to a restaurant to eat but mistakenly left his food to wash his hands is likely to lose such to waiting almajiris before he comes back for the food.


I first noticed this ugly trend at a ceremony I attended a few months ago at Ayetoro Ekiti. Elderly and middle aged able bodied women from Kwara, Osun and Oyo states invaded the burial ceremony uninvited and were embarrassing guests who refused to give them money. Also noticeable were children with their begging bowls who thronged the venue of the ceremony soliciting for left over food and alms. The children were a pitiable sight. Poverty was clearly written on their faces. I have attended many social functions after that and the same trend was noticeable. But I became worried a few days ago, when I attended the burial ceremony of a friend's father in Ilesha , Osun State . They came in various groups and employ different methods in soliciting for alms. There were the elderly women who were busy harassing guests in the name of praise singing and would not leave until you part with money, there were the men with their public address system which they use in praise singing but which is disturbance and yet, there were Yoruba children in the mould of almajiris with their begging bowls scrambling for left-over and at the same time soliciting for alms.


Fellow guests on my table at the event who were also journalists expressed their concern in unison about the growing trend of almajiri of various categories in Yorubaland. They all agreed that it has become a social problem. We started discussing and realised that the culture of begging in the mould of almajiris is alien to Yoruba culture. In those days before the advent of the British, the Yorubas are a proud people known for their hard work and industry. They practiced hoe agriculture and were well known as traders and for their crafts. Yoruba artists have produced masterpieces of woodcarving and bronze casting, some of which date from as early as the 13th century. Many of Nigeria 's best-known artists and writers are Yoruba. Other occupation of the Yorubas at that time were drumming and masquerading which would now be called showbiz. They engage in all the foregoing occupation but a Yoruba man or woman (able bodied) would not beg for alms as it is considered shameful and something akin to a curse. The Yorubas cherish their oriki (folklore) which is a poetic version of eulogizing the exploits of their progenitors which is an incentive for them to excel and even surpass their progenitors. The Yorubas have harsh words for lazy people. Such people are objects of ridicule and butt of jokes in the society. With this background, it is understandable why we became worried with the array of beggars at the Ilesha ceremony.


After leaving the party, I reflected on the scenario of the almajiris in Ilesha and I was able to draw a relationship between Political almajiris and social almajiris. I discovered that social almajiri had its root in the advent of the politics of do -or-die introduced into the political lexicon of Yorubaland by apostles of mainstream politics especially ex-President Obasanjo. The grand Patron of political almajiris who recently passed away was Chief Lamidi Adedibu. Many have argued that his death has led to the proliferation of almajiris in Yorubaland. This is because those he hitherto dole handouts to must look for other means of survival since he is no more. These political almajiris are ready to exchange their mothers for few coins. A new political class of men without integrity and anything goes was created and they became political almajiris who survive on crumbs from their masters. They would rig, kill, maim and do all sort of things to acquire political power. With the ascension of these men in power, good governance became a thing of the past. Our collective patrimony was squandered by these political almajiris. Nigeria has never been so blessed with petro dollar with oil selling for $156 dollars per barrel but Nigeria has never been so poor with a chunk of the population living below poverty line. So versions of the political almajiris are the social almajiris that now invade ceremonies in Yorubaland. With these children begging for alms, a ready made market for thuggery and other social vices is assured. The activities of the beggars are not limited to parties. At bus stops in our cities, it is a common sight to see women most of who are still in their mid thirties, who would strap a baby at their backs and approach men with stories of despair to solicit for alms. Many of them would end up in bed with such men. This is another brand of alamajiri and these are Yoruba women. A violent version of almajiri but which is gradually being tackled in Lagos is the 'Area Boys' syndrome. These are Yoruba street urchins who are semi- armed robbers.


The underlying factor in this new trend is failure of the Nigerian State on one part and the laziness on the part of these women. Most of them don't want to work,  In those days, when everybody's occupation was farming you dare not beg. You must find something to do. But these days, our women and children are too lazy. It is either they steal or beg. In most cases a mother and child become almajiris at social events. So the question now is can a Yoruba man now refer derisively to a Hausa beggar as almajiri when we have many of them now in Yorubaland? The answer is no! This trend must be arrested before it goes out of hand. The almajiris in the North these days engage in novel forms of drug abuse like sniffing of gutter water to get intoxicated, sniffing of adhesives and other drugs so that they are ever ready to unleash terror on the rest of the society whenever they are called upon to do so by the political wing of almajiris. I strongly recommend that guests at public functions must stop encouraging almajiris by giving them money.


But can government which itself owns the political wing of almajiris arrest this trend? Time will tell.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-149827.0.html

Almajiri means student. Most of them end up being beggers because their parents don't cater for them neither do the imams whom they train under.

I hope the version they have is the one that will benefit Nigeria as a whole.

Why not? With what happened in the last few days my guess is that it will be a do or die affair. see soldiers deployed to Lagos and Kano, my guess is intimidation will be the key to victory for PDP. Also people may vote for GEJ or whoever stands in his place and not PDP just like the last elections.

Beaf where were you when the same people you are trying to vilify were fighting to keep your master in office?

That is part of the reason people were protesting.

Interesting country.

Anybody knows why the government increased salaries of military officers during the strike?

Oil, like any other resource when mismanaged will not be beneficial to the people. There is no region of Nigeria that does not have anything to offer. Our problem has always been mismanagement of our resources.

jmaine:
Hope to seeing your vehicle burn to ashes as agreed upon . . . N65 naira indeed

I understand how painful it is for the emperor to succumb to the will of the people so go cry in the closet. I will let you mourn in silence.

Make sure you insist on paying N141 at the pump. If you pay less then shame on you.

Channels Tv

They should be ready to abandon other duties cos they are going to be overwhelmed by the level of corruption in NNPC.

You have truely hammered. W20,000=N2809.99. . How many liters of PDP fuel is that?

jmaine:
Sir, you are genetically foolish  . . . .You have always shown exhibit of being mentally slow and a full blooded dunce . . . You can go on a head banging spree cos the prize would never revert to N65 .



If you ever buy fuel at N65, may your vehicle burn to ashes

Read what you wrote again. I will buy at N65 but shame will not let you buy at anything below 141. When you get to the pump insist on paying 141 to accelerate the sure program.

jmaine:
You are claiming victory over N97 . . .Fuel would never revert to N65 . . .Keep dreaming . . . Your so called protest is systematically over . . .cos people would now be able to move around due to less hoodlums harassing innocents people in the name of protest

If you ever buy fuel less than N141, may your engine knock.

The day the veil of sectionalism will fall off our eyes is the day Nigeria will genuinely begin to move forward. If we are not a corrupt nation, what do we stand to gain personally by our kinsman being in power? Can't we just let our president lead the entire nation wholeheartedly irrespective of where he is from? To think that some of these comments come from "educated" people speaks volumes of our educational system.

Those in support of subsidy removal should insist on paying N141 so that the sure plan can be realized quickly.

Now I know he is a mad man. What are we asking for? Was it the ND people that elected him? Who cares where he comes from? Just do your job well and all will be well.

Bad economics. Try again.

Arik, air Nigeria

okpurukata:
Only Northerners can burn/destroy. where else all through this strike. Northerners led by Alhj Harem or is he haram sef.

who are those northerners you always refer to? We are Nigerians for God's sake.

Good move, I hope the visit is complimented by action.

What makes him a drug dealer? Guess you've bought from him before.