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If peace means keeping my mouth shut in the midst of injustice and evil, I don’t want peace....Martin Luther king

Anywhere when one person want to override the other , peace is threatened

Only a fool expects from a dementia man

So you people want to keep recycling old failures, and at the end you keep praying for a country that can never be better..

You better end ONE NIGERIA, before ONE NIGERIA ends you

Current Gov. Abdul Raman Abdulrazak married Olufoke Davies, a Christian, a non Hijab wearer

Gov. Abdulfattah Ahmed married Dns. Omolewa Yetunde, a Christian, a non Hijab wearer

Gov. Bukola saraki married Mrs Toyin Ojora, a Christian, a non Hijab wearer.

We can see that the poor people suffer on religion, the rich enjoy their lives without sentiments.( As Tinubu, Tunde idiagbon, Fasola, Ajimobi, Atiku,etc married non Hijab women too, and they enjoy their lives)..
Sadly, most of the children of these affected public schools are from poor background too, cos the rich send their wards to standard private schools.

Since all these our leaders who are rich and are exposed- dont find a Muslim lady talkless of Hijab wearing lady to marry..Its high time common Africans reason well, so religion won't destroy us.
We must love each other irrespective of religion, so peace can reign

Old age doesn't always come with sense...it is just a number..
If you still support one Nigeria, hope it didn't kill you, but for majority of us , We move to to the promise land, Oduduwa Nation

Nigeria can never work, the more Nigeria exist, the more innocent lives are lost.

When a country is not good, crime will increase...
And some good countries don't have more criminal again, that they close down some prisons

People who brought these two religions to Africa are living in peace, but we won't rest until we kill ourselves on religion

See the kwara Governor wife, olufolake Abdul Raman, she was a Christian..
Even the Governor don't like Hijab wearing lady to marry, but a Christian lady..HYPOCRITE
Only the poor suffer on religion, the rich know what they want.

Actually, the judge who added Hijab wearing to his ruling caused the whole problem.

The case in High court and Appeal court, was on return of school to missions..But the Muslim judge gave judgement that the schools remain Government schools and Hijab should be using.
Surprisingly, Hijab issue is not before him..but we are in Nigeria, where sentiment rules

Fact about Mission Schools in Ilorin DON'T LET THEM FEED YOU WITH LIES CONCERNING THE CRISIS IN ILORIN.
TAKE TIME TO READ THIS.
1. Hundred % funding by government is a blatant lie. Enter C&S college and you will see the names of individuals and groups that put up the structures ditto for other Churches who may not put names on their own contribution. You may wish to know too that where there are shortage of teachers, the churches hire voluntary teaching staff and pay them among many other contribution.

2. The practice of the proprietors being the one that appoints the principal of the school from among their denominational members lend credence to the grant aiding status of the schools which this government is trying very hard to take away.

3. These government in 2019 awarded the renovation of 29 Schools in Kwara State, not a single Christian mission Schools was on the list, whereas 5 Islamic/Arabic schools were included. If the government has been funding Christian Schools 100%, why then the omission or will the present administration be comfortable to agree that previous administrations were so generous to Christian Schools as to maintain them at a standard that does not deserve the attention of the current administration? When a clever man put up is case, he should know that the judge too is not a foolish mind. The Churches have being contributing heavily to maintain their schools.

4. If the government owns the school then it is fraudulent for KWIRS to continue to collect exorbitant grant rent from the Churches on annual basis over the land on which the schools were built.

5. The case before the court is on the ownership of the schools but the appeal court judges granted obiter on use of Hijab which was not the substantive case put before it.

6. The judgement was appealed and presently in the supreme court. While wouldn't the government await the final pronouncement of the supreme court before implementing sections of the appeal court judgement?

7. Where there are no sinister religious motives, the matter is a straight forward one. If Muslim students must use hijab in all kwara Schools linked to the government of Kwara State, then return the schools to the original proprietors who are not willing to compromise the standard of their own faith too. You don't make another child to cry because you want the one that is doing the needless cry to stop.

8. More so, the case is not new and the status quo has resolved by the Kwara State Committee on Religious Matters as far back as 2008 is that proprietors of faith-based schools should determine mode of dressing and devotion in their respective schools. Why is this government hell bent on changing the resolution that has giving us peace over the years?

9. The narrative to classify the mission schools as full fledge public schools and not grant aided school is to follow up the hijab issue with complete change of the character of the school including changing the names to government secondary school or anything that suit their ill motive thus erasing Christian Missionary signatures from Kwara State schools.

10. The lies contained in the SSG release and CPS tvc interview are one and the same and should be disregarded.

Maureen Badejo was not straightforward, and it caused the issue...
Money is so powerful, it reveals your real self..
ANYWAY, YORUBA NATION NOWWWWWWWW

WE MOVE

I have not seen a standard Muslim school too.. they also know Christian public schools are the best, they just want to destroy it like theirs

id911:
I hardly see Christian children attend muslim schools. So, my only question is why can't Muslims attend only Muslim schools to avoid all these problems? Why do they like attending Christian school but still go there to look for trouble?

And this

Its normal, Christians will resist hijab, and Muslim will want it in Christian mission schools.

But looking at this agreement, without sentiment, one we understand that Muslims want to override Christians. Just let us be fair and sincere with our judgement..

Anyway, No one Can fight for God.
Let peace reign

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KWARA STATE SCHOOLS BOARD
 
Speech delivered by His Excellency, The Military Governor of Kwara State, Colonel D. L. Bamigboye, at the Official Launching of the Kwara State Schools Board in Ilorin, State Capital, on 3/7/72

 
Civil Commissioners, Distinguised Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
I am delighted to be here this morning to launch officially the Kwara State Schools Board which came into being on the first day of June, 1972. This is a practical demonstration of the importance which my Government, among other Governments of the Federation, attaches to education.

It is gratifying to see the large assembly here this morning among whom, I understand, are proprietors, education secretaries, chairmen of boards of governors, principals of various grant-aided post-primary institutions and a lot more people from many walks of life. They are all welcome to Ilorin, the State Capital. It is my earnest prayer to wish everyone a pleasant stay in Ilorin and safe journey back home.
I want to start by acknowledging the depth of gratitude we owe to the Voluntary Agencies for the pioneering roles they have so far played in the progress of formal education in Nigeria, most especially in Kwara State.

Brief Historical Review
Some of the earliest primary schools in the country were opened by the Missions in what is today Kwara State. For instance, in 1865 the first primary school was opened at Lokoja. By 1918 similar Voluntary Agency schools were already opened at Offa,  at Ilorin and in Ogori. Gradually all the Christian Missions, Muslim Missions and Native Authorities, now Local Government Authorities, and communities became involved in establishing primary schools.
Today we have over 550 primary schools in the State. The Missions, the Native Authorities and the local communities have also contributed a great deal to the development of post-primary education in the State. As at date, there are 78 post- primary schools in the State. Of these only 3 are owned and run directly by the Government while the remaining 65 are Voluntary Agency, Community and private schools. I have gone into this aspect of the history of education in the State to show the value of team work among the Voluntary Agencies. Local communities private interests and the Government in the great task of educating our children. I hope that this tradition of team work will continue.

As many of you know, the proposal to establish Schools Board dated several years back. The National Joint Negotiation Council of 1964 under the distinguished Chairmanship of Justice Adefarasin and the Committee on the Grading Duty Posts in Voluntary Agency Institutions recommended it. Above all, the teachers themselves support it. These are concrete proofs of the desirability of the scheme hence my Government’s spontaneous reaction to it when due for consideration.

Full Scale Consultations
In my last Budget Speech I mentioned the intention of my Government to create the State Schools Board and the Local School Boards. I made good this promise in respect of one when on 18th May, 1972, I signed the Education Law ( Amendment) Edict, which gave birth to the State Schools Board on 1st June, 1972, the official launching of which we are all witnessing here today. The Board comprises seven able personalities, including a woman, to run the affairs of the Voluntary Agency grant-aided post-primary institutions. Before establishing the Board my Ministry of Education went into full scale consultations with the major Voluntary Agency institutions in the six Northern States, namely, the Protestants, the Roman Catholic, and the Islamic bodies as early as February, 1970. I am glad to announce that all the Voluntary Agency and community schools were fully in agreement and that the five “Part-time” members at this Board virtually represent these agencies although they are expected to function as individuals and according to their own best judgement.

Aspects of Education Administration.
While it is the main purpose of the State Schools Board to implement Asabia Recommendations, The Board has come in the nick of time to give concrete expression to Government thinking on certain aspects of the administration of education in this State. Of particular concern to the Government in this regard are the followings needs:-

(a) The need to have job security for teachers in Voluntary Agency Schools.

(b) The need to improve as well as unify service conditions of teachers in all Voluntary Agency Institutions.

(c ) The need for uniformly high standards between Government and Voluntary Agency institutions.

(d) The need to narrow, with the ultimate aim of closing, the gap in educational provision amongst the various areas in the State.

(e) The need to ensure adequate staffing for all schools.

The Edict establishing the Board clearly spelt out the functions of the Board which include 'power to appoint teachers (including power to make appointments on promotion, conform appointments and effect transfers) and to dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over teachers in all post – primary schools which are in receipt of Government grant-in-aid.

No Schools Takeover Yet.
It is appropriate for me at this juncture to clarify some misgivings about the State Schools Board. The term ‘take-over’ has become very current in our newspapers that it needs to be clarified in respect of our establishment of the Schools Board. I mentioned in my Budget Speech that my Government has not yet decided to take over Secondary Schools. What will now be taken over is the staff management in grant-aided post-primary institutions and NOT the institutions themselves. A total take–over of schools by Government means, among other things, a change in ownership of schools. In this connection, I want to remind the Voluntary Agencies that they are still the owner of their schools and therefore retain the rights over as well as responsibilities for them. For avoidance of doubts, let me mention some of your rights as proprietors under the new dispensation:-

   (a) The right of ownership of institutions. Proprietors still retain the greatest of proprietory rights namely, ownership of their grants aided institutions.  It should be noted that the existence of the Board will in no way detract from this.

(b) The names of schools remain as given by proprietors.

(c ) Religious orientation and practices in the schools remain generally undisturbed.

(d) The right to nominate Board of Governors with responsibility for the day-to-day management and welfare of the institutions remain unchanged. The Board of Governors will continue to function normally except in regards to staff matters which responsibility is now taken over by the State Schools Board. Finally,

(e) The total tone of the institutions remains the responsibility of the Board of Governors as the main organ of the Proprietors.

Proprietors’ Continued Participation
At this point, I want to emphasize the importance of proprietors’ continued participation. Under the new scheme the institutions whose staff management is being taken over should continue to be virile and progressive with bouyant financial support from community and Missions both for proper maintenance and necessary developments. By this I mean the mistake of the past should not be repeated whereby people misunderstood the role of the Local Education Authorities for ‘a total take-over’ of the transferred schools and consequently washed off their hands financially. I am here reiterating that proprietors still owe large duties to their institutions and these they should continue to discharge through their Boards of Governors, for example:-
the regular maintenance of the school buildings, housing of institutional staff, provisions of school accommodation, the general tone of the institution, appointment of Board’s own administrative staff and anything to do with the academic work of the school, other than teaching staff.
I hope that the Missionary as well, as the community spirits which engendered these institutions will continue to enable them to run without any financial hardship.

Finally I want to remind the State Schools Board of the enormous task ahead of it. I am sure that the Board is fully aware of the various problems which it is set up to solve I expect the Board to give the schools the best services possible and to demonstrate that with prudent management of the existing scale of financial provisions the teachers' lot can be greatly improved. The Board is set up to improve, standards and services conditions of teachers. It is also its major role to maintain discipline in the noble profession.
In Conclusion, I wish the Kwara State Schools Board many years of useful services to this State and to the country as a whole.
 
Thank you.

HIJAB has existed before Islam came..
Its a culture, God didn't make any cloth, cloth is man made.
Africa is just colonized religiously and they will remain backward.
When is don't expose your body should be another country culture.
Is heaven even sure, as we just need to believe.

Let us live in peace ,We shouldn't be fighting on clothing

In Nigeria Fraud is a culture, almost in all vehicle catalyst converter is removed...just to make money , we damage our environment, and all of you will want to enter heaven.

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9 Nigerians You Probably Didn’t Know Have Won Grammy Awards
24 JANUARY 2020 | 3:33 PM
N.B: This post was written on January 4, 2020, and updated on March 16, 2021, to reflect new changes.

The Nigerian music industry has witnessed exponential growth over the years and with this growth has come a rising hunger for international visibility and dominance.

Over the years, different Nigerian artistes have promised to bring home a Grammy award as the prestigious award is considered music’s highest recognition.



From Skales, Terry Apala, Vic O, 9ice and Blackmagic are some of those who have promised but failed to deliver a Grammy to Nigerians.

In 2020, African Giant, Burna Boy became the latest Nigerian music act to be saddled with the responsibility of bringing home the honour. Although he didn’t promise fans a Grammy, music lovers all over Africa rejoiced when the “Killin Dem” hit maker scored a Grammy nomination.

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that oversees the Grammy Awards released its 2020 Grammy awards nominees and Burna Boy got a nod thanks to his “African Giant” album under the “World Music Album” category. The singer was nominated alongside other music stars like Altin Gün for “Gece”, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley for “What Heat”, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for “Fanm D’ayiti” and Angelique Kidjo for “Celia”.

A win by Burna Boy would no doubt be a win for African music as a whole but sadly, he lost out to Angelique Kidjo in 202. However, in 2021, he came back stronger and won in the same category with the album “Twice As Tall.”

He was not alone in his Grammy win as Nigerian superstar singer Wizkid also clinched a Grammy the same night thanks to his feature on the Beyonce led song “Brown Skin Girl.”

Interestingly, the music video for “Brown Skin Girl” video was co-directed by British-Nigerian filmmaker Jenn Nkiru, which means she also gets to have a Grammy!

In light of Burna Boy and Wizkid becoming the latest Nigerian Grammy award-winning entertainers, let’s take a look at a list of Nigerians who have won a Grammy award.

Sikiru Adepoju

Sikiru Adepoju
Sikiru Adepoju in a black suit holding a Grammy award | Ivory NG

Sikiru Adepoju is a percussionist and recording artist and plays primarily in the genres of traditional African music and world music. He plays a variety of instruments and styles. He first won a Grammy in 1991 as a part of Mickey Hart’s group Planet Drum, whose title album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. That was the first time there was a Grammy in that category. He won again on 8 February 2009 as a part of Mickey Hart’s latest group Global Drum Project, whose title album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (Seal)

Seal
Seal Smooth | Radio

Born Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel in 1963, he is better known by his professional name Seal. He is a British-Nigerian musician, singer and songwriter best known for his 1994 hit song, “Kiss from a Rose.” He has 14 Grammy nominations to his name and has won four. His song, “Kiss From A Rose” earned him three Grammy awards in 1996 and in 2011 he nabbed his fourth “Imagine”. He holds one of the highest numbers of Grammy awards by a Nigerian.

Helen Folasade Adu (Sade Adu)

Sade Adu
Sade Adu | Accelerate TV

Born in Ibadan as Helen Folasade Adu in 1959 but professionally known as Sade Adu, the singer, songwriter cum actress grew up in Essex, England. She is known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She holds the title of the first artiste of Nigerian origin to win the prestigious award. Her first Grammy was in 1986 for “Best New Artist” then another followed in 1994 with “No Ordinary Love” for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. She earned her third Grammy in 2002 with “Lovers Rock” in the Best Pop Vocal Album and bagged her fourth in 2011 with “Soldier of Love” for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

Lekan Babalola

Lekan Babalola
Lekan Babalola | Africa Online

Born in 1960, Lekan Babalola is a Nigerian jazz percussionist and musician who started playing the conga at an early age. He has seven albums to his name and two Grammy awards. He began his professional career after joining a band called Samba Samba Band and later New York City-based Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers band, where he perfected playing the Bongo drums and performing jazz music. In 2006, he became Nigeria’s first Grammy Award winner for his work on Ali Farka Touré‘s In the Heart of the Moon which he was credited in three tracks. He also won a second Grammy in 2009 for his work on Cassandra Wilson‘s 2008 album titled Loverly.

Hakeem Seriki (Chamillionaire)

Chamillionaire
Chamillionaire | Black Enterprise

Born Hakeem Seriki but professionally known as Chamillionaire, he is a rapper, entrepreneur, and investor. Chamillionaire was born to a Muslim Nigerian father and an African-American Christian mother in Washington D.C. and moved to Houston, Texas at the age of four. He clinched a Grammy in 2007 for his song, “Riddin’ under the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category. He received a tota of four nominations that year.

Kevin Olusola

Kevin Olusola
Kevin Olusola | Kevin Olusola

Kevin Olusola was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Nigerian father Oluwole Olusola and Grenadian-born Curline Paul. Olusola is a musician, beatboxer, cellist, rapper, record producer, singer, and songwriter best known as the beatboxer of the vocal band Pentatonix. He has three Grammy awards to his name. On February 8, 2015, Pentatonix won a Grammy in the “Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a cappella” category for their song “Daft Punk”, a medley of songs by Daft Punk. On February 15, 2016, Pentatonix won a Grammy in the same category, this time for “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from their “That’s Christmas to Me” album. On February 12, 2017, Pentatonix won a Grammy in the “Best Country duo/group performance” category for “Jolene” which featured Dolly Parton.

Honourable mentions of Nigerians artists who have received Grammy nods include King Sunny Ade who is the first to ever receive a nomination in 1983. Femi Kuti has four nominations to his name and Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie-Ngozi also has a nomination thanks to her feature on Beyonce’s 2015 album.

Burna Boy


Burna Boy at the 2019 Coachella | Photo Burnaboygram

Burna Boy‘s big win in the Global Music category with his Twice as Tall album is no little achievement. When he lost to Republic of Benin’s Angelique Kidjo in 2020, many felt he was still deserving. Even Kidjo publicly acknowledged the talent, genius and greatness that Burna typifies.

The African Giant didn’t retreat into his corner to sulk. He dropped a no-skip album before the end of that year, which ultimately put him in the frame for consideration this year. And on Sunday night, a Grammy win cemented Burna’s African Giant status.

Wizkid


Wizkid

Wizkid’s win came via his feature on Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl video. Wizkid has skirted around the edges of a Grammy win for a few years. Although “One Dance,” his monster hit collaboration with Drake was snubbed by Grammy, “Views“, the album on which the track appears was nominated for the Album of the Year. Wizkid has a producer and featured artist credits on the album.

Jenn Nkiru


Jenn Nkriu

There is more. The “Brown Skin Girl” video was co-directed by British-Nigerian filmmaker Jenn Nkiru. Nkiru first worked with Beyonce in 2018 as second unit director of Ricky Saiz’s video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z, “Apeshit”. In 2020, Nkiru handled the video for the launch of Beyonce’s Ivy Par

Source:

https://m.guardian.ng/life/six-nigerians-that-have-won-grammy-awards/

Sharia can not work in a civilized and modern world...even banking is Haram to Sharia

Let them be afraid...
Yoruba is going before 2023.
You believe it or not.
The more Nigeria exist, the more peace eludes

Marriage is just overrated.
We are just born to believe that we must marry to have children and get the benefit of life.

But less than 10% of marriage work, and couple become sworn enemy.
marriage has killed so many people and has made many people to loss focus on their dreams

Had I come at ancient time, my imposed culture will just be contract for man and woman, for children and for sex.
Not necessarily, living in same house forever.,

All Human are naturally tribalistic unless we want to deceive ourselves.
For Nigeria, we can never love ourselves and the country can never work
We like it or not, the more Nigeria exist, the more lives are lost

ANYONE WHO DIDNT KNOW WHAT HE DESERVES, WILL BE MISERABLE ..The exhibition of that ,is how you hail the people who made you what you are today..[quote author= post=99922668]Our darling Daddy has spoken........ ..[/quote]

He was just featured, its Beyonce award o...NIGERIA with nonsense reportage

What of the supreme Judges who made him Governor..won't they attend too?

SupremeCourtGovernor

IN NIGERIA, WE ARE JUST HYPOCRITE, WE DONT WORSHIP GOD

IN BAD COUNTRY , IT IS HARD TO BE HOLY
CAN U MAKE MONEY IN NIGERIA WITHOUT CUTTING CORNERS OR MANIPULATE, OR LYING ..
BUT ALL THOSE ARE NORMAL , AND NO MORE SINS

Most of the southern governors that accept it, did it because of political and party affiliation,

But am sure, they will be cursed in the future by their people, and their succeeding govt won't continue it..
NTLP, is dead on arrival in Nigeria, it can never work, even in the North

Efcc must intensify effort on arrest and prosecution of yahoo and internet fraudstars because 70% of our youths are into it ...and now its turning to Rituals..
Also Efcc should intensify effort on corrupt govt official

Why can't he said he lied, he apologized for saying the truth to the world, which is against a man of God

See his eye, the man is talking weak and he is under an influence... Fear powerful men in Nigeria..But one day Truth will win

You can see how the man is talking weakly, see his right eye too.. Am so sure, something has happened..He is under an influence.
Powerful people can win when they suppose be guilty, but one day Truth will come out

Sir, you didn't wake up well today, sorry for that..But less than 1million determined Lagos governor, people are less concerned by Lagos politics.. So 1million from 25millions voted..Touts are the active politicians in Lagos..
But Anyone who dont know what they deserve we talk like this..so Lagos is so Good abi?, yet millions hustle and still homeless..And touts rules...You don't understand that Lagos state made money than over 20countries in Africa..Lagos has been developed already since it was federal capital...let me ask you, WHAT HAVE YOU BENEFITED FROM DEMOCRACY IN LAGOS SINCE 1999?

adekolaelect:
your narrative look like wailing to me bcs we have some oil producing states in Nigeria that are doing nothing compered to Lagos. You are saying 10% people concentrate on good governance !!! Can one establish companies and make good money like you said in Lagos without good governance ? Security and enabling environment maters but you failed to recognise those things as the attribute of good governance in Lagos state. If you want to ague with me .Tell people or take your business structures in Lagos to maduguri ,Rovers or Eboyin states.