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"Despite all the ado about cattle rearing in Nigeria, the country does not rank among the first ten highest cattle producing countries in the word. According to the FAO, the world has 1.468 billion head of cattle. Of that, Nigeria has only 20 million. The image below shows the first 20 highest cattle producers in the world and where Nigeria sits.

Nigeria's population is approximately 200 M (perhaps much more). This means for every 10 Nigerians, there is only 1 cow. This is not such a great number, yet people are being killed, women raped, and farms destroyed by the herders, Fulani.

Notably, nomadism is practiced in India, Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania, all ahead of Nigeria on the Table in the photo. Do these countries experience problem between herders and farmers, like Nigeria? If not, has the Nigerian government consulted with them to understand how they do it and how nomads relate with farmers there? That could be a starting point to finding a solution to the problem between herders and farmers."

I have a very interesting video of Fulani youths dissecting Yoruba leaders, including Tinubu, Akeredolu, Faysmi and others. Unfortunately,
the Nairaland system is not letting me upload it. Any suggestions how to upload videos here?

[quote author=Conrod post=98457586][/quote]Impeached by who?

This is not an American. Clear accent indicator. He is either Israeli or South African

These suggestions are quicker fixes that MNK and IPOB in particular, and Igbos at large, should consider while waiting for Biafra.I see no reason MNK cannot form a political party and test his popularity among Igbos.

tayebest:
This guy na brain box America will keep him somewhere until we don't hear about him again and they will eventually explore his talents.

What is the brain boxt here? Just fishing and collecting emails is that talent? I hope they kill him in jail. Petty thieves

As at 2012:

Statistically, Nigeria is the highest importer of rice globally and the largest producer in West Africa. The main rice producing states in Nigeria are Ebonyi,, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Benue, Taraba and Borno, others states includes Enugu and Cross River.

It is a staple food in the country and the most widely consumed, according to 2012 FAOSTAT data, it is 3rd highest global food production, after sugarcane and maize.

Things have changed with Anambra coming into play
Current data coming

Video of 21st Century Bridge in SW Nigeria, home of the VP. Listen carefully to the language they are speaking. It sounds like ''IPOB'' language

Watch video here: https://www.facebook.com/abiafactsnews/videos/2450890198484206/

Buhahaha!! You can always differentiate Afonja and IPOB

On a serious note, all crooks, regardless of where they come from, should be ''roasted''

LazyGold:
You guys could write all this hogwash and balderdash about South West when Anambra is already a Beggars colony competing with the North and people In Imo are be

Pay attention.

Emerging trend of social almajiri in Yorubaland
By Hakeem Jamiu

http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/threads/emerging-trend-of-social-almajiri-inyorubaland.21137/

TRIGITIS:
Prostitution, armed robbery, kidnapping and a host of others, all the handiwork of ipob Pigs, now they have exported it from their hate republic to other places including northern Nigeria. Hmmm, I no fit shout.

How many dead heads have you exhumed from the cemetery today? How many of the heads have you eaten?
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Yoruba Obas eat DEAD human FLESH to ascend the throne

Can anyone explain why this fetish practice has survived 21st century.



Erelu Tunwase AyonrindeErelu Tunwase of Ode-Remo, Chief Lola Ayonrinde, who is the Otun Iyalode of Shomolu and Lagos District, and also the Yeye Akinrogun of Ikeji-Ile Ijesa was twice Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She talks to AYO-LAWAL GBENOBA on her campaign against human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. Excerpts:

WHAT is your campaign all about?
the �Say No to Cannibalism In Nigeria� campaign is aimed towards eradicating the ancient and obnoxious practice of mutilating the bodies of traditional rulers after death. the rituals and sacrifices parts of the body of a dead king, especially in Western Nigeria, are used for are barbaric and a disgrace to the country in this 21st century. the movement is out to stop these evil practices which are not in consonant with the will of God and against the fundamental human rights of the affected traditional rulers. When a king dies, they say they have to give his heart to his successor on the throne to eat. They explained that it will make the new king strong and courageous but, is that not deceit? How can eating somebody�s flesh give courage to another person? They mutilate the remains of these kings and engage in fetish and obnoxious activities which add no value to anybody or the society in general.


Why do you need to feed an incoming royal father with the heart of a dead one? This cannibalism started with Christopher Colombus who believed that when a king ate the heart, or some other parts of a dead ruler, some major attributes of the dead was transferred to the new king. This is sheer cannibalism and has no place with God. And, I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. the government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?


What motivated this campaign?
I was very close to the late Alaye of Ode-Remo, Oba Funso Adeolu, the popular Chief Eleyinmi of the rested Village Headmaster soap opera. Few months after his death on August 21, 2008, he started appearing to me and I had months of traumatic haunting. In his lifetime, Oba Adeolu was a Christian and he made it known that he did not partake in anything fetish during his installation as king. He explicitly, several times, demanded that when death came calling, his corpse should be handed over to his family so that he could be given a proper Christian burial. However, his corpse was not released to the family. After his death, he appeared to me several times, and kept telling me about many things. He said his corpse was handed over to the �odis� (slaves) who treated it like that of a criminal. They took bits and pieces of his remains for their own use while some parts were distributed to the four corners of the town.


It was while going round that I discovered what happened and I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because there was nothing we could do about it.


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.


So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. to start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? the ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. the practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.


We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. the penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. the �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. the government must detach itself from it.


Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? Infact, politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.


What efforts have you made so far to network and get people involved?
We give glory to Almighty God. I have spoken to so many kings who secretly don�t want it and we are telling them that they should make an open declaration against these evil practices. the campaign would be boosted if they do because people believe they all knew and agreed to these evil practices before being installed. We now call on the royal fathers again, in the name of Almighty God, to declare publicly that they don�t want these fetish practices to continue. I have carried the campaign to the international level so that Nigerians of affluence who are in diaspora would lobby the lawmakers and get a legal backing for the campaign to eradicate human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. A number of international media like the BBC have aired my interview on the campaign and some Nigerian people abroad are involved in the lobbying for a legislation to stop the obnoxious practices.


We call on the �oluwos� and �odis� in Ode to review the entrenched ill that has no value to the society. We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs. Then, it was about time that the royal fathers are constituted into the House of Royals, like the House of Lords, so that they would have more power, say and patnership in governance. This would help them to contribute meaningfully to issues affecting them and the society at large.


https://www.nairaland.com/1435714/royal-canibalism-why-yoruba-eat-humans#18060883

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/main-square/38377-hidden-nigerian-culture-exposed-almost-unbelievable.html

NGpatriot:
Typical ignorant and illiterate rants. Being rich is not about how much you have in your bank accounts or the amount of money you have in your pocket.

Why are Nigerian youths, especially ipobs so mentally messed up and backward?

smh.

OFA SIFIA PAIN

horsepower101:
Take it easy on them. We don’t want mass suicide.

Hm!

Blizzy9ja:
I checked the dictionary for the meaning of poor I saw a map with the word Osun written inside

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 almajiri which simply means street urchin is common in the Northern part of the country. 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. [size=14pt]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[/size]. 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.

http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/threads/emerging-trend-of-social-almajiri-inyorubaland.21137/

As for Lagos, it is mainly those Alaba and Computer Village Boys, AKA Okoros. Not Agege or Ikorodu boys, AKA Afonjas

TRIGITIS:
Wrong.

The list should have been

Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi as the cash pots of Nigeria.

Keep deceiving yourselves.

sifia pain

Blizzy9ja:
We all know Osun is richest from behind

Osun is like its former governor, Aregbesola: wretched

I did not see Aregbesola's Osun (fake richest State in NIGERIA) on the list.

What does that say?

NB: Pilot programs are typically done where they have the most complication and hence most impact. Based on lessons learned, they are then rolled out in less complicated places with less impact. The states with huge cash financial loads have been selected. The rest, including Osun, are babies that will come later.

LazyGold:
Yoruba Barbers, bricklayers, welders, Mechanics, Vulcanizers, Tailors, Carpenters, Furniture makers, Aluminium makers, Hairdressers, Electricians, Phone Repairers, Plumbers etc doesn't rely on any Government for survival.

So Igbo Barbers, bricklayers, welders, Mechanics, Vulcanizers, Tailors, Carpenters, Furniture makers, Aluminium makers, Hairdressers, Electricians, Phone Repairers, Plumbers etc rely on govt, right?

redundant post

LazyGold:
Yoruba depend less on the System to survive more than Igbo because Igbo are mostly traders while Yoruba are mostly skillful and professional Artisans

Yoruba Barbers, bricklayers, welders, Mechanics, Vulcanizers, Tailors, Carpenters, Furniture makers, Aluminium makers, Hairdressers, Electricians, Phone Repairers, Plumbers etc doesn't rely on any Government for survival.

In fact an Igbo trader that open a 2 by 2 is not hardworking and does not make more money than a successful Yoruba Barber, Aluminium maker, Furniture maker etc.

When it come to human capital Yoruba will always rank higher than Igbo because Igbo are mostly traders while Yoruba are professional Artisans.


You guys have been circulating propaganda online and calling yourselves the most hardworking while calling others Lazy but in reality you are not even half as hardworking as Yoruba.


How could Igbo traders that sit lazily every day in their 2 by 2 shops be more hardworking than Yoruba bricklayers, mechanics, carpenters, welders considering the type of effort require to do those kind of works etc?

Just because Yoruba are more relevant than you politically doesn't mean they rely on the government to survive, in fact majority of the Nigeria masses doesn't rely on any government for survival,

Crap. The fact that 80% of you are into full time politics and civil servants puts you second to Fulani as government parasites

MusaChukwudi:
Here we go again......this muddy people with their phantom wealth...haba! just look around you...

Empty barrels

Note that I said in general everybody is suffering. But can you tell me which group has the least suffering masses? I mean on the ground, not from fake statistics from the brown roofs of Ijebu ode. Travel around Nigerian villages and towns. Nigeria is not about the few rich people in Abuja and Lekki, which recent data says is only 9900. What is happening to the rest 200 M - 9900?

HAUSA has zero swag. They have been swallowed by the Fulani. Can you mention any Hausa that has been president in Nigeria since 1960?

Ilamina:


No.wonder they are the least nigerians to travel abroad

Because they are really enjoying their selves in nigeria

Are the Fulani as a group really enjoying themselves in Nigeria? Are you confusing 1000 Fulani elites with the millions of impoverished Fulanis who have to trek from Katsina to Port Harcourt with their cows and families?

In reality, no one is having fun in Nigeria. But if anyone does, it is the Igbo masses who are the ones having fun in Nigeria because they depend less on the system to survive. However, I completely agree with the notion that Igbo elites are politically less favored, compared to the Fulani elites.

See photos of Fulani enjoyment