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Rest on sir

Trailblazer, indomie generation will not know what's ISR.... I still have posters I cut and put in albums from CFI and ISR... God rest this man that made more meaningful impact on life than the thieving politicians.....

Russia vs Ukraine-Did any of our prophets see this at the beginning of the year in their yearly prophetic messages

When GEJ was on the seat, there was the legend of his romance with the ND ogogoro that prevented him from functioning well, now we have PMB that appears to be sober all the time but age has limited his virility; Nigeria must do all possible to ensure we are not bogged down by an old incapacitated president in whatever guise so we can gain a bit of traction.....This country has slumbered too much and we need someone to move us forward except we want to consign ourselves to the committee of countries practicing gerontocracy and not democracy

The more reason why their grand patron should not ascend the Nigerian throne; imagine what this one would do if he now has the power at the center behind him........Let all these hungry agberos on Nairaland know this, if elected, ageros go dey slap you, collect your wife join

These guys should face the home problem we have in Nigeria and leave Ukraine and Russia alone mbok

Obviously you were never convicted of the offense so, technically you are not an ex-convict. I will advise you relocate from your current station for a new life. Nigerians don't accept people back into the society easily, you need a total change of location, bif you asked me, relocation abroad even a country in Africa will be your best bet.....

Atiku is a hard sell for anybody especially OBJ that already sounded the deathknell on Atiku"s political career.......

2 weeks medical

It is a her, so this should be Queenpin and not kingpin

Let's be practical here, anytime money gets into your hands, just get to a good hospital to check your system and ascertain what could be the reason for the cough

His conviction fasttracked, so he doesn't bilk on Supercop Abba Kyari concerning monies and properties removed from his house after he was arrested

LAUTECH... Greatest Ladokites, great

The man already knows his own weakness and he is not ready to lose his job over sexual harassment case

Laughnow419:
My sister order 6 items on aliexpress she got only 2.

I will not advice anybody to order directly via shipping next time

AliExpress is way better at adjudicating issues of non arrivals, your sister should have opened a "dispute" over those items not delivered

I'm not sure you reported this appropriately, if you did first bank will take up the case with all due diligence, you can report via their Twitter handle.......

Nice one SA police, I wish our police will one day be able to tactically face robbers/criminals in this manner and eliminate them without collateral damage on their path as we see everyday in their activities

Is there any legal requirements for this, if you have not mandated others, why do you think they'll feel obligated to do your face-saving bidding on the issue. They can as well tell you they do not need to be physically on ground to provide their services....... I hope Twitter team of lawyers can actually draft a long list of what the APC living government should put in place before they're able to come down here from stable electricity to security for the workforce they engage

Kuku say you are looking for a driver

Hope that is all you are giving her sha

Hmmm

I always ask why travel so late in this era of security uncertainties in Nigeria, getting to Ibadan at 8 pm was rather late?....... I pray he is found alive

The case appears bungled already knowing Nigerian police; this incident occurred in 2020 FGS

Rubbish agency, why not put in place measures to prevent the trafficking in the first place....rather they prefer staging this charade everytime and it has now graduated to giving the returnees branded tee-shirts, kwantinu

I don't believe this story one bit; if you know, you know

My question is, "should she be regarded as a beggar any longer, how many workers on honest 30k minimum wage can have a savings of N500k and $100?" E get reason why I put am for quote..... If this is allowed to go, then that'll mean begging has been approved as a legal means of amassing wealth........ There's an instance that a beggar had houses, cars etc but was still a beggar recently and nothing was done about it, they'll continue to increase in geometrical proportion. My suggestion is that she should be profiled and warned never to be seen on the road again, 500k is enough to start something profitable

Did you guys read anywhere that he had a skin condition or where did this story on low self-esteem emanate from

Where do you live, I can see the room appears makeshift;h what are the things in your area, like the surroundings, your septic tank, etc

This MiG-31 reminded me of MIG33 during the early years of mobile telephony on symbian and java OS phones...... I wonder if anyone here remembers

Corruption has eaten so deeply into the National fabric, imagine the eulogy written and praising him at his death

A Tribute to Brig Gen Aminun-Kano Maude (rtd) PhD.

By FRIDAY ENAPE
November 18, 2019

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Brigadier General Aminun-Kano Maude is no more. He died in Abuja on Friday 8 Nov 2019, when he finally succumbed to the debilitating illness that had ravaged him and kept him out of circulation for about 18 months as he battled for his life, in Dubai. Allahu Akbar. Kullu Nafsin Zaikatul Maut. “Every soul shall taste death.” And so it was with Aminu, whose inevitable time and turn it was.

Aminu-Kano was not a silverspoon brat. He was from a very humble family background of nominal means in Kano, and was indeed a self made man that practically pulled himself up by the bootstraps, so to speak.

As a young child, Aminu was first enrolled in the customary local Islamiya Quranic madrasat, with all his siblings, like all other local neighbourhood children. Young Aminun often accompanied his father on business journeys outside their domain, especially to Zaria where young Aminu got attracted and influenced into formal Western education, to which he requested and insistently demanded to be enrolled. Thus young Aminu became a foster child in the home and care of Alhaji Maude of Zaria, a close friend and senior business partner of his dad, solely for the purpose of getting into formal Western school, like the children of his foster dad were.

After his primary education in Tudun Wada Zaria, Aminu got admitted into the famous NMS Zaria with the Jan 1972 set, where he gradually became noticeable for his diminutive statue, personal discipline and a rather stubborn disposition. He was the quintessential model student for his discipline, neat turn out, and committed studies and scholarship.

Aminun was a delight for the authorities, for he was never found wanting or unserious in either his studies or military duties as a Boy Soldier. He took everything rather seriously. He also always wore his demeanor on his face, something that often became his trademark. He was never found on the truancy side of the student character. Indeed he wasn’t the “standard disciplinary customer of Babè”.

In Nigerian Military School (NMS), Aminu developed a rather stand-alone actively quiet personality, in a class and world of his own, more interested and engrossed in his studies, and with very few intimacies. It was probably easier to find Aminu in the school library than elsewhere. It was therefore only logical that he rose to become a Boy Staff Sergeant and the school’s Chief Librarian, in addition to being a member of the school’s military band.

With time Aminu developed a very formal personality with rather strong convictions on, and passion for, nearly everything he fancied.

When he graduated from NMS in 1976, Aminu chose the option of going onto the SBS of ABU, inspite of his NDA admission, where he later read for the BSc degree in Accountancy, and was later commissioned into the Army Finance Corps.

In the Finance Corps, young Lieutenant M. Aminu-Kano Maude was among the set of other newly commissioned NMS Ex-Boys into the Corps who formed the critical mass that tranformed the Corps into a standard modern accountancy-driven finance department, as against the older disposition.

Here again Aminu stood out in his stand-alone single-mindedness, moreso in his very privileged position at the CFO, even as a very young subaltern. This exposed him to a very wide network of contacts, both within the service and without, and a situation and assignment which he handled with his characteristic straight face boldness and firmness, fairness and admirable competence, to the satisfaction of his commanders. And Aminun did not fail to understand and appreciate the strategic opportunities and advantages inherent therein.

Of course not everyone within the Corps or even without, would be comfortable with the “oversized” position nor the influence he weilded, moreso with his rather stubborn seeming strictness and ethical standard and style. Thus along the line he seemed to have also been apparently accumulating ill-feelings from others, as he was obviously doing with the goodwills from others, in the various Finance units and formations he served all over the country, and the several National Taskforces he also served in. Thus whenever he got into some trouble, the goodwills often tended to get him out in rather privileged interventions.

But this got to a head in the obvious power play in the Corps where Aminu thought he had an entitled advantage for leadership that was “unfairly” denied him, but was instead edged out into the headship of the Finance School. Other issues seemed to have further fueled the controversy which culminated in the Court Martial trial and conviction of Aminu, which both the Appeal and Supreme Courts subsequently set aside in Aminu’s favour. This forced the Army to reinstate him into the Army and restore him to his rank of Brigadier General.

This landmark case, *BrigGen Aminun-Kano vs Nigerian Army,* has become a reference in the Nigerian Law Reports.

Nearly everybody dissuaded him from the legal battle, but Aminu’s stubborn doggedness in the face of apparent injustice eventually proved him right.

All through his military career and in all the units and formations he was deployed, Aminun was never found wanting, as he always discharged his duty with the seriousness and dedication it deserved, even if often with some seeming inflexibility that tended to put him at odds, even when he was right, as he often was. Even when his approach may seem rather tactlessly blunt, Aminu still had the modest humility of often bowing to superior viewpoints and positions, probably because it was indeed in his nature to promptly engage on issues and actions without checking on his flanks and rear, as it were. A naivety that was indeed part of him.

But behind this rather controversial personality was a discreetly kind, helpful and very deeply generous spirit, that has touched the hearts and minds and lives of very many of his beneficiaries in very fundamental ways. This is evident in the Finance Corps where he had mentored a generation of the younger ones that came across him, and in whom he still enjoys the arguable reverence of a legend. It was perhaps the same effect he had outside the military. For, the massive crowd at his funeral was enough testimonial in this regard. Perhaps also because Aminu stubbornly chose to live in the fringe neighbourhood among the people, as it were, instead of the standard convention of the GRA, for his class status.

His statue, his often rather leftist opinions, and his branded name, collectively gave him the aura and myth of aristocracy, which he perfectly understood and beneficially grew into.

And his childhood love and quest for education extended throughout his lifetime. Not long after his deployment into the Finance Corps, he had enrolled for, and obtained the MSc degree in Accounting and Finance from ABU, which he further down the line capped with a PhD in the same field and institution. This obvious strategic academic investment became very handy in retirement for him, as he seamlessly transited himself into academia as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting in NDA, ABU and KASU. He was also a Director in Keystone Bank Transition Management team and a member of the Presidential Arms Probe Committee, etc.

In Aminu we have lost a great mind in his own right, and I also lost in him an unconditional friend and indeed a brother. We will miss him for a long time to come. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive his sins and shortcomings. May Allah generously reward his good deeds, and grant him abode in aljanna firdausi. May Allah continue to strengthen his entire family with the fortitude to continue to bear this obviously painful loss. May Allahu bless each one of them, unify them, guide them aright, and protect and provide for them in the difficult times ahead. It is also incumbent on his three wives and the fifteen children he left behind to jealously keep his legacy intact. And when it is our time and turn, may Allahu bless our respective exits with the reward of aljanna firdausi, ameen.

Abdullahi Dan-Asabe

yemite100:
Good day Nairalanders,

I work as a security officer in a community, I usually work from 7:00am - 3pm in a secondary school, and also resume night duty by 7pm in a community close to my house
The landlord association gave us a warning that we must check all cars coming in and going out of the estate and we have been performing our duties in a polite way..
About 11:35pm last night, we heard the horn of a strange car requesting that we should open the gate, I switch on my touch to check those inside the car, it was three abled young men and lady inside the car, in a polite way I ask them where they are heading to and they mentioned a popular rich man in the community, as usual, I told them to open the booth of there car which they refused to open, I told them to drive back to where they are coming from but before I could know what's happening,. They got down from the car and threathing to deal with us if the gate is not opened...they forced the gate open and drove inside the community,my colleague we're just watching the whole scenario as I drag issues with them...
I don't know the report they gave the chairman of the landlords association, they just got to our checkpoint this morning and told me I have been fired without paying me off, I told them I haven't done anything wrong and was just carrying out my duties,I was told never to come close to the area again or else I will be arrested.
I left there in annoyance, I was only carrying out my duties but now I have been Sacked for carrying out order...
I don't know what this country is turning to again...

How were you employed, if via a company you may be able to push for your money.