₦airaland Forum

Bighead9:
Leave the Yoruba's alone, go and face the Fulani's Army who are littered all over the East. The same Fulani have been conquering the Eastern Region for ages.
They conquered them during Ojukwu, the Coward had to run out of the Country. They also conquered the East during Nnamdi Kanu, the coward ran away just like every Igbo chest beater will always do.

Fulani Army are presently opressing your people in the East, in the name of Python Dance and none of you losers could do shi.t. Na to dey form Rambo online una Sabi.

TimeManager:
The dude spreads Sophism, tribal & religious tirade.. His many thread had been pulled down on numerous occasions. He is a confused sadist cum a conspiracy theorists.

Kiss the truth!

KwaraRat:
The word "Yoruba" does not have any meaning in the language of the Olukumi People but traces it's origins from the mockery the Hausa/Fulani jihadist used in describing the once great race after they had sacked Oyo Ile (the capital of the old Oyo empire) and annexed Ilorin for the Sokoto Caliphate.

The word Yoruba is derived from the two words: Oyo and Oba and from the Hausa/Fulani dialect was pronounced "Oyoroba" and was a direct mockery of how they (Hausa Fulanis) captured Ilorin, killed Afonja and the Oba of old Oyo.

How the Olukumin peope will accept a known derogatory mockery as the name of their race baffles me.

furrr:
An emir or amir is just like a king in the sense that only those from a particular family can aspire to be king

You don't ask why anyone can aspire to be the queen or king of united kingdom do you or to be the pope in the vatican do you so why should you ask if anyone can aspire to be amir

And by the way it's amazing how you guys keep trying to differentiate fulani and other ethnic group most noticeably hausas

Are you aware the emir or amir of kano "fulani" cannot speak fulani but speaks hausa fluently

The truth is the hausas and other ethnic groups are not complaining

very little knowledge is very dangerous..... I hope nairaland starts checking post for facts before allowing anyone to post anyhow

Frankdoz26:
Chai!!!! Is this why there are too many Yoruba Muslims today. Yoruba's are full traitors and cowardice. No wonder afonja sold them to invading Fulani caliphate.

Guestlander:
Yoruba does not have a Muslim problem. What we have is a bunch of unintelligent rabble rousers trying to create a problem where there's none.
You lie by saying most Yoruba kings are Muslims but the point is; have you ever had a situation in Yorubaland where anyone king or not says you cannot practice your own religion?
We love the religious tolerance we have in Yorubaland and we will defend that with everything at our disposal.
People who think they might cause bloodshed in Yorubaland in order to achieve their secessionist agenda or for whatever motive will fail.

wakaman:
Your narrative again, please find audience for your narrative with people of the same inclinations as you.

id911:
Junior Officers like IBB, Abacha, Muhammed Gusau and the rest freely mingled with big boys like Murtala, Obj and Danjuma but Buhari couldn't

ivandragon:
“We are going to convert the house of the leader of the Boko Haram sect Mohammed Yusuf where the insurgency all started from, to a museum.
“The place is called Maarcas; we want to build a museum there where all the things that had happened relating to the insurgency will be archived.
“We want to document and archive all that had happened so that our future generation will be able to have first-hand information,” he said.


you kids need to learn to read & understand. if you can't reason properly, I can't help you. ciao.

12Monkeys:
Hamman Yaji: The Shekau of days past.


Hamman Yaji, a Fulbe{fulani} , was the last slave raider of the Northern Mandaras {northeast Nigeria, parts of cameroun and present day Chad }. He was arrested by the British in 1927 and montagnards from Sukur to Dughwede give explicite accounts on his relentless raiding. His diary was published in 1995 (Vaughan et al). It is historically unclear whether it was the suspicion of Mahdism or the complains from montagnards which led to his arrest (Muller-Kosack 1999).

The diary of Hamman Yaji is unique: a precious historical source, a fascinating social document. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest in August 19, an insider voice tells us of life in the early colonial period, on the furthest margin of European authority.

Madagali, in present-day northeastern Nigeria, was a tiny principality within the Adamawa emirate, itself a province of the Sokoto caliphate: all three were conquest states, ruled by Muslim Fulani. Hamman Yaji became ruler of Madagali in 1902, appointed by the Germans the day after they had killed the previous ruler, his father. He survived the change to French rule in 1916, to British in 1922. The British deposed him in August 19, allegedly for past slaving, but probably more for his Mahdist sympathies. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest, Hamman Yaji chronicled his activities, sometimes almost daily. Entries are generally sparse, but, read carefully, and with the helpful editorial material in this book, the ensemble is remarkable. The book is dedicated to all people of the Madagali district, with the hope that their future will be one of harmony and mutual cooperation.

A worthy hope, but sitting a little uneasily here, since Hamman Yaji was a dedicated slave raider.

The recurrent litany makes chilling reading:

May 12, 1913: "...I sent my soldiers to Sukur and they destroyed thehouse of the Arnado [village head] and took a horse and seven slave girls and burnt their houses."

May 21: "I captured 20 slave girls."

June 11th: "I captured six slave girls and ten cattle, and killed three men."

June 25: "I captured 48 slave girls and 26 cattle and I killed five persons."

July 6: "I captured 30 cattle and six slave girls."

All this (and more) on a single page. Exactly what such raids involved the diary itself does not say: traditions gathered later amongst the victimized populations are ghoulish indeed, comparable with another unique document, the eye-witness account of Bagirmi slaving a little further east and 40 years earlier, recorded by the German traveler Gustav Nachtigal in the third volume of his Sahara and Sudan.

Hamman Yaji's editors suggest, a little speculatively, that a word from a British officer in March 1924 sufficed to stop the raiding. The raiding did stop, and even the most tender liberal conscience, reflecting on colonialism, may take some comfort that a line was drawn under such entries as: "I sent Fadhl al Nar with his men to raid Sukur and they captured 80 slaves, of whom I gave away 40. We killed men and women and 17 children."

The troops were evidently out of control here: women and children were too valuable to be killed. The exploitation, often sexual, of women is clear: female slaves circulated as gifts, or in exchange (three for a horse, for instance). Hamman Yaji swapped female slaves with one of his men, even with his son, who objected that "he did not want a girl, he wanted a boy slave".

Even in such circumstances, a defiant female voice is audible: "I found that my slave girl in the absence of her fellow-slaves had said that she would not prepare my food for me. Why she would not cook my food I do not know, but anyway the result was that I got no food from her and was obliged to buy it."


Or again: "I my wife Umm Asta Belel said that in respect of her being a Muslim she was tired of it, and in respect of her being a pagan it would be better for her." Some passages are enigmatic, such as: "I fixed the penalty for every slave who leaves me without cause at four slave girls and if he is a poor man 200 lashes."

Is the implication here that slaves with cause could leave? How many slaves were rich enough to be able to pay a fine of four slave girls? What where the chances of surviving 200 lashes? Slavery is by far the most prominent single theme, but there are many others, such as local politics and power structures, the local practice of Islam, and the advance of colonialism. The diary ends on a homely note: "On the same day Sarkin Lifida ruined the onions."

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/deep-insight-on-an-african-despot/162186.article

Omololu007:
only and !diot will think it is possible for the Niger delta and south east to pull out of Nigeria without a referendum.and only a fool will think the Niger delta is thinking of pulling out of Nigeria

ivandragon:
https://www.legit.ng/1045611-biafra-these-photos-and-video-of-ojukwu-war-bunker-will-bring-back-memories.html


https://travel.jumia.com/en-gb/destinations/the-national-war-museum-10003123

http://www.umuahiaibeku.com/Biafran-War-Museum-Umuahia-Ibeku.html


before you spew trash, try to reason rationally.


read beyond headlines. don't just jump into something you have poor knowledge of.


the proposed museum is supposed to serve as a lesson for history. it is supposed to serve as a reminder to a dark time in Nigeria's history & at the same time, serve as a monument to the innocent lives lost in the senseless violence perpetuated by a group of murderous bloody thirtsy people.

what it will actually contain is up to those who would run the museum...

again, you can find similar museums in;

http://www.ihgjlm.com/genocide-memorials-and-museums/


the war in the NE has taken over 200,000 lives & is the most devastating manmade conflict in Nigeria since the civil war... those who neglect history, are bound to repeat it's failures...

gists:
ok since you people have decided to resurrect this fo0lish thread, let me show you some bible verses that some fo0lish people use to support/justify slavery. Those that say and believe the bible does not support slavery should cover their faces/heads in shame. Because it means they don't know the bible beyond the glithering/glowing parts that their pastors read on sunday service








In other words, the onus is on the slaves to earn their freedom, why didn't the bible persuade the masters to set them free

AND HERE IS THE FAVOURITE FROM JESUS HIMSELF!!!


In other words, the popular phrase - To whom much is given, much is expected - actually came from Jesus's quote (parable) about how a slave should be punished (with some blows) if he does not do what is expected.

Pls note that these are all from NEW TESTAMENTS. So don't bloody come and tell us craps about "old things have passed - we are now in time of grace" bul1sh!t.

12Monkeys:
Hamman Yaji: The Shekau of days past.


Hamman Yaji, a Fulbe{fulani} , was the last slave raider of the Northern Mandaras {northeast Nigeria, parts of cameroun and present day Chad }. He was arrested by the British in 1927 and montagnards from Sukur to Dughwede give explicite accounts on his relentless raiding. His diary was published in 1995 (Vaughan et al). It is historically unclear whether it was the suspicion of Mahdism or the complains from montagnards which led to his arrest (Muller-Kosack 1999).

The diary of Hamman Yaji is unique: a precious historical source, a fascinating social document. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest in August 19, an insider voice tells us of life in the early colonial period, on the furthest margin of European authority.

Madagali, in present-day northeastern Nigeria, was a tiny principality within the Adamawa emirate, itself a province of the Sokoto caliphate: all three were conquest states, ruled by Muslim Fulani. Hamman Yaji became ruler of Madagali in 1902, appointed by the Germans the day after they had killed the previous ruler, his father. He survived the change to French rule in 1916, to British in 1922. The British deposed him in August 19, allegedly for past slaving, but probably more for his Mahdist sympathies. From September 1912 until the day before his arrest, Hamman Yaji chronicled his activities, sometimes almost daily. Entries are generally sparse, but, read carefully, and with the helpful editorial material in this book, the ensemble is remarkable. The book is dedicated to all people of the Madagali district, with the hope that their future will be one of harmony and mutual cooperation.

A worthy hope, but sitting a little uneasily here, since Hamman Yaji was a dedicated slave raider.

The recurrent litany makes chilling reading:

May 12, 1913: "...I sent my soldiers to Sukur and they destroyed thehouse of the Arnado [village head] and took a horse and seven slave girls and burnt their houses."

May 21: "I captured 20 slave girls."

June 11th: "I captured six slave girls and ten cattle, and killed three men."

June 25: "I captured 48 slave girls and 26 cattle and I killed five persons."

July 6: "I captured 30 cattle and six slave girls."

All this (and more) on a single page. Exactly what such raids involved the diary itself does not say: traditions gathered later amongst the victimized populations are ghoulish indeed, comparable with another unique document, the eye-witness account of Bagirmi slaving a little further east and 40 years earlier, recorded by the German traveler Gustav Nachtigal in the third volume of his Sahara and Sudan.

Hamman Yaji's editors suggest, a little speculatively, that a word from a British officer in March 1924 sufficed to stop the raiding. The raiding did stop, and even the most tender liberal conscience, reflecting on colonialism, may take some comfort that a line was drawn under such entries as: "I sent Fadhl al Nar with his men to raid Sukur and they captured 80 slaves, of whom I gave away 40. We killed men and women and 17 children."

The troops were evidently out of control here: women and children were too valuable to be killed. The exploitation, often sexual, of women is clear: female slaves circulated as gifts, or in exchange (three for a horse, for instance). Hamman Yaji swapped female slaves with one of his men, even with his son, who objected that "he did not want a girl, he wanted a boy slave".

Even in such circumstances, a defiant female voice is audible: "I found that my slave girl in the absence of her fellow-slaves had said that she would not prepare my food for me. Why she would not cook my food I do not know, but anyway the result was that I got no food from her and was obliged to buy it."


Or again: "I my wife Umm Asta Belel said that in respect of her being a Muslim she was tired of it, and in respect of her being a pagan it would be better for her." Some passages are enigmatic, such as: "I fixed the penalty for every slave who leaves me without cause at four slave girls and if he is a poor man 200 lashes."

Is the implication here that slaves with cause could leave? How many slaves were rich enough to be able to pay a fine of four slave girls? What where the chances of surviving 200 lashes? Slavery is by far the most prominent single theme, but there are many others, such as local politics and power structures, the local practice of Islam, and the advance of colonialism. The diary ends on a homely note: "On the same day Sarkin Lifida ruined the onions."

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/deep-insight-on-an-african-despot/162186.article

ivandragon:
another retarded slowpoke...

Daviddson:
Some people just have penchant for fake or distorted news. There's no mention of the word 'immortalise' in that whole article, but they're busy whipping themselves in and out even when they either know what the man said.

I wonder how a museum that détails the evils of insurgency equals immortalising BH founder. Is it going to be named Boko Haram Museum? No!
There's a slavery museum in Badagry (as Ivandragon pointed out), and there's a Nigerian Civil War Museum in Enugu as well, etc. Is the slavery museum immortalising or praising slavery. History of the holocaust is a part of school curriculum in Germany; is Germany immortalising Hitler? No.

ivandragon:
it is obvious that 95% of those who commented on the subject matter only read the misleading headline without first checking the main webpage of the news item...


furthermore, they have shown that they have very closed minds & refuse to see beyond a very narrow prism of twisted thought...


read, read & get enlightenment before you perish of misguided ignorance...

ivandragon:
I think this issue is being taken out of context, especially the headline...


there is the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the US;

slavery museums in Badagry, Liverpool etc...;


genocide museums in Cambodia, Rwanda etc...

other other similar museums to serve as reminds to certain horrors of human activities...


so before we turn this into a vile political discussion, let us reason properly & look at all the facts...

The Borno Government says it will convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to a museum.
The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mohammed Bulama, disclosed this at the sidelines of the 9th National Council for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation held in Dutse, Jigawa.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Council with the theme “Tourism and Culture as Panacea for Nigeria’s Economic Recovery’’ was organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
Mr. Bulama told NAN in an interview that the museum would help to archive all things related to Boko Haram insurgency to attract tourists and for the benefits of future generation.
“We are going to convert the house of the leader of the Boko Haram sect Mohammed Yusuf where the insurgency all started from, to a museum.
“The place is called Maarcas; we want to build a museum there where all the things that had happened relating to the insurgency will be archived.
“We want to document and archive all that had happened so that our future generation will be able to have first-hand information,” he said.
Mr. Yusuf, sect leader and founder of the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, was killed in 2009 and his group has continued to constitute serious security threat to Borno and other states in the North-east.
The commissioner said the state was also planning to turn the Sambisa forest, which used to be the insurgents’ haven, to a tourist centre by reviving the already existing games reserve in the forest.
“Last year, Gov. Kashim Shettima made a pronouncement to the effect that every December 22, will be declared a public holiday in Borno because that is the day the military declared that they had captured Ground Zero in Sambisa forest.
“What we intend to do when stability is fully achieved is to convert the forest into a tourist attraction in order to show the world what has happened.
“Before insurgency, we used to have a game reserve in the Sambisa forest, we are going to revive that,” he said.
According to Mr. Bulama, Borno is very rich in culture and diversity; and the government would use the security situation in the State for tourism advantage.
Mr. Bulama said that the meeting in Dutse witnessed very robust contributions in form of memorandum presentations and intervention by participants and other stakeholders in the culture and tourism sectors.
Olusegun Runsewe, the Director General of National Council for Arts and Culture, who also spoke to NAN at the event, said that “culture and tourism are intertwined and cannot be separated.”
He explained that “culture is the brand that tourism sells” and it should be approached based on the strength and rich potential of each state or political zone.
Mr. Runsewe said the meeting would enable stakeholders strategize on harnessing the potential in culture and tourism to become a new oil for the country.
Speaking in the same vein, the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Garba Abari, said his agency would use its various platforms to sensitise the people on the country’s diverse cultural heritage and tourism potential.
He said the agency would work with all states and stakeholders to boost local tourism for employment generation and other economic advantages.
(NAN)

FarahAideed:
So you mean there was an onslaught like this in August too and the Buhari govt hid it

jimcollins136:
Jonathan was simply a Democrat.