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 Politics › Re: APC: Tambuwal For President? by Jamisco: 10:19am On Feb 18, 2013 |
bappahman: Why cos ss/se are nt in leadership?NO BUT BECAUSE IT BECOME CLEAR THAT YOU WANT TO ISLAMIZED NIGERIA - TWO BOKO HARAMS |
| Sports › Re: Dangote Rewards Super Eagles With N130 Million For Reaching AFCON Final by Jamisco: 4:24pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
joek: Another M.K.O in the making.which M.K.O? the one that destroyed over 3millions copies of Bibles in the oceans? abeg talk better person |
| Politics › Re: PDP vs APC - 2015 Projection Model by Jamisco: 4:16pm On Feb 08, 2013 |
peckhamboi: Good analysis but I still believe Buhari is the best option for the opposition, he is the only person who can deliver 12 million votes without spending a dime, he is incomparable to people like Ribadu who couldnt even deliver his own state in the last presidential election. I am 100% sure the SW will definitely not vote for GEJ so the real battle lies in NC, if the opposition can add states like Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Edo in addition the the SW, then they have a great chance to defeat the PDP. People like Okorocha, Ngige, Oshiomole could also help the opposition getting a sizeable number of votes in the SS/SE.Buhari is good to publicly join Boko Haram since his aim is to see the blood of Christians and innocent Nigerians flows on the street of Northern States. please don't mention Buhari again if you want to Nigerians be salvaged from the idiocracy of PDP. someone said that when Buhari was head of states, he was in primary school in the early 80s and his teachers told them that they are leaders of tomorrow, according to him, he is now a post graduate still seeking for job to feed his family but Buhari with his co. out there are still saying we must do or blood will litter the street. he therefore asked whether their teachers were lying to them or something is wrong some where. please help him to answer this question. some cried that GEJ was voted into the office based on region, tribe, religion and party, but it was not so, there was never a time when any candidate from that region or a Christian lost an election and people started killing other people or burning places of worship? is only when Buhari lost election that people started suffering from almajiri and the so called bk please when doing your merger, erase Buhari, Fashola and Tinubu from the race if you want to defeat PDP. look for somebody like Adams Osho, Rochas, David Mark, Boss Mustaphah, Jerry Gana or peter Obi. I even like the modern capitalist Atiku than Buhari. I am from North East pls, done quote me wrong for sentiment. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Latest Important Prophecy By Prophet TB Joshua- Part I by Jamisco: 11:02am On Feb 07, 2013 |
lawson007: Latest Prophecy---by Prophet TB JOSHUAI think this is not prophecy but prediction. since i was a child and now i am old all Muslim nations in one way or other other have been rising against US and Israel and china & Russia have been always backing the Muslim countries but on the D-Day the will not surface but would be asking the US and the Europe to give them their own exploits, ask Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan etc. please go to your bible and read all the prophecies about the end of the age is written there, i don't think you need a prophet before you will understand. read Matthew 24, Book of Revelation and Daniel etc, the prophecies there are vividly and clear. I think when a man of God is predicting the second coming of Messiah like he don't know he is doing because the scriptures say even Christ know not the hour. God give us signs of the end of the world which we are seeing with our eyes now. my advice is to read your Bible so that no one will mislead you. |
| Politics › Re: 36 States Of Nigeria And Their Meanings by Jamisco: 3:44pm On Feb 01, 2013 |
the area that is now adamawa was never conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan. the only area that was conquered by fulani is Yola local government (Yola south and some part of Yola North). the remaining local governments were never smelled by fulani. kilba alone pursued them from Hong Local government down to Girei Local government (was Song Local Govt)because of the river Benue they could not crossover thats why the place was called Song in Kilba language meaning they have gone (after kilba people have awaited for them whether they will come back but never). ask any fulani man about kilba that know the history, he will shook his head, talk-less of bata, buchama, bula, chamba people etc [quote author=Ìyániwúrà123]THE 36 STATES OF NIGERIA AND THEIR MEANINGS We hail from one (or more, if ya parents are from different states na...lol) of the 36 states of the Nigerian federation. But, many of us do not actually know the meanings or the story behind the names of these states. Iyaniwura has brought that to you. Happy reading: 1. ABIA STATE As many might have guessed (yelz...lol), Abia is an acronym derived from the name of the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991. These were the: Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato and Afikpo. Former Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu (hin too dey talk joor) is from Bende while Lambert Ndukwe, one of the richest men in Nigeria in the 50s (he imported stockfish from Northern European nations like Norway and exported cotton back) was from Isuikwato. Afikpo now belongs to Ebonyi State and as for Aba, we all know berra...lol! Okay, let's roll! 2. ADAMAWA STATE The area that is now Adamawa State was conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, a warrior of the Ba'en clan of the Fulanis, in the beginning of the 19th century. Modibbo is a Fulani courtesy title that means 'The Lettered/Learned One' (in Hausa, it is Mallam). Modibbo Adama was also the regional leader of the Fulani Jihad led Uthman Dan Fodio in 1804. That made the Adamawa Emirate a vassal state of the Sultan of Sokoto. He hailed from the Gurin region (now a tiny hamlet) and got the green flag (to lead the jihad) in 1806. A man of humble beginnings (father was a local teacher and mother, a simple Shuwa Arab lady, according to some historians), he later founded Adamawa Emirate in 1809. A brave warrior of Dan Fodio, he fought at Ngazzargamu (capital of the old Borno Empire now in Yobe State) and was later ordered by his teacher, Dan Fodio, to return home and become the Lamido Fumbina (the Ruler of the Southlands in Fulfulde, the language of the Fulanis) and then carry out the jihad from the River Nile to the Bight of Biafra (shoooo!). He was followed back to his place by Hausa and Fulani (Toronkawa) fighters. Even trainers and instructors came from as far as the Maghreb (now Northwest Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) and the Ottoman Empire -in the light of recent events in Nigeria, does this ring any bell at all? Think about that for a minute. Thereafter, he conquered many areas and regions (including incursions into Northern Cameroon where we now have mainly Fulani Muslims), moved his capital to Ribadu, then Joboliwo and eventually died in 1847 in Yola, which he also founded but not after he had formed his new state which he named after himself. His tomb is in Gurin, Furore LGA till today and at the height of his power, Adamawa Emirate stretched 103,000 sq km as far as Lake Chad and had as much as 1.5 million inhabitants. Expansion towards the south was prevented by the thick jungle and tsetse fly (dangerous to cattle). He also founded Garoua in northeastern Cameroon. Today, his descendants rule as the Lamidos of Adamawa, and the emirate is like the only one in the north in which Hausa is regarded and learnt as a second language. The current one is Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdafa (a former chairman of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria) whose father, Aliyu Musdafa, was one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in Africa having spent 57 years on the throne. Adamawa (cattle breed), Adamawa Region (in Cameroon), the 4,000 ft-high Adamawa Plateau called Lesdihosere by the Fulanis (in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic), Adamawa languages such as Chamba-Mumuye, Kim, Mbum, Wiyaa and Laal are all named after him. Okay, enough of Adamawa before my Akwa Ibom friends start to dey vex...lol! 3. AKWA IBOM STATE One of the richest states in West Africa and the homeland of my much-cherished Ibibio, Annang, Obolo and Oron friends, Akwa Ibom is named after a river, the Qua Iboe (or Kwa Iboe) River. About 20 miles to the entrance of this river is the popular Qua Iboe Offshore Oil Terminal and the Qua Iboe Onshore Oil Field (Oil Mining Lease, OML, 13) (btw, Oando owns 40% of that). Translating Qua Iboe itself was not an easy task. Some records indicate that the river emptied itself around a settlement in Ibeno called Aqua Obio (meaning 'Big Town') but early European explorers corrupted it to become Qua Iboe. Today, Aqua Obio includes Mkpanak and its neighbouring settlements. The river itself originates from the Umuahia Hills in Abia State and travels for about 150 km before it flows N-S and then empties into the Atlantic Ocean through Eket, Ibeno LGA of Akwa Ibom State. Its maximum depth is about 10 metres. There are fears that discharges from the effluent treatment plants of the nearby Exxon-Mobil company are poisoning the fish and other organisms in the river with heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium. That's according to a very detailed study carried out in 2006 by scholars from the Medical Biochemistry, Chemistry and Animal Science of the Imo State University and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. See the references if you are interested in the study. Ok, before I forget, Qua Iboe was also the site of Qua Iboe Mission, the third Protestant Church to arrive Nigeria in 1887. The interesting thing here is that the mission was founded by Samuel Alexander Bill, a British missionary and a Member of the British Empire who devoted his life to preaching to the Efik and Annang speaking people of the area. He is buried at Ibeno on the bank of the Qua Iboe River beside his wife, Gracie and his very first convert, David Ekong. Next! 4. ANAMBRA STATE Okay, this is pretty straightforward. It was derived from the name of the Oma Mbala (Omambala) River (in Ibo, the native name of the river is Ànyịm Ọma Mbala). Anglicize the pronunciation and you have Madam NAFDAC's homestate. The river is quite long o, about 210 kilometers, it is a major tributary of the River Niger, the most important below Lokoja. Yep! Let's keep rolling. 5. BAUCHI STATE Nicknamed the Pearl of Tourism (check out Yankari). 'Bauchi' is Hausa word meaning the southern flanks of Hausaland. Tribes living in the southern parts of the Hausaland were referred to as kasashen bauchi and the area they lived in later came to be known simply as Bauchi. Then, kasashen bauchi included the areas that we now call Bauchi itself, Plateau State, Northern Niger, Southern Sokoto (that includes Yauri and Zuru) and Southern Kaduna (hello to my Barnawa friends). It was a major center for the slave raiders of the day. In another rendition, the state was named for Baushe, a famous hunter who settled there before the 19th century while another states that 'bauchi' is Hausa word for slavery since it was a center for slave raiders. You decide. 6. BAYELSA STATE Famed for being the homestate of our dear President (where the First Lady also known as Mama Ice Cream is also a Perm Sec), Bayelsa is also the place of Samson Siasia and Finidi George. Let's continue before we delve into football...lol! How the name came about is quite interesting. In the old Rivers State, it was the tradition to use acronyms when naming the local government areas (LGAs). For example, Brass LGA was simply called BALGA, Yenagoa was YELGA while Sagbama was just SALGA. And since it was the people of these three former LGAs of Rivers State that clamoured and fought for the creation of the state forming the State Creation Movement, the name that they finally agreed upon was this: BA + YEL + SA = BAYELSA. Simple. No long thing. 7. BENUE STATE It is a word from the Batta language 'Binuwe' which means 'Mother of Waters'. Streams forming watershed from the Adamawa Plateau drain into this mighty river and it has its roots in northern Cameroon. Interestingly, the Benue (La Benoue in French, and it was also formerly called Chadda (Tchadda) River) has many tributaries in the Adamawa Emirate. These include the Beti, Kunini and the Lamorde. During the months of August and September, the river becomes very navigable as it reaches its widest and can stretch up to a mile from bank to bank bringing with it flood plain deposits of fertile soils that has made the state one of the best locations for farming in Nigeria. It reaches its lowest level in March and April and stretching for 1,400 kilometers, it is the longest tributary of the River Niger. 8. BORNO (BORNU) STATE It has been nicknamed the Home of Peace but you will agree with me that that has to be changed asap! The name was derived from 'Borno', an alternative name of the Kanuris who form the predominant ethnic group in the state. Kanuris are also known as Yerwa, Sirata or Beri Beri (known in places like Ilorin as Baruba or Bariba). However, another rendition has it that it means 'Barr Nuh', which is Arabic for 'The Land of Noah' as it was believed that the Ark of Noah landed there after the Flood. Some historians do not subscribe to this because they believe it is a fancy of some Arabists. You decide. 9. CROSS RIVER First, it is Cross River State and NOT Cross Rivers State. And yes, it is Rivers State, not River State. Don't get it twisted. The state took its name from the Cross River (known to natives as the Oyono, and the Manyu River in Cameroon). Flowing through swamps, creeks and inland delta, it joins the Calabar River to end up in the Atlantic Ocean. 10. DELTA STATE Obviously, it was named for the delta of the River Niger formed as it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The geographical feature formed when a river is about to enter a larger body of water like the sea or ocean is called a delta and there are various shapes. 11. EBONYI STATE Known for having some of the nation's finest rice, yams and richest salt deposits, the state was named after the Aboine River which rises from the Enugu Highlands and cuts through Abakaliki, the state capital. It was formed in 1996 under the military junta of the late General Sani Abacha. Geographical name data supplied by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, a member of the United States military intelligence community shows the river flowing not too far from Afikpo too, with its main tributary being the Asu River. The river joins Cross River 10 km to the east of Afikpo (see references). During the colonial times, it was known as the Western Aboine River. One of the major activities along and on the river is sand quarrying. Ebonyi is home to the brilliant Nkwa Umuagbogho and the Amasiri-based Ojianyalere Dancers. You need to see their dances to appreciate. Mehn! They are superb dancers! Nigeria is such a rich country, only if we realize this and concentrate on real matters and not the irritating trivialities you see everywhere today. You can enjoy some of the dances here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTaC8HQfW_k, Let's go to Benin now...lol! 12. EDO STATE Hmmmmn, Edo. Initially applied to mean the Bini people (they've always called themselves Edo or Iduu, after the progenitor of the Edo race) of the Benin Kingdom (which existed for about 1,000 years before the British conquered it in 1897), Edo today also means the land itself, the culture and the language. It also refers to the adjoining peoples, cultures and languages. The name appears in the royal title of the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. I must chip it in here that many of the websites of Nigerian state governments were absolutely useless for any form of information gathering. Some were either propaganda pages for the governor or were just too bad -graphics and all. Some states did not even have any website! No online representation or presence at all! In the 21st century, this is a shame. But I must say that a few states have very outstanding websites. 13. EKITI STATE 'Ekiti' is a term that is said to denote a settlement of many hills. Hills are common geographical features in Ekitiland and are responsible for the division of Ekitiland into smaller kingdoms and subunits. 14. ENUGU STATE Also known as Nigeria's coal city, Enugu derived its name from two local words enu ugwu which means 'top of the hill'. Amazingly, that itself is a derivative of the village of Enugu Ngwo, which is located just to the west of the city. Enugu City itself is not on the hill, it is actually at the base of a plateau but the village is situated right on top of the hill. I hope Governor Sullivan Iheanacho Chime will triumphantly conquer the particular hill he is climbing right now. 15. GOMBE STATE Established as emirate during Jihad by Modibbo Buba Yero, a Fulani warrior and student of Uthman Dan Fodio in 1800, the modern-day Gombe State was carved out of Bauchi State. Gombe was known in the 1930s for its groundnuts and for cotton in the 1950s. Today nko? Gombe is mainly populated by Fulanis and the state has been named 'Gombe' which is the dialect of Fulani language (Fulfulde)spoken in the area. 16. IMO STATE This wonderful state is named after the Imo River (Imo Mmiri). Its main tributaries are the Otamiri (a very important river in the state too)and the Njaba, Ulasi, Oramirukwa rivers. According to some, there is a deity (alusi) who owns the river (provides water for fishing, transport and agriculture) and there is a festival for the goddess between May and July during which it overflows its banks. Imo Mmiri is also considered a goddess of fertility and is particularly respected in the Ngwa and Mbaise communities. A bridge crosses the Imo River to connect Rivers State and Akwa Ibom. One of the biggest rivers in Igboland, it starts from the Okigwe/Awka uplands and runs for about 240 km before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. 17. JIGAWA STATE The state was named after its distinctively golden-coloured soil, Jigawa. Jigawa can also be translated to mean sand or sandy in Hausa. The colour is said to stand for the resilience, strength, determination and endurance that comes with living in the dry Sahel and Savanna, in which the state is located. 18. KADUNA STATE In Hausa language, kaduna means crocodiles, in apparent reference to the ones living in the Kaduna River. Simple. Kada is singular for crocodile. 19. KANO STATE The legendary Kano Emirate was said to have been established around the AD 999 and it was named after Kano, a blacksmith of the Gaya tribe who settled in the area while sourcing for ironstone (from which iron can be smelted) around the Dalla Hill. Kano itself was initially called Dalla and would eventually be captured by the rampaging British in 1903. 20. KATSINA STATE Founded in cc. 1100, Katsina was named for Katsina, the wife of Janzama, the local ruler at that time. She was also a princess of Daura. 21. KEBBI STATE Of all the 36, I find Kebbi particularly interesting and controversial at the same time. According to the Kebbi Chronicles, the state was founded as a kingdom in 600 BCE by refugees escaping from the Assyrian Empire after its conquest by forces from Babylon and Medes. But that is not all o, in the Chronicles, Mesopotamian kings were listed out as the earliest ancestral kings of Kebbi. It was also deduced that Kebbi (Kabawa) was derived from the Holy Ka'aba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. You really need to read up the scholarly and extremely detailed work of Dierk Lange to get the full gist (see reference on website). 22. KOGI STATE The name 'Kogi' is a derivation of the Hausa word 'kogi' meaning 'river'. The two biggest rivers in Nigeria, the Niger and the Benue form a confluence in the state. Quite simple, isn't it? 23. KWARA STATE Created in May 1967 as the West Central State, the name was changed to Kwara (Kuwara, Quarra or Kowara), which is the local name that the Nupes have given to the River Niger which forms the northern border of the state. In Nupenci (Nupe language), Kwara means 'Sea' or 'Lake' of the Nupes. The Nupes are some of the most amazing and enchanting tribes in Nigeria and they live on both sides of the River Niger (in Kwara and Niger States). For the Nupes in Niger State, the same river is also called Edu, and there are already agitations for the creation of an Edu State for the Nupes. Some Hausas also refer to the River Niger as 'Kwara' or Gulbi Nkowora (River Kwara). At almost 4,200 kilometers, it is the 3rd longest river in Africa. #CeendeeMiYeBs! 24. LAGOS STATE Now to the legend, the smallest state in Nigeria but as you know na, gidigba o shilekun. In 1861, the Oba of Lagos ceded the area to the United Kingdom thus becoming a colony and was named the Settlement of Lagos and Dependencies. The indigenous name for Nigeria's most popular subregion was Eko (you can add Aromisalegbelegbe if you like) but in the 17th century, the name was changed to 'Lago di Curamo' by the Portuguese traders and explorers after a port in Portugal which bears the same name and then finally called it Lagos. 'Lagos' means lakes (lago = lake) in Portuguese and it was inspired by the many lagoons, rivers and water bodies in the state. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach Lagos in 1472. Till today, the Portuguese/Brazilian influence is still very much visible. Shebi you still remember Joao Esan Da Rocha and his descendants, Fernandez, Cardoso, Faustinho, Vera Cruz, Marinho and the rest na. Make una no go add Aguero for there o  25. NASARAWA (NASSARAWA) STATE There is an interesting story here. The founder of the old Nasarawa Kingdom, Makama Dogo had to form his kingdom before the river because doing so beyond the river would mean all his children would turn pagans. Thus, he cited the kingdom before the river and declared victory (Nasara is the Hausa word for victory) and then named the area 'Nasarawa' meaning the 'Victorious'. Please note: that Nasara (derived from Arabic) is also Hausa word for 'Christian' or 'white man' but that does not apply in this context. A very interesting dimension to the origin of the word 'nasara' is that it came originally from the Greek word 'Nazaraios' which meant 'the man from Nazareth'. Later on, 'Nazarene' was the term used to describe the early Christians. This is a direct correlation to the fact that Christ Jesus came from Nazareth, thus the name for his followers. 26. NIGER STATE The largest of all the 36 in terms of area, the state was named after the River Niger, one of the longest in Africa. Called the nahr-al-anhur or the River of Rivers by the Arabs, the local Tuaregs would later modify the name to become ngereoun meaning the 'big river'. When the Arab explorer, Leo Africanus wrote, he noted it in 1526 as 'Niger' which meant 'black' in Latin, like to mean 'River of the Blacks'. (I hear you o! Exactly what is going on in your mind! LOL!) Especially when you know the meaning of Nigeria....lmao! 27. OGUN STATE The state of MKO Abiola, Baba Iyabo, General Diya, Professor Wole Soyinka, General Donaldson Oladipupo Diya, Mike Adenuga (rtd), Fela, Tai Solarin, Obafemi Awolowo, Ernest Shonekan, Lateef Adegbite, Prince Bola (Bolasodun Adesumbo) Ajibola and many others is named after the Ogun River. The river courses through the state in a north-south direction before emptying into the Lagos Lagoon and it can be troublesome with its flooding. Among the Yorubas, Yemoja is the mother goddess of women (especially pregnant ones) and of the River Ogun. (Yemoja =Yeye Omo Eja, Mother of Fish-Like Offspring). For some, the river is still worshipped. 28. ONDO STATE The state was named for the Old Ondo Kingdom. The people inhabiting the area were referred to as the Ondo meaning 'the settlers'. (Kingdoms of the Yoruba by Robert Sydney Smith. P.52, see other references below or on the website). 29. OSUN STATE The state was named after the River Oshun (or Osun), believed and worshipped by many as the manifestation of Oshun, one of the wives of Sango, the Yoruba god of thunder. There is annual Osun Osogbo Festival in honour of the goddess. It draws many from all over the globe and is usually quite colourful. The river itself drains into the Lagos Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean). 30. OYO STATE It was named after the Old Oyo Empire, one of the strongest in Africa. Now a much smaller kingdom, Oyo is headed by the Alaafin (the Owner of the Palace). Old Oyo was known as Katunga and is now a tiny location along the Kwara-Oyo border (a nice place for historical excursion if you ask me). The exact meaning of Oyo itself is shrouded in so much controversy, some accounts even suggest that the name was a foreign word imposed by the Nupe warrior king, Tsoede, when he conquered the Old Oyo Empire. And that's where it gets murky. 31. PLATEAU STATE This extremely beautiful but scarred and injured state was named for the Jos Plateau, one of the most breath-taking in Africa. The Shere Hills form the highest point of the plateau at a height of about 6,000 ft. Rivers Kaduna, Yobe, Gongola and Hadejia all take their source from the Jos Plateau. I pray lasting peace comes to Plateau State and all of Nigeria. As Nigerians, we have all it takes to rule the world, only if we can shed our bestial tendencies and see the humanity in all of us. Enjoy this piece from the state, you'll see the green beauty and the raw talent that abound in the state full of warm and hospitable people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVrAwXW8KEQ 32. RIVERS STATE A state criss-crossed by many water bodies, Rivers State (once again, it is not River State) was named for many of the rivers present in the area. Well, this is not funny at all, looking at the barrage of floods the state has had to face, especially in recent times. 33. SOKOTO STATE Named after the defunct Sokoto Caliphate, an empire that stretched from Burkina Faso to Cameroon. The Caliphate itself once consisted of more than 30 different emirates. Sokoto (or Sakwatto) is the anglicized version of the Arabic word 'suk' which means 'market' or 'place of commerce'. Sakwatto Birnin Shehu da Bello means Sokoto, the Capital of Shehu and Bello, in reference to Shehu Usman Dan Fodio, the founder of the Caliphate and first Sultan of Sokoto. Mohammed Bello was his son and second Sultan. Upon his death, his brother, Abu Bakr Atiku took over. 34. TARABA STATE The 3rd largest state in Nigeria and the home of the Chambas, Mumuyes, Jukuns, Ichens, Wurkums, Mambilas and many others, the state was named after the Taraba River which rises from the hills around Gashaka flows into the River Benue as one of its largest tributaries. It flows along the southern flank of the state and is called Teraba in German (Germany actually tried to colonize that area and succeeded to an extent). Taraba itself is a word that has been given various meanings by the locals who bear it as a surname: from the Arabic taraba 'to drink', to 'gardener' or even 'favoured by God'. 35. YOBE STATE In a place called Fune in this state, there is the Dufuna Canoe which is 8,000 years old. Discovered in 1987 by Fulani herdsmen, it is the oldest canoe in Africa and the third oldest in the world but that is story for another day. The state was named after Komadugu Yobe (Waube or Ouobe) or River Yobe (or River of Yo). In Kanuri, 'komadugu' means 'river', 'a mass of water' or literally 'water place'. It is also called River Yo or Yeou because it passes through a town of the same name and it enters Chad at the town of Bosso. Please note that at that time, Yo (or Yoo, Yeou) was the most important town in the region, crisscrossed by caravan traders while Wau (or Ouo) was just a small village to the east. Based on this, many historians believe that the proper name for the river is Komadugu Yobe and not Komadugu Waube. I hope you get the drift...lol! 36. ZAMFARA STATE Mention Zamfara and the next thing that comes to the mind of many is Sharia...lol! Carved out of Sokoto State in 1996 by General Sani Abacha (the Khalifa), Zamfara State that we know today was once a bustling Hausa Kingdom from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Like Gobirawa, Kebbawa and Adarawa, the Zamfarawa people are one of the ethnic (actually, more of linguistic groups) in the state. Zamfarawa is one of the subdialects of Eastern Hausa linguistic group and that is where the name came from. In the past, the area was known for revolts, rebellions and for conducting extensive military raids into neighboring towns and settlements. See you o! Tired already? LOL! Ok, just one more. Or you thought I'd forget Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory? No! Nigeria's capital city took its name from the ancient Hausa emirate of Abuja which itself was in turn named after a fortified settlement near Zuba by Abu(bakar) Ja in 1828 (meaning Abu the Red (or Fair-Skinned like some Fulanis), ja is the word for red or fair-complexioned in Hausa). In 1976, a panel headed by Justice Akinola Aguda selected Abuja as the new capital as Lagos was then suffering from overcongestion. Abuja was originally established by the ruling Hausa dynasty of Zaria in the 1600s. And did I tell you? ABJ is Nigeria's first planned city. Okay, I guess that's it! Watch out for the next meal being prepared by Iyaniwura: the 36 state capitals and their meanings. Thanks for your time. Iyaniwura is coming out with really interesting series. But your support is needed. Please kindly support Iyaniwura by liking our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iyaniwurablog [/quote] |
| Politics › Re: 36 States Of Nigeria And Their Meanings by Jamisco: 3:43pm On Feb 01, 2013 |
[quote author=Ìyániwúrà123]THE 36 STATES OF NIGERIA AND THEIR MEANINGS 2. ADAMAWA STATE The area that is now Adamawa State was conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, a warrior of the Ba'en clan of the Fulanis, in the beginning of the 19th century. Modibbo is a Fulani courtesy title that means 'The Lettered/Learned One' (in Hausa, it is Mallam). Modibbo Adama was also the regional leader of the Fulani Jihad led Uthman Dan Fodio in 1804. That made the Adamawa Emirate a vassal state of the Sultan of Sokoto. He hailed from the Gurin region (now a tiny hamlet) and got the green flag (to lead the jihad) in 1806. A man of humble beginnings (father was a local teacher and mother, a simple Shuwa Arab lady, according to some historians), he later founded Adamawa Emirate in 1809. [b]the area that is now adamawa was never conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan. the only area that was conquered by fulani is Yola local government (Yola south and some part of Yola North). the remaining local governments were never smelled by fulani. kilba alone pursued them from Hong Local government down to Girei Local government (was Song Local Govt)because of the river Benue they could not crossover thats why the place was called Song in Kilba language meaning they have gone (after kilba people have awaited for them whether they will come back but never). ask any fulani man about kilba that know the history, he will shook his head, talk-less of bata, buchama, bula, chamba people etc [/b][/b][b] |
| Politics › Re: 36 States Of Nigeria And Their Meanings by Jamisco: 3:41pm On Feb 01, 2013 |
[quote author=Ìyániwúrà123]THE 36 STATES OF NIGERIA AND THEIR MEANINGS 2. ADAMAWA STATE The area that is now Adamawa State was conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan, a warrior of the Ba'en clan of the Fulanis, in the beginning of the 19th century. Modibbo is a Fulani courtesy title that means 'The Lettered/Learned One' (in Hausa, it is Mallam). Modibbo Adama was also the regional leader of the Fulani Jihad led Uthman Dan Fodio in 1804. That made the Adamawa Emirate a vassal state of the Sultan of Sokoto. He hailed from the Gurin region (now a tiny hamlet) and got the green flag (to lead the jihad) in 1806. A man of humble beginnings (father was a local teacher and mother, a simple Shuwa Arab lady, according to some historians), he later founded Adamawa Emirate in 1809. the area that is now adamawa was never conquered by Modibbo Adama Bin Ardo Hassan. the only area that was conquered by fulani is Yola local government (Yola south and some part of Yola North). the remaining local governments were never smelled by fulani. kilba alone pursued them from Hong Local government down to Girei Local government (was Song Local Govt)because of the river Benue they could not crossover thats why the place was called Song in Kilba language meaning they have gone (after kilba people have awaited for them whether they will come back but never). ask any fulani man about kilba that know the history, he will shook his head, talk-less of bata, buchama, bula, chamba people etc |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: North Korean Parents 'Eat Their Children' In Famine-hit State by Jamisco: 4:00pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
kaysy: This is why African remains the best continent in the world, things like this never happens here and will never happen. sometimes over development is even a problem, just imagine the problem of these ones, something that is not supposed to even happen in the first place. na wa for some people ooooBUT YOU AFRICANS CAN DO RITUALS WITH YOUR KIDS TO MAKE MONEY ABI? THERE OWN IS BETTER COS IT WAS HUNGER. MOREOVER WHO TOLD YOU THAT NORTH OR SOURTH KOREA IS OVER DEVELOPED? THEY ARE STILL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE NAIJA |
| Islam › Re: The True Meaning Of Jihad by Jamisco: 3:49pm On Jan 30, 2013 |
[quote author=Saksreal][/quote]Let there be no compulsion in religion. (2:256) WAS QUOTED BY MOHAMMED WHEN HE WANTED TO WIN THE HEARTH OF THE JEWS AND THE CHRISTIANS, BY DECEIVING THEM THAT ISLAM IS THE RELIGION OF PEACE AS HIS FOLLOWERS ARE DOING TODAY. BUT THE REAL FACT IS THAT ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF WAR, HATE RATE, CULTISM AND TERRORISM. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH WAR, WAR IS ITS TRADITION. I NEVER HEARD ANY MUSLIM CONVERT THAT WAS CONVERTED THROUGH DREAM OR CONSCIENCE BUT MOSTLY THROUGH WAR AND WORLDLY PROMISES; WE WILL GIVE YOU THIS OR THAT. HOW CAN QUR'AN SAID LET THERE BE NO COMPULSION OF RELIGION (2:256) AND AT THE SAME TIME BEHEADED OR IMPRISONED ANYONE THAT LEAVES ISLAM? THE FOLLOWING VERSES WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT ISLAM MEANS NO PEACE Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. (2:216) And slay them wherever ye catch them.... (2:191) Fight those who believe neither in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book (CHRISTIANS AND JEWS), until they pay the Jizya [poll tax] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. (9:29) O ye who believe! Fight the unbelievers who gird you about [Pickthal and others: "who are near to you"], and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him. (9:123) Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah, - He will never let their deeds be lost. (47:4) I asked the Prophet, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause." (Sahih Bukhari, 3:46:694, Sahih Muslim, 1:149) |
| Islam › Re: The True Meaning Of Jihad by Jamisco: 11:32am On Jan 30, 2013 |
Saksreal: JIHAD is a Term often misunderstood and associated with radical militants. The arabic word is wrongly misinterpretated as "Holy War", although there is no such thing in islam. Holy war is something undertaken to forcibly subject others to certain religious doctrines, which is forbidden in Islam.this is your opinion since Qur'an has being interpreted in different ways. Hausa-Fulani have their own interpretations, Yoruba have their own etc but help me answer this questions 1. why is it that all the so called Muslim countries have never now peace in their entire lives since when Mohammed was the Commander of Jihad uptil today? 2. why is it that where ever Muslim has 30% population of a community, the non-Muslims will never smell peace? 3. why is it th |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Iran Sentences Pastor To Eight Years In Prison For Evangelism by Jamisco: 11:10am On Jan 30, 2013 |
Matthew 28:19 says go ye therefore, and teach all nations ............ this is a divine law in the holy book. which one would you like him to obey? laws of men or God's law that asked him to go. no matter what they do to him, they will not stop Christianity from reaching Arab world and the God he serves would not let him down. Paul was in prison when he wrote 13 letters in the holy Bible, Martin Luther was in prison when God through him brought transformation during the Roman Catholic Empire. even if they killed him he knows where he is going "to live is Christ and to die is Gain" [quote author=Area_boy]ok oh!! That law in Iran has been there since forever. Why did he break the law? He flew all the way from America to Iran to break their well established law. Are there no more Americans that need to hear the "word"  People dip their hands in fire and cry fowl.. abeg  [/quote] |
| Politics › Re: FG Will Take Boko-haram Cease-fire Seriously After 30 Days by Jamisco: 10:39am On Jan 30, 2013 |
boko haram never political it religious affairs, please tell me which mosque have they ever bombed? this is what they called jihad, they have so many ways of executing it. supereagle: Our clime is different,the BH issue is political , we should address it politically too. |
| Politics › Re: Yakowa's Corpse Being Transported From Bayelsa To Kaduna This Morning by Jamisco: 12:07pm On Dec 19, 2012 |
Gozzzy: Abeg, how many of him parts dey inside that coffinwe thanked God they got some of his part in the coffin, you dont know how your own will be |
| Politics › Re: Fashola/Shekarau 2015 Presidential Ticket???? by Jamisco: 11:53am On Dec 19, 2012 |
mankevo: Only Tribalism, Cronysm and Sentiment will deny them the Victory if the plan works out.Even in South East, they will perform above 50%.what have they done for the poor masses that only tribalism, cronysm and sentiment will deny them victory, is it use and dumped attitude or boko haramism they introduce into the country that will let them win? |
| Politics › Re: I Have No Hand In Helicopter Crash – Dasuki…commiserates With Azazi, Yakowa Fami by Jamisco: 11:50am On Dec 19, 2012 |
Everfrank: Faceless mischief makers on nairaland. Reveal your identity if U a not a eunuch. Idiot.most he show his face before you can kill him? just go ahead blood sucking demon(s) |
| Politics › Re: Igbo Presidency Not Feasible In 2015 – Junaid by Jamisco: 2:52pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
Abaykf: ARE IGBOS NOT NIGERIANS?NO, THEY ARE BIAFRANS |
| Politics › Re: JNI, CAN Clash On Removal Of Army Commandants by Jamisco: 12:13pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
TroGunn: Bros, isn't Islam a religion? Am I missing something?islam is a secret cult, thats why they cry blood all the time |
| Politics › Re: Dying Suicide Bomber Tells Police: “we Are Doing God’s Work” by Jamisco: 10:54am On Dec 03, 2012 |
tintingz: Quick Noble Verses that refute the terrorism LIE in Islam:SO, THIS IS THE TIME TO FIGHT YOUR SO CALLED NOBLE JIHAD IN NIGERIA ABI? WAR STARTED IN THE BIBLE AND ENDED WHEN JESUS CHRIST CAME TO SAVE YOU AND ME AND HE DECLARED PEACE. HE WILL COME THE SECOND TIME AS IT IS WRITTEN IN YOUR SO CALLED NOBLE QU'RAN TO JUDGE THE WORLD. BUT IF YOU HAVE VERSES WHERE JESUS FOUGHT OR DECLARE WAR, PLEASE POST ME. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: How Did You Become A Christian Or Muslim? by Jamisco: 4:26pm On Nov 15, 2012 |
bokohalal: You cannot win an argument about religion with me. Any religion. The human problem still exists.Shows he did not do much.the human problems exists to you that has no faith in the only one. look up to Jesus the author and the finisher our human life. Jesus said come to me you that are heavy laden and i will give you peace. please come to Jesus and you will have peace and your problems will be wiped away. |
| Politics › Re: Pictures Of Murdered Students Of Mubi Polytechnic by Jamisco: 12:51pm On Nov 14, 2012 |
alienvirus: Leviticus 26:29MORE OVER ALL YOUR QUOTATIONS ARE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT THE BOOK MOHAMMED USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE QUR'AN FROM. JESUS CAME BECAUSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SO THAT HE WILL DRAW MEN TO GOD, CAUSE THE OLD TESTAMENT IS ABOUT KILLING, REVENGE, EYE FOR AN EYE, BUT CHRIST CAME THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIFE, GRACE NOT LAW (SHARIA). PLEASE GO TO THE NEW TESTAMENT THE COMPARISON IS BETWEEN JESUS AND MUHAMMAD BUT I WILL NOT PRAY FOR PEACE TO BE UPON HIM LET HIM FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ATROCITIES AND SINS |
| Politics › Re: Pictures Of Murdered Students Of Mubi Polytechnic by Jamisco: 12:29pm On Nov 14, 2012 |
alienvirus: Luke 19:27====( in the temple, meaning the church of God. he entered Church, he did not enter mosque so please go to mosque and clean it stop bordering christians in their worship places). i hope i have responded waiting for you blood suckers. more over action speaks louder than voice (word), your action has proved that al=la=h is a bloody sucking demon and he is not saved that why you people are always praying for him:peace be upon him |
| Politics › Re: Pictures Of Murdered Students Of Mubi Polytechnic by Jamisco: 12:27pm On Nov 14, 2012 |
alienvirus: Luke 19:27( in the temple, meaning the church of God. he entered Church, he did not enter mosque so please go to mosque and clean it stop bordering christians in their worship places). i hope i have responded waiting for you blood suckers. more over action speaks louder than voice (word), your action has proved that al=la=h is a bloody sucking demon and he is not saved that why you people are always praying for him:peace be upon him |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Hillary Clinton Warns African Leaders About Co-operating With China. by Jamisco: 5:05pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
crackhouse: As if they care. China have grown pass them so they are showing signs of envy & jealousy.in 100 years to come china will not reach where america is right now talkless of reaching them. go to china and see it for yourself or google it especially their villges and you will praise God for making you a nigerian and not a chinese. USA TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2012 WAS 20 TRILLION DOLLARS WHILE THAT OF CHINA IS TWO TRILLION DOLLARS. THE BUDGET US DO FOR MILITARY ONLY CAN BE CHINA'S BUDGET FOR TWO YEARS |
| Politics › Re: What Are The Chances For Northerners In 2015 Election by Jamisco: 4:59pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Wadeoye: You guys should stop this nonsense - you have brought this country to this point of low moral level as a result of religious bigotry. Now we have a man who will not declare his asset as our president and you are happy with that because is he from your religion. Stupid fool.muslims are matured by only saying their on in the mosque or through boko haram menace |
| Politics › Re: Renewed Violence In Jos by Jamisco: 12:04pm On Nov 08, 2012 |
slimming: The military should be posted to those areas before it get out of hand o.i pray the military in question should not be fulani in coma-flash as they normally post |
| Politics › Re: What Are The Chances For Northerners In 2015 Election by Jamisco: 12:00pm On Nov 08, 2012 |
it should be christian northerner or never come 20--- 1 Like |
| Crime › Re: Suspect In Cynthia’s Murder Seeks N50M Damages by Jamisco: 1:55pm On Nov 07, 2012 |
afam4eva: I think the guy is innocent. If he isn't then he won;t be suing the police.is only that the igbos like money too much, he should just pray to be set free if he is innocent |
| Politics › Re: Achebe Wrote Out Of Ignorance - Gowon by Jamisco: 1:44pm On Nov 07, 2012 |
tomakint: If only the bolded can HAPPEN! I will be too happy!then try secession again |
| Politics › Re: Achebe Wrote Out Of Ignorance - Gowon by Jamisco: 1:43pm On Nov 07, 2012 |
tomakint: I am still of the opinion that if there is way the Pretender-In-Command can be made to answer for his greed where our once beloved ‘Bakassi’ was turned into an irredenta based on his naïve judgment just to placate the blood suckers in his government, truly, Gowon seems clueless about what is before him.which series of book do you want a general release? his book is amour and if you doubt it, try secession again and you will hear peppe |
| Politics › Re: Achebe Wrote Out Of Ignorance - Gowon by Jamisco: 1:38pm On Nov 07, 2012 |
quid: Anyway, Gowon's anti-intellectual aboki lifestyle will not allow him to write. I suppose its easier for him to be perpetual boy-boy to the British empire than to sit down and develop his brains and his people. I'm so sorry for Plateau statei think you should sorry for the igbos whose lives and livelihood had being destroyed and are still under destruction. please, go to the NPC to get the figures of those died in the Plateau and the entire north during these crisis and you would know that more igbos have being killed and billions of naira has being destroyed. the boko haram sect is also using strategy of killing igbos by attacking mainly the igbo churches (catholic). i hope you will get a reason by accepting defeat and embrace peace so that we can build this nation together or disintegrate in peace |
| Politics › Re: Boko-Haram Gives Conditions For Cease Fire.. . . . by Jamisco: 10:23am On Nov 06, 2012 |
lukkie: This is just sentiments. The terrorists only want a neutral person, that's why they chose Buhari. If they had chosen Wole Soyinka would you say he's a sponsor too?i think they can only call those that know what is on ground to negotiate upon, how would they mention wole soyinka to negotiate while he don't know any thing about bk. buhari is their major sponsor dats why |
| Politics › Re: Boko-Haram Wiped Out My Family - Widow by Jamisco: 2:53pm On Nov 02, 2012 |
chosen04: I will rather commits suicide than allow those "gworo chewing animals" come close to me not talkless of killing me.i am ready to die as Christian and so even if they continue bombing, it will not deter me from going to church and bearing Christ on my forehead |
that this war would last for a long time that all civilization will be gone,, he is seeing USA and Israel on one side and Iran on the other side, that 4 nations will come against one nation which will trigger other nations to join in it's defense, and this will affect the whole world, "we are coming to the end of the world." 
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