₦airaland Forum

lawyer:
Nonsense!

I will neither vote for Fashola nor Saraki because they are non performers but i will definately vote for Fayose as President and Ibrahim Mantu as his Vice. He is the best Presdent Nigeria would ever have because he is just too much. Imagine Obama winning an argument over our future President. Impossible!!!

But on a more serious note, Fashola would wholesomely get my support. T[b]he man doesnt have time to think of political calculations like Tinubu. He is more interested in Getting the job done in a very civil and mordern way which i think Nigeria deserves now. [/b]

To chip this in, the Fashola-Tinubu model is working for Lagos. Tinubu is doing the politics, Fashola is doing the administration. Tinubu leaves Fashola to face the business of governance while he does the politics, battling PDP. Other governors face both, and more concerned with politics.

3. also in kwara institution where cultism in a thin of pride, it is during his 1st term he concered them and right kwara state can be proud of less cultism in its institutions if not finally eradicated.

This did not come to my mind. It's very true.

MJJ:
What has Bukola done concerning cultism?

If not any other thing I can attest to this. He tried a lot in this aspect. My siblings, cousins and friends had their tertiary education in Kwara(Unilorin,Kwara & Offa Polies & COEs) and the cultists held institutions in the state into ransom within the period 2002-2004, killing indiscriminately. A senior sec school mate of mine was also killed. The state turned into a war zone for those cultists. Bukola set up a special anti-cultist force, led by one Gbenga(nicknamed . . . oh can't remember). It yielded positive result as hundreds of cultists were arrested(to my shock, some of pry & sec schl friends had also joined cultism and were also arrested and detained)and the state was practically cleansed of cultism, although the guy was eventually assassinated.
This might not be an achievement compared to Fashola's infrastructural development in Lagos, just answering the guy that asked what Bukola did concerning cultism.

I'm an indigene of Kwara and spent the first 18 years of my life in the state, but hardly spend 1 straight week there in the last 8 years. But that has not prevented me from following events in my state.

It took time for me to accept the widespread talk about Bukola's sterling performance. One question I always ask my friends/family that stay in Kwara is: Is Bukola truly doing all these things we read in papers or is it just another effective PR job, because the talk about his wonders in Kwara is just too much?

In any case, one thing you cannot take away from him is his brilliance.

I will surely take Fashola ahead of him, simply because I can see Fashola's works. I live and work in Lagos and can see what Fashola is doing, and bearing in mind the fact that a state like Lagos is more difficult to rule. But after Fashola, I think Bukola comes next.

If the Diasporans leave this site, it's gone. The most active forumers that add spice to this forums are diasporans.

I'm sure Funmi can't leave like that. If she wants to leave she needs a special farewell thread, like MC Usman.

boliatiepa:
Saraki. the quintessential beneficiary of an almajiri nepotist state.

Can you tell me your state and let's have a debate?

This will be very hard to implement.

I will tell my mummy for you

Used to be glaringly Arsenal before. But with every Adamu, Ojo and Emeka watching EPL now, I think Chelsea is taking over.

I'm not denying the fact that some(or most, if you say so) Hausa Muslims believe Yoruba Muslims are inferior. But what I'm saying is that it is borne out of ignorance, and no knowledgeable Hausa Muslim will believe or say that. I led prayers in Sokoto, with many hausas behind me.

Looking at it more critically, the reasons why some Hausas don't trust us Yoruba Muslims is not totally out of place, but the situation has greatly improved. Mixing idolatory with Islam WAS quite common in Yorubaland before. When Islam came to Yorubaland, many of our forefathers, may Allah forgive them, accepted Islam but still found it difficult to drop their idolatory traditional practices. That is why you will see soem of them using bante(charms) etc. As time went on, it became clearer to them that you have to enter Islam wholeheartedly, and they dropped their fetish practices. But till today or until recently, you still find some Yoruba Muslims doing these things. For example I will not be surprised if the person under eyo is Kamoru or Luku. And this same Luku or kamoru comes to Mosque. I, even as a fellow Yoruba, cannot pray behind somebody that did eyo. So it was the prevalence of these practices(mixing Islam with idolatory) that made Hausa Muslims doubt Yoruba Muslims. They generalize and feel every Yoruba also participates in sango, eyo worshipping etc. I had a discussion with the Hausa Principal of the school I served in Sokoto a couple of years ago and I explained to him that it was a misconception, while admitting that it once used to be very prevalent.

Another reason why Hausa Muslims have the tendency to see themselves as superior to us is that far many Yoruba people do nothing in Islam other than bearing the name. Many of us don't say our 5 daily prayers. But in hausaland, it is part of them, and 98% at least say their salats. My principal in Sokoto was surprised seeing me observing my salats regularly and timely, and confessed to me that I was the first Yoruba Muslim corper to be posted to that School that will be praying his salats, regularly and timely. These are the things that make them cast aspersions on us Yoruba Muslims.

Lest I omit this, we Yoruba Muslims, like South-westerners generally,are somehow more inclined to western culture than Islamic culture. From dressing to interactions to free mixing to openly shaking hands and even hugging between male and female etc, Hausas find these things very strange and surprised seeing Muslims do them too. So they don't trust us.

And finally, there is the cultural aspect. The children among them believe that Hausas are the only Muslims and there are no Yoruba Muslims. They find it difficult to distinguish between their culture and Islam(and in actual fact, hardly distinguishable). They think since Hausa=Muslim, then Yoruba cannot be equal to Muslim, since Yoruba is not equal to Hausa. This was why in their schools, pupils found it difficult to believe some of us corpers were Muslim.

But the actual fact is that things have really changed a lot. Yoruba Muslims have really improved a lot. Yoruba Muslims hardly take part in all those idolatory practices again, Islamic morals are now being upheld as opposed to flagrant disregard to them hitherto, a high % of Yoruba Muslims don't joke say their salats now etc. And many Hausa Muslims acknowledge this. In fact, what they now say is that 'Yoruba Muslims are either highly devoted or loose, but the bulk of Hausa are average'', given the fact most of the 'conc' student preachers & MSSN exco in northern Universities are Yorubas and the 'baddest' are also from Yorubas.

I'm not denying the fact that some(or most, if you say so) Hausa Muslims believe Yoruba Muslims are inferior. But what I'm saying is that it is borne out of ignorance, and no knowledgeable Hausa Muslim will believe or say that. I led prayers in Sokoto, with many hausas behind me.

Looking at it more critically, the reasons why some Hausas don't trust us Yoruba Muslims is not totally out of place, but the situation has greatly improved. Mixing idolatory with Islam WAS quite common in Yorubaland before. When Islam came to Yorubaland, many of our forefathers, may Allah forgive them, accepted Islam but still found it difficult to drop their idolatory traditional practices. That is why you will see soem of them using bante(charms) etc. As time went on, it became clearer to them that you have to enter Islam wholeheartedly, and they dropped their fetish practices. But till today or until recently, you still find some Yoruba Muslims doing these things. For example I will not be surprised if the person under eyo is Kamoru or Luku. And this same Luku or kamoru comes to Mosque. I, even as a fellow Yoruba, cannot pray behind somebody that did eyo. So it was the prevalence of these practices(mixing Islam with idolatory) that made Hausa Muslims doubt Yoruba Muslims. They generalize and feel every Yoruba also participates in sango, eyo worshipping etc. I had a discussion with the Hausa Principal of the school I served in Sokoto a couple of years ago and I explained to him that it was a misconception, while admitting that it once used to be very prevalent.

Another reason why Hausa Muslims have the tendency to see themselves as superior to us is that far many Yoruba people do nothing in Islam other than bearing the name. Many of us don't say our 5 daily prayers. But in hausaland, it is part of them, and 98% at least say their salats. My principal in Sokoto was surprised seeing me observing my salats regularly and timely, and confessed to me that I was the first Yoruba Muslim corper to be posted to that School that will be praying his salats, regularly and timely. These are the things that make them cast aspersions on us Yoruba Muslims.

Lest I omit this, we Yoruba Muslims, like South-westerners generally,are somehow more inclined to western culture than Islamic culture. From dressing to interactions to free mixing to openly shaking hands and even hugging between male and female etc, Hausas find these things very strange and surprised seeing Muslims do them too. So they don't trust us.

And finally, there is the cultural aspect. The children among them believe that Hausas are the only Muslims and there are no Yoruba Muslims. They find it difficult to distinguish between their culture and Islam(and in actual fact, hardly distinguishable). They think since Hausa=Muslim, then Yoruba cannot be equal to Muslim, since Yoruba is not equal to Hausa. This was why in their schools, pupils found it difficult to believe some of us corpers were Muslim.

But the actual fact is that things have really changed a lot. Yoruba Muslims have really improved a lot. Yoruba Muslims hardly take part in all those idolatory practices again, Islamic morals are now being upheld as opposed to flagrant disregard to them hitherto, a high % of Yoruba Muslims don't joke say their salats now etc. And many Hausa Muslims acknowledge this. In fact, what they now say is that 'Yoruba Muslims are either highly devoted or loose, but the bulk of Hausa are average'', given the fact most of the 'conc' student preachers & MSSN exco in northern Universities are Yorubas and the 'baddest' are also from Yorubas.

ohhippie:
hey,jarus,u sounded as if u are not happy for kalo pillars,otherwise,why are u manufacturing excuses for al aly.pillars did the impossible, they deserve to be hailed,even by u.well,may be our league is improving.

I did not manufacture any excuse, neither did I underrate Kano Pillars' feat. Just called our attention to that fact. And that doesn't mean even a fully fit Al Ahly team cannot be beaten by Kano Pillars. But everybody agrees North African clubs, especially Al Ahly and Zamalek, are usually tough nuts to crack for Nigerian clubs. Kano Pillars feat calls for celebration.

Although Al Ahly featured a team where most of the key players were just coming back from injury and not totally fit, Kano pillars did what many would have called impossible!

Ronaldo de Lima is easily the best striker in this generation (I define this generation to be last 15 years: 1994-2009), while the best player, altogether, within that period has to be between him, Zidane and Ronaldinho(I personally go with Zidane, followed by him then Ronaldinho)

But who comes next to Ronaldo in the pecking order of BEST STRIKER IN THIS GENERATION?

Here is a list of possible candidates:
-Henry
-Eto'o
-Shevchenko
plus others


Note that we are talking about pure strikers here, not broadly forwards or attacking midfielders before I hear the mention of C. Ronaldo, Messi, Rivaldo etc. They may only come up if anybody disagrees with the ranking of best 3 overall players in the period(Zidane,Ronaldo & Ronnie).

Oya, let's see your choices.

Yaya is a great player, but I will prefer to have Essien in my team because he's a utility player. He can play in different positions, untiring, and very hardworking. Having an Essien in a team is like having 3 players. Muntari would have been a nearer comparison with Essien in terms of style of play.

Yaya plays neater football, and is more suited for a team like Barca. But If I'm to choose one for my team, I will choose Essien.

ICAN Exams
is not as hard as people paint it to be.

Thought I was the only one that believed this.
ICAN exams are overdreaded. All those assertions that ICAN deliberately fail people are unfounded.
I found it easier to pass ICAN than school exams. In ICAN, you can use general idea in most courses, but in Nigerian universities, you have to keep your idea in your pocket and write exactly what you were taught by your lecturer.

Under what ID is Funmi posting now,anyone?
Missing her. . .

'Whoever Allah wishes to guide, He opens his heart to Islam. . "

Welcome, uplawal.

Another Nairalander is already talking to me on his willingness to accept Islam. NL ID reserved but he's based in Canada and his real name is Michael.

Phemour:
Bro Jarus is an alfa, he's chief imam's son(Alfa Muhideed)

Aburo, I'm no Chief Imam's son o o. . .
The Chief Imam is our family friend though

segyemaro:
I am not trying to be biased here, what i am saying is that the hausa muslims think they are the real muslim and also they are sinless. If you come to the far north you will get my point. They dont even have any value for the yoruba muslims.

Don't sow hatred here bros. Only ignorant Hausa Muslim considers himself superior. I served in the north and I was highly welcome.

JJYOU:
now back to the question why are u considered lesser than the hausa mole?

Only an ignorant Hausa Muslim will consider himself superior to Yoruba Muslim simply because of tribe. Ditto for a Yoruba Muslim that considers himself superior.
Ex-Nairalander MCUsman, may Allah preserve his life in Congo, has explained this on NL before.

HABAS:
na lie Jarus.
u wey NL don enter ur head

I don't need to prove anything to you. It's between me and my God.

Surely

nisot23:
@jarus,so what are you doing now?working?ph.d?and to the other big brothers and sisters?

Aburo, na money I dey find now o. I don read tire 4 Ife. Plan to do Masters in UK in nearest future though. I'm an Accountant in an oil company as I'm writing now. Had a brief stint with an investment banking institution prior to joining this coy.

tkb417:
Spikey
ECN 313 was another rubbish course. i no kno wetin carry me go there o.

ECN 313? Is that not Econometrics & Research Methodology? Ben taught us. I had 63B. Too dry and abstract a course.

Kobojunkie:
@Jarus, Nuzo has made a serious point here concerning the rejection of the resignation here!! I happen to believe he makes a lot of sense in his rebuttle here. What say you?

Yes, he makes sense. I agree with him.

I eventually bought balck market late yesternight. 5 litres for N800.

nuzo:
From what we know so far; was the FG's position on this matter wrong?

Personally, I think the FG's position is wrong. She has the right to resign. From Adebayo's resignation statement, it appears she's under pressure to do something against rule of law and her Christian doctrine. FG, of course, has the right to challenge her for the accusation , but they can't tell her not to resign. She can still explain the unChristian act she allegedly wanted to avoid, even after resignation. Afterall, people resign for personal, undisclosed reasons.

The problem is not about what Dora said yesterday. The real mistake, I think, is Dora taking that job. Anybody in that job would have said the same thing. The position is the mouthpiece of the government. Or do you want the information minister to mouth her personal opinion, even if more right, at the expense of Government position? When I heard her speak yesterday, I knew this cannot be NAFDAC Dora, but a PDP Dora.

And by the way, Dora was never an activist or a Social critic, she was just an unusual office holder. An uncommon performer. One of the very few appointed/elected office holders that did Nigeria proud, taht departed from the tradition. And this is not the same thing as being an activist or a critic a la Gani Fawehinmi or Reuben Abati. She still deserves some respect more than Segun Adeniyi. Segun was a hardline government critic as a columnist with ThisDay. You don't expect teh information Minister to say what is different from FG's official position.

Almost two months after publicity, has anyone flown Aero domestic for N7,000?

littleb:
Islam is not a religious of magicians where each individual would think he has been authorized to do and undo thereby modifying physical destiny accorded by God Almighty. In one of the prophet Muhammad message to his followers, that towards the end of last hour, people would be selling religion(like bread). If someone could understand this, then, how could you market bread? Understandably, I dont say there is no mircacle, however, 99% of such present miracles performed by humans are pure magics by imploring the JINS. The main messsage of God to human being is just basically obidient, and there is judgement for disobidiency (for example, probably AID), it has nothing attached to performing miracles thereby raising the deads, healing the blinds etc. Now that the presents pastors turn to miracle advertisers which actually have make many to lose thier focus on the part of religion today. For example, in Nigeria today, 90% of the people attends religious congregation with the miracle perception to the to concept of understanding that religious better. In Islam today, people who are not well grounded Islamically easily lose thier focus too, thierby looking for solution to thier propblems in churches. The miracles (like raising the deads) as representes in Islam are those accorded to the prophets mentioned in the Quran for people to believe them, they were sent by God alimghty. The present testimonies are just the main advert tools used by present days churches.

@todak, I will tackle you on one point, if raising the dead has been ordained by God almighty to be performed by the present day churches, why cant they place thier meeting point in mortuary? At least, there are many unknown deaths everyday?

In Islam, their is recognition for miracles as a sign from Almighty God. Thereby, you see many Islamic mircales performed not by humans but just occurred naturally which nobody has ever been able to disput up till now.
Also, there are precsribed prayers in Islam as well for solving one problem or the other. One of this is famous Rukyah(mostly for people possessed by demons) which I personally have witnessed severally. Meanwhile, there is no need for just testimony/advertisement in mosque saying demons has been casted out of someone by a particular Ustaz, Islam in totality against such popularity and announcements.

Good reply there my brother. May Allah increase your wisdom.