₦airaland Forum

They've been planning to build this house since last year.

By the way, when David Mark and Tambuwal leave office, they will "buy" the houses that are currently being built and the government will need to build new houses for the next speaker and senate president.

[size=14pt]Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Akenzua II[/size]
(1899-1978), Oba of Benin (1933-1978).



Nigerian traditional ruler of the Edo people. He was born as Edokparhogbuyunum at Benin in 1899. His father was Oba Eweka II who ruled Benin from 1914 until 1933 and his grandfather the great Oba Ovonramwen, who was the last independent Oba of Benin.

He studied at Benin Government School between 1907 and 1915 and later at King's College, Lagos, from 1918 to 1921. On leaving school he became employed as a transport clerk in the Benin Native Authority on a wage of 6 naira per month.

His training for the future office of Oba began when he became a confidential secretary to his father, Eweka II, whose death in 1933 introduced Akenzua II to the rigour of office. Before then, in 1925, he worked under the supervision of the late Alake of Abeokuta, Oba Ademola II. Following this, he was appointed to head the Ekiadolor District, the present Iyekuselu. He was at this office when his father died. In the same year Prince Okoro was installed Oba of Benin with the title of Akenzua II.

The formative years of the new political system in the country saw the Oba, between 1946 and 1966, as member of the Legislative Council of Nigeria, member of the Western House of Assembly, member of the Western House of Chiefs and a cabinet minister.

Oba Akenzua was instrumental in the creation of the Midwest Region; it was his view that the two provinces of Benin and Delta in the Western Region could constitute the Bendel State, a name by which the old Midwest was later known. In October 1953 he formed the Benin-Delta People's Party to campaign for the unification of the two provinces. With the creation of the region he became the first President of the Midwest House of Chiefs in 1964.

His contribution to the politics and policies that shape the content of Nigerian formative politics were rewarded by awards and honours bestowed on him: he was decorated with the insignia of Commander of the Republic of Nigeria and was made a Justice of the Peace. From 1966 to 1972 he served as Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University.

As the Oba of Benin, Akenzua II was the custodian of the rich Bini tradition and culture, whose study and promotion he personally encouraged; it was to this end he volunteered whatever bronze or ivory carvings under his jurisdiction for the success of the Black Arts and Culture Festival, FESTAC, that was held in the Nigerian capital in 1977. He died in late 1978 and was succeeded by Solomon Igbinoghodua Aisiokuoba who became Oba Erediauwa I of Benin in 1979.

brokoto: This thread has simply taken a life of its own to become a really comprehensive history of our dear country. Mr. Naptu you have earned my respect here on NL.i will bookmark this page and possibly refer to it when teaching my kids about Nigerian history. Thank you:*

Thank you very much.

Obi Alphonsus Okechukwu Ofala Okagbue, 20th Obi of Onitsha (1970-2002)

1) Obi Ofala Okagbue receiving some guests who came to pay homage.

[size=14pt]Sir Adesoji Titus Martins Tadeniawo Aderemi II, Oni of Ife[/size] (1889-1980).

Nigerian traditional ruler, the longest reigning major Oba (king) in Yorubaland in recent times. He was born to a Christian family on November 15, 1889 in Iremo Ward, Ile-Ife; his father was Prince Osundeyi Gbadebo. He completed primary education at the CMS School and in 1909 joined the Nigerian Railway, rising to become a stationmaster, a solid achievement in those days. In 1921 he retired to establish a produce buying and transport business, soon becoming the wealthiest man in his community and the unquestioned leader of enlightened opinion there.

He came to the throne of Oni of Ife (spiritually the most important Oba, ruling at the legendary first home of the Yoruba people) in 1930 and was crowned on September 25th 1930. On his accession to the throne, he took immediate steps to alleviate his people's problems. He modernised many Ife customs and was physically and financially involved in bringing educational opportunities to the ancient town of Ile-Ife. Oduduwa College, Ife's premier secondary school, was achieved through his effort in 1932 and was the inspiration behind the founding of many others. In 1930, with his assistance, telephones cane into operation and three years later post offices and native courts were also established. 1935 marked the beginning of water-works and in 1946 the Ile-Ife people had their library. Nine years later they got electricity.

His intelligence, energy and geniality made him the indispensible man on various consultative bodies of the colonial government in the 1940s. Awarded the King's Medal for African Chiefs in 1936 and made CMG in 1943, he soon advanced from the smaller stage of Oyo Province to the old Western House of Assembly in 1946 and the Legislative Council of Nigeria in 1947. He was a delegate to the African Conference in London in 1948, led Nigeria's delegation to Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953 and was a delegate to the various Nigerian constitutional conferences from 1953 to 1958.

Unlike traditional rulers in many parts of Africa, the Oni had no difficulty adjusting to the tide of nationalism. It was not just his traditional role which ggave him prominence in Egbe Omo Oduduwa, the Yoruba cultural organisation founded in 1948 and in the Action Group, which grew from it to become, in 1951, the dominant political party in the Western Region. In 1951 he was invited to become a central government minister without portfolio, irrespective of his position as an Oba and he held this post until 1955. In 1954 he was the obvious choice to be President of the Western House of Chiefs until 1960.

Oba Aderemi was the first Nigerian to be appointed Governor of Western Nigeria; he was also knighted as KCMG. Through his influence, Ife was marked out as the site for the Western Region's own university.

A "good mixer", he had visited the Moor Plantation agricultural station at Ibadan, with the Emir of Ilorin, at an early date and also met Obas from Ekiti Division, thereby breaking the tradition of the secluded lives of Yoruba traditional rulers. He attended the first conference of the Obas held at Oyo in 1937 and was an ideal and hospitable host at Ile-Ife when the second conference was held there in 1938.

In the report of the Southern Provinces of Nigeria for 1936, the section on Oyo Province by G.H. Findlay, Senior Resident in charge of the province, described Oba Aderemi and his administration like this: "Ile-Ife with a population of 48,000 is administered by the Oni, assisted by a council of chiefs. The Oni's crown is the oldest among the Yoruba speaking people. He is an educated an sensible man with a progressive and sound ideas and a keen sense of humour. The Oni's administration is sound. His personal supervision over the Treasury and the Department of Native Administration and his control of the expenditure of his native treasury is less restricted than other native authorities.

Many decades later he was still a respected and revered figure in the former Western State. In June 1980 big celebrations of the 50th anniversary of his accessionn showed this. But soon after those celebrations he died on 7 July 1980; a few days later a formal announcement was made as a signal for widespread mourning at Ile-Ife and elsewhere.


Pictures

1) Sir Adesoji Titus Martins Tadeniawo Aderemi (Oni of Ife) shakes hands with Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (Prime Minister of the UK).

2) Late Sir Adesoji Aderemi II (KCMG) with Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos and Chief Obafemi Awolowo

3) Sir Adesoji Aderemi with Queen Elizabeth.

dayokanu: When nominations dey close?

And Update the list for us Musiwa fans, Else we would move nairaland to Benin Republic and everything would change to French.

I have seen the Maps, The Sultan of Sokoto had saw the maps thats why he is afraiding , I knows Adeboye, the Prime minister of Canada is my friend. Ba ki Moon know me, I studies Electricity Engineering, Move South West and Nairaland to benin republic

See the video below Its Korean Language its relation to Yoruba Its called Gangan Style


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

Biography of the candidate:

https://www.nairaland.com/917751/musiwa

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[size=14pt]Sir Siddiq Abubakar III Sultan of Sokoto and Sarkin Musulmi of Nigeria.[/size]


Rumours.

In Nigeria, even though we have an elected or appointed head of state and other leaders of government, there are often rumours that a person or group of persons who are not necessarily in government are actually the power behind the throne. There have been rumours at one time or the other that either General Hassan Katsina, Major General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, the Kaduna Mafia, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida or Sir Ahmadu Bello have been the real power behind the throne.

One person who, consistently for the most part of his life, was seen as the most powerful man in Nigeria is Sir Siddiq Abubakar III.

One of Major General Buhari's first duties as head of state in 1984 was to pay a visit to Sir Siddiq (there were rumours that the Sultan was not happy about the overthrow Alhaji Shehu Shagari's regime. President Shagari is a native of Sokoto State).

During the Second World War, when Adolf Hitler accused the British Government of being an imperialist government that was determined to subjugate Africans (Imperialism was a charge that the British had earlier levelled against Hitler's Germany) the British relied on the influential Sultan to reply Hitler. Sir Siddiq told Hitler that Africans could speak for themselves and did not require him to champion their cause. He further pledged his loyalty to the colonial government.

It was said that his cousin, Sir Ahmadu Bello (the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region) envied him and longed to be the Sultan of Sokoto.

Sir Siddiq Abubakar III (1903–1988) was a Nigerian Muslim leader. He served as the sultan of Sokoto between 1938 and 1988.

He was born at Dange on 15th March 1903, the same day on which the British finally subdued the Sokoto Caliphate. Sir Siddiq was the son of Usman Shehu, grandson of Mu'azu, direct descendent of Usman Dan Fodio

Young Siddiq Abubakar attended islamic schools and held several administrative posts before succeeding his uncle, Hassan Ibn Muazu, at the age of 35. In 1931 he was appointed a local authority councillor (Head of Talata Mafara) of the Sokoto Native Administration. He distinguished himself by his administrative competence and the able way he dealt with appeals from traditional courts and supervised district and village heads.

He was later turbaned as the Saurdauna of Sokoto and served until 17 June 1938, when he became Sultan Abubakar III, succeeding his uncle, Hassan Ibn Muazu, at the age of 35.

As the 17th Sultan of Sokoto and Sarkin Musulmi, he became the most important Islamic personality south of the Sahara, and the highly respected leader of 50 million adherents of the Islamic faith in West Africa.

Although he did not occupy a visible political position in Nigeria, his de facto political influence was considerable and throughout his life he worked towards the promotion of Nigeria's unity. He used his decisive influence over public affairs for the political and social advancement of Nigeria as one nation.

He contributed a great deal to the maintenance of order and calm among the population of the then Northern Region after the 1966 coup in which Sir Ahmadu Bello was killed. During the Civil War, he helped to mobilise men for the Federal forces.

Abubakar saw the development of his country in a different light from many of his more conservative co-religionists. He encouraged further education for females and voting for women in purdah, and urged the liberation of women in these respects.  As a result, the Women Teacher's Training College in Sokoto was founded.

His faith in and identification with the quest for knowledge led to his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, which awarded him an honorary LLD degree.

During his life, however, Abubakar, in common with other traditional rulers witnessed several inroads into his power base, such as loss of control over the local courts, prisons, and police; but because of his mature outlook, he did not allow these developments to affect his concern for the welfare of his people. He saw these changes as inevitable in the wider context of the country's politics and in the overall interest of Nigeria's development.

When the Northern People's Congress was formed in 1951 and his support was needed to launch the new party and mobilise the Northern people for the independence movement, he readily gave it.

Abubakar took the post of Minister withough Portfolio in the Northern Regional Government in order to give the new administration headed by Sir Ahmadu Bello moral support. He stood head and shoulders above the politicians of all hues, in a way that allowed him to be accessible to all.

When party politics became really devisive he stepped out of it to safeguard his role as the spiritual leader, but continued to be looked up to by other leaders on certain governmental issues.

He was knighted by the British in 1944 and after Nigeria attained independence was made Grand Commander of the Order of Niger by the Federal Government.

He had great love of poetry and as a traditionalist, kept the culture of his people alive while recognising the need to develop their potential and achieve progress in the modern world.

He ruled the emirate for one of the longest reigns in its history, from 17 June 1938 to 1 November 1988 when he died, having celebrated, only four months earlier, his fiftieth year on the throne. He left behind 52 children and 320 direct grandchildren.

Sultan Abubakar III is best remembered by his compatriots as a religious leader who rose above the religious dissensions of his day and throughout his life played the role of peace-maker and father of all.

esere826: I do not feel that Nigeria had any business fighting in ww1 or ww2
however an important commentary in the documentary caught my attention
The one on how after fighting side by side with the whites, africans beging to appreciate the common humanity of the whites
This sought of scenario seems to hold true even today

I have noticed that freedom fighters in Africa, where mainly those that schooled abroad
Presently you would also notice that Nigerians that have lived in the West seem to have little regards for the whites
whereas many that have lived all their lives in Nigeria seem to hold the whites in awe

Just my toughts

You've just revived memories. This is something we've been debating since I was in primary school.

1) On one hand, some say we had no business fighting in the two World Wars (the "white man's wars" ). On the other hand, others say that (a) Nigeria was under threat of being attacked by the Germans in the first World War and (b) Adolf Hitler felt that black people were subhuman and would have dealt with us rather harshly had he been able to take control of the African colonies (witness what he did to the jews). Interestingly, some of these points are discussed in the BBC article that I linked to above.

2) We also learnt in social studies and history class that the two World Wars lead to the end of colonialism in Africa, because African soldiers who fought in these wars discovered that the "white people" could bleed, be afraid, etc just like them and when they came back, they lead the struggle for independence.

However, I kept thinking, none of our founding fathers, perhaps except for Tai Solarin, fought in the World Wars. Interesting points though.

Here's a link to the other thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/1114788/lagos-sued-proposed-n500-toll

lagerwhenindoubt: While I think it is not too late, I drove both sides of the bridge lats month and I imagine the traffic will be horrendous at both ends because there is very little room for vehicles intending to run the bridge to branch-off and allow traffic going straight on to continue without hindrance. it will be a toll-bridge would it not? There is just no room.. cars will have to wait until they are tolled before non bridge-crossing cars can go their way. unless they want to toll on each side at the end or start of the bridge.. what are your thoughts - the round-about at the end of the Ikoyi section is a bummer

Finally, someone who gets it. We were discussing this issue on the other thread.

According to a report, Ebun Olu-Onagoruwa is taking the Lagos State Government to court because, according to him, the government intends to charge a toll fee of 500 naira per journey. He felt that this was too much. If his claim is true, I suspect that the toll fare is that high in order to reduce traffic on the bridge. The bridge will thus be a premium bridge for few people who want to quickly go from Lekki to Ikoyi, without minding the cost.

I've also looked at it from the Lekki end of the bridge (from the very first time it was announced that a bridge will be built, Lekki residents have been concerned that the bridge will cause traffic jams on Admiralty Road). They've built a roundabout on Admiralty Road to ensure that traffic flow is not greatly affected by the bridge (one lane for those going straight and the other for those who intend to use the bridge), but I think what will happen is that those who intend to go straight will use the road that runs parallel to Admiralty Road (the road behind Divine Mercy Church).

However, I do feel that the bridge might cause traffic jams on Alexander, Bourdillon and Gerard Road in Ikoyi.

tkjoke: Wow!
This is great news. These are the sort of threads we need on the front page. Not the depressing bad news we get to read everyday.
@Naptu
Why not create a fresh thread armed with your recent pictures of the bridge so more people get to know it has finally been completed? I just stumbled on this by chance.

Very good suggestion. Thanks very much.

oduz: Kudos

Thank you.

In the words of my late professor, "the military governments mistook unity to mean uniformity".

We should celebrate our unity in diversity. Both elements are important; unity and diversity. It would be wrong to try and enforce uniformity. Our founding fathers recognised that diversity, that's why they opted for a federal system, rather than a unitary system (which Ghana adopted).

If, in trying to enforce uniformity, you decide to ban state flags and anthems, then you might as well ban Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Efik, Fulfude, Tiv and Kanuri languages and impose a uniform language. You should also ban all distinctive traditional attires and impose a uniform traditional attire.

I wish you good luck as you try to do that.

You got the protocol right regarding state flags, but you got it wrong with regards to anthems.

Regarding state flags, the law states: -

if the flag of a State and the National Flag are to be flown at the same time in a public place in that State or elsewhere in Nigeria, the National Flag of at least the same size as the State flag shall fly above that of any State flag.

Furthermore, when flown on an official vehicle, the national flag must be flown at the right side of the vehicle, while any other flag that is flown must be flown at the left side of the vehicle.


With regards to anthems, protocol demands that the national anthem must always be played 2nd or last, as the case may be. That's why, if you notice, during football matches, the visiting team's anthem is played first before the home team's anthem is played.

Similarly, during state visits, the visiting head of state's anthem must be played before the Nigerian anthem.
http://nigerianobservernews.com/07102011/features/features1.html

This is similar to the order of arrival and salute at state functions. Protocol demands that the President must be the last dignitary to arrive the venue.

For example, this is the order of arrival/salute during independence day and armed forces remembrance day celebrations.

Military rule.

1) Service Chiefs - Receive the General Salute.

2) Minister of Defence/Chief of Defence Staff/Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff - Receives the National Salute (first stanza of the National Anthem).

3) Chief Justice of Nigeria - Receives the General Salute.

4) Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters/Chief of General Staff - Receives the General Salute.

5) Head of State/President/Commander in Chief - Receives the National Salute (full anthem).


Civilian rule.

1) Service Chiefs: Receive the General Salute.

2) Chief of Defence Staff: Receives the General Salute.

3) Minister of Defence: Receives the General Salute.

4) Chief Justice of Nigeria: Receives the General Salute.

5) Speaker, House of Representatives: Receives the General Salute.

6) Senate President: Receives the General Salute.

7) Vice President: Receives the National Salute (first stanza of the National Anthem).

8 ) President & Commander in Chief - Receives the National Salute (full anthem).

Below, flag of the Commander in Chief of The Armed Forces of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (which must always be flown to the left, while the National Flag is at the right). It is an offence for anybody, except the Commander in Chief, to fly this flag.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/887871_Armed20Forces20Commander20in20Chief20Flag_pngf0d6698c0e1326f0ad32feedea6d2965

How many special assistants do public officers have? How many cars are allocated to them (factor in the cost of fuelling and driver's salary)? How many people stay in official quarters (furnished with public funds)?

How many redundant parastatals are there? Why should we have a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps with a large number of uniformed officers (do we know what a civil defence corp is meant to be)?

Why should the government fund the Super Eagles, Flying Eagles, Falcons, etc?

Why should the sports minister, tourism minister, etc have police orderlies and sss aides?

Why should we have funny allowances like "newspaper allowance"?

Many more questions.

It has minimally affected Innoson. When I first met him he was in the business of importing and assembling motorcycles for sale.

I agree with Sanusi, but I disagree with his methods (I wrote two papers on this in 2002 and 2005).

The origin of the problem:

Military governments of the '60s and '70s were primarily concerned with holding on to power. In order to retain power, they had to keep the population happy. What the government did was to massively employ people into the civil service, buy over private companies (because the dictators wanted to be all powerful) and set up unnecessary parastatals. Workers were given car loans and official quarters in Ikoyi. This was the bribe that the government used to silence the citizens. All this was funded by Niger Delta oil revenues, which the government didn't have to work for.

Solution:
The Federal Government should focus on its core responsibilities of education, health care and security and stop interfering in business. 90% of what the federal government is doing should be done by state governments, local governments and private companies. Government wasted huge sums of money on Nitel, yet we had about 100,000 lines and very poor quality service. The private sector was allowed to take over the industry and now government is making billions of naira from the sector, we have millions of lines and the quality is better (at least I don't have to wait for an hour before I get "dialing tone" ). This means that government would not need to sack workers, but would rather hand them over to the private sector, where they'll have to prove their worth.

Other workers need to be redeployed. Why should the sports minister have a police orderly and SSS aides. These should be redeployed to the job of protecting citizens (we don't have enough policemen doing that).

Some interesting questions.

If I ask you "What is your state of origin", what does that mean? Does it mean the state you originated from? How do we determine the state you originated from?

Can your state of origin be different from your father's state of origin? If yes, why? If no, why?

Can your state of origin be different from your mother's state of origin? If yes, why? If no, why?

Can your state of origin be different from your state of birth? If yes, why? If no, why?

What about state of residence? What rights and duties do residents of a state (which is not their state of origin) have?



Could it be, as a little girl told her sister many years ago, "You were born in the village, while I was born in the hospital"?

What is your state of origin? What does it mean?

[quote author=Negro_Ntns]Ok now, naptu.....kedu kodu.

Nna, arent you missing the Biafran flag? [/quote]
They are all on the other thread.

1) Biafran Flag.
2) Benin Republic (during the Mid-West invasion).
3) Benin Empire.
4) Oyo Empire.
5) Northern Republic Flag (during "araba" )

6) Sokoto Caliphate (and associated flags).

7) Tiv Kingdom.

Flag of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

9) Flag of the President of Nigeria.

10) Flag of the Governor-General of Nigeria


And many more.

https://www.nairaland.com/1062509/nigeria-good-bad-beautiful-ugly/32

North-Western State (1967-1970)
https://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/488282_10151201926987790_262373762_n.jpg

Bayelsa
https://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228569_10151193268442790_772324182_n.jpg

[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/886102_Balyesa-Logo1_jpg0124376c465373f6ecbb2c81111b9be9[/img]

Benue-Plateau State (1967-1970)
https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207092_10151201046307790_1406063266_n.jpg