₦airaland Forum

The Special Task Force (STF) in Jos under the command of Maj-General Henry Ayoola yesterday issued an order of evacuation within 48 hrs to a number of Fulani dominated towns in Barikin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas for a military operation that will commence there, otherwise, their lives cannot be guaranteed. The STF statement read:

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1. This is to inform the people residing in Barikin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas that a military operation is ongoing in the area. The inhabitants of Mahanga, Kakuruk, Kuzen, Maseh and Shong 2 are to evacuate immediately with their property within the next 48hrs.
2. Meanwhile, residents of Kura Falls, Kuzuk and Sharuk Rim of Gashish and Bachit districts respectively are enjoined not to panic and to be careful of their movement within the area and avoid places of military operation until further notice. People are enjoined to report any suspicious movement and activities in their areas.

3.You are please requested to use your medium to disseminate this information to the general pubic. It is to be announced routinely throughout the period of the operation in order to avoid any hazard to human lives and property.

Salisu Mustapha (Captain)
Media Information Officer

Raimond: Seriously...It's been done before, between Governors Attah and Duke....Just let Cross River keep some of the wells.

Raimond: This can be resolved amicably with a political solution between the two states...I don't want Betrani giving me a whupping anytime I hit Calabar for my fun tingz!

betrani: The efiks are the ones giving us this bad name! Where I come from; we re not as lazy as the are around here! we hate the "sit-tight and hands folded attitude" While they were busy calling us name; "ATAM" (meaning bush men) these criminals were busy stealing their belongins because they were comfortable right from day one! you can count the number of efiks in school! you can count the number of houses owned by the efiks! but we the atams as they call us came late but we are holding-out and strong in our strive to rule! nw their laziness has led them into pain!

Ptolomeus: Again I ask a question that has not responded.


According to Yoruba mythology, when Oduduwa founded the city of Ife, Oduduwa began Orishanla disputes with the King (Obi) of the Igbo. These conflicts led to repeated clashes between the two armies. These wars, which end with the victory of Oduduwa, is considered by many historians as a recreation of what was the struggle of both kingdoms Igbo and Ife for supremacy.
The ceremonies are conducted in Ile Ife Orishanla in commemoration of these historical events.
Initially, these ceremonies lasted nine days, but now reduced to five days a week Yoruba according to four days, then the ceremonies begin and end on the day consecrated to Orishanla.

The main temple was Egigbo Oguiyán. His name is a contraction of the phrase "je Iyan Orissa Orisajiyán or Orisaguiyán and that the name is related to the option of eating inhame (Iyan).

For its part, the name of Obatala (Oba t'ala) means king of white cloth.

abagoro: @poster just read up about the Nri and Aro. They are the basic building block of the Igbo identity. I have a deeper feeling though that Isuama might have been our corest block but their culture seem most devastated by slave trade. Omenala,Omenali,Omenani,Omelala are all the same and rooted in the earth worship or Nso ani of Nri.I'm from a part of Igbo that has Riverine tradition and worship differently in our own way but I notice a lot of Nri and Aro influence. I believe those two clans were part of what shaped Igbo identity,tradition and religion which binds us.

ChinenyeN: I've never heard of Odinani before. Is that supposed to be Omelala?

ChinenyeN: If/since the above is the case, then it would mean that the concept of -land is essentially non-existent in the northern axis.

ezeagu: What would Umunri and Onicha (Umuezechima) see themselves as?

ezeagu: It may also have to do with migration and age. Northern Igbo land which I will include areas around Owere for now is much older than Souther Igboland in terms of people currently populating these areas. Look at the difference between areas Owere and those over the Imo which are only a few hundred years old.

odumchi: No. I'm only saying that unlike many other northern groups, they are comprised of several autonomous communities that share the same identity. Although it's possible to assert the existence of an 'Nriland', the circumstances behind it and those behind the lands of southern groups like the Ngwa and Ikwere differ.

Acidosis: roads that leads to villages are meant for the initiators i.e the Governors whenever they are going for campaign. But again, a good road is the first step to development. How do you convey your goods, building materials without a motorable road and these days when grading a road without planning how you'll get it tarred, then I am sorry. . .

asha 80: spyder880 and obiagu having tarred roads in villages or more importantly connecting does not neccesarily mean increase in vehicular traffic.a tarred road passes my hometown house but vehicular interval a the gate of our home about 4 to 10 mins

Kobojunkie: a) Every village has to have central water supply -- that you do not see a huge thank above DOES NOT mean there is no water supply to the village here in America. In fact, please supply the name of ONE VILLAGE here in America without a water supply system installed. We can easily investigate that particular situation to verify claims that there is none.

b) In Nigeria, most roads are either tarred or left to the elements, and that means terrible conditions.Villages required good roads just as surrounding towns and cities. I am not sure what part of the law suggests that villages can or should go without. Dirt roads in North America are not dirt roads in Nigeria. Dirt roads in America do not turn into gullies and driving nightmares as those in many of our villages in Nigeria do, and are allowed to remain all year round.

c) I don't think it is sensible to argue that because roads in villages will not get a lot of auto traffic, that they should not be built.

asha 80: mai gaskiya read before replying@ obiagu i am not not saying that the villages should be turned to urban jungles.what i mean is that basic things public water or borhole as the case may be,good tarred roads within and connecting the villages and even well equiped schools etc.i even prefer this type of setting than the kind of urban settings we have.

Kobojunkie: You still need villages? As in No Water, no decent tarred roads, no proper drainage Villages, no functioning police stations and schools VILLAGES?? What village in North America compares to what Village in Nigeria that you know of?

asha 80: sometimes one just gets the feeling some people cannot think beyod state capitals like as if villages should remain the way they where 50 years ago.

mai gaskiya: my frnd kan u pls tel ds forum where ure frm nd tel us where in imo state hav u been nd whic part of imo state u saw donkey let alone drinkng frm d same source wit human bengs.am waitng 4ur reply

adino: Just like the Benin-Ore road:
OBJ could not do it
Yaradua Could not do it, But:

NNPC RE-OPENS ABA DEPOT AFTER 10 YEARS and some haterz will say GEJ is not working. Why are haters silent about FOI bill, Benin Ore Road, Indigenisation policy in Nigeria petroleum industry (Nigerians are becoming big time players) just to mention a few of GEJ achievements. Soon haters will forget about PHCN wahala after GEJ solves it and start criticising him for wearing his hat.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nnpc-re-opens-aba-depot-10-years-after/119641/

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ramaju: Fulani and ancestral home in plateau? Hmm! Does average fulani have ancestral home? Do they stay in a place for long? May be someday they will say 9th mile in Enugu State is their ancestral home because some of them have makeshift homes there.

godello: I refuse to be part of biafra. They have selfish motives.