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@ OP

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these names mostly originate from most of our brothers from Cotonou for easier description

can the northern elders please read this and learn?

Gee001: Greetings to y'all. Would like to know why people always give meanings and too much importance to the left hand especially when it comes to giving out and receiving with the left hand. To some people, they claim it's means being disrespectful, while others see it as nothing. Although my brother is left-handed but he's trying to be ambidextrous. I would like to know your opinions. Why is it so?

In this part of the world, we see the right hand or right hand side as a place of power, respect and dignity, i think this can be attributed to the fact that very few almost no left handers were seen back then. I think it has to do with culture and ancient beliefs which may not easily fade out, so if I give something to a younger one and he or she receives it with the left hand, it shows disrespect to me and a sign of unimportance.
On a lighter mood, when you loose the so termed unimportant left hand, then you will know that no part of your body is less in value to the other.

Whatever good here is from Allah, the mistakes are mine.

Are you kidding me
You must be kidding me

Thnx OP but this is unacceptable and terrible, why targeting policemen? They allege fighting for their rights at same time looting the monies of the people they are "fighting" for. Such wicked people full of wicked thots.
May nature turn her back on them in every way.

Pic 10 - Seun at start of his career
Pic 11 - Seun after getting married

She looks beautiful though unnatural sha

See mumu northern so called elders bunch of miscreants and criminals.

Fire burn all of them, oloshi

Game on, 3 down more to go

mbhs139: .

Come to think of it, if commentators had taken their time to ponder on the points above, may be they wouldn't have been the type of comments being witnessed here. But every one knows the level of hatred an average Nigerian have for Islam, particularly as a result of the BH issue. It's quiet unfortunate

Why won't people hate Islam cos you practise it wrongly. If you want to win people to your religion, must it be by force and think of it, majority of violence in this country that resulted to huge number of deaths is and will always be linked to your followers who recite the same prayers these gals are being prosecuted for before killing and slaughtering innocent people. So did the government refuse to prosecute these killers but make so much noise about these adolescents.
Hypocrites of highest order

tunshe: There is nothing like Original Quran,there has been only one Quran and it shall remain Original.

Although there were fake Qurans circulated by Jews and Christians to mislead muslims which were exposed because we have a lot of Muslims who have committed the Entire Quran to memory.

is this your contribution to the topic?

Waiting to hear that the forces behind bh have been crippled

chlowi: Dear Muslims, I hope u don't use a fone let alone comment on NL dts western, I hope u don't own cars ? I hope u don't travel by air(plane) or dan camels? , I hope you don't own a tv ? I hope you don't use bombs and AK47? I hope you don't wear clothes? Other dan leaves to cover ur unclothedness? I hope u do not use gas or stove for cooking? I can go on and on but the list is endless , if u do any of the above you are a HYPOCRITE....for all those of u clamouring for those kids to be jailed you all are pathetic

Don't mind them let him that have no sin cast the stone yet many of them are criminals

People should stop harassing one another instead of condemning the barbaric system these holier than thou group of lawless nation is propagating in the name of religion.

A teenager is someone trying to find himself or herself and instead of helping, these hypocrites have decided to "kill" these gals in the name of religion

then why Not let us wait and see if they would be jailed..... cos what I read Was that they May be jailed!!! but your hatred on islam won't let ya'all think right....

So why should this offense be mentioned anywhere near being jailed? It shows you that jail term is considerable for such "offense", why should it be?
The topic could have read "Girls face punishment........."
For the records; I do not hate Islam rather I dislike some of it's beliefs.

azeezlateefah: I refuse to comment on this topic since last night,but Have read a lot of comments from my christians bro and sisters, All I Can read are hatred comments,let's forget about your hatred on islam let's face the reality! this is a law of a nation which am pretty Sure the girls are aware of before they embark upon there actions. they should respect the law of there nation, am Sure if this Happen in america ya'all won't be making All these bias statements. therefore ya'all Have a lot of issue to attends to in your church, ask your pastors if jesus ever said I AM YOUR GOD, WORSHIP ME...COS YA'ALL GOT TO CALL HIM GOD NOW...Jesus you're defending will deny you........OPEN YOUR MIND...

Who says the girls are not aware about these laws but we are talking about teenagers here! For petes sake they are more vulnerable to breaking rules at this stage of their lives than any other. What they did is wrong and unacceptable but they should not be jailed for this act rather they should be punished somehow cos they are teenagers who should be allowed to express themselves and then be corrected when and where necessary.
This account for the lawless youths among the Islamic nations.

Hope these guys are the qualified hands to do the jobs instead of doing yeye quota system

Some of those "holes" are at the expansion joints which shows that the concrete work was not properly cured or finished cos it's chipping off at the edge.

It should be arrested immediately

Siraleeyu: u will regret ur belief On the day of judgement nd wish u can cum bak to diz world nd correct ur belief which is too late!!!! Shine ur eyes nd follow d ryt paths

What are the ryt paths?

whats written on david luizs' shirt?

chelsea supporters look like loosers already, why?

benfica wants to finish the match in 90 while chelsea wants to go into extra

when will rafa make his change or is he hoping to drag this boring match into extra?

chelsea is toying with defeat here

that azz guy is a monkey and ram is a baboon

why did azz use his arm there na?

benfica playing like the "prodigal son" wasteful and lousy just like gunners

chelsea playing like content with getting to final not to win cup

chelsea is sloppy and lack ideas to attack these guys

is chelsea playing 10 men against benfica 11? cos seem the Portuguese team are more than 11 on that pitch

so where is the heat? how can this "confused' individual generate heat.

hot ko cold ni

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Naeto C
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Increasing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamic sect may have forced Northern governors, emirs and prominent citizens of the region to review their attendance at mosques.

Investigations by our correspondents revealed that the governors and VIPs had come under increased pressure to change their security arrangements, following incessant attacks and killings of Muslim faithful by Boko Haram gunmen targeting prominent individuals.

Over the last few months, some Northern traditional rulers and top serving and former government officials have been targeted at mosques by suicide bombers and gunmen for elimination.

Among them are the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero; Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Umar Garbai el-Kanemi; Emir of Fika, Alhaji Muhammadu Idrissa; a former Minister of Mines and Power, Alhaji Shettima Ali-Monguno; former Controller-General of the Nigeria Prison Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Jarma; and Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zanna Mustapha.

Jarma and his two guards were shot dead as they left a mosque in Azare, Bauchi State in September 2012.

Ali-Monguno was kidnapped by Boko Haram gunmen shortly after performing the Juma’at congregational prayers at a ward in Mafoni ward in Maiduguri.

On April 13, 2007, about 5.30 am, a renowned Kano-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam was shot while leading the Fajr (Morning) prayer at the Dorayi Juma’at Mosque.

The assassins shot him at close range, tearing his chest and abdomen.

Shortly after the incident, he was rushed to Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where he died before he could receive medical attention.

Before now, security was usually increased around churches after targeted attacks on churches after the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla in Suleija, Niger State.

Only last week, the spokesman for the Military Joint Task Force, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, had in a statement in Maiduguri, warned politicians, civil servants and traditional rulers among other VIPs to be security conscious.

He based his advice on intelligence which indicated that members of the Boko Haram sect had concluded plans to kidnap prominent Northerners to raise funds.

Sagir said, “Intelligence available to the task force has indicated that Boko Haram terrorists have resolved to concentrate more on kidnapping than robbery.

“They alleged that kidnapping is more lucrative, less dangerous and requires short time to plan and execute.

“Similarly, a special kidnapping squad has been earmarked and tasked by the Boko Haram sect to kidnap persons who could be wealthy relations, politicians, businessmen/women, traditional rulers, senior civil servants and foreigners alike.”

A number of state governors are not taking Sagir’s statement lightly.

In Kano State, for instance, Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and members of his cabinet have for some time now avoided public mosques.

Saturday PUNCH learnt that they had restricted their Friday prayers to the heavily fortified mosque situated within the Government House, Kano.

The Kundila Juma’at Mosque located within the Kundila Housing Estate, which played host to the cream de la crème of the state’s Muslim elite like the Kano Central Mosque, located behind the palace of the Emir of Kano; now enjoy heavy security presence on Fridays.

A security source said, “It has become obvious that the elite and members of their family can no longer walk freely.

“The situation has been made worse by the abduction of Monguno in Maiduguri two weeks ago.”

The situation is not different in the northern cities of Maiduguri, Kaduna, Damaturu, Gombe, Sokoto, Gusau, Katsina and Yola.

In Kaduna, the popular Sultan Bello Mosque, which shares a fence with Arewa House around Ugwan Sarki area, also enjoys a heavy security presence.

An Improvised Explosive Device hidden in a polythene bag at the mosque killed a police bomb detection officer who tried to defuse it about two years ago.

One of our correspondents also observed an unusually high security presence at the Ansarudeen Mosque located at Abeokuta Road in Kaduna in the last few Fridays.

The movement of most of the state governors, especially on Fridays, has become a closely guarded secret as some move in silent convoys avoiding the use of sirens which was common place.

Reacting to the situation, Dr. Juniad Mohammed, a social critic and Convener of Concerned Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, said such would be a welcome development.

He said, “I quite frankly will be happy if that were to be the case because the Nigerian elite have been irresponsibly negligent about security.

“And they tend to confuse their roles as leaders of government with that of being politicians.

“Violence inside mosques is not unknown to Islam. That is why Islam favourably looks at arrangements to secure the lives of public figures that go into the mosque.

“For example, the second Kalif, Kalif Umar, was assassinated inside a mosque.

“There are several instances where murders of emirs and Kalifs were committed inside mosques throughout the history of Islam, including some imams in mosques in Baghdad and in holy places in the holy land in Jerusalem.

“For example, the grandfather of the present King of Jordan was assassinated in the grand mosque in Jerusalem. So, nobody can use Islam to say that because he wants to go to the mosque he should expose himself.

“If they don’t take care of themselves, that is their own business. Of course, the best protection is to be just and fair.

“And even if you are just and fair, like Kalif Umar was, they can learn from that unfortunate occurrence of more than 2000 years ago to protect themselves.

“So anybody who thinks he can use the mosque or use the current fashion of religiosity; to go and show how great a Muslim they are, they should think twice.”

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