₦airaland Forum

WizardOfNG:
Correct. Yet the greater point is that we must ask why those who say they wish to lead us do not seem to have capacity for building anything.

Compare politicians today to Awolowo, Azikiwe, Akintola, Buhari and Tinubu etal. It is a joke. Great men and great leaders build great things.

Today we have clowns who leave a Party today, join another tomorrow and have even moved to a third Party by the weekend. How does that display anything other than cynical desperation for power?

Do Nigerians even understand what qualities leaders of men, institutions, nations and processes must have? What we are doing is the equivalent of asking footballers to be Neuro surgeons.

Remove Akintola from this list 😒

Akintola the Wike 1.0

math2001:
Agricuĺture. Tractor purchase by agricultural ministry

These tractors have still not been distributed? Na wa for this country.

WizardOfNG:
NDC zoning to the South actually helps PBAT. He will clear the South.

I believe he will win all six SW States and a few states in the SS plus get required 25% in several SS States. He may likely get 25% in two SE States also.

Obi will help diminishing the chances of Atiku getting 25% in any SE State. That is the clincher because Obi is not a threat. Not even a remote chance of him winning

Yet Obi will help to frustrates Atiku. It is Atiku and the born-to-rule elements in the North that must not be allowed to sieze power and ridicule the South. Obi will help Tinubu win.

Game of thrones for real.The conflict between House Stark and House Lannister in the series kind of reminiscent of the current battle between the South, specifically SW and SS, and the born-to-rule Northern hawks who think they own Nigeria.

Six South West states? For where? He didn't win the six South West state in 2023, it's now 2027 he will win them? When he intentionally alienated the governors of Osun and Oyo state?

He's not winning in Osun and Oyo.

Tinubu embraced opposition party members from other ethnic groups into the APC. When it came to his fellow Yoruba, he no even look their face.

ChatGPT slop. Shey you can't write in your own words

musicwriter:
Edo, Ishekiri, etc were all connected to same group initially but I didn't mention them because that wasn't what I was concentrated on in my own research. What I was tracing is the origin of the concept of God and a saviour or redeemer.

Yes, it's a question of when every other ethic group splited from the initial one-group to become distinct as today.

By the way, I am looking for a place called "house of food" or "farm house" in Edo. Of course, it will be in the native language. The place would be an ancient center of snake reverence in ancient time. Let me know if you have any idea

Wetin consign concept of God with ethnic groups?

musicwriter:
Very correct!!

The author I mentioned earlier said so. But I didn't believe it initially.

He even estimated the period, several thousands of years ago when the split would have occurred

It's not just Yoruba and Igbo. Several groups in the South too like Edo.

Then if we deep it, most people in sub saharan Africa belong to the Niger-Congo language family.

windvane:
but at the end of the day,it doesn't have any impact on the society in general.where are the top student we had in waec,neco,jamb 10 -15 years ago?

You don't know? Most of them have already japa.

musicwriter:
If you mean Igbos (especially those in Anambra state) and Yorubas (especially those in Ogun state) they're not really different people. They're genetically the same people. You'll also find them in Ouidah in Benin republic.

Note:
It was a white man named Cavalli Esfosa, a geneticist, that made the claim in his book: the history and geography of human genes. He sampled the genes of people around the world in the book and showed where certain people in the survey originated.

When I read what he said, I was like Habaaah this can't be true!

Then, I said to myself if this is true, then they'll be Igbo and Yoruba words that sounds same. And I decided to research it.

Lo and behold, I found many Yoruba and Igbo words that not only sound the same but also means the same thing! Examples below.

ENGLISH IGBO YORUBA
Cockerel Okuko Akuko
Rat Oke Okere
Wind Ufufe Afefe
Father Papa Baba
Stone Okute Okuta

Mr. Cavalli was right!!

I discovered those in Ouidah in Benin republic through further research.

They're the inventor of the concept of God and a saviour or redeemer.

They're the most intelligent people at least in the Niger-area and probably in the world. But they're also the dumbest (something I find very puzzling). Just tell them about God, spirits, jazz and they'll lose their common sense. We don't know this because we've been deceived with education such that we have no knowledge about ourselves. If those three locations could wake up, the black race will rule the world forever.

Yoruba and Igbo were once part of the Volta Niger language family. That's where the shared words come from. So, we were basically the same people at some point in time.

AlabiKILLER2023:
I have been complaining of slow business
Poor sales

A new filling station just opened opposite my shop today

They're also selling engines oil

The usual practice is bike enter refill and cross over to my shop to buy oil

But now it's no longer like that

This is a hustle I put more than 1.5m
Right now nothing is going on
If feel that I've wasted my money

Guys what do I do right now

Sell something that bike men consume on a regular...

Gbadugbakun:
AI still falls under software engineering. In fact artificial intelligence is a course of its own in software engineering.

You're not understanding. With AI, one programmer can do the job of 5 programmers.

Those 5 extra programmers, what do you think happens to them? They get sacked.

Gbadugbakun:
AI still falls under software engineering.

Yes. But AI has made a lot of programming redundant.

Gbadugbakun:
No it isn't. Study software engineer. Hardware doesn't pay much.

In this AI economy?

Need more characters.

fuckJones:
As a student leaning python, I already got a job that pay me $450 every month...

Woahhhh. How? Where?

I know of a tech bro that recently got sacked from his remote job because of AI.

I remember one day I and my guys were driving to the mall. Then there was this other car that was harassing us. What they wanted, we didn't know. They even came down from their car in the middle of the road and wanted to fight us.

We just jejelly parked behind a RRS police vehicle because who knows, those guys might be waiting for us at the other end of the road.

The police men came, and asked us what happened. We explained. Then they redirected us through another route. As in, they followed us, like convoy.

In our mind, we were already thinking of how much they would ask us to pay. When they finally redirected us to a safe location, they bade us goodbye and left.

We were shocked. They didn't ask for money or anything.

It was surreal.

Parachoko:
Nigeria was borrowing to pay for subsidy before Asiwaju became the President

Under Jonathan, we were borrowing to pay Salaries, borrowing to pay for subsidy, Pension, and also borrowing to build projects

Under Buhari, we were borrowing to pay subsidy on fuel, and also borrowing to pay salaries, pensions and also borrowing to build projects


Under Asiwaju, we're not borrowing to pay pensions or salaries, we're not borrowing to pay for subsidy, we're only borrowing to spend on Capital Projects.

I expect Sanusi to know there's no problem borrowing to build capital projects

Don't mind the clown. He knows what he's doing. They willl soon depose him.

Reyjavik:
Muhammad Alwali was the son of Sultan Yaji II and Baiwa. In 1781 he succeeded his brother, Dauda Abasama II, to become the third successive son of Yaji II to ascend the throne of Kano.
The Kano Sultanate was consistently at war to maintain hold of trade routes and his reign came at a time when famine was a regular occurrence. These factors coupled with increased taxation by the aristocracy saw dwindling fortunes for the Sultanate. Traders were abandoning the state for more favorable conditions in the Sahel. When Alwali became Sultan, he immediately collected grains of sorghum and millet to prepare for war and famine. However, a famine devastated the city soon after.

Over time, the Kano royal family had been divided into multiple factions. Since the first civil war in 1565, internal strife had ravaged the Kano royal house. A second civil war broke out after El Kutumbi's death in 1648.

Alwali's father Yaji, endured a bitter relationship with his brother, the then Sultan Muhammad Sharefa and his sons who succeeded him. Yaji was exiled to a desolate life of penury. During this time, he heavily relied on a local farmer and tobacco seller from Katagum. When Yaji ascended the throne after the death of Alhaji Kabe, he adopted this figure as his son and gave him the prestigious title of Ciroma (Crown Prince), and entrusted the resources needed for the ascension of his sons in his hands. It is believed that this figure or his son, called Dan Mama was stripped of the title of Ciroma during Alwali's reign who instead gave the title to his son. The deposed Ciroma, though scorned, continued to play a role in the Sultan's court and would later play a pivotal role in his downfall. Tradition relates that his treachery sealed Alwali's fate.

Alwali was already facing a struggle in securing his throne and the ascension of his son against the faction loyal to the lineage of his uncle Muhammad Sharefa and another faction that contained the remnants of the Rumfawa in Kano. Unbeknownst to him, a more serious threat was looming. When Shehu Usman Dan Fodio's Jihad began in Gobir, he sent a letter to all Hausa Kings who had already sworn to support the King of Gobir. It is related that Muhammad Alwali was on the verge of accepting the Shehu's message when he was dissuaded by Ciroma Dan Mama. The Ciroma is said to have then written to the Shehu offering his support in exchange for a hundred towns.

Kano was home to a number of Fula clans who had begun settling since the 14th century including the Jobawa, Sullubawa, Danejawa, Yolawa, Yerimawa, Modibawa, Gyanawa, Zarawa, Toronkawa, Mundubawa, and Dambazawa. Many Fula chiefs had assumed various powerful titles in Kano, including the leadership of various towns. The Kutumbawa Kings had alienated themselves from their masses through their heavy taxation and open syncreticisms and the Fula also found allies in hausa muslims and aggrieved peasants in Kano, led by Alkali Mallam Usman. These Hausas according to WF Gowers may have been just as many as the Fula. Muhammad Bakatsine, the leader of the Jobawa, who were one of the most established Fula clans in Kano, had been with Dan Fodio in Gobir but returned to Kano after the Fulas defeat by Gobir at Tsuntua. The Shehu soon sent a letter to his supporters in Kano after which they withdrew from their communities and assembled in preparation for Jihad.

A group of the Shehu's followers made for Kwazzazabo where they frightened the villagers and seized their grains and in the ensuing scuffle slew one of the farmers who had refused them access to his stock of grains. The Sarkin Bebeji immediately alerted Sultan Alwali who was then situated at the newly reinforced Takai. The Sultan in trying to assess the situation sent a small force led by Gainaku and instructed him to burn the Fula compounds and seize whatever he pleased from them. Gainaku though succeeding in killing some of the fula was forced to retreat. Alwali then sent for Muhammad Bakatsine and accused him of treachery. The clan leader however denied any involvement and swore his innocence on a Quran but on his way back proceeded to seize the town of Gogel.

After consultation with his advisers, Alwali who still underestimated the severity of his situation then sent a military general, Barde Bakori with a force he deemed sufficient to disband the rebels but was also turned back. When the Barde returned to Alwali who had at that point left Takai and returned to Kano, the Sultan faced different opinions from his advisers with one faction calling for a declaration of war and the other faction seeking a more diplomatic approach. The Sultan had initially wanted to accept the Shehu's call and he opted for the latter view. He put together a delegation which included Arab and local scholars who were granted an audience by the rebels but publicly humiliated and turned back. One of the delegates was said to have died of fright shortly after returning to Kano.

After rejecting his offer for peace, Alwali and his advisers decided to summon a faction of his troops led by the Sarkin Dawaki Ali and ordered them to capture the fula leaders and women but to slay everyone else. Before they got to the Fula stronghold in Kwazzazabo, the rebels had already shored up their defenses while their leaders had withdrawn to Kogo in anticipation. When the Sarkin Dawaki and his troops broke initial resistance and made it into the fula settlement, he instructed the Barde to set their huts on fire but the Barde insisted that they had to collect the Shehus flag first. This hesitation proved costly; As soon as the Barde collected the flag, he was greeted by a hoard of Fula warriors and even women. The hausa horses were spooked by the pandemonium and in their retreat, the cavalry was confined to a narrow space due to trenches built by the Fula and were chased by a rain of arrows and spears. A lot of their soldiers fell off their horses and lost their lives, the Sarkin Dawaki barely escaped. The Fula gained horses, muskets, coats of mail, armors, swords, quilted armors, and many other weapons.

In the wake of the Fula victory against the Sarkin Dawaki, Sarkin Fulanin Dambarta, Malam Maiyaki, also known as Dan Tunku, who later founded the Kazaure Emirate switched his allegiance from Alwali to the Shehu. Alwali did not learn of this perfidy until it was too late. The Fula now also had the confidence and firepower to move across Kano. They soon made for the town of Godiya but were repelled with many losses by Dan Tama, the ancestral ruler of Godiya. They eventually broke their defenses and burnt the city to the ground and neighboring towns submitted to avoid the same fate. During their expeditions, they also pillaged Fula herders who wouldn't join their Jihad. They then took Karaye after a small resistance but immediately saw an army led by the Dan Tama of Godiya and Barde Bakori. Neither side expected to encounter the other. The Dan Tama and Barde attacked nonetheless but the Fula had taken up strong positions around the river bed and repelled their attackers. Karaye was the first major town to fall to the Fula. While in Karaye, Mallam Musa arrived and was given the Flag for the Jihad against Zazzau after which he proceeded to his destination.

In order to use their superior mobility and field knowledge, as well as to avoid the possibility of facing the combined forces of Kano, Katsina, and Daura, the fula dispersed their armies to force Alwali to do the same. They soon converged near Tofa and were promptly attacked by a small Hausa force from Tatarawa and Damargu which they repelled and captured many horses from. The Fula captured Tofa, Bichi and then Tatarawa.
Alwali decided to acquire the services of the Tuaregs of Adar led by Tambari Agumbil who had experience fighting against the Fula in Gobir. Agumbil received the handsome sum of four million cowries to come into Alwalii's service. Agumbil's forces were strengthened by a band of hausa warriors with whom he attacked the Fula at Tatarawa. Their attack sent the Fula to flight but they soon retaliated with a flurry of arrows aimed at the Hausa wing and Agumbil came to their aid, immediately losing his life in the process. His forces were in disarray and a massacre ensued. They followed the retreating forces to Tomas and collected prisoners and booty.
The Sultan decided to change his tactic. He reinforced his experienced soldiers and directed them to engage in minor assaults but to avoid open battles, hoping that attrition would wear the rebels out. His new strategy yielded positive results and afforded the hausa army the time to regroup. The Sultan then sent out raiders as a decoy to fool the rebels and in the resulting battle, the Fula lost many soldiers and were forced to retreat. The Fula then proceeded to take Madaci and Jalli but lost Malam Dan Zabuwa in the process.
After Madaci and Jalli fell, the Sultan himself set out of Kano with a large force which included a heavy cavalry of seven hundred horsemen. He soon took and razed Dawaki which was situated between Madaci and Jalli. His army then occupied the town but were subject to constant harassment by a concentrated force of rebels using arrows and guerrilla tactics, trying to draw his cavalry out to open field.

It was here that Alwali learned of his betrayal by Ciroma Dan Mama and Sarkin Fulanin Danbarta who both reinforced Fula forces. The Ciroma's forces would account for a significant portion of Kano's army. Alwali proceeded to Dan Yaya and while reinforcements from Bornu were impeded by a Fula blockade, he welcomed the Sultans of Katsina and Daura and their armies. The Fula were however further reinforced by their kin from Ringim, Jahun and other areas.

At Dan Yaya, three to four months of fighting took place and it is said that up to ninety three fights took place within this period. The Sultan however did not fully commit his army until the last three days. It is possible he was waiting for further reinforcements from Daura, Katsina, Bornu and other placers but this did not materialize.

Alwali then took to the battlefield himself and launched a heavy attack on the rebel stronghold in Sabon Ruwa and many houses were burnt. However, the rebels were soon reinforced by their allies in neighboring areas. Alwali was then pushed back from Sabon Ruwa with both sides recording heavy losses. The Sultans army attacked again in the evening and more reinforcements came to Alwalis aid from Daura. Kano forces launched a less intense attack in the morning. During this time, the Fula camp was running short of supplies and contemplated retreating to Gaya to instead aid Muhammad Bakatsine who had so far been unable to capture what would be perhaps the most important town in Kano. They argued against this retreat believing it would reinvigorate the Sultan and his army's morale, instead deciding to roll the dice on one last major attack. The Fula came out in the open field and the Sultans army immediately charged. The battle started from Maghrib prayers (around 7:00PM) until Subhi Prayers (around 5:00AM) when the Fula were able to stealthily set fire to the Hausa camp which contained their women and supplies. On seeing this, the Hausa retreated towards their tents and the battle soon became a slaughter in favor of the Fula.

As the fire razed through their bivouacs, Alwali fled for Kano with his sons and other officials. The Sultans of Katsina and Daura also fled home with what was left of their armies while the remaining soldiers fought a losing battle against the rampaging rebels. The Fula took most of Kano soon after.
After his crushing defeat at Dan Yaya, Alwali reviewed his situation with his advisors and clerics. He once again sent another delegation to the rebels, agreeing to surrender to their demands while remaining in office as a tributary. His offer was rejected and was told that dialogue was not an option and that they would attack Kano on the 12th of Rabiʽ al-Awwal. He fled Kano for Zazzau forty days before the due date.
While the Kano Chronicle suggests he was immediately turned out of Zazzau, it is widely accepted that he stayed in Zazzau for a few months. During this time, Gaya, which was ruled by the lineage of Alwali's grandmother resisted the forces of Muhammad Bakatsine and remained loyal to the Sultan. This inspired Alwali to make one last stand. He ordered Sarkin Gaya Gujabu to launch an attack on Muhammad Bakatsine who had moved and assembled a force at Wudil. Gujabu was defeated with heavy losses. Gaya was soon overrun by the forces of Muhammad Bakatsine and Gujabu was slain. Meanwhile, Alwali had already left Zazzau for Burum-Burum which was led by his relative Wambai Tagwai when he learnt of Gaya's fall. The Fula soon assembled a heavy force led by Muhammad Bakatsine and launched a relentless attack on Burum-Burum. Burum-Burum withstood the Fula onslaught for several weeks but eventually succumbed to the unabated assault. While the Sultans son Umaru escaped, Alwali lost his life in the clash that ensued. His death signaled the end of the Kutumbawa and the fall of a dynasty that according to the Kano Chronicle trace their lineage to Bayajidda.

Aftermath
After the Sultan's death, and with no leader to rally behind, the rest of Kano submitted. Alwali's son Umaru fled towards Damagaram where he met the ousted Sultans of Katsina and Daura. The Sultan of Katsina would establish a kingdom in Maradi where his descendants use the title of "Sarkin Katsina" and that of Alwali use "Sarkin Kano". A descendant of the Sultan of Daura was reinstated as the Emir of Daura by the British in 1904.

After a few months, Dan Fodio appointed Suleiman Abahama, a modest young Imam as the first Fula Emir of Kano, subject to the Sokoto Caliphate. The Fula leaders of the Jihad soon assumed various titles.

Alkali Usman who led the initial Hausa supporters of the Jihad though receiving much respect did not gain much status or power. His faction were dubbed as "Hausawa".

Ciroma Dan Mama would receive his one hundred towns of mostly hamlets. Him and his hausa followers were dubbed as "Kutumbawa". Later on when the affairs of Kano became difficult to administer for the Fula kings, Ciroma Dan Mama helped acquaint them with the Hausa administrative system and practices.

The rest of the people of Kano were characterized by the pejorative term "Habe" by the new royal house and subject to grating conditions.

Hausa resistance would continue through erratic raids by Ningi which came under muslim Hausa scholars led by Malam Hamza who opposed the discriminatory practices of the Fula emirs against the Habe, Maradi which became the new home of the deposed hausa aristocracy, and the Sultanate of Damagaram. The latter, under Ahmadu Kuran Daga gathered a formidable arsenal of thousands of locally manufactured canons and muskets and was on the verge of taking the Kano capital after sending the Emirs forces into retreat when an illness and news of a French invasion sent him racing back home but not before collecting a great haul of booty from Kano.

Thank you so much for this. I'm appreciating you from the future.

Richtaiwo:
From my understanding, if you are not indebted to the DisCos, you are unlikely to experience significant power issues. In my estate, electricity is available almost 24 hours a day, which makes it difficult for me to relate to the frequent complaints about power supply.

Even during a national grid collapse, the only noticeable impact in my estate is a slight reduction in daytime supply, we still have uninterrupted electricity throughout the night.

You're probably on Band A.

Most people who aren't getting power have prepaid meters and aren't indebted.

nairalanda1:
By 1993, we were refining 400000 bpd in 4 refineries. At the time, the experts could see that we won't be able to refine crude with a subsidy in place. It HAD TO GO. But we refused to listen. The result was that by 1994, because it was becoming difficult to pay subsides and pay for production and maintenance costs at the same time, government chose to pay for subsides, and stopped paying for maintenance costs.

Damn. Do you have a source for this? And it was a military government for crying out loud. They could do anything they wanted.

Arrant stupidity.

Omowale2023:
No, he didn't, everything is going according to the plan. Even Israel is not worried. So let's all sit back and enjoy the show. People's expectations are off the roof, they(Public) expected a clean sweep, but we the general public are not war experts so we don't know and don't have first-hand information on what's going on. Finally, USA & Israel won't start what dey can't finish, or go to war with someone they can't win. It's totally impossible.

So, Vietnam and Afghanistan are what?

SpreshMan:
Well It’s because on the surface, my brain as an adult tells me it’s outright risky : starting from zero again and being debt with no meaningful goal at the end: ILR and Pr; but I’m brushing that off as negativity/pessimism and wondering why and how most Nigerians still do it— there must be some kind of incentive/benefit that people don’t talk online.

Because those societies are better and richer than Nigeria. By far.

Like, the distance is just so clear. The GDP per capita of the UK is $50,000. The GDP per capita of Nigeria is $1000. This means the UK is 50 times richer than Nigeria.

If you're sure of getting a job abroad, even if it's minimum wage, it's still better than Nigeria. By far.

Make it possible for users to create their own custom sections. That way, people can have discussions on niche subjects.

Kind of like subreddits.

mastermaestro:
That's why breaking up Nigeria will be the end of this entire territory. Community level tribalism is actually worse than what we face nationally.

Break up this country today, and it will keep splitting up until every street becomes a country. Tribalism has destroyed any hope of a merit-based system.

Exactly. It's tribalism all the way down.

helinues:
How about Imala side? How about the Ijebu's? Both have not governed Ogun state before.

Meanwhile, Ogun West already had 2 Deputy governors both Ijebu and Imala are yet to

God abeg. I thought all Yorubas were one? So we sef are doing sub-tribalism 🤣🤣

naptu2:
Those posts are too terrible and sensitive for me to share here.

They are? I just checked his profile and there's nothing worse than the random Obidient has said. I only saw one questionable post and it was just sexually explicit.

demstone:
No

He ran as governor under the PDP in 2015.

demstone:
Tinubu is a master strategist at testing loyalty... In 2011 at d last moment he switched support to GEJ despite his party fielding Ribadu.. yet Ribadu remained loyal.. just one small test El-rufai has lost composure.. Peter obi, Wike , atiku etc have a lot to learn from jagaban

Ribadu remained loyal? Didn't he go to the PDP in annoyance

nairalanda1:
Because you guys pay a cost reflective tarrifs, so you get priority

If we all paid a cost reflective tarrifs , we all will benefit eventually

Exactly.

Racoon:
Even before this shit there has not been consistent electricity supply even with the banding thing with the minister of power always talking trash as usual. Many have been running alternate power source for reliable light supply.

Lies. I'm on Band A and light has been very stable.

Forum1:
Even when he did not
partner with Obi in last election,his party won the governor sit,house of representative,house of assembly.

And now he has lost everything.

If only Kwankwaso had partnered with Obi in the last election. Now he has nothing.

lawani:
The whole world can not unite like that because the monotony will bring more disadvantages than advantages. Let everybody do their thing and let us learn from each other. Variety is the spice of life. So do you like the condition the Yoruba is in presently? Police and army manning Yoruba land are non Yorubas. Before Nigeria Hausa were living peacefully among Yoruba and many were working in the Alaafin's civil service but post Nigeria Hausa could gang up to kill Yoruba on Yoruba land. Igbos ganged up and killed two Yorubas on election day during the last Presidential elections in Lagos. Is that the kind of country you want to live in?. I am an Ijesa man and a nation where the Ijesa can not have their own police force is not acceptable to me.

If Nigerian nationalism becomes a reality, then it won't be Hausa killing Yoruba. It would be one Nigerian killing another Nigerian. That is a crime, and would be treated as such.

lawani:
There can be competition among Yoruba subgroups. That is normal. There is competition among siblings.

It's no more competition when people start killing each other.

lawani:
If Nigeria will be one country with one police one army and etc. Why not Europe? Why not the whole of Africa? Why not the whole world?.

I have no problem with the world uniting. If everyone sees themselves as one. There would be no more wars. No slavery, etc. But we're starting small, with Nigeria.

lawani:
If Germans, French, Italians, Russians etc have their own countries

Yet all these people came together in the US.

lawani:
They are not the same people. Simple

They aren't the same people yet.