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I am a Medical Doctor but read wide and enjoy reading HISTORY especially.

Many people don't fully understand what happened in the19th century in the area now called Nigeria.

Let me break it down in simple ways

1) Uthman dan Fodio was a Fulani cleric in the town of Gobir and an influencial priest in the palace of Sarkin (King) Gobir.

The reigning king, Yunfa was Dan Fodio's who feared the growing influence of Dan Fodio may cause the Fulanis to lead a Jihard against his tyrannical reign learning from previous similar Fulani-led Jihard in Neighbouring West African Countries.

2) Sarkin Yunfa expelled Uthman dan Fodio from the town. The cleric went to outskirt of the town and started preaching against the Government of the City-State of Gobir. This led to increased tension and subsequent arrest and harrassment of Dan Fodio's followers. (Similar to Boko Haram Vs Governments of Borno/Nigieria)

3) Dan Fodio escaped into the Savannah, rallied his followers and migrants Fulani clans and declared a Holy war (Jihard) against the Government of Gobir in 1804,just like Abubakar Shekau of Boko Haram is doing against Nigeria today.

4) Before 1804, the Fulani people have been setting down in Hausaland, peacefully co-extisting with their host communities, all United under the banner of Islam.
However , even at this stage, the Fulanis were still minority settlers.

5) Uthman dan Fodio, to be fair to him did NOT start a war of conquest but a religious war to topple the Hausa kings and establish Islamic THEOCRACY based on Shari'ah in which any pious Muslim can be elected to lead the Muslim Ummah.

6) Uthman dan Fodio, did not call himself a king, Governor or President but chose the honorific title;

Khalifa Rusullah, Amir el-Muslimi (Successor to the messenger of Allah and the leader of the Muslims).

He served for 8years and voluntarily retired.

MinorityOpinion:
Lets agree to disagree. The Ibadan army base was in forest. The cavalry of fulani couldn't survive and Pls read how the Ibadan used. gun(which is commendable to me) and the battle ended in stalemate.

Fulani sacked oyo empire 18 century, British were already around then.

Other claims I've no enough data to say you're lying but good luck sir.

Are you history student?

You are still making the same mistake-FIXED assumptions despite evidence to the contrary.

The Fulani Jihadists conquered several towns and villages in a military March to the Atlantic Ocean until they met the greatest obstacle to that ambition-The Army of Ibadan .

After, years of manueurering and prevarications, the two armies clashed at the famous battle of Oshogbo in 1840 where the Ibadan Army defeated them and pursued them back to their last stronghold- Ilorin,where they had established political power through religion.

It instructive that several battles were actually fought in Oshogbo, Inisha, Okuku (Osun State) and Erin-Ile(Kwara State)

While retreating back to Ilorin, the people of Erin-Ile had destroyed the bridge over a large river (Odo-Otin) which must be crossed to get to the town and move to Offa, Ijagbo before getting to Ilorin.

Many Fulani Jihadists unawared that the brigde had been destroyed rode their horses in calvary retreat and drown in that river- hence the name 'Ogun jalu' mi' meaning 'the war of drowning'.


At this time, THER WAS NO BRITISH COLONIALISM.

Different groups had the right to purchase weapons from the British,French or Portuguese Companies trading along the coast or Arabs/Ottoman Empire from North Africa.

As a matter of fact, many of the weapons used by the Fulani Jihadists Army were 'imported' from North Africa and some of their military commaders were trained in other countries.

The Borno Army actually had military advisers and used guns from the Ottoman Empire, with which they fought off the advancing Fulani Jihadists from Sokoto Caliphate until a truce was reached when it was agreed that Missau, Jamaa're and Azare (all in the present Bauchi State) should be the Western most boundary of Borno Empire.

Before the arrival of the Fulanis, Nguru, Hadeijia, Ringim and even Kano and Katsina were under the suzereinity of the Kanem-Borno Empire.


I repeat, Plateau, Benue, Taraba, Kogi and Nasarawa and parts of Kwara States were NEVER part of the Sokoto Caliphate.

The Fulani Jihadists used to raid these areas for slaves (which the local people resisted) but they were never conquered and incorporated into the Caliphate.

MinorityOpinion:
Starting from no 3. It was only kanem bornu the fulani did not conquer. They conquered all other norther tribe into the middle belt.

Is it yoruba that will stop them? (they are the only tribe in the South that may have little chance to stop them). Other tribes in South had no war experience on the empire scale.

Or igbo or Benin. You're comparing tribes that know nothing about warfare with tribes that have been fight war all their life.

They will conquer everywhere. It will only be matter of time. Army of hundreds of horseriders with swords and spears. No tribes in the South can beat that.

4. They did not defeated them. The fulani simply stop for a time because the cavalry wasn't effective in forest areas and by that time. The Europeans have already given guns to the Ibadans. If British had not interfered, the fulani will attack again.

Your conclusion is as good as mine, no empire reign forever. But you don't understand/underestimate the power of religion. Read about how Romans used religion to hold down the empires and cities they conquered. Nearby example is evident in northern Nigeria.

Blood stained tissue paper ONLY proves that there are some drops of blood on the paper. It doesn't proves a case of rape.

Drops of your blood can come from any part of your body (e.g accidental knife cut on your finger while cutting kpomo) not necessarily from a broken hymen and even if it's from a broken hymen ,it doesn't tells anyone if it's due to consensual sex or rape.



#In summary, it's NOT a credible evidence ma.

soulbroken761:
Good morning and thanks for the comments. I have some stained tissue paper that I kept in a nylon for evidence. It seems me living in his house for about 4 days now, not being the first or second time, I have no case. I will only be reminded that I share the blame. I do want him to suffer though so I will tell someone that knows me first and see how it goes

The lady never mentioned that she was beaten.

Bros, it is NOT easy to use clothes to tie round the mouth of a woman on a bed, then tie her TWO hands at the back ,remove her clothes , separate her legs and start inserting your penis in her virgin pussy.



*This kind of procedures need some level of cooperation from the woman.




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eyinjuege:
Men are physically stronger than women, and a weapon isn't needed to subdue a victim. The man in question is probably bigger than her.
Many dead victims of domestic violence didnt die from a weapon but from the fists of their assaulters.
Some professional boxers have died on the ring during boxing matches, some have been completely knocked out flat. Blows have removed people's teeth due to the force/power behind such blows
The fist was the weapon used.
You heard that he gagged her before proceeding.
Just pray never to find yourself in such a scenario

This is exactly my thought.
I was wondering how one man can be doing all these and the lady cooperated with him or he had assistants?

holocron:
@bolded, gives the story away as fake. One man stuffs cloth into mouth without his fingers bitten off. One man tieing hand behind back, and laying the woman on her back. Her hands would surely break, and no mention of that. Sorry. Story is not plausible, even as fiction. It would have been more believable if the woman was drugged.

They can win if they gain the support and sympathy of the majority of the powerblocks in Nigeria.

omonnakoda:
If?

They know they can never win that is why they are making threats

Ethiopia was not colonized and they aren't running around with leaves tied around their waists sacrificing their children.


CHANGE was inevitable especially with interractions with the rest of the World.



True modern African Nations would have emerged.

nijabazaar:
You are right.

If not for colonization, Africans would've been like those Amazon tribes we keep hearing about. We would be running around with plenty wives and sacrificing our children to Tree gods so as to ward of chicken pox


I mean look at us in 2020, we are yet to develop technical skills. Note were colonized alongside Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Malta, Vietnam, India, Brazil, Mexico, UAE, Qatar and the rest

I think you meant to write the SAHARA DESERT in your last line in this post.

nijabazaar:
Egypt developed because it is on the crossroads between several civilisations. There was the mesopotamian, persian civilisation . These civilisations made an an impact on Egypt. Any region that has an influx of people will have technical skillset developed. This is what happen to ancient Egyptians. Ever ask yourself why over 5000 years of Egyptian civilisation did not seep down to sub saharan Africa. Why did it end at Nubia? The answer is simple, the Forest Belt

Please read HISTORY and don't just write based on assumptions.


1) Europeans like the Portuguese, Dutch, German and finally the British have been visiting and trading with African Kingdoms in what is now Nigeria since the 15th century AD.
However, political take over of these Kingdoms started after the 1885 Berlin conference on scramle for Africa.

The British officially started colonizing Nigeria around 1900.

2) The Sokoto Caliphate was defeated by the British in 1903 following the capture and assassination of Caliph Attaihiru-1.

*The Ekemeku wars to subdue the people of Ika, Agbor, Aboh,Ogwashu-Ukwu and bring them under British rule ended in 1911.

*The Bini Empire was only defeated by the British in 1897.

*The Bornu Empire under the El-Kanemi Dynasty was conquered by the British around 1901.

3) The Sokoto Caliphate at the peak of it's glory in the 1850s under the leadership of the Fulani Jihadists didn't even cover the whole of Northern Nigeria.

Borno, Yobe, Parts of Bauchi, Taraba, Nassarwa, Benue, Plataeu, Kogi, parts of Niger and parts of Kwara States were NEVER part of the Sokoto Caliphate.

So how did arrive at the assumption that the Fulani Jihadists would have conquered the whole of Nigeria?

4) Again read HISTORY and you will see that the Ibadan Army under the leadership of Balogun Oluyole defeated the Fulani Jihadists at Oshogbo in 1840 and drove them back up North in their failed attempt to move down south.

6) NO EMPIRE REIGN FOREVER.

The Primary reason why the Ibadan Army defeated the Fulani Jihadists was because by 1840s, the Ibadan Army had secured access to the coastal trade through the Ijebu traders and were able to import European firearms which were superior to the Swords, Spears, Bow & Arrows used by the Fulani Calvaries.

If the Ibadan Army could defeate them, other Southern Kingdoms would simply buy massive European weapons to protect themselves and if Warrior-Emperors like Oba Ewuare the Great was on the throne, they could have formed an alliance with a superb Army and even invade the Sokoto Caliphate.

MinorityOpinion:
1. Usman Dan Fodio was much alive in the 19 century. Plus his ideology was more important than him as a person. British came to Nigeria in the 18 century.

2. Islam was practiced but mostly by slaves and travellers and those that practiced did so to collect amulets from mallams. Although your claim is actually true

3. Your no 3 is wrong. The British stop them. What will stop the fulani from asking for reinforcement and then attack again? It only a matter of time.

4. I repeat, no tribes can withstand the Calvary strength of the Fulanis. No one. No tribe in the South.

We can't continue to live in the past and expect to make progress.


An Igbo candidate can become the President if he wins the presidential ticket of a strong and formidable political party.

omonnakoda:
The simple but bitter truth is that Eboe presidency is unrealistic

We will have Urhobo presidency before Eboe presidency

Saying we will continue agitating for Biafra unless you give us presidency only adds another 50 years to it.


Anyway have a look at this very informative thread started in 2011 and read what Eboes were saying. It is an eye opener.

https://www.nairaland.com/745731/yoruba-marginalization-elders-met-jonathan

What if the Igbo candidate contest and he is defeated in a free and fair election?

Chuksmonika:
after 2023,Godwilling something will happen,it is either a qualified igbo man is allowed to occupy aso rock as President,or the call for secession will enter an unimaginable level,Igbos cannot continue to play second fiddle in Nigeria,any attempt by igbos leaders to sell that position again will be resisted by IPOB and OYC,i pray 1967 wont repeat itself again,God bless the Republic of Biafra,and keep and protect Biafra,in my own opinion,it is nigeria is restructured,or a referendum should be conducted,let any region that wish to secede be allowed to do so in the interest of peace

How can you know a voter that is against Igbo presidency?



1) Do you honestly believe that in 2023, Igbos can force PDP and APC not to sell presidential forms for Non-Igbo politicians like Atiku, Tinubu, Fashola, Tambuwal or Saraki?

2) Do you honestly think these parties will voluntarily seek for candidates that can make them lose the presidential election just to satisfy the Ohaneze request?

ostarlink:
Anyone that is against Igbo presidency 2023 is best described as an animal, a non-human and an enemy of God. How have northern and western president helped the country. For those trying to bring enmity between the south south and the south east, my answer to you is sorry. May God forgive you for you don't know what you are doing.

You are wrong sir.

1) Uthman Dan Fodio died long before the advent of the British Colonialism.

2) In the S/West,Islam was already being practiced at individual/family levels at least 300 years before Uthman dan Fodio's birth.

3) The Fulani Jihadists southward march to the Atlantic ocean was thwarted by the Ibadan Military power when they defeated the Fulani Jihadists at the 1840 battle of Oshogbo and drove them back to Ilorin.

4) If not for the advent of the British rule, even many indigenous tribes would have amagalmated into powerful forces and rebeled against the Fulani led Emirates to regain their Independence e.g the rebellion of the local people in Ilorin led to the burning of the palace and the subsequent suicide of the Emir MoMA of Ilorin around 1890.

5) Nigeria wouldn't have existed as we know it.

MinorityOpinion:
Everywhere from North to South would be Islam. That what was usman Dan fodio was doing until he was stopped by the British

This is fact.

Your strategy is not likely to work, even though I wish Igbos to produce a President.

Mmuoojukwu:
The biggest mistake Igbos will make is desperately beg the North or Southwest for Presidency. Once they do this they will be used and dumped and they won't get the Presidency.
The biggest fear in Nigeria now is the fear of imminent disintegration. Nigeria is on the verge of disintegration and 2023 presidency is a bait for the Igbos.
Igbos should learn from the unlawful proscription of IPOB which Buhari used to weaken southeast politically. What was the promise made before Igbos agreed to proscribe IPOB? Ohaneze and Igbo politicians were just goaded into proscribing, denying their lawful children and what happened next? Dumped, mocked!
Igbos should make their stand clear that they would cease to be part of Nigeria if they can't be given the chance in 2023. You can see how Arewa Youth leader always refers to whatever Kanu says, taking Kanu to represent Igbos. The biggest mistake Igbos will make is crawl to the North or Southwest to deny Kanu or Biafra. Once such mistake is made, no one will take Igbos serious. This is politics. Ohaneze should be guided. Igbo governors should learn how to talk or learn the art of pretense. The biggest door to Igbo presidency is Biafra. If Igbos foolishly shut it by denying Kanu or Biafra, the Presidency is a mirage. Of course, you can't negotiate from the point of weakness but strength. Try it, you will be ditched.
Ohaneze and other Igbo political or socio_cultural groups should let Nigerians know that we are at the crossroads. If they deny the Igbos presidency in 2023, we shall mobilise our people and leave Nigeria. They don't need a prophet to know Igbos are ready to go. Mbaka once said that why Biafra has not been achieved is because top Igbos are not at the forefront. Now Nigeria has pushed them, they will come out. It's now very clear that the more Igbos are denied their benefits, the more they align with Biafran agitation, now they believe more in Biafra than in Nigeria. And once Igbos leave Nigeria, who will remain? You will see the Yorubas run and forget their shoes. This is not the time to beg, it's the time for negotiation.

This has nothing to do with 'North'.







In Nigieria, about 90% of all non-virgin single ladies sleep with men for money.

Their only offense is that the men they are sleeping with are criminals and enemies of the State.

Chikelue2000:
just remember I told u......"fear north"

I seriously think Kanu has mental illness.


Most of his followers aren't well educated and this is worsen by the background mass delusion of persecution of the Igbos by the Nigerian State.

Quadranoo:
If you are a true Biafran supporter, and you think all these bedtime talks is the best way to achieve Biafra, then something is seriously wrong. Is this the right way to proof Buhari is a clone Whi.ch any sane president in the world will stoop so low as coming live on social media to drink water just to proof to a person ( termed Fugitive of that country for that matter) that he is the real president especially in
this critical period . All he did everytime is just make an incredible critics about Personalities without scientific/medical proof and then leave the rest of the matter to his supporters to interprete it to what they really desire to happen.
He has been on this matter of Jubrin from sudan for like 2-3yrs now, and he hasn't been able to come out with any fact which will make everybody succumb and agree to his allegation.

Seriously, this has absolutely no effect on Biafra restoration.
A good leader needs to know to speak less and always back up his statement with credible facts/proof

This Corona Virus has really affected so many great leaders all over the World.

That guy,Mr Vitalis is a political and ethno-religious bigot.
I am surprised that you are just knowing this

helinues:
And no single Pdp members on your list. Not even Ortom..

Politics wey una too dey take seriously yet una no sabi the game

Hian

Most likely Kanu has a mental illness but most of his supporters aren't aware.

slimfit1:
Only Igbo people like to lie to themselves and believe the lie. There is only one Buhari it's unfortunate that he is our President and sadly a lifeless President. We need to understand that most of his pictures are being photoshopped for him to look good.
Don't forget he is a cancer patient why he has not resigned to take care of himself is incredible beyond belief.
I know that power is sweet but I would rather have a good life rather than the stress attached to the presidency. Buhari is forgetting things it's part of the things that happens to cancer patients.
Buhari is not dead and he is proper alive and not dead.
He just happens to have good photographer that makes him look good through photoshop. Kanu should focus on how to get Biafra without carnage and stop chasing shadows.

You need 2-3 textbooks in each subject to fully understand these subjects and pass them with good grades at WAEC O/Level.

Geosystem:
That text book just made me dislike physics. The text book is So limited, not until I read Anyakoha and Nelkon I knew I was missing a lot relying on his text book. In my own opinion. The text book is for beginners but as you advance and prepare for WAEC switch to Nelkon or Anyakoha. Happy birthday Prof.

Gov Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is a Ph.D holder.

IlovePMB:
If Sanusi was still the Emir and was respected by Ganduje and all Kano citizens, the situation in Kano would not be like this. Sanusi is well educated and knows much about modern happenings. He would have given strict laws to the Kano citizens to stop public gatherings, stop movements to Kano and take the Covid 19 serious. He would have been in the better position of educating them on the seriousness of the pandemic. But now Kano have only illiterates leading them. Some of them still don't believe in Covid 19.

Kano would take over Lagos as the hot bed of Covid 19 by next month. Save this post. People would die like chickens in the north in the next few months.

Bros, park well.




What is the laws of Allah? Which year did Allah make that law and why is it not written on the Sky for ALL Humanbeings to see and know that this is the laws promulgated by Allah?

Did Allah make the laws for Yorubas, Nupes, Ebira, Xhosa, Shona, Ashante peoples? Any evidence that suggest that Allah truly make that law?


Religion is based on personal conviction, you can NOT force other people to believe in Allah, let alone the laws purportedly ascribed to him.




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alfarouq:
Brother, encouraging Muslims to show love is not only commendable but should be emulated. In short, one of the acts that weigh strongly on a person's scale is kindness to other living things whether they are humans or animals.
What is wrong is for you to feel the laws ofAllah should be replaced by human laws or thinking that the humans can formulate better laws than those of Allah. May Allah grant us understanding and forgive our shortcomings.

Mr Alfarouq,


What exactly is your point sir?



Is it compulsory that Mr 2Mch must love Islam? If he hates Islam,why not just ignore him in as much as he doesn't contravene any law of the land?

Allow Prophet Muhammad/Allah to kill the guy. I am sure Prophet Muhammad/Allah don't need any human to kill on their behalf.

Everybody can NOT love you or Islam or any particular religion.






#Live and let live

alfarouq:
Idan dabara ya kare ma kare, tunkuyi yake koma yi.
If you don't know there's a difference between " I don't believe in Allah, or Muhammad is not a prophet of God, or Islam is a false religion" and " Allah is a piece of sh*t, or Muhammad is a terror*st" then you are not worth my time. I am sure it's not because you lack the intelligence to decipher the difference but because your IQ and judgement has been clouded by your hatred of Islam and have become a slave to your bias.

Who determines what is an insult and according to which law sir?

Is it the law of Afghanistan or the law of Nigeria?



Please State the law, it's section and sub-section that states a Nigerian citizen should be killed if he says anything about an Arabian prophet?





I don't see Northerners protesting about corruption, lack of good roads, illiteracy, unemployment of their youth, ill-equiped hospitals and Armed Banditry.

They are now complaining that someone said something they don't like about a foreign prophet that died over 1000 years ago in a desert that is over 1000 miles away.

sadi78:
PAGAN9JA ubanka yaci uwatar!
i don't know when nigerians turned to hypocrites! why too much noise about mubaraks' issue mostly from christians??
three people where arrested today in katsina for insulting President Buhari and Gov. Aminu Bello Masari, but i didn't hear any noise!
Mubarak insulted our Prophet and must be killed! that is the law and even his biological father is supporting a law to take it course on him!
and whoever want stand for him, is free to come kano and meet us! enough for this noises please!

I will simply ignore him.


Islamic fundamentists abuse and even curse Ogun, Shongo and all our traditional deities.

Muslims always attack Judaism
Muslims always attack Hinduism
Muslims always attack Christianity



[quote author=ojuu4u post=89097697][/quote]

This is the exact roots of Islam inspired terrorism.


1) There were so many things done by the foreign prophet Muhammad (e.g marriage to a minor, marrying the divorced wife of his adopted son, highway robbery and waylaying the caravan of his critics/unbelievers) that may be permitted in his environment in 650 AD but will not be appropriate in 2020.

2) The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) lived among Arabs and this background influenced some of his sayings. They don't necessarily have universal applications through out all ages.

tatatar:
What do you think Islam is? A phone brand that should be getting a different version every year ?
The laws of Islam are eternal!

Hmnnnn

vickydankal:
Most of our men are insecure, and but my husband allows me to have this oooo surprisingly. Trust is key. I can allow this too.

There are so many things that Muslims say that offend non-muslims everyday but you will hardly see Non-muslims threatening to kill Muslims for such sayings.


Let Muhammad/Allah strike the guy dead, there's no need to fight for any god.



Africans are trying to kill a fellow African for expressing his opinion about an Arabian prophet that lived over a thousand years ago!









The Islamic religion make it's adherents unnecessarily violent.


[quote author=ojuu4u post=89089363][/quote]

If the man is still alive indeed...he talks too much for a freedom fighter.



How is this declaration going to lead to the actualization of Biafra?

The guy didn't incite or abuse any god.



He said he doesn't see any difference between Prophet T.B Joshua of Lagos and Prophet Muhammad of Saudi

ojuu4u:
Do u knw there is also a penalty for anybody that %incite people to cause social unrest%
Am not Muslim o and I can never be a Muslim.
But you guys should stop supporting nonsense pls. Why can't people let the sleeping dog lies even for once. If i love stone I cherish it and I am ready to worship it, it shouldnt be head ache of anybody....... Y insulting God or gods someone loves and cherish?

If you are not ready to worship or cherish what I cherish/worship, you shouldn't go ahead and insult it publicly........it boils blood and aggravates anger and may lead to unrest if not war eventually.

According to which law sir?

Who determines what is will 'incite people' and what is the specific punishment?

ojuu4u:
And there is also PENALTY for whoever incite people to cause public unrest in Nigeria.

The Religion of Islam in its present form will always be incompatible with the rest of humanity unless it's adherents admit that certain actions and statements of Prophet Muhammad , though may be acceptable in the 7th century Arabia but they don't have eternal and universal applications.

PAGAN9JA:
Doesnt islam.blaspheme against other beliefs?


Kafiri / Infidels
Losers
Fools
False Gods
Worst creatures
Hell dwellers
No other Gods but Allah

And all sort of denigratory and offensive statements.

Why are muslims hypocrites to see this? Why does Muhammad and his followers have issues with blasphemy words when the Qur'an committed same blasphemy act?

If Muslims have issues with how people blaspheme their religion then they should condemn the blasphemy words in the Qur'an.

You can't eat your cake and have it too.


https://www.nairaland.com/5826122/does-quran-blaspheme-against-other