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So, printing of admission letter z no more free?

eezeribe:
This fallen Hero issue is now Boring.

Are they better than those people who die everyday in the streets, Trying to make a living?

Dn't u knw dey die tryin 2 protect d citizen?

Nice time ahead

She dey enjoy herself na

When Bilikis Rafiu was with her parents as a young lady, she thought life would be bed of roses for her, unknowingly to her, she would end up as a vulcanizer.
Even though, her uncle whose name was not disclosed is also into the job, but as a woman, her thought was to be an hairdresser, and petty trading to survive.
Like a destiny which follow all human being irrespective of challenges, Bilkis Rafiu later got married to her uncle’s apprenticeship Aremu Olaitan Rafiu few years ago. Bilkis Rafiu, a 35-year-old from Oke Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government, Kwara State happened to be the only female vulcanizer in Kwara State.
She was sighted by our correspondent along Oke-Adini, Kulende area in Ilorin where she usually display her skills and ply her trade, a career that is believed to belong to the men only.
The mother of four children revealed that her parents could not afford to see her through a formal education, no thanks to her the polygamous where she grew up.
In her early years, she was compelled to sell sachet water, snacks, soft drinks on the streets in other to raise money to assist her mother as the trend in some Nigerian States.


Journey
Recalling how she started her adventurous life before delving into vulcanizing work, Bilkis Rafiu revealed that, she was an apprehentice in Lokoja, Kogi State under her elder sister who had a saloon where she served for close to ten years.
“I never believed that I would go into vulcanizing work as a woman, but when I came back from Lokoja where I had served under my sister, I met a man who is my current husband and he introduced the work to me,” She said.
Bilkis Rafiu developed interest in vulcanizing and accepted to learn the act, this took her just six months to be perfect compare to hairdressing that took her almost a decade to learn.
Throughout the period in which Bilkis Rafiu was learning this trade, she did not pay any money to Aremu Rafiu Olaitan, her trainer – the man she eventually got married to.
“Then, I used to observe how my husband do his work, and I used to see how many motorists used to patronise him in which I later developed interest for the job.
“I approached him if I could be under him, and I even thought that he would scold me, but he accepted me and encouraged me not knowing that he would later become the father of my children,” she said.
Even though, Bilkis’ parents were unable to send her to school, her father was nonchalant, her mother, however, kicked against what she chose to do as a means of livelihood.
“My father has many wives, so he does not care about anyone, but my mother was against this job when I started as she claimed that the work is meant for men.
“The third day when I started learning this work, I had a serious cut in my left hand when I was trying to remove a tyre from the rim, and it took me three weeks before the wound healed up.
“After recuperating, I told my mother that I would go back to vulcanizing work, and to my surprise, she agreed since that was what I wanted,” she explained.
After a while, Bilkis Rafiu decided to start the vulcanizing work at the front of the house where she and her husband lives and she revealed that she never regretted learning the work.
“When I started this work on my own on full time basis, a lot of people were asking me the reason why I decided to be a vulcanizer, and what I told them was I wanted something different as a woman.
“There are so many ladies who are into tailoring, hair dressing and so on, but I thought this work would bring a lot of sales for me considering my status as a woman and I am happy up till now because I make up to Five thousand naira everyday from this job.
“Even my husband who also has his own shop does not make the sales I use to make here and for the past five years that I have started this work, I have never had any cause to regret doing this job,” she stressed.
When asked if she would love any of her children to also go into vulcanizing, she said: “Me and my husband are using the money we are making to send our children to school since we never had the chance to go, but all our children will also know how to do this but it is not necessary that they practice it.


Challenges
Bilkis Rafiu said some male customers do assault her sexually claiming that some men would seek for her phone numbers after she might have done the job brought to her. Sometimes, she said she would receive strange calls to come over to hotel.
“There was a man who collected my phone number after I had repaired his car tyres and he later called me to come over to meet him in an hotel, I realised he was into another thing, and I told him not to call me for such illegitimate act again.
“So, that are some of the challenges I do receive on this job, but I am not bothered because life itself is a challenge,”

Profit?

Bilkis Rafiu explained that, she earns a minimum sum of N5,000 on a daily basis, some part of the realised funds were normally used to take care of her children, savings, and to also attend to all other needs.

“I am happy doing this job because I use to make at least 5,000 naira daily which is alright for me rather than going into labouring work that could attract assault.

Husband’s Reaction

Mr Aremu Rafiu Olaitan, a 40-year-old who is from Ilorin said that his wife has being a fortress to him, adding that, he never regretted marrying her.

“Some people do abuse me that she was doing the job so that I can’t marry a second wife, but I thank God that we are able to cater for our children, planning ahead for our family.


“Today, I have two motorcycles and I don’t care what people are saying again, after all, I am able to discharge my responsibilities as husband in my extended family and I have never owed anyone.

“Every morning, I use to go to my own stand, and my wife would be at home to do her work and also to cater for the children and prepare our home needs, I support her chosen career, and I am happy she is doing well for herself and the family,” he explained.

Customer’s Remarks

A motorist Rasak Akinola who came to repair his tyre as at the time when NAIJ.com was speaking with Bilkis Rafiu, said he was surprised when he saw that women can remove car tyres, repair them and fix without any obvious stress.

“This show that what a man can do, a woman can do better and I believe that there are many people that would share the same views with me on this,”.

Another customer named Wuraola Ajao, said she felt challenged when she saw Bilkis for the first time doing the work supposedly reserved for men.

“Since the first day I saw her, I have been patronising her anytime I have trouble with my tyres so as to appreciate her for what she does. Even sometimes, I do tell people about her.



Nothing is wrong

A legal Practitioner, Barrister Lawal Akanbi while speaking with NAIJ.com disclosed that, there is nothing unusual in what Bilikis is doing.

“What matter most is that the job she is doing must be legitimate in which people can associate with in our community. We have seen women who assist their husbands in robbery, crimes, selling helms and at the end of the day, they endanger lives of their children. So, I believe she is not doing what is wrong.”

Bilikis said she is contented with her business, “No stress and I am happy with myself and my chosen career, I am also working for myself, whatever a man can do, a woman can also do better.

https://www.naij.com/922590-unveiled-life-female-vulcanizer-ilorin.html

Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality that one event causes another without any natural process linking the two events.
Superstitious beliefs are always part of the culture of every society. Some superstitious beliefs were actually used to instigate morals and etiquettes in children. Nevertheless, superstitions help to preserve the cultures of a society from one generation to another.
These list highlights some of the superstitious beliefs in Nigeria:
1. If you put your eyelashes in your parents shoes, they will forget the offence you committed.
2. Don’t drink coconut water, else you become a dullard.(I’m still somehow believing this)
3. Don’t whistle at night, you will be inviting snakes.(Nothing dey apun joor)
4. When the sun is shinning in the middle of a storm/rain, it means a lion is giving birth.
5. Don’t let people jump over you, lest you become short.
6. Don’t eat food that has fallen on the floor, Satan has eaten it already.(lolz..Na. Today?)
7. If your tooth pulls out, throw it on a rooftop, a lizard will take it and give you another one.(Tried it 1ce tho)
8. Kill and cut off a Lizard’s head and bury it; after three days, dig it up you will see many coins (money). #kayefi
9. If you kill a duck and bury it, it will transform into a snake in seven days.
10.If you wash a dog’s face and use the same water to wash your face, you will see ghosts.
11. Don’t sweep your house at night, you will be sweeping away all your riches.
12. Once your eyes starts to twitch, someone is talking about you.
13. If someone bites you, rub chicken poop on the area, the next day the person’s teeth will become rotten.
14. If your teacher annoys you, soak garri for 3 days. As the garri swells, your teacher’s hand would swell.( U go juz use overfeeding kill urself)
15. In a football match, bury the egg of a lizard at your goal post, your opponent will never score.
16. If your palms are itching you frequently, money is coming your way soon.(I hear it works for some people)
17. A pregnant woman should not visit the zoo, else her child would look like an animal.
18. Don’t eat a fowl anus, else you will start gossiping about.
19. Don’t stand in front of a mirror at night, else you will see evil spirits (demons).(Curiosity had made me try dis 1ce, Guess wah? Nutin apund)
20. If you want to faint after your teacher flogs you, put beans under your armpit and you will faint.
21. If you’re obsessed with the head of a fish. You’ll be a dull student.
22. Don’t ever fetch water from the well at nite, ____________. (Mtcheew, I stil do am this week)
23.Don’t ever beat a male child with a broom, it’ll affect his potency as a man. (I used to bliv this)
24. Don’t sleep with ur legs touching the wall, you must be in a meeting with witches. (Haha..preetythicksme over to u)
25. Don’t sit on a pestle, you’re risking ur mom’s life.
26. Don’t sleep in reverse positions/orientation with someone else on the bed/mat. (Smh).
27.
If bird poop lands on ur head, money is coming ur way. (I swear! This apund to me once)
28. When u cut ur fingernails, make sure it’s disposed thoroughly or ur destiny is at stake. (This one stil gets me somehow).
29. If someone crosses over ur leg(s) whilst pregnant, the unborn child will look like that person. (*yawns*)
30. Don’t let anyone else step on ur saliva, you’ll av throat problems.
31. Don’t eat food in the pot, it’ll rain heavily on ur wedding day. (I wonder who blivs this sef)
32. Don’t eat food whilst in cooking mode, ur ass will really be dark-complexioned as u grow.
33. Eat beans regularly, you’ll be as tall as you’d desired. (I totally blivd dis)
34. You must cover ur hair, as a lady, in the marketplace.(Ondo ppl I hail)
35. Do not sweep the top of the table with a broom else you become hungry always/glutton.
36. Do not eat on the road else you wont get satisfied with the food. (Lolz..What if i buy 5loaves of butterfield bread?)

The post-accreditation activities include “analyzing accreditation reports (technical and administrative), ranking of programmes and universities based on their accreditation status, publishing of accreditation status of programmes, issuance of certificates to programmes that earned Full and Interim accreditation results.”
According to Premium Times, 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities were running courses that had not been accredited.
Some of the high profile institutions include University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Benin, University of Jos, University of Calabar.
The biggest casualty seems to be the University of Abuja which has 15 of its courses, including Law, unaccredited.
See full list of unaccredited courses and their universities in the table below:
S/No School Course
1.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Russian
Dentistry
Statistics
2. University of Benin Anatomy
Pharmacy
3. University of Calabar
Business Management
Theatre and Media Arts
Public Health
4. University of Jos
History and International Relations
Medical Laboratory Science
Biochemistry
Science Laboratory Technology
5.
Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Architecture
Microbiology
6.
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola
Banking
7.
Federal University of Technology, Minna
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Geography Education
Industrial and Technical Education
Mathematics Education
Physics Education
8. University of Abuja Accounting
English Language
Linguistics
Philosophy
Agricultural Education
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Education (Social Science)
Geography Education
Integrated Science
Mathematics Education
Law
Chemistry
Microbiology
9.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
Automobile Education
Building Technology Education
Business Education
Electrical Electronics Technology Education
Integrated Science
Architecture
Building
Industrial Design
Survey & Geo-informatics
Applied Geophysics
Engineering Physics
Physics Electronics
10. University of Uyo Efik/Ibibio
11.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Nursing Science
Industrial/Production Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
12.
University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
Chemistry
Environmental Management & Toxicology
Geology
Geophysics
Mathematics
13.
Federal University, Wukari
English/Literary Studies
14.
Rivers State University of Science & Technology
Quantity Surveying
15.
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
Material & Production Engineering
Architecture
Building
Biochemistry
Botany
Microbiology
Political Science
16. Abia State University
English Language Education
French Education
Igbo Education
History Education
Religious Studies Education
Education (Library Studies/Igbo/English/Social Studies/Government)
Biology Education
Chemistry Education
Economics Education
Geography Education
Guidance & Counselling
Mass Communication
17.
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
Library & Information Science
18.
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Christian Religious Studies Education
History Education
Islamic Studies Education
Electrical Electronics Engineering
19. Ekiti State University
African Traditional Religion
Religious Studies
Civil Engineering
20. Lagos State University
English Language
French
Philosophy
Yoruba
21. Imo State University
English & Literary Studies
French
Theatre Arts
Medical Laboratory Science
Nursing
Law
22. Delta State University
Accounting & Finance
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Law
23. Kogi State University
Medicine & Surgery
24. Niger Delta University
Adult & Community Education
Economics Education
Geography Education
Marketing Education
Political Science Education
Religious Studies Education
Social Studies
Botany
Computer Science
Mathematics
Pure & Applied Chemistry
Zoology
25.
Anambra State University
Early Childhood Education
Human Kinetics
Geology
Microbiology
26. Ebonyi State University
Building/Woodwork Education
Physics Education
Applied Biology
Applied Microbiology
Applied Statistics
Biotechnology
Geology
Industrial Mathematics
27.
Nasarawa State University
English
28.
Cross River University of Technology
Physiology
Wood Production Engineering
Architecture
29.
Kebbi State University of Science & Technology
Information Technology
30. Babcock University French
31.
Benson Idahosa University
Business Education
32.
Ajayi Crowther University
Actuarial Science & Insurance
33. Caritas University Bio-technology
Microbiology
34.
Kwararafa University, Wukari
Public Administration
Computer Science
Statistics
Economics
Mass Communication
Sociology
35. Novena University Chemistry
36.
Joseph Ayo Babalola University
Building
Quantity Surveying
37.
Tansian University, Anambra
Architecture

Known as the ‘State of Harmony’, Kwara state, it is the gateway between the South and North, the state was created in 1967 by the military junta of General Yakubu Gowon and 49 years after, 16 local councils have been carved out from it.
At its creation, the state was made up of the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces of the then Northern Region, and, was initially named the West Central state but later changed to “Kwara”, a local name for the River Niger.
It is bordered by Oyo and Osun states from the South West, and Kogi and Niger states from the North Central, while Ilorin is its capital.
49 years after its creation, the state is reputed for its religious tolerance and multi-ethnicity composition.
NAIJ.com reports that the principal groups residing in Kwara state are the Yoruba, Nupe, Baruba and Fulani and they are original indigenes of the 16 Local Government Areas in the state; namely, Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin West, Ilorin South, Irepodun, Isin, Kaiama, Moro, Offa, Oke-Ero, Oyun and Pategi.
Muslims saying their prayers AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
The state, which is endowed with diverse culture and tribes, is a home to some northerners and southerners who are striving in their various trades.
A resident of the state, Mr Awosanmi Olaitan, who claimed to have resided in Kwara for almost 40years, told NAIJ.com that it is peaceful, adding that he had adopted it as his state of origin because of some of his childhood friends are indigenes of the state.
Religion
The state is divided politically into three senatorial districts, Central, South and North. Yorubas are found in the Southern part of the state, Baruba, Nupe, Northern part; Fulani and Yoruba are indigenes of the Kwara Central. Each of the three senatorial districts is recognised for its peculiarities.
For instance, Kwara South senatorial district is grouped along three ethnic tribes, Ekiti, Ibolo and Igbomina in which the indigenes of this district are Yorubas and practice Islam, Christianity and Traditional religions.
READ ALSO: Kwara Commissioner explains happenings in the state.
According to an Ilorin-based Journalist, Osasona Kehinde, who hails from Oke-Ero local government area of the state, the district is a typical Yoruba setting and its people co-exist harmoniously.
He added that despite the advent of Islam and Christianity, the people of Kwara south have not totally jettisoned their traditional belief.
NAIJ.com also gathered that as part of culture and tradition, every town and village in the district still observes the annual yam festival and celebrates masquerade festival till date.
In the Central, Ilorin, which is the capital of the state is the political and religious headquarters of the district. The district is under the authority of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari and it is named the Ilorin Emirate.
Yoruba men
As reputed, Ilorin as a town is dominated by people of diverse backgrounds but with a common front. Since it was founded centuries ago, the town is known and synonymous with Islam and to this end, Islam is the only faith practice by the bonafide indigenes of the town.
However, its residents, who are Christians are enjoying freedom of worship.
Culture
Kwara is noted for Durba, Ere Olomoba, Weaving, among others.
The Kwara North indigines of the state are Barubas and Nupes and their ways of life are resemblance to the Ilorin people but a Nupe man is accustomed with Fish and Rice, while a Baruba is at home with Pounded yam.
Development
After 49 years of existence, the state could be categorised as developed in terms of infrastructural development as it plays host to the federal owned University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Federal Training Centre, Ilorin, State Colleges of Education, Ilorin and Oro, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin, Kwara State University, Al-Hikma University and Land Mark University (a private University) located in Omu Aran.
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari
Also, NTA and notable media out-stations are sited in the state alongside an International Airport. Kwara non-indigenes are of the view that the state is harmonious and a beckon of hope to settlers.
Mr Emmmanuel Ogor, an indigene of Abia state, who plies his trade in the state, said he is happy and contented to be a resident of the state, explaining that since 1999 he relocated to the state, his family and business has not for once been attacked.
“I relocated to Ilorin in 1999 from the East and since then, I don’t have any regret living and transacting business in the town. I will say, I am happy to be a resident,” he revealed.
Also, Aliyu Haruna, a trader and an indigene of Sokoto state, who said he was born in the state some 45 years ago, described it as the most peaceful in the country, and, however, commended the people of the state for their hospitality and religious tolerance.
“I have no reason to regret living in Kwara and considering the number of years I have spent here, I think I am now part of them.”
Meanwhile, the present governor of the state is Abdulfatah Ahmed, who is currently running his second-term in the office. The Senate president, Bukola Saraki is an indigene of Kwara state.