morikee:


When last you been there you need to go back and check again

I tell you. I don't think there is any area(apart from the G.R.A) that has better road network than Tudun Wada. @Limassol obviously doesn't know T/Wada ot he hasn't been there for 20 years

Lifeisgoody:
Hmmm
Waiting for pastor righteousness....

He's the same person as the OP o, he's just using another moniker. Just observe any topic by the moniker, you'll definitely see righteousness as a top commenter

See earlier thread https://www.nairaland.com/6844949/federal-university-dutse-sug-president

Our attention has been drawn to a post circulating in the social media insinuating that the Students Union President of Federal University Dutse, Comrade Muhammad Mukhtar Umar attends lecture in a convoy with presumed security in tow.

The said pictures were taken when the students of Criminology and Security Studies (CSS) Department had their week and the CSS students put to practice how to protect high profile personality by bringing the SUG president to the occasion in that manner.
It is not possible for that number of students to abandon their lectures just to escort the SUG President to attend a class.

The Federal University Dutse takes the issue of training students both in character and learning seriously and as such will not condone such action in the campus.

Signed
Abdullahi Yahaya Bello, Chief Information Officer, Federal University Dutse

UGLYSALT:



KAWO BRIDGE

KAWO In Hausa Language means "BRING"

SO IT MEANS "BRING BRIDGE"

ONCE YOU PASS THAT BRIDGE , YOU GO HEAR "KAWO KUDI" - Meaning "BRING MONEY"

Another Source Of REVENUE For Buhari Boy !!!!

Big Cashout

Lol. Bro, your translation is not correct. KAAWOO means bring, but this one KAAWO(the second is syllable is short unlike the first), it is just a name of a place. Cheers

Abeg what is the acronym for that Maduka's party? I wantu check sometin

Mtswww. Na dem dey feed us before? Just a way of getting some fat pockets fatter

By Farooq Kperogi
Amid the grief of the heartrendingly tragic collapse of the 21-storey luxury apartment building in Ikoyi, Lagos, a sadly familiar, barely acknowledged but nonetheless insidiously widespread anti-Muslim bigotry in Yoruba land came to light.

A Yoruba Muslim by the name of Adebowale Sikiru revealed in an interview with a YouTube news channel called AN 24 that he was rejected for a job at the Ikoyi construction site because of his Muslim faith. He applied for the position of a site engineer and was found qualified enough to deserve being invited for an interview by Femi Osibona, the MD of Fourscore Homes, the firm that managed the construction of the ill-fated multi-storey building.

After the interview, Sikiru said Osibona asked him what church he attended, and he responded that he was a Muslim. “Ah, I can’t work with a Muslim,” Sikiru quoted Osibona to have said. Osibona reportedly said in Yoruba that he couldn’t work with someone whose response to his chant of “Praise God!” would be “Alhamdulillah!”
When Sikiru told him of his struggles with getting gainfully employed after graduation, Osibona also reportedly said it was probably because of his Muslim faith that he was not “able to make a headway” in life. “He said that in front of even the bricklayers” and many others at the site, Sikiru said.

Sikiru left the site sad, humiliated, and deflated, but a friend of his who brought his attention to the job he had interviewed for called him while he was on his way back home. The friend wanted to find out if he was trapped in the building that had collapsed a few hours earlier. That was the time it dawned on Sikiru that his rejection and humiliation on account of his faith ironically saved him from death.

Unfortunately, Osibona died in the collapsed building, so we have no way of getting his own side of the story. Nonetheless, it doesn’t seem plausible that Sikiru, who didn’t even come across as a devout Muslim during his interview with AN 24, would just wake up and invent the encounter with Osibona. Plus, videos that have emerged of Osibona’s meretriciously outward displays of his Christianity and evangelical exhibitionism are consistent with Sikiru’s account of his encounter with him.

More than that, though, it merely instantiates the casual bigotry that Yoruba Muslims routinely contend with in their own natal region on account of their faith, which I’ve known for years.

I followed the social media conversations that Sikiru’s encounter with Osibona triggered among Yoruba Muslims and came away with the distinct impression that many Yoruba Muslims are seething with frustration and deep-seated inferiority complex on account of their faith-based systematic exclusion and demonization, but they are grinning and bearing their fate in smoldering silence out of social pressure, out of anxieties about social ostracism. We call this the spectacle of the spiral of silence in communication theory.

A Facebook friend of mine by the name of Ganiyu Oludare Lasisi who now lives and works in Scotland narrated how he was denied a job to teach high school geography in his hometown of Abeokuta because of his Muslim faith. He has an Upper Second-Class honors degree in Geography and a distinction in the subject in his “O” level. But “on the day of the interview,” Lasisi said, “the school owner/founder (also a pastor) rejected me because of my Muslim name (Ganiyu). I was so sad and angry then. He even suggested that I can convert to Christianity and change Ganiyu to Gabriel.”

In their safe spaces, multiple Yoruba Muslims shared similar such anecdotal encounters of causal bigotry. They say they are habitually ridiculed for their faith, sneered at for their Muslim sartorial choices, alienated and rhetorically marginalized, and outright denied opportunities by people with whom they share the same ethnicity. Several of them are forced to convert to Christianity or hide their faith to fit in.

Just the other day, on November 3, Premium Times published a story of the appointment of a 45-year-old professor of geo-technical engineering by the name of Afeez Bello as acting Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University in Osogbo. The photo of Bello that the paper used to illustrate the story was of a heavily bearded man with a Muslim felt hat.

Apparently, that sartorial symbol of male Muslim identity was like a red rag to a bull among Christian Facebook commenters, most of whom were Yoruba. The man was called “Boko Haram,” “Shekau’s reincarnation,” a “fanatic,” and all sorts of other cruel slanders and unwarrantedly unmentionable vituperations. I was emotionally distraught after reading a sample of the comments. I inflicted self-torture on myself.

The truth is that the famed religious ecumenicalism and tolerance of the Yoruba people is often achieved at the expense of Yoruba Muslims. It is they, and not their Christian brothers and sisters, who must always perform religious tolerance. (In his interview with the YouTube news channel, even Sikiru felt compelled to say that 95 percent of his friends are Christians and that he hadn’t closed off the possibility that he could convert to Christianity at some point in his life.)

It is Yoruba Muslims who are required to downplay or hide their religious identity in the interest of an overarching Yoruba identity because, over the last few decades, Christianity has been rhetorically constituted in the popular imagination as a core constituent in the construction of Yoruba identity. That’s why prominent Yoruba Muslims almost always have to invoke their connection to Christianity to fit in.

The late Gani Fawehinmi always had a need to show that his wife was a Christian. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a need to strategically let it be known that his wife isn’t only a Christian but a deacon. House of Representatives Speaker Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila concealed his Muslim identity until he needed the support of the Muslim North to become Speaker. After the fact, his handlers played up the fact that his wife and his mother are Christians.

Prince Bola Ajibola, one of Africa’s finest jurists who happens to be a devout Muslim, doesn’t openly bear Abduljabar, his Muslim name—unlike his father who bore Abdulsalam as his first name—perhaps, not being married to a Christian, it was his only way to reassure his Christian Yoruba brothers and sisters that he is Yoruba. Yet, he is so strong in his Muslim faith that he established the Crescent University, one of Nigeria’s first private Islamic universities, in his hometown of Abeokuta.

Although Muslims constitute a numerical majority in Yoruba land, they are a symbolic minority and are perpetually put in a position to prove their “Yorubaness.” For instance, in the heat of the debate over the formation of Amotekun to ward off “Fulani bandits,” Bolaji Aluko, who was a professor here in the United States and who is now a prominent Ekiti State government official, used the moment to stealthily alienate Yoruba Muslims in his state.

In a January 25, 2021 article titled “Sunday Musings: On the Matter of Farmer-Herdsmen Clashes in Ekiti State,” he wrote, among other things, “Our Muslim Yoruba citizens must decide whether the Umma principle of brotherhood is greater that [sic] the collective security of our Yoruba citizenry." As I told him then, there are at least four ways in which he was wrong.

First, he exoticized, needlessly put Yoruba Muslims on the spot, and created a false binary between being Muslim and being Yoruba, even though (nominal) Muslims constitute the majority in Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Lagos states. Islam has been in Yorubaland since at least the 1400s. The first mosque was built in Oyo-Ile, the ancient capital of the Oyo Empire, in 1550, that is, centuries before colonialism.

Second, Yoruba Muslims are themselves victims of the homicidal fury of Fulani brigands. If being Muslim hasn't immunized Yoruba Muslims against sanguinary clashes with Fulani people, why should they be singled out as people who are suspect, as people who might betray non-Muslim Yoruba people to the Fulani out of "the Umma principle of brotherhood," which, by the way, is nonsensical, meaningless verbiage?

Third, Aluko’s claim assumes that all Fulani brigands are Muslims (they are NOT) and that they are committing their crimes on behalf of Islam, which would predispose them spare Yoruba Muslims in the spirit of "the Umma principle of brotherhood." But nothing can be more ignorant and bigoted than that.
If "Umma principle of brotherhood" (whatever the heck that means) were a thing, Muslims in Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, and elsewhere (who are also incidentally Fulani, Hausa, or "Hausa-Fulani" wouldn't be killed, kidnapped, and overawed by criminally bloodthirsty Fulani brigands. Mosques wouldn’t be invaded, and imams and worshipers kidnapped and murdered. That should tell anyone that this isn't about religion or even ethnicity.
Sadly, Yoruba Muslims have no voice and seem to have accepted their fate with listless resignation. Not being a Yoruba myself, I know I will be viciously attacked by the people who lubricate and enjoy the current hegemonic high ground that puts Yoruba Muslims at the lower end of the totem pole, but I am not one to shy away from telling the truth because of fear of attacks. I resist injustice no matter who the victims or the perpetrators are.

https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2021/11/ikoyi-tragedy-and-casual-bigotry.html

Hmmm

Beautiful. This made me reminiscent of the dam at ABU Zaria

Turantula:

The hausa fulani woman na appointment by FG

Hehe. So FG can appoint someone to the UN? Hope you are not joking

Severe Absence of Purchasing Ability

Ff

We are proud of our citizens, and we hope they make us proud too.
These are international organizations where only one's competence can take him there. I'm sure if these appointments were here in Nigeria, people will be shouting "quota system" bla bla. I love diversity and I want all regions well represented but please put it at the back of your mind that no region or zone has a monopoly of competence. Remember that there are some people that once represented you in government offices and didn't deliver anything tangible to your place. While you have people from different places bring development to your state.

This man has refused to decipher that people are making money out of him. Even the debate that held today, he wasn't even invited.

Princedapace:


My brother, for how long will Nigeria continue to be a unitary system of govt country? Nigeria with how it is fixed can't work. No country as big as Nigeria is is structured this way. Just for the fear of breakup, Nigeria runs a system that can't give us growth.

In 50 years to come, Nigeria will continue to be like this. It is always going to be tribalism managed central system of govt becus the center is too powerful and over burdened.

That is why almost all the regions are looking like villages. I have been to almost all the regions of this country and no region has it well. Even the so called south west, it is nothing to write home about.
It is still the same issues.. Poor electricity, terrible roads, poor water supply, dirty looking states and capitals, disorganized structures, security brutality and insecurity. It is same all over the country. This is because Nigeria's system is poorly structured and can't work for such a large populated and land mass country. It won't work.
Come back in 50 years, if Nigeria is still structured this way, it will only get worse.
An American client of mine who has visited some west Attican countries, he visited Nigeria about two weeks ago, he said that Nigeria has the worse roads among the west African countries he visited. And Nigeria is richer than them all. This is because Nigeria is practicing a useless system of govt.

I agree with you, bro. I believe this is because we are not holding our leaders accountable. As it stands currently, one cannot fight the FG directly and win the battle. But you can do it indirectly. You can't change the constitution without the legislators. If these are held accountable and governors complement that by influencing the legislators to drive the agitations of the people, the FG can't do anything about it. The problem is consensus. Even within a state, tribalism will still come to play.

It's good to clamor for development. But we should know that it is paced. There are scores of more critical roads that are yet to get the right attention from the govt. With this intervention from NNPC and other companies, let's hope that it is sustained.
Also, let's keep clamoring for extension of rail lines across the country because it will ease the burden on the roads. 2023 is clear, it's time to negotiate with the candidates on flagship projects your zone requires. The South west used this power to get the Lagos-Ibadan railway and their expressway. The north were just gathering mammoth crowds for Buhari chanting "Sai Baba", without any blueprint. The South South were in different. The South East were openly against him.It was the SW that dragged Buhari into serious meetings with relevant stakeholders including market women.
We have to be smarter this time around. With all the wahala we're currently experiencing, we can't afford jump from frying pan to fire

This didn't come as a surprise to me. Anyone who knows Abuja will perfectly understand this unfortunate irony where thousands of workers troop from the suburbs into the Central Area while there are estates lying fallow in same place. I don't think even a perm sec can afford to build a good estate throughout his career. But you see lower officers sef with many estates. A lot of leakages abound in the public and civil services, which when blocked will spur govt revenues.
But the thing is that most Nigerians are not sincere. They complain about corruption because they are not eating from the big pot, but you find them doing same corruption in their circles. The blame is not entirely on government, we are a huge part of it

Dhury:
Congrats mallam DAHIRU not DAHURU I guess.

It's Dahuru. Though they have same root, they have slightly different meaning. Dahiru is in the subjective sense, Dahuru in the objective sense

Biglittlelois:
I had same difficulty adjusting to the weather and dampness here in the south when I left north in 2012, so many new, weird and interesting way of life one had to adjust to, at a point I felt home(north) sick and I'm not even from there

1) To avoid moulds, dont fold so many clothes and jampack them together, always hang them separately and leave your wardrobe open so that your clothes can breathe fresh air.

For sugar, either grounded or cubes, get a jar to put them in to prevent ants, for melting, store in a cool dry place.

3) For beans, store them in a covered plastic bowl(if they are in large quantity) or a ziplock in your fridge or deep freezer to prevent weavil infestation.

Life here is not that bad sha, but it won't be as easy as it is up north, sannu da zuwa

Thanks for the tips, sister. It's not been easy here o. The dilemma is whenever i travel I'll have to close windows to avoid rain entering my place. This definitely deprives the room of fresh air. Na so i leave my well starched cap, now it has changed color ;DI'll just have to continue managing my life laidis

Fellow NLers,
I've had cause recently to stay in the southern part of the country. One thing I noticed is the high humidity. Being used to dry air, I find it difficult adapting to this new change. Please how do you manage the following:
1. I noticed that if one leaves articles for some few days, molds form on the clothes. It makes them smell and sometimes cause permanent damage. Same thing with wood too. How do I prevent/minimise this?

2. Food stuff like sugar, salt and maggi melt away despite being in closed containers. I know that it is their delinquiscence that is playing out there scientifically. But how do i prevent it

3. Beans tends to be more vulnerable to weevil attacks here relative to up north. How do preserve it?

I look forward to getting tips from you. Thank you

This is innovative. Kudos to him

Babzrockman:
Achievement cannot be hidden. I never heard of anything good from Okowa's government.

Although, I don't know much about Delta State and her politics

They'll tell you that he's a silent achiever

If your Nairalanding is restricted to front page, you are missing a lot. Enter the sections and gain a lot of knowledge. Many good guys around. Many people have made millions here. This reminds me of this thread: https://www.nairaland.com/4852491/how-old-when-made-first , that's where I knew how some NLers are making a living here.

adebenson155:


Muyiwa Adekeye-special adviser to el-rufai on media and communications


Saude atoyebi-deputy chief of staff to el-rufai

Rebecca padonu-special assistant to el-rufai , social investment programme

Fausat Adebola Ibikunle: Commisioner for Housing and Urban development , Kaduna State

BTW, Saude Atoyebi is not Yoruba. She is a christian from Zaria

If they like let them go around and collect all the hard copies in circulation. The Quran is already in the hearts of many, firmly memorised. The USSR tried suppressing religion but it didn't stop them from propagating

Surprising.

Fact. Live by this, and experience a happy life

Politicians will use money and violence to win. Wait n see

Ff

What he said is true. The media pounces on anything negative about the Nigerian security personnel and feast on it. The successes are largely under reported. However, i think the military should also step up in their communication by backing up their claims with pictures and videos. The former army spokesman SK Usman was very good at that.

Please don't bring in any religious sentiment into this. The demolition was unfortunate and uncalled for in this era of economic downturn. Key take out for all of us is to be wary of where we buy lands especially around government institutions. I can't count the number of settlements that have land disputes with the government.

airsaylongcome:


Lol! Truck LNG across such huge distances in Nigeria. Nobi petrol tank roast people yesterday for Rivers? Gas tanker exploded in Maryland Ikeja a few months back. The cranage from an LNG accident wi only be best imagined

It is not a new thing. LNG is being transported to different areas in the north. Just google Greenville
It's not every driver that rides LNG truck they are carefully selected. The tanker is also specially designed