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The reason why Empires are linked to great civilizations is because of the great resources, knowledge, organisation, co-ordination and military might among other things, that were needed to successfully conquer smaller kingdoms and impose a supposedly superior culture or ways of living.

Across famous empires from Rome to Britain to Sokoto to Persia, it was also a way to consolidate and assert power and authority, get men to build cities, expand their territory and promote/indoctrinate their culture.

Therefore anyone that tells you that it was a bad thing for great civilizations to build empires in the past is just deceiving himself.

Faber:
There is nothing like Hausa or Fulani Empire in Pre-colonial Nigeria.
Before the British came, there was only one viable Empire in Northern Nigeria. The Kanem-Bornu Empire. The Empire stretched from the present day North East Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin, Some parts of Chad and present North West Cameroun. They were ruled by the Mai(s) notable among the Mai(s) was Mai Dunama I and Mai Dunama II. It was not a Hausa Empire both an Empire of the Bornu People.
Later was the Hausa kingdoms, whose notable Monarch was Queen Amina of Zaria. The Hausa kningdoms stretched up to Gobir, present Sokoto. Gobir was renamed by Fulani Jihadists, who conquered Hausas in Gobir and renamed it Sokoto. They established the Sokoto Caliphate (not Sokoto Empire) in 1804. The Sokoto Caliphate controlled the North untill the British dismantled it in 1903. The only prominent Fulani Empire was the Tekruur Empire in far away Senegal. From where the Jihadists migrated to Northern Nigeria.

2) The Only Known Empires in the Pre-Colonial Nigeria were the Oyo Empire and The Benin Empire.

Pure LIES

The Sokoto Caliphate was indeed a Hausa Fulani EMPIRE in EVERY sense of the word. The word "caliphate" is simply used descriptively to connote the religious nature of the empire.

Empire
/ˈɛmpʌɪə/ noun

an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. E.g."the Roman Empire"

The Sokoto Caliphate was a sovereign Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa that was founded during the jihad of the Fulani War in 1804 by Usman dan Fodio.

Developed in the context of multiple independent Hausa Kingdoms, at its height, the caliphate linked over 30 different emirates and over 10 million people in the most powerful state in the region and one of the most significant empires in Africa in the nineteenth century. The caliphate was a loose confederation of emirates that recognized the suzerainty of the Amir al-Mu'minin, the Sultan of Sokoto. The caliphate brought decades of economic growth throughout the region.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoto_Caliphate

It was dissolved when the British finally conquered the area in 1903 after several wars with the Sokoto warriors and annexed it into the newly established Northern Nigeria Protectorate.

http://www.britainssmallwars.co.uk/the-sokoto-caliphate-nigeria-1903.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv98fgALxRI

Other notable EMPIRES in Nigeria are the Oyo, Benin and Borno Empires.

The Presidency is definitely going south. 100% sure.

PDP zoning to the north would be swimming against the tide (especially with recent events) and I doubt they'll try it.

The SS and SW have very bright chances.

Some people will be suffering from...

cultists,

rapists,

ritualists,

drug traffickers,

armed robbers,

kidnappers,

prostitution,

baby factories,

gully erosion,

water scarcity,

infant pounders,

gutter roads,

useless governors etc. yet they leave their immediate headaches to carry the Hausa Fulani on their heads like condemned slaves.

The worst kind of domination is mind domination and the evidence is clear on this thread.

PaChukwudi44:
Because this website does not belong to you yoloba Muslim

Pa Chuks of failed predictions fame.

How are you doing this morning?

So when are they banning the North and South West from running?

Have a blessed Sunday.

forgiveness:
There's is nothing like Northern unity. Ask from Southern Kaduna to Adamawa to Benue to Kwara to Plateau to Taraba etc. You will be told the same thing.

Your headache.

Why is this not in the jokes section?

An imposing monument in honour of PDP'S 16 failed years of corruption and abandoned projects.

Crayfish09:
Exactly. The hypocrites are now laying blame on the British, because they can never admit being wrong. The British left us with federalism and they used their own hands to destroy it.

Laughing in Ironsi

Crayfish09:
Of course you can't answer that. You should have thought twice before starting a unitary government in Nigeria. You wanted to dominate the north with the policy, but it completely backfired.

One of the greatest happenstances in Nigeria's political history and I'm glad we have a formidable road block in the legislature to enforce the fruit of their greed and arrogance.

Coronabirus:
I wonder how this idiot from far will read fabricated history and come to non-existing conclusion. If u only know how covalently bonded in marriage Hausa-Fulani are you would never try to create all these recent theories. This start when Kanu made statement that is obvious to Northerners; u can't divide North by just calling Hausa ppl as peace lovers and orchestrate Fulani on the other hand. Come to North make a research not just by reading history creating by our enemies. It's no doubt there are pure Fulani in the bush and some Northern states but finding a pure Hausa community with no intertribal marriage in the north is extremely difficult.
How on earth can someone reject his tribe and claim other tribe?
In the north most people dress like Hausa, speak Hausa, copy Hausa traditional system do almost everything in Hausa way but suddenly because some people want to see a divided North started chanting baseless claim that Hausa are Fulani slaves when in reality there is no tribe that conquer people's culture like Hausa. You will never ever see what you want to see that made u write this rubbish.
This is clearly a compilation of conspiracy theories with many fabricated stories collected to cause tension that will never be witnessed!

Kyale su. Their envy of Northern unity which they have continued to fail to replicate in the south will be the end of them.

Since when did they start caring about the welfare of "Abokkis"? ......... Clowns. Only a compound fool will fall for their lame antics.

They will continue to labour and wail in vain as the Hausa Fulani & the North continues to wax stronger in unity

SegFault:
Okay sir, I am blinded by mindless bigotry and I am pulling arguments out of thin air, even the same article said that they proposed banning tomatoes when they wanted to start selling their own products, same happened with rice. There's no need arguing, I told you something let's wait and see what happened.

Why for goodness sake would you want to import tomatoes if you can grow and process it sufficiently locally?

Do you know the impact on your currency and balance of trade?

Please tell me.

SegFault:
Yeah, dangote that will run to the government to push some stupid policy to cause his business to become like a monopoly do your research on why cement is so damn expensive, a monopoly can also be achieved through bullying, just wait and see the drama that ensues after those refineries are built.

You've ended up saying nothing. Stop pulling things from thin air and let us talk facts.

Where is the monopoly?

Barely two weeks ago, the conglomerate proposed a provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) seeking to ban the importation of oil by companies without refining licences, which according to the company, will help spur investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

The group proposed that only companies with licences to refine crude oil should import fuel whenever demand surpass available fuel or when a refinery is undergoing maintenance.

QuotasSystem:
Are you aware that there are over 20 refinery licenses issued and 4 currently being built or have you been living under a rock? So where is the monopoly?

You guys are even too blinded by mindless bigotry to see that Dangote's action will even encourage other investors to come in because they will be sure their investment is safe from unscrupulous unlicensed businessmen that would import low quality fuel and sell for cheap. With this move only licensed refinery owners will be able to import whenever necessary. Go and read Dangote's proposal and digest it instead of allowing yourself to be so horribly misled by this spurious 2010 wikileaks publication.

SegFault:
Guy you don't understand the dangers of monopolization, if other companies have the chance to spring up and start refineries won't there be more jobs? So if your dangote decides to let off a lot of people in the face of situations like this covid horseshit where would the jobs go to, this is why africa will remain backward; lack of foresight, if you can't see this you are either a sycophant or a blind person.

Are you aware that there are over 20 refinery licenses issued and 4 currently being built or have you been living under a rock? So where is the monopoly?

You guys are even too blinded by mindless bigotry to see that Dangote's action will even encourage other investors to come in because they will be sure their investment is safe from unscrupulous unlicensed businessmen that would import low quality fuel and sell for cheap. With this move only licensed refinery owners will be able to import whenever necessary. Go and read Dangote's proposal and digest it instead of allowing yourself to be so horribly misled by this spurious 2010 wikileaks publication.

Barely two weeks ago, the conglomerate proposed a provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) seeking to ban the importation of oil by companies without refining licences, which according to the company, will help spur investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

The group proposed that only companies with licences to refine crude oil should import fuel whenever demand surpass available fuel or when a refinery is undergoing maintenance.

You guys should try to start thinking independently instead of jumping on any bandwagon without deep, individual thinking.

Shameless gang of thieves.

Just like the fable of the greedy thieves, these ones will also end up destroying one another over their loot.

Total rubbish from the fake news mongers people's gazzette.

If you hold them to the light now, they won't be able to produce any credible US source of this report. Which agency, department or official? Wikileaks is now a US government source? Lol they know they have a lazy, gullible audience that are willing to swallow their lies; hook, line and sinker.

How can any sane Nigerian condemn a project that will create thousands of jobs, end importation of petroleum products and boost our currency to mention a few. How?

They're just intimidated by Dangotes rising profile, especially his upcoming massive mega refinery which is giving them jitters because it is owned by the Hausa Fulani they love to hate and derogate. We see beyond the spurious facade.

They can cry us a lagoon if they wish. There is nothing they can do about Africa's wealthiest man and his great business exploits across the African continent.

Oshigun:
You too brother. You're cool most time and at least you have a thick skin which I appreciate. Perhaps we will be cordial again after Buhari leaves and hands over to a Yoruba. For now, not possible.

Don't hold your breath

Despite your clear and inherent stu.pidity & hypocrisy, may you be blessed.

Oshigun:
I oshigun am a M0r0n, read below and weep at the wickedness of Fulani elites like you and stop disturbing us here with your hollow and sanctimonious drivel. I can see you're in pain Yorubas are no longer enamored by Buhari or his Presidency.

Look in the mirror and confront the reality of what is written below that exposes you Northern elite as especially wicked and callous in Africa. Read the full article to understand you should be weeping and asking for God's forgiveness instead of trying to mix it here with people who are far better human being than you and your fellow callous and wicked Northern elite.

You sponsor terrorism and banditry against your own people and then deliberately underdevelop them plus deprive them of education and all ways to better themselves.

Yet you are here making noise because southerners are now annoyed the problems you created has become our own problem. Shameless fellow dare to threaten Yorubas with the Presidency as if your kinsme. Have ever done any good with it for your people let alone Nigeria.


https://m.editor.guardian.ng/opinion/the-gulf-between-fulani-rulers-and-herders/[/size]

Oshigun:
Fool. Talk a lot yet end up saying nothing sensible. Who is the original and erring aggressors if not your savage and murderous Brothers?

All this you are doing is damage limitation for a dying, retrogressive, animalistic and backward caliphate and throwback way of life the South will eventually reject totally to associate with sooner rather than later.

If I were you, I would busy myself worrying about how to educate the many many destitute, hungry and desperate kids from your region who are future bandits in the making ready to turn the North into Mali.

Stop wasting time remaining here foaming at the mouth at the South that is the only reason your region is not worse than Afghanistan or Iraq today.

Incoherent blankhead with the IQ of a door knob.

You and your subhuman, ritualistic kindred are not worth my time because you remain political insects in the sight of the average northerners.

As a congenital hypocrite, you still see nothing wrong with the murderous excesses of your subhuman relatives that should ordinarily be sacrifices aka abokakus in reverence to your backward subhuman, ritualistic Yoruba practices.

Deluded Yoru.ba Heads-men with an insatiable appetite for human intestines, tongues, hearts, tongues and flesh feeling funky

Oshigun:
Abeg shut it. Do you realize how much of an unapologetic and 'throwback' imperialist you sound?

The SW should continue watching her people killed, raped, maimed and kidnapped by your barbarians and savages, who belong in the stone ages, because we want a Presidency we fully deserve in 2023 for the unmatched support we gave Buhari in 2015 and 2019?

You are a lunatic for suggesting the SW keep excusing and supporting the heinous behaviour of you Northerners, from your treacherous and dishonorable politicians to your illiterate street bandits and killers, because we want the Presidency in 2023.

I notice you have never said anything about the dishonorable conduct of the North which pretty much speaks about your persona and perspective as a man.

Who is this untrained oloriburuku that has strayed into my mentions this fine morning? Have you skipped your meds?

Airhead, so you still cannot understand that it is the thoughtless,mindless, animalistic, savage attacks on innocent northern traders, and the stupid stereotyping and attacks on Arewa through your media that are being condemned by the north and not you 'defending' yourselves from your assailants? Olodo rabata. Such simple logic ordinarily should be obvious if you weren't suffering from a prolapsed brain.

Expecting that the undiplomatic foolishness you displayed wouldn't have political consequences is the height of delusion and the fact that you think you 'deserve' the Presidency underlines your lunacy, especially considering the fact that the SW has always been a divided zone when it comes to voting, which makes one wonder the basis of your arrogant delusion. If you still don't realise you are now political orphans without the North after dumping the east then you must be high on expired agbo.

Nonsense. Ordinary GEJ effectively sent you to political wilderness and all you could do was beg and wail for years to the amusement of the igbos, yet you're here chestbeating "you deserve presidency" as if you're anything more than political insects. Ogun strike the hand you use to jump in my mentions again.

Unfortunately, IPOB negaholics now 'have mouth' as they know the SW has damaged a lot of the political goodwill it had painstakingly built up with the North.

Amaechi should step up.

RenaissanceGuy:
That's not a compliment. It's simply saying the obvious and it's not even something to be proud of, as it's just on paper. No effect on the life of the citizens.

This is a major compliment and indeed something to be very proud of because it is a reflection of our GDP growth which shows ordinary Nigerians are increasingly more productive in our economic activities (especially since oil contribution to GDP has been steadily falling) and our population/market size is not for nothing.

Of course if you're a lazy, unproductive complainant of a citizen that contributes nothing through production of value, you will not see it as a compliment but an indictment.

Don't be like the other ignorant person above that called an international compliment "self acclaimed".

PrinceOfLagos:
Same goes for tinubu

That's you and Tinubu's headache.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

FFK has suffered sha.

Being dragged from left, right, top, bottom...its even hard to keep track of his support base these days.

A man that stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Now that is your typical, peaceful Fulani herdsman. No AK-47. Just him and his herd.

Engaging in a peaceful, cordial conversation with his neighbour.

Clearly the herdsman needs more enlightenment as his main concern was the cows feeding considering their large number, as that can be arranged in ranches through pooled resources.

For peace to reign, I'd rather the ranches be built in the North and transported with the additional feeding, logistics & overhead costs passed on to the buyers down south.

Monogamy:


Purely wash statement...

Congratulate the VP and save us the epistle

Lol exactly. PYO didn't say anything new. He simply re-echoed the narrative that we shouldn't regulate from a position of fear but of knowledge.

Very reasonable but nothing exceptional. Happy Birthday to our dear VP.

All the steps taken by the OPC guys and the team were already known by the Presidency.

“If you observed well, Wakilu pretended that he was not well. They burnt the man’s house but the police are now claiming that they burnt Wakili’s wife in it. That is the case the police will use against the OPC boys.

“It was a trap set for the OPC boys and they will be jailed for it. Wakilu was used as bait for a trap. I was reliably informed that they were moved from Eleyele to Force CID at Alagbon in Lagos.

When the "trapper" becomes the trapee

One of the main benefits I forsee would be the anonymity that victims will have that will embolden them to report without shame or fear of stigma.

Another benefit will be the ability to upload fresh evidence soon as it happens to help investigations. The option of Hausa language for non-English speakers is another plus.

Very welcome, brilliant and timely initiative from our Arewa sister. Fulani Amaka!