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CrimeRe: Police Officers Kill Cultists Terrorising Rivers State (Graphic Photos) by Rotimi47: 1:05pm On Mar 29, 2019
tyup:
Nigerian police and their shirt & trouser removing Bullets

What happens to arresting them and charging them to court huh
I tell you. Nigerian police and magical bullets that uncloth the dead. undecided...
CrimeRe: Gunmen Shoot A Man In Rivers, Kidnap His Wife On Their Way Back Home (Graphic) by Rotimi47: 7:59pm On Mar 28, 2019
Davash222:
Oga, calm down. We know your type. Na una dey piss before una sleep. Too much talk talk. Tueh!
grin
CrimeRe: Gunmen Shoot A Man In Rivers, Kidnap His Wife On Their Way Back Home (Graphic) by Rotimi47: 7:58pm On Mar 28, 2019
PoliticsRe: Dolapo Osinbajo Arranging Aisha Buhari's Hair (Photo) by Rotimi47: 5:44pm On Mar 27, 2019
Trust and friendship.

If you know you know.

Abi you go allow herbalist to do something for your head?

Na question I ask O! grin
SportsRe: Meet Debbie Larry Izamoje, Daughter Of CEO Of Brila FM - Larry Izamoje by Rotimi47: 3:25pm On Mar 27, 2019
handsome86:
Meet the son of efulefu
shocked
CrimeRe: Cult Clash: Heavy Gun Battle In Portharcourt As Iceland & Dey Gbam Fight (Video) by Rotimi47: 2:03pm On Mar 26, 2019
2 or 3 police men in a wide space that have several entry and exit points.

If na you wetin you go do? undecided
CrimeRe: Robber Begs For His Life As Angry Man Uses Machete On Him After Being Nabbed.PIC by Rotimi47: 4:21pm On Mar 24, 2019
The hunter becomes the hunted. grin
CelebritiesRe: Top 10 Richest Female Musicians In Nigeria 2019 by Rotimi47: 10:38am On Mar 24, 2019
Elxandre:
Thanks for this bro.
You're welcome Bro.
PoliticsRe: Reno Omokri Replies Big Backside Woman Who Invited Him For Lunch by Rotimi47: 6:01am On Mar 24, 2019
Ojiofor:
So APC sent this Big Nyash Woman(BNW) to go and kill Reno grin grin grin grin grin grin grin.
That woman is 21 salvage and slaughter gang shocked

Reno saw a setup. grin
PoliticsRe: Reno Omokri Replies Big Backside Woman Who Invited Him For Lunch by Rotimi47: 6:00am On Mar 24, 2019
TheFreeOne:
Dat kind ikebe go put weak men for trouble o.

And for those calling Reno childish isnt the woman's intention obvious from the picture?
If you know you know shocked
PoliticsRe: Reno Omokri Replies Big Backside Woman Who Invited Him For Lunch by Rotimi47: 5:59am On Mar 24, 2019
hisexcellency34:
Just to deceive @Mrs Reno omokri that he doesn't shoot his guns outside. Bloody hypocrite
grin
CelebritiesRe: Mayorkun Accused Of Lying About The Cost Of His New Car Of N35 Million by Rotimi47:
damiloladuke:
Nigerian singer Mayorkun had taken to his social media page yesterday to announce to his audience the cost of his new car, a Mercedes-Benz CLA 250, he purchased ahead of his 25th birthday.

The singer had claimed the worth of the car is N35 million.

In the caption he wrote:

'About to be 25, sitting on 35 million! I might as well spoil myself a lil! Too grateful! Shouts to @606autos for doing good business! ��� #TMOL'

But according to Weares4lent.com, the cost of a Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 is actually N11 million, judging from the dollar rate of the car, which is about $33,100

They wrote:



https://lailasnews.com/mayorkun-reportedly-lied-over-the-cost-of-his-new-car/
OP! Get your facts right

How Much Does the Mercedes-Benz CLA Cost?
The MSRP starts at $33,100 for a new 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Coupe. That's one of the lowest base prices in our luxury small car rankings. Expect to pay another $20,000 for the AMG version.

Check out our U.S. News Best Price Program for great savings at your local Mercedes-Benz dealer. You can also find excellent manufacturer incentives and le.


OP should try and check the version that he bought is it base or AMG.

Base is the least version while AMG is top version ( specially designed and tastefully equipped.

Also factor in shipping, custom duty etc.
CelebritiesRe: Top 10 Richest Female Musicians In Nigeria 2019 by Rotimi47: 5:39am On Mar 24, 2019
TundeAbiola:
u really know history my son
Also remember DAHOMEY women who conquered yoruba tribe in the past.
That incident gave entire yorubas a bad name as cowards, but I'm happy we yorubas have learned from that incident,
now yoruba can destroy america and Russia and China... put 2gether.

Proudly Yoruba, proudly omo lulabi
You People keep posting lies! Check reality below as history never lie. Your Dahomey Amazon are like butter being cut with a cuttlass by Yoruba warriors so get your facts straight. grin Egbas are Yorubas who are in Ogun State.

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The Egba- Dahomey War


The Egba-Dahomey war, as the name suggests, was a war that broke out between the two neighboring kingdoms of Egba and Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) over territorial expansion caused by the quest of the latter to stabilize her economy. The Egba-Dahomey war was the third of the destructive wars that plagued the Yoruba nation in the nineteenth century, proceeding the Owu-Ife war: 1821-1828; and the 1840 Osogbo war.
In the 1820s and 1830s, the old Oyo empire, also called Oyo-Ile, witnessed a lot of political unrest which gradually faded her leadership role in Yorubaland. The Dahomey kingdom, which was then part of the Oyo empire, seized the opportunity to declare herself independent from Oyo in 1830 but soon discovered that the independence wasn’t worth it because of her extremely low economy caused by her barren northern land where probably only plantain could grow, and the crumbling slave trade at the coast which the kingdom had really depended on for several years.
These agonizing situations made the Dahomeans reach an unconsidering conclusion that expanding their territory is the only solution to their economic problems, and the only place where this expansion was possible was in the east towards Egbado and Ajase-Ipo which were part of Egbaland, and in the south towards the port of Badagry.
Egba Dahomey Map
A good look at the positions of these kingdoms on a map will show how uncomfortable this expansion would be to the Egbas who instantly opposed the idea, stating the inconveniences it would bring to them. On the other hand, the Dahomeans failed or refused to reason with the Egbas probably because of their desperation to resurrect their collapsed economy. It was on these ground that the disastrous Egba-Dahomey war broke out.
In 1851, the Dahomean army (which was made up of women), under the rule of King Gezo, marched into the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Egba and unleashed havoc on the unsuspecting Egbas. However, the heavily armed Egba army, even though unprepared, was able to repel the attack and killed many of the Dahomean armies, while the captured ones were made slaves. Later, in about 1853, the Egbas revenged by attacking and destroying Lefulefu and Referefe, two towns at the border of Dahomey, with little resistance from their inhabitants.
The concerted efforts of the ‘Amazon women’ (Dahomey women warriors) to defeat the Egba army is a surprising and important aspect of the Egba-Dahomey war that cannot be left out. Due fo the fact that women are considered better at home, catering for the family; in the kitchen, preparing food; or at the market place, selling or buying goods, it may then be amusing that Dahomean women instead of men fought in battles. But these women, Amazon women, were ferocious, muscular, and highly skilled in torturing and decapitating their enemies. They were trained to endure pain for a very long time. If not for their bosoms, these women, whom no one dare underestimate, would be completely mistaken for men. The Amazon women or ‘N’Nonmiton‘ (which means our mothers) as they were called in Fon language, were even said to be stronger, more skilled and ruthless than the men of Dahomey. Jean Bayol, a French naval officer, who visited Abomey, the capital of Dahomey, in December 1889, said he watched how a young N’Nonmiton-to-be Dahomean girl named Nanisca, who had never had blood stains on her hands, killed a prisoner in cold blood; “she walked jauntily up to the prisoner, swung her sword three times with both hands, then calmly cut the last flesh that attached the head to the trunk[…] She then squeezed the blood off her weapon and swallowed it.” This indeed shows how brutal the Amazon women warriors were trained to be. But however, they were no match for the Large, well trained and equipped Egba army. The over 3000 Amazon women, under the command of the Dahomean king, Gelele the son of Gezo, were defeated again in 1864 when they attacked Abeokuta for the second time. Dahomey kingdom was then forced to sue for peace which thus ended the long time enmity between her and the Egba kingdom. It must be noted that this enmity between Egba and Dahomey had existed before 1851. According to oral history, in 1884, the Egbas, infuriated by the attacks on her communities by the Dahomeans, launched a surprise attack on Dahomey in which king Gezo was almost captured and his precious umbrella and sacred golden stool were seized.

SEE ALSO: Real Accounts of The Nigerian Civil War (1967- 1970)
King Gezo of Dahomey| Wikicommons
King Gezo of Dahomey- Wikkicommons
After the war ended in 1864, the Egbas established their authorities on the disputed lands of Egbado, Ajase-Ipo and the port of Badagry. Also, the town of Ketu which assisted Dahomey during the war was attacked and destroyed by the victorious Egbas.
CrimeRe: 17-Year-Old Virgin Girl Raped 4-Year-Old Boy In Zambia 'Lacked Man To Sleep With by Rotimi47: 8:28pm On Mar 22, 2019
ayomidegambari:
Only female is capable of being raped...a male can only be sexually assaulted
grin
CrimeRe: 17-Year-Old Virgin Girl Raped 4-Year-Old Boy In Zambia 'Lacked Man To Sleep With by Rotimi47: 8:27pm On Mar 22, 2019
punisha:
sad

It has started...


World population 7.6billion
Women 5.4billion
Men 2.2billion

Men will soon become scarce commodities.
Heheheh...
grin
CrimeRe: Five Dead As Cultists Fight Over A Lady In Akwa Ibom by Rotimi47: 6:07pm On Mar 22, 2019
Whizkidjay7:
grin grin 9ja matter fit give person stress disorder
The thing dey weak person. grin
PoliticsRe: Atiku Abubakar Reacts To Ademola Adeleke's Victory At The Tribunal by Rotimi47: 6:04pm On Mar 22, 2019
iammo:
grin

They won the first round of 3 battles in a tribunal constituted by ex cjn onoghen,

Now lets see

How they would fair in the Court of apeal headed by Justice Zainab Adamu

And Finally

Supreme Court headed by justice mohammed tanko

Not fogetting how wike lost the tribunal And the apeal to dakuku only to win at the supreme with the help of justice odili

When APC And buhari gives you an early lead without panic or chaos, then watch your back And understand something is cooking
If you know you know.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 5:33pm On Mar 22, 2019
Emnyte:
let's say both religions are roughly even across south west. Although SW streets are quieter on Sundays than Fridays. Yoruba Muslims are more involved in politics why Christians are more educated. things are changing though
True; Friday is part work day and worship day while Sunday is weekend, worship day and day of preparation for work on Moday.

The South West is an example of how Muslims and Christians can live in peace but Muric is trying to bring about a divide between us.

Can you believe that though I am a Christian, i had attended lectures on how to read the Quran and how to write Arabic in 1985 or 86! It was due to the love i had for my childhood friend whom we grew up to together.

Life is more than trying to outdo each other or destroy the other person.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 5:24pm On Mar 22, 2019
mubbyzhe:
Lol, I'm trying to show you how the religion geography of Yoruba came to be, nothing more.



Nope, it doesn't, the way Oro people (igbomina) in Kwara speaks, is the same as Ila orangun (igbomina) in Osun speaks is the same (you can't expect two people to sound the same way. In fact, in our family me and my siblings tends to sound differently due to influence from friends and other places we've been to.



Yeah, there are more Muslims in iseyin, ibarapa, Eruwa, and the surrounding areas till nearby Benin republic. Same with Modakeke, because they came from old Oyo to settle in Ile-Ife. Esa-Oke is near Ilesha, so they have more Christians, and Ijebu-Ijesha too are Ijesha people, so they have more Christians. I don't know anything about Komu



Yes, some Ibadan indigene have converted, but they're not much, majority of the people you're talking about are probably from Egba, and check well, their family houses will be in southern Ibadan, like Apata, Challenge and other nearby areas. Go to places like Egbeda, Akinyele, Lagelu, Mapo, and you'll find more indigenous Muslims than Christians.



Lemme guess, your surname will be Lawal, or Bello, you're not originally Lagosian, or at some point in your family history, you were Muslims.


Yeah, this is annoying, and we should try and stop it as fast as we can



Lol, this is not true. Awolowo, S.L. Akintola, Bola Ige, Onabanjo, Adefarati, and many more, are you seeing what is common among them?



Well I don't know.




We don't even need to know which religion is much in SW, what we need is proper civilization, and good sociopolitical reforms that will help the region.
Thanks
I totally agree with your conclusion that all the South West need is proper civilization that's more than what we are seeing now and superb reforms that would move the South West forward at an unprecedented rate.

Religion have never been a problem in the South West as I grew up with a childhood friend of mine who is a Muslim and i also had a Muslim friend who live with me during my higher institution days which was decades ago; We never fought or even argued about or over religion as we simply lived like brothers.

Life is all about your faith in GOD ALMIGHTY , the good you do and the best that you make out of it.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 4:28pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
It's not 2015, what are you reading exactly? ( What I am ready or what you're trying to say? )

What you posted state 2010 and mine is 2015. Go and recheck.





So does others show Muslims to be majority. Previous data's put Muslims as slightly higher in Nigeria before 2015 but 2015 to date put the Christian population 2% higher that Muslims in Nigeria.

The South West have always had more Christians than Muslims.



Which places exactly?
Check out my reply in the body of your reply and Kindly expanciate on what you meant by which place.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 4:19pm On Mar 22, 2019
[quote author=Emnyte post=76888506][/quote]Na.

Osun have more Christians population while Oyo also have more Christians than Muslims and it's growing.

Lagos ain't even as we have more Christians than Muslims.

Ogun State have more Muslims than Christians

Ondo is a majority Christian ( Muslims are visible in Ikare Akoko and few other places)

Ekiti is majorly a Christian State.

Try and recheck your facts..
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 4:12pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
Aren't you reading? Look

The Pew Forum in a 2010 report compared reports from several sources.[3] The 1963 Nigerian census found that 38% of the population was Muslim, 36% Christian, and 26% other; the 2008 MEASURE Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) found 53% Muslim, 45% Christian, and 2% other; the 2008 Afrobarometer poll found 50% Christian, 49% Muslim, and 1% other; Pew's own survey found 52% Muslim, 46% Christian, and 1% other.[3][4][5]

Even the above Muslim populated towns you mentioned are densely populated, so what exactly are you talking about?
What I sent to you state 2015 which is more recent than the 2010 or so that you're posting here.

Go and check resent survey and that of CIA as it shows that Christians are more in numbers.

As per the Christian places I mentioned, they are also densely populated and you have 2 or more towns & villages to every town or village with higher Muslim population.

Don't let us speak out of sentiment but based on reality.

Go checkout facts that are there for everyone to see.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 3:51pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
You're yet to show us those signs and facts that point to your notion. No one is saying Yorubas are 100% Muslims! but Muslims are the majority. My family are mostly Muslims just like you but Christians are extreme extended, it's normal. The people who began to divvied Yorubas were the likes of Oyedepo and Pentecostal churches. Oyedepo made many people dislike Christianity in Igbominaland and this wasn't the case before. Muslims are now serious unlike before, these are facts you're denying
Yorubas are not divided as you're trying to imply.

Yorubas have always been one and will continue to be one.

As per Pastor Oyedepo, do you know that he was born into a Muslim family but he converted to Christianity?There are several people like that but Pastor Oyedrpo never hated Muslims but only speak out against fulani killing. I am not a member of his Church but what I stayed is based on what I read and what is posted on YouTube.

As per religion with the highest population in Yorubaland; Christianity top the list and the facts are very visible to the eyes to see. It's not an hidding thing; Just move from one village or town to another to checkout facts, visit Schools, markets, checkout workplace, religion places, hospitals etc.

For every village or town with higher Muslim population you have 2 or more with higher Christian population.

Inconclusion, just step outside your box/ comfort zone or what you have been made to believe and do your own findings and the reality will blow your mind..

Stay blessed.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 3:08pm On Mar 22, 2019
Bosun13:
...go ask for thr real name..na rasaki suraju full church o..... Anytime they ask them to do census all of they go claim thr papa religion o....no say i no tell u o
Laughing Laughing out in Swahili grin

My surname sounds like a core Muslim name and if mentioned, people tend to quickly turnover to look at me and even ask me questions but I am a Christian, my father was and like wise my grand father.

As per names; I once had a neighbour called Rasaki and he is a Christian from kogi and all his elder brothers are also Christians. Names don t mean you're a Christian or a Muslim.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 3:03pm On Mar 22, 2019
mubbyzhe:
Lol, normally I don't like arguing online, because I may not follow up to reply again. But the truth is closer to what BreadandBeans have been saying concerning the religion population in SW. Most towns with Oyo dialect, and closely related ones like Igbomina, Bolo etc. have higher number of Muslims than Christians, while other dialects have more of Christians than Muslims, major examples in Osun, places like Oshogbo, Ede, Ejigbo, Iwo, tends to have higher number of Muslims, while places like Ile-Ife, Ilesha, tends to have higher number of Christians. However, since Oyo dialect dominate Osun, Muslims tends to be higher. Same in Oyo state, with maybe exception of Ogbomoso (which I even doubt), most original family houses in Ibadan are Muslims, though you will find more churches than mosques in the city. Ondo, Ekiti, are not Oyo dialect speakers, hence more Christians than Muslims, Ogun tends to be influenced by southern Ibadan, plus they're not originally at war with Oyo dialect speakers back in the days, unlike Ijesha/Ekiti parapo. while Lagos has more Muslims among people of Oyo dialect speaking origin, than others. The Christian part of the Ogun were influence by the early missionaries from the White, while the Oyo dialect speakers were influenced by the West African missionaries from the past like people from Mali, Senegal, Gambia, etc. The Ijesha/Ekiti might probably chose Christianity due to their differences with the Oyo dialect speakers, of which might have influenced the Ondos and Ife.
Not to digress too much, yes Yoruba might not be one when it comes to religion, but Yorubas are one when it comes to sociopolitical issues, and when it comes to spirituality, Yoruba will leave nonsense religion behind and embrace traditionalism
Lol, Why bring Oyo dialect something like this? I am Yoruba and know a lot about things that have to do with Yoruba.

The way Yoruba is spoken change from one village to another as well as from one town to another. Our spoken Yoruba differ from each other and as such you can say they speak Oyo. Because it similar don't make it the same.

Are you saying you have more Muslims in iseyin, Esa-oke, Modakeke, ijebu-ijesha, komu just to mention a few.

Furthermore, several ibadan indigenous people have converted to Christianity and I have many of them as friends. Some are even above 80 while some in their 40s.

I am a Lagosian by all respect/aspect and I ain't a Muslim but my Surname sound like a core Muslim name but I don't have a single Muslim in my family except for relatives who are very few.(Extended ones)

We Yorubas have always been one but Muric and other fanatics are working to put a divide amongst Yorubas.

Aregbesola also did more harm to Osun by trying to bring religion into politics and that almost overshadowed his programmes.

Let me say that, facts are there for all to see and it is not hidden. The major avenue that made the Muslims popular in the South West before now was politics and the Chritians are now going into politics as against when they see Nigerian politics/politicians as association of the occults or for the occults.

Let me ask you a simply question; why do you think they failed to include region distribution in census results? Go and find out and get back to me with the full truth.

Inconclusion, all the physical and every other signs and facts shows that we simply have more Christians than Muslims.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 2:03pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
Go to the survey section, what you quoted here was explained better.
The survey section is of 2001 and it's talking about religion distribution in Nigeria as a whole; it simply relates it the the 2001 data to that of 2015 that put the Christian population as higher than that of Muslims.

Recheck as the data speak for itself.

The South West have more Christians than Muslims but if you talk about Abeokuta, ijebu, iwo and ede; you might be right but outside that, NA.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 1:24pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
Firstly, there are more Muslims in Yorubaland than Christians.
Secondly, Islam got to many parts of Yoruba 100s of years before Christianity and even some places I'm the north.
Thirdly, Ajimobi was a very performing governor but his uncouth utterances led to his demise. To cap it, majority Muslim towns in Oyo voted for PDP.
Religion in Nigeria
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the mosque
National Church of Nigeria
the church
Abuja National Mosque
The Church and the Mosque face each other across Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue in the national capital, Abuja[1]
Religion in Nigeria [2][3][4][5]

Christian (49.3%)
Muslim (48.2%)
Other (2.5%)
This article's lead section may be too long for the length of the article.
Nigeria, the most populous African country (with a population of over 182 million in 2015),[6] is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam, though the exact ratio is uncertain.The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and are concentrated in the northern region of the country, while Christians dominate in the south. Most of Nigeria's Christians are Protestant (broadly defined) though about a quarter are Catholic.[4]

From the 1990s to the 2000s, there was significant growth in Protestant churches, including the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Winners' Chapel, Christ Apostolic Church (the first Aladura Movement in Nigeria), Deeper Christian Life Ministry, (Christian Reformed Church, Nigeria),[Evangelical Church Winning All]], Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Christ Embassy, The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, The Common Wealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), the Aladura Church[7] (indigenous Christian churches being especially strong in the Yoruba and Igbo areas), and of evangelical churches in general. These churches have spilled over into adjacent and southern areas of the middle belt. Denominations like the Seventh-day Adventist also exist.[8]

Other leading Protestant churches in the country are the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion, the Assemblies of God Church, the Nigerian Baptist Convention and The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. The Yoruba area contains a large Anglican population, while Igboland is predominantly Catholic and the Edo area is predominantly Assemblies of God, which was introduced into Nigeria by Augustus Ehurie Wogu and his associates at Old Umuahia.

Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in sub-Saharan Africa. Islam dominates the north and has a number of supporters in the South Western, Yoruba part of the country. In terms of Nigeria's major ethnic groups' religious affiliations, the Hausa ethnic group in the North is mostly Muslim, the West which is the Yoruba tribe is divided among mainly Christianity, Islam and traditional religions, while the Igbos of the East and the Ijaw in the South are predominantly Christians (Catholics) and some practitioners of traditional religions.[9] The middle belt of Nigeria contains the largest number of minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and members of traditional religions with few Muslim converts.[10][11]

The vast majority of Muslims in Nigeria are Sunni, belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence; however, a sizeable minority also belongs to Shafi madhhab. A large number of Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods. Most Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah or Mouride movement. A significant Shia minority exists (see Shia in Nigeria). Some northern states have incorporated Sharia law into their previously secular legal systems, which has brought about some controversy.[12] Kano State has sought to incorporate Sharia law into its constitution.[13] The majority of Quranists follow the Kalo Kato or Quraniyyun movement. There are also Ahmadiyya and Mahdiyya minorities.[14]

I believe you are able to pick one thing or 2 from the above.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 1:24pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
Firstly, there are more Muslims in Yorubaland than Christians.
Secondly, Islam got to many parts of Yoruba 100s of years before Christianity and even some places I'm the north.
Thirdly, Ajimobi was a very performing governor but his uncouth utterances led to his demise. To cap it, majority Muslim towns in Oyo voted for PDP.
Religion in Nigeria
Read in another language
Watch this page
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the mosque
National Church of Nigeria
the church
Abuja National Mosque
The Church and the Mosque face each other across Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue in the national capital, Abuja[1]
Religion in Nigeria [2][3][4][5]

Christian (49.3%)
Muslim (48.2%)
Other (2.5%)
This article's lead section may be too long for the length of the article.
Nigeria, the most populous African country (with a population of over 182 million in 2015),[6] is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam, though the exact ratio is uncertain.The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and are concentrated in the northern region of the country, while Christians dominate in the south. Most of Nigeria's Christians are Protestant (broadly defined) though about a quarter are Catholic.[4]

From the 1990s to the 2000s, there was significant growth in Protestant churches, including the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Winners' Chapel, Christ Apostolic Church (the first Aladura Movement in Nigeria), Deeper Christian Life Ministry, (Christian Reformed Church, Nigeria),[Evangelical Church Winning All]], Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Christ Embassy, The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, The Common Wealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), the Aladura Church[7] (indigenous Christian churches being especially strong in the Yoruba and Igbo areas), and of evangelical churches in general. These churches have spilled over into adjacent and southern areas of the middle belt. Denominations like the Seventh-day Adventist also exist.[8]

Other leading Protestant churches in the country are the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion, the Assemblies of God Church, the Nigerian Baptist Convention and The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. The Yoruba area contains a large Anglican population, while Igboland is predominantly Catholic and the Edo area is predominantly Assemblies of God, which was introduced into Nigeria by Augustus Ehurie Wogu and his associates at Old Umuahia.

Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in sub-Saharan Africa. Islam dominates the north and has a number of supporters in the South Western, Yoruba part of the country. In terms of Nigeria's major ethnic groups' religious affiliations, the Hausa ethnic group in the North is mostly Muslim, the West which is the Yoruba tribe is divided among mainly Christianity, Islam and traditional religions, while the Igbos of the East and the Ijaw in the South are predominantly Christians (Catholics) and some practitioners of traditional religions.[9] The middle belt of Nigeria contains the largest number of minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and members of traditional religions with few Muslim converts.[10][11]

The vast majority of Muslims in Nigeria are Sunni, belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence; however, a sizeable minority also belongs to Shafi madhhab. A large number of Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods. Most Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah or Mouride movement. A significant Shia minority exists (see Shia in Nigeria). Some northern states have incorporated Sharia law into their previously secular legal systems, which has brought about some controversy.[12] Kano State has sought to incorporate Sharia law into its constitution.[13] The majority of Quranists follow the Kalo Kato or Quraniyyun movement. There are also Ahmadiyya and Mahdiyya minorities.[14]
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 1:18pm On Mar 22, 2019
BeansAndBread:
Firstly, there are more Muslims in Yorubaland than Christians.
Secondly, Islam got to many parts of Yoruba 100s of years before Christianity and even some places I'm the north.
Thirdly, Ajimobi was a very performing governor but his uncouth utterances led to his demise. To cap it, majority Muslim towns in Oyo voted for PDP.
More Muslim than Christian is a big lie.

I am a Yoruba who have been all over the South West not to talk of outside the South West or Outside the country.

You people only have a say because Christians shy away from politics because of religious beliefs while you people see politics as a means to have control over how things are done.

Kindly mention towns, villages/states in the South West that have more Muslims than Christians apart from Sarki, ede, ijebu or Abekuta?

Let just use both festive periods as example;

Compare both religion festive periods and also worship days/number of worship houses in the South West.

Furthermore, the Bible was is translated to Yoruba decade ago and this made it easy for Yorubas to really know the content of the Bible and Christianity is very peaceful.

The above makes Christianity more acceptable to lots of people and the Population is increasing by the day in the South West and several other parts outside the South West.

On Ajimobi, go and checkout those employed during his 8 years in power and you will find out that at least 90% are Muslims and please mention the majority Muslim villages and towns in Oyo State and South West apart from the ones I have mentioned.

Inconclusion; Please note that due to time factor I may not be able to go real deep for now but do note that I await your response at the earliest.
PoliticsRe: MURIC Asks Buhari To Appoint More Yoruba Muslims To His Cabinet by Rotimi47: 12:21pm On Mar 22, 2019
MURIC must be high on dog poo! Muslim majority in the South West!!! The fact is that Yoruba have more Christians Yorubas than Muslims.

Things like this is one of the reason Ajimobi lost in Oyo State as they were filling Oyo State civil service with Muslims at the expense of qualified Christians.

Let him continue to fan fire that's close to a leaking crude oil pipeline thinking he can't get hurt..
CultureRe: Oyo Empire A Yoruba Folklore Another Myth Bursted by Rotimi47: 2:59pm On Mar 21, 2019
davidnazee:
Do you know what an empire really is??
An empire should cover “different” groups of people/nations/languages.. Oyo only ruled over fellow Yoruba people. PLEASE that is NOT an empire!!
Great Benin ruled over Igbo, Yoruba, Igalas, all Edos, Togo, Dahomey, Ghana tribes. That is an EMPIRE!!
History

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a leader of the Amazons
The origins of Dahomey can be traced back to the Fon people of the interior of the African continent, who banded together in a conglomerate in order to oppose the political authority of the Yoruba People of Oyo. Technically an official subject of the Yoruba of Oyo, the Fon people were forced to pay tribute to their political conquerors and were subjected to cavalry raids made by the Oyo armies in order to supply the slave trade.

In order to unite the Fon people in opposition to the Yoruba, leaders who rose to positions of power capitalized on the ability to perform well on the battlefield. With military skill being prized as the ultimate expression of authority, the king of the Fon came to embody uncontested authority, and his will was enforced by the army.

King Wegbaja rose to power in roughly 1650 and came to embody the militaristic values that had become embedded among the Fon people. Based in his capital of Abomey, Wegbaja and his successors succeeded in establishing a highly centralized state with a deep-rooted tradition of autocratic centralized government. Economically, Wegbaja and his successors profited mainly from the slave trade and relations with slavers along the Atlantic coast. As he embarked on wars to expand their territory, they began using rifles and other firearms traded with French and Spanish slave-traders for young men captured in battle, who fetched a very high price from the European slave-merchants.

Later expansion of Dahomey towards the coast met with resistance from the alafin, or ruler, of Oyo, who resented the political and economic rise of their subject. Soon after the march to the sea, the alafin of Oyo sent cavalry raids to Oyo in 1726, completely defeating the army. Later cavalry invasions in 1728, 1729, and 1730, in which Oyo proved sucessful, hindered the plans for coastal expansion.

In 1902 Dahomey was declared a French colony. In the movement of African decolonization following World War II, Dahomey became an autonomous republic, gaining full independence in 1960. The Republic of Dahomey changed its name to Benin in 1975.

Dahomey has been featured in a variety of literary works. For example, "In Dahomey" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, produced in 1903, was the first all-black musical performed on Broadway.

In 1971, American novelist Frank Yerby published The Man From Dahomey, a historical novel set partially in Dahomey, which introduces rich Dahomean culture to the reader.

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