₦airaland Forum

DamZik:
Which one is "We Dont Deserve It."?

Bross see the carnage we are unleashing on ourselves amidst such natural beauty.

You need to go to Plateau state and see the breathtaking rock formations, undulating plains as far as the eyes can see.
There is this village in Taraba where they literally live in the clowds - the beauty is out of this world.

This is not Dubai, This Is Tulotulo Village In Yusufari LG Of Yobe State.

Yobe Will Make Millions Of Dollars Yearly, If This Beautiful Site Can Be Optimally Utilized And Turned Into An Exquisite Desert � � Resort. Nigerians Spend Millions To Tour Places Like This In Dubai, When We Can Develop Our Own And Save Costs.

Nigeria Is Blessed With Natural Resources.

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thebosstrevor1:
Never ever use contractors or mercenaries to fight your war...they are not loyal and have no loyalty.

Mercenaries are more intrested in money than actual war.

Nigerian government can defeat boko haram in 1 month if they want to....the truth is this...Nigerian government is been caged by so called human rights activists and war against humanity accusations

My brother it's not just the human rights angle, public service in Nigeria and by extension government as a whole is plagued by gross ineptitude, mind boggling corruption and unpardonable lack of patriotism. its sad I tell you.

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I just saw a thread on FP that military contractors offer to help Nigeria.
The greatest mistake humanity is making is the privatisation of the ultimate public (state) duty - Warfare

God help us

This was my comment earlier on December 4th.

Has anyone noticed the recent increase in clamour for mercenaries by politicians, pop up videos or topics on mercenaries online and all the noice around it.

There is even a video interview of one of the so called mercenary contractor company who I that video claimed the Buhari administration rubbished them after their success in Jonathan's regime. In that interview this particular contractor claimed to be a subcontractor to a contractor (imagine how deep this war economy is).

I might be wrong (and I hope am wrong), but all this recent wrangling (the zabamari massacre and the attendant media coverage/boost) might just be a ploy to water the ground for a huge military contract to this so called private military contractors.

God help us

Nairalandian:
Why does his name sound Turkish?

He was a pilot in the Ottoman airforce in Istanbul, morden day Turkey

Unfortunately the Europeans had more less polite motives

Letter From Sheikh Of Borno To Sultan Mohammed Bello
Dated 23rd of Rabee-ul-thani, 1238; (Corresponding to January, 1824)


Praise be to God, and prayers and peace be unto the Apostle of God (Mohammed).
To the honoured and accomplished, the virtuous and munificent, the pattern of goodness and the standard of benevolence, head of the Soodanic kingdon, and ruler of the country of Hausa, our friend, the learned Mohammed Bello, son of the intelligent sheikh Ossman, whose soul may God shelter with the clouds of mercy and peace.
Our salutation, accompanied with affection as strong as the odour of musk, and as perpetual as the movement of the globe, and with the mercy and blessings of God, be unto you.
Hence, the cause of writing this letter and the purpose of its lines, is to acquaint you that the bearers are English travelers; whose nation, out of all the other Christians, has maintained with the Mooslemeen uninterrupted treaties of religious amity and friendship, established since ancient periods, which they inherited from their forefathers and ancestors; and on this account, they penetrate into Mooslemeen countries whenever they please, and traverse all provinces and lands in confidence and trust, without fear. They came to our country, sent to us by our virtuous and accomplished friend, the Lord Yousuf Pasha, master of Tripoli, to see and delight themselves with the wonders of the Land of Soodan, and to become acquainted with its rarities, as lakes, rivers, and forests (or gardens) ; equal to which are seldom seen in other countries.
After having accomplished their wishes, in seeing all the things that the land of Barnooh (Borno) and its environs contained, they felt anxious to visit your country from what they heard of the innumerable wonders therein. I have, therefore, permitted them to proceed on their journey, accompanying them with letters which explain their object.
You are well aware of what is stated in Alcoraanic sayings upon the subject of the obervance of honour, dictated by our Lord, the Apostle of God; and that the true Mooslemeen have always avoided shedding the blood of Christians, and assisted and protected them with their honour. Be then attentive to these travelers, and cast them not into the corners of neglect; let no one hurt them, either by words or deeds, nor interrupt them with any injurious behavior: but let them return to us, safe, and may the high God bestow upon you the best reward for your treatment to them, and insure to us and to you the path of righteousness for conduct in this life.
Our salutation may be given to all who are about you, and to those who are related to you in general. And peace be unto you.
(Sealed)
MOHAMMED EL-AMEEN EEN MOHAMMED EL-KANEMY

Elvictor:
South South have nothing in common with the North, kiss the truth. say hi to Boko Haram boys they are doing the will of Allah perfectly.

I am tempted go down that myopic lane with you but I will not.

SMBH:
Does that make 1 dollar = 1 naira?... If no abeg jump and pass

No it doesn't, but it tells you how industrious, independent and far reaching our ancestors were and we should be proud of it and aspire to attain such heights and not let petty and myopic bigotry and ethnicity define or narrow our aspirations

The Borno people had good diplomatic relationships with the then known world.
Below is 500 year old correspondence between Mai Idris of Borno empire and Sultan Murad The Ottoman Emperor

He was from borno descent

jmoore:
A wise person compares $1 to 1 Naira.

A wise person compares $500 to 500 Naira.

But many are not wise.

No! big guy it's called PPP - Purchasing Power Parity (measurement of prices in different countries that uses the prices of specific goods )

Goodness me, Nigerians we need to chill, its just a question and some are insulting, being aggressive and all that.

Well I blame the bad leadership for getting us this worked up and frustrated. But then aren't these leaders chosen from among us

Response from diaspora preferred

Your thoughts!

Modified;
I have seen some arguments that are off point at a tangent. The idea is comparing the naira to the dollar in terms of their purchasing power after adjustments for inflation and cost of living (in our case also for tariffs, imported inflation etc)

So for instance we could compare cost of 0.75cl of water in the US and Nigeria. or other products that are locally produced in each country

Has anyone noticed the recent increase in clamour for mercenaries by politicians, pop up videos or topics on mercenaries online and all the noice around it.

There is even a video interview of one of the so called mercenary contractor company who in that video claimed the Buhari administration rubbished them after their success in Jonathan's regime. In that interview this particular contractor claimed to be a subcontractor to a contractor (imagine how deep this war economy is).

I might be wrong (and I hope am wrong), but all this recent wrangling (the zabamari massacre and the attendant media coverage/boost) might just be a ploy to water the ground for a huge military contract to this so called private military contractors.

God help us

just imagine the recorder of this video spending 95% of the time showing the okada man and only 5% showing the actual croc. And you call it video of a croc?

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SMI2020:
Bross, I've been around for at least 3 decades and till date I've never looked at any figure other than the numeric figures in our currency, every other thing there na decoration

I agree with you, likewise here. But when ever there is a change or redesign in a note then the texts become very useful- even if it's for a while before everyone gets used to it

Gabkosh:
Because Nigeria is not an Arabic nation. Gradually, it won't be on 200, 500 and 1000 notes anymore.

did you read my submission

Gabkosh:
We don't want any ajami or eledemi on it.

it has been removed from 5, 10, 20,50 and 100.

It will still be remove 200, 500 , 1000

May I ask why you want it removed even though that is what some rely on to read?

Mynd44:
Yes, remove any Arabic inscriptions on the Naira.

If you can find any Arabic inscriptions on the Naira note.

There is no Arabic on the naira, what you find is the Ajami script

goodness me! imagine some comments

THE NAIRA CONNECTION
As mentioned above the Ajami writing script was used by the Hausas - the largest native ethnic group in Africa, mainly within the territories of Niger and the northern half of Nigeria, and with significant minorities in Ghana, Sudan, and Cameroon.
In fact this writing script was used in communications between "Hausa rulers" and British officers. A young colonial officer F.W.H. Migeod described the situation as follows:

"As to correspondence in these Mohammedan countries, if a native is writing to a European, and knows that the latter is acquainted with the local language but not with Arabic, the local language will in all probability be used. Many of the letters addressed to political officers in Northern Nigeria by Hausa chiefs are of this nature"

The use of Ajami script as a medium of written communication was wide spread in Northern Nigeria even in official capacities. With the introduction of the West African Pound and the Nigerian Pound in the early 1900s both the Ajami script and Latin script were used to ensure its acceptance and understanding by all (the Latin lettered and the Ajami lettered areas of west Africa). The Ajami script was a matter of exigency since the alternative was to defeat the essence of the currency notes as a medium of exchange. In fact until this day a lot of people in the North still rely on these scripts especially to operate phones (most phones sent to Africa have the Ajami script under the Arabic language option)

IN CONCLUSION
The innovation of an African writing systems by Africans for Africans should be something of pride and not a source of derision among ourselves. The Ajami script was not only used by Chadic languages of the Afroasiatic family such as Hausa but also by Atlantic languages of the Niger-Congo family like Yoruba.
Writing forms just like languages and humans are related through descent from a common ancestral source or parental root. You have no choice in what end of that source you emanate from, neither is one branch of that root better than the other, these are means and paths to achieve our essence of existence (whatever that may mean to you)

I have watched for several days now with great dismay and annoyance the unintelligent argument about the Ajami script (yes not Arabic but Ajami) on the naira.

First I was tempted to counter with similar crude line of thought such as: "Ok remove the cross from all medical symbols". But then I said to myself "put your self in the shoes of those on the other side". And there and then I realised that there are genuine concerns borne out of a mixture of misinformation, ignorance of the facts and some form of inferiority complex (I will explain). And although there are a lot of breying donkeys in this debate, underneath their vulgar sounds lies voices of genuine concern and reason. It is the latter that I hope to address.

THE AJAMI SCRIPT (NOT ARABIC)
The Ajami script is considered an Arabic-derived African writing system . It is a process similar to what has been done with the Arabic script in non-Arab countries of the Middle East and South Asia and with the Latin script in Africa or with the Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet.
The Hausa language (the most spoken indigenous, native African language) heavily relied on these scripts for literacy and education in the pre colonial era. In fact manuscripts of writings on poetry, politics and sociology by African intellectuals (including Usman Dan fodio, Nana Asmau - his daughter) dating hundreds of years back still exist.

The Hausa language is a member of the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. This family includes the the semitic branch with languages such as Hebrew, Aramaic, Assyrian and Arabic among others. A writing script that is a derivative from one of its cousin branches is only natural.

to be continued

This is bad regardless.
But mehn, the bias in the minds of igbos. The soldier is automatically a hausa man and the civilian an igbo man

illicit:
Reminds me of the prophet Noah....

Actually it was Prophet Yunus (Jonah)

if this is your attempt to "justify", "contextualize" or defend the cowardly act in Nsuka then your mindset is warped than I thought.

For goodness sake the stabbing was a criminal act perpetrated by a criminal or criminals. They should be apprehended and dealt with according to the law. But why go on a spree of pillage, plunder and arson? These are symptoms of deep seated hatred and genocidal tendencies towards a group or a tribe that all but seeks a trigger to be unleashed.

Like I said on another thread the Northerners in the SE are petty traders who can leave with a snap of a finger, but igbos in the North are settlers and business men who cannot just wake up and leave. So don't roll a snowball that will become an avalanche consuming every one.

But like the saying goes crisis is a sleeping mad dog, may God curse whoever wakes it

nice

They say the first step of solving a problem is acknowledging the problem.

I don't want to believe this the igbo youth response. Even with the overwhelming picture and video evidence of mosques burnt you come here to add salt to injury by denying it?

Why not go and take pictures of the said mosques and prove to us that they weren't burnt and that they are still standing.