₦airaland Forum

Hello friends,

Expert advice needed

I am hoping to get ITA soon and I intend to come over with my wife and kids, we have been married since over five years and blessed with children but the thorny sissue is that we only got married traditionally. We are considering going through the process of getting a marriage certificate from a Local Govt. registry but I am also feeling that might hinder our getting PR since the certificate will bear a recent date.

Note: My children have valid birth certificates and my wife's masters degree carries my name(Her new name).

Should we apply as common law partners or go ahead with registering our marriage legally?

Hello friends,

I know I shouldn't be asking this question here but I uderstand thhere is no where else I would get first hand counsel.

I am hoping to get ITA soon and I intend to come over with my wife and kids, we have been married since over five years and blessed with children but the thorny sissue is that we only got married traditionally. We are considering going through the process of getting a marriage certificate from a Local Govt. registry but I am also feeling that might hinder our getting PR since the certificate will bear a recent date.

Note: My children have valid birth certificates and my wife's masters degree carries my name(Her new name).

Should we apply as common law partners or go ahead with registering our marriage legally?

Thanks

yarimo:
I hope FAYOSE you will also submit yourself to EFCC after your tenure as governor

I hope you remember your Buhari won't stay in power for eternity? He too should be ready to submit himself.

veraponpo:
Budget is not equal to Cash payment.

This is why there is Budget Performance Evaluation every year.

That a thing is budgeted for does not mean it will be done.

Budget is just a financial plan. It is a provision.

There must be one MUMU on the defensive side

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XaintJoel20:
If nothing drastic and urgent is not done to check the over bearing excesses of these so called Fulani herdsmen, we may not have people who see Benue state as their ancestral home within the shortest possible time. I think there is a deliberate plan to annihilate the people of Benue and the federal and state government are not doing much to curtail it.

This is genocide.


#SAYNOTOBENUEGENOCIDE.....

Exactly my take

No photo or evidence as a back up and you think anyone will take you serious

saeedowolab:
I don't support Shiite movement, but killing them is not the way forward, I guess a better approach and understanding should b adopted, those killing are animals in human skin, No one has d right to take anoda persons cos u can't create one. Allah say in d holy Quran that he who save a life is like he has save the whole humanity and he who took a life is like he has killed d whole humanity.

Why don't you support Shiite? Aren't the other Islamic faction worse than than they? In fact virtually all Muslims are potential terrorists.

I read this story three years ago on Facebook. The forces against Apostle Suleman are so strong. It's a strong Islamic force but they will surrender in ignominy at last.

Can I get a plot of land around Ife road(Close to the express) After Alakia?

Please check and let me know

*48 residents hacked to death by armed herdsmen *Survivors now live in perpetual fear, abandoned by govt By Luka Binniyat The killings that took place in Kobin, Numana Chiefdom, Sanga Local Government Area, of Kaduna state in 2014 in which no fewer than 48 people were reportedly hacked to death by alleged armed herdsmen attracted little national uproar at the time. Little wonder, survivors said that they have been abandoned by government, except some churches and the Red Cross that come around with assistance once in a while. There have been more killings recently, just before last Christmas in Southern Kaduna too. In this interview with our Kaduna State Correspondent, a survivor, ASP Usman Gambo Kobin gives a vivid account of the 2014 bloody assault and how a major culprit is still walking freely on the streets. He also paints a harrowing picture of what Kobin survivors have been going through ever since.

Tell us your name and where you come from
My name is ASP Usman Gambo Kobin, I am a retired police officer, I am from Kobin, Numana Chiefdom, Sanga LGA of Kaduna state. Can you recall what happened in Kobin in June, 2014? On the 24th June, 2014 when we woke up in the morning, we learnt that some people were killed in Nandu, and some in Kabamu all in Numana Chiefdom. I then went to my old father around 7am and said, “baba, I don’t know what may happen to us today based on what we have been told but stay at home and don’t move around”. A Fulani man had actually hinted us of the impending attack but it was hard to ever imagine that our Fulani neighbours would come around to attack us. Then around 1:30 pm, we suddenly heard gunshots. They had launched their attack. Without any weapon, and nowhere we could escape to, I told my wife to remain indoors and let us be killed with dignity in our home. But, she was too scared and insisted she wanted to run out believing she may escape. She then ran out as shooting was still going on. My 104-year-old dad whom I asked to stay indoors was outside and he was the first casualty of the attack as they shot him outside. After some time the shooting came close to my house, behind my room and since they were in my backyard, that meant that the entire village had been surrounded. You could hear the screaming and shrieking of women and children the invaders were just killing everyone. It was horrible. They shot dead my wife as she ran out trying to escape. At the end of the shooting, nine of my relations were gunned down. I lost my father, Madaki aged 104; my elder brother, Paul aged 70; my wife, Salamatu Gambu aged 56 years; two of my brothers’ wives, Hadiza Danjuma, 35 and Helen Fedelis, 40 and the young son of my elder brother. Also killed were the wives of my elder brother’s two sons as well as elder brother’s grand daughter who was eight months pregnant. Who were these Fulani men who carried out this attack? Among those who carried out the killings were Fulani who were born and raised in our village. We know them and they know us also. We have been living with them since their parents gave birth to them in Kobin. We know them. Their leader is one Yakubu Alhaji Haruna who is still in Sanga area and moving freely doing what he likes. People who were killed in my village were 48. Yes, we buried 48 people in a mass grave in Kobin. They were killed by people we gave our land to settle and graze their cattle without a quarrel. There was not even a disagreement or anything between us before the attack. That is the most annoying aspect of the killings. The mass grave is there, just beside my house. And while killing our people, they were shouting, “Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!” (“God is great” in Arabic, popular with jihadists while on mission). They were also saying “Ku Kashe Arna! Kashe Arna” (Kill the pagans! Kill the Pagans!) I was trapped in my home watching and listening. Those of us who survived are however suffering. Why did they attack you? I don’t know. Believe me I don’t just know why. I don’t think any person from Kobin can state a reason for the attack. And you claim that they were living with you? I know what I am saying. We were living together. They were just a few metres away from our homes. We ate together, went to the market together. We went to their houses, they visited our houses. During ceremonies we celebrated together. Even when their cattle destroyed our crops, we had ways of settling amicably, without going to court. We were like a model to emulate on peaceful co-existence. How could we have known that they were planning evil against us? How could we have prepared to defend ourselves living so happily together? The survivors among us who are still in the village have been living under constant fear. We don’t know what will happen any moment. So for over two years we have been under constant watch and fear. Are the Fulani back to their homes? They are back but they have moved their homes to a very close village called Unguwan Gora. They are there now after disappearing for over a year. So they are back and grazing their cows freely. What has been the role of the Police and the government so far? If the police had responded well and fast they could have stopped the killings that day. Around 10am, I informed the DPO in Gwantu (Headquarters of Sanga LGA) on phone that a good Fulani man, who did not want to get himself involved in the plot of his people had warned us that Fulani were coming to kill us that day. The DPO said that he would bring in reinforcement but he never did. 30 minutes after the massacre, some policemen who were in a convoy going to Abuja from Jos, heard the shooting and also saw houses burning when they stopped, and came to Kobin. At that time the Fulani had started burning down houses but they fled when they saw the policemen. That was when we were able to come out of our houses. They were ready to burn us inside our houses since we did not come out. But for the policemen who were just passing by, no one was going to come out alive that day, because the Police in Gwantu came when it was too late. They met dead bodies scattered everywhere and wounded people crying in agony. The whole attack was under one hour. Was there no sign at all that the Fulani would attack after you heard of what happened to the other villages? If there was any sign, it was too late because in the dead of the night, while the village was sleeping, the Fulani moved their families and cattle quietly out of the village. We woke up and discovered that their part of the village was deserted. That got us worried. Then early that morning, one Fulani man called Kaole who liked to crack jokes a lot appeared. He had also moved his cattle and family away. He told us to move out our women and children that Fulani were coming to kill us. You could not be sure if he was joking or was serious. So, we thought it was his usual jokes. Not long after he left, they came. It was very regrettable we did not take him serious. Kaole never really left. It was his family that went. He was staying with us and assisting us with information. Then on the 31st of December, 2014, I will never forget that date, they came for him. They just walked into his house and shot him point blank and left him dead. Did you not report those you saw to the police, especially the man called Haruna? Of course we did. As a former Police Officer I did. The Yakubu Haruna was arrested at a time and then set free later. Everyone, including the then DPO knew about his involvement. This was a Fulani that was born in Kobin and we grew together. The entire Numana Chiefdom knew his notoriety for organising such killings. Yet he is still moving about freely. You mean he is still in Kobin? No, he has moved away from Kobin to Unguwan Nungu, still in Numana chiefdom. But while going to Gwantu or Akwanga, he would always pass by Kobin, even as we are speaking now, he may have passed again. How has been farming after this attack? It has not been easy, I can tell you that. As for us who refused to run, we cannot go to the farm alone. We go at least in a small group, and it does not matter because they can still move their cows to eat our crops while we are watching and there is nothing we can do about it. If you challenge them or protest they kill you or injure you severely. Look, the Fulani in my place are now always armed. If you see them in the market with that their small bags, there is likely be a pistol inside, apart from the daggers and cutlasses they are always carrying. They have become very dangerous now. If they enter your farm, they will tell you that if you talk they will kill you and nothing will come out of it What is the population of the Fulani compared to the Numana people? We outnumber them by far. It is just that violence is very strange to us. If you are a Christian, you cannot just think of injuring or even killing someone you have been so close to. And when they want to come for a raid, they would invite other Fulani from the outside well armed. So, they come in high numbers when they want to attack but if it were to be the local Fulani, I am sure we can handle them. What kind of assistance did you get from government? Look, since those killings took place, Kaduna State government has not done anything for us. Nothing. Not even a condolence visit. Even the Chief of Numana has not stepped into Kobin to see what happened to his subjects. It is only Churches and the Red Cross – God bless them – that have assisted us.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/southern-kaduna-massacre-how-my-i04-yr-old-dad-8-relations-were-killed-in-1hr-survivor/

How much can I get genuine ABS speed sensor for my Honda Accord 2005 Model car. Left and right Wheel?

mayor2013:
What position?

I am not very sure but I think I need to have it checked first

7:45 Nigerian time please!

Dear friends and experts,

Please, how much would it cost me to replace the ABS Sensor on my Honda Accord 2005 model?

Thanks

I can only two bicycles but no thieves

Upon hearing a slight vibration from the front wheel of an Honda Accord car I bought a couple of month ago, I drove the vehicle to an auto mechanic workshop. I was stunned by the quotation I got. Experts, see quotation below.

Product/Service Quantity Price Amount
Caliper ₦45000.00 ₦45,000.00

Brake Rotor
FRONT (Resurface) 1 ₦35,000.00

Brake Pad
FRONT 1 ₦11,500.00

Wheel Speed Sensor
FRONT 1 ₦86,000.00

Seat Belt Tensioner

FRONT (Left & Right ) 1 ₦75,000.00

Catalystic Converter 1 ₦122000.00

Shaft Seal 1 ₦15,000.00

Tierod End 1 ₦56,000.00

Balljoint 1 ₦29,400.00

Lower arm bushing 1 ₦45000.00

Brake Fluid 1 ₦3000.00

Coolant 1 ₦4500.00

Gear Mount 1 ₦30000.00

Air Filter 1 ₦7000.00

Oxygen Sensors 2 ₦100,000.00

Engine Coolant 1 ₦35,000.00

Wheel Stud 1 ₦2,000.00

Vehicle Wheel Alignment 1 ₦2100.00


Subtotal:
₦703,500.00
VAT 5%:
₦35,175.00
Total:
₦738,675.00
Grand Total (NGN) :
₦738,675.00

Funlordjnr:
Please change this your poverty stricken way of reasoning! Because you and I may not be able to afford such a watch or be gifted such expensive items is no reason to become a green eyed hater!



Her husband declared assets of over N300m what is there if he buys his wife an N8m watch? So she is now a thief even as a presidents wife? So every business woman, chick, wife or politician in nigeria that owns one is also a thief by your logic! See your life? All because you want to wail! Sanu.........

It means if you have 300,000 Naira you can invest 8,000 naira on a wrist watch?

fulaniHERDSman:
Take jersey no.6

Lol. Friday Ekpo

There is honestly no government in Nigeria.