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Politics › Re: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commander, Two Senior Officers, 17 Soldiers by SmartyPants(m): 11:41am On Jan 26, 2025
RhinoChest:
I think every outposts, especially remote outposts like this one should have a risk assessment evaluation as to what the options could be if assaulted and what the response should be when attacked.

1) Fortification: Say our troops are occupying a remote outpost prone to terrorist attacks, first and foremost thing the Nigerian Military ought to do is fortify such buildings to withstand any direct attacks and give time for the military to return fire.

If an abandoned school is being used as outpost nothing wrong with that but some engineer corp should go out, modify the building to offer protection in case of any direct attacks.

2) Back up:
Why would you post military operatives to zones prone to attacks and not have ways they can call for back up at moment’s notice? Every of our active outposts should have back ups and reinforcements within minutes. Outpost A should be able to assist outpost B within minutes. It should all be rehearsed daily. If outpost A and B are simultaneously being attacked, there should be outpost C that ought to come to their aid!!!! There could also be mobile brigades that could shuttle between outposts.

3) Air Support:

You don’t even need fighter jets, all you need are helicopter gunships that could get to outposts under attack within minutes and repel any attack. While repelling the attacks, ground reinforcements could further aid in repelling the attacks. Two gunships and the third helicopter dropping additional manpower could be all that is needed before more troops arrive.

You don’t need huge budget, all that’s needed are proper coordination and training with the limited resources at our military’s disposal.

Also, there should be cheap drones that could always fly above all our outposts day and nights that can provide advance warning on any impending attack to both the outpost and command and control to send back ups.
Do you really believe that all these are not in place? There is a way people comment as though you genuinely believe that you have all the ideas and those who are actual professionals in this field have none. How can you attempt to profer solutions to a problem you don't fully comprehend? Have you been on the ground to assess the nature of the threat? You think life is about reading from a textbook?
Politics › Re: Nigeria Will Be Superpower In Military Equipment Production In Few Years – CDS by SmartyPants(m): 11:26am On Jan 26, 2025
KingsleyCEO:
When a foolish Nigerian in Kaki speaks, they do so with the assurance that foolish people like are gullible to stick your lifeless life on the line in defense, trust me you are doing just fine in that regards. Please keep it up OLODO! grin grin grin grin grin
huh

A pile of empty trash. Next!



And it's Khaki not kaki, you fool.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Mexico Blocks U.S Military Plane From Landing With Deportees (Photos) by SmartyPants(m): 8:49pm On Jan 25, 2025
MarketDispatch:
That means if Countries deny Trump's deportation planes from Landing, there is nothing Trump can do.
Try to read so you can contribute meaningfully.
Politics › Re: Southern Nigeria Lies Against The North by SmartyPants(m): 2:54pm On Jan 25, 2025
Educationalserv:
Southern lies Again
If you remove oil Exploration by Europeans South South is be bellow South East .
Why would you remove it? And even if you remove that still means the SW is carrying all. Is SW not still south?

Mumu.
Politics › Re: Southern Nigeria Lies Against The North by SmartyPants(m): 2:47pm On Jan 25, 2025
Educationalserv:
Another Southern Lies we Finance the Federal govt .
Let Divide North will be Chad .2.0
Facts VS Fiction
North West is the Second Highest Vat Contributors passing South East and South South
That's a lie. It is only SW and SS that contribute more than they take. The rest are parasites and that does not change just be cause a few southerners are parasites too.

The SW and SS are carrying this country, therefore it is true that the South is carrying the north. Period.
Politics › Re: Nigeria Will Be Superpower In Military Equipment Production In Few Years – CDS by SmartyPants(m): 9:56am On Jan 25, 2025
KingsleyCEO:
Another foolish Nigerian wearing kaki spotted grin grin grin grin
They are not even able to produce bullet yet, they are ready to be super power.
I expected lots of foolishness on this thread but yours is of the highest breed because the production of various calibres of bullets is one of the things that he talked about that they currently do. See how foolish you are?
Politics › Re: Bigotry: Dele Farotimi Declares Chiditweets Winner, Yorubas React (Pics) by SmartyPants(m): 6:30pm On Jan 24, 2025
G0Oodharddick:
God bless kemi and dele


They're the most sensible Yorubaaas alive. We the sane Nigerians are behind them
No longer Obasanjo and Pa Ayo of Afenifere? Who could have predicted that I wonder?


Just passing by. As you were!
Politics › Re: In Less Than Two Years, Tinubu Has Named 3 Key Projects After Self - FIJ by SmartyPants(m): 6:26pm On Jan 24, 2025
ClearFlair:
Be deceiving yourself
Shattap.
Politics › Re: In Less Than Two Years, Tinubu Has Named 3 Key Projects After Self - FIJ by SmartyPants(m): 6:23pm On Jan 24, 2025
For a president whose supposedly building nothing, he sure has a lot of projects to name after himself. Wonders eh?
Politics › Re: Bala Mohammed To Wike: You Are A Noisemaker Entertaining The Public & Media by SmartyPants(m): 1:53pm On Jan 24, 2025
Saao:
Have u been to bauchi before? Just type nonsense from south west
Type the correct info then...what are Bala's achievements?
Politics › Re: Who Foiled The January 15, 1966 Coup? by SmartyPants(m): 8:24pm On Jan 23, 2025
OkCornel:
Were Aguiyi-Ironsi and Ojukwu part of the coup plotters?
We at least know from Alexander Madiebo's account that Nzeogwu fully thought that Ojukwu was part of the coup, and when Ojukwu failed to play the part that Nzeogwu expected, which was to move his troops from Kano to reinforce Nzeogwu in Kaduna he was furious. Nzeogwu ad other coup plotters had been in communication with Ojukwu throughout.

We also know that Wale Ademoyega who was closest to Ifeanyi Ifeajuna, who was meant to take out Ironsi, was later imprisoned with him and that was were they saw themselves for the first time since the coup failed, and he was so angry with him that they fought physically.

Ademoyega refrained from accusing Ifeajuna of deliberately subverting the coup. However, we are free to draw our own conclusions.
Education › Re: Nigeria To Open First AI University In Epe, Lagos by SmartyPants(m):
Standing5:
I hope they do not build it with the cost of 100 universities and shout Ekoonibaje or Itesiwaju Yoruba or Yorubanibaba or SanwoIsWorking.
It's being built by private persons the article says. How is the cost of the project your business?
Christianity Etc › Re: Police Raid God Deliverance Apostolic Church Port Harcourt, See Python, Coffin by SmartyPants(m): 3:46pm On Jan 23, 2025
tungamaje:
He buried a python and a coffin in his alter, is that an offence according to the Nigerian law?
Is that what he was arrested for, or are those merely items that were found in the course of a search of his premises?
Foreign Affairs › Re: Togo Set To Dump ECOWAS For AES by SmartyPants(m): 8:08pm On Jan 22, 2025
OriOko88:
In wat way has Nigeria financed ecowas apart from their headquarters in Abuja
https://www.thecable.ng/nigeria-has-contributed-710m-to-ecowas-more-than-13-countries-put-together/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Believe me there is so much you don't know.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Togo Set To Dump ECOWAS For AES by SmartyPants(m): 10:28am On Jan 22, 2025
The topic is ridiculous. The foreign minister says it's up to the president, the topic then says Togo is set to leave. Has the president made any such decision? Furthermore who says Togo can't be a member of both groups? The writer invented this as an issue.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Togo Set To Dump ECOWAS For AES by SmartyPants(m): 10:23am On Jan 22, 2025
OriOko88:
undecided
Most of those ecowas countries shud be recolonized. They are d most backward region in Africa. Nigeria that's supposed to be playing big brother like US is doing in north America or Brazil to South America is very poor,he can barely feeds its citizens let alone other ecowas countries.

Germany single handedly bailed out EU in 2015 during the Greece economy meltdown. Wat financial assistance has Nigeria rendered to ecowas members as d big brother. nonsense
Nigeria nearly singlehandedly finances ECOWAS. Learn to keep quiet over issues you are ignorant about.
Politics › Re: Lauretta Onochie Responds To Nigerian Man Who Sent Shoes, Watch To Kemi Badenoch by SmartyPants(m): 3:44pm On Jan 21, 2025
abobote:
The last guy on X made so much sense @Oluwafemi

Her anger is about the system, not about the value of those items and she is right
Nigerians have a way of turning everything to cruise, which is why we are where are now.
She's so angry about the injustice that's she never made any comment about it until it was campaign time. undecided

Her anger, if any, is about her campaign. Don't be silly.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 3:10pm On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
Very dumb excuse.

So if I commit murder and relocate, your telling me I can never be caught.

Your excuse might have worked if you at least brought the matter to court and the police were unable to track the killers, but you guys never even went to court to begin with.

The truth is that evil people do not go to court, they are scared of being exposed.
All the bandits and fulanis killing people all over Nigeria, have they been caught? How much less so for civil matters where you don't have the mechanism of the State at your disposal? Do you know the difference between civil and criminal cases? Do you even know the rudiments of what it takes to bring a matter to court? Which Court will hear any civil suit against an unnamed person of unknown address? Are you sure you have a functioning brain?

Get away from here. You are a waste of time.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 2:34pm On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
There are numerous someone would steal a cows aside from herding;

1. Cows are expensive, they can be sold for good profit.
2. Cow meat are tasty and healthy for consumption.
3. Cows can be used in ceremonies (wedding, funeral, naming) a man who kills a cow would be more respected than a man who kills a goat.

So yes there's lots of motivation for your criminal primitive brethren to steal someone's only source of livelihood and when they fight back you guys immediately claim victim.

Is it not amazing that despite all the alleged Fulani land takeover, these cases rarely reach court? Mazi Nnamdi Kanu could afford millions for lawyers to defend himself but yet couldn't hire a lawyer to sue a single Fulani allegedly land grabbing. They can't try it because the last thing a rat want, is for the light to shine on them.
Talking nonsense. Fulanis don't grab land. They simply destroy and move on. And how can you then institute a case against a nomad who is here today and gone tomorrow, with no known address?

From Zamfara to Enugu to Owo, all the issues Fulanis have with their hosts are because people want to steal cows from them? Only one group of people but trouble everywhere. Anyway, you are just doing your duty by defending your people even though you don't have enough sense to at least make somewhat reasonable arguments.

The other guy is doing a far better job so I suggest you sit this one out.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 2:19pm On Jan 21, 2025
Bandirao:
Lmao less than 5 percent of the Fulani are actually the rest are mixed farmers who also keep cattle. The majority fulani lived in cities and they dominated the administration and educational landscape in Northern Nigeria.
Okay. And such cities are among the poorest on earth. Is that correct?
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 2:17pm On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
You have to pick a stance

If Fulanis are just mere cattle herders with no education, then why do they have so much hate?

By all accounts that would mean that they are being marginalized and oppressed by Nigeria, you just mentioned Ahmadu education policies, the same Ahmadu Bello that was butchered by you Christians/Southerners.

On top of this oppression, you guys keep trying to steal and kill their cows, their only means of survival.

If you believe Fulanis are oppressive leaders, then you have to acknowledge that couldn't have gotten to that leadership position unless they demonstrated leadership qualities, more so in a multicultural country like Nigeria.

People now acknowledge that Buhari was a much better leader than Tinubu, no leader fought hard against corruption like Buhari. That tyrannical Buhari captured your darling terrorist but yet didn't kill him, instead he was given legal representation, do you think Tinubu would have done that.

Fulanis are the greatest tribe in West Africa, the problem with people like you is that you confuse courage and discipline with wickedness.
I said the majority of Fulanis are cattle herders. That means there is a minority that are not. There is a minority of Fulanis who are educated and are in the ruling class, obviously. I'm not sure what rubbish point you are labouring to make.

Laguhable nonsense to accuse any southerner of trying to steal your cows. Which southerner is interested in cattle herding? Joker.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 2:07pm On Jan 21, 2025
Bandirao:
lol this lists I just copied it from Wikipedia and I didn't edit truly some did to deserve to make the lists.
In almost every country that our population exceeded 5% we produced a head of state. In this lists there are many that there influence is feel greatly and will be continue to be felt for years to come.
In this lists there are notable personality like
Muhammad Ibn Mohammed Al Fulani Al kishwani a prominent mathematicatician in the 17th century.
Usman Dan fodio who is a well known scholar, philosopher, he alone wrote 300 books in topics ranging from history, theology, grammar, philosophy and astronomy, and established the most developed state in sub Saharan Africa ever.
Nana Asma'u, Dan fodio daughter, who also wrote books on poetry,and the position of women in the society.
Muhammad Bello son of Dan fodio son who is a historian, his book infaqul maisur is the masterpiece of history of the central sudanic peoples, intact he is the first one that was known to write fully the history of central Sudan outside the Arab historians and scholars of timbuktu.
Muhammad baba a Fulani scholar in 15th century timbuktu.
Midibbo Adama the scholar and founder of Adamawa emirates.
Truly there are so many Fulani whose influence is felt in many parts of West Africa remember this is Nigeria lists only not whole west Africa and also remember our population is only 15 million in Nigeria and we produce most head of state and most northern nigerian politicans who also dominated Nigerian political landscaped.


Also my initial response is to debunked your lies that we are bush people and closer to animals. If we can talk about influence I think you are no where close to Fulani which ever tribe you are.

I challenged you to name me any pre colonial personality and scholar that wrote so many books in your tribe.

Don't forget that we are the only African people to establish different states in many parts of West Africa all the areas we are not here originally.

Our influence is felt from the Sahara desert to Atlantic ocean.
That's what I said my boy. Your influence of poverty, death, destruction and disease is felt wherever you are.

I will put it to you that no country has ever prospered under a fulani president. None. Even the once prosperous Nigeria was ruined the moment it fell into your people's hands.

Civilisation is not about writing books, it is about making meaningful contributions to society. Are these books widely regarded as important literary works? Not even in the Arab world.

I am from Edo btw, so don't even bother yourself with empty challenges. If Nigeria is highly regarded by the outside world in any way, the history of my people is among the main reasons for this.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 1:31pm On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
You just made a very accurate description of Southerners in general and Igbos in particular.
Why fool yourself?

Every where the fulani are dominant, poverty, death and disease are close in tow. There is no metric in which the Fulani can compare with even the least of the Southern tribes.

Sorry, but the truth speaks for itself. The majority of your people are cattle herders. Is that not so? In fact, your leaders are on record as saying the average fulani values the life of a cow over that of a human. It is good that you feel some shame but what you should do is go back and educate your people like Ahmadu Bello planned. You can't win this debate - if I will dignifiy it by calling it such.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 1:24pm On Jan 21, 2025
Bandirao:
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Academics and Islamic scholars
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Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani – Prominent mathematician in the early 1700s from Katsina
Usman dan Fodio (1754-1817) – Islamic scholar, revolutionary from Sokoto, founder and spiritual leader of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Abdullahi dan Fodio (1766-1829) – Scholar, jurist, pioneer, Grand Vizier of Sokoto and first Emir of Gwandu (r. 1812-1828).
Nana Asma'u – Princess, Poet, Islamic Scholar and Daughter of Usman dan Fodio.
Muhammed Bello (1781-1837) – Second Sultan of Sokoto.
Abd al-Qadir dan Tafa (1804–1864) – Described as the "most learned scholar of his time" in the Sokoto Caliphate who specialized in philosophy ( Falsafa )
Abu Bakr Atiku (1782-1842) – Third Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate, reigning from October 1837 until November 1842.
Muhammadu Junaidu – Former Grand Vizier of Sokoto, Historian, Writer
Hayatu ibn Sa'id - Great-grandson of Usman dan Fodio, Mahdist leader who attempted to conquer Bornu and The Sokoto Caliphate.
Muhammad Bukhari bin Uthman - Military Commander,Scholar and Poet. Son Of Usman dan Fodio.
Moddibo Adama (1786-1847) – First Laamiɗo and founder of Fombina (Adamawa emirate) which covered parts of Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.
Modibbo Raji – Influential 19th century Islamic Scholar who is generally regarded as the founder of the Islamic scholarly tradition in Adamawa;Wazir(vizier) in the Gwandu Emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate
Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria - Prominent Islamic scholar and Reformer.
Isa Ali Pantami - Islamic Scholar, Former Minister of Communications and Digital economy.
Iya Abubakar – Professor of Mathematics at Ahmadu Bello University at the age of 28, first Northern-Nigerian to earn a PhD in any field,[1] Former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University
R. A. B. Dikko - First Medical Doctor from Northern Nigeria.
Mahmud Modibbo Tukur (1944–1988) -Nigerian historian, scholar and the 4th National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Muhammad Ali Pate – CEO GAVI; Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank, Professor at Harvard Chan School; Former Minister of State for Health, Current Minister Of Health.
Mustafa Shehu - First person from Sub-Sahara Africa to be elected president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations.
Umar Garba - professor of electrical and telecommunications engineering, Former executive vice-chairman and chief executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission
Usman Yusuf - Professor of haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation, Former chief executive officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Aisha Maikudi - Professor of International Law , Vice Chancellor University Of Abuja.
Abubakar Sani Sambo - Former Director-General of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Former Vice Chancellor Of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University.
Mahmud Tukur - First Vice Chancellor Of Bayero University Kano, Former Minister Of Commerce and industry.
Abba Gumel - Professor & The Michael and Eugenia Brin Endowed E-Nnovate Chair in Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland.
Fatimah Tuggar - Professor of AI in Arts.
Mahmud Modibbo Tukur – Historian, Author, Marxist and the 4th National President of ASUU.
Jubril Aminu – Former Senator of Adamawa; Pioneer Cardiac Surgeon; Former Minister of Education/Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Former President OPEC Conference.
Yusufu Bala Usman – Historian, Writer, and Marxist.
Politicians and administrators
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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Gere/Fulani) – Nigerian politician and the first Prime Minister of an Independent Nigeria.
Ahmadu Bello – Sardauna of Sokoto and First Premier of Northern Region of Nigeria.
Sa'adu Zungur - Nigerian revolutionary, poet, jurist and nationalist
Shehu Shagari – former President of Nigeria.
Major-General Mohammadu Buhari – former President and former Head of State of Nigeria.
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua – former President of Nigeria.
Namadi Sambo - former Vice President of Nigeria
Aminu Kano – politician and teacher.
Atiku Abubakar – former Vice President of Nigeria.
Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi – former Governor of Kano State, Politician.
Rabiu Kwankwaso – former Governor of Kano State, Nigeria, former Minister of Defence.
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – former Governor of Kano State, Nigeria.
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai – former Governor of Kaduna State, former Minister of Federal Capital.
Isa Yuguda - economist, former Governor of Bauchi State.
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu – former Governor of Kebbi State. of the Senate Second Republic, Nigeria.
Sule Lamido – former Governor of Jigawa State, Nigeria, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko – former Governor of Sokoto State and current Senator of Sokoto North.
Danbaba Suntai - former Governor Of Taraba State.
Dikko Umar Radda - Governor of Katsina State.
Gidado Idris – former Secretary to the Government of The Federation.
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu - former Inspector General of Police.
Abdulkadir Ahmed - Economist, Longest serving Governor Of The Central Bank of Nigeria between 1982 - 1993.
Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad - Former Managing Director New Nigeria Development Company , Former Head Of Nigeria Privatization Committee.
Nuhu Ribadu – current National Security Adviser and pioneer Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Abdullahi Dikko - Economist, Former Comptroller-General Of Nigeria Customs Service.
Adamu Bello - Economist, Former Minister Of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Suwaiba Ahmad - Minister of State For Education.
Aliyu Modibbo Umar – former Minister of State, Power and Steel (2002-2003), former Minister of Commerce and Industry (2006-2007), former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (2007-2008).
Rilwanu Lukman- former Minister of Petroleum Resources and Mines, Power, Steel; and former Secretary General OPEC.
Maikanti Baru - Engineer, Former GMD Of NNPC Limited.
Hamman Bello - Former Comptroller- General Of Nigeria Customs Service.
Musa Yar'Adua - Minister Of Lagos Affairs 1960 -1966 ,Matawalle of the Katsina Emirate.
Muhammadu Ribadu – First Minister of Defence after independence.
Mansur Muhtar – economist, former Nigerian Federal Minister of Finance (2008 -2010), former director World Bank, presently vice chairman, Islamic Development Bank.
Abubakar Olusola Saraki – (Fulani/Yoruba); former President of the Senate.
Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki – (Fulani/Yoruba); former Senator Kwara Central, current Minister of State. Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria.
Bukola Saraki – (Fulani/Yoruba); former President of the Nigerian Senate; former Governor of Kwara State and former Senator Kwara Central, Nigeria.
Captain Muhammad Bala Shagari – politician, former Nigerian Army officer. Current Sarkin Mafaran Shagari and District Head of Shagari Local Government, Nigeria.
Ardo Muhammadu Buba - Former Solicitor-General,Attorney-General Of Northern Nigeria and Justice Of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Mohammed Bello (jurist) – jurist and statesman who was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1987 to 1995.
Mohammed Uwais - jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995 to 2006.
Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore - jurist and former Chief justice of Nigeria from 2006 to 2007.
Mahmud Mohammed - jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2014 to 2016
Tanko Muhammad - jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 to 2022.
Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa - first female president of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.
Mamman Nasir - Former Justice of the Supreme Court, former President Of the Courts Of Appeal.
Aishatu Dahiru "Binani"– Senator Adamawa Central; APC Governatorial Candidate.
Hadiza Bala Usman - former Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority.
Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila – politician and administrator.
Military figures
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Major-General Hassan Katsina - last Military Governor of Northern Nigeria.
General Murtala Mohammed – former Head of State of Nigeria.
Major-General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua – former Deputy Head of State.
Major-General Tunde Idiagbon – (Fulani/Yoruba); former Deputy Head of State.
Lieutenant-General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau – retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant-General and Nigeria's former Minister of the Interior. Dambazau served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) between 2008 and 2010.
Lieutenant-General Gibson Jalo - Served as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Staff.
Mohammed Kaliel - Former Commander Guards Brigade, first Governor of Bauchi State.
Murtala Nyako - Former Chief of the Naval Staff (Nigeria), Military Governor Of Niger State and Civilian Governor Of Adamawa State.
Mohammed Buba Marwa - former Military Governor of Lagos State, Chairman of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Lawan Gwadabe -Former Commander of the National Guards (Guards Brigade), Former ChIef of Staff Gambian Army.
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar - former Chief of Air Staff.
Ali Jedo - The first Amir al-jaish al-Islam (supreme commander of the army or Sarkin Yaki) of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Diplomats
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Amina J. Mohammed – (Fulani/English); Politician; Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Former Federal Minister of Environment, Nigeria.
Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo – 28th Secretary-General of OPEC.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande – Political scientist, administrator and career diplomat. Current President of the United Nations General Assembly, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, former VP of the UN General Assembly.
Ibrahim Gambari – (Fulani/Yoruba); Scholar and diplomat; Chief of Staff to the President; Under-Secretary-General / Special Adviser – Africa United Nations; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Current Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria.
Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari – (Fulani/Yoruba); Nigerian lawyer and monarch. Current Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Isa Wali - former Nigerian High commissioner to Ghana.
Hamzat Ahmadu - Nigerian diplomat, former Ambassador to The Soviet Union, United States Of America and High commisioner to The Bahamas.

Nura Abba Rimi - Nigeria's ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, with concurrent accreditation to the State of Palestine and the State of Eritrea; former Presidential Liaison Officer.
Yusuf Tuggar – Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Traditional and religious leaders
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Brigadier-General Sa'adu Abubakar – Sultan of Sokoto.
Ibrahim Dabo – Emir of Kano (1819–46).
Muhammadu Attahiru I - The last independent Sultan of Sokoto before the Caliphate was taken over by the British.
Muhammadu Dikko – Emir of Katsina (1906–44).
Sir Usman Nagogo – Emir of Katsina (1944–1981).
Muhammadu Kabir Usman – Emir of Katsina (1981–2008).
Abdullahi Bayero – Emir of Kano (1926–1953).
Muhammadu Sanusi I – Emir of Kano (1954–1963).
Ado Bayero – Emir of Kano (1963–2014).
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi – Emir of Kano, former Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.
Sir Siddiq Abubakar III – Former Sultan of Sokoto.
Ibrahim Dasuki – Former Sultan of Sokoto.
Muhammadu Maccido – Former Sultan of Sokoto.
Zubeiru bi Adama - Last Independent Lamido Of Adamawa before British colonisation.
Mohammed Jega - Emir of Gwandu.
Ja'afaru Dan Isiyaku - Emir of Zazzau.
Ahmed Suleiman – Emir of Misau.
Umaru Nagwamatse - First Sarkin Sudan , Founder Of Kontogora Emirate.
Modibbo Adama – Islamic Scholar and founder of the Adamawa Emirate.
Other
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Mamman Shata – Legendary Hausa-singer from Katsina State.
Sunusi Ibrahim – Footballer
Dadasare Abdullahi – Writer, Teacher and first female journalist from Northern Nigeria.
And this is Nigeria alone not all countries.
Will you look at this list and sincerely feel proud? My good man, you just produced a list of nobodies. Scientists, historians, and philosophers who have no notable contributions to science, history, or philosophy?

Who is an emir or Islamic scholar to the outside world? Their importance is limited only to those who hold certain beliefs. They cannot in any way be said to have contributed to society. It is arguable, in fact, that their impact was largely the destruction of existing civilizations and the subjugation of the formerly free Hausa people. Listing such means you have not understood my question!

Now, among the classes of individuals who are regarded as having contributed to society, let's look at the historians, scientists, and philosophers you have mentioned. These are the classes of people who will be regarded as having contributed to the society.

Is there any that is widely regarded outside of Fulaniland or Northerndom? Mention any who have received critical acclaim from the broader society? I see a couple of professors, which is almost laughable, really, because that is the bare minimum requirement to be featured on such a list for any major southern group.

The list of great persons from Ibadan alone probably has more professors than your entire list has persons! The fact that you are listing political leaders like Shagari and other near non-entities should tell you how empty this list is. Which tribe doesn't have political leaders?

You even had the audacity to add one Mamman Shata and call him legendary! Then what would we call the likes of Tony Tetuila and Styl Plus who are far more significant musical cultural figures, and yet would not make a list of the top 10,000 greatest persons from their tribes? Let alone the true legends like Fela?
Business › Re: CBN’s Diaspora-friendly Accounts: Game-Changer For Nigerians Abroad And At Home by SmartyPants(m): 12:53pm On Jan 21, 2025
SpatialKing:
Needless
Another way to monitor your income
My Firstbank, GTbank, Ecobank and Sterling mobile apps are working perfectly well here in the US.. That's all I need
Can someone open a GTbank or Ecobank account from the US?
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 12:50pm On Jan 21, 2025
Bandirao:
I also don't like to make sweeping generalisations but what you wrote here is totally false, probably you are igbo right before the coming or the British you are nothing but naked, forest dwelling pagan farmers who did nothing all their history except farming yams in the jungle and doing rituals, human sacrifice and killing of twins.
But checked the history of the Fulani we always produce leaders, philosophers, historians, theologians and even medieval scientists you are busy farming yams in your isolated village not known to anybody and no contact with the outside world.

When the Fulani are conquering most of
Unfortunately for you, I am not Igbo. So now, let us leave the messenger and attack the message. Mention these Fulani leaders who have contributed anything to society other than death and mayhem. Even till date your most prominent son, Buhari, will go down in history as the great destroyer - a man who took a thriving economy and turned it into ashes.

But over to you, son, list these philosophers and scientists.
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 10:54am On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
There is zero credible evidence that Usman Dan Fodio was defeated by anybody, sure he lost battles but most armies lose battles from time to time, history doesn't care as long as they won the war.

At the end of the day it was the colonizers that put an end to Usman Dan Fodio empire. If not, you would have been more civilized and cleaner by now.

You remind me of one of my classmates who cheated in exams and got 2nd place, only for him to start boasting that even if he didn't cheat he would have still gotten 2nd place.
Of course there is abundant evidence of Dan Fodio's defeat once he reached the south. What a moronic thing to say. As for your claims of being cleaner and more civilized... Come on son, I hate to make sweeping generalizations but your tribe is literally a byword for stone age barbarity.

Your people are bush dwellers, more at home with animals than with humans, have contributed nothing to the progress of any society in which they are found but violence, and exist as fringe members in every single country where in Africa where they are found.

Is any of this false?
Politics › Re: Why There Is Too Much Hate Against Fulani? by SmartyPants(m): 10:02am On Jan 21, 2025
danvon:
Usman Dan Fodio forged one of the greatest empires in West Africa. Nigeria is the reason why you are not a Muslim, a serious tragedy.
Lol no, Usman was defeated before the British came, first at Osogbo and Ilorin, as we all know, and second at Edo North, by the Oba of Benin's troops. He never had a chance against the organized armies of the South Western empires.

He was just a flat track bully who could sack undefended villages.
Politics › Re: Why Kemi Badenoch’s Remarks Won’t Affect Nigeria – Daniel Bwala by SmartyPants(m): 12:15am On Jan 21, 2025
Hotspurs:
i mean shes too young for first gen.. so wht about 60s migrant or 70s migrant
A first-generation migrant is someone who was born in one country and then moves to another country and settles there. Kemi and those of her family who were born in Nigeria and immigrated will be considered first-generation UK citizens. They are the first generation of her family to exist in the UK. Her children and her sibling's children who are born in the new country will be considered second generation - and so on.
Romance › Re: Ladies, Which Of These Men Will You Prefer To Be With (photo) by SmartyPants(m): 8:52pm On Jan 20, 2025
Petyprincess:
Seriously? So he can infect me with Std?
Then i will divorce his ass nd take custody of my kids,God knows i can't tolerate a cheat!!
Then you are back to square one. Single and without your money source. Now let's examine your claims closely.

You simultaneously said you would deny him the so called honey pot and leave with your kids. How would you have kids without having opened up the said honey pot? cheesy oh in your mind, the cheating will start only after 10 years or so.

Logic dictates, my dear, that the poor faithful man is the best choice for you in particular. But then I know your type. grin

In reality you will marry the rich man and turn a blind eye to his cheating. That's exactly what you will do if it comes down to it.
Politics › Re: Why Kemi Badenoch’s Remarks Won’t Affect Nigeria – Daniel Bwala by SmartyPants(m): 7:37pm On Jan 20, 2025
DaughterOfAllah:
Poor fellow. I can almost hear the creaking of cerebral gears as you strain to concoct a rejoinder that would adequately mask the crushing inadequacy of your arguments. If you knew you couldn't offer a sensible retort, you should have remained silent instead of suffering me with your infantile petulance!
Shame you're still unable to make sense. I'm sincerely thankful you kept the garbage short this time, however. Goodbye and good luck.

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