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Hehe. He knew he couldn't control Elrufai that's why he refused to anoint him. He knew the late Yaradua had health issues which was a weakness. Oga OBJ, how did you appoint Elrufai to head the critical FCT ministry if the latter is not 'mature'?

In the current age, Elrufai is arguably the most misunderstood politician in Nigeria. Yet, it's difficult to find an effective administrative-politician like him who made positive marks in all the public office he has held. It's well known that Elrufai had good plans on the power sector until Tinubu decided to do away with him via a veiled 'security report'.

Many people view him as a bigot, but he actually isn't anything close to that. A lot of the narratives out there in the media about the southern Kaduna crises do not give a full situational perspective.For a decades long crisis, it's painted as if it's Elrufai that fired the first salvo that turned the residents against each other. Elrufai came with an intent to resolve the crises but it appeared some powers within SK had ulterior motives and pounced back on him via the media narratives which they control. To this day, Elrufai continues to defend his stances on the issue. But unfortunately, people choose to look the other way.

It's a routine. Let others get promoted too

shortgun:
Customary court is not faith based

But it doesn't cater for the legal needs of muslims. Christians also have the freedom to get their courts. I think it's in progress.

shortgun:
What are you saying man?
A Christian, or any non-Muslim cannot be compelled to appear before a Sharia Court or have his property or rights adjudicated under Islamic law. Our constitution is very clear on this, it's only for Muslims who have consented to the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court.
Abuja ideally shouldn't have a Sharia Court from the moment it became the capital of Nigeria.

You're wrong. Abuja should have both shari'a and customary courts to serve everyone.

Please who knows a immigration/family lawyer who can handle name change on documents?

Ibadanfarmroad:
look away from Lagos and Abuja, do you know the number of homeless people in Kano alone? When I saw the number of homeless people in Kaduna I was surprised.

Go down south, many of the northerners in south south and south east region are homeless as well.

No reason am, the figure make brain.

Can you make a wild guess of the homeless people in Kaduna?

I've been the south south and I've seen northerners who live in terrible housing conditions, but they have rooms where they sleep. Homeless are those who sleep under bridges, on the roads or even sleep whenever the sleep meets them.

always247:
here in kano the homeless people arent up to 100k i swear

I didn't want to exaggerate, I'd have said they are less than 5k. Lol

I don't believe this stat. Why are most of the numbers round figures with exception of two? What's the source of their data? Lagos and Kano being the most popular states in Nigeria can't have 500k homeless each. You most find homeless people in the cities not villages.

By the way, I don't like the way Nigeria handles its demographic data. There's so much exaggerated information out there. And many other underreported. Some people just cook up data to get funding and then corner the monies without addressing any gaps.

fineboynl:
The minister is trying. The increase of telecom is due to inflation and not really am increase in price value.

Starliink have captured the heavy data users. While the ones remaining with telecom are 1gb data buyers

MTN chase away buyers of 1gb plan because of greed. Now they are suffering it.

I beg to disagree. Starlink has only about 70k active subscribers compared to the tens of millions that patronise the likes of MTN. It's lack of oversight I suspect. If not why's almost everyone complaining about why data gets zapped in a short period of time?

https://nairametrics.com/2025/02/22/elon-musks-starlink-becomes-second-largest-isp-in-nigeria-by-customer-number/

The tables have turned. Bosun who's a critic of Pantami (the then minister of comms) became his successor and he's had little impact so far. Even mobile network connections have deteriorated despite the huge increase in prices.

Okay na. Let CAN continue heaping blames. If their logic is correct, that means all the past security chiefs(including christians) who have held positions while the 'genocide' was been perpetrated are also complicit. People like CG Musa, Lagbaja, Olonisakin, Minimah, Ihejirika etc.

A mahogany of tall ladies

Amunekeism in action

Tom and Jerry was my best

One of the reasons why many muslim ladies get married and even have children while in school. No matter what the course—even if it's MBBS. It's more difficult for student males to marry because of finance. But females are fended for by their husbands who are already working. To guard one's dignity is foremost.

Meaning one can register but not required to get a credit if he's an arts student. But then, who wouldn't struggle to get a credit in their subjects?

Very important in these times where people fiddle with their phones, make noise and what not. Many do it out of ignorance. May Allah reward your efforts

Omo this Thursday, five days after the election, we never hear result. Chai

It's not 7.5 billion but 22 billion per kilometre, 11 billion for the left hand side lane and another 11 billion for the right hand side. Daylight robbery

Mandela27:
Me is a name I call myself

Myself, I don't really know understand why people are piling up wealth which they will part with as they leave for the great beyond

Lifestone:
But he's a performer. I like his style and decisiveness. He revoked RCC and Julius Berger contracts for poor performance. I like him.
A very good Presidential material

Julius Berger for poor performance? What project is that?

3 will bear the heaviest

An indication that the FG is the one at fault. It's shocking how na agreement that was reached since 2009 is yet to be fulfilled. ASUU has been engaging the govt and public on this issue yet little or nothing has been done. As usual the public will join the railing against ASUU, many without knowing the the details of the industrial dispute. Many pople don't know how terrible the welfare of university workers has become, to an extent that top graduating students rarely aspire to become lecturers any more. The government has billions to give out in student loans but can't use same source to settle workers arrears.

If he doesn't decamp he'll lose the next election. The SK area have aligned with Tinubu and Uba Sani.

Even though killings are still ongoing in the area they don't amplify it, since it's not Elrufai that's on the steer who's unjustly blamed for a crises that have defied successive military and civilian administrations.

sorepco:
It's 20 billion per kilometre

Your source?

Tinubu is just using style to allow his wife hijack the glory of completing the national library project. TETFUND sometimes last year told the public that they've set aside 35billion to finish the project. Only for us to later hear that the first lady is calling for contributions.

Quelme:
Mankinde is a senseless governor. An Oluwole engineer who doesn't have a clue about road construction.

Who do you give cost per kilo on a road which transverses different terrain? But Rufai and Makinde are senseless....

So you mean Shell employed an Oluwole engineer to work several years with them? Makinde is way ahead of Umahi in work experience

Umahi is still dancing around. As uncertain as the quantities of petroleum underground are, subsurface professionals provide estimates each with its corresponding probability of recovery. But here we are with a common road project that's resistant to average cost per kilometer. Lol. Makinde himself is said to have a company where he has executed several projects so he's not to be underrated by 'professor' Umahi.

By the way I guess why he'd refused to reveal the cost is because it'd be indefensible. The cost appears to be far beyond the 4 billion per km that was been purported when the project started.

This definitely isn't IGR only and it's grossly misleading to the layman. I believe what the man was referring to was FAAC+IGR+Grants plus perhaps debt

Samantha125:
It's the first time I'm knowing about Kebbi state, it's like the people from there are well behaved and too silent.

With all the front page updates from ManirBK who lives in Birnin Kebbi.

Up till now, the Dangote Refinery has not told Nigerians the 'sabotage' 800 Nigerians did. If people want to commit such a criminal act, why would they need up to 800 people? These guys are just been victimized and unfortunately even the custodians of the Nigerian laws have shoved them aside.