₦airaland Forum

nairalanda1:
If you were running a disco, and less than 20% of your customers were paying you tarrifs that were cost reflective, and the rest refused to pay or paid below your cost price....you won't make enough profit to pay for poles and cables for your customers if such need replacing.

I went to a private primary school...which cost my poor parents a fortune back then, but in return for the sky high fees they paid, we got books, pens pencils , a desk and other things from the school every year.

The government primary school that was very near my house , they paid one fifth of what my parents were paying for the private school in fees there...and eventually it was free of charge. Students had to buy books, pens, pencils and make their own desks as a result...because at the end of the day, the goverment school was not making enough money to provide such things.

And discos have debts that are more than their profits. DOn;t invest in them...it isn't worth it.

nairalanda1:
Electricity IS costly. Very much so. Except possibly for wires and maybe poles, everything else that goes into giving you power is imported. Maintenance also costs too much.

It costs at least N160-170 to produce one unit of power. Unless you are in band A, you pay less than that.

If you want government to subsidse power, fine, but remember that our debt is far higher than our budget for this year, and we are just paying servicing, not the whole thing.

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm over what it called increasing threats of violence against Muslims in the South West region of Nigeria, particularly Yoruba Muslims.

The group has called on the Inspector General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), and other security agencies to act swiftly to prevent further escalation of these threats.

In a press release issued on Friday, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, mentioned the growing tension in the region due to ongoing debates and discussions surrounding Shari’ah law.

Akintola expressed concern over a series of threats targeting Yoruba Muslims and their leaders, which have been spreading via social media and other platforms.

“We are constrained to call the attention of the Inspector General of Police, the Director-General of the DSS, and other security agencies to stop the plot to unleash violence on South West Muslims.

“The plot thickens daily as new threats are issued by different Yoruba groups,” Akintola said in the statement.


He explained that one of the most recent threats came from a man named Ahmed Saliu Olokoju, who identified himself as the Secretary General of the Yoruba Islamic Salvation Front (YOISF), a group previously unknown.

In a statement titled ‘Shariah in Yorubaland: The Fulani Grand Plot to Destroy Yorubaland’, Olokoju accused Yoruba Muslims supporting Shari’ah of being “Fulani agents,” an allegation Akintola condemned as baseless and inflammatory.

He added that Olokoju’s statement contained direct threats to those advocating for Shari’ah law, warning of a “holy war” against them.

Dtruthspeaker:
Stop deluding yourself. The first sign of hell is that people already experience it here on earth. And people had already acknowledged it's existence and awareness long before any these religions you know where even started.

And it is because of the presence of hell is why God is mercy giving.

And it is stupid to put just and mercy together for Just means Law must be applied.

Which means if you have done evil the just is that the evil you gave must be given back to you.

So, as I said, you are deluding yourself especially seeing that you are worthy to be thrown into hellfire, which is unavoidable no matter your delusions.

January 30, 2025
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The indigenous Yoruba people said the application of Sharia is alien to their society, adding that it has the potential to disrupt the peaceful coexistence among people of different religious beliefs.

A group under the aegis of Society for Yoruba Culture Renaissance has vehemently rejected the establishment of Sharia panels in Oyo, Ekiti and other southwestern states.

In a press statement made available to SaharaReporters on Thursday, the indigenous Yoruba people said the application of Sharia is alien to their society, adding that it has the potential to disrupt the peaceful coexistence among people of different religious beliefs.

SaharaReporters had reported that the Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State recently held its first public sitting at the popular Oja Oba Central Mosque, Ado-Ekiti.

The Ekiti State Government had reacted to that by stating that the existing legal structure in the state does not recognise Sharia Court or Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel.

However, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, argued that the Sharia panel initiative is legal, as it is provided for in the 1999 Constitution (as amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Section 275).

NSCIA, therefore, urged the governors and traditional authorities in the southern part of the country to preserve and protect the constitutional rights of Muslims in their respective domains.

The Sultan-led group also emphasised that Muslims should be allowed to practise their faith without hindrance, just like other religious groups.

In response, the Society for Yoruba Culture Renaissance emphasised that Sharia law is an Arabic cultural practice suitable for societies with a dominant Muslim population, which is not the case in Yorubaland.

The group also accused the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, of attempting to incite a religious crisis in southwestern Nigeria by advocating for the implementation of Sharia law in the region.

The group wrote: “Our attention has been drawn to the misguided press release by the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs.

“Since Yoruba Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba group, has refused to respond to such a divisive play by the Sultan of Sokoto that is capable of causing religious crisis in Yorubaland, our group, the Society for Yoruba Culture Renaissance, has taken it upon ourselves to respond to such a disrespectful press release.

“The Yoruba people firmly reject the imposition of Sharia law or any Sharia panel in Yorubaland. Sharia law is alien to our society, as it is an Arabic cultural practice suited for societies with over 80% Muslim population. Yorubaland has a rich history of traditional values, culture, and language that we hold dear.

“Our ‘Omoluabi’ ethos is sacrosanct, and it is this ethos that has ensured peaceful coexistence among Yoruba people of different religious beliefs for over 300 years. Unlike the frequent religious crises in Sokoto and other Sharia states in Northern Nigeria, Yorubaland has remained peaceful.



“The Sultan of Sokoto, as the title implies, is the Sultan of Sokoto, and his emirate does not include Yorubaland. Islam has existed in Yorubaland for centuries, and Yoruba Muslims have never been marginalised or denied their rights. Claims of preventing students from wearing hijab are false and serve only to blackmail the peace-loving Yoruba people.

“We reject any attempt to disguise the invasion or eradication of our culture and values. The Usman Danfodio Jihad eroded the culture of the Hausas, and we do not want the same to happen in our society. Yoruba people will settle their internal issues independently and focus on addressing the myriads of issues affecting our communities.

“The Sharia law practised in the north has not added value to the society but has exacerbated the suffering of the people. We call attention to the origins of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups, which began with the implementation of Sharia law. We do not want such destabilization in our society.



“Yoruba is an ethnic nation with a unique culture, and we will not allow Arab culture to erode ours. In Yorubaland, people of the same parents practice different religions and coexist peacefully, a situation not often seen in Northern society.

“We want this harmony to continue in the Southwest, so we reject any attempt to impose Sharia law that could sever relationships between family members.”

“Keep Sharia law in Sokoto and other Northern states. Yorubaland will maintain its peaceful nature and uphold its cultural values,” the group added.

Tobi2025:
Manipulation you say,the only thing I valued in any culture is respect!

If being Yoruba cannot solve the current myriad of problems or one cannot move forward or appeal to the current realities on ground then it's all empty !

What does being so culturally loyal solve in our current reality??
Let's be specific and you will understand what I am talking about.
Are Yoruba states moving forward with all you mention here or are we just static?
That's what you should be talking off.

Secondly, Christianity is not Idolatry but a revelation of the image of God ,Jesus Christ!
Show me where Christians bow dow to any image to worship it?
Any Yoruba name associated with idols are to be revoked and renounced because names spell people's destiny and dictate their lives direction.
Why did God change Abram to Abraham? Was it not because Abram was associated with Idolatry,murder and imperfections?
Abram was a cursed name and brought bad luck to him.
Abram was a father of terrorism and an adulterer,so you are saying he should remain that name as respect to culture abi?
Is that what is paramount back then to his cultural reality or the reality on ground!
So Abram should remain in bondage ?


The cross was not what God instituted as a sign of Christianity,it was the world that made it so and called Christianity a religion.
The cross is a sign of mockery of Christ,any one wearing that cross chain is mocking Christ Jesus.
You yourself know what the Bible says .Killing of animals form sacrifice is old testament religion under the dispensation of the law.
Any religion offering sacrifice now currently is doing so unto demons and not to God.

The Holy Communion is a command of the lord Tom remember his death and not a ritual as you claim.
The pass over is the last thing done before the Exodus of the children of Israel.
Is that not a good thing? Why calling it a ritual!

Yoruba are not part of pre Columbia,I don't know what you have read or where you got your information from.
Yoruba were only shipped to south America,Jamaica,America,Brazil,Britain,etc during the transatlantic trade
It doesn't mean they were from there.

It is good to speak Yoruba,but as I have said we are in a new generation and if speaking Yoruba doesn't change someone reality or doesn't spell any solution to current problems why speaking it ?
Let's be realistic,and tell ourselves the hard truth.
No 5 point is relevant,but as I have said if wearing or associating with culture doesn't change your current reality then don't even do so.
When Abram was in Syria ,it was not until God called him out of his family and culture that his life and reality changed!
Abram was a Syrian,he left his culture before his reality changed.
It's unfortunate today that Islam itself and some of their religious practices are not religion but culture of the Middle East.
Washing of feet and hands were the culture of those in the desert because of the dust that comes to their face and hands.
It's this nonsense that Muslims have made a law and imposed on hausa today
The Yoruba Muslims too foolishly think it's part of the religion not knowing it's culture.
See how they think by that traditional practice they are worshipping the true God,not knowing they worship a false god.
Any culture that mandates killing of human beings,sacrifice to idols,pouring of oblations,consulting witches wizards,familiar spirits,observing festivals and eating things sacrificed to idols and the dead is a false religion.
God is not the god of the dead but of the living!!!
God is not a god but the true GOD Jesus Christ!
So we call all Yoruba festivals demonic and a worship of the creature than the CREATOR .
So understand this before you carry culture for head thinking it will save you !
We may have many stories of God and Christ in our culture but knowing Jesus Christ is a thing of repentance and turning away from falsehood of our forefathers who served demons we called gods and goddesses the work of men's hands.
Orisha means what men gather with their own hands and now worship.
They make it with their hands and those who serve them are like them.
Those are what our culture imbibes and you are proud of it .
How can we be serving stones,wood,silver and gold or water,rocks ,fishes in the sea,birds in the air or animals and you claim to be proud of it?
Is that not foolishness and inconveniences?
That is what you want the coming generation to continue to be proud of right?
To be strangling fowls also and drinking their blood is barbaric but it's part of Yoruba festivals right?
God hates Idolatry!

Yoruba music that worships God and Christ is not bad ,but orisha music is bad.what happens when people listen to demonic music and are entertained?
They become possessed by such evil spirits just like the loss who worshipped Baal.
They cut themselves and wounded themselves and cried unto a dead god who never answered until prophet Elijah cried unto the true God and he answered by fire!!
What happened when David played music of God with an instrument?
Saul the king who was possessed by demons was relieved and ok.
Yoruba drums are made with human skins,that is a ritual itself on its own.
Is that what you call cultural preservation?
What happens during music concerts that are idolatrous,eg king fela shrine!
Do they not fornicate and have sexual orgys and defile one another.
Do people not end up being corrupted!
Is that what you want to continue my brother?
Because you love culture the way of life that seemeth right but the end is destruction.
Culture without Jesus Christ is the destruction of souls.
We cannot obey culture and the word of God becomes non effective.
Yoruba Christians are rich in service to God because our language praises God and honours him.
Apart from this ,all other things point Tom worship of devils.
Our Proverbs and powers also in the light of Christ are a bit biblical but outside it's demonic.
No 7-8 ,it's omonoabi and not Omoluabi.We are descendants of ham the grandson of Noah

One of the bad things we inherited from Noah was curses.
Africa inherited curses of servants of servants form seeing our grandfathers unclothedness.
This is why Yoruba cannot do without cursing one another for any small provocation or mistake.
Are you proud of curses or being cursed?
Are we not suffering from curses from Yoruba ancestors and generations of disgruntled Yoruba leaders all cursing their own and others for ingratitude and despisement?
Is that what you are proud of?
Such curses only become broken when one comes to Jesus Christ and becomes a Christian and undergoes deliverance.
Yoruba parents understand only the language of curses in child discipline and it is wrong and entirely destructive!
Some uses curses to destroy their children's destiny.
Yoruba like too much pleasure (faaji) and we think it's normal not knowing it's a trait of our grandfather Noah.
In such pleasure,our shame(unclothedness) becomes exposed and we betray each other and sell our ourselves.
Is this what you are proud of or the cultural heritage you like sir!
9) I have explained this before ,as a man's name is so his life will be affected.
If a Yoruba boy is bearing Cain or achan for eg which kind of person will he be?
Yoruba bearing ojo are always fornicators
Those bearing IFA are always liars because IFA means ESU
Those bearing ogun are always stubborn and stiff-necked,they always get angry.
Ogun means ESU too and the god of iron
Those bearing names with streams and rivers or water bodies are always unstable ,angry and have rage.is that what you are proud of sir?
Have you not noticed all these bad things in our culture?
Does it mean there are no food names or surnames Yoruba bears? Certainly not but most are associates with demons!
Orunmila, sango,oya,Osun,olu,etc and all our gods and goddesses are demons that fell from heaven.
Oduduwa himself our progenitor is a fallen angel that fell with Lucifer from heaven when they rebelled against God the true God.
Is that the heritage we are proud of to be bear.
Oduduwa was a conspirator, a rebellious fallen angel,a divisive and one that turned his back on God,fell down with chains from above.
Go to the bible and read it ,you will understand where our culture source has been exposed and the negative effects of bearing Yoruba names with idols which are demons.
Isaiah 62 is clear and why God gives people new names ,it's because no idol name will enter the lambs book of life!
You are on point on number 11 but Yoruba is tripartite in meanings .
We must in embracing our culture seperate the evil from good .
We can only do that in Jesus Christ and nothing else.
We are told to stay away from things strangled (ritual practices and dark society doings ) ,pollution(demonic possession and consultations with dark powers) and from blood.