Dude dont waste ure time, lest u get caught up in someone's monologue

Dede1 = ndu_chucks

List is kind of messed up,
1. There is no Gombe state on the list, the tribes that are meant to fall under Gombe state, were placed under Bauchi.
2. Some tribes are listed twice, under different names e.g. Babur = Bura (same tribe different names)
3. Some of the names quoted as tribes are actually names of places, an example would be saying 'Lagosian' is a tribe.
4. The names of some of the tribes qouted are derogatory names and not the actual names e.g Kaje is derogatory, the tribe is actually 'Baju'
5. Lastly some of the tribes under bauchi have been assimulated by the hausa majority, the languages are now officially termed 'dead languages', the desecendants of the speakers now speak only hausa.
My 2 cents!

Sometimes it is better having a monologue, or better yet having a dialogue with a statue than trying to make some people see reason. It is rather admirable when people table issues with facts, rather than hurl insults and try to 'bully' others into submission. Beaf, your logic is skewed, GEJ's position as the President of Nigeria, is not a prerequisite for respect, rather it is a prerequisite for extreme scrutiny, the fact that he is being compared to a 'mere' governor is a source of concern, 'TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS ALSO EXPECTED', , as such I have the right to compare him to an LG chairman or even a councellor for underperforming. In these days of paucity of good leadership, Aregbesola's scheme is commendable. There are a thousand and one things that are crucial to the progress of Nigeria right now, and tenure elongation in any form or guise is not one of them.

This is a very nice thread, I've read with dismay how little southerners know about the north. Fulanis are the ruling class, they warrior like nomads, while the hausas were farmers, as such they conquered the hausas, thus its more or less an insult to refer to a fulani man as hausa while the reverse would be a complement .Contrary to popular belief hausa and fulani are as different as ibibio and yoruba, the hausas are more as such quite a number of fulanis speak hausa, but in states like Adamawa its different. There are quite a number of minority tribes in the north, the small tribes that are muslims have more or less lost their identity, for instance Bauchi state has up to 10 dead/dieing languages. The kanuris were never conquered by the fulanis. Only the core North Western states do not have a sizable christian indigenous minority. For instance states like Adamawa, Kaduna, Nassarawa are 50% or slightly less christian. The deputy governor of gombe state has to be christian cos the percentage of indigenous christians is as high as 40%. States like Plateau and Taraba have an outright chrsitian majority. There are more than 50 non hausa or fulani tribes in plateau/bauchi/gombe/adamawa/borno/taraba axis put together. Infact apart for Murtala Muhammed (this too is subject to opinion) all the other northern presidents are not hausa. Shagari, Buahari and Yar Adua are fulani, IBB is nupe, Abacha was Kanuri, Yakubu Gowon is angas. Even Atiku is not hausa.

1) Sule Lamido
2) Mohammed Goje.
3) Rilwanu Lukman.
4) Isa Yuguda
4) Modu Sheriff
5) Yakowa (Minority north?)
6) Shema
7) Usman Dakingari
8  Ibrahim Idris
9) Late Abubakar Rimi
10) Babangida Aliyu
11) Aliyu Doma
12) Aliyu Wamako
13) Mahmud Shinkafi
14) Ibrahim Geidam
15) Danbaba Suntai
16) Bala Muhammed
17) Maitama Sule
18  Aliyu Gusau
19) Sambo

As for your list most of the people there are actually hausa or fulani. Mode Sheriff is Kanuri and Peter Yakowa should be Jabba or so, not sure though.

Ndi Igbo practically handed the presidency to Good luck Jonathan. Almost 100% block vote was recorded in all the South East States



This is how they voted:



ABIA 98.96% 1,175,984



ANAMBRA 98.96% 1,145,169



DELTA** 98.59% 1,378,851



EBONYI 95.57% 480,592



ENUGU 98.54% 802,144



IMO 97.98% 1,381,357



SUBTOTAL 6,364,097



Ndi Igbo in Lagos (45%); Rivers (45%); Plateau (40%); Kaduna (30%) Kano (15 %); FCT (50%) and other states further strengthened the margin as follows:



LAGOS 40% of 67.19% of PDP vote 512,675



RIVERS 45% of 98.32% of PDP vote 817,992



PLATEAU 50% of 73.47% of PDP vote 514.932



KADUNA 15% of 46.62% of PDP vote 180,000



KANO 10% of 16.7% of PDP vote 263,398



FCT 40% of 65.31% of PDP vote 116,418



Others 7.5% of Total PDP votes in other states 800,000



SUB TOTAL 3,205,415



GRAND TOTAL 9,569,512

APPROX** 9 MILLION VOTES (CONSIDERING OTHER ETHINICITY IN DELTA STATE)

Quote from: jchuckc on Yesterday at 10:29:36 PM
@EzeCanada: Seems u know very little about the demographics of northern nigeria. Plateau's population is about 70-80% indigenous christians, yes there are many ibos in plateau, but they are of course not up to 5%, Kaduna's population is also abt 45 - 50% indigenous christians, the same goes for Adamawa, Nassarawa and many other states. Even Bauchi state that is considered a core northern state has up to 20% indigenous christians. As such the Ibos played their part, but kudos has to be given to the often ignored but stratetigically placed indigenous christian population in the north!
@jchuckc: I have my facts. Do you have any?

@EzeCanada: I dont think you have lived in the north, at least not for an extended period of time. I was born in the north and save for the annual trips to the east for Xmas, I lived there continuosly untill I was 23 . Mind you I'm Ibo, so you telling me to backup what I'm saying with facts is like saying I should back up that 'bia means come in igbo' with facts

Re: Final Results Of 2011 Presidential Election By Jega
« #57 on: Today at 09:25:43 PM »

Ndi Igbo practically handed the presidency to Good luck Jonathan. Almost 100% block vote was recorded in all the South East States



This is how they voted:



ABIA                                             98.96%                                                      1,175,984



ANAMBRA                                      98.96%                                                      1,145,169



DELTA**                                       98.59%                                                      1,378,851



EBONYI                                          95.57%                                                      480,592



ENUGU                                           98.54%                                                      802,144



IMO                                               97.98%                                                      1,381,357



SUBTOTAL                                                                                                      6,364,097



Ndi Igbo in Lagos (45%); Rivers (45%); Plateau (40%); Kaduna (30%) Kano (15 %); FCT (50%) and other states further strengthened the margin as follows:



LAGOS                            40% of 67.19% of PDP vote                                         512,675



RIVERS                           45% of 98.32% of PDP vote                                         817,992



PLATEAU                         50% of 73.47% of PDP vote                                         514.932



KADUNA                         15% of 46.62% of PDP vote                                          180,000



KANO                             10% of 16.7% of PDP vote                                            263,398



FCT                               40% of 65.31% of PDP vote                                           116,418



Others                          7.5% of Total PDP votes in other states                          800,000



SUB TOTAL                                                                                                     3,205,415



GRAND TOTAL                                                                                                 9,569,512

APPROX** 9 MILLION VOTES (CONSIDERING OTHER ETHINICITY IN DELTA STATE)

@EzeCanada: Seems u know very little about the demographics of northern nigeria. Plateau's population is about 70-80% indigenous christians, yes there are many ibos in plateau, but they are of course not up to 5%, Kaduna's population is also abt 45 - 50% indigenous christians, the same goes for Adamawa, Nassarawa and many other states. Even Bauchi state that is considered a core northern state has up to 20% indigenous christians. As such the Ibos played their part, but kudos has to be given to the often ignored but stratetigically placed indigenous christian population in the north!

I guess they shld let their jets be shot down by Ghadafi's surface to air missiles, doesnt make sense to me. Wonder how people will come to this forum and support a psychotic egotistical despot, that refers to his people as rats. As for the AU leaders, they're bankrolled by the despot and as such their stand doesnt come as a surprise, those guys wld sell their mothers for oil money. SMH.

@devick246: I meant visa interview letter. I.e. The documents the embassy officials package together and collect from you and put in your passport. I think the indian guy forgot to give me back, and I didn't know I was sposed to leave with em. Has anyone been in this situation before, pls advice.

Very happy for the wonderful news so far. Congrats to all. I got my green ticket too yesterday from the indian fellow, he however did not return my i-20 and those other documents, I.e i-20, mrv, invitation letter etc. Pls house, I know they're meant to hold back your passport, don't if the indian guy just forgot to give me back the i-20 and sevis fee receipt. Thanks.

Hi guys mine is on the 1st at lagos, pls i dont really understand what they mean by relevant project, mine was a project on water hardness, shld i go on with it or work on somethin new, did u guys that have done urs go with the whole project or just like an abstract, pls do share , thanks guys and see y'all at the top.

I was really worried when I saw so many negative posts about the GSE, so I decided to start a positive one. The GSE is a noble idea that if supported and executed properly will save people time and money, people should be more concerned about giving credible suggestions to make sure it works out. I would like to say that the exam itself is done by a UK based company, GSE just subscribed to the company, which answers the question of whether or not it is internationally recognized, most of the people that are complaining most likely wrote the GSE exam and had very low scores, which invariably means they are not assured that they would pass individually organized tests, I think they shld study more instead of whinning and complaining. People shld talk more about a possible reduction in prices and an increase in response from companies instead of being sentimental and always opposing change, take Obama as an example. What about the PTDF scholarships that we are being asked to pay money for? no body wants to talk about that abi, I didnt realize application for scholarships is a money making venture, if u want to talk about somethimg the talk about that,

B4 u guys crucify the Dragnet organisers, what abt the federal government collecting money for PTDF scratch cards, I think the GSE idea is noble, although the execution might be a little below expectation. People always oppose change anyway, so I'm not surprised abt peoples responses.

jst take it easy, i wrote mine at the end of may n had an interview thru them in july. it takes time jst doesnt happen like magic. jst be patient, infact were some guys that wrote theirs in january n got interviewed in july.

well the idea is the better u perform, the better ur chances, so if 10,000 people write, and there are only 30 people needed, then the best 30 are taken based on performance in the test n the employers criteria 4 the particular postion. is it every body that passes jamb that gets admitted? dnt universities too have quotas. The concept of GSE shld be aplauded n supported even if the execution is a bit rusty.open ur minds,

HI i mean GRE not GSE thanks, so far, but pls anybody with any info that mite be helpful shld holler, thanks again u guys r the greatest

Hi pease could anyone out there be kind enuf to send me info on how to register for GRE just got 2 lagos I'm really desperate, time is running out n i dnt know how 2 go abt it, thanks email. jchuckc@yahoo.co.uk thanks again

u guys r being myopic try 2 see the bigger picture

got 75% n havnt been called

I wrote the dragnet test 2wks back n scored really high, applied for the jobs but havnt been called for anything, is it just me or has someone else gotten lucky.

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Has anyone one found out if this whole dragnet stuff is for real? just cos people are desperate it doesnt mean they should put up with everything and anything dished out at them. If they have to request payment, let them do it after the job has been secured, n i wont mind paying them double the amount.

thnks a million my emial is jchuckc@yahoo.co.uk. stay blessed

great balewites, u guys re making us proud, carved from stone tempered in the hearth n all that. lets try helpin one another mo, we've come thru long bumpy roads. cheers Joseph (Chuksy) Chemical Eng'g 2006