Okattamgbee: please which site pays you for writing

I listed them:

oDesk, Elance, Ghostbloggers, and many more.

Mr Murdah: Suhaibu....nice post. And it's obvious you are willing to provide value instead of running after the quick buck.

Most would yap about making 5000 dollars writing articles and want to sell a crap shoot book about it.

Mr. Murdah,

Yeah! And they'll never detail HOW they're getting what they're claiming.

And $5000 for an article is bogus... That's the sum of some best books on Kindle.

halmat: Am good at writing but don't have 20k for laptop. How can i go about it?

Hiya,

Buy a London-used Blackberry. Bold 2 (9700) is OK, and follow my blog.

I'll write a post detailing how to use BB to do freelance writing.

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Hi bimtee,

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Thank you for reading my lengthy confession

Mus’ab has been living in Maiduguri for over 20 years. He was raised there, grew up there, and finished his Higher National Diploma there. He never voiced any discontent with the city until recently, when the frequent bangs, booms, and bombs of Boko Haram, and the attacks by the Joint Special Taskforce (JTF) in their attempts to fish out the insurgents, traumatized him. “A war-torn area is no place to stay,” he said.

Mr. President, is this the “fresh air” you promised us on the campaign trail?

Of course, your camp will quickly say a big NO, especially your apologists – the likes of Doyin Okupe and Reuben Abati – who will go to any length to defend you. As you spend your first three years in office, you have commanded your cronies to take to the Nigerian airwaves and grade your mid-term performance (or lack of it).

We hear them say: “This administration has revamped the education sector...”, “The President has fulfilled his promises. He reduced poverty to 46% from 48% and that was a remarkable achievement...”, “The administration has improved the Nigerian economy…” and “clearly, [Nigeria is] gradually but steadily coming out of the cycle of most corrupt countries.”

It’s not that Nigerians don’t love good news; it’s just that this news is not true. Imagine – if these statements were true – what a difference it would make for a male graduate who runs a hairdressing salon in the suburban part of Lagos, to have 24 hours of uninterrupted electricity supply.

Imagine how excited a young girl from Makurdi would be upon hearing that the federal government has reduced her school fees. Picture the world of joy in which a rural inhabitant on the Eastern side of Sokoto would find himself living if he woke up in the morning and saw clean water flowing from the tap in his back yard.

It has always been our simple dream to travel peacefully without fear of been attacked by armed robbers or kidnapped by militants. To hear these presidential dogs say that the country is on the right track is like listening to a jester performing in a public square.

Last year, Transparency International (TI) ranked Nigeria as the fifth most corrupt country in the world. This year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist, reported that Nigeria is one of the worst countries in which to be born because “it can’t provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe, and prosperous life in the years ahead.”

Mr. President, you’re not performing. You haven’t achieved anything worth celebrating. If you look at the major sectors – beginning with power, for example – there is nothing positive to show to the Nigerian populace.

To achieve an uninterrupted power supply, Nigeria needs about 50,000 megawatts, which is enough to operate our houses, allow us to watch our favorite shows, and power our small businesses. We know that you inherited 4,000 MW; how many have you added?

According to a study by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigerian households spend almost N800 billion annually on powering petrol generators. Yet, the President is busy playing politics with tax payers’ money. What is certain is that the electricity supply is damaged and this lack of reliable power destroys companies, causes businesses to go bankrupt, and scares investors away from our shores.

In spite of the fact that the country is endowed with both the natural and human resources to grow crops and provide jobs to the people, poverty has been a major problem in Nigeria.

Last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that more than 60% of Nigerians were living in “absolute poverty” in 2010. That means more than half the Nigerian population could not spend $1 (USD) a day.

And while poverty has settled comfortably in the Republic, the rate of unemployment is escalating. More than 67 million Nigerians are unemployed. Joblessness has grown from about 1 in every 5 Nigerians in 2010 to around 1 in 3 in 2013.

The best way to get a job is by offering a pile of money, the amount depending on how lucrative the job is. I have seen someone pay N1,000,000 in cash for an appointment to the Nigeria Customs Service. For those who already have a job and want to retain their post, they can do so with a bribe. A governor or even a president who wants to secure a second term can buy the electorate, rig the elections, or shed some blood to achieve his goals.

Massive corruption has spoiled the land. At the helm, politicians in Abuja who have access to the public treasury can get anything they want. The headlines of our newspapers are filled with stories of ministers, senators, and governors stealing billions. In a land where corruption is part of the system, anything can be sold to the highest bidder.
You know all that, Mr. President, but because you’re the leader of the corrupt gang of the umbrella, you decided to turn a blind eye.

The recent Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) election has revealed your true colors, and your behavior poses two major affronts to the country’s polity: the abuse of power by your administration and the potential of election rigging in 2015.

By recognizing Jang – the loser – as the winner and continuing to intimidate the victorious Amaechi and other governors that voted for him – such as Sokoto State governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State – you have, once more, shown your despotic style of leadership.

Know that we’re fully informed of all the con games you’re playing. Technology has made us aware. With a few thousand naira, a hard-working Nigerian can sacrifice a lot of their basic needs to buy a Smartphone and stay in touch.

Mr. President, in 2015, we’ll not only cast our ballot and turn our backs; we’ll defend our votes against any election fraud and irregularities!
Despite all the frustrations in the Republic, Mus’ab is now serving in a public school in Kebbi State. He cherishes the beauty of peace; he no longer wakes to the sound of bombs every morning.

The shade of a Dogon Yaro (or Neem tree) outside his lodge is his favorite place to hang out. He relaxes beneath the tree and writes lesson notes for his students on his Nokia phone. He can’t do this in his room, because there is no light to keep him comfortable. “The difference between Borno and Birnin-Kebbi is war,” Mus’ab says. “But hardship is everywhere in this country.”


Source:

www.omojuwa.com

After the past election scandals of 2003, 2007, and 2011 … how will you vote in 2015?

Rotimi Amaechi, the Rivers State Governor and the winner of the May 24 Nigerian Governors’ Forum election (NGF), forewarns us of the potential election rigging in 2015.

“The way things are going,” Amaechi says, “2015 elections will end in this manner [referring to the NGF election scandal] where people will win democratic elections and those in power will not accept the results.”

Imagine how fraudulent all past elections were, and picture the upcoming elections to be just as the same. Picture how your vote will be ditched and dumped again in the trash of rigging, withering away all your hopes, and smashing your rights in this 21st century democratic world.

Every proud citizen wants to have his or her voice heard through voting exercises. If you don’t fight for your rights in the upcoming elections, you’ll remain what you always were: that still dummy in the columns of this great Republic.

Well, if you want to vote like every proud citizen, here is how to do that in 2015:

Arm Yourself

Nigeria is a country governed by power-mongering rulers … a den of corrupted leaders. It’s a country where free and fair election is a farce.
Because people like you have no problem with the way things are going in this country, election irregularities will continue to flourish. In 2015, you must stand up and say:
• No to corruption
• No to election irregularities
• No to bloodshed

And then arm yourself to defend what you say … what you believe in. In other words, you must be prepared to vote who you want, and stay behind the polls to make sure that your votes are counted.

How do you do that?

Of course, not with machetes, swords, Kalashnikov rifles, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) – our modern-day politics doesn’t tolerate that. To arm yourself properly, you need to be honest with yourself. Clearly, you can’t do that by sit-in program; the one you’ve been doing for decades – keeping mute on your rights and hiding behind the walls of faith singing “it shall be well” in diffidence.

It’ll never be well!

We know better from both our scriptures – the Bible and the Quran – that faith without action won’t work. To make some changes in 2015, you must equip yourself with the ammunitions of willpower, brevity, and resistance.
If you need change, you must act. And if you must act, you must get up in the way and engage in some fighting to stalk the claim of your choice.

Be Neutral

How can you measure the strength of your candidate?
Surely, you can’t do that if you already label them as some power-gripping Northerner, a trouble-making Southerner, or view them through the lenses of other heinous eyes. We’ve been voting along these lines, and still look at where we’re …
If you stay neutral, not minding whether the candidate belongs to your party or community, you’ll develop a sharper, smarter mind to:
• Understand your candidate better
• Study their manifesto; and
• Make an unbiased judgment about them

When the candidates start hitting the campaign trail, don’t make up your mind on anyone… yet. Just stay neutral and watch the game with critical eyes. See who’s got the clouts. See who understands your needs … Watch who’s got viable policies and clear visions. Watch who’s got solutions to your problems …

You’ve been there. For once, don’t suck yourself back in!

Drop Traditional Sentiments

One thing that’s killing our democracy is sentiment and ethnic grudges, the feeling that “we’re better than them,” or the believe that “there religion is the problem.”

The real problem of this kind of thinking and belief is that they follow us right at the corners of our polling booths, and whispers raging sentiments in our ears, luring us to vote for candidates based on some personal grounds, not based on their fine characters.
Do you ever stop to wonder why we’re yet to produce a competent President that has the leadership qualities to move our country forward?

Now in 2015, our thinking and perception has to be changed!
Understand that there are times when dreams are ripe enough to become real; 2015 is the time… It’s that moment where sentiment and religious bigotry will be buried, and unity and harmony will ensue.

In 2015, we’ll come together under one platform, vote together as one family, and choose that qualified, competent candidate who knows our dreams and is capable enough to make them real.

Assess Your Candidate

The last thing you want to do is to vote for a candidate just because he’s the former governor, or because he’s the incumbent president. This is wrong way to vote!
To vote rightly, you need to assess your candidate thoroughly to know if he’s capable enough to lead you. And the best way to understand that is by seeking answers to the following questions:
• What is the educational qualification of your favorite candidate?
• Are they experienced?
• What’s their past record?
Education is very important. It’s that brighter light that guides a leader on how to act and react to complex problems. Here in the Republic, we’ve two university graduate Presidents so far: late Umaru Musa Yar’adua and the incumbent – President Goodluck Jonathan.
But they’re no better. Their educational qualifications haven’t manifest in their leadership. They’re unable or unwilling to help improve the lives of the Nigerian masses. When voting in 2015, look for the following qualities:
• Team player
• Competence
• Decency
Make sure the candidate you’re voting for is a true democrat both in words and action, and not a staunch dictator in practice!

Cast Your Ballot and Defend It

Anytime election is held in Nigeria, rigging and indiscretion overshadows it, lives and properties are lost, and the votes of the common man are stolen along the way. Hence, the cabals select whom they want.
You can change all that. This time, you don’t have the luxury to vote and drive back to your home… waiting for results to be announced on NTA or AIT. In 2015, you must wait behind your polling units to defend your vote from being snatched.
Remember: this is a big chance to change your life. Understand that all the sacrifices you and your family have made – from joining that long queue to get registered to the stresses you endure on Election Day – will all be in vain if you didn’t brave some extra hours to guard your vote.
Again, keep in mind that those political vultures are around – eying to suck your blood once you falter. Stay fit and strong. Be vigilant. Defend your right.

Never Vote for Money!

Despite the growing unemployment and poverty in the country, you’ve no justification to sell your vote.
If you sell your vote for N1, 000 or even N100, 000 to a corrupt politician, it’s as if you sold out your rights … your future.
What benefit will you drive from selling your rights for the money that won’t sustain you for a month? Can a thousand naira or a hundred thousand naira bribe construct the dilapidated roads in your highways, the very ones that kill more than 100 lives of your country men? Can a thousand naira buy you the medical care you need? Can that hundred thousand naira secure your precious life from those armed robbers attacking your community?

Think about that.

This world is so sweet but our leaders make it extremely bitter for us. We need to change that in 2015, and we must start preparing for it now. When the time comes, don’t let any politician fool you. Join the lines to vote the right candidate, and never change your mind for anything else.

Source: Saharareporters

Link: http://mobile.saharareporters.com/article/how-vote-2015-suhaib-mohammed

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Al•majiri [almajiri]
n. (plural Almajirai)

The migration of young boys (between the ages of 5 and 17) from their rural villages to some African cities to attend Qur’anic schools (Makarantun Allo).
“Almajiranci” is the Almajiri system of education.
...

Ibrahim walked with a blue kettle in his hand, in the outskirt of Badariya settlement in Birnin-Kebbi, towards a cracked structure he called school and a home.

Some sheep and goat bleated lightly from within the foyer he was headed. At the corridors of the building embedded unwanted weed plants, nurtured by disgusting stream of gutter crossing the thick green weeds from the center. The complete area was stuck with sewage and rubbish, which were packed high at approximately 4 ft opposite the school premises.

The young Ibrahim, who doesn’t know his years, looks like a grownup – possibly above 15. He migrated from Charanchi, a local government area of Katsina State, in 2010 to pursue the most challenging education in his life. “I have been living here together with other Almajirai for more than three years now,” Ibrahim said. “This is my world.”

The Almajiranci school system is especially common in northern Nigeria and other parts of West African countries, such as Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Senegal, and Niger Republic. The system is a primary and junior secondary school age, which recruits only boys of between 5 to 17 years mostly from rural families for Quranic education.

In pre-colonial Sokoto and Borno Caliphates, the schools used to be under the aegis of the state, and were revered because they were the citadel of learning for state’s elites and government officials.

I’ll explain how the intent of Almajiranci has changed today in the preceding paragraphs but first, let’s look at how the advent of the colonies changed the Almajiranci schools entirely...

To read the complete article, click the link below:

http://www.mansuhaib.com

dgitrader: OP you should find this article interesting......
https://www.nairaland.com/1343978/northern-nigeria-mythical-realities#16572052

Hey! I really, really enjoy it. It's one of the best articles I have ever read on the subject!

Thank you very much for sharing.

Ravenwolf: Brilliant post...

I like your energy, but only if mere energy were enough to undo the working of the results of a civilization almost a thousand years old.




You see my brothers, the problem of the North did not start today, it would also not end today, one of the major reasons why i believe this is so is the vastly feudalistic structure of the North and its very respectful and Unquestioning loyalty to its leaders even when it's obvious they the leaders are wrong.


I remember somewhere that i read Lugard or some other proponent of the Indirect rule system say the northern masses are one of the most loyal people anywhere in the world. It worked in the North, it failed in the South, they didnt question their leaders and stle of being led, i dont see them waking up from their socially dictated slumber to question their leaders now.


Bottom line, the problem of the North is a complex cultural deficit woven into it's very life. it has very little to do with education.

Ravenwolf:

I agree with you: the northern problem is a century's old...
I also believe that progress comes in fits and starts: steadily, gradually... With a simple energy, and then blossom into something bigger.

Education, I believe, is the key. So, we'll keep informing them first, about the messy condition of our state, then inspire them to take action.

Thank you for the post - and the compliment.

dgitrader:

The bolded is the bitter truth, and reason why i questioned ur
origin earlier, sorry for my manners

A typical hausa-fulani hardly criticies his brothers, even when the truth is open. This hurts the north more than anyother factors. When d likes of IBB/ABACHA where ravaging this country, 99% opposition who dared where southerners. But look at d bulk of those that critised GOVT since 1999 till present, southerners are bulk, puting aside religious and ethnic sentiments mosttimes. The north is too far behind in democraxy and good gorvernance
Massive education is d only cure. Unfortunately the present political and religious elite dont want mass education. All they want is fed. Charater, quota system, northern presidency, monthly revenue allocations, etc. Until the present crop of northen elite are uprooted, sorry my brother, the northern masses will forever live in penury and gross ignorance.

dgitrader:

The bolded is the bitter truth, and reason why i questioned ur
origin earlier, sorry for my manners
A typical hausa-fulani hardly criticies his brothers, even when the truth is open.
This hurts the north more than anyother factors. When d likes of IBB/ABACHA where ravaging this country, 99% opposition who dared where southerners. But look at d bulk of those that critised GOVT since 1999 till present, southerners are bulk, puting aside religious and ethnic sentiments mosttimes. The north is too far behind in democraxy and good gorvernance
Massive education is d only cure. Unfortunately the present political and religious elite dont want mass education. All they want is fed. Charater, quota system, northern presidency, monthly revenue allocations, etc. Until the present crop of northen elite are uprooted, sorry my brother, the northern masses will forever live in penury and gross ignorance.

Truth is ONE. We criticize our people when they err. I'm just one in a million of those who reveals the inequities of our leaders.

"Unfortunately the present political and religious elite dont want mass education."

Where did you get this from? Or is just your wishful thinking? I'd have to think it's.

I'm a northerner. I have all my education - from primary school up to the university in the north - and the population of our youths enrolling in higher institution is growing in huge numbers.

In our cities, 1 in every 6 people is a graduate. So, the education is rapidly growing. And you know why the population is growing?

It's because the politicians and the clerics are supporting the cause.

JAMB forms and Scholarships are awarded freely. When I traveled to India 2 years ago, I met with many northerners in Chennai and Delhi studying IT - almost all of them were sponsored by their governments.

"Until the present crop of northen elite are uprooted, sorry my brother, the northern masses will forever live in penury and gross ignorance."

This is a flat sweeping generalization. You can't just say that because human being by nature experiences what Sociologists called Social Change.
A political change might come. A behavior might change. By nature, we're bound to change in our thinking and perception.

Besides, there are many educated people in the north. I think the problem that you people have is that you're ignorant of the region.

It's unwise to use 1 or 10 people as your sample to label a million people as ignorant.

Now, I serve in the south. I taught in a secondary school, and mingled with Yoruba people. I have to tell you I met with many ignorant people in Ibadan. Some of them are in school, but they're educated illiterates. Others, never attended formal education.

So, can I use these people to say that southerners are ignorant? No!

I urge you to visit the region, and you'll be amazed at the number of educated elites you'll see there.

Finally, it's not my intention to spread insults; I started my blog because I thought that Nigeria needs a strong voice to change the messy condition we're in.

I wrote this article to tell the world our condition. I started with that because I believe we're the worst hit in the messy condition that our leaders thrown us. I revealed the truth because I want action.

This is just a background! Soon, my brother, I'll be laying the step-by-step guide on how all of us will play our own part to save ourselves from the yokes of these corrupt leaders of our dear country.

dgitrader: Shaibu , i want to assume you are from middlebelt, for such thoughts cannot be of 'core north'.
however, deep rooted bad leadership and political insensitivity are equally same all over nigeria. What makes southerners appear better off is education and relioguios limitation on peoples mindset. Everyman must struggle to survive , not resenting to fate, as in the north.

I'm a "core northerner". I'm really surprised that you think this way. There are numerous educated youths in the north, some times, better than many in the South or Middle-belt.

When it comes to sharp-thinking faculty, I'm just a drop in the northern ocean.

... But then, Mr. Jang, you're not a good father. You're in discord with your son.

Shame on you, old, stupid dad!

Hehe! Funny comments here!

Don't worry my fellow Nigerians. 9ja go better pass UK by 2015.

gregtochi: No!!! The federal govt doesn't have to control its states. The poverty U rightly noticed in the north is as result of negligence on the part of your elites. The north had ruled this country more than the whole south combined. And they had looted the country even as much. Your elites and leaders really need to be blamed.
Even you, the youths, must share the greater blame cos if u keep on blaming your past leaders, your children will blame you tomorrow.
So action man! Action!!

The whole country is in a state of poverty. This is not to say you can simply point to the elites in Bayelsa and say, "hey, your inaction is the cause of your poverty."

You can't cheaply do that because the youths/elites are dominated by their leaders... That's the case in the north.

The argument of the article is that rulers in the north are careless of the region that's why it's a dead zone.

@King: I'm new to the world of blogosphere and backlink things. So, if you notice a gaffe in some one, be urbane to point it, not uncouth to embarrass.


@passionate: Here's the complete article. Hope you'll enjoy reading it.

@nedu: No! No! That's not what I'm saying. What I'm trying to point out is northern leaders are responsible for the destruction of the northern region.

If you click the link to the complete article, you'll surely understand the logic.

@passionate: click the link to read the whole article. It's a comprehensive viewpoint on how the northern leaders shattered their region - and its people.

When I came back to my home town in the north, after finishing my one year service in Ibadan in 2007, I felt as if I was lost in the shriveled land…


Hazing dust all over our skies. Little cars moving on our roads. Almajirai running about on our streets. And the indigenous population was muddled and messy. I felt that the region was troubled with one big problem: poverty.


Then, I linked the problem to the Federal Government’s inability or unwillingness to control its states. Today, I found out that the poverty-stricken north is interrelated to the “leadership deficit” on the part of the northern leaders, and the cruel administration of the 19 governors of the northern states...


Prior to the discovery of petroleum products in Olaibiri, in the Niger Delta’s south in 1956, the country’s revenue was largely sourced from the agricultural production of the northern region, until the “oil boom” in 1970s. It was this “oil boom” that made the Federal Government excited enough to turn back on the agricultural sector and take up the oil sector as if it’s its only source of subsistence.


As the livelihood of the region was neglected, the northern governors did nothing in their powers to salvage the starving state. Because these leaders are not committed and compassionate to their people, every sector in the area is badly affected. Take the agricultural sector, for example.


Despite the fact that agriculture is the only pride of the zone, the governors haven’t come with any successful policies to improve the sector. With their enough state allocations, the governors still fail to provide enough fertilizers, modern farm tools, and pesticide products to local farmers to enhance farming and protect farm crops.


In the north, old farming implements, such as the outmoded hoes, are still the main farming tools used by the farmers. Many local farmers are still using oxen to plough their farm soil. And inasmuch as the authorities are not providing mechanized farming tools for the farmers to meet the challenges of the new age, agricultural sector in the area will continue to sink!


Why are the northern governors careless about the needs of their people?


Two main theories are offered. First, the disconnection theory which argues that northern governors are out of touch with their people. Classical examples of this theory are seen in many states in the region.


Earlier this year in Kano; for example, the state government came up with mass wedding program, which aimed at providing security for widows and divorcees and reduce social vices in the state. While the aim of the program is promising, it was totally off the point. It misfire the need and aspiration of young, vibrant men and women in the state who would rather be employed, get enough electricity to power their businesses, and have their food prices fall than to have another partner added to their lives.


In a state where more than half of its population can’t maintain a 3 square meal a day, wedding program is not a priority. When a gang of unemployed youths is troubling a city of more than 9 million people, workable programs that will provide jobs and food to the people is what needs to be implemented.


If Kwankwaso truly understands the needs of his people, he would have done something differently.


In Kebbi State, we haven’t seen a thing. Not even a misfiring program. It’s very hard to tell what the state government has been doing since its first tenure. There are some 3 million people in the state sharing one substandard Federal Medical Center. Kebbi State is among the 10 states of the rnorth with highest poverty level.


According to Professor Charles Soludo, the former Governor of Central Bank, in his paper title: “Preserving Stability and Accelerating Growth,” which he presented in 2007, he stated that: “89.7% of people in Kebbi State are poor.” Yet, the state government has not come with any policy to address the excruciating hunger in the state.


And the problems that are facing Kebbi are the same problems affecting Sokoto, Kaduna, and Zamfara State. In virtually all the 19 northern states of Nigeria, less or nothing has been done by the governors to help develop the region and the people that live in it.


Second, there is the selfish theory which argues that the northern governors are only fighting for themselves.


While the leaders know what is going on in the region, this theory argues that the governors “don’t give a damn” to serve the masses. This is supported by the selfish agenda of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).


Over the years, repetitive talks have been held in Kaduna. But if you listen to these talks closely, you’ll notice that it’s never about how to solve the growing unemployment in the region, how to improve the human capital in the land, or how to enhance the educational sector of the area, especially women education. The unending discussions were never about the people; they were personal – about private programs of the Arewa leaders, their families, and cronies.


I wonder whether the northern leaders are aware of the educational statistics in the north; for example, which indicates that 94% of women (42% of men) in Jigawa State alone are illiterate and more than two thirds of 15–19-year-old-girls in the north are unable to read a sentence, compared to less than 10% in the south.


Are such statistics being discussed at the ACF meetings in Kaduna? I doubt so!


The latest poverty indices released by the National Bureau of Statistics, which puts the north at the top of poverty ladder, is a testimony of the region’s decay and the ACF’s self-centered policies.


The report indicated that the North-West and North-East geo-political zones recorded the highest poverty rate in the country with 77.7% and 76.3% respectively in 2010, while the South-West geo-political zone recorded the lowest at 59.1%, with Sokoto State recording the highest poverty rate in the region, at 86.4%.


Sometimes, you wonder where the state’s subventions are going. Clearly, it’s the northern governors that are diverting the funds to their own personal accounts, but continue to weigh in the cheap argument that uneven distribution of nation’s resources is to be blamed for the northern famish. The allocations given to each state in the region are enough to dig boreholes, grow crops, and create jobs in every state in the north.


Failure of the Northern governors to utilize their allocations to improve the lives of their people is what propels the development of the radical sect of Jama’at Ahlil-Sunnah Li-Da’awati Wal Jihad (People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s teaching and Jihad, popularly known as “Boko Haram”).


Boko Haram began with some pockets of radical Islamist in 2002, which have been marginalized by their leaders and ended up at the hands of a cleric who saw the need to adopt violent, stringent ideology under the umbrella of the most peaceful religion to take laws into his own hands.

The sect’s leader – Mohammad Yusuf – saw the need to give voice to the voiceless through the formation of a terrorist militia and the application of violence.


Since more than 60% of the youths in the region are jobless, it’s easy for Yusuf to gain recruits. And while the majority of these youths are illiterate, they join the militia of Yusuf blindly. These recruits have caused an indelible insult to many innocent Muslims who are practicing the correct version of Islam that they – the recruits and their brainwashers – have misunderstood.


Parents wept and families mourned their children who they trust to never join some atrocious sect of terrorism, but did. Young folks join the sect and fought for it. They used their precious lives to kill and maim thousands of innocent Nigerian lives. They shed tears in their own families and the families of those they killed.


All these killings and mayhem, in one way or another, can be safely attributed to the leaders of these people – the northern leaders – who left their poor masses with little or no option. Northern governors have much blood in their hands (whether they choose to believe the facts or not).


Mohammad Yusuf took his time to utilize these wasted folks that have no food to eat, no homes to sleep, and no job to hold on to, and recruit them to his militia, promising to give them something better as long as they adhere to his iniquitous ideology. In his mosque in Maiduguri, Mohammad Yusuf used to give his recruits food and date and shelter, something that the northern governors denied these same people for so long.


I know my region is rich; I just don’t know if my leaders – all of them, including the emirs who dictate from their thrones – are good enough to tap into its resources to develop the region and feed its people.


The leadership style of these governors is authoritarian, which is the reason why they’re strict and stern, and characterized with greediness, selfishness, and dumb attitudes in addressing the real issues confronting their people.


It’s these factors that contribute to the region’s famine and deterioration and herald the birth of terrorism in northern Nigeria. The trend has set forth and its impact, today, is what we are witnessing – nonstop bombings throughout the region. And if critical care is not taking, this tension will escalate, and the nation will entirely submerge into a bloodier national war.




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The school is located in Gulumbe Street, behind Nagari College in Badariya Settlement in Birnin-Kebbi, the State capital. It is one of the most reputable Schools in Kebbi State.

Annur Nursery and Primary school was established on 1st September, 2007 with the tiny population of 39 pupils. But, after some years of dedication, commitment and deliverance of quality education, the school has gain massive population and it currently has over 450 pupils from different cultural and religious background. Parents and People have attested to the school’s non-stop engagement in caring, coaching, and inculcating knowledge and goodwill into the fresh brains of their children, and that is why the school has gain momentum over the course of years.

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It's very vital to maintain peace and unity in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious country of Nigeria. With more than 250 ethnic tribes and various religious beliefs divided across geo-political lines - of Muslim North and Christian South, -- the nation's unity is being woefully threatened by ethnocentricism, sentiments and religious fanaticism. Recently, religious radicalism has exploded in the Northern part of the country causing more harm and hatred among the overall Nigerians. Following are some tips on how to maintain unity in Nigeria:

Sentiments Must Be Stopped
Sentiment is one of the major problems that are threatening the cause of unity and harmony in Nigeria. The war of words and tribal feuds are been squabbled by Nigerians all over the country. We must stop making sweeping generalization on other ethnic tribes, and begin to reserve our emotions toward other ethnic groupings if peace and unity must reign in Nigeria.

Love
This is the bedrock of peace and oneness in a multi-cultural nation like Nigeria. Nigerians of every race, gender, and religion should love and respect each other as one family. We should learn to love our fellow countrymen. If we're challenged by a problem, we should round ourselves on a negotiating table and not to dwell in finger-pointing and wicked sentiments. If we love and adore ourselves as Nigerians, peace and unity will forever thrive in our country.

Sense of Brotherhood
This is very important not only in maintaining unity in Nigeria, but in upholding peace and tranquility among Nigerians. Nigerians should regard all and sundry as one. Parents at home and teachers in school should orient the kids about the importance of equality. Let the Nigerian people know that they belong to one family. The notion of "we" vs. "them" must be stopped for Nigeria to stay stronger, safer and more united.

Lock Your Religion in Your Closet
Religion is a good thing, but its practice. should be private -- only between you and your God on whom you believe. Its practice should be within the confines of your church or mosque; your home and your family. We should learn to leave our religion at our homes and not try to carry it along and enforce it in our public square.

Keep the NYSC Program Running
The National Youth Service Corp is a good thing. It was established in 1973 after the Nigerian Civil War in 1967 in order to "reconstruct and reconcile" the nation. The scheme is aimed to foster "national unity" amongst Nigerian youths; therefore, let us NOT "wallow in the valley of despair" to its cause. To maintain peace and unity in Nigeria, therefore, we should utilize the scheme and keep it up and running.

Massive Enlightenment
To maintain peace and unity in Nigeria, massive enlightenment must ensued. The Federal Government must step-in to enlighten the general public, especially the ignorant and illiterate population about unity and peaceful co-existence among the citizenry, with the central theme of equality and oneness. This can be relayed through the channels of media so as to reach the massive population.

Nigeria was built on the foundations of tolerance and solidarity. As Nigerians, we should uphold the Nigerian dream of unity in diversity and stay strong, peaceful, and united despite the bitter challenges that are facing us today.

Suhaib Mohammed is a freelance writer who writes on different niche. You can browse through his blog: http://www.suhaib7. to read on similar topic or on a totally different one.

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My capital is just #200k

Please advice me on the following:

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*Do you think there's going to be profit margin buying from Lagos and selling in Abuja and other Norther cities?
*Anything I need to know from Lagos market?


Any advice is welcome, and highly appreciative I'm as ever.

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