Tsiya's Posts
Nairaland Forum / Tsiya's Profile / Tsiya's Posts
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (of 32 pages)
 Family / Re: Single And Desperate For A Baby by Tsiya(m): 12:04am On Dec 30, 2011 |
MRbrownJAY: The marriage can be done on contractual basis. What i have seen done on numerous occasion is for the husband to be a visiting husband. no string attached apart from the sex. she have the right to terminate the marriage if any contractual agreement is breach. anyway, her own case is really difficult solve. |
| Politics / Re: Fact That May Shock You - Usa, Russia, Canada, China, Produces More Oil Than Nig by Tsiya(m): 11:53pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
samstradam: Wrong concept. We are producing about 2 million barrels of oil per day. and our population is estimated about 150 million. our consumption is less than 300,000 barrels/day (including the imported refined petroleum product) If our living standard and economy will rise to a level of a country like Malaysia, then 2 million barrels would not be sufficient for our domestic consumption. Malaysia, a population of 28million, consumes 550,000 barrels/day. |
| Family / Re: Single And Desperate For A Baby by Tsiya(m): 10:37pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
Going to sperm banks, hm, spend a lot of money and the probability of getting a sperm of a guy with questionable genes is 50/50. i dont know where u from, but if you were from northern nigeria (which i doubt), it is very possible to get a respectable father for your child, since polygamy is widely practiced. Getting a husband is very easy since you re financially ok and wouldnt add any burden to him. I aslo know that churches and mosques in northern nigeria normally help in arranging marriages, and your interest will be very well protected, men of questionable character and family background could easily be wed out. |
| Family / Re: She Has Invested So Much In Me. Now She Want Marriage And I Dont Love Her Anymore. by Tsiya(m): 10:11pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
This guy is liar. Where is he? you guys are wasting ur valuable arguement time recking your brain for a fake story. |
| Politics / Re: I Will Cease To Be A Nigerian In 2015 by Tsiya(m): 7:12pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
Why wait until 2015? u can never do anything about Nigeria as the country is right now. |
| Culture / Re: Which Nigerian Tribes Eat Dog? by Tsiya(m): 6:47pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
tpia@: There are still enough cows to meet our demand, both domestic and imported from Nigerian neighbours (Niger, Chad, Mali and Cameroon). However we recently observed in our state, Adamawa, a steady decline in number of fulani herds, resulting in increase in demand and price of cows. In the next 10 to 20 years, a radical shift our agricultural policy from subsistence small scale farming and animal production to a more mechanised and modern production is required to meet our increasing demand for food and meet. |
| Culture / Re: Which Nigerian Tribes Eat Dog? by Tsiya(m): 12:59pm On Dec 29, 2011 |
‘Nigerians are eating donkeys to death’ Written by Tadaferua Ujorha, who was in Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa , Kaduna, Enugu and Ebonyi Saturday, 01 October 2011 05:00 [Nigerians Eating Donkeys to Death] A child calls out to her father while on a visit to a part of the far north. “Daddy, look at that big dog!” Through a window her father can see a donkey chewing grass. This simple story highlights the fact that donkeys are no longer part of the landscape in some parts of Northern Nigeria. The Igbo word for ‘donkey’ derives from Hausa, and is simply ‘Jaki’. This hints at the centuries of trade between North and East, and represents some of the special ties that hold the country together. This is also the story of how the endangered donkey – and to some extent – the horses which arrive the South-East in countless trailer loads every day, unite regions in vibrant commercial and social relationships. Hundreds of people feed their families from this trade, in both parts of the country. Homes have been set up, shops opened, material security attained and even a university education has been guaranteed on account of this activity. ‘Endangered species’ The donkey still functions in a few locations, used to pull carts carrying farm produce and also serves as a reliable ambulance in the dead of night, when necessary, as Weekly Trust gathered at Zangon Tama and contiguous communities in Kaduna State. Where there are very bad roads, the donkey is an efficient taxi, as well, with a sense of geography that is a great plus at such moments. On the other hand, many forces would seem to be moving against the beast, as it is much sought-after as a delicacy in many parts of Nigeria’s South-East and the South-West. Only few persons raise questions about the donkey in research institutions. During festivals, people look towards the horse, rather than the donkey. But an animal that was once so preponderant, has graduated to the status of an endangered species. Interestingly, the Nigeria Police does not have an Endangered Species Desk, as obtains in other countries. For instance, the South African Police Service has an endangered species desk which has played an impressive role in checking the illegal sale of Rhino parts in that country. Olushola Amore, police spokesperson, confirmed over the phone that the force has no endangered species desk, and added that they are only concerned with human beings. There is also no nationwide law that prohibits the slaughter of donkeys. Weekly Trust was able to confirm that there is no law prohibiting the slaughter of donkeys in both Enugu and Ebonyi states, as told by Dr. Gambo Danjuma, a veterinary doctor and CEO of Novat Animal Care, Enugu. He continued: “The old Sokoto State had Edict No. 2 of 1985 titled ‘An edict for the preservation of Beasts of Burden and for matters concerned therewith’. This edict aims at the preservation of donkeys, but it is not enforced.” On the prohibition of consumption, Professor Voh, the Executive Director, National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) Shika, Zaria said the matter goes beyond promulgating edicts. “You will be encroaching on somebody else’s right on what he wants to eat,” he said. “The effort really should be on the multiplication of the donkey, rather than on prohibiting consumption.” Many thousands of donkeys killed As at 1992 there were 936,838 Donkeys in the country, according to a report provided by NAPRI, Zaria. This figure inspired the Federal Ministry of Agriculture at that time to ask NAPRI to undertake research on donkey improvement. Up till now, though NAPRI in 2009 secured some thirty donkeys for pilot on-station donkey research, funds for the project have not been released. Dr. Danjuma said the killing of donkeys in the South-East is indiscriminate. Young, highly reproductive animals are chosen for slaughter, rather than the older ones which are no longer productive. His words: “We need a regulatory body that would look at the way the animals are slaughtered, especially the donkey and horse. No wonder the population has dropped, because those that will reproduce are being eaten.” The donkey also suffers a high exit rate on a daily basis in the parts of the country where it is eaten. A report by Onyezebeh (1989) indicates that 150 -300 donkeys are received in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, daily from major donkey markets in the North at 3,000 a month, or 360,000 donkeys in a year. Another report, from NAPRI, sheds light on the history of the drop in the animal’s numbers. According to the report the population of the donkey in Nigeria steadily declined from over 2 million in the early 80’s to about 939,107 in 1991. The appetite for donkey meat has risen over time. Today, it may be at an all-time high, as the fan base for the meat is huge. Added to this is the fact that the donkey has a slow birth rate. Weekly Trust visited a number of donkey markets deep in the South-East to investigate the story. Alhaji Danladi is a prominent middle-man at the Ezzangbo Donkey Market in Ebonyi State. He comes from a family that has been involved in the trade in Ebonyi for well over a century, and speaks of his grandfather who was a famous trader. “We receive up to two trucks loaded with donkeys every week from the North. Each truck would contain some 140 donkeys.” Danladi makes a clarification, as there are only a few donkeys within the market on the day Weekly Trust visited. “Today, the supply is not much. On a normal day, we receive ten trucks. Each truck would contain some 140 donkeys. It’s declined because of the problems in Jos and Maiduguri,” he explained. Danladi told Weekly Trust that most traders from the North supply Ezzangbo Market, and calls it ‘the biggest Donkey market in the South-East’. The donkey trade is big business, he stresses. Innocent Brazil, whom this reporter met at Illela, said he has been in the trade since 1983, and that he normally conveys one hundred and fifty Donkeys to Ezzangbo every week. He added that there are many other persons like him who convey a similar number on a weekly basis. Some of those who roast donkey meat at Ezzangbo, tell this reporter that between 50-100 are slaughtered at the market each day. There are many women involved, too, at the market which is made up of many sections. There is a section where fresh meat is sold and another where the hooves are sold. In another section of the market, there are Hausa youths, and a few middle-aged people. Also, there is a long row of donkeys, as well as women from the local communities who have come to make a purchase. The Maigatari Border Market sheds light on the donkey trade at Agbor in Delta State. Ijeoma Emeh, who was on a mission to buy donkeys told Weekly Trust that 4 to 5 vehicles arrive every day, containing at least 80 donkeys. She adds that Agbor is a major centre with patrons travelling from Warri, Onitsha, Sapele and Abia to buy the meat. At Dayi, in Katsina State, Weekly Trust came across Haliru Harisu who is the Sarkin Jakuna or leader of the Donkey sellers. He can also be described as a baron of the donkey trade, having been involved in conveying them from Sudan and Chad through Gamboru Ngala, down to Nigeria’s South-East for many years. The consumption of donkey meat is widespread in the South-East, as well as parts of the South-South. One respondent, whom Weekly Trust encountered at Abakaliki, says he is in his 40s and has been eating donkey meat, as well as horse meat throughout his life. His words: “I grew up seeing people eating donkey meat here in Abakaliki, and I soon joined them. It is a delicacy that is commonly consumed here.” He says that the meat is cheaper than beef, and is readily available. He added that he has seen donkey meat being served at hotels in Onitsha and Port Harcourt to unsuspecting patrons, who thought they were being served beef. Burden of the beast On the drop in the population of Donkeys, Kashim Giwa, Secretary of the Giwa Market, Kaduna, told Weekly Trust: “Surely, there is a drop in their numbers. This is because people are conveying them from the North to the South-East, where they are eaten. In the North, we don’t eat Donkey meat.” Maharazu Abubakar Giwa, an assistant to the Sarkin Kasuwa at Giwa, agrees that the population of donkeys has shrunk, but added: “Allah created the donkey, so it can never go extinct. It will survive.” At Sheme in Katsina State, Ibrahim Maigadi Sheme, Wakilin Sarkin Jakuna, who has spent sixty years in the trade, said the beast’s decline is due to modern development. “If one has a donkey, he may like to sell it and buy a motorcycle, a car or whatever.” But Abdulkadir Ibrahim, a broker in the trade at Sheme, says that the population of donkeys is increasing, rather than declining. His words: “Donkeys mean money, so people are rearing them to sell.” Contradicting this, another trader at Sheme added: “In the past, if one sees a cow in a house, he will soon see a donkey but this is not the case today.” Ibrahim Maijaki also makes a point at Sheme. “The beast’s population is declining because every donkey taken from the North to the South is eaten as meat, and people in the North are not ready to rear them en masse. This is largely because of the arrival of new technologies of transport.” At Maigatari Market, Weekly Trust met Lawalli Kwale, a 50-year-old trader from Niger Republic who has been in the trade for 30 years, bringing donkeys every week from Damagaram and Kazawai to the Maigatari Border Market. He said dealers like him coming from Niger are under pressure to produce more donkeys. His words: “We are under pressure to bring more donkeys into Nigeria.” He agrees that the population of donkeys has reduced. Earlier, Harisu had declared with special reference to Agbor in Delta State that “there, no business surpasses the donkey trade.” Escape clause Professor Voh says that the donkey population has shrunk. Worried by this trend the Federal Ministry of Agriculture directed NAPRI to undertake research into the donkey. “But for the directive that was given by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to this institute, there wasn’t anything as a matter of policy regarding these animals. But after that directive, it wasn’t really followed up with funding. If we have a problem of breeding donkeys, the obvious thing to do is to carry out a research, in order to improve it. We can say that they have become an endangered species now.” Voh argues that both donkey producing and consuming states can explore the possibility of producing legislation to arrest the depleting numbers. “This is where you make sure that this is the number of animals that I have, and which I want to breed at this time, so that they will deliver at a particular time on a continuous basis by the owner. He added that it takes the Donkey 4-5 years to attain the age at which it can breed for the first time. “As if that isn’t bad enough, if the donkey delivers, before it can become pregnant again and deliver another one, it can take 3 or even 4 years. “At a point, the donkey was not of particular interest to us, as it was really not a food animal as such. But having become obvious that it is now a food animal, and also being threatened, the onus is on us to do something about that,” Voh said.
|
| Politics / Re: Should Nigeria Split ? by Tsiya(m): 2:52am On Dec 29, 2011 |
Oluchi007: Ugwumba: Splitting into 3 or more independent nations or federating units would be actually better for Nigeria and the black race. As a we now, we are a nation joined by forced history and artificial destiny. Separating into more independent nations would allow us to aspire to our individual potentials with our culture without continuing the colonial madness. We may as well, as new nations decide to discard English and use our own languages as sole means of communication just like all the tiny European countries. |
| Culture / Re: Which Nigerian Tribes Eat Dog? by Tsiya(m): 2:32am On Dec 29, 2011 |
I have seen trucks filled with dogs transporting them doing south from northern nigeria. in some states they have dogs market (kasuwan karnuka) where dogs are usually sold to be transported to southern nigeria, and mostly, as we told by the transporters, for meat. Even Donkeys are transported to southern nigeria to be sold for food. I remember sometime back some states in the north (sokoto, katsina and bauchi) where reported to have introduced bills in their states assemblies to prohibit selling and transporting donkeys to the south for meat. |
| Politics / Re: To My Boko Haram And Northern Brothers, Let Us Learn From The Yoruba. by Tsiya(m): 2:04am On Dec 29, 2011 |
this thread reeks of religious and tribal bigotry. |
| Politics / Re: Reflection On The Gej Presidency By Alkali Sokoto by Tsiya(m): 1:57am On Dec 29, 2011 |
Negro_Ntns: you smell foul No more coup in Nigeria. The army cannot take the heat of political and civil revolt. Nigeria today is not Nigeria of 1980. |
| Politics / Re: Opc Warns Jonathan Against Fuel Subsidy Removal by Tsiya(m): 1:43am On Dec 29, 2011 |
Beaf: Words are not lost on most Nigerians, as they just no longer believe and trust him. promises from a politician are not equal to actions. We all know that corruption is institutional but the president hasnt shown any sign of purgin corruption from the institutions. Rather, what we see is the president on the path of aiding corrupt individuals. |
| Politics / Re: Reflection On The Gej Presidency By Alkali Sokoto by Tsiya(m): 1:33am On Dec 29, 2011 |
^^^^ Most Nigerians re only good in copy copy. Just because the amnesty worked for the MEND, people think the same template can be used. Issues like this need leaders that can think for the right solutions for different problems. |
| Politics / Re: Is It Not Time To Totally Purge The Army Off Core-northerners? by Tsiya(m): 12:13am On Dec 27, 2011 |
What kind of logical thinking is this? Is this suppose to be a solution to stop the bomb blast or the of alienating the Northerners? This line of thinking is not for solving the Nigerian problem but rather for creating more problems |
| Politics / Re: .. by Tsiya(m): 9:32pm On Dec 26, 2011 |
In the light of all the above and in recognition of the negativeness of the aforementioned aristocratic factor, the overall progress of the Nigerian state a temporary decision to excise the following states namely, Sokoto, Borno, Katsina, Kano and Bauchi states from the Federal Republic of Nigeria comes into effect immediately until the following conditions are met. [BOKO HARAM STATES!] Even Okar is confused, as dividing Nigeria requires more than just agression and good intention. How could he forget to excise Kaduna, Gongola (Adamawa+Taraba) & Niger States with the rest of the northern states still baffles me. |
| Culture / Re: Traditional/ Native Hausa And Fulani Names? by Tsiya(m): 6:48pm On Dec 11, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: Kubura, Maira (a distortion of Maryam), Hasana are arabic names. Gabluu, Annakya, Soyakyi, Atuma, Kutumbi - I don't think these are actually hausa names. The might be names from northern Nigeria, but certainly not Hausa origin |
| Culture / Re: Sanu Nku Jamaa [Hausa-speaking thread] by Tsiya(m): 5:19pm On Dec 10, 2011 |
Odunnu: I think it is "ran ki da[i]d[/i]e" "ya? kwana biyu" |
| Culture / Re: Traditional/ Native Hausa And Fulani Names? by Tsiya(m): 4:03pm On Dec 10, 2011 |
odumchi: First because the hausa, fulani, kanuri, berom and other northern Nigerian ethnic groups have lived together for so long and hausa is now common language for the northern Nigeria, it is common for both to use each Hausa names. However, the common denominator of all their names are the Arabic names. Shehu - is a fulani name, and the equivalent of being called Sheikh in Arabic (a very learned Islamic scholar). Because of Usman dan Fodiyo, in northern Nigeria, most people with the name Usman, are sometimes called shehu. Aliko - is a corruption of Ali (arabic name), typically used by the Hausa Dangote - is a hausa name, which to be honest, I have no idea what is the genesis. However, Dan- in the name can mean "son of", or "follower of", "a person that like", "a person with a profession". And this is the same as: Danladi - name given to a man born on sunday Danlami- name given to a man born on Thursday Danliti- name given to a man born on Monday Dan asabe - name given to a man born on Saturday Shagari - is the name of a town in Sokoto states. Because of Shehu Usman Shagari, the Nigerian president in 1979 - 83, it is common in Hausa/fulani communities to find those born between 79 - 83 with the names Usman to be called Shagari Sanusi - is an arabic name, after al-sanousi, a Libyan Islamic scholar, who started the sanusiyya Islamic movement Typical Hausa names PAGAN 9JA: Gambo, Babangida, Kubura? - This is an arabic name Garba - This is typically given to those with name Abubakar Gombi is a name of a town in Adamawa Alheri Kukah 2 Likes |
| Education / Re: ASUU To Begin Indefinite Nationwide Strike Today by Tsiya(m): 9:26pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
UNIVERSITY lecturers across the country begin an indefinite strike from today. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/lecturers-cripple-universities-begin-indefinite-strike/ |
| Politics / Re: The Newly Introduced Vehicle Palte Number - A Fraud Or A Necessity by Tsiya(m): 6:54pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
Fraud |
| Politics / Re: The Cry Of Pa Edwin Clark - C.c. Ekeke by Tsiya(m): 6:13pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
And why would I pick a hole in Governor Jonathan’s approach? Because every student in Bayelsa needed sound and qualitative education. His duty was to provide it and make it affordable; not to export a negligible fraction of the population to Abuja while the rest make do with sitting under trees or dust-covered classrooms. Secondly, how do you demonstrate objectivity in the process of selecting who merits the scholarship and who doesn’t? How do you ascertain that a student is truly indigent and not the child of a political loyalist or friend? These are the problems that Amaechi’s approach eliminated.http://ekekeee.com/politics/the-cry-of-pa-edwin-clark-%E2%80%93-by-c-c-ekeke/#.Ts_MPfkEWx8.twitter |
| Politics / Re: The Cry Of Pa Edwin Clark - C.c. Ekeke by Tsiya(m): 6:12pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
Still, in doing that which Pa Clark and others from his “part of the country” expect of him, President Jonathan has subtly allowed the Niger-Delta Language to be spoken in Aso Rock. Andrew Azazi is speaking a part of it with his continuous presence in the Villa even when he has no results to justify his stay there. Diezani Allison-Maueke is speaking the Niger-Delta language in the presidency even without knowing how many litres of fuel Nigerians consume in oneday. Austin Oniwon is speaking the Language atop the monument of corruption called NNPC which has been accused, by another government agency, of keeping two different accounts. Mike Oghiadome is keeping the flag of Niger-Delta Language in the presidency flying. The Niger-Deltans are handling juicy appointments in this administration. I wonder what else Mr Edwin Clark is agitating for. Hasn’t he been allocated any Oil block? It is still early. His Excellency might be nursing some grand plans for the elder statesman. |
| Politics / Re: The Cry Of Pa Edwin Clark - C.c. Ekeke by Tsiya(m): 6:12pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
Well, today, the chickens have come home to roost. Last week, Pa Edwin Clark was reported to have cried out against the Jonathan regime. He was quoted as saying that the South-South people have not benefitted anything from the regime. That was a strong one from the same man who vowed that Jonathan was the angel Nigeria needed. Well, let Pa Clark be told that nobody in Nigeria, other than the president’s coterie of courtiers, has benefitted anything from this regime. What we have is a threat of how life will be made unbearable for usthrough the increment of fuel price and imposition of tolls on drivers by next year. And should we object to the increment of fuel price, we will face a worse case. We will no longer have any economy to call ours. It will collapse. Those are the things we’ve benefitted so far from the Jonathan presidency. The president either issues threats or issues even worse threats. Pa Clark should therefore not bother himself about whether his Niger Delta people have benefitted anything or not.http://ekekeee.com/politics/the-cry-of-pa-edwin-clark-%E2%80%93-by-c-c-ekeke/#.Ts_MPfkEWx8.twitter |
| Politics / Re: The Cry Of Pa Edwin Clark - C.c. Ekeke by Tsiya(m): 6:11pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
Mallam Adamu Ciroma and his fellow pro-zoning Northern elders must be having their last laugh now. Yet it is early in the morning. By the time this administration gets to its twilight, who knows, they may be forced to guffaw in an open market, in mockery, of Pa Edwin Clark and what he stood for before this administration came on.http://ekekeee.com/politics/the-cry-of-pa-edwin-clark-%E2%80%93-by-c-c-ekeke/#.Ts_MPfkEWx8.twitter |
| Politics / Re: Nigeria To Face Harsh Economic Times - Soludo by Tsiya(m): 7:02pm On Oct 06, 2011 |
Gbawe: At the point of usage electric cars are carbon neutral. However, when one take a closer look at the energy chain, electric cars are not carbon neutral and rely heavily on either coal, gas or nuclear. This is similar to the electric trains that replace the coal powered trains. Their energy generation shifted to the massive coal power plant and in some countries to nuclear power plant. Oil and it is associated product are the back bone of the modern society. Look around you, and you will see thousands of products made from oil. In as much as Nigeria can continue to pump oil, the money will continue to flow. Because there is no level of economic recession that will dampen the price and demand for oil for a very sustained period of time. Oil price will always creep back up. |
| Politics / Re: "Non-interest Banking", Why Use That Frieghtful Aglorithme"Islamic Banking" by Tsiya(m): 12:39pm On Jul 10, 2011 |
KnowAll: There is clear difference between Non Interest Banking and Islamic Banking and globally the Islamic form of banking is called "Islamic Banking" so why should Nigerian case be different. The conventional banking system is not christain form of banking it is a banking system that evolve over time based principally on fundamentals of economics. |
| Politics / Re: "Non-interest Banking", Why Use That Frieghtful Aglorithme"Islamic Banking" by Tsiya(m): 10:08am On Jul 10, 2011 |
There is nothing wrong with the name “Islamic Banking”, there is however, something wrong with those against the name “Islamic Banking”. Those shouting against the system are not being honest. Most of them agreed that at least 50% of Nigerians are of “Islamic faith” and since they are not advocating for the division of this country, there was no reason to raise alarm over this issue. There is systematic anti Islam in this country to the point that it is becoming suffocating and unbearable. |
| Business / Re: Nigeria Is Trying To Develop Without Industrializing by Tsiya(m): 6:14am On Jul 10, 2011 |
iragbijile: This is specifically unique to Nigeria. Our power struggle is not about individual or political party ambition. Ours is ethnically and perhaps religious power struggle. No rational mind could explain the madness that happened during the twilight of Faraday. There is no way Nigeria could make any meaningful strategic development initiative when every decision/action/investment/appointment is viewed within the prism of ethnicity. You can argue, debate, strategize, produce a proposal or a blue print or whatever for industrialisation, once it get to Nigerian elites, it turns to tribal and religious warfare. What you guys are talking about is not a new thing. Nigerian first attempt at industrialisation was after the civil war when the present industries, and those that collapse came into existence. But what happened? Well the proponent of national industrialisation (Murtala) was killed and then we entered a very long period of tribal politics that we are still yet to untangle ourselves. Personally, I believe Nigeria development could only happened when 2 things happen, end of easy money for politicians and answering the question of Nationality. |
| Business / Re: Nigeria Is Trying To Develop Without Industrializing by Tsiya(m): 10:15pm On Jul 09, 2011 |
One of the key incentives for Agriculture is having a market to sell excess produce. In order to have food security within the country, the government has banned export of agricultural products; this has drastically reduced the out put of farmers in the Northern Nigeria. |
| Politics / Re: Boko Haram Strikes Again! 'Nigerian Bank And Police Station Attacked In Katsina' by Tsiya(m): 8:37pm On Jun 21, 2011 |
The Boko Haram sect yesterday issued a fresh threat of attack in some northern states with Kaduna, Plateau, Taraba and Benue marked as prime targets. A statement from the website of the group said the terrorists were now ready for the Nigerian state after the training of their commandos in Somalia. In an e-mail sent to media houses by Yusuf Mohammed from the website www.yusufislamicbrothers..com, the sect stated that the alert was to warn civilians to avoid public places especially military formations. “This alert is meant to notify civilians to avoid military formations, especially the police. We are stepping up our attacks in the coming weeks in all northern states. The failed assassination attempt on the IG of police will not deter us as we are going to attack the entire northern parts of the country, including Abuja. “Avoid crowded places and gatherings. We are ready for the Nigerian state, after the training of our commandos in Somalia. Northern states such as Plateau, Kaduna, Taraba, Benue should watch out for us especially Kaduna State.” The group said that what the country lawmakers were taking as allowances was unacceptable. “We wish to warn the RMAFC chairman, Mr. Elias Mbam, of his plan to increase the salaries and allowances of Nigeria’s thieving legislators. “We have been monitoring his statements over the past days and it seems he is bent on his devilish agenda, when millions of Nigerians wallow in abject poverty and deprivation and state governments cannot even pay the N18, 000 minimum salaries. "We would be forced to place a fatwa on the chairman of RMAFC, Elias Mbam, the commission responsible for setting allowances and salaries for public servants, if he does not review downwards the salaries and allowances of these thieving lawmakers with immediate effect,” the email added. The sect also alleged that the pay of 469 federal lawmakers gulped N339bn in four years while the actual salary (on pay slip) was only N18.245bn. The group argued that at N45m per senator per quarter (N720m in 4 years), N42m per house member per quarter (N672m in 4 years), it takes N4, 881,394,960 to maintain 109 senators while N13, 364,450,550 is needed to maintain 360 house members. “This is so because the rest of what is normally marked as jumbo pay will surface really in form of quarterly allowances the two chambers approved for themselves and called running cost quarterly allowances. http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/1047/2011/06/21/boko_haram_strikes_katsina_kills_6_policemen_2_others.html |
| Politics / Re: Boko Haram: Gunmen Kill 6 In Katsina by Tsiya(m): 8:08pm On Jun 21, 2011 |
The Boko Haram sect yesterday issued a fresh threat of attack in some northern states with Kaduna, Plateau, Taraba and Benue marked as prime targets. A statement from the website of the group said the terrorists were now ready for the Nigerian state after the training of their commandos in Somalia. In an e-mail sent to media houses by Yusuf Mohammed from the website www.yusufislamicbrothers..com, the sect stated that the alert was to warn civilians to avoid public places especially military formations. “This alert is meant to notify civilians to avoid military formations, especially the police. We are stepping up our attacks in the coming weeks in all northern states. The failed assassination attempt on the IG of police will not deter us as we are going to attack the entire northern parts of the country, including Abuja. “Avoid crowded places and gatherings. We are ready for the Nigerian state, after the training of our commandos in Somalia. Northern states such as Plateau, Kaduna, Taraba, Benue should watch out for us especially Kaduna State.” The group said that what the country lawmakers were taking as allowances was unacceptable. “We wish to warn the RMAFC chairman, Mr. Elias Mbam, of his plan to increase the salaries and allowances of Nigeria’s thieving legislators. “We have been monitoring his statements over the past days and it seems he is bent on his devilish agenda, when millions of Nigerians wallow in abject poverty and deprivation and state governments cannot even pay the N18, 000 minimum salaries. "We would be forced to place a fatwa on the chairman of RMAFC, Elias Mbam, the commission responsible for setting allowances and salaries for public servants, if he does not review downwards the salaries and allowances of these thieving lawmakers with immediate effect,” the email added. The sect also alleged that the pay of 469 federal lawmakers gulped N339bn in four years while the actual salary (on pay slip) was only N18.245bn. The group argued that at N45m per senator per quarter (N720m in 4 years), N42m per house member per quarter (N672m in 4 years), it takes N4, 881,394,960 to maintain 109 senators while N13, 364,450,550 is needed to maintain 360 house members. “This is so because the rest of what is normally marked as jumbo pay will surface really in form of quarterly allowances the two chambers approved for themselves and called running cost quarterly allowances. “The breakdown is: N42 million for every member of the (lower) house, amounting to N168 million per annum, or N672 million in four years. Similarly, the very ‘distinguished senator’ will go home with N720 million in four years (N45m per quarter, or N180m per annum). What will reflect on the pay slips of the lawmakers would be the statutory salary, which will come to a meagre N18.245 billion for the two chambers in four years. Of these statutory figures, N4, 881,394,960 will be spent on the 109 senators while the remaining N13, 364,450,550 will be spent to maintain the 360 members of the House of Representatives,” the group stated. http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/1047/2011/06/21/boko_haram_strikes_katsina_kills_6_policemen_2_others.html |
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (of 32 pages)
(Go Up)
| Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 129 |