Ayomide

[Ibrahim @ibroraheem]

This community transformer racket has to stop completely. It is daylight robbery disguised as community self-help, and the regulatory double standard is sickening.

​Look at how the power sector works in Nigeria:

​When a community transformer blows up, the DisCo goes deaf. You write letters, make calls, and nothing happens. Six months down the line, residents are suffocating in darkness, small businesses are dying, and fuel prices are draining everybody's pockets.

​Out of sheer desperation, landlords gather, task every household 50k, 100k, or more, and scrape together 5 to 8 million Naira to buy a brand new transformer, buy heavy copper cables, and pay for poles.

​The moment that equipment is energized, the DisCo claims it as company property. They add it to their network balance sheet, and within two weeks, they start distributing Band A and Band B bills. If you do not pay, they disconnect you with the ladder leaning on the very pole you bought with your own sweat.

​How can a private, for-profit utility company take free capital equipment from struggling citizens, pay zero interest, give zero equity, and then charge those same citizens full price to use it?

​If NERC mandated that customers who pay upfront for meters under the MAP scheme must be refunded their money over time through energy credits, why does the exact same logic not apply to transformers?

​A meter costs 100k to 150k and you refund it via monthly energy units.

A transformer costs 6 to 10 million Naira funded by an entire street, and you pretend it was a charitable donation to a private entity?
​This injustice has to end.

​If a community is forced to step in and buy infrastructure because a DisCo failed its obligations, NERC should make automatic amortization mandatory:

​Every single household on that street that contributed to buying that transformer should have their meter credited with monthly energy units until the full cost of the asset, cables, and installation logistics is completely paid back.

​You cannot let private DisCos enrich their asset portfolios with crowd-funded community blood and then charge those same people premium tariffs for power. If DisCos want to own the asset, they must refund the people who paid for it.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

When I was first tagged to the nonsense this guy wrote, I wanted to laugh it off. But I know some might be deceived by his falsehood. I already promised myself that I won’t let go of any of your falsehood and propaganda against our faith.

First of all, he claims the Prophet had no eyewitnesses and asked the world to build a reality on words he heard alone in a dark cave. This statement alone shows a total lack of basic Islamic history.

The cave of Hira was only the beginning. For the next 23 years, the Quran was revealed in the middle of crowds, on the battlefield, and inside the mosque. Hundreds of companions witnessed the heavy physical weight of the revelation descending on him.

If going to a secluded place to receive divine instruction invalidates a prophet, what happens to Moses on Mount Sinai? Did Moses take a committee of eyewitnesses with him to receive the commandments?

Then he tries to weaponize Sahih al-Bukhari to claim the Prophet suffered from mental distortion due to magic. As usual, this is a tired copy and paste argument. You are not the first that will parrot this.

The narration is very clear. The temporary effect of the magic was restricted entirely to mundane domestic matters, like thinking he had visited his wives when he had not.

It never touched the revelation or his delivery of the divine message. Have you asked yourself a simple question:

If the early generation wanted to invent a fake prophet, why would they meticulously preserve a story showing his human vulnerability? Does this not prove their unmatched dedication to preserving the truth rather than hiding it?

This tells you that for us, there is nothing to hide. We lay it bare in the open.

Finally, he claims this supposed instability is why Jewish and Christian communities turned away without hesitation.

Let me ask people who are sensible this question:

If they turned away without hesitation, how do we explain Abdullah ibn Salam, a chief Jewish rabbi in Medina, who recognized the signs and accepted Islam immediately?

I will be waiting for your response on that. That is if you don’t run away as you always do.

Ask yourself again: Did the tribes reject him because of mental instability, or did they reject him because they were hoping the final prophet would come from the lineage of Isaac rather than Ishmael? 

The truth speaks for itself. Abeg don’t distort the truth. Park well.

Allah knows best.

[Biggest Mack @Big_Mck]

An untrained or poorly trained policeman would approach crime-solving strictly by profiling, and would most likely end up arresting the wrong target.

In the same way, a poorly trained mind will approach its problems with the wrong diagnosis, and most likely end up seeking solutions in the wrong places.

Dear Africans, train your minds, learn, unlearn, relearn, and rid your minds of Western propaganda, so you can effectively pursue solutions to your challenges.

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

~ On China and the Nigerian market.

[Muslims Connect @muslimsconnect0]

Five minutes of life-changing admonition to people of all faiths.
Counsel Against Anger

- Professor AbdurRozzāq AbdulMajīd Alaro, mni

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Hey Citizen,

You have started your mischief again. When I talked about slavery, I didn’t direct it at anybody. But I guess you have always found a way to twist my tweet to suit your agenda.

You know what? For everything I will drop here, I will refer you to a book written by non-Muslims so you can update your knowledge. At least, you won’t say the books were written by Muslims to cover our evils. I see you have not studied enough, you just want to show your hate.

1) First of all, you claim the Quran and Hadith justified treating Africans like animals. That is a loud fabrication. At least go and read Slavery and Islam by Professor Jonathan A.C. Brown and see what he said.

He documented how Islamic law forced a brutal ancient world to recognize the spiritual and legal humanity of the enslaved. The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded his followers to feed their servants the same food they eat and clothe them in the same garments.

Under Islamic law, an enslaved person had the legal standing to sue their master in court and sign a binding contract to purchase their own freedom. A system that views you as an animal does not give you legal rights in a courtroom.

2) Then you brought up castration to stir up emotions. This exposes your profound ignorance of Islamic jurisprudence. Classical Islamic law explicitly forbids physical mutilation.

Castrating a human being is a major sin in my religion. Let me help you here. Go and read Transformations in Slavery by Paul Lovejoy. He clearly pointed out that the eunuchs who ended up in Middle Eastern courts were castrated outside the borders of the Islamic world by non-Muslims.

Muslim jurists prohibited the procedure on their own soil. Corrupt Arab empires buying them was a moral failure of those kings, but it was a direct violation of Islamic law, not a practice justified by it.

3) Again, you went on to compare the geopolitical sins of Arab empires to the transatlantic chattel slavery that destroyed our ancestors. This is purely and intellectually dishonest.

In the Americas, a Black man was legally categorized as subhuman property forever. In the Islamic world, enslaved people rose to become military commanders, renowned scholars, and ruling dynasties.

Let me refer you to the book called: The African Diaspora in the Mediterranean Lands of Islam by John Hunwick and Eve Troutt Powell.

You will see how enslaved men seized power and ruled some of the most powerful empires in the world, like the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt or the Siddi rulers in India. You do not see enslaved Africans becoming presidents or kings in colonial Virginia or British Jamaica.

4) Laughably, you threw in the Zanj Rebellion as your final card. Let me also help your ignorance here. Go and read: Race and Slavery in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis.

Serious historians have shown that the Zanj uprising was not a racialized slave revolt like the ones in the Americas. It was a massive class war. The rebel ranks included East African laborers, Arab peasants, and free local workers who united against the harsh agrarian conditions set by wealthy landowners in southern Iraq.

In my previous posts, I have talked extensively how Islam abolished slavery through different freedom mechanism which no other religion has. You can go and read it to help yourself.

Next time, don’t come to my page to push your bias. Only a mischievous person will mix brutal geopolitics of ancient empires with Islamic theology. They are two parallels.

Rulers will always exploit systems to build wealth and power. Claiming the religion itself was designed to bring destruction to our ancestors is a historical lie designed to misdirect our anger. Update your library before you bring this noise to my timeline.

Thank you for your attention.

[Sherifdeen of Nigeria 🇳🇬 @AbuUbayy1]

Before we blame the government for everything wrong with Nigeria, let’s be honest with ourselves: Nigerians are also doing serious damage to Nigerians.

👈 A few months ago, right here in my area, an Igbo man stocked his shop with bags of foodstuff.

Thieves came overnight, ransacked the place and stole from him.

They even left sachet tomatoes and seasonings behind for him to use to restart his business. 😭

A brother who runs a POS business lost almost ₦200,000 in August alone to robbery and customers allegedly using “magic” on his staff.

Just last week, a furniture shop was ransacked, and the thieves made away with an industrial machine.

Then we have parents who know their children are into Yahoo Yahoo but still support, defend and enjoy the proceeds.

We steal from our neighbours, rob businesses, scam one another, protect criminals within our families and celebrate wealth whose source we know is questionable.

Yet, some of these same people will turn around and point accusing fingers at the government whenever things go wrong.

Government has its responsibilities, absolutely. But we also need to examine ourselves.

A country cannot make meaningful progress when its own citizens are constantly destroying one another.

Sometimes, we are not just victims of Nigeria’s problems; we are also contributors to them.

©Sherifdeen of Nigeria

Old post but still relevant.

[𝑰𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑨. 𝑶𝒏𝒊 PhD @IdrisAOni1]

The condition of the environment in which you live can sometimes cause cobwebs to get on your face, hands or body. Likewise, after puberty or becoming sexually mature, wet dreams and sexual dreams can occur naturally. Hunger, fasting, tiredness, cravings for particular foods, or simply thinking frequently about food may also be reflected in dreams about eating.

None of these things, by themselves, automatically signifies a spiritual problem, particularly when they occur occasionally or under circumstances that reasonably explain them.

So, do not interpret every ordinary experience as evidence of witchcraft, spiritual attack, demonic manipulation or some mysterious affliction. Not every cobweb is a spiritual web. Not every sexual dream is a spiritual spouse. Not every dream in which you eat means someone has spiritually fed or poisoned you.

Islam does recognise the reality of the unseen, but belief in the unseen does not require us to abandon reason or turn every ordinary occurrence into a supernatural event.

Be careful especially of people who exploit fear. Once you have been convinced that every dream or unexplained experience is a spiritual attack, you can easily become prey to swindlers who will always discover another “problem” requiring another payment, ritual or consultation.

Do your authentic adhkār, observe your Ṣalāh, seek refuge in Allāh from disturbing dreams, maintain good physical and spiritual habits, and do not unnecessarily burden yourself with interpretations.

Sometimes, a dream is simply a dream.

Do not manufacture a spiritual problem for yourself, and do not make yourself easy prey for those who profit from fear.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

This is a very serious question that troubles many conscious Muslims in Nigeria today. We are dealing with a secular system where the political frontrunners carry heavy baggage. The fear of being complicit in corruption and risking your hereafter is a valid concern. I agree.

When it comes to Muslims participating in democratic elections in a secular state, contemporary Islamic scholarship generally falls into two distinct camps. You have to understand both to make an informed choice.

The first position argued for total abstention. The scholars who hold this view build their argument on the concept of Hakimiyyah, emphasizing that legislation belongs solely to Allah. They argue that participating in a democratic process is an endorsement of man made laws over divine laws.

Beyond the system itself, there is the fundamental issue of how candidates emerge. The Prophet (peace be upon him) , just like he did for Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura and Abu Dharr, sternly warned against asking for authority or actively seeking leadership.

Yet in a democracy, politicians aggressively campaign, boast about their capabilities, sometimes lie about what they cannot do, and demand to be made leaders.

More than that, the Quran warns against aiding wrongdoers. From this perspective, if a candidate forces their way into power and has a known record of corruption, casting a vote for them makes you complicit in their worldly ambition and their future sins.

For those who adopt this stance, staying away from the ballot box is a necessary safeguard for their faith.

The second position, held by major heavyweights such as Shaykh Ibn Baz and Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen, takes a pragmatic approach. They draw a clear line between the ideology of democracy and the mechanism of an election.

The ideology claims supreme legislative power belongs to the people, which Islam rejects. But an election itself is just a modern administrative tool. It operates as Tawkil, appointing a representative to manage public affairs.

Their reasoning is that the secular system will run whether Muslims vote or not. If conscious people abstain out of piety, the most ruthless individuals will effortlessly seize power, and the harm to society will multiply.

Voting here is not an endorsement of a candidate's past sins or a submission to man made laws. It is a practical necessity built on the principle Irtikab Akhaff al-Dararayn, which means choosing the lesser of two evils.

In this framework like I said earlier, voting is an administrative necessity to reduce harm. This aligns with Maslahah Mursalah, the consideration of public interest. You vote to secure the stability of the state and protect the masses from the worst possible outcome.

Looking at the candidates you mentioned, you are staring at flawed options. I will not tell you to vote or to stay home. That burden is yours.

If you lean towards the first scholarly position, you withhold your vote and accept whatever leadership emerges. If you lean towards the second, you must objectively evaluate who among them will cause the least damage to the lives of Nigerians.

If you choose to vote, your intention must be strictly to ward off greater harm, not out of tribalism or blind defense of their character flaws.

Weigh these scholarly frameworks against your conscience and let your intention be clear before Allah.

Allah knows best.

[Idayah 🐑 @idayatjinadu_]

This evening inside university of Ibadan, I saw Crown of Thorns.

This is the most blinding pink I've ever seen in my life 🥹

Fun fact: Crown of Thorns is native to Madagascar, but it was brought to Nigeria by missionaries and colonial masters.

Fun-er fact: The real flower isn't the electric pink; it's the tiny yellow bud in the middle. Crown of Thorns evolved to have the electric pink part (called bracts) because the real flowers are too small to attract pollinating insects. The pink bracts' duty is then to signal to the insects from afar, to attract them to the tiny flowers.

Isn't that fascinating?

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

If it's free (or consistently below production cost), you are the product.

I will not elaborate.

[Cool_Ustaaz ☪ @Cool_Ustaz]

🐝 The Qur’an and the remarkable world of bees

In Surah An-Nahl (16:68–69), Allah describes how He inspired the bee to build its homes, feed on different fruits, and produce a drink from its belly in which there is healing for people.

What makes these verses remarkable is the detail:

• The Qur’an refers to the bees using feminine grammatical forms, consistent with the fact that worker bees—the bees responsible for foraging and honey production—are female.

• Honey is known today to possess antimicrobial and medicinal properties, including uses in wound care and other therapeutic applications.

• Another intriguing observation is the chapter number, 16, which corresponds to the chromosome number of male honey bees. Female honey bees have 32 chromosomes (16 pairs). While this numerical correspondence should be viewed as an interesting observation rather than a scientific proof, it is certainly thought-provoking.

The Qur’an was revealed more than 1,400 years ago, long before modern genetics and biology.

«“Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord made easy for you.”
— Qur’an 16:69»

🐝 The more we study Allah’s creation, the more signs we discover.

“Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth… are signs for people who reflect.” — Qur’an 3:190

Allahu Akbar. 🤲❤️

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Let me share my opinion on the Islamic perspective to this.

In Islam, every creation has a Ghayah (an ultimate end). This is why I argue that a child with a disability is not a biological error: they are also a purposeful creation.

The first thing we look at is the biological timeline. Based on the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the soul is breathed into the body at 120 days. Before this mark, the fetus is a living entity but has not reached full legal personhood as a soul.

If a medical board confirms a fatal condition that is incompatible with life, some scholars allow a choice for termination to avoid unbearable hardship. But once that 120 day mark passes, the child is a full citizen of this world. At that point, the move is no longer about a medical choice. It is about a commitment to a life that Allah has already decided to send.

Again, we have to be very careful with how we categorize disability because not all conditions are the same. A fatal malformation such as anencephaly, where the child cannot survive outside the womb, is handled with a specific legal leniency before the soul is breathed in.

However, for conditions that are life altering but sustainable, such as Down Syndrome or physical limb differences, the Islamic argument is one of patience (Sabr) and spiritual refinement.

Allah says in the Quran that He created humans in the best of stature. This does not mean everyone has a perfect body or a high IQ. It means the design is perfect for that soul's specific journey and test.

A child who may never commit a sin due to his/her incapacity or who requires constant care is a specialized mission from the Creator.

Ibn al-Qayyim argued this in Miftah Dar al-Sa'adah that the existence of "deficiency" in the world is proof of the "Perfection" of the Creator. He made a profound intellectual point: if everything were perfect, we would never know what mercy, completeness, patience, or gratitude looked like. In this context, it forces the parents and the community to practice mercy (Rahmah) and humility.

Again in Islam, there is a paradox in how we look at strength. While the world thinks a disabled child takes away your resources, the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us that victory and provision (Rizq) come because of the weak among us.

That child might be the secret reason you have a job, health, wealth, or safety. They are not the ones dependent on you. You are the one dependent on the blessings that come with their presence in your home.

If this happens to a Muslim, the next move for a father is to be the pillar (Qawwam) for his wife. He must ensure she feels no shame or guilt. He should realize he has been selected to raise a guest of Jannah. This is a promotion in rank, not a tragedy to be avoided.

You are being asked to guard a soul that Allah specifically chose for your house. Your role is to accept the decree (Qadar) and prepare for a unique gate to Paradise that most people will never have the chance to enter.

Allah knows best.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

Two stories that did the rounds this week clearly illustrate one thing about the Yoo Ess Ay and its vassals - nothing they say has any value whatsoever. Words have no meaning and everything is just a weapon of war.

The Usual Suspects Are Full Of Bullshit part 47291

[Biggest Mack @Big_Mck]

Why are Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos funding this Nigerian Pentecostal pastor?

Short Answer: Ponzi and Pentecostalism are like 5 & 6. The World’s capital owners and prosperity gospel preachers have the same MO - “robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

[The Spearhead @Spearhead_Af]

"Corrupt African Leaders" And Trump's New Policy Of Encouragement

When government corruption and illicit financial flows are discussed in Africa, attention is always disproportionately focused on the well-known local faces and culprits, often with the explicit or implicit inferrence that these are problems originating from Africa, as against the western jurisdictions that often benefit from them.

A recent policy decision from the US Treasury Department should dispel this myth once and for all. @Big_Mck outlines what this policy is and what it means.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

In today's episode of "everyday that France isn't doused in sulphuric acid and shot into space is an indictment on the human race", we have the Thiaroye Massacre, where Senegalese soldiers were conscripted to fight for France, then shot by the French afterward to avoid paying them.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Eating does not invalidate your ablution.

The general rule in Islamic jurisprudence is built on a famous principle in Fiqh, famously stated by the companion Ibn Abbas:

إنما الوضوء مما خرج وليس مما دخل
Ablution is only broken by what exits the body, not by what enters it.

This means using the restroom or passing wind breaks Wudu, but eating a meal does not.

There was a time in early Islam when eating food cooked over fire required Wudu, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) later cancelled that ruling. This concept in Islamic jurisprudence is called Naskh (abrogation), which is a situation where a later ruling comes to cancel or replace an earlier one.

However, there is one major exception: Camel Meat.

If you eat camel meat, whether cooked or raw, your Wudu is broken and you must perform it again before praying.

There is a famous Hadith on this:

أن رجلا سأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتوضأ من لحوم الغنم قال: إن شئت فتوضأ وإن شئت فلا توضأ. قال: أتوضأ من لحوم الإبل؟ قال: نعم فتوضأ من لحوم الإبل.

A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Should I perform Wudu after eating mutton?" He said, "If you wish, perform Wudu, and if you wish, do not perform Wudu." The man then asked: "Should I perform Wudu after eating camel meat?" The Prophet said: "Yes, perform Wudu after eating camel meat."

Therefore, unless you are eating camel meat, your Wudu (ablution) is perfectly valid.

Allah knows best.

[-ASAD👳‍♂️ @princekally001]

As an African, notice the pattern:

You need regional railways & cargo ports, more than Airports.

You need local pharmaceutical plants, not donated, short-dated medicines.

You need interconnected regional power grids not isolated diesel generators.

You need debt cancellation & sovereign credit, not IMF loans.

You need African-led fertilizer factories, not foreign agribusiness land grabs.

You need continental military & intelligence cooperation, not foreign military bases.

You need a unified African digital currency/payment system, not the US Dollar for intra-African trade.

You need textile mills and garment factories, not second-hand clothes and fashion imports.

You don't need another donor; you need institutions that generate wealth.

You don't need foreign intervention in your politics, you just need to be left alone.

you're not incapable of governing yourself, you just haven't been given the chance 🧏‍♂️

add yours 👇

[H’s mom @aiishadahir]

SubhanAllah… today I learned something that shifted my entire perspective.

In class, the ustadh asked:
“Why do people die?”

Most of us answered:
“Because their time (ajal) has come.”

He said: No