Noor Houdini

I tweet in soliloquy, so mind me not :: Adventurer

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

If I've not been around, it's part of my mystic. I've been busy so to speak...

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

My today’s self sermon: Do not get too comfortable.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

What really happened?

[UGO🦅 @01Megad]

Lafarge Africa Plc Officially Rebrands as HBM Nigeria Plc.

In an official corporate action dated June 23, 2026, Lafarge Africa Plc announced a formal change of its corporate name to HBM Nigeria Plc.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

Hold d door… Hodor

[Raphousetv (RHTV) @raphousetv2]

Security Man In New York Puts his life down the line And fends off thieves trying to rob store😤💪🏾

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

One of the best gift to have is to know when you’re being manipulated. Could be a curse because some of the sweetest things in life are best enjoyed in oblivion and delusion.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

There are some roads you take in life, once you make that turn there’s no going back. You just have to thug it to the end.

[PATRIOTIC SOJA ($TSIR-MUNCHAN) @Pressman2040]

You are asking the most important question the one the government is afraid to answer. Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga's testimony is not just a statement; it is a confession of the system we are fighting.

He heard it with his own ears. From inside captivity. A call was placed, and someone asked a b@nd!t kingpin to buy ammunition in cartons. Not pieces. Not rounds. Cartons.

This is not a secret smuggling operation. This is an open market. And the question is simple: who is supplying those cartons?

Let me give you the answer you already know:

The weapons are coming from multiple sources:

✅ Smuggling across porous borders (Libya, Chad, Niger, Cameroon).
✅ Theft from military stockpiles.
✅ Capture during attacks on military bases.
✅ Black markets in conflict zones (weapons originally supplied to other countries).

But the more disturbing answer is this: some of those weapons and ammunition are coming from within. From corrupt officials who facilitate their movement. From a system that has failed to secure its own arsenals.

What General Tsiga heard is proof that ammunition is not scarce. It is a commodity. And as long as it remains a commodity, the b@nd!ts will always have bullets.

The solution is not just k!11ing b@nd!ts. It is cutting off the supply chain. It is prosecuting the corrupt officers who let weapons leak. It is sealing the borders. It is tracking every bullet from factory to frontline.

Until we do that, General Tsiga's testimony will remain a recurring indictment of a nation that has not yet decided to win.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

Arms in arms tonight.
Side by side, victory's in our sight.
We gotta keep on believing.
Don't stop striving while our hearts still beating.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

Bob - Damian - Skip
The Marley legacy. The Gong lives on…

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Dear Young Men searching for a partner🚨
Scholars warned us about six categories of women you should not marry as a man.

They are:
Follow this 🧵
1/7

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

I know that a government as big as Kano will not just initiate a policy without their own intent and motive.

When I checked the reasons the Kano state government gave, they said this 1.5 billion Naira mass wedding for 1,500 couples is a strategic intervention to curb societal vice, promote moral stability, and ease the financial burden on vulnerable citizens who want to build families.

By implication, I argue that this policy is largely religious rather than policy. And when a policy claims the mandate of Islamic values, it must be weighed against the strict legal scales of Islamic jurisprudence to see if it truly stands.

First of all, to understand if this policy stands on a solid Islamic framework, it is critical for us to look at the legal status of marriage itself under the categories of Fard (obligation).

1) The Individual Level (Fard Ayn):

For the average citizen, marriage is a highly emphasized prophetic tradition. It only rises to the level of a personal obligation (Wajib or Fard Ayn) for an individual who possesses the financial capability to sustain a household and genuinely fears falling into moral sin without it. It is not a universal obligation forced upon those who lack basic sustenance.

2) The State Level (Fard Kifayah):

Protecting the moral fabric of society is a communal obligation (Fard Kifayah) that falls upon the authorities.

However, the state's primary communal obligation is the preservation of the five essential necessities of human existence: life, intellect, lineage, wealth, and religion.

When a population faces severe economic hardship like the way it is in Kano, the state's obligation to protect life by ensuring food security and economic survival takes absolute precedence over sponsoring optional rituals.

Here, sponsoring a wedding ceremony while fundamental survival is threatened distorts the purpose of state accountability.

Secondly, we proceed to the: Fiqh Al-Awlawiyyat: The Hierarchy of Human Needs

Imam al-Shatib in Al-Muwafaqat, established the definitive framework for Fiqh al-Awlawiyyat (the jurisprudence of priorities). He argued that Islamic law is designed to protect human interests, which are divided into three strict, unalterable tiers:

1) Daruriyyat (Absolute Necessities): These are the core elements required to keep human life and society from collapsing. They include basic food, shelter, safety, and health. If these are missing, life becomes impossible and society breaks down completely.

2. Hajiyyat (Complementary Needs): These are matters that remove hardship and make life easier, but their absence does not lead to the destruction of society or loss of life.

3. Tahsiniyyat (Embellishments and Refinements): These are actions that add moral beauty, dignity, and cultural refinement to a community. Sponsoring large public celebrations and distributing marriage gifts fits into this category.

If we apply Shatibi's framework to the current economic climate in Kano and by extension Nigeria, where inflation is rampant and families are struggling to afford basic meals, sustenance sits firmly at the very top of the Daruriyyat tier. Therefore, sponsoring a mass wedding ceremony, despite its moral intent, belongs to the lower tiers of Hajiyyat or Tahsiniyyat.

This reality in Kano invokes a core legal maxim in Islamic jurisprudence:

درء المفاسد مقدم على جلب المصالح
(Warding off harms takes precedence over acquiring benefits)

The harm of widespread poverty, hunger, and economic collapse is certain and devastating. The benefit of marrying off 1,500 couples is isolated and temporary.

If the state does not fix the crushing economic environment, those newly married couples are immediately sent back into the same financial crisis that prevented them from marrying in the first place.

[O.J Darasimi @josh_olonade]

A while ago I tweeted about being objective with sentimental people.
This same guy was happy that 70% of the people who petitioned Brymo for his bigotry were Yorubas, but when it’s his own kinsman’s bigotry to be corrected, sentiment and tribal allegiance kicks in, there’s no need for petitioning again, “he said what he said”. lol.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

The word “local” has evolved in our daily usage as Nigerians to the point where it feels offensive when ascribed with anybody, but it shouldn’t.
This is not to say that the person using “local” in the ig comments is not making a mockery.

[ASCHOR BABALOLA @EkitiOracle]

This is for those of you “Yoruba but” who have identity crisis. Come closer.🫵🏾

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

If four 4 and 16 children are the only achievements of your father I don’t think he’s anything close to being called a great man.
And for anybody to even regard him as a role model? You made the right choice by leaving that guy.

[Menya @menyaaaaaaaaaaa]

He said he couldn’t wait to meet my father because my father is a great man and his role model.

My father married 4 wives with 16 children.

[⭕lowa Ganiyu Adedeji (O.G.A 😎) @DejiAcre]

This is wrong @Nig_Farmer

No one is asking the Oba to send them out of Iwo. The Oba saying they are sons of the soil is not right. The Yorubas have no ancestral ties with the Fulanis, no matter how long they've lived on our soil.

The Oba can engage with them and assure them that no one is chasing them out of Iwo because they've been leaving peacefully in the community, and encourage them to always push out/report the bad eggs amongst them (If any). But publicly saying they are sons of the soil is an indictment of him and a future problem for the Iwo indigenes.

We must always learn from the mistakes of our ancestors. If we fail to learn from it because we want to be liberal to everyone, we will pay dearly for it in the near future.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

There is a subtle attempt by the katsina state government to exonerate the kidnappers of guilt in the death of this national hero in every sense of the word. Why are they quick to declare it a natural death without autopsy. Will he be dead if he wasn’t kidnapped? Big shame…

[Zagazola @ZagazOlaMakama]

Katsina Govt Confirms Death of Retired Major General Rabe in Bandits’ Captivity

By: Zagazola Makama

The Katsina State Government has announced the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in the captivity of bandits.

The government, in a statement issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Mu’azu, described the development as tragic and a major loss to the state and the nation.

According to the statement, the retired senior military officer died from complications arising from diabetes and hypertension while in captivity.

The government said that despite sustained efforts by the state government and security agencies to secure his release, the situation ended in tragedy.

“The deceased retired general died a natural death from complications of diabetes and hypertension,” the statement said.

It noted that the late officer’s abduction and subsequent death represented not only a loss to his immediate family and Katsina State but also a monumental loss to the country.

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda expressed deep condolences to the family of the deceased, describing the incident as a dark moment and a reminder of the need for intensified efforts against criminal elements threatening peace and security.

The governor reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to working closely with the Federal Government and security agencies to ensure that those responsible for the abduction are brought to justice.

He also assured residents that the government remained resolute in its determination to eliminate banditry and safeguard lives and property across the state.

The government prayed for the repose of the soul of the late retired Major General and urged citizens to continue supporting security agencies in the fight against insecurity.

[Defense News Nigeria @DefenseNigeria]

I generally avoid sharing videos like this, but the sheer scale and persistence of banditry in Nigeria has become impossible to ignore. This is a full blown national crisis that now poses a greater threat to ordinary Nigerians than Boko Haram or ISWAP, whose activities are largely confined to specific regions.

The religious cleric who sought to humanize these criminals and talk about their supposed grievances bears significant responsibility for the proliferation of these groups. We are now witnessing an alarming surge of youths across Nigeria's North West and North Central regions taking up arms and engaging in kidnapping for ransom, because it has become a lucrative enterprise.

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

This is not the way of a wise king.

[The Yoruba Times @TheYorubaTimes]

“Anyone who claims there is anything like ‘our forefathers power’ or a Babalawo who has mysterious power should come forward and help us address and eliminate the issue of banditry, not just in Yorubaland but in Nigeria, if it is not all a lie.” — Oluwo of Iwo

[Noor Houdini @Wole3pma]

Yoruba Muslims do not need the northerners validation on muslimhood. They are not the standard.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Wasiu is supposed to be a Muslim
Tinubu is supposed to be a Muslim
Yet, you have Muslims in the CS cheering a man openly chanting Ayajo?
Now you wonder why the North don't believe Tinubu is Muslim enough? You are a hypocrite.

[Ìfẹ́ṣọlá @kootujirian]

And this is exactly the unwritten hierarchy we’ve been talking about.

The moment a Yoruba Muslim expresses himself in a Yoruba way, some people start questioning whether he’s “Muslim enough” and looking to the North for validation.

It reveals the belief that Northern Muslims are the standard while Yoruba Muslims must prove themselves.

Yoruba Muslims have practiced Islam for centuries without anyone’s approval. If you think the North determines who is Muslim enough, then you’ve already accepted a hierarchy.