The Turks are not Arabs and they are one of the few blocs within Islamic civilisation who can separate Islam from Arabization.
They identify as Muslims yet they kept Turkic culture and traditions unlike many ethnic nations in the Middle East, North Africa and East Africa who have been Arabized and assimilated because they could not separate religious identity from ethnic identity.
The inability to separate religious identity from ethnic identity is why the Hausas were subsumed in the North and why the Berbers who Arabized in North Africa.
In the Middle East, it is only the Turks, Kurds and Persians who understand this concept very well. The rest who did not pay attention to it have been Arabized thinking they are practising puritanical religion.
This is why we must Think Yoruba First.
Tonight, our nation has reason to give thanks.
The children and teachers abducted by Ansaru terrorists in Oyo State have been rescued by our security forces, alive and unharmed. No ransom was paid. No concession was made.
I salute every officer and operative whose courage, discipline, and professionalism made this possible.
To those who seek to spread fear through terror, know that the Nigerian state will pursue you relentlessly. We will protect our people, defend our communities, and never relent until peace and security prevail across our country.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
President & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Democracy is a dangerous system of government because it rewards QUANTITY over QUALITY.
The vote of street hooligan is the same as the vote of a Neurosurgeon.
UPDATE 🏗️🇳🇬: Lagere Flyover in Ile Ife is now 98% completed. Another landmark project showcasing the steady transformation of the ancient Yoruba city of Ile Ife.
IFA Ngba aye lo, ogberi o mo....
FROM THE ARCHIEVES:
Professor Wande Abimbo̩la, The Àwisé̩ Àgbayé, the Historian, University Administrator, Ifa Diviner, former Vice Chancellor, University of Ife̩ now O̩bafe̩mi Awolo̩wo̩ University, Ile Ife̩ from 1982 - 1990.
The Erudite Scholar is the representative of the Yoruba Ifa religion worlwide.
In the pictures below are Professor Wande Abimbo̩la of Nigeria, an Ifa Diviner. Àwisé̩ Àgbayé with Pope Benedict XVI, Rabbi David Rosen, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams and Ecumenical Patriarch of Orthodox Church Bartolomeo I, attending the "Prayer for Peace," a Inter-Religious Meeting at the Italian pilgrimage at Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in town of Assisi in Italy in October 27, 2011.
It was bàbá Wande Abimbola that represented the entire Africa.
Olódo ni gbogbo yín!!
PHOTO CREDIT. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito
The AH-1Z Viper will provide Nigeria with a sea based expeditionary strike platform. It can operate directly off the deck of NNS Kada without relying on fixed airbases. This will extend the range of the NAF deep into the Gulf of Guinea and coastal littorals to project force.
Precision guided munitions, drones, and cybersecurity are the core business areas of EDGE, which has signed a $300 million arms supply contract with Nigeria. The target recipient is the Nigerian army.