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Yobe State is Underreported
A Boko Haram attack hit Dapchi in Bursari LGA of Yobe State yesterday, burning the police station, destroying an MTN tower, and damaging government vehicles.
This is deeply troubling and deserves more national attention.
May peace return to our land.
#YobeState
Fellow Nigerians,
It is time for every eligible Nigerian — young and old, in the cities and in the villages, at home and in the diaspora to take two decisive steps:
1. Register to vote with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) without delay.
2. Register with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). - RMK
An entire generation under the age of 30 is coming to realization that having a family and home will never be within the grasp of reality for them
Society is not ready for the consequences of this. A generation with no stake in the system would rather watch it burn
Hey Barbir @Alex_Barbir,
I thought as an American, you should be smart. Unfortunately, you aren’t. You quoted this same verse two days ago, now you have quoted it again. If this verse is your only weapon, then you need to call your teacher Dachomo that you have failed again.
I know why this verse looks strange to you. It is because you are reading a 7th century text on statecraft and warfare through a very lazy modern lens. But I will help you and others like you who may want to weaponize it in the future.
Surah 9:29 is not a blanket command to fight every non-Muslim. That is a very poor reading of the Quran. This specific verse was revealed during an active state of war. It was directed at the Byzantine Empire, the Romans, who were mobilizing a huge army to attack the Muslims in Medina. This was the buildup to the Battle of Tabuk. You are taking a military directive meant for a hostile Roman army and trying to sell it as a random command to kill people today. Thats gravely unfair.
Jonathan A.C. Brown who was formerly a Christian and later became a Muslim broke this down perfectly in his book “Misquoting Muhammad.” He showed how orientalists and hostile Christians like you strip verses from their historical application and misapply them to modern society. He called this an academic fraud.
And as for that tax you highlighted at the end. In an Islamic state, Muslims paid Zakat and had compulsory military service. Non-Muslim citizens on the other hand were totally exempt from fighting. The Jizyah was a protection tax. The state was obligated to protect their lives, churches, and properties. History records that if the Islamic state could not protect those citizens, the money had to be returned. What is more good than that?
Let’s now consider some historical comparison to show your obvious ignorance.
Go to Deuteronomy 20 in the Old Testament. It outlines the rules of war for the Israelites. It says when you march up to attack a city, make an offer of peace. If the city accepts, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and pay tribute. If they refuse, you lay siege to it and put the men to the sword.
Does that mean every Christian or Jew today is commanded to enslave people and collect tribute? No. Because rational people understand that was a historical context for ancient nation building. But when you see the same concept of a state tax in the Quran, you suddenly lose your reading comprehension.
Karen Armstrong, who was a renowned historian and former Catholic nun said in her book “Fields of Blood,” she explained that in the medieval period, every single empire required taxation and military defense to survive. Islamic statecraft was no different. The Romans had a similar system called the Tributum capitis. It was a poll tax paid in exchange for state protection.
To Alex Barbir: you are too small for the intellectual war you want to embark upon.
To every Nigerian who loves peace, we need to ignore this clown. He is acting more like a spy who is only here to milk our national tragedy for his own hidden agenda.
And to media houses such as News Central and AriseTV giving this guy a platform and promoting him, you people are playing a very dangerous game. You will end up blowing up this country just for ratings.
Thank you for your attention.
so we’ll vote him out, simple. Don’t pretend you’d support a southern candidate from another party you wouldn’t. So spare us the hypocrisy and go collect your chicken change quietly
As agreed by who exactly? Your father? It’s honestly embarrassing that someone your age can sound this clueless. If a party makes a decision, how on earth does that concern ordinary Nigerians? We vote based on performance, and your candidate is clearly underperforming.
The North served for 8 good years unopposed.
It is now supposed to be the South’s turn to also serve for 8 years, as agreed. However, I see some Northerners saying they don’t want Tinubu.
So here’s my question: what will happen to the remaining 4 years meant for the South, considering that the ADC is not giving its ticket to Peter Obi?
Yesterday defenders of democracy, today's destroyers, What a shame.
What an irony of history, that the acclaimed defenders of democracy and human rights who claimed to have fought for democracy during the era of General Sani Abacha now find themselves worse than the man they opposed.
Today, General Sani Abacha, once presumed face of oppression, will be remembered as seemingly more democratic and more respectful of human rights than the so-called champions of activism from the NADECO days. Power indeed reveals character.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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Regardless of what you think about this insecurity, both sides have their reasons. Someone directly affected will accept any form of help that comes their way. In fact, these people may even be willing to be armed because they have lost hope in the government meant to protect ...
The US army is on ground. They're not fighting the terrorists. Instead they're encouraging Christians to fight back and are willing to arm them. Instead of actually neutralizing the terrorists since our useless government can't protect us they want us to carry guns and fight.
The US does not care about us. They want civil war. We're helpless at this point. There's no better way out of this mess because there are people willing to sabotage it over peanuts.
We're cooked.
their lives.
On the other hand, you may believe that Americans are simply trying to protect their own interests but you’re saying this from the comfort of your home, which makes it easier to connect the dots. The truth is, if the government is not willing to take responsibility