Share your thought, and give one good advise to members and also the guests
which you think can improve quality of life.
Bari in bude fili:-
Do not be afraid or shy to say your feelings
Myself, thank u for starting a wonderful thread/topic.
Here is my favorite piece of advice!!
"Don't look back at the furrow you've plowed."
Whenever I start to question my actions or obsess about what I could have done, I think of those words. Basically what i'm trying to say is that you'll never get ahead in the future if you're focusing on the past.
Quote from: mufi on September 06, 2007, 12:46:15 AM
"Don't look back at the furrow you've plowed."
in which case
"Look before you Leap" ;D
and
'Love thy neighbour as thy self' (difficult lol!)
Don't we have some threads for this sort of discussion? I mean, Thought For the Day, Beautiful Quotes etc. Anyway, here goes,
"An expectation unarticulated, is failure guaranteed"!: Meaning, plan, plan and plan. It's not enough to just have a dream. You MUST work hard toward achieving the dream
Quote from: Bakan~Gizo on September 06, 2007, 09:33:24 AM
Don't we have some threads for this sort of discussion? I mean, Thought For the Day, Beautiful Quotes etc. Anyway,
There is a difference between them and this thread. Beautiful quotes can be anything funny sayings wise sayings nonsense sayings anything that catches one's fancy that was uttered by someone. Thoughts for the day is slightly like this, but more profound. You try to articulate yr feelings based on something that u have experienced or observed and it has made a profound impact on you. This one you give sage advices that are in the form of a well known phrase ko?
We all have power to control our anger,
LA TAHZAN - maintain the spirit of happiness.
Why worry yourself, while you know, that
you are a mortal - sooner or later.
Dont worry - be happy always.
Life is no more than three days.
Yesterday which has gone forever,
Tomorrow which may not come,
And today which is OURs
So be thankful ;)
Very right Amira,
Alhamdu lillah, mungode Allah!
Do to others as you like others do unto YOU!
A creative mind is a wonderful thing to waste;
Use it!!
True feelings are a dangerous thing to hide;
Show it!!
A trustful good friend is a precious thing to loose
Keep em!! :)
Health is wealth
Take good care of yours.
Time waits for no one. So dont put off till tomorrow, what can be done today.
Gulma ba kyau yan uwa, therefore avoid it, even though is sweet.... hehe!
Watch your thoughts they become words
Watch your words they become actions
Watch your actions they become habits
Watch your Habits,they become character
Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.
Watch what you eat!
Abu na duniya mai wucewa ne,
So have PATIENCE ;)
marry 2, 3 or 4 wives......
Yeah, Right Dbarno plus concubines..... Hehehe!
Kai maza ko! ???
Quote from: Myself on September 11, 2007, 02:13:46 PM
Yeah, Right Dbarno plus concubines..... Hehehe!
Kai maza ko! ???
Myself kin gane mani dai ;D ;D, wannan zari ne ai!! ;D ;D
Do not allowed any kwadayi break your fasting!
A cika watan da wuridi da salati.
Please remember the suffering of our muslims brothers and sisters
Iraqis
Afghans
Palestinians e.t.c
In your daily prayers this ramadan, Allah ya yaye musu ya kawo musu sauki.
You can also send donation to them, do it now online, ISLAMIC RELIEF and MUSLIMS AID e.t.c do take donation online.
To Allah Ya bamu damar yi ameen.
Avoid the use of bad and foul language.Avoid explicit talks also.
Quote from: Myself on September 13, 2007, 10:15:57 PM
Please remember the suffering of our muslims brothers and sisters
Iraqis
Afghans
Palestinians e.t.c
In your daily prayers this ramadan, Allah ya yaye musu ya kawo musu sauki.
You can also send donation to them, do it now online, ISLAMIC RELIEF and MUSLIMS AID e.t.c do take donation online.
Nice advice. Thanks.
Always remember you are fasting; lower your gaze from half-naked dress ladies of the school, streets and everywhere else. Not doing so will certainly weaken the value of it.
minimize watching shatan yarbawa as much as possible
Read the Qur'an very well this holy season.
Here is a link to a website that u can listen to the qur'an when online, it has the arabic, and english translation.
www.quranexplorer.com
Topup ur phone with N1500 and spend the credit on Barka da Shan Ruwa. U will be rewarded double in this Holy month. Mind u not N3000 from MTN from Allah (SWT).
Be good
Quote from: Mumcee on September 19, 2007, 02:16:51 AM
Here is a link to a website that u can listen to the qur'an when online, it has the arabic, and english translation.
www.quranexplorer.com
Jaza khallah khair!
Help the poor, and give ur zakkat this ramadan.
Mata, that gwala gwalai you are hiding, wata kila akwai zakka kai.
I think any gold over 80gram zakka tahau kansa.
I thought you only pay zakkat on items kept for one year, which had generated income, or was kept for commercial reason i.e value appreciation. Ina malamai ne ;D
Published by
Sufyan Ismail & Bashir Timol on behalf of the 1st Ethical
Charitable Trust (Copied and pasted at Kline by Danborno)
www.1stethical.com
ASSETS SUBJECT TO ZAKAT AND THEIR CALCULATION
METHOD
There are principally 5 categories of assets which are subject to
Zakat, they are as follows;
1) Gold & Silver
2) Cash or equivalent Investments (including stocks, shares etc)
3) Stock in trade (including property and pensions)
4) Livestock
5) Agricultural Output
General Rules on Assets
Personal Use - Those assets owned for personal use as well as
assets which form part of an individual's basic necessities are not
subject to Zakat. Even precious metals such as platinum are exempt
from Zakat if they are for personal use. An exception to the above
rule is Gold and Silver which are fully subject to Zakat even when
owned solely for personal use.
Trading Assets - All assets purchased for the explicit purpose of
resale are liable for Zakah. Assets purchased with the express
intention of generating a rental / investment return are not
themselves liable to Zakah.
Zakah is always paid on the balance of assets owned on the
Zakatable date, not on luctuating amounts during the year or even
an average amount. Zakah is always paid on the balance of assets
owned on the Zakatable date, not on fluctuating amounts during the
year or even an average amount.
1) Gold & Silver – Gold and Silver are subject to Zakat regardless of
whether they are owned for personal use or otherwise. Gold and
Silver are also always liable to Zakat irrespective of the asset type
(gold bar, jewellery, ingot, coin etc.)
Quote from: Dan-Borno on September 20, 2007, 11:15:35 AM
Trading Assets - All assets purchased for the explicit purpose of
resale are liable for Zakah. Assets purchased with the express
intention of generating a rental / investment return are not
themselves liable to Zakah.
Allah saka. Amma I'm a little confused by the above. I mean, where does investments such as stock fell? Most times shares/stocks are bought not for resale, but for the returns on the investments (sometimes called rental returns in finance/econs).
As regards gold/silver, any supporting source (hadith, Qur'an) for that injunction?
"Assets purchased with the express
intention of generating a rental / investment return are not
themselves liable to Zakah". Then what about the return on the investment? isnt that subject to zakka then? Isnt the generated rent itself taxable as zakkah?
Quote from: Bakan~Gizo on September 20, 2007, 01:00:57 PM
As regards gold/silver, any supporting source (hadith, Qur'an) for that injunction?
Some supporting evidence regarding Gold/Silver zakkat.
I hope it will be helpful.
Source:- Nigerian muslims on line dot com
Zakat on Personal Jewelry
Bismillahir rHrH,
Assalamu alaikumu wRwB,
HADITH-12 CLASS-Fiqh
TEXT:
>From Ummu salamah RA,who used to wear a bright [jewelry] made of gold.
She said,Oh Messenger of Allah,Is it[the jewelry] a treasure?He-SAW
replied,If you give out its Zakat,then it is not a treasure...Abu Dawud,
Daraqutniy.
Allah SWT says...'And there are those who hoard gold and silver and
spend it not in the way of Allah:announce unto them a most grievous
chastisement....on the day when it will be heated in the fire of hell,
and with it will be branded their foreheads,their flanks and their
backs"This is the[treasure]which you hoarded for yourselves,taste ye
then,the[treasure]ye hoarded"'9:34,35.In the textual hadith above
Ummu salamah RA clarified on whether personal jewelry is similar to
treasure as used in the verse above.Zakat on it is implied by the
prophet,in his reply,to be necessary.
In another narration Amr Ibn Shuaibu reported,'That a woman with her
daughter,the latter wearing two gold bracelets in her hand,came to the
prophet SAW.He said,Do you pay zakat on them.She said,No.He said,Do you
want Allah to make you wear bracelets of fire on the day of judgement?
She then cast them away'.The hadith has been brought in other narrations
with slight variations.
In a similar theme A,ishah RA,herself,reported that she entered upon the
messenger of Allah SAW who saw in her hands silver earrings and he asked
her about them and she replied;'I made them to beautify myself for you,
Oh Messenger of Allah.'He said,Did you pay Zakat on them'and she replied
No,then He said'Their punishment in hell fire is enough for you'.
Based on the foregoing some ulama-Abu Hanifa,Ibn hazm and Hadawiyah sect
etc-opined that Zakat is necessary on personal jewelry used for
adornment.They hold that its nisab should be as for gold/silver,as
stated above.Yet others agree with the above,but hold that Zakat should
be given once only,rather annually.
The prophet SAW is reported to have cautioned a sahabi who had worn a
gold ring;He said,'How do I see you with the adornment of ahl jannah
before you enter it..'.Islam generally abhors gold adornment for men ie
rings,watches,jewelry etc.Scholars have opined that whenever men use
gold jewelry,or both men and women use forbidden items like gold or
silver utencils[plates,spoons etc];Zakat should mandatorily be paid,like
the case of gold/silver used for business or held as stock.
Allah SWT knows best.Maasalam,AGH.
References:
1-Quran 9:34-35.Yusuf Alis translation.
2-Sublus salam[Sharh of Bulugul Maram] by Muhammad Ismail As-sananiyyi
Vol 2,Hadiths 579-580,pg 270-1.
3-Fiqhus Sunnah by Sayyid Sabiq Vol 1,pg 330-331.
4-Ashalil Madarik[Sharh Irshadus Salik] by Abu Bakr Ibn Husain
Vol 1,pg 366-9.
Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
I will try again tomorrow.
Yep mumcee
Yau da gobe ka iya!!
When you have money:
Ci abinci mai kyau;
Sa taguwa/riga mai kyau;
Samu wajen zama mai kyau;
Kayi kyauta wa yan'uwan ka mai kyau;
Yi addinin ka dai dai gwargwadon karfinka;
Kada ka yarda ka boye kudi wai don
tsoron talauci - zaka mutu of hunger
and disease and your children or whoever
will inherit you will enjoy.
Remember, lokacin da aka haife ka ko
kayan sawa baka dashi - tur tur tsiraranka
aka kawo ka, ko kaciya ma daga baya ne
aka yi maka - so arziki na Allah ne, just
enjoy while it last before you go back to
RABBANA.
Yawwa, a very good advice. ;)
Quote from: Dan-Borno on September 24, 2007, 09:13:30 AM
When you have money:
Ci abinci mai kyau;
Sa taguwa/riga mai kyau;
Samu wajen zama mai kyau;
Kayi kyauta wa yan'uwan ka mai kyau;
Yi addinin ka dai dai gwargwadon karfinka;
Kada ka yarda ka boye kudi wai don
tsoron talauci - zaka mutu of hunger
and disease and your children or whoever
will inherit you will enjoy.
Remember, lokacin da aka haife ka ko
kayan sawa baka dashi - tur tur tsiraranka
aka kawo ka, ko kaciya ma daga baya ne
aka yi maka - so arziki na Allah ne, just
enjoy while it last before you go back to
RABBANA.
Gaskiyar ka. Dama Allah yace "
Wa'amma bi ni'imati rabbika, fa haddith"
SMILE:):D;D
Now and always,......... Life doesn't matter.
Nice stuff up there. Keep them up coming.
@ Myself, life doesn't matter.
Am a bit unclear with that (above) expression.
Yes muhsin,
Life doesn't matter cos no one is here to remain,
and no one is taking his luxurious life or beauty with him.
We are all from one root to same end regardless of who we are
and what we have or how we look like.
CLEAR NOW!??
Yes. Thanks.
Never use a credit card....... Use debit card instead
QuoteNever use a credit card....... Use debit card instead
Why?
If you see any okada man driving recklessly
while you are driving your car, just help him
a little and shove him with your bumber, take
him to the clinic and pay the bill - shegu marasa
hankali. :-[
Watch what you eat on Eid........... We don't want
any gastroenteritis here :P ;D
Forum members!
Adaina gudu daga forum batare da sallama ba mana......
Ana barin saura da bege da juyayi.
Gaskiya ana yin sabo a gurin nan, ko jama'a?...... Hhm! :-\
myself ke nan, wannan maganan naki is the whole
truth straight from the heart. One of our most
powerful member recently confided in me that she
hardly go through her research work because of her
addiction to Kline.
Well, lets celebrate, yafi irin gulmace gulmace na
cikin office or majalisa a unguwa.
Quote from: Myself on October 17, 2007, 12:04:18 AM
Forum members!
Adaina gudu daga forum batare da sallama ba mana......
Ana barin saura da bege da juyayi.
Gaskiya ana yin sabo a gurin nan, ko jama'a?...... Hhm!
some times ba guduwa ake ba its life's condition that determine for how long you can stay online. And maganar sabo kuma ba magana balle ma a chit-chat.....Hhm!!
Admin we need ur help. Can u provide us with a USER MANUAL for this forum. Some of us are finding it difficult to use the forum tools ESPICIALLY THE QUOTE TOOL
Quote from: IBB on October 19, 2007, 06:28:41 AM
Admin we need ur help. Can u provide us with a USER MANUAL for this forum. Some of us are finding it difficult to use the forum tools ESPICIALLY THE QUOTE TOOL
Lol
IBBKasan wani lokacin inkaga dakikin dalibi, to zagaya kan malaminsa.......
Wata kila shine dalilin dayasa
Anas bai gane baya nin kuba.
Kuma ai da rarrafe akan tashi... baka ganin Anas sabone, give him sometime, sure he will get to know how to use
the forum fully.
Kaima da haka kafara
IBB, I remember that :P.... Harma kafi haka... hehe!
ANAS, When ever you quote... Kaduba kafin kafara typing kaga cewa kahuce wannan [/quote]
Saika dawo nan kasa ka fara naka typing din..... Inkai haka typing dinka bazai shiga cikin quote dinba.
Beside ba kai kadai kake wannan kuranba..... akwai wasuma dasukeyi..... So is no big deal.
Kuma inka gama typing dinka, ga dinga clicking on preview don kaga yadda yake kafin kace post.
Quote from: Dan-Borno on October 10, 2007, 08:21:45 PM
If you see any okada man driving recklessly
while you are driving your car, just help him
a little and shove him with your bumber, take
him to the clinic and pay the bill - shegu marasa
hankali. :-[
Wallahi DB, you have scratch where it is itching everyone. These idiots have taken over our main roads and are making a mince meat of innocent riders! I will not hesitate to urge Government to ban the use of motorcycles for commercial purpose.
Quote from: waduz on October 24, 2007, 09:40:03 AM
Quote from: Dan-Borno on October 10, 2007, 08:21:45 PM
If you see any okada man driving recklessly
while you are driving your car, just help him
a little and shove him with your bumber, take
him to the clinic and pay the bill - shegu marasa
hankali. :-[
Wallahi DB, you have scratch where it is itching everyone. These idiots have taken over our main roads and are making a mince meat of innocent riders! I will not hesitate to urge Government to ban the use of motorcycles for commercial purpose.
Gaskiya these okada people are really such a nuisance now.
Kun ga yadda gari yake cika da hayaki kuwa daga baburan?I read sometime back that one city in china where they manufactured such bikes has banned the use of such motorcycles in the metropolis.They have like a million bikes dumped.To garin ma da ake kenan.
In better countries the COII emmission of any motorcycle imported is measured amma anija kuwa.... ???
One doctor recently told me that the rate of chest related infections has greatly increased in the past 5 years and has been attributed to the imported motorcycles(cheng brands).The most alarming isthe rate of increase in lung cancer.
Sannan kumalately i heard a pioneer VIO (vehicle inspector) saying that in the Nigerian and all traffic regulation there is no provision and there has never been a provision for commercial motorcycles.A provision that allows for one to carry a passenger on the back of a motorcycle.
Gwamnatin jihar kano kuwa banda raba babura babu abun da take.Wai human development kenan har wai gwamnan cewa yake akan ya yi titi gwara ya kashe kudin ya sayo babura ya rabawa mutane.
Could you believe,according to the board of internal revenue,there are 3.5 million registered motorcycles in Kano.A kullum kuma yan achaba 4 ne ke mutuwa as a result of traffic accidents.That is 120 people per month.
Allah ya kiyaye mu.
My piece of advise:Recite 'alhamdulillah,subhanallazi sakharlana haza wa ma kunna lahu mukrinin,wa inna ila rabbina la munqalibun' whenever you board a car,bike,horse ( :P at danborno)
Quote from: Myself on October 22, 2007, 04:11:37 PM
Lol IBB
Kasan wani lokacin inkaga dakikin dalibi, to zagaya kan malaminsa.......
Wata kila shine dalilin dayasa Anas bai gane baya nin kuba.
Kuma ai da rarrafe akan tashi... baka ganin Anas sabone, give him sometime, sure he will get to know how to use
the forum fully.
Kaima da haka kafara IBB, I remember that :P.... Harma kafi haka... hehe!
LOL m just takin da piss
Quote from: gogannaka on October 24, 2007, 04:35:42 PM
Quote from: waduz on October 24, 2007, 09:40:03 AM
Quote from: Dan-Borno on October 10, 2007, 08:21:45 PM
If you see any okada man driving recklessly
while you are driving your car, just help him
a little and shove him with your bumber, take
him to the clinic and pay the bill - shegu marasa
hankali. :-[
Wallahi DB, you have scratch where it is itching everyone. These idiots have taken over our main roads and are making a mince meat of innocent riders! I will not hesitate to urge Government to ban the use of motorcycles for commercial purpose.
Gaskiya these okada people are really such a nuisance now.
Ai abinda yakamata gwabnati tayi wa yan Achaba, shine HANYA.
Hanya tasu kawai su daina bin hanyar motoci, tunda society din can not do without them.
Amma asarori da suke kawowa na rayuka dana motocin mutane ai sai Allah kawai...
So my piece of Advice go to gwabnatin jiha.... ADUBA LAMARIN YAN ACHABA DON ALLAH.
Quote from: IBB on October 19, 2007, 06:28:41 AM
Admin we need ur help. Can u provide us with a USER MANUAL for this forum. Some of us are finding it difficult to use the forum tools ESPICIALLY THE QUOTE TOOL
Hello
IBB, Please try the Help section at http://kanoonline.com/smf/index.php?action=help but if you have specific issue / Question? then I can try to see if I can be of assistance.
Thanks
Life is good.Get the best out of it positively....
Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...Hang in there, I didnt say you shouldn't fight for whats yours/deserve
Quote from: Myself on October 25, 2007, 12:12:09 AM
Quote from: gogannaka on October 24, 2007, 04:35:42 PM
Quote from: waduz on October 24, 2007, 09:40:03 AM
Quote from: Dan-Borno on October 10, 2007, 08:21:45 PM
If you see any okada man driving recklessly
while you are driving your car, just help him
a little and shove him with your bumber, take
him to the clinic and pay the bill - shegu marasa
hankali. :-[
Wallahi DB, you have scratch where it is itching everyone. These idiots have taken over our main roads and are making a mince meat of innocent riders! I will not hesitate to urge Government to ban the use of motorcycles for commercial purpose.
Gaskiya these okada people are really such a nuisance now.
Ai abinda yakamata gwabnati tayi wa yan Achaba, shine HANYA.
Hanya tasu kawai su daina bin hanyar motoci, tunda society din can not do without them.
Amma asarori da suke kawowa na rayuka dana motocin mutane ai sai Allah kawai...
So my piece of Advice go to gwabnatin jiha.... ADUBA LAMARIN YAN ACHABA DON ALLAH.
Amma kuma pollution dinsu yayi yawa.
Haka kuwa Amira..... Ko Anyi musu hanya, Hayakin baburan kuma ya isa kisa.. Hhm! ???
To Dan Allah meye maganin wannan tashin hankaline, waishi ACHABA?
Quote from: Ibro2g on October 25, 2007, 04:30:13 PM
Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...
That's right Ibro......
Wannan maganar yan achaba, ina ga yayi stemming from rashin enough buses da taxi's to go around, but the govt. should try and implement some rules and regulations on the usage and maintainance of those motorcycles. Irin rashin lafiya dake affecting mutane from the poor quality of air is staggering. Allah ya taimaka amin.
One of my favourite piece of advice is:
"Smile! It makes everybody wonder what you're up to." :) :) :)
Quote from: Mumcee on October 26, 2007, 04:20:13 AM
One of my favourite piece of advice is:
"Smile! It makes everybody wonder what you're up to." :) :) :)
Some smiles live one in doubt bcos it conceals alot of meanings. You are right my dear.
dont do to others what you wouldnt want others do to you
THe achaba problem is a growing one. Air/noise pollution, frustration and head aches. I dont blame the riders though, our society is a poor one and transportation is necessary. The government has done too little to provide adequate and affordable transportation, to promote the living condition and health of its citizens. Take abj 4 example, the ban on achaba and bringing in busses did clean up the city, but people are suffering still, the cabs are expensive, the busses dont go everywhere and one'll have to wait since the busses are still short, workers stay or walk on the road till 10p.m tryina getting home.
Heal the world
Ban the mixing of petrol and engine oil as the main fuel used by yan acaba in their babura. That is the main culprit da ya ke sa hayaki yana turnike garin. Kuma they should be sensitized on revviing the motor cycle engines less when they are stationary. That should help in stemming the unnecessary spurts of poisonous smoke.
But I just don't understand why the government will not provide enough transfort and get rid of
this tashin hankali achaba ba..... Duk taimakonsa ga society barnarsa tana da yawa
Ga irin yan mutocin nan adaidaita sahhu, why not get enough of them? instead of
the govt giving away babura, why not them? Inna ganin zasufi dadin sha'ani.
Quote from: HUSNAA on October 27, 2007, 07:31:04 AM
Ban the mixing of petrol and engine oil as the main fuel used by yan acaba in their babura. That is the main culprit da ya ke sa hayaki yana turnike garin. Kuma they should be sensitized on revviing the motor cycle engines less when they are stationary. That should help in stemming the unnecessary spurts of poisonous smoke.
The problem is that almost all the okadas use small two stroke engines which require a mix of oil and petrol for lubrication because there is no oil reservoir or crankcase.They have been banned in most developed countries and replaced by four stroke or new generation two strokes which dont require the "mix" amma mu ba ruwan mu da environment so anything goes.
Some years ago when i was in Lagos there was a crackdown on smoking two stroke mopeds in South korea and thousands were seized from the streets untill they became a problem to dispose. An enterprising Ibo chap offered to dispose of them for a fee and promptly began dismantling them and shippin to Nigeria unchallenged, where they were reassembled in his warehouse at Ebutte Metta and sold for between 15 to 17 thousand naira. I
m not kidding, this guy got paid to remove the bikes from the govt pounds over there and he shipped them to Naija and sold them for almost pure profit.
Ive noticed that In some places in Kano there is a permanent blue haze in the air during rush hour and i wonder what our lungs must look like by now.
Like him or Hate him I still pray for el rufai anytime im in abuja and notice the lack of screaming motorcycles and attendant smoke screen at every junction, plus there are no more okada wards designated to cater for their victims in FCT hospitals.
Quote from: kitkat on October 30, 2007, 02:46:30 AM
Quote from: HUSNAA on October 27, 2007, 07:31:04 AM
Ban the mixing of petrol and engine oil as the main fuel used by yan acaba in their babura. That is the main culprit da ya ke sa hayaki yana turnike garin. Kuma they should be sensitized on revviing the motor cycle engines less when they are stationary. That should help in stemming the unnecessary spurts of poisonous smoke.
The problem is that almost all the okadas use small two stroke engines which require a mix of oil and petrol for lubrication because there is no oil reservoir or crankcase.They have been banned in most developed countries and replaced by four stroke or new generation two strokes which dont require the "mix" amma mu ba ruwan mu da environment so anything goes.
Some years ago when i was in Lagos there was a crackdown on smoking two stroke mopeds in South korea and thousands were seized from the streets untill they became a problem to dispose. An enterprising Ibo chap offered to dispose of them for a fee and promptly began dismantling them and shippin to Nigeria unchallenged, where they were reassembled in his warehouse at Ebutte Metta and sold for between 15 to 17 thousand naira. I
m not kidding, this guy got paid to remove the bikes from the govt pounds over there and he shipped them to Naija and sold them for almost pure profit.
Ive noticed that In some places in Kano there is a permanent blue haze in the air during rush hour and i wonder what our lungs must look like by now.
Like him or Hate him I still pray for el rufai anytime im in abuja and notice the lack of screaming motorcycles and attendant smoke screen at every junction, plus there are no more okada wards designated to cater for their victims in FCT hospitals.
I totally agree with what u said Kitkat. The 'yan achaba, mutuwa dole and/or crushers as their name implies are just a manace and disaster to our environmental savvy. There is no law guiding their mode of operation in Naija. These pppl are seriously causing alot of havoc to the society. I was at Katsina sometime this year and unfortunately enough we hit one of them. We hit him bcos of a speed bumps that caught us unawares. We then took him to hospital for treatment. It was there that I realised almost every 5 minutes u would c an accident patient brought into that Hospital. And believe you me, its all these Achaba ppple. I there4 suport Mallam Nasir el-Rufa'i for banning them from the Abuja roads. How do you c Abuja now? Marvellous I suppose. Brother, I am with u wholeheartedly.
Quote from: kitkat on October 30, 2007, 02:46:30 AM
Quote from: HUSNAA on October 27, 2007, 07:31:04 AM
Ban the mixing of petrol and engine oil as the main fuel used by yan acaba in their babura. That is the main culprit da ya ke sa hayaki yana turnike garin. Kuma they should be sensitized on revviing the motor cycle engines less when they are stationary. That should help in stemming the unnecessary spurts of poisonous smoke.
Some years ago when i was in Lagos there was a crackdown on smoking two stroke mopeds in South korea and thousands were seized from the streets untill they became a problem to dispose. An enterprising Ibo chap offered to dispose of them for a fee and promptly began dismantling them and shippin to Nigeria unchallenged, where they were reassembled in his warehouse at Ebutte Metta and sold for between 15 to 17 thousand naira.
Im not kidding, this guy got paid to remove the bikes from the govt pounds over there and he shipped them to Naija and sold them for almost pure profit.
Dumping ground! and we say we have a Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
I doubt if there is a way to ban the mixing of petrol and engine oil.
@myself,even the adaidaita sahu tricycles emit the blue hazardous smoke.
In india where they are manufactured they use LPG(liquefied petroleum gas) for their combustion.Even the motorbike uses this LPG which has at least safer carbon II oxide emmission.
The best way is to ban the importationof these 2 stroke mix engines and allow only the newer ones kitkat mentioned.
Amma i'm afraid,like in Kano where the Governor believes dashing out jincheng's is serious human development,this is not easily achievable.
Piece of advise:
Get a mask.
Da gaskiyar ka fa GGNK. Get a mask. when ppl start wearing masks and others begin to observe how weird the whole set up is, then ppl would sit up and take notice of what is happening. There must be some research done on the this smog level.
Another possible way out of the acaba chicanery, is for government to empower the Police to collect N1000:00 levy from any commercial m/cycle rider who commits a road traffic!
Failure to pay, the m/cycle will be impounded. Do this for just a month and you will notice changes and the citizens will be saved from the dangers associated with riding achaba. ;D
LOVE UR OWN REGARDLESS
Naka nakane regardless how rotten.....
True MYSELF.
What i can never understand and agree with is that Hausa saying that 'gabar ka ba ta rubewa kayanke.. That is the greatest untruth I have heard. In ba ka yanke ba, ai sai gangrene. Daga gangrene kuma sai mutuwa. Gabar mutum na rubewa, kuku go and get it cut off. In terms of humans, therefore its a wrong analogy. Like u said, love yr own regardless; but make the effort to gyara kurakuran yr own din regardless, that is the best form of loving and showing the love.
Husna, correct there. Nima kam wallahi nafi son a dinga taking firebrigade approach in solving matsalolin kasannan. Maganan naka nakane, shima yananan, amma dai what are you doing to correct him, shine abin dubawa. The people that buy these motorcycles and give the kids to do achaba, are doing it just for the sake of the little stipends it brings to the daily, unmindful of how the kids do it, and the resultant consequences. The issue of acaba is beyond limits now everywhere. Modalities should be worked out for them so that they become more arganized and law abiding.
Quote from: HUSNAA on October 31, 2007, 11:45:21 PM
True MYSELF.
Like u said, love yr own regardless; but make the effort to gyara kurakuran yr own din regardless, that is the best form of loving and showing the love.
That is true husna...... But kinsan akwai wadanda doesn't want be there for their own
saboda wai sun lalace.
Kuma yadasu din bazai gyarasuba saidai ya dada lalatasu...
When u r in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.
Quote from: Mumcee on November 08, 2007, 11:15:04 PM
When u r in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.
Lol Mumcee! ;D
In my own (humble) opinion, when in doubt, seek advice; when in trouble, seek remedy; when in charge, take action.
this is to the students among us, whatever u do DO NOT COME OUT WITH A 3RD CLASS, it is simply not worth it.