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[quote author=Mr.T Anonymous]The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to collaborate witha safety organization toinstall surveillance cameras in all the major highways across the country. This isin a bid to curtail violationof road traffic laws and ensure there’san eye out to see when criminal activities are being committedon our highways.
A Memorandum of Understanding,MoU, would therefore be signed this week between the government and Risk and Accident Prevention Society of Nigeria, RAPSON in a move that will bring about theinstallation of 10,000 units ofsmart cameras and 13,000 sets of memorycensors on thenation’s highways.
Chairman of RAPSON, Mr Ben Koko Odohofre while speaking ton newsmen in Abuja said the organization was set to employ 300,000personnel to work on the project.
RAPSON is an organization with the objective to save lives andreduce the toll of injuries and death resultingfrom accident and violence on roads.
According to Odohofre, a committee comprising the State Security Service, SSS, the Nigeria Police, Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO, and Federal Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Justice and Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, would work with the organisation onthe project.
The Chairman/CEO said the company as a player in the private sector,would source the funds whilegovernment would enforce the project.
“Government would fine offenders whilethe percentageof money realized from the fines wouldbe shared between government and RAPSON. However government would provide its agencies which would drive the project. The police would arrest the offenders whilewe are asking the police for 5,000 men,” hesaid.
http://www.informationng.com/2013/02/nigerian-highways-to-get-10000-surveillance-cameras.html[/quote]while do you need so many police, if you installed camera and violation occur, the camera snap the scene, send it to the server, the plate number is processed and ticket send to the offender address. the offender go online use his/her visa card to pay, thats end the long story.

uncle u: The guy lied. It does not cost that much to deliver in the States. I have sent not less than 10 patients to deliver in Texas. Normal delivery cost around $3000 to $5000. Additional services are charged. Epidural is additional $1500.Non of my patients has spent upto $10000. I don't know where he got the $140000 from.

You are one of those liars fooling people, "Normal delivery cost around $3000 to $5000" where did you pay that in America? you can as well say the Doctors make $3000 - $5000 monthly.

jokerayo: [b]Apa-nla-to sole-aye-ro; Adeda; Aseda; Ameda; Alagbada-ina; Alawotele-oorun; Gbengbeleku to ndara nibi to gbe wun; Alaani; Agbani; Afuuni; Atoni; Alewilese; Aleselewi; Gbani-gbani ti-aye-nsaaya; Ariro-ala; Arabaribiti; Aribirabata; Sonso ori abere to soro fun satani lati joko le; Opabi-da-sobi-dire; O joko kiribiti kale lajule orun, Oba mi to tele aye bi eni teni; O ta sanmo bi eni taso; Alapa kabikabi ti nkabi danu lori awon omo; Akobi ninu awon oku; Ajinde ati Iye; Kiki oro kan to so ile aye ro; Apata Ayeraiye; Apata aidigbolu-eni digbolu a wo womu-womu; Eleti lu kara bi ajere; Ape-je, Aipe-je; Baba fun alaini baba; Oko opo; Eru jeje leti okun pupa; Ekun oko Farao; Oke-tiiri ti-ko-le-wo; Oko mi; Olorun mi; Olugbala mi: Olurapada mi; Afuni teni keni ko le gba; Agbani te nikeni ko le de; Agbeni teda aye kan ko le ja kule;Olowo gbogboro ti nyomo re ninu ofin aye; Ara-ti-nsan-nigbo-ti-tigbo-tiju-pa-lolo-lo; Olowo-ori-mi; Oba awon oba; Olorun awon olorun, Afobaje ti a ko le ro loye; Oba to nfi oba je; Oba to nse ohun gbogbo lodu lodu to nje Olodumare; Ogbenu-wundia sola; Ogbenu adalebo sewa; O gbe nu omo eniyan fohun; Alfa ati Omega; Ibeere ati opin; Eni ibeere ati opin; Saju aye loti wa, aye wa, Baba mi wa sibe, Olorun mi ti yio ma wa nigba ti aye ko ni si mo;Emi ni ninu emi ni; Emi ni mase beru; Akara iye; odo to nsan fun aanu ti kii gbe; Ajidara; Ajisewa; Aiku Aidibaje; Alagbala iyanu; Alagbala a-de'u're; Alagbala to ni kokoro to nsi to nti; Alade wura, Alade ogo; Alade ewa; Ewa to tinu ewa jade; olowo mimo; Oniwa mimo; Alade mimo; Mimo, mimo ninu ogo nla ti kii di baje, Oloruko egbaagbeje, [/b]And so on and so forth. Hope U are ok with these ones. He s got so[/b] many names i cant just remember at once

you might want to use the yoruba letters for clarification.

tbaba1234: This practice has no basis in Islam. It is more of a cultural practice. This was a practise in pre-Islamic Arabia and Allah abolished the practice in the Quran.

You who believe, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will,b nor should you treat your wives harshly, hoping to take back some of the bride-gift you gave them, unless they are guilty of something clearly outrageous. Live with them in accordance with what is fair and kind: if you dislike them, it may well be that you dislike something in which God has put much good. (Surah 4:19)

It is amazing how so many Muslims practise things from the times of Ignorance.

"... against their will" is not the same as forbidden.

Tolexander: A tale of two men(writers). One
decided destructively scattering
the city with his pen from abroad
while the other is constructively
criticizing her with his pen staying
at home.
Professor Oluwole Soyinka you
are the man. Little wonder you
were awarded the nobel
laureate.
Keep it up.

Where is Achebe?

can't still understand why people wey no sabi swim dey enter river! na cause?

this one still better than going to elementary school killing children.

hope the queen learn from this!

May the soul of Yekini rest in peace! and God bless Victor Moses after 19 years that we lost hope on the so call chicken eagle.

Niger bridge is falling - the first thing suppose to be photo - show the pix.

gbollykore: must he go to london, why cant they build the same type of hospital in Nigeria with all the money they are wasting around

even if they build it, they fi maintain ham, beside they know the type of doctors that will work there owning to the wey they produce them.

locally made or locally assemble?

Molue na made in Nigeria anyway.

this one no be beach photo now! wey front and back?

They took advantage of Mali situation bribed the players $5000 each and won, same will happen with Obinna-Faso. negotiation is going on, will know them SK & Co.

stagger: Not surprised that it is a Kano man spearheading this attempt to take us back to the stone age. How many trees have to keep getting cut down to produce paper for more than 300,000 JAMB candidates a year?

The Northern oligarchy are the problem of this country. They never want progress and they keep wanting to send us back. It is 44 years since the Americans went to the moon, and yet we are still conducting paper based testing for an exam with complaints of mass cheating. What will it take for us to purge this country of these enemies of progress?

and how many generators will be on during the exam? pollution that continue to reduce your lifespan, do the math bro.

now we are still lacking behind, why e-center? when candidate can login online at home, bear parlor, asewo house and give the exam?

in all 52 years with tight exam rule lead us to no where. no road, no water, no light, no health, no education, even no good akunas in town, we can build anything in this country without contracting it to foreign companies. every profs copycat.

we won without KANU!

18 people charged in $200-million credit card fraud

2020 we going nowhere - this another good example! lets keep fooling ourselves.

In as much as the man of God is using the traditional power the n you can go for a cheaper option which is BABALAWO.

first class or pass their IQ remain same as H-school.

horlatunde: Igbo have no leaders – Ben Obi

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By Dotun Ibiwoye

‘I warned that terrorism in Nigeria could go deadly’

Senator Ben Obi is the Special Adviser to the President on Inter -Party Relations. In this interview, Obi says he warned as far back as 12 years ago (2001) that terrorism in Nigeria could turn deadly. According to him, his experience motivated an anti -terrorism bill he initiated eight years ago in the Senate. He also speaks on President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan for Nigeria this year, Igbo leadership and the potentials of the country achieving Vision 20:2020, among other national issues. Excerpts:

Insecurity has become a major issue in the country. How did we find ourselves in the unsavoury situation?

The truth here is that when the issue of terrorism came to this country, it was completely at the worst state. We were unprepared for it. Nobody ever believed that, in Nigeria, people could tie explosives around themselves and blow themselves up.

I was in Washington when terrorists carried out the 9/11 attacks. I was held up there for one week because they stopped us from flying back (to Nigeria) due to the attacks. I went to attend a meeting at the Pentagon, I was there with the National Security Adviser. When I came back, I made a report to the NSA that ‘now that we have seen a new dimension of terrorism taking place in America, it will only be a question of time before we will experience it in Nigeria’.

So, when I went into the Senate, which I had to battle in court for two years after my mates were sworn in June 2003, I got sworn -in on February 2005, by 15 March 2005, I had put in two bills: one had to do with the establishment of anti- terrorist agency and eradication of terrorism. I gave reasons why the bills should be passed.

In the course of it, President Obasanjo directed his Attorney General, Bayo Ojo, to send in an executive bill after my bill had gone through the first reading. After the first reading, my colleagues from the North called me and said they were not comfortable with the bill, and they asked if this was sponsored by Israel. I told them that terrorism does not know colour. So they set up a committee to look at the bill, went through it and found out it was an innocent bill and a good one.

Meanwhile, I had recommended and pleaded with Professor Jubril Aminu to second a motion on the bill; Aminu was the Nigerian Ambassador in Washington when the 9/11 happened, and he was the one who spoke on behalf of ambassadors (to the US) to President W. Bush condemning the terrorist act. The bill passed the second reading before we left the Senate. I’m happy today that the process of passing the bill is on the way.

In the first week of the year, President Goodluck Jonathan assured that 2013 will be better than last year. But majority of Nigerians are not convinced because the same rhetoric have been repeatedly made by him. What is your take on this?

The president explained the situation, and I think he has given his word as president of the country, that 2013 would be a better year than 2012. And I want Nigerians to believe that it is not easy for a man in the position of the President of Nigeria to make such a declaration, I can vouch for him. Because there are several things that he has advantage of knowing ahead of all of us, so I believe that 2013 would be a better year.

During the presidential chat late last year, he had to take stock of the activities from the beginning to the end of 2012. You would also agree that no matter how much detailed report given by newspapers, people will still say that they are not satisfied. Being a president does not make him a super human being. There are so many things that are on the table of the president that a good number of us are not opportune to go out and verify.

And there are so many information also available to the Mr President that are not appropriate to let out for various reasons. Some of them may be security. But then, these are things that affect the day- to- day lives of Nigerians. When it becomes a security issue, it is advised that you don’t go into such things until certain things are put in place. So, once you occupy the seat of the President of Nigeria, there are several things people would want to know from you about the state of the country. Just because people are yearning to know these and you decided to let go, the reactions may be devastating.

National Life
Politicians would tell you that votes now count. That means that aspect of our national life is improving. We must be able to get our electoral process right. If we are able to put it together as it is being done now, the power sector, transport, then our industries and factories can come back to life. What that would cause is employment for the youths and the quest to be part of violence, terrorism or vandalism as being constituted by evil doers would drop.

The transformation agenda would bring clear changes that would impact on the lives of the Nigerian people. It is on course and I believe that is part of the reason the president said we will see a better 2013. Some people don’t even pay their tax; yet they want to enjoy the benefits of government. Where would the money come from? Above that, we have a country, and we want this country to be united, we want this country to grow. We will go into the year and be able to do an appraisal of 2013 to see if things have really started to improve. So I believe that for a man in that position to say to his fellow countrymen that things would improve, I believe things will improve.

You mean Nigerians should be optimistic when all we had in the past were empty promises?

When former President Olusegun Obasanjo was in power, people were saying he was harsh. When we had the eight years of his tenure, Nigerians said he was high handed because, as a general, he came with the tactics of the military. And people were saying we needed a democratic president. They said we needed a president with human touch and human face. Then came the Yar’Adua administration and people were saying,’ oh, now we are getting it’. And then President Jonathan came on board.

I am happy because I am serving under President Jonathan, because I try in my own interactions with him to see if we can try to govern this country using democratic elements. We know that he is the Commander- in-Chief, but let us see if we can do without applying that touch of commander-in-chief to make him bring down heaven on Nigerians, for any reasons whatsoever.

What I am trying to say is that Nigerians are saying’ no, we don’t want this high handedness’. Gradually, President Jonathan is trying to make sure that things are done properly, he reviews and consults before taking decisions on issues. Knowing my colleagues in the political arena, everybody counts himself very important. Everybody says he/she is a stakeholder. So, based on that, we try to make as many consultations as possible to be able to get the right answers. We may not be hundred percent in the results of the consultations, but at least people agree with us that they are being consulted.

And the issue of corruption that ex-President Obasanjo noted is not being fought thoroughly…?

There are agencies mandated to address the issue of corruption. My own simple position is that those agencies have not come straight to Nigerians that the tools they work with are being denied them. I am also conscious of the fact that in the days of Obasanjo’s administration, I was one of those legislators that quarreled with the impeachment of some governors with less than two thirds members in attendance – in Plateau, Oyo and Ekiti- which was virtually spearheaded by the EFCC. I am not saying that the governors were not corrupt, but, as a legislator, I believe that an impeachment can only succeed with votes of 2/3 of the assembly and nothing less.

It happened even in Anambra State when the legislators relocated to Asaba. As long as I remain an adviser to President Jonathan, I would advise him to give the agencies the tools to work. They have their own rules of how to go about it, so they should fight it just to make sure that the result is there, clearly that there are no issues as far as the constitution is on ground, nobody is above the law.

Everybody must be subjected to the law of the land. Whoever is found wanting, let the full sledge hammer of the law come upon him. And once the president tells you to do that, which he is doing now, nobody wants the president taking over the duties of the EFCC. We have to draw the lines. But if the EFCC comes up to say that they’ve not been funded, they don’t have the tools to work and they are being denied this or that, that is a different ball game. Then you can see President Jonathan battling corruption. People must not expect President Jonathan to play a role you find some former presidents playing in their tenure.

The postponement of the PDP Board of Trustees election and the ouster of a key member of the party give room for pundits to believe that there are intrigues going on in the party?

PDP is a huge political party and, for anyone to effectively manage the affairs of the party, more so when you want to play a more speculative role for the growth, you need to really scrutinize the BoT members, to know which of them would really uplift the credibility of an ambassadorial committee. So, if it is going to be the chief adviser, then that person must be able to carry the tag of a party like the PDP. So, when things like these happen, I am not surprised. For me, it is nothing unusual.

You were at the forefront of the agitation to immortalize the late Odumegwu Ojukwu and you advised the Igbo to wait for President Jonathan’s decision on 2015 presidency. What message are you trying to pass across?

[b]Igbo people don’t really believe in a monolithic leadership. It has always been a collective leadership. Odumegwu Ojukwu’s case was different because he found himself leading the people at a particular time that was quite volatile. And he was gifted. he was a teacher, he was a fighter, he was an orator, he was a courageous administrator. And he loved his people; he came from an aristocratic home, but settled with the people. He came from an aristocratic background to help his people and then chose the philosophy of showing the light where the people could find their way. That was a different era. And, of course, he was a man who had style and tradition, so all of that counted.

He never went out of his way to declare himself Igbo leader. I can say this authoritatively because I was actually one of his closest friends for many years. In fact , he hated the word “leader”, he would like you to say ‘i am a responsible citizen’. Yet he found himself playing a major role and leading the people.

In talking about leadership, don’t forget we also have Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who is very highly regarded. Because of Ekwueme’s emergence at the national level, it would really be difficult to place him as an Igbo leader. He was the vice president of Nigeria, and it would be relegating cocooning him into that small area of the region. I am not looking up to anybody to emerge as an Igbo leader, because Igbo are big and they don’t have leaders. Leadership in Igbo land is more of a collective thing.[/b]

We are looking and working toward Nigeria as one of the top 20 countries in the world in 2020. Do you think we are still working in that direction and is it achievable within this timeframe?

Government is programmed to actualize that dream. Again, it is not an easy effort for Nigeria to be one of the 20 economies of the world by 2020. But the potentials to achieving that is on the ground. We only need to do the right thing and that is why President Goodluck Jonathan came with the transformation agenda. It is only through the transformation that we would be able to get our acts right. But if we don’t key into the transformation agenda, we go back to our system of doing things, it is clear that we would go into our old habits. And once we are able to do that in two years, a lot of things would change. And because Nigerians are very active in doing things, I don’t see how we cannot do that.

However, we should also be conscious of the fact that all the other countries are not static. If we want to overtake them, they are also on the move. I am conscious of that fact. Now look at one major issue in Nigeria developmental stride. The issue of electoral process. At least, today, Nigerians must give credit to President Jonathan. The first time a sitting president would say, ‘listen to me, let nobody rig election for me. No Nigerian blood should spill because of my election. If I lose, I only go back to where I came from!’. And ever since then, he has stood by the truth in the Nigerian electoral process.

In Edo State, he mandated me to go there to ensure the constitutional rights of the people on free and fair elections. I went there and did a workshop and told them that President Goodluck Jonathan, though a PDP member, had no interest in who emerges as governor and that the process would be free, fair, transparent and credible. And I went there and I did my workshop. And the candidates came.

At the end of the day, it was a free and fair election. When we got to the time of Ondo State, he called me again and said ‘go to Ondo State and conduct that sensitization workshop again, and tell them it is going to be a free and fair election’. To a large extent, the elections were free and fair in Edo and Ondo. President Goodluck Jonathan was the first to congratulate the two governors: one, ACN and the other Labour Party.

And I think the only way this country can develop and grow and become one of the 20 economies by2020 is for us to work hand-in-gloves and move on. I know Nigerians have suffered a lot. I am appealing to them to exercise a little bit of patience and we will get there.

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we are not going to achieve any tangible development comes 2020, this is 2013 no light, no road, no good education, no functioning institutions, no water, no health care then how are we planning to become one the top 20? is it by population?

thanks to naija doctors!

some guys can't help but can put head!

Prof Corruption: I have problem with the ranking. Kanu should be among the top three.

Kanu shouldn't be!

Abuja suppose to be FG base and not business base. presently, they can conduct their business in Paris and let the negas drill the oil.

That is one of those God given powerful man - OPC at is best!

FG and professors of electricity full all universities - 52 yias!

"However, with support from the leadership of the Oil and Gas Producing Communities of Niger Delta, oil communities in the state had found their lost voice. They have joined the campaign for direct payment of 13 per cent derivation to host communities."

One can see that some of us are even supporting this idea in this present stage of our country. how do we expect this country to develop or move forward when those that are representing others are acting on their own personal interest?

Oil and Gas Producing Communities of Niger Delta - FG interpret as state
host communities - interpreted as state and the 13% goes to state

Now, this guys with big English fooling themselves interpreting the above terms as OMOONILE which will eventually means that if the oil is not from your fathers/family land then one is not entitle to anything or one is bound to receive this - we are just helping you guys!

and these are same people agitating for own republic - terrible is a nice word to use.

Where can someone buy ifa book in Yoruba language?

can someone confirm the present of running water!

how did you wan dem to make money when you are watching it free online?

light, water, road, health no dey for this country after over 50 yias of independent - why?