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Food › Re: A Male Nairalander Cooking Jollof Rice by vizboy(m): 12:10pm On May 10, 2013
my guy so na only u flex the rice abi
Politics › Re: Boko Haram, Northern Leaders & Conspiracy Of Silence by vizboy(op): 9:27am On May 10, 2013
continuation
In my opinion, it is the failure on
the part of all these leaders that
has brought us to where we are
now. Now, the chickens are
coming home to roost.

These criminals have moved
from killing the common man to
attempts on the lives and kidnap
of high class target. Suddenly, no
one has a hiding place, not the
poor, not the rich, not the
young, not the old; we are all at
the mercy of these cheap crooks.
We are all victims.

Our leaders have failed us by
their silence and unless they find
their voices promptly, there
would be dire consequences for
our future. I guess this is what
the Russian writer and historian
means in the quote above.

These leaders have kept quiet
for too long. Thank goodness
that it is not too late to save us
all from the doom which
continuous silence and tacit
approval of this evil portend.
Now is the time for everyone
who commands some respect in
the North to speak up and save
the country from this avoidable
bloodletting, unless of course,
there is some subtle message
that the carnage is meant to
send to us. We all should
remember that when fire gets
out of hand, it could consume
the man who lit it up!

•Adedokun, a Lagos-based PR
consultant, wrote in via
nadedokun@gmail.com. You can
follow him: @niranadedokun

source:
www.m.naij.com/news/33710.html
Politics › Re: Boko Haram, Northern Leaders & Conspiracy Of Silence by vizboy(op): 9:23am On May 10, 2013
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Politics › Boko Haram, Northern Leaders & Conspiracy Of Silence by vizboy(op): 9:17am On May 10, 2013
When we neither punish nor
reproach evildoers, we are not
simply protecting their trivial old
age, we are thereby ripping the
foundations of justice from
beneath new generations".

-Aleksandr Isayevich
Solzhenitsyn

I will never understand how this
Boko Haram phenomenon got
this far. Sometimes when I read
about their atrocities, I pinch
myself to be sure that this is still
the same Nigeria where I grew
up. Things have really gone out
of hand in this country.

Incredible things have started to
happen here. One of them is the
total lack of respect for the aged.
Things weren't like this. In the
days when I grew up, no one
would dare harm the elderly. We
all wanted to advance in age and
we imagined that anyone who
wanted to grow old would not
disregard, let alone, do harm to
an elderly person.

This was more so in the north
where religious, monarchical
and patriarchal authorities were
almost incontestable. But all that
has evaporated before our very
eyes.

Just a few hours before I started
writing this, Nigeria's one time
Minister of Mine and Power, Dr.
Shettima Ali Monguno, was
kidnapped in Maiduguri, the
Borno State capital. I found that
as unbelievable as I found it
disheartening, a telling sign of
how fast we are plunging into
the abyss. Ali Monguno is not
just an extremely old man of 92
years, he was returning from
Jumat service where he had
gone to worship God. Those are
two immutable reasons why no
one should have contemplated
snatching the old man, but I
guess I live in ancient times.
Things have so terribly changed
that we can barely recognise
ourselves again.

But maybe we needed to get
here. For years now, Boko
Haram insurgents have
terminated the lives of
thousands in a variety of violent
ways. Some were slaughtered,
some were bombed, some were
shot, some were burnt alive. And
sex or age did not matter. Men
were killed; women were killed,
so were children; these killers
discriminated against nobody.

Although statistics will very likely
show that more Christians and
southerners, especially people
from the South-Eastern part of
the country have died in the
hands of these godless human
beings, there were times that
they didn't care where the
people they were killing came
from or what faith they
professed. They killed in
churches as they killed in
mosques. They killed in
restaurants and drinking joints,
they killed in market places and
on the streets, places where one
would never be able to say who
was who.

It was like they were possessed
by the demon of destruction. At
the last count, no fewer than
3,000 people, as the Human
Rights Watch claims, had lost
their lives in the hands of these
misguided elements.

Yet, not one concerted effort at
putting an end to this
unfortunate menace has come
from elders and leaders of the
Northern stock. We are talking
about a North which produced
the current second, third and
fourth citizens of the country. I
mean the Vice-President, the
Senate President and Speaker of
the House of Representatives. A
Northern Nigeria which parades
the likes of the Sultan of Sokoto,
the Emir of Kano and Shehu of
Bornu, the Emir of Zauzau and
so many heavy weight
traditional cum religious leaders.
We are talking about a region
which produced former leaders
such as Gen. Yakubu Gowon,
Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Maj. Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, Gen.
Ibrahim Babangida and Gen.
Abdulasalami Abubakar, all of
who are still alive.

A region with countless elder
statesmen and politicians, 19
state governors, God knows
how many intellectuals in the
various fields; federal cabinet
ministers, chairmen of boards
and government parastatals;
local government chairmen and
so on and so forth. All these
people, even the big shots in
government, do nothing but call
on government to put an end to
the killings.

The failure of these respected
leaders to intervene in the
insecurity that has taken over
the North-East, parts of the
North-West and North-Central of
Nigeria has always bothered me.
Not even attacks on the
Governor of Niger State, the
Shehu of Bornu, Emir of Fika and
the Emir of Kano triggered the
patriotic alarm in these leaders. I
have concluded that there must
either be some conspiracy at
work or the North is not as
united and homogeneous as we
believed in those days.

We were told about a few mafia
groups in the North and that
whenever these groups got
together and took a decision,
the North fell in line. The last few
years indicate that this either
existed in the imagination of
some people or the North is up
to some grand conspiracy.

Oh well, I remember the recent
blackmail of the President into
considering amnesty for the
terrorists. And in spite of how
bitter that tasted in my mouth, I
thought these leaders were at
last standing up to the situation,
only for me to hear the rejection
of any amnesty by the leader of
Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau,
as he indeed boasted that it was
the Federal Government that
should seek amnesty from the
group. That shocked me to the
bones.

Does it mean that those who
canvassed for amnesty did not
even talk to the intended
beneficiaries before they started
harassing government? Did they
just assume that amnesty would
work for Boko Haram
insurgents? Shouldn't these
Northern elders, including
governors have come together
to arrest the attack on the total
psyche of the North all these
years?
Romance › Re: Advice To Victims Of Heart Breaks by vizboy(m): 1:19am On May 10, 2013
Broken heart ke. Abeg if ur heart break u buy super glue gum the damn thing and move on. That why it always good to have spear
Nairaland General › Re: Where I Prefer Most On A Post On Nairaland. by vizboy(m): 1:12am On May 10, 2013
Op na wa for u oh wetin consine the pix consine ur story. See as u resemble .......................
Education › Re: JAMB-UTME 2013 Results Thread by vizboy(m): 9:13pm On May 09, 2013
Pamaimae: pls...help mi wt ds reg no...35757755AF.....pple wt biometric error shud go nd check buh before yu check,mk sure yu submit yur photocard in jamb office...jst checkt mine....i ws a victim buh ma result x awt nw...*smilin*
bros abeg which of the jamb office u summit put
Romance › Re: Caught My Fiancee Cheating, Should I Go Ahead by vizboy(m): 6:47pm On May 09, 2013
Ask for some space. And do some thinking you alone know the solution to ur problem. If you know u can be with her without her past coming in between u guys i would ask u to carry on. But if u know u cant forget about the past i would ask u to move on and search for someone better there are others out there better than her.
Education › Re: Funny Experiences In The Examination Hall. by vizboy(m): 6:04pm On May 09, 2013
Oshuxjudd: There was this lecturer who was highly dreaded during exams because he was always nabbing cheats, this was because he was extremely crossed eye and no one could ever really tell which way he was looking. During exams one day he appeared suddenly and everyone started fidgetting, suddenly while looking to the left he shouted "hey you! get up!" a sweating guy immediately got up from the left, obviously he was cheating and he assumed cross eye had caught him because cross eyes appeared to be staring at him, but cross eyes turned to the right and pointed at the guy standing on the left saying, "so you are cheating too? Remain standing " then turning to the left again he pointed to a guy on the right and roared "I mean you! Get up!" The guy got up, of course he was also cheating. Cross eyes! Caught two at once.
my guy u be auchi polyte student
Education › Re: Federal University Otuoke by vizboy(op): 5:58pm On May 09, 2013
vizboy: abeg so no otuoke student dey here
Music/Radio › Re: D’banj Signs Olamide To DB Records by vizboy(m): 4:25pm On May 09, 2013
I hope this is all rumor. I prefer my guy ola with his own label
Education › Re: Funny Experiences In The Examination Hall. by vizboy(m): 4:21pm On May 09, 2013
LMAO

CAN YOU SEE ME
Education › Re: JAMB-UTME 2013 Results Thread by vizboy(m): 3:31pm On May 09, 2013
vizboy: 35051495BE
somebody should help me out
Romance › Re: What Is Your Relationsjip Status? by vizboy(m): 3:12pm On May 09, 2013
Imprida: Single and searching
well am searching also can we hook up
Politics › Re: State Of Emergency Likely In Borno:jonathan Cuts Short South Africa Trip by vizboy(m): 2:39pm On May 09, 2013
Just give the damn order for state of emergency. It about time u prove ur worth to us as the leader of these country
Politics › Re: Mastercard To Power Nigerian Identity Card Program by vizboy(op): 2:20pm On May 09, 2013
These would be great as it would create good image for us as online fraud by Nigerians will reduce
Education › Re: JAMB-UTME 2013 Results Thread by vizboy(m): 12:44pm On May 09, 2013
Judee99: I SUBMITTED SOM OF MT FRNDS OWN ON MONDAY @ OBALENDE, I CHECKED IT TO DAY AND IT HAS BEEN RELEASED, THOUGH THE RESULT IS A BIT POOR
i think i will be heading to benin to summit my slip
Education › Re: JAMB-UTME 2013 Results Thread by vizboy(m): 11:46am On May 09, 2013
Check mine this morning still no biometric issue Na wa oh
Nairaland General › Re: "If It Is A Crime To Save Lives, Then We Are Guilty!" - Seun Osewa by vizboy(m): 11:22am On May 09, 2013
Please note . What ever u say here can be used against u in the court of Law and order
Romance › Re: What Is The Cost Of Having A Girlfriend In Nigeria? by vizboy(m): 11:04am On May 09, 2013
Who says love dont cost a thing try am with naija babe
Romance › Re: Why Me? by vizboy(m): 10:39am On May 09, 2013
My guy she no luv u oh make u run. To her u be mugu make she catch
Romance › Re: My Galfrnd Left Me by vizboy(m): 10:37am On May 09, 2013
Op if u say u dont like calling then i would understand. But if u say u dont have money to call that trash. You dont have money to call but u have Mb to browse. Shebi the Mb na free
Romance › Re: 17 Signs U Re Actually Fallin In Luv by vizboy(m): 10:29am On May 09, 2013
Well as i was reading i had like 5 girls in my head how do i know the one that is true love for real
Romance › Re: A Female Student Wanted her male Teacher To Take Her Out On A Date! by vizboy(m): 10:18am On May 09, 2013
He should stay clear and keep his distance. If possible show her one of your female friends and tell that u already have a girlfriend.
Romance › Re: Wicked Boyfriend Post Picture Of His Girlfriend Sleeping Online by vizboy(m): 10:12am On May 09, 2013
. undecided undecided undecided undecided
op u and the bf na .........
Romance › Re: What Is Your Relationsjip Status? by vizboy(m): 10:04am On May 09, 2013
in an open relationship and still searching
Education › Re: Biometric Error Candidates Should Go Check Their Results Again...its Now Working by vizboy(m): 9:50am On May 09, 2013
phemmy johnson: HEAR ME!! Some candidiates who didn't see their result due to biometric error testified seeing their result yesterday...I don't know if you will die if you give it a try at the cafe just to see your result...There's a 50/50 chance ur result is free from biometric error...
i just check and nothing still the same problem
Politics › Mastercard To Power Nigerian Identity Card Program by vizboy(op): 9:34am On May 09, 2013
The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard today announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program. The National Identity Smart Card is the Card Scheme under the recently deployed National Identity Management System (NIMS). This program is the largest roll-out of a formal electronic payment solution in the country and the broadest financial inclusion initiative of its kind on the African continent.

As part of the program, in its first phase, Nigerians 16 years and older, and all residents in the country for more than two years, will get the new multipurpose identity card which has 13 applications including MasterCard’s prepaid payment technology that will provide cardholders with the safety, convenience and reliability of electronic payments. This will have a significant and positive impact on the lives of these Nigerians who have not previously had access to financial services.

The Project will have Access Bank Plc as the pilot issuer bank for the cards and Unified Payment Services Limited (Unified Payments) as the payment processor. Other issuing banks will include United Bank for Africa, Union Bank, Zenith, Skye Bank, Unity Bank, Stanbic, and First Bank.

The announcement was witnessed by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy in Nigeria, who stressed the importance of the National Identity Smart Card Scheme in moving Nigeria to an electronic platform. This program is good practice for us to bring all the citizens on a common platform for interacting with the various government agencies and for transacting electronically. We will implement this initiative in a collaborative manner between the public and private sectors, to achieve its full potential of inclusive citizenship and more effective governance,” she said.

“Today’s announcement is the first phase of an unprecedented project in terms of scale and scope for Nigeria,” said Michael Miebach, President, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard. “MasterCard has been a firm supporter of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Cashless Policy as we share a vision of a world beyond cash. From the program’s inception, we have provided the Federal Government of Nigeria with global insights and best practices on how electronic payments can enable economic growth and create a more financially inclusive economy”.

Chris ‘E Onyemenam, the Director General and Chief Executive of the National Identity Management Commission, said “We have chosen MasterCard to be the payment technology provider for the initial rollout of the National Identity Smart Card project because the Company has shown a commitment to furthering financial inclusion through the reduction of cash in the Nigerian economy.” He added “MasterCard has pioneered large scale card schemes that combine biometric functionality with electronic payments and we want to capitalize on their experience in this field to make our program rollout a sustainable success for the country and for the continent.”

“Access Bank’s involvement in this project is testament to our ongoing efforts to expand financial inclusion in Nigeria,” said Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CEO of Access Bank. “The new identity card will revolutionize the Nigerian economic landscape, breaking down one of the most significant barriers to financial inclusion – proof of identity, while simultaneously providing Nigerians with a world class payment solution”.

“Unified Payments is the foremost transaction processor and pioneer of EMV processing and acquiring in Nigeria, owned by leading Nigerian banks. We will use our expertise and experience to guarantee the success of the project and ensure that the data of Nigerians are protected. We look forward to working with other partners in delivering value to all stakeholders’’, said Agada Apochi, Managing Director and CEO, Unified Payments.

The new National Identity Smart Card will incorporate the unique National Identification Numbers (NIN) of duly registered persons in the country. The enrollment process involves the recording of an individual’s demographic data and biometric data (capture of 10 fingerprints, facial picture and digital signature) that are used to authenticate the cardholder and eliminate fraud and embezzlement. The resultant National Identity Database will provide the platform for several other value propositions of the NIMC including identity authentication and verification.

Thanks to the unique and unambiguous identification of individuals under the NIMS, other identification card schemes like the Driver’s License, Voters Registration, Health Insurance, Tax, SIM and the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) will benefit and can all be integrated, using the NIN, into the multi-function Card Scheme of the NIMS. When fully utilizing the card as a prepaid payment tool, the cardholder can deposit funds on the card, receive social benefits, pay for goods and services at any of the 35 million MasterCard acceptance locations globally, withdraw cash from all ATMs that accept MasterCard, or engage in many other financial transactions that are facilitated by electronic payments. All in a secure and convenient environment enabled by the EMV Chip and Pin standard.

Upon completion of the National ID registration process, NIMC aims to introduce more than 100 million cards to Nigeria’s 167 million citizens.
http://www.newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-to-power-nigerian-identity-card-program/

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