Tag: africa

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Isime EseneFebruary 5, 2015

Must Reads: Nigeria is seeing a shift in politics of religion, Can corruption be eradicated? + more

Serena Williams: I’m Going Back to Indian Wells. TIME Welcome back, Missy Elliott. CNN.com The big dangers of ‘big data’. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 4, 2015

‘Africa needs more citizens, not leaders’ – Chude Jideonwo speaks at TEDxEuston (WATCH)

by Jewel Stephen The managing partner of Red Media Africa, Chude Jideonwo has once again stressed the need for Africans ...

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MuyiwaJanuary 26, 2015

Facebook launches a less data hungry App for Android – you can download it now

by Muyiwa Matuluko Facebook for Android isn’t exactly one of the most data efficient apps you can have on your ...

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SolaJanuary 20, 2015

Nigerian arrested after fighting over price of sunglasses in Dubai

by Anike Jacobs A Nigerian man is currently standing trial before a Dubai Criminal Court after he got into a ...

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SolaJanuary 11, 2015

I get compared to Denzel Washington abroad – Yoruba movie star gushes

by Anike Jacobs It might interest you to know that Nigerians in the diaspora actually stay in touch with the ...

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MuyiwaJanuary 6, 2015

The Nokia 215 is missing the killer feature – WhatsApp

by Muyiwa Matuluko Microsoft recently announced the Nokia 215 – a new addition to the Series 30+ family. It has ...

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MuyiwaDecember 29, 2014

This statistics confirms what we already know – Android is winning in Africa

by Muyiwa Matuluko The global mobile space is essentially a two-horse race between Android and iOS. For all we know ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 25, 2014

Oluwasegun Somefun: Are we the sick ones in the land of honey? (Poetry)

by Oluwasegun Somefun When one walks away from his father’s house Takes away mother’s wrapper Throws away the warmth of ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 14, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: Leaders who ruined Africa… and what to do about them

by Tunde Fagbenle Not long ago, my son, Olatunde (O-T) drew my attention to a TED show captioned: “The leaders ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 13, 2014

APC is proud of itself – Fashola gushes about presidential primaries

by Kolapo Olapoju   The opposition party, All Progressives Congress, is beaming with immense pride at the moment, owing to ...

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Isime EseneDecember 8, 2014

For the records: Chude Jideonwo’s speech at The Future Africa Awards 2014

by Chude Jideonwo In March next year, I will finally turn 30. I can’t wait for that day to come. ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 24, 2014

FirstBank: Putting you first, even in money transfers

by Jewel Stephen As one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, First Bank of Nigeria is known for putting its customers ...

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Isime EseneNovember 15, 2014

Ventures Africa unveils Nigeria’s new dollar billionaires + see list of Africa’s richest people

by Isi Esene Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news service, has launched its second annual ranking of Africa’s ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 10, 2014

Declining oil prices: Jonathan calls for collaboration between oil producing countries

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has implored oil producing countries to cooperate more and work together to surmount the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 8, 2014

Wyclef and Chidinma’s anti-HIV duet to feature on Coke Studio Africa Season 2 Finale

by Jewel Stephen In support of global efforts to halt mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa, soft drink ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 2, 2014

@SimonKolawole : Why I love Sankara and hate Compaore

by Simon Kolawole I give special thanks to the almighty God that I am alive to witness the end of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 27, 2014

Federal Government to introduce toll on Nigeria’s borders

by James Sambo The Federal Government is set to introduce toll payments at Nigeria’s borders with neighboring African countries. The ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 27, 2014

Nigeria ranks 31 on list of world’s most corrupt nations – Transparency International

by Godwin Akanfe According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 released by Transparency International, Nigeria is the 31st most corrupt nation ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 27, 2014

Bijelly Couture and Vans Kere to represent Nigeria at ‘Glitz Africa fashion week

by Jewel Stephen Glitz Africa Fashion Week is back for a third season to bring the glitz and glamour of ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 24, 2014

@Lanre_Olagunju: How we can revive our manufacturing so it can make us prosperous (Y! Business)

by Lanre Olagunju Africa’s share of world manufacturing output and contribution to global trade declined from 0.9% to 0.8% between ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 22, 2014

D’banj performs and gives ‘Believe in yourself’ speech in Washington (VIDEO)

by Kolapo Olapoju D’banj was recently in Washington, US, to speak at the TEDxWBG conference, which had ‘ending poverty’ as its ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 21, 2014

University girls make N150k per week in my club – Strip club boss offers good employment

by Kolapo Olapoju The owner of Cave night club in Ikeja, Dr. Shina Eddo says the strip club business is ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 20, 2014

@TundeLeye: About Africa’s leadership crisis (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye Africa is in dire need of leaders with strong, clear ideologies. As has been shown by experience ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 15, 2014

@wellsbaba: Why GEJ is not the 6th richest African President

by Seun Adegoke Kindly disregard richestlifestyle.com and its Richest African President and Top Ten Richest Pastors in the World 2014 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 14, 2014

Meet TY Danjuma’s son who is taking the art scene by storm

by Kolapo Olapoju Theo Danjuma is the 28-year-old son of retired Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, who according to Forbes ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 14, 2014

Femi Aribisala : Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless (Part 2)

by Femi Aribisala READ: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless (Part 1)  I am the Chairman of Financial Nigeria International Limited. ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 14, 2014

Wole Olabanji: Why Africa is a ‘country’ that doesn’t make sense

by Wole Olabanji Sometimes you are tempted to say “Africa is where sensible ideas go to die”, but you think ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 13, 2014

@ChineduBwhite: Is #Ebola a tool by white people to wipe black people off the face of the earth?

by Chinedu George A few months back, during the nascent days on the now-contained Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, ...

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Isime EseneOctober 10, 2014

#Nigeria IS #AfricaRising – @NOIweala

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I bring you greetings from Nigeria and particularly from our President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 10, 2014

Wow! D’banj becomes African ambassador for Apple/Beats By Dre

by Kolapo Olapoju     Nigerian superstar, Dapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, has been announced as the African brand ...

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