Etisalat to 9Mobile: How did it go from boom to burst, to new beginnings?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It began with zipped green lips, that gradually became unzipped, and was unveiled to us as the Naija Network. Etisalat, from day one, looked like it was going to be different from the existing mobile telecommunications networks that were in existence in the country. There was a targeted appeal to the... Read More

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July 14, 2017

4 takeaways from Etisalat’s departure from Nigeria

Etisalat, the UAE company has left Nigeria. This is due to a due to a N541 billion debt owed to banks that it can not repay. In a statement released by Hatem Dowidar, chief executive of Etisalat International, Etisalat UAE; the company, with a 45 percent stake in the Nigerian business, said it was giving... Read More

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January 21, 2017

BREAKING: Jammeh leaves The Gambia

Former leader of The Gambia, Yayha Jammeh has finally departed the country. Jammeh, who has ruled the tiny West African nation for the past 22 years boarded the plane alongside his wife. A Gambian journalist, Abdoulie Sey, who witnessed the departure confirmed it via his Twitter account. Thomas Fessy, a West Africa correspondent for the BBC... Read More

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July 30, 2014

Adesegun Ayobami: My memorable flying experience (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Adesegun Ayobami ”The plane finally took off, I didn’t notice I had been sitting next to a beautiful girl, I was in awe of the splendour a man like me invented” Dreams can be deceptive, though some say it’s a rhema to futuristic events. Sometimes they offer you a chance to dine in the... Read More

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July 30, 2014

Should you fly? We break down the terror of flying by air these days (READ)

by Emmanuel Chidiogo 2014 has witnessed one too many crashes in one month for the aviation industry worldwide, than it has in the last two years. The month of July has so far witnessed four crashes, the most in a month since 2012, when 5 crashes were recorded in the same month of July... Read More

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February 27, 2013

Unbridled rage: Chinese official trashes airport after missing flight ‘because he stopped to get breakfast’ (WATCH)

Hilarious video emerged today of a Chinese Communist official trashing an airport boarding gate in a rage after missing his flight. Yan Linkun and his wife were caught on CCTV trying to board at Changshui International Airport when they are reportedly told the plane had already left. Mr Yan initially reacts by pushing violently at... Read More

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Etisalat to 9Mobile: How did it go from boom to burst, to new beginnings?

4 takeaways from Etisalat’s departure from Nigeria

BREAKING: Jammeh leaves The Gambia

Adesegun Ayobami: My memorable flying experience (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Should you fly? We break down the terror of flying by air these days (READ)

Unbridled rage: Chinese official trashes airport after missing flight ‘because he stopped to get breakfast’ (WATCH)

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