Smartphones are everywhere, but one with features as alluring as the Gionee M6 will always stand the test of time. If you think the way to a man’s heart is food, trust me, the new Gionee M6 will change your mind. Despite the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, the Gionee M6 is an easy pick for... Read More

Unveiling the Gionee M6 Mirror: A phone bigger than your needs

In the scheme of things, the word ‘BIG’ is a recurring decimal. We dream to make it big, ride big cars, live in big houses and buy big phones. The Gionee Family in response to our big desires creates a phone that mirrors them and calls it the GIONEE M6 MIRROR. Marvel at the sight... Read More

Zoto Mobile Recharge App becomes the number one app in Nigeria

Zoto, a product of Hedonmark Management Services Limited and Nigeria’s fastest mobile recharge app, announced today that it has become the number one app in Google play store in Nigeria for the shopping category. With this new development, Zoto has registered a strong presence in the airtime recharge segment in Africa, which was dependent upon... Read More

Opinion: No, MMM has not shown that Nigeria is not mobile first

by Osarumen Osamuyi When the number of people rising to the top of a pyramid scheme like MMM (the Mavrodi Mondial Movement) becomes too high for the inflow rate to contain, the house of cards will come crashing down — like in Zimbabwe. Because I hold the readers of my blog in high regard, I know I... Read More

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July 29, 2016

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Gionee M5 Plus: A pure breed of ingenuity

The Gionee M5 Plus is not just a new addition to the Gionee Family; it is an ingenious plus to the world of smartphones. Get ready to be blown away by the features of the new Gionee M5 Plus. Let’s take a peek into what the M5 Plus has got to offer Specifications 5,000mAh Battery... Read More

For once, the hype was not enough… as GIONEE launches M5 Mini

After so much anticipation, Gionee launched its newest addition to its M5 family. News of the arrival of the Gionee M5 Mini has been generating speculations and debate since the company hinted the new release. Speculations came to an end on 10th February 2016 when the spectacle was finally unveiled. Yes, there was a shocker,... Read More

MTN faces fresh battle with another NCC

As MTN prepares to battle the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC in court, another NCC, the Nigerian Copyright Commission has slammed accusations of copyright infringement on the telecommunications company. The NCC has filed charges against Ferd Moolman, MTN chief executive officer and the company. According to a document obtained by NAN, the charge number is ABJ/CR/379/2015 and it... Read More

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January 29, 2015

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Facebook now has 1.39 billion active users monthly

by Muyiwa Matuluko Announcing 2014 fourth quarter earnings yesterday, Facebook revealed that it now has 1.39 billion monthly active users and 1.19 mobile monthly users. That’s up by 13% and 26%, year on year. The social network giant also revealed that is now has 890 million daily active users and 745 million mobile daily active... Read More

facebook, Finance, mobile, mobile-only, quarterly earnings

December 29, 2014

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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 other competing platforms – primarily Blackberry and Windows Phone – are pretenders. With over 80% of the global marketshare, Android is, and will continue to be, the leading mobile platform for a long while. Coming... Read More

africa, Android, mobile, statcounter, windows phone

July 31, 2014

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Sanusi Ismaila says some Nigerian techies have a ‘Tony Stark Complex’ | Can you guess who and who?

by Sanusi Ismaila Regardless of how knowledgeable you are on a subject, or how dumb the idea they are trying to sell to you is, they always claim to have special insight you can’t seem to see or comprehend. One weekend, I got on the phone with one of my friends from high school, a techie’s... Read More

apps, cchub, cloud, incubation hub, iPads, marvel, Media, mobile, New Media, new technology, nigeria, Nigerian Techies, sanusi ismaila, smart phones, start-ups, Tech, techie, technology and business, tony stark complex

October 2, 2013

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Opinion: Lamentations of educated mobile police officers

by Dolapo Aina When this writer listened for some minutes, it dawned on the writer that these officers were university graduates. What made this writer take interest in their conversation was what one of the five MOPOLs said. He said “we are a punch of poor people”. The public generalisation and perception of a typical... Read More

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September 18, 2013

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HORROR: Chinese student slits teacher’s throat for seizing his mobile phone (Viewer Discretion)

Murdered: Teacher Sun Wukang was killed by one of his students after taking the youngster’s phone A Chinese student slit his teacher’s throat in an act of revenge after his mobile phone was confiscated. The student, named only as Lei in local news reports, had been discovered playing with his phone by his teacher Sun... Read More

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May 30, 2013

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“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)

READ: “Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (part 1) by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija “…but do Nigerians care? We love freebies,” Adebambi says. “Piracy is a Nigerian itself. It is hard to change its nationality”, she states. Gotter is the first to admit this “We’re struggling,” he... Read More

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May 30, 2013

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“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)

One of the easy success stories from Nigeria’s evolving technology space, Jason Njoku can’t stop talking about how successful he has been become. So we dig just a little deeper by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija The question on the lips of everyone who pays attention to the iROKO TV business – Does the 3-year old... Read More

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April 23, 2013

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He’s “a hustler”: Iroko TV’s Jason Njoku speaks to Quartz

by Hauwa Gambo You could say his Public Relations team is working over-drive and you would be right. Iroko TV’s boastful founder, Jason Njoku continues to get rave reviews for building what many have chosen to call the “Netflix of Africa”. In this new interview with international tech news platform Quartz, Njoku speaks about his... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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Opinion: Africa’s future is mobile

by Ayanda Dlamini Africa is an increasingly mobile continent, making smart mobile application development one of the continent’s next big industries. Ayanda Dlamini The mobile application space is set to boom across Africa, as enterprises and developers lead the world in bringing to market unique mobile applications suited to a developing market. There are several... Read More

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December 6, 2012

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Surely, you’ve heard of BudgIT? Public finance app set to launch mobile version

by Akan Ido BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic startup is launching a mobile version of its website which will be accessible via multiple smart mobile devices. BudgIT’s efforts at communicating complex issues relating to budget and public finance has transformed the discussion about the budget on social media and offline gatherings. The company has worked... Read More

Analytics, budget, Budgit, data, government, mobile, nigeria, smartphone

September 27, 2012

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Pregnant woman shot dead in police chase of armed robbers

by Isi Esene There was tragedy in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday as a pregnant woman was said to have been hit by stray bullets when men of the newly commissioned police unit, Operation Doo Akpo, were in pursuit of suspected armed robbers. A policeman attached to the mobile security unit was also reported to have... Read More

armed robbers, Bayelsa, Mbiama, mobile, Operation Doo Akpo, police, security, Yenagoa

October 31, 2011

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Technology 101: Apps that help increase your productivity

Oluwatobi Soyombo Last week, I promised to acquaint you with some essential blogging tips today. Unfortunately, I will not be doing that because another YNaija columnist did justice to the topic on the 25th of October. So I will just refer you to the URL of the post. It’s very informative and I must state... Read More

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The Gionee M6 is the new way to a man’s heart

Unveiling the Gionee M6 Mirror: A phone bigger than your needs

Zoto Mobile Recharge App becomes the number one app in Nigeria

Opinion: No, MMM has not shown that Nigeria is not mobile first

Gionee M5 Plus: A pure breed of ingenuity

For once, the hype was not enough… as GIONEE launches M5 Mini

MTN faces fresh battle with another NCC

Facebook now has 1.39 billion active users monthly

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

Sanusi Ismaila says some Nigerian techies have a ‘Tony Stark Complex’ | Can you guess who and who?

Opinion: Lamentations of educated mobile police officers

HORROR: Chinese student slits teacher’s throat for seizing his mobile phone (Viewer Discretion)

“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)

“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)

He’s “a hustler”: Iroko TV’s Jason Njoku speaks to Quartz

Opinion: Africa’s future is mobile

Surely, you’ve heard of BudgIT? Public finance app set to launch mobile version

Pregnant woman shot dead in police chase of armed robbers

Technology 101: Apps that help increase your productivity

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