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In Search of a Scapegoat

I am still trying to get the logic of people who are desperate to blame Buhari for all the violence currently enveloping the North and trying so hard to absolve Jonathan THE CURRENT president and chief security officer (CSO) of Nigeria. The irresponsible ‘bigotic’ article by Reuben Abati is the

Now Jonathan has Been Declared Winner.

I would like to say congratulations to President Jonathan on being declared the winner of the concluded elections. The contents of his acceptance speech is a step in the right direction. I remain loyal to General Buhari and I am very proud to have supported him in this campaign. I

“Security Questions” in a Facebook Age.

In the process of registering for a Nigerian mobile payment service Pagatech, I came across this screen below. In the Facebook age, most of the normal security questions can be gotten from your Facebook profile. I cannot believe “Your mother’s maiden mane” is still considered a security question on

Introducing The ‘Take A Stand’ Web App

I am not afraid to take a stand – Eminem If there is anything that really gets to me, it is the tendency of people to sit on the fence on critical issues. It goes from annoying to deceitful when a person has one position publicly and another privately. The Nigerian

All Roads Lead to UNILAG for BarCamp Nigeria.

Today is day 2 of Barcamp Nigeria. This Barcamp organized by Sheriff Shittu is the most comprehensive and all inclusive tech event in Nigeria. I was there yesterday and was really impressed with the enthusiasm showed by everyone there. It brought back the energy and motivation I had in my

Letter to Glo and Big Mike

Dear Glo/Big Mike (same thing) I think it is really cool that such a big telco like GLO is a Nigerian company. I think it is really cool that you are almost the single business model for Nollywood and the Nigerian entertainment industry. – Get popular, Big Mike will give

Life as a Second Class Citizen of the Web

I just bought 3 domain names from GoDaddy. No, that is not news, the news is that I had to use a US based VPN before the purchase went through. (the VPN made the godaddy server think I was browsing from the US). The first 50 times I tried making

Camera Phones,BB, Twitter, Facebook and Nigerian Elections: A match made in Heaven?

“Ballot box, corper and police kidnapped and taken away in black Toyota LandCruiser reg number TP 887 KJA” [E. Imasuen, Warri] #DeltaRerunless than a minute ago via webtolu ogunlesi toluogunlesi The above is an example of a Tweet that was sent during the recent Governorship elections held in Delta State

11 Predictions for the Nigerian Tech Scene in 2011.

Happy New Year peeps! On the heels of Gbenga Sesan’s predictions for the Nigerian tech scene in 2011 I thought I should do mine. Enjoy! 1. Mobile Payments will take off: The Central Bank of Nigeria has given licence to companies to effect mobile payments. Although we will be