What Google says about the Gubernatorial Elections in Lagos, Oyo and Rivers

On the 7th of April, I asked if maybe such forecasts using big data were the way to go generally, seeing as they were bang on the money with regards to the presidential elections. Today, we have even more Google trend data to put to the test against the forthcoming gubernatorial elections. The first, and most obvious conclusion we can draw even before sharing the new data is that Nigerians generally aren’t as interested in the governance...

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Here are the New Must Have Gadgets, Smartphones are Last Year

Are you still euphoric about your new smartphone or tablet in 2015? Then there is a huge chance that you missed the train. A couple of months ago, I wrote about how smartphones had gotten boring, and while the newest set of flagship devices (to be specific, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge) tickle my fancy a bit, we aren’t back to the times when we were up all night literally waiting for one leak or the other about...

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Airtel Unveils Cool New Exciting Data Offers

In the strive to be the leading telecoms operator in Nigeria, Airtel unveiled a new data campaign offer tagged “join the smartphone Network” this campaign is aimed at promoting the use of internet and comes in four different varieties Activate a smartphone or Dongle: Purchase any smartphone or dongle from Airtel or its partner stores and activate with an Airtel sim to get up to 2GB free data instantly & also enjoy 100% data bonus on...

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There is a Game in your Chrome Browser

Google is one of the most fun companies in the world in my books. From doodles to Easter eggs on YouTube, there is always some small nuggets to be found here and there as you browse through their ecosystem. I just discovered this about two weeks ago, or more correctly, a 12-year old, pointed it out to me. (I know, my last here is terrible right?) I had always wondered why there was a dinosaur in Chrome whenever a page failed to load....

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Twitter Now Let’s You Retweet With Comments

One of the age-long issues with Twitter has been the how “Retweets” (RTs) are handled. Many had complained when the ability to Retweet while appending comments was taken away from the native app about a year ago, and the sentiment hasn’t changed much with each new iteration of the Retweet function. The newest update from twitter across platforms brings yet another change from how the Retweet function is handled. The newest update, now replaces...

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MTN Said To Start Purchase of Nigeria Wireless Operator Visafone

Word on the street is that MTN Group has commenced the process of acquiring Visafone Communications Limited. While details are sketchy at the moment, MTN is apparently buying it as an expansion move in a market it already dominates. Visafone currently has just about 2.2 million subscribers against MTN’s 55 million, so it’s fair to assume that the growth in this case is not subscribers but most likely technology. If the move goes through,...

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PHOTOS: Ancient Buildings in Abeokuta

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PHOTOS: President Jonathan Visits Gen T. Danjuma at his Home

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Full AFCON 2017 Qualifiers Draws

The 2017 African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2017, and group qualifiers have been drawn and Nigeria is set to play seven time winners Egypt in Group G. Gabon has been confirmed as the host country for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Libya had been initially selected to stage the competition, but its hosting rights were withdrawn in August last year due to the unstable security situation in the country. 2015 winners Ivory Coast will...

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