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MTN Ghana’s lofty broadband promise

28 May 2011 ~ 571 views

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MTN Ghana’s lofty broadband promise

I was a bit amused by a bold promise from MTN Ghana’s Facebook update recently: Dear All Thank you for your commendations .We are working hard to even give you much more better coverage for both voice and data services Indeed, MTN’s USD 90 million West African Cable System (WACS), the biggest in Africa, has [...]

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Interview: ‘Gbenga Sesan speaks on the role of Social Media in Nigeria’s 2011 General Elections & more

24 March 2011 ~ 1,711 views

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Interview: ‘Gbenga Sesan speaks on the role of Social Media in Nigeria’s 2011 General Elections & more

The following interview was conducted on behalf of Global Voices Online, an international community of bloggers who report on blogs and citizen media from around the world. Nigeria’s Golden Opportunity for a Social Revolution through the Ballot Box Oluniyi: Thanks for agreeing to speak with Global Voices Online. Could you introduce yourself to our international [...]

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Thoughts from NN24 Vice Presidential Election Debate

14 March 2011 ~ 675 views

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Thoughts from NN24 Vice Presidential Election Debate

The NN24 Vice Presidential election debate was recorded last Friday evening. Though scheduled to be aired live, it was only broadcast from Saturday and repeated several times ever since. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential candidate Mohammad Namadi Sambo was absent. The organisers deliberately left the 4th stand empty, emphasising his absence. The debate [...]

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My Tablet story

5 March 2011 ~ 2,112 views

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My Tablet story

In December 2010, a few factors aligned perfectly and I felt a strong need to buy a tablet computer. I was stuck in Lagos at that time and though a few variety of tablets were available in the market, making a choice was difficult. With the announcement of iPad 2 on 2nd March 2011, I [...]

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Life is… Beautiful

16 January 2011 ~ 629 views

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Life is… Beautiful

Life, the sum total of human existence Is whatever you make it Life is beautiful; Life is good Life is thrilling; Life is exciting Fooling myself, I am not Life is not a bed of roses but The right attitude can see us through The rough edges of life not withstanding, I choose to believe: [...]

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Free Super Broadband @ The Palms, Lekki

30 December 2010 ~ 1,063 views

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Free Super Broadband @ The Palms, Lekki

I am now headed back to my abode after a day at The Palms Shopping Mall in Lekki Nigeria. I had stumbled on a Facebook update from MainOne Cable just yesterday offering free broadband via Wi-Fi and so this dawn, I set-off to take “undue” advantage of the free broadband service. I was more excited [...]

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My 3 top annoyances with using a BlackBerry

24 November 2010 ~ 2,347 views

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My 3 top annoyances with using a BlackBerry

Note: the information I am sharing below is based on my personal experience only. Other BlackBerry users in better circumstances might not experience all or any of the annoyances elucidated in this blog post. The BlackBerry is a great smartphone, no doubt. Along with the device comes a bouquet of services that keep a user [...]

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Running BlackBerry OS 6 on BlackBerry Bold 9700; the introduction

23 November 2010 ~ 7,646 views

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Running BlackBerry OS 6 on BlackBerry Bold 9700; the introduction

Since this is my first blog post about a BlackBerry (BB), I might as well give a little background into my entry to the BB world. When I made-up my mind to give BlackBerry smartphones a try, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 was the hottest BB device in the market (July 2010) and so I went [...]

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Interview: Oluniyi featured on naijasmostincredible.com

22 November 2010 ~ 737 views

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Interview: Oluniyi featured on naijasmostincredible.com

An interview Naijasmostincredible.com conducted with me has been published. In their own words: In this interview, Mr. Ajao reveals: How to take on the unique challenges of growing an Internet business in Africa. The secret competitive advantage easily available to every business in Africa… but ignored by most entrepreneurs. How to become a market leader [...]

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A review of Smart TV (a digital terrestial TV service in Ghana)

17 November 2010 ~ 6,190 views

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A review of Smart TV (a digital terrestial TV service in Ghana)

I have monitored the Smart TV service for a while now, having obtained the Smart TV receiver two weeks ago. The following review is based on my personal experience using the service. What is Smart TV? Smart TV is a pan-African brand providing tailor-made and affordable pay TV solutions to consumers across Africa. Currently Smart [...]

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Effective Blogging: How to make money from blogging

11 November 2010 ~ 1,811 views

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Effective Blogging: How to make money from blogging

This blog post is part of a series of blog posts focused on how to blog more effectively. I recently got a message from Regina, a reader of this blog in Kenya. She asked: Tell me, how does one start a blog? I can see you have a very nice blog and I was wondering [...]

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Oluniyi D. Ajao: HURRAY to 5 years of blogging!

1 November 2010 ~ 823 views

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5 years ago, I setup this personal blog as a medium for self-expression. A medium mainly for sharing my personal opinion on issues I consider of interest to me, that are also worth sharing with the world. 5 years later, I am warming-up for much greater heights, to crown the modest achievements I have reached [...]

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How to accept Credit Card payments over the Internet in Nigeria

27 October 2010 ~ 3,620 views

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I received an email a few days ago, from one of the readers of this blog. I have reproduced the entire message below, and edited it a bit for the sake of clarity: Hi, I have been looking for how to accept payment online in Nigeria, without necessarily going through Interswitch. I have been reading [...]

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Would you use a .ng domain name for your website? Why?

25 October 2010 ~ 975 views

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.ng is the country-code Top Level Domain (cc-TLD) for Nigeria. In plain English, it is Nigeria’s domain name system that identifies websites related to Nigeria. It is currently available for registration only in the following variants, with most of them being restricted to Nigerian entities: com.ng – open domain, commercial entities and businesses org.ng – [...]

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33 miners rescued in Chile. Any lessons for Africa?

14 October 2010 ~ 740 views

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33 miners rescued in Chile. Any lessons for Africa?

I got the following message forwarded to me from someone in Nigeria a moment ago. It plays on the just-concluded miraculously rescue of 33 miners who were stuck underground for 69 days. Whilst it is clearly meant to be a hilarious outlook on the depressing situation in Nigeria, unfortunately, much of it is a sad [...]

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