After several false starts, Glo Mobile Ghana appears to have taken its most remarkable step yet, towards a commercial launch. The cellular network obtained its operating licence since 2008 but had failed to launch its service to the public, citing logistical difficulties. Its last false start was 17th November 2011. A much-publicized commercial launch slated [...]

My summary of WordCamp Cape Town 2011. This post includes a video of my presentation, titled: Harnessing the full power of WordPress for multimedia publishing.

Jerry Rawlings, the African Union envoy to Somalia, makes a plea to international governments to put aside their prejudices and help the horn of Africa.

Gregory Eid is the Managing Director of TeleData ICT, a leading Internet Service Provider in Ghana, targeted at individuals, cyber cafes and SMEs. In this interview, he spoke frankly to Russell Southwood of Balancing Act about some aspects of the operations of TeleData ICT, challenges of offering internet connectivity in Ghana and the network upgrade [...]

I granted the following video interview to ICTWorks.org in January 2011, and spoke about ICT for development, mobile communications, e-commerce, web hosting in Africa. Enjoy.

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 [...]

Julius “the Genius” Agwu is one of the top-rated Nigerian comedians popular within and outside Nigeria. He recently released a music video perhaps in commemoration of Nigeria’s impending 50th independence anniversary. Enjoy the clip below: Armed with the right sense of humour, excellent delivery and a widely respected fashion sense; Julius D’Genius Agwu has positioned [...]

South Africans may not be the best football players but they surely can sing and dance. I watch TV reports about South African workers on strike, with amusement. Labourers who have dropped their tools to make a point often sing and dance as part of their protest marches. Many of the songs might be “war [...]

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan in a conversation with Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) during his recent official trip to the United States of America.

Music video by Akon performing Oh Africa. (C) 2009 Universal Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and I.G. Records, Inc.

I love music. Melodious music. One of such is Ofori Amponsah‘s “Sampson & Delilah”. The track features Ghanaian rapper “Voltage” and is basically about Delilah’s deception of her lover. The storyline is similar to that of the one in the Holy Bible. What do I like about this track? It’s so easy to listen & [...]

A funny audition on South African Idol 2009 featuring a young South African singing and dancing to “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, in a unique way.

Good effort white boy

My attention was drawn to the following story, on 6th November 2008: On the third of November 2008 on Muhri Okunola Street, Victoria Island Lagos, the traffic was chaotic. A young lady (Uzoma Okere) driving home from work didn’t move her vehicle out of the way of a military convoy on time, resulting severe beatings [...]