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Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities. An #ICT4D Skype Chat.
The following blog post is culled from ICTWorks.org and involves me. Nigeria is the Giant of Africa, with 1/8 of its population and all the possibilities and problems that come with such size and diversity. It also should be the ICT leader for Africa. Nigeria has the more mobile phone subscribers, at 68 million, than Egypt or [...]
Continue reading...Is Kenya beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities?
Monday, March 15, 2010
This blog post is in reaction to The 3 Reasons Why Kenya is Beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities as published by ICTworks. I was perplexed at the title of the blog post. Could the author Wayan Vota simply be courting controversy as a means of drawing traffic to the blog? I would attempt to review [...]
Continue reading...Africa Magic Yoruba launches; a 24-hour Yoruba channel on DSTV
Monday, March 1, 2010
Africa Magic Yoruba and Africa Magic Hausa launched today Monday 1st March 2010. However, this blog post would focus on the journey of how the Yoruba channel came to be. There is no doubt that the country Nigeria is a very important market for Multichoice. Being Africa’s largest population and home to Nollywood, it not only [...]
Continue reading...The Truth About Afrigator Rankings
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A recent temporary change in algorithm for blogs ranking by Africa’s most authoritative blogs aggregator attracted a lot of debate and suggestions. After complaints by bloggers, Afrigator soon made a formal announcement via their blog: Blog ranking changes A lot of bloggers have noticed that there has been quite dramatic changes in the ranking of blogs. [...]
Continue reading...Big Brother Africa 4 (2009): The Revolution. Housemates. Forum.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Big Brother Africa 2009 The Revolution hosted by Ikponmwosa "I.K." Osakioduwa. Housemates would be from Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Continue reading...e.Tv now in Ghana
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
TV just got even more exciting in Ghana as e.tv the first privately owned but free-to-air television station in South Africa has launched a subsidiary in Accra, Ghana. This launch is a big deal because e.tv South Africa that launched in 1998 is presently the largest English-medium channel in SA. e.tv Ghana is a free-to-air commercial [...]
Continue reading...Re: Obama in Ghana. Do the youth in Africa have anything to offer?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
An excerpt of President Obama’s speech: Now, that triumph must be won once more, and it must be won by you. And I am particularly speaking to the young people. In places like Ghana, you make up over half of the population. Here is what you must know: the world will be what you make of [...]
Continue reading...President Obama in Ghana. Why not Nigeria?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
From the moment the US government released information that President Obama was visiting Ghana between 10th and 11th July 2009, there have been a lot of grumbling from neighbouring Nigeria. Now that the US President is just a few days away, the grumbling is getting even louder with Senator Jubril Aminu (Chairman of the Foreign [...]
Continue reading...5 Things I love about GatorPeeps. A Review of Gatorpeeps.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
I had the privilege of witnessing Justin Hartman announce Gatorpeeps.com to the world during BarCamp Nigeria 2009 in Lagos Nigeria. After a few weeks of use, I am still excited about it. Gatorpeeps – essentially a subset of Afrigator – is a micro-blogging platform that enables users to share their thoughts in just 140 characters [...]
Continue reading...CNBC Africa now on DSTV West Africa
Saturday, February 14, 2009
I was quite excited to see CNBC Africa beamed to West Africa on DSTV, yesterday. I had hitherto been looking forward to this since I am fully aware that CNBC Africa is the only serious business TV channel on the continent. CNBC Africa is a television service for Sub-Saharan Africa which was launched by CNBC and [...]
Continue reading...Why I blog about Africa
Friday, January 16, 2009
I recently got tagged by a fellow blogger at “Nigerian Curiousity“, prompting me to blog on the topic “Why I blog about Africa”. I am qualified to say I blog about Africa. I was born in Nigeria, and presently live in Ghana. I take interest in everything African and attempt to share my views on [...]
Continue reading...Miriam Makeba (Mama Afrika) passes away
Monday, November 10, 2008
Another great African music icon has just passed away. Miriam Makeba is reported to have died last night in Italy, of heart attack. I remember Miriam Makeba for appearing in Graceland (The African Concert) alongside Paul Simon, Hugh Masekela, and my favourite South African group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Rest in peace Mama Afrika. God bless your soul.
Continue reading...Big Brother Africa 3 [2008]
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The 3rd edition of the popular reality TV series Big Brother Africa (BBA) is scheduled to begin later today at 17:00 hours. 12 house mates chosen from 12 African countries will enter the Big Brother house for 91 days. The show which is exclusive to DSTV is available 24 hours everyday on channel 198. Share your thoughts [...]
Continue reading...DSTV Africa: No more SABC Africa, where is CNBC Africa?
Friday, August 1, 2008
MultiChoice has finally removed SABC Africa from its bouquets: SABC Africa Terminates on Dstv – 31st July 2008 MultiChoice and the SABC regret to announce that from 1 August 2008, the SABC Africa channel will no longer be carried on the DStv service. Operation of the SABC Africa channel is no longer viable and MultiChoice and the SABC [...]
Continue reading...As Xenophobic as South Africans
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
A look at the disgraceful xenophobia exhibited by many South Africans.
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- Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities. An #ICT4D Skype Chat.
- Is Kenya beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities?
- How Aero Contractors offers very low airfares. The catches!
- A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service
- Erik introduces iHub @ Skunkworks in Nairobi, Kenya
- Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.
- BarCamp Ghana 2009 Live Report
- Jobberman.com: A Job Search Website for Nigeria
- Mobile Web East Africa 2010 for Nairobi Kenya
- More Naira dot-com Websites
- Big Brother Africa 4 (2009): The Revolution. Housemates. Forum.
- Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV service [updated]
- e.Tv now in Ghana
- Early review of Multi TV + Satellite information
- President Obama in Ghana. Why not Nigeria?
- My expectations of Glo Mobile Ghana
- Nigeria: Why do you use Liberty Reserve?
- Re-branding Nigeria, a charade
- Vodafone, Zain, MTN, Tigo, Glo Mobile and their competition in Ghana
- Earthquake scare in Ghana. Is Ghana prepared?
- Man G from nigeria: Happy weekend all. Pls our darling multi tv,i.ll like you to gradually spread your tentacles to other european leagues like turkey dutch russia be...
- Moses Tei Nartey: I am really impressed for the initiave that has taken by your company (Glo)to estiblish in ghana which i discribe it as a good tele-communication net-...
- Shittu: After enjoying the peace in Ghana for all these years you open your mouth and say Nigeria and Kenya are better than Ghana in EVERYTHING!!!! Man go was...
- Ismaila Ibrahim kira: bbchausa mu na jindadin shirye-shiryen ku. Allah ya taimake ku amin....
- Justin: Fair enough, might just get an unlocked modem and only buy the card from MTN, so I can switch between provider when I travel between countries. Thx....
- Peprah-Amankona: I praying unceasingly to see the veryday glo will start operating in order increase the keen competition in the communication industry.i am a gradua...
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