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The story of Nokia and Yahoo are some of the biggest business tragedies ever seen. One can never forget how Yahoo Messenger became so addictive back in the early 2000s. In those days, the average Nigerian homes do not have internet and so, one is forced to book cybercafé tickets overnight (when it was cheaper) and spend time in different chat rooms. Yahoo became virtually the only email service provider in Nigeria and ofcourse became a tool for fraudsters hence the term, “Yahoo Yahoo” for fraud in Nigeria. Reports have it that in 1998, two undergraduates from Stanford University in the United States who had developed a little known search engine called Google, approached Yahoo and asked the company to buy Google for just $1m so that they could face their studies. Yahoo refused because Google redirects you to other websites instead of making you to stay on its own website. This was Yahoo’s undoing. By 2002, barely four years later, Google’s worth had reached $5bn. Yahoo wanted t...

Govt scraps HNDs, merges polys with Varsities From Madu Onuorah, Abuja: THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a comprehensive reform of Nigeria's tertiary education system, scrapping the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by the nation's polytechnics. In effect, the award of the HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes. Also, all the programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped. Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils. The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awardedthe Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university. To kick-start ...

*Why most States can't pay salaries of workers and the many ills of our economy.* THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT ON AN INSTITUTION WITH ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.  *NOT A DISCUSSION ON ANY POLITICAL PARTY.* 21 senators currently receive pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy governors. The current senators who once served as governors are *Bukola Saraki* of Kwara, *Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso* of Kano, *Kabiru Gaya* of Kano, *Godswill Akpabio* of Akwa Ibom, *Theodore Orji* of Abia, *Abdullahi Adamu* of Nasarawa, *Sam Egwu* of Ebonyi, *Shaaba Lafiagi* of Kwara, *Joshua Dariye* of Plateau *Jonah Jang* of Plateau, *Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko* of Sokoto, *Ahmed Sani Yarima* of Zamfara, *Danjuma Goje* of Gombe, *Bukar Abba Ibrahim* of Yobe, *Adamu Aliero* of Kebbi, *George Akume* of Benue and *Isiaka Adeleke* of Osun. *The  former deputy governors in the Senate*  are *Ms Biodun Olujimi* of Ekiti and *Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe* of Abia. *Danladi Abubakar Sani* served as the acti...

*Dreams Come True* Dreams come true. It really do. It doesn't matter what the present situation or circumstance is, dreams and desires can almost be equated as same. Just hold on to your dreams or desires, don't give up on it, don't stop walking the path. It doesn't matter how impossible it seems right now, things would work out. Even when it's like you're hitting  the rock just continue, you never know the strike that will do the magic. As a  teenage girl, I had challenges getting admission into a tertiary institution, It was like it would never be. I remember standing at a particular spot at Yaba-Lagos, saw a lady corp member and right there pictured myself being a corp member one day, even though my O'level result wasn't complete and it seems like nothing good can come out of a girl. All thanks to God, a year later, I got admitted into the University of Lagos and fast forward to now, I am a serving Corp member. The whole gist sounds reg...

Love Left--It Left Long Time Ago By Tobi Kale I'll Get My Happy Ending Too - The Confession Of A Boy Seeking Love LOVE is definitely  more complex than just any four letter word. Sometimes, I Can't help but wonder what it really is. Is it meant for only a specific few? I've seen a lot of romantic movies yet my life hasn't experienced even half a scene, these things make me wonder if it truely exists or it's just some make-believe. Some say "you probably tend to fall in love with those who never loved you"- but really how do you get to meet the one who loves you when everyone seems just the same? Other times, they say "life is no fairytale", where you just glance at each other and  fall in love, you have to make your move". You finally make that move only to be left in the dark alone with your imaginations (thinking of the most probable). They leave you lost- in between scary monologues, unreplied texts and then zero emotions. ...

Ondo State of Lagos State The theme tilts  to near sobriety, yet it's a laboratory fact, defying the mask of matters and disregarding the pretty pretexts. Only Lagos State, in the stretch of the west has the King; the rest, kings. The Lagos', King of kings, seats on the heaps, feed on the field of the wheels. The king, the landlord swells with the size of his wealth, and the wealth wrestles the mantles around. But fertile and fatal matter embers. He seeks, on top of a fat and fart wealth, to subdue and subserviate others. He succeeded, obviously and understandably. And sets to conquer the square state, our dear state, the Ondo State of Lagos State. Nothing daunts him, not a former fatal failure at such attempt. He's more resolute. At it again. The time is ripened, riper than the first. He's hardened by a bolder boss, whom he stooped to cap. His gain are the gates of the west. None dares barr his others, not a bearded God, lests he soils his chance. The Ondo St...

THIS IS ASSESSMENT ON AN INSTITUTION WITH ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.  SO NOT A DISCUSSION ON ANY POLITICAL PARTY. 21 senators currently receiving pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy governors. The current senators who once served as governors are Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Kabiru Gaya of Kano, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Theodore Orji of Abia, Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa, Sam Egwu of Ebonyi, Shaaba Lafiagi of Kwara, Joshua Dariye of Plateau Jonah Jang of Plateau, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ahmed Sani Yarima of Zamfara, Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Bukar Abba Ibrahim of Yobe, Adamu Aliero of Kebbi, George Akume of Benue and Isiaka Adeleke of Osun. The  former deputy governors in the Senate are Ms Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti and Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe of Abia. Danladi Abubakar Sani served as the acting governor of Taraba state. Many former governors are also in Buhari's Cabinet as Ministers. This includes: Ngige, Fayemi, Amaec...

I have been following a few online discussion on the recently launched Kaduna-Abuja Rail network. I am however not interested in the irresponsible and daft APC Vs PDP 'who did this, who did that crap'. My interest is the pricing and my stone -cast belief is that the network will collapse and fall into disuse in less than 3 years, maximum of 5. Go and check previous records from Nigeria Railway Corporation and Nigeria Airways. The signs are are all visible to anyone who has the faintest idea of how brutally and viciously expensive it is to run a rail network. Nigerian public service is generally run by idiots. Wait, don't tell me I swear a lot because I have loads of evidence why I am absolutely certain that our public services are run by nincompoops. Name one public infrastructure that works. If you can't name one, you either read on or STFU and go to Linda's blog. I want to discuss with intelligent folks. How can a rail network from Kaduna to Abuja be priced ...

A father left 17 Camels 🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪 as an Asset for his Three Sons. When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will. The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 Camels, The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 Camels, Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels, As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons started to fight with each other. So, they decided to go to a wise man. The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one 🐪 camel of his own & added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels. Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will. Half of 18 = 9. So he gave 9 camels to the eldest son. 1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave 6 camels to the middle son. 1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave 2 camels to the youngest son. Now add this up: 9 + 6 + 2 = 17 & This leaves 1 camel, which the wise ma...

MAD CONVERT'S WISH Here comes my pet,my prime Defying restriction time Kneeling beside as I dine Give me a toast of lime as wine How was your night,my baby? Isn't it too early for this hobby? Can't I wait to play the hubby? Can I lead a team to lobby? Do we set a date for marriage? Won't our wish become a mirage? Shall we continue to manage? Haven't we really come of age? What will gossiping neighbours say? When they get wind of our play Will keep vigil all day Till your mother comes their  way Lest our case laid bear For the great prophet to hear Our flesh to suffer pain Of the dangling dreaded cane Like sinners before justice throne Nakedly paraded and left alone To wander with mark like Cain Agonizing in pain of the cane Religious Barbarity ! Doctrine that entangles fast In web of inescapability ! Like the die is cast Hurry up,the sun set to set The footpath already wet Father waits to be served Favourite corn,roasted The...

21 Facts About Dangote’s Refinery and Petrochemical Plant 1. Over $4 billion worth of equipment currently sits on the site. 2. The project is slated to cost $14 billion (N2.8 trillion) of which Dangote is contributing $7 billion in equity. 3. The project site is larger than Victoria Island. It is located on 2135 hectares of land in Epe, Lagos near the Lekki Free Zone 4. It is the largest industrial complex in Africa 5. Work goes on, on the site, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 6. World Record 2.72 million accident free hours recorded on site, without a single lost time to injuries 7. It is the largest single train grass roots refinery in the world with a processing capacity of 650,000 BPSD 8. Dangote Group brought in the world’s #1, #2, and #5 sand dredgers to sand fill the site. 60% of the land being swampy. So far these dredgers have reclaimed 13 million m³ out of 30 million m³ 9. During construction, the project will employ over 25,000 Nigerians 10. Dangote is investing over...

PROF. FEMI MIMIKO'S RECIPE FOR REAL & LASTING CHANGE. (Guardian of 3rd July, 2016) Read on: I closed my more recent intervention on the Nigerian situation in the media a little above one year ago on the note that the omens were bad. It doesn’t require expertise of any kind to know that the situation today is much more challenging than it was then, and arguably more than it had ever been in the history of the country. The economic stress that a preponderance of Nigerians are going through today is much more than we had seen in several years. The country is much more divided now than at any other time in its recent history. Desires for secession, always conveyed in hushed tones since the end of the Civil War, are now proclaimed from the rooftops, with all manners of makeshift currency designs circulating on the Internet. Human lives have suddenly come so cheaply in the hands of marauding gangs operating with impunity across the land. Most of the state governments are locked...

1. Davido – PSG Because Davido got to the top because of money and has been consistent since then. 2. 2face – Real Madrid 2face has been awesome ever since and despite the influx of crazy and talented young musicians, He is still a boss in the industry. 3. Skales – Arsenal FC Because he’s so close to making it, yet always so far. 4. D’banj – Manchester United D’banj like Man-U was always hitting it hard and the best till he changed management . 5. Burna boy – West Ham He is very good but never really gets the recognition he deserves. 6. D’Prince – West Brom Known but hugely irrelevant. 7. Pasuma – Juventus He is bossing it in a league of his own (Fuji). 8. Seyi Shay – Aston Villa Always making silly (in her case grammatical) errors and embarrassing herself. 9. Patoranking – Athletico Madrid Patoranking came from nothing to try and upset the big boys. 10. Olu maintain – QPR Gets relegated, bounces back, gets relegated again. 11. Lynxx – Manchester City Alt...

This piece is everything and more; why Gov. Ambode should have rethink about the ban placed on hawkers. Dear Governor Ambode, My name is Chidi Okereke. It appears I am writing you this letter, knowing fully well that there’s only a very slim chance it will get to you. But I will write anyway, because, even though I campaigned vigorously for Jimi Agbaje in the 2015 elections, you won me over when you got to work changing the face of Lagos. Even though I said I wasn’t going to join the wagon of those praising you, I couldn’t help it when I saw the work done at Okota/Ago Palace way. When I lived there in 2014, it was hell, but I visited and the roads were smooth. Also, the day I passed Iyana-Oworo at rush hour without experiencing any single traffic, I knew you were the man. Eh sir, I have observe that you don’t want to be the man again. And I will tell you why. But first, let me tell you a story about my life. When I was about 13, things were extremely rough for my family. Mom was...