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Handling Rejection

By Solomon Tommy I am sincere about getting married this year. As I told a friend, bachelorhood (or at least, the kind that I have practised) is rather too expensive, and the sooner I get settled down, the better for

5 Ways to Get the Best Out of Any Partnership

Relationships that endure for the long haul did not start off as easy as it might look to you now. When young minds hear the story of love or of a vision achieved, we tend only to hear the sentimental

Android: Beyond Apps

By Ayo Dawodu Nowadays, mobile devices, tablets and phones alike are built with high capacity memory (RAM) size of at least 512mb and processor speed clocking up to 1ghz or even 2Ghz, some of which could compete with some laptop

The Danger of Being Too Friendly

By Adaora Ude I was having a discussion with an older friend about how people ought to look beyond their own selves and go out of their way to be courteous and friendly to people they meet regardless of their

Is It Wrong to Celebrate Christmas?

For centuries, questions of personal opinion, particularly those regarding special days, have continued to arise among followers of Christ. The question of Christmas is one of them. “Christmas” which means “Christ’s Mass”, is an annual commemoration of the birth of

Relationship Tips: What You Should Know When You Are Dating

So I finally get to sit and put sentences together; maybe because it is the season of writing letters and what not. Anyway, I know a few people who would be very pleased. Mr. Leo, I may yet have a

Drive to Live: Nigeria’s Driving Rules Need an Upgrade

By Adaora Ude I looked everywhere I could think of to find an enabling law protecting road users of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from harm; some sort of responsibility of government (either federal or state) to protect and cover

Group F: Eagles’ Golden Opportunity to Prove Critics Wrong

The World Cup finals seems like it is here already. After all, the teams that qualified for the tournament knew about their various match-ups just last weekend. Different permutations have started hitting headlines, with teams like England looking like

Letter from Africa: In Fear of Child-Snatchers

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani In our series of letters from African journalists, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers the issue of child protection in Nigeria as the authorities in the east of the country crack down on “baby factories”. Over the past

Are These Eagles Ready to Prove the World Wrong?

The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved down three places from 33rd to 36th position in the latest world rankings released last Thursday by FIFA, the global football governing body. The downward slide comes despite impressive wins in Ethiopia en-route to

Super Eagles and World Cup 2014: Lessons from the Qualifiers

By Obi Martins The FIFA World Cup qualifiers has revealed some surprising results. From Europe where former world champion, France, is struggling to qualify at the expense of a radical Ukrainian team, to Africa where Ethiopia emerged ahead of South

Two Perspectives That Will Change Your View of Start-ups

If you own a business start-up or plan to set up one soon, there is a good chance you have come across this statement: “Over 70 percent of businesses do not survive the first two years.” Start-ups are challenging, and

2013 U-17 World Cup: Nigerian Golden Eaglets Lift Nation to Glory!

The Golden Eaglets are world champions again. The team The Eaglets won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), etching their names in the annals of Nigerian football as four times winner of the

Visually Impaired User on Twitter, Facebook

Life is a gift. We should learn to appreciate it, irrespective of our circumstance, while learning to trounce the challenges on our paths. Last week, I was the guest speaker at the Gathering of Eagles Summit, hosted by the Ile-Ife,

Life With Boko Haram

In December 2010, Nigeria experienced its first wave of terrorist bombings at Christian churches. In 2011, we had our first-ever suicide car bombing, at the United Nations headquarters here. The explosion rattled my nearby office building. Flinging myself on the

Mobile Monday Recap: The Impact of the Internet in Nigeria

It was a great time with the momo community on Monday 30th September, between 6pm and 8pm. We had folks from Google Nigeria, Konga, Iroko, Lagos Business school, a few others and of course, Dalberg who provided the report on

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