Movie Review: Fast and Furious 6
As the title implies, this is the sixth offering in the movie franchise Fast and Furious. When I walked into the cinema hall to see this movie I did so with apprehension. I am leery of sequels, I haven’t seen any of the previous movies and I frankly don’t have much interest in car racing […]
Wizkid Bags Best African Artiste Award
Saturday saw super star whiz kid raking in the awards at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2013. He won the Best African Artiste of the year. He came on twitter to showcase his award, and tweeted “Just picked up another one! Thank you Ghana!” Indeed, thank you Ghana, for recognizing the talent we have in […]
Top Ten Movies to Watch This Summer
Let us agree on a few things. One, almost everyone likes to go a-cinema-ing. Two, everyone likes to get value for their money. Three, Time is money, so if I save you time by helping you go to a cinema already sure of what you want to see and sure that you would not regret […]
Last day to register at discounted rate for Mobile Web West Africa
Today’s the day! Yes, the end is indeed nigh, as the Mobile Web West Africa 2013 early booking discount is going to run out at the end of today, Friday 19th April. So if you’re considering attending, now is the time for you to reserve your place at the event, which takes place on the 7th, 8th & 9th of May at […]
By 2050, Nigeria will be 13th, on World Economic Rankings, PWC Says
One of the big four global accounting firms, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), has released its extended 2013 study, titled – World in 2050 The BRICs and Beyond: Prospects, challenges and opportunities – which also includes projection on Vietnam, Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Argentina. BRIC is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India […]
Predilection for Smart Watches in the offing –- globally, in 2013
In an era of smart technologies and competitive innovation to have powerful devices in smaller sizes, technology analysts and industry watchers have predicted predilection for smart watches starting off this year – globally. It is rumored that Apple is making iWatch, another device in its series of “i” technologies, which will give popularity to smart […]
On Climate Change, 2013 fears, after 2012 of Severe Weather in Nigeria
Nigeria had a though environmental year in 2012, with severe weather events experienced across the country. It affected people, places and properties causing losses of varying magnitude. Government, volunteers and organizations led response for victims, providing relief materials, shelters and care. The severity of the weather events in recent years has been on the high […]
Tweets, Messages Into 2013 as Nigerians Nestle Social Networks
‘Happy New Year’ was the most famous message across the world – including Nigeria, as people in countries – according to timezone – saw the first hours of 2013. Tweets, short messages, emails, chats and other social posts were exchanged between folks, associates and colleagues to close or open compliments for the New Year. In […]
Got A Movie? Africa Film Academy Calls For Entries For AMAA 2013
The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is calling for feature length films (not more than 2hrs long), short and documentary entries for its 2013 edition, to be held in April in Nigeria, home to Nollywood which is the world’s third largest film industry. The deadline for submissions is 30 December 2012 and the theme for the 2013 edition is ‘Africa-One-Africa without borders the integration cinematically’.