Personal commentaries on political, social and other issues.
Just about five months after the release of the amazing OnePlus 3, an upgraded OnePlus 3T has been announced. The original smartphone was already awesome for the features it offered at a more budget-friendly price. But OnePlus has now upped the ante by making some upgrades, especially as concerns power and performance. Design The design […]
Cost. That word carries more weight than many people actually realise. But its meanings differ. The angle you take it from will determine the best meaning. The value you attach to something will determine if it is worth the cost or otherwise. Essentially, it is rational to compare costs against benefits. There is a cost […]
A person who does not have access to requisite knowledge or is unable to think rationally will usually be taken for a ride by those who know better, or is able to manipulate the perception of others. This reality has been proven over and again in the working of terrorist, militant and insurgent organisations, such […]
China is one of those countries that offer scholarships to students from Nigeria, including through the Federal Government Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scheme. Well, if you are one of those interested in studying in the highly populous Asian country, it will probably interest you to note that it is contemplating making more scholarships available to […]
It is cheering to note that the mobile network operators in the country – MTN, Glo, Etisalat and Airtel – are becoming more and more liberal in terms of how much data they are willing to allocate to subscribers for whatever amount of money paid. The focus here is to highlight the best data plans […]
I know the question above might sound ironic, funny or rude, depending on how you perceive issues. It is also relevant to point out that I will most likely not tell that to a doctor in his or her face – it’s insulting, I know. But that is just a hint of the kind of […]
There are some things you are almost certain will never happen in life – or at least, you won’t expect to happen. For example, the police shouldn’t connive with robbers, judges shouldn’t sell off justice and the army shouldn’t collude with the enemy. But then, that is in an ideal world which, unfortunately, I cannot […]
‘Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.’ Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) The so-called ‘civilisation’ that was preached back in those days was meant to help us live a better, more fulfilled life – or so we were made to believe. While it […]
There has been so much talk about Bank Verification Number (BVN) in the Nigerian banking industry for some months now, with some bank customers fearing the loss of their money without being enrolled. And the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is insisting there will no longer be an extension to the period allowed bank customers […]
What device would you realistically expect to get for $189 (about N38,000 price in Nigeria) these days? Probably a low to medium-end smartphone or tablet, right? Well, you can get more. For that price, Chinese tech company Lenovo is willing to offer you a laptop running latest Windows 10 operating system in the form of […]