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Twitter users condemned Oba Akiolu’s alleged threat to the Igbos against APC’s Gubernatorial candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. However, trust Nigerians to see the humorous side of it even though the threat was considered distasteful. Here are some of the memes that are currently trending; https://twitter.com/Bar_Baric/status/585138395820773376 https://twitter.com/deolaaa/status/585125147327225856 https://twitter.com/deolaaa/status/585124448849768448

The Oba of Lagos has come under heavy criticism after news filtered onto the Internet of his diatribe against the Igbos living in Lagos. Oba Rilwanu Akiolu was caught on camera threatening the Igbos against voting the APC Governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode. This was made when the Oba summoned the…

It is being touted as a must for start-ups in the e-commerce space and all those who play in the payments space. This application from The Electronic Settlement Limited, leverages your mobile phone by turning it into a tool that allows you to make and receive payments. It is called Paypad.…

Today, Saturday 4th April 2015 , marks the day Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line…

The seventh film in the “Fast and Furious” franchise hit the cinemas worldwide on the 3rd of April 2015. Expectedly, it was filled high-octane, adrenaline rushing scenes and death-defying car manoeuvres. Apart from the excitement, most movie goers said a word or two about the late Paul Walker, who plays…

Google has just unveiled a new device which can turn your LCD display or TV into a computer.  The device is ASUS Chromebit dongle. All you have to do is plug the chromebit into the TV via the HDMI port and you have a full-fledged Chrome OS computer that can…

JUMIA Uganda and JUMIA Ghana are launching pre-order today and then sales from 17th April for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. In a statement released today and made available to Innovation Village, Jumia said its customers will be able to order the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and the Galaxy…

Just think! This could be you. Winning a beautiful iPhone 6 or a return tickets to Dubai. How about winning Movie Tickets, CityChops, Suregifts, Spar (park and Shop), Konga, Jumia, DealDey, Sweetkiwi Gift Cards and lots more on when you make payment on UBills Africa from now till May 31st,…

PIVOT East, one of the most prestigious mobile startup competitions and conferences is now open for entries through it’s PIVOT East Startups Community Network. The competition officially opens its application portal for entries on March 31st 2015 and will continue to accept applications until midnight EAT on April 30th 2015.…

In order to promote new African music talents, StarAfrica.com – Orange’s entertainment portal in Africa – is launching the fourth edition of the StarAfrica Sounds music contest. This edition will be in partnership with Deezer, Believe Digital, Zimbalam, Africa n°1 and Soonvibes. The 2014 edition was a great success with 88 candidates…

Jay Z, real name – Shawn Carter, has launched a new music streaming service called Tidal. He did this on Monday along with co-owners – Alicia Keys, Arcade Fire, Beyoncé, Calvin Harris (via satellite), Chris Martin (via satellite), Daft Punk, Jack White, Jason Aldean, J. Cole, Kanye West, Deadmau5, Madonna,…

President Goodluck Jonathan experienced some hiccups when he tried to get accredited this morning for the Presidential elections. The Card Reader failed to recognise the President’s fingerprint when he went for the  accreditation exercise at his home town in Otuoke in Bayelsa State. This also happened to his wife, the First Lady of…

Google has shown its support for Nigeria as the country goes to the polls today to choose the next President. It has created a Google Doodle for this occasion. The middle letter “g” in the Google word is replaced with a ballot box in the Nigerian green white green. The doddle…

John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana has launched an e-cabinet platform which he described as an information technology mechanism to enhance the work of the cabinet. The platform is making it possible for Cabinet papers to be electronically archived with ease of search and retrieval functionalities, and will provide for…

Here are some of the famous quotes from the famous Singaporean who took the country from “Third World” to “First World”. He died on Sunday 22nd March at the age of 91. Lee Kuan Yew at the Legislative Assembly Debates, April 27, 1955 But we either believe in democracy or we…

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister has died. He passed away on Sunday at the age of 91. As the co-founder and first Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP), he led the party to eight victories from 1959 to 1990, and oversaw the separation of Singapore from Malaysia…

OLX Nigeria has acquired rival Schidsted’s classifieds platform, Tradestable, in Nigeria. Though the full details have not been released, when you get to the tradestable website, you will be redirected to OLX Nigeria page. Naspers’ OLX is currently the largest marketplace in Nigeria. It is also present in Kenya and South…

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama read some mean Tweets about himself in an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday. These tweets were from Americans and see how he reacts to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDocnbkHjhI

Rocket Internet has announced that it will be closing down its Lamido operations in some parts of Asia. This is specifically in countries where Lamido and Lazada co-exist, which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Lazada Group CEO Maximilian Bittner confirmed this, saying that Lamido would merge with Lazada…

Intel Corporation will sponsor the 11th edition of the National Festival of School Science Fair taking place in Ado -Ekiti, Ekiti State from March 15th through 17th, 2015. The National Festival of School Science was conceived in November, 2004 as an Initiative of Genius Illumina with the clear objective of…