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The silliest of questions I suspect it appears to many, but take no offence if you get to find out eventually that your knowledge of the meaning of a smartphone is laughable and/or way off the mark. Amongst a few things I suspect might be running through your mind is the question ; "I hope my phone is truly a Smartphone?". Enough of the assumptions, we should lay them to rest with this piece. Am afraid some would be discarding their (should be) smartphone after this exposition. Am so sorry you thought you had a smartphone. Without much Ado, what makes a phone smart? What makes a smartphone different from a regular cell phone. I believe you would love to know. Now what is a Smartphone? A smartphone is a mobile phone with highly advanced features. A typical smartphone has a high-resolution touch screen display, WiFi connectivity, Web browsing capabilities, and the ability to accept sophisticated applications. The majority of these devices run on any of these popular mo

With the Centenary Celebration and flag off still in the air, and amidst a host of rejection of awards by supposed awardees, there seems to be even more news to come from the seat of power this season. Sequel to the president Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet shake up, and eventual swearing into office at the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, the following persons will henceforth be ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos) - Minister of State Defence Mohammed Wakil (Borno) - Minister of State Power Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun) - Minister of Police Affairs; Aminu Wali (Kano) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Akon Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom) - Minister of Land and Housing Lawrencia Laraba(Kaduna State) - Minister of Environment Tamuno Danagogo (Rivers) - Minister of Sports Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger) - Minister of State Agriculture Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara) - Minister of Defence Boni Haruna (Adamawa) - Minister of Youth Development Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto State)

Taking little or no interest in the on going confrontation between the literary icon Prof. Wole Soyinka and one of the late General Sanni Abacha's sons and in turn, the late General's family. I couldn't but single out for amplification through this post, a beautiful piece of lesson (lecture maybe ). I believe this would add some value to a thinkers mind and improve his/her responses to life and matters. SADIQ WROTE; "If you want to think, speak and act logically then you should know all three. 1. The law of identity 2. The law of excluded middle 3. The law of non-contradiction. Now let’s look at each one of these and see what they mean in practice. 1. The law of identity The law of identity means that things are what they are, which at first doesn’t seem very illuminating, but wait; it implies also the following, that things are what they are, whether you like them or not, it implies that things are what they are whether you know them or not, it implies that thi

Now the 23rd richest person on earth according to Forbes list of billionaires 2014 edition, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is not stopping at ensuring a Nigerian remains on the top list of the world's wealthiest. Here's how Forbes puts it; The ranks of the world’s billionaires continue to scale new heights–and stretch to new corners of the world. Forbes global wealth team found 1,645 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $6.4 trillion, up from $5.4 trillion a year ago. The magazine unearthed a record 268 new ten-figure fortunes, including 42 new women billionaires, another record. In total, there are 172 women on the list, more than ever before and up from 138 last year. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is back on top after a four-year hiatus, reclaiming the title of world’s richest person from telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico, who ranked No. 1 for the past four years. Also for the first time, an African, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, breaks into the top 25. Worth $25 billio

Present reports reveals that South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius shot Steenkamp, 29, a model and reality TV star, at his home in Pretoria on February 14, 2013. State prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated, but he claims he mistook her for an intruder. For the first time in South Africa, parts of the trial will be televised live. Media interest is high. The arrest of the national sporting hero astounded South Africa. The 27-year-old double amputee won gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and also competed at the Olympics. Pistorius pleaded not guilty to all charges, including the “wilful and intentional murder of Reeva Steenkamp” as the trial began. His lawyer is reading out a statement from the athlete, giving his version of events of how Steenkamp died, saying he believed his girlfriend was in bed when he shot at the toilet door in the early hours of Valen

The entry of mobile telecommunication services into the country as announced by the President Olusegun Obasanjo led administration on August 2001 was a grand one. Winning a rousing welcome from the people. Alas! It was the end of bias, the rich and the poor can now play on a level plain ground (Only telecommunication-wise, though). Keeping in touch with family and friends was now a phone call away. The advent of the mobile telecommunication services became a blessing to long distant relationships, business people, amongst many others. It brought communication comfort unequaled, relative peace of mind and mended broken bridges of relationships which have suffered lack of communication earlier. These comfort and gains did not come without a price, in fact, it came with a huge one. The cost of a mobile phone at the time was huge, ranging from #20,000-#50,000 on the average depending on what the user's taste and purse could afford. Buying the phones was not the end of the task, ther

Leader of the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnati Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has vowed to launch more attacks on Nigeria and Nigerians. Kingpin of the dreaded sect in a new video made available to newsmen, has threatened to target Nigeria’s refineries and top northern leaders such as IBB, Buhari, Atiku and others. This is coming barely 73 hours after its members wasted several lives in renewed attacks in Adamawa and Borno States. He said the state of emergency currently imposed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe State would not prevent them from carrying out their attacks. Shekau called on his members in other states, particularly Kano, to attack civilians and government institutions. The full text of his 28-minute video, delivered in Hausa, reads thus; “My brethren…you should hold on to your weapons and continue fighting. Let them understand that our work is not confined to Yobe, Borno and Adamawa (states). Make them understand that we are not restricted by emer