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Please oh, 100mb daily no gree reach me again oo, how can I sign up for a paid account on Droid VPN? And how emmm.. affordable is it? Thanks

Finally rooted my phone myself .. Please does anyone still use Droid VPN to connect MTN BIS? If so please what is the setting for the free servers and how reliable is it? Only MTN 3g is reliable in my area. Thanks

Please anyone that can help root the phone and install games in Akure should drop a number. Thanks

Let's face it, Nokia and Windows OS are like 2 dinosaurs waiting for extinction . Since the early days of exquisite smartphones, who uses Windows OS to impress and gets attention for it? Android, iOS and even BlackBerry (that people have even now turned their back against) are the attention pullers. These two guys ought to face the bitter fact that their romance is not exactly welcoming to the target audience . I pity Nokia more shaa, Windows can rely on their system market. Even Techno now makes android that's not only appealing, also price - friendly. So the low - end market that used to be Nokia's strength is now threatened. I hope the company won't start struggling to survive like RIM soon, 'cos I really hate to see their quality hardwares go to waste. I really believe OS is the soul of smartphones. Anyway, unlike in education, you have to be really smart when you work in tech. :-)

If you have been observing the trend of things , you ought to have noticed the strategic entry of foreign multi-nationals and governments into the African soil with an aim of bringing development to the continent all around, but with an ulterior motive that spans a new re-colonization of the continent. From enormous grants to buying up lands, sighting cooperate offices and the establishment of military bases, should we Africans not be threatened by these 'father Christmas' gestures and try to take over our lands and resources for the sake of our children? Since the human nature is wired around the 'give-and-take' principle, having drained severely of valuable brain and people potential, is this not the last assault of the developed world on Africa and what can we do about it ? There are numerous examples on this. The other day, I was reading the National Geographic Magazine where I learnt that some European countries have plans to tap solar energy from the Sahara desert and export to their countries. Do we all fold our hands and leave our destinies in the hands of our insensitive government, or do we get up and fight for what is rightfully ours through strategic actions? If so, what can we do?

We must have felt their influence at one point or another: From ASUU, NURTW to the local cooperatives and thrift agencies in the rural areas. Meant to be a shield of the weak by the synergy of the strength of individuals, has the operation of cooperatives and unions been truly beneficial to their members and the entire populace in general, knowing that they also exist as intermediaries between the stakeholders and the government (which most often, have been unfair towards her citizens) . Or has the most common weakness of ineffective leadership operating all around us, bedevilled their operations and set them as inhibitors to the development of the majority they were meant to protect?

We must have felt their influence at one point or another. Worker/producer co-operatives.

Kudoes to the Nairaland team. One million is such a number! Anyway, hope we get certain amount of quality and professionalism this time. About one million people should not click on one of their favourite bookmarks to find a mediocre topic trending. The web is a very wide place and the people that use it have short patience. My humble advice anyway.

The gentleman that created this topic really needs to understand '' the wideness of the world ''. In the 21st century, the best way to stay in relevance is by meddling. After all, every man must choose his own path. It becomes very irrelevant these days, the course you studied in the university, when after all, the people in the know, especially in a developing nation like ours are barely educated. Like the Yoruba's always say, there are too many words inside a book you buy for a kobo. Not that education is not important anyway, but in reality, it is not what puts you in relevance all by itself. So, stop being a stereotype.

The man has a Wikipedia page to his name already. I was even surprised the link wasn't from there. A movie has even been launched based on his touching action. Shows that it's not everything in life that's about money.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashrath_Manjhi

It's your choice if you want atheists and unbelievers controlling the wealth of this world while you that serve a God that owns the cattles on the hills with a lean purse. I'm not letting myself get indoctrinated into your poverty peddle. If you're against the church of Jesus Christ prospering tremendiously, then maybe you've not fully understand why He had to die. Please don't cheat yourself of financial prosperity in God's way. Get into the wave!

I had to dispose my BB to get this phone after taking time to study this particular thread. I have never had a cause to regret the decision ever since. Let BB users keep changing their Dp's there, while the mobile world passes them by. (they have my pity anyway) To those of you still thinking if you should get this phone or not, if you can't change your mind, then you cannot change anything! If you are not the type that gets enslaved by other people's opinion, then you should reason that alot of people cannot be wrong about this particular phone. It's the 'in' thing now... About this rooting thing, I'll rather let someone with experience get it done for me. Seems like I deleted the 2go that came pre-installed on it and I have problem goggling that out. I'll appreciate any help from the (TECHNO) android einsteins around. Thanks

This is human wickedness in play! When you have an insensitive government coupled with an hell-bent investor, an ignorant celebrity (does he think that everything is joke?) and a good photographer equipped with a fine camera, then you have something to flaunt. I hope judgement day comes fast!

People should not generalize on things... If December 31st night doesn't look significant to you, then I personally believe it is up to you. Last time I checked, "watchnight service" has got its own Wikipedia page, so it must be that important enough to a whole lot of people who feels thankful to their creator for counting them privileged to be alive and to receive instructions and cover for the new year among other reasons. Besides, nobody is being forced to attend one, for there are many other "great" places one can spend such important night. After all, it is just only "one out of the many" days in a year to the undiscerning

Seriously, you have my pity if you attend a private university in today's Nigeria where you're expected to behave like a crocodile in the river of unemployment and limited opportunities. I think you've had a very important aspect of your emotional life sucked away. I attend a public university that has both boys and girls hostel separated by a fence and there has been no issue of a break-in through the school's 30 year history. We're at liberty to use phones and do every other things our colleagues do around the world. If the goal of education is freedom (teach a man to fish idea), then you're barely educating people by restricting them of certain privileges. My fear is for such graduates not to end up mostly as legislators in the nearest future, then we're so doomed as a nation. They will do great in the private sector of which they are groomed for anyway.

The typical Nigerian attitude that delights in holiday is at work here. The total holidays we've had this year (which I believe is the worst, especially if you're a student) must be enough to build Rome. Maybe one day, we may clamour for the government to cancel all forms of work.

We all know that the end-point of the three is to sell an idea to us, which should not be imposed upon anyone in an ideal scenario. Religious leaders basically aim to convince us to amend our ways in order to obtain Salvation for our souls in the. Long-run. Politicians convince us that they have the best plans/ideas that will transform our lives and catalyse societal development, while Marketers literally sell products to us every time, convincing us that such are better than the ones we have presently, or available at the moment. So out of the three groups, which appears to be winning best in their line of function? Provided all other factors are equal, and the religious leader, politician or marketer is not the authoritative type?

If these average points are the trends in Nigeria, then we really have so much to do if we want to compete favourably this 21st century. Imagine if many more people googled 'how to be self-employed', 'how to use the sun effectively', 'how to defeat poverty' and many other positive 'how-to's out there, then we have hope. Afterall, Google is always there to answer. The internet population in developing countries really need to be enlightened not to be 'average minds using an intelligent search engine'. Just thinking anyway, so say whatever you like.

Well, apart from the fact that dirt lives in Ibadan comfortably, I personally see no reason why it cannot compete favourably with that proud Lagos! After all it has a prestigious university that could churn out more professionals at post-graduate level easier than UNILAG (oops! My bad. MAULAG). Besides, things are quite cheaper in IB than it obtains in probably any other city in Nigeria. So given an easy access to professionals and cheaper production costs (arguably) plus other potentials, why won't any sensible investor be tempted soon enough?

I honestly cannot reconcile with this issue, affecting modern christianity today. Men of God riding private jets like politicians in a country where majority of the people go to bed hungry every night. Did Jesus actually die for us to have it all, or to give it all? Since we cannot have it all and give it all at the same time. Are the "big" pastors truly better than the people under them before God that they deserve special privileges not available to the majority? How will this appease to the people of the opposite religion who are silently reading our lives like an open book? Besides, how will the pastors convince their congregation of a life away from materialism, when a private jet suggests sophistication at it's highest form? These are many more questions are what bothers me till I find genuine answers, though I've not been listening to pastors with private jets lately anyway, and yes, I'm blessed! so say all you like!

texazzpete: NASA?! With this high school science project? Don't make me laugh. Your mind is so simple...how little you know!

I think you're the simple-minded one here Sire! If you weren't able to decode the last part of the statement easily, then it means if he keeps working hard in 'simple-minded' terms... He had to start from somewhere anyway, as most popular scientists did.

A'int that an opportunity in disguise for smart enterpreneurs? I mean who needs J.C Penny or Amazon and the likes when you could actually market perfumes and sunglasses on Nairaland topics? I hate to say this to the Popular Leke Adler, but sir, talk is very cheap. If the global online businesses finally get to realise how much they've lost in terms of population as Nigeria's strength, then they will soon weep. Afterall, we have Google, Nokia, Blackberry and now lately.. Apple. Others may soon join in, I believe.

'Bad-Belle' people at work here.. Black people with black mind. At least he has launched a rocket. What have you launched? Insults? I wish him the best at his dreams. If he keeps getting dissatisfied with the status-quo, he will join the league of scientists at NASA.

He man has spoken well! I personally believe he has nothing to loose by making such an attention catching statement. I'm a university student, and I always express shock at what is going on these days in the system. It is now a matter of gone are those days where students study hard to get good or average grades. Except ones that are naturally brilliant and enthusiastic, students prefer to do every other cool things than read these days.

I guess it's about time the controversial issue of the LGBT hits Nairaland frontpage. Seems nothing is really happening within the country these days, the flood is receeding, boko haram doing their normal thingy, Fuel subsidy scam and the CBN currency note saga, no longer a trending topic, so a Vanguard newspaper reporter wants to put himself in relevance. No one can actually win the argument, even militant homophobias and indifferent victims. We ought to know that we are being had over this issue!

What can't we change these days.. Our sexuality, gender, careers, cars, talents, our beliefs and only recently.. Our states of origin/cultural heritage. Very soon we might be able to change into tomatoes or hippopotamus in not to distant a future. More seriously, In as much as I support the advancement of the Nigerian state, I think this would not be a very good basis to stand. It is way too...complex!

With the points he gave, I think he is justified, just like everybody in his own perception of reality, while the critics are equally right to blame his acquisition of the private jet in a country where majority of the citizens and indeed, his congregation are just living one day at a time. Though I choose not to judge him, I personally believe that men of God living flamboyant lifestyles will soon become insensitive to the plight of the poor they are meant to shepard, people whom the core of the gospel is centred on. How can you effectively minister to poor believers, when you've forgotten or probably don't even know how "being poor" is?

Really impressive works..

It's such a shame that topics like this get to make Nairaland frontpage. A website that is rated to be No. 1 in Nigeria. When the outside world is probing the far out universe for treasures and life-forms while simultaneously. Building incredible materials out of nano-particles, we're here arguing if gold and silver would be donated at the gates of hell. I think I shall begin to reconsider my visit to this website. It's about that time!

Quite similar to the topic I once created. It's true that the young people in Nigeria today - me inclusive, are under-utilizing our true potentials, blaming the system for our under effectiveness. How many business enterprises or causes do you see undergraduates running? Most prefers to be seen, gallivanting around campus in their parent's cars, pinging, browsing and doing all sorts of distracting stuffs with no long term value. There are so many things wrong with this country, agreed; but this is a particular one - Young people not taking up responsibilities.Do we expect the government to engage our minds for us as young people?
Besides, it is intellectually lazy to claim that lack of funds stopped an entrepreneur from his goal. One wise man said lack of funds have never stopped anyone, rather lack of ideas.

Why Is It That Majority Of Young People In
Nigeria Are Not Entrepreneurs?
www.nairaland.com/1084433/why-it-majority-young-people

Even though I shared a little bit of the writer's sentiment against Achebe, I really hope that the non-literary consciousness of the average youth of today will sweep in and save us all from an impending uprising. For good reasons, I hope that majority of young people today, keeps pinging, watching movies, listening to songs and wasting considerable time on Facebook, if it would be a positive diversion from what these old men are plotting. Old men should not plan wars for young men to fight. I once expressed that Prof Achebe ought not sit within the coasts of the United States, and set these volatile issues aflame in the minds of today's young people. The inter-connectedness the 21st century offers us these days does not leave us worrying about what happened yesteryears again. People mostly think of the future these days, either they are Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Idoma,Tiv, Ibiobio or what have you. Some words are better left unsaid.

It's so sad that many Nigerians who have access to the internet cannot argue intellectually and in a way that shows civility and 21st century-mindedness. Wole Soyinka spoke plainly on how he thinks it would be terribly wrong for the federal government to accept a negotiation standpoint with the monstrous Boko-haram. Instead of people to argue for or against his reasons, they are rather claiming he's unsaved and all that. Must he be saved before offering solutions to the country's problems? Besides, who made you guys the detectors of human salvation? We will roam longer in this jungle, if many of us still keep thinking this narrow-mindedly. FACT!