texazzpete:
No Mass Storage mode on the Galaxy Nexus. Also no flash installed.
Phone runs on a 1.2GHz processor with the ageing SGX 535 GPU.

With the influx of quad core Tegra 3 phones in Q1 2012 (we'll see a lot more on these at CES 2012) why exactly are people so excited about the Galaxy Nexus?


No mass storage mode is a deal breaker for me.

It was the same with the Google Nexus phone that put me off. 16GB and no external storage? I can't believe they've done the same with the Galaxy Nexus. I'd rather buy the Samsung equivalent.

I use Kik Messenger. It's cross platform which works for me as I chat to people on Windows Phone and iPhone. It also works with Blackberry.

Try it out, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

iyatrustee and MRbrownJAY, you guys took the words out of my mouth.

Why would someone under the age of 18 be entrusted as a next-of-kin, disenfranchising your wife?

For me, my next of kin is my spouse. After that, it's my brother until my child comes of age. My father's next of kin is my mother. Should she predecease him, that responsibility would have fallen to me. I would have been very uncomfortable if someone expected me to usurp my mother as my father's next of kin if I were under 18 years old, or even while my mother was alive.

If you don't trust your spouse to be your next of kin you simply shouldn't marry. If your spouse predeaceases you, then it should be someone responsible that you can trust to be custodian until your child comes of age (18 or 21, your choice).

Being brought up in a Christian home is different to being "born" into a religion. In Christianity there are "opt ins" i.e. you make a decision to follow Christ. There are situations where we opt to follow different belief systems to those we grew up with and are familiar with, that's an entirely different thing.

Most people I know "born into a religion" know the tenets of their religion from an early age i.e. Roman Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Hindu, Sikh et al. There is no "opting in" in most of these cases as faith is an inherent part of their every day life and outlook.

The story doesn't add up. If the council put them in a one-bed maisonette, why have another child? That is clearly a Health and Safety issue. Then, is "Bishop" Gloria based in one location or does she travel? If the latter, does she travel alone, or with her family? Have there been periods where the children have been seen to be unsupervised?

If "abuse" means having another child in an overcrowded accommodation, then the Musas/Chiwars are guilty. People have done it for years to try to force the local council to provide them with bigger accommodation. Are the Musas/Chiwars entitled to this? Although some of Haringay's claims are questionable, I don't think we're getting the full story in this case.

Hi tomX

I suspect the problem may be with your phone and not the updated OS but I could be wrong. I had a similar problem with my HTC (different OS). Fortunately it was under warranty and I could return it and get it repaired.

It wouldn't surprise me if you do a search and find other HTC HD7 users with a similar problem.

Whatever happened to the estimated $37 trillion estimated to have been generated in oil revenue since 1999?
Was any of that used for "infrastructure"?

9ja_I_hail: you must be feeding from the nose.what stop you from seeing the main point in my statement,get ibb,obj,atiku and co arrested then Nigerians will start seeing our security agencies as serious one.u mention India and Malaysia,do you know what the Government of India or Malaysia is spending on a daily basis to make sure they provide adequate facilities needed for their citizens to be able to excel in their individual skills? i think you need to be informed how to fight corruption.i was in India last year i saw how many Nigerians especially the Igbo's who got the skills of manufacturing many things, different things but they do it under India Government why because our Government is careless all of them focus attention on oil money.SCUMS

As you're new here I'm going to give you a break.  But India, Malaysia and everywhere else had to start from somewhere.  It didn't come by chance.  Nigeria had the same chances and starting block as everyone else.  There are a number of factors as to why democracy works for India and doesn't for Nigeria, and it has a lot to do with the people.

You fail to get it; corruption and fraud is eroding any good thing that Nigeria or Nigerians can do. You could pick out IBB, Atiku etc, I'm sure if you go through this site you will read stories of things just as bad and worse done by the average Nigerian to other Nigerians.  Two wrongs don't make a right.  Only in Nigeria do we expect politicians to set an example that we ourselves aren't willing to practice.  Often people talk about oil money this and that - uhm, what about those community leaders and traditional rulers who have squandered the money given to them by oil companies leaving the community with nothing to show for it?  I'm sure that's also the government's fault too.  SMH.

bamosagie:

According to man of God, Chris Ojigbani marriage should not be based on love, Samson loved & paid for it with his life. Many other instances were stated from the bible. Do you agree with him?

bamosagie:

The man said love delays marriage. & that love should come after marriage.

I get what this "man of God" is saying:
(1) Have arrangee marriage i.e. let Mummy and Daddy/family/clan/village decide who who you will marry.
(2) Marry for money and status
(3) Marry for looks

Those are far more important I'm sure than "love"

dinachi:

@101 please dont miss the point. The issue of criminising Same-sex marriage is before the National Assembly as we speak. As a Nigerian if you run a check on me you will find out that I coment on other issues apart from homosexuality. As a christian, I dont hate homosexuals but I totally disagree with this way of life because I know that it can be avoided. Recently though I have had to take the battle to them because they are becoming bolder even in church. It is very clear from the Bible, only heterosexual relationship in the context of marriage is allowed. Now what do you expect me to do when even christians are begining to accept this aberration?

I get your point very well.  Again I say everyone is entitled to their opinion, including you.  And we are entitled to agree to disagree.  By all means if you feel the need to "change their position" newsflash, it rarely works!

Being a Christian is not a reason to be selective when it comes to s/e/x/u/a/l immorality, whatever form it takes.  I hope you are this zealous with the so-called Christians who are sleeping with people who aren't their spouse, and the "fornicators".  Do you accept this aberration, or is it more acceptable because it's male/female?

These adulterers, child molesters and fornicators (add bestiality to that if you like) are the ones who've become bolder in many Nigerian churches without anyone batting an eyelid.  But I'm sure it's easier to selectively take on one group and ignore the other.

mazaje:

Churches issue marriage certificates in Nigeria. . . .

SOME, not all.

dinachi

We are all entitled to our own opinions, if people don't agree with you, they are simply exercising the same right as you - to have an opinion.

This obsession with homosexuality is often misguided - as freshera has said, there are more significant things that need attention in Nigeria and homosexuality isn't one of them.  And please, don't bring God into it this; the Bible is very clearer - "fornicators", adulters AND homosexuals will be judged with the same yardstick.  God is no respecter of persons nor sexual inclination.

@ frosbel

I feel you - I had a similar experience as well. What I did was go cold turkey. Now I read more, write less, and often resist the urge to post. Difficult but doable. I think a lot about some of the stuff I read here but don't feel the need to reply, but it's leading me to start blogging again.

The other thing that has helped; not being able to get the internet on my phone regularly and having no high speed internet It helps curb the "addiction"

ololo12:

@ Poster.

The west are the biggest scammers in the history of man kind.  I don't need to tell you the billions of dollars they've stolen from this continent. so any means those yahoo yahoo boys can use to recoup back the stolen funds. I dey kampe with them.

9ja_I_hail:

@Ivynwa

HONESTLY EVERY HUMAN WITH CONSCIENCE KNOWS YAHOO YAHOO IS NOT A BUSINESS.BUT I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT YAHOO YAHOO STARTED FROM THE WEST RIGHT FROM THE SLAVE TRADE TILL THIS DAY.DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE WEST STEAL FROM AFRICANS IN THE NAME OF DIPLOMAT? I WILL LIKE TO SAY IF THE AFRICANS CAN RETURN THOSE LOOTED FUNDS BACK TO AFRICAN BY ANY MEANS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL I AM CARELESS TO KNOW HOW THEY GONNA DO IT BUT I SUPPORT AFRICANS TO SEIZE ANY OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE TO LOOT THOSE MONEY BACK TO AFRICA. YOU SAID U HAVE ONE TIME INVITE SECURITY AND THEY ARRESTED INNOCENT CITIZENS WHO ARE FIGHTING TO RECOLLECT WHAT THE WEST HAVE STOLEN FROM THIS NATION? IF IT IS TRUE I MUST SAY U ARE EVIL. WHAT ABOUT YOUR LEADERS WHO ARE SCAMMING US IN DAY LIGHT? HAVE YOUR SECURITIES ARRESTED THEM? DON'T BE FOOLISH.OBJ,IBB ATIKU,BUHARI,ABUSALAM ABUBAKAR ETC, GET THEM ARRESTED AND FREE THE INNOCENT CITIZENS WHO ARE ON A RETURN MATCH MISSION WITH THE WESTERNERS OR BETTER STILL YOU JOIN THEM AND FIGHT FOR THE INJUSTICE THE WEST HAVE BEEN DOING TO AFRICAN,PLEASE I AM IN A GOOD MOOD THIS MORNING DON'T MAKE ME POUR ACID ON YOU

Very lazy primary school thinking.  What's so special about Nigerians being given a bad name because of scamming - I'm sure for you it's a good thing.  I bet you are among those same people who will complain about government frauding the populace but can't see the beam in your own eye.  

Big deal, Europeans raped a whole bunch of countries, clap for yourself.  The difference is that when you think India or Malaysia, you don't automatically think scam or fraud, and those countries have had equally similar history to Nigeria.  Sadly most people don't think "progressive" and "innovative" when Nigeria comes to mind.

A lot of those countries Europeans plundered managed to pull themselves up to the point that the former colonisers are now looking for these same countries to bail them out of their financial woes.  

What's the point attempting a reasonable response to you Carry go, nothing do you.







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Outstrip:

According to Nigerian law which one will be upheld in the court of law?

Technically, the law recognises traditional/customary marriages, Muslim marriages and court/registry marriages.

As someone rightly pointed out, if you have a registry marriage, you can't take a second wife or you will be guilty of bigamy under the law. But at least it means you are married according to law.

The other thing is that, unlike is other countries, many religious places cannot issue a marriage certificate as they are not registered to do so. This is why people end up going to the registry as well as having a religious ceremony.

@ Toonice

Question: did you buy your wife from her parents, or did they sell her to you? If that is the case, then I don't blame you for wanting to get your moneys-worth.

However, if you met her, grew to love her and married her, then this shouldn't even be an issue for discussion.

base 1:

You guys should have been familiar with airtel by now. If they are not stealing your credit, they are taking 1MB from your 10MB when you subscribe, the customer service people have also been trained to lie and give false records when they tell you they are checking your records on their screen. Its an Indian company and trust me the Indians are known to be cunning wherever they are in the world especially in business. That is why they are hardly given jobs in Nigeria. I really wonder how long they would continue like this.

The disturbing fact is that if you do a search on Google, you will find many of our complaints are identical to Indian users. The BIG difference is that there is some consumer protection there, in Nigeria we have nothing.

If the take our credit and are wrong, they will not refund us.
If they deceive us with a tarriff, there is no one to report them to (even if you did, the NCC would do nothing).
They will say they offer certain services, when you go to the centre, it doesn't exist.

Mobile phone users in Nigeria exist to make a profit for the company, but with no form of compensation when the network gets it wrong.

I'm convinced that the Customer Care Agents have a script. Say something off-script and they're totally confused! I've heard that they've been having problems with certain aspects of their services but, as you've said, they will simply lie to the customer. They will either (a) blame the customer for not knowing how to use the service (b) say there isn't a problem with the service when there is (c) ask for "patience" and can't give you a timescale when it willbe resolved.

I would change networks if I felt it would make a difference, but it seems they're all the same.

Where has my post from two days ago disappeared to

Anyway me, a "herbal infusion" fan. I used to drink black tea but gave it up years ago in favour of its fruity relative Well not quite, cos I find some teabags are either a bit "salty" or weak.

I tend to stick to certain versions at the moment: Green Tea, White Tea, Rooibos (and even Green Rooibos). For a treat I like to try the loose leaf versions - give me a cafetiere and I'm good to go! Right now I'm enjoying Cinnamon, Orange and Rooibos by Whittards of London. Can't find any decent teas in my neighbourhood (apart from Lipton). I'm thinking of trying that Hibiscus one soon Would love to be able to grow Mint locally.

Number_One:

If my 8Gb is an error from Glo then why should I complain? But I doubt it cos it has been on for a while now. Perhaps its an independence day package. Besides since the glo1 cable landed in West Africa, Glo internet should be the cheapest around. Thanks Mike :-)

I don't think it's an error, for some reason I think it may be an accumulation of data when your phone was credited (ours amounted to 500MB). The downside is that the Glo signal in our part is so bad I can rarely connect, even when the weather's good.

freecocoa:

You can say "YOUR" parents have someone they idolize and expect you to marry, cos my own parents DON'T have any for me,I come from a family where my decision matters and is highly respected,since I grew up to know what's right and wrong,my parents have never forced or imposed their decisions that doesn't go down well with me,on me,all they do is make me see reasons why what they think is best for me is what I should do,even at that I still weigh the options and choose for myself,my dad wanted me to be a nurse but I told him that's not what I want and he didn't argue about it,they only show me the right part,taking it is left for me and as a reasonable child,I know the want the best for me so I often heed their advice,where I come from you are allowed to use your free will and liberty,so don't generalize.

If you do decide to become a JW, all that you've just said na blowing grammar. They will have more influence as to who you marry than any family member will (that is if they don't choose him for you themselves). Something to think about (and if people tell you otherwise I know of many examples).

@ OP - if I lived in a rural village alone or in a closed society only amongst my gender, then yes, my parents can choose my spouse for me. As it is, they have brought me up properly and the ultimate decision is mine.

This "what elders see sitting down" thing doesn't wash with me either. Maybe in a few examples, but nowadays many "elders" have myopic vision and are unaware of the nature of the world we live in. I have seen way too many bad examples of elders sitting down seeing what they want, that the child standing up could have told them if they bothered to listen.

Also, another one for Smartphone users: when is 1GB not 1GB?

Has anyone got an app on their phone that keeps tabs of how much data they use, only to find that they have exceeded their data balance and the app information doesn't add up?

I ask this because I took out a data bundle, only to be told 2 days later that I had no data plan. I downloaded about 4 apps totally no more than 40MB, had a brief IM conversation and sent a 35kb pic (which took about 3 days to send because there was no connection most of the time). I usually only switch on the internet on my phone when I need to, I don't keep it running when I'm not using it.

The network claimed I used the entire 1GB in less than 48 hours, yet the app on my phone says I used 10% of that. My brother used 1GB in about a week but he was watching YouTube videos.

Number_One:

I use GLO and they give free data when you recharge. I thinks its 25Mb per N500 recharge. Dial 1241 to check you data / MMS balance. Its free. Your data balance will be read to you in kb so just divide the value by 1024 to get the amount of MB you have.

I have about 3Gig on my device now and I had no idea how I racked up that much. When I browse my call credit is unchanged though the data balance reduces.

Funny enough I have noticed a similar thing on our Glo line - with the exception that when I tried to add N1000 for the 200mb data bundle it wouldn't let me.

I did notice that the data balance reduced along with the credit. It now does this thing where, when I check the balance today, it will be N30 and x data bundle. I will then browse, the connection will drop.
When I check again there is no data bundle and no credit. I've concluded that I can browse every other day, as the credit reappears but the data balance is reduced. Very strange.

Fhemmmy:

Are you into fish farming?
Where is your farm?
Are you running a natural earthing ponds or artificial brick ponds?

Ah Bro Fhemmmy, them is loaded questions right there but I will answer a couple of them (I value my anonymity, I'm sure you understand  )

I'm involved in fish farming, amongst other things; we  have brick ponds which are good, but a pain when they develop problems.  I've actually visited a farm with earth ponds, my only concern about these was the location i.e. anyone could pass by and help themselves to the fish (plus they weren't being looked after well).  I've been told because of the toxins in the materials, plastic ponds aren't the best for long term breeding and rearing.

Lemme see. . .I'm not filthy wealthy or male but pretty organised and I listen to classical music. Oops.

Incidentally you should know that lots of filthy wealthy people listen to rock music as well - what does that say about rock music?

mishrekric:

As at nw i have 3pond containing 2000 fingerlings like hw much should i be planing for
feeding dem for 4month? Thanks.

It depends on whether  you're going to feed them a combination of imported floating feed and locally made feed.  If you start off with the imported feed. If you find they're gobbling up 3mm floating speed without much effort, then you can graduate to local feed, probably after a month or so.

Also depends on the breed of fish you have as well. You're looking at approximately N72,000, more or less.  Good luck.

NCC is totally ineffective. I'm not sure why they exist as if they didn't, we probably wouldn't notice the difference.

I will tell you what will happen: in the background, envelopes will change hands. This time next month we will either hear nothing further about this or we will then be told that the named networks have improved when in fact they haven't done a thing.

Problem "solved" Naija style

I think the white girls deserve better than being fodder for Nigerian guys who want to bad mouth Nigerian women. If that's a man's choice, fine, but thankfully not all Nigerian men or women fall into the presumed stereotypes.

@ Stillwater, Outstrip - I didn't know there was anyone else who liked being invisible apart from me!

Those middle child invisibility super powers still work for me

ronkebp:

VERY TRUE!!!!! No other culture (ladies) perseveres like Nigerian women, well maybe the indians.

I dunno ooo, I've read some of those "white girl" stories on NL and cringe with embarrassment at how they are maligned and treated. I guess when you know the protocol, you can give someone more opportunities to redeem themselves.

Hmmm. . . I really wonder how much of this Naija wife complaining is effective, percentage-wise? So say 100 wives complain on the first tier, how effective is that before it gets to parents/pastor-level?

Mexzie: Yes u can get 1GB with 1,500. But sun_temi DO NOT devulge such classifies information indiscriminately, do u think none of their staffs are not watching. Let people pay well for this information then it wont be randomly distributed or else u urself wont enjoy it again. Its been on for a long long time do stop it cheaply man! Or dont u like how u are ENJOYING it. Always charge ''handsomely'' thats the only way to secure the information

I laugh in Java. So this is "classifies" information? And how do we know that you aren't Airtel staff yourself, seeing that you seem to know so much? Do you know how much information exists on this site alone that compromises networks - this wouldn't be a first.

Sorry, but you won't be pocketing my hard-earned money, though I'm sure others will happily hand theirs over. Good luck to you, but I'd rather Airtel rip me off directly!

Saga, you should really quit while you're ahead. With each recounted story it's becoming embarrassing. I hear what you're saying and understand, but I don't get the reactions. You obviously must move with a very interesting crowd!

@ CC - Regardless of whether they had a domestic or not, there are ways to behave and things you shouldn't do to draw unnecessary attention to yourselves. Some people simply don't know how to behave in public.

sun_temi: you can get 1Gb on Airtel for 1,500 for real.

Please could you point us in the direction for this. When I last checked, they only offered N3000 for the 30-day 1GB data bundle unless that has changed suddenly in the past few days.

Btw we're talking Smartphone, not BB