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Within the past two or three years, we have seen tremendous changes in the smartphone industry. Manufactures ramp up specifications, sometime beating what we have on our laptops. Innovations are happening at breath taking speeds, new phones are launched almost daily, and the competition is cutthroat. User needs have also evolved with the trend – they’re smarter now. What started with buying whatever is thrown into the market, has evolved to people going for “better value for money”. In this dispensation, mid-range phones are kings and the reasons for this are not far fetched. First of all, they’re cheaper.

Secondly, they’re performers too. Why buy the expensive flagships when another phone for less than half the price would also meet your needs. Manufacturers on their part are constantly breaking the barriers between flagship and mid-range smartphones (Moto X Style and OnePlus One rings a bell). In fact, the barrier is getting thinner by the day. With this boom of value-for-money smartphones, there’s something we’ve overlooked. Who is powering this trend? Who is behind this revolution? I’ve got one answer for you. MediaTek.

Ever since this company came into existence, they have caused a kind of disrupt in the smartphone industry. This was achieved by introducing cheaper processors in the market. Snapdragon had it all before, but MediaTek came fighting from the bottom upwards. The company has constantly evolved and keep improving their chips such that they can rival the more expensive chips from Qualcomm (on some fronts). That you use an affordable smartphone today, you owe big thanks to MediaTek. Remember the days Nokia used to cut our necks MediaTek is growing and pushing the boundaries towards better performing affordable smartphones. Top manufacturers aren’t ignoring them too. We’ve seen the likes of LG, HTC, Sony, and the rest using chips made by them to manufacture lower priced smartphones. The company has also penetrated the smartwatch market, already they’re powering most of the cheap smartwatches we see now. I won’t be surprising to hear that MediaTek is a more profitable firm than most of these phone makers that even use their chips these guys are working hard in silence and smiling to the bank, while the rest of the tech world overlooks. Let them ride on the success their hard work deserves.

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Source: http:///the-major-secret-behind-the-cheap-smartphones-we-have-today/

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Award

The nominees for the 2016 edition of the Kora awards has been announced. The awards have been divided into 24 regional categories with over 140 nominees and 54 participating countries.

The award for the best artiste of the continent will be rewarded with a cash prize of US$1 million.

Kora awards 2016 will be held on the 20th of March at Windhoek, Namibia.

See nomination list below:-

Best Male Artist – West Africa

Flavour (Nigeria)
Serge Beynaud (Cote d’Ivoire)
Bisa Kdei (Ghana)
Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde)
Atumpan (Ghana)
Davido (Nigeria)

Best Female Artist -West Africa

Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
Adiouza (Senegal)
Efya (Ghana)
Sessime (Benin)
Sissao (Bukina Farso)

Best Male Artist -East Africa

Jose Chameleone (Uganda)
Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Emmanuel Jal (South Sudan)
Sat-B (Burundi)
Tendros Erinias (Eritrea)
Awaleh Adan (Djibouti)

Best Female Artist – East Africa

Irene Ntale (Uganda)
Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Juliana Kanyomozi (Uganda)
Knowles Butera (Rwanda)
Kenyan Avril Nyambura

Best Male Artist – Central Africa

Cano (Equitorial Guinea)
Ferre Gola (DRC)
Tresor Mvoula (Congo)
Frederick Gassita (Gabon)
Mawndoe Celestine (Chad)
Calema (Sao Tome Principe)

Best Female Artist – Central Africa

Charlotte Dipanda (Cameroon)
Cindy Le Coeur (DRC)
Syssi Mananga (Congo)
Queen Koumb (Gabon)
Mani Bella (Cameroon)
Bussine Mbadinga (Gabon)

Best Male Artist of Southern Africa

C4 Pedro (Angola)
A.K.A (South Africa)
Gazza (Namibia)
Coreon Du (Angola)
Petersen (Zambia)
Piksy (Malawi)

Best Female Artist – Southern Africa

Moneoa (South Africa)
Elize Detlinger (Namibia)
Bruna Tatiana (Angola)
Lusha James (Mozambique)
Pah Chihera (Zimbabwe)
Busiswa (South Africa)

Best Male Artist -North Africa

Tamer Hosny (Egypt)
Lochi DK (Algeria)
Ahmed Soultan (Morrocco)
Saber Houari (Algeria)
Kafon (Tunisia)
Ayman Al Atar (Lybia)

Best Female Artist -North Africa

Samira Said (Morrocco)
Sherine Abdel Wahab (Egypt)
Zina Daoudia (Morrocco)
Sarah Ayoub (Morrocco)
Amani Swissi (Tunisia)
Latifa (Tunisia)

Best African Group

Bracket (Nigeria)
Double Bangz (Sierra Leone)
Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Toofan (Togo)
X-Maleya (Cameroon)
Bana C4 (DRC)

B[b]est Male Artist – Spiritual Music[/b]

D-Naff (Namibua)
Hatim Ammor (Morocco)
Kabelo Eric (Botswana)
Kidum (Burundi)
Eugen Ablodevi (Togo)
Eddy Kamoso (Burundi)

Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music

Rebecca Malope (South Africa)
Gloria Muliro (Kenya)
Lara Georges (Nigeria)
Kanvee G Adams (Liberia)
Sarah Hagos (Eritrea)
Samira Adzabe (Gabon)

Best Group – Spiritual Music

Simply Chrysolite (South Africa)
VM Six (Namibia)
BNG (Nigeria)
24 Elders (Kenya)
Eden (Cote d’ivoire)
Penuel Cantorum (Benin)

Best Traditional Music Artist – male

Mathias Walukaga (Uganda)
Mrisho Mpoto (Tanzania)
Stanlux (Togo)
N’Dulo Kitoxi (Angola)
Kandla Kora (Guinea)
Demba Tandla (Mauritania)

Best Traditional Music Artist – Female

Cecile Kayirebwa (Rwanda)
Dobet Gnahore (Cote d’ivoire)
Sham Geshu (Eritrea)
Abey Lakew (Ethipia)
Erna Shimu (Namibia)
Hope Masike (Zimbabwe)

Best Traditional Music Group of Africa

Makwakwa Cultural Ensemble (Botswana)
Trio Teriba (Benin)
Groupe Kiltir (Reunion)
Babylone (Algeria)
Bayuda Du Congo (DRC)
Les Espoirs De Coronthie (Guinea)

Most promising artist – Male

Reekado Banks (Nigeria)
Chem Edine Boudra (Algeria)
Numerica (Cameroon)
Odyai (Madagascar)
J Rio (Gabon)
Yamoto Band (Tanzania)

Most promising artist – Female

Audrey Bading M
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Nelida Karr (Equitorial Guinea)
Daphne (Cameroon)
Naima Kay (South Africa)
Kaaki (Ghana)

Best Artist of the African Diaspora

Maltre Gims (DRC – France)
Teeyah (Cote d’ivoire – France)
Mokobe (Mali – France)
Singular (CAR – France)
Martin Hod (Benin – France)
Jessica Dorsey (Caribbean – France)

Best Video of the year

Eddy Kenzo “Zigido” (Uganda)
Tiwa Savage “My Darlin” (Nigeria)
Flavour “Golibe” (Nigeria)
Cano “African Baby” (Equitorial Guinea)
Jose Chameleone “Wale Wale” (Uganda)
Korede Belo “God Win” (Nigeria)

Best Collaboration of the year

Adaobi – Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Di’Ja & Korede Bello
Mantsayadch – Ahmed Soultan, Dizzy Dros, Dj Van, Manal BK, Muslim & Shayfeen
Mayday SOS – JJK & Bracket
Adonal – Sarkodie & Caspro
Africa Baby – Cano, Wizzboyy, Mafikizolo & The Dogg
Tusimame – Emanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliana & Syssi Mananga

Best Album of the year

Bebe Cool “Go Mama” (Uganda)
Suzana Lebrano “Vitoria” (Cape Verde)
The Soil “Nostalgic Moments” (South Africa)
EES “Authentic Rebel” (Namibia)
Tinariwen “Emmaar” (Mali)
Jovi “Mboko God” (Cameroon)

Legendary Award

Amr Diab (Egypt)
Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)
Teddy Afro (Ethiopia)
Werrason (DRC)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Coumba Gawlo (Senegal)

Best Hip Hop Artist

Sarkodie (Ghana)
Hamzaoul Med Amine (Tunisia)
K.O (South Africa)
Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
Kiff No Beat (Cote d’ivoire)
Wakazi (Tanzania)

Best Urban Music Artist

Micasa (South Africa)
MzVee (Ghana)
Dj Arafat (Cote d’ivoire)
Dama Do Bling (Mozambique)
Fanicko (Benin)
Sally Boss Madam (Namibia)

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Source: http:///kora-awards-2016-full-nominations-list/

Mo’Cheddah is back with this Hot Christmas Season Single titled Agogo. Merry Christmas in Advance, Downlaod Below & Enjoy.

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A raid by narcotics agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has led to the discovery of 137kgs of cannabis and the arrest of two suspects in Abia State. The NDLEA commander in the state, Mr. Dele Akingbade, said the two suspects, 35-year-old Fidelis Ogbonna and 68-year-old Ududem Nwoke, were major hemp distributors in the state.
Akingbade said a cannabis warehouse run by Nwoke was discovered during the raid. It was there the NDLEA discovered nine bags of cannabis weighing 87kg.
When Ogbonna was arrested, a vehicle he used for the distribution was also impounded. 50kg of cannabis ready for distribution was reportedly recovered by the NDLEA agents in the process.
Fidelis, a native of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, said he is married with three children. He explained that he could not go beyond primary school level in his education and it has forced him to rely on the proceeds of the cannabis business to fend for his family.
“My father died when I was a little child and I have suffered. A friend introduced me to the cannabis business. I use the proceeds to take care of my family. I also use my personal car to distribute it to avoid suspicion,” he said.
Nwoke also gave a similar confession. He said he had been sustaining his family with cannabis proceeds.
The suspect, a native of Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State told investigators that he has no formal education and is married with two children.
“Cannabis sale is my only source of livelihood,” he said.
Officials told Saturday Punch that his son, who had been assisting his father in the cannabis trade, is currently on the run.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the suspects will soon be charged to court for unlawful possession and trafficking of cannabis contrary to Section 11 sub-section C and D of the NDLEA Act.

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He quoted the acting Chairman of the agency, Mrs. Roli Bode-George, as expressing optimism that the agency’s anti-drug strategies would continue to yield positive results in the country. “These arrests and seizures are products of painstaking surveillance and the public should look forward to a systematic dismantling of drug trafficking cartels in the days ahead,” Bode-George said.

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Source: http:///major-hemp-distributors-in-abia-arrested-photo/

poison poison, dope video

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Alaga Ibile, Reminisce present the video to BabaHafusa rap song titled “Poison”.

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G-Worldwide Entertainment act Kiss Daniel is not a musician who believes in half measures, and after tantalizing the earbuds of his fans with hits such as “WOJU”, “LAYE”, “RABA”, and more recently MOLUE alongside label-mate Sugarboy, he returns with this heavy afrobeats track “GOOD TIME”.

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General Record’s frontline act, CDQ teams up with star boy’s Wizkid on this Masterkraft produced record titled “Nowo E Soke”
Enjoy the club banger below and share your thoughts.
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Wizkid dumped MTN for their rival, GLO, months ago, after an undisclosed
misunderstanding, and the superstar has since been promoting his new brand, especially with the ongoing GLO Slide and Bounce events spread across the country.
Yesterday, the Star Boy artiste and his teamflew to Enugu for another round of the concert, but on arriving at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Wizkid and his team were surprised to learn that their pickup waiting at the airport was a rickety, over-branded truck, the type mainly used for street sales and promotions.

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NET newspapers reports that Wizkid calmly climbed into the truck, but one of his aides refused the ride and instead, chattered a cab, got out their luggage which had been stuffed in the back of the truck, and they left the airport, leaving their ‘official’ pickup behind.
It is unclear if the ‘lowkey’ request was made by Wizkid himself who is famous for travelling with much fanfare, but NET also reports that their pickup had no security details; it was just the driver.

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Source: http:///glo-reportedly-sent-a-pick-up-truck-to-pick-wizkid-and-his-team-at-enugu-airport/

Becoming a major crowd favorite in a short while,
“ Overtake” by Frank Edwards & Joe Praize has been served a “step-up” treatment, making it a more infectious tune than it was before!
Overtake: The X-Factor Edition is the remake of the previously released tune and was performed at the just concluded International Music Concert (IMC 2015) with Pastor Chris (Ph.D). The whole crowd was elated as they confessed their victory in Christ Jesus.
Claim your possession and even more!

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How white people react when they walk on their friends when they having sex vs Nigerians.

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Why must Audi die?

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The sudden death of Prince Audu Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last Saturday’s governorship in Kogi state, has left many unanswered questions.
One such question is who will succeed him?
The APC candidate who died shortly after the election was leading the polls with 240,827 votes, against the 199, 514 votes polled by Governor Idris Wada, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election inconclusive.
Audu is likely to be replaced by James Abiodun Faleke, his running mate in the gubernatorial elections but it may not be an easy ride for him.

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The APC might have to conduct another round of primaries and Faleke may be put forward as one of the candidates. If he wins the primaries, he would get to contest for the Kogi governorship.
The APC may also replace the late Audu with Faleke and pick a running mate for him.
Below are things you should know about Faleke.
1. He was born in Ekinrin Adde, Ijumu local government area, which is in the old Kabba province, a Yoruba speaking area of of Kogi state, on December 25, 1959.
2. He attended Abdulazeez Atta Memorial College, Okene where he got his ‘O’ Levels in 1979. While in school, he was the house captain of the largest house, Ohimege House.
3. He obtained a Higher National Diploma in purchasing and supply management with upper credit in 1986 from Kaduna Polytechnic in Kaduna state and he received the Best Student award. He got an MBA from Imo State University in 2003.
4. He was in the volleyball team that represented the higher institution at the NIPOGA games in 1985 and he won several medals for the institution.
5. Faleke did his National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme in Lagos state in 1986/1987 and was the parade commander for the entire NYSC membership at his orientation camp.
6. In 1992 he wrote the professional examination of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) in London and passed. He is a fellow of the Institute of Public Administration (FIPA).
7. He served as the pioneer executive secretary of Ojodu local government development area from November 2003 to April 2004.
8. In 2004, he was elected as the executive chairman of Ojodu local government development area and served for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2011. During his time as a council boss in Lagos, Abiodun Faleke was the chairman of Forum 57, a forum of LGA and LCDA bosses in Lagos state.
9. In 2011, he was elected the federal legislator representing Ikeja federal constituency in the House of Representatives and he won re-election in March 2015.
10. In December 2014 Faleke was appointed as the Lagos state campaign coordinator for the Buhari/ Osinbajo campaign group.

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Source: http://examhall.net/home/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-faleke-the-man-who-may-succeed-audu/

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M.I Captioned the photo:

''The first couple of African Entertainment.. Mr and Mrs Idibia.. @2faceidibia1 @annieidibia1''

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This little girl from Baga who is now an Internally Diplaced Person at one of the camps in Borno state, has a medical condition that requires urgent help. She has a growth in her left eye that causes her so much pain. She is pictured above with her parents. Another pic after the cut…

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People need to be very careful with their utterances. Nollywood director and Producer shared this on his Facebook wall this morning.

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2015 has been a year that saw a few young talents push their craft to the next level, and one artiste that truly made a mark this year is TINNY ENTERTAINMENT’S main artiste, YCEE.

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Starting out the year with his single CONDO which featured Patoranking, then his follow up single JAGABAN (which easily is a contender for song of the year) saw him go from new kid on the block to one act to really look out for. The video and the remix to JAGABAN followed which saw him team up with YBNL label boss Olamide Baddo on the remix.
After much anticipation Tinny Entertainment releases the official visuals of JAGABAN remix. watch below.

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https://examhall.net/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1555.jpg President Buhari, Nigerian rep. in Iran - Dr Ali Magashi, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and others during their breakfast this morning in Iran. See more pics after the cut.

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Yeni, Femi’s sister shared the photo on her Instagram page and wrote “Femi Kuti after the operation. Smiling, high on morphine. It’s a morphine thing”. She didn’t state what kind of operation he had. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

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The guy sent me his message to share. Read below…

My name is Akinmuda Oluwafemi, presently a 500level medical student of the college of Medicine, university of lagos. October 19 2007, at the age of 15, I alongside Mercy Richards, Yetunde Brown and Henry Akahara represented Nigeria at the House of Commons, London to participate in the world slavery youth debate. We returned back to Nigeria with Gold medals.
An Evidence of good performance and representation of the federal republic of Nigeria. Only Henry Akahara was granted scholarship by the lagos state government under the administration of Governor Raji fashola to study in the UK… he claimed to have been the only one that went for the debate and won the medal and the lagos state government without making further investigations granted him. I remember, the director of the British council called a meeting with we all and our parents to be quiet that in due time we would be called. Till now, nothing. I’m just reminiscing, next year I would be a doctor, do I want to serve this country?Does this country have anything to offer?
Even when you go the extra mile to represent and honour this country at different levels and you still are not appreciated, I ask myself is it worth it being a Nigerian? On second thoughts however, is it just the PDP government that was so selfish and corrupt and won’t recognise an award for excellence from the highest level “The Queen of England Herself” courtesy LORD John Prescott? Is it worth is being a Nigerian Google “kemishia Kelly” she was a participant, ever since recognised by Jamaica as a participant. Even wikipedia recognises her. All other people that participated in the debate today are recognised for their excellence and hold strong posts in their various countries.
And here I am, just reminiscing. I just want all Nigerians to read this, and think of it over and over…. So in all I just want this to go public, and let all Nigerians feel my pain, and lookout for this APC administration. Would they prove me wrong about my feeling as a Nigerian? Do they appreciate excellence?? Time would tell…

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Source: http://examhall.net/home/the-queen-of-england-recognised-my-performance-but-nigeria-did-not-young-nigerian-laments/

A photo making rounds on social media shows two Nigerian military officials giving two ladies a ride in one okada in Lagos…so cool!
The above picture which has already gone viral on social media, was reportedly taken around 1:20pm today in Lagos.
The military officers were spotted riding two ladies in one motorcycle at the Ojuelegba area of Lagos.
It is amusing how four adults can comfortably ride on one motorcycle.


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Sincerely, We GTBank Customer deserve an Explanation for this Truly…

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Whats the meaning of Card Maintenance charge?
We’re waiting.. We can’t take this any longer




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DJ Kaywise is back again with a brand new DJ/Club-friendly song featuring Olamide and Vector, Titled “IBEJI”.
This is a completely banging track that makes the waist wiggle and is aimed straight at the dance floor.

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[img]http://examhall.net/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/18.jpe[/img] Lol. And the guy sounds serious! This is an advertisement for any available best man. You must have a UK accent and will get paid alongside other benefits. Haha. See more tweets after the cut...

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