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PhonesRe: What Phone Are You Currently Using? Pro's & Con's by Rawani: 3:57pm On Dec 09, 2014
holusormi:
Agama eyes on that beast you got, planning a upgrade from my 5s to that 6 beast ,, hopefully before the month runs out ,, how's the battery life on heavy Internet use (3G) majorly ??
The 5s was a faithful servant, amazing piece. Battery life on the 6 is a lot better even on 4G, guess that has to do with the extra real estate that comes with the larger size. Never really maxed out the battery on cellular data though as I mainly use WiFi. Go for it.
PhonesRe: What Phone Are You Currently Using? Pro's & Con's by Rawani: 3:01pm On Dec 09, 2014
Apple iPhone 6

Space Grey

64gb

Pros:

4.7-inch Retina HE (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology

1334x750-pixel resolution

Dual-domain pixels for wide-angle viewing

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front

Display Zoom

A8 chip with 64-bit architecture

M8 motion coprocessor

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button

8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels

Autofocus with Focus Pixels

ƒ/2.2 aperture

Optical image stabilisation

True Tone flash

Five-element lens

Hybrid IR filter

Backside illumination sensor

Sapphire crystal lens cover

Auto image stabilisation

Auto HDR for photos

Panorama (up to 43 megapixels)

Assisted GPS and GLONASS

iBeacon micro-location

FaceTime video calls

AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio and video out to Apple TV

AirDrop File Transfer

Siri — Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more

Listen to and identify songs with Siri

Touch ID

Barometer

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Family Sharing

Notification Centre

AirPlay

iCloud Drive

QuickType keyboard

CarPlay

Siri

Control Centre

Spotlight Search

Cast YouTube, Netflix, Browser etc. to TV

Cons

Still looking...

PoliticsRe: Ali Modu Sherriff Lobbies for Release of Russian Arms-laden Plane by Rawani(op): 7:54pm On Dec 07, 2014
I expect all the TANOID's and their commander-in-chief to bury their heads like Ostriches again for this one. Goodluck Jonathan should arrest this man, or stand to be arrested with this man.
PoliticsAli Modu Sherriff Lobbies for Release of Russian Arms-laden Plane by Rawani(op):
Ex-Borno Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, in secret visit to arms-laden Chad-bound plane detained in Nigeria

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A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, widely accused of sponsoring Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria, may be lobbying for the release of the Chad-bound cargo aircraft confiscated in Kano for transporting large consignment of military hardware, PREMIUM TIMES can report today.
Sources at the Aminu Kano International Airport, where the plane is currently detained, said Mr. Sheriff visited the Kano airport at about 10 p.m. on Saturday and held discussions with some officials on the possibility of releasing the aircraft.
Our sources said on arriving the airport, officials allowed the former governor a secret tour of the aircraft, during which he inspected its consignments.
“I was there and I saw him and two airport security officials accompanying him to inspect the plane. I saw the black helicopters and two bullet proof SUVs,” one of our sources said. “I also heard him (Mr. Sheriff) say verbal directive had been given from Abuja for the release of the plane but that authorities of the airport were insisting on written directive.”
Mr. Sheriff could not be reached to comment for this story. His known mobile telephone number was switched off for several hours that PREMIUM TIMES called Saturday. He is also yet to reply a text message sent to him.
The Manager of the Kano Airport, a Mr. Adamu, told PREMIUM TIMES he is in Abuja and was therefore unaware of Mr. Sheriff’s tour of the detained aircraft.
The former Borno governor is a close ally of both the Nigerian president, and the government of Chad – the plane’s final destination.
A 2010 Intelligence report by a Nigerian security agency suggested that Mr. Sheriff was personally involved in the recruitment, training and dispatch of Boko Haram fighters, under the full cover of Idris Deby, the Chadian president.
Chad is Nigeria’s neighbour. Laying on Nigeria’s northeast shoulder, and sharing long distances of unregulated borders, it is considered a window to safety for Boko Haram fighters.
An Australian negotiator engaged by the Nigerian government to bring Boko Haram insurgents to the negotiation table, Stephen Davies, also spoke of how the insurgents named Mr. Sheriff as one of their sponsors during his conversations with the terrorists.
Airport officials told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Sheriff’s verbal pressures to let the plane go was turned down.
He was asked to get written permission from “ogas at the top” – authority high up in Abuja – our sources said.
After inspecting the plane and holding discussions with local officials, Mr. Sheriff reportedly left for Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, in a private jet at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Security operatives at the Kano Airport had seized the plane when it landed at the facility at about 2a.m. Saturday as a result of technical problems.
Crew members of the airplane were immediately detained while investigations continued, officials said.
“Security has since been beefed up at the airport in order to ensure proper investigation,” the officials added.
The General Manager, Communications, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Datti, confirmed the seizure of the plane.
He said the pilot sought permission to land at the airport after the plane developed problems.
“The plane had a technical problem and the pilot sought (for) permission to land at the airport’’, he said.
Mr. Datti said security agencies had since commenced investigation into the matter.
Security sources told PREMIUM TIMES the plane was travelling to N’djamena, the capital of Chad.
PR Nigeria, an agency known for distributing press statements on behalf of the Nigerian military, later circulated a statement saying the aircraft contained “a chopper tucked in it”.
“… Intense investigation is ongoing including using diplomatic means to unravel the mission of the aircraft, its origin and destination,” the statement said.
This is the third time since 2009 that planes loaded with arms would be arrested in Kano, our correspondent says.
The detained planes were later released after investigations.
The destination of the latest aircraft has however raised concerns amid increasing worries in Nigeria over Chad’s alleged role in the Boko Haram insurgency plaguing Nigeria’s northeast.
The plane and its consignment was initially thought to originate from Russia but the Russian Embassy in Abuja issued a statement denying ownership of the AH-124-100 heavy military transport aircraft.
Air cargo experts describe it as one of the biggest serial and strategic heavy lifters in the world. It is intended for the transportation of heavy and oversized cargo and various special-purpose vehicles.
Although in commercial use too, the Russian military is beloved to own 14 of the AN-124-100 version of the jumbo cargo jet, manufactured by the Russian Antonov.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/172597-ex-borno-governor-ali-modu-sheriff-secret-visit-arms-laden-chad-bound-plane-detained-nigeria.html
PoliticsRe: This Is Kano Not Dubai by Rawani: 12:51pm On Dec 07, 2014
zlatansomto:
rawani, my good friend, how are you today? Anyways ladies and gentle men,. Very soon,. I'll open a new thread about Kano, the Dubai of Africa,. The 8th wonder of the world,. The creme di la creme of Africa.. Below is a sneak peek of what to expect!!
Well good luck with that. Try not to embarrass yourself though, as anywhere you find this:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/1922477_zhausagirl_jpg_jpegc674c6cf633c2c3e8490a10b3fbdd17a

You can also find these:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/1589496_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1589594_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1590445_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188

Whether its in the north, east, west or south. Poverty knows no tribe. Britain as i speak, is tackling poverty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30366020

Be wise.
PoliticsRe: This Is Kano Not Dubai by Rawani: 12:20pm On Dec 07, 2014
ANAMBRA11:
I don't discuss with terrorist go strap a bomb and bomb some place abok1
Testament of your intellect, attacking the poster instead of the post *smh*
PoliticsRe: This Is Kano Not Dubai by Rawani:
ANAMBRA11:
as in a eh guy I think u re right the development in the north is so alarming I think north is the new Dubai for foreign investors,no wonder with the bridges cities modern universities and largest mall,their illiteracy rate is the lowest in Nigeria ,their poverty rate is the lowest in Nigeria ,wow their technology advancement is the best or how can u explain how a bomb could be sneaked into a grand mosque ,damn! I wish to be a northerner ,but now forget about ur master let's face Oshogbo ,don't you think its important for Jonathan to request for nuclear bomb to nuke oshagbo and rebuild it from the scratch,because it already look like a nuclear waste site? grin
You irredeemably itinerant gypsies keep regurgitating the tired mantra of "highest illiteracy and poverty rates", yet your kinsmen inhabit the poorest and most run-down areas of northern states in thousands, which is not surprising considering the spate of kidnapping, cannibalism, granny rape and baby factories in red-soiled ala'ibo. I guess it is akpu sense to leave a place with a lower rate of poverty for a place teeming with almajiri's. Its nothing surprising considering some of you have never left your erosion-ravaged one piece of land to see real development in other climes.

Until you stop sending Akpan's and Ekaette's to work in our backyards, and all the Okafor's selling fake drugs in Sabon gari leave the arid, boko haram ravaged and backward north, all your anti-arewa rants are as useless as the 'P' in Psychology. Instead of reflecting on the failures of your leaders and resultant underdevelopment of your states, you choose to occupy yourself with a fruitless quest to undermine enviable development strides. Thanks by the way for patronizing Arewa for your hamlet patrolling horses, I hope you don't rape the beasts as well tongue.

PoliticsRe: Why Buhari Will Get Less Than 1% Igbo Vote by Rawani: 4:40pm On Dec 03, 2014
Eziachi:
grin I don't know whether to laugh or cry with some of you some times.
So because of what was declared after the war by the word of mouth in theory, that meant nothing in reality, in your opinion, we Biafrans did not lose the war?
Well I got reality news for you. We lost the war alright, though with dignity, honour and respect and with 3 million of our blood as evidence.

All this rubbish some of you have beclouded your selves with, what happened if this guy is to win or rig out Jonathan next year?
And then what?
[size=14pt]Why put all your eggs inside one basket when others are separating theirs, just in case?
There are Ijaws like Jonathan in APC, including folks like Tam David West and Gov T Silver.
When will most of you learn how to play the politics of Nigeria, history has thought you countless of time?
In 2014 many of you are still politically naive, acting with your hearts, rather than reasoning with your heads. Jonathan is not even an Igbo man[/size]
What the heck?!!!!
In reality, does Buhari really need Igbo vote to win? Emphatic NO!!
EducationRe: SCIENTISTS BAFFLED BY MYSTERIOUS SHIELD PROTECTING EARTH FROM BEING OBLITERATED. by Rawani: 12:39pm On Dec 02, 2014
This smacks of sensationalism. An 'invisible' barrier that was discovered since 1958, are gases supposed to be visible distinguished professor?
PoliticsRe: You Wonder Why APC Is Getting More Popular By The Day? by Rawani:
The fact that the APC boasts of administrators of sterling quality is not lost to the irreversibly clueless supporters of the cataclysmic failure called the PDP, they are just too stuck in the mud of ethnicity and religious bigotry which will consume them like quicksand. The sooner they realize that excellence cannot be suppressed forever, the better for them.

Regardless, the wait is almost over for their pay masters as they will soon go and face the hungry faces of Nigerians they have wickedly misruled when the fisherman is kicked back to the creeks in May.
Jokes EtcRe: Say What? One Customer's Bill At A Lagos Nite Club Yesterday. (pic) by Rawani: 5:57pm On Nov 29, 2014
50calibre:
Well considering the type & quantity of champagne ordered, that's a fair bill.

That bill going by Nigerian standards, is understandable huge but you guys must remember that Nigeria is a country with a huge wealth divide, some naija folks are filthy rich, while some can barely afford to eat so bills like this is bound to astound any regular joe.

That bill could easily have been for one of these new generation business men or the child of a tycoon or politician. That bill is N10 mil (around £40k or $60k which is also a sizeable bill to rack up in most clubs around Europe & America).

However in some parts of the world, that bill is common change, I can't imagine spending £40k in an posh Monaco, Vienna or Dubai club will attract much attention. I've even heard of a young banker who blew £150k (that's N37 mil) a night in London.
Quite true...even in student bars in cheaper cities like Birmingham, a bottle of regular Henny (not XO) costs £80 (about 25k) minimum and its usual for a party of friends to down 10 easy with no eyebrows raised. These are undergraduates.
PoliticsRe: HUNGER: Otuoke Residents Scramble For Bags Of Rice by Rawani: 6:03pm On Nov 27, 2014
Instead of Edwin Clark and Asari Dog-kubo to call Jonathan's attention to the poverty ravaging his people, they are busy jet-hopping with their drummer boy bellies and building Universities in other nations while their people suffer in debilitating penury.

Gen. Buhari cannot allocate N1b to the villa kitchen while these innocent people starve, his conscience will not let him. Not to talk of popping champagne and swallowing caviar while his people struggle for grains of rice. Jonathan will return to face them soon, very soon.

Vote for Integrity, Vote for Equity, Vote out Hunger

Vote General Buhari for President.
PoliticsRe: FG To Move Some Federal Ministries, Agencies Out Of Abuja City by Rawani: 4:46pm On Nov 27, 2014
The ministries are only moving to a different part of Abuja to decongest the centre and attract attention to The Centenary City.

Nothing is leaving Abuja.
PoliticsRe: FG To Move Some Federal Ministries, Agencies Out Of Abuja City by Rawani: 4:45pm On Nov 27, 2014
undecided
Phone/Internet MarketRe: Globacom Sees Massive Turnout As Iphone 6 Hits Stores by Rawani: 6:01pm On Nov 18, 2014
An absolute beauty. Posting with one, there's no reason anyone who intends to buy one should be intimidated into not stating his intention, since 'it's a petty possession'.
PoliticsRe: 2015: Nigeria will collapse if Jonathan fail to win the Presidency- Ifeduba by Rawani: 7:33pm On Nov 12, 2014
noblezone:
where did the last election's violence take place?
The present is reality son.
PoliticsRe: 2015: Nigeria will collapse if Jonathan fail to win the Presidency- Ifeduba by Rawani:
I have always opined that the post election violence touted by these SaTANists would be initiated by them and not the General or his supporters. Now in the heat of desperation and clear realisation of GJ's dwindling chances, they have thrown all modesty to the wind and the paper tigers are now 'threatening' fire and brimstone if Jonathan loses, mocking our army and beating their tattered, worn out drum of secession. The same things they accused General Buhari of doing.

I hope it's the Bakassi Boys and kidnappers that will fight this war they are calling for, with tactical support from their numerous baby factories because those militants have become fat cats after the largesse from the most insurgent and militant friendly government in Nigeria's history.
CrimeRe: Nairaland progressives Receiving Death Threat by Rawani: 8:51pm On Nov 11, 2014
No amount of intimidation will deter the truth from being told in bright technicolor. The main weapon in the arsenal of the PDP is propaganda, which many of our progressives here have perforated, shredded and blown to smithereens. Where propaganda fails, violence takes it place, or so it seems in the hollow minds of the soulless ruling party and its apologists.
SportsRe: Kano Pillars Wins Nigeria League (NPFL) For The Third Successive Time. by Rawani: 3:52pm On Nov 07, 2014
Well done Kano Pillars, standing tall among contemporaries. Kwankwaso's 28 car and cash gifts for winning last year must have truly motivated the boys to keep towering above other clubs. The government's donation of sporting equipments and cash valued at N175m to 20 football clubs from each of the 44 local government areas of the state will no doubt help in developing fresh talent, and the game of football in Nigeria.

Sai Masu Gida!

#APCleadingthepack
PoliticsRe: Picture Of Tambuwal Driving Himself To Work by Rawani: 1:27pm On Nov 05, 2014
FotherMucker:
The richest African is a nomad too, and his wealth was not built on your so-called oil.

meanwhile im quite sure you deltans placed the oil there, prospected for it, and drilled it with your bare hands, thus making it yours, abi?

in any case, how did this oil benefit anyone outside of the select cabal, the oft-cursed 1% that rules over the 99%? the oil is not benefiting you, your friends or your family. its not benefiting your fellow countrymen, so stop going on about "our" oil, and be more concerned over the fact that when boko haram comes, your GEJs and PEJs and Wikes and Ikimis and Edwin Clarks will all get on their fancy jets and bail out on you, leaving us all to burn in the inferno of the burning oil.

so quit before you hurt yourself, you pretentious sack of wet sh1t.
PoliticsRe: Proposed National Airline: What Model Would Work? by Rawani: 12:26pm On Nov 04, 2014
IGBOSON1:
^^^You're not making sense!......Compare like-for-like!!

There's the management/administrative part of the company on the one hand; and on the other, there's the technical/practical part where targeted/specialized training and know-how is required! A seasoned administrator can manage a hospital well without being a medical doctor; likewise, someone who has 'distinguished himself' in management/administration could equally manage an airline!
My friend, again your logic is flawed.

A manager without technical understanding and relevant experience cannot effectively manage an airport, not to talk of an airline because apart from being usurped by technical personnel and inability to compete favorably with better manned organizations, he will also reduce organizational efficiency as a result of excessive dependence on consultants among other factors.

The world has moved beyond Taylorism to more dynamic management styles. Your presumption is based on the scientific management model which is obsolete and belongs with the dinosaurs. No wonder our public institutions are rotting by the day.
PoliticsRe: Tambuwal Remains Speaker Until Conclusion Of Substantive Suit - Court by Rawani: 8:36am On Nov 04, 2014
We hope Jonathan is taking notes grin
PoliticsRe: Proposed National Airline: What Model Would Work? by Rawani: 8:19am On Nov 04, 2014
Our wise elders have said when a child falls, he looks forward and cries, but an adult will look back to see what tripped him.

Going by the history of our national carriers since 1958, there has been one common denominator - they have always been managed by a number of foreign companies, including British Airways, KLM and South African Airways. The latest pull out by Virgin Airlines that left us with a feeble Air Nigeria buttresses this point.

What I would suggest is that we should have an incubation period, during which aggressive training and development of indigenous talent should be pursued, who would understudy other successful indigenous airlines such as Qantas of Australia, and then allowed to replicate the model. Our external partnerships will then be limited to technical partnerships, maintenance and training & development. Management should be purely indigenous for strategic reasons.
PoliticsRe: Proposed National Airline: What Model Would Work? by Rawani: 7:41am On Nov 04, 2014
IGBOSON1:
^^^Right from the time of Nigeria Airways, the aviation sector has seen many so called 'technocrats from the aviation industry', yet this didn't prevent the airline from going under! The man you derisively call a traffic warden acquitted himself creditably as head of FRSC; so much so that countries like Ghana and Sierra Leone have asked for Nigerias' assistance in setting up a similar road/traffic management system in their respective countries! Also, a Nigerian issued drivers license is now acceptable in a number of European countries, and this is partly thanks to the the 'traffic wardens' leadership credentials!
Going by this logic, a driver that has distinguished himself on the road can be handed a 747, as he will transfer his excellent credentials to the cockpit. After all he 'acquitted himself creditably' *smh*
PoliticsRe: Proposed National Airline: What Model Would Work? by Rawani: 2:53am On Nov 04, 2014
First of all, replace the traffic warden Osita with a technocrat from the aviation industry who can outline current aviation best practices and adapt it to the peculiarities of Nigeria, to give a clearer insight which will guide the determination of the most efficient and effective model for our national carrier. You can't plant beans and expect apples.
PoliticsRe: ... by Rawani: 4:36pm On Nov 03, 2014
All I can see are saTANists grasping on straws and no credible, convincing rebuttal. The facts have been laid bare for all to see that propaganda is the main weapon in the camp of the PDP. Please impress us with irrefutable facts on how Buhari is not the best thing that can happen to Nigeria in May 2015. Otherwise, keep bleating gibberish and regurgitating old lies in the hope that one will stick in the slippery minds of your misdirected and bigoted co-travelers bent on throwing Nigeria deeper into the abyss of corruption and clueless leadership.
PoliticsRe: Tambuwal Remains The Speaker - Lawmakers by Rawani:
Tambuwal is too politically sophisticated and legally learned to make careless, uncalculated decisions. The distinguished lawyer knows without a doubt that he is within the confines of the constitution and still has the support of the house, and it's left for the courts to make any required interpretations, with strong emphasis on preceding cases. Until then, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal (CFR) remains the Speaker of the House of Representatives till his tenure expiration date when he will resume as the Executive Governor of Sokoto State.

Siddon well sir.
PoliticsRe: List Of People Who Donated N100m For Pres. Jonathan's Nomination Form by Rawani:
Miyetti Allah (Fulani Rearers) donated N5m? I laugh in fulfulde, that singular entry has rubbished the whole list. Are these not the same people TANoids claimed will deliver 23m votes for jona? The same people Jona is trying to annihilate by stopping them from grazing which is the source of their livelihood? These propagandists are dumber than a bowl of popcorn undecided
PoliticsRe: President Jonathan & Emir Sanusi Reconcile In Abuja by Rawani: 10:55pm On Oct 30, 2014
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a
stream. It fell among some Reeds (tall water grasses), which it thus addressed: "I
wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely
crushed by these strong winds." They replied, "You fight and
contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while
we on the contrary bend before the least breath of air, and
therefore remain unbroken, and escape."

-Aesop

Moral of the story: "Stoop to conquer"
PoliticsRe: APC Extra Ordinary National Convention Live On Channels TV by Rawani: 3:35pm On Oct 29, 2014
I love the theme song: Sweep corruption away...sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep!
PoliticsRe: APC Extra Ordinary National Convention Live On Channels TV by Rawani: 3:31pm On Oct 29, 2014

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