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Samsung Galaxy Note series: The evolution of a revolutionary tool

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Think about the biggest moment in your life and it is likely your smartphone had a role to play in creation and preservation of that memory. That is because the smartphone has evolved from being a simple tool for communication to an indispensable device that carries your work, play and home with you wherever you go. From whiling away time at the airport, to calculators for foreign currency conversion while on the move or in the office when we need to get some work done fast – mobile devices are…

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Can APC make all Nigerians equal?

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According to Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would not in the name of restructuring attempt to make everyone equal. This may sound unfair considering that all citizens are supposed to be equal, but that takes the governor’s statement out of context. The point he made was that it would be wrong to equalize unequal entities. El Rufai was responding to agitations by some sections of the country that all zones irrespective of population and land mass should have the same number of states.…

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Africa’s biggest refinery takes shape

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The completion of Dangote Refinery in 2019 will mark another milestone in the Nigerian oil and gas industry as it holds the prospect of stopping the importation of refined petroleum products by Nigeria. The Dangote Refinery will produce 650,000 barrels per day of refined petroleum products to meet all the country’s refined petroleum products needs. It will also have spare volume  for export to other countries. Nigeria spent N2.59 trillion to import refined petroleum products in 2016, according to the National Bureau of  Statistics. Dangote, the promoter, said that the…

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We did not receive capital allocation in 2017 – Aso Rock Clinic

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Aso Villa Clinic have insisted it did not receive any capital allocation in 2017. Permanent Secretary of the State House, Jalal Arabi, said this in a statement issued on Sunday. Arabi said this could be verified from the Ministries of Finance and Budget and National Planning. “The attention of the presidency has been drawn to recent media reports suggesting that the State House Medical Centre had received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017. “According to the permanent secretary, State House, Jalal A. Arabi, contrary to the above claims, out…

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Apple TV 4k and TVOS 11: Everything you need to know about Apple’s Digital Media Streamer

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Apple TV has grown up a lot since its iTV days. It’s not just for iTunes rentals anymore—Apple TV handles just about anything we watch, from House of Cards to Game of Thrones and Major League Baseball games, and now that includes 4K content. Since Apple opened up its tiny streaming box to developers, it’s gone from fun to indispensable. With an extensive library of apps, Siri support, and a drop-dead simple interface, Apple TV is one of the underrated players in Apple’s lineup. Just like all those years ago, it’s still the device…

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Late Ronaldo winner rescues Real

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Cristiano Ronaldo struck his first La Liga goal of the season five minutes from time to save Real Madrid from losing more ground in the title race with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Getafe on Saturday. Real looked on course for a comfortable three points when Karim Benzema fired the visitors into a deserved half-time lead. However, Jorge Molina’s equaliser early in the second half and an incredible miss by Ronaldo left the European champions needing a late saviour. And Ronaldo rode to the rescue and made amends for his…

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Seven-goal super show puts City clear

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Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City produced an outstanding display to thrash Stoke 7-2 and move two points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. City scored seven goals for the first time under Pep Guardiola, and for only the second time in the Premier League, as Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Fernandinho, Leroy Sane and Bernardo Silva were also on target at Eastlands. All of this was achieved without star striker Sergio Aguero, left as an unused substitute after recovering from a broken rib suffered in…

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Restructure Nigeria now – Olu Falae

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Elder statesman and former minister of finance, Chief Olu Falae has cautioned that Nigeria must be restructured before the next general elections in 2019. The octogenarian, who was also the presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, AD in the 1999 presidential election believes that for the country to move forward, she must go back to the 1963 constitution. According to him, what he is clamouring for is that everyone should remain in Nigeria, but it would be a more balanced Nigeria, where the ethnic groups are free to pursue…

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I’m not Grooming My Son for Kwara – Saraki

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At the end of the 2nd legislative year of the 8th Senate President, Bukola Saraki spoke on the journey so far and controversies on devolution of power, ex-governor’s pension and salary, anti-corruption and constitutional review. He also spoke on the politics of his home state of Kwara. The senate just adjourned after its second legislative year. How has the journey been so far? I think we are satisfied with what we were able to accomplish in the past 24 months. When we compare what we have been able to do…

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Nigeria’s misunderstanding of President Buhari’s foreign policy

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The reaction from Jim Yong Kim’s statement that President Muhammadu Buhari asked the World Bank to focus on the North – of course, the North-East – is a shocking display of a gross misunderstanding of the present administration’s foreign policy thrust, as regards demands made to international development organizations. The uncoordinated reactions generated from Kim’s statement have obliterated the debate the World Bank must have been trying to start. The debate is: What should be Nigeria’s best demand from the World Bank at this point, bearing in mind the best…

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