Netflix Arrives Nigeria – Quick Facts

3 Subscription plans available US$7.99/US$9.99/$11.99 per month. Details here . GT Bank rate is about N270 for US$1 New subscribers get one month free viewing. BUT you are required to provide your card details to sign up. Automatic debit occurs after 30 days - unles you cancel before then. 4 Streaming formats available; LOW, SD, HD and Ultra…

Xbox Music – Free Unlimited Music Downloads

One of my favourite apps available on Windows 8.1 OS is the Xbox music. This service was introduced with Windows 8 at launch in 2012 but for some reasons, it was not available to Nigerian card holders. However, the gates have now been flung open to just about anyone that cares. The business model for…

Guess Who’s Back!

Yes, back on the Blackberry chat platform but on an Android device. The best of two worlds you would say. Finally, Blackberry resumed the rollout of the now cross platform BBM messaging services, opening up the much sought after service to the world. Still a bit put off by the staggered rollout though. For reasons…

“Dear Mama” – A Tribute To Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971-1996)

Editors Note: This article was first published on July 13, 2013. It is being republished today to commemorate the anniversary of 2Pac Shakur's death exactly 17 years ago today. He would have been 42 years old. "Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a woman.…

“Oh Sweet Lorraine” – Emotional Song From A 96 Year Old To His Late Wife

The good Lord definitely works in mysterious ways. It took the whole 96 years of Fred Stobaugh's life for him to be transported from relative obscurity to worldwide limelight, thanks to the letter he penned to his wife. Sitting alone in his living room one month after the death of his wife, he decided to…

What Is The Problem With Nigerian Music? – Part 1

The Nigerian music scene has always been vibrant though the acceptance of its brand of music has largely been local with a few Nigerians in diaspora helping to spread its popularity to sub saharan Africa. Unfortunately, much as they may want us to believe, our artistes are largely unknown outside Africa, of course, except among…

“Dear Mama” – A Tribute To Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971-1996)

"Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a woman. I wonder why we take from women, why we rape our women, why we hate our women? I think its time we killed for our women, be real to our women, try to heal our women,…

One-For-All Universal Remote Controllers

The big screen remote controller was the first to give up the ghost, followed closely by that of the home theatre. Both are LG brands and are out of warranty. For six months after that, i had to leave the comfort of my couch to operate these appliances. It was not much fun. Eventually, i…

Still On GOtv

Going back to the DSTV retail shop in Lekki to pick up a GOtv branded cable TV package was not without apprehension and skepticism. My first visit was not a fulfilling one, I really was not impressed with the picture quality I was shown . Also, no thanks to the limited coverage of GOtv's signals…

Set Up Your Own Home Theater

In this era of digital video and music downloads, most are restricted to consuming these forms of entertainment by being glued to their mobile devices. Not very convenient, at least for me. The LG brand of electronics is quite popular in Nigeria and its home theater receiver does a good job in playing back these…

GoTV – Putting The Cart Before The Horse?

By now, many would have heard about GoTV, the latest cable TV company in Nigeria and yet another subsidiary of Multichoice, the parent company of DSTV. Multichoice is a South African company with a near monopoly of the Cable TV industry on the African continent. It has almost 5 million subscribers across the continent with…

Find Digital Copies of Your User Guides

NEED THE INSTRUCTION guide for your laptop? Unless you’re one of those freakishly organized types, I’ll bet you have no idea where it is. And even if you do know its location, fetching it probably involves a visit to the attic or basement, digging through boxes, and so on. What a hassle. Why not keep…