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The Nokia C3 competition on this blog has come and gone. And the winner is none other than…
who not only got all the answers right, but sent it in on time sometime late in the afternoon.
You will be contacted by Nokia representatives in Lagos as soon as possible. I will also give you a call as soon as I can. Thank you for reading the blog and for participating. I hope you enjoy the Nokia experience.
CONGRATULATIONS!
All the posts on the new Nokia C3 for the past weeks has got consistently low ratings. Now it could be that you don’t like the phone, or you don’t like me using your “hard-earned” time talking about a device that you may never even get? Or do you think I’m a sell-out for promoting an awesome device billed to rival your favourite Blackberry? Ah, whatever it is, relax, it will soon be over. As from Monday August 30th, there will be a question every day until Thursday 2nd September on the little box to your right under the poll box.
Here are the instructions:
There will be a question every day until Thursday. Do not send in answers immediately. Keep the answers to yourself until you read the last question, then send in all your five answers. The first response to get all the five questions correctly is the lucky winner. You will be presented the device at the launch in Lagos in the second week of September.
Best of luck.
The Nokia C3 Competition will begin on August 30 when the first question will be pasted on this blog. There will be a question every day from then until September 2. Respondents will be required to send their response to an email address that will be provided. The first person to answer correctly all the five questions will be the winner of the C3 phone and will be presented the gift at the launch in Lagos on Tuesday 7th September.
Best of luck as you compete.
Pacing idly, and sometimes with valuable purposes around the dusty streets of the city of our childhood, I remember you there a little centimeters taller. That has changed now. I bet you would strain your neck just to give me a peck on the cheeks.
Do you remember Gbagi? What of Akobo, Sogo, Omojola, Baba Baale, Lanko-Lanko, Falusi, Iya Lararo, Imafoje, Ore? What about Basorun, F’Ogbon Yo, En’balaya, Dele Tomori and the lovely Christmases at the Broadcasting House? Do you remember Orita Obele? What about Oba Ile, and the day you peeled your calf almost to the bone because you wanted to shave with daddy’s shaving stick? That was freaky, seeing the white of your flesh before it turned red all over the bathroom floor. Do you still picture Fatom, Stay-fit and Deol? Then there was that day when that old governor gave you and I a hundred naira in 1990 or so. Well, I’ve now given my own part to charity 
. I think it was to the guy at the airport in May who wanted some “American gift” from me when I returned. Or something like that.
Well, well, the days go by fast, don’t they? Laitan can’t even remember half of it now. And there you are all grown up and mummy-like. A small-sized big-shot but still not beyond some good old carrying and spinning. And I will carry you again. Let Leke and Jolaade go find their own sisters to carry around 
.
Happy Birthday lovely sister. I hope you had a wonderful day.
Standard Sales Package Includes
• Nokia C3-00 handset
• Nokia Battery BL-5J, 1320 mAh
• Nokia Compact Charger AC-3
• Compact User Guide
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
Technical Profile
System:
GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface: Series 40
Dimensions:
115.5 mm x 58.1 mm x 13.6 mm
(L x W x H)
Volume:
63.2 cc
Weight:
114 g (including battery)
Standby time: Up to 20 days
Talk time:
Up to 7 hours
Display:
2.4” QVGA (320×240), up to 262k
colors
Memory:
Up to 55 MB internal memory, support
for up to 8 GB microSD memory card
Data Services & Connectivity
• WLAN (IEEE 802.11b/g)
• EGPRS multislot class 32
• Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 with
enhanced data rates (EDR)
Inbox Colors
Slate Grey, Golden White, Hot Pink
Key Features
• Messaging made easy
• Full QWERTY keymat
• 1-click access to email and chat via Nokia
Messaging
• Easy Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat account creation
• Conversational SMS for chat type messaging
• Favourite Contacts
• Social networking made better
• 1-click access to social networking via
Communities client
• Viewing alerts and news on the home screen
• Easy posting and changing of status and
uploading photos
• Quick navigation through your friends
latest posts
• Experience the Internet in new ways
• Webkit based browser
• Opera mini client
• Web Search
• WLAN (with easy access point authentication
without opening browser)
Additional features
• 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom
• Media player
• FM stereo radio
• 3.5 AV connector
• support for up to 8GB memory card
• built-in handsfree speaker
Nokia Original Accessories
Headsets:
Bluetooth Headset BH-105
Data:
Nokia 8 GB MicroSD Card MU-43
Power:
Mobile Charger DC-4
High Efficiency Charger AC-8
Planned Market Introduction
• Q2 2010
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Ad by Nokia
On the way from the town of Ikare to the town of Ilorin are very many Ekiti towns. Here are just the few of them: Omuo, Ilasa, Odo Ayedun, Esun, Ikole, Osun, Itapa, Ilupeju. Oye, Ifaki, Ayede, Imojo, Oloje, Ilafon, Isan, Iludun, Obada, Iye, Ijesamodu, Ikun, Otun, and Ado Ekiti, the capital. I remember also Igbara-Oke, Igbara-Odo, Ilawe, Igede, Aramoko, Ijero, Ire, Ikere, among others from my childhood travels. How many more do you know?
I just found out that there is another Ekiti town within Kwara State. Just how many Ekitis are out there anyway?
Have you ever been under pressure to let the politics of Zimbabwe reflect in or condition your creative process in any way?
Yes the current condition of Zimbabwe has influenced my writing. I am living in economic exile away from my home and this has many effects on me personally, which of course influences my writing. But to answer your question, no, I have not felt directly pressured to write about it, and even if I was I would probably buck it, like Marechera said, “If you’re a writer for a specific nation or a specific race, then f*** you”. A writer must be free to write whatever they want to.
Read the rest of the abridged interview: here.
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