Nigeria’s freelance marketplace connecting companies and individuals

Globally, online freelance marketplaces like oDesk.com and Freelancer.com are well known for connecting companies with skilled freelancers in various fields ranging from programming to accounting. According to oDesk, the overall market for online work is expected to grow to an estimated $1 billion by year end 2012.

The freelance fever has arrived in Nigeria with the launch of Prolance.com.ng.

Prolance is a Nigerian online marketplace connecting companies with skilled professional freelancers.

Like many other marketplaces, submitting a project on Prolance is free. Once you post a project, you’ll receive competing proposals from qualified professional service providers and freelancers. You can afterwards select your choice of freelancer or service provider in Nigeria.

With an unemployment rate of more than 25%, Nigeria’s economy needs services like Prolance to provide streams of income to people either looking for work or in need of additional sources of income.

meet SULE!

Wema Bank Launches the "Sharp Sule" online game in partnership with Maliyo Games
Earlier in the year we featured Maliyo Games here on CP-Africa, a Nigerian gaming company co-founded by a Nigerian in the Diaspora, Hugo Obi. Since then, Maliyo Games has grown, expanding its list of game titles and foraying into the enterprise gaming development space with its recent partnership with Wema Bank.

Maliyo Games has recently launched the first advergame built by a Nigeria gaming company for a local brand. Advergames are games used to communicate brand products to consumers using digital media.Called “Sharp Sule” the game available to be played on its Facebook fan page (http://bit.ly/sharpsule), and a player stands a chance of winning up to N100,000.

 The interactive game follows the story of a regular guy, Sharp Sule that works hard to earn a living by riding his motorbike on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. He aspires to run a bigger transportation business to earn more money and upgrade his status.

Maliyo Games will be featured on CNN’s Marketplace Africa as Vladimir Duthiers reports on how young entrepreneurs in Nigeria are taking advantage of the continent’s growing tech market — and breaking down the barriers.
The company is also listed as one of the 40 Start-ups at the DEMO-Africa, holding in Nairobi, Kenya from October 24-26, 2012.

lol, Ancient and modern

funny picture!

 

now do you all agree with his picture?...lol, is any one missing from this pic?

samsung makes 30 millis galaxy S3 sales

Samsung's Galaxy S3 handset has surpassed the 30 million sales mark.

The company said that its flagship smartphone has surpassed the sales milestone some five months after arriving on the market.

 

"Meeting this sales milestone in five months sets another record for Samsung, and we are extremely proud yet motivated to provide our customers with products that they love," said Samsung IT and Mobile communications president JK Shin.

"On behalf of Samsung Mobile, I appreciate the millions of customers around the world that have chosen the Samsung Galaxy S3."

 

Since its release earlier this year, the Galaxy S3 has become a favourite amongst consumers and a lightning rod for controversy. While the handset has set sales record for Samsung and generated record profits, the handset has also been a target of patent infringement claims from rival Apple.

The Galaxy line itself has been at the centre of an ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung which has at various points threatened to halt imports of devices around the globe.

The 30 million sales mark also comes just two months after Samsung announced that the handset had topped 20 million sales, suggesting that that the smartphone is still fresh in the minds of consumers despite increased competition from the iPhone 5 and Windows Phone 8 handsets.

windows 8 unveils in nigeria

 


Microsoft Nigeria has unveiled Windows 8 to its customers and partners in Nigeria at its Open Door event following the global launch of the product last October.

The Microsoft’s Open Door events serve to address the demand for space in which African technology professionals are able to experience the latest-generation technologies first-hand, exchange ideas, build skills, and network with their local IT community and Microsoft technology experts.

Windows 8 was the main product exhibited at this years' Open Door Event targeted at IT professionals, developer and partners.

Speaking at the press conference to announce the launch, Country Manager, Microsoft Anglophone West Africa, Mr. Emmanuel Onyeje, stated that with the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft is unveiling a reimagined Windows to the world.

top fashion designer: Remi Lagos passes on

She was One of Nigeria's top fashion designers. Friends and colleagues of the designer confirmed that she died of cancer on Saturday at the age of 51 in London,United Kingdom.

Born Remi Osholake, the designer made clothes for high class Nigerian women and she was regarded as one of the best in the industry. She was rushed to London about two weeks ago and she eventually died of Cancer.

In her profile, the East Croydon School of arts and design trained fashion designer has featured at major fashion events across Africa and Europe. May her gentle soul rest in peace, Amen. ... why is cancer killing all these people!!!! ,may her soul rest in peace!

London Metropolitan Police arrest of Governor Ajimobi’s wife

London Metropolitan Police has confirmed the arrest of Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, wife of Oyo state Governor, over money laundering.
The Met confirmation came this afternoon following an enquiry by P.M.NEWS on the story making the rounds that Mrs. Ajimobi was arrested in London, with the sum of 400,000 pounds and thousands of US dollars, valued at N500million.
The Met simply said ‘Yes’ to our question, seeking confirmation about the arrest.
However, the organization declined to give further information about the matter, citing a UK law.
“I am sorry, we are unable to disclose any information to you under the Data Protection Act,” an officer in the MET Lambeth Office responded.

trailer crushes school kids

this video shows the poor services of our roads and the carelessness of our Nigerian drivers . please this video is horrible and contains bloody scenes. viewer discretion is advised ...http://bit.ly/yarnme . May their souls rest in peace.

kanye wast flying illuminati

First question would be, do you believe in the existence of the ancient secret society known as the ‘Illuminati?’ because I don’t. Second question, what is Kanye West trying to say with the images on his sweat pants, or is it just a coincidence that he is wearing pants that bare the symbols of the Illuminati?

Do you think some Nigerian stars have joined too?First question would be, do you believe in the existence of the ancient secret society known as the ‘Illuminati?’ because I don’t. Second question, what is Kanye West trying to say with the images on his sweat pants, or is it just a coincidence that he is wearing pants that bare the symbols of the Illuminati?

Do you think some Nigerian stars have joined too?

Lara George welcomes baby girl

the gospel singer and former kush member Lara gave birth to a baby girl in the US yesterday. Big congrats to her! we at yarnmesomething.com  say we all love you and your baby

DON jazzy and Psquare get verified on Twitter

Don Jazzy, who has well over 400,000 followers and Peter Okoye, with over 150,000 followers now have the trademark blue tick sign attached to their twitter handles; @DONJAZZY (Don Jazzy) and @PeterPsquare (Peter Okoye). kudos to them as they have both being verified by twitter...

Tonto Dike trends! good or bad

 

with the release of her much anticipated song "get high" Actress turned singer (hopefully) has been bombered by lots of critics and she even was trending on twitter(well done gal). mean while there are lots of pictures all over the net mocking her....see pics and listen to her song after the cut :) laffs...

Afroholik....Esote !!

 AFFROHOLIK, the rap sensation that released the highly rated song by fans,critics and hiphop purists alike titled 'LET THEM KNOW' (J'OMO) drops yet another blazing song titled 'ESOTE'.this catchy and addictive song is nothing short of musical brilliance as AFFROHOLIK proves yet again his diversity and love for good music. ESOTE  gears up to be an instant and commercial success!   

a mixture of Ghanian and Nigerian FLAVOR  in my opinion

follow the link to listen to the music

Who wore it better: Vien vs. Nnenna

these are two women i respect a lot, because not only do i know them i have also worked with them in the past. Bamidele Osagie aka Vien is a rapper(vien007),an actress,a red carpet presenter and like me a BLOGGER ; a very good one at that .check for your self HERE .Now Nnenna Agasu, is a career woman whose work experience is second to none, she has worked with global fleet,Lagos state government,a business woman and recently the owner of a big fashion house that deals major with bridals in the heart of Lagos called THE HOUSE OD DOROTHY check it out HERE

so who in your opinion in wore this gown better(bear in mind the dress was made by Nnenna herself)
happy viewing

Nigerian villagers sue Shell in landmark pollution case

Four Nigerian villagers took Royal Dutch Shell to court on Thursday in a landmark pollution case that campaigners said could open the door to more compensation claims against international companies.
The fishermen and farmers, together with the Friends of the Earth campaign group, accuse the oil major of polluting land and waterways around their homes in the Niger Delta region of Africa's top energy producer.
Shell has denied responsibility, saying the leaks were caused by sabotage.
The villagers launched their claim in a civil court in The Hague, where Shell has its joint global headquarters.
It was the first time a Dutch-registered company had been sued in a Dutch court for offences allegedly carried out by a foreign subsidiary.

German teen sells mum's jewels for brothel visit

this is so funny,
A 14-year-old German teenager took his mother's jewellery worth between 2,000 and 3,000 euros ($2,500-$3,800) and pawned it for 300 euros ($380) to finance two trips to a brothel for himself and a friend, German police said on Wednesday.
Karlsruhe police spokesman Ralf Minet said the teenager's mother is pressing charges of theft against her son, who admitted he pawned the jewellery to pay for the prostitutes.
"We don't know what the mother's motives are for pressing charges," Minet said. "It's possible she wants to teach him a lesson or it's possible that she felt she had lost control."
Police are also investigating the brothel that the boys said they visited. Prostitution in Germany is legal but the clients must be aged 18 or over. The operator of the brothel told police they had sent the boys away because they were under age.

pic of the day.. Eva Alordiah

EVA

 

Would you rock that on a red, black, any colour carpet?  she she hot or wat!

TEDx vicroria lsland

 

 

TEDx comes to Nigeria and it promises to be as fun as the ones that occur around the world, you cant afford to miss this....go to http://www.tedxvictoriaisland.org/ for bookings

REST IN PEACE

my heart goes out to the four students of uni port who were brutally murdered by the Aluu youths may their souls rest in peace

sex is btter than love

saw this article on a blog and i felt i should share it with you and see if you agree with it or not....

Why Love is More Important than Sex   by Schalk Lubbe

Many men tend to think that sex = love. And Hollywood does its best to spread the word that this is in fact the case. Nothing could be further from the truth, however. Sex is NOT equal to love.

Love is the Foundation of Marriage

Is sex then not part of a loving relationship? It absolutely is.But sex is the result of love, and is not love in and of itself.

Furthermore, while sex can be used as a method to show your wife that you love her, it is by no stretch of the imagination the only - or even the most important - way to demonstrate your love.

Love, on the other hand, is the foundation of marriage. It is possible for a marriage without sex to survive, but a marriage without love will falter and die.

Oracle unveils expanded cloud services portfolio

Delivering on the industry’s broadest and most advanced Cloud strategy, Thomas Kurian, executive vice president, Oracle Product Development, announced that Oracle is expanding its Oracle Cloud services portfolio, and continues to demonstrate significant customer and partner momentum.
The seven new Oracle Cloud preview services augment Oracle’s comprehensive portfolio of Platform Services, Application Services, and Social Services, all available on a subscription basis.
The pricing model is simple, predictable and based on a monthly subscription model. Customers can choose to sign up for month-to-month subscriptions or longer term contracts. Oracle Cloud adoption continues to grow aggressively with more than 10,000 customers and more than 25 million users worldwide already relying on the services each day. To help partners speed time to market with new cloud-based services for their customers, Oracle also unveiled a comprehensive new set of enablement resources and Oracle Cloud partner programs.

Oracle Cloud delivers instant value and productivity for business users and developers through functionally rich, integrated, secure enterprise cloud services. Customers now have more options than ever with the Oracle Cloud, the most secure, flexible, modern and reliable cloud available today. Expands Oracle Cloud Platform, Application and Social Services Portfolio

laffs...Apple

this guy is not serious at all!

being a while!!

being silent is not the same as being inactive!

Google storms AJEGUNLE!!

yes the search engine giant Google INC. is storming Ajegunle...yea AJ City baby! today the 15th of Sept. 2012 for an event tagged "BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO THE GRASS ROOT LEVEL  " .my initial reaction was like of all places to go to!!! but i guess Google know better...

Google will be given free gifts to the 1st 100 people to register,alot of business tips and advice will be shared today and how to use Google tools to promote your business we will have lots of speakers from Google Nigeria today.

Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop's 20 Top Earners...see money!

According to Forbes, these are the top 20 Cash Kings and Queen (Nicki Minaj) of 2012.

1. Dr. Dre: $110 million
2. Diddy: $45 million
3. Jay-Z: $38 million
4. Kanye West: $35 milliom
5. Lil Wayne: $27 million
6 Drake: $20.5 milliom
7. Birdman: $20 million
8. Nicki Mianj: $15.5 million
9. Eminem: $15 million
10. Ludacris: $12 million

more after the cut

Mistakes ladies make in a relationship! (2)

top of the money folks, okay lets me continue from where i stopped last nite. Now i will be listing things of mistakes ladies should avoid while in a relationship in full details,ad i learnt from my pastor...

1. ladies don't target a particular man,especially someone who has not made a commitment to you ; maybe you like him and admire him and you are just hovering around him and he hasn't said anything to you about marriage. If he truly loves you,he will follow the right way and the the right thing.
2. Don't rush into a relationship you know its not good,don't stay when the guy does not respect you or value you, because you feel you may not find another person like him. Its either your in the BLESSING MODE or THE HUSTLE MODE. you must learn to trust on God and have joy(joy comes from within and not from the outside) PHIL 4:7
3. ladies please don't have a BACK UP PLAN in a relationship; dating different people at the same time,saving different guys numbers with different names on your phone and giving them different times to visit or call you (lol), because this will back fire in so many ways, while your focusing your attention on a particular person, you will lose the right person God ordained for you to marry.
4. Don't ENVY or COVERT you friends or some one else fiancee;never allow envy stay in your heart.
5. Don't depend on what you THINK YOU HAVE  or DON'T HAVE: maybe your too fat or too thin and mind you,people thinner and fatter than you are married or your too short; people shorter than you are married and  your too dark; people darker than you are married, you see ladies bleaching, wanting to turn yellow and maybe your husband to be wants to marry a dark lady and God brings him your way and he can't recognize you. 
6. As a lady, you must have a purpose and be following and fulfilling purpose, that way a man will find you very attractive, because he will see you doing something and such things attract good men to you.
7. Have a good character and learn to be kind to every one not just to eligible bachelors; learn to be caring and kind to every one like REBECCA  in the bible.
8. Take care of yourself and dress well, smell good etc, appearance is important.

so these are just some few points, will keep you all posted.

IMPORTANT :

  please note that marriage is a negotiation the person must want you the same way you want him or her.

Mistakes ladies make in a relationship!

 Pst. Kingsley okonkwo

tonight, i will be telling you all some mistakes ladies make in a relationship. These are facts that i learnt from my Pastor and mentor Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo.The most important thing here is that as a lady don't marry a man or less. 1. the man truly fears and serves the lord actively  and 2. he really loves you. its not for you to love a man,your job is to submit to the man,its the man's job to love you,ladies go about ignoring the man that loves them and looking for another man that they (the ladies) love; and most times the man the woman loves ,don't love them in return.Then the relationship becomes one sided, were she puts in all her effort and gets nothing back and she looses the man that really loved her and eventually the man that she thought she loved..............

i still have alot to say but i have to go to bed, will continue tomorrow, good nite all

this pretty woman!

time to expose some certain things!...my love life on a plate for all to view , feeling naughty this morning!!

alot on my mind

have a lot to say in just a little time,so how do i start?

My Love Story; Prologue

How do i start!? this post and the few ones after it are going to be about my love life and related activities that occured in the last few months. Will go all out and say things the way they are,how feel and how over came. Why all this u may ask? well people handle stress in different ways; some smoke,some drink,some go shopping,some go for walks,well in my case,i write!
Am not doing this to castigate or harrass anyone,am merely doing this so people can learn from my experience.
So stay tuned and be blown away by my LOVE STORY.

My Love Story;Epilogue

How do i start!? this post and the few ones after it are going to be about my love life and related activities that occured in the last few months. Will go all out and say things the way they are,how feel and how over came. Why all this u may ask? well people handle stress in different ways; some smoke,some drink,some go shopping,some go for walks,well in my case,i write!
Am not doing this to castigate or harrass anyone,am merely doing this so people can learn from my experience.
So stay tuned and be blown away by my LOVE STORY.

My Love Story;Epilogue

How do start!? this post and the few ones after it are going to be about my love life and related activities that occured in the last few months. Will go all out and say things the way they are,how feel and how over came. Why all this u may ask? well people handle stress in different ways; some smoke,some drink,some go shopping,some go for walks,well in my case,i write!
Am not doing this to castigate or harrass anyone,am merely doing this so people can learn from my experience.
So stay tuned and be blown away by my LOVE STORY.

Ruthlessdiva!...New gal on da block

she is young, sassy and sexy with a great voice and body, meet Ruthlessdiva real name Chinenye Ruth Okorie, a strong female vocalist, the 1st lady of Don Coleone Cribx Recurdz (DCCR), her song BRAIN GAGA is a must listen to ...

techy joke

only the techy guys will get this joke..lol!

The modern man!

modern man

its becoming normal for men to switch roles with their wives, does this show men are becoming weak or they are becoming more sensitive and getting in touch with their famine sides.as more men are no longer the bread winners of their homes,they spend more time baby sitting and washing; not that its bad but its just a new trend, i give to you the Modern Man.... i believe the above picture explains it all.

police joke...lol

nothing personal Nigerian police force, na joke i dey joke oh!...am still young oh

Perseverance or Stupidity!

there is a thin line between perseverance and sheer stupidity , doing something myopic ( inadequately small) and expecting big results or any result for that matter is totally childish and silly.
This is the case of so many Nigerians out there, who want to get a good job or start a lucrative business without first working on themselves or acquiring more skills after graduating from the higher institution.
Work on yourself and acquire more sills and soon you will dine with kings

choice lands for sale

lands for sale at :
1. lagos- igboelerin-okok off badagry express road.on Jesus road. 5 plots with warehouse structure. has a gate.

2. owerri- aladinma - uratta . 2600sq meters. 3 and half plots, high fenced land with a gate

call 08023226623 if interested or send mail to yarnmesomething@gmail.com

inspection and provision of documents will be made available upon showing of interest 

Google shutsdown some services!

Google is continuing to shut down services which aren’t core to its business – something it has been actively doing ever since Google co-founder Larry Page took over as CEO. Today, the tradition continues as Google is announcing the shuttering of five more services, the most notable of which are Google Video and iGoogle, its personalized homepage offering.
Clearly iGoogle has outlived its usefulness. The service dates back to a time when homepage portals were people’s entry points to the Internet. These days, we just never close our browser tabs, it seems. iGoogle is getting the ax on November 1st, 2013, which is far enough away for users to export their data, says Google.