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Datally is this badass brand new app Google announced on the 30th of November, that will help Nigerians save data usage on their phones. In fact, it can help users save up to 30% of their data, in fact.

The Datally app is going to be able to run on any version of Android later than Android 5.0. and it will only be available for Android users on the Play Store. globally, today. This app was built, first with emerging markets like Nigeria in mind, and might perhaps be eventually useful for foreign markets.

When you ask the majority of internet users in Nigeria about their biggest problem with connectivity, you’ll probably hear stuff like “Oh it’s so confusing”; “I seriously don’t know how to control data usage properly”; “ït’s too expensive’; “to be honest, it’s never enough”.

This problem of data usage for Nigerians, and many people all over the world, is what inspired this app that has been two years in the making.

Google, like Facebook and many other tech companies, believe that the next one billion users are in these regions with Internet challenges. It’s why they all try to find ways to make internet connectivity cheaper and faster.

This app, Datally, is Google’s way of saying let’s put data in the hands of you, the user. This app has four features that make it powerful:

One thing many people don’t know is that a lot of apps use data in the background, whether it’s the weather report app or the Twitter app, constantly updating content and information. With the Data Saver option, you can choose which app you want to connect to the Internet or not. All you need is a simple lock and unlock button.

You can see this like a speedometer feature, orlike to call this the ultimate guilt tripper or conscience feature. Whenever a user opens an app, a small bubble appears in a corner of the screen, keeping a tally of how much data the app is consuming, in real time. Data-Tally.

This app can also alert users of the app when they start consuming a lot of data, even allowing them see how much data they’ve used on a daily, weekly, and even monthly basis.

Because life is about opportunities and how we take them, this app lets you find Wi-Fis in your vicinity. In fact, you can actually rate a connection on whether it’s good or trash, so you can save the next person trying to connect all the trouble. So it’s like how Google lets you rate locations on the Maps, but this time for Data.

This is Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, she’s Google Nigeria’ Country Director and she had this to say at the launch:“For the last few years, our Next Billion Users team has been doing a lot of research on the ground in fast growing Internet countries like Nigeria, We have found that data is a major constraint for the the next billion users. Introducing Datally into the Nigerian smartphone market will help users understand how to control their mobile data better”.She also shared some insights about how this app was tested.

“Google tested Datally in the Philippines for most of 2017, and the insights from the product tests thereshaped the final app. The user research showed that people testing the app saved up to 30% of theirmobile data, depending on the way they used Datally.” she concluded.

What are the likelihoods of success for this app?

On a scale of 0–10, I see a 9 (No 10/10, because Nigerian lecturer syndrome). This app solves a fundamental problem, and simply creates a very efficient way to solve this problem; data. Will the Telcos be happy that we can finally track the data we pay for? We don’t care. As long as the user wins.

This app can help you save up to 30% of your data usage. No jokes.

Google launches app to help you save data like never before

How are you? They said your cough and catarrh is now very serious. No matter what anyone tells you, please don’t take Codeine, you won’t wake up till May. Ask Mugabe.

All the stress of ruling Nigeria can’t even let you put your First Lady where she belongs. Your back will just break in the other room.

I went to speak to a relationship Counselor, and I learned something very important. When Lovers go through hard times, it is good for them to think back on memories when times were good.

Bubu, do you remember that time when we were celebrating Valentine in 2015? That time when you were saying I should choose you over Jonah. That time you said you'll give me expensive things and all that? I’m looking at some of the pictures we took together during that honeymoon, and my chest is still doing gbim gbim.

Remember when you were saying we’re going to drive round the country and be killing corruption ka-ka-ka-ka-ka, like Bonnie and Clyde? Or that time you said you have the secret to make <a href="" id="18df8f22-fb7c-5d79-b346-7994bdf66486">Naira go gaga with the dollar</a>?

Well, Naira has gone gaga, but this gaga no epp.

Remember when you were saying you will make all my problems go away? All the money and jobs and all that?

Remember when we wanted to celebrate Valentine together, but haters wanted to kill our shine. You know when lovers want to marry, they do hashtags like #UgoMakanaki2020. Remember that time I did a hashtag for you? But instead of putting my name, I just put only yours just so you could feel special? #Febuhari2015.

Bubu, remember when I’d text you every time, and you’d reply sharp sharp? Remember when I’d ask for one and you’ll promise me hundred?

Bubu, why don’t you talk me like you used to, the <a href="" id="460ac787-1c0e-5794-b310-e48b636a1d58">silence of the other room</a> is making me lose my mind.

Every time, <a href="" id="49f149ed-72a9-5c2a-81c8-2cf0bd93b677">you’ll be talking to everybody</a>, but giving me silent treatment. And if I want to complain too much, you’ll be saying cam dan.

Anyway, my tears are already soaking this paper.

Okay, scratch that. My tears will soon spoil my keyboard. But if I tell you to buy me a new one, you’ll say that Jonah has <a href="" id="bbe67938-a149-5579-90b5-17acb9af6f51">taken all the money</a> and that I should go and collect keyboard money from him.

I know you’ll get this, I just hope you reply. The Naira says hi by the way. <a href="" id="309764a1-b5b7-5f72-a429-4fec96374664">He's eating dust here</a>. Not like it's nutritious.

Hey Bubu, 'feels like it's been forever that you were gone

Where'd you go? I miss you so

<h1>A girl left her father a letter demanding that he subscribe for GOTV so she can watch TV in peace.</h1>

Remember when you'd ask your parents just for permission to turn on the television and they'd be like,

Well, times have changed, and if you're still carrying last, better get used to it. Children are more confident, as it should be.

Take this cute little girl for example.

She got tired of her dad wasting her time by not subscribing to her cable, so she wrote him a letter;

"I had to ask you about the GOTV, when will you pay? I know that we have sorted out the sleep ishue. But if there's another problem, I would like to know about it when I come back from school."

The 9-year-old girl clearly didn't have much time to waste. She told her father what she wanted.

Imagine her taking on the world like this, confident, determined, and sure of the things she wants, whether it's a job to be done, or a country to be run.

We need more daughters like her. We need more children like her.

Moral of the story: raise confident kids.

By the way, I'm kind of hoping he doesn't pay next month. I can't wait to read the letter she'll write.

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She just wanted to enjoy her TV time without any hassles.

This girl's demand from her father will abso-loving-lutely make your day

<h1>The14th of February is Valentine, and its a big deal for many people, packed with everything from true romance to bitter heartbreak.</h1>

These photos tell a hilarious valentine story:

1. It's is the 12th of February and your bae hasn’t said anything about your valentine date.

2. When your man tries to pick up a fight with you before Valentine.

3. Then it’s the 13th and one girl tries to snatch your boo.

4. When you hear that your age mates are getting all expense paid romantic trips to Paris in this economy.

5. And you have to start explaining to your friends that you and bae are ‘staying low and building.’

6. So you plan a contingency just in case he disappoints. You call your side thing.

7. Valentine morning comes and no ‘I love you bae’ text message yet.

8. Then the text comes and it can fill one foolscap sheet.

9. And at the end of the message, he says ‘meet me at so-so place.’

10. And bae is acting suspiciously and doesn’t want to remove his hand from his pocket.

Could this be the date with destiny.

11. And then he pulls it out, and it is handkerchief

12. But you still love him, because you know the time is not yet right

What God has joined together, let no Valentine put asunder.

These 14 photos describe a popular valentine story

It’s past three in the morning, and cold

At the mercy of armed hooded men, ready to offload,

This is not a cute poem, or a poem at all.

It’s March of 2010, and Sagamu-Ore Highway is not a nice place to be at 3 in the morning. Especially when just a few weeks ago, a story was making the rounds that some robbers forced passengers to lie in the middle of the road. Next, they made a bus run over them. Why? Because they refused to part with money.

Anyway, you’re reading this because when I wanted to explain to them that I was just a broke student traveling for exams, they didn’t shoot me.

They just gave me correct beating.

A few days later, my mum and I were arguing because I wanted to travel to Lagos, by road. At Night.

A few months later, someone gave me money to fly to Port Harcourt. But the airline I used was one of those ones at Jibowu, that have four tyres, and lets us stop at Ore to eat and shit.

I think it was Ifesinachi Mass Transit.

Now, I can’t remember whether I took a bus because I needed extra cash or because I just wanted to touch asphalt.

The thing is, I love the road, very much. I love to travel by road. I love it. I love it so much I once made the decision for a 10-hour road trip, in less than 15 minutes. I just packed a small bag and hit the road.

I’ve travelled in a car with friends, from Rivers State to Kogi State, with nothing but Google Maps and a reasonable supply of junk food. (We got lost once though. The Map re-routed too quickly)

So now, I’m travelling again, but it’s nothing like I’ve ever done before. This time, I’m travelling round the entire country. In one stretch. With one backpack and nothing else.

I’m round-tripping it. So I’m leaving from Lagos, then headed to the South-South, then to the South-East, then the Middle-Belt, then the Northeast, then the Northwest, down to the North-Central, back to the Southwest, and back to Lagos.

I’m planning to spend 8 weeks max, and I intend to start mid-March, but I’ll be needing some help.

First, I’ll be writing stories on the road, and taking pictures. I don’t have a DSLR (yet), so I’ll be taking the photos with my phone and my memory. Most of it, I’ll be documenting on Pulse.

Second. I want to make this road trip cost as little as possible. That means zero hotel costs. So if you know anyone willing to spare a couch in any state, my body is ready.

Bonus: I don’t bed-wet.

Another way you can help me is by telling me things you think I should explore. Just to give you an idea, I’ll be going to Upper Sakpomba, in Edo State — the place Lawrence Anini grew up. I’ll be looking for weird things in weird places too, like the village in Ebonyi where no one is allowed to kill snakes (God, snakes terrify me). Or like the dog meat market in Itam, Akwa Ibom State. Or the vagina therapists of the North. And if you know anyone who’d take me to Sambisa, I really don’t mind to be honest. So yes, please tell me things you think I should see, or eat, or do.

I don’t think I can do this alone, mostly because I don’t have two heads. So I look forward to the things you want to share, or the ways you’d like to help.

Stay awesome, or better still, pack a bag and hit the road.

P.S: This was supposed to be a motivational/inspirational/life-coachinal piece. If you didn’t feel inspired, please start from the top of this page, and read to the bottom. Thank you.

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This is simply about my obsession with the road.

I'm going on the longest trip of my life, join me

A student most likely ends up with one of these kinds of lecturers; the first one doesn’t lecture and just gives out handouts. The second one comes to just lecture in class and leaves.

Oh wait, there’s a third one; the one that doesn’t even come for classes at all. Hopefully, you don't get this one.

So imagine your lecturer comes to class, and he’s teaching. One thing you have to cope with sometimes is how boring the lectures can get. You might be trying to take notes, but the lecturer is so boring you just sleep off on your notebook.

But what if someone else could help you write your notes while you sleep?

What if for every time you’re distracted, someone else is actually taking your notes for you?

Almost everybody has their own Acada squad; the people you read with and copy each other’s notes. What if you could all collaborate, to create that one robust lecture note everyone can gain from?

Download Google Docs on your phone or open it on your computer browser at docs.google.com.

It’s like Microsoft Word, except it’s for Google. But this is where Google Docs is better than Microsoft Word for you; it’s online. So I can take a link to a Google Document and share it with you, and even be able to edit it!

So lets say you share a Google Doc link with your Acada squad and name it “Mr Kampari’s Course 212”

Everyone in the squad takes note from all the lectures, and automatically, one person’s note, becomes everybody’s note. So even if for some reasons, you sleep off in class, or even miss the lecture, the note is right there on your phone.

So Imagine you do this, you and your squad, for an entire semester. Then any place you don’t understand, someone who understands it can actually leave small explanations for you there, and everyone can benefit too.

So by the time you’re studying, your note is not only better than everybody else’s note in class, it’s probably richer than the lecturer’s handout or whatever it is he wants to share.

Now, think of a few friends you can try it with. You’ll be amazed at the magic you and the squad will create together. It's really really easy to use, by the way.

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Your days of never having lecture notes are over. Forever.

This simple trick will make all your lecture problems disappear forever

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