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Showing posts with label cheer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheer. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2024
In the news, #Animals
Saturday, July 31, 2021
events x music : the NewsBuka story ... How NewsBuka started TEN YEARS AGO 💥💤😁🌱👽 How tall oaks from little acorns grow
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration, I've written a brief history: Part One, Part Two, and now we have Part Three of Three!
MUSICAL INTERLUDE <== Yeah, love music on this blog!
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Annnyway, here we go:
Nigerian Youth, irrepressible in the face of economic recession, kept creating and connecting till we started hosting end-of-year musical showcases that just grew and grew in popularity.
Long Live Detty December.
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What else happened at the blog formerly known as Nigeria News Buka?
Of course,
Dance, Dance, Dance.
I noticed that facebook blocked this blog, maybe because it had been posted too many times for free :-) It's still blocked. How could I forget this seismic, global, and ongoing event: CORONAVIRUS.
Then Nigeria had protests as well. It's best to not delve into that. I changed the blog name, and the tag line too. It used to be "I love my country, I no go lie" - great song - and now it is "serving everybody." You know what a buka is, right? A local restaurant, hence "serving" 😁
All day today, I have looked at hundreds of past posts to create this post and now I feel tired. Suddenly I'm overwhelmed with the Old Testament Proverbs' conclusion that All is vanity.
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Of course there'll be more posts.
( Let me drink more water. )
I look forward to it all.
( I need to rest. )
Let me be more upbeat to close:
Beauty happens here, excellence happens here, good things are curated here and offered with great cheer - love it, will be back!
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian society and beyond.
Friday, July 30, 2021
NewsBuka's origins, continued ... How NewsBuka started TEN YEARS AGO 💥💤😁🌱👽 How tall oaks from little acorns grow
Part Two of Three.
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In 2012 and for a few years after, I wrote roughly one to two posts per month.
Usually it was just a summary piece with links to a "popping" or popular matter in the country.
Sometimes it was something outside of current affairs, but usually it stayed within the themes of policy or politics, or history or civics.
There was also the occasional feature on tourism, geography, family life, literature, or the media.
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Other favourites: Africa and the AU, commemorating Nigeria's independence on October 1st, big news from other African countries, Youth, Women, sports, World Cup football, Christmas, elections, and other events.
I started adding a smattering of music on occasion in 2013.
2014 brought scary news - remember ebola? I thought we were going to die.
In case all of this bores you, please bear with me:
In 2015 I tried even snappier posts (two pictures, the headline asks you to pick one ) and music posts, with nice music videos. I called this the great pivot and as you know NewsBuka would evolve (today) to feature music posts about half the time.
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2016 is notable for the great acceleration then.
Attention spans in the world were going down, fast, and so the less any item demanded of a visitor the better. It took a while, but I finally learned that I could loosen up and just share tiny posts containing no true editorial, no new writing, but just other so-called "content" -
music or snippets of almost anything, like great photos, the pick-one format from before, tweets, or instagram or even facebook items.
Also (now I remember) I stopped working at my 2012-2016 job that February.
For these two reasons I started posting far more than before, up to about 10 posts per month.
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NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian society and beyond. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS." Advertisement: booksss about boyz and girlz.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
H O T M A I L I N B O X - part one
The Future Festival is this weekend and #TheFutureAwards will be aired LIVE by 6:30pm this Saturday on MTV Base, Africa Magic and Pop Central. Wahala for who no watch oh #TFAA15 #TheFutureFestival
— Y! Online (@YNaija) November 25, 2020
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Rema, Jemima Osunde, Mr Macaroni, Odunayo Eweniyi, others make The Future Awards Africa nominees list… all nominees are under the age of 28 |
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society.
GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS."
The Diversity Summit 2020 will be part of 3-day TV & Digital The Future Festival.
It will air live from 12 – 6pm on Pop Central Channel 165 DSTV
and
online via https://hopin.com/events/the-diversity-summit-2020
Panel sessions include topics such as; Toxic Environment: Climate change and African governments; Nigeria is not America: Importing Western battles into Nigeria; The Vagina Dialogue: The line from purity culture to rape culture; The Turning Point Generation: Will Gen Z succeed where millennials are failing?; Love does not win elections: The only way young people can actually take over power; Not too young to run: Will young people in government actually change anything?; What were you wearing?’ How not to talk about rape; Wokespaces: What companies need to do about a socially engaged workforce; and Be a man!’: The trap of toxic masculinity.
Panel sessions include topics such as; Toxic Environment: Climate change and African governments; Nigeria is not America: Importing Western battles into Nigeria; The Vagina Dialogue: The line from purity culture to rape culture; The Turning Point Generation: Will Gen Z succeed where millennials are failing?; Love does not win elections: The only way young people can actually take over power; Not too young to run: Will young people in government actually change anything?; What were you wearing?’ How not to talk about rape; Wokespaces: What companies need to do about a socially engaged workforce; and Be a man!’: The trap of toxic masculinity.
Get the FULL LIST OF NOMINEES/FINALISTS AT awards.thefutureafrica.com
Meanwhile, here are the cool, updated award categories:
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Film: This award recognizes the contributions of professionals in the film industry towards improving the craft of film making and influencing global audiences within the year in review.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Content Creation: The spectrum of new media has changed and this award recognizes the contributions of individuals or teams who have dedicated themselves to creating quantifiable impact using the media as a tool for advancement in their chosen fields.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Literature: This award is given to a young person who has successfully written, published or marketed books.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Fashion: This award rewards the work of an individual(s) in the fashion industry who have impacted the industry through his/her chosen medium and created a tangible body of work.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Acting: This award recognizes the outstanding talent and remarkable achievements of an actor or actress whose work has distinguished them.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Entrepreneurship: This award is conferred to an entrepreneur who has founded, led and grown a business or private enterprise to measurable success through extraordinary vision, leadership, and commitment to innovation in the year in view.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Music: This award is conferred to a recording and performing artist whose music has made a significant impact in the industry and earned them local and international repute in the year in review.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art: This prize seeks to highlight the extraordinary achievements of visual, performance and digital artists in the field of creative and visual arts within the year in review.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Activism: This award recognizes an individual’s contributions to ensuring that their work influences decisions within political, economic, social systems and institutions for the development of the country in their chosen causes.
THE Future Awards Africa Prize For Journalism: This award is given to a writer, reporter, presenter, producer, and other professionals working in the journalism profession who have demonstrated excellence in the storytelling and bringing news to the public.
The Future Awards Africa Prize For Health And Wellness: This award recognizes the contribution of an individual or team who has made tangible impact in the health and wellness industry.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Disruption: This award acknowledges the work of a researcher, scientist, innovator, inventor who have contributed to the advancement and application of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) either for personal gain, professional advancement, charity or administrative duties within the year in review.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Lawyers: This award is given to a young person who has recorded remarkable achievement in the legal sector within the year in review.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Beauty: This award is given to a young person who has recorded remarkable achievement in the Beauty industry.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Leading Conversations: This award is given to a young person who is constantly driving positive conversations and shaping the culture.
The Future Awards Africa prize for Intrapreneurship: This award recognizes the contributions of a professional who has dedicated themselves to creating tangible impact in the private sector through innovation and collaboration in the year in view.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Governance: This award is given to a technocrat who has made an outstanding contribution in the public service sector within the year in view (this excludes presidents, governors and senators).
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Service to young people (aged 55 and below): This award is given to an outstanding individual (below 55) who donates their time and money to helping youth across the country, (excluding politicians and people in government).
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Community Action: This prize seeks to acknowledge the contributions of individuals across Africa, to community building within the year in view.
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year: This prize is awarded to a young person who has become a force for change, capturing the collective imagination of all Africans through their personal achievements, public image, and personal triumphs.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Get to know, Dave.
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS." Advertisement: booksss about boyz and girlz.
Friday, June 22, 2018
#music to share with your 5 and 6
Music: Jaded by Aerosmith AND Count on Me by Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Nice idea
When you reach 100 years old in Barbados, you get a stamp in your honour. Lovely. pic.twitter.com/bGvJ8o9Pir— Toby Baxendale (@TobyBaxendale) January 27, 2018
Where is Barbados? (pronounced bar-BAY-dos)
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Friday, December 8, 2017
Weekend MUSIC: #GoingHome
Home by Chris Daughtry
and Eyo by Asa
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Friday, November 20, 2015
Ranti Sings
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| click to hear and download IWE KIKO |
see more
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Who are D'Tigers? #basketball
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| WIN! FIBA African Basketball Championship, August 30 2015 in Tunisia |
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| Team will next play the All Africa Games, Sept 2015 in Brazzaville, Congo |
— Bukar Sambo (@SamBorotA) August 30, 2015
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Nigeria...the movie
Politics and society, live, on NEWSBUKA
Good news or bad, we the people will click
GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS <--click
Good news or bad, we the people will click
Sunday, September 21, 2014
The Young Ones Are Doing Science
There was a contest in 2013-2014
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
Infinity Generator by Epetedo Senior School, Lagos Island wins 1st edition of the #IdeasLagos competition pic.twitter.com/Waictk63LX
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014
Congrats to #Innovatelagos mentor Mr Lawal(teacher) & students Doregos Academy Lagos winners 2014National ScienceFair http://t.co/qCvPYvCCxq
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 27, 2014
...acidified water powered generator #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/NHinB8dvw4
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014
...innovative underground drainage system #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/YKgXH7O6LW
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014
...rechargable refrigerator #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/EbFxZReHTT
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014
...Infinity Generator #Ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/LgyKtKdj4L
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014
KingsCollege students preparn for #IdeasLagos finals@end of mentor session w/ mentor&architect Tosin Osinowo pic.twitter.com/fsUQ6TPPTY
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 26, 2014
...energy solutions for cities
http://t.co/LEulIxeCfe
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 20, 2014
Girls Emerge Tops at 11th National Maths Competition, #Nigeria - http://t.co/cIpSq3uf1n #STEM
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 16, 2014
See TECH HUBS @cc_Hub (site) and @ideaNG (site, past) both of Sabo, Yaba in Lagos.
#Lagos joins the 2014 international @spaceapps challenge! So Excited! #Africa joins the conversation on #Space
— Space Apps Lagos (@spaceappslag) March 3, 2014
Finalists in#IdeasLagos Competition Lafiaji Schl rcvd prizes today. Now getting set for last phase in March pic.twitter.com/kZD0dD4n2x
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 19, 2014
Lagos-based Maliyo and Kuluya set to conquer the African video-game market http://t.co/XbLiGaECsU
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 10, 2014
Great stuff! Lagos gets 2 accelerators within a week. @440LTD and Leadpath Nigeria http://t.co/YA0Obqg9GS
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 7, 2014
RT @iDEAng: AND WE HAVE A WINNER OF THE #OPENDATANIGERIA 2014. @integrahealth TEAM iQube pic.twitter.com/MaqWa4gmDs
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 22, 2014
RT @iDEAng: Hackers hacking away at Nigeria's premier health hackathon #OpenDataNigeria @ngrcommtech @PHN_alliance pic.twitter.com/5dlXWyYBmR
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 22, 2014
"My greatest joy is in helping businesses become bankable and successful" - @oluozone @wennovation #SMWMyJourney pic.twitter.com/eM7wLK9gwo
— Enterprise Creative (@EntCreativeNG) February 20, 2014
The youngest team that made it to the top12 but not d finals is Epetedo JnrSchl-http://t.co/hDTMlWh6g5 Theyll rcv a prize for exemplary work
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 12, 2014
Sometimes I was in the room. Proud :)
Today,the 12 shortlisted #IdeasLagos groups defended their projects 2 panel of judges who'll select the best 5 pic.twitter.com/AbO7WZwb3a
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 11, 2014
Nigeria's award winning engineer Ms Tosin Otitoju with Urine2PowerGenerator kids @innovatelagos mentors session tday pic.twitter.com/wOBgzUfF8M
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 30, 2014
#IdeasLagos top 12 young groups completed their project presentations to #competition jury today. #innovation pic.twitter.com/Y3Arli6dmH
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 11, 2014
Dozens of people and organizations behind the scenes.
Kid Inventors Day, Lagos 17 January 2014: http://t.co/oeFC7B2GwD via @TheNationNews @YoungEngineers1
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 31, 2014
#IDEASLAGOS : From 749 ideas we shortlisted 25 ideas.The public then voted for these 10 http://t.co/WjNyNVc7qt to proceed to stage 3.
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 26, 2014
Kid Inventor's Day at Lagos E- learning Centre 17 Jan 2014 @youngengineers1 pic.twitter.com/Be78T7ccPw
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014
Lagos Kids Invent!! ..@YoungEngineers1 pic.twitter.com/ilAiUuRjdn
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014
Students from Lagos Schools at the Kid Inventor's Day organised by @YoungEngineers1 & innovatelagos yesterday pic.twitter.com/yHW4qohpBI
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014
InnovateLagos appreciates the time you took to vote for students in Stage 2 of #IdeasLagos. Thank you for your support.
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 15, 2014
To the best team in the world doing all the amazn work @innovatelagos >> @RemiButtons @Dotun_Adio @nelletam Raff, Chinedu, Uju Thank u!
— Moji Rhodes (@speaklagos) December 11, 2013
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society. GeT FREE EmAiL UpDaTeS"
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