Glo Naija Sings finally over!

After weeks of thrilling performances and all, Abuja based upcoming singer Christian has become the winner of Glo Naija Sings season 3!Christian was announced winner this evening, Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the tail end of a spectacular finale.

The grand finale was spiced up with guest performances from diva Onyeka Onwenu(who performed with the top 10), Idols West Africa alumni Omawumi, Season 2’s winner KayCee and the host of the show Darey. 

Singer/producer eLDee also made an appearance.

It was quite cool to watch the three finalists Vicky, Mattade and eventual winner Christian pair up with Mo’Cheddah, Jaywon and Davido respectively as they struggled with the lyrics of the songs as they each performed duets. lol.

National honours or Sallah meat?

Stakeholders in the Nigerian entertainment sector have reasons to celebrate as some of their own were proud recipients of prestigious national awards conferred on them by the President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

Those conferred the award of Member of the Federal Republic (MFR), include veteran actor, Olu Jacobs, actor turned politician, Kanayo O Kanayo, one-half of the ‘Aki and Pawpaw’ duo, Osita Iheme, producer and director, Amaka Igwe, and Nollywood divas Stephanie Okereke and Genevieve Nnaji.

Meanwhile, respected pioneer African novelist and renowned author of bestselling epic novel ‘Things Fall Apart’, Professor Chinua Achebe, has again rejected the national award of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) awarded to him by the federal government.

Chinua Achebe

The professor of Africana studies at Brown University, United States, rejected the award on the ground that the concerns he raised when he first rejected the award in 2004 remain unresolved and it was ‘inappropriate’ for the government to offer him the award again.

It will be recalled that 81 year old Professor Achebe had earlier turned down the same award by the Olusegun Obasanjo government in 2004, lamenting the corroding influence of a certain ‘clique of renegades, openly boasting its connections in high places’, who seem ‘determined to turn my homeland into a bankrupt and lawless fiefdom. I am appalled by the brazenness of this clique and the silence, if not connivance, of the Presidency’.

Now that is one man I respect!

Everything na double-double..

Howdy y'all?

Totally having a laugh as I'm typing. This particular trend was inspired by a friend of mine. She just came up with questions about why Nigerians like to say most things twice. It got funnier as time went on because we found out that it was so TRUE! What more can I say other than UP NAIJA! we too get mouth...lol.

Examples we came up with:

Mago mago,
Copy copy,
Yori yori,
Kata kata, 
Follow follow,
Lai lai,
Yama yama,
Gra gra,
Tolo tolo,
Bom bom
Sme sme,
Lie lie,
Craw craw,
Wuru wuru,
Shaky shaky,
Moi moi,
Puff puff,
Jedi jedi
Fear fear,
Kalo kalo
Mu-mu,
Kia kia,
Lapa lapa,

Ye-ye,

Pata pata,

Leke leke,

Sharp sharp,

Looku looku,

Waka waka,

Ra-ra,

Chin chin,

Goody goody,

Borrow borrow,

Corner corner...

Please feel free to make your additions by clicking on the comments link right under this post. Cheers!

Why did you make me BLACK?

Also had this sent in by a reader - Jennifer, and it touched me a lot. Enjoy...

Why Did You Make Me Black Lord?


Lord, why did you make me black?

Why did you make someone

the world would hold back?



Black is the color of dirty clothes,

of grimy hands and feet,

Black is the color of darkness,

of tired beaten streets.



Why did you give me thick lips,

a broad nose and kinky hair?

Why did you create someone

who receives the hated stare?



Black is the color of the bruised eye

when someone gets hurt,

Black is the color of darkness,

black is the color of dirt.



Why is my bone structure so thick,

my hips and cheeks so high?

Why are my eyes brown,

and not the color of the sky?



Why do people think I'm useless?

How come I feel so used?

Why do people see my skin

and think I should be abused?



Lord, I just don't understand...

What is it about my skin?

Why is it some people want to hate me

and not know the person within?



Black is what people are "Labeled"

when others want to keep them away...

Black is the color of shadows cast....

Black is the end of the day.



Lord you know my own people mistreat me,

and you know this just ain't right....

They don't like my hair, they don't like my

skin, as they say I'm too dark or too light!



Lord, don't you think

it's time to make a change?

Why don't you redo creation

and make everyone the same?

God's Reply:



Why did I make you black? Why did I make you black?



I made you in the color of coal

from which beautiful diamonds are formed...

I made you in the color of oil,

the black gold which keeps people warm.



Your color is the same as the rich dark soil

that grows the food you need...

Your color is the same as the black stallion and

panther, Oh what majestic creatures indeed!



All colors of the heavenly rainbow

can be found throughout every nation...

When all these colors are blended,

you become my greatest creation!



Your hair is the texture of lamb's wool,

such a beautiful creature is he...

I am the shepherd who watches them,

I will ALWAYS watch over thee!



You are the color of the midnight sky,

I put star glitter in your eyes...

There's a beautiful smile hidden behind your pain...

That's why your cheeks are so high!



You are the color of dark clouds

from the hurricanes I create in September...

I made your lips so full and thick,

so when you kiss...they will remember!



Your stature is strong,

your bone structure thick to withstand the

burden of time....

The reflection you see in the mirror,

that image that looks back, that is MINE!



So get off your knees,

look in the mirror and tell me what you see?

I didn't make you in the image of darkness...

I made you in the image of ME

And that's all folks!