Its the Weekend again!!!!!
Wow! This week went by fast, didnt it? Anyways, I had a great week…it had its ups and downs but I am grateful to God as always….
The BIG change in my life is creeping closer and closer, Jesus take the wheel!
A friend of mine was like ‘Bella, u have been blogging a lot this week, what’s up?’..Basically, I havent seen a certain someone this week LOL so I have had all the time to concentrate on all my passions such as my blog….distractions, oh distractions!
Anyways, here is Weekend Luv – The Round Em’ Up Edition!!!!
THE CLICKS
BLOGVILLE IDOL!! Need I say more??? – Check on it ASAP – HERE
Big-ups to Opeke and Pink-Satin for producing the show!
Dipo Tepede’s Blog is 1 Year Old!!! Yay! To celebrate he is holding a contest with a 33,000 Naira cash prize sooooo check on it – HERE
Nigerian movies are TAKING OVER in Tanzania and Botswana…I am proud of Nollywood but there is still room for loads of improvement
Jim Iyke recently organized a charity event in Liberia as part of his non-profit work with the Jim Iyke Foundation – HERE
The Nigerian Canadian Reunion is coming up soon! Go ahead and register if its your thing, the team has been working really hard preparing and organizing the event! Click HERE
The Nollywood Foundation Convention 2007 is coming up! I know this will be a fab event but more importantly, it’s a PROGRESSIVE event as loads of important issues will be discussed and hopefully many of these new ideas will become reality – HERE
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. She beat five other contenders for the £30,000 women-only award. CONGRATS to her. Here are pics from the prize presentation and some pics from the Guardian Hay Festival last week. To read more, click HERE
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at The Guardian Hay Festival
Stella Damasus-Aboderin participated in the Walk the World campaign in Monrovia, Liberia some weeks ago. Check out the pics! I’m proud of Stella for her effort.
Nigerian student, Shaherah Uchenna Obika wins the Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth beauty pageant. She is the first Nigerian to win this title since its inception – HERE
THE HITS
Sanchez – Pick It Up
This is the hottest rap song in Nigeria right now…Catchy yet kinda gritty! I’m feeling it!
5 5 – Afrikan Gurlz
I love this song!!! Infact, I think I am falling in love with Ghana and Ghanaian music…maybe I should go and find a Ghanaian lad LOL…Anyways, thanks to my boy Chale from Museke for the Ghanaian hits!
Have an absolutely wonderful weekend!
Check this out…its really funny – Urhobo Home Training
Oh by the way, check out the Voice Mail thing on the sidebar….tres fun!
Much love!
~Bella
yay im first
Rawk onn
Bella, I don’t know how you do it, but you do it. You’re an inspiration!.
wtf why am I not first?
I’ve never done the I’m first stuff. Just tried and someone already beat me to it! Darn! Am I top 3 🙂
lol @ the Urhobo comedy
hey bella tanx..muah
chidimah is an influence to naija writers out there lol
have a great weekend lady
As a bonafide Urhobo girl that was spot on ..HILARIOUS!!
VOTE FOR MIMI!
chidimah is an inspiration!
Thank You so much for your support and for the promotion…
Hmm Bella…you are really on fire this week..hehe
Congrats to Chimamanda she has done nigeria proud.
Proud of Stella..God bless her; that she has not allowed her own life’s trauma to stop her…guess that’s why she has been away from blogville
Have a great weekend everyone…:o)
congrats to chimanda.. and for being such a ghanaian hip-life fan like myself… anytime when you reach canada i go carry you go better ghana party as in you will dance sotay you wont be able to feel your feet anymore… trust me… great writeup.. cant wait for blogsville idol but come oh bella can you please tell me why did not participate… abi you dont want the masses to hear that your ‘shriekish soprano voice’ abi?! lol…
oh damn shit.. no more comment moderation.. fantastico.. now i can get the good vibrations i usually do when i come first on your blog… ‘oly sheet’ man!
Yay for Chimamanda!!!!!…i luv dat babe, i am presently reading “half of a yellow sun” and cant seem to put it down!…dat girl is mega talented.
congrats to the miss carribean winner….but too much pageants and beauty contests going on these days sha….and is it juss me or does those two women next to her look old?…esp. d one in blak
aaaahhhhhh! ur voice….
Hahahahah, I lovee this phone thing!!!…Meanwhile, YaY for Chimamanda!!! Hope ur kewl!
XxPeacexX
Loved the post this week. Show me some love, and stop by my blog please. Thanks
I was so rooting for Chimamanda to win, I was jumping up and down when they announced the winner on TV! She’s an inspiration to me (and many) so I hope to follow in her footsteps one day!
Hope you had a great weekend!
hey girlie i see u got ur voice player on…yay!..PINK-SATIN
great idea the blogville idols thingy but i hope they got the permission to use the idols name and logo so they dont get into trouble, or is it alright?
Does Stella blog or is it just for blogging sake. I know Bella would chew me out for my statement as to because she and Stell be mates.
Well my dear sis na my two kobo!
Hope you’re well!