On Defense, my birthday and the Nigerian Blog Awards

Hey guys...WASSAP!!!

How have y'all been? It was one long weekend but thank God for many blessings. Lemme give you a run down of how the week went...

PROJECT DEFENSE

Project defense was awesome. I have a feeling that everything is gonna work out for me. Even though it was not how I imagined it to turn out... God pass dem and He gets the glory in the end.

MY BIRTHDAY

First of all, I wanna say a big thank you to all that sent me birthday greetings. I really do appreciate it. The day was OK and as weird as it seems, I got a few MAJOR things of my birthday wishlist.  Wanna use this medium to thank my amazing mother,my sister  Tsema and her husband, my other sister Mimi, my Uncle Odemi and all my friends who made me feel loved on that day... It was amazing... I am so grateful!

NIGERIAN BLOG AWARDS

The Nigerian Blog Awards are here again and people... I need to win...even if it is one category. Lemme mention a few categories I can be nominated in... OK... Maybe they are not few but hey... I gotta expand my horizons

1. Nigerian Blog of the Year
   Best overall blog (I think I can try out for this place)
2. Best Designed Blog
   Blog with an appealing design or look  (You can tell that this blog is FINE!!! Including Anani Speaks and The Eden Project.
3. Best Everyday Read
   Blog that is updated daily or you wish was updated daily (I try to update daily. Don't I?)
4. Best New Blog
   Blog must be less than one year old (OK... This blog is 3 years old but Anani Speaks and The Eden Project are less than a year old)
5. Best Personal Blog
   Blog that focuses on the writer’s life or experiences  (I think this can classify my blog)
6. Best Poetry Blog
   Blog that focuses on poetry (the nominee must have written the majority of the poems on the blog) (Anani Speaks qualifies for this category)
7. Best Religion Blog
   Blog about faith, and/or religious beliefs(The Eden Project can be nominated for this one)
8. Best Student Blog
   Blog by an individual currently enrolled in school (I am a student)
9. Best Use of Media, including Social Media
   Use of audio and/or video, or social media such as facebook or twitter, in a blog (I use social networks on this site)
10. Most Inspiring Blog
    Blog that regularly inspires the reader(Am I inspiring lol?)
11. Most Unique Voice
    Blog that has a unique voice and/or style of writing(I think my voice is unique... aint it?

 Anyways, visit this site for more information....


Check out this important information on Anani Speaks.

Peace

Trotcha!!!

UPDATE

You can start nominating here

Michael Tait to Join Newsboys

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) March 9, 2009 – After 22 years and more than 2000 shows, newsboys frontman Peter Furler will no longer front the band in concert. Michael Tait, formerly of dcTalk, will be touring with the band as lead singer with Peter making special appearances throughout the year.

Peter will continue with the band and his trademark songwriting and production will remain as he focuses his professional career toward future newsboys recordings.

Michael has been on the road with the band over the past weeks working alongside Peter in what has been a positive and enjoyable experience for both parties. It has been a graceful process that both Peter and Michael have worked through as they prepare to make the change in the coming weeks.

Peter states “newsboys to me has always been a mission, and I entrust Mike, Jeff, Jody and Duncan to continue all that is in store for us as a band. I’m looking forward to focusing on the band’s studio career and spending time in my own bed after many years in a tour bus and hundreds of thousands of miles on the road.”

Wes Campbell, newsboys manager explains, “While the decision to replace Peter on the road was a painstaking one, when the idea of dcTalk vocalist Michael Tait was presented it was a no-brainer to all of us. No one can replace Peter, but we know Michael will bring a new attitude, energy and vocal style that will thrill our audience. To be able to continue a world class show and still have Peter behind the scenes guiding the career and making of newsboys music is a huge opportunity for all of us. It’s amazing that after many years of touring with dcTalk in the 1990s that in 2009 our paths would cross once again. It’s an exciting time for all of us.”

“For years, dcTalk and newsboys have been family and thus shared the same loyal and adoring fans, says Michel Tait. “When I received the initial call from newsboys to consider joining the band as lead singer, I was speechless! I immediately sought wise counsel and flooded the heavens with endless prayers for insight and vision, and I soon received a clear and definite peace. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to perform my first show as newsboys’ frontman to an audience of 12,000 people. I was completely wrapped in love and support by newsboys’ fans, who are clearly the best fans on the planet. Now I know this is exactly where I belong in this new and wonderful moment in my life’s history. This is a definite highlight of my career and for my 20+ years of walking with Jesus, and I am humbled, proud and privileged to call myself a newsboy.”

The band has recently finished recording its new studio album, In the Hands of God, which features Peter as lead vocalist on the entire album. Street date for this record is May 5th.

For more on this story, stay tuned to GospelMusicChannel.com.