The winner for Best Designed Blog is [dramatic pause] Ego Du Jour!:
[Camera pans to EDJ as she walks on stage wearing an award appropriate outfit of lace iro and buba complete with gele and ostentatious jewelry]
Thank you all so much! [glances at award in hand while tearing up a bit] This means so much to me. Thank you to all the fans and everyone who voted. To my fellow nominees [glances at them with hand on her chest] you guys are all great and I think all our blogs looked great. I would also like to thank Adobe Photoshop for existing, thank you Google for helping me learn so much about web design without paying for classes, and thank you Mogaji, Alpa Chino, and The Duchess for giving me feedback on the design and arrangement of the blog. Also a big thank you to Good Naija Girl and everyone who helped her organize the awards. I am so flattered and honored to be here! Thank you!
And the Best New Blog is Ego Du Jour!:
[Camera pans to EDJ who is open mouthed in shock and then grins happily. Then she hugs the people sitting next to her, Mogaji and The Duchess (Alpa Chino couldn't come due to a scheduling conflict aka the NBA finals). Finally EDJ makes her way to the stage]
[glances at award] Wow! I don't really know what to say. Two awards! This is so amazing. Thank you to everyone who voted. Thank you to the fans and everyone who reads my blog. I couldn't have done this without your support. Ego Du Jour is my first real blog and I am so happy that it is being so well received. Its been a learning process for me with the blog and I thank everyone who has been with me since the beginning or joined along the way. I think what makes these awards so special is that winners are picked by popular vote and I am happy to know that so many of you like my blog! Thank you! [does a few fist pumps and then leaves the stage]As you can see I have a very active imagination. Thanks to everyone who voted for this blog. Now I know what to put on the sidebar!
Just a little note about the Nigerian Blog Awards. The awards are split into 2 groups--Group A and Group B. Group A winners were announced today. This group is about the blogs themselves so it has categories like Best Designed, Most Controversial, Best Use of Media, etc.
Group B, on the other hand, is about the bloggers behind the blogs and has categories like:
Paparazzi Blogger - Always reading and commenting on blogs, all the time
Fire in my Pants!- Blogger you would hook up with based solely on the content of their blog
Disappearing act award - Blogger disappears for long periods
etc.
All the Group B categories will be listed on June 14th and you can start voting for your favorites then.
To learn more about the Nigerian Blog Awards you can visit their website: www.nigerianblogawards.com
