Presenting the Group A category nominees

Posted on May 24, 2010 | Good Naija Girl | 64 Comments

We’re happy to present the nominees for the 30 categories of Group A. Please note that the nominated blogs are listed in alphabetical order.

According to the schedule, voting begins on May 31, so if you are nominated, you have a week to charm and bribe your friends into voting for you. If you aren’t nominated, you can think of ways to sell your vote to the highest bidder, or start thinking of how to make sure you get nominated when Group B categories are revealed!

Unfortunately we did not have five blogs nominated for Best Health and Fitness Blog and Best Travel Blog categories. Let’s hope that isn’t the case next year!

The nominees:

  1. Best Beauty Blog
  2. Best Daily Read
  3. Best Designed Blog
  4. Best Entertainment Blog
  5. Best Fashion or Style Blog
  6. Best Food Blog
  7. Best Group or Collaborative Blog
  8. Best Health or Fitness Blog
  9. Best Music Blog
  10. Best New Blog
  11. Best News or Magazine Blog
  12. Best Parenting Blog
  13. Best Personal Blog
  14. Best Personal Development Blog
  15. Best Photography Blog
  16. Best Poetry Blog
  17. Best Political Blog
  18. Best Religion Blog
  19. Best Science or Technology Blog
  20. Best Student Blog
  21. Best Travel Blog
  22. Best Use of Media, including Social Media
  23. Best Use of Theme
  24. Best Writing or Book blog
  25. Most Controversial Blog
  26. Most Humourous Blog
  27. Most Inspiring Blog
  28. Most Intellectual Blog
  29. Most Unique Voice

The category of Nigerian Blog of the Year was the only category everyone was required to fill out, and as a result we received a large number of nominees. We are therefore presenting 10 nominees for this category:

  1. Nigerian Blog of the Year

Congratulations to all the nominees. If you were nominated, please grab a Nominee Banner over on the right hand side of the screen.

Don’t forget: you can start voting for your favourite blog in each category on May 31! Follow us on twitter so you know when voting opens!

(If the link isn’t clickable, it’s because there is one or two technical elements that are being worked out. Thanks!)

Comments

64 Responses to “Presenting the Group A category nominees”

  1. funkola
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:56 am

    yayyyy! let the voting begin already.

  2. BBB
    May 24th, 2010 @ 3:03 am

    YAY cupids gift

    you go girls

  3. Imisi
    May 24th, 2010 @ 4:21 am

    Gr8 work guys! Will be following CLOSELY!

    200% naija

  4. funkola
    May 24th, 2010 @ 4:55 am

    http://www.eightsandweights.blogspot.com/
    btw, u guys need to check the above blog out. it shld be part of the nominees for best health and fitness….

  5. tisha
    May 24th, 2010 @ 5:08 am

    i did not get nominated. so embarrassed, whatever, i know my blog is still good.

    As much as i feel bad about it, i will still be voting for my peeps.

  6. EDJ
    May 24th, 2010 @ 5:50 am

    2 nominations! I'm excited. Thanks to everyone who voted for Ego Du Jour!

  7. Standtall - The Acti
    May 24th, 2010 @ 6:21 am

    What happened to " OPRAH AWARD – Most Likely to Become Talk-Show Host" at least I won this last yr! lol. Well done guys!

  8. Harry
    May 24th, 2010 @ 7:37 am

    let the voting begin

  9. Ync
    May 24th, 2010 @ 8:05 am

    OMG! You guys rock for nominating a sister twice…thank you all for nominating Ync, thank you. Don't forget to vote for me May 31, I will not let you down and will keep being me. Thank you, much kisses and hugs from my heart to all my friends, readers and fans.

  10. Jaycee
    May 24th, 2010 @ 8:10 am

    Thankful to those who nominated the Light-A-Lamp blog. You guys rock and inspire me more!

  11. Kay
    May 24th, 2010 @ 8:54 am

    Could you make the links clickable, please?

    Thanks!

  12. Damilola
    May 24th, 2010 @ 9:32 am

    First time I am hearing about these awards sha. Maybe my blog (http://greenandgraymatters.com) will get a shoutout in 2011 :-D .

    Keep up the good work though.

  13. akaBagucci
    May 24th, 2010 @ 10:02 am

    yay.. thx guys for the nominations.. :)

  14. Azazel
    May 24th, 2010 @ 10:43 am

    Lol thanks guys for nominating my blog for Most Controversial..

    Even though I do not think that it is but na una sabi lol..

    Very much appreciate the gesture…

    *exits the building*

  15. Le Dynamique Profess
    May 24th, 2010 @ 11:11 am

    Thank you all for nominating my blog – TWICE! wow! I am very grateful. INSPIRED to inspire more… you are a blessing y'all.

    - LDP
    http://dynamiqueprofesseur.blogspot.com

  16. Favoured Girl
    May 24th, 2010 @ 11:27 am

    Yay our series blog http://inmydreamsitwassimpler.blogspot.com/ got three nominations! Can't wait for voting to begin. Well done GNG and all the organisers.

  17. KTravula
    May 24th, 2010 @ 12:03 pm

    The traveller is overwhelmed by this show of love. Thank you, thank you (and another nine times more).

    On behalf of the staff, directors, guest-posters, commenters, messengers, supporters, friends, fans, lovers and crew of KTravula.com, we thank you once again. And we love you too.

  18. Myne Whitman
    May 24th, 2010 @ 12:08 pm

    Thanks to all who nominated me and my blogs, I am overjoyed right now. Kudos to the organizers once again. Now I need to make noise, lol.

  19. EDJ
    May 24th, 2010 @ 1:23 pm

    Lol did Azazel say his blog is not controversial? Can you imagine?

  20. BSNC
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:12 pm

    WOW!!! Thanks guyz for nominating me. I am flabbergasted here oh. Still flabbering.. hehe. THANK YOU : )

  21. sokari
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:43 pm

    Yes wow!really surprised!!!!! A big Thank You To everyone who nominated me and a big thanks to the Nigerian Blog Awards who put this show on the road

  22. Neefemi
    May 24th, 2010 @ 3:08 pm

    thank you so much for the nomination – i really appreciate it

  23. bob-ij
    May 24th, 2010 @ 6:34 pm

    Wow! I'm so honoured and flattered! Much appreciate…Thanks for nominating me!

    ~x~

  24. Reginald Bassey
    May 24th, 2010 @ 11:08 pm

    Hey guys…you can also check out my blog called: "Thoughts of a Calabarboy"

    Cheers and great job for recognizing and rewarding all these great writers.

  25. T.Notes
    May 25th, 2010 @ 12:58 am

    Yay,all my personal persons are up!All flock to my page,my votes are up for sale!lol!

    Kudos peeps!

  26. Zoe Believer
    May 25th, 2010 @ 4:50 am

    Wow! You guys are doing a great job! Well done and thanks to all who nominated Zoe. I can't wait to start voting though it'll be hard as all blogs rock!

  27. Nigerian Entrepreneu
    May 25th, 2010 @ 5:37 am

    I knew that Nigerian Curiosity was going to feature in several categories. The blogger rocks. Kudos guys. Looking forward to the voting session.

  28. Ms. O
    May 25th, 2010 @ 8:12 am

    THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

  29. Fazillion
    May 25th, 2010 @ 10:52 am

    hi My name is Fazillion,I make Hip-Hop Music,I do spoken word poetry,as well as Blog and write Books.Check out My Blog, very new, but its a Blog for entertainment,information,Edutainment,Preaching Teaching and also my music….

    http://www.fazillions-world.blogspot.com.

  30. Tola F.
    May 25th, 2010 @ 2:13 pm

    Well done to all the people nominated. It's really nice to see so many great Nigerian blogs all in one place…

    Came across this from one of the nominees and will definitely be voting for her, and some others too. I've also selected a few blogs to bookmark for future reading too, so thanks for the publicity, I honestly think you guys don't get as much of it as you deserve too!!

    Well done once again… And keep it up!

  31. histreasure
    May 25th, 2010 @ 2:54 pm

    I'm so awed..thanks people for the nomination..i really am excited and this feels better cos i asn't expecting it at all…thanks again, appreciate y'all.

  32. What Is This Blog? « ktravula – a travelogue!
    May 25th, 2010 @ 6:26 pm

    [...] full list of nominees can be found here. Voting for each of these nominations starts on the May 31st, and ends on June 6th. VN:F [...]

  33. Nominated! « ktravula – a travelogue!
    May 25th, 2010 @ 6:51 pm

    [...] Voting for the categories start on May 31 and ends on June 6. A full list of the categories and nominees can be found here. [...]

  34. 2cute4u
    May 25th, 2010 @ 7:10 pm

    Thanks for nominating WE ARE JOS..
    Thanks.

  35. sting
    May 25th, 2010 @ 7:39 pm

    Blog(s)Ville Gist got nominated?!!! Woot woot!!! Thanks guys and thanks for nominating me for best personal blog also. Very much appreciated.

  36. NBB
    May 25th, 2010 @ 7:57 pm

    Thanks for the nomination. I love y'all :)

  37. EDJ
    May 26th, 2010 @ 5:44 am

    I am sharing the Ego Du Jour campaign speech as published yesterday on my blog.

    Dear Blogsville residents, the time has come to determine who will win Best New Blog and Best Designed Blog at the 2010 Nigerian Blog Awards. Our forefathers fought hard for this day. A day when bloggers could unite and have the right to vote for their favorites. A day when one female blogger named EDJ 6-pack (no relation to Joe 6-pack) can rise up, design her own blog–even though she could have used one of those downloadable blogger themes–and have her efforts recognized by the masses. A day when this same blogger is rewarded for the time she has spent writing blog posts that are interesting, provocative, personal, funny, and sometimes all of those things and more. A day when you can reward her efforts by making Ego Du Jour the Best Designed Blog and Best New Blog winner.

    Do not let this day pass you by. It is the day that the Lord has made and it is marvelous in our eyes (shameless pandering to the religious voters). Some of you may be wondering why you should vote for me. You should vote for me because it is the right thing to do. It is what Jesus would do. It is what Justin Beiber would do. Gosh darn it, it is what Obama would do. In fact, ask not why you should vote for EDJ, ask why you shouldn't!

    A vote for me is a vote for excellence, a vote for awesomeness, in fact the most important vote you will make in coming weeks. Do not be swayed by the other blogs in these categories. The choice is clear–Ego Du Jour.

    Campaign donations are welcome.

  38. Lola
    May 26th, 2010 @ 9:28 am

    Thank you for nominating http://www.SpiceBaby.com in the "Best Food Blog" category.

    We're very excited about this recognition and can't wait to make our flavorful Nigerian Food a mainstream Phenomenon like chinese & Thai.

    In about 2 weeks, you'll be able to search for Nigerian Restaurants, Nigerian Caterers and Nigerian Event Planners on http://www.SpiceBaby.com

    For more info: Join us on Facebook.com/mySpiceBaby

    Again, Thanks guys!

  39. Vera Ezimora
    May 26th, 2010 @ 2:11 pm

    Awwwww.

    Thank you guys soooo much!!! Now, I'm off to demand votes!

  40. Night Owl, lol
    May 26th, 2010 @ 6:29 pm

    EDJ for President; with the requirement of a Business Ethics class before claiming the position!

  41. segun thomas
    May 28th, 2010 @ 12:05 am

    i seriously think http://naijaura.com shouldve been nominated for best new blog… I go there for all my music news now :)

  42. Fiyinfoluwa
    May 28th, 2010 @ 4:31 am

    I nominate "Eights and Weights" for Health and Fitness category please…..Thanks. Do check it out!!!

  43. Noble Igwe
    May 29th, 2010 @ 4:02 am

    I still can't believe it…

    Thanks a lot,guyz

  44. leggy
    May 29th, 2010 @ 4:10 am

    yay!!thanks a lot guys!!

  45. halima bepo
    May 30th, 2010 @ 9:03 am

    Thank u so much for the nomination

  46. zhaanna
    May 31st, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

    i think i like linda ikeji best.i'll sure vote for her

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    May 31st, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

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  48. Olanrewaju
    June 2nd, 2010 @ 6:11 am

    Nice 1. Il make it next year @leas 4d magazine category. Dueces

  49. Ms MetaMorPhose
    June 2nd, 2010 @ 9:11 pm

    Love the different categories and the concept of the awards as a whole…Hope to win one soon!!!:)

  50. HomieGFunk
    June 4th, 2010 @ 6:20 am

    Hello!

    Please add my blog to your blog roll. I'm a Nigerian blogger. Thanks.

  51. Management/Publicity
    June 6th, 2010 @ 10:55 am

    Please add Kalu Ikeagwu's Blog http://kaluikeagwu.blogspot.com

    - Thanks

    Nkem O.

  52. Jobs
    June 14th, 2010 @ 3:42 am

    Surprised to see that some of these great blogs are actually owned by Nigerians, I have seen quite a few of them before but most of them are new and they are great indeed

  53. Joblist Nigeria
    June 14th, 2010 @ 3:51 am

    You can add Joblist Nigeria to your blogroll. it is a Nigerian weblog that publish latest Jobs in Nigeria. Thanks

  54. We all are… « musings
    June 18th, 2010 @ 11:40 am

    [...] So, now you tell me why anyone would not be content to have been called in the very same breathe as these bloggers? For that singular reason, i reiterate that ‘we‘ all are winners in the Most Intellectual and Most Unique Voice of the Nigerian Blog Awards 2010. [...]

  55. Jollof
    June 21st, 2010 @ 10:15 am

    co-signing ^^^

  56. Olu Famous
    July 16th, 2010 @ 9:33 am

    Hello all,

    i'm suprised that my BLOG is missing in the lists above… please check out my blog and do justice accordingly.

    OLU FAMOUS BLOG

    for creative reportage of entertainment, social and political events.

    Thannks!

  57. How To Mend A Broken Ornament | EroInspirations
    October 2nd, 2010 @ 11:28 am

    [...] Let me start by saying THANK YOU to all of you who nominated this blog as Best Religion Blog. Your support and encouragement has helped to keep me going, especially as in recent times I have [...]

  58. ehi
    October 16th, 2010 @ 5:05 pm

    im a pleasure blogger, i.e. i blog just for fun! please go to 'Diary of a Girl' and tell me what you think. thanks and God bless x

  59. Seye Kuyinu
    January 27th, 2011 @ 7:29 am

    Hello my name is Seye, I am traveling from the future. Oh I think I calculated October 12, 2012 and I got to 2010. Oooops

  60. Akin Akintayo
    June 2nd, 2011 @ 5:38 am

    Hello,

    I have always wondered about the criteria for selection in the Nigerian Blog Awards.

    In particular, I am interested in how for the Best Political Blog, a blog that has not published since September 2010 qualifies for the 2011 awards.

    Whilst I am not a self-publicist by any stretch of the imagination, I am however glad that NigerianTalks is recognised.

    Last year, I remember raising another issue about the standard and criteria for selection when Grandfather blog was considered ones that had been publishing for just 2 years and many of those consistently publishing for over 4 years and mine for over 6 did not have a look in.

    I will however commend improvements that have recognised NaijaBlog in your main categories where before you had to fudge an inclusion category to laud a very Nigerian blog, albeit written by a Englishman living in Nigeria.

    I cannot say I recognise most of the blogs being nominated so it goes without saying that mine would be not noticed by the crowd that makes up the nominations for the awards.

    Regards,

    Akin Akintayo

  61. NigeriansTalk.org Nominated for 2010 Nigerian Blog Awards
    June 22nd, 2011 @ 1:13 pm

    [...] like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers for nominating NigeriansTalk.org for the 2010 Nigerian Blog Awards – Best Collaboration Blog and Best Political Blog. We are deeply honoured. NigeriansTalk.org [...]

  62. Emy
    July 14th, 2011 @ 8:05 am

    Bella Naija and Linda Ikeji suppported. Those blogs are daily must read

  63. Emy
    July 14th, 2011 @ 8:06 am

    Bella naija and Linda Ikeji supported. Those blogs are daily must read

  64. Ibo
    September 7th, 2011 @ 2:46 am

    Hullo, if you also add jobs blogs, the http://www.newjobsinnigeria.com should be added