Last Saturday was a good day for football/soccer and D-Black's Live Wire events hosted Celebrity Soccer Weekend with stars such as Davido, Samini, R2bees, Tinny, Castro, D-Black as captains of their respective teams.

Supporting Y FM, despite being down with the flu, +Ameyaw Debrah  captured YFM's social media guru +KumiCumz Nkansah & I at the Lizzy Sports stadium. #MoreVim

photo credit: Ameyaw Debrah

There were many members of Y FM staff and friends at the event.

Mary Anna - Head of Marketing

Esse - Red FM

Asantewaa Asante - Y Sports Presenter

HTW's Fred Deegbe

Sefa: Y Marketing; Eddie Micuh Jr: Y Sports; Quarps: Ryze & Shyne & Y Sports Producer; Flexxy: Afropolitan Mix

Blogger Extraordinaire: Ameyaw Debrah

DeLong - Events Y FM & Happy FM

Eddie Blay Jr - Steppin' to the AM

J.O.E.L Orleans - Y Campus Xpress

Foster, Eddie Micuh Jr & the new bossu: Giovanni - Caleb Adjomah

So I pulled out my iPhone just in time to catch Samini & goal celebration in front of D-Black and BAM.

My first trip to Abuja, and second to Nigeria (I'd been to Lagos with Rotary/Rotaract in 2013) was pretty awesome.

As members of the Global Shapers Accra Hub; 7 members from our hub and I attended #ShapeAfrica2014 in Abuja last weekend. Shape Africa is the annual conference of World Economic Forum Global Shapers hubs on the continent and this year's was a precursor to the World Economic Forum being hosted in Abuja at the Barcelona Hotel.


+Ato Ulzen-Appiah , +Donald Ward +Yawa Hansen-Quao  and I were the first four from the team to make the trip on Friday and we were self-appointed #ArikAir ambassadors.

The early check-in time had us all feeling #SomeWayBi especially as the staff weren't at their station on time. After finally getting ticket confirmations for the flight at the very last minute, it was smooth sailing into Abuja and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport.

My host +Oluwayimika Angel Adelaja and her husband were phenomenal, that evening they broke bread with members of the Accra and Abuja hubs over barbecue that leaves my mouth watering whenever I go down memory lane....I can still see Patrice - the chef/help - bringing freshly blended all-natural pineapple and watermelon juice in jugs...#Joy #Foodian #234Moments.

Before the conference started, I was invited to speak a bit about WEF: Global Shapers, life in Ghana (both political & social) on Christy Makut's show on Nigeria Info 95.1 FM

Day 1 of #SHAPEAfrica2014 exceeded my expectations. Before we left Accra there had been disturbing reports about bomb blasts and the unfortunate abduction of 200+ school girls in the country. Instead of fiddling our thumbs and contributing to the heightened rhetoric, + Chidiogo and members from the  Lagos, Abuja & Kano Hubs created a website to collate information on each missing girl. If you haven't already please visit: www.chibokgirls.com share & re-share #BoldSolutions

I was invited first to teach Nigerian & Ghanaian Dances: Skelewu & Azonto

Post by Bella Anne Ndubuisi.

Then to speak on the panel

Day 2 was dedicated to establishing friendships with some of the most phenomenal Africans doers on the continent....and taking #selfies

visit www.chibokgirls.com #bringbackourgirls

With Arik Air Staff #FlyArikAir

My take away from #ShapeAfrica2014 in Abuja:

• Nigeria is a beautiful country with beautiful people and real challenges, but news reports are only one side of the story
• I could live as a working professional in Abuja
• Similar issues in Ghana are in Nigeria and most times the best approach is to find #BoldSolutions that involve the people; after all, we know what affects us best with noteworthy insights on resolution
• I was blessed this past weekend, if not for anything, to be amongst some of Africa's best & brightest and with a collaborative spirit our future is bright indeed!

If you've been following my blog and antics, you probably read or seen my numerous posts about Mpwrshow (my labor of love), then you'd realize we finished another set of episodes on Y 107.9 FM. Season 2 was about Collaborative Success, leveraging our individual strengths to promote a collective goal.

It was an amazing to start to 2014 resolution: Building Collaborative Success in finding partnerships that help us ALL get a WIN. The show is on break indefinitely, we'll do well to let you know when we're back on air. #MorePoWeR

Podcasts from previous guests on the show:

Pictures from the networking Soiree at iSpace, Osu Accra:

*Head bowed* this is the first time I had stayed over in the Volta region, like ever. I feel as if I finally earned a few more Ewe street cred this year. Now there more of a balance to my Fante-Ewe man combo but I'd leave that for another conversation....

During Easter weekend I spent the holidays in Ho, Volta Region with fellow Rotaracters & Rotarians at the District Assembly Convention. It was an amazing time, a reprieve from the congested, seemingly more and more polluted Accra and general work stress. Plus, if you've read my earlier posts, volunteering recharges me and helps keep me grounded.

Armed only with my iPhone, I know +Samuel Darko  would have rather I came with full, video/photo gear, I took a few pictures of my #DAC2014 experience.

Registered & read at Chances Hotel, Ho

Strong, well represented Benin delegation

Niger was in the House

+Samuel Darko personally oversaw the design, I remember giving my thumbs up months ago to the prototype 

One of the days, I went on a expedition with a fellow Rotaractor for Akple....and other Ewe delicacies.

The awards night was the climax of the #DAC2014 conference. Learn. Serve

It has been a blessed couple of days and just before Easter, I heard one of the best lines ever of 2014 "...and the Best Male Blogger at the Ghana Blogging and Social Media awards is Emmanuel Gamor..." At the Blogging and Social Media Awards in 2014

Last year, this blog was nominated for "Best Photo Blog" Category #BlogCamp13

This year I was nominated twice: "Best Male Blogger" & "Best Blog" categories respectfully.

My most important tweet that night:

MeshTV Ghana created a video montage from BlogCamp14 and a snippet from the photoblogging session I facilitated:

A few of my experiences from sharing my work on this here, blog is at 4:48

Only equipped with my iPhone 5c  I took selfies during the entire event:

During the day-time selfies with +Amma Aboagye, +Kobby Graham  & with +Mpwr  show fans on +Y1079FM #MorePoWeR 

At night, during the award ceremony with fellow nominees and winners +Ameyaw Debrah +Ato Ulzen-Appiah +Mawuli Tsikata +Kajsa Hallberg Adu +Gary Al-Smith +Donald Ward +regina agyare 

The #BlogCamp14 award winners:

Organization with Best Social Media Presence: Ashesi University
Best Organizational Blog: African Development Jobs
Best Instagram Account: Ameyaw Debrah
Best Tumblr Account: Percy Osei-Appiah
Best Facebook Account: Ashesi University
Best Twitter Profile: Efo Dela
Best YouTube Account: M.anifest
Best G+ Profile: Ɔdadeɛ Ato Ulzen-Appiah
Best New Media: @funnyfacegh
Artiste with Best Social Media Presence: M.anifest
Public Official with Best Social Media Account: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hannah Tetteh
Media House with Best Social Media Presence: Citi 97.3 FM
Best New Blog: www.ammakonadu.wordpress.com
Best Male Blogger: Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor
Best Female Blogger: Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Best Blog in Ghana: www.adventuresfrom.com by Nana Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant

Congrats to all the winners, nominees and the #BlogCamp14 organizing team. Special thanks to everyone who nominated, voted. via Jemila