iDare.NotDread LIVE 25TH OCTOBER!!!

I'm happy about so many things. One, its Blog-Tuesday, Two, its a public holiday, and Three, I have lots of good news for you!!! 

..So here's what!!! iDare.NotDread, your all favourite Social/Networking Event is scheduled to hold this OCTOBER!!! Yep!!! You heard me!!! Its SATURDAY, 25TH OCTOBER 2014!!!

Venue we picked is - 2nd Floor, Rock and Rule Suite, The Valley Mall, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja.

Door opens - 3:30pm. Event kicks off at 4pm, so please don't be late :)

ENTRY OF COURSE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!!!!!!!

So, if you're still wondering what iDare.NotDread is about, i'll brief you..

iDARE.NOTDREAD is a platform which brings together young people with drive for INNOVATION, CREATIVITY and ENTERPRISE. At the Event, you get to listen to insightful talks/ exceptional stories, be entertained, share ideas, meet new people, and NETWORK!!!

The event, held for the first time last year was exceptional and this year, we are much more excited about a second edition that should have you absolutely thrilled!!!  

As our #IDND2014 Campaign officially starts today, we will be rolling out posts, tweets, news, updates, pictures, recharge cards, gifts, everything you can imagine!!! The theme we have created is #STREET, which may mean various to you..

So, why don't you share with us!!! WHAT DOES STREET MEAN TO YOU???

So Come on.. LET'S ENGAGE!!! BE CREATIVE, SEND US ANYTHING!!! ..An image, photograph, link, message, just about anything you think helps depict the word "STREET". Look around you, send a painting, sketch something, take a photo, BE INNOVATIVE!!!!!! 

Send as many entries as you wish using the hashtags #IDND2014 and #STREET. The Twitter handle to follow is @Colourmeamba and Hey! don't forget to use the hashtags :)

You could also LIKE our newly launched Facebook page - ''iDareNotDread Nigeria' to view updates and posts of the most creative entries we receive!!!

So then, Let the entries ROLL!!! Wooohoooo!!!!!!!

DOUBLE DECKER TOUR BUS IN CALABAR? YAAAAYYYY!!!!!

Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! Guys, here is something very fresh from the source!!!

THERE’S NEWS GUYS!!! As I present this post, I'm grinning from ear to ear because my favourite tour company, NovaRosta is set to launch Africa's 1st indigenous Double Decker Tour Service in Calabar this Friday, the 10th of October. 

Some of the popular sightseeing brands you see around the world include either City Sightseeing or the Big Bus Tour brand. Like everywhere else in the world, we have City Sightseeing operating in South Africa but NovaRosta, a private company resident in Calabar took the plunge and decided to introduce Nigeria's freshest and dynamic tour brand known as the NovaRosta DD Tours or DD Tours as it is commonly referred to. 

Its a few days to the launch of DD Tours where the beautiful bright yellow bus will be hosted to a press conference full of industry personalities and an Inaugural tour which will flag off operations for the DD TOURS service. 

DD TOUR BUS services have been carefully crafted to suit the Nigerian Tourism Market, while still observing strict international standards and policies. The brand’s three main service focus are:

- Sightseeing Tours

- Mobile Advertising

- Charter Services for special groups. 

These have been designed to complement tourist/destination services in Calabar and Nigeria at large. 

DD TOURS will be open for business from the 10th of October. When next you're visiting Calabar, don't miss a ride on the bus!!!

You bet NovaRosta!!! Wooohoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2014 QUIZ CHALLENGE...How Nigerian are you???

Hello all and Happy Independence to you!!! Its 1st October again and time for another INDEPENDENCE QUIZ CHALLENGE!!! 

About this time last year, we held a Quiz on the Blog and watched lots of bright people rise up to the challenge. A winner emerged, Pamela Ganyi (based in South Africa) who was rewarded with a N1000 recharge card price and offered the option of having it forwarded to anyone she chose who is based in Nigeria. 

Its another Independence and ColourmeAmba has decided to double this price!!! So, if you win, you get a N2,000 RECHARGE CARD VOUCHER WITH ANY NETWORK OF YOUR CHOICE. (..or If you wish, you could receive this prize in cash). In addition, our 2014 Independence Quiz Winner would be featured on the Blog (if he or she so chooses).  

..So, lets roll!!!

There would be 10 questions below and all you need do is to answer them accurately in the comment section beneath the entire questions. Clues would be provided for each question and open-book is fully allowed. THE FIRST BEST CORRECT ANSWERS WINS THE PRIZE!!! Yayyyyyy!!!

Okay then, lets see 'HOW NIGERIAN YOU ARE'!!!

NAME THE FACE

1).

A Herb?

2).

(Did the Cock crow this morning?)

3).

Mr Minister..Hmm

4).

(Brave Heart)

5). 

(Nigerian Sweetheart)

6). 

(Man on top)

7).  

(British?)

8). 

(Prince of Ngwaland)

9).

(Our Queen)

10).  

(You don't need a clue for this. Tell us the name of this drama series and their stage names..)

That' all folks!!! Easy right???

We await your answers!!! :)

BACK TO BUSINESS!!!

Hello Friends,

How are you all doing? I missed you and I hope KNOW you missed me too :) 

My apologies for not posting in a while and it should be easy to blame this on time, or perhaps writer’s block, but I’ve learnt that no wise person puts his hands on the plough and looks back. 

I AM A WISE WOMAN, so here you have me, ‘Back to Business’!!!  

I appreciate every single person who took out time to check on Colourmeamba with concerns and requests for Tuesday blog posts. It made me really glad. Thank you so much.

Now, today’s theme is not dedicated to me, but to a business idea which perceived the opportunity to bring a large group of people ‘Back to Business’. Business as usual slowed for this group of people as they watched competition pull the rug from under their feet. These are the many shop owners at the popular OTIGBA MARKET, COMPUTER VILLAGE, Ikeja, Lagos. 

On Tuesday, the 22^nd of April 2014, a new platform tagged: “MyComputerVillage.com,” was launched, born out of passion to boost electronic commerce in Nigeria, improve customer engagement, increase patronage, and above all and retain over 6,000 shops and 18,000 businesses. The Two-day event witnessed the introduction of a virtual market space for IT Merchants and technicians at the Computer Village, Ikeja. With such e-space, following a monthly or annual rental fee, entrepreneurs and businesses who currently have shops in Computer Village have been offered the opportunity to effectively showcase their products and company brand to prospective buyers via an online shop. 

For many shop owners at the famous IT market, the excitement could not be contained as they realized they could compete again in the market space and indeed get “Back to Business”.

Photos of the launch have been added below:

For more details and purchases from MyComputerVillage, visit MyComputerVillage.com. You could also like the page on Facebook (MyComputerVillage.com) to receive updates, information, discount deals, and more.

Follow @colourmeamba on Twitter for further questions and enquiries. Until next week Tuesday, Hugs!!!

MyComputerVillage.com is launched by Eknowvate Solutions LTD in conjunction with the executives of the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN).

NEW EVENT ON SATURDAY!!!

Hello Everyone,

A new event comes up in Abuja this weekend in line with the Social Media Week. Its AdoptATweep™, an innovative event aimed at empowering people to create brands that will attract attention on Twitter. The event held quarterly, is aimed at teaching folks simple Twitter growth secret at a 100% discounted fee.

This February, AdoptATweep™ brings you "A Social Affair - Now| Connect| Future" aimed at creating an atmosphere for relaxation, while people network and share on the impact of technology and connection in their lives today. In a lighter mood, the event will bring 'netizens' together on a social note, for leisure, fun games, networking and touching on the two sides of technology (taking offline, online; and the need to bring the benefits of online interaction, offline for good) and how it affects us now and tomorrow, for purpose, energy and sustainability.

Date: Saturday 22nd February, 2014

Time: 4pm

Venue: Millennium Park, Three Arms Zone, Abuja, Nigeria

Speakers:

Moses Audu (@mosesAudu): Moses is a rapper and a spoken word artiste from Benue State Nigeria. A Lands Surveyor, trained at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Science and Technology, Bauchi; he has been rapping since 2004 and has recorded a couple of songs, and in recent times delved into spoken word. He is known to thrill his audience every time he performs. Moses is a toast of Abuja residents, whenever he's on stage, making pure love to words.

Jerry Agenyi (OwJerry): A compere and comedian; OwJerry as he likes to be called,  is a webdesigner and humanitarian. A trained geologist, he has interests in environmental geology and how climate change affects the earth's crust. He's currently on the #AdoptATweep team. The seriousness of comedy is what Jerry is about, and espouses.

Bankole Oloruntoba (@Bankoletoba): Toba is a social and business tactics engagement specialist with a deep background in corporate communication, entrepreneurship development, business building and idea management. A level headed strategist, Bankole is a social trend observer and entrepreneur par excellence. A true believer of the etiquette and benefit of social and business networking, he likes to believe he is a fantastic wine connoissuer. He is an interesting talker and a fantastic listener. Bankole runs the enspire Business Incubator (a technology business incubation center in Abuja) and is currently the Sales & Marketing Head of WE 106.3 FM (Abuja’s Newest Talk Radio)

Blossom Nnodim (@blcompere): Blossom is one of the several individuals that are deliberately working to inspire, connect and empower individuals, brands and ideas in Nigeria.  She is passionate about social media and strongly believes that social media used for social good is key to achieving development. She has recently relaunched her website www.blcompere.com to become a hub for social media related information and articulated findings on the merits of clicktivism and demerits of qwerty thuggery.

About AdoptATweep™ 

AdoptATweep started through our passion about young people and how Social Media can be transformed as a Development tool. Adopt means adding a tweep. Tweep refers to someone who uses the Twitter Social Media platform to drive dialogue. Our events are aimed at empowering people to create brands that will attract attention on Twitter. Our main event gathers young entrepreneurs and creative artists, to learn twitter growth secrets at a 100% discounted fee. In other words FREE!!! To ensure sustainability of the no-cost drive, the participants are encouraged to embrace the #BYOD trend. #BYOD means bring your own device.

Register for FREE at www.AdoptATweep.eventbrite.com 

If you have questions or wish to make further inquiries on the event follow these accounts on twitter - @AdoptATweep @blcompere @KoloKennethK

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