It has been nothing but an absolute pleasure going through the entries of the I Am Nigeria creative competition going by the quality of entries we got. There have also been moments of intense agony trying to pick winners between very close contestants- and for that we totally doff our hats off to the judges! On that note, it is also pertinent to echo what is generally the subjective nature of art/literature and emphasize that any contestant whose entry did not make the cut is not necessarily a subpar creative. It probably just means another entry was a bit better in capturing the aspirations and objectives of this competition.
In the entries we received, we have felt the pulse of the everyday creative Nigerian as to what they make of Nigeria from past, present and future perspectives. We also hope in our own little way, this competition and the anthology that follows can serve as some sort of springboard for the redefinition of Nigerian values by Nigerians themselves. It is more apropos that we do this exercise ourselves rather than wait for some foreign media or colonialist to tell us who we are or all that we can be.
What follows is a list of the winners spanning the art and writing categories. Interestingly, we did not receive a single entry in the music category. Perhaps the objectives of the competition did not leave much space to talk about derrieres. Lolz.
Anyway, that vacuum means that we have added 5 honourable mentions to what was originally planned! As stated in the press release of the competition, the winners and honourable mentions would all be included in an anthology and everybody in this anthology gets a token prize! (Same terms and conditions apply) We would send an email to everyone mentioned below requesting for account details. The winner in each category also gets a CreativeNaija hoodie which is nothing if not a bespoke piece of haute couture produced in an environmentally friendly way. If you would also like a hoodie as a stamp of your creativity or to support the work we are doing, kindly check out our merchandise store on this link:
As always, direct all enquiries to admin@creativenaija.com
We are also keen to work with corporate bodies or individuals who would like to sponsor competitions such as the one just ended via our platform. Do contact the email above if you have anything in mind. To all Creative Nigerians-More mouth watering competitions would be coming to you from CreativeNaija so by all means keep your accounts well oiled and shinning. Trust us. You would not regret it!
Tell somebody to tell somebody about CreativeNaija and all that we stand for and watch out for the ‘I am Nigeria Anthology’. It promises to be mind-bending and paradigm shifting in many beautiful ways.
As before, we believe there is a giant on the insides of each of us, there is no better time to let yours out.
Be Creative. Be original. Be Nigerian.
Art Category:
1st position: Blind Republic by Lumuseum
2nd position: My Nigeria story: Don’t judge by what you hear by Stephen Oladejo
3rd position: Optimism (e go better) by Ahmed Michael
Honourable Mentions for art category
What it means to be Nigerian by Favvy-Cee
I Am Nigerian by Offre Joachim
Writing Category
1st position: Art History by Jewo Oghenetega
2nd Position: The Voice of a nation by Mcbryto-oh
3rd position: I was, am and will be Nigeria by B the Sage:
Honourable Mentions:
Nigeria 360 degrees by Access eKoja
Ode to the many faced race by Chidinma Nnamdi
Mother died; the child spoke by Ejura20
Perspective: A dilemma, A way out by Peace
I Am Nigeria: Past, present and future by SamAdezy
A nation’s soliloquy by Fatokun Ibukun
Beloved Countryside by ArchAngel
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