KulGyst

Byte-sized social news, sometimes random, curated by humans.

[kulgyst]

"An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that ... ''UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?' 'UBUNTU' in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"

- as told by Mawuna K.

[thatnigeriankid]

EGO FIX TV: BOJ of DRB LasGidi : CRUELLA (acoustic freestyle)

[chudejideonwo]

I have noticed a very worrisome trend amongst my peers. They say: ‘I have given up on my generation; the work I am doing is for the next generation. I have hope in the next generation – they will give us the Nigeria we need’.

They are (mostly) well intentioned, but this is dangerous...

[kulgyst]

Who Has Never Won The Champions League? Club Managers Respond. #soccer

[kulgyst]

We have TWO EARS and ONE MOUTH for a reason - we are meant to do TWICE as much listening as talking. Our eyes were made in front of our heads because we weren't designed to keep LOOKING BACK. Our FEET face forward because we should constantly MOVE ON.

Adeyinka Adewale

[prepaidafrica]

This is David, he’s an apprentice at the local furniture workshop. But since he was a young boy he has dreamed of building toy cars, trucks and other vehicles. Now, he scrounges around for scrap materials and builds these beautiful scale model toys in his spare time. He is seen here holding a very detailed combine harvester that we brought back with us to the Netherlands and gifted it to the Agriculture section of the Ministry of Economy. They say its a symbol of food security :)

Photo taken by Niti Bhan in Karantina, Kenya on 15th April 2013

[kulgyst]

Coke's Latest Cool Innovation: Ice Bottles

Coca-Cola, which recently introduced a can that splits in two, is messing with its bottle design as well.

Source - Mashable

[richardayoade]

“Good food is like music you can taste, color you can smell. There is excellence all around you. You need only be aware to stop and savor it.”

[kulgyst]

Inspired by: EasyAppetite

[kulgyst]

Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka to lead announcement of The Future Awards 2013 winners.

Source - Y!

[kulgyst]

Ever wanted to dance to Ese Peters' hit single 'Omote' in your room, house party, or on the club dance floor? Then here's the Cikko Remix that gives you just that. Still a love song, but a version that makes you express it better.

[kulgyst]

The Most Beautiful Woman in the World 2013! Omowunmi Akinnifesi s STUNNING on the new cover of Y! Magazine She’s back! And already, she is taking no prisoners. Omowunmi Akinnifesi, who was Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2005, has just returned from a 2-year public break, armed with a Master’s degree from King's College, London and already busy working on policy for the Lagos government. And with beauty, and smarts, and the will to boot, the Y! magazine editors have presented her as their proud alternative to the international People magazine choice for World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2013, Iron Man actress Gwyneth Paltrow! “The global pop-culture shock at the decision coupled with an already seething defensiveness about the audacity of deciding on the world’s most beautiful female from the comfort of the United Kingdom inspired us to take the challenge – who would we choose as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman?” the editor, Chude Jideonwo, said. “Omowunmi Akinnifesi who, incidentally took the Nigerian version of the title eight years ago, came into the country just right in time.” The shoot is photographed by Kelechi Amadi-Obi, directed by managing editor Adebola Williams, styled by Ebun Aboderin, with the profile by Wilfried Okiche.

Source: Y!

[kulgyst]

Twitter creates stunning images of New York City, Tokyo and Istanbul using only geotagged Tweets.

Source - TNW

[kulgyst]

Can you believe you can find this in Calabar, Nigeria?

Wonder why many still travel abroad for shoot music videos. 

Photo Credit: @tosynbucknor

[kulgyst]

Facebook Launches Verified Pages And Profiles

Facebook today announced the launch of verified Pages and profiles. Verified accounts belong to a small group of prominent public figures (celebrities, journalists, government officials, popular brands and businesses) with large audiences.

Verified Pages and profiles have a small, dark blue checkmark beside their name on timelines, in search results, and elsewhere on the social network. The similarity with Twitter cannot be overlooked: Facebook’s smaller cousin uses a light blue checkmark for the same purpose.

More: TNW

[kulgyst]

Leaders of Tomorrow ?..... having it rough today...

Photo Credit: TCDPhotography

[kulgyst]

Democracy Democracy! - by Cheta Nwanze

Yesterday was democracy day, 14 years of sticking to "government by the people". Has it worked for Nigeria? Is Nigeria now indivisible as our Prez and lead Gavel would have us believe? Away from all the backslapping, for a lot of people, we have never had it so bad, what with news of events such as the #SoE, not a few have looked back at the military era with rose tinted spectacles. However, there are certain things that we must look at, one of which is that our greatest period of growth ever, came under this "democracy". Heck, the chap who presided over Nigeria's best ever spurts of growth even admitted that GDP is not a good indicator of development. I agree with him, and while I freely admit that growth does not always translate to development, it is a start, and it is up to us as a people to make the translation.

However, we must also accept that as a people, there is not much we can do as a body, which is why we need a government. Our own job in this arrangement, is to make sure that the government do their jobs, which is why we must be vigilant, and, err, pay our taxes. Bits and bobs Militants are usually about the most vigilant lot in these parts, but this set somehow allowed their cash to pile up since 2010. Now they have given a fortnight for it to be paid up. While no arrest has been made over the deaths of 100 security personnel in Nasarawa, the SSS chap in charge has been shuffled out of his duty post. Meanwhile still on the case of 35-guys-in-a-room-who-can't-count being rigged out of their genuine choice, well, for those of you who are interested, here are the proceedings. It would appear that train drivers in Lagos are on the same stuff that the 35-guys-in-a-room-who-can't-count were on. Scratch that. The NRC are on it for not fixing the lines, the drivers are on it for agreeing to drive on such lines. Right of Reply Cosanna Preston wrote, In other news, Nigeria is not the only one with embarrassing politicians.

You can follow Cheta Nwanze on twitter - @chxta

[soulbrotherv2]

[kulgyst]

The Cardiopad: African Brilliance From Cameroon. 

24-year-old Arthur Zang, a Cameroonian engineer, invented the Cardiopad. The Cardiopad is a portable, touch screen device that enables heart examinations such as the electrocardiogram to be performed at remote locations while results of the test, are transferred wirelessly to specialists who can interpret them.

Arthur Zang also became a finalist in the 2012 CPS Distinguished Award for the Sciences.

Image and commentary via African Heritage City.