#SMAA FULL LIST OF WINNERS EMERGE AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS AFRICA HOSTS NIGHT OF VIRTUAL WONDERS

Last weekend, Nigeria hosted Africa at the maiden edition of The Social Media Awards Africa, #SMAA where fifteen winners emerged from 43 finalists at the event tagged ‘a Night of Virtual Wonders’, representing all the regions of the continent except Central Africa.

The #SMAA Winners include: Ben Kiruthi, Kenya – Blogger of the Year, Michael Hlatshwayo, South Africa Social Media Hero and Jimi Tewe, Nigeria – Twitter Handle of the Year. Others are: Barefootlaw, Uganda – Facebook Page of the Year, The Love Tour, Kenya – Influencer of the Year, Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Youth and ICT Rwanda, Best Use by Government/Public Sector, DHL Africa – Best Use by Private Sector, Stand to End Rape, Nigeria – Best Use by Non-Profit. In other categories, Adforumco, Nigeria won the Best Use by Start-up/MSME, KCB Group, Kenya – Best Use by Financial Institution, Afrinolly, Nigeria – App of the Year, #TheNiteTalk, Kenya – Hashtag of the Year, Raha 2.0, Tanzania – Brand of the Year and Nigeria Trade Hub, Nigeria – Best Rated Platform.

Winners of the award were rewarded with the one-of-a-kind #SMAA plaque, $1,000 USD prize money, all-expense-paid trip to Nairobi for training with the Africa Media Initiative (AMI) amongst other opportunities and benefits.
One of the finalists who was conspicuously absent is currently serving a 1-year sentence for a Facebook post adjudged to be defamatory, Tunisian Blogger and Activist, Yassine Ayari emerged The #SMAA Social Media Personality of the Year at the just concluded awards ceremony tagged, Night of Virtual Wonders; which held in Lagos, Nigeria last weekend.

One of Ayari’s friends contacted the #SMAA Secretariat and Convening team in an email dated December 26, 2014 to formally notify the conveners of Yassine’s inability attend the awards ceremony due to his trial. Ayari was first sentenced to 3-years in prison albeit in absentia, for criticizing the Tunisian Defence Minister through a Facebook Post. His lawyers appealed the judgment but Ayari was later sentenced to a year in prison by a superior court of law.
The #SMAA Conveners, Development Diaries Ltd/GTE; condemn in strongest terms the actions of the Tunisian Government and re-affirm that the Right to Free Speech is a fundamental Human Right which must not be suppressed or stifled.

I did NOT win my category but will use my nomination to work forward with my numerous social media projects. I was the only nominee from Nigeria and the only woman in that category. Stay tuned!

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo excited being named FINALIST for TOP Social Media Influencer in #Africa #SMAA2014

YESSSSS!!!!!

This nomination is dedicated to my Nigerian haters who troll on social media and disrespect me all day. They have no idea how to use social media. I INFLUENCE people on it. From a baby to my elderly father and my teenage son who started using social media at 6yo. Kay Jeezy @Iamswagkid on twitter and instagram. 

All I am gonna say that is that I am one step from being the most influential on the continent. win or lose, Im a WINNER! Been on social media 1989 #MySpace

#BREAKING Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo named TOP 3 Finalist "Influencer of the Year" at #SMAA2014 Social Media Africa Awards

I have just received an e-mail from #SMAA2014 After all the nominations, voting 50% and judging 50%, I am one step to being the MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON  on #SocialMedia in #Africa. I was chosen out of 10 initial nominees as one of the final THREE!

On Saturday, December 20, 2014 10:20 AM, Nominations_SMAA wrote:

Dear Kemi,

We are excited to inform you that you have emerged as a finalist for the 'Influencer of The Year' Award under the 'Platform Category' of the 2014 Social Media Africa Awards #SMAA2014. Winners will be announced and honored at the Award Ceremony tagged 'Night of Virtual Wonders' billed to hold in Lagos-Nigeria on January 24, 2015.

Thanks to the ppl that voted but most importantly thanks to the Judges who saw the work in their 50% part of judging. The time I spend on social media making a living and living period cannot compensate for how I have influenced many around Africa and the world.  My goal is to travel the entire African continent transforming social media to people of all ages. Smile Communications Nigeria and Etisalat Nigeria I need credit!! Apple Store, Samsung Mobile Nigeria, Microsoft Lumia Nigeria, Techno Nigeria,  I need devices to work and empower young people at @WifiKemistry my NEW social media company and @HNNAfrica!!

President Uhuru Kenyatta I'm coming soon!! U are my FAVE Prez in the world and we are gonna do that Social Media Prez media chat with #Nairobi and all Kenyan youth O. Lets make it happen and end terror in #Kenya. Page is now open! Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo's Kenyan Fans

This nomination is dedicated to all my HATERS on social media who channel their thoughts to NEGATIVITY! Start putting your thoughts into positivity and start speaking out using SM the proper way instead of trolling the internet with fake identities! 

S/O to #MosyPower my best friend and biz partner who I met on social media in 2009.

"Without a social media identity, you are NOTHING!"--Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo @HNNAfrica.

See you in #Lagos 2015

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #SocialMedia>>VOTE NOW! Im changing #Africa

Have I influenced you? I will change Africa is I won this award. Children, Schools, Corporations, Governments and the masses. Social Media in Africa will lead the world!!!!

http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/
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VOTE NOW as it is the last day!! November 28th 2014. 

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #LinkedIn>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

I use LinkedIn to basically network with other professionals and also provide information. My news stories of the Ebola epidemic and any other breaking news are very beneficial here. I have several endorsements for blogging and social media. One of the sweetest thing about LinkedIn is that a major news outlet used it to locate me to offer me a great contracted assignment. Employers can FIND you on LinkedIn.

"Develop a Social Media Identity or you are nothing in the work market place"--Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo (2012)

Join me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemiolunloyo

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #YouTube>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

Have I influenced you on YouTube???? All my videos you e-mail me about are piling up with new footage!! Lets watch. It is still on YouTube.com/HipHossip. CLICK SUBSCRIBE!!

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #Pinterest>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

Pinterest is my verified image pinning portal where you can see different activities, learn about my work and read the latest headlines. My pinterest boards are also available to advertise your business. Take a look at #prestigecapitalproperties in London, UK or Miss Hotlegs Nigeria  

http://www.pinterest.com/HNNAfrica/prestige-capital-properties-london-uk-sponsored-bo/

Your business too can BUY A BOARD on Pinterest.com/HNNAfrica

Need a Pinterest account for your business, I will build it for you and get it verified with your website to maximize your business. Contact me at hnnafricanews@yahoo.com

Any African can use Pinterest to maximize their business profits by showcasing their products and services or rent a board to other businesses.

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #Instagram>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

The price of exposure is nothing compared to the profit you make in the long run when you are buying anInstagram ad from instagram.com/HNNAfrica. You send me that image of your business, your $500 LIFETIME price and choose your filter. My 28,000 followers see your ad and now they can tag it to their friends. Can't beat that. Search my numerous hashtags and see an array of albums. My FAVES are my cooking #HNNFood #HNNBeauty #HNNMusic#HNNRoyalty and more. Choose your hashtag adventure and SEARCH!

Just contact me at HNNAfricanews@yahoo.com for instagram ads. Pineapple man, KFC and Pepsi will tell you.

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #Tumblr>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp and owned by Yahoo! Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. My followers are picking up and many are people who like that platform or have no smart phones but still want to enjoy my work. I feed instagram photos, my Soundcloud audios and even Ello feeds on Tumblr and thus maximize my profits when selling Tumblr ads. Take a look, then follow me at http://hnnafrica.tumblr.com/

Need a Tumblr page built or a Tumblr ad? Just contact me at HNNAfricanews@yahoo.com

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #Twitter>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets". It is in real time as compared to Facebook, you have less people inboxing you if you are not following them. I only follow my clients, sponsors and media partners. I strictly WORK on twitter and my accounts are all heavily monetized. One reason I have not been able to follow many Nigerians is due to my boycott of the anti-gay law.

Many Nigerians are homophobic and do not realize that HATE is a serious problem in the world. I grew up 37 years in US/UK/Canada and lived among gays who I view simply as the same as us. I refuse ti follow anyone due to hate. I will NOT follow HATE! It is hate that has caused the problem of Boko Haram and vigilante justice in Nigeria. I charge $40-$200 a tweet whereby a $40 tweet is coming from an advert and a $100-200 dollar tweet is tweeting a live award show or reality show on TV.

The least I could so for Nigerians in 2013 was to teach the whole country Twitter monetization FREE. The rest is up to them. Search those tweets at #140NG and myNigerian Tribune article is below

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/about-us/item/13188-making-money-from-twitter.html

Need a Twitter page built or a Twitter ad? Just contact me at HNNAfricanews@yahoo.com. I started this trend in Canada with music artists by my popular 3 tweets for $100 deal.

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #Facebook>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

The single most entrepreneurial page on social media for most businesses is Facebook. As the FIRST NIGERIAN on Facebook, I tested the social network on BETA at Harvard University in 2004. I was recruited by Andy McColumn who emailed me about my 100,000 MySpace friends. I make friends a lot online and there were hardly any Nigerians online then. I sell posts on Facebook for companies, business or post statuses to get strong feedback from Nigerians. I then blog the comments for money. Facebook is a gold mine...PERIOD. The biggest misconception about Facebook is that its full of dangerous ppl and scammers.

Everyone, companies, brands, politicians and celebrities are all using it. My page has an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 and the descriptions are listed as I have 3 US degrees. Also my post reach doubles my likes meaning that more ppl stop by here even if they haven't liked the page. Haters>>they are fans in disguise!! Many of them here. Every business needs a Facebook page. My posts start at N80,000. E-mail me for page building rates.

Need a FB page built and managed, Contact me at hnnafricanews@yahoo.com for affordable rates

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

#SMAA2014 Kemi Olunloyo Influencing #Africa on #GooglePlus>>VOTE NOW @SMA_Africa #HNNAfrica

My Google Plus page has all the same posts feeding out of my world news blog www.hnnafrica.com

Only one thing, we only have 255 followers BUT we have over 14 million views!! OK is that hating on another level? We are now displaying our Google badge reminding you to ADD me to your circles. Last year 2013, I had a total of 52 million views.

The Snitchladyradioshow was my old talkshow in Canada and the domain will soon be removed by Google so that it can just say HNNAfrica. A Google account gives you a blogger profile, Gmail, YouTube account and much more. I monetize mine so well especially the blogs and YouTube videos. the innovative hashtags help you search for all the info you need. My favourites are #HNNFood #HNNHealth and #HNNTerror 

ADD ME NOW TO YOUR CIRCLES:https://plus.google.com/+SnitchladyRadioShowHNNAFRICA

VOTE FOR ME NOW: http://www.smaafrica.com/vote/influencer-of-the-year/

@sma_africa I CREATED the @PoliceNG FANS page for a better relationship with COPS "INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR" #SMAA2014 #SMKemi

My name is Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo. My grandfather was one of Nigeria's Inspectors of Police appointed by Queen Elizabeth.

I created this page to foster dialogue between Nigerians on how Nigerian Police can match standards of developed countries. As a Community Police Liason member in the Toronto Police Service 12 Division in Canada 2007-2012, I brought entire communities together to foster a good relationship with the police. We need a lot of things in Nigeria. We are FAR away from what US and Canada has. We have no emergency monitoring system meaning no 911 or 999, no aerial or water monitoring, no squad and patrol CARS, just annoying intimidating hilux pick up trucks with no computer dashboards, no computers in the police stations, no glock guns, instead our cops carry dangerous AK47's. We need brand new state of the art police stations as well as City and State police. Issues of police negligence, police brutality and police bribes are also rampant. There are always bad and good cops everywhere.

WE ARE A RICH OIL COUNTRY AND MUST WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE ENOUGH SECURITY IN NIGERIA. AT LEAST 40 COPS DIE WEEKLY IN NIGERIA IN ARMED ROBBERIES AT BANKS AND TERRORISM SITUATIONS WITH BOKO HARAM. LETS WORK TOGETHER.

I AM ADVOCATING FOR A BETTER NIGERIAN POLICE.

I created Facebook.com/support Nigerian Police and Twitter @CopGossip to educate Nigerians where we are and where we could be. My pages are LIKED by the NPF itself. I am a big police supporter. It's in the blood but I want to spread that blood into other Nigerians. 

I spoke to Chloe on "BBC World have Your Say" that the big divide in the war of terror is communication with police. they do not like the POLICE, there are people who know the bomb makers and the transportation modes to the targets but no one's snitching. If you have people communicating well with police we would have a better and safer country and social media is the way I influence people. Everyone has a device in Nigeria and can be in touch all the time. Listen below.