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Sirleo05:Anyone who is casting out Devils will remain a pastor. Do you know how hard it is to cast out Devils..... It's like playing on Messi level and then quitting football with ever being Professional |
Gotocourt:What you will see and here from politics |
dododawa1:Make people free opay o.... Are they not trying for us |
12345678910xyz:Her name is Juicy or ohsojuicy. She is just about to become famous alot of Americans don't know |
Stephen0mozzy:The problem is the high cost of gas. Iv never boiled egg with rice but in hardship people always put cost ahead of health |
worldpeacetoday:I bought that edition also. And I agree the cover with Davido was very well designed |
worldpeacetoday:My thinking is Mbappe will finish highest Goal Scorer |
worldpeacetoday:That I cannot tell you....my days of university were a decade ago. I'll do a quick check sha |
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BigBoy12inches:Upload more pictures. I want to relive my university days |
worldpeacetoday:Chasing Digital Ghosts: My Rabbit Hole into the Dynamix Awards Looking back from where we are now in 2026, the Nigerian youth culture landscape of the late 2000s and early 2010s feels like a completely different universe. It was an era of physical magazine drops, early Twitter back when it was just Twitter, and a booming blogosphere that dictated what was cool. When I was recently tasked with writing about the Dynamix Awards, a Nigerian youth award scheme, and specifically finding out when its last edition was held, I expected a quick Wikipedia search to give me the answers. Instead, I ended up on a fascinating journey of digital archaeology. For those who might not remember, the Dynamix Awards were a vibrant part of Nigeria’s youth award ecosystem. They were designed to celebrate the dynamic young Nigerians who were making waves in entertainment, sports, business, student leadership, and the arts. Back in the day, being nominated for a Dynamix Award was a serious flex. It meant you were not just popular; you were recognized as a trailblazer by a brand that genuinely understood the pulse of Nigerian youth. But when did it all end? To find out, I had to bypass modern search engines, which mostly spit up irrelevant corporate tech companies named Dynamix, and dive straight into the internet’s basement. I spent my afternoon scrolling through the Wayback Machine, digging through archived pages of old Nigerian entertainment blogs, and reading through dusty threads on Nairaland. It was like walking through a digital museum of Nigerian pop culture. Through the fragmented digital breadcrumbs I managed to unearth, a clear timeline emerged. The Dynamix Awards had their golden run in the late 2000s, peaking in popularity alongside the rise of Nigeria’s mid-tier youth brands. However, as I traced the event’s history forward, the blog posts stopped. The red-carpet photos faded. The nomination calls vanished. According to the deepest archives I could find, the last major, fully documented edition of the Dynamix Awards was held in 2012. After the 2012 edition, the awards went on an indefinite hiatus and eventually faded into internet history. There were no grand farewell announcements or see you next year press releases. The brand simply pivoted, and the awards quietly ceased operations. As I sat back and reflected on my research, I started to wonder why it ended. The early 2010s was a transitional period for Nigerian youth awards. The space was becoming heavily commercialized and incredibly competitive. Giants like The Future Awards, now The Future Awards Africa, were scaling up, securing massive corporate sponsorships, and turning award nights into televised, high-glamour spectacles. For mid-tier youth brands like Dynamix, sustaining the logistics, venue costs, and prize budgets required to keep a youth award relevant became increasingly difficult without a massive financial backer. The ecosystem simply consolidated, and the Dynamix Awards became a casualty of that evolution. Yet, writing this essay and doing the research made me realize that the Dynamix Awards should not just be remembered as a defunct event that ended in 2012. It was a crucial stepping stone. It provided a platform for young Nigerians at a time when the country’s youth demographic was just beginning to realize its own massive cultural and economic power. It celebrated the kids who were laying the groundwork for the Afrobeats explosion, the tech boom, and the creative renaissance that Nigeria is globally famous for today. It is funny how the internet works. We assume that because something is documented online, it will be there forever. But as my research into the Dynamix Awards showed me, digital footprints can wash away just as easily as they are made. The links break, the blogs shut down, and the servers go dark. The Dynamix Awards may have held its final curtain call over a decade ago in 2012, but for the young Nigerians who were nominated, won, or even just watched from their CRT TVs and early smartphones, the validation they received was very real. And for me, at least, taking the time to dig through the digital ghosts of the blogosphere to tell their story was more than worth the trip down memory lane. |
worldpeacetoday:Yes it's her, I think she went to LASU |
KobolanderSegun:I think they transited then to a television programe Dynamix on Tv but who watches tv ? I'll do research and see what they are up to |
KobolanderSegun:I'm not too sure if I bought that copy but I know I did read that copy. Goodbye to Dynamix Magazine it was fun while it lasted |
BigBoy12inches:Back in the day those where the top university magazines. Dynamix is defunct. They have not produced a copy in close to 8 years. I think the last Dynamix Award was like in 2012 |
KingOfAmebo:Iran will create Frisbee bombs now like frisbees. When Obama was running away from Iran Trump called him a coward. Look at it now. |
[color=#006600][/color] Will Ronaldo Win His First World Cup in 2030 ? The Portuguese Team is Underperforming badly |
SouthSouth1914:You have said it all |
JimohMomoh:Ha ha ha !!!! |
FreeJerseyCusto:Is this for real ? So if I bring a Portugal Jersey it will be Customised free of charge ? |
Bayo300g:Your Ronaldo did not score talk less of play well. I hope he does not cry again when Portugal crash out |
LawalSamira:It is a cool upgrade for a referee jersey since traditionally referee jerseys are extremely plain. It's a good jersey in terms of Designs and construction no doubt but imagine if a football team wore it it would not go noticed because the design is not that radical in terms of color |
12345678910xyz:Men Messi scored his first World Cup hattrick. It's all eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo |
Northsouth:Germany don't have a good squad I don't know what happened and they spent millions on their youth academy. The problem is simple while other countries like France are getting African players to play for the national team Germany are not. Germany may need to get more foreign born players |
PulaPower:Thank You. O se... Mo gbe ahhhh |
aswani:The score was really 5-2 Senegal won the match. |
PulaPower:Thanks for pointing that Senegal scored..I stopped watching when France scored the third one |
PulaPower:Also Senegal had the wrong formation at 4-3-3 while France had 4-2-3-1. France had a more defensive set up while Senegal had a more attacking set up. In High Quality matches it is always best to be more defensive than attacking. That midfield has to choke the opponents. It's always best to be defensive minded so that if you lose the margin will be by little. Morocco and France used the same formation that is why Brazil found it hard to break down Morocco. My favorite formation is 4-4-2. One thing I am totally against is Attackers defending deep in their own half what I want is one attacker permanently around the center circle and another attacker close to the center circle so that a defender can blast the ball upfield and the two attackers start a counter attack. This is a strategy that is rarely used apart from the season Leicester city won the league with Jamie Vardy scoring from counter attack. It was used by Argentina to beat Brazil in 1990 with Maradona Releasing Caniggia to score the winner. |
PulaPower:That is because France came with over energy, the match against Ivory Coast woke them up to the danger of not playing like it is World Cup final. Ivory Coast taught France how to play football, that humiliation of losing to ivory coast is a lesson that will not be soon forgotten by the team. France have woken up |
PulaPower:The way France gave Senegal 3-0 will be very special to the French. Omo I nearly collapsed when I saw the score online, maybe it is a good thing NIgeria did not go to this world cup. If we cannot beat Congo is it France we can beat ? |
KobolanderSegun:Me im praying for Ronaldo to have a good competition but I doubt it. In the pantheon of international football, the FIFA World Cup stands as the ultimate crucible for greatness. It is a tournament where legends are forged, records are shattered, and historical narratives are rewritten. Among the modern era’s most captivating figures in this arena is Kylian Mbappé. With a career defined by blistering pace, clinical finishing, and an uncanny ability to rise to the occasion, Mbappé has already etched his name into World Cup history. As of the conclusion of the 2022 tournament in Qatar, his World Cup goal tally stands at an astonishing 14 goals. This number is not merely a statistic; it is a testament to his generational talent, placing him in the rarefied air of footballing immortals and setting the stage for his pursuit of ultimate glory in the 2026 World Cup. Mbappé’s World Cup journey began in spectacular fashion at the 2018 tournament in Russia. At just 19 years old, he announced himself to the global stage with four goals in seven matches. His campaign was highlighted by a mesmerizing performance in the Round of 16 against Argentina, where he scored two stunning goals, becoming the first teenager since Pelé in 1958 to score multiple goals in a single World Cup match. He capped off his breakthrough tournament by finding the net in the final against Croatia, becoming only the second teenager in history to score in a World Cup final. Those four goals were instrumental in securing France’s second World Cup title and earned Mbappé the tournament’s Best Young Player award. However, for a player of his caliber, 2018 was merely the prologue. If Russia 2018 was the introduction, Qatar 2022 was the masterpiece. Entering the tournament as the focal point of the French attack, Mbappé delivered a performance for the ages, netting eight goals to claim the Golden Boot. He scored in the group stage against Australia and twice against Denmark, followed by a brace in the Round of 16 against Poland. Yet, it was the final against Argentina that cemented his legendary status. Trailing 2-0 in the second half, Mbappé single-handedly dragged France back into the contest, scoring two goals in 97 seconds to force extra time, and later converting a penalty in the shootout. His hat-trick made him only the second player in history, after England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966, to score three goals in a World Cup final. When viewed through a historical lens, Mbappé’s tally of 14 World Cup goals is profoundly significant. It places him above the legendary Pelé for 3rd on the all-time World Cup scoring list, trailing only Miroslav Klose (16), Ronaldo (15), Gerd Müller (14), and Lionel Messi (13). Domestically, he sits just one goal above Just Fontaine, who holds the French record with 13 goals, all of which were scored in the singular, magical tournament of 1958. Furthermore, Mbappé holds the record for the most World Cup goals scored by any player before the age of 24, a milestone that underscores the unprecedented trajectory of his career. What makes Mbappé’s goal tally particularly remarkable is the context in which these goals were scored. Unlike many prolific scorers who accumulate their totals against lower-ranked opposition, a significant portion of Mbappé’s goals have come in high-stakes knockout matches against elite competition. His ability to deliver in moments of extreme pressure—against Argentina in 2018, Poland in 2022, and the monumental 2022 final—demonstrates a psychological fortitude that matches his physical gifts. As the football world navigates the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Mbappé finds himself in the absolute prime of his career at 27 years old. The expanded 48-team tournament in North America presents a new canvas for him to add to his tally. With 14 goals already secured, the historical milestones within his reach are staggering. Surpassing Just Fontaine to become France’s all-time leading World Cup scorer is an immediate and highly probable target. Beyond that, eclipsing Pelé, Messi, and potentially challenging the upper echelons of Klose’s seemingly untouchable record of 16 goals, is a realistic possibility should France maintain a deep run in the tournament. In conclusion, Kylian Mbappé’s World Cup goal tally of 14 is a defining metric of his early legacy. It bridges the gap between the romanticized history of the sport and its modern, hyper-athletic reality. He has already achieved what most players only dream of: World Cup glory, individual accolades, and a place among the game’s all-time greats. Yet, the story is not finished. As he steps onto the pitch in 2026, Mbappé carries not just the hopes of a nation, but the opportunity to transform a remarkable tally into an unassailable record, forever solidifying his status as one of the greatest World Cup players in the history of the sport. |

