Wahala represents a state of being. In Nigeria, the word originates primarily with the Yoruba ethnic group and means "problem" or "trouble". Yet the word itself has Arabic origins from the word "wahla". Here, wahla means "fright" or "terror."
From Arabian regions to Nigeria, the meaning of words shift depending upon the people who speak them. Problems can be terrifying depending on their significance. Solutions to problems can generate further wahla or wahala depending on its effects. No matter the situation, wahala experienced by even the gods could spell doom for those that worship them.
Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom
Born as the fourth Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom, Shango possessed the powers of a god of magic, thunder, and lightning. His very name meant "to strike". He wielded these powers against his detractors indiscriminately as his purpose was to rule over the Oyo Kingdom when his turn came to pass. Shango lived his life while experiencing wahala in every corner. Women wanted him, and men wanted to be like him. Desires for his office brought untold dangers to each day he lived.
Yet, as any mortal or deity exists, so true dangers to their existence exist, for no being is exempt from the state of death. It comes to all regardless of their power. In an attempt to turn suspicious officers against one another, a local chiefton thwarted Shango's efforts and caused a loss of followers for Shango's reign. To escape his mortal coil, Shango may have taken his own life to transcend the mortal realm.
'Virtues of the fallen' WOTW Winners!
| PLACE | AUTHOR | ARTICLE | REWARD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST | @samsmith1971 | The Enemy Without, The Enemy Within | 100 POB |
| 2ND | @erh.germany | Talking about virtues By not talking about Them. WOTW challenge accepted! | 70 POB |
| 3RD | @mineopoly | The Taxman's Sheep | 50 POB |
| 4TH | @liftslikealady | Be Careful What you Wish For.......Patience | 30 POB |
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Grading
WOTW Team Appreciation
| Name | Reason | Amount (POB) |
|---|---|---|
| @nonsowrites | Grading Assistance, User Engagement | 100 POB |
| @calumam | Project Dev, Grading Assistance | 100 POB |
Contest Rules
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- Plagiarism as specified by Plagiarism.org.
- #POB-WOTW or #VYB-WOTW tag abuse (using the tag on non-related contest articles)
- Trolling or spam.
- Writing about next week's word.
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- Include the selected word in your article
- Only one article submission per user
- Include the #pob-wotw or #vyb-wotw tag (it's how we find your article)
- Use any front end.
- This week's contest starts 27/2/22 @ 00:00 UTC
- This week's contest ends 14/3/22 @ 00:00 UTC
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The Word for S5W2
The Word for THIS week (S5W2) is: WAHALA
The Word for next week (S5W3) is:
Do you know about @psyberx land sales?
The Psyber X community is progressing nicely towards their goal. Land sales are up for grabs and almost 1000 plots have been sold at this time. Hurry now before prices increase 3 fold!
We invite the gaming community to participate in our word of the week! We look forward to your entries in the word of the week contest!
Honorable Mention
@alekst7 brings a special article to our attention through his presentation entitled "Holy Nonentity". Thank you, as always, for your participation in the contest. I apologize for missing this article in my final screening.
Best wishes for Alekst7 and his family as they are currently in the Ukraine during these trying times.
In Closing
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Thanks to the community for supporting our fellow authors. I look forward to providing more in the future. Thank you for reading and following on throughout my Hive journey.
Welcome to our new and recurring participants to the contest! We look forward to challenging and entertaining you in the future!
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Hi there,
here is my entry for the new wotw:
https://hive.blog/pob-wotw/@erh.germany/wahala-troubles-can-become-chances-word-of-the-week-contest-s5w2
This time I ask for supporting it, for it deals with what arouses peoples minds again: War. Although my article might not having a direct connection to Ukraine, it will hopefully become clear through the second part of me, speaking about (personal) history.
Bye and sincere greetings!
Congrats to @liftslikealady ! It was through wotw that I got my start in pob and vyb! I've been extremely busy, but maybe I'll get back into these... if I can find some time.
I hope you can. There will be plenty of opportunities this year to participate. We always look forward to reading your work.
Spreading the !luv as always! Thanks for the kind words!
You're very welcome. Great marketing articles for @psyberx by the way. It definitely has the appeal to keep the excitement going.
I'm trying. Fortunately, the game and environment make it easy for me to come up with content. They feed me the info, I put on the spin... we all get wealthy lol
I'll tell you what. I read that HiQ article and I loved its format. I know the markdown they used for it and am planning on entering your contest using their format.
great idea.
Thank you to the WOTW team for bringing our beloved WOTW back🤗 Blown away with my placement❣️ I do thank you for appreciating my efforts this week and congratulations to everyone who entered. Wahala...doesn't that roll off the tongue nicely? I'm looking forward to this one💗 But don't get me started on that cryptic nonsense for next time ROTFL🤣 !LOLZ !ALIVE !PIZZA !LUV
That was nice to see your presence @alekst7... Hope you are doing ok 🙏 Big !LUV and hugs to you and your family❣️
Thank you. It won't be good for a while...but we're alive, and we hope for improvement..
💗🙏 My thoughts and love remain with you and your family Aleksey. Thank you for touching base. Sending prayers for a more peaceful resolution🙏💗
You're very welcome. We knew the community wanted to keep the contest going. We aim to please. We're thankful everyone was patient enough to allow us a pause for development and rest.
Of course... time to breathe and take stock is something we should all allow ourselves the space to do regularly💗
@scholaris! You Are Alive so I just staked 0.1 $ALIVE to your account on behalf of @samsmith1971. (3/10)
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Would love to hear you pronouncing wahala😅
Goodluck on the contest sam
haha...well I tell you what...you come to PYPT today and I will say it for you hehe
You got it! Can't wait😅
🙌😂 see you there !LOLZ !ALIVE
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@doziekash, I sent you an $LOLZ on behalf of @samsmith1971
Use the !LOL or !LOLZ command to share a joke and an $LOLZ. (1/4)
@samsmith1971(1/10) gave you LUV.
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Congradulations to all the participants, grading team and host.
What an interesting challenge. We have until March 14th to write about:
WAHALA
Thank you for the psyberx info and link to Alekst7's post.
With the current state of the world, there are a lot to write about as regards to the prompt.
Here's the link to my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@chidubem26/wahala-upon-wahala-pob-question
Thank you very much. We appreciate your entry and participation. I hope you have a great week.
My entry for wotw
https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@iyimoga/wotw-s5w2-wahala
Thank you for your entry. Best of luck in the contest!
Here is my entry:
https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@repayme4568/pob-wotw-wahala
Thank you for your entry!
I am happy 🥰
You are welcome 🤝
I have to separate this from Valhalla in my head.
I know. It's a tricky word.
@Scholaris, I am really impressed, you sure express all that concerns the word "Wahala or wahla" hehehehe...
Your Hints are really astonishing 🤗
@nonsowrites was my inspiration. I racked my brains trying to understand his word. However, technology allowed me to understand it a little more quickly.
Is true, when I see that this word is so so deeper, I couldn't stop to think that, someone there, must be behind the introduction part, like first hand source of inspiration, it is sure a good thoughts, I love it, @nonsowrites has done great 🤝
I felt the same way. However, to be honest, I didn't know what the word meant. I had to look up its vague origin and then move from that to the WOTW article. @nonsowrites definitely chose a challenging and unique word.
It is challenging is true, 🥰
Wahala! What an interesting choice of word. There's no day I don't utter or hear this word...it's part of my pidgin vocabulary! 😄 I'll try and come up with my entry soon. Well done, @scholaris and kudos to the team.
I can't wait to read your entry!
Hello @scholaris! As promised, here's my entry --
https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@kemmyb/the-endless-circle-of-wahala
Thank you! 🙂
My entry last week went unnoticed and it was really disappointing since I was waiting for a weekend to jot down my thoughts and write something good.
Ugh. Blame it on me, please. We'll get back on track.
Oh wow we're back! I don't know how I missed this!
Hmm OK this seems like a hard one but we will give it a crack
Nice! I can't wait to read your article. We did a soft start to the contest again for this year. I think we all needed a break from the grind, but people want to get back in action. So, here we are!
Greetings! Thank you very much for your attention and concern. Don't blame yourself for not noticing my article, I published it at the very last moment, one hour before the deadline to participate. It still needed some work, but I really wanted to participate in my favorite and much-anticipated contest.
I congratulate all the winners, thank the organizers, and wish everyone peace, health, and inspiration.
You're very welcome. It looks like I missed another completely so I can't take your late submission as your fault. I hope you and your family are doing well.
Rewards have been distributed.
My thanks to you. I am happy that the topic created some conversations between us.
Over this year we will certainly create many more!
I welcome that. :)
By the way, the last link you gave in your text right at the beginning, for the term "wahla" has an error. It doesn't direct one to another site.
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll get it fixed shortly
Reward received. Thank you
You are very welcome. Have a great week!
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Nice title..
Thank you. However, credit goes to @nonsowrites. His genius contributed to this week's post.
Congratulations to all the winners, I am Nigerian so the word Wahala isn't new to me, I love it.
Looking forward to reading some of the participant's entries!
It's an amazing ride. I hope you have as much fun as myself, @calumam, and @nonsowrites!
Hello @scholaris, this is my first entry to the wotw.
https://peakd.com/hive-150329/@kenechukwu97/ever-wondered-why-everyone-is-losing-their-cool-the-flames-are-getting-higher
Have fun ✌️
Thank you very much for joining us
Here is my entry link below
https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@mcluz/pob-wotw-wahala
Thank you for your entry Mcluz
I hope this is not late though.
Here is my entry. Wahala:
https://peakd.com/hive-150329/@mrenglish/wahala-here-is-the-cradleor-pob-wotw-s5w2
You’re good, friend. The contest ends next week. I’ll be posting an update article today
@scholaris, my entry Beneath the Facade
Thank you. I have your entry recorded.
Here's the link to my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-150329/@filipz/the-wahala-we-need
Thank God that I am seeing this now, I wouldn’t want to miss it on this, wahala by @nonsowrites. I better get to work as I write and enjoy myself while reading through various entries
Saw this contest today and decided to participate in it
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-150329/@carlynn/wahala-no-dey-finish--wotw-s5w2
https://peakd.com/pob-wotw/@abdul-qudus/wahala-no-dey-finish
Here is my entry for the week. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
Hello.. Here's my entry on this week's word
https://www.proofofbrain.blog/hive-161155/@ghost.queen/wahala-girl