Game Developer || Member @SuperteamNG || Building @RevDrive_ @thejajaproject @eyestan_ & @VortiqOfficial || 1x Hackathon Winner || Team @TheOSHQ
Uyo, Nigeria
Joined September 2023
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In mid-December last year, I saw an opportunity to create a flagship experience for the first Solana gaming console, and that decision led me to this moment!!! I am excited to share that I just submitted Vortiq to the @playsolana Matrix Hackathon.
Vortiq is a Web3 asteroid shooter built on Solana, a fast-paced arcade game where your wallet is your identity, your tokens are your power-ups, and your scores are recorded on-chain.
The Game Destroy incoming asteroids before they destroy you. Waves get faster and bigger the longer you survive. You get 3 lives, real-time scoring, and 4 activatable power-ups mid-game: Shield, Multi-Bullet, Freeze Time, and Full Lives, none of which are free. You buy them in-game with $PLAY(@playsolana native token).
⛓️ The Web3 Stack
- Solana wallet connection via @MagicBlock SDK
- In-game marketplace — purchase power-ups with $PLAY
- Full Jupiter DEX swap embedded directly in the game (swapping as low as 0.003 SOL)
- Global leader board authenticated via Unity Gaming Services, linked to your wallet address
- Built With Unity 6 · Solana Unity SDK · @MagicBlock · @JupiterExchange API · @unity Gaming Services · Android + WebGL
This was one of the most challenging and rewarding builds I've done, integrating real on-chain mechanics, wallet-native transactions, and a DEX swap all inside a live game. Every crash, every bug, every breakthrough was worth it.
Huge respect to @PlaySolana, @0xjay, @vitorhsr99 for creating this opportunity. Can't wait to see what comes next 🙏
🔗github.com/Iniubong01/Vertiq
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If You're Stressed After a Long Workday, This Game Is For You
@VortiqOfficial on PSG1 @playsolana
- Gameplay: Fast-paced asteroid shooter with chaos dodging + nonstop shooting. Just 5-10 minutes to fully reset your brain.
- Feel: Retro neon vibes feel amazing on PSG1. Smooth controls, great joystick, authentic arcade sound.
- Solana Integration: In-game Jupiter swap, token-powered power-ups, on-chain scores, and tournament leaderboards.
- Pros: Super easy to pick up, highly addictive, excellent for quick stress relief after work.
- Cons: Still new, content is limited (but getting frequent updates).
- Score: 8.5/10
Short, fun, and currently one of the best games to chill on PSG1!
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55 Solana games and apps built in one week
Blitz v9 winners dropping soon, share your project in the replies 👇
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Waka Live don land 🚌
✅ Real drivers on the road
✅ Daily jobs
✅ Ride or be conductor
✅ Pull-up races
✅ Add friends
danforun.com
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Taking FossaPay into the arena once again, our third attempt so far.
Last time, we made it to the interview stage. Then, we were barely a month into launch and had processed around $15k.
A few months later, we’ve crossed $180k in volume, onboarded more businesses, and shipped quite a lot since then.
No idea how far we go this time, but I’m looking forward to finding out.
For now, here’s our product demo 👇
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Amapiano, African classics, 3-step, and more from Burna and Palmsy.
Turn up the gbedu on AfroBank FM: rockstargames.com/VI/music/a…
ALT AfroBank FM artwork featuring green, red, and black graphics of Africa and the Afro Bank FM logo.
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Comics are another way we can tell our stories.
At Nerdwork, we’re exploring the medium through the legends and worlds we grew up with.
Our starting point: JAJA: Lost Souls, inspired by the story of King Jaja of Opobo.
Read JAJA on Nerdwork+
nerdworkplus.com/s/comics/cm…
Our stories don't have to be told only in films and music.
Games can carry them too.
Yesterday, I got a message from a veteran game designer, someone who has spent years shaping games like The Sims, Star Wars, Madden and The Elder Scrolls. He had never been to Lagos, but he'd been playing Danfo Run.
He said he loves learning about life in Lagos, and that what drew him in was the colour, the street style and the culture behind it.
Then he gave me one piece of advice:
"Make it even MORE Nigerian. Your lived experience, the comedy, the tragedy, the drama: that's what draws people in."
That stuck with me.
The conductor shouting "Owo da!" The agbero at the bus stop. The hawker running beside your window. The traffic that somehow always has a story in it.
Those aren't things to smooth out. They're the whole point.
So that's what we're doing. More Lagos. More Nigeria. More of the stories we grew up inside.
The world is curious about us. Let's show them properly 🇳🇬
Bruhhh!!
🚨NEW EXPERIMENT 🚨
Playground is an experimental gaming platform that lets you create your own games with zero coding experience. If you can think it, you can play it.
Go to labs.google/playground to learn more! Available to users 18+ in the US.
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Big one ✨
Danfo Run x @chowdeck 🤝🏾
Exciting updates loading 👀
I built a game where you drive a danfo through Lagos 🚌
Load passengers, dodge okadas, beat the traffic. Plays in your browser, no download.
danfo.horpey.dev/
#LagosRun #Lagos #IndieGame
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Time to make all those hours you spend playing Danfo Run count! 🚀
Soon, you’ll be able to play as a Chowdeck rider, collect vouchers on the road, grab Chowdeck power-ups and convert your coins to Chowscore.
You'll also be able to play the Danfo Run game while waiting for your order!
Exciting things are coming to the road.
Stayyyy tuned! 🤭💚
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YouTube has seen a massive positive shift in the microdrama industry, with over 6.5B+ views in the first half of 2026
We're currently exploring that niche @ofiboxstudios and I'm actually really excited at what's happening BTS.
As a creative, there are no limits to the stories I want to tell, and there are no limits to the way I want to tell it.
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NectarFi processed over $1M in monthly volume, marking its strongest month yet, while SuperteamNG launched a dedicated side track for Nigerian builders at the Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon. Startup Village Nigeria 3.0 was also announced, as new trading tools, payment solutions and builder programmes continued to take shape across Nigeria’s Solana ecosystem.
Here’s a snapshot of what you missed last week:
📰 Headline News
– The SuperteamNG Crypto World’s Fair Hackathon side track is live, with a $5,000 prize pool for Nigerian projects built under SuperteamNG’s supervision.
– @Nectar_finance recorded its best month yet, processing over $1M in total volume across 2,962 transactions and adding 1,194 new users.
– We announced Startup Village Nigeria 3.0, a five-day gathering for builders, founders and developers taking place in Abuja from October 5th–9th, bringing together participants across Solana, Tempo, Ethereum L1, HyperCore/HyperEVM, Arbitrum One, Base, Zcash and Robinhood Chain.
– The South-East edition of the Solana Builders Tour took place at @blockhubafrica in Enugu, bringing builders together for conversations around GTM, distribution, finding their first 1,000 users and scaling beyond the build phase.
📰 Launches & Ecosystem
– @brij_fi partnered with Superteam Nigeria for Breakpoint London, offering zero booking fees and USDC payments.
– @Rhivafun launched a new trading platform on Solana, bringing token discovery, market activity, volume, liquidity and trading into one interface.
– The @Rhivafun Launch Trading Competition is now live, with a $300 USDC prize pool running from September 21st to October 2nd.
– @FossaPay introduced tailored dashboard workspaces for Business Banking and Merchant Services, giving businesses access to tools based on how they use the platform.
– @paj_cash introduced a Liquidity Pool feature allowing users to fund its USDC-to-naira liquidity and earn an estimated 16.4% effective APY, with a 50 USDC minimum and 30-day lock.
📰 Community & Milestones
– @EcosystemCall spotlighted @Nectar_finance during the Solana Ecosystem Call, highlighting how the platform is giving stablecoin holders on Solana access to the ~$1.6B Dangote Refinery IPO through @GetEquity, with investments starting from about $7.
– @RalAndrewTalks, a SuperteamNG member, has created four markets on @PantaHQ, quickly becoming one of the platform’s most prolific market creators.
What did we miss, and what are you shipping this week?
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speaking @blockfestafrica on all things finance, stablecoins, and of course Owego.
see you there💗
𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐀, 𝐂𝐎-𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 & 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐆𝐎.
With a background spanning product strategy, research, business development, engineering, and Web3, @wysrenee brings a multidisciplinary approach to building technology and financial products.
At Owego, she is building a digital neobank for digital nomads, focused on stablecoin-native infrastructure and alternative payment rails across emerging markets.
Before Owego, Ashley served as Lead Engineer at NIGCOMSAT and Head of Product at Superteam Nigeria, where she led product research and strategy across more than 200 initiatives.
Her experience sits at the intersection of technology, product, and emerging-market financial infrastructure.
This October, she joins us at 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧.
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