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| Davido picking up the award for The Future Awards Africa 2017 prize for Music |
Wizkid, Davido, Kenny Blaq, Nancy Isime were among the winners
that emerged yesterday at The Future Awards Africa 2017.
The event was held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island,
Lagos.
See
the full list and their profiles below:
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Winner: Olamide Bada (27)
After
qualifying as a British solicitor specializing in industry law across several
platforms, she set about the task of helming the consolidation of startup
businesses in Nigeria.
Bada
has set the tone for Black Friday events in Nigeria, planning and
organising the Jumia’s 2015 Black Friday giveaway. Her superb handling earned
her strong praise and proved that she was relentless even in stressful
situations.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR COMEDY
Winner: Otolorin Kehinde ‘Kenny Blaq’ Peter (25)
Kenny
Blaq is unanimously regarded as Nigeria’s most in-demand comedian due to his
sold-out shows globally.
His
anecdotal style, peppered with excellent music, which Blaq performs himself,
speaks to his discipline as an artist, his impeccable comedic timing and his
respect for his audience, particularly the women therein. He proves there is a
way to do comedy without resorting to grotesquery.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ART & CULTURE
Winner: Ayobami Adebayo (29)
Adebayo’s
work has been reviewed by several publications such as Vogue, Guardian UK, The
New York Times, The Financial Times, Essence, Guardian Life, Chicago Tribune,
and The Wall Street Journal. She is the recipient of fellowships and support
from institutions including Ox-Bow School of Art, Ledig House, Sinthian
Cultural Institute and Hedgebrook.
With
translation rights acquired in 13 countries and a loyal following, Adebayo has
become a bright new voice for contemporary fiction out of Nigeria and voice for
women everywhere.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR EDUCATION; ENDOWED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
Winner: Samson Abioye (late)/ Oluyemi
Oluwaseun Imole / Akanji Abayomi Gideon (26/29/23)
Pass.Ng,
a web, desktop and mobile based CBT examination prep and testing platform
created by Late Samson Abioye, Oluyemi Imole and Akanji Gideon has bridged the
gap by addressing education through computer literacy.
Pass.ng
originally started testing only for JAMB but several other tests have been
added. As of August 2017, over 80 million tests have been taken on the
platform. The exponential growth of the company attracted like Facebook,
Wechat, Airtel, MTN and 9mobile in different capacities. In 2017, pass.ng
helped 400 students from Makoko prepare for their exams and 230 of those
students were successful in the UTME examination.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM
Winner: Eromo Egbejule (27)
Eromo
Egbejule has become somewhat synonymous with in-depth, exhaustive journalism in
Nigeria, a feat in a country run over with copy and paste gossip bloggers
regurgitating unverified gossip for a quick payout. He is unafraid to travel
into the heart of conflict for a story but is just as much at ease chasing down
the history behind illusive Nigerian vinyl records.
In
2016, his article “Streams of Fortune: How Indigenous Firms are Working to Make
Music Streaming Mainstream in Nigeria” was nominated for the Maggie Eales Young
Journalist Award at the 2015 CNN Africa Journalist Award, underlining just how
much ground Egbejule had covered for 26 year old journalist operating primarily
out of Nigeria.
THE
EDWIN GEORGE PRIZE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Winner: Yagazie Eguare (30)
Her
journey into photography started at The Future Enterprise Support Scheme
(TFESS) and since then, her career into the photography industry is admirable.
Since Eguare started professionally documenting weddings as a Wedding
documentary and portrait photographer in 2013, she has grown exponentially,
photographing 100 weddings in 200 plus weeks and rebranding to better suit her
new image as an in-demand photographer.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ADVOCACY
Winner: Ayodeji Osowobi (27)
Speaking
up on rape was somewhat a taboo until three years ago when Ayodeji decided to
change the narrative and create a platform where victims of rape could speak up
and receive help. Stand to End Rape Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation
creating awareness and changing community perception on sexual violence and
providing psycho-social support to victims.
With
her personal funds, her organisation has assisted over 250 victims with
medical, post-traumatic, legal aid and empowerment assistance. Stand to End
Rape Initiative is undoubtedly the most recognised and significant youth arm
working to advance end gender-based violence in Nigeria. Ayodeji has worked in
over 40 communities across Nigeria speaking against FGM, rape, teenage
pregnancy and working with stakeholders to end the scourge.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR NEW MEDIA
Winner: Femi ‘Kraks’ Bakre (24)
Along
with his team, Kraks TV became both loved and vilified, but ultimately
inescapable. Bakre seeks to replicate this incredible success in other new
media platforms through a private diversification programme that sees the
company move towards the app ecosystem.
In
the last one year, Kraks TV has moved from just an online media platform, and
grown into a Digital Marketing Agency, started our e-Radio, e-food channels and
now have a full Ltd company with a growing workforce and clientele. Kraks has
also established a UK arm in a bid to connect Africa and Europe through comedy.
FUTURE
AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ACTING
Winner: Sambasa Nzeribe (29)
Sambasa
was a model while studying Creative arts at the University of Lagos, before he
finally transitioned full time into acting. He made his debut in the multiple
award-winning movie ‘A Mile from Home’, produced and directed by Eric Aghimien.
In
2016, he won the Best Supporting Actor AMVCA 2016; also winning Best
Supporting Actor Nigeria Entertainment Award 2016 in New York, and in 2017 the
prestigious AMVCA in the Best Actor Drama Movie/Series for his role in “Slow
Country”.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Winner: Dada Olabisi Mary (29)
Dada
Olabisi Mary’s job as a nurse at the Catholic Charitas Foundation of Nigeria,
St. Dominic Catholic Hospital Chapter has challenged this notion for her and
proven to herself that there are depths of service that only true empathy can
plumb.
Her
work with expecting mothers has also proven challenging but rewarding and being
able to offer early diagnosis to 55 women with history of hypertension and
guide them towards safe deliveries one of the highlights of her year. Dada
Olabisi Mary is a modern day Nightingale, and hopefully her bushel is never
hidden.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Chris Kwekowe (24)
In
the years since KweKowe launched SlateCube the number of students who return to
the platform eager to master the online courses have increased.
Kwekowe’s
3000 monthly visitors are only a start for him. His plan is to produce 1.2
million Africans whose education is greatly supplemented or provided as whole
by Slatecube, and to that end the team has already organized up-skill
conferences in Nairobi, Kenya and Gaborone, Botswana.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR AGRICULTURE
Winner:
Adetola Adeleke (31)
Adetola
Adeleke began the Green Fairy Farms in Epe in response to the dearth of
technologically savvy farming practices and profitable agriculture in the Epe
region. With Green House technology, the farm offers agropreneurs the ability
to regulate the climate within their ‘glass’ houses and grow a variety of crops
that otherwise would not thrive in certain climates.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR BEAUTY
Winner: Anita ‘Brows’ Adetoye (26)
Her
time studying journalism in the University of Belfast and Media production at
the Lewisham College provided her insight that she turned to her true passion,
beauty. She was one of the first Nigerian beauty entrepreneur to properly
harness the power of social media, turning to then new image sharing platform
Instagram, to build a following.
She
was one of the first Nigerian beauty entrepreneurs to champion a ‘signature’
style; her cutting edge approach to make up, specifically the often hard to
pin-down on-trend brow, earned her the name Anita Brows and made her the go-to
beauty expert for celebrities like Annie Idibia, Vimbai Muthinri and Stephanie
Coker.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR FASHION AND DESIGN
Winner:
Bisola ‘Ladybiba’ Adeniyi (25)
As a second
generation designer introduced to the art by an aunt, Lady Biba started making
clothes to fill a niche; the struggle to find work appropriate clothing that
also flatters the silhouette of the weather while impressing her counterparts.
As a
writer, he has taken her fashion related knowledge and her perseverance and
shaken them up into a cocktail of success, and a brand that is basically
scripture among young working women.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR MEDIA ENTERPRISE
Winner: Timilehin Bello (25)
Timilehin
Bello’s company Media Panache Nigeria has a team of 10 PR experts and boasts a
wide range of adulated clients both in the corporate and entertainment industry
– some of the corporate clients include: Bank of Industry (BOI), Ribena,
Billionaire Bet, The Velvet Expression, MTNF, St. Ives Hospital, Jumia Market,
Jumia Food, WhoGoHost and Simplified Corporate Logistics.
In
mid-January 2017, Timi’s company kicked off a campaign entitled ‘Inspire
Youngsters’. The campaign was targeted at secondary schools in Lagos state and
commenced with Christ the King International School situated at Gbagada; where
a number of thought-provoking topics, including the appropriate use of social
media were discussed by the CEO, Timilehin Bello.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE IN SPORTS
Winner: Anthony Joshua (28)
With
roots in Sagamu, Lagos, Joshua’s family relocated and naturalised in the UK.
Joshua began representing England as an amateur boxer competing in the
super-heavyweight division and represented Britain at the 2012 Olympics where
he won a gold medal.
In
2014 he went professional and began to compete in pro-boxing competitions,
quickly rising up the ranks and winning the British regional heavyweight titles
in 2015 and 2016. Joshua faced Charles Martin the world heavyweight champion on
April 9th 2016, and won with a surprise knock out in the second round, making
him the world heavyweight champion. He also beat world champion Vitaly
Klitschko in a TKO, cementing his place as the world’s best active boxer.
Joshua retired temporary in late 2016, before making a comeback in March 2017.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ON AIR PERSONALITY (VISUAL)
Winner:
Nancy Isime (25)
Isime
has quickly become one of the most readily recognizable faces on television,
valued for her quick wit and her dexterity while drawing out her guests and
getting them comfortable in front of a camera.
Such
skills has become extra valuable when Isime has to work a camera either as an
actress in one of the feature films she is attached to, or as an in-demand
actress on the small screen.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ON AIR PERSONALITY (AUDIO)
Winner:
Tisan Jeremiah Bako (31)
Tisan
Bako’s voice has become instantly recognizable to evening commuters who rely on
him to provide them news, information, music and companionship as they return
home from their diverse days and he has become so good at his job that he is
often the only On-Air personality out of Northern Nigeria to be constantly
rewarded for his excellent work as a presenter in National and International
entertainment awards. He has been nominated thrice for the Nigerian
Broadcasters Merit award in 2014 and 2015, winning once, and has been nominated
for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards in 2015 and 2016 winning once as well.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR MUSIC
Winner: David ‘Davido’ Adeleke (25)
His
first album “Omo Baba Olowo” quickly gained mainstream success and marked a
significant turn in his career. In 2016, he became one of the new crop of
Nigerian born musicians to sign lucrative record deals with international music
labels.
Never
one to be guided by fear, Davido cut ties with his label after a year and
returned to Nigeria to rediscover his sound and audience in his old stomping
grounds. His single “IF” catapulted him to realms of fame that no one thought
possible and brought the international recognition he’d rejected the year
before, but this time on this own terms.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR BUSINESS
Winner: Bisola Borha (31)
When
she started her business Trendy Bee events in 2012, Borha had just left her
position as an operational staff at Cotecna Destination Inspection. Working
there had introduced her to the thrill of event planning and offered a network
of vendors and associate industry professionals, a portfolio that came in handy
when she established her own outfit.
In
five short years, Borha’s Trendy Bee Elite Events has risen to become one of
the most respected event management companies in the country managing events in
Dubai, Vegas, London and Zanzibar.
THE
FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun (27)
In
2016, Wizkid signed a major publishing deal with international music giant Sony
RCA records, going further by recording the biggest song of 2016 alongside
Canadian mega star Drake and Asian pop star Kyla. One Dance shattered billboard
records and gave Wizkid his first Grammy nomination as well as several
billboard awards.
Wizkid’s
2017 album under RCA records “Sounds from the Other Side” was well received by
international music critics and charted favourably across the world. Building
on that success he was recently nominated for Best International and Best
African act at the 2017 Europe Music Awards, and he returned to Nigeria in
November to receive the award for best male artist at the Africa wide Afrimma
awards.
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