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Chief Dele Momodu has been conferred an Ambassadorial Award for the "Care and Rights of Elderly in Nigeria"

This special recognition came from a former World Court Judge, PRINCE BOLASODUN AJIBOLA who's the chairman of the Senior Citizens Care Foundation.

Chief Dele shared this news on his Instagram page

Congratulations and Best regards Sir...

The immediate former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Governor Wike and Nigeria Musician, Wizkid have been nominated for the 2018 edition of the Peace Achievers Awards.

Mr Kingsley Amafibe, the Project Director of Peace Ambassadors Agency, organisers of the annual awards, made this known in Abuja.

The event has been scheduled to hold in September at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

According to him, Governor Aminu Masari, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Abdul Samad Rabiu of BUA Group were among the nominees too.

Other nominees for the award included Comedian Bovi, Preye Berezi, Ini Edo, Akinaka Richard, Engr. Gesi Asamaowei and many others.

He stressed that the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike would be honoured with the ‘Award for Excellence in Peacekeeping and Development’ for his efforts at maintaining peace in Rivers State.

He noted that since the inception of Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State, peace has returned to hitherto troubled areas in Rivers State while sustained developmental strides could be seen everywhere in the state.

“Gov. Wike has proven that he is committed to Nigeria’s Peace and Unity, by leading his men to fight and curb the activities of insurgents in the State and other forms of criminality across the state.

Amafibe explained that although there are lots of patriotic men and women who have contributed meaningfully in the peacebuilding project in Nigeria, it was imperative to honour the ‘outstanding’ ones.

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The MTV Movie and TV Awards gave “Black Panther” its first taste of awards glory, with Marvel’s blockbuster taking home four honors including two awards for its star, Chadwick Boseman.

Boseman quickly handed off his best hero award to James Shaw Jr., who wrestled an assault-style rifle away from a gunman in a Tennessee Waffle House in April. “This is going to live at your house,” Boseman told Shaw, giving him the show’s golden popcorn award.

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The actor said while it was an honor to be recognized for playing a superhero, it was more important to “acknowledge the heroes we have in real life.”

Boseman, who starred as T’Challa in “Black Panther,” also won the award for best performance in a movie. Michael B. Jordan, who played the villain Erik Killmonger, won best villain.

“Stranger Things” was the top television honoree, winning four awards including a repeat win for best show.

The awards were handed out Saturday and were broadcast Monday night.

The show is known for bringing fresh talent to light, as well as acknowledging established celebrities in more quirky categories like best kiss and most frightened performance. Host Tiffany Haddish donned a variety of costumes throughout the ceremony, including nods to classic film and TV roles such as Holly Golightly from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Starlet from “The Carol Burnett Show.”

She kicked off the show with a “Black Panther” skit, foreshadowing the film’s big night, noting in her opening monologue that is it the first African-American film to earn more than $1 billion at the box office. Throughout the night, Haddish also parodied other hit films such as “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “A Quiet Place.”

“Black Panther,” about a king and virtuous superhero of the technologically-advanced nation of Wakanda, broke barriers earlier this year as the first Marvel film to feature a black lead. Its massive popularity overshadowed competing films like “Wonder Woman” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Haddish, who also won an award for her breakthrough role in “Girls Trip,” noted that she is the first black woman to host the awards show, which is in its 27th year.

The gay teen comedy “Love, Simon” won for best kiss for a scene between Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale.

While Robinson wasn’t there to accept the award, Lonsdale gave some encouraging words to LGBTQ youth.

“I just want to say to every kid,” he said. “You can live your dreams and kiss the one that you love no matter what gender.”

In addition to winning best show, kids of “Stranger Things” also won awards for most frightened performance, best musical moment and best performance for Millie Bobby Brown. The actress, who plays Eleven in the series, couldn’t make the event because of a broken kneecap. Brown accepted the award for best performance via satellite.

Other winners included Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom in “Riverdale” for scene stealer, Gal Gadot for best fight as Wonder Woman and the young cast of “It” for best on-screen team.

“Gaga: Fight Foot Two” won the award for best documentary. The Netflix feature followed Lady Gaga during the production of her fifth studio album “Joanne.”

Common presented Lena Waithe with the trailblazer award for her activism, writing and “deeply honest art.”

During her acceptance speech, Waithe paid tribute to “Paris is Burning,” the 1990 documentary released about the drag scene in New York during the late ’80s. She called those documented, many who aren’t alive anymore, “the bravest human beings that ever lived”

“I’m doing what we as a society should have done a long time ago and give them the glory and shine that they deserve,” she said.

Chris Pratt mixed humor and religious messages while accepting the show’s generation award, telling the crowd to “breathe. If you don’t, you’ll suffocate.”

He also urged fans to “learn to pray” and accept that they are imperfect.

The show also featured musical performances by Nick Jonas and Mustard, as well as rising stars and Beyoncé protégés Chloe x Halle.

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Goodnews to all Upcoming artiste in Southeast Nigeria.

Are you talented and possess the potential qualities to 'blow'? Here's the opportunity. Entries for the first edition of SOUTHEASTERN MUSIC AWARDS 2017 have commenced!

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This award is strictly for Upcoming musicians Alone

Submit Your best material (audio or video) for an opportunity to become a nominee.

PROCEDURES:

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SONG SUBMISSIONS ENDS ON FRIDAY 30th JUNE 2017

The 2017 NBA Awards Show hosted by Drake, will air next month on TNT. This highly anticipated show is going down roughly one month from now and today the league has announced that Nicki Minaj will perform at the show, which will air on TNT on June 26th at 9pm.

According to the press release, celebrities, former NBA players and coaches, and current stars will all be on hand on for the NBA Awards Show on June 26th, 2017 as the league recognizes players, teams, coaches and executives for achievements in the 2016-17 season.

The NBA Awards will also include contributions from the Inside The NBA crew featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal alongside others.

These awards are typically announced throughout the playoffs but the league has finally decided to give these guys some love on one star studded night.

Among the awards that will be handed out are NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and more.

Canadian rapper, Drake will take the stage as host of the first ever NBA Awards holding June 26 in New York. While there’s no word on whether he will also perform, one person set to do so is his frequent collaborator, Nicki Minaj.

The award ceremony will feature categories like Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and, of course, the MVP award.

In the running for the MVP award are James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder teammate, Victor Oladipo is nominated in the Dunk of the Year category alongside LA Lakers’ Larry Nance and Zach LaVine of Minnesota Timberwolves.

There ain't no time.... There's money that needs to be made.

All award winners will be determined exclusively by fan votes across social media platforms.

Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Nkem Okeke is among the deserving Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in various endeavours and whose activities have positively impacted lives, “a legacy the Times Nigeria has canvassed over the years."

The award ceremony was held at ICC, Abuja

Heroes to be honoured this year include

1. President Muhammadu Buhari;

2. President Nana Akufo-Ado of Ghana;

3. President Goodluck Jonathan; and the

4. Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

Other governors to be honoured tonight are:

1. Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia);

2. Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos);

3. Ibrahim Dankwabo (Gombe);

4. Bindo Jubril (Adamawa);

5. Nyesom Wike (Rivers);

6. Willie Obiano (Anambra);

7. Yahaya Bello (Kogi)

8. Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi)

Below are other pictures of the Deputy Governor on the Red Carpet...

Congratulations to our amiable Governor. And other honourees.

The People's Choice Practitioners Honours, an annual corporate-social initiative spearheaded by Media Men Ghana limited, a corporate awards scheme geared towards rewarding diligent and hard working professionals who have outdone themselves and built prominent legacies across the corporate sector, spanning the health, finance, insurance, aviation sectors including the diplomats, whiles focusing on the medical field in the maiden edition.

The scheme has announced Honourable Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng as the recipient of the highest Honours among its categories, thus, the PCP Legendary Honours, as being the legend clinician for his continuous significant contribution towards the overwhelming enhancement of the medical field in Ghana and Africa.

This edition of the PCP Honours, which is in association with the Medical and Dental Council, Hope Nest Foundation and Manhyia under the supervision of Professor Sir “Osomfour” Joseph W. Acheampong made the decision due to the overwhelming nominations the noble cardiologist received when nominations for the event got established. To be graced by the honorable patronage of His Majesty the Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II, the strictly by invitation classic event, is set to become a pioneering distinct platform for practitioners in all the said sectors and associate entities to network amidst selected high profiled personalities worldwide and share trending techniques and other relevant events emanating in their circles, whiles publicly identifying and appreciating the most distinguished.

Dr. Benedicta Ohene-Manu, Managing Director of Media Men Ghana Ltd, who leads the organizing team noted that, the honours is ultimately a golden whisper, to inspire both the most senior and promising/up and coming practitioners to be outstanding, show utmost diligence, character and hard work on all fronts of their rotation and professional practices, uphold in high esteem their professional ethics & regulations over personal gains and aim high to build and achieve legacies for God and country and shall be duly acknowledged and appreciated by God and country. It is also an act to bravo the amazing efforts of some distinguished practitioners who have worked diligently to make the global economy socioeconomically friendly and the corporate industry one of the most distinguished globally.

The awards which has over 40 other prestigious categories in the maiden edition and is currently opened for nomination to the public on http://mediamenghana.com/nominate with some notable categories such as; the PCP Divergent Clinician, PCP Pharmacist, PCP Health Ambassador, PCP International Clinician, PCP Health Advocate Media Institution, PCP Health Advocate & support institution and PCP Private Health Facility etc, which has provoked nominations of giant names like Bishop Dr. Dag Heward-mills, Dr.Omane Boamah, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Okyeame Kwame, Kwabena Kwabena including Ernest chemist, UTV, Vodafone Ghana, Holy Trinity Spa & hospital and others, from the deciding public.

The awards which is scheduled for 14th April has also drawn various interest from notable corporate institutions like Voltic Natural Mineral Water, GTP etc.

The noble Medical Practitioner, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Dr Benedicta Ohene-Manu said, Media Men Ghana Limited is a known leading name in media consultancy and the art industry since 2008, with a team of creative, vibrant and dynamic young but experienced results-oriented professionals that has birthed unique world class initiatives and so promises groundbreaking and fulfilling future engagements across board.

For participation or added knowledge and dealings;

kindly email: mediamenghanaltd@gmail.com

or call: +233242548743

or visit: www.mediamenghana.com.

In a bid to recognize and celebrate unsung heroes behind outstanding reputation Management and Communications campaigns, the Corporate Communications Awards (CCAs), which is the first of its kind in Nigeria.

Date: Saturday, April 1st, 2017.

Venue: Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The Corporate Communication Awards (CCAs) was created because Communications professionals are not adequately acknowledged in this part of the world. Conspicuously, most awards for Nigerian practitioners today are mainly organized by foreign bodies/groups. It is safe to say that these awards do not fully reflect the African peculiarities; hence, the Corporate Communications Awards (CCAs) The awards which have ten carefully selected categories will be deliberated upon by seasoned Communications, Media professionals and Educationists in Nigeria and the Diaspora.

According to one of the organizers, Tampiri Irimagha-Akemu,

“Against all odds, the Nigerian Public Relations industry has grown tremendously over the last few years and it is imperative that we have awards made by us and for us.’’

“We are particularly elated about the CCAs because it will reward and motivate professionals that have worked diligently to add value to brands and organizations. The CCAs will not only highlight excellent professionals, it will also improve best practices in PR and Corporate Communications Industry.”

Speaking of the awards, a member of the Advisory Board; Dr. Ikechukwu Obiaya, Dean School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, said

“I am excited to be a part of the CCAs, as an educationist with practical experience in the media; I understand the importance of recognizing hard work.”

This award is a great avenue to reward profound and dedicated professionals in the Corporate Communications Industry so I commend the organizers of this initiative and I hope to be a part of the deliberations next year. I congratulate all winners in advance’’

he added.

Afrobeat star, Ayo Balogun popularly known as ‘WizKid’ has bagged an iHeart Radio Award for his collaboration on ‘One dance’ with American rapper, Drake and singer, Kyla.

The international award which is his first for the year comes weeks after he failed to clinch a Grammy award for the same song. The song lost in the Album of the Year category at the Grammys 2017 for the album “Views”.

According to billboard, ‘One dance,’ won Hip-Hop Song of the Year beating another Drake song ‘Controlla’, Desiigner’s ‘Panda’, Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s ‘All the way up’, and DJ Khaled’s ‘For free’ featuring Drake.

WizKid who recently signed a deal with Sony RCA is bound to release his third studio album “Sounds from the Other Side” on the 9th of June, 2017.

The singer had gained international relevance with the release of Ojuelegba in 2014 with led to a remake by Drake and fellow rapper Skepta.

WizKid recently released new music ‘Sweet love’, a kind of docu-video of his tour moments over the past year.

iHeartRadio is an Internet radio platform owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Founded in April 2008 as the website iheartmusic.com,

As of 2015, iHeartRadio functioned both as a music recommender system and as a radio network that aggregates audio content from over 800 local iHeartMedia radio stations across the United States, as well as from hundreds of other stations and from various other media.

iHeartRadio is available online, via mobile devices, and on select video-game consoles.

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NAN

The 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is a platform that honors outstanding actors and movie makers in Africa and this night was no different as the prestigious award show set out to give accolades to people that have stood out in the past year in the movie industry.

Hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini, the ceremony’s fifth edition made highlights of outstanding achievement in television and film during the last year, voted on by the general public.

See the full list of winners below.

Trailblazer Award

Somkele Idhalama

Best Make Up Artiste (Movies/TV series)

Oloibiri – Hakeem Onilogbo Ajibola, Perekeme Odon

Best Costume Designer

76 – Pat Egwurube

Best Art Director

76 – Pat Nebo

Best Sound Editor (Movies/TV series)

Vaya

Best Picture Editor (Movie/TV series)

Oloibiri – Nnodim Chigozie, Paula Peterson

Best Lighthing Designer (Movies/TV series)

93 Days – Elliot Sewape

Best Cinematographer

Happiness is a Four Letter Word – Lance Gewer

Best Documentary

Alison - Uga Carlini

Best Short Film or Online Video

Cat Face - Ogo Okpue

Special Recognition Award for Mnet Original Productions

Best Actress in an M-Net original comedy series

Deborah Anugwa – Hustle

Best Actor in an M-Net comedy series

Samuel Ajibola – “The Johnsons”

Best Actress in an M-Net original drama series

Meg Otanwa – “Hush”

Best Actor in an M-Net original drama series

David Jones David – “Hotel Majestic”

Best M-Net original comedy series

The Johnsons

Best M-Net original drama series

Tinsel

Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Swahili)

Zilizala - Dauda Otieno Anguka

Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Hausa)

Yaki Da Zuciya - Tijani Shehu Yahaya

Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Yoruba)

Somwhere in The Dark – Abiodun Jimoh, Jumoke Odetola

Best Indigenous Language TV series/movies (Igbo)

Amoye bu Onye - Crey Ahanonu

Best Soundtrack/ Original Score

The Encounter – Michael ‘The Truth’ Ogunlade

Best TV series

Jenifa’s Diary - Funke Akindele-Bello

Best Writer

Vaya - Craig Freimond, Tshabalira Lebakeng, Anthony Mafela, David Majoka, Madoda Ntuli, Robbie Thorpe and Harriet Perlman

Best Supporting Actress

Ebele Okaro Onyuike – Four One Love

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama (Movie/TV series)

Rotimi Salami – Just Not Married

Best Actor in a Comedy

Imeh Umoh Bishop – The Boss is Mine

Best Actress In Comedy

Funke Akindele - Jenifa’s Diary

Best Movie East Africa

Kati Kati

Best Movie West Africa

Oloibiri

Best Movie South Africa

All About Love

Best Actress in a Drama (Movies/TV Series)

Rita Dominic – 76

Best Actor in a Drama

Sambasa Nzeribe – Slow Country

Best Overall Movie

76 - Naomba Niseme, Adonija Owiriwa and Izu Ojukwu

Best Director

76 – Izu Ojukwu

AMVCA Industry Merit Award

Chika Okpala

Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is an annual event presented by Multichoice recognizing outstanding achievement in television and film, voted by the general public. The show will be taking place on Saturday night (March 4) and the ceremony kicks off at 7PM.

We are all Romantic at heart, and one thing most people watch out for during an event are the couples.

THE COUPLES TO WATCH OUT FOR

Funke Akindele and JJC Skills are fans favorite because they hold nothing back in their display of affection to each other.

Omoni Oboli and Nnamdi Oboli, are always red carpet ready and we look forward to seeing them on our T.V screen.

Omotola Jalade and Captain Ekeinde, We do hope the beautiful actress strut the carpet with her beau of 2 decades.

Blossom Chukwujekwu and Maureen, The recently married couple are sure to walk it off this year on the carpet as they did last year.

There are some other questions like Will Mercy Aigbe be walking the carpet with her husband Gentry this year? will a reveal who bae is?. Saturday is here already.......So, Watch out for AMVCA2017.

The 16th annual Metro FM Music Awards took place at the Durban ICC on Saturday. The event was attended by a lot of South African celebrities as the awards ceremony honored music stars in South Africa.

Rapper Nasty C took home four awards as he walked away with the honours for Best Hit Single, Best Male, Best Hip Hop and Song of The Year,

See the full list of winners below.

Best New Artist: Nasty C: Bad Hair Extensions

Best Compilation Album: DJ Qness: Essential Selections

Best Collaboration: Ms Pru: Ameni

Best Urban Dance Album: Henry Philemon: Man of Definition

Best Urban Gospel Album: Dr Tumi: Love & Grace

Best Produced Album: Sjava: Isina Muva

Best Music Video: Du Boiz: Dope Dreams

Best R&B Single: Amanda Black: Separate

Best African Pop Album: Musa: Mr Serious

Best Dance Album: Mobi Dixon: Live The Music