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2022 The Future Awards Africa
The 17th The Future Awards Africa (also known as 2022 The Future Awards Africa) released its nominees on Sunday, 24 September 2023. The award is to be hosted by Tayo Faniran and Idia Aisien at Federal Palace Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. Background On 25 September 2023, the organizers of the 17th TFAA's Awards announced Mai Atafo, Oyinkansola Fawehinmi, Latasha Ngwube, Olumide Makanjuola, Adim Isiakpona, Aisha Augie, Mark Okoye, Aisha Yesufu, Dr. Melvis Ndiloseh, Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi was a Nigerian broadcaster at The Beat 99.9 FM (she resigned in December 2021), entrepreneur and co-host of "Off-Air with Gbemi & Toolz" podcast. Gbemi is the grand-daughter of late Olowo of Owo Sir Olateru-Olagbegi II KB ..., Tolulope Adedeji, Ayo Mairo-Ese, and Oluwasola Obagbemi, as members of its jury. Nominees The following is a list of nominees: References {{reflist 2023 in Nigeria 2023 in Africa 2023 music awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idia Aisien
Idia Aisien is a Nigerian-American model, TV presenter, and actress. Early life Aisien is of Nigerian and Cameroonian descent. She was born on 4 July 1991, in Lagos to champagne magnate Joe Aisien, and jeweler Emmanuella Aisien. As a teenager, Aisien attended Atlantic Hall High School, in Lagos. She then moved to the United States, where she attained a B.A. in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., and an M.S. in international public relations and global corporate communications from New York University. Career Modelling Aisien has worked with Fox 5 News, the AARP Foundation, Discovery Communications, the Foreign Policy Initiative, the United Nations, and Atlas Mara. She has modeled for many brands, such as BMW, Vogue, LAN AirlinesAura Black Opal, Nivea, Alice + Olivia, J Brand, Cashhimi, Samantha Pleet, Jovani, Evelyn Lambert, Nikki Angelique, An Alili and Sway Hair Ltd. In Nigeria, she currently hosts You Got Issues and Style 101 on ''Spice TV'', and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Chukwudozie
Sandra Chukwudozie is a Nigerian female entrepreneur and clean energy activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Salpha Energy; and executive director at Dozzy Group. She is the daughter of Nigerian business magnate Sir Daniel Chukwudozie. Sandra is a Forbes Africa 30 under 30 Lister. Early life and education Chukwudozie grew up with entrepreneurial parents ( Daniel Chukwudozie and Lady Ada Chukwudozie) in Nigeria who own a conglomerate spanning multiple industries; manufacturing, oil, and gas, power generation and real estate. She graduated from the University of Manchester in July 2014, with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science. She also earned a master's degree in international oil and gas management from the University of Dundee (Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law and Policy) in 2015. Chukwudozie is also a certified NLP Master Practitioner from the NLP Centre of New York. Career In 2015, Chukwudozie worked in the Office of the Director for the Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ama Qamata
Amamkele Lithemba Qamata born September 2, 1998) is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles as Buhle Ndaba in the Mzansi Magic series '' Gomora'' and Puleng Khumalo in the hit Netflix series ''Blood & Water''. Early life and education Qamata was born in the Eastern Cape village of Cala in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality. She moved to Johannesburg with her family at the age of three. Qamata discovered acting through a school productions and first appeared on screen in advertisements. She is an alumna of Reddam House Bedfordview; after passing her matriculation in 2016, she took a gap year. She enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a Theatre and Performance degree, but withdrew from the institution during her second year. Career Aged 17, Qamata made her television acting debut as Naledi in the situation comedy ''My Perfect Family'' on SABC1. In 2020 she was in the cast of '' Gomora'', as the character of Buhle in the Mzansi Magic series. Later th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahama Sadau
Rahama Ibrahim Sadau (born 7 December 1993) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and singer. Born and raised in Kaduna, she performed in dancing competitions as a child and during her school years. She rose to fame in late 2013 after joining the Kannywood movie industry with her first movie ''Gani ga Wane''. Rahama appears in many Nigerian movies in both Hausa and English and is one of the few Nigerian actors that speaks Hindi fluently. She is the winner of ''Best Actress'' (Kannywood) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014 and 2015. She also won Best ''African Actress'' at the 19th African Film Awards in 2015 by African Voice. In 2017. She became the first Hausa celebrity to appear in the top ten Hottest Female Nigeria Celebrities. Throughout her career, Sadau has been a busy actress, appearing in both movies and music videos. Life and career Sadau was born in Kaduna State, north-western Nigerian State which was the former capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Awolowo
Oreoluwa Racheal Awolowo (born 2 March 1999) popularly known as Nora Awolowo is a Nigerian film director, cinematographer, documentary photographer, producer, and creative director. She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa in Prize for Film category. Early life Nora was born in Lagos state, Nigeria. where she lived all her life and attended Primary and Secondary school, she studied Accounting at the Ekiti State University. Career Nora through her passion for directing learned through online tutorials (self-taught). In 2019, her directed short documentary" Life at the Bay" was selected at the Africa International Film Festival The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 with its Inaugural edition in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. AFRIFF was founded by Chioma Ude a passionate fi .... She has produced, and directed films and documentaries such as Symphonies, Life at the Bay, Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TG Omori
TG Omori, also known as Boy Director (born ThankGod Omori Jesam) is a Nigerian music video director and cinematographer. TG Omori has directed music videos for recording artists across various genres of new generation, includes Olamide, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tekno, Kiss Daniel, Fireboy DML, Falz, Timaya, Naira Marley, Asake and many others. Early life ThankGod Omori Jesam, hails from Cross-River State in Nigeria. Omori grew up in Agungi, Lagos State, Nigeria from a middle-class background. He started directing at 15 while overseeing stage plays in his school and church. Omori was advised by his dad to be a waiter at a restaurant since nothing was going well for him at that time. Omori started making videos at the early age of 16, but took it up professionally at 20 after graduating from PEFTI Film Institute, making him the youngest professional filmmaker in Nigeria at the time. He always said that the camera is just a tool, not the main creator. Career In 2019, TG O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abula (cinematographer)
Abdulazeez Greene Oladimeji (born 23 February) known mononym as Abula, is a Nigerian-born cinematographer, music video director, commercial director, filmmaker, and talent manager. He currently serves as the CEO, and founder of The Greenade Company. He has directed music videos, and commercials for Zlatan, Fireboy DML, Portable, Dr Dolor, MohBad, Adekunle Gold, and Taaooma. His production credit includes Zlatan's "My Body", Dr Dolor's "I go pay", "Madam The Madam", and Mohbad's "Ponmo Sweet". Biography Abdulazeez Greene Oladimeji was born on 23 February, in Lagos. He attended Lagos State Model College, for his secondary education, and Lagos State University, for his Tertiary education. At the age of 13, he began shooting videos with his phone, and took it as a career while he was an undergraduate at Lagos State University, studying History and International Relations. In the mid-2010s, he relocated to Kwara State after his studies for his National Youth Service Corps. While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thebe Magugu
Thebetsile "Thebe" Magugu (born 1 September 1993) is a South African fashion designer. Born in Kimberley and based in Johannesburg, he rose to prominence as the winner of the 2019 LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, and a finalist in the 2021 International Woolmark Prize. Magugu has released ten solo collections under his own namesake label since 2017, as well as several capsules in collaboration with international brands such as Dior, Adidas, and AZ Factory. Early life Magugu was born in the township of Ipopeng on the outskirts of Kimberley, on 1 September 1993. He is of Sotho ancestry. He was educated at St. Patrick's Christian Brothers' College in Kimberley, and then at the London International School of Fashion (LISOF) in Johannesburg, where he studied fashion design, fashion photography and fashion media. Career 2016–2018: Early career and national breakthrough After graduating from LISOF, Magugu established his eponymous label in Johannesburg in 2016. Release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Okpala
Victor Okpala (born August 8) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, culture curator and founder of NABSolute Media. In 2020, NABSolute Media was listed by US publication Billboard as one of the gatekeepers in Africa’s entertainment ecosystem for their work in communications and music marketing. After resigning his job as a full time journalist with Net.ng in 2019 to set up NABSolute Media, a communications agency that caters primarily to the music and creative industry. He has since managed projects for Runtown, Reekado Banks, Red Bull, Livespot, Gidi Fest, streaming service; UduX, Seyi Shay, Skales, Dare Art Alade, K1 De Ultimate K1 De Ultimate (born Wasiu Omogbolahan Olasunkanmi Adewale Ayinde Marshal , 3 March 1957), is a Nigerian Fuji musician. He popularized a brand of the fuji genre based on the work of the fuji creator Ayinde Barrister known as Talazo fuji that a ... and more. Victor was among the judges at the 13th edition of Mr Ideal Nigeria in 2022. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Johnson-Salami
Laila Johnson-Salami (born 3 December 1996) is Nigerian journalist. She has worked with Spice TV, Nigeria Info FMWazobia Max TVand is now a Correspondent at Arise News. In 2022, she picked up inaugural UNDP/UN Women International Women’s Day Award for Media and Entertainment category and was nominated for the 2022 Gatefield People’s Journalist for Africa Award. She is known for her work in promoting gender equality, youth empowerment, climate action and social inclusion. She is a co-founder of We Rise Initiative, a nonprofit organization focused on women emancipation and a founding member of Feminist Coalition. Early life and career Laila was born in Ibadan, Nigeria to Abayomi Salami (father) and Diana Yeside Johnson (mother). Her grandfather, Lekan Salami was a chief, businessman, sports administrator and politician and her aunty, Caroline Lee Johnson is a British actress. Laila was raised in Nigeria and the UK where she received education and earned a bachelor’s degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ese Brume
Ese Brume MON (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the long jump. She is the current commonwealth champion and a three-time African senior champion in the long Jump and holds a personal best of She currently holds the commonwealth games record, African junior record and African record in the event. She's a two-time medalist at the world athletics championship, an Olympic bronze medalist and also a five-time African junior champion in athletics. She is also the only athlete to win three consecutive Long Jump titles at the African Championships in Athletics as well as the first African to win two Long Jump medals at the World Athletics Championships Brume was the long jump gold medalist at the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 African Senior Athletics Championships and 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships. She also represented Nigeria at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2014. Brume repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Alozie
Michelle Chinwendu Alozie (born 28 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League team Houston Dash. Born in the United States, she represents the Nigeria women's national team. Early life Alozie was born and raised in Apple Valley, California, to Nigerian parents from Imo State Nigeria. She attended the Granite Hills High School in her hometown. College career Alozie attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, as an undergraduate and played football for the Yale Bulldogs. She suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament that ended her senior season and transferred as a graduate to the University of Tennessee to continue playing for the Tennessee Volunteers. Club career Alozie registered for the 2019 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft but was not selected. BIIK Kazygurt In January 2020, Alozie signed a contract with BIIK Kazygurt, the defending champions of the Kazakhstani women's football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |