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Wizkid Shines at AFRIMA 2021, Wins Three Awards (See Full list)

Nigerian singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid bagged three awards at the recent All Africa Music Awards 2021.
During the event, which was held in Lagos on Sunday night, Wizkid won the Artist of the Year Awards, and his song, Essence, which featured Temz bagged the Best African Collaboration and Song of the Year.
However, the biggest winner at the event was Iba One, a Malian singer, who won five awards.
See the full list of awardees below:
Album of The Year – Iba One (Mali)
Best Female in Central Africa – Shan’L ( Gabon)
Artiste of The Year – Wizkid (Nigeria)
African Fan’s Favorite – Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
Best African Collaboration – Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best Artiste, Duo Or Group In African Pop -Iba One (Mali)
Best African Duo – Sauti Sol (Kenya)
Best Artiste, Duo Or Group In African r ‘n’ b & Soul – Nikita Kering (Kenya)
Best African Rapper / Lyricist – Elow’n (Cote d’Ivoire)
Best Female Artiste In African Inspirational Music – Shanah Manjeru (Kenya)
Best Artiste In African Inspirational Music – Iba One (Mali)
Best African Video – Steven Awuku – (Guinea)
Song Writer of the Year – Iba One (Mali)
Song Of The Year – Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best Producer of The Year – Legendary Beatz (Nigeria)
Best artist in African Dancehall – Stonebwoy (Ghana)
Best Artiste or Duo in African Dance or Choreography- Flavour (Nigeria)
Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa – Manal Benchlikha (Morocco)
Breakout artiste of the Year – Djelykaba Bintou (Guinea)
Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa – Dizzy Dros (Morocco)
Best Promising African Act – El Grande Toto (Morocco)
Best Male Artiste in Western Africa – Iba One (Mali)
Best Female Artiste East Africa category – Nikita Kering (Kenya)
Best Male in East Africa – Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Best Male in Central Africa – Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Best Male in South Africa – Blaq Diamond (South Africa)
Best African DJ – DJ Sinyorita (Tanzania)
Entertainment
Glo Throws Weight Behind Radio Voice, Sponsors Exclusive Premiere

Digital solutions provider, Globacom, last Sunday sponsored the premier of Radio Voice, the much-anticipated movie produced by Richard Mofe-Damijo.
At the event held at the Alliance Francaise, Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos, Mofe-Damijo described the movie as “the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. It’s about the life of people on radio and their challenges and the things they have to go through; cyber bullying and the like, and succeeding against all odds. I don’t want to reveal everything about it; it’s a movie everyone needs to watch”.
Explaining why he is venturing into movie production, he explained, “It’s time when it’s time, you know. I’ve produced before but this is the first time in the new era, so to speak”.
Since launch in 2003, Globacom has carved a niche as the biggest corporate supporter of Nigeria’s entertainment industry. The company has signed on many musicians, actors and comedians as brand ambassadors, sponsored several entertainment reality shows including X Factor, Glo Naija Sings, Battle of the Year and Dance with Peter, and also hosted several music and comedy shows across Nigerian cities to avail talents in the industry the grace to their gifts.
Radio Voice is a motivational story of resilience, passion and transformation. It features notable Nollywood giants including Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD), who equally produced the movie; Nse Ikpe Etim, Nancy Isime, Deyemi Okanlawon, Damilola Adegbite and Timini Egbuson.
Radio Voice has the support of the Office of the Vice President as it is meant to complement the Federal Government’s investment in the Creative Arts and Digital Transformation.
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Davido Chooses August for White Wedding with Heartthrob Chioma in Miami, US

Afrobeat music singer, Davido, has announced that his Church wedding with Chioma will take place in August, 2025.
The singer disclosed this in a recent interview with The Breakfast Club.
He likened the upcoming event with the traditional marriage in Nigeria, which he said was a “Carnival”.
Davido said: “I’m doing my white wedding in Miami (USA) in August. The wedding I did was traditional; it was like a carnival in Nigeria, like a holiday. The whole world stood still. Me and my wife’s relationship was in the public eye, especially after I did that one song.
“So, a lot of things happened. Even apart from losing our child, I messed up a lot of times so that full circle moment everyone was like finally she can get what she deserves.”
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Gospel Artistes Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, Star on Glo-sponsored African Voices

Reputable gospel artiste, Nathaniel Bassey and his equally accomplished female colleague, Mercy Chinwo will be starring this week on African Voices Changemakers, CNN International’s magazine programme bankrolled by telecommunications company, Globacom.
The 30-minute soar-away show anchored by Larry Madowo will air on DSTV Channel 401 on Saturday at 8.30 a.m. with a repeat the same day at noon. On Sunday, two more repeats will be shown at 4.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Monday at 4 a.m. The same broadcast schedule will be followed next week.
The audience will be sharing the stories of the duo’s ascendancy to fame and their staing power in the genre of music. Bassey’s musical prowess has continue to draw attention in person and online, especially with The Halleluiah Challenge while Mercy Chinwo serenades her fans with her voice, stage presence and charisma.
Bassey, a native of Akwa Ibom State, was born 27 August 1981. He has carved a niche for himself as a notable singer, trumpeter and gospel songwriter popularly known for his songs including “Yahweh Sabaoth”, “Ebenezer”, “Tobechukwu” “Imela”, “Onise Iyanu”, and “Olowogbogboro” and for his humility.
He studied International Relations and Politics at the University of Lagos before relocating to London where he studied Politics and later Music at the Middlesex University Summer School also in the United Kingdom and has successfully affirmed himself as one of the prominent and most listened-to gospel ministers in Nigeria. His music traverses different genres such as jazz, worship, hymns and medley. He is a Pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, King’s Court in Victoria Island, Lagos.
On her part, Mercy Nnenda Chinwo-Blessed was born September 5, 1991. She is a Nigerian gospel singer, actress, and songwriter who began singing in church at age six. In 2017, she signed a recording contract with EeZee Conceptz after which she released her first single “Excess Love” in 2018. She bagged a degree in Human Resources Management from the International Business Management Institute (IBMI). She emerged the Gospel Artiste of the year at the AFRIMMA Awards in 2020 and won the Africa Gospel Music of the year, CLIMA Africa Award 2022, among other awards.