2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN AMERICA!
Uba Onwudiwe Defeats Bright Chimezie, Chris Hannen, Others…Emerge Nigeria’s Cultural Highlife Musician/Actress in Diasporas’
*Vote Polls: Earns 14 Million, Chimezie 10 Million, Hannen 5Million, Ara 3Million & Azeezat 2Million
BY SAMSON SHOAGA/MANAGING EDITOR, TEXAS
AS Naija Standard Media Group Inc USA, publishers of Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA, Naija Standard Afrika Radio and Naija Standard Afrika Television celebrate its 2nd year Anniversary in our United States Foreign Office in Dallas, Texas; our Board of Awards Academy have selected Uba Onwudiwe, a ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ and foremost music diva resident in Canada by highest vote-polls freely done by Nigerians in Diasporas an outstanding award as ‘Nigeria’s Cultural Highlife Musician & Actress in the Diasporas 2012/2013.’ Onwudiwe, also known as ‘Nigeria’s Face of Nollywood in Canada’ was so chosen been the highest vote-polls’ earner of 14 Million, after she was considered alongside highlife greats like: Bright Chimezie, Chris Hannen, Azeezat and Ara, the female talking-drummer.
In the keenly contested award category, Chimezie earned 10 Million votes, Hannen 5 Million Votes, Ara 3 Million and Azeezat 2 Million polls respectively. According to Roberts Chukwuemeka Ilozi, Chairman, Naija Standard Media Group Award Committee, who also doubles as ‘Member, Advisory Board of Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA’, he told Naija Standard that “ We considered so many factors for this unique award, based on acceptability by majority of Nigerians abroad through vote-polls; how the artiste is re-branding the image of Nigeria Overseas; Positive efforts undertaken by the artiste to re-brand and popularize Nigeria’s music/movie(Nollywood) through the continous celebration of Nigeria’s Cultural Values among other factors.
Media Celebrations
Plans are already concluded to host Onwudiwe in a-LIVE interview on Naija Standard Afrika Radio and LIVE Broadcast on Naija Standard Afrika Television, while our award-winning international newswire will be publishing stories to appreciate Onwudiwe’s immense contribution to Nigeria’s culture.
Onwudiwe’s Remarks
In her words of appreciation, this music diva said: “I am so elated and honored to have been nominated and won this special award. I dedicate this great award to Nigerians in the Diasporas in various professionalism aiming at re-branding Nigeria. God bless Nigeria.”
