NAIJA STANDARD NEWSPAPER 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY:
KSA, Angelique Kidjo Win Africa’s Lifetime Music Legend Award….Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia, Chris Mbah, Ghana’s Kwaw Kese, Reggie Rockstone, Sarkodie Finalists as Best African Music Icon
*FELA Kuti, Lucky Dube Win ‘Most Famous Post Humous Hero of Millennium’ Awards
*Nigeria’s AY, I Go Die, Basketmouth, South Africa’s Trevor Noah, Loyiso Gola, Tumi Morake, Riaad Moosa Emerge ‘African Comedian of the Year’ Finalists
*Customized Award Plaques Imported from Melbourne, Australia
*QUOTE: “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence”-Confucius
BY TINA OBAREWA/STAFF WRITER ON DIASPORA MATTERS
“EXCELLENCE is a continuous process and not an accident”- A.P.J. Abdul Kamal. From the beautiful city of Johannesburg in South Africa through the tourist center of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Lone Star state of Cowboys in Texas, United States; history is about to unfold: as King Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (KSA), Nigeria’s King of Modern World Music, one of most influential musicians of all time and Angelique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo, a Beninese-born American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and activist had won ‘Africa’s Lifetime Music Legend Award’ in celebration of NAIJA STANDARD NEWSPAPER 4th Year Anniversary.
According to a press statement issued by Sandra Reilly, Chairman, Board of Award Committee, North America, she explained that this year award ceremony is very remarkable, significant and represents the making of African victory, “This year’s ceremony is very timely in African history. We want to reward excellence. We chose to reward hardwork. We resolved to honour perfection. After carefully viewing all entries we received over 90 days ago, King Sunny Ade, a music icon in Nigeria and Angelique Kidjo, greatest Grammy Award winner from Benin Republic stand shoulders high above other nominees. They both won for their music consistency, celebration of Africa’s virtues, Deeply-inspiring Africa’s messages of hope, resilience, victory and for being few of Africa’s biggest music export Overseas.”
Best African Music Icon
In a fiercely contested votes for Africa’s Best Music Icon, Nigeria’s born 2Face Idibia, Chris Mbah, Ghana’s Kwaw Kese, Reggie Rockstone and Sarkodie come tops in the finalists, while other parameters are still being presently used to determine whom the cap truly fits amongst them as ‘Best African Music Icon’. Sandra explained that entries were collated from over 20 countries in Africa, where these musicians shone like stars in the firmament. Watch out for the winner of this category to be unveiled by Thursday, August 18, 2016 to the world.
FELA Kuti, Lucky Dube Win ‘Most Famous Post Humous Hero of Millennium’
FELA Anikulapo Kuti, Nigeria’s unarguably freedom fighter, Afrobeat maestro for his daring music exposing all ills in Nigeria, Africa at the risk of his own lives won ‘Most Famous Post Humous Afrobeat Hero of Millennium’.
For his tirelessly contribution to Reggae music, his soul-inspirational and evergreen messages of giving hope to the hopeless, and bringing peace to the world, the Award Committee unanimously handed out to Lucky Dube ‘Most Famous Post Humous Reggae Hero of Millennium.’
African Comedian of the Year Award
Nigeria’s AY, I Go Die, Basketmouth, South Africa’s Trevor Noah, Loyiso Gola, Tumi Morake, Riaad Moosa emerged finalists in ‘African Comedian of the Year’ Award. The Committee is dispassionately looking closely at each of the finalists’ best comedy repertoire to make a categorically statement on the winner. Watch out for the winner of this category to be unveiled officially on Thursday August 18, 2016 worldwide.
Sandra added: “Due to the great importance of this ceremony, we had specially ordered for a series of customized awards from Melbourne, Australia for all the winners which will be arriving United States by 2nd week of August 2016. Together, we all will be making history in this epoch-making ceremony.”
