Kebbi First Lady, Adesina, Mba,
Okereke, Aki, Monalisa, Pawpaw, Kargbo, Bakassi, Olumese, Yaw, others win
Daylight Leadership Awards...Holds at Civic Centre, May 22
The board and editors of leading
online newspaper Daylight (www.daylight.ng)
have released the honourees list for the maiden edition of its Daylight Annual
Leadership Awards (DALA), 2016.
The high-octane awards ceremony
holds elaborately on Sunday, May 22, at the prestigious Civic Centre, Victoria
Island, Lagos, amid glitz and grandeur.
According to a statement issued
today by the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the reliable online publication, Mr.
Azuh Amatus (NGE), who is also the Chairman and Founder of the awards scheme,
the star-studded list is made up of 15 worthy and eminently qualified
Nigerians.
Azuh further added that the aim of
the awards is to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence among Nigerians who
have excelled immensely in various leadership positions and equally impacted
positively on our nation in both public and private sectors.
The distinguished recipients include
the wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Atiku Bagudu, who goes home
with a plaque as Daylight Woman of the Year.
She is being celebrated for her
invaluable contributions to the less privileged in our society with her
self-funded NGO, Mallpai Foundation, which has done extensive humanitarian
works in Northern Nigeria and beyond for almost a decade.
Also to be honoured is the
presidential spokesman, celebrated journalist and newspaper administrator
extraordinaire cum leader, Mr. Femi Adesina (FNGE).
Articulate Adesina, a two-time
president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and former MD of The Sun
Newspapers, will be decorated as Daylight Newspaper Most Outstanding Media
Personality of the year.
Interestingly, the immediate past
director general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Emeka Mba,
will be garlanded with the biggest award of the evening, the Daylight Newspaper
Person of the year.
Cerebral and meticulous Mba, is
being recognised, rewarded and celebrated for his giant strides and unmatchable
developmental initiatives during his brief but historic stint at the NBC.
Among other laudable achievements,
Mba boldly championed the transition from analogue to Digital Switch Over in
the nation’s broadcasting sector, expected to be fully implemented in 2017.
Showbiz impresario and founder of
leading events and entertainment haven, Coliseum Events Centre, Mr. Ken Calebs
Olumese, was unanimously picked as the recipient of the Daylight Newspaper
Life-Time Achievement Award.
This is in appreciation of his
immense contributions to that sector in a remarkable and successful career
spanning over three decades.
Moreover, the famous thespian trio
of Stephanie Okereke-Linus, Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) and Osita Iheme (Pawpaw)
will be serenaded with special recognition awards as Daylight Newspaper
Nollywood Persons of the year.
While, talented Okereke is being
recognised and decorated for the huge success and global accolades recorded
with her runaway success film, Dry, the duo of Aki and Pawpaw are equally being
celebrated and honoured for being unarguably the biggest exports out of
Nollywood.
The trio, who have also been
consistent with their careers, are no doubt the most visible brands in
Nollywood, in the year under review.
For bringing back vim and verve on
TV screens with her exciting You and I programme, iconic Nollywood diva,
Monalisa Chinda-Coker, will proudly walk home with the Talk Show Host of the
year trophy.
Another worthy recipient is, leading
Abuja based top lawyer and fiery columnist, Barrister Sam Kargbo, who won the
Most Outstanding Columnist of the year (Law and National Development), for his
nationalistic approach to issues of national interest.
Again, the multi-talented trio of
Okey Bakassi, Raw Nwanne and Yaw, will be presented with special recognition
awards as Daylight Newspaper Comedian, Musician and Radio Personalities of the
year, respectively.
The honour is in appreciations of
their great contributions to the various sectors they represent as leaders and
role models.
Undoubtedly, for changing the
nation’s aviation industry for good, the billionaire founder of Air Peace,
Chief Allen Onyema’s company, will be decorated as the Airline of the Year.
Soundcity boss and leading content
provider on TV, Tajudeen Adepetu, is the proud recipient of the Entertainment
Person of the year diadem.
The well deserved honour is in
appreciation of his unmatched developmental strides in the nation’s
entertainment sector, where he is a key player and dominant force.
Amazingly, fast rising actress and
lawyer, Angel Ufuoma, who is one of the hottest new generation stars in Tinsel
town, will be crowned with Nollywood Most Promising Actress of the year.
Meanwhile, the green and white
carpet of the epoch event starts at 4.p.m. prompt, with paparazzi in abundance.
Shedding more light, Azuh, who hails
from Azia, Ihiala LGA of Anambra State stated:
“DALA honourees are leading role
models that have equally aided national growth and development with their
leadership roles and God’s given talents. We are profoundly proud of them,
appreciate and hold them in high esteem.”
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